A sampling of media clippings about Lawrence University, its faculty, students, and alumni from Spring 2008 and Summer 2008. For more clippings, see the Lawrence in the News index page.
The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.)
September 8, 2008
Headline: Student's journey to Haiti a true learning experience
Byline: Kara Patterson
Link: http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/APC04/809070583/1029
Excerpt: At two music camps in southern Haiti this summer, Lawrence University junior Carolyn Armstrong taught cello and music theory to youth and young adults who play passionately on borrowed instruments.
The July 12 to Aug. 30 stay, divided between the communities of Leogane and Jacmel, also taught Armstrong, a Renaissance School for the Arts graduate and member of the band Moonbox, a greater appreciation for her own musical experience in the United States and how it has prepared her to help others who share a love of making music.
"The first few weeks I felt a little bit useless," said Armstrong, who in Haiti spoke mainly French and the Creole she'd learned to prepare for her stay. "It was hard because everyone is very poor there; kids who have beat-up instruments and beat-up clothes. Your immediate reaction is, I wish I could give them instruments, give them clothes. I realized by teaching them and giving them little tidbits of my knowledge and experience and helping them realize they have a talent and something special, it's not a material thing to give but I felt that was just as important."
The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.)
August 31, 2008
Headline: Uprooted by Katrina, student at home at LU
Byline: Kate McGinty
Link: http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080831/APC0101/808310503/-1/archive
Excerpt: The eerie e-mail arrived last week and it left him with deja vu.
It was from Tulane University, and it was urgent. Hurricane Gustav was too unpredictable, according to the e-mail. The school would close all dorms at noon Saturday and students would be bused to Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss.
Chris McGeorge had read this kind of message before. He was evacuated from Tulane and bused to Mississippi almost exactly three years ago — for Hurricane Katrina.
"It's kind of surreal to think about that happening again," McGeorge said. "Last time — well, the only time I did it — we were told we were just going and coming back. But we never really did get to go back."
Uprooted, the Michigan native eventually settled here and continued his college career at Lawrence University, where he is a senior this fall. With Gustav threatening to hit the Gulf Coast, McGeorge cannot help but think of Katrina, one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S. history. Katrina, which made landfall in New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, was one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. Damage estimates hit more than $81 billion, and the death toll is reported to be between 1,600 and 1,800 people.
With Tulane shut down for the fall semester, McGeorge transferred to Lawrence University, a school he had been admitted to earlier in the year.
The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.)
August 19, 2008
Headline: Appleton's Lawrence University praised by Forbes
Link: http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080819/APC0101/808190470/-1/archive
Excerpt: Lawrence University earned top honors in the state and landed among the top in the nation in new college rankings by Forbes.com.
Hailing it as "an alternative" to the annual rankings done by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes has ventured into the college rankings business for the first time with the release of its own "America's Best Colleges" list. It ranks 569 of the nation's 4,000 colleges and universities without regard to size.
Lawrence landed at No. 68 on the list. It was the highest rating earned by a Wisconsin school, above the nine other state schools that made the cut.
WFRV-TV 5 (Green Bay, Wis.)
August 18, 2008
Headline: Lawrence Ranks Among Best Colleges
Link: http://www.wfrv.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?articleID=41269
Excerpt: Faculty and students at Lawrence University are celebrating its ranking as one of the best colleges in the country....Lawrence ranked above any other school on Forbes.com's first rankings of colleges and universities.
Out of 569 schools, Lawrence came in 68th, beating out all other schools in Wisconsin, including UW-Madison, which came in at 335.
Forbes says it really didn't take into account the school's size when doing these rankings. It looked more at whether or not the school could help a student achieve career goals, whether or not they'd have to go into a lot of debt if they had to borrow money and whether or not the professors were known nationally or even globally.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 18, 2008
Headline: Forbes.com names top colleges
Byline: Erica Perez
Link: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=784604
Excerpt: I n an effort to provide an alternative to the college-rankings giant U.S. News and World Report, Forbes.com for the first time released a list of top colleges based on “the quality of the education they provide, and how much their students achieve.”
