Highlights from this week’s edition of The Lawrentian. Read the full paper on our website or in print.
News:
Wellness Services continues to provide COVID-19 rapid tests to students who need them. Photo provided by Lawrence University.
COVID-19 resurgence on campus sparks student concerns
Blair Vandehey and Antonia Lagunilla
Students have been raising concerns regarding the COVID-19 situation on campus and Lawrence’s response to the issue. Since the beginning of Winter Term, the university has been experiencing a spike in cases, and some Lawrentians believe the virus’ resurgence hasn’t been appropriately addressed.
Sports:
Mallory Meyer is a junior forward on the Lawrence University women’s basketball team. Photo provided by the Lawrence University Athletics Department.
Student athlete feature: Mallory Meyer
Taylor Hughes
Mallory Meyer, a junior B.M.A. at Lawrence, has spent the past three seasons juggling life as both a student athlete and a Conservatory student. The forward on the varsity basketball team also plays the trombone and has learned a lot about the importance of balance.
Variety:
Stubborn as Ice, Soft as Snow
Niranjana Mittal
Temperatures below zero means that any ice on the ground will refuse to melt. It can be salted, plowed or stepped on a million times in a day, but it will never melt. Even the heaviest boots will not be able to crush it. Ice is stubborn and strong.
Features:
LU Taijutsu: building resilience amidst stress
Blair Vandehey
Midterms are fast approaching for Lawrence students, and with such a time often comes stress. Everyone has a unique way of dealing with it, including President of LU Taijutsu junior Alex Stewart, who sets aside time each week to help unite body and mind through the martial art taijutsu.
Arts & Entertainment:
Paul Tran reads some of their poems in Harper Hall on Jan. 18. Photo by Alana Melvin.
Paul Tran’s “All the Flowers Kneeling”
Aleksandra Jimerson-McKinnies
On Jan. 18, Lawrence University had the privilege of hosting a poetry reading by the poet Paul Tran in Harper Hall. Paul Tran is the author of the debut poetry collection “All the Flowers Kneeling” and is an Assistant Professor of English and Asian American Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Among other publications, their work has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker and “Best American Poetry.”
Opinions & Editorials*:
Representation is only the first step toward equity
Isabel Dorn
As a passionate writer, an avid reader and, most importantly, a queer Vietnamese woman, conversations about diverse representation—both in fiction and real life—are inevitable. Growing up with a shortage of well-written Asian characters on TV, I developed a deep appreciation for media that depicts Asians as complex, multifaceted people, rather than flimsy caricatures. My personal experiences have taught me that diverse representation is even more important in real life.
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