died of cardiac arrest at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington on Dec A specialist in Roman social and cultural history Champlin joined Princeton’s faculty in 1976 and transferred to emeritus status in 2016 “Professor Champlin’s scholarship combined broad vision with deep erudition,” said Barbara Graziosi the Ewing Professor of Greek Language and Literature professor of classics and department chair he investigated why certain historical figures — notably the emperors Nero and Tiberius — live on in the collective imagination He showed how these emperors shaped their public personas but also how each generation reinvented them.” Although she arrived at Princeton after Champlin’s retirement Graziosi said that “his intellectual presence is nevertheless palpable to me confirming that a life devoted to scholarship teaching and service extends beyond our active years in the profession and the Andrew Fleming West Professor of Classics and a 1961 graduate alumnus who hired Champlin when he was department chair wrote her in an email after Champlin's death “Of a row of separate offices [in East Pyne] but after many years had set it aside due to illness. In 2022 the Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin Language and Literature approached Champlin with his idea to bring the book to fruition Champlin readily shared everything he had on his hard drive “The very substantial articles Ted had already published on Tiberius were so darn good it was crazy-making to think the material wouldn’t be brought together in a book even if it wasn’t exactly the book that Ted had originally proposed,” Kaster said with Champlin as author and Kaster as editor Champlin argued that individual legacies are never the result of individual efforts alone.” the Andrew Fleming West Professor in Classics said: “Ted Champlin was a prince amongst the modern historians of the Roman empire He combined the very best of high technique with the most creative ways of seeing things.” he set his strict standard: the fewest words necessary I think that Ted despaired of the rest of us each of us found a copy of Helen Sword’s ‘Stylish Academic Writing’ in our mailboxes I got the message.” Shaw said his inbox has been flooded with memorial emails from scholars around the world Champlin was born in 1948 in New York City and raised in Toronto He earned his bachelor’s in modern history in 1970 and his master’s in classics in 1972 His books probed unilluminated corners of Roman history and upended commonly held accounts of well-known figures For his seminal biography “Nero” (Harvard University Press Champlin scoured manuscripts of ancient plays poems and other literary fragments and historical accounts to demonstrate that the Roman’s empire’s most notorious megastar was the mastermind of his own deliberate theatricality “Fronto and Antonine Rome” (Harvard University Press “Final Judgments: Duty and Emotion in Roman Wills” (University of California Press 1991) focused on modest landowners of the Roman empire Champlin was most at home in the classroom and taught over 40 different courses during his 41-year tenure at the University His three immensely popular survey courses “The Roman Empire,” “The Roman Republic” and “Roman Law,” introduced generations of students to the ancient world The Class of 1984 named him an honorary class member at Princeton in 1996 and served as a teaching assistant for Champlin marveling that a survey course on Roman law could fill an auditorium with 100 undergraduates “His ability to craft lectures with insight and wit set a standard for me that I still aim to reach,” said Ganiban a professor of classics at Middlebury College the interesting (and amusing) legal cases he wrote for discussion and the lively debate he had in his weekly sections he made Roman law not only intellectually challenging but also just fun.” Ganiban also witnessed Champlin’s positive impact on hundreds more undergraduates as head of Butler College “He demonstrated genuine interest in helping students and worked tirelessly to improve their lives at Princeton.” “Ted Champlin was a powerful mentor for me,” said Noel Lenski now the Dunham Professor of Classics and History at Yale and department chair of classics “He had a fearlessness in questioning received paradigms and a chummy self-confidence that masked his intellectual and personal complexity,” said Lenski “He had a knack for reopening scholarly cold cases and finding new clues shedding light on the stories others had ignored and bringing complicated realities back to life in all their enigmatic detail.” a member of the Class of 1997 who is now an associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities said Champlin “had a huge impact on my academic trajectory.” The two stayed in touch throughout Gallia’s career “Ted steered this naive but eager undergraduate in the right direction without giving too much away then let me go into Firestone to make discoveries on my own,” Gallia said of his senior thesis adviser “His enthusiasm for discussing my ideas gave me the confidence that an academic career was something that I could do.” professor of strategic studies at the National Defense University in Washington and  adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University’s Edmund A graduated in 2002 and took “The Roman Empire” his first semester at Princeton “His constant good humor made class joyfully entertaining” and sparked Novo’s interest in Roman history who also served as his senior thesis adviser Champlin was a member of the American Philological Association the Classical Association of Canada and the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies He also volunteered his time to read translations of ancient epics for audiobooks recorded for individuals who are blind or visually impaired or have reading disorders or disabilities Marion Jensen and Minota Austin; sons Alexander and James; stepchildren Michael Loughran and Katie Loughran; and step-grandchildren Mimi Ujj and Eero Ujj 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commentary on Minnesota business We are the only independent daily newspaper dedicated to business reporting Get our free e-alerts & breaking news notifications Subscribe for access to the latest digital and special editions and longtime member of the Lambertville community died of cardiac arrest at Hunterdon Medical Center on December 23 Born in New York City and raised in Toronto and