Photo by Nicole Maselli ‘14 | Photo Editor As Lafayette students return to campus after a nearly seven-week long interim period, the feelings looking back on the break are mixed. For many students, interim can be long and tedious, and by the end of it, students are prepared to return for their spring semesters. “I’m […]
Month: January 2014
Dean of the College to become professor
Photo from lafayette.edu The line between being a faculty member and an administrator is one that is not uncommon for university employees to cross. Hannah Stewart-Gambino, former Dean of the College and future professor, is about to make that transition again. In 2007, Stewart-Gambino arrived at Lafayette to fill the newly created position of Dean […]
Against ASA: Byerly cements opposition to boycott of Israeli scholars
Controversy struck higher education on December 16 when the American Studies Association voted to boycott Israeli academic institutions. The move was made in an attempt to protest the country’s treatment of Palestinians, and subsequently provoked backlash from over 200 institutions across the country. While many of Lafayette’s members were oblivious to the announcement, some wondered […]
Mitterhoff Address: “Year of Action – By my hand”
Highlighted by initiatives to strengthen the middle class, President Obama’s State of the Union Tuesday was a light slap-in-the-face to Congress, whose stalemates have been hampering Obama’s legislative agenda on jobs, wages, and the economy overall. Obama says he plans to use executive actions and his authority over certain departments of government to put policies […]
Honoring civil rights leaders
Photo by Nicole Maselli ‘14 The Offices of Religious and Spiritual Life and Intercultural Development hosted the 2nd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lunch, in Hogg Hall Tuesday, where students, staff, faculty, and administration came together to talk about and listen to stories about civil rights leaders who made an impression on the speakers’ […]
Baumbach update
This past weekend, family members posted updates to freshman hit-and-run victim Aubrey Baumbach’s Facebook support page, “Aubrey’s Odyssey”. As she has spent the past few weeks at Massachusetts General Hospital, Emma Baumbach, a family member of Aubrey, believes she is “ready to start her intense rehabilitation phase without interruption” at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, […]
Student victim of harrassment
A Lafayette student was the victim of harassment Tuesday morning after a man entered her friend’s off-campus home, according to an email sent out by Public Safety. At around 6 a.m. Tuesday, an unknown male walked into a house on the 200 block of McCartney Street through the back door, which had been left unlocked. […]
When will it end? League woes continue for men’s basketball
Photos by Austin Drucker ’17 and courtesy of Athletic Communications, Graphic by Tom Parsons ‘15 It has now been 44 days since the last Lafayette men’s basketball win. Want the hours? 1,056. And the minutes? 63,630. Not quite exactly the numbers you wish to see midway through Patriot League play. Lafayette (4-16, 0-9 PL) […]
Tavani receives extension
Photo by Austin Drucker ‘17 Extension: Lafayette football head coach Frank Tavani has received a one year extension and will remain in his position at least until the end of the 2016 season, it was announced by the athletic department. Tavani, now entering his 15th season as head coach at Lafayette, recently guided the Leopards […]
Up-and-down: women’s bball
Photo courtesy of Athletic Communications Offense Back on Track It’s been a roller coaster ride for the Lafayette women’s basketball team this season. After starting out 8-2, Lafayette lost its next six contests. Now 4-5 in league play and winners of four of its past six games, the Leopards (10-10) seem poised to make a […]
Track & field drops Lehigh dual meet
The Lafayette Track and Field team failed to top Lehigh in their annual dual meet in Bethlehem, PA last Saturday. Men: Lafayette boasted a number of personal bests in a multitude of events despite losing by a significant margin of 111.5-69.5. Personal records were among the mix for the sprinters despite the sizeable defeat. […]
Swim team spends break in warmer waters
Photo by Hana Isihara ‘17 While the majority of the United States suffered through a bitter cold spell, the Lafayette men and women’s swimming and diving team were stationed in sunny Plantation, Fl for their annual winter trip. Captain Abby Floyd-Jones ‘14 believes that “the winter trip is critical to our training…we get to focus […]
A Lafayette legend: Richard Knauss
Photo by Austin Drucker ‘17 When you show your ID at the ticket stand and receive your ticket to a Lafayette football or basketball game, you aren’t particularly focused on the man smiling back at you from behind the table. But he’s a familiar face. That man is Richard Knauss. He began his career handling […]
Super Bowl XLVIII predictions and ten things to watch for this Sunday
Super Bowl XLVIII is in front of us and it is now time for our annual predictions. Kowaleski: Well, Mike, here we are. The beginning of the end. We started our run ruling #MikedUPnation two Super Bowls ago. It’s been a real pleasure. I’ve gotta go with Peyton Manning and the Broncos here. The Seahawks […]