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News:
Trout Museum explores expanding to Ellen Kort Peace Park
Nolan Madrigrano and Nathan Wall
Ellen Kort Peace Park, located just west of the Oneida Skyline Bridge, has been a site of controversy in recent months. The Trout Museum of Art has been looking into building on the land of the park and opening a new site for the museum on the waterfront. The park is named…
Sports:
Vikings track finds success at Titan Challenge meet
Elena Yank
The Lawrence track team traveled to UW-Oshkosh on Saturday to compete in their final regular-season meet, with many team members performing well in their events.
Variety:
Satine’s Lament
Isabel Dorn
he’s living in daydreams, he’s chasing a green light
he’s known me eight days, now he wants all my nights
his pockets are empty, but i taste gold in his kiss
the fall will be deadly, but how can one resist?
Features:
Professor Israel Del Toro on climate science, politics and the first generation student experience
Nathan Wall
Assistant Professor of Biology Israel Del Toro, elected to represent District 4 in 2022, is one of four Lawrence community members who serve on the Appleton Common Council. The others are Katie Van Zeeland, who serves as District 5 Alderperson and…
Arts & Entertainment:
Opera review throwback: the magnetic power of "Carmen"
Isabel Dorn
Georges Bizet’s "Carmen" is a passionate, sensual 19th-century opera that explores sexual politics, perceptions of morality and stereotypes about Roma people. When a corporal in 1820s Seville named José meets the charismatic, flirtatious Carmen, he grows so enthralled by her beauty and charm that he gives up his entire…
Opinions & Editorials*:
Good riddance, Dr. Phil
Nathan Wall
To those who know me, I don’t think I’ve made my distaste for “Dr. Phil” McGraw a secret. Thankfully, McGraw announced that "The Dr. Phil Show” is coming to an end.
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