Photo courtesy of spin.com In Drake’s own words, “How much time is this [expletive] spending on an intro?” A long time, apparently, because even after a week of listening to the leak of the rapper’s newest album Nothing Was The Same, I still can’t seem to get past the complexity of the fame-ridden artist’s fifteen-track […]
Day: September 26, 2013
The other side of Sette
Photo by Christie Behot ‘16 | The Lafayette Sette Luna is a favorite dining staple among Lafayette students for their incredible dinner selection of gourmet pizzas, fresh pastas, and homemade sauce pairings. This past Sunday I explored a different side of Sette Luna, their Sunday Jazz brunch. Arriving on Ferry Street, I could hear the […]
Sound Prints: Modern jazz quintet dedicates performance to legends
Photos courtesy of umass.edu and joelovano.com On September 25, the Dave Douglas and Joe Lovano Quintet: Sound Prints, performed at Lafayette College. The modern jazz ensemble featured Lawrence Fields on piano, Linda Oh on bass, and Joey Baron on drums. The group’s name, “Sound Prints,” is also the title of the first song played that night […]
What you don’t know about origami
The relevance of origami in the modern economy can be found from the glove compartment of a car to the machinery in outer space. The origins of origami lie in mathematical concepts. This is a growing notion that has not only expanded its form in art, but also its function in modern life. On Monday, […]
Insidious 2: merely mediocre
Photo courtesy of Film District Director James Wan broke into Hollywood with his film Saw. The blood-drenching shock tactics helped spawn an increasingly dismal six sequel franchise that, helped inspire the casual critical term “torture porn.” Saw, and the gore-fests it galvanized, helped make it profitable for horror tent-pole films that didn’t attempt a good […]
Behind the book: Paul Stoller discusses the human connection
Photo by Mari Otto ‘17 | The Lafayette Anthropologist and writer Paul Stoller brought his quirky personality and charm to Lafayette this week, where he explained the genesis of his new book Yaya’s Story: The Quest for Wellbeing in the World. A noted and prolific anthropologist with more than 30 years in the field, Stoller […]
‘Spelling Bee’ takes black box stage
The upcoming production of The 25th Annual Puntam County Spelling Bee has promises of delivering another hilarious College Theater musical. The Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical comedy opens this coming Wednesday, October 2 at the Williams Center for the Arts Black Box Theater. Its premise is simple, and exactly what it says on the tin. The […]
Football notebook: Will history repeat itself?
Photos courtesy of Athletic Communications The two previous seasons Lafayette football started its season 0-3 under head coach Frank Tavani, it finished 2-8 and 2-9, in 2001 and 2009, respectively. This does not bode well for the winless Leopards, who enter their bye week looking for answers. After the week off, Head Coach Frank Tavani’s […]
A season of ties continues
Photo by Austin Drucker ‘17 | Photographer The Lafayette men’s soccer team continued its unusual season over the last week, beating SUNY Binghamton 2-1 on Saturday and tying Cornell 0-0 on Tuesday for its sixth and seventh double overtime finishes in eight matches. As a result, the Leopards remain one of only 21 undefeated teams […]
League play set to begin
Photo courtesy of Athletic Communications Lafayette field hockey has not mixed well this season with ranked opponents. That trend continued last weekend, as Lafayette lost to No. 17 Albany and No. 4 Penn State. It was their fourth loss to a ranked opponent after seven games. Against Albany last Friday, Lafayette allowed three first half […]
Avoiding last year’s disappointment: Ciliento leads the way
Photo by Austin Drucker ‘17 | Photographer The time is now for Karissa Ciliento ‘14 and the Lafayette women’s volleyball team. After three years of looking up to the upperclassmen, the starting outside hitter takes on the role as a captain for her senior year. “After coming out of last year with such strong leadership, […]
Rough start to league play
Photo by Hana Ishihara ‘17 |Photographer It was a week of mixed results for the Lafayette women’s soccer team. In its season opener against reigning league champion Colgate on Sunday, Lafayette fell 4-1 before bouncing back on Wednesday night with an overtime victory over UMBC. Colgate immediately displayed championship prowess, scoring three first half goals […]
Dual meet results in dual losses
The Lafayette men’s and women’s cross country teams were both defeated by Lehigh in last Saturday’s annual dual meet at Metzgar Fields. It’s the 15th straight year the cross country team has fallen to Lehigh in the meet. Despite the results, Head Coach Jen Curran is proud of her team’s effort and highlights the positives […]
Timeout with Jared Mactas ‘17
Photo Courtesy of goleopards.com “I don’t feel like the ‘small’ player on the team because I’m a freshmen,” Jared Mactas said. “I don’t look at them as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors. I look at them as my teammates.” Mactas should not feel “small” playing on Lafayette’s golf team. As a freshman, Mactas has burst […]