Pink tees and pumping iron collide on the Main Green this afternoon, as the Brown Football Team hosts its “Bench Press for Cancer” fundraiser.

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Brown University Health Services sponsored a “Heavy Petting” event this morning, which featured Brown faculty and staff and their furry friends as a great way to de-stress from the barrage of mid-October mid-terms and papers.

Chairs for Ai Weiwei on the Main Green

If you’ve been on the Main Green at all today, you probably noticed the 20 white chairs lined up in the middle section of the green. And no, the University didn’t decide to put these out to encourage us to take time out from studying to hang out on the Main Green and relax.

In fact, the chairs are part of a worldwide ‘peaceful protest’ promoting the release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The text next to the chairs reads,

“On April 3, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was detained at the Beijing airport while en route to Hong Kong, and his papers and computers were seized from his studio compound. Ai’s whereabouts remain unknown and he has been denied due process under Chinese law.   [Read more →]

Feeling stressed by upcoming finals? Head on over to the Main Green today between 11:30 am and 1 pm.  Lucky for us, ‘Heavy Petting, A Stress Relief Event’ sponsored by the Health Education center is back. And no, it’s not what you’re thinking. Brown faculty and their dogs will be on the green for you to play with in hopes of reducing your stress level. And from past experiences, it (for the moment, at least) works!

Line to get into the talk reaches the George Street Main Green entrance as Salomon 101 fills up to capacity.

UPDATE 12:35 PM: The protesters moved from outside JWW to Brown street by the Wriston entrance and loaded back into their vans and shipped off, to hundreds of students chanting “God loves gays!”  There have been some reports that the group is heading towards Hope High School.  There were many police officers on the scene as well as a few news outlets. Email blog@browndailyherald.com with any tips, photos, or videos.

See Thursday’s Herald for full coverage.

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WJAR and WPRI are filming a segment on Solar Pannel Trash Cans right now on the Main Green.  The segment seems to consist of various students walking up to and ”using” the solar-powered bin located outside of Sayles Hall.  This officially wins the award for the most boring reason news cameras have ever been on campus.

While Snowpocalypse 2011 continues to make mobility difficult and socks wet, many students have taken this opportunity to make some really beautiful and intense snow creations all over campus.  Arguably the most impressive of all these, however, is the igloo on the Main Green right outside Faunce. Learn about it’s builders and their design, plus more photos, after the jump. [Read more →]