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THELAWRENTIAN VOL. CXXXV NO. 9 Appleton, Wisconsin JAN. 12, 2018 Clubs advertise and inform at Winter Activities Fair Dannielle Konz Staff Writer ______The annual Winter Activities Fair was held from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2018 in the Somerset Room in Warch Campus Center. The Activities Fair was open to all Lawrence students and all student organizations and offered new and returning stu- dents the opportunity to explore all the winter organizations that are being offered. Around 55 student organiza- tions were present, offering infor- mation to interested students about their clubs and events. The groups present ranged from winter athletics such as Ultimate Frisbee, Lawrence Crew (rowing club) and Hockey to academic clubs such as the Society of Physics Students and the LU Geological Society. Everything offered in between was represented as well, from sororities and fraternities to cultural clubs and interest groups. A full list of on-campus stu- dent organizations, including ones not present at the Winter Activities Fair, can be found on the Lawrence website under Student Life > Campus Life- Activities > Directory of Student Sophomores Alex Dahl, Allegra Taylor and Claire Zimmerman promote their club at the Winter Activities Fair. Organizations. Information, meet- Photo by Sara Nocton ing times, places and contacts for each group are listed there. Winter Renovations In Sage Hall HDI holds empathy Zoe Adler Staff Writer ______training session Over winter break, Lawrence that feature gendered pronouns undertook renovations in both the Celeste Hall and classic literature classes with Conservatory of Music and Sage Staff Writer ______homogeneous writers on the syl- Hall. labus. Half of the practice rooms in Advocating for better “lis- The organization was the the Conservatory now boast new tening skills” on campus, the idea of several students, including sound-blocking panels. The plan Humanities Diversity Initiative fifth-year Deepankar Tripurana, is to replace the rest this summer. (HDI) held its first meeting of the who saw the reality of these kinds Sage Hall saw the bulk of the term in Sabin House on Monday. of issues at Lawrence. Tripurana construction this break. The most Students were invited to attend and others noticed that when peo- noticeable change to non-Sage and engage in an empathy train- ple feel underrepresented in their residents was the replacement ing session to better coexist classes, it can create frustration of stairs with a flat wheelchair- among their peers and professors and alienation on campus, lead- accessible entrance. Sage Hall is one of the renovated areas, with a new kitchen on the first floor and new on campus. lofts planned for the basement. ing to potential crises between Sage and Kohler Residence According to co-chairs soph- Photo by Emma Gilshannon students and faculty. They saw Hall Director Spencer Morgan, omores Miriam Thew Forrester spaces in the basement were don’t really have a reason to do an opportunity to create a safe explained that in addition to the and Emily Beale, it’s all part of a removed, the school also spent things with the larger hall com- space for both students and staff front porch, the entire basement plan to improve relations between December renovating the commu- munity,” Morgan explained. to bring issues to light, resolv- is in the process of being con- Lawrence students and faculty, nal areas on the first floor. However, he said that this is ing conflicts before they arise verted into a loft. and to increase diversity and “Our new kitchen is much just part of replacing traditional and fostering connections in the Morgan said that as a school inclusion at the university. nicer than the one that used housing with loft living. Lawrence community. “we’ve been moving more towards In an increasingly polarized to exist,” Morgan said. “They Other than that change, With this in mind, they the loft style spaces… [The school] society, students and staff at uni- replaced the carpet, painted the Morgan added, “I think most stu- formed HDI. The organization designated the basement of Sage versities all across the country walls, upgraded the elevator, dents won’t really have reason to holds weekly meetings for stu- to be a spot that would be ideal often find themselves at odds. The painted the inside of the lounge know it’s there. It’s kind of tucked dents on Thursdays, and bi-week- for a loft. They took the computer identities of minority students— and now we’re working with a away down in the basement. ly meetings for faculty members. room, lounge room, TV room and whether it be based on national- designer on campus to get new Unless you use that back stairwell, The two groups have separate kitchen down there, and they’re ity, race, sexuality or gender—are artwork for the spaces.” you won’t really go down there.” sessions. This allows discussions building a five-double bedroom marginalized, or underrepresent- While these changes are a Lawrence student groups to be confidential and as com- loft down there.” ed by curriculum in many depart- good step forward, there will be that are interested in applying fortable as possible. The meetings He added that if everything ments. some impact on the Sage com- for a loft space should have the themselves can take several dif- goes according to plan, the Sage The humanities, which are munity. opportunity to add Sage to their ferent forms, including listening loft would be open for occupancy based on language and experi- “What we do tend to see is list of choices in the upcoming ence, can be particularly suscep- sessions, discussions, and listen- next fall. that people living in lofts tend to housing selection. Because many of the social tible to this: in language classes form their own community and See page 2

Variety Sports Features A&E Op-Ed Hidden Figures: Brandon Wardell comes “And we’re back!” Sports in the New Year Hairy Feminist Jodie Bonikowske to Lawrence PAGE 3 PAGE 5 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 PAGE 11 THIS WEEK 2 NEWS Jan. 12, 2018 THE LAWRENTIAN Lawrence alumnus shares philosophy research Empathy training session tioned if this concept is really true. Landes argues more towards continued from page 1 He did this by explaining several the side of Deutsch and Cappelen, ing skills training as in Monday’s upcoming summit for Promoting thought experiments which have but focuses on how testimonial meeting. Inclusion in Academia through Rikke Sponheim been done. knowledge is used in philoso- At the listening sessions, stu- Dialogue, which will be held on Staff Writer ______Another key part of exam- phy. Testimonial knowledge is dents are asked to simply share January 20 in the Warch Campus To explain the research he ining thought experiments that knowledge gained from being told their experiences instead of Center in the Somerset Room. All is working on for his PhD and to Landes went over was the idea of something by someone else. Some debate a topic. At listening skills Lawrence University diversity give an example of what Lawrence intuition. Commonly when per- philosophers argue that people training, they learn how to be organizations, including HDI, will philosophy majors go on to do forming thought experiments, a cannot learn just from testimony, more attentive to one other. be planning and participating in after graduation, alumni Ethan philosopher will have an intuition but Landes believes differently. The group also participates the summit. Landes ‘13, a current doctoral about the thought experiment and To explain this, Landes in on-campus events, such as a For those students who feel student at the University of St. then that intuition is taken to be explained a thought experiment seminar on gender and language marginalized in their classes, Andrews, returned to Lawrence the answer to the thought experi- where some monks were tran- that was held last term. The event Beale and Thew Forrester stated to give a lecture on his research. ment. According to Landes, this scribing history. Then just for fun, attempted to address some of that a great solution is to come Landes gave his lecture “How is flawed because minor changes they based some of it off of what the needs of non-binary students to an HDI meeting. Meeting times Philosophers Learn From Each in how one does thought experi- their cat was doing, so part of the in the Humanities. In language can vary, but are regularly updat- Other” on Friday, Jan. 5 at 4:30 ments changes the results of text in their history book was writ- courses with gendered pronouns, ed on the group’s Facebook page. p.m. in Main Hall 201. the intuition. Since intuition is a ten by a cat. Then at the end they some people feel pressure to “Not only is it safe,” said Professor of Philosophy major part of philosophy and it explained this was written by a cat “out” themselves in class, which Beale, “but we also have a lot of Thomas Ryckman introduced cannot be relied on, “philosophy so that someone reading it would is uncomfortable. “Obviously, we connections with the faculty. Even Landes, mentioning how he is one seems to be in really bad shape,” only be temporarily fooled. There can’t change the fact that there are if one professor doesn’t come to of the many Lawrence graduates said Landes. were three different takes on this. gendered pronouns,” added Thew our meetings, we can use the fac- who came back to share the work While it might seem that phi- The “Feline Monk” take says that Forrester. “But we can try to come ulty involved to contact others. that they have done after gradua- losophy is not doing well, since there is no knowledge gained by up with new solutions.” Because of this, we essentially tion. Many students come back to the basis of philosophical knowl- this. In the “Feline Gettier” take on Other events include the have access to the whole staff.” speak about what they are study- edge, intuition, is not something this, what you learn from the cat ing to get feedback from Lawrence that can be relied on, Landes said does count as knowledge because professors and also to inspire stu- that this is not the case and the you now independently know dents who are considering a simi- subject of philosophy is still thriv- this. The “Feline Scientist” take lar field of study. ing. There are two main opinions has a similar perspective in that it join the lawrentian The topics of Landes’ lec- in the philosophy community says that while what the cat tells ture were metaphilosophy and about this: the point of view of you is not knowledge, it points the epistemology of Philosophy. experimental philosophers and you to look at something that will Metaphilosophy is the study of that of Deutsch and Cappelen. be knowledge. how philosophy is done, often According to Landes, experi- Landes concluded his lecture as a writer or photographer. shown through examining experi- mental philosophers believe that by siding with the Feline Scientist, ments. The epistemology of phi- philosophy is in trouble because and stated that yes, philosophy is We want your voice losophy is a part of metaphi- “people’s consumption of thought not in trouble because philoso- losophy and deals with how philo- experiments, their intuitions are phers can learn from each other in our publication. sophical truths can be known by problematically flawed”. Deutsch by pointing towards things and philosophers and how philoso- and Cappelen believe that “the prompting each other to learn phers learn these truths. original production of thought more. After finishing his lecture, Justified true belief is a con- experiments does not rely on intu- Landes took questions from stu- cept which is essential to philoso- itions at all. Philosophy is fine,” dents and professors. If interested, visit phy and is supported by influen- stated Landes. He pointed out For more philosophy events, tial philosophers such as Plato, that at the center of the debate there are weekly informal lawrentian.com/apply Ayer and Chisholm who believed between these two sides is wheth- Philosophy Department meet- that knowledge was justified true er the knowledge of the consumer ings at 4:30 p.m. most Mondays in belief. In his lecture, Landes ques- or that of the producer matters Main Hall 103. most.

