Posts by Matt Klimerman

So this kinda came out of nowhere, but apparently Brown’s UCS and RISD’s Student Alliance came together to put on the first ever Brown/RISD Lawn Party this Saturday from 1-5 pm on Benefit St. (between College and Waterman).  Not only will there be an actual lawn, the party will feature a beergarden (Ed.- the beer isn’t free, but still, yay beer!), food trucks, a photobooth, music, volleyball, and, most importantly, plastic flamingos.  This should be a pretty dope opportunity to take some time off from studies, (hopefully) enjoy the sunshine, and get some RISD kids to make you feel inadequate about your own artistic abilities paint your face.

This year, the Brown Concert Agency has decided to change up how they are doing Spring Weekend ticketing, in hopes that we don’t have a repeat of last year. Tomorrow morning (4/15), the BCA will release 3,200 tickets for each day (their indoor capacity).  Each member of the Brown community can purchase 1 ticket for each day. Another 2,300 tickets will go on sale at 2 p.m. on April 17th, if the weather call is (fingers crossed) for outdoor concerts.

The most important (and potentially exciting) change to this year’s ticketing process is that tickets will NOT be sold through Brown Marketplace, but will instead will be sold through a link that will appear on BCA’s website at 8 a.m.  

Rising seniors: As The Herald pointed out last week, ticket sales may overlap with pre-registration.

Although this process sounds significantly more complicated than it has in past years, we remain fairly hopeful that this should solve many past issues.  Check out the BCA’s full ticketing FAQ (which includes information about tickets for non-Brown students) after the jump. [Read more →]

Then + Now

People might know me as… Gladys, just Gladys, my name is very distinctive so people hardly alter it but I’ve had very close friends call me Ndagire, Glad, Glarys, Lady or even “Maroon Sweater” over and over again under the influence of way too much happiness

In my time at Brown, I am most proud of… Graduating from Brown is such a big deal; I’ll be the first one in my mother’s line to graduate not just from high school but from college, in an Ivy League institution. I’ve come from very far, from my family’s tiny farm in Uganda to British Columbia and very soon New York City. Yes, the glass ceiling can and will be broken.

On a Friday night, you might find yourself… Anywhere from having a drink with my favorite people to tucked in bed catching up on TV, but hopefully, never in a library.
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Rap Genius founder Ilan with rapper Cam’ron

At 7:30 tomorrow night Rap Genius and Hip Hop 4 are hosting a panel on hip hop, education, and social justice called Language of Hip Hop in MacMillan 117. The panel will feature Africana Studies Prof. Tricia Rose, Brown alum Sam Seidel ’02, AS220’s Medusah Black, and Rap Genius founder Ilan Zechory!!!

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Rap Genius, it is a Wikipedia-like database for annotated song lyrics that has gotten a lot of press recently owing to a $15 Million investment by prominent venture capital fund Andreesesen Horowitz. Additionally the three founders (all Yale alums) made it onto Forbes’ 30 under 30 list this past year in the music category, nested between Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars.

If that wasn’t enough to sell you on this event, check out this interview Tricia Rose did with the Rap Genius late last year, and check out the event flyer after the jump. [Read more →]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the week after spring break is one of the most difficult to get through. With its lingering hangovers, worsening skin-peeling, and crippling regret that you finished A Song of Ice and Fire instead of opening your Orgo textbook, this week tends to require of a healthy dose of late-night SciLife. Thankfully, Brown’s community of hilarious humans feels our collective pain and is putting on The First Annual Brown University Comedy Conference this weekend in Granoff!

The conference is free and features performances by numerous collegiate comedy groups (Brown and other), a panel on “breaking into the comedy business” and some rather remarkable headliners, including Hannibal Buress and The Chris Gethhard Show. For the full schedule, as well as more information about the weekend, please either check out the conference’s website or the event poster after the jump. [Read more →]

Then + Now

People might know me as… that girl who carries around the Round Magazine canvas bag most paces I go. There are a few of them out there in circulation, but mine is recognizable for being the farthest now from its original white.

