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Candlelight Vigil
Honoring three Arab-American students massacred in February in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Rise of the Machines
When will all these robots control us? A scientist addresses our fear of artificial intelligence.
Fresh Ink
A novel for young adults, a defense of reading literature in world of tweets, and a post-apocalyptic thriller.
Seen, Not Heard
Marceline Hugot ’82 was Kathy Geiss on 30 Rock, one of many roles in which she couldn't speak.
Who’s a Slut?
Leora Tanenbaum ’91 on the danger to girls growing up under the scrutiny of smart phones and social media sites.
Lunkhead
Tyler Lansing Weaks ‘12 MFA was buff as Spike in Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
30 Chews
William Powers ’93 moves to New York City and asks: is it possible to live a slow life in a fast city?
Captured Moments
Painter Helena Wurzel ’03 creates works that tell stories of women in moments of self-reflection and celebration.
Theater of the Oblique
Playwright and Pulitzer finalist Sara Ruhl ’97, ’01 MFA says that what the theater needs is more bad plays.
High Priestess of Soul
Nina Simone is the subject of the latest documentary by Liz Garbus '92, who says making it was “a worldwide scavenger hunt."
Furniture Their Way
Kalon Studios sells upscale furniture made by New England craftspeople out of sustainable wood.
Vietnam Through a Lens
Since the U.S. war in Vietnam ended with the fall of Saigon forty years ago, the country has faded from the memory of most Americans. Over the past 25 years, photographer Catherine Karnow ’82 has been building a body of work to ensure that Vietnam and its people will never recede completely into the history books.
Nature’s Crystals
This winter, New England's worst, saw billions of snowflakes wreak havoc on campus.
Art and Science
A Nobel Prize laureate argues that the work of artists and scientists is more alike than you might think.
From the President
President Paxson and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza celebrate a new building for the Department of Applied Mathematics.
Hoop Schemes
Bernard Muir ’90 and Arthur Jackson ’90 were basketball co-captains. Here they are 25 years later.
Excuse Me, Miss.
One day in 1984, singer James Brown dropped by WBRU. Here's the advice he gave me.
No Silver Bullet
David L. Marcus ’82 talks to Dana Goldstein ’06 about her book The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession.
Getting Through College
We all want to see more low-income kids get into college. But who helps them once they're in?
Girl Power
GALS, a school for girls founded by Liz Wolfson ’89 and Nina Safane ’09, aims to empower its students' minds and bodies.
Stop Those Plants!
A U.S. Forest Service ecologist studies one of Alaska's greatest and least-known threats: invasive plant species.
Hometown Warrior
In 1942, Walter Paster ’50 went off to war. His ambition was to return to his hometown to live in peace.