Former Leopards center Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby ‘17 won the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) national championship in her first season with the Durham University Palatinates, while simultaneously working toward earning her masters in Politics and International Relations at Durham. The 84-83 win over Northumbria University was close the whole way, with lead changes in the […]
The Lafayette equestrian team competed at their last regular season show of the semester on Sunday, March 25. With the snow falling and the wind blowing at Horseman’s Hollow Equestrian Center in Zionsville, PA, the team placed fifth out of the ten teams in their region. It was an uncharacteristic performance for the team, which has […]
The women’s tennis team played two consecutive Patriot League matches last weekend in West Point, NY, falling to Army on Friday but bouncing back to beat Holy Cross. The 4-0 win over Holy Cross was the Leopards’ first Patriot League win of the season, and players said they don’t want to make it their last. […]
What started with the simple desire to go to dinner with her husband one night led the once “wholesome” and “un-opinionated” Betty Crocker to being named the new town floozy. Crocker had just finished the laundry when her husband Paul Bunion, who was deserving a warm home cooked meal after a long day at the […]
Renowned queer activist and NY-Times Bestseller Rita Mae Brown emphasized the idea that taking on an identity given by the “oppressor” is giving into their power. Her talk was sponsored by the Women’s & Gender Studies Program, Friends of Skillman Library, the Queer Archives Project and the English Department. In 1970, Brown resigned from the National […]
Senior geology major Jade Flint will be presenting her honors thesis on her discovery of a recent formation–the modern classic rock layer found in the Lehigh Gap. The project was intended to be about the Shawangunk Formation, but the student made an incredible discovery. “It all started when [Flint] noticed some Rolling Stones on top […]
The Lafayette baseball team continued their success this past weekend by winning a series against rival Lehigh, and a win over Villanova on Tuesday. Lafayette was scheduled to play two games against Lehigh on both Saturday and Sunday at Kamine Stadium, but weather complications postponed the first doubleheader to Sunday and the teams only had time to play one game on Monday. Taking […]
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is down to just four teams. The first four rounds were full of crazy buzzer-beaters, surprises and of course UMBC’s historic upset against Virginia to become the first 16-seed to defeat a 1-seed in the men’s tournament. Three regions have normalized, represented by (1) Villanova, (1) Kansas and (3) Michigan. […]
Two standouts from the class of 2001, Kevin Bromby and Duncan Woodard, were inducted on Saturday as the newest members of the Legends of Lafayette Lacrosse during half-time in the Leopards’ home game against Boston University. Director of Athletic Development Josh Azer and Director of Athletics Sherryta Freeman honored both men, with Bromby present. As an […]
From Lafayette’s first black graduate, David K. McDonogh, to coeducation in the 70s, to the more recent battle LGBTQ+ inclusion on campus, the exhibition at Skillman Library highlights many of the key struggles and successes that Lafayette students have experienced. Lafayette’s Director of Special Collections and College Archivist Diane Shaw and Associate College Archivist Elaine […]
The college began negotiations with the United States government yesterday to begin its expansion onto Capitol Hill. College officials said this simply feels like the “natural progression” of the campus to broaden its borders to include the nation’s capital, as it has been buying up properties there for quite some time. Director of student housing […]
Five years after “Pacific Rim,” we finally get a well deserved sequel: “Pacific Rim Uprising.” The movie, directed by Stephen DeKnight, stars John Boyega, Cailee Spaeny and Scott Eastwood. Though lacking at times, the movie is packed with action and is entertaining overall. Years after the events of “Pacific Rim,” where Stacker Pentecost, Raleigh Beckett […]
As the debate to be held on April 6 approaches between former UKIP leader Nigel Farage and former President of Mexico Vicente Fox, students and faculty are voicing their concerns about Farage and what they see as his anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic and overall bigoted beliefs. “Bigotry is not up for debate,” said a sign that religious […]
In response to continued pushback from College Hill residents in regards to the McCartney Dorm Project, the college publicly announced its willingness to concede 30 percent of the beds of the new housing project and reevaluate the use of the land on the corner of Cattell and High Streets. Vice President of Finance and Administration […]
