This past Monday, Jan. 18 marked the 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration hosted by Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities and Lawrence University. Angela Davis, a prominent civil rights activist and this year’s keynote speaker, addressed a completely full crowd in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. Since her rise to fame and infamy over 40 years…
“Day of Service speaks volumes:” Over 200 students volunteer on MLK Day
On Monday, Jan. 20 students participated in a range of volunteer activities for Lawrence University’s Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. There was a wide range of volunteer activities offered this year, with both on-campus and off-campus options. On-campus volunteering is a relatively new development for the Day of Service,…
LU hosts book discussion, ceremony in honor of MLK
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Volunteer and Community Service Center (VCSC) sponsored a discussion of the book “This I Believe,” a collection of personal essays on the topic of beliefs edited by Jay Allison, Dan Gediman, John Gregory and Viki Merrick. Students, faculty and staff talked about religious divides on campus, among other…
MLK celebration unites campus community in inspiration
Upon entering the Memorial Chapel on Monday, Jan. 20 to attend Margaret Rozga’s speech honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I was greeted by a smiling group of Girl Scouts, each eagerly handing me a program. I was confused, believing this was just an event for Lawrence students, but I took a program and made…
Talking about race: The dangerous H-word
A white woman writing an article about problematic discussions of race is problematic on its own terms. I am a part of the very problem I am condemning. Know that I do not believe this article absolves me of my part in the racist status quo. Nor is this article meant to demonize all white…