The shooting occurred five miles from campus and three injured victims are hospitalized in critical condition.

Two killed, gunman dead in shooting at Pawtucket hockey game

By Michelle Bi | February 17 | Metro

The shooting occurred five miles from campus and three injured victims are hospitalized in critical condition.

Photo of the Brown men’s basketball team celebrating after the game.

The Bears will look to continue their momentum against Princeton this Friday.

After fall to Harvard, men’s basketball snaps six-game skid with win over Dartmouth

By Harry Guo | February 18 | Sports

The Bears will look to continue their momentum against Princeton this Friday.

Martin hosts the ‘Modern Love’ podcast for the New York Times, which examines real-life love ...

From school crush to ‘Modern Love’: Anna Martin ’16 recounts path to hosting podcasts

By Rebecca Goodman | February 18 | University News

Martin hosts the ‘Modern Love’ podcast for the New York Times, which examines real-life love ...

‘Wuthering Heights’ adaptation swerves dangerously from its text

By Amelia Barter | February 17 | Review

Shot from “Wuthering Heights” (2026) featuring Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) and Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie) walking through a door frame. Robbie wears a red and white gown and Elordi wears a black suit and holds a cane.

Directed by Emerald Fennell, the film offers a harmfully whitewashed depiction of a nuanced novel.

Proposed bill would abolish life without parole for young offenders in R.I.

By Lev Kotler-Berkowitz | February 18 | Metro

A daytime photo of the Rhode Island State house with a deep blue sky in the background.

The bill has been referred to the state House Judiciary Committee, where it will have an open hearing.

Opinions

Lindemann ’29: Chants to do away with the police don’t belong at anti-ICE protests

By Beatriz Lindemann | February 18

A few weeks ago, I attended a rally in protest of the violence in Minneapolis enacted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The protest began in front of The John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library and was organized by Brown Rise Up, Sunrise Brown, the Deportation Defense Network and the ...

Mooney ’29: Make Thayer weird again

By Max Mooney | February 18

Mobee’s Music World, Pie in the Sky, EG Photography, Anime Crash. I’d bet most of these names are unfamiliar to you. Just a few decades ago, however, Brown students walked past these stores every day. In 2000, Thayer Street was filled with an eclectic mix of locally-owned businesses: vinyl and CD ...

Serrano: When it comes to taking courses S/NC, students could benefit from guardrails

By Roberto Serrano | February 17

One of the gems in the crown of Brown’s Open Curriculum is the Satisfactory/No Credit grading option. It helps to foster creative exploration of courses far afield from a student’s main interest, and can embolden students to take courses that they would not otherwise attempt. However, S/NC does ...

Dissent: Rent stabilization will not fix Providence’s housing crisis

By Avery Kaak , Beatriz Lindemann, Isabella Gardiner, Ethan Canfield and Tasawwar Rahman | February 13

The editorial page board has identified the obvious: Providence faces a cost-of-living crisis that is harming working and middle-class families. They have aptly noted that the state places last in new housing development, and have commended the City Council’s push for rent stabilization as a way out ...

Editorial: Providence’s housing crisis demands the immediate action proposed by the rent stabilization ordinance

By Editorial Page Board | February 13

Currently, Providence residents are struggling to afford their rent. When our city is faced with a problem as severe as unaffordable housing, political action which aims to protect citizens’ ability to stay in their homes ought to be encouraged. On Jan. 22, a majority of the Providence City Council ...

University News

A portrait of John Donoghue PhD’79. An image of an man with white hair and beard, wearing glasses.

John Donoghue PhD’79 awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

By Nishita Malhan and Samah Hamid | February 18

John Donoghue PhD’79 received the prize for his research on brain-computer interface development.

An illustration of a red heart box with a tan colored bow tying it.

Sometimes the strongest love isn’t romantic at all: Exploring platonic love on campus

By Maxwell Zhang | February 14

The Herald spoke to Brown students and faculty about what platonic love looks like for them.

Former Colombian president speaks on immigration, Venezuela at Watson event

By Ian Ritter | February 13

The Herald spoke with Iván Duque ahead of his talk at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs.

Campus religious spaces, groups offer increased support following shooting

By Rachel Wicker | February 13

Campus religious leaders who spoke with The Herald said they have seen increased student involvement.

Francesca Beaudoin PhD’17 hopes to expand community impact as interim dean of School of Public Health

By Noa Saviano | February 13

Francesca Beaudoin succeeded Ashish Jha starting Jan. 1.

Arts & Culture

Charli xcx’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ album is a masterclass in production

By Alyssia Ouhocine | February 18

The companion album to Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ adaptation is sensual and atmospheric.

Photo of a person with long hair in a robe shining a lamp on a beach in gloomy weather.

Sadness never lasts forever on Searows’s ‘Death in the Business of Whaling’

By Alyssia Ouhocine | February 13

Searows turns pain into the poetic on the fantastical “Death in the Business of Whaling.”

Metro

Photo of the Museums of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD students report feeling underprepared for life after graduation

By Emily Feil and Izabella Piatkowski | February 12

RISD President Crystal Williams shared an action plan with the RISD community aimed at improving career readiness.

R.I. ACLU challenges Department of Justice pursuit of non-public voter files

By Annika Melwani | February 11

Unredacted voter rolls include personal voter information like birthdates and portions of social security numbers.

Providence’s overdose prevention center celebrates one-year anniversary

By Megan Chan | February 11

The center remains the only state-regulated OPC in the country.

Providence businesses strike against ICE activity

By Pavani Durbhakula and Michelle Bi | February 11

Several local businesses closed their stores on Jan. 30 as part of a national shutdown against ICE.

Sports

Fencing upsets Cornell to place sixth out of seven at Ivy Championships

By Chiupong Huang | February 12

Fencing placed sixth over Cornell in a neck-in-neck win.

Men’s tennis falls 4-3 to Buffalo in first loss of season

By Rahul Sameer | February 12

Despite sweeping the doubles matches and moving to a 3-0 lead, the Bears fell to Buffalo in a tough 3-4 loss.

Squash, golf teams to be elevated to varsity status this summer

By Abigail Donovan | February 12

The men’s and women’s teams have held club status since 2020.

Men’s basketball blunders second half, falls 81-69 to Yale

By Harry Guo | February 10

On Friday, the men’s basketball team lost 81-69 to the Bulldogs.

Women’s ice hockey extends winning streak with triumphs over No. 24 St. Lawrence, No. 12 Clarkson

By Sajiv Mehta | February 10

The Bears will face No. 7 Quinnipiac and No. 8 Princeton in their final regular season contests next weekend.

Science & Research

Up close portrait shot of Michael Satlow, who wears glasses and a blue suit, smiling against a blurred background.

Researchers from Brown, Israel use AI to trace webs of Jewish knowledge

By Elizabeth Rosenbaum | February 17

Through a joint grant, the team will use artificial intelligence to study around 130,000 Judaic texts.

A photo of Professor Benjamin Hein presenting a slideshow to an audience in a classroom.

How a series of transatlantic letters unlocked a new understanding of economic transformation in Germany

By Sasha Gordon | February 10

Benjamin Hein’s recent book explores how the German-American diaspora impacted German industrialization.