Picking the Fruit of Knowledge from a Rock Garden
      A college isn't a good place to find ideas. It's a good place to find facts – What year was the Franco-Prussian War? What is the current gross national product? What importance did Horace Greeley have in the development of American journalism? [ more ]

Silent Protest, Vocal Response

     “Enraged” would be too mild of an adjective to describe the caller to Spectrum magazine, a national award-winning student-produced magazine for the permanent residents of two rural counties in northeastern Pennsylvania.
    “Take my wife off of this circulation list. I don’t know how she ever got on!” he demanded. More>>

Star-Spangled America
       Jose Feliciano gave it a new beat.
      Roseanne Barr shrilled it.
      And hundreds, maybe even thousands, of featured soloists have bobbled it or failed to hit the high-G.
      “It” is the “Star-Spangled Banner.” [ more ]

The Last Dance
      They ate nice dinners.
      They wore tuxes and semi-formal gowns.
      They rode in limos to the dance.
      They were eighth graders. [ more ]