The new student organization All is One! Empowering Women of Color held their welcoming meeting and informational session on the evening of Sunday, May 5. Forming a large circle on the main floor of the Diversity Center, students gathered to ask questions and discuss events they would like to hold in the future. They also…
Events discuss dark topic of sexual violence to inspire preventative action
In the United States, one in four women are victims of abusive relationships, occurring disproportionally to women ages 16-24. At Lawrence University, that age and gender bracket includes a little over fifty percent of the student population. Some students knew they had to do something to bring attention to this issue at Lawrence. “Since Lawrence…
BSU skin whitening panel highlights negative effects
On the sunny Saturday of April 27 at 6 p.m., students sat in the cinema for almost three hours to learn and discuss the topic of skin whitening and its ethnic effects. Sponsored by BSU and spearheaded by anthropology major and senior Tonya St. Julien, the event began with a lecture based off her senior…
Spoken word poet Andrea Gibson discusses gender and sexuality
Renowned slam poet Andrea Gibson gave an intense performance discussing and urging her audience to action on the topics of gender, sexuality, love and war at Lawrence’s Warch Campus Center this past Wednesday, April 10. Gibson performed to a room brimming over with students and community members, many of whom had recently seen Gibson perform…
Tai Chi offers new avenue for mental wellness and balance
Tuesday, April 9 marked the first day that Tai Chi was offered at Lawrence by the Wellness Center. The class was taught by Fox Cities resident Justin Berens who has 10 years of experience with Tai Chi. The class was offered from 7 to 7:55 p.m. in the Hurvis room of the Warch Campus Center.…
Senior Daniel Miller receives Watson for electronic composition
Senior Daniel Miller received the Watson Fellowship of $25,000 to pursue his passion of “Experiencing Nature through Computer Music” on an international level. Beginning in August of this year, Miller will go abroad for an entire year solely to study this interest. Miller’s proposal was selected from 148 finalists from 40 universities involved with the…
The Artist Spotlight: Chris Misch-Bloxdorf
Some say that the musician speaks through their instrument. If that is the case, then Chris Misch-Bloxdorf, a senior trombone performance major with a jazz emphasis, has a lot to say on his senior recital. Only ten minutes of Bloxdorf’s recital will contain classical repertoire. Interestingly enough, neither of the pieces were written for trombone.…
Lawrence University students connect with youth of Sierra Leone
Lawrence welcomed alumna Samantha Maligi ’08 to the cinema Saturday, Feb. 23 to speak at the Sierra Leone Women’s Education event about the importance of education in Sierra Leone. In addition to Maligi speaking, attendees watched 20 minutes of the film “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”, the rest of which…
Men’s tennis rebounds with upset of UW Eau-Claire
The Lawrence University men’s tennis team had a weekend of ups and downs, hosting two nonconference teams on two consecutive days at the Fox Valley Racquet Club. The Vikings emerged with a record of 3-2 after falling to UW-La Crosse (5-4) on Friday, Feb. 22 and defeating UW-Eau Claire (4-4) on Saturday Feb. 23. Despite…
Senior Project: Cawley and Stein’s “The Dumb Waiter”
On the weekend of the 25th in the Underground Theater, Lawrence students Matt Cawley and Steven Stein thrice performed Harold Pinter’s one-act play “The Dumb Waiter” for their senior project. “After considering many possibilities, I settled on Harold Pinter because of his unique style,” explained Cawley. “Pinter is characterized by long pauses, awkward moments and an…