Making the Grade
the schrecking ball
GQ magazine recently named Brown the #1 douchiest college in America. Intimate hygiene may seem like an odd basis for comparing schools, but a little research reveals a whole host of improbable criteria for ranking schools, as evident by the following list of Brown’s real-life obscure rankings: “#1 most ‘family-friendly’ school in Providence” – Via Via IV And we thought the University didn’t get along with Via Via. Turns out that horse’s head on Wriston was just RISD’s idea of public art. “#2 brownest university in America” – Crayola Damn you, John Brown University. “#178 most bro’d out school in America” –tsLax.com 60% of Brown’s name, but less than 2% of its student body. “#1…
Writing on the Wall
how a bathroom stall became a university forum
Though the walls of the Rock bathroom stand bare at present, new doodles and messages will undoubtedly appear on this infamous Brown forum soon. Quotes and conversations will clutter the grungy walls: intimate confessions about relationships, body image, expectations and life at Brown. —————————————————- The conventional view of bathroom graffiti is that it consists mostly…
Sexperimentation: In Defense of the Prude
Slut, tramp, whore, nympho, player. Labels: don’t you just love ’em? It’s unfortunate when you find yourself on the receiving end of a word that brands you as a hyper-sexualized Tasmanian Devil. But what about the opposite charge, that one of frigid refusal and tightly clamped legs? Prude. This word has sting like you wouldn’t…
dude. food. The Art of the Dinner Party
“A prince must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.” – Niccolo Machiavelli The same, we feel, could be said of the host. Ah yes!…
Sexpertise
My Summer of ____________
Aaaaand we’re back! Welcome, Brunonians, old and new, to the academic year of 2009-2010. Woohoo! How was your summer? What did you do? Actually, don’t answer that. Because, really, I don’t care. Don’t get me wrong; the answers that Brown students furnish never fail to captivate. That internship with the BBC. The solo project of…