The new Lawrence University Vikings’ logo has been on display in the Warch Campus Center’s front window since April 6. Photo by Alana Melvin. The Lawrence University Athletics Department launches its official rebrand, featuring a new logo, new uniforms and new meaning for the Vikings. The Lawrence University Athletics Department celebrated the launch of their…
News
Goodbye, Burstein
Photo by Sebastian Evans The Lawrentian reflects on President Burstein’s years at Lawrence following the announcement of his end-of-the-year departure Is this something we can do? That’s the question Lawrence University President Mark Burstein remembers asking himself, as he sat in City Park with his husband, David Calle, and gazed at the president’s house during…
World News
Canary Islands A hotel in the Spanish Canary Islands has been locked down due to the coronavirus following the visit of an Italian doctor infected with the illness. Several hundred guests have been forbidden to leave. Italy has been hit the hardest by COVID-19 in Europe with 283 cases and seven deaths. However, globally there…
Features
So What, What Does It Mean To Be You? A Look Into Maggie Bice
Junior Maggie Bice. Photo by Dani Massey. “Maybe I’m searching for something no one ever feels confident in,” Maggie Bice explained as she contemplated what motivates her to continue working on her passions, schoolwork and plans for life after college. Maggie Bice is a junior here at Lawrence University, pursuing a degree in government as…
Opinions and Editorials
The Prius: An icon of conservatism
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Arts & Entertainment
Wynonna Earp: The Little Show That Could
I began watching Wynonna Earp because I broke my toes, was on a cruise ship and stumbled upon the hashtag for the popular ship “WayHaught” on Tumblr. It’s quite an odd story. Now, if you told little fifteen or sixteen-year-old me that the show that hashtag came from would end up being one of the…
Sports
Shaking off rust hints at brighter future for womens’ softball
On Sunday, April 11, the Vikings travelled to Lake Forest where they competed in a double header. In the first game, the Vikings lost 0-7, a shut out. In the second game, the Vikings briefly lead the score 4-3, with the final result being 4-10 for St. Norbert coming out on top. The team’s player…
Online Exclusive
LU gets stoned
In 1895, a Lawrence University geology class took a field trip to Mosquito Hill outside of New London, Wisconsin. According to the legend, A. Arthur Bennett ‘95 and his classmates found a large boulder on the side of the road and decided to bring it back to campus. The students secured the use of a…