With all the papers, tests, lists and music scores to work on at the end of eighth week, Lawrence can start to bear down on students as they wind their way toward finals week and the break that follows. Unfortunately, the reward is often soured. Come break, we chat with distant family and acquaintances as…
Staff nomination: Neil Gaiman
Last Wednesday, the Chair of the Committee on Public Occasions, Phillip Swan, informed students they can now nominate speakers for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Convocation Series. This level of foresight is encouraged and applauded, as students have often complained about the selection of Convocation speakers. All students were encouraged to submit, and in that spirit,…
Staff Editorial: Hey, who turned off the parks?
The United States government’s last shutdown was in 1994. Last year, Congress dodged the fiscal cliff at the last hour and most experts expected an eleventh hour deal this time as well. However, as the clock ticked towards midnight, both parties entrenched themselves in their ideologies, determined to delay or enable ‘Obamacare.’ Rhetoric and threats…
Staff Editorial: Discussing social issues at Lawrence
This week’s Op-Ed section is a kind of variations-on-a-theme: Each of the writers this week offers a unique perspective on feminism. Please excuse the break with tradition. What the goals of feminists should be and where the line should be drawn is up in the air, though. This has been an interesting year for gender…
Staff Editorial: Preaching to the choir
Last Thursday, LUCC’s Committee on Diversity Affairs (CoDA) held a second “Let’s Talk about Race at Lawrence” forum. Though moderately well attended, the forum barely reached one-third of the first forum’s 60-person attendance, hinting at a greater problem on campus. We at The Lawrentian have observed a pattern of student involvement in critical social issues…