HAMBURG AREA HIGH SCHOOL KU prof edueates Hamburg students about Constitution By Lauren Shebby Hamburg High School junior Kutztown University profes- sor Andrew Arnold visited Ham- burg Area High School on March 19 to educate students about the U.S. Constitution and its signifi- cance. Specifically, he spoke about the 14th Amendment in great de- tail and explained college life to students. Arnold is the KU History De- partment Chair, as well as a his- tory professor. He earned his B.A. at Hampshire College and re- ceived an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At KU, his courses include History of Pennsylvania, Selected Topics in History Hon- ors Linking U.K. and U.S. History, Work and Workers in American History, Constitutional History HISTORY » PAGE3History FROMPAGE1 roads, and Selected Topics in History: History of the Bill of Rights. Arnold received the His- tory Club’s Professor of the Year Award, the May 2010 APSCUF KU Inspirational Professor Award, and the 2015 Chambliss Faculty Re- search Award. Arnold was invited by David Kline, Hambure’s American Cultures and AP U.S. History teacher. ‘Arnold previously taught Hamburg World Cultures teacher Gerald Evans and Theodore Werkheiser, a well-known history substi- tute in the Hamburg Area School District. Arnold humorously in- troduced himself, explain- ing that he was a profes- sor at Kutztown, sporting a burgundy cap that said “Kutztown Prof.” across the front. He briefly men- tioned his 19-year-old son, explaining that he under- stands the struggle of ad- justing to a new institu- tion. Arnold described his teaching, saying that he likes to use more sophisti- cated hand signals in class to better communicate. He also added that he believes students are too passive and should become more assertive and ask more questions. Frequently throughout the seminar, Arnold paged through his own book that he wrote, “A Pocket Guide to the U.S. Constitution,” referencing parts of it to lead the discussion. Arnold touched on many cases in- volving the 14th Amend- ment, including the Slaugh- | terhouse Cases in 1873. He described how Americans argued against common sense laws and judges like Samuel Miller used a nar- row interpretation of the 14th Amendment to sup- port multiracial legisla- tures and to convey the purpose of the 14th Amend- ment. “That’s how the 14th amendment loses a great deal of power.” Arnold said. “Tt provided me with a different perspective,” Cameron Madara, a Ham- burg senior, said. “I appre- ciate Dr. Arnold's effort to come to our school to give students an idea of what a college class is like.”.