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Upcoming Objectivist Lectures and Events

2008-10-09T04:50:02Z

Hi,
Those of you at Wednesday's meeting will have heard about the two upcoming
ARI lectures being held in the DC area:
*Wednesday, 10/22/08*
Dr. Yaron Brooks, *Capitalism Without Guilt: The Moral Case for Freedom*
National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC
Doors open 6pm, Lecture with Q&A 6:30pm, Reception to follow

Terrapin Objectivists meeting

2008-10-07T14:55:45Z

Hi,
Terrapin Objectivists will be meeting tomorrow night, Wednesday 10/8, at
6pm. Meet us in the Colony Ballroom lounge sofas on the second floor of
Stamp. We'll be discussing Dr. Leonard Peikoff's article *The Philosophy of
Objectivism:* *A Brief Summary* to get the semester started. The article is

First mtg of Terrapin Objectivists

2008-09-23T05:34:09Z

The Terrapin Objectivists welcome all our new members!
I hope your semester is going well so far :) If you can take an hour or so
out of your busy schedule, stop by our club's first meeting, this *Wednesday,
9/24*! We'll talk about the club, meet our members, and introduce the
basics of Objectivism. Meet at *6pm* at the lounge in front of Colony

Terrapin Objectivists at FIRST LOOK FAIR and fall updates

2008-09-14T16:52:38Z

Hi members of Terrapin Objectivists,
*Welcome back!* I hope you all enjoyed a relaxing summer break. :) Here
are a few updates for the fall semester:
Most of you already know, from David Crawford's message at the end of last
semester, that I'll be acting President of the club while David is studying

Terrapin Objectivists for Fall 2008

2008-05-17T22:47:34Z

Dear members,
Most of you know I'm going to be studying abroad in Hong Kong this
fall, and while I'd love to run this club via Skype, it just doesn't
seem very practical. Instead, Emily Barnes will be taking over for
now, as Interim President. Interim here just means that there's the
potential for other members who may be excited about taking initiative

Dinner tonight

2008-05-09T19:15:39Z

Just a quick reminder, we're having our end-of-semester dinner at
Franklin's tonight on Rt 1 at 6pm. Call me at 301-641-3601 if you
need a ride.
-David

Farewell Dinner

2008-05-06T17:57:14Z

Hi everyone,
First, I want to thank the club, and especially Emily, Anthony, and
Brittany, for making last week's lecture a success. I hope everyone
enjoyed the lecture and hopefully found some stimulating conversation
as well. As an aside, this was the first time Dr. Bernstein had
delivered the lecture in a while, and he'd appreciate any feedback you

Lecture TONIGHT - Rational Egoism in Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, with Dr. Andrew Bernstein

2008-05-01T19:23:35Z

Hi everyone,
The lecture is tonight, 8pm, in Art-Sociology room 2309 (near parking
lot 1b). The lecture should be about 60-90 minutes, and will be
followed by a Q&A that lasts as long as we have interesting questions.
Afterwards, you're all welcome to join us at Plato's diner to
continue the discussion with Dr. Bernstein.

Lecture Thursday, plus Philosophy Club

2008-04-29T02:47:31Z

Hi everyone,
Just a reminder that Dr. Andrew Bernstein, one of the most energetic
lecturers in Objectivism, will be giving a talk on campus this
Thursday at 8pm in the Art-Sociology building (ASY), room 2309. We
also are planning to invite club members and anyone else who's
interested to join us at Plato's Diner after the lecture to sit and

Meeting Thursday - Environmentalism

2008-04-22T19:23:06Z

Hey all,
In anti-celebration of Earth Day, I'd like to discuss The Danger of
Environmentalism ([link]) this
Thursday at our meeting. Also read The Real Meaning of Earth Hour
([link]).
Also, Zev Barnett donated a stack of copies of The Undercurrent, a

Meeting tonight - Acting on principle

2008-04-17T14:31:52Z

Hi,
We'll be having a meeting tonight to listen to Leonard Piekoff's Ford
Hall Forum lecture called "Why Should One Act on Principle?".
Dr. Peikoff demonstrates that principles are the only tool that can
make the questions of human life answerable. He dissects the
pragmatists' charge that principles are "simplistic," clarifying why

Distributing The Undercurrent

2008-04-11T14:49:42Z

Hi,
Zev and I will be outside the Stamp this afternoon at 4pm (earliest
that we could fit it) to distribute The Undercurrent to students. The
Undercurrent is a student-run publication with articles on a range of
topics, all from an Objectivist perspective. The quality is pretty
high, and I think distributing the paper on campus is a huge help to

Meeting tomorrow - Starbucks

2008-04-09T16:33:29Z

Hey everyone,
I think we could use a break from sitting in a circle in a sterile
classroom. Tomorrow's meeting will be held at the College Park
Starbucks on Rt 1 near campus. We'll meet at 7:30, so bring your
travel mugs and gift cards for a more casual discussion of life,
reason, morality, and coffee.

Fwd: Student for Liberty discussion of Ayn Rand

2008-04-07T18:31:30Z

Hey everyone,
There will be a meeting this Thursday, but I wanted to forward along
an invitation to the Students for Liberty discussion of Ayn Rand. I
can't endorse the group, because I don't know much about it and
they're a libertarian organization. If you're interested in
discussing Ayn Rand with them, the meeting's at7pm tomorrow (Tuesday)

Fwd: OAC

2008-04-03T05:27:09Z

Hey, thought you guys should know that applications for the OAC are
due soon. If you have any specific questions after looking at the
website, feel free to shoot me an email and I'll tell you about my
experiences with the program.
-David
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