2008 Woodie Awards
This year, Lawrence University is universalizing the graduation requirements for its seniors though the Lawrence Experience. Every freshman this year is required to finish a final project that ties together the ideas they have studied throughout their undergraduate years.
What's scarier than realizing that one's collegiate career is drawing to an end? Starting senior year during one of the worst economic times in America's history. Most college graduates face a certain amount of uncertainty and with the economy in the shape that it is, those post graduation jitters are tenfold.
By now we've all heard that Lawrence is embarking on a two-year "theme year" focusing on the environment and sustainability. But did you know that the Fox Cities has been engaging in an effort to become a more eco-friendly community for the past two years? Neither did I, until this past summer.
Now that you don't live with your mom anymore, it's a great time to explore yourself, including unattractive facial hair options. The best thing to do is allow your beard to grow to such an extent that when you come home for Thanksgiving, it will be unclear whether you have been living in an unimproved cabin, or whether you have simply been away at college for a couple of months.
Since the selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate, the 2008 election has taken a turn for the worst. Although the beginning of this dirty politicking is disputable, the most obvious moment that began this new direction of low blows and distorted records was Sen.