FEATURES A & E SPORTS VARIETY Summer lovin’ Meet the parents Tommy goes to Lolla Athletes start strong with DAF-19-A of 2014 >> pages 6-7 >> page 5 >> page 3 >> page 8 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 THE LAWRENTIAN Vol. CXXVIII, No. 1 Lawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com Lawrence makes room for incoming class of 2014 Amy Sandquist incoming class came as a surprise about being at Lawrence.” News Editor to Lawrence’s faculty and staff. As in years past, the class of “We offered admission to exact- 2014 is comprised of students Class of 2014: Larger than ever ly the same number of students from many different backgrounds. this year as last year, but a larg- “This class may have our most geo- The majority of Lawrence’s er proportion of those students graphically and culturally diverse class of 2014 settled into their accepted our offers of admission” blend of students we’ve seen in a dorms last Tuesday, Sept. 7. Like explained Director of Admissions while: They come from 36 states any other year, Welcome Week Ken Anselment. and more than 30 countries, and leaders and RLAs greeted students After news of the class’s size they are the most diverse group and parents, helping them carry spread throughout campus, sur- we have seen in recent history,” heavy suitcases and boxes up and prise turned into anticipation of described Anselment. down stairs. While move-in day the students’ arrival. When asked The increase in student body operated similarly to past years, about his reaction to the large size will both subtly and not so there was one huge difference: The group of students moving onto subtly affect life at Lawrence, and class of 2014 has over 100 stu- campus, Anselment said, “We were extensive planning was required in dents more than last year’s class. excited — it’s invigorating when order to accommodate the larger that many people are so excited number of students. Initially, the large size of the Photo by Naveed Islam Freshman Studies worked hard to ensure that they he explained that some professors Studies routine: “We’ll have all ductory level classes. were ready to welcome the class chose to “overload” by teaching the lectures in the Chapel, since “We expect enrollments to be Perhaps most notably, the of 2014. three courses per term in order to Stansbury cannot hold all the stu- much larger in introductory cours- influx in first year students means “We’re ready,” assured cover the extra sections required. dents and faculty … this year,” es this year based on the interests slight adjustments to Lawrence’s Professor of Psychology and Freshman Studies is also being said Gottfried. and potential majors that incom- Freshman Studies program. Every Director of Freshman Studies taught by some professors whose Over the summer, the Lawrence ing students indicated on their incoming student at Lawrence is Terry Gottfried, speaking for all classes were cancelled due to low Memorial Chapel was renovated admission and advising forms,” required to take Freshman Studies, Freshman Studies instructors. enrollment and by some instruc- and received new seats. “With she explained. The additional offered only during the 11:10 a.m. The faculty and staff’s readi- tors new to Lawrence’s teaching the renovation in the Chapel,” Biology 110 course offerings begin timeslot Mondays, Wednesdays ness did not come without a lot of staff. Gottfried mused, “It should actu- during second term. and Fridays. Last year, there were preparation. Gottfried explained Six additional sections of ally be a better place than last year “We have two faculty mem- 26 sections of Freshman Studies that the new classroom facilities in Freshman Studies guarantees that — no more noisy seats!” bers on leave during term one and offered first and second term, but Memorial Hall will cover the over- class sizes will remain small, aver- Freshman Studies is not the one faculty member on part-time this year’s incoming class requires flowing 11:10 a.m. slot classes. aging about 14 to 15 students per only class being affected by the leave,” said De Stasio. “We didn’t 32 for both first and second term. With additional sections comes class. “[Keeping class sizes small] large incoming class. Professor of feel we could properly support Between obtaining a sufficient the need for additional instruc- was a priority for me and the pro- Biology Elizabeth De Stasio noted Biology 110 projects in term one. number of instructors to teach the tors. “It was surprisingly not too vost,” Gottfried explained. that the biology department has In term two, we will have plenty of extra sections of Freshman Studies difficult to get instructors once The incoming class does hired new faculty members in faculty to support the larger num- and finding adequate classroom they knew about the size of the require, however, one