Spring Break
Columnist Bob Herbert of The New York Times will be awarded an honorary doctorate June 14, and he will give the commencement speech to graduating seniors. President Jill Beck knows Herbert through his wife Deborah Bial, the founder and head of the 28-university Posse program, and asked Herbert to speak.
Several members of the Lawrence faculty and staff have gathered together to ensure that the Teakwood Room of Downer Commons is not lost when the building is closed next year. The group is attempting to preserve the room, which is a rarity based on its history and its nature as an intact work of art.
The very first day that I stepped foot on Lawrence's campus was during one of the Fall Visit Days in my senior year of high school. Within the first few minutes, I met an incredibly beautiful, pole vaulting, fellow prospective student, and proceeded to spend the remainder of my time on campus that day with him.
This Saturday evening, Lawrence's student dance troupe "Reinvented" the energy of Stansbury Theatre and dazzled a full house of spectators during its 2009 spring performance. With a graceful French name that means "chaos," Mêlée displayed the beauty that can come of unreserved creative collaboration, of artistic chaos.
As the 2008-09 academic year comes to a close, the staff of The Lawrentian looks back at a year that has been both memorable and monumental in several ways. The Lawrence community saw a host of interesting speakers, the historic election of our first black President, incredible concerts and performances, responses to the economic crisis, the success of the Green Roots initiative and, yes even, the swine flu.
This afternoon, soccer players, international students and the occasional American who enjoys the sport gathered in Hiett's fourth-floor lounge for the pinnacle in club soccer competition around the world -- the UEFA Champions League final. Since many countries in Europe have their own premier leagues, the most dominant residing in England, Spain and Italy, UEFA, created this marathon tournament to pit the best clubs from all of Europe against each other.
1. "Dr. West," Eminem This is the intro song off of Eminem's new album "Relapse." This intro is perfect for the album and it should be the first song you listen to before listening to the whole album in one sitting, preferably by yourself with the lights off.