Volume 84, Number 4, Summer 2004
Here are some highlights of the Summer 2004 issue of Lawrence University's quarterly magazine, Lawrence Today. To request a copy of the printed magazine or for other questions or comments, please contact the editor.
Ten questions for #15
A first conversation with President-elect Jill Beck, in which we learn
that she already says "we, us, and ours" when talking about Lawrence. Read the
article.
Pragmatism, idealism, and emancipation
Did Lincoln do the right thing for a not-entirely-right reason? By Jerald
Podair, associate professor of history. Read
the article.
Also: Examining Emancipation, Looking at Lincoln
Plus, a "Web Extra" not included in the printed magazine: The full
text of Professor Podair's lecture "Back Door to Freedom,
The Paradoxes of the Emancipation Proclamation."
A GEM of an idea
Encouraging the next generation of women in science and math. Read the
article.
Both sides of the . . . pillar
Student politicos support involvement, oppose apathy. Read the article.
Same place, different memories
ORC House of today was Cooke House of the ’70s. By Lilias Jones
Jarding, ’74. Read
the article.
The road to Mars starts in Pasadena
Two Lawrentians going where they never expected to go. By Cassie Dunham
Bowman, ’98. Read the article.
'The greatest ride'
A long and excellent season in men's basketball. Read the article.
Sports
Notes from the locker room
Inside Lawrence
Fraternity housing dispute resolved
Watson wanderjahre: from kitchen to temple
Megan Cole's visit connects the arts and the human spirit
The sound of success
With Fulbright aid, Frazier undertakes new research in China
Fall Festival, October 15-17
People