January/February 2016

Justice in the Fields

For almost a quarter century, Greg Asbed ’85 and Laura Germino ’84 have joined with Florida tomato pickers to ensure humane working conditions for farm workers. Their partnerships with such food giants as Walmart and McDonald’s have turned the Coalition of Immokalee Workers into a model for making good working conditions good for business.

Small Acts of Resistance

Tibetan activist Tenzin Dorjee ’03 says that sometimes sustaining a protest means giving up marches.

Sex-Ed Stand-Up

Dorian Solot ’95 and Marshall Miller ’96 use humor to straighten out teens' misconceptions about sex and consent.

Waging Peace

Seventy years after the end of WWII, Japan wants to beef up its military. Masaru Tamamoto ’79 thinks that's a bad idea.

Rose Bowl 1916

After Brown lost to Washington State in the first Rose Bowl, the team endured a long, snowy trip back.

What You Thought

Reader letters from the last two months.

Obituaries

The One Who Always Got It

A farewell to John R. Lucas, who helped bring a new level of professionalism to Brown theater.

Sophisticated Goofball

Sean Kelly ’84 believes the 20th century's greatest comic was a Brown dropout who came back to get an honorary degree.

A New Rhodes Scholar

Andrew Kaplan ’15 hopes to return from Oxford better equipped to help provide more affordable housing.

Doors of Perception

Assistant Professor Catherine Kerr explains her work studying the brain and meditation to the Dalai Lama in December.

Keeping Brown Accountable

The University sees itself as a leader on diversity and social justice. This fall, students demanded it do better.

Engineering Humanities

With a new building planned, Brown engineering students are facing a bright future of collaboration and leadership.

As Time Goes By

After discovering they both went to Brown, two alums fall in and out of love, knowing they’ll always have College Hill.

A Man of Firsts

On December 30, athlete, coach, and entrepreneur Fritz Pollard ’19  was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.

A Voice from Heaven

A daughter reads the Bible with her dying mother, pondering the world her mother may enter—and the one she will leave behind.

The Wonder Down Under

Biology professor Jon Witman wants a kelp forest in the middle of the Atlantic to become a national monument.

Notes on Brown Sports

Women's basketball starts strong, and men's forward Cedric Kuakumensah ’16 becomes the best shot blocker in Ivy history.

Running to Glory

Standout Natalie Schudrowitz ’18 is the first cross country All American at Brown in fifteen years.

A Big Push

Will decathlete Evan Weinstock ’14 be competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang—on a bobsled?

Fresh Ink

New books about a little-known JFK crisis, reconciling brain and mind, and America's favorite saint.

Directing the Frick

Can Ian Wardropper ’73, director of New York's Frick Collection, expand a venerable museum without sacrificing its charms?

Pictures You Won't Forget

A new online series by Nick Fitzhugh ’02 looks at wars through the lenses of six preeminent photojournalists

A Revolutionary Wordsmith

Jamila Woods ’11, associate artistic director of Young Chicago Authors, is bringing poetry and song to Chicago youth.

Four Stars

Hotels of North America, the new novel by Rick Moody ’83, is about a lot more than hotels.

A Film's Look and Sound

If the early critics awards are any indication, Carol, the latest from Todd Haynes '85, is going to have a good night at the Oscars.

Weddings Without Drama

Molly Guy ’99 runs boho boutique for brides looking for an alternative to the wedding-industrial complex.