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Three nights ago, in the middle of a heated hallway discussion about Katy Perry versus Ke$ha, Alex Dunberry ’14 made the momentous proclamation that he would “really get to know Providence.” Shortly after the announcement, Dunberry retreated to his room to draw up a plan for the coming weeks.
Some hallmates were taken aback by the sheer audacity of the claim, but others timidly offered suggestions the following morning. Greg Samuelson ’14 suggested that Alex “ride RIPTA for free for an entire Saturday while listening solely to the Talking Heads,” with the caveat that he should schedule appointments with Psychological Services before and after the trip.
Already busy with plans for next year, Dunberry has drawn up proposals for two Independent Study Projects and one Group Independent Study Project. Professor Willa Slater recounted how “all of a sudden a freshman drops by my office hours and wants to do two ISPs: The Poetics and Politics of Providence, and Lovecraft: The Legend. It seemed excessive, but I really hate to slaughter dreams wholesale like that.”
Dunberry was last sighted by a Brown student three days ago. Sporting a Narragansett baseball cap and slight stubble, he was feeding the pigeons and chatting up strangers at Kennedy Plaza in the late afternoon. “It’s tough work, but somebody’s got to do it. I really feel like Batman, and Providence is my Gotham City,” he explained.
