Hispanic Society launches Immigration Week with representation of immigrant deaths Students were met with an unexpected sight last Tuesday afternoon: 2500 yellow flags covering a section of the Quad. The flags signify every migrant death that occurred on the US-Mexico border since 1999. The siting of the flags acted as the kick-start to Lafayette’s Immigration […]
Month: March 2015
Social justice goes digital
Students launch StandUp, a blog on social issues on campus After weeks of promotion through Facebook and Instagram postings, StandUp, Lafayette’s first social justice blog, officially launched their website on last Monday. With almost 600 likes on Facebook, it has reached about one quarter of Lafayette’s campus. But many more still don’t know what it […]
DKE trespassers enter first-offender program
Successful completion of program will clear criminal The four men charged with burglary and vandalism of Lafayette’s Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity house, including two Lafayette students, have entered into a program that would keep the incident off their permanent record provided they complete six months of probation, according to an article in The Morning Call. […]
From abroad: When studying crosses political lines
A Lafayette student details his experience abroad in Kosovo By Jeff Wheeler ‘16 Contributing Writer The bus stops. An official wearing a blue hat gets on to collect our passports. He leaves and we wait maybe ten minutes before he brings them back. The bus then grumbles to life and crawls forward about fifty meters […]
Satirical Success
The Onion founder shares his experiences, wisdom, and laughs Scott Dikkers, the founding editor of the popular news satire website, The Onion, came to Lafayette’s campus this past Wednesday evening as the class of 2015’s senior speaker. Dikkers discussed the troubling chain of events that led him to comedic writing. He grew up in a […]
Underrepresented in academia
Report finds one in four college presidents are women When Alison Byerly became Lafayette’s president in 2013, she joined a minority of women at the top of the academic ladder. In the last decade a number of institutions have hired their first female presidents; however, women remain significantly underrepresented among college presidencies, according to an […]
Revised route for arts campus shuttle
The Arts Campus shuttle will unveil a revised schedule and route this Monday to better accommodate students’ transportation needs. Stemming from discussions between student government’s student services subcommittee and public safety addressing student concerns on the shuttles current route, the changes will add two stops to the route and change the location of another, according […]
Lafayette takes back the night
Campus partners with city to stand against sexual violence Take Back the Night, an event hosted by the Association of Lafayette Feminists, invited students to march alongside Easton citizens in an initiative to rise against sexual assault and violence in our community. Started the late 1960s with the mission of ending sexual violence, Take Back […]
Students choose service over seashells
ASB participants spend week off focusing on social issues and volunteering While many students slept in late at home or relaxed on the beach for Spring Break, two groups of Lafayette students participated in Alternative School Break trips, spending their time off working to help others and educating themselves about different social issues. ASB is […]
Curator’s Talk paints a vivid picture
Lafayette alumnus discusses paintings and artists in Williams Center gallery Students were invited to a Curator’s Talk last Monday by alumna, Andrea Cerbie ‘08. She is currently the curator of “Painterly Perspectives”, an exhibit on display in Williams Center Gallery until April 5. Cerbie was an art history major during her time at Lafayette and […]
LAF brings EDM to campus
Lafayette Activities Forum announces Spring Concert headliner, The Chainsmokers, and opener White Panda But, first let me take a sefie. The Chainsmokers, popular for their 2014 hit, “#Selfie” will be the headliner for this year’s Lafayette’s Activities Forum (LAF) Spring Concert with opener, White Panda. The Chainsmokers, a New York City based songwriter duo comprised of Andrew Taggart […]
Hold the cones
Easton’s favorite ice cream shop re-opens today The slow approach of warmer weather also marks the return of Easton’s beloved ice cream shop, Bank Street Creamery. Here’s the scoop, though: this season the shop is back under new ownership and rumored to have several new flavors for its customers to dig their spoons in. While […]
Expanding the Karl Stirner Arts Trail
Artists wanted for new sculptures The Karl Stirner Arts Trail currently has two art pieces and three sculptures. The Bushkill Creek Corridor Council for the Arts is looking for artists to add more works to this 2.4 mile path. Last October, Lafayette College hosted an auction which raised over $40,000 to go towards the expansion […]
Love letters from Ana: Musical G Spot
Enrique Iglesias is in a drenched white V-neck whispering, “Let me be your hero.” It’s a kind of pornography for heterosexual women. In fact, music has been known to cause sexual arousal particularly in women, which explains the loud screams and jumping around girls do when a favorite song comes on at a party. So, […]