Week 10
Thanks again readers for tuning in to the latest post of Student Lens: A student’s perspective on the latest and greatest here at the University of Connecticut.
Hopefully everyone’s Halloween week went well and with a little over a month left in the semester I’m happy to say we’re coming into the home stretch. This week at UConn was a week full of thinking, pondering, contemplation and any other synonyms you can possibly think of for thinking.
With the class picking process in full swing it’s almost like going into yet another set of exams. You have to check to see when your pick date is, research classes, consult with other students, consult with you advisor, and then last but not least when it finally time for you to hit that “enroll” button you hope you planned it all out correctly so that it all works out in your favor. Picking classes can almost be as stressful as the work we receive in the classes themselves.
Not that you’ve moved past picking classes though try thinking about something a little less stressful. The hermanos of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. held an event in the Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center entitled “Capture Your Thought” this past Monday, and it definitely made you think more than anything else. The goal of this event was to raise awareness of the more overlooked issues here at UConn, not necessarily budget cuts and issues with the university itself but the issues that occur on a more personal level, such as hate crimes, ignorance and discrimination. The university community was challenged to take pictures of things that we saw as injustice, whether it was Facebook/Twitter posts, bathroom wall writings, graffiti, or even just things written on desks. The way that people express themselves directly reflects the deeper issues that may go under the radar and this event brought these issues to light. This event truly made you rethink every bit of ink that we see on mediums other than paper here on campus. We discussed possible causes of the feelings behind the content of these photos, who was being victimized in each instance and picked out constant thread between the various photos. This was definitely one of the more entertaining, interesting and innovative events I’ve attended this semester. A gallery of the photos taken will be on display in the library outside of Bookworms for a majority of the month of November and new photos and findings are being rotated through the gallery all the time. I definitely urge you to take a look.
If discussing social injustice isn’t your cup of tea, how about pondering the greater debates of the universe. The brothers of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. presented a new lecture series they have started here on campus call iThink geared towards just that, thinking. This week’s lecture took place in the African American Cultural Center and pondered the great debate over the Mind v Brain and whether or not they are one in the same, separate entities, or something else. It began with a presentation on the subject by Dr. Crawford L. Elder, then a discussion on the different opinions on the subject between all who were in attendance. Even if you didn’t contribute to the conversation just listening to the various view on the topic was enough to get your mind moving.
This week was definitely a good jolt to get out minds moving again and have us all thinking out of the box, have to stay sharp for finals, they’ll be here sooner than you think.
Well readers be on the look out for next few weeks here on Student Lens. With Thanksgiving break, finals, and plenty of other events approaching quickly I’m sure you won’t be disappointed!
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