On Saturday, Feb. 23, Amos Egleston performed his junior recital with the help of some other talented performers. He performed six pieces in a 45-minute exhibition. The first piece was “The Four Corners” by Devin Drobka played by Egleston on trumpet with assistance from sophomore Ali Remondini on double bass. This was a pensive tune…
L.A. band performs for POC Empowerment Week
Sin Color performing to a packed crowd in Mead Witter. Photo by Taylor Blackson. On Thursday, Feb. 21, Alianza, a student organization that brings awareness to social and political issues facing Latinx students, hosted L.A.-based band Sin Color in Warch Campus Center in celebration of People of Color Empowerment Week. Sin Color’s lead singer, Crisia…
Why You Should Try Collaging
Have you ever made a collage? Collaging is a fun and enriching experience and it is easy to get started. I think that collaging is useful for confronting anxiety about the sheer amount of stuff we encounter all the time. When you think about the amount of materials we generate, even at Lawrence, from paintings…
Artist Spotlight: Jeanette Adams
Photo by Taylor Blackson. “What can we do to help support women and non-conforming folks? How can we change the music world from a boy’s club to a more inclusive and supportive environment?” These are the questions that drive senior bassist Jeanette Adams through all her various musical roles. You can find her doing almost…
World Music Series: Sonic Meditations
Monday, Feb. 25, marked the last World Music Series event of Winter Term and it definitely did not disappoint. The stream of freshmen that were required to be at the concert on the first day of ninth week entered the Chapel warily, having left their work behind, but left happier than before and with a…
Opera’s inclusive message speaks to audience
A scene from Berstein’s “Mass.” Photo by Taylor Blackson. Every year, Lawrence University presents a fully staged opera. This year’s mainstage opera was Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” an emotional production based around the Roman Catholic Tridentine Mass. Director of Opera Studies and Associate Professor of Music Copeland Woodruff elevated “Mass” to a new level by incorporating…
Television Review “Big Mouth” Season 2
At first glance, Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg’s Netflix comedy appears to be a vulgar cartoon about puberty and masturbation-addicted kids. In fact, I was sure I hated the show after watching the first episode. But after watching more and more of the first season, the many layers of humanity and genuine emotion are revealed.…
Poet stuns at intimidate reading
As part of the poetry series held in the Wriston Art Galleries, poet Erica Dawson came to Lawrence on Thursday Feb. 14 to read from her most recent epic poem, “When Rap Spoke Straight to God.” Dawson teaches at the University of Tampa, where she is the Associate Professor of English and Writing and the…
Artist Spotlight: Tanner Macarthur
Photo by Julia Balestri. “I’ve found the fun,” said junior Tanner MacArthur emphatically. MacArthur is talking about his work as a painter and his love for the process of painting, something he fervently believes that anyone can share. “I like to paint and it’s so fun,” MacArthur stressed. “Anyone in the world can paint. All…
Book Review “To Kill A Mockingbird”
Though it is a book required in multiple high school curriculums, I was surprised to learn that a number of Lawrentians and one of my professors had never read Harper Lee’s classic novel. This is one of my all-time favorite novels, so much so that it was the focus of my senior capstone. It is…