On Tuesday, Oct. 28, there was no guest speaker, and no new business was presented. The amendment proposed on Oct. 21 regarding the renaming of the Subcommittee on Residence Life under the Student Life Committee to the Subcommittee on Residence Life and Physical Plant was passed. Additionally, the establishment of the Subcommittee on Safety, Security, […]
Former Secretary of State, First Lady, and presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was the guest speaker at Brown University’s Pizzitola’s Sports Center on Thursday, Oct. 30. As a relentless public servant who has dedicated her life to preserving the welfare of families and advocating for women’s rights to be seen as human rights, Clinton spoke […]
On Sunday, Nov. 2, Student Congress’ Committee on Outreach held their annual Pumpkinfest in collaboration with other on-campus clubs and organizations. The event took place on Aquinas Lawn and was open to parents and their children from the surrounding community to attend and participate in various autumn and Halloween-related activities. These activities included the Board […]
With Mutual Respect: Discussions on Contemporary Challenges is a panel series where members of our community with different viewpoints on challenging contemporary issues come together in a mutually respectful manner. Beginning in the fall of 2022, the series hosted a panel of faculty with differing views on abortion soon after the Supreme Court decision that […]
In 2017, as a middle schooler, my friend introduced me to a game called Dark Souls III. My friend had already played it and was desperate for me to try it. I had played plenty of games by that point, but this one would prove to be the hardest yet. My first reaction? It looked […]
“I always thought you knew it was me,” is perhaps the most haunting line in all of cinema,uttered by the character Leland Palmer (Ray Wise) in David Lynch’s surreal thriller Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). The film is a prequel to the series Twin Peaks (1990–1991) and follows the character Laura Palmer in […]
Wes Anderson, known for his auteur style of literary geek, used a post-post-modernism approach in the creation of the film, The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). Post-post-modernism—a style that embodies the goal of recovering the sincerity of film, focusing on existentialism, ethics, morality, and the absurdity of coincidences—ties in with Anderson’s distinct and vibrant visual style, […]
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc premiered in the U.S. for the first time on Friday, Oct. 24, and simply put, was nothing short of a work of art. As a manga reader myself, I was already familiar with the tragic story this movie was set to adapt; however, my expectations were exceeded, and […]
Before their opening home game against College of the Holy Cross on Nov. 3, head coach Kim English scheduled two preseason exhibition bouts for the Friars as they prepare to bounce back after a disappointing season. Neither of these games will count toward the Friars’ record during the season, but they were still a good […]
#10 Victor Wembanyama: Slenderman In 2023, Victor Wembanyama showed up as the fictional character Slenderman to the Footprint Center in Phoenix to play against the Phoenix Suns on Halloween. He put up 18 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks for the San Antonio Spurs, who won 115–114 against the Suns when Keldon Johnson stole the […]