If anything in today’s Morning Mail struck an odd tone, it was Arthur (sadly not the aardvark)’s message about GISPs.

The announcement about a GISP information session tries to spur students into action by poking at their eternal weakness: Harvard antipathy. The joke reads,

“Want to design your class? Write your own SYLLABUS, choose your own CLASSMATES, and PROFESSOR?
No?
Then you should’ve gone to Harvard.
Didn’t get in?
Well take advantage of what Brown has to offer.”

Whoa, Arthur. Little hasty to imply that we didn’t get into Harvard, isn’t it? You know, I just chose not to apply there ’cause it obviously sucks. And I know a ton of people who got into Harvard and turned it down for Brown!

Okay, well more like one or two, but still. Students shouldn’t have to wake up to an insult to their ability to get into Ivy League schools. It’s just not right!

Sunshine and springtime arrived three days ahead of schedule, as the Main Green filled with Ratty take-out, frisbee games, picnic blankets, “homework,” sundresses, flip flops, TA sections and suntanning.

Even DPS came out to enjoy the happiness in the air.

We’re glad you see you’ve still got your stylish flair too.

To the 25 percent of you who are most looking forward to Snoop Dogg this April, here’s a little teaser for you — courtesy of the Daily Show, where Snoop was promoting his new record, More Malice. (What, you thought he was just coming by pleasant Providence to say hello?)

Snoop talked about straying from the script when he recorded his voice for GPS (“If you get it wrong, I’ll let you know”) and Dr. Dre’s position on health care (“He definitely stands high on it.”). Jon Stewart asked Snoop Dogg if he was still in it for the music, to which he responded, “ . . . television, music, celebrity, you know, being able to get things for free.”

Appearing on St. Patrick’s Day, Snoop told Stewart he was wearing his green on the inside.

When Doreen Costa was driving around Rhode Island trying to rally support against the health care overhaul, she stopped at U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin’s house. Langevin — who invited Costa in — is the only member of the RI delegation who is not a clear supporter of the bill. Langevin’s pro-life stance makes support problematic, given that the final bill may not contain the strict language he voted for in the Stupak Amendment.

The body of Gregory Hart, the 23 year-old University of Massachusetts Amherst alum who went missing Sunday morning, was found Tuesday in the Woonasquatucket River. Police are treating Hart’s death as a homicide and his family is offering a reward for information that would implicate suspects.

Rhode Island neighbor Massachusetts reported a 9.5 percent jobless rate for February. The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which produced the report, noted job increases in the education, health services and trade, transportation and utilities sectors.  The report also showed an increase of 6000 in the Massachusetts labor force from January.

Tipster Scott rises again! This time, a dispatch from the Rock, specifically, that bookshelfy thing dividing Periodicals from new room, where he found this book. Does the sculpture’s anguish have anything to do with the cruel brassiere manipulations of its author? Read more to find out…

See something funny, weird or otherwise interesting? Take a picture and e-mail it to us at blog (at) browndailyherald (dot) com and become a campus celebrity overnight due to your wit/observational skills!

If Stephen Colbert ever winds up in a fight, he wants R.I. Congressman Patrick Kennedy on his side.  It seems C-SPAN just can’t contain Kennedy, who has appeared on both The Colbert Report and The Daily Show this week.

On Monday night’s Colbert report, Kennedy’s infamous outburst on the floor of the House was featured during a segment on Afghanistan.

An agitated Kennedy was shown waving his arms and exclaiming a high-pitched ”And no press!” regarding the relative lack of coverage of the war in Afghanistan compared to the Eric Massa scandal.

And on Tuesday’s The Daily Show, Kennedy appeared in a clip on the Catholic Church allowing an accused pedophile and friend of the pope to go free while Patrick Kennedy was barred from taking communion in Providence for supporting abortion rights. [Read more →]

Name: Stuart le Gassick

Age: 51

Occupation: Director of squash

What’s your job description, in one sentence? I coach the Men’s and Women’s squash programs at Brown

What’s the best part of your job? Working on a daily basis with the incredible students of Brown

The worst? I cannot think of one

How long have you lived in Providence? 20 years

What’s your ringtone? I do not own a cell phone, but my family does possess a cuckoo clock

Your homepage? Brownbears.com

What newspapers and magazines do you subscribe to? The Economist and the Wall Street Journal

Nice slice or Antonio’s? Nice Slice

Blue State or Starbucks? Blue State

Which three words would you use to describe Brown students? Energetic, inventive, happy

Introducing “Across to Bear,” a new Thursday feature by Jonah Kagan ’13 and Natan Last ’12 — crosswords made by Brown students for Brown students. Send ideas, comments or complaints to brownpuzzles@gmail.com, and find the solutions after the jump.

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College got you missing you favorite feline? Sooth your affliction with pets wearing ridiculous clothes — not only will you be charmed by their darling threads, but it will also remind you that even the sweetest furry companions can get that look of pure, unadulterated fury in their eyes at all they have to put up with.

Location: List 120.

Sexualized images in the media often tell us, “the less you care about sex, the more powerful you are.” Come talk about what sex means in college and what healthy sexuality could really look like.