In her column, Gupta 鈥�25 argues that, while love languages may be a good starting point for establishing relationships, partners shouldn鈥檛 restrict themselves to loving a certain way.
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the average physician today graduates with about $200K worth of medical student loan debt. While physicians, who are amongst society鈥檚 highest earners, can undoubtedly bear these costs, we ought to consider rethinking how we finance medical ...
As a student interested in Reproductive Justice, I know that comprehensive paid parental leave is essential to the well-being of families. Brown鈥檚 policy, just six weeks of paid leave, is grossly inadequate. It is time the University adopts a new policy that will serve all members of our community ...
Upon my arrival at Brown, I was met with a call to climate action 鈥� as was every member of the class of 2027 who attended convocation. Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Kim Cobb, the director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society and a member of the White House鈥檚 ...
With the widespread success of Taylor Swift鈥檚 Eras Tour, many are rushing to crown her as the greatest popstar of all time. Obviously, Taylor Swift鈥檚 music is good. It鈥檚 catchy. It鈥檚 a fun listen. Furthermore, she is prolific, having sold albums in record-breaking numbers, maintaining a position ...
In their column, Paulie Malherbe 鈥�26 argues that we need to counter a toxic culture of misogyny within women鈥檚 sports 鈥� and support our women鈥檚 teams close to home.
If you鈥檝e ever left your dorm window cracked open, you鈥檝e likely unintentionally eavesdropped on various conversations between random Brown students. Perhaps they are debating where to get lunch or chatting about their organic chemistry exam. Occasionally, you might overhear a conversation you know ...
In his column, Tas Rahman 鈥�26, argues that rankings can be more harmful than helpful in a college applicant鈥檚 search for the best fit.
As a Canadian, I get a kick out of telling fellow students where I鈥檓 from. While some reactions to my nationality are muted, other reactions are much more intriguing. Recently, it鈥檚 become common for someone to say that I鈥檓 鈥渟o lucky鈥� to be Canadian and that they want to move to Canada to ...
Most people are probably pretty familiar with artificial intelligence and the discourse around it by now. As much as it has been a subject of fear-mongering and misinformation, the fact that you have probably used ChatGPT before (even if just for fun) proves it has already been normalized. The more ...
Statistician Nassim Taleb often points to an allegory of a fragile bridge. Regardless of what car drives over it, it will eventually break. The Swiss author Rolf Dobelli adds on to that: When the bridge collapses, what does the news focus on? It reports on the driver, on his life and on his family. ...
Have you ever used bases to describe a sexual encounter? The baseball bases analogy has been used for decades in literature, media and real life to not-so-subtly indicate the extent of physical intimacy in a hookup. According to the teen magazine, Seventeen, one definition of the bases is as follows: ...
Today鈥檚 higher education landscape looks drastically different from that of our parents. In a dramatic reversal of the United States鈥� higher education gender breakdown, 59.5% of college students today are women. While both men and women this century are more likely to attend college than in the ...
In his column, Ben Aizenberg 鈥�26 argues that we all have a moral obligation to donate a large portion of our extra income to people in dire need.
The meteoric rise of Harry Styles has been impossible to ignore. Once just another face in the long line of boy-band heartthrobs, Styles has since grown into an artist whose very name is associated with the subversion of male gender stereotypes. He has been lauded as a fashion icon and even a queer ...
In their column, Paulie Malherbe 鈥�26 argues that the fading of rainbow capitalism is both a sign of threats to LGBTQ+ people and a reminder of the importance of protest and activism.
In her column, Anusha Gupta 鈥�25 writes that while Brown should make sexual health education resources more visible, students should also learn from each other.
In his column, Ben Aizenberg 鈥�26 argues that gun control discussions and policy should focus more on suicide prevention.
As my first year at Brown comes to a close, I鈥檝e been reflecting on what I was doing last year during this time 鈥� making the life-changing choice to come to Brown. Choosing to move away from my small, mostly rural hometown in California and the people I鈥檇 grown up with to go to the farthest school ...
In her column, Megan Slusarewicz 鈥�23 argues that the U.S. should require employers to offer paid vacation off to ensure the well-being of employees and create a healthier work culture.