Greece throughout his childhood – at one point ordering so many old texts from a British bookseller that the owner was shocked to discover his customer was not an aged professor but a curious teenager Ted would channel his passion into a lifelong career completing a bachelor’s in modern history and master’s in classics at the University of Toronto before earning his doctorate at the University of Oxford Ted joined the faculty of Princeton University in 1976 and retired in 2016 teaching more than 40 different courses while sharing his wit insight and love of antiquity with generations of students Ted served the University as master of Butler College and chair of the Classics Department He was named an honorary member of the class of 1984 called Ted “a prince amongst the modern historians of the Roman empire He combined the very best of high technique with the most creative ways of seeing things.” Shaw said his inbox has been flooded with memorial emails from scholars around the world whose books probed unilluminated corners of Roman history and upended common perceptions of famous figures he scoured ancient manuscripts to demonstrate that Rome’s most notorious megastar was the mastermind of his own theatricality in 2007 before setting it aside due to illness Ted’s longtime friend Robert Kaster approached him with the idea of bringing the book to fruition and Power" was published in November of 2024 to glowing reviews Ted was happiest when making children laugh but his warmth and mischievous humor were unforgettable to all who met him For years he was a familiar sight around Princeton sharing a sly remark with students and colleagues His final decades were spent in the rolling countryside of Stockton and making mischief with his step-grandchildren Mimi and Eero — often attending their sporting events and performances He was a much-loved fixture at Rojo’s coffee shop in Lambertville where his sly remarks found a new audience of friends and neighbors Ted is survived by his sisters Elizabeth Champlin Donations in Ted’s honor may be made to Doctors Without Borders Join our readers whose generous donations are making it possible for you to read our news coverage. 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Donate today The Bucks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame welcomed the Class of 2025 on Thursday at Brookside Manor in Feasterville The Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company’s Super 21 Truck will be returning for the very special 25th anniversary Kiwanis-Herald Sesame Place Classic on Sunday Central Bucks South posted a 4-0 lead in the first inning en route to a 7-0 shutout of visiting Central Bucks East in Tuesday’s Suburban One League Colonial Division game the Doylestown Rugby Academy high school girls team traveled to Downingtown to play the Downingtown girls team Doylestown was victorious by a score of 43-26 The Archbishop Wood baseball team guaranteed itself a winning Philadelphia Catholic League season with Monday’s 7-0 victory over Cardinal O’Hara Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Our guide features topics that range from home buying to home maintenance and repair delivered Friday afternoons Have the latest local news delivered every afternoon so you don't miss out on updates A weekly guide to Arts & Entertainment delivered Wednesday evenings Delivered Saturday mornings with a recap of the best stories from each week Have a notification delivered on Thursdays to your inbox Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Metroplex residents are going to want to keep an eye on this season's "American Idol." Colleyville's Landry Champlin, a former Miss Southlake announced she will be part of the iconic show's 23rd season Champlin already has quite the performance resume she won Overall Talent and a $1,000 scholarship for her rendition of Frank Sinatra's “That’s Life” in the preliminary rounds for Miss Texas and Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen competitions Champlin finished in the top 5 at the Miss Texas competition for six consecutive years and was first runner-up in 2021 and 2022 She has also been named Miss Colleyville and Miss Plano recently wrapped up a run with the show “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” in Sarasota and performed in “Rock of Ages” at the Sharon Playhouse in Connecticut and produced an Elvis Presley show at 54 Below in New York The Sunset Apartments are a 36-unit property built in 1969 at 26-30 Sunset Drive in Champlin Just Sold: Champlin apartments draw $4 million Colleyville's Landry Champlin Earns Golden Ticket On 'American Idol' Three judges, three thumbs up, one golden ticket: Landry Champlin is going to Hollywood The 23-year-old singer, Colleyville resident and former Miss Southlake earned three 'yes' votes from the 'American Idol' judges during her audition performance on March 16 officially stamping her ticket to Hollywood to compete in the long-running show that is in its 23rd season One of the many cool moments for Champlin on Sunday was her chance to perform a Carrie Underwood song -- for Underwood herself Champlin performed Underwood's "Good Girl." I grew up singing all of your music," Champlin said to Underwood who sat alongside fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan "I'm actually going to sing one of those songs for you today." Her performance earned applause from all three judges which Champlin called "the coolest thing that's ever happened to me." Underwood's comments especially hit home with Champlin Four more audition episodes of 'Idol' remain 'American Idol' airs every Sunday at 7 p.m Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man who was found shot in a vehicle Sunday morning in Ramsey A news release from the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office says that around 8:30 a.m Ramsey police went to the 14600 block of Snowy Owl Street Northwest for a call about a driver slumped over in a car they found Diamond Eddie Manly from Brooklyn Park dead in the vehicle from an apparent gunshot wound prompting a homicide investigation to be started A spokesperson for Champlin Park High School sent a letter to the families of students on Sunday evening “I’m saddened to inform you that one of our students Our school community extends our deepest sympathy to his family and the students families and staff members who knew him.” “Please keep Diamond’s support network in your thoughts as they