Brown University - Revision history

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 But in case you're up for reading more than the typical Brown student (no one learns anything at Brown because it doesn't have a [[Core Curriculum]] and every single course can be taken on a pass/fail basis): everyone knows that Brown attendees consist of "'performance artists' spending their trust funds on weed".<ref>http://www.observer.com/2010/slideshow/125504/brown-university</ref> This fact led ''GQ'' to [http://www.gq.com/entertainment/humor/200908/douchy-colleges-list-brown-university-duke-harvard-princeton-nyu-notre-dame-vassar-slideshow#slide=25 name it the douchiest university in the US], listing among its "affectations": "A belief that grades, majors, and course requirements are just another form of cultural hegemony," and "using the word hegemony." Notably, though, Brown failed even at this distinction, only edging out [[Duke]] because ''GQ'' was reluctant to make Duke #1 at anything.
-It is unclear whether Columbia or Brown is the most "liberal" Ivy League university. Columbia appeared to hold the title following the [[Minuteman stage-rush]], but Brown struck back by [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/23/thomas-friedman-gets-a-pi_n_98209.html pieing pro-globalization columnist Tom Friedman]. More recently, Brown pulled off a stunt even more similar to the Minuteman incident when it booed NYPD police commissioner Ray Kelly off-stage before he even had a chance to speak.<ref>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/10/ray-kelly-gets-booed-stage-brown-university/71075/</ref> In any case, the fact that Columbia and Brown have a large overlap in applicants is probably a reflection both of a) this strange rivalry and b) applicants' total ignorance of / apathy about the schools' curricular differences.
+It is unclear whether Columbia or Brown is the most "liberal" Ivy League university. Columbia appeared to hold the title following the [[Minuteman stage-rush]], but Brown struck back by [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/23/thomas-friedman-gets-a-pi_n_98209.html pieing pro-globalization columnist Tom Friedman]. And more recently, Brown pulled off another even more similar to the Minuteman incident when it booed NYPD police commissioner Ray Kelly off-stage before he even had a chance to speak.<ref>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/10/ray-kelly-gets-booed-stage-brown-university/71075/</ref> In any case, the fact that Columbia and Brown have a large overlap in applicants is probably a reflection both of a) this strange rivalry and b) applicants' total ignorance of / apathy about the schools' curricular differences.
 Still, attempts to inculcate an official rivalry (championed by [[Kwame Spearman]]) have failed.

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 But in case you're up for reading more than the typical Brown student (no one learns anything at Brown because it doesn't have a [[Core Curriculum]] and every single course can be taken on a pass/fail basis): everyone knows that Brown attendees consist of "'performance artists' spending their trust funds on weed".<ref>http://www.observer.com/2010/slideshow/125504/brown-university</ref> This fact led ''GQ'' to [http://www.gq.com/entertainment/humor/200908/douchy-colleges-list-brown-university-duke-harvard-princeton-nyu-notre-dame-vassar-slideshow#slide=25 name it the douchiest university in the US], listing among its "affectations": "A belief that grades, majors, and course requirements are just another form of cultural hegemony," and "using the word hegemony." Notably, though, Brown failed even at this distinction, only edging out [[Duke]] because ''GQ'' was reluctant to make Duke #1 at anything.
-It is unclear whether Columbia or Brown is the most "liberal" Ivy League university. Columbia appeared to hold the title following the [[Minuteman stage-rush]], but Brown struck back by [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/23/thomas-friedman-gets-a-pi_n_98209.html pieing pro-globalization columnist Tom Friedman]. In any case, the fact that Columbia and Brown have a large overlap in applicants is probably a reflection both of a) this strange rivalry and b) applicants' total ignorance of / apathy about the schools' curricular differences.
+It is unclear whether Columbia or Brown is the most "liberal" Ivy League university. Columbia appeared to hold the title following the [[Minuteman stage-rush]], but Brown struck back by [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/23/thomas-friedman-gets-a-pi_n_98209.html pieing pro-globalization columnist Tom Friedman]. More recently, Brown pulled off a stunt even more similar to the Minuteman incident when it booed NYPD police commissioner Ray Kelly off-stage before he even had a chance to speak.<ref>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/10/ray-kelly-gets-booed-stage-brown-university/71075/</ref> In any case, the fact that Columbia and Brown have a large overlap in applicants is probably a reflection both of a) this strange rivalry and b) applicants' total ignorance of / apathy about the schools' curricular differences.
 Still, attempts to inculcate an official rivalry (championed by [[Kwame Spearman]]) have failed.

