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of August 2006 |
Meeting
of August 2006
Debate:
Resolved: That the City of Austin should require that cyclists of all ages wear
helmets. Affirmative: Former Austin mayor Bruce Todd
Negative: Patrick Goetz, founding member of the League of Bicycling Voters. Result:
Resolution defeated.
Short Films
by Award-Winning Filmmaker Andre Silva
The Dionysium Recommends: Invisible Frontier:
Exploring the Tunnels, Ruins, and Rooftops of Hidden New York by
L.B. Deyo and Lefty Leibowitz |
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| Meeting
of June 2006 |
Meeting
of June 2006
Reading: Owen Egerton of the Sinus Show read his short story "Waffle."
Film: Filmmaker Kat Candler (Jumping Off Bridges) screened her short film
"Roberta Wells."
Debate: The debate featured the two members of Austin's restaurant community
with the most similar-sounding names. Kerbey Lane Cafe's Will Slayton squared
off against Will Creighton of the Culinary Arts department at Austin Community
College over the pulse-pounding resolution, "Tipping at bars and restaurants
should be eliminated in favor of paying servers a regular salary." The resolution
was defeated.
Dionysium Program Director Mike O'Connor recommended the book American
Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare by Jason DeParle |
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| Meeting
of May 2006 |
Meeting
of May 2006
Debate: The resolution "That outsourcing American jobs to lower-paid foreign workers is good for the United States" resulted in a tie vote and so was not adopted. The debaters were Future attorney John R. Leinen and Lesley Nicole Ramsey of the Texas Fair Trade Coalition.
Presentation: "On Beanie Babies." A video by Sinus Show Legend John Erler.
Reading: Author Scott Blackwood read selections from his forthcoming Austin novel See how small.
The Drinking song: Theme from Spongebob Squarepants. |
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| Meeting
of April 2006 |
Meeting
of April 2006
Debate: The resolution "That American military power can
be neither effective nor justified in bringing about democracy
in other societies?
was adopted. The debaters were Pat Youngblood and Alan Blake.
Performance:
The Violet Crown Radio Players
offered a scene and commercial break from a radio play.
Presentation and Short Film:
The founders of East Austin Stories, filmmaker Andy Garrison
and community activist Juan Valadez
presented a collaborative filmmaking effort between
UT students and East Austin residents.
Reading:
Wayne Alan Brenner read a story about his first experience with
an unnatural act . |
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| Meeting
of March 2006 |
Meeting
of March 2006
Multimedia Presentation: Journalist Russ Cobb, Fresh From
His Recent Appearance On NPR's This
American Life, offered
"God Is A Terrorist : Tales Of A Pentecostal Heretic In The
American Heartland."
Debate:
The resolution, "That movies should be released in theaters and
on DVD simultaneously" resulted in chaos and disruption. No vote
was recorded. The debaters were The Reel Deal host Korey
Coleman vs. Burnt Orange Productions DVD producer Byron Sebock.
Musical Performance: Austin Symphony Orchestra Bassist And Pulitzer-nominated
Composer P. Kellach Waddle performed his original "Paraphrase/
Metamorposis On Debussy's 'Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun'
For Solo Bass."
Lecture: Champion Goat Owner, Exhibitor And Judge Anna Thompson Hajdik spoke on "The Much-maligned Goat: Debunking Popular Stereotypes In American Culture"
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| Meeting
of February 2006 |
Meeting
of February 2006
Declamation: Amanda King of the Writers' League of Texas
read selections from Ovid's The Art of Love.
Debate: The resolution, "That some theories are too dangerous to
be investigated by responsible scientists" was defeated. The
debaters were Owen McNally and
Diana Fleischman.
Lecture: "Making wine at home" by Scott Evans of Austin Homebrew Supply.
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| Meeting
of January 2006 |
Meeting
of January 2006
The
Dionysium New Year's Party
Declamation: Mike O'Connor read William Jennings Bryan's
"Cross of Gold" speech.
The Dionysium recommends: L.B. Deyo recommended Wittgenstein's Tractatus
Logic-Philosophicus.
Theater: A scene from Samuel Beckett's Endgame.
Derek Woodgate won the Dionysium 2006 predictions contest. |
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| Meeting
of December 2005 |
Meeting
of December 2005
Debate: The resolution "That the United States should
discourage energy comsumption with a heavy tax on gasoline" was
adopted. The debaters were Karin Ascot and Meredith Boyd.
