About Us
As a member of Modern Perspectives you will have opportunities to participate in a wide variety of educational and recreational activities. In the recent past, the Modern Perspectives community council and residents organized events that included:
Learning:
- "Pizza & Politics" - community viewings of the Presidential Debates or State of the Union address on our big screen projector in the basement
- Group trips to see and discuss films or on-campus play productions
- Ted Talks: upperclassmen student leaders sharing tips, advice, and lessons learned
- RLC-Linked Programming: in-hall faculty visits, lectures, and socials
- DISCOVER groups to find and focus a sense of vocation and purpose in life
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Helping others:
- Christmas Giving Tree
- Poker tournament (small entry fee, no stakes)
- Relay-for-Life Team
- Supply and Clothing Drives
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Social:
- Halloween dance "The Dunne-geon"
- Thanksgiving "Dunner"
- The end-of-the-year semiformal dance "All Dunne Up"
- Other events based on awkward puns of our residence hall name...
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Sports:
- Intramural Teams
- Superbowl Party
- March Madness Brackets Tournament
- Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants games
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Just Plain Fun:
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Weekly Socials
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Floor Community events like BBQ's, Sky High, and Mini Golf
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The olyMPic competitions - a floor against floor competition throughout the year
- "Mr. MP" contest and the Mr. RLC competition
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