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…
Cultural Expressions concludes POC Empowerment Week
Cultural Expressions was held on Saturday, Feb. 29 in the Esch Hurvis Room of Warch Campus Center. The event is an annual showcase of talent that includes dance, music and spoken word performances. Photos by Zhixuan Lyu.
Photo Feature: Black Excellence Ball
The Black Excellence Ball took place last Saturday as part of Lawrence’s annual People of Color Empowerment Week, which is a collaboration between All Is One: Empowering Young Women of Color, Alianza, Beta Psi Nu, Black Student Union, the Diversity and Intercultural Center, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Student Organized University Programming .…
ACLU hosts “Know Your Rights” info session
Photo by Georgia Greenberg. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the American Civil Liberties Union visited campus to give a presentation to educate Lawrentians on their rights when stopped by police, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the media. More info can be found at: www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/
Lawrentians hold Climate Action Festival
One booth had information on voter registration to encourage participation in upcoming elections. Photos by Allegra C. Taylor. On Friday, Feb. 7, Lawrence’s first Climate Action Festival was held in the Somerset Room of the Warch Campus Center. The event featured tables with information on climate change and concrete action that regular people can take…
Winter Carnival concludes with annual President’s Ball
Photos by Sarah Navy. In keeping with traditions, many Lawrentians participated in the Winter Carnival this year. The Student Organization for University Programming (SOUP), in conjunction with a few other organizations, sponsored a week’s worth of activities from Monday, Jan. 27, to Sunday, Feb. 2. Beginning on Monday, students could participate in a scavenger hunt…
Great Midwest Trivia Contest LV makes waves on campus
The promotional photos for trivia this year featured a post-apocalyptic theme. Photo by Juan Felipe Ayala. This year marked the 55th year of the Annual Great Midwest Trivia Contest at Lawrence University. Fifty consecutive hours of trivia began at 10:00:37 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, with President Mark Burstein reading the first question. The contest…