Every October 11, National Coming Out Day, and every June, Pride Month, the rainbow flags come out. While I’m certainly not against...
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This is the final edition of The Lawrentian for this publishing cycle, meaning it’s time for us to say some...
Being a part of SAASHA (Student Alliance Against Sexual Harassment and Assault) during my time at Lawrence, I have learned so much about safety and consent here on our campus. I have found spaces in which our conversations surrounding autonomy thrive and others in which they do not. I have talked about and listened to kink workshops, healthy relationship guidelines and even understood more about polyamory.
Whether you know what the definition of doomscrolling is or not, you have probably fallen victim to it at some point. Doomscrolling is the act of getting sucked into a screen and consuming nothing but negative news for an extended period of time. It is a coping mechanism that happens when we find out something bad is happening or experience anxiety about a recurrent national or international problem. To try and feel control over the situation we take in as much information as possible, even if this approach has detrimental effects on our mental health.
Lawrence students love to do our little activisms about the First Year Studies curriculum. As well we should: if we’ve got to read these books, they ought to be good. As a noted First Year Studies enthusiast and two-time taker, I’ve got my complaints. Mostly I hold them lightly...
Dear Reader, Oh, what a ride it has been! This edition marks my last as Editor-in-Chief of The Lawrentian. Many...
Dear Reader, At the beginning of the term, I introduced myself as opinion and editorials editor by instructing readers...
I’m not an especially sentimental person when it comes to things ending. When I graduated high school, I didn’t really feel that sad. While I was leaving people behind, I knew I was going to be okay. The world keeps going, y’know? So, I didn’t think about goodbyes too much. That is, until I met Molly and Nora.
In a world so devoid of hope, it’s important to recognize that working class people can still win. When you look at the state of global politics, it can be difficult seeing the far right come to power in places like Hungary, India and Brazil, while the alternative to fascism seems to be neoliberal politicians like Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron. But Latin America is beginning to resist the global lurch towards fascism and the status quo of neoliberalism. The period between 2000 and 2010 was known as the Pink Tide in Latin
secret that those who live in richer countries have more access to resources than the global poor. Adequate food, clean water and shelter --as much as we struggle with supply in the United States, these basics are far less accessible ...