By Christina Cozzetto on July 9, 2009
I finally broke down and read Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer, over winter break this year. Curiosity was my entire reason for reading it, but that curiosity came from several different sources. One was how the series as a whole has been touted as the next Harry Potter, and how there seemed to be a significant [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged book review for twilight, christian book review twilight, May 2009, twilight book review, twilight book reviews, twilight books review, twilight novel review, Volume VII Number IV
By Christina Cozzetto on January 28, 2009
Due to the underage pregnancy of Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, the issue of teenage pregnancy was a more prominent issue in this election than in any previous one. Several groups have insisted for years that they have the solution, and that solution takes the form of abstinence pledges, in which young people promise to refrain [...]
Posted in National | Tagged January 2009, Volume VII Number III
By Christina Cozzetto on October 24, 2008
This past July, the presidents of 130 colleges (and counting) all over the United States formed the Amethyst Initiative, a group whose goal is to “re-examine the drinking age.” These presidents want to “support a debate” about the current drinking age because they believe that the forbidden nature of alcohol—due to a nationwide drinking [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged October 2008, Parents’ Weekend, Volume VII Number II
By Christina Cozzetto on September 15, 2008
The cover of the July 21st, 2008, edition of The New Yorker was the source of some controversy. Illustrator Barry Blitt drew a picture of Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and his wife Michelle in the Oval Office that collected many stereotypes about the Democratic presidential hopeful: dressed in Muslim attire,Obama fist-bumps his wife, dressed as a [...]
Posted in National | Tagged September 2008, Volume VII Number I
By Christina Cozzetto on May 8, 2008
According to a recent article in The Brown Daily Herald (“Unique no more? U. may require Common App,” Apr. 9), there is a very real possibility that Brown will require its Class of 2013 to apply using the Common Application, and only the Common Application. Luckily, there has been very little complaining or controversy [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged May 2008, Volume VI Number VII
By Christina Cozzetto on April 17, 2008
Recently, the Reverend John Shelby Spong, a retired Episcopal bishop, spoke at Brown on a variety of subjects, including Christianity, the current election, and many social issues, such as abortion, gay marriage, and the “-isms,” particularly racism and sexism. While Spong brought a new and interesting set of ideas to campus with his lecture, [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged April 2008, Volume VI Number VI
By Christina Cozzetto on March 21, 2008
An article that ran in The Brown Daily Herald (“Brown looks to other universities in its discussion of co-ed doubles,” Jan. 30) discussed the possibility that the University would implement “gender-neutral” dorms for upperclassmen. This would be a relatively drastic step for Brown to take, and the administration is looking to comparable schools to see [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged March 2008, Volume VI Number V
By Christina Cozzetto on February 20, 2008
The Brown Daily Herald’s latest poll, conducted back in November, attempted to summarize many things about Brown students, from our drug habits to our cars, and from our level of sexual activity to whom we want in the White House. The question on the poll that asked how many sexual partners we each have had [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged February 2008, Volume VI Number IV
By Christina Cozzetto on October 26, 2007
Earlier this month, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in Britain (a statutory body responsible for controlling all issues related to in vitro fertilization, storing of human sperm or eggs, artificial insemination and most embryo research carried out in the United Kingdom) decided there is no reason to prevent cytoplasmic hybrid research. This research would [...]
Posted in National | Tagged October 2007, Parents’ Weekend, Volume VI Number II
By Christina Cozzetto on September 9, 2007
Sooner or later, one is going to hit a wall in any political discussion involving opposing views. However, on most political issues, there is much room for compromise. On the remainder, there is at least room for conversation. It seems there is only one issue on which the opposing sides are unwilling to give any [...]
Posted in National | Tagged September 2007, Volume VI Number I
