"Elected," a miniseries produced by two Brown undergraduates that skewers the leadership of Brown's Undergraduate Council of Students, is featured in an article about the growing impact of a new Internet-based TV network. The Open Student Television Network launched in April 2005, and has signed up a wide array of schools in the past few months – it claims 30 member schools with access at 208 institutions.

Andrea van Niekerk, associate director of admission, discusses the appeal of students from Florida. Brown has accepted 80 Florida students for the fall class. There were 50 Florida freshmen last fall, up from 35 five years before. Van Niekerk called Florida's "extraordinary spectrum of students" “a candy store for college recruiters” because of its rapidly growing youth population, Hispanic community, and rural candidates. This article appeared in several newspapers throughout Florida.

Lawrence Price, and Ivan Miller, both professor of psychology and human behavior, provide information about the signs of depression.

An article about the noise level in hospitals cites a Brown University study last year that noted that the decibel level at a typical hospital during the day has risen from 57 in 1960 to 72 today. The noise stresses hospital staff and potentially raises the risk of medical mistakes, the Brown researchers said. This wire service article was distributed to member media across the country and appeared in numerous newspapers and on several Web sites.

Students in school districts run by mayors do better academically, according to a groundbreaking new study by researchers at Brown and Harvard universities. "We believe that mayoral control actually can enhance the overall district well-being, not only in financial terms, but also in terms of the focus on accountability," said co-author Kenneth Wong, the Annenberg Professor in Education Policy at Brown . The study bolsters Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's campaign to take over Los Angeles' public schools.

A new book by cultural historian Tom Lutz characterizes Ben Franklin as a slacker, properties History Professor Gordon Wood refutes in this article.

A recent survey of brides-to-be revealed that many women anticipate being too tired to be amorous on their wedding night. Dr. Scott Haltzman, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, notes that “passing on sex that first night could be a sign the newly married couple is not putting enough value on physical intimacy.” This article first appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was distributed to other members of Cox News Service.

Architect and RISD educator Friedrich St. Florian, who will receive an honorary degree from Brown and whose works are featured in a Bell Gallery exhibition, is profiled in this feature.

Summer theater in Rhode Island includes the Brown/Trinity Playwrights Repertory Theatre, back for a second season. The summer series showcases emerging playwrights with Brown connections, as well as actors and directors from the Brown/Trinity Consortium, the graduate training program shared by the two institutions.