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News:
Lawrence works to address student frustrations as retention issues persist
Nathan Wall
Lawrence University is looking to increase its retention rate due to concerns that it is not meeting the expectations set for students during the admissions process.
Retention, or the percentage of students that continue their educational career at a particular institution, can be used as an indicator of student satisfaction. At the end of Fall Term…
Sports:
Lawrence Baseball wins Midwest Conference
Tom Powers
Lawrence University baseball has had a thrilling season, and as first -year Steven Geiger says, “We’re not done yet.” After a 15-19 finish last year, the Vikings have improved to 26-11 this year. On May 14, they came back from a 6-2 deficit against the University of Chicago and won their first…
Variety:
The Burning Bush
Quinn Vincent
Features:
Appleton’s Climate Action Plan Proposal seeks to address climate change
Nathan Wall
In December 2021, the Taskforce on Resiliency, Climate Mitigation and Adaptation of the Appleton Common Council released the Climate Action Plan Proposal for the city. The taskforce was created on Nov. 20, 2019 by Resolution 13-R-19, which was introduced by Common Council members…
Arts & Entertainment:
Growth, faith, and lots of love: Sarah E. Navy’s senior recital
Isabel Dorn
Soprano soloist Sarah E. Navy’s senior recital, “La fleur épanouie,” opened on Sunday, May 15 in Memorial Chapel. It featured a blend of classical European opera and works by African American composers centered around themes of growth and hope.
Opinion & Editorials*:
The American Nazi Party at Lawrence
Nick Mayerson
On May 12, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with alumni of the class of 1967 and 1968 as part of a course I am taking on the decade. Discussion proceeded in typical fashion: what was Lawrence like back then? Women were required to wear skirts, even through the winter. Jewish and African American students…
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