May / June 2003

Trial by Fire

When a fire killed ninety-nine nightclub patrons in West Warwick, Rhode Island, on February 20, Don Carcieri ’65 had just begun his term as the state’s new governor. His management of the tragedy earned him national acclaim, but now he faces another firestorm: the fight to balance the state’s budget.

How Things Work

Once they could hole up in cubicles attacking technical problems. Now engineers must also raise money and market products. So what’s an engineering department supposed to teach?

Some Assembly Required

President Simmons is out to turn a 239-year-old university into a nimble model of twenty-first-century excellence.     

The Healer

Professor of Surgery William G. Cioffi

The Advocate

Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch ’87

The Big Stretch

Can a lousy economy cause students to choose courses based on cost?

Searching for Truth

How students, faculty, and staff reacted to the invasion of Iraq

Since Last Time

A Season of Intensity, Firepower, and Pride

Men’s hockey plays its way to the ECAC Final Four.

Cinderella Story

After a dismal start, men’s basketball goes all the way to the NIT.

Used and Abused

The difficulties of saving wildlife.

Simple Pleasures

A pair of children’s CDs even the childless will like.

Revere, Once More

Roland Merullo’s latest novel moves with the hopscotch grace of a fine memoir.

Are You Listening?

Artist Damali Ayo ’94 is awakening polite Portland, Oregon, to the uncomfortable realities of race.

Critic’s Corner

The Pulitzer Prizes

All Fired Up

The roots of America’s moral fervor.

The Real Global Threat

Forty million people are infected with HIV worldwide. Here are some of their stories 

Fitting In

To a former ballerina, Brown can be an awkward stage.

The Waking Breath

Musings on the rhythm of constancy and change. 

Big Brother Is Born

A mind hard at work until the very end.

Out of the Attic

Brown dusts off some of its Rhode Island treasures

The Soul of the Storyteller

N. Scott Momaday expands the definition of American literature

Clean Sweeper

A student finds business potential in his dormmates’ sloth

Jibes and Parries

The bedheaded editor of the Onion lets loose at the Ivy League

Free(dom) Speech

Safeguard liberty in times of terror, warns a former attorney general 

60 Seconds With...

Dr. Robert Swift

Silicon Man

Farewell: Gordon K. Teal ’31 Ph.D

A Piece of Light

Farewell: William P. Kelley ’55

How Green Is His Valley?: Steve Bennett ’72

A former linebacker squares off against real estate developers.

Not Far Enough: Chris Whittier ’92

The scramble to save a rare mountain gorilla.

English Usage: Adriana Young ’01

Learning a new language and putting it to work.

Game Day

Hoop Firsts

This year’s basketball achievements.

Data Points

Obituaries

Fresh Ink

New From Brown Authors

In The News

Alumni making headlines

Mail Room