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Scarborough Faire
This week’s traditional English folk song will probably sound familiar, since it was made very popular in the 1960s by Simon and Garfunkel. “Scarborough Faire” dates back to medieval times, and by the...
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Barbara Allen
The folk song I will be discussing today is more than three centuries old, and is known practically all over the world. “Barbara Allen” originates from the British Isles (England and Scotland both...
View ArticleLGBTQA Diversity on Campus
Unfortunately, there are not many places where prejudice and homophobia do not exist. Someone somewhere is always going to have an opinion against two people who love each other being together, simply...
View ArticleMatty Groves
Today’s English folk song dates back to at least the 17th century, and is titled “Matty Groves”, but is also recognized as Little Musgrave and Lady Barnet, Lord Barnard, Young Musgrave, Lord Barnaby,...
View ArticleThe Role of Today’s Youth in Public Politics
The deliberation I went to this week was called “The Role of Today’s Youth in Public Politics.” The topic, as you could probably guess, was addressed toward getting students more involved in politics....
View ArticlePretty Saro
Today’s traditional folk ballad has been through an awful lot — it was born, it died, and then it reanimated, all while traversing continents and spreading a message of woeful sorrow. But enough with...
View ArticleThe Poor Murdered Woman
This Friday I am going to discuss a traditional folk song that is significantly younger than all the others, but just as close to my heart. The song is titled “Poor Murdered Woman.” While the name of...
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Racial Diversity in Greek Life at Penn State
In my first civic issues blog post I discussed the general lack of racial diversity here at Penn State. Today I would like to expand on that, and focus particularly on racial diversity in Penn State...
View ArticleThe Parting Glass
Since this is our last week of passion blogs, I think it is only fitting that my final song be “The Parting Glass.” A traditional song of saying farewell, “The Parting Glass” is the epitome of...
View ArticleDon’t Ask, Don’t Tell
I’m sure we’re all familiar with the phrase “don’t ask, don’t tell”; it was originally a term commonly used for the policy restricting United States military personnel from efforts to discriminate or...
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