Classics Students' Union

Audite, novi discipuli! Listen up first years!

CLASSU is pleased to announce its second annual First Year Orientation event! We will be meeting at the Heavy Metal Northrop Frye statue outside Northrop Frye Hall at Victoria College on Friday, 9 September at 10:30 a.m.

This gives any first years, or other students new to CLASSU, an opportunity to meet the Senate, get an orientation of buildings that the Department of Classics uses, and ask questions about UofT more generally. We will also show everyone the Lillian Massey Building, home to the Department of Classics and our very own CLASSU lounge, and have a chance to meet Professor Keith, the Chair, and Professor Lytle, the Undergraduate Co-ordinator.

As for the CLASSU Elections, nominations forms are now available! Check out our Elections page for details. The election will be in the CLASSU Lounge, LI 009 on Thursday 22 Sept. at 5:30p.m.!

Hello first years!

Welcome to UofT. It’s going to be a crazy, tiring, busy, but great time. We at the Classics Students’ Union (CLASSU) are here to help give you any information about Classics at the University or other general tips. We will be holding a First Year Orientation session in early September in addition to being at the UTSU Street Festival on Wed. 7 Sept. during Orientation Week. Once we have the time and date finalized, we will be sending out information, so please send us an email letting us know you’re interested and we’ll make sure to contact you.

We will be running a variety of events from games days and movie nights to academic seminars. We also host an undergraduate conference and publish a journal, Plebeian.All of our events have free food, and sometimes even cake! We also have copies of syllabi and midterms to help you get a sense of what classes might be like in addition to our Anti-Calendar (course feedback survey results and helpful information about life as a Classicist at UofT). We are also looking for anyone with fresh ideas to come and join us, as there are at least six positions on our Senate available in the fall. More details on elections will follow.

If you have any questions, please send us an email at classicsstudentsunion@gmail.com. We look forward to meeting you!

–Willem Crispin-Frei and Sam Mazzilli, President and Vice-President, on behalf of the Classics Students’ Union Senate

April Fools’ Day aside, there was a referendum which passed last week. You can see our new constitution here on the About page. There is also a new executive, which takes office tomorrow:

President: Willem Crispin-Frei
Vice-President: Sam Mazzilli
Executives: Elizabeth Colonna, Toby Keymer, and Hadley Staite

The Summer Senate’s main job this summer is to prep the new Anti-Calendar Pilot Project for publication and get ready for the promotion in the first couple of weeks of classes in the fall. We will then be having elections in September to fill the remaining six positions.

Stay tuned for more info from the Summer Senate!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Spring Spectacular tonight. Our referendum passed, the journal was launched, cake was eaten, and your new Summer Senate was elected: President: Willem Crispin-Frei; Vice-President: Sam Mazzilli; Executives: Elizabeth Colonna, Toby Keymer, and Hadley Staite.

But then His Editorialness, T.R. Stark realized he could not leave his legacy to such inexperienced fools. Hence, at a special emergency assembly twenty minutes ago, CLASSU has become STARKSSU so that it’s Award-winning track record may continue in perpetuity.

STARKSSU Constitution

Salvete Omnes!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Spring Spectacular tonight. Our referendum passed, the journal was launched, cake was eaten, and your new Summer Senate was elected:

President: Willem Crispin-Frei
Vice-President: Sam Mazzilli
Executives: Elizabeth Colonna, Toby Keymer, and Hadley Staite

If you want to run, check out our Elections page! The Spring Elections will take place at CLASSU’s Long-Awaited Spring Spectacular 4 U, in LI 205 at 7:30p.m. on Thursday 31 March 2016.

Elections! Journal Launch! Referendum! Social! General Good Times! Cake!

If you like any of the above, come on out to to CLASSU’s Long-Awaited Spring Spectacular 4 U to vote, socialize, launch Plebeian Volume II, and eat cake!

Elections will take place starting at 7:30. Candidates will be invited to give brief speeches. There are five positions open: 1 President, 1 Vice-President, and 3 Executive Members. Nomination forms will be available in LI 009 and online at classu.sa.utoronto.ca/elections starting Thu. 17 March. There will also be a Candidates’ Forum that night in the lounge (LI 009) to ask questions and get signatures. See the event here for more information on that: https://www.facebook.com/events/1064188186971376. If you are interested in running, we encourage you to speak with us in office hours or send us an email at classicsstudentsunion@gmail.com.

There will also be a referendum on proposed changes to the CLASSU constitution. These will mainly focus on internal procedural changes, but will be made available prior to the referendum and then subsequently explained at the event.

The social and journal launch will start around 8:00 (though the catering, yes CATERING, because we’re so FANSSU, will be there at 7:30), at which time Plebeian Vol. II will be yours to keep, and the latest in CAKESSU innovation will be unveiled for your awe, admiration, and subsequent consumption.

So, Classicists, join us for our final event of the year to celebrate your hard work, the hard work of your Senate, and all the contributors to Plebeian. Be there and be square!

Hey all, we’ve posted our upcoming schedule of events. There are still details to come on some events, so stay tuned here and via Facebook. Important things to note: 1) We’re screening Plebs in the lounge Thursdays in the lounge, 2) we’re holding our second annual conference on Friday 11 March, and 3) Our elections/social will be on Thursday 31 March (Printing permitting, Plebeian Vol. II should also be making its debut that night!).

See you soon!

We hope everyone’s had a good break! The new deadline for Plebeian submissions is now Friday 22 January 2016. Send us your papers!