UBC Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies Students' Association

Rome and Meet the Prof Pub Night

2006-11-01T20:49:00.000-08:00

Well November is upon us. I hope you all had a great Halloween and that midterms did not kill you. Well our Rome series is going very well. We will be airing episode three this Thursday at 5pm in Buch. B312. There will be pizza and tea !!

Our next Meet the Prof Pub Night will be on Monday November 6 between 5 and 7 at the lovely pub known as Koerner's. So come out and meet your fellow students and the Profs that bring us together! As always the beer is on us!!! Hope to see you all there!

CNERS October Events and Notices

2006-10-11T20:52:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

Has your life been full of midterms and not enough Classical, Near Eastern or Religious Studies-ish things? Well look no farther than here. We have several upcoming events, about which we would like to inform you. We will be having our FIRST MEET THE PROF PUB NIGHT on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at KOENER'S PUB between 5 and 7. Come out for some FREE BEER (if you partake in such things) and good wholesome (well at least some of the time) conversation. After all what better way to end a long stressful day in the middle of midterm season than a short visit to the local campus pub? So Come out for some FREE BEER and ENJOYABLE TIMES!

The CNERS SA will be organizing a trip to the IMAX at Science World (or the Telus World of Science or whatever corporate Canada wishes to call it these days) to watch GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST. Here is the blurb they provide on their site:

"Explore the beautiful Greek islands and be transported on a modern-day journey through time and place. See how the island of Santorini was formed and how the island's volcanic eruption, one of the biggest explosions in Earth's history, occurred. We will follow a team of archeologists piecing together the puzzles of ancient history and learn how the field of archeology has progressed. Innovative computer generated imaging (CGI) will restore the Parthenon to its original glory, showcasing how the ancient monument looked in its prime. And we will trace some of our modern society's customs—democracy, medicine, athletics and theatre— back to their roots in the Golden Age of Greece."

http://www.scienceworld.bc.ca/whats_on/omnimax_theatre/now_playing/greece.htm

This will be taking place in early November so stay tuned for updates.

We will also be showing Season 1 of the HBO series ROME starting sometime in the coming weeks. We will be watching one episode a week with refreshments before and after accompanied by discussion and socializing. Room and time will be announced shortly.

There are several upcoming lectures which might be of interest:

Tues. 17 Oct.: Steven J. Garfinkle (Western Washington) - AIA lecture
“The Origins of Commerce: Merchants and State Formation in Early Mesopotamia”
7:30 pm
Frederick Lasserre Building, 6333 Memorial Road
Room 102

Fri. 27 Oct.: John Matthews (Yale) - public lecture
“The Material Presence of the Past in Constantine’s New Capital” (co-sponsored for the Medieval Workshop)
12:00 noon – 1.00 pm
Buchanan Building, 1866 Main Mall
Room A102

Mon. 30 Oct.: Sylvia Berryman (Philosophy - UBC) – Pharos lecture
will speak on Greek Science
8:00 pm
Hellenic Community Centre, 4500 Arbutus Street (Arbutus & 33rd Avenue)

We look forward to seeing you at our next event. Good Luck with your midterms!

- Don Carlo Goduto
VP Internal CNERS SA

MEET THE PROF TEA!

2006-09-24T01:27:00.000-07:00

Our first ever Meet the Prof. Tea and general meeting will be held on Monday September 25 from 4-6pm in Buch A200. There will be free tea and refreshments, so everyone should come out! (This means you).

September Events

2006-09-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

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Coming up in the next few weeks, there are number events relating to our areas of interest:

Friday, 15 September 2006
John Camp (Randolph-Macon College) - departmental lecture
“The Temple of Artemis at Brauron”
3:30-5:00 pm
Anthropology & Sociology Building, 6303 North West Marine Drive
Room 203

Saturday, 16 September 2006
John Camp, (Randolph-Macon College) - Vancouver Institute lecture
“Old and New in the Agora of Athens, Birthplace of Democracy” -- A special lecture to mark the centenary of Homer Thompson’s birth.
8:15 pm
Woodward Instructional Resources Centre (IRC), 2194 Health Sciences Mall
Lecture hall 2

Wednesday, 20 September 2006
Paritalia Series
R. J. A. Wilson (CNERS)
“Animals for the Arena: The Roman Wild Beast Trade”
6:15pm
UBC Robson Square
RSVP (by e-mail, or by telephone: 604-688-0809, ext. 32) is required for
attendance at receptions that will follow at the Istituto Italiano di
Cultura (suite 500-510 W. Hastings St.).

Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Stephen P. Harvey (Chicago) - AIA lecture
“The Complex of Ahmose I at Abydos: Tribute to a Conquering King”
7:30 pm
Frederick Lasserre Building, 6333 Memorial Road
Room 102

A Meet the Prof. Tea and general meeting will be held on Monday September 25 at a time and place to be announced. There will be free tea and
refreshments, so everyone should come out! (This means you).


We will be selling memberships at this event as well as during Club Days running from Sept. 20 to Sept. 22.  So if you are interested in joining us
or have any questions come out to one or both of these events!  We can be reached at CNERS_SA(at)hotmail(dot)com or at our blogspot
www.ubc-cners-sa.blogspot.com.  We hope to hear from you soon!

Back To School 2006/07

2006-09-08T16:50:00.000-07:00

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UBC's CNERS SA wishes you a hearty welcome to the 2006/07 school year. If CNERS SA does interest you, please visit our booth at Club Days, which runs in the SUB building from September 18th to the 22nd. See you there!

You can always e-mail us at CNERS_SA(at)hotmail.com.
Check back here soon for more information.

ABOUT US

2006-09-06T16:59:00.001-07:00

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WHAT IS CNERS SA?:

The UBC Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies Students Association ( CNERS SA) is a group of students, both graduate and undergraduate, that share a common interest in Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies. Members are not necessarily students from the CNERS department, or even from the Faculty of Arts. The group has for a goal to create and represent a community interested in the influence of the ancient world on modern society.

This website is a means to make available to students extra information about CNERS SA events and to facilitate discussion amongst members.

EVENTS:

During the 2003-2004 Academic term, CNERS SA hosted a successful Valentine’s Day BEER Garden, a sushi- pottery night, an Indiana Jones movie night (co-hosted with ANSO), and several lunch hour lectures featuring grads, undergrads and professors alike on a wide range of topics. This year promises to be just as interesting an exciting. We are planning another BZZR garden, a production of a Classical play, a show debate, a meet your professor pub night, a day trip to the Royal BC Museum, and more traditional lunch hour lectures.

JOIN IN !:

How to join: buy a membership —$10 for AMS members (all students)— $15 for associate memberships (faculty and non-students)! Come to meetings! Join the executive if you want to get involved in the planning and running of events! Attend lectures (or even give one)! Enjoy our monthly special events!

For more information, please contact us by e-mail at: cners_sa (at) hotmail (dot) com. More information cal also be found on the departmental website: www.cnrs.ubc.ca .

Executive 2006/07

2006-09-06T16:35:00.000-07:00

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Congratulations to the New CNERS SA Executive of 2006-2007 who were elected at the AGM, Wednesday, March 15, 2006 (Beware the Ides). The New Executive is as follows:

President: Valerie Warner

Vice-President External: Thomas Greiner

Vice-President Internal: Don Carlo Goduto

Treasurer: Tanya Christiansen

Secretary: Jessie Wagner

AUS Representative: Brendan Casidy

General Officers: John Blattler

A big 'Thank You' to all out-going and graduating executive members for their participation and keen dedication: Robert McCutcheon, James Stevenson, Katie MacAllister, Laura Ludtke, Meredith Beales, Jacqueline Young, and Jennifer Pringle.

Recent CNERS SA Events

2006-04-08T20:35:00.000-07:00

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April 5, 2006 - One Last Meet the Prof Pub Night at Koerner's Pub

The turn out for the last Meet the Prof Pub Night of the 2005/06 school year was quite a success. Dr. Mosca, Dr. Todd, Dr. Creese and Dr. Daum all came out to support this event. Dr. Creese and Dr. Daum even joined executive members Rob M. and James S. at the pool table. As evident from the photos, Dr. Creese seems more bewildered by the pool table than one would expect, and Dr. Daum is quite the cunning pool shark. Dr. Todd and Dr. Mosca sat with students around tables and entertained us with vivid stories of years past, and of the "gruesome" experiences of their own undergraduate degrees.

