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…
Guest professor lectures on historical erasure of women’s poetry
Many students and faculty members attended the talk which took place in Main Hall. Photo by Allegra Taylor After Dr. Alexandra Socarides published her book “Dickinson Unbound: Paper, Process, Poetics,” she found herself asking a question that she’d wondered about since her undergrad but hadn’t had the ability to answer. “Why is Emily Dickinson the…
Both men and women’s soccer looking for first conference win
The Lawrence University men’s and women’s soccer teams took the long trip down to Illinois this past weekend to start their conference schedule. On Saturday, Sept. 23, they faced off against the Knox Prairie Fire while Sunday, Sept. 24’s foe was the Illinois College Blue Boys and Lady Blues. The action kicked off with the…
The women’s tennis team fall to Marian University
Seniors Lindsay Holsen and Alexis Hottberg playing doubles. Photo by Victor Nguyen. The Vikings tennis team has had a busy week, taking to the courts three times in four days. While the Vikings did not face any conference opponents, the matches still help set the tone for the Viking’s season moving forwards. On Thursday, September…
LU Teams of the Week: Lawrence Women’s Swimming
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I got the pleasure to talk with the Women’s Swim Team captains—seniors Danielle Millin, Rebecca Schachtman and Paige Witter. The swim team recently took the third place in the Private College Championship. During that meet, Millin won the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:18.72 and Witter won…
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…
The Women’s March on Washington
The Women’s March this past Saturday, Jan. 21 was highly successful, but not for the reasons you may think. If you were expecting the new president to change his mind on women’s rights, perhaps you are being a bit too idealistic. This beautiful global demonstration will most likely not have any effect on Trump’s policy…
Men’s and Women’s Basketball play Illinois and Cornell
This past weekend, the Lawrence’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams played home games against Cornell College and Illinois College. The Lady Vikes lost 2-11 and 0-8 overall in the Midwest Conference (MWC), while the men’s team won 6-6 overall and 6-2 in the MWC. The Lady Vikes had a difficult time keeping pace on…
Tennis rebounds from defeat
Lawrence’s Women’s Tennis Team has started off the season with a strong record of 3-2 overall and 3-1 in the Midwest Conference. The season started out a little bumpy with losses against St. Norbert College and UW-La Crosse, but the team rebounded this previous weekend elegantly by defeating Knox College 5-4, sweeping Monmouth College 9-0…
Deshler moves to ninth on scoring list in finale
A seven-hour drive down to Grinnell, Iowa was the route the women’s basketball team took this past weekend for their final game of the season. The Vikings were defeated by the Pioneers 62-48 on Saturday, Jan. 18 and were hoping to come out with a win this time around. With Grinnell only one spot above…