Since 2009, The Brown Daily Herald’s editorial page board has provided the Brown community with “informed commentary on topics that are timely, relevant and thought-provoking” as an institutional voice independent from the newsroom. Given increasing ideological divides and political upheavals ...
Positions applied to on Handshake that you’ll likely never hear back from, a mountain of cover letters to fit every application, LinkedIn posts from your peers flaunting their job acceptances: These are the emblems of the dreaded student internship search process. As the summer draws closer and many ...
In 2022, Brown faced two major labor disputes. The first organized by computer science teaching assistants and the second led by Brown dining hall workers. In an open letter to the CS department and University administration, the CS TAs described “distressing and exhausting” working conditions and ...
When I was 10 years old, my father began to grant me an allowance of $3 per week. Along with my first week’s allowance, he gave me three glass jars labeled “give,” “save” and “spend,” into which I was required to put one dollar each. My father explained that there were three basic uses ...
In a Tuesday email, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 and Provost Francis Doyle described the current state of higher education as “a moment of tremendous uncertainty.” The administrators echoed the feelings of many Americans nationwide following the release of the Trump administration’s ...
Dearest reader, over winter break I anticipated welcoming you back into the somewhat sticky embrace of the Sharpe Refectory and alleviating any apprehension you might have towards our largest dining hall. I was surprised, then, to discover that my work had already been done for me last week by Ben Aizenberg, ...
The past few weeks have been nothing short of momentous. Within days of President Trump’s second inauguration, the United States government has withdrawn from the World Health Organization, reconsidered birthright citizenship and threatened Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs across the board.
On Jan. 15, former President Biden issued an uncharacteristically cogent warning in his farewell address: Americans should beware of an impending oligarchy composed of the wealthiest and most influential billionaires. Implicated in this warning are the tech titans who have cozied up to Donald Trump ...
In his article, CJ Lair ’28 argues that Brown must educate students on how to prevent profit motives from interfering with medical practices.
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.
“The disbelief in their eyes can be easily understood by what my family has endured until this point.” These are words, detailing the night of the 2008 presidential election, I wrote in my admission essay to Brown University. Despite being not even two generations removed from the horrors of slavery, ...
Let’s play a game. I’ll give you three dinner menus and you guess whether they are from a Brown dining hall or a five-star restaurant. Here’s the first: short ribs, winter squash, cornbread pudding and semolina olive oil cake. The second: birria tacos, yuca fries, green chilaquiles and tres leches ...
SciLi stacks got you down? Tired of having to hear the breathy chortles of people whispering in the first floor of the Rock? When I find myself in one of these situations, I often ride my bike down the gloriously steep College Hill, beyond South Main Street to Rise ‘n Shine, a little coffee ...
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.
The Herald is proud to announce the members of our 135th Editorial Board, which will oversee the paper through its 134th year.
When Kamala Harris lost the presidential election in early November, many different theories emerged to explain why. The campaign was criticized for not doing enough to distance itself from the Biden administration, appeal to the working class or ease voters’ concerns about inflation. However, one ...
On Nov. 6, I, like many of my classmates, woke up disappointed by the results of the U.S. election. As a lifelong liberal, I thought the choice was clear — a prosecutor over a felon. But I was not surprised that so many of my fellow Americans turned to Trump.
As I write these words, I am certain many readers continue to feel anger, frustration and anxiety in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election. I share many of these emotions. But I am equally concerned about this country’s intense polarization. We must do our part in the long process of reconciliation, ...
In his column, CJ Lair '28 argues that Brown should do more to support online archive projects.
We have all come across the “Romeo and Juliet” story countless times, in one form or another. Perhaps it was introduced to you by Leonardo DiCaprio’s dreamy film portrayal, the lyrics of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” or best of all, Shakespeare’s original text. This fall, I saw the story ...
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