major order to meet the needs of stu- ber of student projects.” space, Lawrence faculty and staff incoming class,” said Gottfried as change to the normal Freshman dents interested in taking intro- Moving in which they arrived. “Rather than While the dorms may be more having a huge rush of students in crowded, Lawrentians remain opti- In spite of all the anticipation the morning like in years past,” mistic and excited about the new for the class of 2014’s arrival, Brannon explained, “we had a pret- school year and the new students Tuesday’s move-in was largely ty steady flow of arrivals through- on campus. “Freshmen are so successful. “Move-in went won- out the day, which allowed the enthusiastic about everything, and derfully!” declared Kohler Hall’s Welcome Week Leaders and RLAs their excitement seems to rub off Residence Hall Director Chris to be available to help new stu- on the upper classmen and rejuve- Conrad, whose staff welcomed 65 dents with just about everything.” nates us after a summer away from freshmen into the building. Not all of the transitions have school,” said Brannon. “I think “New students bring lots of been easy, however. One of the the class of 2014 will bring great excitement and new ideas to the most noticeable changes to resi- things to LU.” hall,” he said. “I enjoy meeting new dence life has been the conver- Anselment, like all of Lawrence, students because their energy is sion of lounges to dorm rooms in welcomes the incoming students contagious.” Kohler and Colman Halls. to campus. “Thank you for choos- Colman Hall’s Head RLA Sara Kohler Hall’s Head RLA Naveed ing Lawrence,” Anselment said. Brannon was also pleasantly sur- Islam reflected on the challenges “We’re thrilled to have you with prised with move-in on Tuesday. of creating community in a dorm us.” He added, “Don’t forget to eat “Considering the fact that we have in which six lounges have been your vegetables.” 100 more freshmen than we’ve converted to dorm rooms: “We still ever had, I think [move-in] went haven’t figured out the logistics surprisingly well,” she said. of programming for floors alone,” The students’ smooth transi- he said. “So far, we’ve only been tion into the residence hall may able to program for the hall as a have had to do with the way in whole.” Photo by Naveed Islam MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Hi: 72°F Hi: 74°F Lo: 53°F Lo: 57°F 5-DAY 5-DAY Source: Source: weatherbug.com Thunderstorms Sunny WEATHER FORECAST Chance of rain Partly cloudy Partly sunny THE LAWRENTIAN 2 NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 LU ranked highly among nation’s best colleges Maureen Darras as 20 percent in a school’s ranking. for them must have two people other institutions, including St. versities — 47 of which are private Editor-in-Chief The breadth of these factors allows in it. So in this ranking system Olaf College, a liberal arts col- institutions. for Forbes to consider a bevy of [Lawrence] looks as though we lege in Northfield, Minn. and Beloit The article accompanying the Lawrence University was educational institutions. offer many fewer small classes College, a liberal arts college in ranking concluded that students reviewed this summer in an However, the article acknowl- than we actually do, since much of Beloit, Wis. at liberal arts colleges benefit from array of publications, including edges that one can “only learn so our work, one-on-one, is excluded Beck noted, “We want to be on increased opportunity for under- Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, much from ranking schools” and by their system of counting.” the radar of the guidance coun- graduate research and personal The Princeton Review and CBS that individual student compat- Similarly, in the “Student selors in the nation’s top … high connections with professors — MoneyWatch.com. These rankings ibility is an important factor that Nationally Competitive Awards” schools, so their recognition factor who are ultimately responsible for highlighted the shifting foci in the rankings cannot necessarily category, Forbes considers the of Lawrence is good.” graduate school recommendations. data being collected by raters and encompass. number of winners per school of The Chronicle of Higher Despite the positive responses, sought for by parents, students This sentiment was echoed by nine competitive student awards, Education highlighted the discrep- Anselment remarked, “I believe and educators. Lawrence Director of Admissions a list that includes prestigious ancies between criteria used by that the case is that on most col- Lawrence was ranked 50th in Ken Anselment: “It’s more impor- awards such as The Rhodes various ranking systems to define lege campuses — and Lawrence is the third annual Forbes Special tant to consider Lawrence — or Scholarship and The Harry S.