Club inspires deep thought

MICHAEL SEGEA GUEST WRITER

There are fresher methods of expanding your college experience and escaping the mindless boredom of habitual activity A rich and fulfilling culture booming on Cabrini Campus is present and its roots are in the Philosophy Department.

Every other Wednesday at 3:15 a group of students meets in the “fishbowl” on the second floor of Holy Spirit Library and discuss questions. This Philosophy Club is open to every individual that steps onto the campus. There are no stuffy conversations about class content or anything of that nature. It is actually a good time of laughs and insight into the ironies of the world around us. Philosophy

Professors Dr Schwarze, Dr Romano, Professor Lape, and Professor Gorman regularly attend these meetings and their relaxed yet informative presence brings about the atmosphere of hanging out with your favorite aunt or uncle, the one that tells you those facts of life that your parents are too timid to reveal. The meetings are an outstanding intellectual benefit but are in no way held in a classroom environment.

Last spring Ben Gorman organized the group to take a trip to the Philadelphia Art Museum to observe the artistic works of Salvador Dali, a twentieth century eccentric. The exhibit would have been almost impossible for students to get into without the Philosophy Club’s initiative. Dali’s controversial paintings incited various discussions about human sexuality and spirituality at the following group meting.