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THE
CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAM
We probably all agree that co-curricular activities
are beneficial both to our students and to our academic programs. But
what sorts of activities? how do they get started? Here are some reports
to spark the imagination.
Anne H. Groton, St. Olaf College
(groton@stolaf.edu)
Playing with Plautus
“Our Latin plays are a life-changing and ridiculously
fun opportunity. How else would I ever have gotten to be a dancing, tunic-clad
cook singing in Latin?”—Julie Kelto ‘04
Every other spring St. Olaf College Classics students produce one of Plautus’
ancient Roman comedies. Recruitment of actors (they must be taking, or
have taken, Latin) begins in December. There are no auditions: everyone
who shows up for the organizational meeting is rewarded with a role of
some sort. Students who participate earn nothing except eternal fame and
glory. As director, I receive no course release or extra compensation,
only the satisfaction of watching a 2200-year old comedy miraculously
return to life. continue ...
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Rachel Sternberg, College of Wooster
(rsternberg@wooster.edu)
Beyond the Classroom Few of you, perhaps, have heard of Helen of Kenarden. She was a lovely
Classical Studies major at The College of Wooster over whom two young
men fought. Their fistfight, unfortunately, took place in the lounge of
our very own Classics Suite, located that year in Kenarden Hall. Just
imagine the scandal: a broken nose, blood on the upholstery, a police
report, a night in jail. Needless to say, other residents of the suite
got swept up in the excitement. Their assigned readings that night went
unread, their papers unwritten. Repercussions from the brawl rippled across
campus the whole next day. As a colleague in English put it, our Helen
was the face that launched a thousand excuses.
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Kirk Ormand, Oberlin College
(kirk.ormand@oberlin.edu)
Student Initiatives
Our students remain as enthusiastic and energetic as ever. This year
marks the first year that a group of our majors has organized a “Classics
Hall,” in which many of our students live and study together. We
prefer not to imagine what the late-night conversations in the lounge
are like. Our majors have also continued to provide the necessary
motivation for our annual All-night (sort of) Bardic reading, a tradition
begun in 1992 by James Helm and then-undergraduate Walker Lewis.
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The AIA (American Institute of Archaeology) has established the
NANCY C. WILKIE Lectureship in Archaeological Heritage as a tribute
to Nancy’s (Carleton) advocacy on this important issue. Monies
raised so far surpass $40, 000 -- enough to offer two lectures a
year. AIA trustee Kathleen Pavelko said “In many years of
fundraising experience with nonprofit organizations, I have never
seen such an immediate and broad-based response to a fundraising
appeal. The support given to this lectureship is evidence of Nancy’s
stature in her profession as well as the importance of archaeological
heritage to our members.”
Ohio Wesleyan’s DONALD LATEINER received a statewide honor:
the Ohio Humanities Council’s 2003 Bjornson Award for Distinguished
Service in the Humanities. The honor reflects Lateiner’s command
of his subject, and commitment to sharing his passion with others.
The award, which includes a $1000 prize, is given annually to someone
who demonstrates the public significance of academic humanities.
Previous winners have included novelist Toni Morrison and poet David
Citino.
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