Editorial: Our student government is a mess. It鈥檚 time for a much-needed makeover.
By Editorial Page Board | March 16In their editorial, the Editorial Page Board advocates for a sweeping simplification of Brown鈥檚 current student government.
In their editorial, the Editorial Page Board advocates for a sweeping simplification of Brown鈥檚 current student government.
With the Supreme Court poised to strike down race-conscious admissions, Brown is considering a number of alternative strategies to uphold student body diversity without affirmative action. Associate Provost for Enrollment Logan Powell, at a recent panel, suggested that the University rely on legacy ...
On December 4, Brown鈥檚 Department of Public Safety arrested Thony Greene, a man with a history of trespassing on University property, for allegedly invading students鈥 rooms in Wayland House. Greene, who has no affiliation with the University, has since been charged with willful trespass and breaking ...
In their editorial, the editorial page board exhorts UCS to be a better voice for students 鈥 not just a platform for political theater.
In their editorial, the editorial page board urges faculty members to consider the student experience when planning assignments during shopping period.
The Supreme Court seems poised to ban affirmative action, the use of race-conscious considerations in college admissions. During hearings in late October, members of the court鈥檚 conservative majority made no efforts to hide their skepticism of affirmative action鈥檚 constitutionality as used at ...
In its emails, the Department of Public Safety routinely advises students to 鈥渢ravel on well-lit streets and throughways.鈥 But how can students do this when there is insufficient lighting around campus? When the 2021 DPS Community Survey Report asked undergraduate, graduate ...
A week and half ago, an obscene antisemitic note was discovered at Brown RISD Hillel, a center of Jewish life on College Hill. In the wake of this horrific attack, we stand in solidarity with Brown鈥檚 Jewish community.
Last week, the Providence City Council heard public testimony on a proposed zoning amendment that would further restrict students renting on College Hill. While currently no more than three students can live together in single-family zones, the amendment would extend that prohibition to two-, three- ...
COVID-19 is still going around. Despite declining case counts nationwide, our country currently faces about 55,000 new infections and hundreds of deaths a day. At Brown, many of us know peers who have recently ...
Spring Weekend is back. This Friday and Saturday, for the first time since 2019, students will gather in person to hear performances from the likes of Flo Milli, Ari Lennox and Amaarae 鈥 screaming their hearts out to songs they may or may not know, taking a break from classes and work to hang out ...
After years of apathy among students, this year鈥檚 student government election finally attracted attention 鈥 but for all the wrong reasons. On April 18, the Student Government Association announced that Chas Steinbrugge 鈥24 had won the race for president of the Undergraduate Council of Students. ...
Congratulations on your acceptances to Brown! We鈥檙e so excited to welcome you to College Hill. A new class of students is always cause for celebration. But this year, the changing of the guard feels especially meaningful.
At 7 p.m. on Monday, leaders of the University鈥檚 three branches of student government stood on the Main Green and announced the results of this year鈥檚 student government elections. Many of the races were uncontested, but the final race announced, for the president of the Undergraduate Council ...
The Housing Lottery starts this Thursday, adding another headache-inducing ordeal to a month already filled to the brim with projects, papers and tests. Selecting on-campus housing should be a fairly straightforward process. In reality, it is a mess. The buildup to selection day leads to breakdowns, ...
The campus mask mandate is ending today. Save for a few settings, including classrooms where instructors decide otherwise, vaccinated individuals no longer have to wear masks in public spaces. For some, this is a cause for celebration. At long last, we are moving forward in this pandemic, finally ...
For many students, vying for a spot in a popular class is a shopping period tradition 鈥 begging professors for overrides, getting their names onto waitlists and crossing their fingers that a spot will open up. Some amount of competition is expected, as spaces are limited. But when these highly ...
The deadline for the Wellness Residential Experience at Sternlicht Commons 鈥 or what most students simply call Wellness 鈥 recently passed. The dorm is in high demand among students, owing to its spacious suites and brand-new furnishings. The goal of the dorm is lofty: to create a community where ...
The deadline to opt for the Satisfactory/No Credit grading option is fast approaching, and as shopping period comes to a close, students are doing their best to make the right call. Taking a class S/NC can help alleviate students鈥 stress about grades when taking a course, allowing them to focus ...
Even as the pandemic rages on, public health measures have increasingly become a matter of personal responsibility on College Hill. Students on campus are now accountable for administering their ...