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Letter: Reaction column makes classist assumptions

To the Editor: Ethan Currens '10 MA'11 and Bradley Silverman '13 are pissed off at Daniel Moraff '14 ("Moraff's '14 entitlement is showing," Oct. 24). In their screed against his recent column on the Brown Corporation ("The horrifying makeup of the Brown Corporation," Oct. 17), they claim that Moraff's ...


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Corvese '15: Just a pinch

I am not a doctor. I am not a pharmacist. In fact, I have no medical training. But I do know enough about trends in infectious disease to know that flu shots are a very important part of promoting health and wellness of self and others, especially during these coming winter months. For this reason, ...


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Editorial: Casino reform

The decision between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney won't be the only important one for Rhode Islanders on the ballot sheet come Nov. 6. Rhode Island's ongoing efforts to sustain and ultimately grow the state economy have led to two crucial ballot measures, which will be featured on the state ballot this ...


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Fuerbacher '14: Rethinking 'having it all'

In September, Marissa Mayer, the exemplary "Employee No. 20" of Google and new CEO of Yahoo!, gave birth to her first son. As a high-profile businesswoman who has ostensibly attained both personal and professional success, Mayer reignited the debate over whether women can truly "have it all." This discussion ...


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Editorial: The dubious sagacity of college rankings

Last week, Brown received the dubious honor of being proclaimed "the number one college in the world" by the Best 50 Colleges list, a poorly-formatted, stencil-font website that sprang onto students' radar via Facebook. While we do not believe this is a ranking meant to be taken seriously - though kudos ...


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Brundage '15: Redefining success in college

No matter how much we may have hated or loved our respective high school experiences, there was at least one comfort we all shared: Success was easy to define. Whether you attended Phillips Exeter Academy or a public school in a poor neighborhood, there was a fairly consistent success formula. You were ...


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Dorris '15: Why therapy is cool

It's midterm season again. Our stress levels are rising. As the week goes on, listen to the conversations around you. Haven't you heard at least one person jokingly begin a sentence with "My therapist thinks..." or end with, "That's what my therapist said"? Do you ever see self-critical jokes on Twitter ...





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