Glenn Beil / MCT

1962 — To freshmen living in Andrews Hall who feel like they’re living in prison: At least you aren’t 1960s Pembroke girls. This December 1962 story headlined “University Takes Action” teaches us that not only did Brown once employ someone with the title “director of food, plant and housing,” but that things can always get worse. In an effort to stop peeping Toms who plagued the all-girls school, administrators decided to add barbed wire to the protections surrounding Andrews, which already included a wall, iron gate, floodlights and locks preventing windows from being opened more than a little. The Pembroke Sing-Sing was, of course, “for the girls’ safety.” Lucky for us, we only have to deal with Grad Center.

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Here comes the latest installment of Brown Is the New Blac, BlogDailyHerald’s look at College Hill’s cutest looks and newest trends. This week: prep’s cool (GET IT?)

Ralph Lauren coined the preppy style with his polo shirts and clean-cut blazers. Forty years later, that casually cool, all-American look is still present. Inspired by country clubs and perfectly groomed crowds, brands like J. Crew, Lacoste and Abercrombie & Fitch continue to keep the style alive and almost timeless. Hadley Schreiber ’12, who wears a fitted navy blue coat with golden buttons, skinny jeans and classic black riding boots, inherently embodies a look that alludes to Diana Vreeland’s high school days. Schreiber also wears a light pink ruffled shirt that slightly peeks out of her coat – a combination that could easily qualify as part of J. Crew’s winter collection. To top of her outfit, she wears her hair straight, perfectly poised above her shoulders. Timeless look.

—Luisa Robledo

Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, and Former U.S. Rep. Robert Weygand are considering running for the 1st Congressional District seat vacated by Rep. Kennedy.  If they choose to run, they would join already-announced candidates Democrats Bill Lynch and David Cicilline as well as Republican John Loughlin.

On a flight back from the Vancouver Olympics, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney was threatened by a fellow passenger after asking the man to move up the back of his seat.  The disgruntled passenger was escorted from the plane, while Romney took home the gold medal in avoiding getting punched by crazy people.

Police recently charged a Charlestown couple for possession of a cache of drugs and firearms that included “53 marijuana plants, 21 grams of cocaine, a SKS Norinco assault rifle, a Remington 700 sniper rifle and a Remington 870 shotgun, all loaded.”

It’s a pretty widely held belief that teachers today are vastly underpaid. Some have to get other jobs on the side just to make ends meet, and the stresses of grading papers and dealing with unruly students can make even the most stable teacher go a little crazy. Several SUNY lecturers have found a solution to their problems by growing and possibly selling weed.

This is Brown, after all, home of SexPowerGod and all things liberal, so far be it from us to chide these lecturers for their gardening hobbies. But really, if this is what SUNY profs are doing in their spare time, what are our Brown profs growing…er…doing on the side?

And who else would love to hear one of those SUNY lectures??

This one is for the history buffs, the future politicians, those of you who have a thing for American presidents, or those who are simply curious: In honor of President’s Day, Nerve.com has ranked the sexiest American presidents from 1 to 43.

Click here to check it out:
http://www.nerve.com/dispatches/the-top-43-sexiest-us-presidents/index.asp?page=1

How would Brown’s presidents be rated in terms of sexiness? Leave it in the comments!

–Thea Aguiar

Lunch: V-Dub. Both eateries’ menus are celebrating Mardi Gras, but French Bread Pepperoni Pizza beats Creole Pork. Choose lighter fare on this Fat Tuesday.

Dinner: Ratty. Take your taste-buds to the Big Easy with the BBQ Bourbon Chicken.

Some of these cakes are very bad. Some of them are very good. But all of these are more exciting than the flat sheet cakes in the V-Dub.

Dude, check this out: a RISD grad is expanding his eco-friendly surfboard business right here in Providence! Totally the opposite of gnarly.

Assuming all things went according to plan, City Councilman Jim L. Lombardi announced his intent to run for mayor earlier today. Mayor Cicilline himself recently announced that he’ll be running for Patrick Kennedy’s Congressional spot. Also, state Rep. Peter Kilmartin is going to run for Attorney General, a position currently held Patrick C. Lynch who is running for governor. Kilmartin was the House majority whip under William J. Murphy when he was House Speaker, but as you know Gordon D. Fox has since replaced Murphy. Phew! It’s starting to look like a square dance in here, except with less country music and more… well actually, probably the same amount of donkeys.

Oh, and Providence is under a winter storm watch for Tuesday. We’re expected to get three to five inches, but after last week’s disappointment we’re not getting our hopes up. Which will naturally result in the region’s worst blizzard in years. Hey, it’ll probably be a win for somebody.

The Jeopardy college championships concluded on Friday with a win for Washington University in St. Louis. Nick Yozamp, a bio major, won $100K for himself and eternal glory for his school.

The runners-up were Ryan Stoffers of UCLA and Surya Sabhapathy of the University of Michigan.

According to IvyGate, Ivy competitors included representatives from Dartmouth, Yale, Columbia, Penn, and our very own Brown. Rebecca Maxfield appeared on the show on February 2nd. She won $11,974, but said the rules say she can only get a check for $5,000.

No Ivy Leaguer has won the competition since it began in 1989. More students with the surname “Brown” or “Browning” (4) have participated than Brown students (3).

—Goda Thangada

On February 14, 1995, The Brown Daily Herald gave the University a one-of-a-kind Valentine’s Day gift: itself.

It’s been 15 years since we graced the Internet with our presence, first appearing as a long-shot dream called “Heraldsphere.” On that fateful day in February, we received 15 site visits at www.theherald.org — and a legend was born.

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