The 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 ...
We 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.
One 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, ...
Despite 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 ...
With 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 ...
Sometimes, 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?
In his column, Lucas Guan ’27 argues that ending college rankings wouldn’t end the power of college prestige
In their column, Paulie Malherbe ’26 argues that Brown students cannot fix wealth inequality at the University without honest dialogue about its effects.
Entering 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 ...
In 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.
According 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 ...
As 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 ...
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. ...
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