Brown Student Arraignments: How does wielding the carceral system against peaceful protesters help to foster safe learning environments?
Despite months of student protest to demand divestment of the Brown University endowment from the Israeli military, the administration has tried to squash student activism through use of the criminal justice system. On February 12 and 14, 41 students were arraigned at the state courts in response to conducting a sit-in months earlier. Though the […]
Animals’ Ally in the Ocean State: A tail of unsung devotion to animal welfare
The stories sounded like something out of a National Geographic: “When I was working with the mountain gorillas…” “I hurt myself chasing giant pandas through a forest in China…” “I’m going down to help with the Giant River Otters…” That’s how she began her stories. She wasn’t braggadocios. She simply remarked on her past as […]
