Daveed Diggs was a struggling actor for eight months in New York City before he became widely known for his Tony Award-winning performance in the Musical “Hamilton,” created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, and his subsequent appearances in “Black-ish,” “Wonder,” “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “The Get Down.” Before co-starring […]
Day: April 13, 2018
Stretched too thin: Custodians feel understaffed as college grows
The arts campus down the hill has been growing over the years, and its upkeep has been the responsibility of one individual: Joe Swarctz. Swarctz, a custodian with facilities operations for eight years, is in charge of the maintenance for the arts campus, an area that has quadrupled in size in his time here. However, […]
Zoning ordinance changes remain tabled: Vote expected for mid-May
The vote on the proposed zoning ordinance changes that would allow for the college to proceed with the long-awaited McCartney Dorm Project was not voted on at the Easton city council meeting this Wednesday after being tabled at the meeting in late March. Mayor Sal Panto motioned to keep the zoning changes tabled, which were […]
Professor Van Dyck and Abdul Manan ’18 appear on Nigel Farage’s podcast after debate: both say they regret choices surrounding comments
After concluding his final debate with the former president of Mexico at Lafayette, Nigel Farage got to work recording a podcast on the debate series. Abdul Manan ’18, co-founder of the Mill Series, said that Farage approached him after the reception following the debate to speak on his podcast about the Mill Series and free […]
President Byerly gives talk on Victorian era interconnectedness between science and art
Most may think of virtual reality as a new concept—a futuristic, novel idea routed in gaming and technology. That wasn’t so in the Victorian era, as President Alison Byerly discussed in her talk on Tuesday. Byerly majored in English at Wellesley College and received her master’s and Ph.D. in the subject at University of Pennsylvania. […]
Crew team comes up just short of winning River Cup, records historic performance against Lehigh
Women’s and men’s crew teams competed in the annual River Cup against Lehigh on Saturday. Lafayette dominated the 4-rower events, but fell in the 8-rower events, handing the Cup to Lehigh. “Overall, we won all of the 4’s, and we did lose the 8’s, but we were very close,” senior club president Emily Smith said. […]
Lecturer urges for recognition of India on the global stage, says students should have “deeper knowledge” of country
As U.S. relations with countries overseas grow more tense, with China in particular, Alyssa Ayres—Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council of Foreign Relations—stressed the growing importance and prominence of India in the global political economy that is often overlooked. Ayres, who is also the director for U.S. Relations with the […]
Combining art and science: Bio Artist Suzanne Anker speaks on importance of her field
Bio Art is an international trend that has grown increasingly popular over recent years. Since first appearing in the late 90s, it has migrated throughout countries, including Singapore, Australia, UK, the Netherlands and Canada, before finally making its way into the curriculum of art schools across America, according to Suzanne Anker. “[Bio Art] is a […]
Aman’s Indian Bistro relocates to downtown Easton, looks to get involved at Lafayette
Aman’s Indian Bistro is moving from its previous location off Easton-Nazareth Highway, near Walmart and Regal Cinemas, to downtown Easton. The bistro will join the diverse eating places Easton has: French cuisine at Maxim’s 22, Mexican dishes at La Perla Tapatia and Egyptian meals at The Taza Shop. The restaurant provided food for the Holi […]
TV Review: For the culture: Grown-ish highlights marginalized students on college campuses
“Watch out world, I’m grown now.” This is a lyric I have sung and come to live by for the past couple of weeks. If you’ve been keeping up with social media or the show, a cultural phenomenon, “Black-ish,” you may have come across a group of eclectic college students huddled together discussing their Adderall-induced […]
Equestrian team competes at zones, one rider qualifies for Nationals
After winning their region by 10 points earlier this month, top-scoring representatives of the Lafayette equestrian team headed to zones at Centenary University on April 7. The team finished fourth out of five teams. Senior show captain Rebecca Bender, who was named 2018 Captain of the Year in the region by the Intercollegiate Horse Show […]
Track and field drops dual meet against Lehigh, McGriff wins three events
Lafayette’s men’s and women’s track and field teams lost the overall event in a dual meet against Lehigh on Sunday, April 8. The men’s team beat Lehigh by a score of 113-87, while the women’s side fell to Lehigh by a score of 128-75. “Our results were decent compared to past years,” senior Dave McGriff […]
Men’s lacrosse battles into overtime: Holy Cross makes a late comeback
The Lafayette men’s lacrosse team traveled to Worcester, Mass. last Saturday in the hopes of defeating Holy Cross for their first Patriot League win of the season. The Leopards had momentum coming off of their 11-10 victory over Monmouth the week prior and had the advantage through the first three quarters against Holy Cross, but they […]
Timeout with…Cece Lesnick ’21
This week, The Lafayette sits down with the #1 singles player and first team doubles player for women’s tennis, freshman Cece Lesnick. AJ Traub: You’re in the #1 spot in both singles and doubles. How is it to take on that role in your freshman year? Cece Lesnick: It’s a lot of pressure, but it’s exciting […]