Many artists have a single form of expression. The prose writer has a political agenda to attend to, the oil painter has gender tropes to subvert, etc. This is all quite admirable, yet it is especially impressive when an artist cannot be pinned down by any one impulse or art form. Senior Joey Belonger is…
Artist Spotlight: Tierra Masupha
By Bryan Cebulski Inspire, connect, express. Such is the motto of Lawrence University’s Slam Poetry Club (SPC), a recently established organization aimed at providing an emotional outlet and safe space for students. Sophomore Tierra Masupha co-founded SPC last year. Her hard work in getting the club running will be demonstrated on Friday, May 8, at…
Artist Spotlight: Dylan Richardson
The bassoon is an unwieldy instrument. It is one of the largest of the woodwind instruments, standing awkwardly tall within a family of more petite instruments. The fingering is wild and complicated, often demanding the use of more phalanges than the average human possesses. The left thumb by itself has nine keys to press down.…
2015 commencement honorees announced
Civil Rights activists John Lewis and James Zwerg will be recognized with honorary Doctor of Humane Letter degrees at this year’s commencement ceremony on June 14. Both were members of the original 13 “Freedom Riders,” who rode on the interstate bus from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans in protest of the government’s unwillingness to enforce…
Lawrence announces historic $25 million endowed gift for financial aid
Emily Zawacki and Nathan Lawrence Editor-in-Chief and Copy Chief In an announcement on Wednesday, September 17, Lawrence University President Mark Burstein released news of an anonymous $25 million gift to the school’s endowment. The largest donation in Lawrence history, its entirety will go toward an endowed scholarship fund to supplement the financial aid of future…
Who’s discriminating against whom?
Last Saturday, as my boyfriend and I held hands and walked back to campus from our date at Victoria’s, a grey Chevy Silverado pulled into a nearby parking space and rolled down its window in an attempt to have us approach. When we failed to do so, it pulled out of the parking space and…
The Lawrentian Photo Editors lay out their Oscar predictions
BEST PICTURE Nathan: Prediction: “12 Years a Slave” In addition to being my own pick, this seems to be widely considered the favorite. “12 Years a Slave” is an extremely well made film about what is perhaps the single most important topic in our nation’s history. This film is an ideal match for the Academy…
Lawrence on new films
Every year, it seems, as the resources to make great films become more and more readily available, more great storytellers emerge ready to take the stage. But many of the existing elite continue to create some of their best work. Pruning a list of just ten great films from 2013 has been harder than ever…
Media bias: The old stand-by
I constantly find myself surprised to hear, even in as accepting an environment as this university, an astounding number of people forwarding the claim that feminism is no longer relevant, that it has served its purpose or that it has even run its course. Few things could be further from the truth. Though many of…