Throughout this week, BSU, BYN, PAO, LUNA and COLORES have been leading a variety of events to celebrate “Honoring Black History Week.” Here are a few of the highlights.
News
Goodbye, Burstein
Photo by Sebastian Evans The Lawrentian reflects on President Burstein’s years at Lawrence following the announcement of his end-of-the-year departure Is this something we can do? That’s the question Lawrence University President Mark Burstein remembers asking himself, as he sat in City Park with his husband, David Calle, and gazed at the president’s house during…
World News
Canary Islands A hotel in the Spanish Canary Islands has been locked down due to the coronavirus following the visit of an Italian doctor infected with the illness. Several hundred guests have been forbidden to leave. Italy has been hit the hardest by COVID-19 in Europe with 283 cases and seven deaths. However, globally there…
Features
LU Environmental Organization
Junior Lauren Kelly and senior Jim Yang Photo provided by Lauren Kelly The Lawrence University Environmental Organization was founded by current senior Jim Yang in fall 2018 and has had a relatively consistent small group of devoted students ever since. Junior Lauren Kelly joined during Spring Term 2019 and is now the co-president with Yang.…
Opinions and Editorials
What in the World: In defense of decaf coffee
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Arts & Entertainment
Album Review: Future Nostalgia
The year 2020 was a notable and arguably formative year for pop music, during which time we witnessed a popular revival of disco, glam rock and synth pop influences exemplified through recent releases by Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, Miley Cyrus and Rina Sawayama. Some of these throwback-inspired projects were more effective than others, which, in…
Sports
Last Week in Sports: The closing games of NCAA basketball
They say that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Such has been the case with this season of men’s NCAA basketball. Since my last coverage of men’s basketball several weeks ago, several teams that were in the top 10 have since dropped out of the top, while the two top teams…
This Week in Sports History: Ali takes first heavyweight belt from Sonny Liston
Unusual Sports: The medeival art of Fierljeppen
This Week in Sports History: Revisiting Jordan’s upbringing on his birthday
Unusual Sports: Below-thebelt battle in toe-wrestling
Last Week In Sports: Kamaru Usman defends title a third time
Online Exclusive
LU gets stoned
In 1895, a Lawrence University geology class took a field trip to Mosquito Hill outside of New London, Wisconsin. According to the legend, A. Arthur Bennett ‘95 and his classmates found a large boulder on the side of the road and decided to bring it back to campus. The students secured the use of a…