M.I.N.D.S. Party!

So all Honors College Freshman have to take a class called Modern Condition (I this semester and II in the spring).

Basically it is a philosophy class where we read parts of the Bible, Darwin, Smith, Ford, Hitler, Dostoevsky, Kirkegaard, etc. and then discuss it.

It really is a very enjoyable class, even if it is my hardest by far. There are five different teachers who teach it, four of them are pretty straightforward with the different philosophies we read. My teacher, however, really makes us think outside of the box. We talk about how the ideas we are presented relate to our own lives, we have arguments in the class, and we are free to ask questions, no matter how off topic they are.

Basically what I am trying to say is that my Mod Con class was the best Mod Con class this semester.

Here is the proof!

Professor Costello (my professor), decided not to have a final, just to have us turn in a final paper and we would do a final discussion.

So we decided to have a bit of a party at the same time! Everything was planned without his knowledge, and we promised ourselves we would explain to him that we didn't want to interrupt the class, we just wanted to eat while the final discussion was going on.

Of course we couldn't just bring in regular old junk food! So hence, the party of the M.I.N.D.S. was born.

MINDS standing for...

Marx

I (as in us)

Nietzsche

Darwin

Smith

Our treats included, Veneer Theory Cookies (chocolate chip cookies with kisses on the inside. You know, a light happy center with a dark and cruel inside?), Nietzsche Cupcakes (cupcakes in ice cream cones, they are an illusion), Bourgeoisie Brownies (because they had a lot of sprinkles), Darwin's Evolution of the Cookie and Marx and Smith Cookies (cookies in an array of shapes, amount of cooking time, number of chocolate chips, etc. to symbolize different things like equality, competition, extinction, variation, and evolution), Ford Factory Pretzels, and of course plenty of Diet Pepsi to go around (since Costello has a cold Diet Pepsi every single day in class).

Professor Costello thought it was hilarious! He loved it! He even made the Dean of the Honors College, Dean Garner, come in and take a look. He too, thought it was hilarious.

Here is a picture of our epic-ness. Clockwise from the bottom left corner- Natalie, Me, Amina, Courtney, Greta, Matt, James, Chelsea, Professor Costello, Maddie, Kaitlin, Lara, Mayet, Raven, Marissa, and Caityn.

Most of us will be in Costello's Mod Con II class next semester, but I'll miss the people who won't be!

Who knew college would be so silly?!