Students share their Summer plans Throughout the past week, students have buckled down in preparation for final exams, studying and guzzling Skillman coffee until the break of dawn. But there remains one redemptive quality to the weeks of madness—the light at the end of the tunnel—summer. Campus dwellers have some intriguing answers as to how […]
Restaurant recommendations for commencement dinners Photo courtesy of Ocean It’s that time of the year again; when in just a matter of days the senior class will put on their caps and gowns, and head towards the stage to receive their diplomas. However, before the Class of 2014 drives away from College Hill for the […]
Festivals: Top East Coast music festivals of summer Photo by Nicole Maselli ‘14 Music festivals have quickly become one of the most trendy summer events to attend in your best flower crown. Many of them are only a few hours drive from the Lehigh Valley, and with new festivals popping up every year, there’s one […]
Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures Some movies are good. Some are bad. Some simply exist. Like a twenty-four-hour cold, they happen suddenly and then fade away into the ether. They briefly screen in theaters and then are quickly, and justly, forgotten. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is such a movie. The film is a sequel to […]
Last weekend I made a mistake that was second only to not accepting Kate Upton’s marriage proposal: I failed to attend Lafayette’s first ever Derby Day. I would’ve strutted my stuff in my plaid button-down, khakis, and boat shoes (no socks of course), an outfit I’m sure was unique to the day. The lineup for […]
As the sun started to set over the quad Tuesday, where people were enjoying outdoor conversations and activities, the breezes picked up and the temperature dropped. The sense of community remained, however, on Anderson Courtyard. Students from a Lafayette art course, “Materials and Methods,” gathered together with a small audience to present the projects they had worked […]
Well, this is where I started, a love letter to the single girls on Valentine’s Day. With this last letter of the semester, I again want to reach out to the singles on campus and tweak my former message. While on Valentine’s Day I provided remedies for dealing with your friends happily in relationships or […]
Photo courtesy of Wflickr On Wednesday, May 7 The Lafayette sat down for a phone interview with Matt Johnson from Matt & Kim. The duo will be headlining the Spring Concert tomorrow, with opener Hoodie Allen. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. The Lafayette: I know you’re performing at Cornell on Thursday […]
Research finds student athletes are at greater risk for long-term health issues Photos by Austin Drucker ‘17 and Hana Isihara ‘17 Lafayette wide receiver Justin Adams remembered his first concussion in senior year of high school. And then the two that occurred during his sophomore year at Lafayette and the other last season. The impact […]
Freshman year is practically over and I have survived. I’d like to thank my parents, the Academy and God for their unrelenting support. This year has been filled with many new experiences, both good and bad. I’ve loved it more than I can say. So as I sentimentally look back at these past months (and […]
A lot of student journalists talk about “Truth” like it’s a tangible object. “We have to find the Truth!” they vow, like Truth is just a set of car keys that are lost between couch cushions. Here’s a tip for the Truthers, the armchair journalists, and the idealists: “Truth” is a mythical, phantom entity. Every […]
Brad Bormann ‘14 wins Lafayette’s most prestigious award Photo by Aaron Levenson ‘15 When Brad Bormann ‘14 signed the dotted line of his contract as a high school senior, committing his next four years to playing football at Lafayette College, he had a plan. “‘I want to be big,’” he recalled thinking. “‘I want to […]
A Lafayette senior pled guilty in district court in Easton to public drunkenness in connection to a physical encounter with security officers at the 100 Nights’ dance, held in February. Stefano Valle ’14 was accepted by the judge into the Accelerated Rehabilitation Program (ARD), a program for first-time offenders, which gives him a clean record […]
DKE fraternity house undergoes major renovations Photo courtesy of Lafayette College Members of Delta Kappa Epsilon may return for the fall semester to a house under construction if they receive approval for a multimillion dollar renovation project. DKE’s Rho chapter and Lafayette plan to invest in renovations and additions of the DKE house on March […]
