Top: Norys Pina, the recipient of the Jane LaChapelle McCarty MLK Leadership Award gives a speech. Bottom: Catlin Yang reads her winning MLK essay from the 2019 essay contest. Photos by Anton Zemba. On Monday, Jan. 21, Lawrence celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day by holding a variety of volunteering opportunities and faculty…
What can the past reveal about today?
XIXing 2019. Photo by Anton Zemba. On Jan. 22, eight faculty members gave a lineup of presentations entitled “XIXing 2019: What can the past reveal about today?” The event was part of an ongoing Main Hall forum series, and each presenter gave a rundown of historical events in a year ending in ‘19. They were…
Travelogues: Ecuador with Callie Ochs
Senior Callie Ochs. Photo by Anton Zemba. From rainforest canopy observatories to the clubs of Quito, senior Callie Ochs experienced Ecuador to the fullest during her fall term immersion at Universidad de San Francisco de Quito. Through the IES abroad program, Ochs directly enrolled into fully Spanish-speaking classes, adding the challenge of relying on the…
Travelogues: Amsterdam with Mara Kissinger
Junior Mara Kissinger. Photo by Anton Zemba. After a semester of exploring the streets and canals of Amsterdam, junior Mara Kissinger is chock-full of advice for fellow students considering a program abroad to the Netherlands. Kissinger travelled specifically through the International Education of Students Abroad program (IES) to explore Gender Studies in Amsterdam, and their…
Hidden Figures: Claire Kervin
Visiting Professor of Freshman Studies, Claire Kervin. Photo by Anton Zemba. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Claire Kervin, a Visiting Professor of Freshman Studies. This is her third academic year. She moved from Boston in 2016 with her husband Graham Sazama, an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. She completed her undergraduate education at…
Up-Clothes and Personal: Kiet Nguyen
Junior Kiet Nguyen. Photo by Anton Zemba. I have wildly cared about clothing my whole life. From spending hours of my childhood afternoons putting together outfits to ceaselessly chopping up skirts and dresses to make my own creations, I spent a lot of my childhood thinking about clothing. My identity has largely, and unknowingly, been…
LUAPH helps manage student stress
Jessica Robyns. Photo by Anton Zemba. While the prospect of finals may be sending all of campus into a frenzy, Lawrence for Psychological Health is gearing up to bring everyone’s stress and anxiety levels down. On Saturday Nov 17, the night before finals, the club will be hosting an event at Sabin house meant to…