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Some of my friends are a bit nerdy, an inherent quality of relationships at Ivy League schools. Sometimes, though, this aspect has its perks. My roomate from last year just showed me a cigarette lighter fused with a camera that blew me away, and made me reconsider a career in international espionage.
Sure, Lady Liberty and [...]
Well, problem solved. The Intercollegiate Quidditch Association on facebook offers the closest thing. In the Muggle rendition of Quidditch, athletes run around a field “riding” broomsticks while using balls as quaffles, and tennis rackets as beaters. Is your school one of the 130 schools across the country to take part in the Harry Potter influenced [...]
I attended Kevin Roose’s lecture today, and while still impressed by his acchievement, I kind of felt like by reading the book, I’d spoiled the humor for myself. “For in wisdom is much grief…” etc. etc.
The was however one line that Roose said that stuck with me. “To some of these people, Brown is just [...]
I read a book today.
Legitimately.
I mean, cover to cover from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. with breaks in between for eating, socializing and going to classes. Strangely enough, I wasn’t even cramming for a test.
Kevin Roose’s book and upcoming lecture, “The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester At America’s Holiest University” first came to my attention [...]
As the voice on the loudspeaker calls the name Max Lubin, once… twice…three times, the crowd’s anticipation becomes a tangible entity. Cat calls go up from my fellow students, crowded in their seats, soaked to the bone by another typical Providence downpour. An inebriated girl in an Alice in Wonderland dress a few rows ahead [...]
This was written by Tyler Rosenbaum, a current sophomore at Brown.
At this University, you frequently hear the prototypical “Brown student” invoked. The administration, the student government and many Herald columnists (myself included) frequently allude to such an individual when making their cases.
So I didn’t think much about it until Sean Quigley’s ‘10 column on the [...]
Brown University offers a diverse and intriguing environment that fosters creativity and warm spirits. The school offers its students a multitude of classes in countless areas of study and the most freedom of any Ivy League school. Every student creates his/her own path to take to graduation, with no restrictions on course schedule. Our campus [...]