Hi guys. We need to talk. With the new school year, gorgeous weather and stress levels spiking higher than my blood pressure when I walk up the stairs of Warch, it can be hard to keep a handle on everything. Please, in the name of Amos Lawrence himself: keep the campus clean! There has been…
Sell Us Your Major: Environmental Studies
This column is devoted to sharing student and faculty input on the various majors offered at Lawrence. The goal is to highlight areas of study that are not well known and to provide undecided students an inside look at things they may want to study. Each part of our environment is balanced with another,…
Your Minority Friend Is Not A Textbook
If you are trying to educate yourself further on social issues, you should not put the burden on one member of a minority group to educate you. While the will to understand more and educate oneself is quite commendable, the way you go about it matters. You should not bombard your minority friend with questions…
Sell Us Your Major: Religious Studies
This column is devoted to sharing student and faculty input on the various majors offered at Lawrence. The goal is to highlight areas of study that are not well known and to provide undecided students an inside look at things they may want to study. For the students and faculty working within the…
The Russians Are Not Your Friends
Since the 2015 election season, there has been this weird meme going around. It is a meme that has been showing up in the far right mostly, but to a degree in the far left as well. I do not know if there is an original line for it, but it essentially says this: We…
Sell Us Your Major: Theatre Arts
Cast of the fall play, A Man of No Importance, takes a selfie in full costume. Photo courtesy of Matt Kierzek. This column is devoted to sharing student and faculty input on the various majors offered at Lawrence. The goal is to highlight areas of study that are not well known and to provide undecided…
Sell Us Your Major: Museum Studies
Throughout the world, people conglomerate images, artifacts, the written word and countless other means of communications within the walls of museums. These buildings represent a culture’s past, present and future. The work that goes into curating, maintaining and understanding museums is as vast as the materials that they showcase. That is why Lawrence offers Museum…
Sell Us Your Major: Government
This column is devoted to sharing student and faculty input on the various majors offered at Lawrence. The goal is to highlight areas of study that are not well known and to provide undecided students an inside look at things they may want to study. In any array of college majors, the study of…
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.…
Sell Us Your Major: Linguistics
This column is devoted to sharing student and faculty input on the various majors offered at Lawrence. The goal is to highlight areas of study that are not well known and to provide undecided students an inside look at things they may want to study. Language and the diversity that it offers can come as…
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