March/April 2015

Obituaries

Obituaries from the March/April 2015 issue.

Remembering Coller

Remember the Abolitionists

Gift Guide

City Back On the Rise

Principled Hero

Schools Debate

Tauro's Help

Social Work

You Are the Reason

Worn Stories

In the introduction to our January/February feature “Worn Stories,” which focused on articles of clothing that have particular significance in our lives and so cannot be parted with, we asked readers to tell us about any piece of clothing they own that’s too precious to throw out.

Real People, Real Dates

Lauren Kay ’11 Even when it comes to online dating, people are better than computers at matchmaking.

On the RISE

Jonny Skye ’95 helps children of incarcerated parents overcome the mistakes of their parents and thrive.

All Kinds of Doctors

Cedric Bright ’85 hopes to change medicine by getting more minority and low-income students through medical school.

A Strange Friendship

Harry Kiakis ’53 recalls his relationship with author Henry Miller, which was complicated and ended badly.

Winter Light

The snow seemed to go on forever.

A Second Look at Torture

After the release of the Senate torture report, we ask: what did John Rizzo ’69 know and when did he know it?

The Sunset Gene

Can turning off a single cell help us live longer? Biology professor John Sedivy has done it mice.

On the Mend

A Brown researcher believes he's found an early sign that health care is becoming more equal.

Home Invaders

Archaeologist Peter Van Dommelen looks for clues about life in ancient Sardinia one spadeful at a time.

Cost of College

Despite facing $6.7 million of red ink, Brown improves access by raising its financial aid budget 8 percent.

Candlelight Vigil

Honoring three Arab-American students massacred in February in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Rise of the Machines

When will all these robots control us? A scientist addresses our fear of artificial intelligence.

Fresh Ink

A novel for young adults, a defense of reading literature in world of tweets, and a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Seen, Not Heard

Marceline Hugot ’82 was Kathy Geiss on 30 Rock, one of many roles in which she couldn't speak.

Who's a Slut?

Leora Tanenbaum ’91 on the danger to girls growing up under the scrutiny of smart phones and social media sites.

Lunkhead

Tyler Lansing Weaks ‘12 MFA was buff as Spike in Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

30 Chews

William Powers ’93 moves to New York City and asks: is it possible to live a slow life in a fast city?

Captured Moments

Painter Helena Wurzel ’03 creates works that tell stories of women in moments of self-reflection and celebration.

Theater of the Oblique

Playwright and Pulitzer finalist Sara Ruhl ’97, ’01 MFA says that what the theater needs is more bad plays.

High Priestess of Soul

Nina Simone is the subject of the latest documentary by Liz Garbus '92, who says making it was “a worldwide scavenger hunt."

Furniture Their Way

Kalon Studios sells upscale furniture made by New England craftspeople out of sustainable wood.

Vietnam Through a Lens

Since the U.S. war in Vietnam ended with the fall of Saigon forty years ago, the country has faded from the memory of most Americans. Over the past 25 years, photographer Catherine Karnow ’82 has been building a body of work to ensure that Vietnam and its people will never recede completely into the history books.

Nature's Crystals

This winter, New England's worst, saw billions of snowflakes wreak havoc on campus.

Art and Science

A Nobel Prize laureate argues that the work of artists and scientists is more alike than you might think.

From the President

President Paxson and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza celebrate a new building for the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Game Day

Hoop Schemes

Bernard Muir ’90 and Arthur Jackson ’90 were basketball co-captains. Here they are 25 years later.

Excuse Me, Miss.

One day in 1984, singer James Brown dropped by WBRU. Here's the advice he gave me.