College of Complexes Meetup

Dallas Campus Established February 28, 2009 College of Complexes The Playground for People Who Think Sustaining the Academic Tradition of Listening to: “Only One Fool at a Time” www.collegeofcomplexes.org/2.html For Immediate Release March 16, 2009 For Information Contact Program Coordinator Tom Berry 214-321-6222, cell: 214-738-3386 tmichaelberry@sbcglobal.net Weekly Free Speech Forum Organization Seeks to Disquiet the Minds of the People, and Improve the General Level of Conversation The College of Complexes, a weekly free speech forum on social issues and current events, is holding meetings in Dallas every Saturday at 6:00 PM, at the Highland Park Cafeteria, 300 Casa Linda Plaza, 1200 North Buckner. The college, which is subtitled “The Playground for People Who Think,” features a special guest speaker each week, followed by a period for questions from the audience. Then everyone in attendance is afforded time at the podium to speak during the “Rebuttal / Remarks” segment of the program. The speaker is afforded an opportunity at the end to respond to the comments. So as to maintain some semblance of order, the college enforces its rule of listening to “Only One Fool at a Time.” Tuition is $3.00 to help defray costs, with a request by the cafeteria for a $5.00 food /drink purchase. The college maintains no membership, volunteer operated, and all meetings are open to the public. No reservations are required.. The Highland Park Cafeteria is located at the intersection of Buckner Blvd. (Rte Loop 12) and Garland Road (Rte 78), in the East Quadrant, Casa Linda Shopping Center, next to Albertsons. Parking is free, and bus service is available. The original College of Complexes was established in Chicago, IL, in 1951, and has been meeting weekly continuously since that time, claiming to “solve all the worldÂ’s problems.” The name is derived from a psychiatric disorder, a repressed need to express ideas. Speakers must advance a point of view, or take a position on an issue. Lectures on topics are discouraged, since “the college is not a classroom.” It recently celebrated its 3,000th meeting. As to why meetings are numbered, no one has any idea, since it has no significance whatsoever. On March 21st we will listen to D.A. Davis, who will speak on “Why Does It Take a Man to Make a Marriage Work?” Anyone who would like to speak should contact the Program Coordinator Tom Berry at 214-321-6222. 214-738-3386 cell, or tmichaelberry@sbcglobal.net The next open date is March 28th. Additional information is available at the collegeÂ’s website: www.collegeofcomplexes.org/2.html