Jennifer Dize becomes Director of Student Conduct Kathryn Kelly ‘19 Contributing Writer After a nationwide search and a three-month long process, Lafayette has hired Jennifer Dize as Director of Student Conduct. A self-described “sarcastic neat freak,” Dize has a “wealth of experience” in the field of student conduct, Dean of Students Paul McLoughlin II said. […]
Day: December 4, 2015
Application for new sorority denied
Current sororities vote no for Sigma Kappa interest group After the addition of Delta Tau Delta to the Greek community, a sorority attempted to take the same steps to be recognized at Lafayette. Last month, a group of students tried to form an interest group for Sigma Kappa chapter on campus, but were deniedby the […]
Why tuition rises
Planning the upcoming budget, college grapples with costs to students A month after the College Board released nationwide data on tuition increases, Lafayette is preparing to go before the board of trustees with budget plan for the 2016-17 year. President Alison Byerly and the cabinet will submit their budget proposal this month to the board […]
Letter to the Editor
The headline in the performance review of Friday, Nov. 13should have amused me. “Tone Deaf Masterpiece?” As a teacher of both Shakespeare and theater reviewing, however, I was depressed by the tone-deaf review of Lafayette College Theater’s “The Merchant of Venice.” Sadly, Jay Bickford’s misreading of the production is quite common in the world of […]
World AIDS Day and me
By Mwangala Simataa ‘18 Contributing Writer Of all the advantages that come with living in the United States, not having to worry about getting infected with HIV enjoys a special place. Indeed, this point might seem trivial to many, but to me it deserves appreciation. That I did not hear anything on campus or on […]
Bringing up Bailey
Lafayette health center explains new initiatives Bailey Health Center has new initiatives for students including increased hours, online scheduling, new part-time staff members, and a therapy dog named Raven, whom The Lafayette reported on in October. The health center, which according to Director of Health Services Jeffrey Goldstein, gets around 7,000 visits each year, is […]
Solidified in history
Plaque commemorates Lafayette-Lehigh rivalry When walking by Kirby House, students may notice the recent addition to the Quad, an aluminum pole and plaque commemorating the 150th Lafayette-Lehigh rivalry game, which took place at Yankee Stadium last November. Installed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and paid for by the college, the plaque is […]
Experienced advice
Dr. Jerome Zeldis draws from his life to give career advice Jerome B. Zeldis,Chief Medical Officer of pharmaceutical giant Celgene and CEO of the offshoot company Celgene Global Health, opened the second President’s Entrepreneurship Lecture by talking about a now-defunct board game he used to always play as a child called “Careers.” The most important […]
Various musings and miscellany
WJRH podcast covers a wide range of subjects Benjamin R. Cohen said Various Breads and Butters, a show he cohosts, is the top rated podcast on iTunes. His cohost, Simon Tonev, quickly corrected him. It’s likely tied with tends of thousands of podcasts that were also rated with five stars, he said. Cohen is an […]
Contemporary music on campus
An interview with ensemble director Kirk O’Riordan The Lafayette College Contemporary Music Ensemble (LCCME) will perform their final concert this evening. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in the Williams Arts Center, and opened to the general public. Assistant Professor of Music Kirk O’Riordan has directed the LCCME for the past several semesters. […]
Chamber orchestra performance preview
Music is in the air as Lafayette’s Chamber Orchestra prepares for its fall concert this Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Williams Center for the Arts. Conductor Darin Lewis will lead the chamber orchestra through a series of pieces. There are a total of six pieces being played in the concert, ranging from early Baroque […]
Stop “he” or “she”
When the gender binary doesn’t fit Sam Nichols ‘16 spoke on Tuesday about non-binary genders and what she believes can be done to increase awareness and representation of non-binary persons. Nichols identifies as being outside of the binary male-female gender spectrum. Nichols began her presentation by refuting the definitions that four popular dictionaries—Merriam Webster, Dictionary.com, […]
Love letters from Ana: A spotless mind
Charlie Kaufman’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is an incredible film reaching across countless themes. It deals with bioethics and the traumas involved in romantic love. Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey give performances that pull on even the most cynical of heartstrings. The movie is about a painful breakup between Clementine (Winslet) and Joel […]
The worst movies of 2015
A rundown of the year’s most awful films Now that 2015 is almost over, moviegoers can thankfully breathe easy, having survived a year of some of the most terrible films to ever disgrace the silver screen. Although this was not a terrible year for cinema in general, and showcased the highest average ticket sales of […]