As Lawrence’s Class of 2014 inches closer to graduation, there has been an increasing amount of chatter devoted to graduation speakers. And not just on campus—in May and June, our society’s culture is saturated with graduation speeches. We’re seeing posts about speeches on blogs and news sites, they’re popping up on YouTube and, in some…
What to know about net neutrality
Last week, two big events happened in the world of net neutrality. First, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to move forward to discuss new regulations that would govern the Internet as a utility. If that change occurs, people could be forced to purchase Internet plans according to how much they use the Internet and…
A tale of two countries: Ukraine and Venezuela in news media
In recent months, two similar crises have emerged in two different parts of the world. Both Ukraine and Venezuela have seen a sharp increase in protests and all that comes with such growth of social movements: governmental oppression of the protests, arrests and, in some cases, deaths. The two countries are separated by thousands of…
Affirmative action still matters
A couple of weeks ago, an anchor on Fox News said that “unfortunately for liberals,” racism is dead. This statement implies that the groups fighting for the affirmative action section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 were doing nothing more than looking for a good fight. Of course, it also implies that when the…
Is the U.S. government “Boston Strong?”
On Tuesday, April 15 in Boston, Vice President Joe Biden gave an inspiring (if occasionally poorly worded) speech to commemorate the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. Biden praised survivors and Bostonians, holding them up as an example of how Americans react to terrorism. He said, “They try to instill fear. That’s their objective, that’s…
Reality doesn’t come with trigger warnings: Should our classes?
Our generation is lucky. We live in a time in which, at least in intellectual environments such as Lawrence, people work to be as considerate and accepting of others as possible. Not that there is always agreement on what it means to be “considerate” and “accepting,” but Lawrentians and others make a solid effort to…
Inauguration ceremony includes diverse welcome for Burstein
Lawrence was witness to a historic event this past Saturday, Oct. 26 as Mark Burstein was inaugurated as the university’s sixteenth president. The audience at Memorial Chapel included current students, alumni, staff and community members, all of whom were ready to give a formal welcome to Burstein, who took office at the beginning of July.…
DFC panel covers hot issue of pro-choice people of faith
The Downer Feminist Council hosted a panel on being both pro-choice and a woman of faith this past Tuesday, Oct. 29. Students joined the panel to answer questions from a small crowd in the cinema of the Warch Campus Center. The panel was organized by senior Sophie Durbin, a member of the Downer Feminist Council.…
Humanitarian innovation in refugee camps examined in first Povolny Series lecture
The entrance of the private sector into the field of humanitarianism was explored during a lecture given on Tuesday, Oct. 1 by Alexander Betts, Ph.D., a lecturer in Refugees and Forced Migration for the Humanitarian Innovation Project at the University of Oxford. Dr. Betts’ lecture, titled “Humanitarian Innovation: Refugees, Technology and the Private Sector,” was…
Campus mourns the death of former President Rik Warch
Richard Warch, Lawrence’s 14th president, recently passed away after a long battle with cancer, leaving behind a distinguished legacy at the university. According to the official press release from Lawrence, Warch’s 25-year term as president made him the university’s second-longest serving president after Samuel Plantz, who served for 30 years. Over 20,000 of Lawrence’s living…
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