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Special Issues

GMail, Celebrity Children, “Hegemony”

GMail, Celebrity Children, “Hegemony”

Gmail It’s a widely known fact that everyone likes Gmail. Here at Brown University, though, we love Gmail more than anyone else. Consider this: can the normal Brown University student survive more... 

Oatmeal, saying you’ll explore Providence, intending to go to lectures

Oatmeal, saying you’ll explore Providence, intending to go to lectures

Oatmeal: This stuff has Brown stamped all over it: It’s cheap enough for even the brokest among us, it’s vegan/gluten-free/kosher and probably satisfies any other weird dietary restriction... 

Hysterical realism, Morning Mail

Hysterical realism, Morning Mail

Hysterical Realism: Brown students like to show off how much they know. Hence, the popularity of trivia nights, Janus forum lectures, and double and triple concentrations—you read that article in the... 

Being disappointed with Barack Obama, Nice Slice, Ruth Simmons, Spandex, Macs

Being disappointed with Barack Obama, Nice Slice, Ruth Simmons, Spandex, Macs

Being disappointed with Barack Obama:Yes, that’s right. Or leftist. Whatever. The obscene fervor with which Brown students rallied around Obama made sense. He’s young-ish so he’s cool-ish. But,... 

High-waisted skirts, Gillette fusion power, shopping period, spicy with, syntax

High-waisted skirts, Gillette fusion power, shopping period, spicy with, syntax

High-Waisted Skirts: No, no, no. NO. No. If we could rewrite Farenheit 451 and replace books with high-waisted everything, mom jeans, fixed-gear bikes and those stupid, shapeless, unflattering and clearly...