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FEATURes OP/ED A & E SPORTS Meet the 2013 Guest editorial on gender- Paul recaps 2012 summer Olypmpic class officers neutral bathrooms LUaroo preview >> page 4 >> page 6 >> page 9 >> page 10 FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 THE LAWRENTIAN Vol. CXXIX, No. 25 Lawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com Baroque Ensemble teaches and entertains in the style of King Louis XIV Cassidy Wilson XIV’s court. A small group of audi- Staff Writer ence members had rehearsed ____________________________________ ahead of time and performed a Appleton got a taste of Louis minuet for the rest of the com- XIV’s Versailles at the annual event pany. “An Evening of Baroque Dance: The Lawrence Baroque Louis XIV Masque Ball,” which was Ensemble, Lawrence trumpet stu- held in the Warch Campus Center dio and Lawrence oboe studio last Friday, May 18. worked together to recreate the The event was sponsored by ambience of an authentic grand the Lawrence Baroque Ensemble, ball. At the end of the event, par- which was formed by four stu- ticipants performed the dances dents in 2010 as part of the eco- they had learned with accompani- nomics course Entrepreneurship in ment from the Lawrence Baroque the Arts and Society. Ensemble. There were over 100 attendees According to fifth-year Katelin at the event. The evening began Richter, founder and board member with hors d’oeuvres, which were of the Lawrence Baroque Ensemble, then followed by the masque ball, “The mission of Lawrence Baroque at which the Baroque Ensemble is to study, rehearse and perform provided free masques. baroque music that enriches stu- President Jill Beck and Visiting dents’ liberal arts experience, Professor in Dance Rebecca Salzer inspires passion for period-instru- divided the attendees into two ment performance, preserves tra- large groups and taught them two dition and celebrates individual French baroque dances as well as creativity. Lawrence Baroque con- nects audiences to history through the proper way to show reverence President Jill Beck taught French baroque at the Louis XIV Masque Ball. in the presence of a king. unique concert experiences, com- Photo by Curran Carlile According to Sara Ceballos, munity education, outreach and events bring to campus is also to Richter, the event attendance Baptiste Lully’s “Te Deum” with Assistant Professor of Music, access for all.” great — it correlates so well with has increased every year. the Lawrence University Concert “[Louis XIV] was there ‘in person’ Richter said the event was a Lawrence’s mission of community Lawrence Baroque held other Choir in February 2011. with a life size poster presented on big success. In her words, “The education.” events as well. In the past, the To join Lawrence Baroque’s a raised platform and surrounded smiles on everyone’s faces and Lawrence Baroque Ensemble group has hosted a guest lecture email list and get updates on by candles.” the positive feedback we received has held this event annually since series, a collaborative concert upcoming events, visit the group’s Ceballos also provided histori- afterward confirmed that this was 2010. Last year, it was based on a with Flying Forms, a profession- Facebook page at Facebook.com/ cal notes so that the audience a special and memorable night for “Pride and Prejudice” theme, with al baroque chamber ensemble, an lawrencebaroque. could understand the significance all in attendance.” a focus on English dance and the early instrument petting zoo and a of music and masques in Louis She added, “The number of music of Henry Purcell. According collaborative performance of Jean community members that our Blair and Barrow receive national awards for studies Eryn Wecker arships, respectively. The awards, recognition as well. I have a very Said Yang, “She has reached a it even more of an option.” Staff Writer though both highly competitive, specific project here but it can very high level of reading, speak- Barrow also realized the sig- ____________________________________ differ in their purpose. Blair’s be recognized on a national level. ing and comprehension of Chinese. nificance of the Fulbright and its Senior Chinese and flute per- Udall award is a tuition scholar- What we’re doing in Appleton is She has precise accurate tones and contributions to friendly interna- formance double major Amanda ship while Barrow’s award goes significant; we can play into the mastered the complex writing sys- tional relations. Barrow and junior geology major toward her travel expenses to wider U.S.