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Letter: Grade inflation may hinder learning

To the Editor: In his recent column, Ian Eppler ’13 is not so much defending inflated grades as he is defending the circumstances he believes naturally led to them (“In defense of grade inflation,” Jan. 31). What is missing is a discussion of whether inflation itself is problematic. Universities ...


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Letter: Inviting King to lecture offensive to student

To the Editor: As a student and alum of Brown University, I am disappointed by the Office of Institutional Diversity’s decision to invite Bernice King to give the Jan. 30 Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture under the title of “Advancing the ‘Dream’: Addressing Social Equity Issues to Eliminate ...


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Letter: Financial aid should be fundraising priority

To the Editor: The members of Brown for Financial Aid strongly disagree with Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Beppie Huidekoper’s assessment in Friday’s article (“Full need-blind unsustainable under current finances, says finance VP,” Jan. 25). No one suggests today’s ...


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Letter: Economics degree requires mathematical rigor

To the Editor: In a recent editorial (“Rethinking undergraduate economics,” Jan. 25), Lucas Husted evaluates Brown’s economics concentration by considering its requirements. He writes that the lack of rigorous math detracts from the program. As a graduate math student, I like it when math is ...


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Letter: U. must follow Unity College's lead

To the Editor: In the midst of all the excitement regarding the election, there was another announcement Wednesday that many people missed - Maine's Unity College just became the first college in the nation to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Unity College is proving that colleges and universities ...


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Letter: Brown students need to vote

To the Editor: A recent Herald poll asked the question "Do you plan on voting in the upcoming election?" and found that 5.5 percent of students said they don't plan on voting, 15.1 percent said they are ineligible to vote, and 6.1 percent said they weren't sure if they would vote. That's 26.7 percent ...


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Letter: Reaction column makes classist assumptions

To the Editor: Ethan Currens '10 MA'11 and Bradley Silverman '13 are pissed off at Daniel Moraff '14 ("Moraff's '14 entitlement is showing," Oct. 24). In their screed against his recent column on the Brown Corporation ("The horrifying makeup of the Brown Corporation," Oct. 17), they claim that Moraff's ...


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