On November 2nd of 2024, Bates College hosted the MCA’s Fall Meeting. There were three speakers, a giant bowl of outstanding potato salad, and a seemingly endless supply of coffee. All to say, it was overall a good way to spend one’s Saturday morning. Our first speaker was Liana Brent, an Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies at Bates… Read more →
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Classics in the News: Get Your Tickets Now
In April, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will be performing selections from Orff’s Carmina Burana. A spokesperson for the Orchestra has expressed interest in seeing Classics students attend this performance, especially students of Latin. Student tickets are $18. Show dates will be on Sunday, April 27th at 2:30 and Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm. Please reach out to Breda White if… Read more →
Classics in the News
Every holiday season, my mother gifts each of our family members an ornament that points back to some major moment in their year (e.g. an “I’d Smoke That” ornament for the person who started smoking meat this year). Reflecting over the 2024 year for the MCA, I think I would gift this group a Saturn planet ornament. Saturn, as in… Read more →