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Cao '13: A downside of crowdsourcing
By Jan Cao | November 26"Studying: the act of texting, watching TV or tweeting while there's an open book in front of you."
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Trupin '13: Justice for Haitian workers
By Ian Trupin | November 26When Johnny Joseph went to work at his factory, Genesis S.A., Friday, Sept. 23, he had only been the treasurer of Sendika Ouvriye Takstil ak Abiman — a newly recognized union of Haitian garment workers — for a week. That day at work, he began to feel sick and asked his boss for leave to ...
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Editorial: Toward a better Herald
By Brown Daily Herald | November 26When The Herald's 121st Editorial Board departs after this semester, it will leave behind an impressive legacy. When The 122nd Editorial Board takes over in January, the new board should continue this momentum by creating an ombudsman position, a change that should make for a more critical and responsive ...
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Letter: Pet ownership should not be taken lightly
By Brown Daily Herald | November 19To the Editor:
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Without facts, can there be justice?
By Jim Tomes | November 16I have just become reacquainted with the William McCormick case and it troubles me as an alum and a father. The purpose of my column is neither to defend nor to disparage any of the parties involved, but to defend a basic tenet of a democratic society. Brown had to deal with a terrible situation and ...
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Carter '12: Faulty reasons for not studying abroad
By Sam Carter | November 16According to an article in Tuesday's Herald ("Study abroad participation drops," Nov. 15), the number of students who studied abroad in the 2010-2011 academic year was the lowest in a decade and represented a 7.4 percent decrease from the previous year. Though 414 students studied abroad last year in ...
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Letter: Male-dominated legal system at fault
By Brown Daily Herald | November 16To the Editor:
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Tomes '90: Without facts, can there be justice?
By Brown Daily Herald | November 16I have just become reacquainted with the William McCormick case and it troubles me as an alum and a father. The purpose of my column is neither to defend nor to disparage any of the parties involved, but to defend a basic tenet of a democratic society. Brown had to deal with a terrible situation and ...
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Editorial: Indifference during an identity crisis
By Brown Daily Herald | November 15Correction appended.
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Kalyanpur '13: Safety net syndrome
By Nikhil Kalyanpur | November 15I was recently contacted by an acquaintance still in high school for some advice on her application to Brown. I am sure you clearly recall stressing over the many generic questions that the supplemental application loves to throw around. But the class of 2016 has to answer the following: "If I could ...
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Letter: Setting the record straight on EMS
By Brown Daily Herald | November 15To the Editor:
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Seda '12: BUSUN and the art of simulation
By Lucia Seda | November 15You may have noticed the swarm of seemingly younger-than-average students taking over the Main Green this past weekend. Judging from the neat display of blazers, folders and nametags, you may have thought it was yet another job recruitment event or career fair aimed at those 2012-ers seeking to be employed ...
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Burch GS: On University loyalty to Joe Paterno '50
By Michael Burch | November 14Recent developments on the Pennsylvania State University campus have raised deep concerns about failures in reporting campus sexual assaults. The vice president and athletic director have resigned. The school's president and legendary football coach and former Brown football star Joe Paterno '50 have ...
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Lebovitz '14: Sweeping the leg
By Chip Lebovitz | November 14I may be the only fan of NBC's "Chuck" left in the world today. Tied with the History Channel's "Pawn Stars" as one of the dumbest premises of a show on air, "Chuck" is about the adventures of a computer store employee who ends up with a government supercomputer in his brain. I won't go too far into ...
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Editorial: Rethinking drug laws
By Brown Daily Herald | November 14Last week's Janus Forum debate on drug legalization was a refreshing break from mainstream political discourse. Salon.com's Glenn Greenwald and former drug czar John Walters delved into an issue that our political leaders rarely address in any meaningful way.
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Editorial: Getting STEM to Stick
By Brown Daily Herald | November 13A recent New York Times article lamented high attrition rates among undergraduates in STEM fields: science, technology, engineering and math ("Why Science Majors Change Their Mind," Nov. 4). Targeted improvements in elementary through high school curricula have received attention and yielded promising ...
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Tobias '12: Is Health Services healthy?
By Ethan Tobias | November 13The University's highest priority should be the health and safety of its students, yet this does not always seem to be the case at Brown. When I applied, I was told that students seeking Emergency Medical Services would have access to Brown's Health Services 24 hours a day and that all such visits would ...
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Moffat '13: Thinking about drinking
By Jared Moffat | November 13A topic that rarely gets addressed in The Herald's opinions columns is the drinking culture here at Brown. After recently learning that Sex Power God saw 12 students EMS'd from the party this year and that this semester's first-year Orientation had a similarly alarming rate of reported drinking incidents ...
