The power Rachel Bishop ’13, Emily Kirkland ’13, Rebecca Rast ’13.5 and Daniel Sherrell ’13.5 are demonstrating in their determination to stop the Keystone XL pipeline and force this sad nation to focus on climate change is building throughout the United States, Canada and many parts of the ...
The future of higher education, specifically public and private universities, is currently engaged in an escalating tug-of-war that pits “constructivists” against “traditionalists.” The former, decrying the traditional college model of lectures, deadlines and the campus, have found support in ...
I can fortunately say that as a Jew on Brown’s campus, I never feel unwelcome or ostracized. Of course, there are subtle, everyday ways in which I am different: I call my roommate’s Christmas lights “holiday” lights, I avoid eating bread around Passover and I say the word “schlep” more often ...
Two weeks ago, I was accused of being a feminist. I received the insult in response to a column I had written (“Don’t rape,” Feb. 25) in which I argued that our college campuses—and culture in general— needed to send a clearer message about sexual consent. I also contended that rape is, in ...
Cheryl K. Chumley of the Washington Times recently asked her readers, “Looking for a free sex change operation?” Her answer was simple: “Enroll at Brown University.” She is talking about the Brown Student Health Insurance Plan’s decision to cover sexual reassignment procedures, beginning ...
Rep. Scott Slater, D-R.I., brought legislation to the General Assembly last week to expand Providence’s ban on having a criminal history box on job applications to a statewide level. The ban does not prohibit checking criminal records: Rather, it is intended to force employers to conduct their own ...
Last week, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association Peter Shumlin officially invited Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 to become a member of the Democratic Party. With strong ties to both President Obama and other Democratic governors, Chafee may very well be inclined to change his affiliation, ...
Higher education is now widely accepted as an essential step to future success. But at what price can we justify the gain we get from this — at least — four-year experience? I recently watched an insightful and personally inspirational video on YouTube by a spoken word poet named Suli Breaks, entitled ...
Should the University offer credit to musicians for lessons and chamber music participation at Brown? Should the University offer credit for VISA0100: “Studio Foundation,” VISA1110: “Drawing I” or VISA1510: “Photography I”? What about theater and dance classes? If so, why? And if not, why ...
“We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.” This is the opening stanza of the Nicene Creed, which — from the time I learned to speak until when I first came to Brown — I recited at weekly Mass. Integral to Catholicism, this affirmation ...
There is little to no chance that I will take an actual engineering class at Brown. In fact, I struggled as a sophomore to find Barus and Holley for my first ENGN 0090: “Management of Industrial and Nonprofit Organization” lecture last fall. Engineering as a whole is extremely foreign to me, and ...
In its efforts to attract the best candidates among above-average high school students, Brown advertises its “need-blind” admission status. As a university, we are particularly proud of this aspect of our admission process, which seeks to ensure that the Admission Office considers applicants without ...
Rhode Island House Bill 5603 proposes any person 18 years of age or older currently serving in the United States military may purchase and consume alcoholic beverages in the state. State representatives Thomas Winfield, D-Glocester, Smithfield, Raymond Hull, D-Providence and Raymond Gallison, D-Portsmouth, ...
As any literary scholar will tell you, spring is the time of rebirth — frost gives way to green, buds give life to the trees and the lingering rays of the evening sun shed a feeling of hope over everyone emerging from their winter malaise. For optimists, this axiom rings true in the realm of baseball: ...
Romero '14: Yes During my first year at Brown, I remember an upperclassman friend of mine telling me one of his crazy weed stories. He told me that he and his suitemate smoked marijuana almost every day, even once getting caught by the Department of Public Safety. The DPS officer caught my friend’s ...
In recent months, Brown Divest Coal has been vocal with chants like “Brown take action, stop extraction!” ringing out across the Main Green. Since September, the group has persisted in protesting what it believed to be Brown’s investment in coal companies that contribute to unsafe environmental ...
Editors of The Herald should ensure that their opinion writers are at least peripherally cognizant of the positions they pontificate. In his op-ed, (“Lattanzi-Silveus ’14: Solidarity with resistance to apartheid,” Mar. 5) Luke Lattanzi-Silveus ’14 boldly asserts “the Israeli laws ... are ...
On the night of Feb. 26, someone posted in Brown Confessions, “I’m suicidal, but I’m too much of a pussy to actually do it.” When I read this post I was terrified. Immediately I questioned what I should do. Should I try to convince this person to identify him or herself? Call Psychological ...
President Obama gave his State of the Union address Feb. 12. But “State of the Union” is a misnomer. For decades, the so-called “State of the Union” has not been what the name suggests — a presentation of the nation’s current condition and future challenges. Instead, the address has been ...
Almost every week when Congress is in session, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., takes the floor to talk about one of the defining issues of our generation: climate change. On Feb. 27, standing in front of a sign that read “Time to Wake Up,” Whitehouse implored the Obama Administration to uphold ...
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