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Editorial: The Open Curriculum is about exploration. Why is Brown’s certificate program so limited?

By Editorial Page Board | March 20

This semester, the Brown Renewable Energy and Sustainability Society has been advocating for a certificate in sustainability to join similar programs in data fluency, engaged scholarship, entrepreneurship, intercultural competence and migration studies. We’re all for a sustainability certificate — ...

Editorial: Our student government is a mess. It’s time for a much-needed makeover.

By Editorial Page Board | March 16

In their editorial, the Editorial Page Board advocates for a sweeping simplification of Brown’s current student government.

Affirmative action may be off the table soon — but legacy admissions are not the answer

By Editorial Page Board | February 26

With the Supreme Court poised to strike down race-conscious admissions, Brown is considering a number of alternative strategies to uphold student body diversity without affirmative action. Associate Provost for Enrollment Logan Powell, at a recent panel, suggested that the University rely on legacy ...

Editorial: DPS must give students timely and detailed updates about threats to campus safety

By Editorial Page Board | February 14

On December 4, Brown’s Department of Public Safety arrested Thony Greene, a man with a history of trespassing on University property, for allegedly invading students’ rooms in Wayland House. Greene, who has no affiliation with the University, has since been charged with willful trespass and breaking ...

Editorial: UCS needs to be a serious voice for students

By Editorial Page Board | February 10

In their editorial, the editorial page board exhorts UCS to be a better voice for students — not just a platform for political theater.

Editorial: Shopping period can be hectic and stressful. Professors should keep that in mind

By Editorial Page Board | February 2

In their editorial, the editorial page board urges faculty members to consider the student experience when planning assignments during shopping period.

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Editorial: The future of affirmative action at Brown

By Editorial Page Board | December 7

The Supreme Court seems poised to ban affirmative action, the use of race-conscious considerations in college admissions. During hearings in late October, members of the court’s conservative majority made no efforts to hide their skepticism of affirmative action’s constitutionality as used at ...

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Editorial: A better-lit campus is the first step to improving safety

By Editorial Page Board | November 28

In its emails, the Department of Public Safety routinely advises students to “travel on well-lit streets and throughways.” But how can students do this when there is insufficient lighting around campus? When the 2021 DPS Community Survey Report asked undergraduate, graduate ...

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Editorial: Antisemitism has no place on College Hill

By Editorial Page Board | November 10

A week and half ago, an obscene antisemitic note was discovered at Brown RISD Hillel, a center of Jewish life on College Hill. In the wake of this horrific attack, we stand in solidarity with Brown’s Jewish community.

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Editorial: Restricting student renters will not get rid of college parties, but it will raise rents

By Editorial Page Board | October 26

Last week, the Providence City Council heard public testimony on a proposed zoning amendment that would further restrict students renting on College Hill. While currently no more than three students can live together in single-family zones, the amendment would extend that prohibition to two-, three- ...

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Editorial: Brown, get boosted

By Editorial Page Board | September 21

COVID-19 is still going around. Despite declining case counts nationwide, our country currently faces about 55,000 new infections and hundreds of deaths a day. At Brown, many of us know peers who have recently ...

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Editorial: At long last, Spring Weekend

By Editorial Page Board | April 27

Spring Weekend is back. This Friday and Saturday, for the first time since 2019, students will gather in person to hear performances from the likes of Flo Milli, Ari Lennox and Amaarae — screaming their hearts out to songs they may or may not know, taking a break from classes and work to hang out ...

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Editorial: Broken elections, broken UCS

By Editorial Page Board | April 26

After years of apathy among students, this year’s student government election finally attracted attention — but for all the wrong reasons. On April 18, the Student Government Association announced that Chas Steinbrugge ’24 had won the race for president of the Undergraduate Council of Students. ...

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Editorial: To the class of 2026

By Editorial Page Board | April 22

Congratulations on your acceptances to Brown! We’re so excited to welcome you to College Hill. A new class of students is always cause for celebration. But this year, the changing of the guard feels especially meaningful.

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Editorial: The UCS president-elect has his work cut out for him

By Editorial Page Board | April 19

At 7 p.m. on Monday, leaders of the University’s three branches of student government stood on the Main Green and announced the results of this year’s student government elections. Many of the races were uncontested, but the final race announced, for the president of the Undergraduate Council ...

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Editorial: The Housing Lottery is a mess

By Editorial Page Board | April 4

The Housing Lottery starts this Thursday, adding another headache-inducing ordeal to a month already filled to the brim with projects, papers and tests. Selecting on-campus housing should be a fairly straightforward process. In reality, it is a mess. The buildup to selection day leads to breakdowns, ...

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Editorial: To mask or not to mask? Ask students.

By Editorial Page Board | March 14

The campus mask mandate is ending today. Save for a few settings, including classrooms where instructors decide otherwise, vaccinated individuals no longer have to wear masks in public spaces. For some, this is a cause for celebration. At long last, we are moving forward in this pandemic, finally ...

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Editorial: Required courses must be accessible

By Editorial Page Board | February 27

For many students, vying for a spot in a popular class is a shopping period tradition — begging professors for overrides, getting their names onto waitlists and crossing their fingers that a spot will open up. Some amount of competition is expected, as spaces are limited. But when these highly ...

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Editorial: Students treat Wellness like a regular dorm; Brown should too

By Editorial Page Board | February 22

The deadline for the Wellness Residential Experience at Sternlicht Commons — or what most students simply call Wellness — recently passed. The dorm is in high demand among students, owing to its spacious suites and brand-new furnishings. The goal of the dorm is lofty: to create a community where ...

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Editorial: The S/NC deadline is not satisfactory

By Editorial Page Board | February 7

The deadline to opt for the Satisfactory/No Credit grading option is fast approaching, and as shopping period comes to a close, students are doing their best to make the right call. Taking a class S/NC can help alleviate students’ stress about grades when taking a course, allowing them to focus ...