Opinions

Ingber's Rebuttal: Is the United States the greatest country on earth?

Ingber '15: Is the United States the greatest country on earth?

Sola's Rebuttal: Is the United States the greatest country on earth?

Sola '14: Is the United States the greatest country on earth?

When considering this concept, two quotations spring to mind: "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism, and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism," President Obama said on his 2009 overseas presidential trip. And the second: "Every ...

Rosenbloom '13: The truth about pre-professionalism at Brown

Brown Divest Coal: Let's get the coal industry out of the Brown endowment

Letter: U. should examine coal investments

To the Editor: We find it hard to believe that the vice president for finance could be unsure about the University's investments in the 15 filthiest coal companies. We again call upon the University to publically divest from coal and to commit to not reinvesting in the future. The coal industry threatens ...

Editorial: A cut below the rest

Corvese '15: Afraid of fraud

In April, Rhode Island held its presidential primary, in which new laws required voters to bring photo identification to polling booths. At the beginning of September, Democratic congressional nominee Anthony Gemma accused opponent Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., of committing voter fraud. And just a ...

Editorial: A matter of life and death

Brundage '15: When I say 'fiscal responsibility,' you think what?

Romero '14: Let's talk about relationships

"Well, you know how it is with him - he's in a monogamous relationship so he barely has any time for his friends."

Editorial: Reconsidering ROTC

Letter: Renovations undercut financial aid funds

Katz '14: Why Brown should have minors

Like most Brown students, before arriving on campus for the start of the semester, I spent time playing around on Banner. With two concentration requirements set, I had two courses to choose from among over 40 academic departments.  

Fuerbacher '14: If the Choo Fits, Wear It!

Last December, the Democratic National Committee released an attack ad against Mitt Romney that blatantly painted him as "simply out of touch." This appears to be the theme of the Democratic agenda. Liberals summarily equate wealth with a lack of empathy for the average person. While this rhetoric might ...

Letter: Column takes issue with wrong policies

To the Editor:

Editorial: Dancing duos

If you haven't yet heard of the uproar surrounding the demise of the father-daughter school dance and mother-son ballgame in Cranston, you must not be an avid reader of the Providence Journal. While Brown is renowned for a student body committed to social justice and active in causes for the greater ...

Drechsler '15: Two ideologies, one education

When I explain that I am a registered Republican studying political science at Brown, people love to point out that Brown is very liberal - somehow thinking I never before realized. I laugh halfheartedly, nod my head to acknowledge their presumed novelty and proceed to explain the aptness of my choice. ...

Letter: Column ignores actual athlete needs

To the Editor: I took issue with points raised in Daniel Moraff's '14 column in Thursday's paper ("Hiking tuition and blowing money on sparkly things," Sept. 27). In the piece, Moraff decries the new Nelson Fitness Center as a "pile of unnecessary excess." He questions why the "swimmers, divers and ...