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Student government that answers in public. Three proposals, your ideas — and a public record of what happens next.
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Meet Gavin
First-year from New Zealand. I perform, play piano and sing, and you will find me at every corner of campus, usually mid-conversation. Say hi.
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Gavin Wu for UCS First-Year Representative
Monthly social events, better dining hall food, and a central place to find club activities and openings throughout the year. Explore the proposals, share your suggestions and follow the progress.
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ProposalI would work toward a monthly programme of socials, student performances and DJ nights, starting with a proposed Main Green pilot. I would approach CCB, student DJs and clubs, prepare a budget, seek approvals and gather feedback before expanding.
First step: Gather event ideas and request a planning discussion with CCB.
Dining feedback
Choose a dining location, rate your experience and suggest a specific change.
Sharpe Refectory
2.8 / 5
13 rating submissions
Clubs and activities
Open meetings, workshops, performances, socials, volunteering and current recruitment — throughout the year, not just in September.
The goal is to make opportunities visible beyond September. Listings come from participating clubs and are reviewed before they appear — not every club has joined, and an empty result doesn’t mean nothing is happening. Clubs set their own application and selection rules; this page can’t change them or guarantee a place.
No club listings yet. Clubs are being invited to contribute. If you help run one, add your open events and current recruitment status.
Monthly social events
Ideas and planning are kept apart from confirmed events. Nothing is announced as happening until it is approved.
No confirmed events yet. An event appears here only once its date, venue and approvals are in place. Until then, everything is a proposal.
Proposal — not approved or scheduled
Main Green DJ night — proposed pilot
1. Student suggestions — In progress
The suggestion form on this site is open.
2. Partner discussions — Not started
Student concerns and ideas
Raise an issue, discuss a proposal or suggest something different. Respectful disagreement is welcome.
A lot of us have labs or rehearsals that run until 7 or later and by the time we get to the Ratty half the stations are closed and they're wiping down tables. Even 8:30 would make a huge difference. Is this something dining has been asked about before?
Timed it three days in a row this week. If you have a 1pm class you basically cannot eat at Andrews. Could they open a second register or do a grab-and-go line for people who just want the pre-made stuff?
Archibald-Bronson basement: 3 of the 6 dryers run but come out damp after a full cycle. People are running things twice and the whole room backs up on Sunday. Who do we even report this to? The app says "working."
Tried to get a ride from the SciLi back to Perkins on Thursday around 11:30 and the app showed 40 minutes. Ended up walking. Perkins is far enough that this actually matters. Is there any plan to add a second vehicle on weeknights?
It's fine in the lounge but in the rooms on the 3rd floor my laptop disconnects every 10-15 minutes. Two other people on my floor have the same issue. Eduroam is worse. Anyone found a fix or should we all file tickets?
Called last week and the first available intake was three weeks out. I know there are drop-in hours but it's not the same as actually having someone. Is UCS talking to CAPS about this at all? Genuinely asking, not trying to be dramatic.
Everyone in Andrews/Metcalf/Miller has to trek to the Ratty on Saturday and Sunday. Even a brunch-only opening on Sunday would be worth it. Is this a staffing thing or a budget thing?
On the 20 meal plan with points and I'm already at half after three weeks. A coffee and a bagel at the Blue Room is like 9 points. Either prices need to come down or the plans need more points. Would love to see actual numbers on this.
Not trying to throw anyone under the bus but I have real questions about concentration requirements and I've gotten one reply since August. Is there a way to get reassigned or at least talk to someone in the advising office directly?
Every rack taken, 20 minute waits for a bench. Could there be a first-year hours block or at least a live occupancy counter on the website so we know when to go?
Cars come around that corner fast and the signal timing gives you about 8 seconds. A friend almost got hit last weekend. Has anyone raised this with the city?
The Roots station is great when it exists but half the time it's the same tofu stir fry. Andrews does this better. Can we get a real rotation posted somewhere so we can plan?
I've printed maybe 40 pages of readings and now I'm paranoid I'm about to hit a limit. The IT page is unclear. Also the SciLi printers jam every other job.
A sandwich at the Blue Room is 11 points. Same thing on Thayer is $8 cash. Why are we paying more in the place that's supposed to be for us?
Half the desks on the quiet floors have no working outlet. People bring power strips from home. Feels like an easy fix compared to most stuff on here.
Is this normal? I put my email on a bunch of lists at the activities fair and most never followed up. A central place with actual meeting times would help so much. Is that what the clubs page here is meant to be?
After 2am on weekends there is literally nothing on campus. Not asking for a full menu but a vending situation with real food, or Jo's open until 3 on Fri/Sat, would go a long way.
Tapped my ID on the R-Line and it worked, tapped it on the 1 and the driver said no. Is there an official list? Would be great to have this on a page somewhere for first-years.
Orientation had a lot of loud stuff. Would love smaller things: board games, a movie on the Main Green, a study break with food. The monthly social events proposal sounds good if they're actually varied.
It's a 15 minute walk to main campus and in the winter that's going to be brutal. Even one shuttle loop between 8 and 10am would help. Do other far dorms get this?
Public progress tracker
See what has happened, what comes next and what is awaiting a response, funding or approval.
What I keep hearing
01Monthly social events
“I still haven't found my people after orientation.”
Is there anything where you can comfortably show up alone?
A low-pressure gathering every month, so there is always a next one.
See the events plan02Club activities beyond September
“I keep finding out about opportunities after the deadline.”
Why is there no single place to see what is open right now?
One page for club openings, auditions and deadlines, all year round.
Browse clubs and openings03One place for what matters
“I get so many emails, I don't know what's important.”
Could the important things live somewhere you would actually look?
Events, openings and deadlines you can scan in a minute, instead of digging through your inbox.
See the listings02
ProposalTell us what worked and what needs changing at each dining location. I would turn ratings and specific suggestions into monthly reports for the Dining Council and Dining Services, request a response and publish the follow-up.
First step: Collect location-specific feedback and prepare the first report.
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ProposalI would invite clubs to publish open events, activities, application deadlines and current recruitment status in one searchable place. Find opportunities throughout the year, including activities that do not require an application.
First step: Invite participating clubs to contribute current listings.
These are starting proposals, not a closed agenda. Share a different idea, question a proposal or tell me what I've missed. Post it on the forum.
Everything above is proposed, not done. The tools on this site work today; the campus outcomes depend on the election and on responses, funding and approvals from others — the record below shows where each one really stands.
Andrews Commons
3.8 / 5
9 rating submissions
Ivy Room
3.1 / 5
10 rating submissions
Josiah’s
4.4 / 5
19 rating submissions
School of Engineering (SOE) Café
2.5 / 5
8 rating submissions
Verney-Woolley
4.0 / 5
6 rating submissions
Blue Room Cafe
3.8 / 5
4 rating submissions
Results reflect voluntary submissions, not a representative survey of Brown students.
3. Budget — Not started
4. Venue and event approvals — Not started
5. Confirmed announcement — Not started
6. Feedback — Not started