In Defense of Plagarism
Ethicist Randy Cohen expounds on the difference between artful imitation and outright theft.
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Premier Primaries
Are New Hampshire and Iowa really the best states for picking a president?
HPV and Cancer
New research about a common strain of the sexually transmitted HPV.
Blurred Vision
Blurred vision and perception
Tasting the Gold
She has been a world champion. In one year competing for Brown, she rewrote the Ivy record book. Now gymnast Alicia Sacramone ’10 has her eye on a medal at this summer’s Olympics in Beijing.
How Brown Turned Me into a Right Wing Religious Conservative . . .
... and why I'd still send my kids to college there.
Tough Love
Eric Rodriguez ’08 grew up avoiding gangs and drugs in Los Angeles. As a young man, he served in Iraq. How he ended up at Brown is a story of luck, determination, and an unconventional kind of smarts.
The Political Truth
Can a private university be an effective public citizen?
A Larger Canvas
Blacks collecting black art.
Face to Face
Breathing new life into an old portrait
Law Man
Help for students in legal hot water.
Mouse Trap
New life for class projects.
Time Out
You can't fix what you can't talk about.
Race Right, Live Right
A caution for female athletes
Tightrope
College students are not supposed to drink themselves to death. After ten of them did exactly that in the United States last year, parents began asking: Could it happen to my child, too?
How Babies Learn to Listen
Long before uttering a word, infants discover how language works. A Brown psychologist is catching them in the act.
Riverfront Renaissance
After Providence reinvented its waterways, a Brown alumnus gave people a compelling reason to come.
The Players
Teaching actors to teach themselves.
Not Rich, Not Famous. . .
. . . but worth remembering just the same