Contents for March 27-April 2, 1998

• A new financial aid program called Aided Internships expands internship choices for some students who now will be able to accept unpaid work in exchange for valuable experience.

• Brown on the state and national policy fronts: Dr. David Lewis and a group of 37 distinguished doctors he recruited release a study showing that drug addiction treatment is as effective and works as well as other medical treatments for illnesses such as diabetes and asthma; The Annenberg Institute for School Reform releases a report on public engagement in education nationwide; a statewide audit of R.I. cities and towns conducted by students at Brown and the University of Rhode Island shows that the communities fall short in complying with open records laws.

• This summer, members of Brown's Department of Police and Security Services will find out whether four years of preparations will gain them entrance into an elite group of accredited programs.

• OFF HOURS: Fred Jackson: greenhouse manager, host of a radio talk show on gardening

• A festival sponsored by the Program in Creative Writing honors the man who sent writing in New Directions.

• To treat patients' conditions better, modern doctors need to expand their "who done it" approach to solving medical mysteries, says the lecturer who will speak at Brown April 1.

• LAST WORD: Jeffrey Kimpton of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform writes about the "quiet revolution" that is shifting the actions of Americans on behalf of children and their schools.