When we say that we go to Brown, most people do not follow up with questions about our sports teams. Indeed, prioritizing scholarship and valuing a diverse range of student involvement, rather than being a sports-driven institution, is a distinction that brings most Brunonians pride.
Global consistency reigns supreme this holiday season. In our current haze of national ennui and deja vu, Republicans still equate tax increases with hari-kari, Italian bond interest rates increase daily like clockwork and Gail Collins never fails to mention that Mitt Romney once tied his dog to the ...
Was there any doubt that it would someday come to this?
Brown's effort to diversify the student body should be about more than just race, religion and ethnicity. It should emphasize finding students with as varied life experiences as possible. This holistic diversity will foster the formation of more rounded, inclusive classes and more fully reflect American ...
Scheming to defraud, falsifying business records and criminal impersonation — these are just a taste of the criminal charges being levied against Long Island high school and college students who allegedly cheated on the SAT. According to prosecutors, the high schoolers paid college students to ...
The most sacred dogma at Brown is that the New Curriculum benefits all students.
To the Editor:
"Studying: the act of texting, watching TV or tweeting while there's an open book in front of you."
When Johnny Joseph went to work at his factory, Genesis S.A., Friday, Sept. 23, he had only been the treasurer of Sendika Ouvriye Takstil ak Abiman — a newly recognized union of Haitian garment workers — for a week. That day at work, he began to feel sick and asked his boss for leave to ...
When The Herald's 121st Editorial Board departs after this semester, it will leave behind an impressive legacy. When The 122nd Editorial Board takes over in January, the new board should continue this momentum by creating an ombudsman position, a change that should make for a more critical and responsive ...
To the Editor:
I have just become reacquainted with the William McCormick case and it troubles me as an alum and a father. The purpose of my column is neither to defend nor to disparage any of the parties involved, but to defend a basic tenet of a democratic society. Brown had to deal with a terrible situation and ...
According to an article in Tuesday's Herald ("Study abroad participation drops," Nov. 15), the number of students who studied abroad in the 2010-2011 academic year was the lowest in a decade and represented a 7.4 percent decrease from the previous year. Though 414 students studied abroad last year in ...
To the Editor:
I have just become reacquainted with the William McCormick case and it troubles me as an alum and a father. The purpose of my column is neither to defend nor to disparage any of the parties involved, but to defend a basic tenet of a democratic society. Brown had to deal with a terrible situation and ...
Correction appended.
I was recently contacted by an acquaintance still in high school for some advice on her application to Brown. I am sure you clearly recall stressing over the many generic questions that the supplemental application loves to throw around. But the class of 2016 has to answer the following: "If I could ...
To the Editor:
You may have noticed the swarm of seemingly younger-than-average students taking over the Main Green this past weekend. Judging from the neat display of blazers, folders and nametags, you may have thought it was yet another job recruitment event or career fair aimed at those 2012-ers seeking to be employed ...
Recent developments on the Pennsylvania State University campus have raised deep concerns about failures in reporting campus sexual assaults. The vice president and athletic director have resigned. The school's president and legendary football coach and former Brown football star Joe Paterno '50 have ...
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