Due to the broad nature of the course, students find themselves learning about and discussing religion, political theory, social criticism, and literature.

Some texts that the course includes are the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, the Koran, Plato’s Five Dialogues, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Sigmund Freud's Society and Its Discontents, Sartre's Existentialism is a Humanism, The Communist Manifesto, Persepolis_(comics), and much more.

[citation needed] The Stevenson Coffee House is also a hangout where students and professors eat, socialize, and study.

College Night happens two to three times a quarter, where students eat specially themed meals with some type of live entertainment.

[citation needed] Open Mic Nights at the Stevenson Coffee House are also an event that occurs several times a month.