This past Thursday, Feb. 20, saw the opening of the term’s theatre arts performance, “Street Scene.” The play is one of two productions of the same name that Lawrence is performing this winter. Starting Thursday, March 6, the theatre will begin performing the opera Kurt Weil adapted from Elmer Rice’s original play. The first performance…
Football players reflect on athlete stereotypes in academics
Football players make up a large subset of the Lawrence community, with a distinct presence in and out of the classroom. Many of the players live together in the Delt house and walk together through campus. Football players have a uniquely intimidating stature as athletes and are easily recognized. Even outside of season, they train…
Cross-country ski sprints debut at Winter Carnival
Had you stepped outside onto the winter wonderland that is Main Hall Green last Saturday, Feb. 8, you may have seen a strange sight. Amidst all the ice carving and broomball-playing, the lawn had been groomed into a smooth circular track. On that track, teams of four students attempted to drag pairs of giant wooden…
Brothels, donors and myths, oh my: The truth about sorority houses
It’s one of Lawrence’s undying rumors: Why don’t our sororities have group housing? “From what I’d heard around campus, the reason was because years ago some really wealthy donor gave a lot of money to Lawrence on the condition that sororities don’t have housing,” senior Abby Guthmann said. Another frequent speculation is that Appleton has…
Controversial dating/rating app Lulu spreads across campus
We’ve all done it: One minute you stumble across the Facebook page of that cutie from your Brit Lit class and the next you’re halfway through his photos and judging the dress of his junior prom date. It’s a little too easy to get too knowledgeable about someone by analyzing what they post on their…
From coffee roasts to picking pumpkins: Fall is here
As I sit staring out my window at the dismally gray day outside, I can’t help but think of the sunshine-y summer days that left us all too soon. While the beginning of fall this year has surprised some of us with frost advisories at night and the unexpected rainstorm here and there, try not…
What’s sleep got to do with it? Mysteries of the night
Around one-third of adults have experienced sleepwalking at some point in their lives. It was not until I started college that I realized I was part of this statistic. My twilight journeys began with sleep deprivation and lost headphones. Sleep deprivation has been known to bring about sleepwalking and the college schedule can be conducive…
Healthy Viking program encourages wellness
Beach-bod season may be over, but it’s never too late to get fit, and college is the perfect place to do it. Many of us pass by the Wellness Center on our way to the Café and Andrew Commons for meals and snacks. Whether this was meant to induce guilt or not, it is oddly…
Connies and athletes united by a common lifestyle
When you see a group of students walking around campus sporting t-shirts and sweatpants, chances are you’re looking at a group of athletes. But don’t be turned off by their casual garb or pack-like mentality; it’s easy for athletes to get swept up into the world of sports that I like to call “gymnado.” Walking…
How to: Avoid midterm slump
Is it just me or is fourth week a bit of wet blanket? A lot of people have expressed their distaste of the week before the offical middle of the term to me lately. From exams to projects, the year is in full swing. Perhaps everyone just thinks this term has been particularly bad because…