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Murray ’29: Embracing Brown’s culture means embracing ‘pre-personalism’
By Clara Murray | March 10Brown does things differently.
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Murray ’29: Don’t fall under the spell of #2016
By Clara Murray | February 2If, like me, you found yourself scrolling through social media in the first weeks of 2026, it may have been momentarily unclear which decade you were living in. With dozens of celebrities posting decade-old flashback montages and “#2016” rising by 450% on TikTok at the start of January, 10 years ...
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Murray ’29: Brown needs to evaluate how it reports foreign gifts
By Clara Murray | November 10In recent months, elite American universities have been forced into highly publicized and contentious negotiations with the White House on topics from federal research funding to free speech. As a result, we have entered an era where universities like Brown are morphing into the government’s ideological ...
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Murray ’29: I walked across Rhode Island — and you should too
By Clara Murray | October 21Arriving 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.
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Murray ’29: Don’t drop your computer science concentration over AI
By Clara Murray | October 9In the hordes of students at this year’s orientation, one classic question came up again and again. “What’s your concentration?” Strikingly, I noticed that it was rare to hear of a student who only intended to concentrate in computer science without an additional concentration or specialized ...
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Murray ’29: No thanks, I don’t want your Instagram — texting is still cool
By Clara Murray | September 18You’re a few minutes into meeting someone new on campus. Names and hometowns have been exchanged, and you’re thinking of making the jump to ask for their contact information. But then a phone appears in your face, paired with the tantalizing question: “What’s your Instagram?” This instant ...
