Chances are, if you see someone alone, they’re probably on their phone. I’m guilty of this too—texting while waiting for a friend to meet me for dinner, scrolling through “Man Repeller” articles before class starts and sending memes to my friends when I should be asleep. If a person followed you around and interrupted you…
Opera’s inclusive message speaks to audience
A scene from Berstein’s “Mass.” Photo by Taylor Blackson. Every year, Lawrence University presents a fully staged opera. This year’s mainstage opera was Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” an emotional production based around the Roman Catholic Tridentine Mass. Director of Opera Studies and Associate Professor of Music Copeland Woodruff elevated “Mass” to a new level by incorporating…
Hazing prevention seminar disappoints Greek Life students
This past Sunday evening, Michael Ayalon, CEO of Greek University, presented a two-hour hazing prevention seminar in the Esch Hurvis studio. Attendance at the event was mandatory for all student members of Greek letter organizations, including fraternities and sororities. Greek University is a private education management company based in Franklin, Tennessee. The company offers sorority…
What we can learn from Harvey Weinstein
Our culture consumes celebrity gossip like drunk pizza at 3 a.m.—satisfying, gluttonous and completely forgotten about the next day. When sexual assault allegations began raining down on film producer Harvey Weinstein earlier this month, news outlets were quick to cover the story. Dozens of women relayed their stories of sexual assault and harassment by the…
Dance Team: Where Arts and Sports Collide
Is it art? Is it a sport? Lawrence University Dance Team answers “Yes!” to both questions. Bringing together two previously disparate categories, the Dance Team gracefully straddles the line between athleticism and artistry, all while supporting Lawrence athletic teams. Lawrence University Dance Team (LUDT) made their season debut at the football home game on September…
Dianne Bruce and the Hidden Power of Compliance
Last Saturday, a crowd of activists gathered outside Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s ritzy DC mansion for a self-titled “Queer Dance Party for Climate Justice”. The event’s purpose was to send a message to the First Daughter that climate change and LGBTQ+ communities matter—but an unsuspecting star stole the show. Ivanka’s neighbor, Dianne Bruce, was…
Sorority Life: What’s it All About?
I never thought I would join a Greek organization at Lawrence, yet here I am, just two weeks shy of my Kappa Alpha Theta initiation. I would not have gone through recruitment had my friends not convinced me to go through the process with them. What do sororities even do at Lawrence? It seemed like…
Is It Okay To Punch A Nazi?
When white nationalist Richard Spencer was caught on video taking a sucker punch to the face, it sparked an ethics debate across the world. Spencer is clearly a bad guy. He supports “peaceful ethnic cleansing” (as if there could ever be such a thing) and advocates for a “white homeland.” But was it right to…
Beyoncé: I’m Disappointed
In case you were out of the country for the past week – and even then, you would have heard – Beyoncé has announced she is pregnant with twins. Bey, weren’t you about to leave Jay-Z’s sorry ass? Last year, women across the nation bonded over Beyoncé’s debut of her visual album, “Lemonade”. The album…
As Long As It Is Good For Business
I will be the first to admit America is far from perfect. Our systems are flawed, our minorities are ignored, and our policies can be problematic and confusing. With all this happening, it is easy to forget there are many positive aspects of our nation. As every grade-school child learns, America was founded on the…