Up Next: Sockhops and Penny Loafers

From Inside Higher Ed today, and just a half hour down the road from my perch:

Wabash College, an Indiana institution that is one of the country’s few all-male colleges, has restored the tradition of beanies for freshmen, The Christian Science Monitor reported. Students are generally pleased with the revival of the practice — and a college senior came up with the idea, the newspaper said.