In one way or another, Seabass Immonen ’23 has been making art his whole life. And, in one way or another, he has always practiced his own forms of activism. But in the last few years, particularly since he started in the Brown-RISD Dual Degree program, these two sectors of his life have converged. ...

Seabass Immonen ’23 uses garments to engage in LGBTQ activism

By Laura David | June 30 | Arts & Culture

From Oscar Wilde’s trial to the discourse surrounding Virginia Woolf’s affair with Vita Sackville-West, ...

How queer theory has shaped the literary canon

By Aalia Jagwani | June 30 | Arts & Culture

From Oscar Wilde’s trial to the discourse surrounding Virginia Woolf’s affair with Vita Sackville-West, ...

While discussions surrounding gender pronouns have circled around campus since Felicia Salinas-Moniz ...

Pronouns at Brown: Community members reflect on gender labels

By Ashley Guo | June 30 | University News

While discussions surrounding gender pronouns have circled around campus since Felicia Salinas-Moniz ...

‘Tomboy’ exhibition looks at expectations for women, girls across history

By Emily Faulhaber | June 24 | Arts & Culture

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The Providence Public Library kicked off its 2022 spring exhibition and program series in April with “Tomboy,” an exhibition featuring art, clothing, archival materials and more as part of a conversation on gendered expectations and what the term tomboy has meant over time.

Brown establishes official land acknowledgement statement recognizing campus as within Narragansett homelands

By Neil Mehta | June 11 | University News

The University established an official land acknowledgment statement recognizing the University’s location “on lands that are within the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett Indian Tribe,” President Christina Paxson P’19 wrote in a Today@Brown announcement May 24.

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Editors’ note: A reflection on change and a sincere thank you

By 131st Editorial Board | May 27

This year’s Commencement Magazine marks the end of our class’ collective journey through Brown, and more broadly, a world irrevocably transformed.

Senior Column | Collins ’22: Run your own race

By Kimberly Collins | May 27

Finding the words to adequately reflect on the beauty, triumph and at times difficulty of navigating this university is an exercise that is daunting yet necessary. It is my hope that my own personal narrative and understanding of my Brown experience will guide you, uplift you and empower you. ...

Senior Column | Gutman Argemí ’22: Learning to read

By Clara Gutman Argemí | May 27

This winter break was my last time home as a college student and my first time holding an American phone number in Spain. More than needing to be available to my classmates on College Hill, my 401 number signified a transition that would have seemed insurmountable to my first-year self.

Senior Column | Fabrizio ’22: Careful attention

By Nicholas Fabrizio | May 27

For as long as I can remember, my attention has escaped me. It has always been in a million places at once, split a million different ways. But at some point in my educational journey, I figured out how to direct it toward the standard markers of student achievement — academic excellence, extracurricular ...

Senior Column | Villegas ’22: Expanding our universe

By Edgar Villegas | May 27

When I was young I remember looking up at the night sky and the stars that lay over it like white specks on a dark canvas while soft tones of mariachi danced in the background. One of these nights, I asked in gentle Spanish, “Papá, Mamá, qué son esas luces en el cielo? Si agarro una escalera ...

University News

Phi Beta Kappa elects 149 seniors, 59 juniors

By Will Kubzansky | June 11

One hundred forty-nine graduating seniors and 59 juniors were elected to the University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on May 26, according to Richard Rambuss, professor of English and chapter president.

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Senior Orators: Michelle Liu ’22, Alexandra Ali Martinez ’22, Kaitlan Bui ’22, Sydney Lo ’20, Dhruv Singh ’19.5

By Alex Nadirashvili | May 27

During an average Thursday night dinner at the Ratty, Michelle Liu ’22 received an unexpected email that left her in shock. She had been chosen as one of the senior orators for the class of 2022, inviting her to join in a 254-year-old University tradition that allows select students to deliver speeches ...

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Pelosi, Shaggy, Berkley to receive honorary degrees

By Julia Vaz | May 27

During Commencement and Reunion Weekend from May 27 to 29, President Christina Paxson P’19 will confer honorary degrees on nine distinguished leaders: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott MPH’11, Dr. Seth Berkley ’78 MD’81, Guido Imbens MA’89 PhD’91, Stanley Nelson, Nancy Pelosi, Shaggy, Alice ...

