Article by Sydney Gaeth & Tia Jones | Photography by Neil Harman | Owl Staff Mixed with guitar solos and saxophone riffs, the lyrics “Be a radio pirate” and “We wanna hear our own songs” are part of an original jig written by Associate Professor of Mass Communications, Wayne Hepler. The song is featured at … Continue reading Freedom on the Waves: A Professor’s Expedition
Birth of an Anthem: Celebrating 200 Years of “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Article & Photography by Joshua Eller | Owl Staff “O say can you see by the dawn’s early light” were the first words written by Francis Scott Key following the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812. Key never knew one day those words would become the United States’ national anthem. This year, … Continue reading Birth of an Anthem: Celebrating 200 Years of “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Price Tag on History: Auctioning Off America’s Past
Article & Photography by Joshua Eller | Owl Staff Imagine that you’re digging in your garden and you stumble upon an ancient shark tooth. Would you keep it? Maybe you would sell it to make some easy money? These very questions are raising a lot of controversy by two shows: American Digger on Spike TV … Continue reading Price Tag on History: Auctioning Off America’s Past
Under Friday Night Lights: The Heyday of Harford’s Football Team
Article by Sharon Rice | Additional Reporting by Basir Jamil | Owl Staff If you have ever been to a Baltimore Ravens football game, you have seen and felt the excitement from the tens of thousands of fans all around you. The swarm of purple and black everywhere and the sounds of people cheering at … Continue reading Under Friday Night Lights: The Heyday of Harford’s Football Team
The Mystery of Durbar II: Race Horse Legend Rests Under Harford’s Grounds
Article by Ruth Condro | Owl Staff Within each county there are mysteries of the history and how life was in the past. It’s easy to overlook the beauty of our surroundings and forget how our very own counties and cities were developed. It is in the past that we can learn about and appreciate … Continue reading The Mystery of Durbar II: Race Horse Legend Rests Under Harford’s Grounds