Great Conversation Over Lunch

Back at lunch with seven of Caitlin’s friends (Martina, Callan, Joselynn, Lauren, joined by Karla Cortez, Alexis Paich, and Leslie King), we talked about the Amethyst Initiative (the group approved of my call for a renewed examination of evidence and reasoned debate about the drinking age), and I heard a critique of the vegetarian options at the CI (continuing to improve, but “not there yet”). The group applauded the decision to stop using trays. And I heard more talk about what students had learned in classes that day (more mention of Derrida) and praise for their professors. One student asserted (affirmed by another) that the Spanish department was filled with excellent teachers; others chimed in about the history department, and this stimulated conversation about Professor Orozco’s high expectations - especially for writing - that made students proud to earn a B.