Officer Patrick Best patrolling campus with gun and public safety vehicle. Photo by Elizabeth Lucy ‘15 ____________________________ Powers of public safety officers explained Although the presence of full-fledged police officers on campus and their carrying of guns is not a new development to the nature of public safety, it was recently highlighted with tweets from […]
Erik Weihenmayer after one of his climbing expeditions. Photo by Micheal Brown ____________________________________ Erik Weihenmayer, mountain climber, author and humanitarian, will speak at the college on May 23 as the 180th commencement speaker for the 2015 graduating class. Since he reached the summit in 2001, Weihenmayer stands alone as the only blind person to climb Mount […]
College revises policy to coincide with federal law Stalking and dating violence are now punishable offenses covered in Lafayette’s revised sexual assault policy, administrators said. The change to the college’s sexual assault policy has been a year and a half in the making, according to Vice President Annette Diorio. The change was mandated as part […]
As newspaper advisor during the time when alleged “mismanagement” took place, I flatly deny the contention that funds were used illegitimately. It is bad enough that student government came up with this unverified charge to justify the newspaper’s request for survival funds, but now it seems the newspaper has accepted the validity of the charge. […]
Michael Bennett ‘17 working hard to hold up the Roman Aqueduct in Segovia, Spain. Photo Courtesy of Michael Bennett ‘17 ______________________________ A Lafayette student details their experience abroad in Madrid, Spain By Michael Bennett ‘17 Contributing Writer Just over a month ago, I boarded a plane bound for Madrid. I was apprehensive as I watched the […]
Sharon Chen ‘15 and Aaron Walker ‘18 pose with their 2015 State Champion trophy. Photo by Christina Shaman ‘16 ___________________________ Students win state forensics titles Sharon Chen ‘15 and Aaron Walker ‘18 brought home state championships in speech and debate for the Lafayette Forensics Society over Valentine’s Day weekend, having received first place honors in rhetorical […]
Qixin Yu, owner of Plum house, stands behind the sushi bar at his restaurant. Photos by Hana Isihara ‘17 ______________________ Local businesses compete with new Lower option The integration of Lower’s new sushi options into Lafayette dining poses a potential threat to the business of other local Japanese restaurants in Easton. Lower’s new sushi station, run […]
Jim Toia shares techniques of fresco creation with Lafayette students and members of the Easton community Photo by Julia Brennan ‘17 _________________________ IDEAL’s demonstration of constructing a fresco Students and residents of the surrounding community were invited to visit the Williams Visual Arts Building last Tuesday and Thursday to try their hand at creating a […]
Photo Courtesy of impawards.com ____________________________ A scathing review of the first adaptation of the best-selling book franchise I walked into “50 Shades of Grey” expecting an awful movie. I expected poorly written smut with little to no redeeming qualities. It was worse than I thought. I was taken aback by how horrible the movie is, […]
Students compare floor plans of South College and Watson Hall. Photo by Hana Isihara ‘17 _________________________________ The Lafayette breaks down the room selection process for Fall 2015 Many students dread the thought of sitting with their peers, anxiously awaiting their number being called during the housing lottery for their living situation next year. It may […]
A rich narrative of complex relationships Dancing at Lughnasa, premiering at Williams Center for the Arts on next Wednesday, is Michael Evan’s memory of the summer of 1936, when he was a young boy and living with his impoverished mother and her four sisters in a cottage in Ireland. He recounts their trials and tribulations in […]
Watch out, Lafayette. The F-bomb is about to be dropped. Feminism. Oh, yes I hear the grumbling and moaning now. Something caught my attention this week: I was in a class with Professor Paul Cefalu and he asked us what was our student body’s reaction was when we heard the word “feminism.” The first thoughts […]
Students often gather in the bar of College Hill Tavern. Photo by Austin Drucker ‘17 ___________________________________ A review of College Hill Tavern By Anastasia Gayol Cintron ‘17 and Maria Otto ‘17 Collaborative Writers In the midst of the brutal cold front, nothing can warm a heart (and a belly) quite as well as some greasy heart-clogging college […]
A review of Father John Misty’s solo album If you have never heard of Father John Misty, I can promise you that he is not a member of clergy. In fact, many of his lyrics demonstrate that he is anything but. As the lead singer of the Fleet Foxes, Josh Tillman ironically maintains this pseudonym […]
