To the Editor: We find it hard to believe that the vice president for finance could be unsure about the University's investments in the 15 filthiest coal companies. We again call upon the University to publically divest from coal and to commit to not reinvesting in the future. The coal industry threatens ...
In April, Rhode Island held its presidential primary, in which new laws required voters to bring photo identification to polling booths. At the beginning of September, Democratic congressional nominee Anthony Gemma accused opponent Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., of committing voter fraud. And just a ...
"Well, you know how it is with him - he's in a monogamous relationship so he barely has any time for his friends."
Like most Brown students, before arriving on campus for the start of the semester, I spent time playing around on Banner. With two concentration requirements set, I had two courses to choose from among over 40 academic departments.
Last December, the Democratic National Committee released an attack ad against Mitt Romney that blatantly painted him as "simply out of touch." This appears to be the theme of the Democratic agenda. Liberals summarily equate wealth with a lack of empathy for the average person. While this rhetoric might ...
To the Editor:
If you haven't yet heard of the uproar surrounding the demise of the father-daughter school dance and mother-son ballgame in Cranston, you must not be an avid reader of the Providence Journal. While Brown is renowned for a student body committed to social justice and active in causes for the greater ...
When I explain that I am a registered Republican studying political science at Brown, people love to point out that Brown is very liberal - somehow thinking I never before realized. I laugh halfheartedly, nod my head to acknowledge their presumed novelty and proceed to explain the aptness of my choice. ...
To the Editor: I took issue with points raised in Daniel Moraff's '14 column in Thursday's paper ("Hiking tuition and blowing money on sparkly things," Sept. 27). In the piece, Moraff decries the new Nelson Fitness Center as a "pile of unnecessary excess." He questions why the "swimmers, divers and ...
In fiscal year 2011, government outlays totaled approximately $3.83 trillion while revenues totaled only $2.57 trillion, leaving the nation with a nearly $1.3 trillion deficit. At this point, a common goal among most ideologies is to eliminate this deficit. The two methods of reducing the national deficit ...
To the Editor: In an article in Wednesday's Herald ("UCS discusses dorm renovations, maintenance," Sept. 26), Undergraduate Council of Students Admissions and Student Services Chair Abby Braiman '15 was quoted as describing the developing Student Advocate Service as a "student-lawyer" system. Because ...
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