Atheism, or scientism, as it is often practiced, requires every bit as much faith as do other organized religions and belief structures. Lacking knowledge about whether or not there is a god, one could admit to being an agnostic (meaning you "don't know"). Saying there is a god, of course, takes some ...
At 2:20 a.m. on the morning of Nov. 12, several shots rang out on the corner of Brown and Benevolent Streets. As a crowd of over 400 people watched, an altercation between two groups escalated. One individual drew a firearm and fired five or six shots at the other group, according to eyewitnesses. Having ...
In the letter "Is Ris '05 really about the issues?" (Oct. 27), Marc Carrel '07 of the Brown Green Party argued "(Ethan) Ris would be of much greater service to the Providence community if he ran for City Council in a Ward that currently has no progressive councilman."
Today is Veterans Day. It is easy to forget between schoolwork and friends that many members of the Brown community, before they were at Brown, "gave their merry youths away" so that we could be free today: free to protest, fight for change and generally pursue happiness however we see fit. Today we ...
At Brown, marijuana use is usually casual and worry-free. It doesn't really matter that it is illegal. Even if you do get caught with it in your room, you'll probably just get a slap on the wrist. Sophomore year when an officer caught my suitemates smoking in their room after responding to a complaint ...
The Brown 2005 Orientation Brochure's schedule of events listed only one item as "By Invitation Only." Upperclassmen reading this column probably won't be surprised to learn that it was "Rapping & Dining: Living With Difference," the Third World Transition Program's informal informational luncheon. ...
On Monday Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., spoke before a packed house in Salomon 101, although an onlooker who didn't understand the proceedings might have guessed by the audience's reaction that they were listening to a high school pep rally and not a failed presidential candidate. Judging by the applause, ...
Providence city councilmen David Segal and Miguel Luna and Providence School Board member Bert Crenca offer "A solution to poor education and high property taxes" (April 7). They propose reducing Rhode Island's high property taxes while increasing the statewide income tax and the state's role in funding ...
From time to time, the Undergraduate Council of Students discusses and sometimes passes a resolution relating to a national political issue. Featuring topics like the Iraq war, embryonic stem-cell research and, most recently, the Patriot Act, the minutes of UCS meetings sometimes reflect the sort of ...
Since The Herald's Opinions page is often filled with Democrats' perspectives on their party's future, President Bush's incompetence and the negative things the Right has been doing recently, I thought it might be interesting to say what I, as a Republican, am expecting out of the president's next few ...
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