ak ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁sen iors ▁with ▁one ▁last ▁opportunity ▁to ▁let ▁loose ▁before ▁final s , ▁gradu ation , ▁and ▁post - col lege ▁life . ▁Although ▁rum or ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁senior ▁stre ak ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁former ▁president ▁Richard ▁W arch ' s ▁a version ▁to ▁the ▁activity , ▁this ▁has ▁been ▁proven ▁to ▁be ▁false . ▁Stud ents , ▁often ▁coming ▁from ▁Lawrence ' s ▁on - camp us ▁bar , ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁Room , ▁strip ▁their ▁clothes ▁and ▁run ▁around ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Main ▁Hall , ▁as ▁one ▁last ▁hur rah ▁before ▁final s ▁and ▁gradu ation . ▁ ▁Media ▁The ▁student ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁Law rent ian , ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁century . ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁hosts ▁the ▁Great ▁Mid west ▁T riv ia ▁Cont est , ▁web cast ▁every ▁January ▁over ▁the ▁college ▁radio ▁station , ▁W L FM . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁teams ▁particip ate ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ' s ▁Division ▁III . ▁The ▁Vik ings ▁are ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mid west ▁Conference . ▁Men ' s ▁sports ▁include ▁baseball , ▁basketball , ▁cross ▁country , ▁f encing , ▁football , ▁golf , ▁ice ▁hockey , ▁s occer , ▁sw imming ▁& ▁div ing , ▁tennis ▁and ▁track ▁& ▁field ; ▁women ' s ▁sports ▁include ▁basketball , ▁cross ▁country , ▁f encing , ▁golf , ▁s occer , ▁soft ball , ▁sw imming ▁& ▁div ing