Current Obsession

First Person

Waiting for Trebek

"I've always been a bit of a dork," says Jeopardy! contestant (and BAM intern) David Kleinman ’20.
Science & Tech
Rebecca Kartzinel surrounded by plants

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."
Student Life
Photo of Rachael Cholak ’18 wearing a dress printed with donuts, in front of a large sculpture shaped like a donut.

The Donut Queen

Rachael Cholak ’18
Humanities & Culture
Photo of professor Felicia Nimue Ackerman in her office.

Woman of Letters

Philosophy professor Felicia Nimue Ackerman writes to editors. A lot.
Politics & Law
Portrait of Catherine Nacier PLME ’19, ’23 PLME

Pot Policy Wonk

Catherine Nacier ’19, ’23 PLME is obsessed with marijuana policy.
Humanities & Culture
Photo of Professor Lynne Joyrich in front of her house

Mid-Century Maven

Professor Lynne Joyrich ’84 AM, ’90 PhD and her vintage collections
Student Life
Student Peter Deegan eats pancakes at Louie's

Louie’s Time

Peter Deegan ’21 loves those 5 a.m. breakfasts
Sports & Recreation
Noah's skates

Ice Hockey, Played Badly

Noah Cowan ’19
Humanities & Culture
Prof Iris Montero leafing through a folio

Tomato, Tomatl, Nahuatl

Professor Iris Montero dives deep into the language of the Aztec
First Person

Greener House

Can an old house learn green tricks?
First Person
Roxanne Barnes ’21 sitting on the stairs in the Finlandia co-op

They Danced in the Dining Room

Roxanne Barnes ’21 threw benefit parties at the Finlandia co-op
First Person
Yutong Liu ’20

Hitting the Grad Center Bar

Yutong Liu ’20
First Person
Photo of Oren Karp ’20 on steps of Robert Center

Not Even Looking at My Grades

Oren Karp ’20 "went crazy" with the New Curriculum.
Sports & Recreation
Cat Buthod ’20 Brown University

Leggings 24/7

Five minutes with Cat Buthod ’20, on her current obsession
Humanities & Culture
Photo of Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo

Video-game Music

Five minutes with Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, Mellon Gateway postdoctoral fellow in music.
The Arts
Hasiba Zandi cyanography self-portrait

Old-School Photography

Five minutes with Hasiba Zandi ’21
Student Life
Emilia Ruzicka with Blueno

Say It Ain’t So, Blueno!

Five minutes with Emilia Ruzicka ’21
Student Life
portrait of Anessa Petteruti in her home

Filming Food

Five minutes with Anessa Petteruti ’21
The Arts
Image of Beth Pollard ’21 at her loom

Textiles, Textiles, Textiles

Five minutes with Beth Pollard ’21
The Arts
Image of Professor Greg Elliot with a 45

Rock ’n Roll Oldies

Five minutes with Greg Elliott, Professor of Sociology
First Person
Image of Kris Cho with sword

18th-Century Swordplay

Five minutes with Kris Cho ’22
First Person
Image of John Lin at Kennedy Plaze in Providence

Taking the Bus

Five minutes with John Lin ’23
The Arts
Image of Professor Dietrich Neumann sitting in a Mies-designed “Barcelona” chair

Stalking Mies van der Rohe

Five minutes with Professor Dietrich Neumann
First Person
Image of Ethan Pan on his bed with crosswords surrounding him

Pandemic Puzzles

Five minutes with Ethan Pan ’22
Student Life
Image of Adrian Oteiza leaning against a tree in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island

Walking Through Cemeteries

Five minutes with Adrian Oteiza ’23
Student Life
Image of Marielle Buxbaum sitting on the counter in her kitchen with cans of garbanzo beans.

The Hummus Wars

Five minutes with Marielle Buxbaum ’24
First Person
Image of Garfinkle with a photo projected behind him on a wall of his great-great-grandparents and their children, including his namesake, Jack.

Tracing Family Trees

Five minutes with Jake Garfinkle ’23
The Arts
Image of Karim Zohdy looking up in the stairwell of the Boston Public Library

Boston Public Library Love

Five minutes with Karim Zohdy ’25
First Person
photo of Connor Kraska mid-air

Jumping Rope

Five minutes with Connor Kraska ’23
First Person
Gabrielle Shammash reading the paper

British Politics

Five minutes with Gabrielle Shammash ’24
Student Life
Image of Sean Toomey sitting on a bench on campus dressed in a vintage flannel suit.

Vintage Style

Five minutes with Sean Toomey ’24
First Person
Image of Samantha Reisman climbing on a rock wall in a gym.

Climbing the Walls

Five minutes with Samantha Reisman ’28 PhD
Student Life
Image of Wyatt Woodbery holding a slab of black walnut.

The Zen of Woodworking

Five minutes with Wyatt Woodbery ’24.5
Student Life
Image of Ayoola Fadahunsi pulling luggage down a night street.

Fast Traveling

Five minutes with Ayoola Fadahunsi ’25
Student Life
Image of Marin Warshay bottling Kombucha on a kitchen counter.

Brewing Kombucha

Five minutes with Marin Warshay ’23.5
First Person
photo of Prof Michael Kennedy in the martial arts studio

Kung Fu Fighting

Five Minutes with Professor Michael Kennedy
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