Back in 2007, the average Uber driver rating was 3.74 stars. Nine years later, that number had increased to 4.85.
South African mixed martial artist Dricus du Plessis was completely written off heading into his fight against former champion Robert Whittaker. Analysts labeled du Plessis “slow,” “mediocre” and lacking in basic kickboxing and wrestling techniques. Oddsmakers deemed him a massive underdog. ...
In 2022, Brown faced two major labor disputes. The first organized by computer science teaching assistants and the second led by Brown dining hall workers. In an open letter to the CS department and University administration, the CS TAs described “distressing and exhausting” working conditions and ...
Let’s play a game. I’ll give you three dinner menus and you guess whether they are from a Brown dining hall or a five-star restaurant. Here’s the first: short ribs, winter squash, cornbread pudding and semolina olive oil cake. The second: birria tacos, yuca fries, green chilaquiles and tres leches ...
The 1999 Israeli elections sent shockwaves through the small nation’s political landscape. Though the well-established Likud party and One Israel coalition led the parliamentary vote count, the ultra-religious Shas party emerged as an unexpected challenger, finishing just one percent behind. Led by ...
Ben Aizenberg ’26 shares his prediction for the 2024 presidential election, and why he’ll probably be wrong.
In his column, Benjamin Aizenberg ’26 argues Brown must implement affirmative action based on socioeconomic status.
Consider this political party: Slightly more than half of the party supports same-sex marriage, but the state with the largest concentration of these voters has banned it. Only 24% believe that Black Americans face a lot of discrimination and 17% think women face significant discrimination. Around 40% ...
At the peak of the Balkans War in the early ‘90s, Joe Cusack and Graham Johnson sat cloistered in a compound with members of the Croatian Defense Force. Serbian fighters had the city surrounded and were shelling it relentlessly. All Joe, Graham, and their young Croatian friends could do was idle around, ...
Dodie’s six-year-old daughter frequently suffered from lung infections and struggled to maintain a healthy weight. As a registered nurse, Dodie was understandably concerned, but since her daughter exhibited no other symptoms, she attributed the issue to a common childhood illness from being surrounded ...
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