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ORGANIZER;CN="Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization":https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/Benson/
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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Western Civilization Showdown Trivia
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DESCRIPTION:Come for the free food, stay to prove you are in fact a Cultured Buff. \n\nGroup up and prove your Buff herd is the most Cultured, or at least top 2, and win a prize ranging from gift cards, Yetis, t-shirts, and more!\n\nWhen:\nWed, Sep 17, 2025, 6:00pm - 7:30pm\n\nWhere:\nBenson Center Suite, Kittredge Central, North Wing, 2nd Floor, N221\n\nRegister so we do not run out of food!!!\nhttps://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0rIUvJ2fQG1xAns \n---\nEvent Details: https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/rsvp?id=382135
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SEQUENCE:1
ORGANIZER;CN="Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization":https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/Benson/
CONTACT:https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/Benson/rsvp_boot?id=382137#event_host
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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Fire This Time: America and the Boulder Attacks
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DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday, September 10, Reception 4:00 to 5:00, speeches 5:30 to 7:00 pm\nWhere: University Memorial Center, Room 235 \n\nAbstract:\nTwo of America’s most significant intellectuals — Jewish thinker Meir Soloveichik and Catholic theologian George Weigel — address the horrific fire attacks of June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado, and the dangers of anti-Semitism in America today.\n \nIntroductions by Joseph Bottum\n"Jews, Anti-Semitism, and the Future of America." by Meir Soloveichik\n\n“The Catholic Duty to Fight Anti-Semitism” by George Weigel\n\nA Review of the Teaching of the Second Vatican Council and Pope St. John Paul II on Catholicism's relation to the Jewish People and an Explanation of Why the Catholic Debt to Judaism Demands Vigorous Catholic Resistance to the New Anti-Semitism \n\n\nSpeakers:\n\nRabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik is one of America’s preeminent Jewish thinkers. Senior rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Manhattan, the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States, he directs the Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. A descendant of one of the Jewish world’s great rabbinic dynasties, he graduated from Yeshiva University, receiving his rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and his doctorate from Princeton University.\n \nGeorge Weigel is a Catholic theologian and one of America’s leading public intellectuals. He holds the William E. Simon Chair at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and his bestselling books include the biography of John Paul II, Witness to Hope. A frequent guest on television and radio, he is Senior Vatican Analyst for NBC News, and his weekly column, “The Catholic Difference,” is syndicated to eighty-five newspapers and magazines in seven countries.\n\n---\nEvent Details: https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/rsvp?id=382137
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ORGANIZER;CN="Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization":https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/Benson/
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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Why Truth Needs Fiction: How the Novel Guides the Good Life
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DESCRIPTION:\n\nWhen: Wednesday, October 15th, 5:30 – 7:00 pm \nWhere: ATLS 100\nIn-person registration\nVirtual registration\n\n \n\nAbstract:\n\nAmericans are reading less literature than ever, and it’s little wonder why—smartphones, streaming services, video games, and countless other media distract us from the imaginative experiences of great books. But what is lost when we stop reading literature, and novels in particular? What good can come from reading great fiction outside of the classroom? In his talk, Christopher J. Scalia of the American Enterprise Institute will make the case for fiction’s relevance to our digital and democratic age. \n\n \n\nSpeaker:\nChristopher J. Scalia is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read). \n---\nEvent Details: https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/rsvp?id=382139
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ORGANIZER;CN="Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization":https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/Benson/
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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Closing of the American Heart
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DESCRIPTION:\n\nWhen: Thursday, February 12th, 5:30 – 7:00 pm \nWhere: TBD\nIn-person registration\nVirtual registration\n\n \n\nWhy are young men and women steering clear of marriage and family and what we can do to revive the fortunes of the family\n\n \n\nAbstract:\nMarriage and fertility rates are cratering, hitting lows never seen before in America’s history. This means that a record share of today’s young adults will never marry and never have children. But the paradox is that marriage and family life matter more than ever in the 21st century. Men, women, and children in married families are much more likely to thrive socially, emotionally, and financially than their peers who don’t enjoy the safety and stability of a married family.\n\n \n\nSpeaker:\nProfessor Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia will reveal what’s happening to marriage and family life, why these two institutions are losing ground, and what we can do to revive their fortunes in 21st-century America.\n\n---\nEvent Details: https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/rsvp?id=382140
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