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When Falls the Coliseum
When Falls the Coliseum

a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

Author: Scott Warnock

Scott Warnock is a writer and teacher who lives in South Jersey. He is a professor of English at Drexel University, where he is also the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Sciences. Father of three and husband of one, Scott is president of a local high school education foundation and spent many years coaching youth sports.
ends & odd

Graduations

Scott Warnock, June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

When you bring home that first baby, I don’t care how many people you’ve talked…

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This should be the headline every time: Innocent people killed by armed coward

Scott Warnock, May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

I’m not blaming the news. But I do wish news sources would do more to…

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sports

So I watch a lot of soccer now

Scott Warnock, April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

I grew up playing football in a school that, back in the day, was probably…

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Russell J. Warnock, Jr., 1933-2022

Scott Warnock, March 24, 2022March 25, 2022

It wasn’t complicated. He had fallen at dialysis a few weeks ago, an event that…

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sports

Parents, don’t let your kids grow up to be Cowboys fans

Scott Warnock, February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Note: To people who don’t care about football, this one has little for you. Also,…

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School ratings: pernicious, pathetic, prejudiced–and persistent

Scott Warnock, January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

(For those two or three fans I have out there, apologies for the hiatus. I…

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Phony wrestling: We figured out a big ruse at like age 13

Scott Warnock, August 30, 2021August 30, 2021

I’ve been a bad dad, I realized the other day. I had never shown my…

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Yes-more people

Scott Warnock, August 4, 2021August 4, 2021

Most likely, you know about Simon Biles and the 2021 Olympics. I haven’t followed too…

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