During these past two weeks, I have gone to two incredible non-fiction book talks: Malala Yousafi’s Finding My Way and Dr. Mallary Tenore Tarpley’s Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery. Although the two books are different in topic and author experience, it was extremely interesting and enriching to hear two women’s perspectives […]
During his life, Pope Francis was a staunch activist for the environment. Parts of his work as Pope upheld the principles of his encyclical Laudato Si’, leading him to create a program for Catholic educational institutes to pledge and join the efforts to improve sustainability on campuses. Father Kenneth Sicard, O.P. ’78, ’82G, signed onto […]
I anticipated the feeling of being freed from the sport of basketball to be an instant calm, an awaited relief, even a liberation. Not because I didn’t love the sport, or because it didn’t provide me with consistent friends, memories, and numerous skills—but because of the intense commitment to one thing, for so long, to […]
Halloweekend has come and gone, the glitter has settled, and campus feels like it’s collectively waking up from a three-day fever dream. The costumes are back in closets, the pumpkins are caving in, and somewhere in the distance, Mariah Carey is beginning to defrost. The holiday season is officially upon us, but unfortunately, so is […]
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 […]