North Korea On Tuesday, Jan. 9, North and Iran South Korean leaders partici- On Dec. 28, 2017, protests pated in an 11-hour long dis- began in Mashhad, Iran, and cussion which resulted in an spread to even more Iranian agreement on military talks cities. The demonstrators and compromises to avoid called for an end to the current World News future violent conflicts. This Iranian government, which has has been North and South been in place since the 1979 Compiled by Stephanie Meyer Korea’s first official discussion Islamic Revolution. Protesters, in more than two years. As a motivated by economic hard- Egypt result of the talks, North Korea ships due to high unemploy- France On Tuesday, Jan. 9, a suspected According to two independent will send various representa- ment rates and rising prices arson attack on a suburban Paris rights groups, the number of civil- tives, including journalists, of food, rebelled by tearing U.K. kosher store reignited fears of ians who have received death sen- athletes, a taekwondo demon- down pictures of Iran’s politi- On Tuesday, Jan. 9, Prime Minister anti-Semitism in the country. tences in Egyptian military courts stration team and high ranking cal leaders, setting fire to offi- Theresa May concluded in a two- Investigators said it was “too have dramatically increased officials to South Korea for the cial buildings and marching. day reorganization of the British soon to discuss motives,” how- from 60 in 2016 to at least 112 2018 Winter Olympic Games. It Since December, the protests government. May promoted sev- ever reported that they did not in 2017. The independent rights is the first time since 2005 that have decreased due to the gov- eral female and ethnic-minority believe the fire was an accident. group allege, based on evidence, North Korea will be participat- ernment and police arresting lawmakers to junior ministerial Before burning down, the store at least some of those who were ing in the Olympics. During the many of the demonstrators, positions to make “the govern- was vandalized by graffiti depict- executed in 2017 had given con- talks, South Korea’s Ministry of turning water cannons on the ment look more like the country ing Nazi swastikas. The arson fessions after being tortured for Unification reported that North protesters and blocking access it serves.” Critics, including The attack occurred on the third anni- weeks on end by Egypt’s National Korea agreed to South Korea’s to social media. Lawyers of Times, which is considered the versary of the 2015 attack at a Security Agency. Many lawyers proposal to terminate antago- the protesters who have been most varied newspaper in terms kosher supermarket in eastern in Egypt fear that the signifi- nistic acts to maintain peace arrested said that their clients of political support, are unim- Paris, when ISIS gunman, Amedy cant increase in death sentences throughout the Korean penin- were safe from jail time due to pressed, calling the reorganization Coulibaly, held customers hos- will only increase in the coming sula. North Korea did, howev- “the people’s right to protest.” “shambolic.” Many are criticizing tage for hours, eventually killing year. Non-governmental orga- er, make a “strong complaint” However, it is still unclear how the fact that most of the senior four. After the 2015 attack, 10,000 nizations such as Human Rights after South Korea proposed to the Iranian government will ministers kept their jobs, limiting soldiers were deployed onto the Watch, Amnesty International and denuclearize the region. The handle these protesters’ crimi- the opportunity for women and streets and more than 800 Jewish Egyptians Abroad for Democracy talks between North and South nal cases. On Tuesday, Jan. 9, an ethnic minorities to implement buildings were under permanent see this situation as a threat to Korea were closely watched Iranian lawmaker reported that their perspectives in the United surveillance. In 2015, a record the Egyptian people and proof by leaders worldwide to see if more than 3,700 people have Kingdom’s highest levels of gov- 7,900 French Jews left France, of a deteriorating legal system they would result in a reduc- been arrested during the pro- ernment. Last year, May called for citing heightened fears of anti- in Egypt. In August, 2017, the tion in tension created by North tests, which have been the most a snap election to strengthen her Semitism. Former Prime Minister United States announced that it Korea continuing to develop significant anti-government position in the Brexit talks and of France Manuel Valls stated that would withhold almost $300 mil- nuclear weapons, which is not protests in Iran in one decade. even though Brexit passed, May’s more is needed to be done to lion in aid from Egypt until it in compliance with resolutions Iranian government officials authority was weakened when deal with the anti-Semitism that is saw improvement in the Egyptian of the UN Security Council. contend that only hundreds of her Conservative Party lost its present in France. government’s handling of human On Tuesday, North Korea also people have been arrested. Also majority in Parliament. rights and democracy. said in a statement that their according to Iranian govern- weapons are “only aimed at the ment officials, only 21 people United States.” have been killed. Jan. 12, 2018 VARIETY 3 THE LAWRENTIAN Much Love, Little Lady “When Fortune Fails” By Celeste Reyes Article courtesy of Kyle Parks of Creative Writing Club “In local news today, town this building and was knocked or may not have been getting out hero Philip Phell was found dead unconscious before rolling into of control.” floating in a river. After a fantasti- the river and drowning. However, “You say there was ‘allegedly’ cally lucky day where Phell won we also found a stab wound in his another man on the balcony?” the lottery, was promoted from left hand, scrapes and scratches “Yeah, I mean, it could have assistant burger-flipper to head all along the right side of his body, been a woman, I guess. They were burger-flipper at local fast-food a small hole burned into his shirt, pretty bulky, so I assumed it was diner Friendly Fred’s, then helped and he appears to have vomited a man, but you can never know, police catch the infamous Cat Thief recently, suggesting he may have right?” who had been striking fear in the also been poisoned.” “But you can confirm that you hearts of the town’s cat owners for “Wow, that certainly is quite saw another person, correct?” months, Phell met a tragic end. On a way to go. Now, we also have “Well, probably. They looked the scene is reporter Felix Forde here as a witness local firefighter a little weird, but I only caught with Detective Frederickson, who Francis Finley, who claims he saw a glimpse of them so maybe it has been assigned this case. Felix, Phell’s tragic fall. Francis, what wasn’t a person at all. I don’t have over to you.” can you tell us about this inci- very good eyesight, anyway, and “Thank you, Felicia. We are dent?” I also had lost my glasses that standing outside of the Fair Field “You see, I was busy put- morning. Well, I didn’t lose them, apartment complex, where it is ting out a dumpster fire behind per se, it’s just that I may or may believed that our unfortunate Mr. this building that I may or may not have dropped them into a Phell was pushed from a fourth- not have started when I heard burning dumpster.” story balcony into a river where a scream. Well, it was more of a “Right. Well, thank you, he then drowned. Detective shriek than a scream, I guess. I Francis. The apartment building Frederickson, what can you tell us don’t think people really differen- that Phell was reportedly pushed about this incident?” tiate those two words enough, but from also happens to be the very “Well, Felix, we’re still unsure I think they’re pretty different. A same apartment building owned of most of the details of Phell’s scream is more like ‘Ahhh’ and a by local Cat Thief Fabian Fabuleux, death, but the initial report indi- shriek also like ‘Ahhh’ but high- who only stayed here during the cates that he may have died of… er pitched, you know? Anyway, I autumn months for reasons he well, everything.” turned around and saw that guy has not yet disclosed. So, I think “And what are some of the falling off the balcony, and stand- it’s suffice to say, folks, that our circumstances of his death, if you ing up there, allegedly, was some phenomenal Phil Phell fell fatally can tell us?” other guy, but I didn’t get a good from fell felon’s feline-filled, four- “Well, it seems he fell from look at him because there was a floor Fair Field fall flat. Back to the balcony onto the hill behind dumpster fire behind me that may you, Felicia.”

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The LU Skew By Claire Zimmerman Fly on the Wall “The One Who Regrets” Okay hear me out okay. It other sweet nothings and outright wasn’t supposed to be like this. lies. I lied. I LIED. To you to your I wasn’t supposed to be like this, mom to your dad to your aunt un- okay? Right? Right. It just hap- cle grandpa grandma cousin sister pened it happened and oh god. brother. I am here when I should What are we going to do how are not be. Why am I here? Why do we gonna come back from this. It I get to be here.? With what I’ve won’t be like before. It won’t be done…. Oh, what I have done. It’s starting over in a new land with quite right. I must sit here. I must hopes and dreams this is bleak. So be here. I have to watch. It wants so dark and lost. Such a lost feeling. me to watch. I’ve lost people, too. A wondering an aching. This ach- I am alone, at my own fault. I am ing for what used to be. For how desolate. I am speaking to noone, things used to be. For a chance of and no one has ever listened be- how things could have been. There fore, no one will ever listen again. aren’t any foundations to grip our I am despair unparalleled. I have boots into there is no structure to been terrible, quite terrible. I have follow only chaos. Only what we’ve been left ourselves in our frantic panic I have to go and disregard. And me? I. Well I It’s here for me now was the worst of them wasn’t I? I At last held on, didn’t I? I held on to the It’s true what they say: it is hope and wishes and the wants the thing you never expect. and the “it’ll be okay”s and all the 4 SPORTS Jan. 12, 2018 THE LAWRENTIAN Women’s Basketball starts 2018 off strong Tyrone Stallworth points before going into the sec- Lauren Deveikis and Nicole Staff Writer ond. The Scots quickly trimmed Cummins had during their four ______the lead back to 39-32 in the third years at Lawrence. Unfortunately, quarter, but after a Reeves jumper due to a player being ineligible, The Lawrence University with 2:12 left, Lawrence was up that win was stripped away from women’s basketball team, after 49-37 and closed the game from the Vikings. Lawrence is cur- a tough winter break schedule, there. rently tied with both Grinnell and started off the term strong with a This week, the Vikings have Beloit in conference. If they can 63-59 win against the Monmouth three tough road games, at Cornell secure another win against Illinois Scots on Jan 6 at Alexander College on Friday, at Illinois College, hopefully that will give Gymnasium. Freshman standout College on Saturday and at Lake the Vikings the momentum and Kenya Earl scored a game-high Forest on Wednesday. The don’t confidence they need to lead them 20 points on 9 for 14 shooting return home until Saturday, Jan into the final month of the season. from the floor, had five rebounds 20 at 4 p.m. when they take on the Best of luck to our Women’s and two blocks. Junior Leah Beloit Buccaneers. Basketball team for the remainder Reeves went 6 for 8 from the floor Lawrence is currently 3-10 of the season! and added 16 points and four overall and 1-4 in conference. rebounds. Rookie Elena Gonzalez Their first conference win came grabbed a game-high nine in December when they played rebounds and nine points. Senior Illinois College and won 64-56 Olivia Hoesley dished out a game- at home. This was also the first high seven assists for Lawrence. conference win that true seniors, The Vikings carried their lead Olivia Hoesley, Natalie Kramer, Freshman Kenya Earl fights past Scots defense. steadily in the first half, scoring 34 Photo by Caroline Garrow Swim team conquers Florida Men’s basketball in the Molly Doruska Blagg, sophomore Bridget Duero, cent effort,” said senior captain Staff Writer junior Lizzy Garcia-Creighton