The University’s Statement on Liberal Learning at Brown lauds the open curriculum as one that “ensures you great freedom in directing the course of your education …(in order) to chart the broadest possible intellectual journey.” The following is a paradigm most Brown students are familiar with: ...
This past week, a video entitled “Harvard students think U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than ISIS” was posted. The video featured several students on Harvard’s campus being interviewed by “Campus Reform,” a conservative watchdog group that claims to “expose bias and abuse on the ...
Right now it seems most of the country is suffering from hypochondria — Americans have an unwarranted fear that they are infected with a disease. The arrival of Ebola in the United States has people clearing their throats and rushing to emergency rooms claiming near death. Is this an overreaction? Yes, ...
Last year, the Undergraduate Council of Students passed a resolution calling for an increase in the proportion of faculty of color at the University, particularly in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. There are many kinds of diversity, and I would never want to overshadow or disregard ...
To the Editor: The Herald has written about the Brown Divest Coal Campaign being renamed Fossil Free Brown, but why not look back at the idea of a resource-depletion tax applied to all fossil fuels, as proposed by David G. Wilson, now an emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts ...
As Obama administration officials turn over, those exiting have promptly published accounts of their time in Washington and reviews of the president’s leadership. With each Cabinet member who retires and writes a tell-all book about the administration, commentators move progressively closer to writing ...
To the Editor: I would like to thank David Katzevich ’16 for his enlightening opinions column. Unlike many young radical collectivists, Mr. Katzevich acknowledges that capitalism has improved the human condition by causing “rapid technological progress and an unprecedented jump in human ...
Last week’s opinions column by David Katzevich ’16 (“Climate change: End capitalism or end the world,” Oct. 10) regarding the irreconcilable differences between capitalism and ending climate change deserves attention, as it places two incredibly broad topics against each other — and fails ...
On Sept. 21, almost 400,000 people, from suburban families to college students to hardened eco-warriors, took to the streets of New York to protest the continued destruction of the earth’s precious ecosystems through anthropogenic climate change before a United Nations meeting to discuss next year’s ...
Last Saturday, sound tactics and flawless boat handling led 29-year-old skipper Charlie Enright ’08 along with his team Alvimedica to an opening victory in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race’s in-port series. The world’s best sailors take to the seas every three years for the premier round-the-world ...
Two years ago, President Christina Paxson asked the Brown community to consider her characterization of the University as “constructively irreverent.” History corroborates her claim — many a Brown student has eschewed social norms while working within an established framework to change our school ...
Three weeks ago, I went to my first career fair. I walked around a bit, and though I talked to some representatives, I left mostly disappointed. Out of the over 90 companies that came to the fair, I had three successful and helpful interactions. At first, I thought that maybe I wasn’t looking closely ...
Despite a rather tumultuous arc of development, the city of Providence appears to have established stable footing. A recent Herald article regarding changes in the West End neighborhood points to a far more positive outlook for the city as a whole, particularly within historically crime-ridden spaces. ...
This past week, tens of thousands of students in Hong Kong took to the streets to claim their fundamental right to suffrage. They were met with tear gas and billy clubs, as well as the passive assent of parts of the international community — including institutions like Brown — that benefit from ...
On July 8, Emma Watson ’14 was named a United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador. While the first few months of her involvement with the program were tumultuous at best — she crashed the U.N. website and used Twitter to publicly denounce a sexist politician in Turkey — her recent speech at U. ...
The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice is bursting onto the scene this semester, organizing various educational events and programs that have already reached wide audiences on campus. In coordination with the University’s 250th celebration, the center has shed light on important themes surrounding ...
I started off freshman year with a loud declaration to the world that I was not going to fall for the first cute boy who smiled my way. I mean, my goodness, I was here for education! To strive to become a well-rounded human being! To gain experience for the real world! How could I have time for boys ...
I had originally finished the final sentence of this column last Tuesday. Because I consider completion of any kind a cause for celebration, I decided to shirk an assignment deadline and attend “Sounds of Music from North Korea: A Concert with Professor Cheol Woong Kim,” an event sponsored by the ...
Last year, crime was at an all-time low in Providence, according to the 2013 reports released by the Providence Police Department. In tandem with the University’s increasing number of resources directed toward safety on College Hill, this means enhanced security for Brown students. There has been ...
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. Remember when the Washington Capitals were the hot up-and-comers in the NHL? Remember when Ovechkin, Semin, Green and Backstrom were all under 25? Remember when they won the Presidents’ Trophy? Remember when it felt like ...
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