Lawrence University in Appleton got the highest marks of any Wisconsin college, ranking 68th.
San Antonio Express-News (Texas)
August 18, 2008
Headline: Historic Olympic Stand Still Echoes
Byline: John Whisler
Link: http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/olympics/historic_stand_still_echoes100.html
Except: The message has faded, but the image endures.
Black sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos standing on the victory platform, heads bowed, black-gloved fists thrust skyward during the national anthem at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
A perfect picture of silent protest. Of defiance. Of courage.
Forty years later, their historic stand against racial inequality in America still resonates.
And, today, it's generating a new wave of support during the Beijing Olympics, where human rights issues hang over the Games much as they did in Mexico City.
In stark contrast to the angry backlash their actions created at the time, Smith and Carlos now are widely being viewed as cultural icons of the civil-rights movement.
“Their protest marked the globalization of the American civil rights movement, the moment when that movement opened up to the world,” said Jerald Podair, an associate professor of American Studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., and an expert on the 1960s.
“This is why the penalties imposed on the athletes were so severe. It was one thing to protest American racism in Chicago or Birmingham, but quite another (at the Olympics).”
The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.)
August 15, 2008
Headline: Lawrence University receives another $1 million gift
Link: http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008808150542
Except: Lawrence University has announced its second million-dollar gift in one month.
The school received a $1.6 million donation from the estate of F. Stansbury "Stans" Young, an alum whose family ties date back to the school's early days.
Young, who died five years ago, graduated with a degree in chemistry in 1936. He went on to marry fellow alum Carmen, and the couple has a scholarship fund at the school. His parents were trustees of Lawrence in the late 1800s. In 1859, his grandmother — Mary Anne Stansbury — became the 24th graduate in Lawrence history and, at age 16, also the youngest.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 14, 2008
Headline: Wis. college gets 2nd million-dollar gift in month
Link: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WI_RICH_GIFTS_WIOL-?SITE=WIMIL&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Excerpt: Lawrence University in Appleton has announced its second million-dollar gift this month.
The school said Thursday it received a $1.6 million donation from the estate of F. Stansbury "Stans" Young. He graduated from Lawrence in 1936 with a chemistry degree, and died five years ago.
Young's parents were Lawrence trustees in the late 1800s. In 1859 his grandmother became the school's 24th graduate - and, at age 16, its youngest.
The estate's gift will go toward a scholarship for theater students.
Dane Couny Lifestyles (Madison, Wis.)
August 1, 2008
Headline: Summer Camp and All that Jazz
Byline: Kevin Revolinski
Excerpt: So when was the last time you touched that clarinet or guitar up in
the attic? Do you regret not having continued those piano lessons
you had as a child? Have you ever wondered if your singing
would sound as good outside the shower?
If you’ve ever thought it was too late to pursue music, Tritone Jazz Fantasy Camp in Door County may convince you otherwise.
Bob DeRosa was 42 when he first picked up the bass. He attended a jazz
camp as an absolute beginner and was thrilled by the experience — so
thrilled, in fact, that he wanted to make that opportunity available
to others.
But noting that high school and college students often made up the
bulk of the attendees, DeRosa wanted to make it an adults-only experience.
So he collaborated with Jim Doser, a professor at The Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and Fred Sturm, now jazz director at Lawrence University in Appleton, to create two jazz fantasy camps for people 21 or over: one in Rochester and the other in Door
County, Wisconsin.
The setting for the weeklong camp, titled “Cool At the Lake,” is Bjorklunden (Bee-YORK-lun-den) in Baileys Harbor.
Lawrence University operates this 425-acre estate as their northern
campus. The beautiful woods and meadows, and a mile of undeveloped
Lake Michigan shoreline, make an ideal setting for seminars and retreats.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 1, 2008
Headline: Appleton couple fund Lawrence scholarships
Byline: Erica Perez
Link: http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=8/1/2008&id=44196
Except: A gift from the trust of two late Appleton philanthropists will endow a new scholarship fund at Lawrence University for students from low-income families beginning in fall 2009, officials announced today.
