Two of Lafayette’s long time professors, who recently retired, passed away over the interim break. Erol Ulucakli, associate professor of mechanical engineering, died on Jan. 20 of unknown reasons, at age 78. Bryan Washington, associate professor of English, died on New Years’ Eve, after an 18-month battle with throat cancer. He was 57. Bryan Washington […]
Robbery at Family Dollar causes alert from public safety In the wake of a recent robbery in downtown Easton, students are calling for improved campus response in the event of an emergency. On Jan. 8, a group of two armed robbers invaded the Family Dollar, just shy of a mile from Lafayette’s main campus on […]
Burundi, the landlocked African country, now finds itself on the brink of descending back into civil war and, as a result of this, has been labeled as an “extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States” by US President Barack Obama, according to VICE News. Tensions began to rise in […]
Why Mayor Bloomberg as president makes a lot of sense By Morgan Levy ‘19 Contributing Writer Living in a nation with the second most unproductive Congress in history and multiple government shutdowns, I can’t help but wonder how our nation became so politically separate in such a dramatic way. For hundreds of years our nation […]
Lafayette stays open in record snowstorm By Hannah Doherty ‘19 Contributing Writer Despite the snow emergency that was declared from Friday, Jan. 22 to Monday, Lafayette College was the only school in the Lehigh Valley to open on the Monday following the storm. Winter Storm Jonas is being described by The Weather Channel as “rivaling […]
Robert Cuyjet ‘19 was getting ready to head back to Lafayette from his aunt and uncle’s house in a small town in Pennsylvania. It was Jan. 21, and he was trying to beat the storm. He was horsing around with his cousin as he was packing, until, without warning, Cuyjet collapsed. He was not breathing […]
College looking at possibility of future expansion Lafayette’s Office of Admissions received the largest applicant pool to date this year, tallying just fewer than 8,100 prospective students for the class of 2020. The rise was intentional on behalf of admissions, particularly after the school saw a drop in application numbers last year, according to Vice […]
World-renowned orchestra to play Friday Winter Storm Jonas has passed. Students have returned to campus. The spring semester is underway, and with it Williams Arts Center’s series of events. Today at 8 p.m. in the Williams Arts Center, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and pianist KhatiaBuniatishvili will be performing a variety of music by composers such […]
Indie band Public to perform on Saturday Pop-rock band Public will do more than just play a concert on Saturday at Lafayette. Band members will be meeting with different student clubs on campus during the day before the show, Coordinator of Student Involvement Barbara Perlman said. Public consists of John Vaughn, Ben Lapps and Matthew […]
Oscar-winning actor to give public interview in February A star will shine at Lafayette on Feb 13, when Tom Hanks visits campus for a public interview session with President Alison Byerly and history professor Donald Miller. The event, which takes place in Kamine Gym in the Kirby Sports Center and is free to attend, but […]
Filter Theatre breathes new life into an old play While students may be thinking about the upcoming 100 Nights dance, William Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night” will be performed Tuesday at the Williams Arts Center. The performance will feature the renowned Filter Theatre Company in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Directed by Sean Holmes, the […]
DiCaprio shines in latest film, but not much else does Leonardo DiCaprio has suffered a lot in the search for an Oscar, but not quite as much as his character, Hugh Glass, does in “Revenant.” The film, which is essentially a modern revenge western, centers around trapper Hugh Glass as he proves to be quite […]
January is cold, dark, snowy and depressing. Time for a double dose of light and frothy chick-lit from Jen Lancaster, serial memoirist, reality-show binger, pit bull lover and wildly funny lady. Lancaster has built a successful writing career around her attempts at self-betterment, and in “The Tao of Martha” she tackles her chronic disorganization […]
Scott, O’Hare and Lindner score their 1,000th points While the rest of the student body was traveling the world or relaxing with their families over interim, the Lafayette basketball programs were busy setting records, as three new athletes joined the 1,000-point club. Senior Bryce Scott and junior Nick Lindner of the men’s team, along with […]
