"Be the change you want to see in the world"
-God.....and maybe Morgan Freeman Topics for this year....
1) Sexual abuse, The clergy scandal and the law.
The Sociology club is a student run club that aims to educate students about key issues facing our society and ways to get involved and make a change. A prosecutors perspective.
2) To racially profile or not to racially profile. A panel of 4 individuals that will debate the merits and harm of (reinstating) racially profiling.
3) THE GLOBAL HAPPINESS PROJECT: A series about the importance of happ
iness and its ripple effect in society. This series will include our kick off event "Happy Hour" along with fantastic speakers on what it means to be happy and what doesn't make people happy. There will also be plenty of opportunities to go out and make others happy as well so stay tuned!
4)"Waiting for Superman" - A fantastic documentary on the education system in America and it's failings and how we can to fix it. http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/
6)Paint a mural on a NY building with CityArts & come listen to the Director, Tsipi Ben-Haim tell us about her organization. CityArts is an organization that paints murals around NY with volunteers and inner city kids to create a feeling of pride in their community and to help build their future. http://cityarts.org/directors-message/index.html#
8) "What you dont know about eating disorders"
A look at common misconceptions about eating disorders.
9) The dangers of child abuse and teen homelessness.
10) "The life Raft Experiment"...If there was only one seat left on a life raft at the end of civilization as we know it, which discipline should be given the last seat on the boat to restart civilization? Should it be biology, Art History, psychology, Political Science or sociology? listen to your teachers defend their field of study! Not sure about what your major should be? then this is the event for you. Know what your major is? than come watch your department defend itself against extinction!
11)Reverting Morals in The Media...a look at how media has changed over the years and how we can get back its missing morality
