--- title: "Universities Should Care" date: 2026-04-28 # required; used for ordering, feed, and display abstract: > # optional; shown in the metadata block and link previews As Students should be more than a mere statistic to the Universities at which they study. I critique Brown University, my undergraduate institution, in this regard. The degradation of students to treatment as if they are a mere statistic is potentially a major reason for the decline in postsecondary education in the modern United States. tags: # optional; see Tags section - ai - tech # Epistemic profile — all optional; the entire section is hidden unless `status` is set status: "Draft" # Draft | Working model | Durable | Refined | Superseded | Deprecated confidence: 85 # 0–100 integer (%) importance: 4 # 1–5 integer (rendered as filled/empty dots ●●●○○) evidence: 5 # 1–5 integer (same) scope: broad # personal | local | average | broad | civilizational novelty: moderate # conventional | moderate | idiosyncratic | innovative practicality: high # abstract | low | moderate | high | exceptional confidence-history: # list of integers; trend arrow derived from last two entries --- --- Planning: List of grievances COMPUTER SCIENCE - TA System section. - RES LIFE - Obviously: repeated requests for discussion and process for moving out in Fall '23. - Unable to control heat - Lack of bathrooms. - Lack of kitchens DINING - Let's run through some calculations to see the actual cost of every meal averaged across a semester. - No real late night options. - Poor optimization of queues / high demand items like grilled cheese. - Inconsistent pricing for the same items across locations. SECURITY EFFECTS ON THE CULTURE