and Anna Vogel. “A lot of people had playoff hunt ______senior Shelby Hader taking home awesome swims and we had a lot After a training trip down to the victory with a time of 1:46.66. of individual victories. The energy Arianna Cohen ended the half as the Vikings led Florida and some time at home, On the men’s side of the com- on the deck was so positive and it Co-Sports Editor 31-28 at the break. petition, the Vikings won eight was great to have a lot of friends ______Both teams traded runs in the the Lawrence University men’s Lawrence University wel- events. They started out the meet and family members come sup- second half. Monmouth started and women’s swim teams jumped comed its students back for win- with a victory as the 200-yard port us as it always is when we the second half on an 18-5 run right back into action this past ter term 2018 on Tuesday, January medley relay team made up of swim at home!” to build a 46-36 lead. Lawrence weekend. They played host to the 2. As you can imagine, the week junior Max Stahl, sophomore Tom The team has been working rallied with a 13-4 outburst. UW Oshkosh Titans on Saturday, was very eventful for students as Goldberg, junior Akio Yamamoto, hard, even in a vacation location. During this run, Denham scored January 6 in the Boldt Natatorium. we settled into our rooms and and senior Travis Charlow won As Vogel described their trip, six straight points to trim the The competition was close, but set our class schedules. The week the event with a time of 1:43.78. “Florida was awesome! It was a lit- margin to 46-42. As a result of a the UW Oshkosh women won the was also busy for the Lawrence Stahl, Charlow and freshman tle cold, but we powered through few good plays from our boys, the meet 121.5-104.5 and the men University men’s basketball team. Anton Hutchinson each won two the 6 a.m., 40 degree practices in Vikings cut Monmouth’s lead to won 113-98. This was their last The team is currently in the thick individual events as well. Stahl exchange for some fun team beach 50-49 with 7:59 left in the game. home meet of the season, so they of conference play as they host- won the 100-yard backstroke in time! We all trained super hard The game followed this back and honored their seniors during one ed Monmouth College (2-9, 2-4 58.12 seconds and was first in and it was a great team bonding forth action and with 2:30 min- of the breaks. Midwest Conference [MWC]) on the 200-yard individual medley experience.” utes left in the game, Lawrence led Despite the close loses in head Saturday, January 6. swimming 2:10.64. Charlow won Looking forward, the swim Monmouth 62-59. Unfortunately, to head competition, there were The team was eager to show- the 50-yard freestyle and the season is building towards the Aluya from Monmouth scored some great swims for the Vikings. case their skills against Monmouth 100-yard freestyle with times conference meet in the middle of the games final 6 points to win On the women’s side, Lawrence College in front of an excited LU of 23.07 and 50.60 respectively. February. “Our goal for the rest the game and the Vikings fell to won six events. Freshman Erin fan base. The fans brought a lot of Hutchinson won two of the lon- of the season is to keep train- Monmouth, 65-62. Lengel won two events: the energy to the atmosphere as the ger freestyle events, winning the ing hard and keep dropping time. Senior Jeremy Stephani and 50-yard freestyle with a time of Vikings jumped off to a great start. 200-yard freestyle in 1:51.51 and We obviously want to score the Denham both led the team in 25.59 and the 100-yard butter- The Vikings led the first 20-plus the 500-yard freestyle in 5:00.07. highest we can at conference, but scoring with 18 points. Denham fly with with 1:01.41. Sophomore minutes of the game and eventu- Goldberg was the other individual also keep supporting each other recorded his first double double Elsie Riggle won the 1,000-yard ally built a 24-14 lead. Monmouth, event winner of the day taking and having individual successes in which he scored 18 points and freestyle, the longest event of the not to be outdone, rallied and home the victory in the 100-yard is really important to our team” grabbed 10 rebounds. After the day, timing in at 11:40.54. Senior trimmed the Vikings lead to breaststroke in 1:06.56. Vogel explained. The Lawrence loss, the Vikings move to (7-5, 3-3 Eryn Blagg won the 100-yard 29-27. Freshman Bryce Denham “The meet on Saturday was University swim team is back in MWC). The team looks to bounce freestyle with a time of 57.11. woke up the crowd with an unex- super fun! After having only had action this coming weekend when back during their game at Cornell Fellow senior Emei Thompson pected alley-oop dunk from an three days back on campus to train they travel to Illinois Tech on Jan. College on Friday, Jan. 12. won the 500-yard freestyle, swim- inbounds play. The highlight play ming 5:38.62. Finally, the Lady before we had to compete again, 13. Vikes ended the meet with the we did super well as a whole and 200-yard freestyle relay team of really each gave one hundred per- Sports By the Numbers

1:01.41 The time it took Erin Lengel to swim the 100 butterfly, second fastest in the Midwest Conference 20 A game high scoring outing by Kenya Earl against Monmouth

10 Freshman Bryce Denham hits the shot. Joel DePagter stepped down after this many seasons as the Vikings men’s Photo by Caroline Garrow basketball head coach. 3 Lane King scored this many goals in the first period against Concordia. Jan. 12, 2018 SPORTS 5 THE LAWRENTIAN

Se- nior Lew- is Burger mak- ing a play on the ball. Athlete of the Week Pho- to by Vic- tor Nguyen

Ben Peterson Shane Farrell Last Tuesday, senior Ben Peterson Co-Sports Editor contributed strongly to beat Knox STANDINGS ______College in basketball. In 25 min- utes, Peterson accumulated 26 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL points and eight rebounds with one steal, block and assist. He was TEAM MWC OVR extremely efficient with only 12 field goal attempts and a 75% shoot- North ing percentage. Even more impressive was his shooting from behind the arch, making 80% of his shots. The Vikings are in the middle of the Ripon 5-1 7-5 conference fighting for a playoff birth. Cornell 4-1 7-4 Lake Forest 4-2 6-7 Shane Farrell: How has the season gone for you personally and the Knox 3-2 8-5 team? Illinois 3-2 4-9 Ben Peterson: It has been a big learning season for a lot of us. We lost Monmouth 2-4 5-8 three starting seniors last year, so we have a lot of guys stepping into Grinnell 1-4 4-6 roles that they did not have last year. In addition, we have one fresh- Beloit 1-4 3-9 man starting and several other freshmen getting minutes for us off the Lawrence 1-4 3-10 bench. Even though we have more losses on our record than we want to, we can use those losses as learning experiences to help us in the future. St. Norbert 0-0 5-3 As our younger guys get more and more minutes and become comfort- able, we can become a very good team. MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM MWC OVR SF: What’s the attitude of the team right now with 13 games left this St. Norbert 6-0 11-2 season? Lake Forest 5-1 9-4 BP: We are just trying to take everything game by game. We are in the Monmouth 5-1 8-5 middle of the conference standings, so every game from this point on is Grinnell 3-3 8-4 important. As long as we stay confident in ourselves and play the way Cornell 3-3 8-5 we did against Knox, I think we have a good chance of being competitive and earning a spot in the conference tournament. Lawrence 3-3 7-5 Ripon 3-3 6-5 SF: You had the hot hand against Knox helping Lawrence crack the Illinois 1-5 6-7 hundred-point mark for the first time this season, how do you feel you Photo by Emei Thompson Beloit 1-5 2-11 played? SF: You and the team recently went to Florida, how was it? Knox 0-6 2-11 BP: Even though I personally had a good game it was a team effort. We BP: It was a lot of fun. We got to get away from the cold weather of MEN’S SWIMMING had three players score double digits and we had three people with five Appleton and spend some time on the beach. Our first game we strug- TEAM MWC OVR assists. It just so happened that I happened to be open a little bit more gled in several areas and lost a close game with Dubuque. Our second St. Norbert 0-0 0-0 than some of my teammates. They realized that I had the hot hand and game against Oglethorpe was a different story. Jeremy had his best Knox 0-0 0-0 worked hard to get me open. game of the year setting a school record with 10 three-pointers made. It was a nice way to leave Florida and get a confidence boost heading Lake Forest 0-0 0-0 SF: After a big game like that do you ever think about your individual into the final half of the season. Grinnell 0-0 0-0 stats or is it only about getting the win? Illinois 0-0 0-0 BP: I feel like it’s natural to look at your stats after a big game just like SF: Any shout-out or thanks you want to give? Cornell 0-0 0-0 you look at your individual stats following a bad game. You can use the BP: My roommate and senior teammate Eric Weiss is looking to make Monmouth 0-0 0-0 stats to figure out what worked well for you as well as the things that his season debut January 20 against Beloit. He is coming off his second Beloit 0-0 0-0 you did wrong. Although at the end of the day it is a team game, it is nice ACL surgery in two years so we’re looking forward to having him back Ripon 0-0 0-0 to know that your own hard work has paid off. out there soon. Lawrence 0-0 0-0 WOMEN’S SWIMMING TEAM MWC OVR Cornell 0-0 0-0 Uneven Ice for men’s hockey St.Norbert 0-1 0-0 Vikings, who scored a second late Winter Term Teddy Kortenhof Ripon 0-0 0-0 Staff Writer in the period to retake the lead. In Grinnell 0-0 0-0 ______the third, Lawrence scored a final While most of Lawrence’s stu- goal with only 3 seconds of play Home Games Lawrence 0-0 0-0 dent body has been acclimating remaining to seal the victory. Lake Forest 0-0 0-0 to the winter, there is a small Returning to the ice a day Illinois 0-0 0-0 group that has been thriving on later, the Vikings next trial came Basketball Men’s Hockey Beloit 0-0 0-0 it. Lawrence University’s Hockey against Concordia on January 6. Knox 0-0 0-0 Jan. 20 vs. Beloit Jan. 19 vs. Aurora 7 team has started winter term off The game started quickly, with Monmouth 0-0 0-0 Men’s 2 p.m. p.m. on the right foot with a pair of Lawrence scoring three unan- MEN’S HOCKEY swered goals in the first quarter. Women’s 4 p.m. Jan. 20 vs. Lake strong showings. TEAM MWC OVR The hockey team has stayed Unfortunately, this would prove to Jan. 27 vs. Grinnell Forest 7 p.m. St. Norbert 8-0 13-1-1 busy over break, appearing in be the last time the Vikings scored Men’s 1 p.m. Jan. 26 vs. St. Adrian 7-1 11-4 seven games since Thanksgiving. in the game. Concordia came alive Women’s 3 p.m. Scholastica 7 p.m. Concordia 5-3 9-4-2 While there have been wins and in the second two periods, scoring Jan. 30 vs. Cornell Jan. 27 vs. Northland Lake Forest 5-3 8-7 losses, overall the hockey team 2 goals in the second and a third Men’s 5:30 p.m. 4 p.m. in the third to bring the game to a Marian 5-3 10-3-1 has been performing well coming Women’s 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 vs. Marian into winter term. Even when fac- 3-3 tie at the end of regular play. Feb. 7 vs. Ripon Lawrence 4-4 6-8-1 In overtime, Concordia managed (Wis.) 7 p.m. ing St. Norbert’s, one of the best Men’s 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee 4-4 8-6-1 Hockey teams in NCAA division to slip a fourth and final goal past St. Scholastica 3-4-1 9-5-1 the Vikings to win the game. Women’s 7:30 p.m. three, the Vikings lost by only one Aurora 2-5-1 3-8-4 goal, and only allowed three to be While a win and a loss are Feb. 17 vs. Lake Forest Northland 2-5-1 5-8-2 scored. While a loss is a loss, being not the ideal way to start the Men’s 1 p.m. able to hang with the best is a feat winter, Lawrence is still poised Women’s 3 p.m. Trine 0-6-2 4-9-2 all the same. for an exciting end to the sea- Men’s Tennis Finlandia 0-7-1 0-13-1 Since term began, the Hockey son. The season is far from over, Feb. 9 vs. UW La team has played two games. On with 6 games left in January, and Crosse 7 p.m. January 5, the team took the ice 4 in February. Lawrence will Fencing Feb. 24 vs. Dubuque against MSOE in an away game, next appear against Finlandia their first game of the new year. on Friday Jan. 12 at Finlandia. Jan. 20: 12 p.m. The game started