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Has Brown finally switched over to its redesigned Web site?

Nope, it’s just Earth Day.

Also, brown is not green. Brown is brown.

Update: April 21. BCA sent a campus-wide e-mail last night telling us they would know if the concert could be held outdoors by 1:30 p.m. today. The rain continues to evade the Weekend, so we’ll see what happens…

Also, rumor has it a “few showers” won’t shut down the SPEC carnival. It’s happening, rain or shine. Is it time to bust out celebratory refreshments champagne beer yet?

Update: uh, April 20. The average temperature for the Weekend continues to climb, and the Thursday showers are dwindling. Wait, guys, doesn’t that cloud look like a cookie? Does anyone have chocolate? Dude.

Update: April 19. The Weekend is safe so far, but what does Thursday’s projected rainfall mean for the SPEC carnival? A wet moon bounce might not be as fun (it will be), but we’re guessing  the soggy popcorn  won’t be much of a deterrent provided it comes on the heels of some, uh, herbally enhanced appetizers.

Update: April 19, midday. The rain has proved fickle, deciding to delay its appearance until after Sunday. And at that point, who cares? We’ll all be in a coma.

In other news, there is now a zero percent chance of precipitation on Friday.  Zilch. Nil. Nada.

Woot.

Update: April 19, morning. The weather projection for Spring Weekend still looks good, although these “showers” bracketing Friday and Saturday could be ominous.  And they could make the Main Green damp for the Friday show. But they can’t keep off Snoop.

Update: April 18. Average temperature for Spring Weekend has climbed back up to 61 degrees. Still no rain projected, though both days are now showing a 20 percent chance of precipitation. But, like, that’s still an 80 percent chance of no precipitation, so we’re still good.

Late night update: April 17. The temperature projection falls. It’s just one degree on both days, and there’s still no rain, but the average temperature for Spring Weekend is now 60 degrees, which is definitely colder than what the average estimate was earlier today (61 degrees). And we’re not panicking yet, but the chance of precipitation on Saturday has risen to 20 percent. Gulp.

Thar she blows! With less than a week to go until we lay it down…izzle, all eyes are on the weather forecast. Last year, BCA waited until the Wednesday before Spring Weekend to decide both shows could be held outside on the Main Green, releasing 3,000 more tickets for increased  debauchery enjoyment. And, if the procedure is anything like last year’s, the tickets will be sold in person. We’re hoping the human vendors won’t crash like the Web site did last month.

So what’s percolating in the heavens? We’ll keep you posted. Here. All week.

Update: April 17. Weather’s looking good. With temperatures hovering around the 60s, and no rain in sight, the outlook for an al fresco weekend is excellent.

Disgruntled eaters were met with a most unpleasant surprise at breakfast this morning when they went to quench their thirst at the Ratty’s milk dispenser. Apparently, after a student complained that the chocolate milk “tasted very funny,”   one of the Ratty employees smelled the bag of curdled goo and, according to the student, discovered the milk had expired during Spring Break. Ew.

Though the chocolate milk has since been replaced, it might be safest to stick with the coffee milk for now. Not only is it the official state drink of Rhode Island, it’s also definitely a more appetizing shade of Brown.