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School Slang
  • Alex: Alexander Gymnasium
  • Colmenites: Colman Hall residents
  • The Con: The conservatory
  • Connie: Conservatory student
  • Downer: Jason Downer Commons (dining hall)
  • DT: downtown
  • Larry U: Lawrence University
  • Lucy’s: Lucinda’s (dining hall)
  • Mudd: Seeley G. Mudd Library
  • O-Town: Ormsby Hall
  • Rec Center: Buchanan Kiewit Recreation Center
  • Trex: Trever Hall and Executive Houses 
  • VR: Viking Room
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
  • Appreciate music—half of your classmates are musicians.
  • Bring a fridge.
  • Brush up on writing skills.
  • Get to know your RHD and RLAs.
  • It’s not a big party school.
  • Students work hard.
  • Wisconsin is cold.
  • Your high school time-management skills are going to required fine-tuning here.
Tips to Succeed
  • Actually go to class.
  • Do the reading.
  • Get on your professor’s good side.
  • Get your general requirement courses out of the way quickly. They become more of a burden as you take upper-level classes in your major.
  • Go to the Center for Teaching and Learning.
  • Make friends - they're your network for everything.
  • Make friends with your advisor.
  • Take good notes.
  • Try and get the inside scoop on professors before signing up for their classes.
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redhead629

'14

Anthropology and Archaeology

4.6
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Cool Nerd

Lawrence to me felt like a place where everyone is a nerd but that is okay. Everyone is accepted for who they are. The students at Lawrence are generally progressive. Parties are open to everyone and no one is turned away. Because we are such a small community everyone finds their place and everyone gets along because everyone knows everyone.

Jun 09, 2011

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sheadavis

'14

Psychology

4.6
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Small Classes

Can interact a lot more with the professor and fellow students.

Apr 25, 2011

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katherinea831

'12

Voice and Opera

4.6
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Small Liberal Arts Is the Way to Go

LU is a great place to get a wonderful education; not only academically and artistically, but also a great place to get educated on yourself. The small community makes for tight bonds that will last a lifetime and an experience that's worth every penny of loans you might leave with. Here, peers and professors will always have your back and will always be striving to see you succeed.

Aug 23, 2010

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Facts

Traditions
  • Greek Pranks : Friendly rivalry is a long-lived tradition on campus. Recent pranks have included painting all doors on a frat house pink and filling an entire sorority room with small cups of water.
  • Greek Week : This is an annual event for all Greek organizations, or any other club on campus, to get involved in community service and fundraising. Events include a lip-sync contest, cheer competition, Anchorsplash (a philanthropic event), and a Twister tournament.
  • Melee Dance Recital : This student-led and -choreographed dance troupe performs a recital every year. The pieces range from ballet to modern to hip-hop.
  • The Nipple of Knowledge : Students climb up to the top of the original Lawrence building to sign their name in paint on what is designated as the nipple of knowledge.
  • The Rock : Different groups on campus used to do all they could to obtain a much-coveted rock. It was stolen from group after group on campus until some students from Plantz got a hold of it. Now it lies on the bottom of the Fox River.
  • Trivia Week : Founded in 1966, the “World’s Largest Trivia Contest” is an annual trivia extravaganza that lasts 24 hours a day for three days. People participate both off campus and on by answering the trivia questions broadcast from WLFM, Lawrence’s radio station. The campus creates groups and collects sponsorships from Appleton businesses. Even participants from Japan partake in the trivia.
Urban Legends
  • Most Lawrentians marry other Lawrentians.
  • Ormsby Hall is haunted by a spirit by the name of Miss Havisham.
  • Playboy named Lawrence University one of the campuses with the least attractive women.
  • There is an underground tunnel system that connects all older buildings.

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