Revelle Spirit Crew:
Gwen, Deborah, and Michelle
We're missing Samantha!
Revelle Humanities Tutoring Program:
Heather and I
Tammy, Heather, Kristin and I
Connie, Allyson and I
Group shot:
The last two photos belong to Connie!
"In my interpretation of Virgil's epic poem, The Aeneid, we are simply given a metaphor for the typical Revelle student experience.
Let's first consider the poem setting and our campus. Greek city states represent the dorms, with Argo, Blake, and the fleets. Rome, the second year apartments, is located at a distance of what seems to be an ocean away.
As for characters, Aeneas is you, the student, the cunning Ulysses must be Caldwell, Cox, Edwards, and so forth (your choice), Dido is your alter-ego, but we'll get to that.
Now, the HUM sequence aligns in much the same way. We begin with HUM 1 and 2..... Aeneas, the poem's hero, is aware of his destiny to leave Troy behind and establish what eventually becomes Rome. Wow, Rome. We, first years in HUM 1 and 2, could someday survive the trials of writing papers, and someday Survive HUM. It is it that point that we will be true Revelle scholars.
But the journey isn't quick, and Aeneas must stop in Carthage and spend time in the city with Dido. At some point, Aeneas must decide--should I stay or should I go-----HUM 3,4,5 here? or at community college? Pietas (to perform one's duty), or furor (passion and fury)?
So, imagine that you're all brave and choose to go onward to your destiny. Well, Virgil dedicated the second half of his poem to....the War in Italy. HUM 3 4 and 5 are only 4 units. We only have section once a week. Fewer papers........We must battle ourselves to not forget how difficult HUM papers are, and to not lose sight of our destiny to conquer HUM.
Despite long hours and lots of authors to comprehend, we eventually make it to the end. But, I now ask, was Aeneas alone this whole time? Were you, Revelle students, stranded with only a paper topic and laptop? No. Just as Virgil made the role of the gods and goddesses essential to the course of the poem, Revelle HUM Tutors have helped you reach your goals.
With that, I'd like to present the award for Outstanding HUM Tutor, to the tutor that has been the Jupiter for Revelle students. Based on extensive student feedback, RACHEL now bears this honor."
Copyright Heather Sand