work through this challenging time Champlin Park High School is committed to the wellbeing of our students and the support of their mental health needs as we work with our parents and guardians as partners in this effort.” Law enforcement are looking for help to figure out what happened Anyone with information should call Anoka County nonemergency dispatch at 763-427-1212 Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public File may contact KSTP via our online form or call 651-646-5555 and countless hours into a wild car project only to have it try to disassemble itself on the first real test YouTuber Westen Champlin knows that feeling all too well after finally taking his absolutely insane custom-built 4×4 Dodge Challenger Hellcat off-road After over a year of work, Champlin and his team created what he calls “the first off-road Hellcat in the world” – a monster packing Hellcat power The mission wasn’t just to build something cool-looking; as Westen put it “We wanted something that would work.” The proving ground Initial drives revealed terrifying handling “Maybe it needs two sway bars,” Westen mused “It looks cool… but it’s trying to constantly kill you.” The real drama unfolded off-road promptly failed due to a broken factory Ford locking hub — a failure Westen had actually predicted A daring road trip in the wounded 4×4 Hellcat to get parts followed only for disaster to strike again at highway speed “Dude that was terrifying,” Westen recounted “You haven’t lived until the steering’s come off your off-road Hellcat at 65 mph.” they performed a roadside repair using pliers’ handles and returned to the off-road park “‘I forgot it sucks air through the headlight,’ Westen realized While it didn’t seem hydro-locked initially the engine later developed a “really weird tick,” leading Westen to conclude “We might have just blown up the off-road Hellcat.” Westen summed up the brutal test: “We broke the steering and the four-wheel drive… fixed that viewing the failures as part of the process “We’re testing out to see what’s not good,” he explained highlighting several “design flaws we got to fix.” It’s a wild ride watching creative minds bring such ambitious projects to life they might lack the sense “to know better not to build it.” What are your thoughts on this insane 4×4 Hellcat build and its destructive first real test drive A post shared by Westen champlin (@westengw) Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Off Road Xtreme We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request We'll send you the most exciting Off Road articles We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network Section 5 championship Thursday night at Furniture and Things Community Event Center Rogers will go to its first MSHSL state tournament in school history There’s a phrase plastered all over the Rogers' social media pages reading they helped give that proclamation substance The three had stuck with the program since they were mites We’ve been that way since we were six years old; we push each other to be the best,” Geerdes said “And the competitiveness between us is unreal It was Geerdes who gave the Royals a picture-perfect start using a plethora of moves to net one past the Champlin Park goaltender “That's what all the summer training is for it's your second nature,” Geerdes said It was Deschene and Jenson later for the Royals assisting on a Keaton Weis goal early into the second period to make it a 3-0 game head coach Tom Potter had a message to his team Staring down the barrel of a three goal deficit with just one period to go he kept it candid with his group in the locker room ‘You guys can sit out here and feel bad for yourselves being down three or you can go out there and put the pedal to the metal for 17 minutes and see what happens,’” Potter said It only took 30 seconds for Potter to find out his group picked up his message Cole Perkins found the back of the net off the Rebels first rush to get them within two goals Nick Carlson cut things to one just over a minute 24 seconds later On the back foot for nearly the entire third period trying to defend their one goal lead Rogers did what it had to do to get the job done A team mostly known for its prolific goal scoring instead had to finish things on the defensive end “You have to find ways to win,” Rogers head coach David Brown said They blocked shots when it was time to block shots stalled pucks when it was time to stall pucks." When the Royals needed it the most in waning seconds “Nolen Geerdes played the best game of his life it's so fun to see how many guys shined bright today.” A city formerly known as a truck stop can now call itself home to section champions over two decades later “Twenty-one years ago someone saw a vision for this program,” Brown said “To get it done for all those people who built it long before I was the head coach hopefully they can be proud of this community and the 20 guys who got this job done.” CARTER DOONERCarter is a senior at the University of Minnesota studying journalism He has been contributing to High School on SI since 2022 covering a variety high school sports throughout the state © 2025 ABG-SI LLC - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ABG-SI LLC The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Light rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers overnight surrounded by his family after a lengthy period of hospitalization and rehabilitation he was the beloved son of Augustus and Lillian (Netto) Champlin Bill leaves behind his wife Beverly and daughters Kathy Champlin Stack of Tampa He is also survived by his cherished grandchildren: Brittany Cramer Elizabeth Davis Fluno also holds his memory dear He was predeceased by his parents Augustus and Lillian Champlin Beverly Jane Roberts at Sacred Heart Church on August 4 He proudly served in the United States Naval Reserve for eight years and was the owner and operator of Champlin Fence Company for many years to be nearer to his daughters and to indulge in a variety of fried fish he took great pride in his Candy Apple Red 1966 Ford Mustang purchased new from Northrop Motor Company and lovingly restored to win several trophies at car shows The cherished vehicle has been passed down to his daughter Kerri and her husband Timothy who plan to continue showcasing it in Bill’s honor and love will forever remain in the hearts of all who knew him Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today!