November / December 2003 Bobby Goes Home Before running for governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal ’92 had been a candidate in exactly one election: for alumni trustee. Still, if his career so far is any indication, he’s a novice with a bright political future. Take Me Hostage. Please. Muslim comic Tissa Hami ’95 talks back. Going Native An antimilitary reporter is sent to West Point and changes his mind. Critic’s Corner The O.C., Buddy Cianci Q&A: Reaching Past the Art-House Crowd Liz Garbus ’92 talks about filming teenage girls in trouble with the law. The Forgotten Voyage Nathaniel Philbrick ’78 brings to life yet another neglected sea saga. Top Doc Terry Horton ’83 has been a physician to drug addicts for more than a decade. Now, as the medical director of the country’s largest drug-treatment program, he’s trying to find hopeful solutions to one of society’s most hopeless problems. From the Stones Beneath the Sea Visiting Senior Fellow Xu Wenli arrived at Brown last December after spending sixteen years in Chinese prisons for advocating democracy. Now he must adjust to living in one In the News Alumni in the Headlines Looking Back: The Human Touch What makes an organ great is the musicians who play it. Beyond Heartbreak: Amy Sohn ’95 A well-known sex columnist gets married and keeps writing. Marathon Man: Jon Arnow ’78 Nearly paralyzed by an accident, he found new ways to compete. This Is My Country, This Is My Fight, Too: Justine Tyrrell Priestley ’43 One woman’s battle against prejudice of all kinds. Dreaming of Athens Coaches have always seen the athletic ability in swimmer Liz Daniels. Now they see the mental toughness to win big. Get Ready Women’s basketball is facing an Ivy dogfight. How’s My Driving? Brown and RISD join forces to shuttle students around Moving in, Folks Why do more blacks than whites live with extended family? Business As Usual? No, agreed panelists at a conference on global corporate governance Behave Yourselves Brown revises its nonacademic disciplinary code Stumping Carol Moseley Braun Biowarfare Hits the Dorms Thousands of infected computers wreak havoc on campus 60 Seconds With… Political Science professor Jennifer Lawless A Real Independent Man The problem, says Gorbachev, “is not too much democracy, but too little” In Search of the Smoking Gun The president gets a front-row seat to a Rhode Island political drama Eating Out Farmer’s Market All That They Can Be The war on terror draws more students to ROTC Since Last Time On Their Merits Alone Brown’s first need-blind class enters a university with fresh ambition and a lot of money to raise The Wave Maker Before PowerPoint there was brass and wood In Okinawa Last Summer Are contradictions something to be overcome—or celebrated? How to Grow Up Balancing social conformity with radical independence. Rapture on the Water Fishing was a way for one Korean family to ease into American life. Game Day Data Points Cutting-edge campus research Fresh Ink Obituaries Mail Room
