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Waiting for Trebek
"I've always been a bit of a dork," says Jeopardy! contestant (and BAM intern) David Kleinman ’20.
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Training Uniters
We checked in with Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez ’83, who is now a Watson Institute fellow.
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Humans and Animals
Christian Suarez ’18 developed an independent concentration to view animals as more than leather and meat.
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What Do You Think?
Readers comment on changes at WBRU, balancing cybersecurity with privacy, and women role models.
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Supreme Perspective
Sonia Sotomayor tells students to listen to those with opposite views.
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Miss America, Feminist
Brown’s first Miss America, Cara Mund ’16, talks swimsuits and empowerment.
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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.
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Deep Humanity
David Yazbek ’82 tackles a new musical, The Band’s Visit.
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No Place Like Home
A new memoir explores a personal search for belonging
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July/August ’18 Poll Results
How did you spend your summers in college?
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Different Normal
“Autism in Heels” is a new memoir about life on the spectrum
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Greener House
Can an old house learn green tricks?
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They Danced in the Dining Room
Roxanne Barnes ’21 threw benefit parties at the Finlandia co-op
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Revolutionary Radio
Filmmaker Bill Lichtenstein ’78 tells the WBCN story
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Hitting the Grad Center Bar
Yutong Liu ’20
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Not Even Looking at My Grades
Oren Karp ’20 "went crazy" with the New Curriculum.
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Mid-March
BAM interns on the spring’s sudden shift
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A Jamaican American in Paris
Six Questions for Makedah Hughes ’19
The Arts
Rock ’n Roll Oldies
Five minutes with Greg Elliott, Professor of Sociology
Humanities & Culture
Hidden. Exposed. Targeted. Forgotten.
In 2021 America, Asians are targeted with violence yet still in the margins of our national conversation on race.
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18th-Century Swordplay
Five minutes with Kris Cho ’22
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Diary of a 9/11 Nobody
An eyewitness account from NYC’s lockdown zone
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Taking the Bus
Five minutes with John Lin ’23
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Pandemic Puzzles
Five minutes with Ethan Pan ’22
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Baked-in Memories
How food transports us to people and places
Student Life
The Hummus Wars
Five minutes with Marielle Buxbaum ’24
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Tackling Climate Change
The new director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society shares her insights on climate science and solutions.
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Tracing Family Trees
Five minutes with Jake Garfinkle ’23
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That Girl
Unknowingly, a young alum threw a lifeline to a trauma survivor. A 40-year friendship ensued.
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Jumping Rope
Five minutes with Connor Kraska ’23
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Human Studies
Professor emeritus Arnold Weinstein reflects on the “vicarious, experiential, and enlarging” field of comparative literature.
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British Politics
Five minutes with Gabrielle Shammash ’24
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Truth & Power
Ruth Simmons on leaving poverty and letting go of fear
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Climbing the Walls
Five minutes with Samantha Reisman ’28 PhD
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