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lauren-kelly·
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·September 24, 2021

Studying Abroad in a Pandemic: Thoughts a year later

I moved into the dorms this year knowing that on that same day in 2020, I was moving to Oxford, England to study at Oxford. I can’t believe it has been a year. I have so many feelings about that, and as many more students are able to study abroad now (rather than just two students in fall 2020), I wanted to reflect.  
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Sarah Matthews·
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·September 24, 2021

Emma Chamberlain is my best friend

my best friend. In fact, I’m probably not her number one fan, even though I do consistently watch her videos and listen to her podcast. And, in all honesty...
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wallna·
Opinions & Editorials
·October 1, 2021

If democrats believe in science, they must stop Line 3

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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bethildia-bartholomia·
Opinions & Editorials
·October 1, 2021

Anti-abortion has no place on campus

When my little brother was 17, he learned how to skateboard for the first time. He got his first job and he saved up for his first car. He fell in love with mechanics, and he found the technical school of his dreams. These, however, weren’t all of the firsts that happened in his last year of childhood. When my little brother was 17, he also found out he was becoming a father.
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Molly Ruffing·
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·October 8, 2021

The reason for my capstone tears

If you’ve read essentially anything I’ve written for The Lawrentian in the past year or so, you probably know that I’m a proud first-generation college student. You might even be sick of hearing about it— if so, good. We don’t talk about the experiences of first-generation college students enough; pretending we don’t exist does not minimize the experiences we...
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villeriusm·
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·September 24, 2021

Humble Tea: Chiseling words from feelings

I am a big fan of the written word. To me, the processes of writing and reading are some of the best ways to know what you think and think what you know. Like all of us, I have a lot of gut feelings as I experience life going by from day to day. My inner petulant child is always looking at these gut feelings and asking “why why why?.” Why do I feel this way? Why must I feel this way? Why should I feel this way? Sometimes, the answer to these questions is not obvious, sometimes to a painful extent.
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Sarah Matthews·
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·October 1, 2021

You have always been whole

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villeriusm·
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·October 1, 2021

Humble Tea: The determinist argument for humility

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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Sarah Matthews·
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·October 8, 2021

Let’s talk about acne

My first year of college I would wake up extra early every morning and cover my face in makeup. Every pore I had would be coated in foundation and patted dry with powder. I didn’t do this because I wanted to, but because I felt like I had to.
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Luther Abel·
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·October 8, 2021

The necessity of party-poopery

It’s easy to find things to critique about the two-party system in these United States. From “being out of touch with the electorate” to “enriching themselves with a false dichotomy,” there are all sorts of ways one can credibly squint angrily at the political...
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