Opinions

Johnson '14: An inspired choice for World Bank president

Letter: Herald editorial misses the point

Clarkson '12: Putting the farm back into the Farm Bill

Editorial: Addressing misogyny at Spring Weekend

Editiorial: Prohibiting racial profiling

In January, state Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, reintroduced the Comprehensive Racial Profiling Prevention Act, which aims to ensure that police officers do not stop individuals for racially motivated reasons. A similar bill died in the Rhode Island House of Representatives in past years after police ...

Bouche '14: Time for spring ideological cleaning

Though I have nearly completed half of my time at this school, Brown continuously amazes me. At any moment, a student can simply pop open his Brown Gmail inbox or read the signs splattered on our walks and greens to find the flurry of information shot our way. Potentialities and possibilities radiate ...

Chizen '14: SafeRide's makeover

Brown University SafeRide is a failed institution. From personal experience, SafeRide proves to be inefficient and simply ineffective in providing its potential users with safe and accessible transportation throughout campus. Given Brown's condensed campus, the shuttle's route is overly circuitous. ...

Letter: Library workers request fair, not extra, pay

BFA: Boldly moving financial aid forward

In her final State of Brown address, President Ruth Simmons asserted that "financial aid should be a top priority for the University." We, the members of Brown for Financial Aid, could not agree more. In February, BFA formed with the purpose of committing Brown to this top priority and ensuring that ...

Editorial: Debunking the student-athlete myth

Tobias'12: Better living at Brown

On-campus housing will get a new look by fall 2013 ("Campus housing to be renovated, transformed," Feb. 13). Keeney Quadrangle will be split in three and, along with Pembroke, will become exclusively first-year dorms, while sophomores will be clustered in doubles near the Main Green. Most juniors and ...

Tobias '12: No, Brown should not have required classes

"The various courses should be so arranged that, in so far as it is practicable, every student might study what he chose, all that he chose, and nothing but what he chose." These words, stated in 1850 by Francis Wayland, Brown's fourth president, have been the foundation for academics at Brown for more ...

McGoldrick '12: Rebuttal

First, I concede Ethan Tobias' point that free choice can be a powerful psychological tool for creating positive motivation and a sense of ownership over one's education. Brown should be applauded for treating its students as mature adults. That was a significant factor in my decision to enroll here. ...

Editorial: Don't bet on it, Rhode Island

On March 5, an 81-year-old Newport woman embraced her son and daughter-in-law in sheer, uncontrollable delight. In her frail but resolute hand, she grasped the winning ticket for the Powerball jackpot, valued at $336.4 million. Louise White, now a millionaire, is in the midst of reformulating her plans ...

Letter: Chasing mugger was 'foolhardy'

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McGoldrick '12: Yes, Brown should have required classes

Brown's New Curriculum - poorly named since it is nearly half a century old - is a point of pride for many Brunonians, and rightfully so: It's a manifesto for creativity, self-definition and personal motivation. These are certainly noble values we should embrace. But a large portion of people at Brown ...

Tobias'12: Rebuttal

McGoldrick for thinking that two or three required courses might enhance a Brown education. Certainly, her example courses would be very valuable for some first-years. However, the question at stake is whether Brown should award degrees to students who have not completed certain required coursework. ...

University offers support too freely

To the Editor: Marisa Quinn, vice president for public affairs and University relations, troubles me in her quote in Monday's Herald about Gilbane Development Corporation's proposal for luxury apartments on Thayer Street ("New student apartments proposed for Thayer," March 19). She implies that Brown ...

Editorial: Brown is not Goliath

Stephenson '13: Why I hate the Internet