During the most-watched sporting event in the United States, Dove ran a commercial about young girls in sports. Last February, we saw preteen girls celebrating their love for athletics, while the text on the screen highlighted how one out of two girl...
As I settled into life in Rhode Island as a freshman, I began searching for a healthcare provider in the Ocean State—but no matter where I looked, I couldn’t find a primary care provider, let alone any of the several specialists that I see back h...
As a student pursuing Biomedical Engineering at Brown, I am surrounded by “pre-meds.” Research, clinical experience, organic chemistry grades, and the MCAT represent just a small portion of the lengthy checklist of requirements pre-medical studen...
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s so-called individual mandate was generally perceived as legitimizing an expansion of federal power. While the provision was upheld under...
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s so-called individual mandate was generally perceived as legitimizing an expansion of federal power. While the provision was upheld under...
This week, Newark Mayor Cory Booker is doing something that millions of people have done before – he is living on a food stamp budget. Of course, he’s only living on it for one week, but it’s the thought that counts. And the thought...
This week, Newark Mayor Cory Booker is doing something that millions of people have done before – he is living on a food stamp budget. Of course, he’s only living on it for one week, but it’s the thought that counts. And the thought...
Welcome back, readers! For those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope your holiday was swell. Mine was marred by the sudden onset of a cold, but not even a sore throat and aching head could stop me from bringing up some important Supreme Court s...
Welcome back, readers! For those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope your holiday was swell. Mine was marred by the sudden onset of a cold, but not even a sore throat and aching head could stop me from bringing up some important Supreme Court s...
A recent report by the Population Division of the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs has received a great deal of attention in recent days for its recommendations regarding the aging of the global population. This trend is partly the re...
A recent report by the Population Division of the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs has received a great deal of attention in recent days for its recommendations regarding the aging of the global population. This trend is partly the re...
In the name of transparency and freedom of information, I need to state right now that I’m a pretty serious feminist. Not necessarily a feminist in the “burn your bra, misandry is great,” but certainly a young lady who believes that women s...
In the name of transparency and freedom of information, I need to state right now that I’m a pretty serious feminist. Not necessarily a feminist in the “burn your bra, misandry is great,” but certainly a young lady who believes that women s...