Senior Lewis Burger making a play on the ball. Photo by Caroline Garrow It has been a busy week in Viking athletics. Amidst a flood of high school athletic recruits visiting campus, there have been a number of exciting home competitions. Never to disappoint, the men’s and women’s soccer teams have played a combined four…
Letter to the Editor: I will not graduate from Lawrence, I will have overcome it
Lawrence University is an institution rooted in white supremacy. The message sent to students of color has repeatedly been an overwhelming “you do not belong here,” and while there were strides made to fix the racist orthodoxy of this campus, events this past week reminds us of the historical and structural oppression that is grafted…
Letter from the Editor
This May 26 issue will be our last for the 2016-17 school year, and once again, the Lawrence community has started a heated discussion on free speech that we have yet to fully explore. Freedom of speech is a concept that I hold dear to my heart, because growing up in Vietnam and Singapore,…
Highlights from the Viking Invitational
Freshman Wasonu (Frog) Allen performs the long jump at the Viking invitational. Freshman Christina Sedall pushes herself during the 1500m at the Viking Invitational. Photos by Victor Nguyen.
Views From A PWI
I have been told that attending a predominantly white institution, or a PWI, as a person of color is a learning experience in and of itself. Lawrence is no exception. Growing up on the west coast of the United States, I was not immune to bigotry, underrepresentation, or prejudice, but I experienced it on a…
Lawrence Women’s Tennis returns from Florida
During this spring break, the women’s tennis team flew to Orlando, Fla. to participate in their last four matches of the spring season; both singles and doubles competitions. The team kicked off their first match against Hamline University on March 19 and ended the trip with an intense win against Elmhurst College on March 22.…
Letter From D.C. The Women’s March
Last Saturday morning, Washington D.C. was quiet. While walking from the bus that had driven my group for 18 hours, as if out of thin air, lines of people started walking with us. It still felt quiet, but something was growing. It wasn’t until arriving at the corner of Independence Avenue and 3rd St. when…
Blast from the Past: Sports Shorts
It is easy to view sports teams on a year by year basis. The football team did well this year. Track put up a good fight at conference. But sports is far more than that. Sports are everlasting. The volleyball team will be back next year. The soccer team has been coming back year after…
Takeaways from the First Presidential Debate
Lawrence faculty, staff and students come together to discuss the debate. Photo by Billy Liu Last Monday, Oct. 3, Hofstra University hosted the first presidential debate of 2016, pitting Republican candidate Donald Trump against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. The debate covered a broad range of topics, mostly dealing with the security of the nation, growth…
Café Chairs from Hell; Someone Please Help
No matter the meal plan, students at Lawrence flock to the café in great numbers every day of every week. A place for studying, snacking, meeting or just hanging out, the café is the place to go. The air is filled with a kind of energy that no other place on campus has—the smells of…