Though Brown University boasts about its diversity statistics, it can be difficult to find students with vastly different political views on Brown’s campus. Brown is overwhelmingly liberal, with a mere seven percent of the class of 2030 identifying...
In May of 1997, the computer program ‘Deep Blue’ defeated Garry Kasparov in a six-game chess match in New York City, becoming the first machine to beat a reigning chess champion at a tournament match. Kasparov was shocked by the apparent ingenuit...
In July of 1995, Chicago experienced an intense heatwave, watching temperatures climb tas high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit while feeling like124 degrees. Over the five days this extreme heat lasted, 739 people died, most of them Black, low-income, and ...
If Thomas Edison resurrected tomorrow and decided to inspect the American power grid, he would find everything up to his standards. In the 21st century, that’s a problem. The power grid is a climate, economic, and security issue. That means it’s ...
If Thomas Edison resurrected tomorrow and decided to inspect the American power grid, he would find everything up to his standards. In the 21st century, that’s a problem. The power grid is a climate, economic, and security issue. That means it’s ...
Coal mining jobs have been on a staggering decline for the past 40 years. An industry once integral to the livelihoods of Appalachian residents, coal mining has long passed its golden age, leaving behind chronically ill and impoverished communities. ...
Coal mining jobs have been on a staggering decline for the past 40 years. An industry once integral to the livelihoods of Appalachian residents, coal mining has long passed its golden age, leaving behind chronically ill and impoverished communities. ...
The primary purpose of government is governance. The Senate filibuster precludes American governance. The filibuster is a method of delaying or blocking legislation in the Senate by endlessly continuing debate on an issue so that a vote can never be ...
The primary purpose of government is governance. The Senate filibuster precludes American governance. The filibuster is a method of delaying or blocking legislation in the Senate by endlessly continuing debate on an issue so that a vote can never be ...
Four years after President Trump’s campaign against illegal immigration helped him get elected, he has sucessfully reduced all forms of immigration. On the campaign trail, Trump promised to build a wall to prevent illegal border crossings and to â€...
Four years after President Trump’s campaign against illegal immigration helped him get elected, he has sucessfully reduced all forms of immigration. On the campaign trail, Trump promised to build a wall to prevent illegal border crossings and to â€...
K-12 students are adapting to completing their curriculum from their bedrooms against the backdrop of the snowballing social, physical, and mental traumas caused by COVID-19. They’re missing their friends; they’re fatigued by gazing on a gallery ...
K-12 students are adapting to completing their curriculum from their bedrooms against the backdrop of the snowballing social, physical, and mental traumas caused by COVID-19. They’re missing their friends; they’re fatigued by gazing on a gallery ...
Shut down borders, limit nonessential travel, and reduce density in shared spaces. Provide personal protective equipment, get tested, and quarantine if symptomatic. These are the guidelines that have been emphasized by the Centers for Disease C...
Shut down borders, limit nonessential travel, and reduce density in shared spaces. Provide personal protective equipment, get tested, and quarantine if symptomatic. These are the guidelines that have been emphasized by the Centers for Disease C...
There’s no riskier candidate for an influential position in the United States than a woman. Their chromosomes are proof of their lack of viability to hold power, and so the qualities, values, and policies central to American politics remain dominat...
There’s no riskier candidate for an influential position in the United States than a woman. Their chromosomes are proof of their lack of viability to hold power, and so the qualities, values, and policies central to American politics remain dominat...
The American college application system is fundamentally broken. For months, and sometimes even years, applicants labor over strategies, compile college lists, tabulate expenses, attend info sessions, and rewrite essays until words lose their meaning...
The American college application system is fundamentally broken. For months, and sometimes even years, applicants labor over strategies, compile college lists, tabulate expenses, attend info sessions, and rewrite essays until words lose their meaning...
When COVID-19 engulfed New York City in the spring of 2020, one of the hardest hit groups was the city’s homeless population, comprising nearly 80,000 people. Initially, many took nightly shelter on the subway. With non-essential businesses shut do...
When COVID-19 engulfed New York City in the spring of 2020, one of the hardest hit groups was the city’s homeless population, comprising nearly 80,000 people. Initially, many took nightly shelter on the subway. With non-essential businesses shut do...
Editor’s Note: This article was written in March 2020, before the period of sudden change following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been very lightly edited since then. Competition has long been hailed as the hallmark of laissez-fair...
Editor’s Note: This article was written in March 2020, before the period of sudden change following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been very lightly edited since then. Competition has long been hailed as the hallmark of laissez-fair...
Bushra Amiwala currently serves on the Skokie School District 73.5 Board of Education. At 22 years old, she is the youngest Muslim holding elected public office in the United States. Amiwala garnered national attention in 2018 at age 19, running agai...
Bushra Amiwala currently serves on the Skokie School District 73.5 Board of Education. At 22 years old, she is the youngest Muslim holding elected public office in the United States. Amiwala garnered national attention in 2018 at age 19, running agai...
In 50 years, how will we view the Trump presidency? Will it be through the lens of a decline in civilized political discourse, a rise in pure partisanship, or maybe the judicial appointments leaving a lasting impact on our political landscape? While ...
In 50 years, how will we view the Trump presidency? Will it be through the lens of a decline in civilized political discourse, a rise in pure partisanship, or maybe the judicial appointments leaving a lasting impact on our political landscape? While ...