March/April 2012

Campus Thanks Simmons for Her Presidency

It was an afternoon for the record books. On April 25, thousands of students, faculty, and staff gathered on the College Green—not to protest, but to thank President Simmons for her eleven years at Brown.

A Boy, a Bike, and Burma

For Patrick Cook-Deegan ’08, a summer abroad as a student sparked a lifelong passion for a  country and its people.

Brew-nonian

Mariah Draper Calagione ’93 A lot of alums like to drink great beer. But how many know how to make it?

The River Wild

Lisa Van Dusen ’76 Is it still even possible to get away from it all?

A Shipload of Work

Al Corney ’54 is a former marketing guy who retired to Florida to build wooden boats by hand.

Tuning In

Here's to the days when radio reigned supreme.

Carberry Update

The administration denies rumors that it is pressuring Professor of Psychoceramics Josiah Carberry to retire.

The Nineteenth President

As the BAM was going to press, the Corporation announced its choice for a new president. Hours later, Christina H. Paxson was introduced to the Brown community.

The Soul of the Coach

Remembering Joe Paterno '50, who brought an Ivy League respect for academics to Penn State before his legacy was undone by his role in protecting a pedophile coach.

Obituaries

Obituaries from the March/April 2012 issue.

Muse of Memory and Pain

A psychologist memorializes his patients' conflicts by turning their therapeutic ramblings into poems.

Replay

After Paterno

Penn State hires offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien ’92 to replace its late head coach, Joe Paterno ’50.

Game Day

Goldie’s Sunset

After almost four decades as a campus leader, Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger says its time to  call it quits.

Birds of a Feather

Archaeopteryx is either a late dinosaur fossil or the first bird. Now a scientist thinks he knows the color of its feathers.

Rhodes Warriors

Three current students and one recent alum were among this year’s Rhodes scholars, Brown’s highest annual total ever.

Human Capital

Not all grads leave Providence. Some start businesses and stay. A guide to who they are, what they do, and where they work.

Asking the Big Questions

One of biggest fans of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women reflects on its 30th anniversary.

Oops

Then and Now

Women Play (Basketball Too

Wagging the Dog?

Give Peter Credit

The ROTC Debate

In Land We Trust

Remembering Don Avery

Holyoke Rules!

Genre-Benders

What did the sky look like on the day Galileo concluded the earth revolves around the sun?

Fresh Ink

The Tween Queen

Former Disney film executive Nina Jacobson ’87 is the producer behind the film version of The Hunger Games.

The Excesses of Individualism

Book Art

Two's a Crowd

More people live alone that at any time in history. Ethnographer Eric Klinenberg ’93 analyzes what that means for our culture.

Malcolm X and Brown

A student makes a surprising discovery involving one of America’s most controversial African American leaders.

Friending Your Child

Social media guru danah boyd ’00 wants to tell parents everywhere to stop worrying about all the time their kids spend online.

Research Highlights from President Paxson

Research Highlights from President Paxson

Christina Paxson Named Brown's 19th President

Christina Paxson, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, has been chosen to become the 19th president of Brown.