May/June 2011 Facing Reunion Fears Facing Reunion Fears What’s in a Name? What's in a Name? An Open Letter to the Class of 2011 An Open Letter to the Class of 2011 Graduate School Ceremony Award Winning Theater: Brown Playwrights and their Work The Human Exploration of Space 35th Reunion Report 45th Reunion Report 20th Reunion Report Oh How We Danced 25th Reunion Report BAM Forum: The Future of Books BAM Forum: The Future of Books Field Day Stories An Hour with President Simmons An Hour with President Simmons Rx for Success Rx for Success Historian Gordon Wood on the Birth of America Historian Gordon Wood on the Birth of America Nicholas Kristof on the Status of Women Around the World Nicholas Kristof on the Status of Women Around the World 2011 Honorary Degrees 2011 Honorary Degrees Victoria Giordani ’11 Victoria Giordani ’11 Jay Parker ’63 Jay Parker ’63 Matt Severson ’11 Matt Severson ’11 Paris Waterman ’11 Paris Waterman ’11 Minoo Ramanathan ’11 Minoo Ramanathan ’11 Ellen Duong ’11 Ellen Duong ’11 Girls from the South Marcia Chatelain '03 AM, '08 Phd writes about the untold history of young African American women. Love Story Michael Wysession '84 & Margaret Farnon '84 True love can sometimes take a while to recognize. Champion of Civil Rights Lillian Lim '73 persuades the California legislature to approve a day recognizing an early Asian-American activist. It’s Not Just About the Birds In love with the natural world, Phyllis Van Horn Tillinghast '51 has seen more than 4,000 species of wild birds. Spring Fling The tradition of celebrating May Day goes back to 1912 where first-years indulged in folk dancing with the utmost abandon. Race in the 1960s Haiti’s Last Hopes More Baseball Trivia Head On Tap Defending Bobby Jindal Watching HR Watch Bat Lessons Remembering Holbrooke Obituaries Obituaries from the May/June 2011 issue. Magic Pills Getting medication through your body with magnets. Concerts Rain drove Spring Weekend's concerts into Meehan Auditorium, but that didn't stop the music. Show Me Love Taking a break before reading period and finals, students put on a fashion show—Brown style. Her Way During a campus visit, Valerie Jarrett explains how she became one of President Obama’s most trusted advisers. Greening Shakespeare Was the Bard a tree-hugger? Assistant Professor of English Jean Feerick looks at how his plays depict nature. Francophilia For this year's Ivy Film Festival, broadcast journalist Charlie Rose came to campus to interview actor James Franco. Dinner In April, students got their gnocchi served by a James Beard Award–winning chef, Jody Adams '79. The Provost Steps Down David Kertzer ’69 discusses his five years as Brown's chief academic officer and his return to writing and research. Game Day How To Watch Baseball Watching any baseball this spring? Hardcore fans will already know a lot of the subtleties of the game, Replay There was a lot of joy along the Golden Gate Bridge as the Taekwondo Club made its way home from the Collegiate Nationals at UC Davis in April. Sluggers The last three holders of Brown's career home-run record talk about hitting the ball. Hard. Fresh Ink For Kids Brian Lies '85 never much cared for baseball. Or bats, for that matter. Which is ironic, since his latest children's book celebrates both. The Familiar Turned Strange Ben Rubin ’87 creates new-media installations that break down the familiar so it’s once again fresh. Italian Culinary Secrets Jessica Theroux ’03 collects the food wisdom of local Italian women known for their cooking. Channeling Bobby Fischer In her new "passion project, filmmaker Liz Garbus ’92 plumbs a chess champion’s rise and fall. On Screen Lorraine Nicholson '12, daughter of star Jack Nicholson, makes her breakout film debut in the box office hit Soul Surfer. Hey, All You Hippies Long drawn to unusual instruments, The Low Anthem find a new sound in Buddy Cianci’s former pasta-sauce factory. Reef Madness A science grad student turns to art to portray how we’re killing off coral reef ecosystems. A Moment of Change A student finds a window into the Brown of forty years ago. The Patients No One Wants How much health care should prisoners receive? As much as we an afford, says a group of Brown doctors, and here's why. Art, Exposed More than 40 years after the birth of the Open Curriculum, Brown is finally building the classrooms to match. On Poetry and Civil Rights National Book Critics Circle Award Winner C.D. Wright discusses recent work and her appearance on NewsHour.
