Student Life

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Photo of students protesting with a walkout on campus.

Don’t Sit, Walk.

Brown joins the National School Walkout against gun violence.
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Snapshot

These exceptional members of the Class of 2018 have already made an impact on their world—and ours.
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Students on the main green in the snow.

Don’t Sit, Walk.

Snow boots and solidarity
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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
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Illustration of 8 students in their summer jobs.

Working Vacation

Eight undergrads told us where and how they spent their summer
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Photo of Shiru Café

Coffee Catch

The java’s free—just hand over your data
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two cupids circle each other

Valentine Wars

Dueling Facebook pages help students connect
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Student Peter Deegan eats pancakes at Louie's

Louie’s Time

Peter Deegan ’21 loves those 5 a.m. breakfasts
Business & Entrepreneurship
Photograph of Joey Asbel ’19 driving a car

Zap, You're Charged

An idea to get EV owners back on the road
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Photograph of SoBear members sitting together

Sober Spring Break

Fun and connection for an "invisible minority"
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portrait of Jennifer Mastrianni

Who We Are

Profiles of a few of the exceptional students graduating in 2019.
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Motion-blurred photo of a student on a scooter

Scooter Mania

Rental scooters are College Hill’s new ride.
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The Pirate Scummy (Charlotte Senders ’18) sings out during a Reunion event in May.

Arrrcappella Anniversary

The Pirates turn 20
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Zhou mid-rotation on the ice

Fans Everywhere

An Olympian in line at the Ratty
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Third World Transition Program students on campus

“You Belong Here”

The Third World Transition Program celebrates 50 years
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Photo of Emma Butler ’20

Underwear for Everyone

A website where women with disabilities can buy intimate apparel that actually works—and read about fashion and sex
Humanities & Culture
Photo of Kimberly Collins ’22 and Lauren Brown ’22

Whichever Way You Wear It

Brown Black Hairitage likes your style
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Photo of former Marine Michael Muir ’20 and his dog Sasha B. Muir enjoy their yard in North Providence.

Fixed It.

A better deal for Brown vets
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Image of Dylan Garcia ’20

How Open is “Open”?

First-gen college students still encounter socioeconomic walls.
Service & Advocacy
Illustration by Anthony Russo

Justice, in Community

A non-punitive approach
Ever True
BAM JJA Cover

Changes

Persistence in the face of a pandemic.
Science & Tech
Natasha Vargo

No Lunch Breaks

A chemist’s COVID schedule
The Arts
Orange Guava Passion band

Gigs Are Out the Window

But a student band plays on
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Emilia Ruzicka with Blueno

Say It Ain’t So, Blueno!

Five minutes with Emilia Ruzicka ’21
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Kimberly Collins ’22 on Campus Hill

Eerie Silence

College Hill meets COVID.
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portrait of Anessa Petteruti in her home

Filming Food

Five minutes with Anessa Petteruti ’21
Education
Image of Briannah Cook

The Power Within

TWTP’s annual welcome meets Afrofuturism, over Zoom
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Image of Noble Brigham ’24

COVID Convocation

First-year students arrived in bleak midwinter, trading family overload for solo quarantine.
Ever True
Image of spring weekend in 1986

Ah, Spring Weekend! 

Pre-COVID, it was all about crowds
Religion & Spirituality
Image of Father Edmund McCullough

Divine Providence

A new home for the Catholic community
Ever True
Image of Maddie Walters and Alejandro Ingkavet on Brown campus green

Hot Summer Studies

Most first-years had second semester over the summer—sans A/C
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Photo of Nikhel Sylvain, Amaan Kulatunga, and Bright Tsagli.

Holding the Door Open

3 nontraditional students help others find their way to college
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Image of DIY Shabbat dinner at Brown

DIY Shabbat

A Hillel program helped Jewish students stay connected despite COVID
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Photo of Michelle Liu and Estelle Zhu

Speak Out

Asian Americans share stories on race and identity
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From Isolation to Instagram

How COVID helped spawn a social media phenomenon
First Person
Image of John Lin at Kennedy Plaze in Providence

Taking the Bus

Five minutes with John Lin ’23
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Image of Bryan Guan, Tracy Pan, and Ben Michals

New Directions

The pandemic shifted these three seniors off careerist paths and into doing what they love.
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Image of Afghanistan refugee Maryam Khademi

Academic Safe Space

Afghan scholars fleeing the Taliban’s oppression of women find welcome at Brown
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Image of the new Wellness Dorm at Brown

Living Well

Brown’s newest dorm focuses on wellness
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President Christina Paxson

Careers of Usefulness

Bringing a holistic approach to career services
Education
Illustration by Tim Cook of a bicyclist in front of row houses

Bon Voyage, Brown

These pandemic point-fivers are following a nontraditional study-abroad path for their final semesters.
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Image of Adrian Oteiza leaning against a tree in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island

Walking Through Cemeteries

Five minutes with Adrian Oteiza ’23
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Image of Tevah Gevelber leaning on the bar with a cup of coffee in her hands

Rise and Grind

The Underground wakes up and smells the coffee
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Ryan Lum at the stove with pasta and a strainer

Pleather vs. Palate

A student supper club where menus are merveilleux, decor, not so much.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of onigiri on a paper plate with wasabi on an outside table

Delicious!