The $1.125 million gift from the trust of Amond "Ralph" and Marjorie Ballinger establishes an endowment for the Raymond C. Krueger Industrialist Scholarship. The university will pay out awards using the interest on the fund.
Lawrence officials expect to award some $56,000 in Raymond C. Krueger Industrialist Scholarships to multiple students in the 2009-'10 academic year, spokesman Rick Peterson said.
Ventura County Star (Calif.)
June 8, 2008
Headline: Class of 2008: 186 break up close-knit group
Byline: Andrea Barkan
Link: http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/08/class-of-2008-186-break-up-close-knit-group/
Excerpt: A class familiar with togetherness came together one last time for the St. Bonaventure High School graduation Saturday afternoon at the Ventura College gymnasium.
The class of 186 seniors sat in the gym's center while roughly 2,500 family members and friends filled the two-tiered bleachers that surrounded the green- and gold-clad graduates.
Graduate Parker Guilin, 18, said the private Catholic school's small size fostered togetherness. "We all know each other. The smaller school environment is a lot different than going to a big public school," said Guilin, who plans to attend Ventura College.
Graduate Max Granaroli, 17, will attend Lawrence University in Wisconsin because it promises the same atmosphere he grew accustomed to at St. Bonaventure. "It's really easy to talk to the teachers," Granaroli said of his high school experience. "They have a lot of extra time for you," he said.
Minnesota Public Radio
June 5, 2008
Headline: One graduate's journey from Sudan to Gates scholarship
Byline: Tim Nelson
Link: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/06/05/nidal_kram/
Excerpt: Nidal Kram is a senior at Fridley High School and she'll be going to Lawrence University next fall. She wants to major in biology and anthropology.
That'll be in Appleton, Wis., a long, long way from a thatched hut in Dabri, a village of about 500 people in central Sudan. Nidal still has a picture of the mud brick house where she grew up, with chickens and homemade furniture in the yard.
She got a second grade education there, mostly from her mother.
"School was really interesting, actually. We really didn't have many things at all. We sat in sand because my mother made us," said Nidal. "She said, 'We don't have notebooks, we really don't have much of anything, so we're going to go get sand and we're going to practice writing with our fingers on the sand.'"
Philadelphia Weekly
May 15, 2008
Headline: A Philly-based veterans’ group testifies against the Iraq War
Byline: St. John Barned-Smith
Link: http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/16991/news
Excerpt: It takes Iraq Veterans Against the War’s (IVAW) national membership coordinator and Iraq vet Sholom Keller two cigarettes and 45 minutes to lay out all the problems with the Iraq War.
Members of Congress will hear longer and more detailed testi-mony from Keller’s comrades when active-duty and veteran servicemen testify on Capitol Hill this week before members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
The D.C. trip is the Philly-based IVAW’s latest action in its Winter Soldier campaign, which began just more than a month ago when the group’s members gathered in Maryland to present their personal experiences to the world via satellite and streaming video on the Internet, which reached more than 30,000 viewers on each day of the conference.
The Winter Soldier campaign, modeled after antiwar actions by Vietnam War veterans, alludes to a reference by Thomas Paine, who called winter soldiers “people who stand up for the soul of their country, even in its darkest hours.”
IVAW will probably find a receptive and “less disinterested” audience when it testifies in D.C., according to Lawrence University American studies professor Jerald Podair, because the group will testify before a more informal caucus rather than a full-fledged committee.
He says it will be hard for any of the caucus members to criticize the members of IVAW, given their veteran status, but that IVAW must deliver its testimony carefully.
“The testimony is a two-edged sword. There’s a limit on what even a pro-war senator or representative can say, but what tripped up the [Vietnam] winter soldiers was that some of the things they said weren’t provable, and they lost a lot of credibility.
