Editorials

Editorial: Spicy chickens aren't free

To the people who shoplift from Brown Dining Services eateries —

Editorial: Brown to B-school

Brown is undoubtedly a world-class university, and there are very few things the school does not provide to its students. But as we read in The Herald last Friday, the University lacks a formal program for advising students and recent graduates who want to pursue a master's degree in business administration. ...

Editorial: A new day

On Sept. 14, Mayor David Cicilline '83 won the Democratic nomination in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. Cicilline will now face the former state House minority whip from Tiverton, Republican John Loughlin II, in vying for the right to represent Rhode Island's first district, ...

Editorial: We've got spirit

It's rare to see Brown students with painted faces yelling at the top of their lungs. Such displays of pure excitement are generally reserved for Spring Weekend. But on Saturday night, students and alums channeled their spirit for Brown football's first-ever night game in the homecoming matchup against ...

Editorial: Meal plan math

It's a generally accepted fact that the larger meal plan options are a better deal than the smaller ones. But just how much better are they?

Editorial: Soften up

After one is admitted to college and matriculates, entrance exams like the SAT or ACT quickly become a distant memory. However, given the advertisements for test prep programs we see all around campus, it's hard to forget that the LSAT, MCAT or GRE are perhaps lurking in the not-so-distant future. Of ...

Editorial: How we learned to stop worrying and love Banner

With the departure of the class of 2010, an era has passed. They were the last to register for classes using the University's Stone Age pre-Banner system, under which even the smallest changes required trekking to University Hall. For some classes that filled on a first-come, first-served basis, students ...

Editorial: Sleep tight

Your parents may have warned you about bedbugs before wishing you sweet dreams as a child, but it turns out that recently, the threat of bedbugs has become a veritable nightmare. At Brown, no case of bedbugs has been reported on campus this year, according to Senior Associate Dean of Residential and ...

Editorial: How to throw a legal party

If you live in an off-campus house or just like to visit on weekend nights, you might have noticed that police are breaking up party after party, fining hosts and dispersing disappointed guests into the streets.  

Editorial: Full house

Editorial: Elections have consequences

Brown students' involvement in local politics varies widely — while some were out canvassing in advance of today's primary election, others might not have even known an election was happening. As Rhode Islanders and at least some students go to the polls today to choose their party's candidates ...

Editorial: The other senior scramble

As most seniors are well aware, the University places a great deal of emphasis on the idea of a senior capstone project — a thesis, independent study, performance, internship or other major undertaking that punctuates a student's four years at Brown. The Dean of the College's website remarks, ...

Editorial: The private network

We've all been warned countless times: Everything we post on Facebook can and will be used against us. Internet privacy is almost an oxymoron these days, as companies track our online purchases and distant acquaintances browse our pictures. Most people seem to feel that the responsibility to keep a ...

Editorial: Committing to respond

When students returned to campus to begin the spring semester last January, an earthquake had just ravaged Haiti. While relief efforts in Haiti are far from complete, we now again find ourselves back at school with another major humanitarian crisis unfolding abroad. Pakistan's prime minister said that ...

Editorial: A step in the right direction

A conservative activist speaking at Brown in 2008 told The Herald, "There are only one or two conservatives on your entire faculty, which is a disgrace and it did not happen by accident." While we thought that claim was extreme, it's no secret that Brown's campus does indeed lean toward the political ...

Editorial: Hardly a waste

Rhode Island's Congressional delegation recently came under fire from a watchdog group for their support of an earmark that would fund research at Brown.

Editorial: Last call

After years of rumors and controversy, Chipotle Mexican Grill will finally come to Thayer Street. A company spokesperson told The Herald that the restaurant should be open around November. But nearby residents, would-be competitors and, until yesterday, even the University's administration have still ...

Editorial: Welcome, 2014

After months of anticipation and dozens of premature posts on Spotted at Brown, this week marks the first when no one can deny that you are all in fact Brown University students. While we know that you are readying yourselves for Unit Wars, the midnight organ concert, and Wednesday at Fish Co., we want ...

Editorial: Free to work

Just as students and employers began to finalize summer plans last spring, the New York Times decided to burst their bubbles. In April, the Times ran a piece suggesting that many unpaid internships at for-profit companies may be illegal. Now that students have settled into summer pursuits that are hopefully ...

Diamonds and coal

A diamond to Providence. What a great little college town, and so appropriately named. Still, living somewhere with slightly less rainfall will be, well, divine. A diamond to Hermione. Now that we seventh-years are on the way out, I guess that means you'll be the new Quaffler or whatever on the quidditch ...