September / October 2002

Changing the Game: Alec Benn '39

The man who won't slow down.

A Sort of Evening

From the May 1952 BAM

Cornhusker Preacher: Ron Brown '79

A football coach gives athletic endorsements a new twist.

Growing Old Naturally: Tori Stuart '87

Granola's back - but look who's eating it this time.

Mom's a Clown, Dad's a Stooge: Kristin Stearns Stewart '91

Living a life of pratfalls, face painting, and pie throwing.

One Woman's Quest

Farewell: Caroline Knapp '81 

Sl!n Scrbhneoir (Good-bye, Writer)

Farewell: Mark McGarrity '66

Art of the Possible

Farewell: J. Carter Brown

Next in Line

For senior Chas Gessner, the future is wide open.

Hope Is a Verb

A research trip to Brazil brings with it a lesson in perseverance.

My Summer Job

No white socks with dress pants, and other notes from under the slush pile. 

Cloning the Teacher

Why students should be amateurs first and professionals second. 

Underground Journalists

A group of writing students spends the summer unearthing stories in a long-neglected cemetery.

The Prospects

As the competition for top faculty intensifies, can Brown attract the best and the brightest?

Women's Work

Buddy

The end of the line for Providence's notorious mayor?  

On the Campaign Trail

An alumnus aspires to be the mayor who succeeds Buddy Cianci.

Bringing September 11 Home

By tracing one of the thousands of lives lost on September 11, a documentary helps the rest of us cope with the tragedy.

Sometimes You Win

The truth behind the 1999 Kentucky Derby.

Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Radio Play

Duncan Sheik's latest CD straddles the gap between high and low art.

Identity Crisis

A filmmaker discusses the contradictions inherent in a smart action film.  

Track Two

A biologist and a dean by day; a folkie by night.

Fresh Ink

New titles from Brown authors.

Expense Account

In 1770, bookkeeping was a straightforward affair.

Race and the BDH

A Note from the Editor

Blue News

Our appetite for crabs may be killing U.S. salt marshes

Computer Science for Girls

A summer program challenges the notion that science is mostly for boys

Researcher or Burglar?

An important biological discovery is trumped by a breach in lab security

Intricate Handiwork

A group of physicians and med-school residents tackles a rare surgery

60 Seconds With...

Associate Professor of Community Health Annlouise Assaf

The Gentleman Optimist

Brown loses a man who reported on its history for almost four decades and helped shape it for even longer

Pembroke's Revenge

A look at who's in the class of 2006 and who tried to get in

Back to the Dorms

Brown reclaims the Minden to relieve a campus housing crunch

Cell Division

Preimplantation embryos or unborn children? Is human therapeutic cloning about saving lives or taking them?

Data Points

Critic's Corner

Mail Room

Since Last Time

Game Day

In The News

Alumni in the Headlines

Obituaries