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Editorial: Housing policies for returning students

As fall term begins to wind down and students studying abroad plan for their return to Brown, many remain unsure of their housing situation on campus for the spring. Though the administration requires students arriving back from study abroad to live on campus, this edict is frequently waived as on-campus ...


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Malik '18: Getting through the emotional pain

I have been feeling emotional pain for the past few days. It has gotten better, and I am confident that everything will be okay soon. But pain has been on my mind, and I will take this opportunity to discuss certain ideas that I have encountered that have helped me cope. Before I begin, I would like ...


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Simon '16: Viva classism!

On Nov. 19, the University released a draft document entitled “Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion: An Action Plan for Brown University.” Though the plan’s merits have been highly disputed, I give the University my most resounding plaudits for its unparalleled efforts to address every social injustice ...


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Horowitz '16: Stop praising athletes with checkered pasts

On Sunday, Nov. 29, Kobe Bryant announced that he would retire from the NBA at the end of this season. Now in his 20th season, Bryant has multiple Finals MVP awards, five championship rings, 17 All-Star selections and a place in the record books as the third-most prolific scorer in the history of the ...


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Letter: Misguided notions on mental health issues

To the Editor: I disagree with the argument posed in Chad Simon’s ’16 Nov. 23 op-ed “Depressed? Who isn’t?” It comes across as misinformed, contrived and utterly pointless on the state of mental health issues. Firstly, Simon describes Counseling and Psychological Services as the “most ...


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Editorial: Expanding ROTC options

We applaud the University for expanding ROTC options by forming two new partnerships that will let students participate in the Naval and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps next semester. Before this expansion, Brown students only had the option of participating in an Army ROTC partnership ...


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Doyle '18: Grades will not define your identity

I’ve always found Brown to be a calming environment. The simplified grading system, the guarantee that no F’s will haunt my transcript and the general emphasis on learning over achieving generally keeps my stress level lower than that of students at other universities with atmospheres that encourage ...


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Beaulieu '99: Frats vs. feminists

During my junior year at Brown, a woman was raped at a campus fraternity party. A group of campus activists, mostly women, began to organize a response to this awful incident. They wanted to hold a demonstration on Wriston Quadrangle outside the fraternity where the rape took place. The fraternity — ...


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Letter: Leave mental illness diagnoses to experts

To the Editor: In his Nov. 23 column, Chad Simon ’16 described his experiences with depression and mental health services at Brown. He went on to discuss his thoughts on how mental health issues should be viewed and dealt with on college campuses. Overall, his arguments are rooted in anecdotal evidence, ...


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Editorial: The competitiveness of clubs

At Brown, certain clubs and activities, such as Ivy Film Festival, the Triple Helix and Brown Motion Pictures, have applications in order for students to become a part of the creative process that goes into being a part of a publication or film crew. This ensures that the students who are a part of ...


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Malik '18: The dangerous stupidity of Islamophobia

I still have strong feelings about the atrocities that took place in Paris on Nov. 13. To say that I feel deep sadness for the innocent people who have suffered, that I am disgusted and angry because people who claim to share my religion have committed such heinous acts of violence, that I am scared ...


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Editors' note: What we're thankful for

Working keyboards, non-sinking chairs, Alice, remembering MailChimp, special front pages, sleep, popcorn, print media, icebreakers, Nice Slice and GroupMe. Defeating the bots, Google Docs, Google Hangouts (when they work), stack cup, Adele, One Direction, Kabob and Curry, the 126th Editorial Board, ...


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Editors' note

The Herald will not be publishing a paper for the rest of the week. We will resume printing next Monday, Nov. 30. Until then, check for any breaking news updates online at browndailyherald.com. Happy Thanksgiving!


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Sieffert GS: Not in my name

I was just 11 years old when we got our first color TV. I snuck by the doorway of our living room as my parents watched a French reporter standing, a foot deep in blood, sobbing as he described the streets of Srebrenica, a small Muslim city a “Christian” army had just emptied of its Muslim population. I ...


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Editorial: Difficult gratitude

As Thanksgiving approaches this year, we recognize the difficulty of determining for what we should be grateful. As news from the tragedies in Paris and Beirut continues to trickle out, as governors of 26 states and counting have refused to accept Syrian and Iraqi refugees — privileging fear over ...


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Mitra '18: The internship games

Imagine hundreds of students in pitched battle, each trying to outshine the rest of the playing field. Some have advantageous connections; others have hidden weapons. Their only aim: to earn that one coveted spot as victor. No, I’m not describing the plot of “The Hunger Games” or any other piece ...


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Al-Salem '17: Western tragedies are not more important

On Sunday night, Paris was attacked. We all know this by now because we have seen the world mourn for the City of Light. In shows of sympathy and solidarity, major monuments and Facebook profile pictures adopted the colors of the French flag, and the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise,” sounded ...


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Esemplare '18: Malleable minds in the Information Age

These days, there’s a pretty simple answer to any question you don’t know the answer to: Google it. Information is more accessible than it has ever been, and, for many reasons, the dissemination of information is one of the most remarkable accomplishments of human civilization to date. But this ...




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