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What’s in a Name?
By Michael Stelzer Jocks, History Faculty. Adolf. What an evocative name. The name itself is almost a taboo. I feel dirty writing it. It is not used in polite company. At a time when ‘old-fashioned’...
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I’d Rather have the 1,000 Words
By Tricia Lunt, English Faculty. I’m thinking today about Facebook and unflattering pictures. Yes, someone I know from high school posted one this morning. Actually, the photo isn’t unflattering, it’s...
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But What About the Academic Moments?
By Paul Gaszak, English Faculty Thinking back to my college days, many of my memories aren’t about academics. I have countless stories about friends, family, dating, working. I’m not as quick to spring...
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A Date to Remember
By Michael Stelzer Jocks, History Faculty. Every national community has its dates of remembrance. In the secular religion that is nationalism, these are the high-holy days of each year. They may be...
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The Use and Misuse of Martin Luther King, American Martyr.
By Michael Stelzer Jocks, History Faculty. Martin Luther King, a rabble-rousing civil disobedient, is now an American national hero. This statement is obvious. It is fact. But, the lionization of...
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African-American History, Every Day of the Year (Part 2).
By Michael Stelzer Jocks, History Faculty. Americans cherish freedom. When I ask my students what they think of, or what they think others think of, when they hear the word ‘America’, ‘Freedom’ is...
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Chicago Nostalgia.
By Michael Stelzer Jocks, History Faculty. I’ve always been a nostalgic kind of guy. I enjoy romanticizing the previous iterations of my life. There is irony in this. I am a history professor that...
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‘Back in My Day, We Could Write!’
By Michael Stelzer Jocks, History Faculty. There is a specter haunting the world of academia, and college professors are wailing with fear and frustration. Every few months, the opinion pages of such...
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