Lawrentians may be excited to hear that the infamous Brokaw Hall, closed last year when construction on Hiett Hall was completed, reopened at the beginning of this academic year to fill a need for additional student housing.
Lucinda's has always been something of a godsend for students living on the opposite side of campus from Downer Commons. During second term, the long trek from Ormsby, Colman, and Hiett can seem extremely daunting, and often leads to many meals of Easy Mac and Pop-Tarts so that one doesn't have to freeze in the process of getting to a dining hall.
A new year has begun at Lawrence and many have noticed some changes around campus. One of these is the Spontaneous Musical Enlightenment and Education House at 203 N. Union St. While the house itself (known to some as "the yellow house") is not new to campus, SMEE most certainly is.
A lot of us know about Internet blogging. If we don't do it ourselves, we know someone who does, and maybe even make fun of them. For those rare breeds that have no idea what I am talking about, blogs - Web logs, that is - are journals posted online for the world to see. In many cases, blog entries are mindless rants or a recap on the person's day. Others are forums for news and current events.
Recent LU graduate Rob Ryan isn't mad that he's still at Lawrence. In fact, he thinks it's kind of cool. Except he gets a lot of emails and they aren't letters from fans desperate for him to release a rap CD.
It recently came to the attention of sophomores Liz Corey and Samantha Gibb that Lawrence did not have a group dedicated to raising awareness about and eradicating world hunger and poverty. These enterprising students decided to take care of this themselves, and over the summer, the Student War Against Hunger and Poverty was born. The response on campus has been positive, which goes to show how much a group like this is wanted and supported by students.
In his profile picture on the Lawrence Web page, music fellow in Music History and Theory Daniel Barolsky is laid back and casually dressed. In person, he exudes professionalism in his button-down shirt and dress pants, but asks to be called by his first name. "It's kind of ambiguous to be a Lawrence fellow," says Barolsky. "I'm going to stick with this wardrobe for a few weeks, and then maybe I'll switch back to T-shirts. Nobody recognizes me when they see me in person!"
Last Friday could have been the beginning of any weekend in September. But. White mushroom-shaped craft-shop tents just don't plant themselves on Main Hall Green for any reason. Neither do classic automobiles just cruise down College Ave. Your brain should be screaming one thing: "Octoberfest has descended upon us!"
With the beginning of the new academic year, many of us, whether new or returning students, will face a whole new set of challenges in classes and labs. Unfortunately, many students overlook one of the best resources for dealing with academic life: the Center for Teaching and Learning.
President Beck delivered the year's first convocation speech last Thursday in Memorial Chapel. The 2005-2006 convocation series will offer four more renowned speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds. As one of the most respected traditions at Lawrence, convocation provides an opportunity each year for students to experience the opinions, talents, and beliefs of a diverse group of speakers.