The Occupy Wall Street/Providence/College Hill movement has the potential to be a generation-defining protest movement. It could make our political landscape more compassionate and equitable. Yet this movement could also become a force for further polarization, discord and folly. As a student body with ...
This Occupy Wall Street/College Hill/Providence/Everywhere movement is big.
In 1967, a group of Brown students and faculty set out with the goal of improving education at Brown. The group's final report, authored primarily by Ira Magaziner '69 and Elliot Maxwell '68, led to the establishment of the New Curriculum at Brown. Today, the Open Jar Foundation is releasing a new edition ...
I admit that after reading a recent column by Simon Liebling '12 ("The Simmons legacy," Sept. 29), I had to wonder if Liebling and I go to different schools. Apparently, Liebling attends a university brimming with wealthy elites that churns out top-notch research while leaving undergraduates floundering ...
Now almost a month since they began, the Occupy Wall Street protests are spreading across the country and finally garnering media attention. Over the weekend, members of the editorial page board visited Zuccotti Park in New York City to observe the protests and speak with young people about their role ...
It feels strange being international. The stereotype is that large groups of foreign students from a single country tend to stick together rather than blend in with the rest of the student body. I admit that I hang out with other Chinese students a lot — but not exclusively. Some international ...
Last Wednesday, the world learned of the passing of Steve Jobs — entrepreneur, visionary and long-time CEO of Apple. Few in the history of mankind have dared to alter the way the entire world lives their daily lives, and even fewer have succeeded. In his 56 years, Jobs changed the way we interact ...
When Brown last went searching for a new president, it sought a clean break with the unpopular, authoritarian Gordon Gee. Now, the University faces a much different challenge — finding a successor to one of the most beloved and respected of its 18 presidents. As with any organization seeking to ...
In his most recent column ("Rock beats SciLi," Oct. 7), Chip Lebovitz '14 asserted that the long communal tables, bustling lobby and group study rooms at the Sciences Library create an atmosphere more conducive to social activities akin to "hanging out" as opposed to true, laser-pointed, marathon-session-style ...
Throwing off the shackles of on-campus housing can be a relief. No more anxiety about the sleeping patterns of your randomly selected roommate, no more unannounced fire drills when you are just trying to take a shower, no more unwanted exposure to the compulsory Britney Spears spinning parties thrown ...
"We cannot wait for increased funding levels to be in place before establishing a vision for growth," explains the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority in its first-ever strategic plan, which it released in March. The document — bold in its vision and frank in its discussion — was ...
To the Editor:
Happy belated Columbus Day. Or, as we call it here at Brown, Fall Weekend.
A recently completed Macroeconomics exam forced me to go underground last weekend, squirreling away in a library cubbyhole to simultaneously pound out problem sets and practice exams. I ended up studying in both of campus' two main libraries, the Rockefeller Library and the Sciences Library. So with ...
The steadily rising cost of textbooks is a problem that plagues all students. Opinions columnist Jan Cao '13 recently argued against costly textbooks ("Calculus and pirates," Sept. 28), citing students' "right to knowledge." And while Cao says, "I will not go so far as to suggest that we should all ...
I go to Brown's Focal Point page a lot. It's handy because, despite frequent navel-gazing, my thoughts — and those of fellow students — about life goals usually don't go further than "I am he as you are he as you are me ... what?" The page description suggests that I should use ...
To the Editor:
At Brown, we are known for meaningful analysis and crafting innovative methods for change. This is thanks to an atmosphere that privileges social justice and positive transformation. So it is natural that we should worry at attempts to curtail our academic and political freedom. We must expose these ...
As many of us prepare for the first round of midterms, Rhode Island lawmakers are getting ready for a test of their own. The General Assembly will soon convene for a special session to address the state pension system's $7.3 billion unfunded liability. There will almost certainly be major changes in ...
Solutions by The State News
