Monthly Archives: January 2014


The Autobiography of Mark Twain. Volume 2

The Autobiography of Mark Twain. Volume 2. eds. Benjamin Griffin, Harriet Elinor Smith , et al. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2013. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Volume 2 of Mark Twain’s dictated autobiography is another collection of gems published, per his wishes, more than 100 years after his […]


What is Art? 1

What is Art? By Tracy DiTolla www.tracyditolla.com What is art?  As an artist and an art historian I often get asked this question by my students and sometimes by other random people who hear me say that I am an artist and art historian and want to try to boggle […]


VMS wins at the NJ Future City Regionals 1

Congratulations to Adam Akovity, Nigel DaSiva, and Christopher Leymeister. They captured first place in the New Jersey Future City Regional Competition on Saturday at Rutgers University. The team will travel to Washington, DC, in February to compete in the National Finals. Congratulations to Dónal Gannon, Joey Cruciata, and Anthony Mazzilli […]


Martin Luther King, Jr’s Message Was a Global One

By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist originally published January 1, 2011 On January 21 we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., which was really on January 15, 1929. We’ve all heard a lot about King over the years, his “I have a dream” speech, and the details […]


The Strategy Behind Great Oak Park

The Strategy Behind Great Oak Park By Mike Guadagnino Parks And Recreation While Great Oak Park is in its development phase, it would be interesting to pause for a moment and examine the behind the scenes strategy in advancing the mission. From the onset, the park’s progress has used the […]