Building the Ivory Tower

Building the Ivory Tower

Building the Ivory Tower By Lauren Lowen   Building the Ivory Tower is a historical monograph written by LaDale C. Winling, an associate professor of history at Virginia Tech. Winling’s Building the Ivory Tower is a comparative study on the role of...
1966 Race Riot

1966 Race Riot

1966 Race Riot By Lauren Lowen Introduction:  After the long hot summer of 1966, tensions boiled over in the West Side of Dayton, Ohio. After the murder of an innocent African American man, the community rioted against their treatment by the city government and the...
UD Campus Protests

UD Campus Protests

UD Campus Protests by Logan Symons         Introduction The 1960s were a time of turmoil across the United States. Protests occurred over the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights movement, and demand for individual freedoms. Also, a counterculture...
The Bogie Busters

The Bogie Busters

Bogie Busters By Brendan Zdunek The Bogie Busters of Dayton, Ohio was an annual celebrity golf tournament that ran from 1967 to 1991.[1] Started by Dayton-area businessman Cy Laughter, the event brought together many celebrities and business and political leaders. The...