RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating into one digestible pile all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. Contents include student artwork and photography, local and institutional news, editorials, comics, advertisements, and more. Beginning in September 1973, RISD press included the Brown Daily Herald’s weekly issue of Fresh Fruit as an insert. This has been included in the scans appended to the end of each issue of RISD press where appropriate. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.
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RISD press September 16, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of September 16, 1977 includes articles on new faculty appointments, a student convocation, a Margaret Mead film festival, an exhibition on Dennis Oppenheim at URI, a proposal to transform the Bank Building into a gallery for Painting students, women feeling unsafe around campus at night, a collaborative symposium between Brown and RISD called "Space Window," an exhibit at the Nature Lab, and the Talking Heads' upcoming album "Talking Heads 77" (excerpt from New York Times), along with event notices and other announcements.
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RISD press September 11, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of September 11, 1977 is an orientation issue, with articles about buildings on campus and services offered to students, along with maps and illustrations.
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RISD press July 1, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of July 1, 1977 is a special summer issue apparently prompted by conflicts between the RISD press board and the RISD administration. It includes editorials and articles on the cause of this conflict and the importance of a weekly newspaper at RISD. The issue also highlights ongoing problems with the RISD administration, including student organization against proposed policies, the development of a faculty handbook, a report from the Committee on Faculty Governance, a lawsuit brought against RISD by Architecture students, and the controversial replacement of the Architecture division chairman.
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RISD press May 24, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of May 24, 1977 is a special issue reporting on ongoing problems with the RISD administration, including the controversial replacement of the Architecture division chairman, student protests in form of filing leaves of absence from RISD, a lawsuit brought against RISD by Architecture students, a controversial reprt from RISD Provost Jack Stewart title "How to Bring RISD, Kicking and Screaming, into the 20th Century," and statements of discontent from faculty and students.
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RISD press May 16, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of May 16, 1977 includes articles on the perceived lack of preparation for the real world at RISD, the special faculty meeting and the vote of no confidence against RISD President Lee Hall, changes to fine art school at University College London, Providence artist Curt Saville, a Student Board meeting, RISD sports updates, a sculpture exhibition, album reviews, and artistic attitudes, along with comics, event notices, and other announcements.
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RISD press May 13, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of May 13, 1977 is a special issue focusing on major problems at RISD. It includes articles on a three-hour long faculty meeting that ultimately resulted in a vote of no confidence against RISD President Lee Hall, a Student Board attempt to develop a course evaluation form, an interview with special consultant Jana Mathews on RISD's problems, and excerpts from the no-confidence vote.
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RISD press May 6, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of May 6, 1977 includes articles on nominees for student voting members to the Board of Trustees, Freshman Foundation, and the freshman softball team, along with comics by Tim Lynch, Brian Bierig, Dietrich Brucelmon (?), and Art Wood, event notices and other announcements.
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RISD press April 29, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of April 29, 1977 includes articles on budget cuts to the painting department, a Student Board meeting, and the RISD softball team, along with a (satirical?) interview of an alumnus working for the RAND corporation, letters to the editor, student creative writing, comics and illustrations, event notices, and other announcements.
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RISD press April 22, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of April 22, 1977 includes articles on Parents Day, what an art school is, the upcoming Spring Festival and Colab, a group soliciting architecture students' feedback, the Brown Resource Center, a Student Board meeting, post-RISD life, and how a new copyright law will affect library operations, along with comics and illustrations, event notices, and other announcements.
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RISD press April 15, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of April 15, 1977 includes articles on a special faculty meeting to discuss a new faculty handbook, the building of pneumatic structures for Parents Day, an All Tap Revue at Trinity Square Theatre, and a Student Board meeting, along with letters to the editor on the new alumni bulletin and other matters, comics and illustrations, event notices, and other announcements.
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RISD press April 1, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of April 1, 1977 includes articles on the new Student Board, taste in art, lost library books, a Providence fish market, and changes in art styles in the art market, along with letters to the editor on Founders Day and other matters, comics and illustrations, event notices, and other announcements.
