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Farrell-Rosen 鈥�24, Cline 鈥�26, Turman 鈥�26: The Israeli government must be held accountable to progressive values

By Michael Farrell-Rosen , Mazie Cline and Georgia Turman | May 8

"In addition to the abuses it continually commits against Palestinians, the Netanyahu government is committed to undermining the fabric of Israeli democracy. It remains committed to its radical plans to gut the independence of the Israeli Supreme Court, a key pillar of the country鈥檚 liberal democracy." ...

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Editors' Note: Looking back on our first semester

By 133rd Editorial Board | April 28

Today鈥檚 print paper is our 37th 鈥斅燼nd final 鈥斅爋f the semester. After many late nights, unspeakable amounts of Jo鈥檚 sauce and far too much coffee, our regular production for the spring has concluded (though we鈥檒l still publish occasionally online over the summer).

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Gupta 鈥�25: Where to find sexual health education resources at Brown

By Anusha Gupta | April 28

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.

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Editorial: Orientation needs a major makeover

By Editorial Page Board | April 27

In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that the University鈥檚 first-year orientation needs a makeover to better prepare students for their Brown careers.

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Aizenberg 鈥�26: The most overlooked part of the gun control debate

By Benjamin Aizenberg | April 27

In his column, Ben Aizenberg 鈥�26 argues that gun control discussions and policy should focus more on suicide prevention.

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Singh 鈥�24: The Pentagon鈥檚 continued imprisonment of art at Guantanamo Bay

By Salonee Singh | April 26

Detainees in Guantanamo Bay should have ownership over the art they have created while imprisoned.

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Letter: A service of remembrance for Professor Ferdinand Jones

By The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life | April 26

A service of remembrance for Professor Ferdinand Jones

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Fang 鈥�26: How going to school far away from home has helped me grow

By Juliet Fang | April 25

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 ...

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Slusarewicz 鈥�23: The U.S. should require employers to offer paid vacation time off

By Megan Slusarewicz | April 24

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.

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Letter: Brown had no choice but to pay full tax on the new provost residence

By Peter Ian Asen | April 24

To the Editor:

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Letter: A gathering of remembrance and celebration for John Owen Habib 鈥�24 at the First Unitarian Church of Providence

By The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life | April 24

To the Editor:

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Konigsmark 鈥�26: ExxonMobil lied on our campus 鈥� will we invite them back?

By Augustus Konigsmark | April 24

In his op-ed, Augustus Konigsmark 鈥�26 argues that Brown should ban fossil fuel companies from recruiting and advertising on campus.

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Editorial: Some advice for the class of 2027

By Editorial Page Board | April 20

Dear Class of 2027,

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Letter: Remembering John Owen Habib 鈥�24

By Deborah Chiaravalloti | April 20

John Owen Habib, 21, died on April 11, 2023 following a fall while hiking in Morocco. He was pursuing one of his greatest passions 鈥� traveling and exploring the world. For John Owen, the world was a place of extraordinary wonder: The more he could meet, talk and learn from people, the richer his life ...

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Malherbe 鈥�26: We must do more to defend trans rights

By Paulie Malherbe | April 19

In their column, Paulie Malherbe 鈥�26 argues that students at Brown must avoid falling into complacency when it comes to defending trans rights.

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Gaber 鈥�23: College is just the beginning

By Yasmeen Gaber | April 18

聽鈥淐ollege is the best four years of your life.鈥澛�

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Wellisch 鈥�26: Time flies, but that鈥檚 not a bad thing

By Yael Wellisch | April 16

As I come to the final weeks of my first year at Brown, I am struck by how fast the semesters flew by. It feels like yesterday my parents were frantically moving me into my dorm and I was nervously trying to meet people during orientation. After going through the arduous application process, this first ...

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Rahman 鈥�26: 鈥楾he save the world to consulting pipeline goes crazy here鈥�

By Tasawwar Rahman | April 16

In his column, Tasawwar Rahman 鈥�26 argues that Brown students shouldn鈥檛 default to only a few lucrative fields and instead embrace academic exploration.

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Sandoval 鈥�23, Spencer-Blume 鈥�23, Sarmas 鈥�24: Rhode Island needs to increase its financial aid for students from R.I.

By Amienne Spencer-Blume , Mina Sarmas and Carina Sandoval | April 14

Rhode Island must restore funding to the Rhode Island Promise 1.0 scholarship program for students at nonprofit institutions to its pre-pandemic level of $2 million. In March, Brown University鈥檚 Student Government Association 鈥� composed of the Class Coordinating Board, the Undergraduate Council ...

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Editors' Note: Welcome to A Day on College Hill

By 133rd Editorial Board | April 14

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