Week five of the NFL ended Monday night. The Kansas City Chiefs sit at the top of the league with five wins and zero losses and the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers sit at the bottom of the league with zero wins and five losses. Teams at the top of the…
Is it a sport: Zorbing?
Lawrence University is your typical college when it comes to sports. We have exercise facilities, sports and casual leagues. With our 21 varsity teams, plenty of intramurals and clubs to spare, anyone who wants to join a sport has plenty of opportunities to engage in one. However, Lawrence’s athletic offerings lack the element of danger.…
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…
I watched the “free speech” movie: It was bad
After hearing about the controversy about Students for Free Thought’s screening of “Can We Take a Joke,” I decided to log onto my dad’s Amazon Prime account so I could watch the movie myself. When the film first began, I was excited that Gilbert Gottfried was the first interviewee. He is a celebrated comedian who,…
Is it Time for National Borders To Go?
Let’s admit it, borders are obsolete. We should not affirm it because scholars and theorists say so. Let’s say it because we want to envision a world where violence and oppression is no longer ignited by this horrid passion to preserve essentialist ideas of national identity. As much as we like to argue about identity…
Your Handy Guide to the Trump-Russia Controversy, Because Someone Has to Do It
Even before the election there’s been a lot, and I do mean a lot, of speculation on what on earth Trump’s ties to Russia and President Vladimir Putin are. The reactions range from denials to conspiracy theories that Trump is a Manchurian (Siberian?) candidate out to destroy the country in an unholy alliance with Putin.…
Our Deep State is Revolting: It doesn’t have to be that way
I really have to give credit to the Republicans: they’re going so fast with this nonsense it’s exhausting. Anyway, here’s the ground assumption information you need to know right now: Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor, resigned at the start of the week over discussing sanctions with the Russian foreign minister in December. Here’s why…
Sorority Life: What’s it All About?
I never thought I would join a Greek organization at Lawrence, yet here I am, just two weeks shy of my Kappa Alpha Theta initiation. I would not have gone through recruitment had my friends not convinced me to go through the process with them. What do sororities even do at Lawrence? It seemed like…
Is it a sport? Eat this article
This week, I examine whether or not competitive eating can be considered a sport. To be defined as a “sport,” an activity must include the following: competition between participants who are in direct opposition to each other; some level of physical and mental capacity, such as agility, strength or endurance. Competitive eating meets these criteria,…
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