Last week, Brown students saw numerous posters and banners declaring that “we don’t want our education profiting from occupation.” To this end, activists observed Israeli Apartheid Week, advocating Brown’s divestment from companies that profit from Israeli policy in the West Bank and Gaza. This advocacy stems from a 2005 call issued by “Palestinian civil society” for boycotts, divestments and sanctions (BDS, not to be confused with Brown Dining Services) against Israel.
A disturbing opinions column ran in the Daily Princetonian on Feb. 22 (“The real ‘Sex on a Saturday Night’ ” by Iulia Neagu). The thesis was that a girl becoming significantly intoxicated is “equivalent to agreeing to anything that might happen to her while in this state,” and that a serious injustice is done to men by women who — Neagu alleges — falsely cry rape when both parties had sex while intoxicated.
Phi Beta Kappa is a prestigious collegiate honor society. In fact, it’s the oldest one in the country. According to its Web site, Phi Beta Kappa “celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.” Its chapters invite America’s “most outstanding arts and sciences students.”
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