Comedic Debate: The resolution: "That men should not leave up the toilet
seat,"
was adopted. The debaters were Jodi Egerton and her Megan Flynn.
Lecture: Sarah Weddington, Roe V. Wade attorney, spoke on the Supreme Court
appointment process and the prospects for legal abortion in the United States.
Declamation: Amy Ware declaimed a reading from
Will Rogers. |
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| Meeting
of November 2005 |
Meeting
of November 2005
The
Dionysium of Death
Debate: The resolution "That there is an afterlife " was
defeated. The debaters were Paul Wilson and Doug Harrison.
Declamation: Meredith Boyd read Poe's "The Imp of the Perverse"
Wayne Allen Brenner lectured on human embalming, and the meaning
of the term, "Making a canoe."
Lacey Richter of the Mexic-Arte Museum and her sidekick presented
a slideshow on the Mexican Day of the Dead.
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Meeting
of October 2005
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Meeting
of October 2005
The Dionysium Toga Party
Debate: The resolution "That Austin should become
an Athens-Style City State" resulted in a tie vote and so
failed to pass. The debaters were Wayne Allen Brenner and L.B. Deyo.
Deepa Athle presented a lecture on comparing Western Individualism with Eastern
Collectivism.
Buzz Moran offered a presentation for The Dionysium Recommends. He
recommended the Classic Comic Book The Iliad .
Wayne Allen Brenner and Mike D'Alonzo read Plato's Allegory of the Cave.
The audience sung "What can you do with a drunken sailor ." |
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Meeting
of September 2005
Photographs: The
Dionysium | Buzz & Henri
| DD and Oscar | The
debate | Graham debates
| Prohibition lecture | Mike
in Conference | A toast
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Meeting
of September 2005
Debate: The resolution "That meat-eating is unethical"
was defeated. The debaters were Jane Levan and Graham Reynolds.
Professor Mark Smith presented a lecture entitled, "The Lessons
of Prohibition."
Mike O'Connor offered the debut presentation for The Dionysium Recommends.
He recommended the book A Theory of Justice by John Rawls.
The audience enjoyed three short films by Steve Collins.
Shannon McCormack offered a declamation of a Mark Twain essay.
The audience sung "Old MacDonald." |
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| Meeting
of August 2005 |
Meeting
of August 2005
Debate: The resolution "That America is a classless
society " was defeated. The debaters were Mike O'Connor and
Vicky Hill, UT Austin.
Wayne Allen Brenner, Austin Chronicle, delivered a lecture on maps.
Lance Myers, animator, screened his short animated feature, Subsidized
Fate. |
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| Meeting
of July 2005 |
Meeting
of July 2005
The Dionysium Festival of Technology.
Debate: The resolution "That the FDA should require that all
genetically modified foods be labeled as such prior to sale or consumption
" was adopted. The debaters were Luke Metzger, TexPIRG, and
Alan Blake, Yorktown Technologies.
Allison Perlman, University of Texas, delivered a declamation on
Television.
Trevor Baca, composer and software developer, lectured on the intersection
of Music and Electronics. |
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Meeting
of June 2005
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Meeting
of June 2005
Debate: The resolution "Resolved: The Civil War was
fundamentally about Slavery" resulted in a tie vote. The debaters
were George Forgie, UT Professor of History, and Greg Manning, Sons
of the Confederate Veterans.
Bernadette Phifer of the George Washington Carver Museum delivered
a lecture on the meaning of Juneteenth.
Mike O'Connor declaimed the Civil War Poems of Walt Whitman.
Wayne Allen Brenner won the Ten Minute Stories contest. |
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| Meeting
of May 2005 |
Meeting
of May 2005
The Dionysium Cinco de Mayo festival.
Debate, "Resolved: President Bush's immigration policy should
be adopted." The resolution passed. The debaters were Joel
Douglas Harrison and Daniel M. Kowalski.
Lecture: Mauricio Tenorio on Cinco de Mayo.
Recital: Sor Juana's poem "On Men's Hypocrisy"
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Meeting
of April 2005
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Meeting
of April 2005
Lecture, "Five Simple Steps To Greater Joy In This World Of
Sorrow" by Wayne Allen Brenner. (This lecture will soon be
published by The Department of Gravitational Assurance.)