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 In the world of [[w:Futurama|Futurama]], Columbia remains a gleaming intellectual utopia, while Brown finds itself located in the sewers.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/08/13/columbia-class-3012/</ref> This is the only thing you need to know about Brown.
-No one learns anything at Brown because it doesn't have a [[Core Curriculum]] and every single course can be taken on a pass/fail basis.
+But in case you're up for reading more than the typical Brown student (no one learns anything at Brown because it doesn't have a [[Core Curriculum]] and every single course can be taken on a pass/fail basis): everyone knows that Brown attendees consist of "'performance artists' spending their trust funds on weed".<ref>http://www.observer.com/2010/slideshow/125504/brown-university</ref> This fact led ''GQ'' to [http://www.gq.com/entertainment/humor/200908/douchy-colleges-list-brown-university-duke-harvard-princeton-nyu-notre-dame-vassar-slideshow#slide=25 name it the douchiest university in the US], listing among its "affectations": "A belief that grades, majors, and course requirements are just another form of cultural hegemony," and "using the word hegemony." Notably, though, Brown failed even at this distinction, only edging out [[Duke]] because ''GQ'' was reluctant to make Duke #1 at anything.
 It is unclear whether Columbia or Brown is the most "liberal" Ivy League university. Columbia appeared to hold the title following the [[Minuteman stage-rush]], but Brown struck back by [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/23/thomas-friedman-gets-a-pi_n_98209.html pieing pro-globalization columnist Tom Friedman]. In any case, the fact that Columbia and Brown have a large overlap in applicants is probably a reflection both of a) this strange rivalry and b) applicants' total ignorance of / apathy about the schools' curricular differences.

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-'''Brown University''' is a nominal [[Ivy League]] "university" in the nominal "city" of Providence, Rhode Island.
+'''Brown University''' is a nominal [[Ivy League]] "university" in the nominal "city" of Providence, [[Rhode Island]].
 In the world of [[w:Futurama|Futurama]], Columbia remains a gleaming intellectual utopia, while Brown finds itself located in the sewers.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/08/13/columbia-class-3012/</ref> This is the only thing you need to know about Brown.

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 No one learns anything at Brown because it doesn't have a [[Core Curriculum]] and every single course can be taken on a pass/fail basis.
-Everyone knows that Brown students consist of "'performance artists' spending their trust funds on weed".<ref>http://www.observer.com/2010/slideshow/125504/brown-university</ref> This fact led ''GQ'' to [http://www.gq.com/entertainment/humor/200908/douchy-colleges-list-brown-university-duke-harvard-princeton-nyu-notre-dame-vassar-slideshow#slide=25 name it the douchiest university in the US], listing among its "affectations": "A belief that grades, majors, and course requirements are just another form of cultural hegemony," and "using the word hegemony." Notably, though, Brown failed even at this distinction, only edging out [[Duke]] because ''GQ'' was reluctant to make Duke #1 at anything.
+But in case you're up for reading more than the typical Brown student: everyone knows that Brown attendees consist of "'performance artists' spending their trust funds on weed".<ref>http://www.observer.com/2010/slideshow/125504/brown-university</ref> This fact led ''GQ'' to [http://www.gq.com/entertainment/humor/200908/douchy-colleges-list-brown-university-duke-harvard-princeton-nyu-notre-dame-vassar-slideshow#slide=25 name it the douchiest university in the US], listing among its "affectations": "A belief that grades, majors, and course requirements are just another form of cultural hegemony," and "using the word hegemony." Notably, though, Brown failed even at this distinction, only edging out [[Duke]] because ''GQ'' was reluctant to make Duke #1 at anything.
 It is unclear whether Columbia or Brown is the most "liberal" Ivy League university. Columbia appeared to hold the title following the [[Minuteman stage-rush]], but Brown struck back by [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/23/thomas-friedman-gets-a-pi_n_98209.html pieing pro-globalization columnist Tom Friedman]. In any case, the fact that Columbia and Brown have a large overlap in applicants is probably a reflection both of a) this strange rivalry and b) applicants' total ignorance of / apathy about the schools' curricular differences.

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-'''Brown University''' is a nominal [[Ivy League]] "university" in the nominal "city" of Providence, Rhode Island. In the world of [[w:Futurama|Futurama]], Columbia is a gleaming intellectual utopia, while Brown finds itself located in the sewers.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/08/13/columbia-class-3012/</ref> This is all you really need to know.
+'''Brown University''' is a nominal [[Ivy League]] "university" in the nominal "city" of Providence, Rhode Island. In the world of [[w:Futurama|Futurama]], Columbia remains a gleaming intellectual utopia, while Brown finds itself located in the sewers.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/08/13/columbia-class-3012/</ref> This is all you really need to know.
 No one learns anything at Brown because it doesn't have a [[Core Curriculum]] and every single course can be taken on a pass/fail basis. Everyone knows that Brown students consist of "'performance artists' spending their trust funds on weed".<ref>http://www.observer.com/2010/slideshow/125504/brown-university</ref>