The Big Ten, one of the five power conferences of the NCAA, recently announced that all its member institutions would guarantee athletic scholarships for all four years that an athlete attends college. This is a drastic step toward reaffirming the importance of academics in the collegiate model of athletics, ...
Over the fall weekend, as I was enjoying leisurely post-midterm cleanup in the afternoon sunlight, I came across a copy of Patrick Suskind’s “The Story of Mr. Sommer” helplessly squashed underneath a pile of overbearing textbooks. Tucked inside the book was a receipt showing that it was purchased ...
There are many reasons to be skeptical of conversation for conversation’s sake. One conversation does not undo hundreds of years of systematic oppression. One conversation does not eliminate privilege or even make a critical mass of community members aware of its own. Last Wednesday night’s conversation ...
This is the first in a series on Brown’s libraries and study spaces. If you haven’t been to the newly renovated Rockefeller Library, don’t bother. If you haven’t been to the newly renovated John Hay Library, hurry quick or its doors might close. When Yale’s Sterling Memorial Library reopened ...
If you have not seen it already, you have probably heard about the Slavery Memorial. Stemming from the recommendation of the Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice’s report, the Slavery Memorial takes the form of a ball, chain and plaque on the Quiet Green in front of Manning Hall. Last week, students ...
The Sept. 16 edition of The Herald unveiled one of the largest changes within the University this year: the integration of the Taubman Center for American Institutions and Public Policy into the Watson Institute for International Studies (“Taubman to integrate with Watson Institute”). A town hall-style ...
Suppose that you are walking down the hallway of a large building. Every time you pass a door, you open it and peek inside. Nine times out of 10, you see that the person at the front of the room is a man. If asked later about this experience, you would probably conclude that whatever activity was being ...
This past week, a video entitled “Harvard students think U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than ISIS” was posted. The video featured several students on Harvard’s campus being interviewed by “Campus Reform,” a conservative watchdog group that claims to “expose bias and abuse on the ...
Right now it seems most of the country is suffering from hypochondria — Americans have an unwarranted fear that they are infected with a disease. The arrival of Ebola in the United States has people clearing their throats and rushing to emergency rooms claiming near death. Is this an overreaction? Yes, ...
Last year, the Undergraduate Council of Students passed a resolution calling for an increase in the proportion of faculty of color at the University, particularly in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. There are many kinds of diversity, and I would never want to overshadow or disregard ...
Last week’s opinions column by David Katzevich ’16 (“Climate change: End capitalism or end the world,” Oct. 10) regarding the irreconcilable differences between capitalism and ending climate change deserves attention, as it places two incredibly broad topics against each other — and fails ...
On Sept. 21, almost 400,000 people, from suburban families to college students to hardened eco-warriors, took to the streets of New York to protest the continued destruction of the earth’s precious ecosystems through anthropogenic climate change before a United Nations meeting to discuss next year’s ...
Last Saturday, sound tactics and flawless boat handling led 29-year-old skipper Charlie Enright ’08 along with his team Alvimedica to an opening victory in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race’s in-port series. The world’s best sailors take to the seas every three years for the premier round-the-world ...
Two years ago, President Christina Paxson asked the Brown community to consider her characterization of the University as “constructively irreverent.” History corroborates her claim — many a Brown student has eschewed social norms while working within an established framework to change our school ...
Three weeks ago, I went to my first career fair. I walked around a bit, and though I talked to some representatives, I left mostly disappointed. Out of the over 90 companies that came to the fair, I had three successful and helpful interactions. At first, I thought that maybe I wasn’t looking closely ...
This past week, tens of thousands of students in Hong Kong took to the streets to claim their fundamental right to suffrage. They were met with tear gas and billy clubs, as well as the passive assent of parts of the international community — including institutions like Brown — that benefit from ...
The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice is bursting onto the scene this semester, organizing various educational events and programs that have already reached wide audiences on campus. In coordination with the University’s 250th celebration, the center has shed light on important themes surrounding ...
I started off freshman year with a loud declaration to the world that I was not going to fall for the first cute boy who smiled my way. I mean, my goodness, I was here for education! To strive to become a well-rounded human being! To gain experience for the real world! How could I have time for boys ...
I had originally finished the final sentence of this column last Tuesday. Because I consider completion of any kind a cause for celebration, I decided to shirk an assignment deadline and attend “Sounds of Music from North Korea: A Concert with Professor Cheol Woong Kim,” an event sponsored by the ...
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. Remember when the Washington Capitals were the hot up-and-comers in the NHL? Remember when Ovechkin, Semin, Green and Backstrom were all under 25? Remember when they won the Presidents’ Trophy? Remember when it felt like ...
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