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Brown University SSDP is an extremely active SSDP chapter located in Providence, RI. It received the 2005 Outstanding Chapter Award and its consistently dedicated leadership has made it a model for SSDP chapters since its inception in 2002.
It was founded in September 2002 by Ben Kintisch, then in his final semester at Brown. Ben started Brown SSDP by attending the Brown University Student Activities Fair with a card table, a pen, and a sheet of lined paper. He had not registered for the Activities Fair like the other groups, but was able to find an empty space big enough for the table he'd brought, and set up shop by labeling his paper "Brown SSDP. Name. Email."
Jesse Stout was the first student to sign up. Nathaniel Lepp was the second.
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- Aid Elimination Penalty
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- Cocaine
- D.A.R.E.
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- Good Samaritan Policies
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- Len Bias
- Marijuana
- Pete’s Couch
- Plan Colombia
- Random Student Drug Testing
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There are 155 articles and 472 SSDPedians since January 23, 2008.
SSDPedian of the Month
SSDPedian of the Month is an award given to outstanding contributers
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Michael Kaufman
Michael Kaufman was chosen as March's SSDPedian of the Month for his extensive work on many articles including Marijuana, Cocaine, Harry J. Anslinger, Opium, Len Bias, and many more. Michael is currently a member of American University SSDP and interns with SSDP's National Staff.
Students interested in interning with SSDP in Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA should contact Kris Krane at kris@ssdp.org









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