This year two Lawrence seniors, Katie Peacock and Nicki Dabney, were named Fulbright Scholars and biology professor Beth De Stasio was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship. The selection process for the Fulbright Scholarship, created by Congress in 1946, began in the fall.
The 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln will be celebrated February 12, 2009. To mark this bicentennial year, the U.S. Congress has created the "Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission," which will oversee activities related to Lincoln's life and legacy from February 12, 2009 to February 12, 2010.
A benefit to raise money for Doctors Without Borders will be held at Harmony Café* from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. The event is titled "Childhood Malnutrition in Africa" and will consist of a panel of three speakers, five bands and fundraising.
The Earth was feeling rather disagreeable this Earth Day. Saturday's temperature was chilly and the wind was blowing like it was rehearsing the lead role in "Twister." But a little bad weather didn't stop the scheduled music from being played and enjoyed by a crowd of Earth-lovin' Lawrentians.
Usually when the topic of campus pay comes up, people complain over the amount students employed by the university make: minimum wage. While this reflects a legitimate concern, we at The Lawrentian view the discrepancy between how much students employed in some positions actually "work" compared to others -- while receiving the same pay -- to be a more pressing concern.
After a two year drought, the Lawrence golf team pulled of a first place finish by beating Ripon in a tie breaker at the St. Norbert Invitational, held at Mid-Vallee Golf Club. On the par 70 golf course the team shot a 320 which was tied with Ripon however the tie breaker went down to the team with the best fifth golfer score, which was Lawrence.
Recently, the Greek community participated in the Feinstein Challenge, an event hosted by SWAHP to raise money and food for the Salvation Army. The Greek community donated a total of 2066.5 out of 5403 points. Greek Week is coming up May 11-17 with a large number of philanthropic events for people to get involved in.