Swimming: Private College Championships
Over the weekend, our swim and dive team went to Kenosha to compete at Carthage College in the Private College Championships. “These championships are a really big deal,” coach Andrew Fleek said. “This meet is important for the team every year because of the quality of competition and the demanding event lineup which requires the…
Basketball falls to Lake Forest College
For the three! Photo by Victor Nguyen With the season ending in less than a month, both the Men’s and Women’s basketball teams are all expected to have positive results to finish the season strong. The Viking men are now 6-6 overall and 6-2 in the MWC (Midwest Conference), standing high at third place on…
College football ends: We’ve had a bowl
With more than 40 bowl games played in the last month, and the NFL entering the playoffs, there has been plenty of football to watch. The college season in particular ended in one of the more exciting ways possible. I will start by responding to my earlier claims. I had said before that the Big…
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin on College Affordability
On Wednesday, September 14, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) held a conference call with student staff members from college newspapers across the country. This was in order to discuss the current student loan debt crisis and spread awareness for Senate Bill 3681, also known as the In the…
Thoughts from a seventh year: The recession and its effect on campus
When I think of the events that will define people of college age, I think of Sept. 11, the election of Barack Obama and the Recession. There are, of course, numerous other events with varying degrees of national and international significance that have occurred in the 20 or so years of our lives, but those…
Creative studies classes fail to deliver jobs
The New York Times reported this week on the growing number of “Creative Studies” programs on college campuses in this country in an article called “Learning to Think Outside the Box” by Laura Pappano. This intrigued me because the word “creative” is thrown around so much—can you slap some puff paint on a poster? You’re…
Dear third week freshmen: Words of advice from a sophomore
Dear Lawrence Students, First week is over. Everyone’s had time to adjust to living on campus. It’s time to get educated about lesser known aspects of living at Lawrence. School is challenging, life is busy, but please, for the love of God, let’s all agree to do a few simple things to make life at…