Malik ’18: The Academy’s shortcomings
I tried to stop caring about the Academy Awards when I began noticing that they often picked winners with which I didn’t agree at all. I decided that it didn’t matter whom the Academy of Motion Picture...
View ArticleVilsan ’19: History, revisited
One evening in November 1989, Western families sat in their living rooms to watch the Berlin Wall crumble. Twenty-six years later, the nations of Eastern Europe are still experiencing political...
View ArticleKumar ’17: On scholarly sanctity
While abroad last semester in Paris, I took classes at the Sorbonne, an imposing structure with roots in the 13th century. Housing several of France’s most prestigious universities and long associated...
View ArticleFacilities staff shifts hours to adapt to winter climate
When temperatures dipped to -9 degrees Fahrenheit earlier this month, the Department of Facilities Management responded to 40 student calls of cold rooms and broken heaters, said Stephen Maiorisi, vice...
View ArticleFusion shows take viewers on emotional ride
There is perhaps no student group on campus more aptly named than Fusion Dance Company. Fusion’s 33rd Annual Spring Show reflected the company’s dedication to cohesively synthesizing different styles...
View ArticleInterdisciplinary, design-based architecture concentration established
For students still undecided on a concentration, there is now a new option to consider: architecture. Though an architectural studies concentration has always been available within the Department of...
View ArticleProfessors juggle commute with home, work lives
While the trek from Perkins to class may seem unbearable to some students, professors who live outside Providence may contend with morning commutes hours longer. The University does not collect...
View ArticleShakespeare in the City unlocks student creativity
Brown community members lining up to see the Theatre Arts and Performance Studies department’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” last month may have been surprised to see gaggles of...
View ArticleThird-party support jumps this election cycle
According to The Herald’s 2016 fall undergraduate poll, nearly 5 percent of respondents indicated that they will be voting for third-party candidates come Election Day. About 58 percent of these...
View ArticleNew blood clot removal device proven cost-effective
When used with medication, a new stroke treatment cost $23,203 less than treatment with medication alone, according to a new study by University researchers. The new treatment, thrombectomy — a...
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