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03/9/15Tonight's World Cafe was dedicated to the question: "If we were the architects of Kresge College, what would we do to improve the condition of Kresge?"Jolie, a senior architect involved in remodeling Kresge between the years 2018-2022, joined the World Cafe to have students participate in the process of designing Kresge. We dispersed into the usual 4-6 people groups and played around with what we would like to see improve. Each group was given $100–well, fake "slug" money, like in…See More

Tonight, we took on the challenge of examining what it means to be happy.We began by watching a TED talk, which can be viewed through the link below:http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy?language=enDuring this TED talk, Dan Gilbert discusses what "synthetic happiness" is in comparison to what natural happiness is. One of the questions that arises is, "Do we think of synthetic happiness as…See More

Monday, February 2nd in the Kresge Seminar Room 159We had a Cafe on Mysticism last night and for an abstract concept I found conversations to be surprisingly grounding.Our questions to spark conversation were:1) What comes up for you when you hear the word ‘mystical’? Share an experience! 2) Why do you think mysticism appeals to our human nature? 3) What are some of the advantages/disadvantages of dwelling in a spiritual or metaphysical realm while living on a concrete, physical planet?On…See More

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