‘Funkifying the Familiar’: Orange Guava Passion comes full circle

By Declan Johnson | May 27

Almost four years ago, nine first-year students — largely strangers at the time — formed a band to audition for the Gigs on the Green campus concert series. As an icebreaker, several of them wrote a song about Trader Joe’s.Today, that song, “TJ,” has more than 400,000 streams on Spotify. ...

Communicating the messages of COVID-19

By Anna Kim and Haley Sandlow | May 27

Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, as public health guidelines and University policies have shifted in response to the spread of an ever-changing virus, Brown community members have turned to University-wide communications as a critical resource.

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‘The Northman’ stuns to the very core

By Finn Kirkpatrick | April 26

Something about “The Northman” is a little unfair. As much as any filmmaker can try to make something intriguing and novel to strike a chord with the audience, little can match the intensity and excitement of a Viking revenge thriller. Director Robert Eggers clearly knew this when making the ...

Ita O’Brien discusses ‘Sex on Screen’ in hit shows

By Aalia Jagwani | April 24

On Friday, the Ivy Film Festival hosted a virtual conversation with Ita O’Brien, the intimacy coordinator for “Sex Education,” “Normal People,” “Brave New World” and “I May Destroy You,” among other productions. “An intimacy coordinator is somebody who brings a clear ...

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From Bears young and old: Brown freshmen and seniors reflect on campus culture

By Katy Pickens | May 27

For students that have been on Brown’s campus in the last four years, there have been two definitive eras: before the pandemic hit, and after.

‘The new normal’: how remote learning shaped student accessibility, spurred academic innovation

By Alex Nadirashvili | May 27

As the threat of COVID-19 loomed over campus in March 2020 and University community members waited in anticipation for the inevitable email that would mandate ...

Athletes, coaches, administrators reflect on turbulent two years in Brown Athletics

By Nicholas Miller | May 27

A memorable last couple of years in Brown athletics has seen more than 40 seasons canceled, 11 teams demoted, five reinstated, a pair of lawsuits, one new athletic director and half a baseball team moving to Florida.

15 Pride Month events in Rhode Island this June

By Rhea Rasquinha | May 25

With Pride Month almost here, The Herald has compiled a list of events in the Providence area celebrating the LGBTQ+ community this June. Local groups will be hosting exhibits, shows, community events and more.

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Two years later, teams comment on lasting impact of Excellence in Brown Athletics demotion

By Emma Madgic and Mizuki Kai | June 10

On May 28, 2020, the University announced the Excellence in Brown Athletics Initiative, a plan to transition 11 varsity teams to club status and two club sports to varsity. Five teams — men's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's cross country, women's equestrian and women's fencing — ultimately ...

Comeback effort falls short as top-seeded men’s lax falters against No. 13 Penn in Ivy League tournament semifinal

By Nicholas Miller | May 12

Brown hosted the Ivy League men’s lacrosse tournament this past weekend, with the Bears taking on Penn. The No. 13 Quakers (9-4, 3-3 Ivy League) defeated No. 5 Brown (10-5, 4-2) 14-9 to move on to the championship game of the tournament, in which Penn beat Yale (11-4, 5-3) 16-9 to clinch the Ivy ...

‘Turning jocks into nerds and nerds into jocks’: Club quidditch takes flight

By Linus Lawrence | April 27

As if by a levitation spell, the Brown club quidditch team soared across college leaderboards in its first season of competition, earning promotion to division one and finishing in the top 20 at the U.S. Quidditch Cup in Salt Lake City this past weekend.

Women’s sailing places 4th at inaugural Women’s Team Race National Championship

By Ellery Campbell | April 27

This weekend, the women’s sailing team hosted the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association’s inaugural Women’s Team Race National Championship at the Edgewood Yacht Club in Cranston, placing fourth out of 12 teams with an 11-5 record at the event.

Baseball is swept by Penn in weekend series

By Gabriella Sartori | April 26

The baseball team (8-22, 3-12 Ivy League) kept it close in its three-game weekend series against Penn (26-9, 12-2 Ivy) but was unable to secure a win and was swept by the Quakers in Philadelphia.

Science & Research

Bolden Therapeutics pursues pharmaceutical research to combat neurodegenerative diseases

By Anna Kim | April 24

Bolden Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops therapeutics to promote the birth of new neurons in the adult brain for potential treatment ...

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Graduate students present research at annual ‘Research Matters’ event

By Kathleen Meininger | April 22

The Graduate School hosted an event entitled “Research Matters” Thursday evening in which ...

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