out slowly, with Before coming home, The Vikings Lawrence Duals March 24 vs. Saint neither team scoring in the first will also again face St. Norbert’s, Jan. 21: Mary’s (Minn.) 7 p.m. Statistics are courtesy of to hopefully earn retribution for period of the game. To make up Lawrence USA www.midwestconference.org for this, the Vikings scored a goal their last meeting. The Viking’s Fencing Open early in the second to reinvigo- next home appearances will be on Jan. 10, 2018 rate the game. MSOE responded Jan. 19 and 20, against Aurora and Due to errors from Midwest with one, but could not hold the Lake Forest respectively. Confrence, swimming stand- LET’S GO, LAWRENCE! ings are unavailable 6 FEATURES Jan. 12, 2018 THE LAWRENTIAN The Lawrence Passion Project: Manuel Ferreira and history of the world so I really enjoy protecting them and learning about them.” While Ferreira’s personal decision Katie Mueller to transition from Music Performance to Staff Writer Anthropology was a difficult choice to ______solidify, Ferreira could not deny that he lights up when given the opportunity to talk This column intends to find out what about the objects he cares for and the cul- it means to be empathetic, to strive for tures they come from. From a dagger made understanding and to document fulfillment out of the bone of a cassowary found in in action by having conversations with stu- Papua New Guinea, to Papua New Guinean dents working on Senior Experience Projects storage vessels, even to a Chimú vessel at Lawrence on how they are using their made between the 10th to 15th century studies and passions as tools to create. in the shape of a llama, Ferreira has ample joy, knowledge and compassion for these In the gloomy chill of Lawrence’s objects and their stories. Winter Term, sometimes nothing seems to Ferreira boasted that he learned how be more appealing than to close the door, to share this joy and knowledge from his make some tea and spend the day indoors experience as a musical performer. He and inactive. For senior Anthropology explained, “Music helped because you’re major Manuel Ferreira, the first week of performing as a musician. Talking to people Winter Term has been spent keeping warm about research and being able to captivate inside of Briggs 344, in what’s known as them is a performance as well, I think. I Senior Manuel Ferreira with the chimu llama, dating back to the 10th through 15th century. the ‘batcave,’ where he’s been studying and Photo By Larissa Davis have competed in a research presentation preserving an array of objects that he holds with Wisconsin’s Federation of Museums that will let you click on the image in the the culture that made it.” dear to his heart. For him, there is no better with a poster presentation. I went against exhibit and bring you to all the information Much like the llama vessel was made way he could spend his time. grad students and ended up winning and I from the research I’ve done. This brings in by sealing two halves to make a whole, Ferreira is studying both Cultural think something that set me apart was my that aspect of resonance. I want to capti- Ferreira is passionate about bringing Anthropology and Archaeological ability to be charismatic. I was performing vate people, but I also think it’s important together the aesthetic value of these objects Anthropology. He is also part of the inter- and I gained that ability from music.” people realize cultural context and history as well as their cultural significance in disciplinary Museum Studies degree and Ferreira is excited to be able to con- and connections because if you don’t have order to make a whole new idea of why has a minor in Music. Though Ferreira tinue sharing his love of understanding that then what is there really?” these objects have value. started his studies at Lawrence as an Oboe cultures through objects through his Senior Ferreira was open to explaining the It seemed as though Ferreira could Performance Major, once he took a Cultural Experience Project where he is working to significance of the objects he’s hoping to not contain his love for these objects and Anthropology class, and was given the put together an exhibit showcasing objects include in his exhibit and is currently work- his learning. He shared that he ultimately opportunity to work as an intern at the found from the Anthropology Department’s ing to finish up the research end of the knows he made the right choice in becom- Milwaukee Public Museum, where he has collection, as well as pieces from the perma- project, as well as finalizing which objects ing an anthropology major. “I realize I light returned to work at for the last two years, nent collection in the Wriston Art Galleries. will make the final cut. He suggested that up when I talk about this stuff and I love it,” he realized that anthropology is his true The focus of his exhibit will play with the the Chimú llama vessel has become a focal he said. “I love everything about what I do. passion. aspects of ‘wonder’ and ‘resonance.’ point of the envisioned exhibit somehow. This is what I was meant to do. So it’s okay Ferreira spoke to this passion. “I enjoy Ferreira came across these two He stated, “The vessel is maybe one to change your mind. It might be scary at learning,” he stated, “which is sort of why descriptors in an anthropology class and thousand years old. It was made out of a first, but you might realize that changing museums are perfect for me because you was compelled to find new ways to apply mold that had two halves. You’d put clay in your mind can be one of the best decisions are constantly learning about everything. wonder and resonance to the museum it and then take the two separate halves and you ever make. I never thought I would find That’s what I enjoy most. I also really experience. Ferreira broke this idea down put them together to get sealed. That’s how something that I love this much, but to my enjoy working with objects, learning about as he stated, “When a museum puts an you could manage to get a more complex surprise I did.” objects, teaching others about objects and object in a case or on display, that makes it shape. And the llama and alpaca had great Ferreira’s exhibit will be on display helping people to understand the cultures art and that affects the way people view it. purpose in the culture as the largest mam- Mar. 4 through Mar. 11 in the Mudd Gallery they come from. Museums are sort of a This enhances that aspect of wonder, and mals. So not only is the llama interesting and will hopefully be a space that resonates place for preserving protecting and educat- I want that to happen. But then I’m also and in that way captivating, but there’s also wonder, understanding and a love for learn- ing the public about our collective culture working to include a technological aspect this idea of resonance in the connection to ing through connecting. Sustainability Efforts in Warch and beyond David Baldwin may have been state of the art at the time Staff Writer they were installed, technology has rapidly ______evolved and so have the ways in which the Sustainability: it is one of the many university can be more sustainable. ways in which Lawrentians work to make “I think every decision that’s made in the world better. There are many ways to terms of changing things out, we still look promote sustainability, and what better back to what were the original purposes of place to start than in our very own campus the building, how has technology evolved center? The Warch Campus Center was since then and if we can become more constructed between 2007 and 2009 and, energy efficient or more sustainable in at the time, used state-of-the-art technol- what practices we do,” he said. In conjunc- ogy for everything from lighting to waste tion with the Sustainable Lawrence (Green management. Most of the materials for the Roots) program, the campus center has building were sustainably-harvested and upgraded all lighting to LEDs, implemented came from resources in Wisconsin, from new waste control strategies and is now the wood studs in the walls to the stone adding air hand dryers in the restrooms. veneer on the outside of the building. These new improvements have not One of the few exceptions to that rule, been without challenges, though. One of the as some on campus learned during their first decisions made when the new campus Admissions tours, is the slate floors on the center opened was to stop selling bottled first three levels of the building. These slate water in the café, and Griffin said that there for these floors was imported from India, was some pushback from students on that 10,000 miles away, according to Campus The main staircase in Warch Campus Center, which provides access to Andrew Commons, the student mail- decision. room, and a view of the Sustainable Lawrence University Garden (SLUG). Center Director Greg Griffin, who sat on “As a society,” he explained, “we’re Photo by Larissa Davis the committee when the center was being pretty accustomed to being able to get a right choice when discarding items.” Griffin, container.” planned and constructed. bottle of water and now if you want a glass who currently serves on the Sustainability Another challenge with any sustain- Some rumors have abounded about of water you go into the café and there’s a Steering Committee with Clark, is opti- ability project is, of course, money. “As this stone, specifically that it was used at dispenser and you put a glass in it or you mistic about the impact of the improved technology changes, as we moved into the the request of a wealthy anonymous donor take your Nalgene [water bottle] and you disposal system designs. building and said ‘We could have done this who, depending on who one may ask, may fill it up.” Since then, students have gotten “You can change behavior just by guid- differently, all of those kinds of things. Well, or may not have had anything to gain by the used to not having disposable bottles of ing people,” Griffin explained. “People will, the money isn’t necessarily there.’” university using stone from India versus water, but influencing behavior of students, for the most part, make the right decision. To help with this, the University was the slate rock available from, for instance, faculty and staff is still one of the primary If you walk up to a container and it’s got recently awarded a grant from Margaret A. New York. Those rumors are false, Griffin challenges of implementing sustainability a round hole in it and you’ve got a plastic Cargill Philanthropies in order to expand says, at least as far as he knows. projects, especially when it comes to waste bottle, you’re putting it in that one versus their sustainability programs, especially in “There were very few, if any, donor management. the garbage can.” the form of education and infrastructure restrictions placed on the construction pro- Remedying these challenges is the He added, “When you’re faced with development like the new waste manage- cess,” he said. Despite the obvious sus- main goal of a pilot project taking place in that dilemma at the end of class and you’re ment system. Above all, Lawrence is con- tainability issues with imported building Youngchild Hall and Trever Hall this term walking to that beige or gray container stantly taking steps to improve sustain- materials, the campus center and the uni- in which new container designs and sig- right next to the door as you leave the ability campus-wide while adapting to an versity in general are striving to be more nage will be used to, according to Professor classroom, you really aren’t in a position to age where taking care of the environment sustainable because, while the technologies of Geology and Special Assistant to the be able to make a decision. A lot of people is more crucial than ever before. in the campus center and other buildings President Jeff Clark, “help users make the just simply chuck everything into the same Jan. 12, 2018 FEATURES 7 THE LAWRENTIAN Hidden Figures of Lawrence: Jodie Bonikowske Center and across campus. nings which allowed her to be with her ‘The Lawrence Difference’ according to Prior to working at Lawrence, then young children during the day. When Bonikowske is the opportunity for students Bonikowske has worked as a customer ser- Lawrence welcomed Bon Appetit to take to travel to Björklunden, spring break trips, Karina Barajas vice specialist for nine years at a cardboard over the dining operations, she remained a volunteer opportunities and competitions. Staff