Terrapin Objectivists Google Group

First mtg of Terrapin Objectivists

emi.bar...@gmail.com (Emily Barnes) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:34:09 UT

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

emi.bar...@gmail.com (Emily Barnes) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:52:38 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:47:34 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:15:39 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:57:14 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:23:35 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:47:31 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:23:06 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:31:52 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:49:42 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:33:29 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:31:30 UT

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

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:27:09 UT

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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Meeting - Isn't Everyone Selfish?

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:09:26 UT

Hi all,
We'll be in Jimenez 2206 again at 7:30pm tomorrow (Thursday) to
discuss the article "Isn't Everybody Selfish?" Please try to read the
essay, which is published in The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand,
available at the library, or you can probably buy a copy for pretty
cheap.
We'll also take a look at the rest of the interview from last week.

Meeting tonight (and cookies!)

david.crawf...@gmail.com (David Crawford) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:26:35 UT

Hi all,
There is a Terrapin Objectivists meeting tonight at 7:30pm in JMZ2206.
We're going to watch an interview of Ayn Rand on various cultural
issues, and will stop throughout to discuss and debate. Also, there
will be cookies.
Hope to see you there,
David