# @brownu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C_eVGxAIyQC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27814551-brownu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-09-03T23:45:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Brown University (@brownu) — https://gondola.cc/brownu

## Caption

As the 2024-25 academic year kicked off, members of Brown University’s newest class shared some of the items they brought from home that help represent who they are. #Brown2028 #BrownWelcome

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Kari Isley
Chester, Virginia
"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

"It's a classic. My brother was initially assigned it when he was a freshman in high school, which was a good while ago, because he’s older than me. He was more of a sportsy guy who didn’t really like reading, but he read it and really loved it. And he knew that I like reading, so he gave me a copy. I carry it with me everywhere. It reminds me of home, I guess, because we used to talk about it a lot, especially about how the characters are just so human and ahead of their time."

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Image credit: Nick Dentamaro

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brownwelcome, brown2028

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