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The Thrill of Victory
It's official: the women are ready for prime time. (And sportswriters are often the last to know.
A Woman of Honor
Oh, how some fraternities have changed.
The Panicked Person’s Gift Guide
Whatever holiday you observe, this is the season for giving. For some of us, unfortunately, it’s also the season for panic.
Travel Advisory
Ecotourism doesn’t have to be just about nature.
The Politics of Detention
It took the arrest of her husband to plunge Melissa Brown into Armenian politics.
Pied Piper of Science
Making science color-blind one student at a time.
Days of Wine and Labor
How to start a vineyard before you even know what you’re doing.
Merit Badges
Who knew Howard Swearer was an Eagle Scout?
A Gift To Science
I read with interest the article about Christine Montross ’06 MD, ’07 MMS.
The Other Injustice
President Ruth Simmons has been doing a great deal to commemorate the history of slavery in Rhode Island (“Since Last Time,” Elms, July/August).
Defending Starbucks
Alex Frankel ’93 describes Starbucks as an intense, protocol-driven place, focused on quotidian customer experience, with impressive vestiges of coffee consciousness mixed with a dollop of corporate propaganda.
Pool Advice
The article on the demise of the Smith Swim Center seemed strangely familiar.
American Choices
I was intrigued by the decision a young woman from the class of 2007 faced: to spend a year with AmeriCorps or be an assistant manager at a Providence bakery.
Whose Rules?
The Bible was not written just to lay down “rules” or “edicts” to follow, but to reveal to mankind an infinitely loving and compassionate God who desperately wants to help us.
