May/June 2015

Another Worn Story

World Building

A Joy

Discovered River

Bo's Breakfast

An Awesome Cause

An Inspiration

Galileo and Monet

Obituaries

Obituaries from the May/June 2015 issue.

Thinking with Your Heart

After the killing of 145 people—mostly children—in her Pakistan homeland, Zainab Syed ’14 knew where she was needed.

Going Deep

Khary Lazarre-White ’95 and Jason Warwin ’95 are two lifelong friends addressing social issues that many are reluctant to consider.

From the Grounds Up

Mary Allen Lindemann ’82 didn’t think much about coffee until she moved to Seattle. Now she runs her own coffee empire.

The Author's the Thing

Publisher Stephen Sultan ’53 may have boosted the careers of more Brown alumni playwrights than anyone else.

Modest Concert

Modest Mouse and Waka Flocka Flame were among this year's Spring Weekend headliners.

Willing to Gamble

Stanley Aronson's dream of a medical school at Brown persuaded 16 students to try something new.

Art and Humor

Walter Liedtke '69 AM, who died in the February Metro-North train accident, was a legendary curator at NYC's Met.

Blood and Suffering

At least 400 students fought in the Civil War. Thirty-nine never returned. America—and Brown—would never be the same.

Tectonic Shifts

Los Angeles is way overdue for a major earthquake, and Lucy Jones '76 is the city's best hope for averting disaster.

The Scoop

An Italian film festival comes to campus—along with a master Italian gelato maker and his wife, a former student food worker.

Warp Speed

In an Ogden lecture, Julia Gillard, the former prime minister of Australia talked about what she says is the “Asian Century.”

Victim Rights

As the campus searches for ways to combat sexual assault, a working group issues its final report.

All in the (Brown) Family

Aided by two alumni editors and an alumna agent, David Kertzer ’69 wins the Pulitzer Prize for biography.

“I Do” for All

The opposing lawyers in Bush v Gore unite to persuade the Supreme Court to accept same-sex marriage.

Ibis in a Box

How do you examine fragile, ancient artifacts without destroying them? Call the local hospital for a radiology tech.

Public Art

On April 22, people on campus got their first look at the newest public art: Maya Lin's Under the Laurentide.

Sexism in Higher Ed

When Louise Lamphere sued Brown in the 1970s for denying her tenure, she began breaking up the academic boys club.

Welcome

In April, 767 admitted students invaded...

A Messy Narrative

Journalist Sarah Koenig tells students how the podcast Serial became an addiction for so many listeners.

Lure of the Stage

Fish in the Dark, a new comedy by Larry David, brings Royal Pains's Ben Shenkman ’90 back to Broadway.

Fresh Ink

Connecticut short stories, an introduction to Buddhism, and a biography of Silicon Valley's "quiet revolutionary."

Seeing, Believing

A new novel by Nellie Hermann ’00 reimagines a little-known period of Van Gogh’s life.

Songs in Their Heart

Four new CDs by alumni whose music ranges across a variety of styles, from jazz to folk.

Women A to Z

Kate Schatz ’05 MFA designed an alphabet book for her daughter. Each letter represents the name of great woman.

Patriot Games

Private military contractors are fighting more of our wars. Sean McFate ’92 documents why that's a bad idea.

Accolades

Novelist Zachary Lazar ’90 wins the John Updike Award for 2015 for his "demonstrated consistent excellence."

Who We Are

Her life changed by 9/11, a Muslim blogger reflects on how we perceive Muslims in America.

Nutball for Fitness

Obstetrician/gynecologist Susanna Carter ’99 wondered: what if every doctor prescribed exercise?

From the President

Brown students will soon have more opportunities to join ROTC at Holy Cross and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Make Believeopolis

Her mom thinks she's wasting her Ivy League education teaching English to convicts at San Quentin.

Play Ball!

The first baseball game ever played, on May 16, 1925, at the field the Aldrich brothers built was a 3–2 squeaker won by the Bears.