^Scintillating conviviality: Professor Todd enchants grad students and undergrads alike.

^Professor Daum, a pool shark? I think so.

^James, our former Sports Rep, doing his job. James and Rob attended every single executive meeting this academic year. They were over in the corner, playing pool.

^Professor Creese speaks to his pool partner Rob (see above). "So how does this pool-thing work?" I think both teams scratched more than once on the 8-ball, don't worry.

One Last Meet the Prof Pub Night

2006-04-03T17:28:00.000-07:00

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One Last Meet the Prof.
Pub Night @ Koerner's Pub

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

This is our last chance of the year to buy you free bzzr!
Conversations! Drinking!
Professors who aren't in dark offices!

Recent CNERS SA Events

2006-03-28T17:11:00.000-08:00

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Storm the Wall:
TEAM: "DEADLY SINNERS" - MARCH 28, 2006

r to l: John "Sloth" Blattler (Biking); James "Pride" Stevenson (Running); Jackie "Virtue" Young (Wall Person); Laura "Lust" Ludtke (Swimming); Valerie "Wrath" Warner (Sprinting).

"Sloth" got the wall a little late, but he got over.

Toga Party:
BUCHANAN A 100 BZZR GARDEN - MARCH 10, 2005

r to l, back: Jen, John, Rob, Tanya, and Laura.
r to l, front: Jackie and James.

Come to the Toga Party

2006-03-07T20:49:00.000-08:00

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TOGA PARTY BEER GARDEN

Friday, March 10th, 2006
7:00 - 11:00 p.m.: BUCHANAN A 200
Cheap Beer | Wine | Cider !

Prizes for best togas!
Come early, we have safety pins.

n.b.: **No minors, 2 x I.D. required**

TOGA PARTY BEER GARDEN

2006-02-26T16:20:00.000-08:00

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The toga was a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome. It consisted of a long sash of cloth, ~6 m in length. This sash was wrapped around the body in a particular way, and was generally worn over a tunic. The toga was invariably made of wool, even if the tunic it was worn over was often made of linen. For most of Rome's history, the toga was a garment worn exclusively by men, while women wore the stola. Non-citizens were forbidden to wear a toga.

CNERS SA 2nd ANNUAL TOGA PARTY!

Friday, March 10th, 2006
7:00 - 11:00 p.m.: BUCHANAN A 200
Cheap Beer | Wine | Cider !

Come in a toga -- we have safety pins!
Prizes for best male & female togas!

Because the toga was not worn by soldiers, it was regarded as a sign of peace. Cicero's De Officiis contains the phrase cedant arma togæ: literally, "let arms yield to the gown", meaning "may peace replace war," or "may military power yield to civilian power."

It doesn't have to come to this!

CHOOSE YOUR OWN TOGA:

Toga virilis: A plain white toga worn on formal occasions by most Roman men of legal age, generally about fourteen to sixteen years and older.

Toga candida: "Bright toga"; a toga bleached to a dazzling white by chalk, worn by candidates for public office.

Toga praetexta: An ordinary white toga with a broad purple stripe on its border. It was worn by: 1. Freeborn boys who had not yet come of age; 2. All curule magistrates; 3. Ex-curule magistrates and -dictators, upon and apparently at festivals and other celebrations as well; 4. Some priests (e.g., the Flamen Diales, Pontifices, Tresviri Epulones, the augurs, and the Arval brothers); 5. During the Empire, the right to wear it was sometimes bestowed as an honor independent of formal rank; 6. According to tradition, the Roman King.

Toga pulla: Literally just "dark toga". It was worn mainly by mourners, but could also be worn in times of private danger or public anxiety. It was sometimes used as a protest of sorts—when Cicero was exiled, the Senate resolved to wear togae pullae as a demonstration against the decision. Magistrates with the right to wear a toga praetexta wore a simple toga pura instead of pulla.

