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It was a sufficiently intriguing title to draw over 50 attendees to Rathburn Monday night to hear a visiting professor discuss this classic topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The student-run reading group The Fugitives brought Luke Foster, assistant professor of government at Hillsdale College\u2019s Washington campus, to Grove City College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John Hatzis, current president of The Fugitives, was instrumental in coordinating the event and was pleased his work paid off. The number of attendees was a pleasant surprise and \u201cthe lecture received rave reviews from men and women alike,\u201d Hatzis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of those reviews came from sophomore Theodora Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI liked that he was challenging the Romantic concept of unreserved authenticity,\u201d Brown said. \u201cLike, you don\u2019t need to tell everyone exactly what you\u2019re thinking, and you can be polite without it making you ingenuine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sophomore Sylvia Adams also found the lecture illuminating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I felt encouraged by the genuine desire of the people present to pursue a life greater than themselves.” Adams said. “I was also impressed by the evident desire to live rightfully, even when it is hard and requires self-sacrifice.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Both the guys and the girls present wanted to understand how to better honor and respect each other. It certainly reminded me that the online gender war is not as all pervasive as the media would try to claim it to be!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatzis was pleased by the interdisciplinary spread of attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat surprised me is that we drew quite a few computer science, engineering (and) other science majors to the event, who also spoke very highly of how winsome Dr. Foster was at explaining the different philosophical, religious and literary contributions to the \u2018spirit of the gentleman\u2019 across the western tradition,\u201d Hatzis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo well-received was the lecture that it sparked considerable group discussion: the program did not formally wrap up until 8:30 thanks to group discussion and Q&A, and virtually the entire audience remained for the whole program,\u201d Hatzis said. \u201cAfter the formal program concluded, the next hour was spent in fellowship with the attendees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute sponsored the event. The institute is a national organization that trains \u201cthe next generation of leaders and teaches them principles of ordered liberty and virtuous leadership\u201d through campus clubs, publications and events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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