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Tom Sienkewicz

Memories of a Classics Major at Holy Cross 1968–1971

In the fall of 1967, when I began my college search as a senior at St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, I knew from the start that I wanted to…

9 min readMay 6, 2022

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Memories of a Classics Major at Holy Cross 1968–1971

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Tom Sienkewicz

The Newspaper Must be Preserved!

In an earlier blog entitled On the Preservation of the Written Word I wrote about the need to preserve written records both digitally and…

3 min readMay 6, 2022

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Tom Sienkewicz

The Trials and Joys of Gardening

Growing fruit trees in Monmouth, Illinois, has always been a challenge. The climate is not quite right and there is often a cold snap just…

4 min readAug 30, 2021

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The Trials and Joys of Gardening

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Tom Sienkewicz

Loafer Puns

On June 3, I came across this punny meme on Facebook:

6 min readAug 28, 2021

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Loafer Puns

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Tom Sienkewicz

Irises!

The beginning of May is the time for many purple-flowered plants to bloom, including lilac, allium, spiderwort and, especially, iris. There…

11 min readMay 15, 2021

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Irises!

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Tom Sienkewicz

One Person’s Trash is Another’s Treasure

Next week a cherished custom takes place in my town of Monmouth Illinois, as well as in many other towns, especially in the Midwest. It is…

4 min readMay 1, 2021

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One Person’s Trash is Another’s Treasure

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Tom Sienkewicz

Studying Greek Tragedy is not Always a Tragedy

Since I had studied Greek in high school, I naively felt qualified to enroll in the Hellenic Traditions Seminar in my freshman year at Holy…

5 min readApr 28, 2021

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Studying Greek Tragedy is not Always a Tragedy

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Tom Sienkewicz

When Grammatical Terms Walk into a Bar

A few weeks ago I was inspired by a Facebook post I’d seen to post the following:

6 min readApr 27, 2021

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When Grammatical Terms Walk into a Bar

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Tom Sienkewicz

Save the print newspaper!

In an earlier blog entitled On the Preservation of the Written Word I wrote about the need to preserve written records both digitally and…

3 min readApr 19, 2021

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Save the print newspaper!

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Tom Sienkewicz

On Being in the Prep Band

I was never much interested in athletics and never joined a sports team, but in high school I eagerly joined the band. I did not know how…

6 min readApr 14, 2021

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On Being in the Prep Band

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Tom Sienkewicz

Tom Sienkewicz

I taught Classics for 40+ years and am now Capron Professor Emeritus of Classics at Monmouth College in Illinois. Read more about me at www.tomsienkewicz.com.

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