Photo by Georgia Greenberg. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the American Civil Liberties Union visited campus to give a presentation to educate Lawrentians on their rights when stopped by police, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the media. More info can be found at: www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/
Lawrentians hold Climate Action Festival
One booth had information on voter registration to encourage participation in upcoming elections. Photos by Allegra C. Taylor. On Friday, Feb. 7, Lawrence’s first Climate Action Festival was held in the Somerset Room of the Warch Campus Center. The event featured tables with information on climate change and concrete action that regular people can take…
Winter Carnival concludes with annual President’s Ball
Photos by Sarah Navy. In keeping with traditions, many Lawrentians participated in the Winter Carnival this year. The Student Organization for University Programming (SOUP), in conjunction with a few other organizations, sponsored a week’s worth of activities from Monday, Jan. 27, to Sunday, Feb. 2. Beginning on Monday, students could participate in a scavenger hunt…
Great Midwest Trivia Contest LV makes waves on campus
The promotional photos for trivia this year featured a post-apocalyptic theme. Photo by Juan Felipe Ayala. This year marked the 55th year of the Annual Great Midwest Trivia Contest at Lawrence University. Fifty consecutive hours of trivia began at 10:00:37 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, with President Mark Burstein reading the first question. The contest…
Community celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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…