News:
Sophomore Connor Myatt reads an LU alumni trivia question to junior Taylor Halverson during the “Spin the Wheel: Forever a Lawrentian Edition” event outside of Warch Campus Center. Photo by Adam Fleischer.
Lawrence welcomes alumni back to campus with annual tradition “Forever a Lawrentian”
Antonia Lagunilla
From April 11–13, Lawrence hosted the annual celebration “Forever a Lawrentian.” The three-day event series commemorated and highlighted university alumni and offered an opportunity for current students to connect with them.
Sports:
The Beloit Relays saw several personal records for the Vikings. Photo provided by Lawrence University Athletics.
Outdoor track and field sees strong start to season
Erica Grube
Spring Term is the beginning of outdoor adventures and warmer weather, which is perfect for the beginning of the outdoor track and field season. This past weekend, the men’s and women’s track and field teams split and competed at both the University of Wisconsin–Platteville and Beloit College meets.
Variety:
Serial Story: “31st and Blair Way” — Episode 1: Introduction
Emily Slota
31st Street. The former playground for the upper crust of New Hendrick’s; a small farming town–turned–metropolis during the illustrious 1920s. Its five-star restaurants and chic boutiques attracted many wealthy figures to this location, but nothing was more attractive than spending a night at the crown jewel, the Golden Haven Hotel, located on 31st and Blair Way.
Features:
Wicīwen Apīs-Mahwaew: Menominee Expressions of Ethnicity
Eli Tedesco
The eclipse was at hand as Lawrence University’s guest artist Wade Fernandez arrived on campus for the Expressions of Ethnicity seminar, where he opened his speech in Menominee, saying “posoh” (greetings) to students and introducing himself with his “Americana name” followed by his Menominee name, Wicīwen Apīs-Mahwaew (Walks with the Black Wolf). His words evoked a message of healing and revitalization, as he said that the Menominee language is something being “brought back.” He later stated: “We thought that the language would become extinct, and now we have an immersion school that starts at the 3rd grade,” though he asserts that more effort and support is needed, as Menominee is “rarely a first language” for many.
Arts & Entertainment:
Michelle Gibson talks about the roots of second line. Photo by Alex Stanger.
Dance series: Michelle Gibson
Anna Dlugi
On Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m., artist and activist Michelle Gibson hosted a dance performance in Memorial Chapel. To call it a “dance performance” feels like a simplification; it was a combination of solo dance, collaborative movement with the audience, jazz combo musicians, spiritual practice and community building.
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Lawrence looks to the sky
Yedid Bonfil
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