Writer company before turning her attention university employee and began working for “It’s the small things that even I take for ______towards raising her family. She continued to Campus Center Director Greg Griffin when granted that add up to make a big differ- work in various part-time customer service the campus center opened. Bonikowske ence,” she added. This column is devoted to highlighting positions at the YMCA and Thrivent before has enjoyed every change that came with Bonikowske’s hobbies and interests staff members that play a huge role in the starting at Lawrence. her career. revolve around sports. Her three children everyday experiences of the Lawrence com- play sports and are never off-season. “I munity. have served many years on our local youth While students find refuge from the sports boards for both baseball and basket- cold in Warch Campus Center, many may ball which was quite time consuming, but I not be aware of the woman who maintains really loved every minute of it,” Bonikowske the facility. This week’s Hidden Figure is commented. cherry and full of good humor. Students Although her family does not travel may be more familiar with her one-year-old often, they always make it a point to spend dachshund, Ollie, who often makes campus quality time with each other. “Besides my appearances around Reading Period and family, I believe it’s critical to laugh and exam time. In Warch Campus Center Room enjoy life. I try to find the humor in things 306, the small office behind the Information that otherwise drive me crazy. I am open to Desk and ID Office where students can pur- laughing at myself and my shortcomings, chase new IDs, Jodie Bonikowske is there and that provides me with a lot of mate- to help. rial!” As the Assistant to the Director of Bonikowske’s husband, Scott, inspires the Warch Campus Center, Bonikowske her mainly because he is a hard worker and is in charge of scheduling events in the laughs along with her. “I am in awe that he building so that every room is filled, creat- has put up with me for twenty-seven years, ing room layouts for tech crew, managing which is not always a walk in the park,” she meal plans and Viking Gold, scheduling joked. “I tell him daily that he’s darn lucky to have me, but the truth is, I’m the lucky Lawrence University fleet vehicles and sort- Assistant to the Director of the Warch Campus Center, Jodie Bonikowske. ing issues with student and faculty IDs. Photo by Hannah Burgess one.” Bonikowske enjoys the variety of responsi- Bonikowske loves her husband for his bilities as well as briefly meeting students, Although Bonikowske is not working Bonikowske appreciates Bon Appetit’s quiet sense of humor. “He does not joke faculty and staff. Bonikowske is interested in customer service at Lawrence, the skills food services. “I have two kids in college around a lot, but when he does, it is pretty in finding out where people are from and she learned are very critical. Her top prior- and we compare notes about how their good. I am boisterous and a joker. He just what brought them to Lawrence. She is ity are the students and making sure they colleges do things,” she explained. “They’d lets me go.” approaching fifteen years at Lawrence even are having a good experience at Lawrence. jump at the chance to have Bon Appetit Bonikowske is a Hidden Figure because though to her, “it feels more like five!” she Bonikowske first started working in the as their food provider.” Students might get she laughs her way through life. She is a laughed. In addition, she enjoys working ID Office, which was part of the dining sick of eating Bon Appetit day in and day reminder that even when things pile up or with her coworkers in the Warch Campus service at Jason Downer Commons, now out, but food from other colleges are not become difficult, there is always humor to Alice G. Chapman Hall. She worked eve- as good. be found. The Mudd and Me: Winter Break Tashi Haig rence.edu/decm135-archival-discovery/. Staff Writer “I really enjoyed teaching the course ______and learned a lot myself,” Dix said. “The D-Term format worked very well for a mul- A college library over winter break tidisciplinary subject like this.” may evoke images of dark, dusty corridors Angela Vanden Elzen taught a course filled with sleeping books and the ghosts over D-Term as well, entitled ‘History of of students’ sighs leftover from studying the Video Game.’ Through studying video for fall term finals. At Lawrence’s Seeley games in an academic setting, students G. Mudd library, however, there was plenty were able to “experience first-hand how of activity during this most recent winter video games have changed and progressed break. The library’s employees continue over time.” This involved allowing students to keep systems running and shelves orga- to play games on original consoles while nized, and a few of the library staff even also providing academic literature on the offer exciting learning opportunities for history and development of video games students. Over the course of this winter to provide a framework for students to break, two December Term (or D-Term) understand gaming culture and how to cri- classes were taught by University Archivist tique games. Vanden Elzen’s office served and Assistant Professor Erin Dix, as well as as a storage place for the consoles, which Reference and Web Services Librarian and could be easily set up and brought to the Assistant Professor Angela Vanden Elzen. classroom in the library. Students were For the first time, Dix had the oppor- able to take advantage of several spaces tunity to teach a course directly relating to in the library to fulfill coursework. “Room her specialty: archives. Entitled ‘Archival 401 was used as the classroom for discus- Discovery,’ the class provided its five stu- sion and lecture, the Kruse Room (with dents with the opportunity to experience couches and comfy furniture) was used “an in-depth exploration of archives and for gameplay and critique time, and the archival research.” The class met every large viewing room was used to allow for day to discuss readings and have hands- additional gameplay time.” Vanden Elzen on exercises with archival materials, and explained, noting also that being in the students were able to access the archives library provided convenient proximity to for studies outside of class as well. Each stu- any needed literary materials for the course dent was also able to personally research and students’ research. a scrapbook made by past Lawrence stu- While these classes were being held, dents from the 1900s, ultimately creating a library staff also kept the library running blog post about the scrapbook as the main smoothly. Dix continued working on a focus of the course. The research done by project in the archives with a large num- students can be found at https://blogs.law- ber of CDs and DVDs from the Office of See page 11

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Twitter-famous comedian visits Lawrence by junior Elijah Kuhaupt, presi- dom jokes, yet the awkward and dent of EPOC, Wardell began his choppy delivery of the material Work Friends and The set. Things started off mildly was often funny in and of itself. Bridget Bartal shaky in the first few minutes A particular favorite of mine Burstein Boys Staff Writer ______before Wardell got into his regu- was a joke poking at fragile mas- compositions, approaches and so lar material. Since Wardell has culinity and the strange interac- On Friday, Jan. 5, Lawrence Izzy Yellen much more, a way that is some- a strong following on Twitter, tions of men between one another. University’s Warch Campus Center Columnist times as hard to put words to as many of his jokes reflected his Ironically, Wardell yelled out that ______cinema experienced a stand-up it is warming. To know this music most popular tweets. Repeatedly, the next joke was for the “fellas” in comedy set by Brandon Wardell. While on break, two entire- is to know the work friends who he admitted to the crowd that if the audience, asking if there were Wardell is a 25-year-old comedian ly different music groups near made it, and if you listen, I am sure they don’t follow him on Twitter, “any kings in the building.” He with over 500,000 Twitter follow- and dear to my heart released you will know and love both. the content may not be as funny. proceeded to make a joke about ers who has experienced great two entirely different EPs. The Purchase the EP here: work- This seemed dismissive of his own a guy talking to his male friend success in the comedy world since day after Thanksgiving, jazz rock friends.bandcamp.com/album/ performance, which I thought car- about his girlfriend and his truck; his work on Comedy Central and quintet Work Friends debuted work-friends ried on smoothly and cohesively the thick sarcasm was unabash- similar channels. When Lawrence with their eponymous recording. though I was not previously famil- edly charming and likeable. The found out that Wardell was per- On Christmas Eve, The Burstein The Burstein Boys’ “A Very iar with his Twitter page. irony and mockery present in this forming on our small campus, Boys, a unique and comical boy Merry Burstein Boys Christmas Throughout the performance, middle part of the performance many students were surprised band, made available their second and Holiday Season” many of Wardell’s jokes skated was particularly funny. and excited. The cinema was recording, “A Very Merry Burstein a fine line in which they nearly After the stand-up set, packed with people, and the audi- Boys Christmas and Holiday The Burstein Boys are a new turned controversial or uncouth. Brandon Wardell performed an ence reception generally seemed Season.” These two releases are a band at Lawrence, the project of Jokes discussing dating, drugs and aux-cord DJ set during a party positive and agreeable towards very worthy representation of the sophomores Matthew Wronski, millennial humor accounted for at the WLFM House on campus. Wardell. wide variety of music at Lawrence Leo Mayer and Alex Quade. (While most of the set. As the set went This event generated the largest This impressive event was and the labors of love that occur Quade is not on this release, he is on, the crowd got louder and most attendance of any gathering at the put on by the Event Planning and outside and beyond credited credited with “love and support” supportive of the performance, house so far during the course Organization Committee (EPOC). ensembles and the like. and backs the two songwriters with the exception of a few jokes of this year. It seemed that the Turnout for the event was large; and multi-instrumentalists of the that did not sit well with the audi- majority of Lawrence University the cinema was almost completely Work Friends’ “Work Friends” trio live and on their first EP.) With ence. The stand-up set was scat- was impressed by the presence of packed. After a brief introduction a handful of shows, two EPs and a tered with unconnected and ran- this sought-after comedian. Despite their tongue-in- surprisingly prolific repertoire of cheek name, this group of musi- strictly original music—writing cians from the class of ’17 knows their own tunes and avoiding cov- how to be serious. Their four ers is somewhat of a credo—The tracks touch upon many emo- Burstein Boys have quickly estab- tions, styles and colors in only lished themselves as a band that 28 minutes, yet at no point do can play enjoyable rock ’n’ roll they sound like they are spreading with prominent dollops of humor themselves too thin. While they and whimsy. Not only that, but due have known each other and col- to their large repertoire, they are laborated together in various for- able to play a wide variety of sets, mations for four years, the beauty which is incredibly unique for a and success of this EP cannot sim- campus band that plays composed ply be attributed to that bond. music. While this is all impressive, It also has to do with the fact the thing that perhaps impresses that recording this album—done me the most is that they were able a few days before their gradua- to stick to their credo and release tion—was a goodbye, at least for an EP of six Christmas songs that a while. Although they went on a are completely original. No cov- short tour several months after ers of “Jingle Bells,” “Frosty the recording, the actual recording of Snowman,” not even the tempting the album was a finale to their “All I Want for Christmas Is You”— college music careers—not in any these songs