Toga picta: This toga, unlike all others, was not just dyed but embroidered and decorated. It was solid purple, embroidered with gold. Under the Republic, it was worn by generals in their triumphs, and by the Praetor Urbanus when he rode in the chariot of the Gods into the circus at the Ludi Apollinares. During the Empire, the toga picta was worn by magistrates giving public gladiatorial games and by the consuls, as well as by the emperor on special occasions.

Toga trabea: According to Servius, there were three different kinds of trabea: one of purple only, for the gods; another of purple and a little white, for kings; and a third, with scarlet stripes and a purple hem, for augurs and Salii. Dionysius says that those of equestrian class wore it as well, but this is not borne out by other evidence.

EROS and THANATOS in Literature - February 22, 2006

2006-02-20T15:30:00.000-08:00

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"EROS and THANATOS in Literature:

Readings on Love and Death"

"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me."
-- John Donne, Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud

Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Buchanan A 202 from 5-7 p.m.

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
(...)--and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death."
-- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese 43: How do I Love thee?

Readings are welcome (and indeed, encouraged) from any genre, any time period, and any language (translations preferred in the case of the latter). Due to the popularity of the event, space on the reading list is limited. Please e-mail CNERS_SA(at)hotmail.com to assure you are signed up. Include your name and selection you would like to read (length, title, author).

"Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality."
-- Emily Dickinson, The Chariot (Because I could not stop for Death)

CNRS Grads 2007

2005-12-10T14:41:00.000-08:00

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Dear CNERS Grad 2007:

The Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies would like to ask you to have your grad photo taken to be put on the 2007 Graduate composite.

Please have your photo taken before the end of Term two so that you will be featured on the composite. Grad composite photos are taken at no charge to the graduate, and a sitting fee for further grad photos will have no additional cost, if done at the same appointment. To book an appointment, call Evangelos Photography Ltd.

Studio:
3156 West Broadway Avenue, Vancouver

For Appointments:
(tel.)604-731-8314 or 604-732-3023

Studio Hours:
M-F: 9h00 - 20h00
Saturday: 9h00 - 18h00
Sunday: 10h00 - 17h00

If you have any further questions, e-mail us at CNERS_SA(at)hotmail.com

How to make these CNERS emails relevant to your life!

2004-09-18T15:08:00.000-07:00

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Hullo All,

Since I have yet to receive death threats, or anything of that ilk, I judge the vast overwhelming silence to be tacit permission to continue emailing all of you. Yeh! So, if the thought of receiving my continued emails whining for money, membership appeals, etc. or just reminders of the upcoming CNERS calendar nauseates you, just email me back and I will remove you from the list. And then sale your email to spammers :-) (just kidding. really).

ANYWAY.

Here's a look at what's happening this week.

September 20th to the 24th we are having a booth at CLUBS days in the S.U.B. If you feel a fevered need to help us man / woman it, please let me know. We will be there from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Such devotion.

September 24th: TROY NIGHT. If Troy made your blood boil, or break down into hysterics, or made you think it was a COMEDY, then truly we are your type of club. Come and join us at 7.30 p.m. at the Meekison Arts Students Space to hear lectures concerning the legend of Troy itself (the actual one, not that Hollywood Bastardization) and the treatment of Troy by corporate entertainment syndicates. Let the knives come out!

September 29th: Our Annual General Meeting! Now's the time to stage your own very coup! Can you manage to bring us, the exec., down? Come and find out! (Aside from the power struggles, this is also the time to present the budget and fill these vacant seats for the exec: A.U.S. Rep., Social Coordinator, and General Officers).

September 30th: Tentative show debate. Format and content still unclear. Will it be an event pandering to the litterati? Or will we go tabloid and do Paris and the Judging of the Goddesses? If you have an idea, or you want to participate, let me know!

And finally! The Penultimate Event of the Winter Term!

