May/June 2013
Features
The Enforcer
perez_leadthb.jpg To Thomas Perez ’83 government should act to make America a fairer place for the powerless. That’s why Republicans call him a radical ideologue and President Obama wants him to be his secretary of labor.       
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Daughters and Moms

mom_daughter_thb.jpg A “professional daughter” says connecting with your mom is not that hard, but you need to share the responsibility.

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Fashion Statements
fashion_at_brown_thb.jpg From dress codes to anything goes: a look at one hundred years of student chic on College Hill.
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The Uniter
roland_laird_thb.jpg Roland Laird Jr. '82, who died in February, founded the Inman Page Black Alumni Council and inspired young black men.
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Tin Pan Alley
finally_thb.jpg Circle Dance, a new sculpture made of crushed aluminum roasting pans, invites whimsy on the Pembroke Walk.
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Nose Job
PoVstinky_thb.jpg A researcher sniffs her way through a rotten sneaker contest and learns a lesson about what grosses us out.
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The 1887 Nine
baseball1887_thb.jpg In the late 1800s baseball reigned supreme at Brown and a victory could prompt students to get rowdy.
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You Don't Have to Trust Me
david_corn_thb.jpg Meet David Corn ’81, the Mother Jones reporter who dug up Mitt Romney's infamous 47 percent video. 
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Urban Farmer
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Adam Berman ’94 combines Jewish spirituality with a love of the earth and a need to help others.  

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Model Women
amie_darboe_thb.jpg Inspired by her mother, who worked three jobs to support her kids, Amie Darboe ’10 wants young women to aim high.
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School for Change

Augustus Trowbridge ’56, ’64AM & Martha Dwight Trowbridge ’57

For this pioneering couple, school is as much about social justice as it is about education. 

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