Opinions

Editorial: Grading the Electoral College

Tobias '12: Too busy to care?

There has been a lot of discussion recently about the apparent lack of activism at Brown. Helen McDonald '14 accused the University of not caring about racism ("Who cares about Trayvon Martin?" April 12) in trying to explain the apparent lack of rallies and meetings in response to the killing of Trayvon ...

Anders '14: Why social entrepreneurship matters

The idea and practice of social entrepreneurship are becoming increasingly popular, affecting sectors from finance to farming, including nonprofits, for-profits and everything in between. In early April, Ian Eppler '13 argued that "it is high time for us to retire social entrepreneurship from our lexicon" ...

Letter: Column unfairly judges women's bodies

Editorial: Curbing student debt

Editorial: The high cost of the high-priced Thayer apartments

Last month, the Gilbane Development Corporation submitted plans to construct a four-story apartment on Thayer Street. Aimed primarily at students, the building would serve as luxurious off-campus housing - including private bathrooms for each bedroom, yoga studios, fitness facilities and other ...

Dorris '15: Heroin chic is back

Fashion and style are more than just clothing - they're a way of representing yourself. And Brown is probably the most fashionable school in the Ivy League.

Johnson '14: Keep sticking up for Rhody, Governor Chafee

Marcus '13: Rethinking individualism and religion

Bouche '14: The trouble with troubleshooting

Editorial: Tomasso '13 for UCS vice president

Brundage '15: Holding the Brown Democrats accountable

Editorial: White '13 for UCS President

Beginning at noon today, students can visit MyCourses to cast their vote for the next president of the Undergraduate Council of Students. We endorse Anthony White '13 as the next UCS president. 

Letter: Brown should not stand for intolerance

To the Editor:

Gautam '12: Why I gave to Brown

Editorial: A critical review of course evaluations

With pre-registration coming up this week, students are honing in on classes for next semester. Everyone wants to know the good professors, which classes should be left to concentrators and whether or not the assigned reading will leave you time to hit the Whiskey Republic on Wednesdays. This is the ...

Syme GS: The hand that feeds us

In its editorial column ("Brown is not Goliath," March 21), The Herald's editorial page board argued that Brown should not significantly increase its payments to Providence because this would threaten Brown's valuable educational mission, specifically by leading to tuition increases or cuts in financial ...

Spencer-Salmon '14: Defending the right to disagree

Moffat '13: Response to the UCS/UFB candidate debate

For all of you who didn't make it to the debate last night, you really missed out. You have no idea how refreshing it is to listen to a non-Republican presidential debate, where the candidates are actually willing to be charitable to one another and - oh my goodness - even agree with each other. Supporters ...

Lebovitz '14: Response to the UCS/UFB candidate debate

An experience disparity was on full display at yesterday's debate. The differences between the candidates were evident, and the questions really boiled the three candidates down into two neat groups. David Rattner '13 - who, in full disclosure, is in the same fraternity as myself - and Anthony White ...