Thanks are first in order to Kim Kraweic and Dan Filler for my opportunity to guest blog here over the next few weeks.

As a huge fan of the greatest professional sports team ever–the New York Yankees (#28 this year)–I hope to post interesting facts about them, and perhaps even poke some fun at inferior franchises (okay, just a little bit). Also, as an academic that writes on citizenship, immigration, and civil rights, I hope to post current stories on one or more of these subjects.

Let me start with some old Yankee Stadium trivia:

Please name me the two professional ball players to hit balls out of the stadium? Names, teams, how, and where? No internet cheating please, the Faculty Lounge Honor Code applies here.

As for the law and related stuff, here is a story that caught my attention:

Federal Judge Knows Advantages of U.S. Citizenship:

U.S. District Judge George Singal of Maine was born in a World War II refugee camp after his family fled from eastern Poland. In the link below, you can find how when presiding over naturalization ceremonies, he invites new citizens to take advantage of their new opportunities.
 
Here is the link:

http://www.uscourts.gov/News/NewsView/12-03-01/Federal_Judge_Knows_Advantages_of_U_S_Citizenship.aspx