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Editors’ Note: What we’re thankful for
By 133rd Editorial Board | November 21In their editor's note, the 133rd Editorial Board expresses their gratitude.
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Simon ’25: There’s more to educational equality than meets the eye
By Alissa Simon | November 21Few topics that compel discourse quite like public education. Whether about book bans or science curricula, conversations surrounding K-12 classrooms lay bare our greatest hopes and deepest inadequacies as a democratic society. We tend to think about the great inequalities of the American public education ...
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Letters: Responses to op-ed from anti-occupation Jewish students
November 21Editors’ note: In the days following the Nov. 7 publication of “An open letter from Jewish students,” written by a collective of anti-occupation Jews, The Herald received many letters responding to the piece. Here is a small representative collection of them:
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Editorial: Disciplinary action should not be a response to protest
By Editorial Page Board | November 20The Nov. 8 arrests of 20 students affiliated with Jews for Ceasefire Now jolted campus. After occupying part of University Hall for about 30 minutes past its operating hours, the students were repeatedly warned to leave and ultimately arrested. Their demands include divestment of the University’s ...
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Rahman ’26: Universities must not take stances on political matters
By Tasawwar Rahman | November 17On Oct. 7, the world watched in horror as Hamas launched an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel, killing 1,200 civilians and kidnapping around 240 more. In the weeks that have followed, Israel has carried out a horrific bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 11,000 civilians, ...
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Aizenberg ’26: Insects deserve a spot at the dinner table
By Benjamin Aizenberg | November 16In his opinion, Ben Aizenberg ’26 argues that we need to recognize the obvious benefits of insect consumption and make insects a staple in our diets.
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Malherbe ’26: The Grammys are too powerful to ignore
By Paulie Malherbe | November 16In their column, Paulie Malherbe ‘26 argues that the Grammy Awards can serve an important role for upcoming artists, as long as they adapt to today’s industry.
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An open letter in support of Israel, from Jewish students and alumni at Brown University
By Jillian Lederman, Theodore Horowitz, Ben Piekarz and Rachel Blumenstein | November 15Editors’ Note: This letter was circulated among Jewish students and alumni over the past few days.
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Rita Feder ’24: A call for empathy and understanding from my Jewish community
By Rita Feder | November 15On Oct. 7, Hamas-led militants killed an estimated 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped over 240 hostages (many of them children). The horrific casualties of Israel-Palestine did not start, nor did they end on that day. Since Oct. 7, Israel's military has exponentially increased the death toll: over 11,000 ...
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Chang ’27: Don’t Feed the Trolls!
By Victor Chang | November 15In his column, Victor Chang ’27 argues that engaging with bad-faith protestors and actors on campus only serves to strengthen and amplify them further.
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Faculty letter in support of BrownU Jews for Ceasefire Now
November 13Editors’ Note: This letter was originally sent to President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD20 on Nov. 9, 2023, with additional signatories who opted not to make their names public.
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Hudes ’27: We cannot let 2024 take us by surprise
By Paul Hudes | November 9The past month saw two firsts for the United States House of Representatives: first, the speaker of the House was voted out of office, and second, the speaker’s chair was taken by a Christian nationalist, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.). Aside from obvious concerns over a Christian nationalist holding one ...
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Guan ’27: Blame the Electoral College for far-right Republicans
By Lucas Guan | November 8Just under a year out from the 2024 election, it is clear that American politics are broken. This year alone has seen no shortage of embarrassing incidents, most notably the 22 agonizing days it took the House of Representatives to elect a new speaker. And with the rise of increasingly far-right Republican ...
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Brown faculty call for a ceasefire in Israel-Palestine and the protection of academic freedom and student activism
By Brown University Faculty Members | November 7Editors’ note: The letter below was first internally circulated to faculty Nov. 2, 2023. This letter has been sent to President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 with additional signatories who opted not to make their names public.We, the undersigned faculty at Brown University, are deeply aggrieved ...
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An open letter from Jewish students
By a collective of anti-occupation Jews | November 7“Solidarity is the political version of love.” - Jewish feminist activist Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz
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Gupta ’25: How to prepare for and address hook-up 'hangxiety'
By Anusha Gupta | November 5The word “hangxiety” has recently entered my vocabulary. It describes the feelings of anxiety that accompany a hangover after drinking too much on a night out. If you’ve ever woken up with your heart racing or had uncontrollable thoughts about what you did or said the night before, you have probably ...
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EDITORIAL: Brown as a sports school? It’s more likely than you think
By Editorial Page Board | November 2In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that Brown students should embrace — not eschew — the school’s athletics.
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Malherbe ’26: In a world of problematic artists, who you listen to sends a signal
By Paulie Malherbe | November 2We are not short on problematic musicians. It feels like every other day a well-known artist makes headlines for an offensive tweet, predatory behavior or saying a slur. Anything awful you can imagine has probably been done by someone with more than 500,000 monthly Spotify listeners.
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Aizenberg ’26: Should we all donate a kidney to a stranger? Maybe.
By Benjamin Aizenberg | October 31One morning in 2003, Zell Kravinsky drove to his local hospital, had his kidney removed, and donated it to Donnell Reid, a woman he had met once. Donnell Reid was overcome with happiness — after eight draining years of dialysis, the donation was giving her the chance to have a future. At first glance, ...
