January/February 2012
Front Page
Growing Old in America
travelblog_route.jpg Nicole Friedman ’12 and Gili Kliger ’12 are spending their winter break driving cross country on an unusual voyage of discovery. They're talking to elderly women along the way to collect their stories about what it's like for woman to grow old in the United States. Follow their progress and read their blog.
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The Hometown Mayor
morse_thb3.jpgAlex Morse ’11 has been preparing to run for mayor of his hometown, Holyoke, Massachusetts, ever since he finished high school. He ran, he won, now things are about to get a lot tougher.
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The Phenomenal Doug Ulman

ulman_thb.jpg This young bone cancer survivor Livestrong has turned Lance Armstrong's Livestrong into one of the most visible and effective cancer foundations in the world.

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Private School Pioneer

dunn_thb.jpg Randall C. Dunn '87 has broken the racial barrier by heading some of the country's most elite schools.

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Mortar on Mars
igem_thb.jpg You're not going to believe what students are cooking up with DNA these days. Think cement. And think Mars.
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Between The Elms

slacklining_thb.jpg From California rock climbers to Bears on the Green: An introduction to the new but fast-growing sport of slacklining.

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Cold Shoulder
flu_shot_thb.jpg Why do elderly African Americans get fewer flu shots than any other group?
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A Serious Career Option
pronsky_thb.jpg On her latest CD, Brooklynite Rebecca Pronsky '02 develops a "noirish" country twang.
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Writing from His Roots
akhtar_thb.jpg Actor, novelist, and playwright Ayad Akhtar '93 gives voice to the experience of American Muslims since 9/11.
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Liberty's Apostle
barry_thb.jpg John M. Barry ’68 writes about Roger Williams and his legacy of religious freedom.
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He Goes for the Jugular
snyder_thb.jpg Horror writer Scott Snyder '98 is the Stephen King of graphic novels.
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Inmate Debate

debate_thb.jpg Adam Bright '05 and Natasha Haverty '08 are collecting the history of one of the best debating teams of all time—a team made up entirely of prisoners.

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My Mysterious Admirer
valentine_pov_thb.jpg An anonymous Valentine's Day card she'll never forget.
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Breaking the Code
shorthand_detail_thb.jpg Did Roger Williams write in code in the margins of this book? If so, why?
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