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Rebecca Page-McCaw·
Opinions & Editorials
·February 25, 2022

The case for reading Perestroika in first year studies

Lawrence students love to do our little activisms about the First Year Studies curriculum. As well we should: if we’ve got to read these books, they ought to be good. As a noted First Year Studies enthusiast and two-time taker, I’ve got my complaints. Mostly I hold them lightly...
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Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)·
HighlightsOpinions & Editorials
·February 25, 2022

Student workers, administration and the right to a dignified wage

Are we not adults? Is it our fault as students that meritocracy finally worked and we were able to achieve merit-based scholarships? Is it our fault that our parents are not able to pay the exorbitant prices of higher education — especially at this institution — so we qualified...
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Jorja Springer·
Opinions & Editorials
·February 25, 2022

Breaking the cycle of binge shopping

If you’re anything like me, the winter term hits your mental health hard. Seasonal affective disorder has gripped Lawrence as evidenced by the light therapy lamps scattered across campus. And if you’re especially like me, the answer to this is clear: binge...
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Sarah Matthews·
Opinions & Editorials
·February 18, 2022

How to stop hating Sundays

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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Nathan Wall·
Opinions & Editorials
·February 11, 2022

An open letter to administration on COVID-19

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Nathan Wall·
Opinions & Editorials
·February 25, 2022

To beat COVID-19, vaccine apartheid must end

secret that those who live in richer countries have more access to resources than the global poor. Adequate food, clean water and shelter --as much as we struggle with supply in the United States, these basics are far less accessible ...
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Sarah Matthews·
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·February 25, 2022

Own your style, even if it isn’t in style

Recently, fast fashion has become even faster. With TikTok and Instagram shaping fashionable aesthetics left and right, trends are going in and out the door in a matter of days. On top of this, people really love giving their opinions about what fashion trends are current “bops” and which ones are now total...
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Jorja Springer·
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·February 18, 2022

I stood naked in Memorial Hall so you wouldn’t have to. This is what I learned.

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Nathan Wall·
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·February 18, 2022

Suburbs and cars or people and the planet: A mutually exclusive choice

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Jorja Springer·
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·February 11, 2022

A skirt doesn’t alter my identity

At the start of high school, I dressed in baggy clothes and clunky boots. My head was shaved. If it weren’t for my short stature, I might’ve easily been mistaken for a boy. I was actively creating distance between myself and my idea of femininity. Like many others, I associated my femininity with weakness and ignorance. I had grown to hate it over time, to hate the way it enabled people to view me and treat me. I did what I felt would protect me from those misconceptions. By presenting androgynously, I convinced myself that I would be perceived...
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