UC Common Events

Okay, so I realize that this is incredibly late, but I had completely forgotten to write about the UC Common Event until someone recently reminded me.
I was in the "Individual Freedom vs. Authority" UC group with Professor Flanagan. The first meeting, we introduced ourselves, playing name games, then launched into a discussion about several of the group members' unique interests; the focus was upon one guy's interest in film making and technique preferences. We were then assigned three readings, none of which were long on their own, but combined were a significant amount considering the only incentive was for that one hour discussion that we would have on Halloween.
The morning of Halloween, it was clear that many people had not done the readings; had the assignment been to watch a movie or do only one reading - or perhaps several that weren't quite so heavy as Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates all at once - then surely more would have done it. I recognize that those Greek philosophers are the essence of the course, but bombarding us with all of them was overwhelming and many lacked motivation to put in the effort to understand the readings.
In our second meeting, we discussed the readings, focusing upon the one from Plato's Republic. We looked at perception and truth and how they rely upon experience and culture. One culture may laugh at the actions of another and value different skills than the other simply because they don't have the same rituals and values. This relates quite well to our discussion of Columbus and Cortes as they misunderstood and were ignorant of the Native American culture, thinking it not as good as their own. Even today, people make assumptions about other cultures based solely upon their own upbringings, leading to incorrect stereotypes. If we would approach unknown rituals and ideas with an open mind, seeking to learn about what they are and why people do them, then perhaps there would be just a little less fighting in the world...
Finally, I'd like to say that I'm upset that I wasn't able to go to the event today as I heard (from very reliable sources) that the food was good, the game was fun, and the slide show was cool; I had a required AU in Motion (AU's resident dance club!) meeting as our show is this coming weekend (Everyone should go! It's going to be awesome! Talk to me or Ashley if you want more information.) So, I was wondering if there is any way someone can put the slide show online? Perhaps on the UC website? That would be great :)