January/February 2013 The Children’s Crusader In a school system long mocked, Baltimore’s chief academic officer, Sonja Brookins Santelises ’89, is trying to convince teachers and students that kids who are poor and black can be as smart as anyone. Correction Civil War Vets The Last on Willie Why Dads Matter The New President Disappointed The Future of News Obituaries Obituaries from the January/February 2013 issue. Opening Doors Nick Young ’09 and Matt Reichel ’09 are helping Western students learn what life is like in North Korea. Who Wants to Party? When England’s royal family is looking for a good time, they call party impresario Alex Fitzgibbons '94. Oil Boom A rare woman in an old-boy industry, fracking advocate Kathy Griffin Neset '78 helps companies drill for oil in the American West. Righting Wrongs The first client Michael Gross '64 was assigned after law school was a group of Navajos. He's been defending the rights of Native Americans ever since. Digging Out The Blizzard of 1978 buried campus. Can Dreams Come True? Five start-ups are trying to turn ideas into successful companies aimed at making the world a happier, healthier, and less wasteful place. Fresh Ink The Down and Dirty Sandor Katz answers questions about drinking raw milk and getting started fermenting food. Microbes’ Timothy Leary Post-Pasteurian Sandor Katz ’85 has written a guide to rethinking our relationship with microbes—as in getting more benefical bacteria living in our guts. Just Being Me Ebony editor Amy DuBois Barnett ’91 is taking an iconic, but dated, magazine to a new generation interested in both Jay-Z and Rosa Parks. Krasinski and Damon John Krasinski ’01 makes his writing debut with his pal Matt Damon in this winter’s The Promised Land. How Many Laws? Historian Robert O. Self argues that our cultural battles are what's driving us away from big government. Black Meets White Documentary filmmaker Oren Jacoby ’77 has adapted Ellison’s Invisible Man for the stage. Citizen Brown What good is the University to the state and local economy? Brown hired an economic-development consulting firm to find out. Applied Lessons Scientists say humans contribute to climate change. So what’s the University doing to lower its own greenhouse-gas emissions? Salsa! Students on campus take notes in classes and attend lectures on Heidegger. But after the sun goes down the salsa dancing begins. Locke Up MIT scholar and dean Richard Locke is picked to head the Watson Institute of International studies. Here's why. Real Politics With students starting a new print magazine and a new political blog, it looks like a banner year for politicos on campus. Service The Brown honors veterans on their day. Remembering Ray Heffner Facing protests and student demands, Brown’s thirteenth president kept the campus peaceful during a violent time. But it wasn't easy. Before Keyboards Ever use a typewriter? Thank Charles Thurber. Growing Up Alumni POV: I’ve never considered myself particularly adventurous. So when I decided to spend my junior year abroad in Israel, I surprised many, but mostly myself. Game Day Winning Streak Men’s soccer earns an invite to the NCAA tournament for the seventh time in eight years. Here's how they did. Eat to Compete Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a daily gym rat, you should be following the same nutrition advice Anne Buffington gives to Brown athletes.
