Contents for April 10-16, 1998

• Transplanted into a new culture, international graduate students and spouses often struggle to fit into community. A broad network offers support.

• A 13-member committee will take aim at reducing Brown's red tape. An open meeting to solicit suggestions will be held April 21.

• A workshop on cultural diversity for members of Brown's Police and Security Services "pushed buttons and challenged stereotypes."

• A statement on the importance of diversity in higher education from the American Council on Education.

• The University is working with RIPTA to explore commuting alternatives.

• Brown's Graduate Student Council marks National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week.

• The "Biology of Human Aging" colloquium brings to campus leading researchers who study aging.

• Time to make sure the software in your desktop computer meets standards for Year 2000 compliance.

• The Last Word: Professor John Tomasi addresses the nature of debate and dueling expressions of character on the Brown campus.