The Nov. 8 arrests of 20 students affiliated with Jews for Ceasefire Now jolted campus. After occupying part of University Hall for about 30 minutes past its operating hours, the students were repeatedly warned to leave and ultimately arrested. Their demands include divestment of the University’s ...
On Oct. 7, the world watched in horror as Hamas launched an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel, killing 1,200 civilians and kidnapping around 240 more. In the weeks that have followed, Israel has carried out a horrific bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 11,000 civilians, ...
In his opinion, Ben Aizenberg ’26 argues that we need to recognize the obvious benefits of insect consumption and make insects a staple in our diets.
In their column, Paulie Malherbe ‘26 argues that the Grammy Awards can serve an important role for upcoming artists, as long as they adapt to today’s industry.
Editors’ Note: This letter was circulated among Jewish students and alumni over the past few days.
On Oct. 7, Hamas-led militants killed an estimated 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped over 240 hostages (many of them children). The horrific casualties of Israel-Palestine did not start, nor did they end on that day. Since Oct. 7, Israel's military has exponentially increased the death toll: over 11,000 ...
In his column, Victor Chang ’27 argues that engaging with bad-faith protestors and actors on campus only serves to strengthen and amplify them further.
Editors’ Note: This letter was originally sent to President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD20 on Nov. 9, 2023, with additional signatories who opted not to make their names public.
The past month saw two firsts for the United States House of Representatives: first, the speaker of the House was voted out of office, and second, the speaker’s chair was taken by a Christian nationalist, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.). Aside from obvious concerns over a Christian nationalist holding one ...
Just under a year out from the 2024 election, it is clear that American politics are broken. This year alone has seen no shortage of embarrassing incidents, most notably the 22 agonizing days it took the House of Representatives to elect a new speaker. And with the rise of increasingly far-right Republican ...
Editors’ note: The letter below was first internally circulated to faculty Nov. 2, 2023. This letter has been sent to President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 with additional signatories who opted not to make their names public.We, the undersigned faculty at Brown University, are deeply aggrieved ...
“Solidarity is the political version of love.” - Jewish feminist activist Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz
The word “hangxiety” has recently entered my vocabulary. It describes the feelings of anxiety that accompany a hangover after drinking too much on a night out. If you’ve ever woken up with your heart racing or had uncontrollable thoughts about what you did or said the night before, you have probably ...
In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that Brown students should embrace — not eschew — the school’s athletics.
We are not short on problematic musicians. It feels like every other day a well-known artist makes headlines for an offensive tweet, predatory behavior or saying a slur. Anything awful you can imagine has probably been done by someone with more than 500,000 monthly Spotify listeners.
One morning in 2003, Zell Kravinsky drove to his local hospital, had his kidney removed, and donated it to Donnell Reid, a woman he had met once. Donnell Reid was overcome with happiness — after eight draining years of dialysis, the donation was giving her the chance to have a future. At first glance, ...
Despite low unemployment, growth in real wages and strong GDP figures, only 19% of Americans characterize the economy as excellent or good, and nearly half of Americans expect things to get worse. Furthermore, America is deeply politically polarized, and while the division historically fell along class ...
With every cycle of disaster, social media explodes with polarizing political content. Instagram becomes a battleground on which individuals are flooded with infographics — some that accurately reflect whatever issues they mean to tackle and some that entirely miss the mark. Many individuals repost ...
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