Photos by Sarah Navy. On Monday, Jan. 20, members of the Lawrence community engaged in a variety of service opportunities for the 17th Annual Lawrence University Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Although this day was not recognized as a day of service at Lawrence until 2003, Congress designated…
Panhellenic Council hosts primary recruitment
Freshman Alex Freeman playing Jenga at a sorority informational session held in the Steitz Atrium. Photo by Larissa Davis. During this past week, many female students have been participating in Primary Recruitment with the intent to join one of Lawrence’s three Panhellenic sororities. The process began on Sunday, Jan. 12, and will conclude today, Friday,…
PAW hosts Puppies and Pizza to educate about service dogs
Fifth-year Alex Quinn petting service dog in-training Willard. In order to educate Lawrence students about service dogs, members of People for Animal Welfare (PAW) hosted an event called “Puppies and Pizza!” in the Diversity Center at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Students were encouraged to attend with free food from Sal’s Pizza as well…
Students put on annual “Rocky Horror” shadowcast
Photo by Caroline Garrow. In the Warch Campus Center cinema early Saturday morning and late Saturday night, Nov. 2, Lawrence University screened and put on a production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in a wild and rambunctious night. For those uninformed, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” or “Rocky,” is a movie that came out…
Photo Feature: BSU Roller Skating
Photos by Sarah Navy. On Friday, Oct. 25, Lawrence’s Black Student Union (BSU) relieved some of their sixth-week stress and went roller skating!
President of Microsoft returns to Appleton to deliver talk
Photo by Taylor Blackson. On Friday, Oct. 18, Microsoft President Brad Smith returned to his hometown of Appleton to deliver a talk on his book “Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age.” The event took place in Stansbury Theatre but was open to the public. The first half was formatted…
LUNA hosts Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration
Lawrence’s fourth annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration was hosted by the Lawrence University Native American Organization (LUNA) in the Somerset Room on Oct. 14. The event aimed both to celebrate Indigenous cultures in the Americas and to educate attendees on the troubles facing various Native American groups, according to LUNA President sophomore Taneya Garcia, a…
Appleton recognizes National Coming Out Day
McFleshman’s Brewing Company, a brewery opened recently by Lawrence University Associate Professor of Chemistry Allison Fleshman and her husband, was one of the restaurants that supported Appleton’s National Coming Out Day. Photo by Allegra Taylor. In order to celebrate coming out and to raise awareness for the LGBTQ+ community and the civil rights movement, cities…
Wellness Services provides free access to self-care app
Photo by Alex Dahl. In an effort to further support Lawrentians, Wellness Services is promoting a mobile care app named Sanvello, which is being offered to all students for no cost. According to the Lawrence University Wellness Services’ website, Sanvello is designed to “relieve the symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression.” Associate Dean of…
President Burstein confronts climate crisis in convocation
The topic of President Burstein’s Convocation was climate change. Photo by Sarah Navy. On Thursday, Sep. 19, President Mark Burstein opened this year’s convocation series with a talk entitled “Is our Future Too Hot to Handle?” He began with a discussion of the situation in the Amazon Rainforest and how hundreds of thousands of acres…