Balancing Act
The May Day celebration was an annual Women’s College event until the 1950s.
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The Fearless One
The Fearless One
It Takes Two
Michelle Marsidi ’99. For her, tango is a conversation without words.
A Life on the Court
Charles A. Robinson III ’51. Officiating in basketball is risky business, says this longtime ref.
One of Our Oldest Living Alums Tells All
Sarah Mazick Saklad ’28. Stubbornness, she says, is key to success and long life.
Murder in Ghana
A farewell to Roko (Richard) Kwasi Frimpong '77.
A Classically Trained Sitcom Star
A farewell to David Groh '61.
Obituaries
Obituaries from the May/June 2008 issue.
On The Wall
"Night Bodies" by photographer Willa Mamet '05.
I Want Dignity, Man
After nearly fifty years, character actor Raymond J. Barry ’61 might just become a household name.
Long Ride on a Short Bus
Jonathan Mooney ’00 drives a bus cross-country to observe the difference between “freaks” and “normal” people.
Fresh Ink
Fresh Ink
The Gleeful Alarmist
Playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb ’97 explores the thin line between humans and their basest instincts.
Critic’s Corner
Critics Corner
Women Who Had It All and Chucked It
Meg Wolitzer ’81 pulls back the curtain on Upper West Side mothers.
A Whole New Fan Base
Deb Talan ’90 and her husband, Steve Tannen, break out of the coffeehouse circuit and go primetime.
The Planet Will Be Fine
Ask Brown researchers what they’re doing about global warming, and you get a surprising variety of answers. From designing a better car to studying the spread of malaria in a warmer world...
Automation
For a "Fast Food" competion, Brown engineering students designed and raced edible cars.
Defining a Continent
A group of writers asks: what does African literature mean?
Appearances
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese headlined the student-run Ivy Film Festival and kept the capacity crowd rapt.
Beadwork
Elizabeth Hoover, of Mohawk/Mi'kmaq descent, teaches a workshop on how to sew pow-wow dance outfits.
Power To The People
Bolivia’s president describes his brand of socialism: equality among human beings.
Disturbing the Peace
Police investigate an off-campus firebombing of a Hillel graduate fellow.