UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 13 | September 6, 2001

Digest

Read some classics

Two new publications from the Dept. of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies offer a glimpse into the study of Greek and Roman antiquities during UBC's first six decades.

Classical Studies at the University of British Columbia 1915-1975 is a brief history of Classics on campus told with the aid of memoirs from five generations of alumni.

Homer Armstrong Thompson (1906-2000) and the University of British Columbia is both a tribute to one of this century's foremost classical archaeologists and an account of the department at UBC in the 1920s. Thompson earned two degrees from the university between 1921 an 1927.

Both publications were authored by longtime Classics Dept. Prof. Robert B. Todd.

To inquire about obtaining a copy of either publication, contact the department at 604-822-2515.

A moo-vable feast

UBC South Campus Farm will host the seventh annual Feast of Fields Sunday, Sept. 9 from 1-5 p.m. More than 30 B.C. restaurants, wineries, microbreweries and food producers will participate in the harvest festival and fundraiser.

Tickets are $60 in advance only and all proceeds go to FarmFolk/CityFolk, an organization that encourages the use of local, fresh food grown using farming practices that contribute to individual and environmental health. For ticket information, contact 604-730-0450 or 604-822-5092.