By the end of APMA 0350: “Applied Ordinary Differential Equations,” you will be able to solve many common types of differential equations. By the end of CHEM 0330: “Equilibrium, Rate and Structure,” you will have a working knowledge of thermodynamics, electron chemistry and chemical reactions. ...
In speeches and emails, Brown’s administration consistently praises open inquiry. President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 has reminded the community that “freedom of expression is an essential component of academic freedom,” insisting that even the most uncomfortable topics deserve space ...
On Sept. 22, President Trump announced both an “answer” and a “cause” for Autism Spectrum Disorder. This politically charged announcement was filled not only with falsehoods, but also incredibly disturbing rhetoric in regards to the autistic community. In President Trump’s dialogue, one could ...
An hour after moving onto campus this August, I attended a brunch for incoming Jewish first-year students. As I ate, I met like-minded and equally nervous peers while simultaneously being sold on the copious programming taking place over the rest of orientation. This in-group feeling was wildly comfortable ...
Last summer, in a meeting with a transfer advisor at Brown, I asked how long he thought it would take me to socially integrate at the school. I had just finished my freshman year at Columbia, and I was anxious at the prospect of starting over completely. “Oh, never,” he said. “When you’re a ...
Growing up, every Monday, the playground was abuzz with my classmates and I dissecting the latest release of “Jessie” or “Victorious.” After waiting seven tantalizing days between episodes, we were desperate to discuss Bertram’s antics or the latest events at Hollywood Arts.
When I was accepted to Brown, I promised myself I would never again take a math or science class. After years of trudging through high school STEM courses, the Open Curriculum felt like a breath of fresh air. As I browsed Brown’s course offerings earlier this summer, I added dozens of classes to my ...
In an applied math lecture a few days ago, I noticed a peer scrolling through LinkedIn on his laptop. A friend landed an internship at Deloitte; another at McKinsey; someone started a new consulting club. Beside professional headshots were messages thanking recruiters, families and of course God for ...
It was my first week of college, and my roommate and I had skipped the overcrowded lines of the Brown Runs Costco Trip for something which seemed a little more achievable: taking the bus two stops down to the Walmart in North Providence. Yet, as we embarked on our journey, we watched in horror as our ...
“There’s some passion in the building, which is a good thing,” Tim Walz shouted over thunderous heckling as he took the podium during an event at the Minnesota State Capitol in April. Today, it feels as though politicians have wholly forgotten the purpose of politics: to bargain, negotiate and ...
Brown has always been known as the quirky, fun, Happy Ivy with its Open Curriculum, ability to pass/fail any class and independent concentrations. Students can be seen frolicking on the green and embracing the University’s carefree and relaxed vibe, discussing their class on anything from tai chi ...
What do we celebrate when we celebrate startups — progress, or just spectacle? The right answer should be progress, but recent trends in startup culture suggest otherwise. Lately, startups have turned to social media as a tool to spur growth. This makes sense: Social media is the platform of our generation ...
When I first started this column as an undergrad, I was writing about hookup culture between seminar readings. Now, I’m back as a med student and trading in dorm gossip for cadaver lab. But honestly, they’re not so different — both involve plenty of anatomy and a few highly questionable decisions. ...
Two weeks ago, as I sat on a rickety folding chair under the Main Green’s blue September sky, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 gave me and the rest of the incoming first-year class a piece of advice: Risk failure. It was amid this guidance that she herself, through the small, brave act ...
If you often find yourself doomscrolling on social media, it is likely you have encountered a new parodic trend on artificial intelligence: videos about “clankers.” In these videos, “clankers,” “wirebacks” and countless other phrases are used as slurs against AI, often within the context ...
In October 2024, The Atlantic published a widely circulated article called “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books.” Drawing on accounts from 33 professors, it argues that many students arrive at college unprepared to read complete novels. Some professors suggested potential causes, including ...
Last month, Texas Republicans approved a mid-decade redistricting plan that could give the party five additional congressional seats in the 2026 midterm elections. After months of unpopular policies spewing from the federal government, Trump-backed GOP representatives have decided to gerrymander their ...
What does it mean to be a good man? Masculine and dominant? Playful and caring?
Many of the restaurants on Westminster Street, the slightly shi-shi culinary stretch of Providence’s downtown, feel the same: mid-century modern tables and chairs, warm lighting and an affluent clientele. Amaryllis offers the same trappings, but a few critical details set this globally-inspired and ...
After a resounding defeat in the 2024 presidential election, members of the Democratic Party — from high-level strategists to registered voters — have had nearly a year to lick their wounds and regroup ahead of the next series of elections. But I fear that such reflection and reckoning ...
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