Opinions

McDonald '14: Bursting the Brown bubble

Letter: Column assumes resume-geared lifestyle

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Editorial: Getting carded

We've all been there: rooting through old wallets, searching on our hands and knees under the bed, even — as in one unfortunate editorial board member's case — buying unneeded assorted items from the East Side Mini Mart, just to get the right combination of quarters for laundry because the ...

Editorial: Santorum is totally not a snob

Republican Presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum recently called President Obama a "snob" for encouraging all Americans to go to college. We are thankful that someone has finally stood up for the (heterosexual) worker and commend Santorum for sticking it to the president. ...

Letter: Column's argument should be added to next video

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Dorris '15: The double concentration paradox

Though fall pre-registration is more than a month away, many of us are still thinking about what classes we'd like to take and how they will fit into our potential concentrations.

Davidson '14: The exceptional classroom

Whether it's through furtive texting, Facebook dithering or online shopping, virtually everyone has been guilty of defiling the sanctity of the classroom at some point. Less blatant, though perhaps more insidious, are the more subtle patterns of disengagement — muffled snacking, side conversations ...

Editorial: Brown's next step

Kalyanpur '13: The logic of divesting in the dark

A corporation never tells, and ours is no exception. There is no way for the conscientious Brown student to march up to University Hall and ask the legitimate, logical question, "Where does our money go?" With its $2.5 billion endowment, Brown currently invests in a variety of companies with the ultimate ...

Letter: Article does not consider all perspectives

Spencer-Salmon '14: What does sexual consent even mean?

Brundage '15: Rebuttal

Letter: Editorial examines prejudice

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Brundage '15: No, Brown shouldn't give Providence more money

Syme GS: Yes, Brown should pay more

Syme GS: Rebuttal

McDonald '14: 'Mhm, Whatcha Say?'

"We just take so much for granted," a female student admonishes in the recent viral video, "Sh*t Brown Students Say." The three-minute YouTube clip attempts to poke fun at Brunonians for the ridiculous, Brown-specific idioms we use from day to day. From mailroom struggles and SafeRide hunting to the ...

Letter: Column overgeneralizes female sexuality

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Tobias '12: Putting affirmative action in context

Affirmative action is back in the news. The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that challenges the constitutionality of racial consideration in admissions at public universities. Because many private institutions accept government funds, any ruling that ends racial considerations ...

Editorial: The persistence of prejudice

Earlier this month, the Associated Press reported that the New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students at several universities in the Northeast, including Yale and Columbia, during a period from 2006 to 2007. The surveillance, which included both screening their Internet activity and ...