80s Ladies
May 17, 2012 — by
Young ladies of the 1980s loved RUSH, Pac Man, Mickey Mouse, sk8boarding and short shorts. Might take a summertime fashion and lifestyle tip from these righteous gals.
Live… Suburbia!
May 16, 2012 — by
Live… Suburbia is a book for anyone who has ever gone from aggressive BMX to skate, from heavy-metal to hardcore, from punk to straight-edge. Those who pack into cars to get to shows, watch skate videotapes, chill in mate’s bedrooms and in parking lots; a skateboard under one arm, a 12″ in the other. Max G. Morton is an author who came of age in the transition from the 70′s to the 80′s. Anthony Pappalardo, “skate-edger,” played in two influential 90′s hardcore bands: Ten Yard Fight and In My Eyes. The two combined their reflections on the heyday of hardcore, punk, straight-edge, skating, and the suburbs — and its end — into a document of post-1960’s adolescent counterculture. More…
Hippie Pandas
May 15, 2012 — by
The Hippie Pandas are an all-girl science team from Rochester, NY. Their response to the “food-factor” theme of this years STEM Awards (a science and technology for middle-schoolers) was to build a solar pasteurizer for women in Nicaragua who, as a result of drinking unpasteurized milk, have a higher rate of miscarriage. While researching their project at Springdale Farms’ robotic milking farm, they noticed that none of the cows had names. In response, they named fourteen of the cows, implementing the new data into the farm’s computer system, and made birthday cards for all of the cows with upcoming birthdays.
Bryn Mawr Babes
May 14, 2012 — by
A recently graduated Bryn Mawr senior has been trolling her archives and collecting gems from the college’s storied past on a tumblr, Vintage Bryn Mawr. More…
Tip it, Frosh!
May 11, 2012 — by
Syracuse University has archived the unsavory life of a SU Freshmen. Back in 1883 a tradition began when all first year students were required to wear a green or orange beanie. When an upperclassmen demanded, ‘Tip it, Frosh!’ – the lowly freshman would tip his beanie in respect. Though humiliating at times, it helped build class camaraderie. Besides beanies, SU has archived handbooks, buttons, and photographs of activities that encouraged and demeaned Freshman all at the same time.
Above: First year students in their beanies, 1960s
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