Ben Cramer ’17 – From the daemon in The Golden Compass to the patronus in Harry Potter, the animal familiar is a common trope in children’s literature, so though Lauren Beukes’ Zoo […]
Nick Frye ’16 – Remember when South Africa ended apartheid with a violent revolt with the aid of the Russians, Cubans, and other African countries? If you said no, do not worry […]
Immanuel Mitchell-Sodipe ’18 – Nadine Gordimer sets her novel, July’s People in the context of a fictional civil war in South Africa in which the Black South Africans overthrow the system of […]
Ty Campbell ’16 – One of the topics that interested me the most from Biko’s I Write What I Like is the concept of Black Consciousness. The term is one that I’ve […]
Christian Rhodes ’17 – Steve Biko was an anti-apartheid activist in the 1960’s and 70’s. He is considered a martyr because he was killed while in police custody in 1977. He was […]
By Jake Fernung It is now Sunday and we are all back from Cooperstown. The trip is officially over. Wednesday through Saturday many memories were shared, and being able to visit Baseball’s […]
By Tony Eley What an amazing experience! The trip to Cooperstown as part of the Baseball and American Identity Freshman Tutorial was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my college career […]
By Kevin O’Donnell The city of Cooperstown is a lot different than one might expect when they first hear that the Baseball Hall of Fame is there. I always expected it to […]
By Clayton Corey ‘19 Today I and some classmates walked down the main street of Cooperstown and looked through shops and restaurants. It is a very nice town. It definitely has a […]
Derek Andre ’16 – Throughout this semester, with nearly all of our engagements with South African literature, a common theme of madness has permeated our readings. We’ve dealt with a woman descending […]
By Ryan Reeder ‘19 Today was a cold and rainy day in Cooperstown, which was our second day visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame. As soon as we arrived Stephanie Hazzard, Director […]
By Alex Rudicel ‘19 Our meeting with Mr. Erik Strohl, the Hall of Fame’s Vice President of Exhibitions and Collections, was very enlightening. We began by discussing the type of stuff we […]