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RISD press March 25, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of March 25, 1977 includes articles on a freshman's perspective on RISD, criticisms of the administration and Lee Hall, centennial celebrations at RISD, student solidarity in light of issues at RISD, the opening of the art gallery at Brown's Sarah Doyle Women's Center, William Wordsworth, the termination of Ceramics professor Norm Schulman, and lost books at the RISD Library, along with letters to the editor, and other announcements.
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RISD press March 18, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of March 18, 1977 includes articles on a centennial Founders Day celebration, COLAB 6, missing library books, and a NADS loss, along with excerpts from RISD students' letters, and other events and announcements.
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RISD press March 11, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of March 11, 1977 includes articles on a new student-run arts/architecture magazine, Colab 6, art and politics at RISD, the RISD hockey team, how to define art and develop a curriculum teaching it, housing at RISD, and student attire, along with images from a RISD Graffitti class, comics, a new classifieds section, and other announcements.
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RISD press March 4, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of March 4, 1977 includes articles on a protest in favor of renewing Marian Marcynski's contract with the film department, a budding romance at RISD, the new grading system at RISD, and the RISD hockey team, along with comics, album reviews, and other announcements.
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RISD press February 25, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of February 25, 1977 includes articles on Colab 6, student frustration with the administration, and a lecture on Eastern European Jews, along with letters to the editor, a review of the faculty show, a review of the painting department show, comics, and other announcements.
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RISD press February 18, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of February 18, 1977 includes articles on the ongoing dispute between the administration and the faculty/students, including a printing of the address Lee Hall gave to faculty about the issues and a student response to it; articles on an experimental course proposal, the funciton of a newspaper, the RISD hockey team; an advice column; reviews of a Woods Gerry show and the film "Not a Pretty Picture"; comics; and other announcements.
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RISD press February 11, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of February 11, 1977 includes articles on a reorganization of the newspaper, the quality of education at RISD, the Nads, and a special faculty meeting called by Lee Hall, along with the comic "From Soup to Nuts" by Art Wood, event notices, and other announcements.
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RISD press February 4, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of February 4, 1977 includes an advice column focused on why female RISD students prefer dating males at Brown, a brief article on a change in Provost Jack Stewart's duties following ongoing complaints, a report on the RISD hockey team, a call for posters protesting Apartheid, comics, and other announcements.
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RISD press January 28, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of January 28, 1977 includes articles on the need for new faculty at RISD, a student exhibition at Woods Gerry, Marian Marzynski's contributions to the Film department, the dismissal of Provost Jack Stewart, the Nads, along with a comic by Ian Tetrault, event notices, and other announcements.
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RISD press January 24, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of January 24, 1977 is a special edition advocating for the reversal of RISD's decision not to renew the contract of film department instructor Marian Marzynski. Students had previously submitted letters to the editor and engaged in other advocacy on Marzynski's behalf. This issue contains documentation on Marzynski's contributions to RISD, along with letters of support from faculty, and interviews and documentation from Marzynski's detractors, including Provost Jack Stewart and Division of Design head Tom Sgouros. An interview with RISD President Lee Hall is also included.
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RISD press January 14, 1977
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of January 14, 1977 includes articles on the RISD hockey team and the European Honors Program, along with an advice column, comics, and other announcements.
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RISD press December 10, 1976
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of December 10, 1976 includes articles on a new travel service for RISD students, a student meeting to discuss issues with the current departmental structure at RISD, students sitting in on a faculty meeting in which unionization was discussed, and the RISD hockey team, along with letters to the editor, student board meeting minutes, and other announcements.
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RISD press December 3, 1976
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of December 3, 1976 includes editorials advocating for the renewal of Marian Marzynski's contract in the film department, an interview with David Byrne of the Talking Heads, an interview with artists Newton and Helen Harrison, reviews of Jules Feiffer's play "Knock, Knock" and an illustration show at Woods Gerry, along with an advice column, comics, and other announcements.
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RISD press November 19, 1976
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of November 19, 1976 includes articles on art criticism, Marian Marzynski, and hazardous art materials, along with student board meeting minutes and comics.