Gravity is an audacious piece of filmmaking. Similar to Life of Pi (2012), Gravity has a story that makes it seem shocking that the film was funded in the first place. Centered on two struggling astronauts trying to survive after a self-destructed Russian satellite causes a debris storm, Gravity has two people, almost no dialogue, […]
When the opportunity presented itself, A.J. Barnold could not refuse. “I wasn’t necessarily looking for a new job,” said Barnold, the first-year assistant men’s soccer coach. “When the opportunity came at a Division I school that has been so successful, I couldn’t say no.” Prior to Lafayette, Barnold served as an assistant coach at Muhlenberg […]
If you’re looking to ring in the Hindu New Year, you could do worse than henna tattoos, Indian food, and a night of dancing at the Diwali celebration next Friday. Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is a Hindu celebration of the triumph over evil. The celebration takes place over the course of four […]
The anticipation for Catching Fire (in theatres November 222013), the second chapter in the Hunger Games film trilogy, continues to build as singles from its soundtrack are released on iTunes. The album’s star-studded line-up includes Coldplay, Of Monsters and Men, Sia, Christina Aguilera, Imagine Dragons, Sanitgold, Ellie Goulding, Lorde, the Lumineers, and even Patti Smith […]
Graeme Simsion’s new novel is a romantic comedy centered on the life of fictional character Don Tillman. Don has a good job teaching genetics, he’s healthy, and blessed with two close friends who totally get him. He has his life in perfect harmonium, except he is lacking in one department: women. He wants someone to […]
Photo by Austin Drucker ‘17 Goals have not exactly come in bunches for the Lafayette men’s soccer team this season, but against Boston University on Saturday in the first meeting be – tween the two schools, that issue was non-existent. Lafayette (4-3-6, 2-3 PL) scored 22 minutes into the match when Erik Cannon ‘14 passed […]
Photo by Austin Drucker ‘17 | Photographer On go the Patriot League woes for Lafayette volleyball. Winners of just one of its past nine league matches, Lafayette (9-11, 1-8 PL) is looking for any sort of solution to salvage its season. That attempt begins today against Navy (8-12, 4-4 PL) in the Kirby Sports Center […]
The Lafayette men’s and women’s cross country teams ran in the annual Leopard Invitational at Metzgar Fields on Saturday. Captain Rose Willey ‘14 led the women in the 6k race with a sixth place finish out of 165 runners in 22:32. Willey was followed by freshman Alexa Deemer in 23:03 and junior Grace Watters in […]
The 2013-14 NBA season begins next Thursday in Miami. The Mike’d UP guys provide their predictions. Kelley: NBA season predictions are tricky. For example, last season, 40 of 50 ESPN experts picked the Lakers to win the West…. The Spurs received just one vote and went on to take the Miami Heat to the brink. […]
Photo by Hana Isihara ‘17 | The Lafayette Last Tuesday, director Chris Arnold and producer Mark Schoen presented their documentary TRANS as part of LGBT History Month. The documentary that has won five LGBT film festival awards tells the stories of remarkable individuals of all ages and walks of life. TRANS portrays the transgender minority with […]
Photo courtesy of Zach Tysinger Last week, the Lafayette Theater Department put on an outstanding performance of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in the Williams Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre. A musical comedy, the show (as its title suggests) is about the 25th annual spelling bee in Putnam County. This show […]
Photo courtesy of Fools Gold Records In 2001, the iPod debuted and with the exception of a few notable releases, people listened to singles and not full albums. However, streaming services like Spotify and Grooveshark have changed this. Now, musicians feel more comfortable making cohesive records. One of which is the chilling concept album Old […]
Photo by Hana Isihara ‘17 | The Lafayette As the audience erupted into applause, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, dressed formally in all black, and featured pianist Brad Mehldau, wearing a red plaid shirt, red pants, and red sneakers, walked onto the Williams Center’s stage. They were ready for the American debut of the first piece […]
Photo courtesy of hollyroadfeldt.com New Music Lafayette, a program from the music department seeking to introduce the Lafayette community to contemporary classical music and composers, had its second program of the year on Wednesday. The performance featured pianist Holly Roadfeldt, a highly accomplished member of the Lafayette musical faculty. Exhibiting the music of several modern […]
