Highlights from this week’s edition of The Lawrentian. Read the full paper on our website or in print.
News:
Lawrence announces new financial aid program
Lillian Biolo Thompson
Lawrence University recently announced its new financial aid program, the Lawrence Advantage. According to the Lawrence University website, this program aims to meet the institutional needs of incoming students from Wisconsin and Illinois starting for incoming freshman of 2023.
Sports:
Mr. Olympia 2022 predictions
Sean McLaughlin
With the qualification period for the 2022 Mr. Olympia contest all but wrapped up and less than six weeks left until show day, I think it’s about time I give my predictions for men’s open bodybuilding and whom I see taking home the most elusive crown in bodybuilding this December. The field…
Variety:
Confetti Cat
Enna Krnecin
Features:
Matvei Mozhaev on Russian culture, history and identity
Isabel Dorn
Matvei Mozhaev, Lawrence’s new Russian Student Language Assistant, is educating students about Russian language, history, and culture through a mixture of educational presentations, one-on-one interactions, and hands-on experiences. As one of Lawrence’s few Russian-American students…
Arts & Entertainment:
Beck and Mizrahi perform Walker piano sonatas
Helen Panshin
Guest pianist Steven Beck gave a performance of all five piano sonatas by African-American composer George Walker (1922-2018) in Lawrence’s Harper Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Beck is a versatile performer who has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician with a wide array…
Opinions & Editorials*:
The power of local politics
Nathan Wall
At the federal level, politics sucks. Republicans have been going farther to the right, and Democratic leadership refuses to fight them. Biden or Harris will likely be the 2024 presidential nominee and will have to defend four years of nothing getting done. It's hard for progressives…
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