could only have come Comedian Brandon Wardell performs to a large crowd at the cinema. way attempting to sum up their from the brains of Wronski and Photo by Nidi Garcia four years together, but simply Mayer, and once you listen, you playing together in the jazz room will immediately know why. before they moved on to the next While they describe them- stage in their lives. selves as a boy band, the two Even if you don’t know the music nerds use their eclectic Album Review players—tenor saxophonist/com- backgrounds to create music poser Sam Pratt, tenor saxophon- that I strongly believe few others ist Miles Allen, pianist Matt Blair, would categorize as “boy band bassist Jakob Heinemann and music.” Take the nearly-minute- Weezer’s “Pacific drummer Jeremiah Hawk—I am long whistling chorale intro to sure this EP will still hit in all “Johnny Chanukah,” a documenta- Daydream” the right places. Pratt, a burgeon- tion of a little Jewish boy who just ing composer—especially in his wants to celebrate Christmas. The senior year—wrote all four tunes, intro is enough to set them apart Carl Johnson that are able to cleverly draw The next song, “Beach Boys,” blending his improvised music/ from any other boy band, but the For The Lawrentian upon both sounds. The newest is a tribute to the famous band. ______jazz passions along with his love song continues with a beautifully Weezer, “Pacific Daydream,” did There’s a funky bass riff that stays not do that. I will individually consistent throughout most of the for rock and songwriting. Jazz’s told story that does not take itself When I write an album review several of the songs that verses. Yet when the song gets to fusion with rock is often over- too seriously and a perfectly over- review, my general approach is stuck out most to me. the chorus, Weezer again opts for looked, with the emphasis on jazz the-top guitar solo. But “Johnny to write the review about an art- The album’s opener, “Mexican the “oooooohs” and spacey guitar and hip-hop melding, but Work Chanukah” is not an outlier on ist that I know or like already. Fender,” was the closest that the riffs that are consistent with most Friends is a clear case for that the EP—all of the songs have a For this issue, I will be review- band got to capturing that clas- of today’s alt-pop. Personally, I felt scene to get more attention and wonderful mood that captures ing “Pacific Daydream,” the latest sic Weezer sound. It opens with that the lyrics in this song were listeners. While their influence a certain type of holiday spirit, effort by ‘90s alt-pop goofballs, crunchy guitar power chords and a a little stale: “Turn it up, it’s the from similar Midwest jazz scenes regardless of whether it is the Weezer. I’ve always been a fan great vocal hook that screams pop beach boys, making my eyes get can be heard, it is the person- same spirit most know and love of Weezer, particularly enjoying punk. When it gets to the chorus, moist.” able, honest and original aspects in Christmas music. Make sure to “The Blue Album,” “Pinkerton,” the mood of the song completely The lead single of the album, of each of these bands that gives spin this next holiday season. and “The Green Album.” Weezer’s changes. While frontman Rivers “Feels Like Summer,” is hands- so much life to the individual Download the EP and their hardcore fanbase is possibly the Cuomo sings “With Summer Love,” down my least favorite Weezer groups. Work Friends stands out debut here: thebursteinboys. most resilient fanbase I’ve ever there’s an arpeggiated guitar line. song. It just oozes top-40 sounds in their own way—a way that lies bandcamp.com seen, for Weezer straddles two Weezer loses the power chords, that make it seem like Weezer is in the nuances of the improvising, lines when writing music: exper- and instead tries for a spacey gui- trying too hard to write a good imental alternative rock on the tar sound; this approach didn’t pop song. “Red Album” and “Raditude,” and really impress me. The verse and “Happy Hour” was probably an almost bubble-gum pop sound. bridge sounded great, yet it lost its my second-favorite song on the The best Weezer songs are those edge as soon as got to the chorus. See page 11 Jan. 12, 2018 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9 THE LAWRENTIAN

Decoda delivers eclectic program with wide range of pieces Book Review “Nocturnes”

Tali Berkowitz each other again through their Staff Writer music. Readers, along with the ______young guitarist, feel reinvigorat- Nocturnes: Five Stories of ed and refreshed after hearing Music and Nightfall by Kazuo their story. Suddenly, though, the Ishiguro is a lyrical collection of couple informs their new friend stories following five different that they are ending their mar- people as they navigate the world riage. Both he and readers are and music around them. Each devastated about the breakup story is set in a different time of their beloved new friends. and place. The first, “Crooner,” The ease with which the couple is set in Venice, where readers announce this is abrupt and dis- meet a fading American pop star arming. Ishiguro keeps readers and a Polish cafe musician. The on their toes with the frankness coincidence and connection that with which he discusses personal brings them together gives a sad relationships and the lack of fan- glimpse into the desperation to fare surrounding the end of a long stay relevant and what people are partnership, whether in London willing to sacrifice along the way. or Malvern Hills. The story is a romance along the Chamber ensemble Decoda onstage in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. The title story, “Nocturne,” Photo by Taylor Blackson canals that ends beautifully yet follows a gifted saxophonist with unsatisfyingly. Through dialogue an unsightly face. After the des- cony in the chapel at the audience, The most exciting pieces and watching the characters along perate decision to seek a plas- seated onstage. The piece was involved the two flutists, Lesser their short journey, they become tic surgeon, he recovers in a Saebo’s arrangement of J.S. Bach’s and Lee. In “Pathways,” composed Wendell Leafstedt so real that readers are left with Beverly Hills hotel and becomes BWV 140, “Wake up, the voice by Efraín Amaya in 2009, the duo Staff Writer the same disappointment as that involved with a wealthy American ______calls to us,” in which the flute and entered behind the audience, which they would feel for a loved woman (the now ex-wife of the clarinet sang the famous melodies flanking them and stepping to the On Sunday, Jan. 7, the New one. songster from the first story). to each other across the body of stage in time with the music. The York City-based collective cham- The next short story takes Uncomfortable together at first, the double bass, who plucked a concept of the piece was exem- ber ensemble known as Decoda the reader to Spain to meet a they soon develop an intimate slow walking bass line. plified by the way the two parts gave a guest recital to conclude single, forty-something, unambi- platonic relationship. Their bore- The concert program was exchanged voices: they traded their four-day residency at tious, expatriate EFL teacher, who dom-driven escapades in the hotel built around an alternation melody and accompaniment roles Lawrence, during which they is about to go visit two of his see them stealing a statuette and between Bach arrangements frequently, often in the middle of worked with student cham- old university friends in London. attempting to return it. The result and 20th century works. Most phrases. Lesser and Lee displayed ber ensembles at Björklunden. What ensues is equal parts awk- is, naturally, comical. of the arrangements, made by incredible virtuosity and sensitiv- Subsets of the six musicians— ward and calamitous. After arriv- These two characters, whom Hungarian composer György ity. duos, trios, and a quartet—played ing, Ray shortly discovers his visit readers have watched grow ever Kurtág, were organ works rewrit- Another highlight was 1990’s twelve pieces from various time was meant to soothe the straining closer, are also seen in the melan- ten for four-hands piano. Kurtág “Vent,” a flute and piano duet by periods, demonstrating many relationship between his once- choly phase after the excitement added high parallel melodic lines David Lang. David Kaplan said modes of performance and using close friends. The thin string wears off and the attachment to simulate the overtones pro- that the piece is meant to evoke the Lawrence Memorial Chapel connecting Ray to these friends, fades. They were each a brief duced by an organ. While Mizrahi technology and industry—that it space in surprising ways. Emily and Charlie, is the mutual spark in each other’s lives, and as and Kaplan played them beauti- makes him feel “trapped in a con- Two members of Decoda love for old American music he quickly as it began, it ended. This fully, the Bach works—all five of struction site.” Here, the flute and are Lawrence faculty: Associate shares with Emily. The slapstick leaves readers feeling bereft. them—overstayed their welcome. piano are joined together as a Professor of Music Micheal havoc that ensues makes the read- “Cellist” is the final story, where I appreciated the carefully “hyperinstrument,” forgoing indi- Mizrahi, piano; and Associate er cringe and laugh at the same a Hungarian cellist falls under planned symmetrical program, viduality as they respond to each Professor of Flute Erin Lesser, time. While comical, the story is the spell of a fellow cellist – an the alternation of new and old other’s sounds. The mesmerizing flutes and piccolo. The rest of also tinged with the sadness of older, American self-proclaimed music, but I think the point could texture of the piece was made of the members, who travelled from people growing apart and losing virtuoso who tutors him. After have come across in fewer than repeating notes and patterns of other positions around the coun- once precious connections. Such having suspicions and dancing 12 pieces. Or, maybe, clearer con- strike and decay. The “hyperin- try, were: Catherine Gregory, flute; a mundane yet exciting story does around the topic, he eventually nections between the two sides strument” only functioned mono- Alicia Lee, clarinet; Kris Saebo, feel like being a part of the lives of realizes that she cannot play the of the program could have bet- phonically; thin harmony came double bass; and David Kaplan, ordinary people, whose dreams, cello at all. Convinced of her own ter supported the type of struc- from the piano’s sustain pedal. piano. disappointment and sorrow feel exceptional “gift,” no teacher ever ture Decoda wanted to present. The duo remained locked in per- Right away, several things as clear as your own. seemed equal to it, and so rather Luckily, the pieces on the contem- fect sync as they took us on a tour told the audience that this would In the next tale, “Malvern than ruin her gift with bad teach- porary music side were strong of Kaplan’s imagined construction not be a typical performance. A Hills,” the reader follows a strug- ings, she decided never to culti- enough to carry our interest to site. This is the type of music I trio comprised of Lesser, Lee, and gling guitarist who leaves the vate it, while still proclaiming to the end. most enjoy from Decoda. Saebo played down from the bal- pressures of London behind to be a musical genius. stay with his sister- and brother- The last and least compel- in-law and help with their coun- ling of the stories is told from tryside cafe during tourist sea- a third-person perspective by an son. His encounter with an oddly old acquaintance of the cellist, behaved Swiss couple causes him several years after the events take Find us online! to reflect on his present and con- place. Like the others, it is a story template his future. Music con- of intimacy and music, and the nects the struggling guitarist to confusing and fragile friendships the Swiss couple throughout the people make in all stages of their story, as he listens to the couple’s lives. own unique journey with music With his truly beautiful book, through the years. Ishiguro manages to detail the The three met by chance but complexities of relationships and connected through their shared friendships over distance and passion: music. Even through time. Possibly the perfect pick to www.lawrentian.com /Lawrentian the toughest times in their mar- cuddle up with and read in one riage, the couple always found sitting.

