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.
The Agora of Athens with the Temple of Hephaestus. The Agora (Î±Î³Î¿ÏÎ¬) of Athens today is an archaeological site located beneath the northwest slope of the Acropolis. The word agora applies to an assembly of people and by extend marks the gathering place. In modern Greek the term means marketplace.