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A Pompeiian Spectacle for a Sunday Night

Yurie Hong — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:26:17 +0000

Professor Martin Winkler, internationally renowned expert in Classics and Film Studies, wowed Gusties on Sunday night, Nov. 1st with his lecture “The Last Days of Pompeii: From Fact to Fiction and Film.” Professor Winkler took us through a whirlwind tour of receptions of Pompeii across the centuries and via a range of media, from books to the stage to the movie screen. The lecture kicked off a number of events throughout the week, during which Professor Winkler visited classes, met with students and faculty, and presented a rare Italian film of Vergil’s Aeneid to members of Eta Sigma Phi on Wednesday. Many thanks to Professor McHugh, who arranged the visit, and to other departments across campus who assisted in planning and hosting Professor Winkler!

dinner and a slide show

Yurie Hong — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:16:51 +0000

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Eta Sigma Phi provided an Italian feast for hungry classicists. Globe-trotting Gusties Matt Panciera, Paula Wiggam, and Emma Ellingson shared slides and stories of their trips to Sicily and Florence. The event took place, fittingly, in the International Center–the perfect setting for inspiring wanderlust!

Stephen Berard: Living Latin

Yurie Hong — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:21:53 +0000

On Thursday, October 30th Dr. Stephen Berard delivered a lecture on the history of Latin as a spoken language and led a workshop on speaking Latin. Students and faculty alike were given the rare opportunity to bring past and present together by talking about their homes, families, and even computers–all in Latin! Dr. Berard continued the lively discussion over lunch the following day with students who were eager to extend their Latin-speaking vocabulary to such exotic modern day objects as forks, spoons, and plates.

Eta Sigma Phi Hosts Toga Party

Ahna Gilbertson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:18:55 +0000

On Thursday October 30, 2008, Classicists as well as non-Classicists gathered in Old
Main to have a Dionysian feast of pizza, lemonade, and Halloween decorated frost-your-own-cookies.
Activities included: a Julius Caesar photo booth, Plato’s Play-doh sculpting, a Roman coloring station (designing your own ancient pottery), and Pin the Laurel on Caesar. Winners of the toga contest were: Angela Larson, Mike Paulson, and Tanya Rupp. They received My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Gladiator, and 300. Following the festivities the party moved to Confer-Vickner to listen to Dr. Stephen Berard’s lecture on “Latin as a Living Language.”

IMAX, Volcanoes, and Greek Food, Oh My!

Yurie Hong — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:32:40 +0000

On Saturday, November 10th an intrepid group of classicists led by Eta Sigma Phi ventured out Minneapolis to view the Pompeii exhibit and the Greek IMAX movie at the Science Museum of Minnesota and to dine on excellent Greek food at the nearby Christos Restaurant. A good time was had by all!

Of pictures–moving and otherwise

Yurie Hong — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:38:37 +0000

On Friday, Oct. 5th Eta Sigma Phi played Classics Pictionary and screened “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”, featuring the most hard-core Latin lesson of all time. Let that be a lesson to you to study those vocatives and imperatives. You never know when you’ll meet a grammatically demanding Roman soldier in some dark alley.

For those of you who missed the showing and are yearning to be let in on the joke, here’s the clip (including the script) posted by some kind, thorough youtube soul.

Departmental Doings

Yurie Hong — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:50:05 +0000

So now that the dust of the first two weeks of class has settled, itâ€™s time to get this Classics blog party started. Only thirteen days and already so much has happened.

Last Sunday was the Classics Department Opening Reception for majors graciously (and deliciously) hosted by Will and Pat Freiert, to which Mary brought her famous brownies and where Sean regaled students with tales of his undergrad days. Matt made a triumphant appearance fresh from delivering a conference paper in England, and Eric will be leaving for his year in Germany. Perhaps he will bring back some military standards to adorn our halls!

Eta Sigma Phi has put together what looks to be a most exciting and fun-filled schedule of all things classical for the coming year. Be sure to keep an eye out for events and please try to attend some future meetings to help with the suggesting and the planning. Go aheadâ€”throw in a hand and share the glory!

And if youâ€™d like to contribute a post or a link about classics-related items, please send an email to yhong@gac.edu.