Wellisch 鈥26: It is time to let athletes be political
By Yael Wellisch | December 6In her column, Yael Wellisch 鈥26 argues that athletes should be allowed to participate in political discourse without repercussions.
In her column, Yael Wellisch 鈥26 argues that athletes should be allowed to participate in political discourse without repercussions.
In her column, Christina Peng 鈥26 explores the data Spotify stores about her and questions how to protect this data.
Over Thanksgiving break, I finally caught the inaugural first-year sickness. On Wednesday, I felt a sore throat coming on. By Thursday, I got a headache, and on Friday, I went through bouts of chills and sweating. A feverish temperature reading at Health Services confirmed my sickness, and I reluctantly ...
Across the nation, a deluge of public works projects are preparing to take advantage of the plentiful infrastructure dollars recently unleashed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. While cities, counties or states may take the lead in authorizing these projects, it is exceedingly rare to ...
Less than two weeks ago, we saw the end of a seven-year-long saga of fraud and white-collar crime 鈥 entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes was at last sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her health care technology startup, Theranos. Holmes founded Theranos, a company ...
Those who are struggling with or recovering from eating disorders may find large family meals 鈥 which are common during the holiday season 鈥 rather daunting due to pressure to over or undereat, as well as the fear of relapse. This holiday season, it is important that we recognize and accept a ...
If you want to succeed in the beauty industry, you can bank on women鈥檚 insecurities. Today, the still-growing industry is worth $532 billion globally. The United States has the largest beauty market in the world, and the industry鈥檚 monetary success is contingent on the unethical exploitation ...
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In 2018, Providence launched its Shared Micromobility Program to improve affordable travel by adding electric scooters and bikes to Providence's streets. Over the last few months, the number of electric bikes and scooters in Providence has increased, with two new companies joining the program in ...
With Thanksgiving this week and the holiday season rapidly approaching, my email inbox and social media feeds have been flooded with one thing: Black Friday promotions. The biggest shopping event of the year comes with hefty discounts, crowded stores and late-night Amazon impulse buys. At the same ...
I鈥檝e felt a strong connection to birds since I was a kid. My parents have always kept bird feeders outside their windows and, as a child with ample free time, I would stare at the feeders for hours, imagining what the birds were thinking. Growing up in large cities, I developed ...
Across the country, private universities are generally exempt from federal taxes and are classified as nonprofit institutions, often referred to by the statute that defines them:
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Like most people in the U.S., my attention is focused on the results of the midterm elections. This year鈥檚 contest was particularly important, as, with results still pouring in, control of the Senate is uncertain. Given these events, my mind can鈥檛 help but compare the state of affairs in the ...
Though I鈥檓 technically taking fewer classes at Brown than I did in high school, I鈥檓 learning that the classwork rarely ceases. The constant stream of papers, problem sets and preparation for tests mean lots of long hours in my dorm and at the library sitting at my computer. What鈥檚 keeping me ...
Your stomach starts cramping and laughter erupts out of you: It鈥檚 easy to tell when a joke is good. Humor can be harnessed to diffuse awkward situations, flirt, demonstrate humility, express political opinions or, most importantly, authentically bond with those around you. Humor is undeniably one ...
It is without question that the housing crisis in Providence has reached a breaking point. Local universities are seen as major contributors to this crisis, with Brown as a prime example. Brown squeezes Providence鈥檚 housing market in two ways. University students often come from families ...
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I grew up in a house directly adjacent to a noisy street. Honking cars, revving engines and shrieking sirens droned in the background constantly. Similarly, here in Providence, modified cars and motorbikes racing through downtown and on Thayer Street is a common weekend occurrence. Sometimes, my ...