@The_Lawrentian finsta @oxford.comma84 10 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS Jan. 12, 2018 THE LAWRENTIAN STAFF EDITORIAL How Much Should I Care? Michele Haeberlin fishermen who have been doing Staff Writer their job for generations, while I Healthier menu in the cafe ______have barely even touched a fish- ing pole, and tell them how to I like to think of myself as an At Lawrence, there is an emphasis on being mentally, spiritually, and physically healthy; however, do their job? I would be laughed active and aware participant in healthy eating can be tricky at times. Students who have an all-culinary cash meal plan fall victim to out of either situation and have my community, keeping track of Kaplan’s Grill’s less than healthy options, such as an assortment of fried and fatty foods. Students with quite a few upset people calling important happenings in the news dietary restrictions, such as having a plant-based diet, might find their options limited and repetitive at about all the money I just spent and making it a point to follow the cafe. While some may argue that these students can choose to go to Andrew Commons instead or and classes and work I missed. So stories of personal interest. I also buy from Kate’s Corner Store, these options cannot replace the convenience and relaxed atmosphere then should I go online and find a consider myself to be interested that the cafe offers. nice sounding charity to donate to in the environment, having spent Many students prefer the cafe when they are rushing between classes, work and other activities and feel better about myself in the some time in high school in an and need to grab food to go, especially during peak dining hours in the Commons. Getting meals at the morning because I am giving $2 a extra-curricular group concerned Commons usually takes much longer. Additionally, as the Commons can get much more crowded, getting week to help stop deforestation in with the lack of recycling in our a clamshell might not be as quick as an option. In terms of cost, the cafe could be relatively cheaper; din- the tropical rainforests? school and having gone on one ner in the commons costs $11.75 in culinary cash, yet a person could easily spend less for an appropri- How much devotion and effort or two brief outings to pick up ately sized meal at the cafe. As the cafe offers a vastly different dining experience and caters to the busy is enough to help make a differ- trash alongside a road and mutter schedule of a Lawrentian, it is imperative that the cafe offers at least a comparable variety of options ence? In order to truly say I care about the apathy of those driv- and a healthier diet. about this Earth and our impact ing by. I always wish I could do Currently in the cafe, there is an abundance of fried foods and very few supposedly fresh fruits or on it, do I need to completely put more, as I see friends on social vegetables. The cafe offers a limited selection of fruits and vegetables, which are past their prime most my personal life on pause while media protesting various heinous of the time. Some of the main courses do have a small amount of vegetables in them, such as burgers I fight to stop the melting gla- deeds or as I read about current and wraps, but it is barely enough to be considered balanced. Some vegetarian options, such as falafel, ciers and rising sea levels that will events in newspaper, but I still go are fried. directly affect half of the world’s to bed untroubled, convinced that The cafe, or Kaplan’s Grill, was originally started as an informal place where students can get grill population who live within 50 the little bit I do to help is enough. items such as burgers, fries and chicken fingers, according to Julie Severance, General Manager of Bon miles of the coast? But there are times when I read Appetit at Lawrence. As such, it was never intended to be a main source of food for students. While this I may not have the answers to some facts online, or hear some- is still true, times have changed, and it can be easily observed that many students get their main meals of all of these questions, or an easy thing on the news that makes me the day here. Severance also mentioned that the cafe has been changing according to students’ feedback, way to make a difference without feel uncomfortable in my security with the biggest menu of vegan, vegetarian and healthy options to date yet. However, these changes have making a few sacrifices in your blanket of “well at least I am doing yet to catch up with students’ needs. We believe that the cafe needs to continually change and improve free time and checking account. something.” to cater to the students’ needs, which have evolved significantly since the cafe opened. But I do believe that by doing little The fact that there is a float- A way to improve the nutritional quality of the cafe’s menu could be through collaboration with things each day, like picking up ing island of plastic in the middle the Wellness Committee. In a conversation with the editorial board, Director of Wellness and Recreation litter on the way to class, and con- of the Pacific Ocean the size of Erin Buenzli welcomed the idea of starting a conversation between staff members and students with versing with my employers about Texas, or that at the current rate Bon Appetit. Buenzli said that although Bon Appetit had been very open to suggestions from the stu- ways to reuse packaging mate- of runoff from garbage, sewer and dent wellness committee, they have yet to formally ask anyone for help trying to make a healthy, more rials, and above all by bringing agricultural fertilizer, not to men- inclusive, eating experience. into everyday conversation top- tion overfishing and spills like Lawrence also has more resources for students to utilize to learn more about healthy diet and life- ics like the prediction that global Deepwater Horizon, we may not style. Currently, there is a dietician on staff who is available to students for 30-minute individual appoint- temperatures will rise possibly 10 have edible sea life by 2048, fills ments every month. An upcoming wellness event, “Dine with a Dietitian” on Jan. 22 in the commons, will degrees by 2100, I will hopefully me with a sense of urgency to do allow students to learn more about healthy eating. be able to motivate others to start something now — but what? Being physically healthy is a major part of being emotionally healthy. At Lawrence, there has yet to doing little things to contribute Should I skip my classes tomor- be enough emphasis on healthy eating. We need to see a shift in which eating healthily is just as impor- as well. Maybe a bunch of people row and book a flight (with money tant as being emotionally and spiritually healthy. If eating healthier is one of your New Year’s resolutions, doing little things each day will be I do not have) to Washington and heed Buenzli’s advice - plan ahead by looking online to see what is being served and go into the com- enough to make a difference. start protesting? Should I drive up mons with a plan, don’t just eat what looks good. to Maine and converse with the Hairy Feminist Mara Kissinger first learned that we think “female experience. But only one gender it that now speaks louder. What sions, because they carry a stig- Staff Writer leg hair” is gross, my hair would that is “officially” recognized — should be a choice based on my ma with them when applied to ______grow inward and I could not stop I’m talking male-female binary — sensitive skin and personal pref- women. It is not just about being I know what you might be itching. It got so bad that I finally ever has body hair in any movie erence is now a political one brave enough to make the “wrong thinking: “here we go again, just got fed up, so I put down or TV show. Porn is perhaps the associated with a movement for ones,” it’s about being equipped to another feminist who does not the razor and stopped wasting my worst contributor because the change. The saying “the personal accept the consequences of those shave her legs and wants to rant time — simple as that. My body attractive woman in any adult film is political” has resonated for a choices. My not shaving has prac- about the reasons why. She burns told me “no,” so instead of desper- has been shaved and waxed every- reason. So I did not stop shav- tically no consequences except bras and smashes razors all while ately trying a bunch of expensive where except for her head. So ing because I hate men or even some personal anxiety, but my yelling about the patriarchy.” products so that I could spend 15 what does this tell a person who because I am a feminist, though I choice to dress ambiguously, to While I will admit that that sounds to 20 extra minutes in the shower was assigned female and is watch- very much am. I did it because of have a relationship with another like my Saturday nights, I will cor- every week cutting the nasty hair ing any of the above? Or rather, a legitimate issue, but because of woman or to have an abortion rect my title slightly, as I have a away, I simply stopped shaving. I what does this tell her about what the way our culture has been set have more. Women have to forgo dramatic flair but also prefer the kept shaving my armpits because is normal and attractive? I am up, I am made to feel less attrac- countless decisions that might be truth. I do shave. My armpits. But they didn’t have that god awful pretty sure I do not have to spell it tive, less worthy and like less of easier or less painful because our what if I told you that my reasons problem and because I noticed out: marketing has caused female a woman. This is not just about society tells us that those deci- for shaving and not shaving my that having more hair there affect- body baldness to be seen as natu- body hair either — so many choic- sions make us less of a woman, body has nothing to do with men ed my body odor. That’s my big ral and products aimed at helping es that women make for practical mother or human. So, yeah, body or the patriarchy? What if I told reveal. Surprisingly, it has nothing you whack that hair away pop up purposes become feminist simply hair is small and insignificant you that it was purely practical? I to do with feminism — or does it? endlessly. because they are outside of expec- when it comes to all of these other will let that sink in for a moment On paper, nobody really cares. Even if you personally do not tations. issues, but it points to the exact because I know I just blew your I doubt you actually care whether care about removing your body Abortion, family plan- same problem. People who are mind (for those who are more lit- my legs have hair or not. But the hair, the expectation still exists ning, clothing, makeup, career assigned female at birth are told eral, my flair for the dramatic also pressure to shave did not just pop and the pressure still makes itself decisions, relationships, living to act, dress and exist in certain extends to sarcasm.) into women’s brains one day and felt. So my choice not to shave arrangements, etc., are all full of ways. To choose differently is to My lower body is prone to cause us to all go crazy over our is comes with anxieties about controversy, and yet all of these be radical, despite the fact that it horrible ingrown hairs. If you are body hair. That would be absurd. my femininity and attractive- things are personal and/or practi- may be just to avoid extra time in wondering what those are, you What did cause the shift towards ness. When I see that all popu- cal decisions. If I was truly allowed the shower and serious itchiness. are probably very lucky. But in shaving was cultural expecta- lar depictions of women come by our society to be attractive and all seriousness, an ingrown hair tions and consumerism. Male, with smooth, hairless skin, that have body hair, there would be occurs when the hair you shaved female, intersex or non-binary, we becomes normal and natural body more women in the public eye or plucked away grows back humans are very naked creatures, hair becomes unnatural. It is not who were considered attractive under a layer of skin and becomes but we do grow body hair starting necessarily the attack on female and also had visible body hair. very itchy and red. Every time I after whatever kind of puberty we hair anymore, it is the lack of These personal choices are illu- shaved my legs since the time I

