July / August 1998

Minister of Fiction

Finding faith can be hard, but writing about it is even harder.

Being on Jeopardy is Like…

. . .taking a speed quiz on a random subject while millions watch. And that's just the half of it, says contestant Adia Benton '99.

The New University

Earlier this year, Brown's new president decided to forgo a ceremonial inauguration, instead opting to plunge into his work and donate some of the inaugural funds to the libraries and scholarships. On the Saturday of Commencement Weekend, he was formally installed as president on the College Green. This article is adapted from President Gee's inaugural remarks.

Making Amends

When Edward Ball '82 discovered that his Southern ancestors owned as many as 4,000 slaves, he set out to discover why. What he found was a family history marked by violence, miscegenation, and forced labor.

A South African Vision

Seeing the future in today's actions

Working Women

Chipping away at the glass ceiling

Homecoming

The new provost is no stranger

The Real Thing

Ray Charles plays the Pops

Motion and Emotion

Sometimes Commencement means the end

A COMMENCEMENT MISCELLANY

Body and Soul

From medical school to managed care.

Doctored Language

How to listen to a patient.

Honoraries

John Hawkes, 1925-1998

Death of a novelist and teacher.

Making It

The Graduate School hands out 417 degrees.

Beyond the Glass Eye

The future of bioengineering

Capturing memories, then and now

Have You Heard?

A graduating senior's political coming of age.

Sports

Our columnist confronts last year's successes and failures - the athletes' and his own.