Scary, we know…finals have begun and there’s barely any free food to be had. KEEP YO’ CHIN UP!
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Health Services Research Seminar Series
4 – 5 p.m.
121 South Main Street

Peter Neumann, ScD, will present a lecture entitled “Comparative Effectiveness Research and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Where Are We Going?” Don’t know about where, but we know why we’re going — light refreshments.

Eat free or dine trying.
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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Workshop: Funding Change?
5 – 6:30 p.m.
Watson Institute, McKinney Conference Room

CLACS workshops always provide the best food, so don’t miss the last one of the semester. Come eat and (bonus!) get ejumacated about gold-funded wars and judicial reform in Bolivia.

GISP Talks!
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Salomon 101

In the spirit of the popular TED Talks, this year’s GISPs will get a chance to discuss their work and processes. Get there early for the “light snacks and refreshments”… such a tease…

Eat free or dine trying.

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Well, events.brown.edu failed us – you can search all around campus this evening but you won’t find a gathering of fun folks with free food whose meeting you can crash.

…but why would you want to go to a lecture when Ruth Simmons’ going-away party will be filling up the Main Green with more free eats than you can shake an obese stick at? From 3–5 p.m. the Corporation, those feisty darlings of the BDH Opinions page, and SPEC, providers of the Spring Week carnival and sky/pole dancers, are going to provide us with pizza, some Mexican and Indian treats, hot dogs, and a variety of carnival munchies, including Rhode Island’s classic doughboys. Our arms might be too full with saturated fat to give Ruth one last hug, so follow our lead and just send thank-you postcards.

Today is single-handedly the best day of the year to eat free or dine trying.
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SPEC Day Carnival
5 – 8 p.m.
Main Green

Kick off Spring Week right with those fancy “fruit-infused” watercoolers, hot dogs, hamburgers and cotton candy. Enjoy student performances, a mechanical bull, an obstacle course and the opportunity to dunk your favorite professors (e.g., Ken Miller) in the dunk tank.

What’s not to love?

Eat free or dine trying.
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Men’s Lacrosse against Providence College  7 p.m.
Stevenson Field

The first 50 students to show up to the men’s lacrosse game will get free pizza! (Or the first 25 depending on how hungry those early birds are…)

“Crisis in Syria: The Way Forward” discussion
8 p.m.
MacMillan 115

Amnesty International and the Janus Forum are hosting this discussion on the situation in Syria featuring speaker Professor Huss Banai. Free falafel and free baklava (from East Side Pockets!).

Eat free or dine trying.
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City Year, Peace Corps and AmeriCorps RI Campus Compact VISTA Information Session
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
CareerLAB Resource Library

Come to a CareerLAB info session hosted by City Year, Peace Corps, and AmeriCorps RI Campus Compact VISTA. Consider starting your career in service… and starting your afternoon with free refreshments.

Brown Bag Series in Archaeology: Sarah Ralph
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Rhode Island 108

Sarah Ralph of Harvard University will discuss her current research in an informal talk titled “Performing Violence in Iron Age Europe.” Pizza and soda will be served.

A History of American Fair Trade and Commerce
8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
MacMillan 115

The Janus Fellows present Dr. Laura Phillips, a postdoc in the Political Theory Project. She will discuss her research about the varieties American capitalism over the course of American history. Some great food for thought to go along with your free pizza.

Eat free or dine trying.
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Conversation on The Man Who Loved China with Prof. Joseph Chen
5:45 p.m.
Science Center, SciLi 3rd Floor

Pizza is available at 5:45, and the talk starts at 6. Joseph Needham, a British scientist and historian, loved China, but did he also love pizza?

Careers in International Development with the Develeopment Studies DUG
7 p.m.
Joukowsky Forum

Students are invited to learn more about One Acre Fund, a startup that helps African subsistence farmers double their incomes, and to eat free pizza.

Bedtime Stories: Pajama Party 
10:30 p.m.
LGBTQ Center, Faunce

The Queer Alliance Community Committee is hosting this pajama party, featuring chill discussion. They’ve promised snacks, but haven’t totally committed to specific ones yet, though hot chocolate and s’mores were floated as possibilities… Footie pajamas, as always, are encouraged.

Eat free or dine trying.
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Brown Bag Series in Archaeology: Timothy Sandiford
12–1 p.m.
Rhode Island Hall 108

Timothy Sandiford, a doctoral student in Archaeology and the Ancient World, will discuss his current research in an informal talk. As always, the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World will serve up the ever classic combination of pizza and soda… or you can bring a bagged lunch.

Out for Lunch: The Black Lavender Experience featuring D’Lo
12–1 p.m.
Rites and Reasons Theater (195 Angell)

D’Lo, a spoken word artist who focuses on issues of South Asian and transgender justice, will lead a discussion at the Rites and Reason Theater. Snacks will be provided.

Community Health DUG Pre-registration Q&A
4–5 p.m.
Wilson 103

Go to Wilson 103 today to ask (and answer) questions about course offerings for next semester and the Community Health concentration and to learn about the Community Health “experience.” Concentrators and non-concentrators are both welcome, so all students have the opportunity to take advantage of the light refreshments that will be provided.

Provisioning: American Nomads Gallery Reception
5–6 p.m.
Sarah Doyle Women’s Center

The Sarah Doyle Gallery presents “Provisioning,” a show of work from The American Nomads Project, created by the Bunny Sandwich Collective, at the show’s opening reception. Light refreshments will be served.

Eat free or dine trying.

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 American Studies Open House
82 Waterman Street, American Studies building
6 p.m.

There will be apple pie and ice cream at this open house for students interested in concentrating in American Studies. Apple pie! American Studies! We get it!

Janus Conversation with Professor Wendy Schiller
Salomon 001
7–8 p.m.

This Janus Conversation, “Voter Turnout and Public Policy: Do Voters Win?’ will feature free Nice Slice, which is always a win.

Queer Community Forum
Arnold Lounge
7–8:30 p.m.

This open discussion on queer life at Brown will also feature pizza, as well as Meeting Street cookies, which are a classic for a reason. (Sometimes we wonder what percentage of the Student Activities Fee is dedicated to subsidizing Meeting Street cookies…)

Eat free or dine trying.
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Karen Tongson talk: The Precarious University Lecture Series
12–2 p.m.
Lyman 211

A reception will follow a talk by Karen Tong titled ”‘Always True to You Darlin’ in my Fashion:’ Fidelity, Disciplinarity, Musicality.” The talk is part of TAPS’ “The Precarious University” lecture series.

Brown Bag Series in Archaeology: Carrie Murray (Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology)
12–1 p.m.
Rhode Island Hall 108

Carrie Murray, visiting assistant professor of classical archaeology, will discuss her current research in an informal talk. Pizza and soda will be provided, or  feel free to brown bag it. (But let’s be real: free food > brown bagging it.)

Breaking the Lyric Voice: Sophocles’ Choral Experiment
12–1 p.m.
Salomon 001

The Brown University Department of Classics and the Onassis Foundation (USA) present “Breaking the Lyric Voice: Sophocles’ Choral Experiments,” a lecture by Simon Goldhill, professor in Greek literature and culture, King’s College, Cambridge and director of the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), University of Cambridge. Come to hear a regal British accent, stay for the reception that will follow the talk.