It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for: the official Spring weekend lineup, straight from BCA. And it’s good. In order of performance:

On FRIDAY, we’ve got widely hyped reggae/dancehall-inflected Diplo side project Major Lazer.

Grammy-nominated MGMT will headline. Coming to us after a stop at Coachella, we’ll be among the first to hear live versions of the Wesleyan University progeny’s new CD. And we’ll probably be the millionth to hum out loud with “Kids.” [Read more →]

In a surprise move, the V-Dub served chicken fingers at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. After apparently running out of Beef Stew, the dining establishment turned to its most trusted fare for the last 15 minutes of the lunch session.

At the time, there were only a handful of diners huddling over their remnants of Tomato Quiche (unappetizing), and few seemed to notice the surprise arrival (more appetizing).

Even if it was an obvious cost-saving measure (leftovers, thawed), we’re not complaining (yet). Although that mystery Chocolate Cinnamon Cake Roll that kept appearing (Friday, Monday lunch, Monday dinner)? Not cool.

Location: Maddock Alumni Center, Brian Room

“New Perspectives in Arabic and Comparative Literature” is a series of four lectures sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature. The second lecture entitled “Arabic Autobiography and its European Counterparts” will be delivered by Professor Dwight F. Reynolds, University of California at Santa Barbara.

Location: Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire St

Following a critically-acclaimed run in Cambridge, “Harriet Jacobs,” the astonishing new play from Lydia R. Diamond, comes to Providence’s Perishable Theatre in a chamber production presented by Underground Railway Theater, in collaboration with Providence Black Repertory Company. Sponsored by the John Nicholas Brown Center, the Mass. Cultural Council, the NEA, RI Council for the Humanities, and RI State Council for the Arts.

Location: Barus and Holley

The annual Symposium for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences
will be held on Saturday, March 13th in Barus and Holley. This year’s
topic is Math and the Environment. SUMS will feature talks by
Professors Andrea Bertozzi, UCLA, Kerry Emanuel, MIT, Ken Golden, Univ.
of Utah, Brad Marston, Brown, and Sergei Tabachnikov, Penn State, as
well as talks by undergraduates on research in math and related fields.
Attendance is free. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! Visit our website for
more information.

What to do when you want to simultaneously enjoy the sunshine AND stay in bed? Make like this resourceful Pembroker, spotted outside Smitty B, and take a sleeping bag outside.

Location: Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute

In the digital age, where universal access and telecommunications infrastructure underpin technological and economic progress, Chris Watson examines how the Information Society balances the public interest in the freest possible communications with the protection of intellectual property rights and investment.

If you’re still trying to nail down your plans for next Wednesday’s drunken celebration of Irish culture, look no further.

This morning, Brown students who actually read Morning Mail woke up to an invitation from WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) and MathWiSE to the St. Patrick’s Day Sci Li Challenge, their evening of “good ol’ St Patrick’s Day fun.”

Anyone familiar with Brown traditions knows what the Sci Li Challenge is, and it’s probably not quite what WiSE is advertising with their “hunt for treasure (well, sort of)” (although the meaning of “sort of” is very ambiguous). They should realize it’s dangerous to throw that term around lightly, especially when it’s linked to St. Patrick’s Day! [Read more →]

Location: Arnold Lounge

Why did you choose to come to Brown?
Why are black matriculation numbers decreasing?
We want to hear your opinions!

Come and join the discussion about efforts to improve black matriculation at Brown.

FREE SHANGHAI will be provided.

Believe it or not, ADOCH — that glorious sun rain-soaked two days where hundreds of prefrosh come to campus and we all go out of our way to impress them with how mature and collegiate and happy we are — is just around the corner. Well, it’s in about a month. But before you know it, the class of 2014 (!!!) will be descending upon College Hill, and your friendly ADOCH housing coordinators have informed Blog Daily Herald that they’re still looking for folks to host a prospie or two on the night of April 15. The form’s accessible here, and everyone, including upperclassmen, is welcome to host. Get on it.