The Lawrentian

2011-2012 academic calendar reflects ongoing debate

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The 2011-2012 academic calendar was approved on Friday, May 21 at the most recent faculty meeting. 2011-2012 will be the third consecutive academic year with the modified structure that includes a six-week winter break, and potentially the last. This calendar is part of a series of changes mandated in 2009 by the Board of Trustees in reaction to the financial instability of 2008.

Senator Hartwell delivers convocation

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

To celebrate the academic and extracurricular honors earned by students, professors and student organizations during the 2009-2010 year, the Honors Convocation was held Thursday, May 20 at 11:10 a.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.
Organist Susanna Valleau played a Bach and Mendelssohn prelude, and the procession commenced with the sound of David Johnson's "Trumpet Tune in D Major," played by Daniel O'Connor on the Chapel Organ.

S/U option removed from some introductory classes

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Next school year, Lawrence students will no longer be able to choose the S/U option for certain introductory level courses. Last February, the Committee on Instruction approved department requests to remove the S/U option from certain department's courses.

Lawrence students honored with scholarships for international work, study

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The 2009-10 academic year at Lawrence is almost over, but students continue to receive honors and accomplish academic achievements. This week Lawrence announced that four students were awarded Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships, one alumna was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, and one senior student was granted a U.

Julia Stringfellow leaves position as University Archivist

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

University Archivist and Reference Librarian Julia Stringfellow will be leaving Lawrence this June to begin her new position as an archivist at Boise State University in Idaho. Stringfellow was the first professionally trained archivist Lawrence hired by Lawrence, and since she started in 2005, she has widely expanded the role of the archives, continually emphasizing the importance of Lawrence's history through projects, exhibits and presentations.

The secret lives of our profs

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Young: Tell me about your background and how you came to Lawrence.

Metralsky: I'm originally from Brooklyn, New York. I lived my younger life in Westbury, East Meadow Long Island. When I started going to college I had an interesting experience. I went to the University of California, Berkeley.

Across the pond

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

While brainstorming about this article I realized that most of my meaningful experiences here across the pond are characterized by the people I am with or the people I meet, and it is really these encounters that I should talk about.
So far, I haven't met many British people in London, which surprised me at first.

Lawrence University Cricket Organization ready for second year

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

It's an inescapable fact of living in America: everyone has heard of cricket, but no one -- besides those who play for our apparently existent national team -- knows how to play it. The complexity of the rules, the bizarre scoring system, and the enormous shin-pads give the game an air of mystery and intrigue that few of us are able to get past.

The Watson Diaries

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Pretend you're a character from Lost. You're about to be stranded on a strange island with strange rules for one year--up to six if the writers like you. You can take one thing from your "magic box of anything." This will be the only thing you have for a year to keep you busy, happy, alive, and sane.

From our kitchen to yours

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Rhubarb is so delicious! Aside from asparagus, rhubarb may be my favorite of the produce that spring has to offer. I love the tangy sweetness that is so unique to this vegetable masquerading as a fruit. This is a traditional, German recipe. The cake batter is called a "Rührteig," and forms the base for a number of different cake recipes.

Melee Dance Troupe puts on "Tenacious" final show

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Very few things have the ability to brighten one's day like dancing. And if you can't dance, the next best thing is watching people that can, which is exactly what I did last Sunday afternoon at Mêlée Dance Troupe's spring show, "Tenacious D(ance)."
Mêlée Dance Troupe is a student organization that puts on a show every spring.

"Murder in Green Meadows" prepares for a thrilling opening weekend

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

"The [End] of Something": Voxtrot stops by Lawrence on farewell tour

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Editor's note: I play drums in the band that opened for Voxtrot, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to write about one of my favorite bands, so Ana Kennedy worked with me on this piece. Saying goodbye is never easy. If I ever doubted that, cliché, Austin, Texas-based indie-pop quintet Voxtrot reminded me of its truth at their concert in the Esch Studio last Saturday night, May 22.

Jazz bands feature seniors at lively final concert

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Lawrence University jazz bands put together a crowd-pleasing show last Friday in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.
The Lawrence University Jazz Band opened their set with "Fly By Romance," a straight-ahead swing arrangement of a Rodgers and Hart tune. While the horns played energetically, the melodic lines lacked clarity at times and the band's sound was muddled in the most complicated sections.

TV is the answer

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Artist Spotlight

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Correction

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

In "Inspector Owl brings danceable, nostalgic pop to LU-Aroo," printed in the May 21 edition of The Lawrentian, it was reported that LU-Aroo was a fully SOUP-sponsored event. Peter Mohr '12 actually organized the event and received the necessary funding from LUCC.

Staff Editorial

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This year has seen substantial changes: the introduction of the Warch Campus Center, revisions to the academic calendar, changes to the campus landscape, a new freshman class and an ever increasing number of prospective students. These changes have elicited a wide range of responses from members of the Lawrence community.

Famous last words

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

So this is my last column. Yes, all good things must come to an end -- maybe even one day, "Party in the U.S.A." will lose its shine... maybe. For my last column, I was thinking about just writing in my typical style, maybe writing one of the few column ideas that I unfortunately didn't get around to -- namely "I think Charles Barkley is my biological father" and "I'm way hotter than Jake Frederick," but, alas, time is a tricky thing.

Reading Rights

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Read a book this summer. This may seem like a pretty obvious statement coming from me, or at the very least, it has been on my mind as I've written each of these columns. But I've spent a lot of time focusing on things that are more ethereal -- in other words things that don't really seem to matter.

Ask a fifth year

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Dear Drew, It's the last Lawrentian of the term -- any parting advice for us underclassmen? --A Freshman Farewell Wow. It's hard to believe it's almost over. I have so many opinions about how everyone should behave to make my time here more tolerable, but aside from keeping it down when I'm trying to study, or writing my column -- cough cough, everyone in the computer lab -- none of it really matters, as I'll no longer be around to enjoy the benefits.

Letter to the Editor

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

There is a problem here at Lawrence. I like to call it "creeping apathy," because, like creeping vines, it is very pervasive. People tend to ignore it, because it's daunting to overcome. But the attitudes it shapes work their way into our communal culture: Deference to authority.

Letters to the Editor

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Early last week, many students across campus were saddened to learn that Emily Bowles will no longer be teaching at Lawrence after this year. For the past four years, Emily has taught courses in the Gender Studies Program and the English Department, as well as Freshmen Studies.

Changes brewing across the river: New athletic director brings the magic

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Coach Mike Szkodzinski took over as athletic director for the Lawrence University athletic department last fall after a brief dual interim appointment the year before. It may have been a surprise appointment to some -- given his youth and seeming lack of experience -- but after his first year he has proved himself to be the right man for the job.

Rambling off the roof

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Well, all good things must come to an end, right? Seeing that this is my last column, it seems like time to submit a farewell address. Well, maybe not so much an address as more of a virtuoso performance that will make everyone to remember me forever.
That would seem like a good idea, but I'd rather write that on my deathbed.

Senior athletes of the week

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

I asked each of these senior athletes what have been some of their favorite memories from their athletic experiences at Lawrence, what they will miss most about Lawrence and also what their plans are for after graduation.

TJ Frett - Men's Soccer -
-Halloween parties at Babos (Elliot Spruell's)
-Road trips
-Card games such as KILLER
-Bjorkland Inn, playing mafia and building bon fires
-My first collegiate goal my freshman year
-Playing all the different positions except goal keeper
-Carlson giving the people's elbow to an opponent
I will miss the competitive aspect of playing collegiate sports.

What are you listening to?

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT