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Essay Writing 101 Any writer will tell you that one of the keys to a good story is pacing. You don’t have the hero fight for the princess before he’s heard of her. You don’t have a chase scene and a love scene at the same time. It’s true in stories, and it’s true in…

So What Should You Do With Your Classics Degree? Graduating this year and don’t know what you’ll do once you have? Got a year or two left and still aren’t sure what you’ll do with your Classics degree? Or maybe you’re in first year and haven’t even decided on a major yet?  That’s okay.  I’ll…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…