“Words, words, words”. For those of you who don’t know, these words were penned by the illustrious William Shakespeare himself in his well known play Hamlet. Now if you do not recognize these two names then you might be better off in less academic pursuits. For those of you who do know both, then you will be extremely happy to know that there are words just around the corner and up a few flights of stairs in Laurie Auditorium. But wait! You are probably asking yourself: I’m a college student with very little free time as it is, why would I want to go to some boring lecture? Well buck up, because I am about to give you several good reasons why you should go to these great lectures.
1. Some of them are actually pretty fun and interesting. So don’t knock them until you have tried them. Only a few weeks ago Dr. Jared Diamond talked about the destruction of societies, both ancient and more recent, and in these times we should all be looking out for signs of the apocalypse.
2. They are FREE! I’ll say it again free! Yes that one word that belongs in every college student’s top ten best words list. Some of our speakers are known and even highly recognizable on an international level. Condoleezza Rice anybody? How could anyone pass that up, especially when you could get to ask them your questions directly?
3. These lectures also cover a wide variety of topics. Not so hot on society’s destruction? Well then Angela Davis spoke on wide range of different things as this year’s MLK day speaker. Keep an eye out for fliers and you are sure to find something that interests you.
4. Sometimes you also get extra credit just for going and listening to somebody talk, and who doesn’t like a little extra credit every now and then.
If none of these reasons are good enough then go anyways and you will find a reason to love the various Trinity lecture series, I guarantee it!
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