Dan McLaughlin ‘17 has hair shaved after donating over $900 to the cause. Photos by Hana Isihara ‘17 ______________________ Members of community go bald to raise money for St. Baldrick’s cancer research For members of the Lafayette community, Wednesday’s men’s basketball match against Holy Cross, provided a different experience from a typical weekday game. Inside […]
How The Lafayette ended up at financial risk By The Lafayette Staff In 2005, The Lafayette was sitting pretty. Pennsylvania’s oldest college newspaper was adequately funded by Lafayette College Student Government, had $106,000 in a special account and enjoyed healthy advertising and subscription revenues. Flash forward a decade: The Lafayette already spent its student government […]
Some of this year’s 2018 Marquis Fellows meet with President Alison Byerly in the President’s House. Photo Courtesy of Catherine Corbin ‘18 ________________________________ Potential scholars strive for merit awards A pool of approximately 120 prospective students exhibiting exceptional academic skills, a passion for contributing to community service and a knack for leadership will be headed […]
The Lafayette is more than a “club” or “activity”. It’s the longest running collegiate newspaper in Pennsylvania and for the past 145 years it’s chronicled the goings on of campus life, held those in power accountable and served as a training ground for young journalists. If it ceases to publish after this semester, the campus […]
Charlie Hebdo and the veiling of racism and xenophobia behind freedom of speech discourses The United States is founded on the tenets of democratic governance of the people, by the people and for the people. It has long prided itself on its unerring guarantee to all that touch U.S. soil the automatic right to freedom […]
Susanna Kim ‘15 speaking Arabic. Photo by Willem Ytsma ‘16 _______________________ Modern Language Association reports decreasing collegiate enrollments Total enrollments in foreign language courses at US colleges and universities have been declining over the last few years, according to a report published by the Modern Language Association on Feb. 11. The report, which gathered data […]
Center for Innovation encourages experiential learning Priding itself on Innovation, Design, Education and Leadership, the IDEAL center aims to bring new facet to the Lafayette education. IDEAL focuses on matching aspiring students to faculty and external partners, such as companies, foundations or alumni in order to design a student-led project. Directed by professors Diane Ahl […]
Students wear hijabs to step into other’s shoes Several Lafayette students donned Hijabs, headscarfs worn by some Muslim women, last week to experience the life of a Hijabi women for a day. Inspired by World Hijab Day on Feb. 1, the Muslim Student Association created the event to spread awareness and debunk myths about Islam. […]
Justin Simien (second from left) at the Q&A following the screening of “Dear White People.” Photo by Katie Weeks ‘16 ________________________ Justin Simien’s film fosters dialogue about race on campus Director Justin Simien came to Lafayette last Wednesday to screen his award-winning 2014 film “Dear White People” in celebration of Black Heritage Month. The film, […]
The work of Anthony Viscardi It may seem like the art world has seen it all, from cubes to dots, from lily ponds to political propaganda. But here is an artist whose work pushes boundaries and also merges the fields of architecture and art into a single form. Anthony Viscardi, who had been an artist […]
Natasha Sixxx, Magenta Milian, and Jared Picone discussing the art of drag. Photos by Willem Ytsma ‘16 ________________________ Drag performers encourage their audience to not care what others think As Lafayette continues on this year’s sex week, drag performers were invited to visit Lafayette College and to perform in Colton Chapel on the night of […]
A Lafayette student does PiYo, a new class offered at the fitness center. Photo by Julia Brennan ‘17 _________________________ Classes to improve your fitness this winter With the coldest part of the winter season upon us, there is little to motivate Lafayette’s students to make the long and snowy trek down to the gym. Recreation […]
Miriam Weeks a.k.a. Belle Knox discusses her views on the sex industry. Photos by Willem Ytsma ‘16 _________________________ Belle Knox speaks about feminism in adult entertainment A debate about feminism was sparked this week when Miriam Weeks, also known as porn star Belle Knox, came to speak to students about her views on the stigma […]
The other night I got what was an extremely alarming text message from one of my best friends from home. “I got asked on a date this Friday.” I think my heart stopped. Could it be that this elusive out-dated myth suddenly decided to show itself in the world of college-relationships? Why now? What sparked […]
