November–December 2020

Cover Story

Going Up Against Goliath

He took on Providence mayor Buddy Cianci and R.I. political corruption. Now he’s coming for Zuckerberg. The unlikely moral crusade of David Cicilline ’83.

What Do You Think?

“I am a Wampanoag Elder and I have a special place in my mind and heart for our language, and although I’m up in years I try to learn as much as...”
—Francie Dottin
Mashpee, Mass.
In response to A Language, Liberated (S–O’20):
“In 1948, “Ronnie” Gorton (as she was known to her friends), and I entered Pembroke College as “city girls” (“Women’s Warrior,” April/May ’20). As commuters, we had much in common, including spending...”
—Beverly Calderwood Hart ’52
Seekonk, Mass.
russellhart@comcast.net
 
In response to Fighting the Good Fight (A-M’20):
“Missing from the anti-police invective is any insight on hiring “better” officers. Andre McGregor ’04 said “police should maintain hiring practices similar to that of the FBI, where they are selecting top...”
—Jonathan Bastian ’89
Lexington, Ky.
jfbastian67@gmail.com
In response to Rotten Culture (S–O’20):
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Under the Elms

students were welcomed to brown during the 257th opening convocation in early september. The van wickle gates did not open, and most undergrads were not invited to campus until january. the occasion was marked by a virtual ceremony.


Humanities & Culture
Illustration of two lovers (after Chagall)

Love, Actually

A lit class examines love and desire through academic, intellectual, and deeply personal lenses.
The Arts
Orange Guava Passion band

Gigs Are Out the Window

But a student band plays on
The Arts
Oscar Rousseau ’21 (left) and Ben Doyle ’21

Comedy of the Century

The Brown Jug is back
Student Life
Emilia Ruzicka with Blueno

Say It Ain’t So, Blueno!

Five minutes with Emilia Ruzicka ’21
Politics & Law

Coming to COVID Country

Brown’s international students face red tape and health hazards.
Image of Babak Hemmatian and Gaia-Marie Gerbaka
The Arts

Borderlands

A living archive of Southwestern art
Handling Ice by Riel Sturchio
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Beyond the Gates

Science & Tech
Portrait of Sharon Lo ’16

The Ethics Team

At Microsoft, Sharon Lo ’16 ponders how products can harm society
The Arts
Clubbed Thumb theater Men on Boats

Rules of Thumb

Clubbed Thumb, the trailblazing theater company, hopes its 25th year won’t be its last
The Arts
André Leon Talley

Fashion Soldier

Glamour and heartache in a memoir from André Leon Talley ’73 AM
The Arts
Lynne Saches

A Man in Focus

For Lynne Sachs ’83, Film About a Father Who was a decades-long effort
Science & Tech

The Feedback Loop

How our inventions have changed our culture
Ainissa Ramirez TED talk

The Classes

November 2nd, 2020

Sarah Brown was awarded a nine-month Fulbright Scholarship to Romania, where she will teach solo performance and mask performance at the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania. She will also direct acting...
November 2nd, 2020

Frederick Thurber and his wife Amy (RISD ’88) have teamed up with Madeleine Barker ’21 MFA, an actress in the Brown/Trinity program, to work on an audio version of his book, In...
November 2nd, 2020

Lisa Levenstein published They Didn’t See Us Coming: The Hidden History of Feminism in the Nineties in July with Basic Books. 
November 2nd, 2020

Jennifer Fries is a candidate for state representative, 24th Middlesex district in Massachusetts. She writes: “Running during a pandemic is difficult, yet good governance is more important than ever.” Fellow alums Reed...

Obituaries

November 2nd, 2020

Donald C. Dowling ’58, of Boynton Beach, Fla.; Apr. 12. He was a lawyer whose criminal and civil career spanned 52 years and three countries. In 1961, he became a field research...
November 2nd, 2020

Gerard T. Lynch ’66, of Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Avon, Conn.; Apr. 20. After receiving a law degree from Fordham University School of Law and serving in the U.S. Marine Corps,...
November 2nd, 2020

Glenn J. Barquet ’92, of Miami; May 2, from complications of COVID-19. He was a cardiologist at Mercy Hospital in Miami and had a private practice in South Miami. He graduated from...
November 2nd, 2020

Joan Millman ’79 AM, of Cambridge, Mass.; Apr. 4. She studied under John Gardner at the Bread Loaf literary conference and enjoyed two fellowships at New York’s Yaddo artists colony. Her stories...

Current Obsession

Student Life

Say It Ain’t So, Blueno!

Five minutes with Emilia Ruzicka ’21 Read More