Materials

As (will be) discussed in class, your group should write a 100-150 word horoscope for your (assigned) sign, as best you can based on astrological principles (e.g. try not to make something up.) You'll turn this in electronically by W Nov 3rd.

Here are links to the materials discussed in class:

How to write horoscopes,
About Houses,
9AM class - Chart for November,
2 PM class - Chart for December.

Parker's Astrology will be on reserve in the library. This book will help!

The November horoscopes should appear in the Nov 9th Beacon; the December horoscopes should appear Nov 23rd (the last issue of the semester.)

Our experiment - literature search

For discussion:
So, in keeping with the plan to do an experiment comparing Astrology and Myers-Briggs typology... it would be good to do a literature search. This week, find a (not yet posted) relevant journal citation using EBSCOHOST and post it here. I'm especially interested in papers that test Astrology & any that test Astrology against Myers-Briggs (presumably, papers just validating Myers-Briggs are very common - but those are an okay fall back if you can't find any in the first two categories).

(I have a video here from another class discussing EBSCOHOST - skip over the pubmed discussion.)

TGIF info

Please inform your FYF class(es) that the TGIFs scheduled for Friday, October 22, and Friday, October 29 will be held in the first floor lobby area of the Stark Learning Center. The social gathering and refreshments will take place in the lobby area, and we will then adjourn to SLC 166 for a screening of the Marley documentary clips and presentation by our guest speakers.

update:

FOLKS!

Please note that the FYF TGIF, scheduled for tomorrow afternoon (4-6 pm in SLC first floor lobby) is NOT POSTPONED. It is tonight’s event—World Conversation—that has been postponed. The amended posted flyers ARE MISLEADING.

PLEASE LET YOUR STUDENTS KNOW THAT THE TGIF WILL TAKE PLACE AS SCHEDULED TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

Debate Two - Oct 18th

Proposition: Science, including DNA evidence, today disproves the Book of Mormon.

Pro-science side will argue in favor of the proposition.
Pro-religion side will argue against the proposition.

@9AM

pro-science: Zach Burns, Josh Tausendfreundt, Michael Bowersox, Ryan Habib
pro-religion: Patrick Killian, Jenna Murphy, Jeff Frail, Jaclyn DiCarlo

@2PM

pro-science: Niki Patel, Amanda Yanek, Jordyn Miller, Olivia Andersen
pro-religion: Angelo Blades, Laura Nulton, Dan Van Mater, Dominic Manzione

Authority

"Whatever the proper label-- whether postmodern, postconservative, or posteverything-- the ideas and beliefs of popular culture have so inundated life in this world that such ideas and beliefs can all too easily become a part of our natural thinking and living. A college student on a typical campus today has learned the cultural drill well: 'Doubt everything taught by anyone; submit your ideas to no authority.' To fail to doubt is to fail to be heard. Perhaps no demographic in the history of our country has been fed a daily diet so heavy in tolerance and inclusiveness and so light in truth as these newer generations have. Any form of authority exists to be challenged, ignored, and likely rejected. To accept the ultimate authority of any person, document, or institution is to be bigoted, intolerant, unloving, and self-righteous." -- Oliphant/Mays

For discussion: Do you agree or disagree? Why? What do you think you should do about it?