UNR Students for Liberty » Campus Discussions

Stossel: Who Owns Your Body?

Barry Belmont — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:19:21 +0000

Our next meeting, The Sanctity of Human Life, is going to be great. Might as well get the debate started with this short clip from Stossel exploring the issue of legal prostitution:

A Typical Meeting Setup for the UNR Students for Liberty

John Russell — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:27:48 +0000

We brought in our first campus discussion in style, once again, with Islamophobia. Thanks to the many who attended!

A ‘Prayer’ for Egypt (from the people you expect to spell it ‘Moslem’)

Barry Belmont — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:59:07 +0000

It’s remarkable that people can have literally the best intentions possible (for instance wishing to prevent WWIII) and yet with the wrong set of thoughts, facts, and theories about the universe come off as crazy, slightly prejudicial, and at the very least, a little silly.

This is a video of a Christian woman asking for prayers for the Middle East. She seems like she would be a nice lady, however, what she says throughout the video is a fascinating sort of “capture” of the rhetoric many (conservative, Christian) Americans use when talking about Islam and Muslims (or, as I pointed out, as they say, Moslems). Is this a facet of modern Islamophobia or something completely different?

The Rules of Intelligent Discussions

Barry Belmont — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:22:43 +0000

After having argued a great deal of hot air out of myself in our Campus Discussions, I’ve come to discover that there are certain modes of debate which simply are not conducive to intelligent discussion. This includes things like talking with someone who is unwilling to be convinced or unconvinced of a position and simply not understanding what it means for an argument to fail or succeed. But don’t worry, I found a flow chart on the internet to help us out!

Campus Discussion: Diversity

Barry Belmont — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:31:00 +0000

Oh. My. Goodness…

Campus Discussion – Intellectual Property Rights

Travis Hagen — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:30:29 +0000

Meeting: Intellectual Property Rights – Here we go again. We are revisiting one of our most divisive meetings to date and determining, once and for all, whether copyrights and patents are justifiable/necessary within a libertarian society. How is a modern society to deal with the exclusivity of information? We hope to find out.
Where: JCSU 317
When: 7PM – 8:30PM on Thursday, February 25, 2010

Campus Discussions – “Victimless” Crimes

John Russell — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:46:58 +0000

Campus Discussion – A Libertarian Crash Course

Travis Hagen — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:45:42 +0000

Meeting: A Libertarian Crash Course – Join the UNR Students for Liberty’s first meeting of the year where we will be discussing the basic principles of libertarinism, free markets, and what the club is all about.

Where: JCSU 423
When: 7PM – 8:30PM on Thursday, January 28, 2010

Campus Discussions: File Sharing

John Russell — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:49:39 +0000

Are copyrights legitimate or just government protectionism? What about digital rights and file sharing? Is this theft? Come find out!

Tonight, 7:00 PM in JCSU 332 (Tentative meeting location)

Campus Discussion – Worst Presidents

Travis Hagen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:57:21 +0000

For our third Campus Discussion we will be discussing presidents. In the history of these United States, there have been presidents whom have inspired our respect and have indelibly shaped mankind for the better… But who gives a crap about them? At this meeting we will be discussing Lincoln’s fascism and Bush’s incompetence. Come with your favorite “worst president” and share it with others!

Thursday, October 15
7:00PM – 8:30PM
JCSU Room 423