In the lecture, Aslett explained why countries don’t leave the Eurozone. Photo by Emily Midyette. On Wednesday, April 4, Kevin Aslett ‘13 gave a lecture titled “Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Why the Eurozone will Survive.” Aslett was visiting from the University of Washington, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in political…
Open Discussion on the Future of GLOW
From left to right: junior Daniel Thomas-Commins, freshman Evan Rosado and junior Ashley Lagrange discuss the implications of disbanning GLOW. Photo by Emily Midyette For many Lawrence students, having an LGBTQ+ organization on campus is very important because it provides a safe space as well as a voice for the queer community. So when…
Lawrence Students Prepare for Future in Business
For the first reading period of the school year, there were a plentiful of exciting trips, one of which was the Lawrence Scholars in Business (LSB) trip, made possible by Career Services and the Office of Alumni and Constituency Engagement (ACE). On Oct. 20 and 21, 26 students of various majors including economics, anthropology and…
Staff Editorial: American Sign Language at Lawrence
While Lawrence University offers a healthy variety of languages, we currently lack any curricular opportunities to learn American Sign Language (ASL). While ASL is not technically a foreign language, it remains unfamiliar to many Americans. Our society lacks the ability to communicate with the deaf community, which studies estimate includes over one million Americans. As…
Burstein gives public lecture, considers future of Lawrence
On Friday, Feb. 14, Lawrence University’s president Mark Burstein gave a speech that focused on the effects of three growing trends in higher education on Lawrence. The three topics Burstein discussed were the economy, massive open online courses (MOOCs) and the new college in Singapore, Yale-National University of Singapore (NUS). The economy has fostered an…