Bennington (Vt.) Banner
April 24, 2008
Headline: MAU grad named Fulbright Scholar
Byline: John Waller
Link: http://www.benningtonbanner.com/headlines/ci_9036273
Excerpt: A 2004 Mount Anthony Union High School graduate was recently named a Fulbright Scholar and, as a result, was awarded an $11,250 fellowship to teach English at a secondary school in Germany.
Katie Peacock, a senior at Lawrence University in Wisconsin, received the honor, which will send her to Germany for 10 months after she graduates this spring. The German and linguistics major, Peacock said she was ecstatic when she learned the news last week.
"I went crazy," she said Wednesday. "I was jumping up and down and was very, very excited."
Peacock said she applied to the Fulbright Program at the last minute in October after hearing about the opportunity through two of her former Lawrence classmates that received the award, but her interest in the German language and culture started much earlier, in Bennington.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 20, 2008
Headline: College student has role in delegate decision
Lawrence
senior was Democratic National Committee intern
Link: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=741177
Byline: Diana Marrero
Excerpt: A senior at Lawrence University in Appleton could play a role in whether voters in Florida and Michigan have a say over the Democratic presidential nominee.
Leila Sahar, a 22-year-old from New Berlin, was one of 25 people appointed by party Chairman Howard Dean to be part of the so-called Credentials Committee, which could determine whether the two states have delegates at the national convention.
The committee is important because Hillary Rodham Clinton has argued that the party should recognize the results of the primary elections in those states, a stance opposed by her rival, Barack Obama.
Because the race for the Democratic nomination is so close, the committee's decision could be key to deciding who will represent the party in the fall election.
"I was excited when I got the appointment, but I don't think we knew how significant the appointment was at the time," said Sahar, who won't disclose whom she voted for in Wisconsin's February primary.
Politico.com
April 18, 2008
Headline: The Dean 25 could decide Clinton's fate
Link: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9698.html
Byline: Avi Zenilman
Except: If, as Hillary Rodham Clinton has suggested, her campaign takes the fight to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations all the way to the Democratic National Convention this summer, the fate of her challenge is all but certain to hinge on 25 individuals appointed to the Credentials Committee by party Chairman Howard Dean.
What follows is Politico ’s guide to the Dean 25, based on interviews with appointees and additional reporting.
Leila Sahar
Background: A college senior at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Spent recent summers interning in the DNC’s Political Department and working as an assistant at the Voting Rights Institute.
Dean Connection: Served as DNC intern under Dean chairmanship.
Hint: None.
The Daily Reporter
April 18, 2008
Headline: Study in suspension
Link: http://www.dailyreporter.com/item.cfm?recid=20048399&snippet=f
Byline: Dustin Block
Excerpt: Lawrence University is building a $1 million pedestrian bridge on its campus in Appleton. The land bridge, which crosses a busy street, is part of a $35 million Campus Center under construction.
It's 60 feet wide with trees and a bench on one side, and grass and a sculpture on the other. Instead of a wall, the bridge will be bordered by a railing. The walkway will be made of rectangular pavers.
Lawrence is split in half by Lawe Street. The academic buildings are on the west side of the street, and the main dining hall and most student residences are on the east side.
“Most students have to cross Lawe Street several times a day,” said Amanda Van Lankvelt, a sophomore geology and linguistics student.
The land bridge also leads to the new Campus Center, which came to fruition after 19 years of planning. The four-story, 107,000-square-foot building will include space for student activities, student mailboxes, the main dining hall, a cinema and a convenience store.
Inside Higher Education
April 10, 2008
Headline: An Unlikely Dean
Link: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/10/lawrence
Byline: Elia Powers
Excerpt: Read part of the news release about Lawrence University’s hiring of Brian Pertl and it seems to reflect a familiar pattern: proud alumnus returning to take a leadership position at his alma mater.
But Pertl is hardly your typical dean. For one, he left his Ph.D. program and dreams of an academic life behind more than 15 years ago to work at Microsoft. That’s where he’s been ever since.
