News:
Students and community members take part in a candle-lighting ceremony. Photo by Jacob Hanekamp.
Lawrence and Appleton communities hold vigil for Nex Benedict and transgender youth
Blair Vandehey
On Saturday, March 30, the day before Transgender Day of Visibility, Lawrence students and Appleton community members gathered in Kaeyes Mamaceqtawuk Plaza to observe a vigil for trans youth. The event honored the memory of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager who died after being attacked by other students in the girls’ bathroom of Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma.
Sports:
Junior Taylor Hughes, sophomore Adrie Villa, and junior Kayla Santiago in the softball game against St. Lawrence in Florida. Photo provided by Lawrence Athletics.
Lawrence athletics: Spring break training
Eli Wunderlich
The first week of April marks Division III Week, which celebrates the dedication of student athletes at DIII NCAA institutions like Lawrence. It is also the beginning of Spring Term and spring sporting competitions. Athletes trained over spring break to be ready to show up strong for these games and meets!
Variety:
Beach Shoes
Billy Greene
& the rest of me — sand. No fuss kicking it all back out.
Features:
Music Listening Club: Hearing the bigger picture
Blair Vandehey
From First-Year Studies to the Doing Nothing class, Lawrence has a long-standing tradition of deep listening and discovery. Recently, that tradition has been reflected in the emergence of the Music Listening Club. The club’s president, junior Joey Davis, said Music Listening Club is a space for Lawrentians passionate about music and musical discourse to engage with music they otherwise may not have listened to. The club tries to spotlight a variety of different voices, styles and genres as to expose clubgoers to new musical experiences.
Arts & Entertainment:
Student recital: Emma Nolte, soprano and piano
Anna Dlugi
At 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, Emma Nolte gave her senior recital in Memorial Chapel. A candidate for the Bachelor of Music in music education, Nolte has studied vocal performance under Estelí Gomez and piano performance under Anthony Padilla.
Opinions & Editorials*:
A piano in the Lawrence Conservatory. Photo provided by Alex Stanger.
Love of music should be enough
Eli Wunderlich
After my high school’s end-of-year auditions as a junior, I was offered a spot in three separate choirs and a higher-level orchestra. I had recently finished all of my graduation requirements, leaving my schedule wide open, and decided to accept all four offers. I dove into my musical studies, knowing that I would be unable to continue them in college. After all, I would have to put my scientific and legal studies, my career, ahead of my music.
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