On Oct. 1, the federal government shut down, halting federal programs and services across the country and partially freezing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits starting at the beginning of November. In a typical month in 2024, SNAP helped 41 million low-income Americans afford a healthy ...
There’s nothing I miss more during a cold New England storm than a warm, home-cooked meal. Particularly, I find myself craving a Chinese meal. Unfortunately there are not many authentic Chinese restaurants in Providence. And no, Chinatown on Thayer definitely doesn’t count.
College introduces us to a hectic version of life. In the bubble that is being a university student, our social lives are often smushed together with the academic and domestic spheres of college. This results in a lack of spaces purely dedicated to voluntary and informal social gatherings — also known ...
I was gifted Patti Smith’s “Just Kids” on my 16th birthday and was instantly enamored. Since then, I have been known to gift it to my friends. Sometimes college students feel that they need to have their futures all figured out — this book shows that you don’t. In an Ivy League culture obsessed ...
“And that’s … where again?”
There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that can feel almost embarrassing to admit out loud.
Nov. 4 wins in New Jersey, New York City and Virginia, as well as staggering blue margins across the country, have given the Democrats a gift that we have yearned for since the beginning of the Trump administration: a rebuke to the president’s cruel agenda that gives reason for the Republican caucus ...
It has been just over three years since oral arguments began in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, a landmark Supreme Court case that ruled race-based affirmative action in higher education unconstitutional. Since that moment, selective universities have seen sharp declines in the number of Black ...
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.
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