September 1, 2012 at 5:56 pm
… the art for the invitation to the sophomore Core Banquet from 1997. Are there any alumni who remember this event?
February 22, 2012 at 10:33 am
In lieu of the Tuesday lecture lost this week to the Monday substitution schedule, a special roundtable at the BU Castle has been arranged for students of CC202. Prof. Roye Wates, Prof. Peter Schwartz and Prof. Christopher Ricks will be speaking about different aspects of the Faust tradition. The event will begin at 7 PM, […]
February 9, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Get a jump on all you Valentine’s Day festivities by joining us for a Core Student/Faculty Reception in the Core Office from 3 to 5 PM tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. We will explore and rank exceptional cookies and pastries from around the Boston area, with special emphasis on our own neighborhood in Boston and Brookline. This […]
December 7, 2011 at 1:21 pm
From Erin McDonagh (Core ’08, CAS ’10), member of the EnCore Steering Committee: As Core alums, we all know that no one understood war or tragedy like the ancient Greeks. In Theater of War, actors read excerpts from Sophocles’ tragedies Ajax and Philoctetes, with the aim of drawing attention to the challenges faced by veterans […]
December 6, 2011 at 9:57 am
Theater of War participants and Columbia student veterans discuss a performance on the Columbia campus. Theater of War is an innovative project that presents readings of ancient Greek plays as a catalyst for town-hall discussions about the challenges faced by our soldiers and veterans. This unique stage production and panel discussion is designed to raise […]
December 5, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Prof. Stephen Esposito, of the BU Department of Classics, writes: On Wednesday, December 7th, the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Theater of War will visit Boston University and perform scenes from Sophocles’ Ajax, the only play in Greek tragedy that depicts the suicide of a soldier in war. This play has been a major focus […]
November 30, 2011 at 11:24 am
Core has just received approval to take a group of students to the performance of the Nutcracker at Boston Ballet on Friday, December 9th at 7:30 p.m. Before we buy tickets, we need to know how many of you would be interested in joining us for this very special event. By “interest” we mean how […]
