By Marcus Campbell Over the summer, Lawrence University wrote and implemented a newly updated sexual assault and harassment policy, and President Burstein approved the new policy shortly before the beginning of this school year. Changes were also made to campus resources, such as SHARE [Sexual Harassment and Assault Resources and Education], formerly known as SHARB…
Appleton proposes new parking regulations
By Marcus Campbell Over the past three months, the City of Appleton has begun to express interest in making significant changes to parking policies, ordinances and infrastructure throughout the downtown Appleton area. While the proposals are still in an early phase, students and faculty have voiced concern over the potential impact on student parking. On…
“Dating Doctor” offers relationship wisdom
By Marcus Campbell On Monday, April 27, the Lawrence University chapter of Mortar Board hosted a program by nationally known speaker David Coleman in the Warch Campus Center cinema. Known as “The Dating Doctor,” Coleman is often compared to Will Smith’s character in the movie “Hitch”. The movie stars Will Smith as Hitch, a dating…
Mercy Project explores jazz
By Marcus Campbell On Friday, April 17, Lawrence University’s Performing Arts at Lawrence jazz series continued with a performance by Jon Cowherd and his Mercy Project. The Performing Arts at Lawrence jazz series is a program featuring jazz musicians from around the nation performing on campus for both the campus community and the greater Fox…
re:generation gallery opens
By Marcus Campbell On Friday, April 10, Young Space held a reception to celebrate the opening of its new pop-up art gallery, re:generation, which features work from young artists throughout the state of Wisconsin. The gallery is housed in a vacant storefront on College Avenue that was formerly the location of Tastee Bakery. It is…
Gallery pays tribute to late professor
By Marcus Campbell On Friday, April 3, the Wriston Art Center held an evening reception celebrating the opening of three new exhibits. The event was open to the public, and was attended by many Lawrence alumni from the Fox Cities. This being my first evening event in Wriston, I was curious as to what the…
Visiting magician wows
By Marcus Campbell On Saturday, Oct. 11, Campus Life treated the Lawrence University community to a magic show by nationally renowned magician Daniel Martin. Martin’s website describes his performances as “a high-energy blend of Insane Magic and Sarcastic Improv.” A Chicago native, Martin was recently awarded “Best Live Performer” and has been featured on NBC,…
Selwyn Birchwood performs for Black Affinity Reunion
By Marcus Campbell On Saturday, Sept. 27, I had the opportunity to see a performance by blues artist Selwyn Birchwood and his band at Lawrence as part of the Black Affinity Reunion. Birchwood is a very accomplished blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter hailing from Tampa, Fla. As a young musician, his style is quite unique,…