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Letter: The University should pledge to continue disciplinary proceedings for allegations of off-campus sexual misconduct

By Jonathan Cook | January 24

To the Editor: While the article “Title IX office talks impact of proposed federal guidelines” published Dec. 7 in The Herald points out legitimate concerns raised by the student body during the town hall, omitted from the discussion is the most important question students at Brown should be ...

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Anthony '22: Unpacking the Los Angeles teachers’ strike

By Amelia Anthony | January 24

The Los Angeles teachers’ strike ended Tuesday night after six days of picketing. Teachers and other educators returned Wednesday to classrooms having successfully earned from the district smaller class sizes, a six-percent raise and more counselors, librarians and nurses. As a daughter of a school ...

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Meszaros GS: Increase protection for conference attendees

By E.L. Meszaros | January 23

In the past few weeks, disturbing tales of sexist and racist harassment at academic conferences have been making headlines. Women scholars have been belittled at the American Historical Association annual meeting, and black scholars have been asked to prove that they belong at the joint meeting of the ...

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Mulligan '19: Ride responsibly

By Caroline Mulligan | January 22

Last semester, Brown students arrived to find that easy-to-access e-scooters and bicycles had sprouted up like weeds in the cracks of campus sidewalks. New app-based programs meant that students who couldn’t bring their own rides to campus suddenly had more transportation options. And if the often-empty ...

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Rose '19: Sen. Warren is myopic in foreign policy

By Austin Rose | January 22

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has declared her candidacy for president. As the first name-brand politician to have officially launched a bid, she had an opportunity to set a thoughtful tone for the next two years of campaigning. I think she failed. Let me be clear from the outset: I’m not comfortable ...

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Editors' Note: A snapshot of The Herald’s 2018

By 129th Editorial Board | December 31

In 2018, Thayer Street evolved, the 128th editorial board printed their first issue of The Herald and Datamatch circulated through campus. The location of the proposed Performing Arts Center changed, students gathered in solidarity with Parkland victims and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor came ...

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Editorial: Comment on proposed Title IX changes

By Editorial Page Board | December 7

In a Nov. 16 press release, the U.S. Department of Education proposed significant modifications to its existing Title IX regulations, the set of rules prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs that receive federal financial support. These proposed regulatory amendments come ...

STEM

Schmidt '21: Bridging the research gap for STEM students

By Rachael Schmidt | December 7

If you are a STEM concentrator at Brown, research is key. The sooner an undergraduate gets into research, the better and more competitive their resume will be. To students either deciding sophomore spring they want to concentrate in STEM without any prior research experience, or students who come from ...

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Editor's Note

By 128th Editorial Board | December 7

The 128th Editorial Board published its final issue of the semester today, which marks our last issue as an editorial board. The Herald will continue to publish breaking news and updates online during finals and over winter break. The paper will resume publishing for the spring semester Jan. 23 under ...

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Calvelli '19: A recipe for success in college

By Aidan Calvelli | December 7

First, brown one diced onion in butter in a large pot. Next, add about two pounds of chopped carrots, along with a tablespoon or two of minced ginger and a tablespoon of chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, tarragon or lemongrass. Saute until the onions are soft and the carrots are starting to pick ...

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Kim '19, Schuetz ’19.5: Reflecting on leavetaking at Brown

By Soyoon Kim | December 7

The first Halloweekend of 2018, we — leavetaking coordinators at the Curricular Resource Center — traveled to Duke University to participate in the Returning Students Conference with Associate Deans of the College Peggy Chang and Mary Greineder. The conference brought together deans of student and ...

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Leser '19: For global perspective, see the DailyChatter

By Sarah Leser | December 7

Many of us want to stay up-to-date on the news. More than 250 Brown students take it one step further. They wake up to DailyChatter, a short newsletter that covers vitally important but under-covered events. DailyChatter drops into inboxes at six o’clock every weekday morning. Its ambitious mission ...

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Bosis '19: Abolish the presidency

By Benjamin Bosis | December 5

My favorite quote about American elections is from political scientist Alexis De Tocqueville, who in 1835 described our process of electing a president as “a time of national crisis. As the election draws near, intrigues intensify and agitation increases and spreads. The citizens divide into several ...

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Editorial: Computer science department’s expansion is welcome news

By Editorial Page Board | December 5

In late November, the Department of Computer Science announced that it would be embarking on the largest expansion in its four-decade history. As part of the endeavor, called “CS with Impact,” the department will hire 10 tenure-track faculty and five lecturers. The department also aims to elevate ...

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Hall '20: Climate change deserves your attention

By Galen Hall | December 5

Brown has a well-earned reputation for social justice advocacy. It’s with good reason that Fox News host Jesse Watters perennially prowls our campus for soundbites. But among the wide array of injustices that students at Brown protest, climate change lies surprisingly low on the list. It doesn’t ...

Humanities & Social Sciences

Johnson '20: Don’t overlook the humanities

By Chanel Johnson | December 4

In 2016, Ugur Cetintemel, a professor of computer science and the department’s chair, described in a Herald article that one in five current undergraduates will have taken a computer science course before graduation. Students at Brown are becoming more interested in computer science courses because ...

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Calvelli '19: Your voice is more than your vote. Keep talking.

By Aidan Calvelli | December 3

The 2018 midterm elections happened about a month ago. Public engagement was high, but now that the results have all been tallied, it feels like political interest has died down on campus. This reflects a prevailing idea that a citizen’s job in a democracy starts and ends on Election Day. An Election ...

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Editorial: UFB’s budget reports need to be comprehensive and timely

By Editorial Page Board | December 2

On Nov. 21, the Undergraduate Finance Board released its budget report for the 2018-2019 academic year. According to the report, UFB’s approximately $2.2 million budget comes primarily from the $286 student activities fee all Brown students must pay. UFB’s budget report describes its allocation ...

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Editor's Note: The Herald names 129th Editorial Board

By 128th Editorial Board | December 2

The Herald announced the members of the 129th Editorial Board Saturday at its annual banquet Dec. 1. The 129th Editorial Board will be led by Editor-in-Chief and President Emily Davies ’19.5, a public policy concentrator from Washington, D.C. Priyanka Podugu ’20, a political science concentrator ...

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Editorial: U. needs to dramatically revise its lead exposure policy

By Editorial Page Board | December 2

In mid-November, The Herald reported the troubling news that residents in Donovan House, where one of the University’s special interest housing programs is located, discovered what they believed to be lead paint in areas of the dorm with chipped paint. Officials from Environmental Health and Safety ...