Brown Slang

Know the slang, know the school. The following is a list of things you really need to know before coming to Brown. The more of these words you know,the better off you'll be.

BDH – The Brown Daily Herald, Brown's daily paper.

BUPD – Brown University Police Department, including everything from police reports to parking issues.

CAP – Curricular Advising Program, all first-years enter a CAP course as a way to gain exposure to academic advising at the University.

CIS – Computer and Information Services, provides e-mail, voicemail, and more.

CIT – Center for Information Technology, a landmark for directions at the center of campus and one of Brown's main computer clusters

EMS – Emergency Medical Services, provides support for any medical emergency.

GISP – Group Independent Study Project, student-created group class.

DOC – A dean of the college.

ISP – Independent Study Project, student-created independent class.

Jo's – Nickname for Josiah's restaurant on campus.

The Gate – Pembroke on-campus restaurant that accepts meal credit.

Josiah Carberry – Mythical professor of psychoceramics.

LASO – Latin American Student Organization.

Meiklejohns – First-year peer academic councelors.

MPC – Minority Peer Councilors, one of three support counselors in first-year dorms.

OMAC – The main sports facility on campus.

OUAP – Organization of United African Peoples, umbrella organization that addresses concerns of students.

PLME – Program in Liberal Medical Education.

Randall Counselors –Academic advisors for sophomores.

R/ASC – Resource/Academic Support Center.

Ratty – The Sharpe Refractory, the main dining hall.

RC – Residential Councelor, one of three counselors in freshmen dorms.

RP – Residence Programmers, upperclassmen dorm programmers.

SAAB – Student Athletic Advisory Board.

Sci-Li – The Sciences Library.

TNT – The Next Thing, a support group for the LGBTA.

TWC & TWTP – Third World Center and Third World Transition Program.

UDC – University Disciplinary Council.

UFS – University Food Services, handles meal plan issues.

UTRA – Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistantships, a research grant offered to students.

V-Dub – The Verney-Woolley dining hall.

WiSE – Women in Science and Engineering program.

WPC – Women Peer Counselors, one of three councelors in freshmen dorms.