November / December 2002

One Man's War on Terror

Does Steven Emerson '77, '77 A.M. know more than the FBI about the terrorists among us?

Window of Opportunity

(from American Jihad)

A Piece of the Dream

For 200 years home ownership has been a milestone of social and material success in America. A historian traces the evolution of an idea.

Picture Perfect

With Far from Heaven, director Todd Haynes '85 peers behind the veneer of the fifties.

Screaming in Unison

Forget the teams on the field. When it comes to enthusiasm and school spirit, Brown's cheerleaders can't be beat.

Unfinished Business

Despite last season's winning record, the men's basketball team won't be happy until the Ivy championship is within reach.

Learning to Learn

This year's new freshmen-only seminars give students an up-close-and-personal look at academic life.

Books on Tape

Sunday-morning historian Geoffrey Wawro. 

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex

Jeffrey Eugenides's new novel takes place in the middle ground between male and female.

Growing Up too Fast

New books for young readers.

Gulab Jammin'

A young-adult novel breaks all kinds of barriers. 

The Wanderer

Tony Horwitz learns why no one in Niue likes white people.

Who's Dressing Mom?

Liz Steinberg Lange '88 designs stylish clothes for pregnant women.

Ties That Bind

Brown changes to early decision and finds itself out on a limb

Payback

The pros and cons of making amends for slavery

First Day Back

New students and new administrators at this year's Opening Convocation are evidence that change is in the air

Badge of Safety

Making it easier for campus police to fight crime

Taming the Unruly Beast

The endowment faces a bear market and comes out on top

On the Cusp

Reflections of a semi-post-graduate road-tripping sojourner. 

Graying with Gandalf

A lifelong love for the only really interesting story that doesn't contain sex.

Why Vote?

Studying what motivates people to cast their ballot may reveal why so many others stay home.

For Better Student Posture

From the March 1936 BAM

Getting On with Things: Dave Zucconi '55

Making life with cancer as full as it was before. 

See Johnny Learn: Mel Levine '61

An author's best-selling advice on raising your kids.

Paper Shredders, Beware!: Sam Buell '87

The man who busted Whitey Bulger and Arthur Andersen sets his sights on Enron.

Alumni Awards

Family Pride 

Head of the Class: Justine Stamen '92

After the murder of two friends, a young woman turns tragedy into hope.

In The News

Alumni in the Headlines 

Organization Man

Farewell: Harold Seidman '34, '35 A.M.

The Human Dimension

Farewell: Stanley Greenberg '50

The Soul of the New Machine

Farewell: Bob Wallace '71

Time Out

Two new Ivy rules have coaches worried about the future of the league.

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

A new look - and a new name - for Meehan Auditorium.

Game Day

60 Seconds With...

Jaya Agrawal '97: Crusading Medical Student 

2006 by the Numbers

Highlights of the smartest class ever - until next year

Data Points

Critic's Corner

Laura Linney '86 in Wild Iris

Fresh Ink

New titles from Brown authors.

Leading by Example

Activist Derrick Bell urges students to pick their own causes and fight

Since Last Time

Obituaries

Mail Room