As part of an effort to integrate Milwaukee schools, in 1976 Rufus King High
School became a magnet school focused on college prep and welcomed students
from far away suburbs, including Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes.
That Tone is Long (Ben 9)
The National Autonomous University of Mexico became a UNESCO world heritage site
in 2007. A lesser known attraction, also located in Mexico City’s Coyoacán
borough, is the home of film director El Indio Fernández.
His Bike is Done (Brian 10)
In the 1990s, the Daley administration ended a program that had successfully reduced gang violence in neighborhoods such as Pilsen and Little Village. Today, organizations like Enlace Chicago continue to struggle for the resources needed to address the problems produced by political neglect.
Mr. Apter Himself (James 20)
In the Spring of 1990 Andrew Apter and Moishe Postone were relatively new faculty at the University of Chicago. Both would go on to become highly regarded teachers and scholars.
Wednesday Night (Joel 8)
Songs about intoxication have a long history, from NWA’s Dope Man
to Loretta Lynn’s Honky Tonk Girl to Henry Purcell’s The Macedon Youth.
Paul Mason Fotsch 