Opinions

Editors’ Note: Celebrating what we’ve gained and lost these four years

By 132nd Editorial Board | May 24

“Is it Greg or New Dorm?” — that was the headline of a Herald article from fall 2021. The concept was straightforward: Newer members of the campus community were calling the Vartan Gregorian Quadrangle “Greg” — an abomination to upperclassmen who knew the building as “New Dorm.” ...

PhotoBy_Lilly_Nguyen_FOR_Johnny_Ren_Column(1).jpg

Senior Column | Ren ’23: An idiot all along

By Johnny Ren | May 24

The first column I ever wrote for The Herald was titled “I did not like the first-year reading.” Perhaps you remember that book ― “The Idiot” by Elif Batuman. The pink paperback Brown mailed us the summer before our first year, with the picture of a gray rock on the cover. Our first homework ...

PhotoBy_Lilly_Nguyen_FOR_Elon_Collins_Column(1).jpg

Senior Column | Collins '23.5: Deciding Factors

By Elon Collins | May 24

Where has the time gone? It’s as if I closed my eyes on my first night here at Brown and opened them on the morning of our graduation. When we said yes to Brown, we decided that this was the place to become young, independent scholars. We decided that we loved every blade of grass on the Main Green, ...

PhotoBy_Lilly_Nguyen_FOR_Lily_Lustig_Column(1).jpg

Senior Column | Lustig ’23: Food as community

By Lily Lustig | May 24

I wrote my Common App essay about food. There was no other topic so significant to me then, and though much has changed since, there’s still nothing I would rather write about as I reflect on these last four years.

PhotoBy_Lilly_Nguyen_FOR_Will_Bednarz_Column(1).jpg

Senior Column | Bednarz ’23: Making the most out of an elevator ride

By Will Bednarz | May 24

I’ve learned many lessons both inside and outside of the classroom during college. But one of the most profound lessons changed my outlook on college, and on life — and it happened on an otherwise mundane day in 2020.

PhotoBy_Lilly_Nguyen_FOR_Gimenes_Column(1).jpg

Senior Column | Gimenes ’23: The truth about finding yourself

By Livia Gimenes | May 24

College is the time to find yourself — at least that’s what movies tell us. But reality is not often like what we see on the silver screen. While I wish that my time on College Hill had a nicely wrapped message like the American coming-of-age films I grew up watching, the truth is that trying ...

Latest stories

PhotoBy_Lilly_Nguyen_FOR_Jackson_McGough_Column(1).jpg

Opinions

Senior Column | McGough ’23: Keep your friendships strong. You won’t regret it

By Jackson McGough | May 24

Freshman year — and especially that maiden semester — each of us had to blaze trails and enforce good habits. Many of us had never lived on our own or been without a nagging parent regulating our whereabouts on a Friday night. Luckily, in this uncertain and occasionally intimidating climate, ...

PhotoBy_Lilly_Nguyen_FOR_Matthew_Rauschenbach_Column(1).jpg

Opinions

Senior Column | Rauschenbach ’23: The obligation we each have to build strong communities

By Matt Rauschenbach | May 24

The day after he delivered the Noah Krieger ’93 Lecture on the future of American democracy here at Brown, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy published an Atlantic piece on the same topic. He wrote that “despite the nonstop information flow, more Americans report greater feelings of intense loneliness ...

Opinions

Arment ’23: No, Grad Center was not built to be riot-proof

By Toby Arment | May 19

The Sciences Library, the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, the List Art Center, Graduate Center — these brutalist buildings have a defined presence on campus, even if their aesthetics are highly controversial. Some hate the sight of Grad Center's concrete walls while others praise the striking ...

Opinions

Farrell-Rosen ’24, Cline ’26, Turman ’26: The Israeli government must be held accountable to progressive values

By Michael Farrell-Rosen , Mazie Cline and Georgia Turman | May 8

"In addition to the abuses it continually commits against Palestinians, the Netanyahu government is committed to undermining the fabric of Israeli democracy. It remains committed to its radical plans to gut the independence of the Israeli Supreme Court, a key pillar of the country’s liberal democracy." ...

4f82064c-1a03-4d26-8359-38e2fe86bbc4.sized-1000x1000.jpg

Opinions

Editors' Note: Looking back on our first semester

By 133rd Editorial Board | April 28

Today’s print paper is our 37th — and final — of the semester. After many late nights, unspeakable amounts of Jo’s sauce and far too much coffee, our regular production for the spring has concluded (though we’ll still publish occasionally online over the summer).

Opinions

Gupta ’25: Where to find sexual health education resources at Brown

By Anusha Gupta | April 28

In her column, Anusha Gupta ’25 writes that while Brown should make sexual health education resources more visible, students should also learn from each other.

Opinions

Editorial: Orientation needs a major makeover

By Editorial Page Board | April 27

In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that the University’s first-year orientation needs a makeover to better prepare students for their Brown careers.

Opinions

Aizenberg ’26: The most overlooked part of the gun control debate

By Benjamin Aizenberg | April 27

In his column, Ben Aizenberg ’26 argues that gun control discussions and policy should focus more on suicide prevention.

Opinions

Singh ’24: The Pentagon’s continued imprisonment of art at Guantanamo Bay

By Salonee Singh | April 26

Detainees in Guantanamo Bay should have ownership over the art they have created while imprisoned.

Opinions

Letter: A service of remembrance for Professor Ferdinand Jones

By The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life | April 26

A service of remembrance for Professor Ferdinand Jones

Opinions

Fang ’26: How going to school far away from home has helped me grow

By Juliet Fang | April 25

As my first year at Brown comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on what I was doing last year during this time — making the life-changing choice to come to Brown. Choosing to move away from my small, mostly rural hometown in California and the people I’d grown up with to go to the farthest school ...

Opinions

Slusarewicz ’23: The U.S. should require employers to offer paid vacation time off

By Megan Slusarewicz | April 24

In her column, Megan Slusarewicz ’23 argues that the U.S. should require employers to offer paid vacation off to ensure the well-being of employees and create a healthier work culture.

9ba9ac0f-af50-4fed-a8e6-b845069cc11a.sized-1000x1000.jpeg

Opinions

Letter: Brown had no choice but to pay full tax on the new provost residence

By Peter Ian Asen | April 24

To the Editor:

Opinions

Letter: A gathering of remembrance and celebration for John Owen Habib ’24 at the First Unitarian Church of Providence

By The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life | April 24

To the Editor: