"The Cat Who Can Predict Death."  Sounds almost as spooky as "The Boy Who Lived."

Oscar the Cat, owned by Warren Alpert Medical School Professor David Dosa,  has appearted in several newspapers across the country for his uncanny  ability to predict when hospice patients in Rhode Island Hospital are about to die.  

From the New England Journal of Medicine:  

Making his way back up the hallway, Oscar arrives at Room 313... He pauses to consider the situation, and then turns around twice before curling up beside Mrs. K... Within a half hour the family starts to arrive... The priest is called to deliver last rites. And still, Oscar has not budged, instead purring and gently nuzzling Mrs. K. A young grandson asks his mother, "What is the cat doing here?" The mother, fighting back tears, tells him, "He is here to help Grandma get to heaven." Thirty minutes later, Mrs. K. takes her last earthly breath.

Oscar even got to appear on the TODAY show! Ruth Simmons has never been on the Today show. In fact, she's probably spent the summer wondering whether to trade in her red power suits for full-body fur.

But don't fret, Ruth. Once you get Brown's endowment up to that of, say, Harvard, you too can be the subject of heartwarming feature stories across the country! Until then, you'll have to settle for the student body kissing the ground beneath your feet.