Known for her “loving heart” and “goofy spirit,” Maddie Smart died surrounded by family on Tuesday, after a valiant battle with cancer. Maddie passed away just over a month after she began treatment at Maine Medical Center for her second bout of leukemia. A junior neuroscience major and resident of Maine, Maddie was a member of […]
Ever imagined living on campus with a walking disability? I hadn’t. My first problem was my living situation. My old dorm room was up three flights of stairs and was near impossible for me to climb up to after my injury. The Office of Residence Life was accommodating and found me a new room over […]
The spring 2019 senior policy studies seminar’s semester project will be featured on local television channel PBS39. The class, taught by professor and policy studies chair Mark Crain, will show a broadcast on the station. “The spring production, entitled ‘Trade vs College,’ is the eighth in our partnership between Policy Studies and PBS39. The goal […]
The college is considering funding the new McCartney Street Dorms through a student housing development firm. If the Board of Trustees approves this model, known as a Public-Private-Partnership or P-three deal, students housed in the dorms would lease their dorms from the firm, not from the college. Vice President of Finance and Administration Roger Demareski said […]
Lafayette student Nora Sweeney ’21 was standing on a viewing platform on the Eiffel Tower in Paris when a crowd began to form on the side of the platform facing the infamous Cathedral of Notre Dame. At first, she just saw smoke coming from the general area of the cathedral. “There was an eerie silence […]
According to the Pew Research Center, over six in 10 Americans currently support the legalization of marijuana, including 75% of millennials. Despite this budding support, colleges located in states that have legalized marijuana continue to have prohibitive policies on campus. In Pennsylvania, medical marijuana has been legal since 2016. A recent poll from Franklin & Marshall […]
Lafayette baseball’s Trey Durrah, a junior outfielder, leads the team in RBIs with 34; in a series win against Lehigh a few weeks ago, he notched three home runs and 15 RBIs. However, his connection to the baseball program extends further than his recent successes in the batter’s box. Durrah’s history with the Lafayette baseball program far […]
Do you ever wonder what happens to your leftovers, after you discard a dish in the dining hall? You may think what you leave on your plate is not that much, but the waste piles up. In fact, food waste is estimated to be between 30-40% of the food supply in the United States alone, […]
With a double-header last Sunday, and a game each day from Monday to Wednesday, the Lafayette baseball team came away with two wins and three losses. The Leopards dropped two out of three in a series against Holy Cross, and lost a close Wednesday tilt to Penn State University. They won their biggest game of […]
Due to low attendance and lack of suggestions from attending faculty members, the chair of the Faculty Compensation Committee (FCC), government and law professor Helena Silverstein, instead chose to focus on the research they have been doing on retirement policies during Tuesday’s open meeting. The meeting is typically held to gather feedback from faculty members […]
The track and field team travelled to two separate invitationals last weekend, with two Leopards entering the school record books, and several personal bests. Many team members competed in the Greyhound Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa., while a small contingent made the trip to Princeton, N.J., for the Larry Ellis Invitational. Both invitationals took place this […]
As Lafayette gains $1 million from a state grant to improve pedestrian safety on and around campus, some students say they have concerns about the safety of crossing multiple intersections on the hill. These students cite a lack of regard from speedy drivers for crossing pedestrians as one of the main issues that face those trying to […]
While the issue of clothing waste is daunting, local business My Sister’s Closet is not afraid of the challenge. “Nothing is going into a landfill from us,” said Michelle Orr, vice president of the company. The Office of Sustainability Studies, in partnership with Gateway Career Services, invited Orr to campus on Monday to speak on […]
The Lafayette golf team wrapped up their regular season with a win at the Navy Spring Invitational last weekend and a close loss to rival Lehigh University on Tuesday. The two matches were the final tune-ups for the squad before the Patriot League Championship starts tomorrow. At the Navy Invitational, the Leopards came from behind […]
