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Article by Piliour
September 4, 2011

History Professor Incorporates Oregon Trail into Curriculum

Nothing teaches students about the pioneer life like Oregon Trail. At least that’s Professor Michael LaRue’s motto. In his class on the History of Early America at Jackson State University, LaRue has downgraded from the iMac to the 1990 Macintosh Classic. His students are told not to bring anything to class except for “an appetite... MORE »

Article by Rud
April 18, 2011

Student Works “Really Hard” on History Paper

Syracuse Sophomore, Jerry Long put more effort into his last history paper than he did any of his other paper’s combined. Jerry made a promise to himself that he would have his paper finished on time, despite his friends attempts to get him to “hit the octobong” with them. “I knew that this was the... MORE »