Thursday, Nov. 13 four Lawrence University faculty members shared four unique versions of what it is like to be a queer parent in Appleton. While each tale differed in content and detail, several patterns emerged: All parents like to dress their children up as animals in ridiculous costumes and all parents worry that their children will not be accepted by others.
I walked out of the Chapel with the glazed stare of somebody who had just witnessed something BIG. My body was numb and my head was fuzzy. Coherent thoughts were completely out of the question. Mine was only one of the many reactions to the film "Apparition of the Eternal Church" by Paul Festa, shown at Lawrence Nov.
Lawrence Community, The Lawrence University London Centre has long been the most popular choice for Lawrence students choosing off-campus study and we are delighted to announce that, effective 2009-10, students will benefit from improved facilities, staffing, and academic and programming resources, through a new partnership with the Foundation for International Education (FIE), which recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary as an off-campus educational services provider.
Timothy X. Troy has not one, but two plays opening this month. The first "The Sparks Fly Upward," by law professor and Holocaust scholar Cathy Lesser Mansfield from Drake University, follows three families caught up in Germany during the Nazi regime. The second is "Cinderella," a theatrical adaptation of the 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein telefilm, premiers on Nov.
Spring term final exams ended on June 12. At 6 p.m. I rushed out of Briggs to pack up my room and head for home. The next morning, after cramming too many belongings into a rented car, I rode from Appleton to Grand Rapids, Mich. Nine hours later I was on the road again, this time to Chicago.
I spent last weekend not in Canada, but at home in Rochester, NY. Over an early dinner Sunday afternoon, my father, off-handed, asked if I would be watching the Grey Cup, "a Canadian tradition." I had absolutely no idea about what this might entail. My mind turned to competitions in areas I thought to be particular to Canada.
This past Tuesday GreenFire held its annual Clean Plate Challenge, scraping the plates of Downer diners as they finished their meals in an effort to bring awareness to the issue of food waste. The nearly five hundred students who ate at Downer from 5-7 p.m.
Monday Nov. 17 Visiting Professor of English Emily Bowles-Smith gave a talk entitled "Feminists: Tattooed sex objects, docile embroiderers, man killers -- or women (and men) just like you and me?" The event, sponsored by the Gender Studies Department and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, OMA, was the first of three that OMA will present this term.
Taking Introduction to Theater in London allows me to actually attend productions of the plays we read for class. During the first half of term, we attended a comedic stage adaptation of Hitchcock's film "The 39 Steps," Pinter's "No Man's Land," McBurney's "A Disappearing Number," Chekhov's "Ivanov," Webster's "The White Devil" and an adaptation of a children's novel called "War Horse" that used horse-sized puppets to suggest cavalry horses in World War I.
Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms Mushrooms are one of my favorite ingredients. Their earthy taste pairs really well with fresh thyme. 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup coarse bread crumbs 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon minced garlic 5 medium portabella mushrooms (3/4 lb), stems removed 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme 1/2 cup dry white wine Salt and pepper 1.