There you are at the bakery, perusing those delicious dough rings that call to you like stroke-inducing sirens through the sneeze-resistant glass. They are beautiful, catching the light just so. You imagine slow dancing with them out to your car, carefully sneaking them past jealous receptionists at work and bursting into a loathsome and boring…
Fifty Shades of Capital: Crony capitalism
There are many facets of our social reality influenced by global capitalism; this series serves to highlight the ever-expanding market’s effect on our daily lives. From Bon-App to the environment, capitalism has generated numerous negative consequences around the world. The political landscape under capitalism is constantly changing and evolving. A hundred years ago, the United…
In praise of fugue writing
My Father was a man who had many regrets about his college career. But one thing he never regretted was majoring in the Great Books program. I think of this program as akin to four years of Freshman Studies, and even my dad loves to talk about how useless the classes have been in real…
Life at Lawrence: Here and back again
Alright everyone, if you can believe it, it is week nine already, and that means the term is coming to a close; the holidays are right around the corner, and so is five weeks of family time. For some, this is a heavenly relief, as our university is nothing if not exhausting, but for others,…
On the Cusp of Enlightenment: An Advice Column
Looking for answers? In need of advice from a Taurus-sun, Virgo-moon, Gemini-rising? Think you can stump me? Email Simone at simone.a.levy@lawrence.edu with your own questions and you just might be featured in next week’s column. Dear Simone, Have you ever had any really weird and long dreams that come out of nowhere? I have been…
Masking boredom
Have you ever sat down to write an essay or finally get that assignment done and really could not be bothered to do it with your full attention? Congratulations. You are a normal college student. We all generally accept that there will be classes that we just care less about than others. There will also…
On the Cusp of Enlightenment: An Advice Column
Looking for answers? In need of advice from a Taurus-sun, Virgo-moon, Gemini-rising? Think you can stump me? Email Simone at simone.a.levy@lawrence.edu with your own questions and you just might be featured in next week’s column. Dear Simone, Can you explain types of faults and boundaries, geologically speaking? Signed, Dave Matthews Dear Dave, I’ll do my…
What in the World: On naval debauchery
Sailors are a perfidious lot of rabble-rousers if ever there were any. Take four steps outside any naval base and you will find three establishments: strip clubs, strip bars and strip payday loan stores — I exaggerate only slightly. Two heavily mortgaged Ford Mustangs and a Harley will be hang-doggedly for sale in the parking…
Roomies ‘n ramen
I am a twin. Therefore, much of my childhood was spent always with my sister — in matching outfits, of course — and our constant proximity meant sharing a room too. We slept in a room half decorated with her Kim Possible posters and half smothered in my unicorn decorations. Although we had some arguments…
Life at Lawrence: A CA PSA for the MIA resident
After two years in the position, I am still a CA (formerly RLA) here at Lawrence, even in my senior year. Most of the time, rising seniors will choose to drop the position for the quad they planned for the past year, to make more time for their capstone or for some other valid reason,…