As Americans, we tend to mythologize our founding fathers. In history classes, novels, and historical documentaries, we often focus on the Revolutionary War and the ideas that made men like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Hancock so special. What we often forget is that their ideas came from the simple act of reading. When […]
There’s a famous quote by Mark Twain that goes, “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” So often, we […]
If you hear the roar of wheels being shoved across pavement tomorrow, don’t be alarmed. June 21 is Go Skate Day, a holiday where the only rule is to go out and skateboard. “read the latest issue of Thrasher and Skateboarder Magazine through our online access portal” The holiday started 12 years ago as a global celebration […]
Don’t miss this newest display featuring a costume from the popular play, She Stoops to Conquer. This costume, designed by Clara Painter, was worn by Aleah Zimmer in the role of Miss Constance Neville in She Stoops to Conquer, a comedy written in the 1700s by Oliver Goldsmith. The play was performed by the SOU’s […]
This Saturday, we at Hannon Library gave hugs and tearful goodbyes to our student employees who graduated this year. Hannon Library employs about 50 student workers who do everything from solving computer issues to hunting down mis-shelved books. With 14 different departments within the library, their work is essential to keeping the library functioning, and we’ll dearly […]