This special edition of The Ariel was brought to you by the staff of The Lawrentian and members of the Lawrence University Community Council. For Mark Burstein, as he embarks upon his next adventure. Thank you for your leadership and your light. The Ariel 2013-2021 by The Lawrentian or follow this link to read it: https://www.scribd.com/document/513853889/The-Ariel-2013-2021
Faculty Q&A – Stefan Debbert
Photo provided by Office of Communications. How are you so chill??? — Anonymous This is kind of you to say but demonstrably false. I am by nature kind of a “try-hard,” according to local teens who live in my house. But whatever: this should not be a pejorative! It is 2021, we are all of…
Saying goodbye to our Op-Ed editor, Lauren
This edition of The Lawrentian is the last for the 2020-21 school year and, with that, there is inevitable change. We wanted to provide Lauren Kelly, the outgoing Opinions & Editorials editor with the chance to say goodbye, and we also wanted to use this space to thank her for all the work she has…
Special Edition of Faculty Q&A — Kevin Goggins
Kevin Goggins posing for a portrait in his Lawrence University Security Guard Jacket. Photo by Larissa Davis. Taken in April 2017. Do you have a favorite building? — Anonymous A favorite building I honestly could not select just one. Possibly Main Hall — so much history is in that building. Walking in it, the feeling…
THIS WEEK IN PHOTOS: Family Cookout
Attendees approach the table where the cookout’s food is being served. Photo by Alana Melvin. The Black Student Union (BSU) and Committee on Diversity Affairs (CODA) collaborated to host an end-of-the-year cookout on May 22. The event featured food, music and games held on the Quad.
THIS WEEK IN PHOTOS: Mark Burstein’s Last Lap
Junior Adwjedmaa Ali leads the parade alongside Burstein, turning the corner in front of the Seeley G. Mudd Library. Ali also led the initial group of students to Burstein’s home. Photo by Alana Melvin.
Faculty Q&A – Steven Wulf
Photo provided by Steven Wulf. People ask me a lot of philosophical questions, ranging from “what the hell are you doing parked on my lawn?” to “why would someone your age need a bib here at Applebees?” Here are some recent favorites posed by students. Which author do you think makes the most plausible case…
Faculty Q&A – Abhishek Chakraborty
Photo provided by Abhishek Chakraborty. What is your favorite class to teach? — Maggie Bice ‘22 Thanks for your question, Maggie. I hope you’re doing well. My favorite classes would be the ones where I can teach theory and show their applications using a programming software/app. In a nutshell, courses which involve data analysis. I…
THIS WEEK IN PHOTOS: Butterfly Candle Vigil
In the candle lighting section of the vigil, five students gather in a circle to put their lights together. According to a post from Alianza’s Instagram account, the vigil aimed to “create a space to express, free, and cope with the pain and emotions.” Photo by Sarah Navy. Alianza, AIO, D&IC and PAO collaborated to…
Faculty Q&A – Emily Bowles
Photo provided by Emily Bowles. Why work in higher education? (Anonymous) When I was in graduate school, I was taking a seminar on politics and the female author, and at one point during the semester, we talked about how all of us struggled to reconcile our advocacy or activism with our intellectual work. At Lawrence,…