If you’re reading strangely intimate, nameless comments about your classmates’ eating habits, midterm schedules or sex lives, you’re probably doomscrolling on Sidechat. The app is an anonymous forum for users to post about whatever is on their mind, anytime they want, to a community of predominantly ...
I was out on a run the first time I noticed how territorial Brunonians are about campus sidewalks. At the time, I was blocked by two individuals inconveniently spaced out ahead of me. The easy solution would have been for the pair to walk closely side-by-side, or in a line, to allow me to pass through. ...
From Sidechat to classroom conversations, it feels like there is constant discussion about student-athletes. But the conversation does not center on recent wins or losses — rather, it dissects their academic abilities. Across campus, some students seem to ostracize their varsity-athlete peers, gatekeeping ...
Have you ever raised your hand in a seminar, completely unprepared, just to snag a participation point? Maybe you hadn’t done the readings, or your brain was still processing last night’s problem set, but there you were, volunteering a vague comment because your grade depended on it.
In the coming months, a committee of faculty, staff and students will draft an important framework for the University’s future — one which will define a campus where every member of our community enjoys the benefits of opportunity, belonging and access, and where we collectively value and respect ...
Halfway through my first semester at Brown, one of my closest friends on campus told me she loved the person I was becoming. She said I seemed more “Brown” and sophisticated, or less “Maine” than when I first arrived. What she meant as a compliment felt instead like a quiet blow to my sense ...
Every generation struggles with new technology. When innovation promises to streamline our lives, there are always critics bemoaning the loss of the good old days. Ten years after Google search was released, The Atlantic’s Nicholas Carr asked, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr observed that his ...
Brown is known for lots of great things: the Open Curriculum, diverse student body, impactful research and innovative programs like the Program in Liberal Medical Education and the Brown-RISD Dual Degree. However, one aspect of our University is not only poorly rated, but carries an unjustly bad reputation: ...
While research funding is under political scrutiny, the world needs reminding of what scholarship can achieve. Brown received two such reminders this month with the announcements that Professor Emeritus of Economics Peter Howitt won a Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and Professor of International ...
This past weekend was Family Weekend, and everyone knows what that means: fancy meals sponsored by your dad’s American Express. My brunch at Bellini Providence began with a short walk down College Hill. But after arriving, I felt like I had moved up in the world. The warm lights draw guests in, the ...
When most undergraduate students think of Brown, we think of our professors, the Main Green, dining halls and, of course, our fellow Brunonians. It’s rarer that we concern ourselves with the politics of the faculty, with whom we typically interact through class or research. But Brown harbors an expansive ...
Arriving back on campus after spending time away never fails to bring a smile to my face. But I have never been happier to see College Hill than when I finally caught sight of Brown after nine straight hours of walking.
To the Editor:
When I was in high school, a teacher once joked that the sole reason to pursue a liberal arts education was to be able to understand “The Simpsons,” with its never-ending references. There is some truth in that — but I think it’s even truer when applied to crossword puzzles.
I have always held a special place in my heart for local politics. Often not as partisan and certainly not as flashy as leaders in Washington, D.C., local politicians fulfill the true core of democratic government — public service. City government, at its best, ensures your neighborhoods stay clean, ...
In many ways, it is the ultimate dream of a student movement to become the sparkplug for a national debate. The more a student movement is talked about, the more supporters it garners beyond the confines of a given campus, and logic seems to follow, the more likely the movement is to succeed.
“Why would you ever do that?”
Nothing is more important than health. So when those in charge of national health care policy fail to do their job, it is a serious issue. President Trump and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have thus far failed to support America’s health. They’ve consistently attacked the scientific ...
As orange and red hues brighten our campus quads, we are breaking sweaters out of the bottom of our dressers and preparing our best tour guide impersonations to welcome you — our loved ones — to College Hill.
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