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Give Me an A

Ethnomusicologist Kiri Miller says Guitar Hero and Rock Band are more than a way of passing time. They're creating a whole new generation of music appreciators.

Helping Haiti

Novelist Edwidge Danticat '93 MFA reads from her novel The Dew Breakers and asks, "What does a book about an old Haitian torturer have to do with you?"

Perspectives on Race

Three generations of African Americans reflect on their Brown experience. How has it changed and how has it stayed the same?

Face Fixer

He repairs the misshapen skulls of children. Jeffrey Fearon ’75

Trunk Show

"And you expect me to carry this where?" Carl Armstrong '71 and his girlfriend, Maddie MacNeil, both of Wayland, Massachusetts, laughed as they hauled his steamer trunk to his Wriston Quad dorm room.

Obituaries

Obituaries from the September/October 2010 issue.

Hearts & Minds

Should academics participate in the war on terror? A new documentary explores the case of social scientist Michael Bhatia ’99, killed in Afghanistan while using his knowledge to help U.S. troops.

The Gospel According to Erik Ehn

New playwriting director Erik Ehn is an experimental writer who shuns mainstream theater. A devout Catholic, he draws his inspiration from Saint Teresa of Ávila, who, he says, can teach us how to be alive right here, right now.

Replay

Quarterback Kyle Rowley '01 led the Spokane Shock past the Tampa Bay Storm to take the Arena Football League championship in ArenaBowl XXIII.

Replay

Lacrosse midfielder Paris Waterman '11 became the fourth Brown player in history to make the U.S. national team and the first in almost two decades.

“We’ll Contend”

Phil Estes believes in his seasoned quarterback and in a crop of players eager to prove their mettle.

Critic’s Corner

Kate Burton '79 knows a thing or two about stardom and private realities. Her father, after all, was Richard Burton.

Colombia’s Voice

Jeff Zimbalist's The Two Escobars explores the complex ties between World Cup soccer and cocaine trafficking in 1990s Colombia.

On Stage

"No hitting. No biting. No spitting. No fighting. No unsupervised (what?) standing on your head." Those are a few of the "don'ts" in the song "Camp Rules" by singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb '90.

The Road to Hell

When an Alzheimer's sufferer disappears into the snow, no amount of good intentions will save him.

Through the Fog

A U.S. Marine in Afghanistan learns the limitations of analysis and debate.