I first sought to write this column about how competitive classes and tedious waitlists plague the literary arts department. I was ready to argue that Brown must reform the department’s exclusive seminars and complicated registration processes making it the nebulous, untouchable bastion of ‘not ...
In early February, Brown announced that the University would once again raise tuition by 4.5%, bringing annual tuition to $68,612 and total direct charges to $88,856. Since 2013, Brown’s tuition has gone up every year, increasing by over 46% in 10 years. And while Brown gives some of the most generous ...
During the 2016 Rio Olympics, American swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were robbed on their way back from a club. Their taxi was pulled over by individuals posing as police officers who ordered the intoxicated swimmers to the ground and stole their wallets. Lochte had ...
In a recent New York Times Magazine interview, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Charan Ranganath explains how memories are far more complicated than a chronological record of past experiences. He claims that “we update our memories through the act of remembering,” creating a biased sense ...
On Feb. 5, Dartmouth became the first Ivy League school to reinstate mandatory standardized testing for its 2025-26 admissions cycle. In the coming weeks, Brown’s Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions Policies plans to release a report regarding our current test-optional policy. Brown must follow Dartmouth’s ...
What do you think about the ongoing civil war in Cameroon that has displaced millions of people? Do you side with the Francophones or the Anglophones? Most likely, you cannot locate Cameroon on a map (neither could I, before writing this), let alone hold opinions on its civil war. It would thus be silly ...
The Ivy League is no stranger to criticism and scrutiny. From producing mindless “zombies” to upholding socioeconomic inequality, critics have already levied almost any accusation one could imagine. But amid social and political upheaval in the aftermath of the October 7 attack, right-wing commentators ...
Two weeks ago, I was sitting at Saloniki Greek in Harvard Square visiting two friends from high school. I looked at my phone and saw a bombardment of anxious text messages from my parents: “Go home.” “It’s already 8:30” “Safety should be your first priority.” “Is it worth throwing your ...
I don’t like cars. They’re loud, expensive and they spew carbon dioxide everywhere. However, rentable electric scooters are not the solution, and actually contribute to net emissions. It’s time for Providence to promote more a environmentally friendly mode of transportation: the RIPTA bus system. ...
On Feb. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar Trump from being on the Colorado primary ballot. The country’s highest court will be dipping its toes into the dangerous waters of American electoral politics. In the wake of unprecedented ...
Consider this alternate history: World War II has just ended and the U.S. surprisingly fails to stop Soviet communism from spreading past the Eastern Bloc. As a result, the USSR and Western Europe become close economic and military allies. Isolated and stuck with a faltering economy, the U.S. cedes ...
Brown’s administration has long insisted that the University’s endowment is “not a political instrument,” part of its doctrine of political neutrality — a doctrine with serious limits. Political neutrality is all fine and good when it comes to mundane issues like the federal deficit. ...
In her column, Sasha Estice ’24.5 describes how food can connect us and shape our sense of self.
In just one year, generative artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT have transformed the way we work and learn. In the Herald’s Fall 2023 poll, only 30.3% of surveyed students said that they do not use ChatGPT or similar tools in their academic study. Given the prevalence and utility of this ...
Hours after student groups at Harvard published a letter stating that its signers “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence” in response to the Israel-Hamas war, a debate emerged on the university’s campus over the limits of freedom of expression. As tensions rose ...
In his column, Paul Hudes ’27 argues that the shared meal should be appreciated for its innate ability to bring people together.
In their column, Paulie Malherbe ’26 argues that Hollywood producers and audiences need to decenter whiteness and cisness in queer media and platform more intersectional stories.
Thanksgiving is a time for love, food and family. It is also a time to argue with our relatives over a plate of turkey, as many of us were reminded last week. These often heated conversations have made it evident to me that America is media illiterate — unable to parse the many channels through which ...
In 2018, the World Wildlife Fund claimed that, by not using plastic straws, we could “help change the future for our oceans.” They were certainly addressing an important problem, but plastic straws constitute only a fraction of overall plastic pollution. The only viable way to mitigate plastic pollution ...
The “billionaire” has become an essential character in American pop culture. Whether we admire them, envy them or villainize them, it is difficult to deny the vast power that their wealth grants them. However, there is little consensus on how billionaires should best exercise this power for the ...
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