Since we were old enough to use Google, Gen Z has been told Wikipedia is unreliable. I remember sitting criss-crossed on the floor of my elementary school classroom, listening to my teacher lecture about how, since anyone on the internet can edit a Wikipedia page, it shouldn’t be trusted. To this ...
Few philosophers have been more misunderstood than Friedrich Nietzsche. While his more flamboyant assertions — like his claim that God is dead — are crucial to understanding his work as a whole, discussion about Nietzsche is often limited to these statements alone. Among his more profound teachings, ...
The Herald’s Fall 2025 Poll found that two-thirds of Brown students believe sharing political beliefs is important when forming friendships. Among very liberal or progressive students, this rate is much higher. While it is undoubtedly easier to pursue friendships with people you relate to politically, ...
In recent months, elite American universities have been forced into highly publicized and contentious negotiations with the White House on topics from federal research funding to free speech. As a result, we have entered an era where universities like Brown are morphing into the government’s ideological ...
Amid the Trump administration’s attacks on academic institutions, the sphere of higher education has faced strained public scrutiny, exacerbating longstanding perceptions of elitism and inequality within higher education. As a result, the concept of the Ivy League has been placed on trial and America’s ...
As one of the first two Jews to graduate from Brown, Israel Strauss, class of 1894, was told by then-University President Elisha Andrews, class of 1870, to pursue different career paths because of his religion. Such comments were not unique in the long history of Jews in the diaspora. It would be hard ...
Nestled less than a mile north of Brown’s campus, Frank & Laurie’s serves a delicious brunch on the corner of Camp Street and Doyle Avenue. The restaurant calls itself a “neighborhood affair,” an apt nickname for this homey eatery bustling with locals.
In her recent column, Beatriz Lindemann ’29 argues that Brown should offer a course on personal finance. Lindemann protests that the Department of Economics, ranked No. 11 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, should teach students about “budgeting, filing taxes and making wise personal investments.” ...
It’s February. It’s 20 degrees outside, give or take. You’ve gone to see one of your friends in a different dorm. You call them to let them know you’re outside — that you’re waiting — but get sent to voicemail. You send a text. Then another. Then another. They’ve fallen asleep, a nap ...
Picture a person who seems to embody productivity. Maybe you thought of someone cooking dinner while on the phone, answering emails while walking on the treadmill or doing math homework and listening in on a Zoom meeting at the same time. We view this kind of multitasking as the ultimate efficiency ...
National politics often feel synonymous with chaos — the federal government has been shut down for a month now, and the president has continued to deploy National Guard troops to American cities. As worrying as things are, matters of local government remain places for optimism. The president has no ...
College friendships are supposed to be easy, but they don’t always stay that way. There’s no situation as awkward and nerve-racking as when you start to wonder if you like your friend as more than just a friend.
I always thought that I had no interest in numbers. This past summer, however, both my dad and I agreed that I needed to understand how to manage my own finances by the time I graduate from Brown — not because I find accounting particularly interesting, but because I am passionate about female empowerment. ...
Moments after he was sworn into office in 2017, President Trump stated that “from this day forward, it’s going to be only America first.”
If you’re reading strangely intimate, nameless comments about your classmates’ eating habits, midterm schedules or sex lives, you’re probably doomscrolling on Sidechat. The app is an anonymous forum for users to post about whatever is on their mind, anytime they want, to a community of predominantly ...
I was out on a run the first time I noticed how territorial Brunonians are about campus sidewalks. At the time, I was blocked by two individuals inconveniently spaced out ahead of me. The easy solution would have been for the pair to walk closely side-by-side, or in a line, to allow me to pass through. ...
Halfway through my first semester at Brown, one of my closest friends on campus told me she loved the person I was becoming. She said I seemed more “Brown” and sophisticated, or less “Maine” than when I first arrived. What she meant as a compliment felt instead like a quiet blow to my sense ...
Every generation struggles with new technology. When innovation promises to streamline our lives, there are always critics bemoaning the loss of the good old days. Ten years after Google search was released, The Atlantic’s Nicholas Carr asked, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr observed that his ...
Brown is known for lots of great things: the Open Curriculum, diverse student body, impactful research and innovative programs like the Program in Liberal Medical Education and the Brown-RISD Dual Degree. However, one aspect of our University is not only poorly rated, but carries an unjustly bad reputation: ...
When most undergraduate students think of Brown, we think of our professors, the Main Green, dining halls and, of course, our fellow Brunonians. It’s rarer that we concern ourselves with the politics of the faculty, with whom we typically interact through class or research. But Brown harbors an expansive ...
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