March/April 2009 Inauguration Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff gathered to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama. The mood, to put it mildly, was jubilant. ROTC Again Dumb Headlines Death of Adam Lack ’97 Best Behavior All In the Family About Those Comics Election Results American Pride Love, Brown Style Hearts and Minds A Brown Aesthetic? Game Day Replay Sean Morey '99, Brown's best wide receiver and now one of the best special-teams players in the NFL hit the Pro Bowl in Honolulu this year. A Chip on Their Shoulders After narrowly missing a bid to the NCAA tournament last season, goalie Jordan Burke ’09 and his teammates are out for revenge. Pitching In Having succeeded in international competition, softball pitcher Michelle Moses ’09 is hungry to win in the Ivy League. Hair Treatment After cancer, a woman finds hope in her long, straight tresses. Rail Splitter A frame of rough wood cut by Lincoln himself. I Will Be Heard! For decades Catherine Wolf ’72 AM, ’74 PhD worked as an IBM scientist getting computers to understand better how humans think. Now, battling Lou Gehrig's disease, she must rely on computers to convey her own thoughts. Crossing the God Divide When a self-described “God-ambivalent” Brown student spends a semester at Liberty University—Jerry Falwell’s Bible boot camp—he discovers a new respect for young evangelicals. In fact, he says, the divide between Liberty and Brown students seems not so wide after all. The Silent Witness Ellen Kuras ’81 has been one of the most sought-after cinematographers of the past decade. Yet for twenty-three years, she was obsessed with finishing her own film, which this year became an Academy Award nominee. Batter Up! Mind Reader Dan Hill '84 knows what you're thinking. It's in your face. Who’s In? Back on the Rez A businessman and lawyer returns home. David LaSarte-Meeks '93 Money for Success What if the government handed out money for socially productive behavior? Andrea Levere '77 On the Road Again Seeing the U.S.A. from the seat of a Winnebago. Tony Booth '57 Blessed with Clarity A farewell to Thomas Dietrich Reinhart '76 AM, '84 PhD Redefining Art A farewell to Willoughby Sharp '60 Why Kids Go Bad A farewell to Lloyd E. Ohlin '40 Obituaries Obituaries from the March/April 2009 issue Life On Mars Summing up the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. Digging Change Archaeology goes high tech. Cutting a Rug Familiarity Breeds a Lack of Contempt How facial-recognition training can make you less prejudiced. Since Last Time Brown Finances at a Glance Planning for the Long Haul Faced with a drop in fund-raising and endowment income, Brown tightens its belt while upping financial aid. Fresh Ink A Closer Look By helping us see the familiar in unfamiliar ways, Nina Katchadourian '89 keeps the world fresh. Doing It the Hard (Right) Way Three young musicians update a rich strain of Americana. Of Medicine and the Mob An interview with psychiatry resident Josh Bazell '92, who penned the thriller Beat the Reaper during his medical internship. The Clean-up Zealot Sloan Lindemann Barnett '89 wants you to start by throwing out your bleach, your shampoo, and your baby lotion. On Screen John Hamburg '92 wrote, directed, and produced the movie I Love You, Man which opens soon nationwide. The Loss That Never Ends It's a truism that parents are meant to die before their children. But what happens when a child won't let go? The Cost of Survival For her newest play, Lynn Nottage '86 interviewed women brutalized in the Congolese civil war.