“It was a conscious decision,” Pertl said of leaving the University of Washington ethnomusicology program. “I said to myself, ‘Once I do this, I probably won’t ever be back in the academic world.’ “
This fall, when Pertl’s mentor at Lawrence suggested that he apply for the Conservatory of Music dean opening, the former music performance and English student balked. Pertl had enjoyed being on the lecture circuit and occasionally speaking at Lawrence, but he was happy at Microsoft, where he’d risen up the ranks.
Chicago Tribune
April 9, 2008H
Headline: Colleges send record number of rejections
Competition for admission soaring
Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0409rejectapr09,0,2890744.stor
Byline: Charles Leroux
Excerpt: Ah Spring. The crocuses are beginning to poke their pretty heads above the soil; the birds are building nests; and, throughout the land, a resounding chorus of rejection is heard.
This has been a record year for college applications and, hence, a banner year as well for rejections. Admission rates are down at Yale and Princeton, and Harvard took in the lowest percentage of applicants in the school's history.
Steve Syverson, vice president for admissions at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., said the letter he sends to those who didn't make the cut is "intended to let them down gently and preserve their dignity."
It notes that "despite your many fine qualities," the competitive nature of the process means that, though many call, not all are chosen. "You don't ever want to say, 'You fell short,' " he said.
American Profile magazine
April 6, 2008
Headline: Classic Cinema
Link: http://www.americanprofile.com/article/26112.html
Byline: Katie Dodd
Excerpt: Americans always have turned to the movies to take their minds off their troubles, but entertainment was especially treasured during the baby boom era. Even as the country celebrated the end of World War II and families joyously welcomed their veterans home, threats still loomed.
"People think of the '50s as a very complacent and placid period, but it's a very nervous period," says Paul Cohen, a professor at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., who teaches a course on film after 1945.
To escape their Cold War fears, Americans embraced the larger-than-life characters and stories that unfolded on the big screen. Big-budget musicals such as My Fair Lady thrived, with their sweeping scores and happy endings. High Noon and other good-guys/bad-guys Westerns remained popular popcorn picks, and elaborate epics such as Ben-Hur captured viewers' imaginations.
Still, Hollywood didn't shy away from serious topics such as politics, race and religion, and audiences applauded those films, too. If the story drew them in, it didn't necessarily have to be a sunny one. "The movies masked what people were really feeling, but expressed it, too," Cohen says.
Seattle Times
Date: April 3, 2008
Headline: Microsoft ethnomusicologist to be dean of conservatory
Link: http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/techtracks/2008/04/microsoft_ethnomusicologist_to_be_dean_of_conserva.html Byline: Benjamin J. Romano
Excerpt: Brian Pertl has been at Microsoft since 1992. He heads up a small group in charge of media acquisitions. Now he's going to be dean of a music school.
We got word of his new gig at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music this afternoon.
I only thought to write about it because the fact Pertl's position even exists at Microsoft is a great reminder of how vast the company is and how many people are tucked away in various corners of campus working very interesting jobs.
The Washington Times
April 2, 2008
Headline: Process Thrusts Panel into Spotlight
Byline: Sam Lengell
Link: http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/NATION/823571737/1001
Excerpt: Twenty-five Democratic activists named to an obscure party committee face the prospect of doing what millions of primary and caucus voters across the country so far haven't — choose their party's presidential nominee.
A law school dean, a car dealer and a college student are among the 25 people appointed by Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean to the Convention Credentials Committee, a body that could swing the election when settling the brouhaha over seating Florida and Michigan's delegates.
"It's too early to tell at this point — something might happen before we get [to the convention], but if not, it's a pretty big decision to make considering how close this election is," said Leila Sahar, a senior at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., who was appointed to the committee by Mr. Dean in January. "That's a pretty significant thing, and it's a big committee to be a part of now."
The Observer (London)
March 30, 2008
Headline: Forty Years After the Shot Rang Out, Race Fears Still Haunt the U.S.
