Curriculum's Comeback Kid

Link to October 7 New York Times article, "A Dead Language That's Very Much Alive".

Excerpt:
The resurgence of a language once rejected as outdated and irrelevant is reflected across the country as Latin is embraced by a new generation of students like Xavier who seek to increase SAT scores or stand out from their friends, or simply harbor a fascination for the ancient language after reading Harry Potter's Latin-based chanting spells.