Upon my arrival at Brown, I was met with a call to climate action — as was every member of the class of 2027 who attended convocation. Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Kim Cobb, the director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society and a member of the White House’s ...
With the widespread success of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, many are rushing to crown her as the greatest popstar of all time. Obviously, Taylor Swift’s music is good. It’s catchy. It’s a fun listen. Furthermore, she is prolific, having sold albums in record-breaking numbers, maintaining a position ...
In their column, Paulie Malherbe ‘26 argues that we need to counter a toxic culture of misogyny within women’s sports — and support our women’s teams close to home.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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: ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
In his column, Ben Aizenberg ’26 argues that gun control discussions and policy should focus more on suicide prevention.
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 ...
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.
In their column, Paulie Malherbe ’26 argues that students at Brown must avoid falling into complacency when it comes to defending trans rights.
“College is the best four years of your life.”
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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