Byline: Paul Harris.
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/30/race.uselections2008
Excerpt: Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, looks frozen in time. The sheets of the beds are rumpled, undrunk coffee stews in cheap cups, a meal seems half-eaten. It is a re-creation of the room as it was at 6.01pm on 4 April, 1968. That was the moment when, on the balcony outside, the room's most famous guest, Martin Luther King, was shot dead.
King died four decades ago at the end of an era of civil rights victories that ended racial segregation and won black Americans the vote. It was a struggle that finally cost him his life, felled at the Lorraine by a white assassin's bullet from across the street.
Statistics indicate that things are getting worse. More black people are being jailed than a decade ago. Only 31 per cent of black children born to middle-class parents earn more than their parents, compared with 68 per cent of white children. More than half of black workers are stuck in low-paid jobs.
Many experts think there is little prospect of the underclass's plight changing at all. "The outlook is very bleak," said Professor Jerald Podair, an expert on civil rights history at Lawrence University, near Appleton, Wisconsin.
As Obama's campaign changes the American political landscape, it might be wise to remember that race is not the only controversial issue that mainstream politics still tends to shun. There is the thorny issue of class, too.
"If you thought having a talk about race was difficult in America, then having one about class is even harder," said Podair. Yet 40 years ago King tried to start that debate as well. A bullet cut short his ambitions. Room 306 at the Lorraine was not the only thing his death left frozen in time.
CNN.com
March 25, 2008
Headline: Pottermania lives on in college classrooms
Byline: Patrick Lee
Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/03/25/cnnu.potter/
Excerpt: J.K. Rowling has retired Harry Potter, but the fictional boy wizard lives in on college classes across the country where the children's books are embraced as literary and academic texts.
Danielle Tumminio, a Yale Divinity School graduate student and the instructor for Yale's Harry Potter course "Christian Theology and Harry Potter," said her academic background in literature and theology, combined with her personal interest in the books, inspired her to design the course.
Although Yale's course is its first Harry Potter-themed offering, other universities, including Georgetown University, Liberty University, Pepperdine University, Stanford University, Lawrence University, Swarthmore and Kansas State University, also have integrated the series into their curricula.
Edmund Kern, author of "The Wisdom of Harry Potter" and professor at Lawrence University, was originally attracted to the books based on his training as a historian of early religion, magic and witchcraft. For him, the books' historical impact, rather than their literary context, makes for a more intriguing analysis.
"As a kind of global cultural phenomenon, Harry Potter in a sense is unprecedented. I think movies have been extremely popular around the world, I think that certain music has been extremely popular around the world, but never before has a single literary endeavor caught the attention of so many people," Kern said.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 24, 2008
Headline: No-test option gives Lawrence a different look
Byline: Erica Perez
Link: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=731278
Excerpt: Elizabeth Byers didn't really worry about having the academic chops to get in to college.
She was a valedictorian at Reedsburg Area High School, had a 4.0 GPA and had a nice set of scores: a 29 on the ACT and a 1980 on the SAT.
Still, when Lawrence University in Appleton asked if she wanted her test scores to be considered, she checked the "no" box - and breathed a sigh of relief.
Lawrence is among a growing list of more than 750 colleges and universities that have some kind of test-optional admissions, according to FairTest, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that opposes heavy reliance on the tests. The trend comes as standardized tests have faced increased scrutiny for possible bias against students who are the first in their family to go to college, minorities or non-native English speakers.
When Lawrence went test-optional in late 2005, about a quarter of its roughly 2,300 applicants chose not to submit scores. About a quarter of admitted students were also non-submitters. A study of students admitted in 2006 showed that non-submitters had lower test scores, but ended up with roughly the same GPAs at the end of their first term as those who submitted test scores.
The school also experienced a 12% increase in applications when it went test-optional.
"This ends up being a good option for . . . the students who are doing very well academically in school, but their test scores don't necessarily match up with their academic performance," said Ken Anselment, director of admissions at Lawrence.
