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Study the Children

Brown joins a groundbreaking nationwide research project on the dangers to children’s health.

Seed Pods

Changing what you see when you listen to music.

Mocha’s Hot

Administators and students agree on one thing, at least.

The Long Road to Freedom

Interpreting for the U.S. military set one Iraqi on an odyssey that he hopes will end in a graduate program at Brown.

Geeks Meet Grunts

An usually candid debate about the Iraq War.

What If It Happened Here?

The shootings at Virginia Tech have prompted universities to reexamine their emergency preparedness. How does Brown stack up?

Minister of Fiction

Finding faith can be hard, but writing about it is even harder.

Being on Jeopardy is Like…

. . .taking a speed quiz on a random subject while millions watch. And that's just the half of it, says contestant Adia Benton '99.

Earlier this year, Brown's new president decided to forgo a ceremonial inauguration, instead opting to plunge into his work and donate some of the inaugural funds to the libraries and scholarships. On the Saturday of Commencement Weekend, he was formally installed as president on the College Green. This article is adapted from President Gee's inaugural remarks.

Making Amends

When Edward Ball '82 discovered that his Southern ancestors owned as many as 4,000 slaves, he set out to discover why. What he found was a family history marked by violence, miscegenation, and forced labor.