Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Dean of the Faculty Kimberly Barrett shares the story of Ruby Bridges. Photos by Marieke de Koker In an effort to promote cultural awareness, students gathered for s’mores, hot chocolate and fireside stories this past week for the Bead and Read event in the Diversity Center.…
Lawrentian Gothic “Student for Hire”
After successfully trekking to the local Target, you realize that you are flat out broke. You desperately want to stock your room with mac and cheese, onesies and a slew of board games. You know, the college essentials. You shudder to remember breaking into a cold sweat and the clerk releasing a pack of dogs…
Sydia Reyes gives inspiring lecture to Spanish students
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, artist Sydia Reyes gave a lecture titled “Art as Urban Transcendence.” Reyes is a distinguished artist and sculptor from Caracas, Venezuela. Her works focus on political, ecological and societal complications that leave an impact on all viewers, but are especially relevant to urban life around the world. Located in the Wriston…
LU Live reacquaints students with university music scene
B. Lilly performs during LU Live. Photo by Taylor Blackson On Friday, Sept. 15, five bands competed for a cash prize at the LU Live event in Esch-Hurvis Studio. The event took place right after the Activities Fair, as newly arrived Lawrentians were welcomed to campus for the year. The acts competed for 500 dollars…
LUCC denies club recognition to Students for Free Thought
Students crowded all available space in the Mead Witter Room. Photo by Hikari Mine. Reporting contributed by The Lawrentian Editorial Board On Monday, May 22, many Lawrence students gathered in the Warch Campus Center’s Mead-Witter Room for the last LUCC General Council meeting of the term. The unusually large turnout was fueled by the presence…
Convocation honors students and faculty
Professor of History and Patricia Hamar Boldt Professor of Liberal Studies Paul Cohen delivered the lecture. Photo by Luke Payne. Lawrence University held its annual Honors Convocation on May 23, 2017 from 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel. Professor of History and Patricia Hamar Boldt Professor of Liberal Studies Paul Cohen gave…
Student Outcry over Free Thought Group
Photo by Allegra Taylor. On Wednesday, May 17, a screening and discussion of the 2015 film “Can We Take a Joke” was held in the Wriston Auditorium. The movie focused on the nature of freedom of expression, making the claim that modern society is too easily offended. The event, organized by Students for Free Thought,…
Students enjoy warm weather at Spring Carnival
Pan-Asian Organization sold bubble tea as a fundraiser. Photo by Emily Midyette. On Saturday, May 13, the Event Planning and Organizing Committee (EPOC) hosted the first Spring Carnival on the Main Hall green from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event featured live bands, booths for various organizations on campus, free food and drinks, an…
Students eat hot wings for charity
On Tuesday, May 9, Kappa Kappa Gamma held its annual hot wing-eating contest, “Too Hot to Handle.” Too Hot to Handle is the sorority’s traditional Greek Week event, in which students can participate in group or individual contests based on speed-eating hot wings against their friends for prizes. The event was held in the evening…
Students for Butt-Hurt Thought
On Wednesday, the “Students for Free Thought” group held a showing of “Can We Take a Joke?”, a documentary featuring various comedians discussing the supposed dangers of political correctness and what they refer to as the “outrage mob.” I was one of many students who filled Wriston Auditorium in protest of the event, which had…