Opinions

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Nick Hagerty '10: Academic Inequality

My last column ("Picnics or John Edwards?", March 16) stressed the need for greater emphasis on teaching abilities in decisions about faculty hiring and promotions. But since faculty turnover can proceed even more slowly than a UCS meeting, here are two proposals that could improve undergraduate academics ...

Editorial: UFB leadership endorsements

Tomorrow, Brown students will choose the new leadership of the Undergraduate Finance Board, the body that allocates funding for officially recognized student groups. We strongly urge you to vote for Salsabil Ahmed '11 for UFB chair and Neil Parikh '11 for vice chair. Of the candidates running for these ...

Editorial Cartoon 4/13/09

Andrea Matthews '11: Brown's brain drain

In a few weeks, about a quarter of our population will process out of the Van Wickle Gates and into the real world. But once they're in the real world, where exactly will they go? If I had to hazard a guess, I'd put together a list that goes something like: New York, Boston, D.C., San Francisco, Los ...

Letter: We hope you got that free first-class upgrade

To the Editor:Anthony Staehelin ‘10 ("A rare experience… that more people should have," April 10, 2009) misses the point. As senior IR concentrators, we are puzzled by Staehelin's focus on the presumed lack of student interest in international conferences and summits. While Staehelin is ...

Ratledge '11: Hey, Senator! Leave them kids alone!

For 1,700 poor elementary school students in Washington, D.C., the best chance for a quality education ended last week. Despite entreaties from Education Secretary Arne Duncan and even President Barack Obama himself, the Senate used the omnibus spending bill to eliminate the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship ...

Anthony Staehelin '10: Frat life no 'Animal House'

This past Tuesday night, some underclassmen went to Wayland Arch and turned in their bid cards, thereby taking the first step towards becoming a Greek brother or sister. Although Greek life at Brown is noticeably less prominent than at many other schools, Brown does have somewhat of a Greek presence ...

Anthony Staehelin '10: The 'Brown student' shows up at the Janus Forum lecture

Last Thursday, the Janus Forum hosted a lecture around the question: "Are there universal human rights?" As is usual for Janus Forum lectures, the talk involved two speakers with opposing views. On one side, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, argued that there are indeed such ...

Anthony Staehelin '10: What we're really thankful for on Valentine's Day

Ahhh, Valentine's Day! It's one of the most commercial and seemingly ubiquitous holidays of the year, with every store from Whole Foods to CVS decorating its shelves with pink and red hearts. It's also a remarkable day because it affects almost everyone - some people will spend a romantic evening with ...

Anthony Staehelin '10: Resolutions for 2009 (or at least January)

Ahhh, New Year's! The transition to a new year seems, as it always does, like the perfect opportunity to kick the bad habits we've been meaning to shed for some time. The first of January is that liberating day when we just start afresh, kind of like the reboot button on a computer. We all know that ...