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Gupta ’25: Going the (long) distance: Navigating relationships apart
By Anusha Gupta | November 26In her column, Anusha Gupta ’25 offers advice for couples in a long-distance relationship.
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Simon ’25: There’s more to educational equality than meets the eye
By Alissa Simon | November 21Few topics that compel discourse quite like public education. Whether about book bans or science curricula, conversations surrounding K-12 classrooms lay bare our greatest hopes and deepest inadequacies as a democratic society. We tend to think about the great inequalities of the American public education ...
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Rahman ’26: Universities must not take stances on political matters
By Tasawwar Rahman | November 17On Oct. 7, the world watched in horror as Hamas launched an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel, killing 1,200 civilians and kidnapping around 240 more. In the weeks that have followed, Israel has carried out a horrific bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 11,000 civilians, ...
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Aizenberg ’26: Insects deserve a spot at the dinner table
By Benjamin Aizenberg | November 16In his opinion, Ben Aizenberg ’26 argues that we need to recognize the obvious benefits of insect consumption and make insects a staple in our diets.
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Malherbe ’26: The Grammys are too powerful to ignore
By Paulie Malherbe | November 16In their column, Paulie Malherbe ‘26 argues that the Grammy Awards can serve an important role for upcoming artists, as long as they adapt to today’s industry.
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Chang ’27: Don’t Feed the Trolls!
By Victor Chang | November 15In his column, Victor Chang ’27 argues that engaging with bad-faith protestors and actors on campus only serves to strengthen and amplify them further.
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Hudes ’27: We cannot let 2024 take us by surprise
By Paul Hudes | November 9The past month saw two firsts for the United States House of Representatives: first, the speaker of the House was voted out of office, and second, the speaker’s chair was taken by a Christian nationalist, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.). Aside from obvious concerns over a Christian nationalist holding one ...
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Guan ’27: Blame the Electoral College for far-right Republicans
By Lucas Guan | November 8Just under a year out from the 2024 election, it is clear that American politics are broken. This year alone has seen no shortage of embarrassing incidents, most notably the 22 agonizing days it took the House of Representatives to elect a new speaker. And with the rise of increasingly far-right Republican ...
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Gupta ’25: How to prepare for and address hook-up 'hangxiety'
By Anusha Gupta | November 5The word “hangxiety” has recently entered my vocabulary. It describes the feelings of anxiety that accompany a hangover after drinking too much on a night out. If you’ve ever woken up with your heart racing or had uncontrollable thoughts about what you did or said the night before, you have probably ...
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Malherbe ’26: In a world of problematic artists, who you listen to sends a signal
By Paulie Malherbe | November 2We are not short on problematic musicians. It feels like every other day a well-known artist makes headlines for an offensive tweet, predatory behavior or saying a slur. Anything awful you can imagine has probably been done by someone with more than 500,000 monthly Spotify listeners.
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Aizenberg ’26: Should we all donate a kidney to a stranger? Maybe.
By Benjamin Aizenberg | October 31One morning in 2003, Zell Kravinsky drove to his local hospital, had his kidney removed, and donated it to Donnell Reid, a woman he had met once. Donnell Reid was overcome with happiness — after eight draining years of dialysis, the donation was giving her the chance to have a future. At first glance, ...
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Rahman ’26: College attainment is dividing America. Non-degree-holders are getting left behind.
By Tasawwar Rahman | October 27Despite low unemployment, growth in real wages and strong GDP figures, only 19% of Americans characterize the economy as excellent or good, and nearly half of Americans expect things to get worse. Furthermore, America is deeply politically polarized, and while the division historically fell along class ...
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Hudes ’27: Social media is a harmful forum for political discourse
By Paul Hudes | October 27With every cycle of disaster, social media explodes with polarizing political content. Instagram becomes a battleground on which individuals are flooded with infographics — some that accurately reflect whatever issues they mean to tackle and some that entirely miss the mark. Many individuals repost ...
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Gupta ’25: Let’s make clear communication about our finances and boundaries sexy
By Anusha Gupta | October 25Sometimes, the difference between a platonic hangout with a friend and a first date can be difficult to ascertain. Brown students may find themselves asking a certain question to determine whether it was friendly or romantic: Did they split the bill, or did one person treat the other?
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Guan ’27: Even without college rankings, reputation matters whether we like it or not
By Lucas Guan | October 24In his column, Lucas Guan ’27 argues that ending college rankings wouldn’t end the power of college prestige
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Malherbe ’26: We can’t fix wealth inequality at Brown until we’re willing to talk about it
By Paulie Malherbe | October 18In their column, Paulie Malherbe ’26 argues that Brown students cannot fix wealth inequality at the University without honest dialogue about its effects.
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Chang ’27: Stereotypes about economics are holding the field back
By Victor Chang | October 16Entering college, I was hesitant about taking an economics course. When I finally did, I often found myself rationalizing the decision to those around me: “Sure, ‘Introduction to Game Theory’ is technically an econ course, but it’s more mathematical than anything else.” I now admit that my ...
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Gupta ’25: The “love language” framework is flawed — we must love beyond it
By Anusha Gupta | October 13In her column, Gupta ’25 argues that, while love languages may be a good starting point for establishing relationships, partners shouldn’t restrict themselves to loving a certain way.
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Rahman ’26: Medical students face an undue burden of debt that schools and stakeholders must work to alleviate
By Tasawwar Rahman | October 11According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the average physician today graduates with about $200K worth of medical student loan debt. While physicians, who are amongst society’s highest earners, can undoubtedly bear these costs, we ought to consider rethinking how we finance medical ...
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Noa Brown ’26: Parents deserve better: Brown’s parental leave policy is leaving employees and their children behind
By Noa Brown | October 9As a student interested in Reproductive Justice, I know that comprehensive paid parental leave is essential to the well-being of families. Brown’s policy, just six weeks of paid leave, is grossly inadequate. It is time the University adopts a new policy that will serve all members of our community ...
