Photo of members of the Brown Women’s Hockey team high-fiving their teammates on an ice rink.

The Bears scored 11 times during two away games this weekend.

Women’s ice hockey overcomes early stumble to rout Union, Rensselaer

By Sajiv Mehta | February 3 | Sports

The Bears scored 11 times during two away games this weekend.

Tamar Nisbett, Jonny Belt, Jack Xu ’27 and Jim Drain sit on chairs in front of a chalkboard.

The panel was hosted by Emergent, a student-led tech innovation collective.

Artists, tech professionals deliberate AI impact on art at Emergent panel

By Jeremiah Farr | February 3 | Science & Research

The panel was hosted by Emergent, a student-led tech innovation collective.

The Herald spoke to experts at Brown to better understand the threat of measles and loss of elimination ...

Brown experts discuss measles complications, prevention amid potential loss of measles eliminated status in the US

By Tiffany Phan | February 3 | Science & Research

The Herald spoke to experts at Brown to better understand the threat of measles and loss of elimination ...

Data privacy concerns spark debate on the future of Flock cameras in R.I.

By Kelly Ding | February 3 | Metro

A black Flock camera is attached to an electrical pole in Providence.

The cameras helped identify the perpetrator of the Dec. 13 shooting.

Man stabbed on Thayer Street, suspect in custody

By Michelle Bi | February 2 | Metro

A photograph of two Providence Police officers standing in front of yellow caution tape and a parked police car.

The incident was not related to Brown, according to a PPD spokesperson.

Opinions

Lair ’28: Gay Brunonians shouldn’t abandon the queer community

By CJ Lair | February 3

Since I first set foot on College Hill, I’ve relished the gayness of Brown’s campus. In stark contrast to my rural high school, nearly 40% of Brown’s undergraduate student body doesn’t identify as straight — more than four times the national average. Although being at Brown does not completely ...

Murray ’29: Don’t fall under the spell of #2016

By Clara Murray | February 2

If, like me, you found yourself scrolling through social media in the first weeks of 2026, it may have been momentarily unclear which decade you were living in. With dozens of celebrities posting decade-old flashback montages and “#2016” rising by 450% on TikTok at the start of January, 10 years ...

Editorial: Now is the time to overhaul Brown’s building access system

By Editorial Page Board | January 30

In the wake of the Dec. 13 shooting, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 announced a number of security upgrades that would be implemented across campus. These changes include installing card readers in buildings that previously used physical locks and keys, requiring students to swipe their ...

Rahman ’26: The Open Curriculum has become a luxury of an America past

By Tasawwar Rahman | January 30

250 years ago, our founding fathers declared that we are “endowed by (our) Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” And that “whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter ...

Mooney ’29: Loving ‘Heated Rivalry’ isn’t the same thing as supporting LGBTQ+ representation

By Max Mooney | January 30

When the first episode of “Heated Rivalry,” a low-budget TV series about two closeted gay hockey players, came out last November, few expected it to be a big hit. Yet over the past few months, the show has become a pop culture and social media phenomenon. At the Golden Globes this month, “Heated ...

University News

A photo of University Hall from the Quiet Green on a snowy day.

Brown contributes $3M in grants to Rhode Island workforce as part of federal agreement

By Roma Shah | February 2

The University awarded $1.5M each to the Community College of Rhode Island and apprenticeship program Building Futures.

An illustration of an airplane with bears inside, flying through clouds.

When students rushed to leave campus after the shooting, alums paid for last-minute flights

By Rebecca Goodman | February 1

The Bruno Flight Fund raised over $23,500 and worked with various airlines to send students home early.

Photo of Will Dobbie at a wooden stand giving a lecture to a group of students.

Judges’ awareness of racial bias does not mitigate disparities in rates of defendant release, Harvard professor says in Brown talk

By Rachel Wicker | January 30

Harvard Kennedy School’s Will Dobbie spoke at a presentation sponsored by Brown’s Population Studies and Training Center.

