Social activism is a proactive attempt to right the societal wrongs of society through the centralization of marginalized voices through various liberation movements. Social justice work mirrors the myriad of political, economic, social and spiritual ideologies coalescing in various manifestations without one central school of thought dominating discourse. However, political liberalism has melted into social…
The Issue of Suitable Concert Attire
Watching the choirs perform might not have been as jarring for you as it was for me. During the first concert of the year, after performing with Viking Chorale, I asked myself a question: why is the concert attire in Cantala and Concert Choir split up by presented gender? And just like that, I could…
Lawrentian Gothic “The Great Escape”
Your craving for reasonably priced mac and cheese has become overwhelming and you’ve decided it’s time to take action. You know that Target is your best bet for some good, cheap food. It’s come to this — a trip off campus. You’ve heard the horrid tales of students struggling to escape the “Lawrence Bubble.” You…
Arianna Cohen leads the volleyball team to win
The Lawrence University Volleyball team took the long trip down to Illinois this past weekend for a pair of games against Monmouth College and Knox College. Coming off their win over Illinois College, the team hoped to build momentum and raise their conference standing. Both games went the distance of five-sets, making it an intense…
An Introduction into the Fast Lane
Formula One, or F1, are the fastest road racing cars in the world. The F1 season consists of 20 races called Grand Prix, meaning “grand prize” in French. The most well-known of these races is the Monaco Grand Prix. The races are held all around the world, ranging from the U.S, France, Spain, Russia, Australia…
The Lawrence Passion Project: Dalia Khattab
Senior biology, international relations and French major Dalia Khattab on the bridge in the Steitz Atrium. Photo by David Baldwin This column intends to find out what it means to be empathetic, strive for understanding and to document fulfillment in action by having conversations with students working on Senior Experience Projects at Lawrence on how…
The Tools We Refuse to Discuss
One weekend, a friend and I were bored, so we started browsing a site called Wish.com. We were looking at all the weird things that you could get when I suddenly mentioned dildos and our fates were sealed. Once you get to that point, there is no turning back. Especially after a reviewer stated that…
Today’s Hot Take: Boycotting the NFL
The question surrounding the NFL and the sports world since August 26, 2016, has been this: to kneel or not to kneel? If you were wondering, this has everything to do with the protesting of the national anthem by 49er’s player Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick’s reason for choosing to sit during the national anthem was to…
The Lawrence Passion Project: Kiera Jett
What does it mean to be engaged, to be empathetic and to strive for understanding at Lawrence University? What does fulfillment at Lawrence University look like, and more importantly, what does it look like in action? This column strives to ask these questions and search for answers by having conversations with seniors working on their…
Album Review: Kanye West’s “The Life of Pablo”
On Feb. 14, 2016, Kanye West released his seventh studio album. The Life of Pablo addresses the media’s perception of West and is an explanation of and response to West’s own actions. The result is a poetic mixture of remorse and blatant honesty. Since this album is a hard-to-tackle 20-track masterpiece, I’m going to begin…