None of is are completely responsible for his or her successes thus far. Many people along the way have helped us get where we are today. Several of us had that teacher who went the extra mile or that parent who encouraged and supported us through the years. We may have had those community leaders or ...
This summer saw several armed robberies on College Hill, causing serious safety concerns about areas directly around campus. Both the Department of Public Safety and the Providence Police Department have responded admirably, promoting shuttle services and increasing security presence. Yet gaps in the ...
If you approach students across campus and ask why they chose to attend Brown, you will hear a multitude of responses. Some greeted the Open Curriculum with open arms. Some came for a particular department’s esteemed reputation. Others loved Providence. Whatever the reason for attending, Brown has ...
Get ready, Rhode Island. Open enrollment through the state’s health insurance exchange, HealthSource RI, begins Oct. 1, and boy are things looking scary! Starting next month, Rhode Islanders will be able to shop for a variety of private insurance plans through the exchange. Plans offered on the exchange ...
Dear Class of 2017, Welcome to Brown. This first edition of The Herald, informally called the “Orientation Issue,” is for you. In your time here, expect to be challenged by your peers, your professors and yourselves. The Brown experience varies from student to student — maybe you’ll join an ...
The Daily Princetonian ran a controversial letter to the editor in March. Its author, Princeton alum Susan Patton, warned women — especially female students at elite colleges — that college is the best time, and possibly the last chance, for them to find the “right partner.” There’s not enough ...
The Center for Information Technology has been my home base in my time at Brown. Whether I am doing my homework there or leading TA hours, it’s a place I can go where I am certain I will be surrounded by friends. The students are kind and wonderful, intelligent and generous in their intelligence. ...
The Brown Daily Herald will host a commencement forum entitled “The Digital Future of News Media” May 25 at 12:30 p.m. in List Art Center 120. The forum will feature panelists David Rohde '90, Jonathan Ellis '06 and Maha Atal '08 in a discussion of trends shaping the news media industry, and will ...
To the Editor: Daniel Moraff’s ’14 accusation that the Undergraduate Council of Students appointed “people in the social circles of student government kids” is a gross mischaracterization (“The bogus strategic planning process,” April 24). The provost approached UCS and asked us to suggest ...
To the Editor: In response to the column written by Brown Divest Coal (“It’s time to vote yes on coal divestment,” April 18), the Socially Responsible Investment Fund would like to express its strong support for the cause in this crucial time, right before the Corporation makes a decisive ...
To the Editor: To protect my confidentiality due to my status as a female survivor of sexual assault, I wish to submit this anonymously. I read the article “Under the surface: Sexual assault at Brown” (April 22) this morning. Though I am pleased The Herald is bringing light to the issue ...
Husted ’13: Yes Hipsters constitute a powerful and pervasive contingency on College Hill. While many see hipsters as a new phenomenon brought about by the changing of the times, in reality some form of hipster culture has always dominated the Brunonian way of life. And with hipsters come irony. In ...
At a Tuesday panel about the legalization of same-sex marriage cosponsored by The Herald and the Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions, several speakers espoused controversial views regarding same-sex marriage, both as a subject currently on the forefront of discussion in Rhode ...
Money talks, and BS walks. We have all heard this popular truism expressing the power of someone’s wealth, and frankly, I think it holds true. To this statement I would like to add a corollary — that talking about someone’s money is BS. In The Herald and through conversations with friends at Brown, ...
To the Editor: Today, for the first time, I am afraid because of the color of my skin. The Boston Marathon bombings and the zealous search for its perpetrators have made me realize that as much as the United States claims to be a progressive and all-inclusive nation, it really isn’t. Since ...
President Christina Paxson’s strategic planning process is fatally flawed. It was flawed from the beginning, and any recommendations born out of this process should be taken with a massive grain of salt. First off, the big idea behind strategic planning was that all groups at Brown would be represented. ...
To the Editor: On Saturday afternoon, Kendrick Lamar stood on the Main Green and sang that he can get past any emotional challenge so long as he has access to expensive alcohol and female sexual partners, while hundreds of Brown students sang along in approval. The night before, Big Freedia impressed ...
Last weekend, the Main Green was transformed into an oasis, where students could experience a few carefree days away from the pressures of outside jobs, school and other stressors. In order for us to enjoy this brief respite, security staff, administrators, student leaders, Brown Concert Agency members ...
Moffat '13: Yes I’m not going to argue the University isn’t “paying its fair share” with its current exemption from most property taxes. I don’t think this debate should be about fairness — it should be about compassion for our neighbors who are struggling to live. With millions in unfunded ...
At the height of the Boston Police Department and FBI’s pursuit of the two suspects of last Monday’s Boston Marathon bombing, something unprecedented occurred: Hundreds of people, across social networks like Reddit and Twitter, tuned into police scanners and claimed law enforcement officers had ...
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