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Editors’ note: A semester later, our campus is as strong as ever

By 136th Editorial Board | April 24

On Jan. 23, we published our first print edition as the 136th Editorial Board. Today — over 600 articles later — we are publishing our final print edition of the semester.

Editors’ Note: Returning to the newsroom on a campus forever changed

By 136th Editorial Board | January 23

Today’s paper marks The Brown Daily Herald’s first print issue since we lost two cherished members of our community, Ella Cook ’28 and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov ’29. This is also our first print edition as the 136th Editorial Board.

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Editors’ Note: Ever true

By 136th Editorial Board | December 16

On Saturday, two Brunonians were killed. Nine others were hospitalized. Although there are no words that can heal our community’s immense grief, we send endless love to the families and friends of those lost and wish the students still recovering a swift return to good health.

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Editors’ Note: A heartfelt thank you for the lessons we’ve learned at 88 Benevolent

By 135th Editorial Board | December 5

The weekend before our first night of production as the new editorial board, we took it upon ourselves to usher in a slate of new changes — rearranging dusty couches and furniture, installing our neon “135” sign and adorning the walls of 88 Benevolent St. with a collection of freshly printed photos. ...

Editors’ Note: Announcing The Herald’s 136th Editorial Board

By 135th Editorial Board | December 5

The Herald is proud to announce the members of its 136th Editorial Board, which will oversee the paper through its 135th year.

Editors’ Note: What we’re thankful for

By 135th Editorial Board | November 24

So many fresh faces at 88 Benevolent and the dedicated staff who have stuck with us through a year of challenging coverage.

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Editors’ Note: Welcome to our home away from home

By 135th Editorial Board | October 16

As orange and red hues brighten our campus quads, we are breaking sweaters out of the bottom of our dressers and preparing our best tour guide impersonations to welcome you — our loved ones — to College Hill.

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Editors’ Note: On an amicus brief in support of The Stanford Daily

By 135th Editorial Board | October 16

On Wednesday night, The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. joined 54 other student news organizations and newsroom leaders in signing an amicus curiae brief filed by the Student Press Law Center in support of The Stanford Daily in Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation et al. v. Rubio.

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Editors’ Note: It’s almost like we never left

By 135th Editorial Board | September 5

A familiar buzz has returned to College Hill: the wheels of moving bins scraping against the pavement, families filing into stores and restaurants on Thayer Street, students ignoring traffic laws every time the campus bell rings. It’s almost like we never left.

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Editors’ Note: Amid uncertainty, trust student journalism

By 135th Editorial Board | April 25

Since our last editors’ note, Brown University has been shaken by federal actions threatening to remake American higher education.

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Editors’ Note: A new year at 88 Benevolent St.

By 135th Editorial Board | January 24

Today’s paper marks the first print issue of The Brown Daily Herald in the 2025 calendar year — our first as the 135th Editorial Board.

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Editors’ Note: A farewell to 2024 and our time at The Herald

By 134th Editorial Board | December 6

When senior year comes along, most students think of the first time they walked through the Van Wickle Gates. But, for us, a different entrance comes to mind — the door to our office at 88 Benevolent St.

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Editors’ Note: Announcing The Herald’s 135th Editorial Board

By 134th Editorial Board | December 6

The Herald is proud to announce the members of our 135th Editorial Board, which will oversee the paper through its 134th year.

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Editors’ Note: The ‘normal college experience’

By 133rd Editorial Board | May 23

There is no standard college experience. Everyone, no matter when or where they went to school, can say that their time on campus had its challenges and oddities. But it’s hard to imagine a stranger start to college than the class of 2024's — a semester late and taking classes online from our dorm ...

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Editors’ Note: Clarifying and updating The Herald’s op-ed submission criteria

By 134th Editorial Board | March 20

Over the past few months, The Herald has received a multitude of op-ed submissions responding to current campus and community dialogue. In light of this engagement, we want to clarify and update some basic guidelines for op-ed submissions.