In order to recognize the lives lost in the Mar. 15 attack on a Muslim mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life led a commemorative service for the victims of the massacre. The service was held in the Esch Hurvis Room of the Warch Campus Center at 5 p.m. on…
Steam line repair work continues on campus
Lawrence University is currently undergoing construction on the west side of campus, completely blocking access to a strip of land spamning from Youngchild Hall to the sidewalk of College Ave. This construction is being done on a steam line that provided heating for four buildings on campus: The Seeley G. Mudd Library, Memorial Chapel, Shattuck…
CLC launches new Career Communities initiative
Most people would not be surprised to learn that Lawrence is a community of multi-interested learners. In fact, part of what attracts many students to a liberal arts education is the ability to explore many different paths and interests throughout their academic career. However, this presents a unique challenge to the people tasked with helping…
World News
Compiled from various mainstream news outlets. Algeria According to a statement published last Tuesday by the state-run Algeria Press Service (APS), Algeria’s 82-year-old president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has resigned. “President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika has officially notified president of the Constitutional Council of his decision to end his term as President of the Republic,” said…
POC Empowerment Week concludes with Cultural Expressions
People of Color (POC) Empowerment Week started Sunday, Feb. 17, and ended last Saturday, Feb. 23. To celebrate Black History Month and POC themselves, many events and activities were held during this week. POC Empowerment Week has been an annual event at Lawrence for the past several years. It allows POC on campus to unify…
Wind Ensemble concert
The Lawrence University Wind Ensemble performed their only concert for Winter Term on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. The theme of the concert was “Perspectives” and included works ranging from Mozart to a 2017 piece on the topic of school shootings. The first half of the concert consisted of…
Rep. Gallagher joins LU faculty on climate change panel
On Friday, Feb. 22, US Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin’s Eighth District visited Lawrence University for a panel and Q&A on climate change hosted by Assistant Professor of Biology Israel Del Toro. Students and faculty filled the Cinema on Friday afternoon to hear Gallagher and a panel of Lawrence University professors speak. The panel was…
History Professor delivers talk in Last Lecture Series
The idea of the Last Lecture Series is that each speaker delivers what they would want their very last lecture to be. Photo by David Baldwin. As part of Mortar Board’s “Last Lecture Series,” the lecture “The Receptive Brings About Sublime Success” was presented by Assistant Professor of History Brigid Vance in Thomas Steitz Hall…
C-NAfME hosts Diversifying Music Ed Symposium
In order to provide information on making music education more accessible to all children, the Collegiate National Association for Music Education (C-NAfME) Lawrence University chapter hosted a “Decolonizing and Diversifying Music Education” symposium on Saturday, Feb. 16. The Second Annual C-NAfME Symposium was held from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Shattuck 163. The student-organized…