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With Pride month underway, local organizations are hosting various family and community events to celebrate Rhode Island’s LGBTQ+ community.

Ten events to celebrate Pride month in Rhode Island

By Rhea Rasquinha | June 4 | Metro

With Pride month underway, local organizations are hosting various family and community events to celebrate Rhode Island’s LGBTQ+ community.

Special Issue: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 30 | News

Six distinguished leaders and scholars are slated to receive honorary doctorates during Commencement ...

Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo among six honorary degree candidates for Commencement 2023

By Rhea Rasquinha | May 24 | University News

Six distinguished leaders and scholars are slated to receive honorary doctorates during Commencement ...

Senior Orators: Kailiang Fu ’23, Margherita Micaletti-Hinojal ’23

By Neil Mehta | May 24 | University News

Kailiang “Kail” Fu ’23 and Margherita Micaletti-Hinojal ’23 will serve as senior orators at 2023 Commencement. Micaletti-Hinojal’s speech will discuss Brown’s reputation as the so-called “happy Ivy,” and Fu’s speech will focus on embracing failure.

Hotel Brunonia: The odd off-campus living arrangements of COVID-19

By Ryan Doherty | May 24 | University News

Annie Cimack ’23 called her sophomore year living arrangements “a gilded cage.” Yes, she had a view of the Rhode Island Capitol, a king-sized bed and a private bathroom. But, she noted, she was separated from most of her peers as a resident of the Omni Hotel.

Opinions

Editors’ Note: Celebrating what we’ve gained and lost these four years

By 132nd Editorial Board | May 24

“Is it Greg or New Dorm?” — that was the headline of a Herald article from fall 2021. The concept was straightforward: Newer members of the campus community were calling the Vartan Gregorian Quadrangle “Greg” — an abomination to upperclassmen who knew the building as “New Dorm.” ...

Senior Column | Ren ’23: An idiot all along

By Johnny Ren | May 24

The first column I ever wrote for The Herald was titled “I did not like the first-year reading.” Perhaps you remember that book ― “The Idiot” by Elif Batuman. The pink paperback Brown mailed us the summer before our first year, with the picture of a gray rock on the cover. Our first homework ...

Senior Column | Collins '23.5: Deciding Factors

By Elon Collins | May 24

Where has the time gone? It’s as if I closed my eyes on my first night here at Brown and opened them on the morning of our graduation. When we said yes to Brown, we decided that this was the place to become young, independent scholars. We decided that we loved every blade of grass on the Main Green, ...

Senior Column | Lustig ’23: Food as community

By Lily Lustig | May 24

I wrote my Common App essay about food. There was no other topic so significant to me then, and though much has changed since, there’s still nothing I would rather write about as I reflect on these last four years.

Senior Column | Bednarz ’23: Making the most out of an elevator ride

By Will Bednarz | May 24

I’ve learned many lessons both inside and outside of the classroom during college. But one of the most profound lessons changed my outlook on college, and on life — and it happened on an otherwise mundane day in 2020.

University News

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Exploring community, enrollment in Asian language courses at Brown

By Ryan Doherty | May 29

To better understand the University’s classes teaching languages natively spoken in Asian countries, The Herald analyzed enrollment data retrieved from Courses@Brown and spoke with current students and faculty.

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Pre-professionalism at Brown: Where’d all the archeology majors go?

By Neil Mehta and Sofia Barnett | May 24

For over 50 years, the University’s Open Curriculum has allowed students to pursue a variety of academic interests before narrowing in on a field they are ultimately most passionate about.

From hobby to career: Seniors reflect on their musical journeys

By Robayet Hossain | May 24

While Brown’s campus is known for its rigorous academic curriculum and diverse student body, it is also home to a thriving music scene. For some, College Hill is where a hobby of playing music became something bigger.

Walking through the Van Wickle Gates: Commencement and campus curses

By Sofia Barnett | May 24

Founded in 1764, Brown University has lived a life spanning several centuries. As the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, the University has seen a world of war, peace, protest, technology and so much more. In 258 years, the University has managed to accumulate a ...

‘The core of what makes Brown good’: Student activism on College Hill over the past four years

By Owen Dahlkamp | May 24

In warm weather, Brown’s quads are known as gathering places for students to throw a frisbee or quietly read a book. But all year round, the University’s outdoor spaces also host different types of gatherings: protests.

Arts & Culture

Eight movies to watch in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

By Indigo Mudbhary | May 29

Though Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the U.S., pop culture representation has often been slow to catch up. But this is changing in the world of popular media: Movies, while not able to capture the full diversity and breadth of experience of Asian Americans, offer ...

10 important reads for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

By Indigo Mudbhary | May 29

In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, here are ten works by Asian American and Pacific Islander writers that shed light on themes of identity, immigration and familial relationships.

Metro

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Rhode Island launches first Youth Point in Time Count in five years

By Jacob Smollen | May 5

Rhode Island is conducting its first point-in-time count of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness since 2018, according to a press release from the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness and the Rhode Island Continuum of Care’s Youth Action Board.