On Monday, the world lost a comedic legend in Gene Wilder. The iconic comedy actor died from complications resulting from Alzheimer’s Disease, which, according to nephew Jordan Walker-Perlman, he kept hidden from the world so as not to upset his younger fans. That he would do so is a perfect summation of the joy Wilder brought […]
Student government is seeking applications for a class of 2017 representative position after a previous occupant resigned to study abroad. Chair of Representation Bilal Akbar ’18 plans to collect all applications by Friday at 8 p.m. and have the election early next week. Any member of the class of 2017 is eligible to be on the […]
A Lafayette assistant professor announced on Tuesday afternoon that he would be going on hunger strike to protest the president’s decision to deny his tenure application. From the time Juan Rojo announced his strike on 4:10 p.m. Tuesday until press time, he said he has not eaten. One of Rojo’s demands was that the tenure application […]
Near the end of Tuesday’s faculty meeting, a Lafayette professor announced that he had been on hunger strike since the meeting began at 4:10 p.m. and would not end until his demands are met. Assistant Spanish Professor Juan Rojo’s demands: that the faculty’s committee’s vote to grant him tenure be upheld and that systematic changes to the tenure […]
