Alexander Hamilton’s name is now up in lights on Broadway, but when Ron Chernow wrote a biography on the founding father in 2005, that was far from the case. “The main monument to Hamilton is located at the Treasury Department, but it is in the back of the building,” Chernow said when he spoke at Lafayette […]
Over winter break, John Garrett was named the new head coach of the Lafayette football team – and, with that, six new people joined the coaching staff. Garrett, who was most recently the offensive coordinator for the University of Richmond, has been coaching for over 25 years. Prior to his stint at Richmond, Garrett served as […]
Only 38 colleges in the country have more students from the top 1 percent than the bottom 60 percent. Lafayette ranks 11th in this group for the greatest income gap, according to recently released data. Millions of anonymous tax records collected by the Equality of Opportunity Project and published through the New York Times revealed for first time in […]
Fighting to return to campus for 12 years, Chi Phi is now one step away from returning to their house as a full chapter. But their work may have just begun. President of the chapter Mike Kaplan ’18 received an email during finals week last semester that culminated years of sometimes controversial efforts to come back […]
President Alison Byerly joined other college and university presidents last week when she signed her fourth letter supporting policies and values that could be threatened under the new Trump administration. It asks Pennsylvania U.S. senators to support a proposed act that would grant many undocumented immigrants the ability to work in the United States legally. The other three letters cover a range of topics, […]
Men’s Tennis 2016 Season: 4-17 Key Players: Blake Oslan ‘20 Drew Rooks ‘20 Andrew Reed ‘19 Chris Kim ‘18 What’s changed: The men’s top three singles spots were lost due to graduation, and with no seniors on this year’s roster, younger talent will be expected to step up for the Leopards. What’s the same: Sophomores […]
A photography exhibit on campus is bringing the Lafayette community a brief respite from selfies and Instagrams, and a return to more traditional portraiture. “Focus III: Photographer and Subjects” will be on display at the Williams Center for the Arts Grossman Gallery from Jan. 24 – Feb. 25. The exhibit was curated by Lafayette professors […]
In a move that saves Easton taxpayers close to $560,000, Lafayette has bought a new custom pumper firetruck for the Easton Fire Department. Fire Chief John Bast said that the donation has been in talks for over a year. The truck is the most recent and monumental gift that Lafayette has given the department, and is […]
On Wednesday, an article in The New York Times stated that in his first couple of days in office, President Donald Trump has engaged in a “war with math.” I’d go a step further and say the Trump administration has begun a campaign against all things studied in STEM fields, and subsequently, a crusade against […]
While most students left in mid-December for the winter interim session, the Leopards basketball team still had a lot of work to do. Over the course of the break, the Leopards played in ten games, going 3-7. This included a blowout win over Moravian College and a tough fought victory against Army, mixed in with a couple […]
In the summer of 2014, Heather Williams was working at Gilbert’s as a cook for Lafayette Dining Services. When she got home from work one day, her mother had a surprise: a casting application for “Hell’s Kitchen.” “I was like, ‘You’re nuts. Why would you do that to me? [Gordon Ramsey] is crazy. I never want to do […]
AJ Traub: You won the 200-meter, the 400-meter and the 4×4 relay. How does it feel to win in your first collegiate meet? Dan Hogan: It was definitely an exciting experience. It was nice to get that out of the way. Now we can focus on progressing on the season and focusing on the bigger […]
Lafayette departments have now taken over three floors – soon to be four – of the Alpha Building in downtown Easton. With admissions joining Information Technology Services, community engagement and communications downtown on Wednesday, Lafayette will shortly occupy floors three, four, five and six of the building. Vice President and Chief Information Officer John O’Keefe said that despite the […]
After declining to designate Lafayette a sanctuary campus, President Alison Byerly has asked to once again meet with students who submitted a list of concerns to the administration asking to make the college more supportive to its minority and undocumented students. On Dec. 9, Byerly met with students who submitted a list of concerns to her about […]
