Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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bryant or the east campus Once upon a time it was Bryant Col- lege. Before that the first families of Rhode Island lived there. Now nearly four hundred sophomores trudge out there two, three, or even four times a day. Brown must be the first university to have a suburb. Not many of the east campus resi- dents are overly ecstatic about living in the outback, though most are happier than they were initially. They com- plained of small rooms with built-in furniture, noisy courtyards, and long walks. But sometimes bitching seemed to be done more because it was ex- pected than because of intolerable con- ditions. As life styles adjusted to the new dorms, the students who did not leave attempted a renewal of spirit. Gardner managed to pull together and throw a dance, while Appleby renamed itseli Ripley Hall after an assistant biomed professor threatened with denial of te- nure. 30