Fariba and Luther welcome Lawrentian editors and heroes of the common folk Max and Peter to the show. The four discuss what is going on in Illinois, Wisconsin’s adequate southern neighbor. Thank you to Extra Pulp for sharing their song “Odd & Even” with us! More of their music can be found on Spotify or…
First Fabulous Guest – The Lawrentian Podcast
This week Luther and Fariba welcome the incomparable Molly Ruffing ’22 to the podcast. We discuss paper production, pestilence, and pedantry. Thank you to Caro Granner, Clover Austin-Muehleck, Yidi Zhang, Xiaoya Gao, and Moreau Halliburton for sharing their music with us! Find the podcast on Spotify or the Apple Podcast app. Music: “Sweet Girl” by…
Warming Up – The Lawrentian Podcast
The podcast is back with another episode! Find it on Spotify or the Apple Podcast app. In this episode, Fariba and Luther discuss Title IX changes, Lawrence’s Fall Term options, and the dearth of Nintendo Switches available for purchase. Thank you to Matt Rynkiewicz for sharing his music with us! Listen to Matt’s song, entitled…
Welcome, All – The Lawrentian Podcast
The show must go on! When campus closed and the newspaper shuttered, a few hardy student writers overcame a pandemic to provide the very best in Lawrence University opinion, news, and twaddle. Listen to the first episode where Luther and Fariba introduce the podcast and themselves to the listeners. Beaches, economists, and plague are discussed…
What in the World: Honor the conscientious objector
Honor. Definition: high respect; great esteem. A conscientious objector is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as a “person who for reasons of conscience, objects to complying with a particular requirement, especially serving in the armed forces.” I am of the opinion that these folks are given short shrift and even shamed for taking this route…
What in the World: Campus jobs are a crock
Go forth young person and think not of campus employment. We are living in a community rife with low-skill opportunities that pay significantly better than whatever job you may have on campus. A cursory glance through LinkedIn’s job openings shows a cornucopia of employment options. Forklift operator, urinalysis observer — a job I have personally…
What in the World: The joy of driving a beater
I adore beat-up, used-up cars. Ask anyone who knows me and they will likely be able to muster a memory of a time where they found me on my phone lusting after the image of a dented Volvo 850 or rusty Toyota Camry. I cannot help myself: there is something about these mangled machines to…
What in the World: Democrats faceplant
You have probably seen the clip on YouTube. Jeff Daniels playing a news anchor on a political discussion panel in the HBO drama “Newsroom” is asked, “What makes America the greatest country in the world?” He saucily replies, “It isn’t.” Everyone gasps and looks flabbergasted. Sensing an opportunity to roast anyone and everyone, he proceeds…
What in the World: Climate proselytization
The world is warming over time. A majority of scientists think this will likely cause widespread destruction. Climate data appears to indicate this phenomenon is at least somewhat impacted by the actions — and inactions — of man. However, some folks just do not seem to care, or call climate change a hoax. What does…
What in the World: Polemics and public art
I recently read an article in the “Appleton Post Crescent” detailing the removal of a piece of art from the public property near Lawrence. Public art to be removed? How dare they! I had no idea who “they” were, but my liberal arts inclined brain was absolutely incensed at such desecration of high art and…
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