Students across the nation have been taking part in protesting gun violence after the school shooting in Florida two weeks ago, and President Alison Byerly said Lafayette has joined other universities in not taking action against applicants who have been suspended for participating in protests. The superintendent of a Texas public school district threatened last […]
Marcia Bernicat graduated from Lafayette in 1975 with a degree in history, advised by history professor Robert Weiner, according to an article on her in the Lafayette magazine from 2011. Bernicat was also a member of Lafayette’s second ever co-ed class, the same article reported. Bernicat, who will speak at the commencement ceremony of the […]
The college’s development office has been keeping a running list, with 112 names currently on it, of alumni who have either expressed concern about the free speech climate on campus or have asked questions about it, Vice President of Development and College Relations Kim Spang said. This record-keeping began in December 2016, with questions prompted […]
New athletic director Sherryta Freeman officially took on her role on Feb. 19, replacing Bruce McCutcheon who retired after serving for over 16 years as athletic director for Lafayette. “I want us to have a winning tradition,” Freeman said. “I want our student athletes to have successful experiences…I want our students to be strong students, […]
It took world-renowned artist Lalla Essaydi six months to a year to create her art. Her art consists of creating textiles, scripted fabric, and bullet garbs. She adorned the female models for her photographs with henna, a traditional body dye used in Morocco where it is associated with femininity. Essaydi was born in the U.S. […]
As a part of the Criminal Justice Reform Week (CJRW), students from MOSAIC hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary “The If Project” this past Tuesday night. The documentary follows the stories of several women incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. “The If Project,” revolves around one central question: “If there was something […]
“Game Night” is well directed with some good laughs built into a solid script. The movie stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, and is co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Max and Annie, an extremely competitive couple, played by Bateman and McAdams respectively, have weekly game nights. This week, Max’s lavish brother […]
A state of the art collection is coming to the Skillman Library this spring! Due to a recent breakthrough in library storage technology, our library is able to house, on site, the infinite collection of all positive integers! (Due to storage limits only positive integers are available at this time, the collection of all real […]
From food to emergency veterinary visits, taking care of an animal is expensive, and the residents of the dog house have started a GoFundMe to help cover the costs of Moby and Stuart, the two service dogs they’re raising. The fundraiser started Feb. 11, with a current sum of $225. The goal is $2,000. “An […]
The women on Lafayette NIA: A Sisterhood held a screening of “Carmen Jones” in the Limburg Theatre as part of their “Black Women In Power” week. The film, directed and produced by Otto Preminger, is the screen adaptation of the 1943 Broadway musical with the same name. The leading lady, Carmen Jones, was played by […]
Men’s basketball (10-20) (7-11) Feb. 24 L, 79-64 @ Lehigh The Leopards ended their season play with a loss in their second rivalry game. The team fell 17 points behind the Mountain Hawks by the end of the first half and could not close the gap for the rest of the game. Feb. 27 W, […]
On his last day on campus, Liam O’Donnell was actively participating at the lunch panel for Criminal Justice Awareness Week, sitting amongst the students he has been interacting with as the Assistant Director of Intercultural Development for the last two years. O’Donnell’s last day at the college was Wednesday, Feb. 28, and his departure marks […]
For this group of talented musicians, being in the quartet is a fun and effortless activity. They showed that at the concert on Tuesday night at William Arts Center. According to violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, the group decides to “play music we really care about and [are] passionate about.” Apart from the classical western chamber […]
The Leopards hosted Temple for the third game of the season. In the 2017 season, Temple won their matchup 18-12. Temple was looking to run away with the game after the first half, but the Leopards worked their way back in the second half. The late surge just ran out of time, as Lafayette fell […]
