The biggest addiction in college: skipping class. Part of my job as an Admissions Advisor at Eastern Washington University is to give presentations to visiting middle and high school classes that come to see what a college campus is like.
The Athenian Agora. The Agora of Athens was the center of the ancient city: a large, open square where the citizens could assemble for a wide variety of purposes. On any given day the space might be used as a market, or for an election, a dramatic performance, a religious procession, military drill, or athletic competition.
agon. an ancient Greek term used to denote the fundamental conflict in any drama. Agon also is the term used for a theatrical convention typically associated with Old Comedy where the chorus is divided into two halves to debate an important idea or political question that relates to the major themes of the play.