May / June 1999

Designing Women

As as African-American interior designer, Sheila Bridges '86 is sometimes pigeonholed as a black Martha Stewart. Her clients know better. To them, she is simply one of the best designers in New York.

Professor of Delight

The Lead Hands

Providence has the highest percentage of lead-poisoned children in the nation. A group of environmental studies students have done what no one could do before: they've figured out why.

Covering the Courses

In 1972, art professor Walter Feldman reluctantly agreed to design the cover of the Brown Course Announcement. Twenty-five years later, he's still at it - and he's not about to stop now.

Wrestle This

WCW and Big Poppa Pump draw a crowd.

Women and Health

Do we pathologize women by focusing too much on their ailments?

Curiouser and Curiouser

The virtues of virtual reality.

Outing the Board

Memory

Swallowing Poison

Is capital punishment a form of justice or revenge?

Painting For Numbers

Move Over, Bill Gates

Make room for Brown's entrepreneurs.

Since Last Time...

Tabula V.G.

An Ivy League beauty queen with a public-school mission.

Are You Listening?

Chuck D, rap star, lectures.

Byte - Sized Words

Seeing into the world beyond books.

Primary Sources

A senior researches his thesis - in Bosnia.

Bingo Break

For students stuck on campus, it's not just a game.

Pageant of Hope

An Ivy League beauty queen with a public-school mission.

Freshmen, Advising

For a quarter, two students will help you figure out your life, sort of.

Vietnam Journey

Exploring two cultures a world apart.

Sports

Basketball's highest scorer moves on, leaving a legacy of shattered records.

Carrying the Mail

Song of the Seminar

What do medieval monks and African pygmies have in common anyway?

Diversity

Minding My Own Business