Program Diary & Photos: Tuesday, July 24

In their second day of classes, the students really started to get into the swing of things! The morning session, on Sophocles’ Antigone, dealt with the protagonist’s prudence, or lack thereof, and delved into what it means to be a tragic character. After a well-attended 11:30 a.m. Mass and lunch, students went back into the classroom to discuss some of the pre-Socratic philosophers and their revolutionary, yet strange, ideas of how the world is constructed.

Afternoon recreation period consisted of more volleyball, soccer, and ultimate Frisbee. The group then headed down to cool off in the ponds, taking turns on the new rope swing.

Having worn themselves out all day, the students were eager to take advantage of the evening’s study period to recoup and to get a head start on the next couple days’ readings. Afterward they got together in the coffee shop, joined by the Summer Program’s prefects, where some of the group’s musicians brought out their guitars, took requests, and led the room in a rousing sing-a-long. Others played various card games, ranging from “Spoons” to “Bluff.” At curfew everyone headed back to the residence halls, where the conversations continued — the beginnings of friendships that will last a lifetime.