Alone Among Animals
Can evolution really account for human consciousness?
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It’s All About the Reader
Bidding farewell to BAM editor Norman Boucher
Mike and Mike
Michael Mancuso ’98 and Michael Rubin ’00 have called more than 700 sporting events for Brown Athletics.
Don’t Sit, Walk.
Brown joins the National School Walkout against gun violence.
Celebrating Coover
Literary luminaries gathered in April to toast Robert Coover’s 33 years at Brown.
Make Art
Brown-Trinity Rep MFA programs receive full tuition scholarships in the 2018-2019 academic year.
Fresh Ink
New books by Blue Balliett ’78, Timothy J. Shannon ’86, and Steven Wallace ’83
Two Alums Win Pulitzer
James Forman Jr. ’88 and Andrew Sean Greer ’92 took nonfiction and fiction
Here Comes the Son
The first solo album from Dhani Harrison ’01 is “an introspective trip.”
At Sundance
Among the 16 films in the U.S. Dramatic Competition held at the Sundance Film Festival in January, three were written and/or directed by alums.
Resistance Fighters
Decades of antibiotic overuse have created superbugs that have developed resistance to our drugs with chilling speed.
Still Listening
"Change is risky. But Brown is known for its innovative, risk-taking approach, and we want the magazine to reflect that.”
The Mad Skills of Plants
"My parents tell a story of a hike when I was little, before I could read. They let me run ahead and found me flipping through a field guide to plants, trying to match the flower based on the pictures. It’s pretty good evidence that I’ve always been inclined towards plants and flowers."
In Flight
Ultimate Frisbee veteran Hana Kawai ’12, who plays for the Seattle Riot, an elite team in her hometown, has built her post-college life around the sport.
Ask, Tell, Mobilize
Aaron Belkin ’88, the country’s leading authority on—and advocate for—LGBT U.S. armed forces personnel
Water Everywhere
Patrick Rynne ’05 is obsessed with water. What water means to each of us is at the core of Waterlust, which describes itself as a “purpose-driven brand” devoted to the research and protection of marine environments.
Hockey Dad
Pat Kelleher ’92, executive director of USA Hockey, says that kids are playing more hockey than ever.
The Pull of Place
Robin MacArthur's intimate connection to the land is a powerful influence in her lyrical first novel, Heart Spring Mountain.
It Takes a Community
Physician Ruben Amarasingham ’95 tackles the challenge of improving communication in health care.
Fresh Ink
New books from Jacob M. Appel ’96, Sasha Polakow-Suransky ’01, and Rachel Z. Arndt ’10.
Street Artist
Shadowman, the latest documentary from filmmaker Oren Jacoby ’77, chronicles a forgotten pioneer.
Going Away?
Luggage doesn’t need to be boring, thanks to a new company from Steph Korey ’09 and Jen Rubio.
Deep Humanity
David Yazbek ’82 tackles a new musical, The Band’s Visit.
I Have a System for That
Each month for a year, Max Deutsch ’11 vowed to master something playful yet “ridiculously hard” during his spare time.