It was that time of the year, when Brown students took a break from the usual stress of their classes to think about their outfits for the upcoming "holiday" season. No, it was still not the season to be jolly, but rather the much-anticipated "All Hallows' Eve." In between the talk about midterms and ...
Brown students consistently rank among the happiest in the nation, so it's no surprise that when the senior class gift campaign rolls around, many soon-to-be graduates are glad to donate. But things aren't so nice and simple at some of Brown's peer institutions — a few of last year's seniors at ...
When I tell people I work in the chaplains' office, their responses mostly tend to be, "What is the chaplains' office anyway?" It's unfortunate that not many Brown students know what the chaplains' office does or how they can use it.
Most of the upperclassmen can remember a chilly but clear November night in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. We watched, full of anticipation, as the votes were tallied and the historic win was announced. Many of us celebrated together, cheering on the Main Green and ...
On Saturday, October 30, so-called "rivals" Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Assembled on the National Mall in Washington D.C, the event was intended to gather all sane, moderate humans who are tired of the inflammatory discourse so prevalent in the media ...
I spent my formative adolescent years at an absurdly secular and progressive educational institution. One very important thing that my school's curriculum did to prepare me for my journey into the real world was provide honest, effective and informative sex education.
On Tuesday, Rhode Islanders will go to the polls and make some important decisions regarding the state's future. A new governor will be elected, along with General Assembly members and other statewide officials. But further down the ballot there will be a set of questions also under consideration.
Obama is in trouble. Our very own Rhode Island candidate for Governor, Frank Caprio, has made national headlines by telling the once wildly popular president to take his endorsement and "shove it." The independents who once voted for Obama are now backing Republicans by a 14-point margin, according ...
Earlier this year, the Providence City Council eliminated a provision for rental homes in the city's budget that allowed owners to exempt the first 33 percent of the homes' value from the city's property tax. The change is expected to raise approximately $20 million from the roughly 12,000 rental properties ...
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"Brown University," our president once wrote, "occupies a unique educational position. It is set apart from all but a very small group of institutions by the fact that it is a university college." Unlike so many similar institutions, it had avoided the tempting, easy fallacy "that ‘bigger' and ...
"No means yes! Yes means anal!"
Today I bought a stamp from the post office, affixed it to an envelope and mailed my ballot off to the Burlington County Clerk's office. Despite the suggestion by Mike Johnson '11 not to vote for a candidates I dislike ("Omens and prognostications," Oct. 19), I abandoned simplistic idealism and did ...
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MyCourses is on its way out, The Herald reported last week. The current version of the system will no longer be available beyond 2013 and Brown will either have to upgrade to the newer version or find a new platform all together.
As the demolition of the old I-95 overpass opens up a channel of real estate across the northern boundary of Providence's Jewelry District, plans are being laid for a new belt of development to encircle this historic neighborhood, which lies across the Providence River from College Hill. An amoeba-like ...
This coming week, students are joining with hotel workers across the country to declare a national week of action against HEI Hotels and Resorts.
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