For a student body that considers itself the coolest in the Ivy League, we sure have a warped idea of what is "cool." Ever since we can remember, Brown students have been head-butting, karate chopping, punching or finding some other way to break the exit signs that hang in dorms around campus. It's ...
Why are we at Brown? Ideally, we are here because we share a deep passion for learning. Perhaps we seek to translate our experiences from the classroom and apply them in a meaningful contribution to society. At the very least, we realize the financial and social worth of being educated. This appreciation ...
Last December, the Democratic National Committee released an attack ad against Mitt Romney that blatantly painted him as "simply out of touch." This appears to be the theme of the Democratic agenda. Liberals summarily equate wealth with a lack of empathy for the average person. While this rhetoric might ...
If you haven't yet heard of the uproar surrounding the demise of the father-daughter school dance and mother-son ballgame in Cranston, you must not be an avid reader of the Providence Journal. While Brown is renowned for a student body committed to social justice and active in causes for the greater ...
When I explain that I am a registered Republican studying political science at Brown, people love to point out that Brown is very liberal - somehow thinking I never before realized. I laugh halfheartedly, nod my head to acknowledge their presumed novelty and proceed to explain the aptness of my choice. ...
Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron announced to the Brown community Sept. 5 that the University will launch two pilot programs of online courses "to help advance our understanding of online environments and their creative potential for enhancing the Brown curriculum." The University will begin offering ...
Last week, the popular liberal magazine Mother Jones released online the now infamous videotape of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaking at a fundraiser in May. At the private campaign event in Boca Raton, Fla., a confidential source secretly recorded Romney candidly expressing his views ...
The week-long strike between Chicago's Teachers Union and school board officials was expected to end last Sunday, but instead took a turn for the worse over the weekend as negotiations failed to satisfy either party. As of press time, the strike rages on, continuing to frustrate teachers, students and ...
Teach for America has long been an attractive option for college graduates who are still deciding, or trying to ease into, their career paths. The nonprofit organization places high-achieving graduates in low-income communities as novice teachers for two years with the ultimate goal of "closing the ...
Last week, Harvard attracted much publicity amid claims of a widespread cheating scandal. According to the Boston Globe, about half of a nearly 300-person "Introduction to Congress" class last spring has been accused of academic dishonesty during an open-book exam. We suggest this event is indicative ...
Gov. Lincoln Chafee '75 P'14 P'16, an Independent, took the stage Sept. 4 at the Democratic National Convention to address and potentially sway moderate and independent voters. Chafee reached out to those with political beliefs that - like his own - fall toward the middle of the spectrum, who "all too ...
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