Environmental Organization was founded by sophomore Jim Yang in Fall Term 2018. The projects they have done or are currently working on include putting compost bins in buildings on campus, removing plastic bags from Kate’s Corner Store, putting out containers for battery recycling and getting rid paper towels in the bathrooms. According to Yang, this…
Commencement moved back to Main Hall lawn following student input
The Performing Arts Center in downtown Appleton was considered as a venue for this year’s Commencement ceremony. Photo by David Baldwin. In light of senior students’ feedback, President Mark Burstein announced the final plan for Commencement 2019 via email on Thursday, May 9. Commencement will be held on Main Hall Green on June 9 at…
Math Professor delivers lecture on fair division
Professor Alissa Crans from Loyola Marymount University gave the McDougal Lecture in Mathematics on Tuesday, Apr. 30, at 4:30 p.m. in Steitz Hall 102. The title of her presentation was “Frosting Fairness, Finally!” Crans is a big fan of cake and has wondered about the fair division of cake cutting. She started the lecture with…
Photographer delivers convocation on reshaping the Native American narrative
Members of Lawrence University Native Americans, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students and Matika Wilbur’s artistic team in front of the mural that the group created over the course of the week of Apr. 5 to Apr. 11. Matika Wilbur, a photographer and visual storyteller from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington, was the…
Lawrence International Cabaret celebrates art and culture
The Lawrence International (LI) annual Cabaret performance “An Odyssey of Cultures” was held in the Stansbury Theater last weekend. The two showings were held on Saturday, Apr. 6 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Apr. 7 at 3 p.m. Cabaret 2019 featured a celebration of dances, songs, arts and cultures from all over the world in…
World News
Compiled from various mainstream news outlets. Algeria According to a statement published last Tuesday by the state-run Algeria Press Service (APS), Algeria’s 82-year-old president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has resigned. “President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika has officially notified president of the Constitutional Council of his decision to end his term as President of the Republic,” said…