If the notion of impending 10th-week mayhem has you convinced that a happy ending for the term is mere poppycock and twaddle, the Lawrence University theater and music departments are readily prepared to step in -- with dainty glass slippers -- and remind you that your happy ending is possible.
On Saturday, Nov. 15, the Lawrence University Chamber Orchestra invited guest musician Jing Wang to perform with them. The orchestra performed a beautiful and moving rendition of Beethoven's well-known Fifth Symphony, as well as an original piece by Joseph Koykkar.
Lawrence has never witnessed as controversial an art opening as the one that occurred last Friday evening. Hailing all the way from California, mixed media artist Gretchen Beck might have considered saving herself the cross-country trip, had she anticipated the amount of criticism she would inevitably encounter.
Perhaps the average college student feels lame in a theater surrounded by an audience predominantly under the age of 12. You may wonder: Why spend seven bucks on a movie aimed at the younger demographic? But I tell you, let go of the assumption that all animated movies are just for kids.
From the opening scene of Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love," it was clear that director and Lawrence senior Tim Dunnell was not afraid to make adjustments to suit his audience and actors, but most especially to suit his vision of Shepard's artistic nature. The first thing audiences heard as they gathered Nov.