Katelyn Arnold: This past weekend you won gold at crew regionals. Talk about what that was like. David Hanke: It’s difficult to gauge because there were only two other boats we were competing against in our race. Some other categories had over ten, so while we’re doing well, it’s difficult to gauge how we’ll […]
As the 2016 school year comes to a close, Lafayette’s seniors are preparing to face the world outside of college. Many students in the class of 2016 are looking forward to exciting futures, from a job designing breweries to Columbia law school to Fulbright scholarships. Kai Ottaway ‘16 will be working as an Engineering Design […]
A year removed from the excitement of Rivalry 150 and a March Madness birth, this season has had a lot to live up to. And while the team success has not been to the level of last year, this year Lafayette’s student athletes have stepped up to the plate… and the starting line, block and […]
The Lafayette chapter of Amnesty International is organizing a petition to be sent to President Alison Byerly in an effort to get Lafayette College to endorse the Pennsylvania Fairness Act. The legislation will outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender expression or identity, amending a bill from 1955 which made illegal discrimination based on […]
On Thursday, Williams Center for the Arts announced its plans for the 2016-2017 season of performances. Here’s what’s coming up in the Williams Center for the Arts’ 34th season: Ambrose Akinmusire opens the 2016-2017 season with his jazz quartet (Sept. 16). Darbuka player Hossam Ramzy, considered the “oracle of world percussion” by Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, […]
Over the course of the academic year, students have to say goodbye to professors who move from the college. With the end of the spring semester approaching, the college community is once again bidding farewell to professors who won’t be returning in the fall. Visiting Professor of International Affairs Joel Shelton, who taught at Lafayette […]
Ninety years after the first chapter was founded at Lafayette College, the co-ed service organization Alpha Phi Omega (APO) has been approved to return to campus as a club by student government and Dean of Students Paul McLoughlin. APO was founded as a National Service Fraternity in 1925 at Lafayette, but was deactivated at […]
The first time senior Matt Smalley’s phone rang this past Wednesday afternoon he silenced it and continued describing the two NFL pro days he attended in March. The second time the Lafayette cornerback’s phone rang, he answered — the Chicago Bears were asking for him. Smalley, a standout for the Lafayette football program, was recently […]
Once told he would never succeed in politics, Ed O’Brien ‘16 said he used that doubt to fuel his political passion and that there is now a strong possibility that he will become a delegate for Hillary Clinton at the upcoming Democratic National Convention (DNC). Although the official results of the elections for Pa. delegates […]
The ambiance in Williams Center can get downright thunderous. This past Monday evening, the Williams Center for the Arts showcased a group of Lafayette student entertainers. Under the direction of Professor of Music J. Larry Stockton, the Lafayette College Percussion Ensemble performed their final concert. With the exception of a handful of seats, the house was […]
There have been several motifs in my “Sidelines” articles in my time writing for The Lafayette, but I particularly enjoy writing about things that stand out about the way we regard sports in America. I’ve written articles about the notion of a tie, and why they shouldn’t exist in the NFL. I’ve also written about […]
By Keven Lugo ’16 I am confused. Something doesn’t add up and I hope that by writing to the masses, I’ll receive an answer. Over the last two years, several incredible teachers have not stayed at Lafayette. While I have been able to understand most cases, there is one case that simply does not make […]
On the bottom of the cover of “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, there’s a quote from author Toni Morrison. “This is required reading,” it says. For Lafayette students and community members this summer, this should be taken literally. And it’s not only for incoming first years. “[W]e’re thinking of this year’s reading […]
Over the course of this past semester, the Guard House on Sullivan Road, next to the Sullivan Parking Deck, has been transformed into an exhibit space for art. Cleverly named the “Garde House,” this space was just officially unveiled last weekend with a kick-off event. “It’s official opening as an art space was on April 30 from 3-5 p.m., it […]
