Junior Bernard Lilly, junior Malik Graham, freshman De Andre King, freshman Brandon Polanco and junior Alonzo Jackson serenade the audience at the Cultural Expressions show on Saturday, Feb. 2. Photo by Billy Liu Feb. 19–24 marked the first People of Color Empowerment Week in two years, led by senior Tatiyana Jenkins, co-chair of All…
“It’s On Us” week aims to end sexual assault
Senior Brenna Ori and junior Eryn Blagg educate Lawrentians on consent during lunch. Photo by Emily Midyette This week marked the Sexual Harassment and Assault Resources and Education (SHARE) committee’s “It’s On Us” campaign. Started by the Obama administration in 2014, the campaign asks people to pledge that they will no longer be a…
Great Midwest Trivia Contest stumps players on and off campus
“The Solar-Powered Nips (#thehardeningofthenip)” struggles to find the answer to the super garuda in Trivia’s final hour. Photo by Luke Payne “Boy, Photoshop skills are really not all you need,” began junior and member of team “Homemaker, wife and mother to 3 beautiful children” Molly Froman. Froman spent the weekend of Jan. 27–29 participating…
BOMB Squad makes chemistry a blast at local elementary school
Junior Cheyenne Beckelman, sophomore Erica Craddock and freshman Max Muter pose with students of Sunrise School in Kimberly after the BOMB Squad presentation. Photo courtesy of BOMB Squad Friday, Jan. 20 marked an important day in history as Lawrence’s very own BOMB Squad performed their largest show to date. The student-run organization traveled to…
Standing Rock Student Activism On Campus
Since April and through the beginning of December 2016, thousands of indigenous people protested in North Dakota against the access pipeline that was going to cross sacred burial grounds and the main water source for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The pipeline is meant to increase domestic crude oil production in the United States, while…
Ethnic Dinner aims to celebrate
Sunday, Oct. 16, marked Lawrence International’s (LI) annual Ethnic Dinner. LI invited Lawrence students, faculty, staff and friendship families to attend the event. “We try to celebrate a part of the world through the ethnic dinners,” said junior and LI president Tamanna Akram, explaining the goals of the event. “Every year, we have a different…
A Positive Change for Ecuador
Sophomore Daniel Vaca fundraises for Ecuador earthquake relief last spring. Recently, Vaca learned of the exact impact his efforts had. Photos courtesy of Daniel Vaca Last spring, now-sophomore Daniel Vaca Arboleda organized a term-long fundraiser for the victims of the earthquake that struck Ecuador earlier this year. This natural disaster occurred in April on the…
Commons new closing hour tough on athletes
This term, Bon Appétit changed their dinner closing time from 8 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Greg Griffin, director of the Warch Campus Center, stressed that the decision was based on how the crowd dies down after a certain time. “Last spring we looked at how many people were entering Andrew Commons between 7:45 and 8…
Diversity Dinners challenge student perspectives
Diversity Dinners began to raise awareness around relevant issues on campus. Previously, the Diversity Center would reach out to certain groups on campus, but currently they are open to every student group on campus. Program Coordinator for the Diversity Center Corey Torres began and now spearheads the dinners along with two students, some of whom…
Cultural Expressions Show celebrates diversity through performance
Saturday, Feb. 27, marked Black Student Union’s (BSU) second annual Cultural Expressions show. The event aimed to showcase the talent of students of color through various performances, which included dance, spoken word and song. This year was sophomore Mauranda Owens’ second time singing in the show. “I love Black culture, and BSU are my family—it…