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Feldman '15: Online courses are off target

Education is a gift and a blessing regardless of the medium through which it is received. Some people benefit from college educations, while others do better with education in technical institutions or outside the realm of universities, in particular through careers or professions. But the common trait ...


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Powers '15: Factory labor and social justice

Throughout 2010, 14 employees of a factory owned by Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company, committed suicide. As usual, American media sensationalized the incidents and called for improved treatment of workers. Following investigations by the factory’s customers, including Apple and ...


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Hillestad '15: The failure of the two-party system

I spent winter break at a retirement community in Florida. It was equal parts boring and fascinating. One day, an old man approached me in the gym and struck up a conversation. After briefly exchanging pleasantries, he asked me point-blank, “So, are you a Democrat or a Republican?” I was completely ...


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Johnson '14: Culture war aggressors

Here at liberal Brown in liberal Rhode Island, we often feel immune from the nationwide struggle with social politics. Personally, I watch the news and feel relieved to live in a place that is — relatively — socially progressive. Like last week, when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) vetoed SB 1062, a ...


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Asher '15: Embracing strength

The stereotypical Brown student enjoys talking about hegemony almost as much as explaining that gender is a spectrum, not a binary. And when this stereotypical student talks about hegemony, it is not in positive terms. This student is wary of anyone, or anything, exerting hegemony. He or she knows that ...


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Upadhyay '15: Results, not intentions

Milton Friedman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, once said, “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” While Andrew Powers ’15 claimed in a recent Herald opinions column that policy evaluation should be based in ethics (“Powers ...


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Isman '15: Taking advantage of the social era

Most of us consider social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook our greatest sources of procrastination. In general, our professors request that we avoid perusing these websites in class so that we remain engaged with the material. At the same time, a new trend is emerging: Educators are asking their ...


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Tennis '14: Provost search lacks student representation

Two weeks ago, two forums offered undergraduate and graduate students each the opportunity to participate in the University’s search for the person who will replace Provost Mark Schlissel P’15. I use the term “participate” cautiously, however. A closer examination indicates that the process ...


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Rattner '15: The potential in binge watching

At 12:01 a.m. PST on Valentine’s Day, Netflix released the 13-episode second season of “House of Cards” in its entirety, part of its effort to accommodate viewers who prefer to “binge watch” rather than wait a week between episodes. The recent phenomenon of watching entire seasons in a weekend ...


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Enzerink GS: When racism comes to campus

Last week, the University of Mississippi was rocked when unidentified individuals — allegedly three white first-years from Georgia, according to the latest reports — placed a noose around the neck of a statue of James Meredith, the university’s first black student after the Supreme Court mandated ...


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Fuerbacher ’13.5: All I never wanted

Our admission packets to Brown bore several instructions: return the “I will attend” card, mail the deposit, set up our Banner accounts and finally, read a specific book that you will discuss with your fellow first-years upon matriculation. I don’t know about you, but I personally dreaded that ...


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Sindhu MD'17: Show me the money!

The student-university relationship is inherently unequal. As students, to maximize our chances of success in an increasingly competitive global economy, we are dependent upon universities to educate us. However, with an unprecedented number of American students flocking to higher education, universities ...


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Enriquez '16: An immigrant America

What if I told you there were only one thing you needed to do to own American politics for the next 50 years? The Pew Research Center estimates that at current rates of immigration, 19 percent of our residents will be foreign-born by 2050. Hispanics, many of whom constitute one of our dominant immigration ...


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Newlon '14: Little senior lost

I’m a senior and I already regret everything I ever studied at college. “A history major, eh,” says my uncle. We’re at a family event over winter break, and I’m getting quizzed on my future. “Sounds like a recipe for law school to me.” I gulp and start to chew on a loose strand of my ...


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Feldman '15: Out and open on America’s biggest stage

The National Football League has entered a new era — one that will feature an openly gay athlete. Michael Sam, the reigning Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year from the University of Missouri, recently came out to the public as gay. What makes this announcement momentous is the expectation ...


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Sundlee '16: Choose your news wisely

Bees in the honey! No doorknobs! Undrinkable water! Horrors! The Twittersphere and other media outlets have been erupting lately with reports from journalists regarding the conditions in Sochi. Olympic commentary leading up to the opening ceremony was dominated by strident complaints of horrific and ...


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Chesler '15: The social innovation lifestyle

Brown University was recently recognized by Ashoka U as one of 22 Changemaker Campuses for being a “leading institution in social innovation education.” But what is social innovation, and how is it relevant to us as students? Social innovation is the pursuit of transformative, innovative and sustainable ...


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Drechsler '15: UCS categorization process is equitable

Last week, The Herald published an opinions column (“Abolish the UCS categorization system,” Feb. 14) criticizing the Undergraduate Council of Students’ categorization system. Zach Ingber ’15 argued that abolishing the UCS categorization system would improve extracurricular activities on campus. ...




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