Indiana at 200 (34): The Founding of Notre Dame du Lac
by Andrea Neal If he could see it now, Father Edward Sorin would surely marvel at what has become of Notre Dame du Lac, Our Lady of the Lake, the Catholic university he founded in 1842. These days it’s called simply Notre Dame, of course, but for Sorin the lake that inspired the name was Read the full article…
Half Past the Month: It Isn’t the Game They Think It Is
For the use of the membership only (594 words) A FORMER U.N. AMBASSADOR is being mentioned as a reform commissioner for the National Football League. Well and good for her. Maybe diplomacy can change the sport along more socio-politically correct lines. She will have to give it a different name, though. For football, the genuine Read the full article…
Bohanon: Students, Defeat Those Higher-Ed Blues
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. I noticed something unusual about editorials over the Labor Day weekend: Instead of discussing the status of unions, or the state of labor in the American economy, they were about the state of college education. In a sense, this is not surprising. Increasing access to university education has long been seen Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (33): Banker Lanier Made his Mark Here
by Andrea Neal James F. D. Lanier twice came to the rescue when Indiana desperately needed his help. Without him, state history might have turned out differently. Lanier was born in 1800 in Beaufort County, North Carolina, and died in 1881 in New York City. During the interlude, he lived in Indiana and made lots Read the full article…
The Outstater: The ‘Secret’ to Local Economic Development
“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.” — Mahatma Gandhi THOSE WHO BELIEVE that their town’s economic development plan is working also read the bar charts in the Chamber of Commerce newsletter and trust that the utility company is figuring their bill accurately. The rest of us Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Obamacare and a Tale of Four Students
by Linda Christiansen, M.A, J.D., and Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. This is a story about four current college students who have similar family situations. Whatever the intention of politicians, all four were harmed by the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as “Obamacare.” Student No. 1 is a young graduate student still fully covered by both parents’ Read the full article…
