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Sarah Matthews·
Opinions & Editorials
·May 7, 2021

Repeat After Me: You deserve a break

I think it’s safe to say that everyone is feeling a little more than burnout this week. We’re just over halfway done with the term. The world is starting to feel warm and sunny again. We’re all itching to escape to the outside and run away from our priorities. I’m finding it hard to even wash my dishes at this point. Everything seems to take three times as long as it should.
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petunalina-bobards·
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·May 7, 2021

Regarding the loss of herd immunity

The opinions expressed in The Lawrentian are those of the students, faculty and community members who wrote them. The Lawrentian does not endorse any...
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anonymous·
Opinions & Editorials
·April 30, 2021

Being lonely at Lawrence and the weights of working

Out of all my terms at Lawrence, this spring term has truly been one of the worst (at least so far). So many factors can explain it...not having (great) friends, not having any work-life balance, being slightly depressed and binge-watching Survivor on Hulu, etc etc etc.
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Sarah Matthews·
Opinions & Editorials
·April 30, 2021

Repeat After Me: You’re good at what you do

I have never really thought of myself as a talented person. When people think of “talent,” they often equate it to fame. People will list figures like Einstein, The Beatles and Audrey Hepburn. Because of this skewed perspective of talent we have all come to adopt, I have forgotten to appreciate all that I can do.
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admin·
Opinions & Editorials
·April 30, 2021

Faculty Q&A – Tim Albright

I was walking around Times Square when my buddy, trombonist Alan Ferber called. He was stuck on a train and couldn’t make it to his show on time, and he asked if I could sub for him at the last minute. I quickly ran over to the theater for Catch Me If You Can, threw on Alan’s tuxedo (which was 5 sizes too big for me) and sight-read the entire 3 hour show. It was nerve wracking to say the least, but exhilarating too.
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Molly Ruffing·
Opinions & Editorials
·May 7, 2021

I’m not going to stop paying you

eading Luther Abel’s “What in the World” column last week, I had many thoughts — one of which I feel obligated to respond to as the current editor-in-chief of The Lawrentian. In the most recent edition of the column, Luther writes, “Most campus jobs exist only to exist. […] For that matter, Lawrentian staff don’t need to be paid. Campus jobs are created not because the roles are necessary, but because it’s included in financial aid packages as an offset for ludicrously high tuition.”
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admin·
Opinions & Editorials
·May 7, 2021

Faculty Q&A – Emily Bowles

Photo provided by Emily Bowles. Why work in higher education? (Anonymous)  When I was in graduate school, I was taking...
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villeriusm·
Opinions & Editorials
·April 30, 2021

Polarity^2: Chauvin and Chauvinism

The murder of George Floyd was just one instance in a string of many victims of police brutality. This one turned the eyes of many — more than ever before — to the U.S government as the time for change was overdue. It was a turning point in the history of our nation. As with many other major events, like the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, it gives us a chance to radically restructure fundamental parts of society, our government, and, in this case, our justice system.
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Luther Abel·
Opinions & Editorials
·April 30, 2021

What in the World: Fight for fifteen’s folly

The recent push on campus to make the minimum wage $15 is well-intentioned but misguided. It may not shock the good readers of The Lawrentian that I would be of this opinion, seeing as I’m purportedly a conservative shill for capitalism. This is undeniably true — the “I Heart the Koch Brothers” t-shirt in my dresser proves it — but I’m here to win hearts and minds for my corporate overlords, not rain on good-hearted folks’ parade. Thus, I’ll refrain from wailing,
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Luther Abel·
Opinions & Editorials
·April 23, 2021

What in the World: The Left’s infatuation with Harry Potter

The Progressive Left adores Harry Potter, analogizing nigh endlessly from the books and it is easy to see why. Open-carrying deadly weapons, a select subset of children attend a highly traditional and successful private school with barely a speck of government oversight. These lucky few inhabit an exceptional realm cut off from the rest of the world by a physical wall, lest those from the outside wish to share in the benefits of a magical society.
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