Here I am, having complained all winter about a lack of snow, when suddenly a big snowstorm pulls through and I can’t be pleased. “Too little, too late, winter! Don’t come through now,” I want to add with a dramatic finger shaking. A return to cooler temperatures and snow makes me feel like we’re working…
Seniority Report Sunday Sun Dance
With warm, sunny temperatures and springtime weather having made its debut recently, my imagination has fast-forwarded. I’m envisioning a balmy spring term, my final one here at Lawrence, sprawling out on Main Hall green, listening to open-air concerts during LUaroo, and just generally relaxing with friends. It’s a good vision to hold on to…
Seniority Report: Going Off the Grid
Every time I get off campus, whether it’s a walk to the store or a weekend away, I feel an absurd sense of relief. It is as if while within the confines of campus I inadvertently absorb the preoccupations of those around me, a complicit participant in the stress Olympics, and only know how to…
Seniority Report: Alt-Opinion
I read a news headline the other day without looking closely at the source. It sounded absurd. It was only after I had re-read the headline several times that I realized that my thinking it as another satirical, Onion-type article was wrong and that it was, in fact, true. When the news becomes outrageous enough…
Seniority Report: Congratulations! It’s Fifth Week
We are halfway! Halfway between here and there. Halfway between, “Wow, I cannot wait to further develop myself in my final year at Lawrence,” and, “Oh my god, who am I, how do I live in a community larger than one square mile?” For those of us graduating in a few months, we will most…
Seniority Report: Midterm Reflections
I don’t know if it’s just me, but lately things have got me feeling a little down. The pouring rain and swaths of sheer ice are really chipping away at my composure here. Midterms are approaching and bringing with them an array of upcoming exams, lab assignments or essays. Current politics are infuriating and frightening…
Seniority Report: Winter Rain and Spring Thaw
When it is not five degrees outside with blustering wind so cold you question your need to trek to the dining hall for dinner, it is above freezing with cascading rain from above and melted slush at your feet, no winter coat quite prepared to protect you from the elements. That is the projection for…
Seniority Report: New Year, Same You
With the start of both a new calendar year and a new academic term, resolutions to make this year better than the last rampantly abound, web pages and Facebook friends offering the best practices for a new year, new you. While always well-intentioned, an opportunity to utilize the symbolism of beginnings for renewal and improvement,…
Seniority Report: The Times They Are A-Changin’
In a valiant effort to pretend that the crushing weight of homework and the heavy load of exams aren’t causing us to self-destruct, take a moment to remember what greets us at their end: winter break. While winter generally shines with less light, not more, it is nevertheless an opportunity for six weeks of intermission,…
Seniority Report: Snapshots in Motion
Every autumn, I tell myself that I am going to pay attention to this season of transition. I will notice the yellow-tinted leaves as they fall from the branches into heaping piles at our feet. I will cherish nature’s horizon bursting with color on crisp mornings. Every year, despite what I tell myself, one day…
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