On Thursday, November 12th, 2009, I attended a workshop entitled “Conflict Mediation.” The workshop began with very basic questions like why problems occur and how we react to them. One clever gentleman at the workshop cited that conflicts occur because others refuse to acknowledge his greatness and superiority. I thought this was a very intriguing philosophy on life, and perhaps if we all were more humble, conflicts would not occur. I myself contributed to the workshop by comparing an ignored conflict to a dying horse. The horse is going to keep dying, and it is in pain, so somebody needs to shoot that horse. It is the same way with conflicts, they need to be resolved immediately or they will balloon. We also discussed conflicts around the campus and how we could solve them. The overwhelming majority said it was the fault of the school’s authority figures. Overall, I would not necessarily claim I learned anything from this workshop, but it was an entertaining group discussion that I am glad I got to partake in.