Category — Post-

As an incoming freshman last year, I found it incredibly difficult to learn all of the names and terms used to refer to everything in Brunonia, and often found myself wondering who Dave Binder was or why naked people were handing me doughnuts.  Thankfully, our friends at Post- Magazine compiled an essential list of terms necessary for any Brown student to know to survive.  As we enter into our first weekend of the school year, we figured we would post the A-Z list in three parts, A-F today, G-Q tomorrow, and R-Z on Sunday.  If any one can think of any terms we left off, please feel free to add them in the comments.  So enjoy, because this is likely the only list of terms you will be given without a subsequent test.

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Starting to get those first-round-of-midterms blues? Foucault and Saussure got you down?

BlogDailyHerald’s got the medicine to pick you right back up again. Enter “The Bedroom Bandit,” the latest literary exploit of Richard Jeanty (“Author of Sexual Exploits of A Nympho I & II,” according to the novel’s cover).

“But what,” you ask “separates this from all the other erotic literature I have read?”

Well, you may or may not be surprised to learn that the eponymous character, the feisty Bandit himself, attends Brown on scholarship by day. His first-year dorm: Bronson (so it’s true what they say: Keeney is for lovers).

While you may be halfway up and out of your seat already on the way to the bookstore, the cover disclaims, “WARNING: Highly Addictive Reading Material,” so handle with care.

How long can the Bandit keep up his philandering with the housewives of Bingham Lane? And what do chapters such as “There is a God,” hold in store? Keep your eyes peeled for the full review in Post-’s literary section in coming weeks to find out…

1. Natty in the Ratty

2. Dinner at Via Via, followed by a tour of the Narragansett River

3. Cappucinos at Roba Dolce, ice cream at Cold Stone

4. Romantic walk through Kennedy Plaza

5. Getting spotted at Brown

6. Awkward loitering at Prospect and Meeting

7. Date with Marshall

8. Berge’-watchin’

9. Getting caught in-coitus on the 13th floor of the SciLi

10.  Watch the premiere of season two of Tool Academy

Today really has the potential to be one of the best days of the year.  Not only is it groundhog’s day, and the day of the most anticipated TV moment possibly in our lifetimes, but The Academy just released their nominations for the biggest awards show in the world.  After the jump, lets see how they stacked up against our predictions: [Read more →]

This weekend, our very own Ruth Simmons was given an award at the BET honors — an event that included walking the red carpet and taking the stage at a star-studded awards ceremony in DC. The show won’t be airing until February 1, but Post-’s intrepid reporter, Rachel Lamb, managed to get into the event. After the jump, Queen Latifah, Stevie Wonder, and Ruth’s “sexy black dress.”

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Coming at just the right (or wrong?) time, BrownFML has magically appeared from on high to bring us procrastination, pathos and the kind of sweet schadenfreude that’ll have you laughing out loud in 00 Decibels (FYL!). Brought to us by the folks at CollegeFML — founded by Harvard freshman Jonah Varon — and inspired by the insanely popular (and already criticized) HarvardFML, the sparsely designed site already has hundreds of posts, and appears to be growing fast. The bulk of it is, predictably, finals-focused, but it appears this time of the year brings out the wittiest, pathetic-ist, truly FMLiest in us. For example: “Someone asked me today if I was “ready” and I told her that of course I was ready for chicken finger Friday. Turns out she was talking about an exam I didn’t know I had. FML” Or: “Today, I fell asleep in a final exam, and proceeded to fart SO LOUD it woke me up. FML” Or one that strikes searingly close to home: “I spent all my time at The Brown Daily Herald, but now journalism is dead. FML.”

Ouch.

For some reason, Thursdays have always been a favorite of mine. Sadly, I’m recovering from illness (as is half the school…) so it’s all about low-key events tonight. You still have the weekend for all that crazy shit.

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Want to write, photograph, design, illustrate or run a business? The Herald is the place for you!

The Herald is recruiting for all positions and invites you to stop by and hear about all the ways to get involved with Brown’s oldest independent, student-run news organization.

Info sessions this week are Tuesday at 8 p.m. and Thursday at 8 p.m., both at 195 Angell St.

Can’t make it to one of these? E-mail herald@browndailyherald.com with your interests.

See you tonight!

Tonight, The Brown Daily Herald — an independent daily newspaper serving the community since 1891 — will be manning a table at the activities fair, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center. Stop by to learn about all the different ways to join The Herald’s staff of 200+ reporters, editors, photographers, columnists, designers, cartoonists and a bunch of people who manage the monies.

The Herald is Brown’s oldest and largest student group, and no experience is required to join. If you like what you read — or want to help improve it — stop by our table and say hello (or, if you can’t make it, drop us a line at herald@browndailyherald.com). Map to the OMAC after the jump. [Read more →]

The good news is the freshman are carrying on the legend that is Fish Co. Not only did an ambulance show up to wheel away some tragically drunk creature, but police men were full on handcuffing some random guys trying to enter through the back entrance. This is the Fish Co I remember! And love! Sadly, the police cut the line off, so I can’t be a firsthand witness to the insides of Fish Co, but I’m pretty sure it was the same old, same old. You know, poles, random hookups, and overpriced drinks–whatever keeps you coming back for more! I ended up going to the Cigar Lounge across the street (another post all together) but the scene out front will forever be imprinted upon my memory. What did you think?

- Audrey Ellis Fox