Lawrence University News

"The openly gay student, who was wearing a dress and carrying baby dolls for Halloween, was possibly targeted for the implications of his outfit.

John Hoganson, North Dakota state paleontologist, will deliver the Susan Carolyn Ferguson Lecture in Geology at St.

This may be a lesson to anyone over the age of 30, including myself, who has thought and/or voiced the opinion, "The current generation of older teens and young adults is 'bound for hell in a handbasket.'" My oldest son is chairman of the board of trustees at St.

Lawrence University plans to rename an academic building after graduate Thomas Steitz, who recently won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

MADISON - One year after Barack Obama rolled to victory with on a message of hope and change, he rolled into a state facing hard realities.

Poet Nathaniel Mackey will speak and read from recent works in an appearance at St.

Lawrence University recently received results from the 2009 National College Health Assessment, administered by the American College Health Association.

The thousand or so people who gathered from far and on the new College Avenue bridge Friday praised its hard but gently curving form and its early completion.

The lawyer for a Wisconsin man accused of homicide says the district attorney should be replaced by a special prosecutor because of apparent misconduct.

Lawrence University is taking a proactive stance against the spread of the Novel Influenza A/Mexico/2009 virus on campus.

Many people think they have seen Shakespeare's famous tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" because they saw the Leonardo DiCaprio movie once, or read a condensed version of the play in high school.

APPLETON - Accused killer Scott Schmidt's attorney filed a motion to remove Dist.

Steve March Torme, son of legendary jazz singer Mel Torme, and the Wisconsin Homegrown Jazz Quintet, five accomplished musicians all with state roots, headline the 29th edition of Lawrence University's annual Jazz Celebration Weekend.

Former students and local DOL readers might want to join us tonight and tomorrow night for lectures by St.

When Oliver Zornow made his first trip to Haiti in February 2006, he was a senior at Valley New School, an Appleton charter school that emphasizes project-based learning.

The sixth annual Shakespeare on the Fox initiative is taking a homegrown approach to its 2009-10 season, with a focus on Fox Valley performances of the Bard's works.

APPLETON - David McGlynn, assistant professor of English at Lawrence University, was one of five authors recently recognized by the Utah Center for the Book during ceremonies at the Salt Lake City Library.

More than 50 supporters of Republican Dierdre K. Scozzafava's campaign for the 23rd Congressional District turned out Saturday at Phoebe's Restaurant to hear U.S. Sen.

APPLETON - Scott Schmidt, a former Appleton firefighter charged with killing his wife in April, is hoping a survey by Lawrence University students will help merit a change of venue in his upcoming homicide trial.

Angelo Rose was always private about his music, so much so that when he wanted to practice piano during his college days at St.