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Gupta ’25: We should think twice before divulging the details of our sexual escapades

September 28

If you’ve ever left your dorm window cracked open, you’ve likely unintentionally eavesdropped on various conversations between random Brown students. Perhaps they are debating where to get lunch or chatting about their organic chemistry exam. Occasionally, you might overhear a conversation you know ...

Rahman ’26: What rankings really tell us about college — and why students should ignore them

By Tasawwar Rahman | September 27

In his column, Tas Rahman ’26, argues that rankings can be more harmful than helpful in a college applicant’s search for the best fit.

Guan ’27: Americans shouldn’t romanticize Canada

By Lucas Guan | September 24

As a Canadian, I get a kick out of telling fellow students where I’m from. While some reactions to my nationality are muted, other reactions are much more intriguing. Recently, it’s become common for someone to say that I’m “so lucky” to be Canadian and that they want to move to Canada to ...

Malherbe '26: AI is not inherently evil to creatives. We should still regulate it.

By Paulie Malherbe | September 21

Most people are probably pretty familiar with artificial intelligence and the discourse around it by now. As much as it has been a subject of fear-mongering and misinformation, the fact that you have probably used ChatGPT before (even if just for fun) proves it has already been normalized. The more ...

Aizenberg ’26: Don’t follow the news

By Benjamin Aizenberg | September 18

Statistician Nassim Taleb often points to an allegory of a fragile bridge. Regardless of what car drives over it, it will eventually break. The Swiss author Rolf Dobelli adds on to that: When the bridge collapses, what does the news focus on? It reports on the driver, on his life and on his family. ...

Gupta ’25: It’s time we rethink sexual metaphors to fit modern dating

By Anusha Gupta | September 12

Have you ever used bases to describe a sexual encounter? The baseball bases analogy has been used for decades in literature, media and real life to not-so-subtly indicate the extent of physical intimacy in a hookup. According to the teen magazine, Seventeen, one definition of the bases is as follows: ...

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Rahman ’26: The education crisis facing American boys

By Tasawwar Rahman | September 10

Today’s higher education landscape looks drastically different from that of our parents. In a dramatic reversal of the United States’ higher education gender breakdown, 59.5% of college students today are women. While both men and women this century are more likely to attend college than in the ...

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Aizenberg ’26: We should all donate at least 10% of our income to charity

By Benjamin Aizenberg | September 6

In his column, Ben Aizenberg ’26 argues that we all have a moral obligation to donate a large portion of our extra income to people in dire need.

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Malherbe ’26: You actually don’t need to defend Harry Styles from the queer community

By Paulie Malherbe | September 5

The meteoric rise of Harry Styles has been impossible to ignore. Once just another face in the long line of boy-band heartthrobs, Styles has since grown into an artist whose very name is associated with the subversion of male gender stereotypes. He has been lauded as a fashion icon and even a queer ...

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Malherbe '26: Rainbow capitalism is fading, but not in a good way

By Paulie Malherbe | June 25

In their column, Paulie Malherbe ’26 argues that the fading of rainbow capitalism is both a sign of threats to LGBTQ+ people and a reminder of the importance of protest and activism.

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Gupta ’25: Where to find sexual health education resources at Brown

By Anusha Gupta | April 28

In her column, Anusha Gupta ’25 writes that while Brown should make sexual health education resources more visible, students should also learn from each other.

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Aizenberg ’26: The most overlooked part of the gun control debate

By Benjamin Aizenberg | April 27

In his column, Ben Aizenberg ’26 argues that gun control discussions and policy should focus more on suicide prevention.

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Fang ’26: How going to school far away from home has helped me grow

By Juliet Fang | April 25

As my first year at Brown comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on what I was doing last year during this time — making the life-changing choice to come to Brown. Choosing to move away from my small, mostly rural hometown in California and the people I’d grown up with to go to the farthest school ...

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Slusarewicz ’23: The U.S. should require employers to offer paid vacation time off

By Megan Slusarewicz | April 24

In her column, Megan Slusarewicz ’23 argues that the U.S. should require employers to offer paid vacation off to ensure the well-being of employees and create a healthier work culture.

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Malherbe ’26: We must do more to defend trans rights

By Paulie Malherbe | April 19

In their column, Paulie Malherbe ’26 argues that students at Brown must avoid falling into complacency when it comes to defending trans rights.

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Gaber ’23: College is just the beginning

By Yasmeen Gaber | April 18

“College is the best four years of your life.”

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Wellisch ’26: Time flies, but that’s not a bad thing

By Yael Wellisch | April 16

As I come to the final weeks of my first year at Brown, I am struck by how fast the semesters flew by. It feels like yesterday my parents were frantically moving me into my dorm and I was nervously trying to meet people during orientation. After going through the arduous application process, this first ...

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Rahman ’26: ‘The save the world to consulting pipeline goes crazy here’

By Tasawwar Rahman | April 16

In his column, Tasawwar Rahman ’26 argues that Brown students shouldn’t default to only a few lucrative fields and instead embrace academic exploration.

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Sender ’25: The future of Providence is in its hands

By Gabriel Sender | April 13

In his column, Gabe Sender ’25 argues that Providence is well-poised to thrive amid the shift to remote work, so long as it capitalizes on its advantages.

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Aizenberg '26: Brown students need political exposure therapy

By Benjamin Aizenberg | April 12

Think of the four words or phrases that you feel are most relevant to the current political situation in the U.S. — mine are “Biden,” “Trump,” “gun control” and “abortion.” Check how frequently these terms appear in the headlines of a popular newspaper's opinion section, then ...