To the Editor:This weekend, Brown students will celebrate the arrival of an artist whose lyrics explicitly advocate violence against women. In light of The Herald's past commitment to investigating and encouraging discourse about women's issues, we are surprised at the paper's lack of commentary on ...
To the Editor:As a Brown alum, I was proud to see the University's rapid and generous response to the floods that have devastated the lives of so many Rhode Islanders ("U. donates $50,000 for flood relief," April 15). As President and CEO of The Rhode Island Foundation, I was delighted that Brown added ...
To the Editor:I write in response to the April 13 editorial, "Not forgotten and not forgiven," which discourages students from supporting Mayor David Cicilline's '83 Congressional bid. I am surprised that the paper would offer such a myopic outlook on the matter. An editorial that suggests campus-wide ...
To the Editor: Emily Breslin's '10 column ("Brown, the FDA, ROTC and discrimination," April 15) states that, because 48.1 percent of people living with HIV attributed their infection to male-to-male contact, indiscriminately excluding MSM (men who have sex with men) from donating ...
To the Editor:Your article on how the impending staff cuts will impact the institutional knowledge and skills at Brown's libraries ("University libraries face staff cuts," April 8) is just the tip of the iceberg. The University's cutting of 60 staff positions, on top of 31 positions cut last year, is ...
To the Editor: The Herald's article "Former student claims misdeeds by U. officials in sealed case" (April 12) failed to separate two critical issues: the alleged misconduct of Brown University administrators in compelling former student William McCormick to leave Brown after he allegedly raped the ...
To the Editor: Regarding "Gala moves back onto campus" (April 9): The Student Labor Alliance would like to express our utmost appreciation to our fellow students for taking heed of the concerns raised by SLA and the workers of the Westin.
To the editor:In my column that appeared in Monday's sports section ("Ben Dann '12: Athlete's notebook," April 12), I included a comment questioning the sportsmanship of the Harvard men's crew team and their Head Coach Harry Parker. I apologize for those comments. I also apologize to those ...
To the Editor: We are writing to correct mistaken statements in an opinions column and a news article that The Herald has published ("Shame on Ruth," Feb. 17; "Faculty stick together in work and marriage," March 15) about our successful lawsuit to force Brown University ...
To the Editor:As a faculty member with a long commute, I read with interest your recent article ("From afar, profs make the commute," March 11) on the subject. In my case, the round-trip drive from my home in Madison, Conn., is approximately 175 miles, which I am able to make every weekday with the ...
To the Editor:In his recent column ("Why spare athletics?", March 20), Tyler Rosenbaum '11 calls into question the Corporation's decision to incorporate a $64 fee for recreational facilities, arguing that the Department of Athletics should not be exempted from University-wide budget cuts, especially ...
To the Editor:In response to her opinions column ("Not content to hope in God," March 16), I would like to encourage Emily Breslin '10 to examine the University's motto through a different lens.
To the Editor:A recent article ("First-pick contest causes controversy," March 8) mentioned the possibility that the competition will be discontinued. I strongly believe this is unnecessary. As one of this year's entrants, I write to suggest improvements for future years.
To the Editor:Sunday afternoon, as I was driving on Angell, a one-way street, a student in the middle of the block darted in front of me to cross. If I hadn't stopped quickly, I would have hit him.
To the Editor:The guest column by Roberta Goldman '13 ("Brown Students for Palestine (and Israel)," March 4) misrepresents Brown Students for Justice in Palestine, as well as their use of the word "apartheid."
In his column ("Understanding the odd story of gay rights in Africa," March 5), Dominic Mhiripiri '12 accuses supporters of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill of being patronizing, closed-minded carpetbaggers. They just don't understand Southern culture. Trying to end lynching in the South is forcing Northern ...
To the Editor: As chair of the Physics Department, my attention was naturally drawn to Tyler Rosenbaum's recent column ("No physicists need apply," March 3). What activity or organization would not welcome physicists with open arms? Imagine my surprise when I read of Rosenbaum's ...
To the Editor:In his excellently written opinion piece ("What could Brown do for you?," Feb. 25), David Sheffield '11 does not share my holistic view of higher learning. Where he seems to view education as the mere acquisition of facts, my own learning at Brown is fed by what I get from my classes, ...
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