Made to Order
In time for the holidays, the Brown Alumni Magazine’s second annual gift guide—a sampling of products designed and made by alumni. They’re a heartening reminder that work can be a passionate endeavor, and that labor really can be love.
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Articles
O Pioneers!
Four alumnae—each more than 100 years old—reflect on life for women at Brown during the Roaring Twenties and describe full journey they’ve been on ever since.
Obituaries
Obituaries from the November/December 2008 issue.
Farewell
A farewell to Rhett Jones ’72 AM, ’76 PhD.
What Kind of Season Will It Be?
Last year men’s basketball finished second in the Ivy League. Can a new coach take them to first?
Replay
The Bears celebrated defeating Harvard, 24–22, by stopping a Crimson two-point conversion with 1:03 remaining.
Up to the Test
After a year out with a leg injury, women’s soccer goalie Brenna Hogue ’10 is back. So is the team.
New Deal
A pair of legal scholars spar about the constitutional ramifications of the New Deal.
Phantom Art
The bronze statue of Caesar Augustus lost his right arm to the hurricane of 1938. This fall, an unidentified orthopedically minded visitor gave him a new limb.
Torture Watch
New Yorker staff writer Philip Gourevitch visited the Watson Institute to promote his new book, Standard Operating Procedure.
Post-Partisan Depression
Barney Frank on deregulation and trickle-down economics.
Free at Last
The first democratically elected female president on the African continent visits Brown.
Presidents
Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was not the only national president to visit Brown this fall. Leonel Fernandez,president of the Dominican Republic, sat down with associate professor of history James Green, and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos Escobar.
Best Behavior
New buildings and infrastructure improvements bring lots of construction workers to campus, so officials have seen fit to remind them of how to behave.
Beyond Identity Politics
The advice at this year’s Opening Convocation? Enjoy the intellectual ride.
Music
The Ginger Ninjas pedalled into Providence with their instruments loaded onto their bikes. Then they invited the audience to help power the show.
Feeling the Pinch
In the recession ahead, Brown's priorities will be financial aid, academics, research--and yes, growth.
Hip-Hop Humor
Improv artist Jon Mahone ’99, ’04 MAT channels the ghosts of Charlie Chaplin and Richard Pryor.
On Stage
Yaya DaCosta '04 made her New York stage debut this fall.
Late Bloomer
A post-college coming-of-age tale from Sarah Shun-lien Bynum ’95.
From Her Pencil to Your Closet
With her sophisticated sportswear, Lyn Devon ’02 aims to make women feel comfortable, confident, and beautiful.