-scale conversation.” tem. Learning Chinese is like learn- “I’m not sure if any of the coun- Hava Blair have earned the pres- Taiwan to teach English. When asked about what issues ing two languages and she has tries that [Fulbright sends ETAs to] tigious Fulbright and Udall schol- Blair has always been inter- of environmentalism persisted on done well with both the spoken are even aware of Fulbright,” stat- ested in agriculture as a promi- campus, Blair cited interactions and written language.” ed Barrow, “but I think they meet nent participant in the Sustainable not between people and nature, Barrow cited her experi- people and then they generalize Lawrence University Garden. Also, but ones between people and peo- ence last summer as part of the from there. So there’s a bit of pres- she has participated in the estab- ple. Fulbright-Hays seminar abroad, sure with that... [People I’ve met lishment of off-campus organiza- Stated Blair, “I hope that peo- where she traveled around rural abroad] tell me a story about the tions, such as the COTS, Inc. transi- ple [are not] afraid to get involved parts of China setting up sum- one foreigner that they met.” tional shelter’s sustainable garden in SLUG, I hope everyone feels mer camps, as something that Though both awardees admit- and the Riverview community gar- like they can come down and take furthered her plan to pursue the ted that the application process- den project. a look in the garden and take a Fulbright ETA. es were time intensive, they were She explained that the scholar- walk around and enjoy the space. “I’ve known the name for a long pleased that they persevered ship will allow her to continue her Sometimes there’s a real barrier time,” Said Barrow of the Fulbright. through with help from faculty and involvement in Lawrence and com- there.” “It’s kind of a plan I’ve had at the advisors. Their respective awards munity projects. While Blair is represent- back of my mind. [I was especially point to national recognition of Said Blair, “I won it based on ing Lawrence at the conference, interested] after last summer with their exemplary coursework and Amanda Barrow wins Fulbright. my work with my projects but it Barrow will be preparing to trav- the Fulbright-Hays, and that made extracurricular involvement. doesn’t go to support a specific el abroad as one of 28 scholars project. It supports my education selected for the Fulbright English here at Lawrence and allows me to Teaching Assistantship in Taiwan. keep doing what I’m doing.” The award will take her to CORRECTIONS: The scholarship also allows for Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s second larg- Blair to travel to Tucson, Arizona est city, where she will be placed The Lawrentian wishes to inform its readership of several in August for a conference with 79 for a year at either an elemen- mistakes published in the May 18 issue of the newspaper. In other Udall award winners. There, tary or middle school. There, she the article on the recent Holocaust Symposium, the spelling of they will get the chance to share will assist in teaching English and the concentration camp where a great deal of music was writ- their own experiences and projects engage in cultural exchange. ten was Theresienstadt, not Trechenstad (see May 18 p. 2). as well as engage in a broader dis- An influential figure and advi- Also, we unintentionally published that Jews went to conser- cussion of environmental issues. sor to Barrow, Associate Professor vation camps (p. 10, first complete paragraph). This mistake Commented Blair: “They bring of Chinese Jane Yang, explained should be replaced with “Jews were sent concentration camps.” Hava Blair wins Udall Scholarship. us all together; we mix ideas and why Barrow made an outstanding Photos by Mathias Reed have a dialogue. That’s really nice applicant. THE LAWRENTIAN 2 NEWS FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 Fifth Annual LUaroo plays live music in the Quad Abigail Schubach student bands expressing interest, Staff Writer and only fifteen spots available, ____________________________________ Mohr took a different approach to Lawrence students spent last this year’s selection process. Friday and Saturday dancing, tan- Mohr showed up at the rehears- ning, and enjoying the live music als of the bands that applied, and of the fifth annual LUaroo two-day looked for diversity in music style, music festival with temperatures musicality, and senior-led groups in the ‘80s and barely a cloud in that would not have a chance to the sky. perform at LUaroo after this year. Student bands The Debutantes, Stepdad, the professional band Dilla Gents, Mike Pope and the that led the finale of the con- Papal Schism and professional cert, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on headliners Papadosio and Stepdad Saturday, was originally expected were just a few of the seventeen to come Winter Term with funding bands who performed in the Quad. from the Band Booking Committee. Modeled after the four day long Due to conflicts, the event was can- music and arts festival, Bonnaroo, celled, and BBC approached Mohr which takes place in Tennessee about moving the performance to every June, LUaroo has been tak- LUroo and Mohr quickly accepted ing place at Lawrence for the past the proposal.