It’s 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, and I’m already out of bed with my two panyers stuffed with my camera, binoculars, shotgun mic...
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Dear Reader,
It has come to my attention that I have not actually introduced myself to the Lawrence comunity since taking on the role of editor-in-chief; I also recently realized that this was something that my predecessors did. So, my apologies for not writing this sooner!
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Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to an opinion piece written by Tim Moyer, “A Critique of the Hate-Speech Policy,” published by The Lawrentian on Jan.31, 2021. Many current students have expressed concern about the opinions voiced in the piece, and while I do not believe it is my place to comment on these opinions, there is a factual inaccuracy in the article...
The best cappuccino in the world, so far, is not the one I drank next to a group of Scottish...
In a world so devoid of hope, it’s important to recognize that working class people can still win. When you look at the state of global politics, it can be difficult seeing the far right come to power in places like Hungary, India and Brazil, while the alternative to fascism seems to be neoliberal politicians like Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron. But Latin America is beginning to resist the global lurch towards fascism and the status quo of neoliberalism. The period between 2000 and 2010 was known as the Pink Tide in Latin
At the beginning of the term, I submitted a letter outlining some of the goals I have as editor-in-chief and some of the changes that have been made within our organization. I’m back with an update!
Dear Editor,
We need to talk about Kimberly Barrett.
Due to her e-mail regarding radical respect, some of you have started to see Dr. Kimberly Barrett’s deep flaws as the Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion. Some of you are just starting to hear about her and her position.
Dear Editor,
I have spent this year at Lawrence fighting for academic disability accommodations. I need them due to a diagnosed mental health condition. I have had them since the fall of 2018. When the pandemic hit, and Lawrence switched to distance learning, the accommodations I needed changed. Interacting and communicating over Zoom is extremely difficult for me. I requested new, temporary accommodations to deal with this issue and was vehemently denied by the accommodations coordinator who told me that my accommodation request “was not a reasonable request.”