Joseph Silverman ’77 elected president of the American Mathematical Society

By Samah Hamid | January 29

Silverman will officially begin his term as president of the American Mathematical Society next year.

Consulting firm Teneo to assist with post-shooting security reviews

By Jeremiah Farr | January 29

The review team will be co-led by Bill Bratton and Courtney Adante.

Arts & Culture

Still from the movie Hamnet, with William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) in a gray open button up and Agnes Shakespeare (Jessie Buckley) in a red dress and loose brown hair facing each other in a lush green forest.

Steeped in tragedy, ‘Hamnet’ soars

By Rebecca Goodman | February 3

The film’s triumph rests on the shoulders of its tremendous cast.

Sinners movie poster. On bottom is an ominous building surrounded by figures, in the middle a guitar floats containing each of the main characters and on the top a man’s eyes glow with the whole poster burning with red.

What ‘Sinners’ lacks in jump scares, it makes up for in its nuanced depiction of evil

By Timothy Ro | February 3

Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” suggests that evil exists on a spectrum.

Metro

Sports

Photo of the indoor turf field of Penner Field House.

Science & Research

A photo of Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center with two people walking in front of the building. The ground is covered with snow.

Classicist Harry Tanner links homophobia in ancient texts to moments of socioeconomic upheaval

By Ivy Huang | February 2

Classicist Harry Tanner linked homophobia in the ancient world to moments of upheaval.

A document titled “PROCLAMATION / TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE” framed on a wall in the John Carter Brown Library.

‘Think hemispherically’: New library exhibit offers a glimpse into life across the Americas in 1776

By Ella Piscatello | February 2

John Carter Brown Library’s new exhibit speaks to the mundane and transformative moments of 1776.

Women’s ice hockey overcomes early stumble to rout Union, Rensselaer

Artists, tech professionals deliberate AI impact on art at Emergent panel

Brown experts discuss measles complications, prevention amid potential loss of measles eliminated status in the US

Data privacy concerns spark debate on the future of Flock cameras in R.I.

Man stabbed on Thayer Street, suspect in custody

Lair ’28: Gay Brunonians shouldn’t abandon the queer community

Murray ’29: Don’t fall under the spell of #2016

Editorial: Now is the time to overhaul Brown’s building access system

Rahman ’26: The Open Curriculum has become a luxury of an America past

Mooney ’29: Loving ‘Heated Rivalry’ isn’t the same thing as supporting LGBTQ+ representation

Brown contributes $3M in grants to Rhode Island workforce as part of federal agreement

When students rushed to leave campus after the shooting, alums paid for last-minute flights

Judges’ awareness of racial bias does not mitigate disparities in rates of defendant release, Harvard professor says in Brown talk

Joseph Silverman ’77 elected president of the American Mathematical Society

Consulting firm Teneo to assist with post-shooting security reviews

Steeped in tragedy, ‘Hamnet’ soars

What ‘Sinners’ lacks in jump scares, it makes up for in its nuanced depiction of evil

Anti-ICE protest in photos

Hundreds of Rhode Island students walk out of K-12 schools in protest of ICE

Hundreds in Providence rally against ICE activity, joining nationwide shutdown

How Providence Place Mall found its place in Rhode Island’s heart, from 1999 to 2025

New indoor turf facility opens its doors, offering year-round athletics

Men’s basketball loses 63-53 as Princeton pulls ahead in second half

Wrestling brings standout individual performances despite losses to Cornell, Binghamton

Men’s ice hockey falls short to Stonehill 3-2 in OT

‘They’ve got to just be better’: Women’s ice hockey flounders in 4-0 loss to RIT

Classicist Harry Tanner links homophobia in ancient texts to moments of socioeconomic upheaval

‘Think hemispherically’: New library exhibit offers a glimpse into life across the Americas in 1776