On Sunday night, I watched the final episode of the first season of the 2019 HBO teen drama, “Euphoria.” A tear rolled down my cheek during one of the three excruciatingly long montages that played almost one right after another, concluding the episode. More specifically, I choked up while watching a series of main character…
Bernie is the answer
It looks as though the DNC will do anything to keep from accepting Bernie Sanders as the frontrunner in this election. Last week, he could not win Nevada because Medicare For All would take away hard-won union healthcare benefits. Today, he is a communist for questioning our country’s systemic brainwashing that communism, in all forms,…
Staff Editorial: Research is key to dispelling your fears
Most of the time, when a news alert pops up on your lock screen, it serves as a reminder of what you already know — the world is a scary place. The big story dominating the news cycle changes periodically, each time giving us a new thing to fear. Right now, that fear stems from…
Local Nerd’s Hot Take: Freshman Studies’ missing ingredient
Here at Lawrence, practically all of us share the experience of Freshman Studies and have various memories and opinions about the works we looked at, fond or otherwise. Some of these works were simply novels, while others were plays, operas, movies, graphic novels and even paintings. But one creative medium that has not entered the…
On Kobe Bryant
Disclaimer: This based on a Facebook status I made on Jan. 30. It remains relevant almost a month later. CW: sexual assault So, I am a survivor, and every survivor’s response to being retraumatized by the death and/or accolades of a rapist, abuser or perpetrator is valid. I am with you. I hear you. I…
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…
Unlearning your bigotry
Being raised in the U.S. and, to an extent, the rest of the globalized world of capitalism, establishes a certain set of what I call competitive values in the general population. People of varying backgrounds, societies, identities, etc. have differing levels of privilege. Of course, the diversity of values throughout the world — what is…
The Ben-efits of walking slowly
I have trained myself to move my short legs faster than they were ever meant to go. It is just the way it seems to work around here — keep up or be left behind. This mentality, of course, transcends just the physical; that is, it includes activities like zipping from class to class within…
Letter to the Editor from Doug Martin
Dear Editors: I read Claire Zimmerman’s Lore-ence article in the January 31st edition, “Lawrence adds a new UNIC course” with some disappointment. While the peripheral ideas, such as surveying the students of UNIC 142 before and after the course, were spot on, the core course proposal needs substantial revision. I fault the anonymous professor for…
Staff Editorial: Reading Period is awesome!
With Reading Period underway, now is a good time to reflect on how we can make the most of it. First of all, Lawrentians are very lucky to have a midterm break at all. Most schools have a reading period before finals, but very few have one around midterms. Lawrence is, fortunately, a rarity in…