The beheadings of American and British journalists and aid workers, the many killings of Lebanese and Kurds and the unknown number of Syrians who have died due to the Islamic State are almost unfathomable in their tragedy. Undoubtedly, these murders exemplify the brutal tactics of Islamic State militants. ...
Indonesian female police recruits are being forced to undergo virginity tests, the Guardian reported Tuesday. Not only is this process humiliating, it also leaves these women in pain. This is yet another example of gendered violence based on cultural values. Indonesian culture is patriarchal and prizes ...
Simply finding an internship is hard. What do you do if you don’t even know where to start looking or who to ask? Now imagine finding and even obtaining an internship you really like but not being able to take it because the pay is too low. The University’s recently debuted BrownConnect service ...
I wasn’t the only one excited when Brown Hookups burst onto the scene. It seemed very “Brown” — countercultural, sexually liberating and forward-looking. My curiosity was piqued. Like many of my peers, I quickly friended Brown Hookups on Facebook, eagerly awaiting where this new development ...
As someone who has to travel 26 hours to go home, I have experience as an “international student” at Brown. While I definitely do not speak for the international community here, it’s time someone addressed the stereotype on campus that international students are exclusive, elitist and “rich.” These ...
Echoes of last fall’s Ray Kelly incident continue to reverberate on campus, most recently manifesting themselves in the controversy surrounding today’s Janus Forum debate, “How Should Colleges Handle Sexual Assault?” The upcoming forum has come to be defined by one of the speakers: Wendy McElroy, ...
Though Brown’s music program began in 1895 and generates musicians of all types — conductors, performers, rappers, producers, audio-engineers — the University remains the only school in the Ivy League that lacks a suitable large-scale concert hall. Over the past few years, the Department of Music ...
For years, the Janus Forum has been an integral part of fostering discussions on Brown’s campus. True to our name and mission statement, we believe there are two sides to any question, and we are excited to have the opportunity to host an engaging debate Tuesday entitled “How should colleges handle ...
The fallout from the ill-conceived, poorly construed and seemingly never-ending “war on terror” has been decisive. Americans now hold an aversion to large-scale ground troop intervention, especially in the Middle East. According to a recent CNN poll, less than 40 percent of Americans favor sending ...
What happens when people in lower income brackets find themselves aggressively courted by the corporate elite while simultaneously being dismissed by that very elite’s political representation? The nation’s poor finds itself in a dichotomous predicament as both a target consumer and the target of ...
Our freshman eyes were gleeful and wide when we first set foot upon Thayer Street. Its collection of diverse eateries, gaudy trinket shops and secondhand clothing stores solidified our image of Brown as the hip and trendy Ivy. Though we lacked a picturesque rural campus spanning hills and valleys, we ...
Choice can be overwhelming. At Brown, with the New Curriculum, this issue is particularly evident. Recently, Dean of the College Maud Mandel stated at an Undergraduate Council of Students meeting, “Advising at Brown is like the Middle East peace for every American president,” because many deans ...
While the Republican Party declared a blow-out victory on election night, a particular enclave within the party watched as its political allowance quickly accumulated: Southern Republicans. This election cycle stood as a win for the Republicans to hold the congressional megaphone once again, providing ...
Brown’s resources are vast. From academic tutoring to centers for exploring ethnic and religious identity, students on campus have a multitude of doors to walk through for guidance. As a Meiklejohn peer adviser, I have learned a great deal about where students should seek help. But almost all of ...
Platforms like Spotify, YouTube and Pandora connect listeners with their favorite artists at a limited cost and inexorably promote musical exploration and discovery. Yet music revenue in the United States has fallen from $38 billion in 2000 to $14 billion in 2014. Musicians are livid and blame the ...
On Nov. 1, a terminally ill glioblastoma brain cancer patient took her own life. That patient’s name was Brittany Maynard. At the age of 29, she chose to end her life using drugs legally provided to her by a physician in her home state of Oregon. And with her passing, the debate surrounding assisted ...
Women are three times more likely to wear red or pink when ovulating. Men with greater upper body strength are more likely to be fiscally conservative. And Republicans have “significantly different brain structure” compared to Democrats. All three of these statements are fairly bold, provocative ...
Mason jars. I know you’ve seen them used as cups at parties, in dorm rooms and in campus kitchens. Or perhaps you’ve seen them starring in your Instagram feed. They’ve become a ubiquitous accessory for anyone trying to buck the mainstream. There is much less of a chance you’ve seen them where ...
The United States celebrates Veterans Day to commemorate those who have fought in various wars on behalf of our country. While this day honors veterans clumped into a mass, many vets of older wars, like World War II, have never been personally recognized. Recently, in an effort to give them the direct ...
Before we begin, let’s see if I can argue my point in 140 characters or less: Twitter lets people feel like they’re shaping dialogue and influencing thought without necessitating meaningful reflection, thorough research or — Nope, couldn’t do it. I was going to say “or constructing a powerful ...
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