Rep. Scott Slater, D-R.I., brought legislation to the General Assembly last week to expand Providence’s ban on having a criminal history box on job applications to a statewide level. The ban does not prohibit checking criminal records: Rather, it is intended to force employers to conduct their own ...
Last week, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association Peter Shumlin officially invited Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 to become a member of the Democratic Party. With strong ties to both President Obama and other Democratic governors, Chafee may very well be inclined to change his affiliation, ...
Rhode Island House Bill 5603 proposes any person 18 years of age or older currently serving in the United States military may purchase and consume alcoholic beverages in the state. State representatives Thomas Winfield, D-Glocester, Smithfield, Raymond Hull, D-Providence and Raymond Gallison, D-Portsmouth, ...
In recent months, Brown Divest Coal has been vocal with chants like “Brown take action, stop extraction!” ringing out across the Main Green. Since September, the group has persisted in protesting what it believed to be Brown’s investment in coal companies that contribute to unsafe environmental ...
Last Thursday, Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, D-Warwick, Cranston, introduced a bill he said would promote “the good and wonderful things” about Rhode Island — by making fried calamari the state’s official appetizer. A move so lacking in substance is a distraction that will steal valuable time and ...
In a Herald opinion column entitled “Don’t Rape” published last week, Cara Newlon ’14.5 drew attention to the victim-blaming culture that surrounds sexual assault. Almost immediately, the comments section of the page was filled with reactions from posters such as “Brownie,” who wrote, “Maybe ...
In January, the nation veered from the so-called fiscal cliff. But this agreement was not a solution to the looming issues. The act merely pushed the large cuts to discretionary spending a few months later, ensuring that financial issues will remain in the forefront of our political battles and cable ...
As Zach Ingber ’15 argued in a Feb. 12 Herald opinions column, there is a deafening silence on Brown’s campus around the continued ravaging and slow dissolution of Syria. As of Feb. 13, over 70,000 had died in the conflict, according to estimates from the United Nations. Children are being whisked ...
The Daily Princetonian published an op-ed Feb. 20 decrying the existence of several departments at Princeton — namely American studies, African American studies and Latino studies. Calling these culture-specific departments “unnecessary” and “superfluous,” the op-ed advocated dissolving these ...
Over the past months, notable role models and powerful leaders, built up into almost demigod statuses by the public, have been harshly dethroned by various allegations. This past week, celebrity South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was arrested after being accused of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva ...
There is no hiding that too many of Rhode Island’s high schools, especially those in the Providence School System, are persistently low-performing. In the latest chapter of Rhode Island’s educational crisis, the Rhode Island Department of Education will implement a policy, effective this year, to ...
Last week, The Herald reported that plans by the Office of Residential Life for future housing allocation have been slightly changed. Specifically, Hegeman Hall and Slater Hall will remain designated for upperclassmen, while sophomores will live in Perkins Hall doubles previously slotted to become upperclassmen ...
Last Wednesday, the University’s Health Services and insurance administrators announced that in coming years, the student insurance plan will cover sex reassignment procedures for transgender students. This progressive move, which places Brown among a small group of 36 pioneering schools to offer ...
It’s fair to say many Brown students are involved in activism, whether through the Swearer Center for Public Service, advocacy groups, student political organizations or any other number of causes. In a 2011 Herald article on student activism, a faculty poll showed 57 percent of faculty members believe ...
Several economics professors have expressed plans to follow new grade distribution guidelines — part of an effort to combat grade inflation, The Herald reported Thursday. In the recommended scheme, 30 percent of students in a class would receive As, 40 percent Bs, and 30 percent Cs. This would be ...
Winter Storm Nemo made a forceful appearance Friday, blanketing more than 13 states from Wisconsin to Maine with knee-height snow. While much of the student body greeted the blizzard with joy by engaging in snowball fights on the Main Green and sledding down College Hill on Sharpe Refectory trays, other ...
Law school has traditionally been a popular option for university graduates seeking to broaden their career opportunities, especially for those interested in law or public policy. Among others, political science, international relations and history concentrators often consider pursuing a law degree ...
In an article published in The Herald last week (“Expanding engineering school considers off-campus space”), students raised well-founded concerns about the impact of expanding the School of Engineering down College Hill into the Jewelry District, a move currently under discussion by University ...
At the beginning of each semester, students begrudgingly trudge to the Brown Bookstore to pay an exorbitant price to purchase textbooks for their classes. Many others, looking to save money, resort to purchasing books through online retailers like Amazon, where they often revel in having saved money ...
The Department of English initiated a curricular review in coordination with several other departments in March 2010. Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin P’12, who was professor of English and department chair in 2010, said at the time the restructuring would not be “a revolutionary change,” ...
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