A student pop-up restaurant lives up to its name
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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
Ever True
Image of Leslie Seeman and Barb Goldman standing behind the counter in the 1970's Brown University coffeeshop "Big Mother"

Big Mother Coffeehouse

’70s Heaven
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Image of two Brown alumni sitting on the steps on Brown campus with their two sons

Naked beer slides & bad calamari

A gustatory history of freshman roommates who became lifelong best friends.
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Image of Isabelle Sharon ’23.5, Alice Im ’24, Ruhma Khawaja ’24, and author Peder Schaefer ’22.5 at the base of the Washington Monument.

Inside the Beltway

Would-be policy wonks score a semester at the source
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Image of dancers at Funk Night at Brown University

The Party Is On

Funk Night returns to Brown
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
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Illustration of various animals seen on campus

Animals@Brown

Some members of the campus community are furrier than others.
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Image of four students on Brown campus dressed in black cloaks with one holding a mask

Mischief Makers

A new club revives old traditions of spirituality and silliness
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An image of students in the V-12 Navy College Training Program climbing over a structure on campus in the 1940s

Basic Training
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Image of Chase Emerson ’24 singing with his band at Campus Dance 2023 at Brown University

Star Students

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Illustration by James Heimer of laundry jug insides a piggy bank.

Suds Success

Students secure free laundry on campus
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Illustration by Anthony Russo of two people surrounded by empty bottles and glasses.

Twenty More for the Road

College is the place many people learn their limits with alcohol—and, sometimes, push way beyond them.
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Image of a pink crocheted bird hiding in pink rhododendron flowers

Flocking Together

A crochet scavenger hunt takes wing
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Image of Parente being crowned Miss Rhode Island in May.

Crowning Venture

Miss Rhode Island 2023 on what it means to be a woman in finance
First Person
photo of Connor Kraska mid-air

Jumping Rope

Five minutes with Connor Kraska ’23
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Illustration by Klaas Verplancke of two fish driving a sinking car underwater.

Bear Tales: The Black Horse Rides

Roommates tackle a spectacular senior project
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Illustration by Tim Cook of of Brown students in front of various structures overseas.

International Interns

A Brown program matches students to positions in Tel Aviv, Berlin, and Stockholm
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Image of Jake Stifelman, Maddie Cosgrove, Zoey Fisher, and Danielle Costa in a huddle looking at the camera.

Serious Swifties

Taylor’s College Hill fan club
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Image of Sean Toomey sitting on a bench on campus dressed in a vintage flannel suit.

Vintage Style

Five minutes with Sean Toomey ’24
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Image of students holding up signs and protesting at night in front of University Hall at Brown University

Tragedy, Far Away and Close to Home

Campus activism becomes deeply personal after a Brown student is shot in Vermont
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An archival image of students dancing on a snow-covered University green.

Snowball

From the Archives
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Image of Churchill House at Brown University

Reborn

Celebrating a renovated Churchill House at Black Alumni Reunion
First Person
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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BAM archival illustration of a streaker with the word "STREAK"

From the Archives

Streakers streak in Wriston Quad
Medicine & Health
Illustration by Alex Eben Meyer of a food stepping on electronics.

Who’s at Risk?

Researchers address high suicide rates with app-based tools and culturally aware interventions.
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Image of Wyatt Woodbery holding a slab of black walnut.

The Zen of Woodworking

Five minutes with Wyatt Woodbery ’24.5
University News
Image of tents, students, and signs on the campus green encampment.

“Built to Hold Disagreement”

Balancing student safety and freedom of speech
University News
photo of seismic monitor recording motion

Earthquake!

A letter from the Editor
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Image of Ayoola Fadahunsi pulling luggage down a night street.

Fast Traveling

Five minutes with Ayoola Fadahunsi ’25
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Archival image of the Jabberwocks boarding a plane in 1963.

Oh Frabjous Flight!

The Jabberwocks turn 75
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Archival image of students playing a giant Twister game on the Main Green.

Twist and Shout!

From the Archives: “The World’s Largest Twister Game”
University News
Illustration by Tim Cook of two hands clipping leaves, one with the Israeli flag as a leaf.

Divestment: Students for & Against

Two groups of activists made their case this spring
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Michelle Cheng at her new cafe in Brown’s School of Public Health building.

Standing on Ceremony

Well-loved tea shop comes down the hill
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Image of Marin Warshay bottling Kombucha on a kitchen counter.

Brewing Kombucha

Five minutes with Marin Warshay ’23.5
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Image of participants singing Latin carols in Sayles Hall

A Roman Holiday

Inside Brown’s annual Latin Carol Celebration
Ever True
Archival image of 3 members of the Brown Band in 1940

Brown Band 100th

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