The opinions expressed in The Lawrentian are those of the students, faculty and community members who wrote them. All facts are as provided by the authors. The Lawrentian does not endorse any opinions piece except for the staff editorial, which represents a majority of the editorial board. The Lawrentian welcomes everyone to submit their own opinions using the parameters outlined in the masthead. Jan. 12, 2018 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS 11 THE LAWRENTIAN Barbie® as the Princess And The Pauper > Hamilton The Musical Simone Levy For those unfamiliar, Barbie as as the Princess and the Pauper as far as devising an elaborate viewers. Staff Writer The Princess and the Pauper is showcases a progressive feminist plan to save each other. At the end I would rather hear two lit- ______part of the Barbie Film Collection, agenda that has inspired young of the movie (SPOILER ALERT), tle girls sing about their dreams What up, I’m Simone, I’m 19 a series beginning back in 1987. girls everywhere. The two main Erika refuses an offer of marriage and passions, like in “A Girl Like years old, and I have never lis- This Barbie® film was the first characters, Anneliese and Erika, from Prince Dominick and goes You,” than hear whatever num- tened to Hamilton. Yeah, I said it. of many Barbie musicals to come are both independent young off on her own to sing for a living. ber of songs in Hamilton cen- I have never, nor will ever, see or and it is the first Barbie Princess women who pursue their dreams As I have previously said, I do not tered around men in power and listen to Hamilton and for that movie. Already, the two major in a male dominated society and know a lot about Hamilton, but I women not making choices for I remain unapologetic. It is my milestones that this movie has work together to succeed against did do some research into wheth- themselves. So, love her or hate professional opinion as an expert accomplished give it a solid lead all odds. Anneliese rejects the er it is as inspiring to a young her, Barbie’s message to “be who witness of the court that Hamilton over Hamilton’s clearly blasé traditional ideals of matrimony generation of women as Barbie you want to be” has been monu- the musical cannot hold a straw impact in contemporary history. in favor of studying science and as the Princess and the Pauper. As mental in its effect on young girls to Barbie as the Princess and the In addition, it includes the incred- reading books. Erika’s skilled it turns out, the soundtrack fails everywhere. Just read these bona Pauper, otherwise known as the ibly talented voices of Martin dressmaking and sugar sweet the Bechdel test, meaning when fide YouTube comments on the greatest musical of all time. I will Short, Julie Stevens, Melissa voice proves that women are the women in it talk to each other, movie Barbie as the Princess and begin by assuring you of my quali- Lyons, Alessandro Juliani (who capable of being multi-talented they only speak of things relating the Pauper: “Who else is watching fications as an authority on musi- we all know as L from the hit and can go far in any career they to men. There is some dispute in this in 2017 and crying tears of joy cal theater: I played Hyena #3 anime Death Note), and more. so choose, whether or not high- the soundtrack around three lines of their awesome childhood????” in a Jewish Community Center’s I am not sure who the actors er education is involved. Erika’s where it could be debated that –Mary Lisa, “I’m forcing myself production in The Lion King, my are in Hamilton, but we can all story also rewrites the antiquated the Schuyler sisters are talking to watch this for memories but dog is named Pippin, and my mom agree that no one beats Canada’s notion that one needs to be edu- about the American Revolution; I just realized Julian is fricken was Lucy in a late 70’s Fox Lane great Martin Short. Barbie as cated in a school setting in order however, if people have to focus L from death note I KNEW IT High School production of “You’re the Princess and the Pauper also to have an occupation. This inspir- fanatically on a few lines of one HAHAHAHAHAHAHA” – magicala- a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” I boasts a formidable quality of ani- ing example of two women help- single song to determine if the mathyst and how could I leave am also Barbra Streisand’s big- mation, one rivaling that of Toy ing each other to live their best women are in fact talking about this out from Kaleb Whiteface: gest fan. With my qualifications Story 1. Hamilton is live action, lives not only sets an example for something other than men, then “CCHTBTBCBBCBFFBHGGG.” I out of the way, I am here to once which impedes on its ability to girls everywhere, but the movie the writers are not doing a good will be the first to admit that it and for all denounce Hamilton’s portray scenes creatively. It just also passes the Bechdel test with enough job of illustrating women is high time we pour one out for importance and prominence in cannot compete on the same level flying colors, with the girls confid- in a way unrelated to men. While Barbie as the Princess and the contemporary society: as long as as Barbie as the Princess and the ing in each other about their lives the Bechdel test is not the be-all Pauper. Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper which can easily and effec- and about each other’s dreams end-all test of whether a piece Pauper exists, Hamilton deserves tively display realistic scenery and and passions from the very begin- of theater or film is worthy of no recognition in the musical the- settings. ning of the movie in the hit song praise, it does send a thinly veiled ater world. Above all, however, Barbie “A Girl Like You,” and even going message to young listeners and My Glasses Taught Me About Myself Wyatt Lee first term at Lawrence, everything first time. Back at home for winter my break, I clearly understood it should have been. What did Staff Writer about the way I wore my glass- break, I allowed myself to ease what awaited me back in the Great strike me as difficult was that in ______es felt a little more grown up. back into comfort, regressing into White North: assigned readings, my attempt to break free of my I was prescribed glasses for Somewhere along the way, they a zone I broke out of in August. I Freshmen Studies, op-ed articles younger self, I had found out that the first time in my junior year became a tool and not an orna- became engrossed and enveloped that I didn’t know how to write — I was still desperately attached of high school. The prescription ment, and I valued them for their in familiar scenery, a cozy lifestyle not to mention subzero tempera- to him. I wasn’t afraid of leaving was low, so most my friends just pragmatic value and not their I had gradually spent the past tures. But why was this so hard? that comfort zone, but of leaving laughed when they tried them brand name. My glasses began to eighteen years of my life building. Did anyone else feel the way I was it permanently. In my weird inter- on. “Are these even prescription?” signify my gradual change from a In six weeks, my proud, “adult” feeling? nal struggle, the outcome seems they always inevitably asked. kid into an adult, from fun loving self unraveled, and like the so- Perhaps what confused me inevitable. Someday soon, home They were, of course, but even I and worried about style to con- and-so picking out the thickest the most was my drastic change in will not be the home it was before. barely noticed. What people did cerned primarily with what works black frames he could find, I was attitude. When I chose Lawrence, Each new time I go home, it will be tend to notice about my glasses best. When I went home over an anxious and nervous kid again. it was, in many ways, a desperate less and less the place I left it and were their thick black frames and winter break, I got new glasses— “I don’t want to go back to school, cry for adventure and liberation. the old parts of me will continue the Gucci tag on the arms. I didn’t a stronger prescription— and I Mom, do I have to?” After having grown up in the same their slow growth into a newer, really need my glasses, I saw well could see this transformation, Of course, I did. Winter term house for my entire childhood, I more permanently adult me. It enough without them, but they this internal struggle between a was coming. But something was wanted to get away as fast as pos- is absolutely terrifying, in a way sure were a fashion statement. I younger me and the more inde- terribly different upon my return sible and as far as possible. I was I was blind to before, and it has wore them when I wanted to look pendent me, clearer than ever. to Lawrence. The mood was off. as excited as I could possibly be made coming back to school so grown up, a little more sophisti- All this is merely to say There had been a time when I to be away from home. Yet, twelve much harder than it was coming cated or like Clark Kent. I wore that coming back to Lawrence couldn’t wait to jump on the first weeks after the launch of my self- in the first place. Lawrence has, them only with handpicked out- this January has been leaps and plane out of Colorado and start experiment, I wanted nothing and will, continue to change me, fits. However, in my first term at bounds more difficult than it was new life. Now I just watched the more than to be back at home. despite the lures of the comfort- Lawrence, I began to notice that to come here initially in the fall. calendar wither away and dreaded Maybe in growing up I had come able life I’ve left behind. The trans- I wore my glasses often in class, Just like my new attachment to the New Year. This time, there was to see that I was not as adventur- formation is inevitable. I will, after and little anywhere else. When I my glasses, my first twelve weeks no longer any foreign excitement ous for new experiences as I once all, need my glasses to see and not didn’t have them, class seemed (two extra weeks for fall football or mystery to the grand adventure thought, that my adventurousness to look good. particularly miserable, and I camp) at Lawrence were a grad- of first leaving home, drawing me was merely a phase, like my thick, caught myself squinting when I ual process of transforming into out of my comfort zone and into a black Gucci glasses. took notes. Like most the trans- a new person, like any freshman new place with new people. When Leaving home the first time formations that happened in my away from Mom and Dad for the I left to come back at the end of was not hard, though I felt like The Mudd and Me: Winter Break Review: “Pacific Daydreams” continued from page 7 continued from page 8 Communications. These CDs and maintain a visual record of the Despite winter break being album. The groove felt pretty by several trumpets. DVDs contain all of the photo- campus and activities at Lawrence a time when campus slows down, good, and while still subjecting Reviewing this album pre- graphs taken by the Office of over time, the Archives will not be the activities in the library show me to the some of the same top-40 sented an interesting challenge; Communications between the keeping all 138,000 photos. how many fun learning opportu- sounds, it had great bass playing while I didn’t like it that much, as years 2000 and 2013, amounting Dix explained, “The next step nities are still to be had. Students and I enjoyed the guitar through- a Weezer fan, I respect it. Weezer to a total of around 138,000 digi- in this project will be developing should keep an eye out for future out. Lyrically, it made little sense, tries too hard to make top-40 hits tal photos which are being copied criteria to help us select which D-term opportunities in the Mudd but I enjoyed it just the same. This with the extensive use of synths, onto networked storage. images to keep for the long term.” Library, and be on the lookout leads me to my favorite song on yet their ambition and musician- “This project was sever- The Archives are meant to be for when Archives materials such the album: “Sweet Mary.” ship on the album is clear. Gone al months of work for student accessible to anyone coming in to as Dix’s digitized photo project “Sweet Mary” starts with slide are a lot of the power chords, assistants in the Archives,” Dix do research, and digital resources are available to see and use for guitar and piano. Rivers Cuomo which are replaced by many, explained. “A small number of are often online as well. However, research. then begins to sing over sparse many arpeggiated guitar lines that discs had problems. Those are Dix noted that because of the scale instrumentation. With each pro- sound the same throughout the the ones I was looking at over and complexity of the project gressive verse, another texture album. The bass playing on this the break.” While Dix says that these photos may not be available gets added: glockenspiel, tambou- album is actually pretty interest- it’s important for the Archives to for some time yet. rine, shaker, etc. A great little gui- ing, and Cuomo’s voice definitely tar arpeggio plays over the chords sounds more polished than it ever Letters to the Editor can be sent in to Opinions & Editorials Editor, Cassie Gitkin at lawrentian@lawrence. of the chorus. When it gets to the has. edu. We review all letters and consider them for publication. The Lawrentian staff reserves the right to edit bridge, Weezer adds their classic for clarity, decency, style and space. 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LUCC Executive Election Updates LUCC President Candidates: Junior Rufino Cacho Sophomore Maria Poimendou Junior Jazleen Galvez

LUCC Vice-President Candidates: Sophomore Colleen Murray Junior Alyssa Ayen Junior Saahil Cuccria

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