Debate, "Resolved: Austin should outlaw smoking in all bars
and restaurants." The resolution passed. |
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Meeting
of March 2005
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Meeting
of March 2005
Debate: "Resolved: President Bush's Social Securty plan should
be adopted." The resolution was defeated. The debaters were
Mike O'Connor and Shannon McCormack.
Lecture: Deepa Althe on the kernel of truth in stereotypes. |
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Meeting
of February 2005
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Meeting
of February 2005
The Dionysium Valentine's Day Party.
Lecture by Buzz Moran: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
Debate: "Resolved: That prostitution should be legal."
The resolution passed. The debaters were L.B. Deyo and Meredith
Boyd.
Recital: Forough Farrokhzad's poem, "Border Walls." View
text.
Lecture: Neal Pollack on Love.
Sexy filmstrips by Tim League. |
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Meeting
of January 2005
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Meeting
of January 2005
Debate: The resolution "Resolved:
The government should fund the arts" was passed. Hear
the debate (mp3, 27 mb). |
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Meeting
of December 2004
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Meeting
of December 2004
Debate: The resolution "Resolved: The post-9/11
internment of Muslims was as unjust as the WWII internment of
Japanese-Americans" was passed.
Lecture: Diana Fleischman on Evolutionary Psychology. |
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Meeting
of November 2004
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Meeting
of November 2004
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Meeting
of October 2004
Video: Vivian Reed
Curtis on the Menace of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Quicktime,
26 MB. |
Meeting
of October 2004
Debate: The resolution "Resolved: That the United States should
legalize same-sex marriage" was passed. The debaters were L.B.
Deyo and Libertarian Party spokesman Wes Benedict. |
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Meeting
of September 1, 2004
Photographs: Ben
Anderson debates | Wayne Alan
Brenner debates | Brenna Reinhardt
lectures | L.B. Deyo listens
| Leigh Ann Woodward plays
| The Philosopher | Ten-minute
stories | The audience |
Meeting
of September 1, 2004
Debate: The resolution "Resolved: That Nasa should
not be privatized" was defeated. |
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Meeting
of August 4, 2004
Photographs: The
Debate | Lance Fever debates
| Taylor Maddux lectures | Graham
Reynolds Performs | Audience
| Chris Black fiddles | Hilarity
| Hamlet | Shannon
McCormick declaims | |
Meeting
of August 4, 2004
Debate: The resolution "Resolved:
That for the sake of mankind, robot research must end" was
defeated. Hear the debate (mp3).
Lecture by Taylor Maddux. Churchill's rise to power. Hear
the lecture (mp3).
Declamation by Shannon McCormick. Winston Churchill's "Blood,
toil, sweat & tears" speech. View
text. | Hear the speech
(mp3).
Theatrical Scenario read by Dan Dietz and Chad Nichols. "Hamlet
meets his father's ghost.View text.
| Hear the scene (mp3).
Fiddle solo by Chris Black. Hear
the music (mp3).
Piano solo by Graham Reynolds. Hear
the music (mp3).
Dionysium drinking song, "Whiskey in the Jar." Performed
by Buzz Moran, L.B. Deyo and Greg Beets. Hear
the song (mp3). |
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Meeting
of July 7, 2004
Photographs: The
Debate | Ben Anderson debates
| Buzz Moran prepares | Graham
Reynolds performs | Graham Reynolds
writes | L.B. Deyo lectures
| Mike D'Alonzo recites from Henry
V | |
Meeting
of July 7, 2004
Debate: The resolution "Resolved: That the United
States is an Empire" was defeated.
Speech by L.B. Deyo. "The Ranch-Life of Theodore Roosevelt"
View text
Declamation by Mike D'Alonzo. "The speech of St. Crispen's
Day (from Shakespeare's Henry V)" View
text |
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Meeting
of June 2, 2004
Sketch by Lance Fever. "John Ratliff defends the resolution
that philosophy is dead" View
artwork
Sketch by Lance Fever. "Buzz Moran recites Lincoln's Second
Inaugural Address" View artwork |
Meeting
of June 2, 2004
Debate: The resolution "Resolved: That philosophy
is dead" was defeated.
Speech by L.B. Deyo. "The Dionysiac Tradition of orgiastic
depravity" View text
Declamation by Buzz Moran. "Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural
Address" View text |
