Author: Jim Tigwell
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Appreciating Ancient Tongues
I’ve already written about my relationship with Latin and Greek and how it’s developed over the course of the last few years. But this post isn’t about my relationship with them; it’s about why I appreciate them, and why you’ll learn to.
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Focusing Your Thesis
Essay Writing 101 You’re clear of midterms now, but essays are still looming. You’ve probably got a little over a month to write a great essay. You might start now, you might not. Either way, every great essay starts with a great thesis sentence. We’ve all heard about them, but the question I’m most often […]
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In a Knotshell
This week the Classics department had the privilege of hosting a talk by Princeton scholar and academic entrepreneur Dr. Mildred Budny, who braved the remains of Hurricane Sandy to fly in and educate us on the intricacies of knotwork in illumination. The head of the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence and former president of the […]
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Research Early
Essay Writing 101 I know, I know. I promised no chiding advice on how you want to get your essay started early because, let’s face it, that’s not going to happen. But even if you don’t start writing until the night before it’s due, this can save you a lot of grief in more ways […]
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Wine and Cheese 2012
Every year our department gets together to celebrate the achievements of our students and talk about new developments in the department at the annual Classical and Medieval Studies wine and cheese. Last week’s occasion was made doubly special by the launching of our undergraduate journal, Tiresias. Fun was had, wine was drunk, and a lot […]
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Skimming
Essay Writing 101 I’ll keep this short and to the point, because that’s what you want. Whether you started your paper a week before the deadline or the night before, you have a giant pile of books to read. Even a second year paper will likely require ten or more sources, which can be pretty […]
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CMS Bonfire
Salvete et χαιρετε! My name is Kyle and I am one of three Student Consuls of the Classical and Medieval Society. We recently held our first ever CMS Bonfire event, and I’d love to share with you its success! The University has three fire pits that students may use, though most departments unfortunately do not […]
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Unlearn
Essay Writing 101 First, congratulations to our classics students who convocated on Saturday, especially to the MA students. I know you’re all going on to great things, and I hope to see you at the Wine and Cheese on Thursday at 5:30, where we’ll also see the release of the first issue of Tiresias, the […]
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Music Day
So last night we had a bonfire thing. I wasn’t there, but I heard it went great. Instead, yesterday I had a lot of meetings about community development and the future of Labyrinth, and things are looking pretty awesome. But, it meant that I didn’t write a Newsreel post today. Now, normally what I do […]
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Essay Hell
Essay Writing 101 It’s the middle of term, and you’re probably entering what I like to call “Essay Hell”. Papers are starting to come due, and you should have been writing them before, but you had other work. I know how it is. With that in mind, Labyrinth will feature a number of posts about […]