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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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Tom Perez

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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Justice Sonia Sotomayor walking among Brown students

Supreme Perspective

Sonia Sotomayor tells students to listen to those with opposite views.

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Cara Mund

Miss America, Feminist

Brown’s first Miss America, Cara Mund ’16, talks swimsuits and empowerment.

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Max Deutsch

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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David Yazbek

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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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

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Revolutionary Radio

Filmmaker Bill Lichtenstein ’78 tells the WBCN story

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Yutong Liu ’20

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

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Rock ’n Roll Oldies

Five minutes with Greg Elliott, Professor of Sociology

Humanities & Culture

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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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Image of John Lin at Kennedy Plaze in Providence

Taking the Bus

Five minutes with John Lin ’23

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Image of Ethan Pan on his bed with crosswords surrounding him

Pandemic Puzzles

Five minutes with Ethan Pan ’22

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Korean style beef by UMAI

Baked-in Memories

How food transports us to people and places

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

Science & Tech

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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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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

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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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Black and white image of Arnold Weinstein sitting in a chair with books in the background in March 1974.

Human Studies

Professor emeritus Arnold Weinstein reflects on the “vicarious, experiential, and enlarging” field of comparative literature.

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Gabrielle Shammash reading the paper

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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Image of Samantha Reisman climbing on a rock wall in a gym.

Climbing the Walls

Five minutes with Samantha Reisman ’28 PhD

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Kung Fu Fighting

Five Minutes with Professor Michael Kennedy