Civil Rights activists John Lewis and James Zwerg will be recognized with honorary Doctor of Humane Letter degrees at this year’s commencement ceremony on June 14. Both were members of the original 13 “Freedom Riders,” who rode on the interstate bus from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans in protest of the government’s unwillingness to enforce…
Lawrence announces historic $25 million endowed gift for financial aid
Emily Zawacki and Nathan Lawrence Editor-in-Chief and Copy Chief In an announcement on Wednesday, September 17, Lawrence University President Mark Burstein released news of an anonymous $25 million gift to the school’s endowment. The largest donation in Lawrence history, its entirety will go toward an endowed scholarship fund to supplement the financial aid of future…
U.S. Senators Baldwin and Murray Introduce Higher Education Anti-Harassment Legislation
On Thursday, March 27, 2014, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014, which aims to curb bullying and harassment at colleges and universities. The bill, the latest in a string of versions of the Tyler Clementi Anti-Harassment Act introduced in November of 2010, requires…
Who’s discriminating against whom?
Last Saturday, as my boyfriend and I held hands and walked back to campus from our date at Victoria’s, a grey Chevy Silverado pulled into a nearby parking space and rolled down its window in an attempt to have us approach. When we failed to do so, it pulled out of the parking space and…
The Lawrentian Photo Editors lay out their Oscar predictions
BEST PICTURE Nathan: Prediction: “12 Years a Slave” In addition to being my own pick, this seems to be widely considered the favorite. “12 Years a Slave” is an extremely well made film about what is perhaps the single most important topic in our nation’s history. This film is an ideal match for the Academy…
Lawrence on new films
Every year, it seems, as the resources to make great films become more and more readily available, more great storytellers emerge ready to take the stage. But many of the existing elite continue to create some of their best work. Pruning a list of just ten great films from 2013 has been harder than ever…
Media bias: The old stand-by
I constantly find myself surprised to hear, even in as accepting an environment as this university, an astounding number of people forwarding the claim that feminism is no longer relevant, that it has served its purpose or that it has even run its course. Few things could be further from the truth. Though many of…
Rose Broll debuts solo exhibition on “Inebriation in the Restroom”
On April 5, 2013, junior Studio Art major Rose Broll gave her first solo photography exhibition, “Inebriation in the Restroom,” in LU’s own Seeley G. Mudd Gallery on the library’s second floor. A series of black and white photographs printed with gelatin silver and inkjet, the exhibition examines the complex and multi-layered interactions that…
Lawrence on Lawrence: Popping the LU bubble
It’s likely that every student has heard of “The Lawrence Bubble” at least once—if not regularly—in their time at the university, but what does it actually mean to us as students on campus? We are incredibly privileged to be at such a great school within such a colorful and interesting community, yet very few of…
Beyond “slacktivism”: Examining the implications of a profile picture
Last Tuesday morning, I rolled out of bed, made myself a cup of tea and opened my laptop to be nearly blinded by a sea of red profile images placed by supporters of marriage equality in an effort to make their opinions on the rather contentious issue known. Though I am definitely in favor of…
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