In my time at Brown, I am most proud of… becoming deeply involved in wonderful friendships, a wonderful relationship, and wonderful projects.

Why don’t you have a Facebook? What’s the best part about not having one? Worst part? It’s been more of a passive choice than an active one. That, and I was planning to be ahead of the curve when it went the way of MySpace. The best part about not having one is being unaware of any and all unflattering pictures out there. The worst part about not having one is being unaware of any and all unflattering pictures out there. [Read more →]

As the semester progresses at the speed of light, the senior class is beginning to make peace with that fateful day in May: Commencement. Until the class of 2013 leaves us, BlogDH wants to highlight all the interesting things the class has been up to. To this end, we are (re)starting a series, Last Call, featuring seniors reflecting on their experiences at Brown. Each featured senior will tag another senior for the next installment. Find this year’s other “Last Call” chain back here on Thursday!

Then + Now

People might know me as…  The tall blonde girl who wears a lot of beanies and black.

In my time at Brown, I am most proud of… Obviously my friends. But also editing three issues of Facture Arts Journal, a biannual journal that features art criticism, art historical essays as well as student art. [Read more →]

“On All Fours” was a weird fucking episode.  Dunham really outdid herself in finding every possible thing that could make us uncomfortable and shoving it into 30 minutes. We would venture to say we’ve never seen a more cringe-worthy episode of TV, owing to a trio of disasters.  However, “On All Fours” had one thing going for it that the rest of this season’s episodes lacked: a kickass soundtrack. Since we still can’t really figure out what happened in this week’s chapter, no less pick a word or phrase to write about, we decided to look at the music that has accompanied Season 2 so far.

One of our favorite parts about the first season of Girls was how amazing the scoring choices were and how well they interacted with the scenes and characters. From Hannah dancing to Robyn’s “Dancing on my Own” to the guests at Jessa’s wedding raging to “Pussy be Yankin’” by Lady, Girls introduced us to lots of new music to add to the soundtrack our own lives (Ed.- “Same Mistakes” by The Echo Friendly is a fantastic song).

This season, one of the most notable song choices has to be Icona Pop’s “I Love It.”  Played during the club scene in the infamous cocaine episode, this song has become the “going out” anthem for girls everywhere.  If it sounds familiar, it’s probably because you’ve heard it blasting on repeat out of girls’ windows starting at around 10pm on Friday and Saturday nights (and Wednesday and Thursday nights).  Another solid choice was Solange Knowles’ “Losing You,”  heard in the first episode of Season 2.  If you haven’t heard it or seen the music video, we suggest checking it out – it features pretty pastel outfits, Beyonce’s not-so-famous-but-still-sick little sis, and genuine members of the South African Le Sape Society (“Society for the Advancement of People of Elegance”).  These guys have moves – watch out, Jagger. [Read more →]

According to the New York Times, Brown alum and current host of Up on MSNBC Chris Hayes ’01 will be replacing the boisterous Ed Shultz as the network’s host for its 8 p.m. hour starting this April.

Chris has seen his star rise at MSNBC since he first filled in for Keith Olberman back in 2010, when the currently unemployed anchor was suspended for violating the network’s employee ethics policy restricting political contributions. The violations were first brought to light in an article written by former Brown Daily Herald editor-in-chief Simmi Aujla ’09 for Politico. For the past year and a half, Chris anchored a weekend morning panel discussion show called Up, which received strong viewership and critical acclaim. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow lauded the show as “the best news show on TV,” and BuzzFeed Politics proclaimed Up to be the “most interesting weekend political show in America.”

And hey, MSNBC, if y’all are taking nominations for replacement hosts for Up, we would highly recommend Professor Wendy Schiller. Not only would she be the perfect complement Melissa Harris-Perry’s show, she’s absolutely killer on television.

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Here are a few highlights from Vol. 2 of our Humans of Brown University project!  For all of this week’s humans, check out our HOBU Facebook album.

“If you had one superpower it would be?”
“I’d like to be my parents for a while, like for a day.  You’d probably get a lot of wisdom.”

“I’m writing an article for Bluestockings on female graffiti artists.” [Read more →]