Every family has its cast of characters whose DNA matches but whose personalities diverge, and the Ivy League is no exception. Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale all promote educational excellence and intellectual innovation, yet our attitudes toward the pursuit and ...
I would like to start by saying that I do not oppose the idea of pre-professionalism. I think that it is critically important to train individuals for the "real world," whether this means careers in business, law, medicine or anything else. I staunchly believe, however, that Brown is not the place for ...
I agree with some of the arguments my opponent has made. She stresses the need for pre-medical students to learn more about diagnostics to help with medical school. As far as training for continued schooling is concerned, I am in full support of pre-professionalism. This edification is fundamentally ...
At first glance, Brown's academic ethos and pre-professionalism might seem incompatible. Lucas Husted '13 highlights a compromise whose virtue I myself questioned. Yet upon further consideration, I reaffirmed my conviction that our University would be an ideal host for classes that expose undergraduates ...
To the Editor:
Ben Resnik's '15 column ("Starting the conversation - a manifesto," Sept. 11) called for more thoughtful political discourse on campus and announced the creation of the Brown Political Forum. I like the idea of a place where students can go to debate the political issues that impassion us. But his message ...
Last week, Harvard attracted much publicity amid claims of a widespread cheating scandal. According to the Boston Globe, about half of a nearly 300-person "Introduction to Congress" class last spring has been accused of academic dishonesty during an open-book exam. We suggest this event is indicative ...
Last spring, the Canadian province of Quebec erupted in a wave of mass protests and the largest student strike in Quebec's history. The cause: a tuition hike of about $1,600 called for by the government. On its largest day of protest, between 300,000 and 400,000 people marched in actions led by the ...
You're in the locker room after your team just won the Super Bowl when the phone rings. You pick up. Who do you want on the other line congratulating you: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Gov. Lincoln Chafee '75 P'14 P'16, an Independent, took the stage Sept. 4 at the Democratic National Convention to address and potentially sway moderate and independent voters. Chafee reached out to those with political beliefs that - like his own - fall toward the middle of the spectrum, who "all too ...
The U.S. News and World Report college rankings, which place Brown at number 15, are bound to shock students. It is not that we care so much about the actual number - it's just that we just know that we are better than number 15. Why do we always have to justify to outsiders that having an open curriculum ...
I firmly believe that Brown students are capable of anything.
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