Highlights from this week’s edition of The Lawrentian. Read the full paper on our website or in print.
News:
LUCC general council passes proposition to make Election Day a holiday at Lawrence University
Joey Davis
A proposition was passed through the Lawrence University Community Council (LUCC) that aims to make Election Day a holiday for students on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Having passed, the proposition will be placed before President Laurie Carter for further action.
Sports:
Cross Country prepares for conference
Eli Wunderlich
Lawrence University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Augustana Interregional Rumble in Rock Island, Ill. last Saturday, marking their last competition before the Midwest Conference Championships in Monmouth, Ill. Both teams were up against tough competition…
Variety:
Into the Dark
Meridian Ondrejka
Come closer
The doorway
seems to sing.
Features:
Norway Landscapes
Alana Melvin
Before coming to Paris for study abroad, Senior Kiara Didier and I were able to go to Norway for a week. I brought a film camera that I acquired a week before leaving, and this is my first set of photos with the camera.
Arts & Entertainment:
"Ten Thousand Birds" on Main Hall Green
Helen Panshin
A word of advice if you plan to attend an outdoor event in Wisconsin in mid-October: bring a hot beverage and a winter coat! Though I brought neither, underestimating just how cold it would be, I still enjoyed the performance of John Luther Adams’ “Ten Thousand Birds” on Oct. 16th on Main Hall Green.
Opinions & Editorials*:
The introvert's guide to college
Isabel Dorn
“Enjoy college! This is the place where you will meet your best friends for life!”
Those words were ringing in my head last year as I hid in a bathroom stall in Warch sometime during the whirlwind of freshman orientation week…
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