October 23rd: ROYAL BC MUSEUM TRIP!!!! This might be our most exciting event of the year (we're going outside of Vancouver for a change!). We've asked Dr. Hikade to come along with us on a trip to see the Egypt exhibit at the Royal BC Museum. CNERS SA is planning on purchasing a small number (~30) of tickets to sell to members of the Club or other students/faculty interested in coming at a group rate. The price will be $10 for members and $13 (at cost for groups of 15+ people) for non-members. Please e-mail us to let us know if you will be wanting to come on the trip with us, and how many tickets you would like. This is the last weekend of the exhibit, and we're hoping to have an excellent turn-out with faculty and students alike. Everyone is welcome to join us.

So, dear people, that's it for now. If you want these emails to be relevant to your life (and until you tell me otherwise, your on my list) then please, please, drop by our booth in the SUB between the 20th and the 24th! (location unknown.... the SUB people have dark needs to be authoritative).

Take Care, John W. Blattler,

V.P. Internal ("The People's Man")

Hail Laura, Imperiatrix!

CNERS SA Executive 2004-2005

2004-09-14T14:37:00.000-07:00

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.president. (.imperator.)
Laura E. Ludtke
Specialization: Honours Classical Studies
3rd Year Faculty of Arts Student
Biography: Laura inherited leadership of the small kingdom of CNERS at a very young age from a frail and dying monarch. The power of the realm was corrupt and slowly crumbling, and its citizens were morally loose and generally apathetic. In order to impose her new order, Laura has enlisted the rest of the CNERS executive to impose a new moral order based on a traditional mythology by alluding to the Classics Club days of old (the 1915-ish era). With massive rounds of poster propaganda, she is slowly but surely regaining the interest of her public.
Although she came from a small provincial town, Laura continues to rule CNERS with an iron fist without appearing to have any power at all. This is due to the fact that she allows her Praetorian Prefect to live under the delusion that she is his puppet Imperator. Her strict moral reforms do not allow for bribing, or squandering of public funds by any means, nor do they allow for the penetration of adult male citizens (this means you, back off!). Adultery is punishable by death and death alone.
Laura enjoys taking in the occasional classical play, reading ancient literature, walking along the ocean side and meditating for hours at a time. She would like to remind everyone that she's not God, nor is she dating Rob.If you have any questions in regards to her rule, or about her new moral reforms (it behoves her to save CNERS from apathy), feel free to contact her.

.vice-president internal. (.pro-consul.)
John Blatter
Specialization: Classical Studies and English
4th Year Faculty of Arts Student

.vice-president externatl. (.pro-consul.)
Meredith Beales
Specialization: Major in English, Minor in Classical Studies
3rd Year Faculty of Arts Student

.treasurer. (.praetorian prefect.)
Rob McCutcheon
Specialization: Classics
3rd Year Faculty of Arts Student
Biography: Robert successfully engineered a daring and bloody coup of the left leaning pervious regime with the reported aid of CIA and now runs the financial accounts of pseudo-democratic CNERS with open corruption and wonderful decadence due to his iron fisted control of oil revenue. He now runs the club as Treasurer through the American backed, puppet president Laura Ludtke because of the copious amount of lascivious blackmail material he has amassed on her. His turn-ons include a sense of humor, horse back riding and bribes. Willing to abuse power and responsibility of his club position if offer is good. Contact if interested.

.general officers. (.senators.)
Jackie Hubert
Specialization: Honours Classical Archaeology.
4th Year Faculty of Arts

James Stevenson
Specialization: Honours English, Minor in Religion, Literature and the Arts
2nd Year Faculty of Arts

.aus representative. (.propraetor.)
Paige Gibson
Specialization: Classical Studies
4th Year Faculty of Arts

To contact any of the executive, simply e-mail us at:
CNERS_SA(at)hotmail.com.

Welcome to the Homepage of the UBC Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies Students Association

2004-09-01T14:23:00.000-07:00

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WHAT IS CNERS SA?:

This website is a means to make available to students extra information about CNERS SA events and to facilitate discussion amongst members.

EVENTS:

JOIN IN !:

For more information, please contact us by e-mail at: cners_sa (at) hotmail (dot) com. More information cal also be found on the departmental website: www.cnrs.ubc.ca . And, as always, feel free to drop by the departmental office in Buchanan C on the second floor. The bulletin board outside the lounge (across the hall) features a variety of posters and information about CNERS SA events.