Nonfiction
About two months ago, when tensions began to rise in the Middle East, my Facebook newsfeed was covered with people voicing their concern for the Palestinian people. Four months before that, when Boko Haram kidnaped more than 200 girls from their school, my friends were hashtagging “bring back our girls.”
We’ve all done it. We spend hours studying for that one final, and then in the face of pressure, we forget one word, one formula, one number, so we sneak a glance to the side and then continue as if nothing happened.
We are what we wear
In yet another faux pas, Urban Outfitters recently released a vintage Kent State sweater that looks to have bloodstains on it. A seeming reference to the shooting of students by the National Guard during anti-Vietnam War protests in the 1970s, the design offended many people and began yet another short-lived boycott of the store.
Three weeks ago, I went to my first career fair. I walked around a bit, and though I talked to some representatives, I left mostly disappointed. Out of the over 90 companies that came to the fair, I had three successful and helpful interactions.
While many of us only really use Brown University Shuttle when it’s too cold or rainy or snowy outside, the real purpose of the circulating buses does not go unnoticed. Their purpose is to provide safety, especially when it’s dark out and students need to travel far distances.
In his State of the Union Address Tuesday, President Obama talked about his plan to make community college free for part-time and certificate students, making continuing education a more accessible and possible option for many people.
Just as in my first two years at Brown, I was not familiar with the Spring Weekend artists this year. I had heard of Diplo and Lauryn Hill before, but when asked to name one of their songs, I couldn’t.
We all hate the housing lottery. Tension and emotions run high. We all have a dream that once we move off campus — if we are lucky enough to get permission — life will magically get better.
Most of us consider social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook our greatest sources of procrastination. In general, our professors request that we avoid perusing these websites in class so that we remain engaged with the material.
On Friday, we received an email from Provost Vicki Colvin about the formation of a Winter Term Working Group, tasked with examining the possibility of implementing a new winter term.
As an international student, I can count on one hand the number of times I can go home during the year. Due to the long distance and flight, I’m not able to go home during weekends or even shorter breaks.
More international diversity please
I am not a big sports fan, but I appreciate the hype built around popular sporting events. Events like the World Cup and the Super Bowl unite people of different ages, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds under one common goal—winning.
Land of the free, home of the multicultural
A long-lasting conversation on preventing sexual assault
The administration has been working hard to prevent sexual assault on campus in the aftermath of last semester’s incidents. The new alcohol policies on campus have received mixed responses, and they definitely demonstrate a concerted effort to prevent sexual assault.
Rape: It’s not about what you wear
Over 17 million American women have been sexual assaulted, and 73 percent of those assaults were committed by someone the assailed knew. Yet AR Wear has started a campaign for shorts to protect women from rape.
The topic of sexual assault has been frequently on our minds and has been a crucial part of campus life since the end of last semester. Lena Sclove ’16 bravely went public with her story in April and thus inspired many around campus to also speak up.
What a mattress can teach us about compassion
Simply finding an internship is hard. What do you do if you don’t even know where to start looking or who to ask? Now imagine finding and even obtaining an internship you really like but not being able to take it because the pay is too low.
A positive end: Online monitoring in schools
There seem to be no secrets kept anymore. Whatever we want to know is on the Internet, from news to movies to who went to whose party and what they did there.
Higher education—including the types of institutions, varieties of advanced degrees and selection of available courses—must adapt to meet the needs of our rapidly changing world.