“Six months ago we were children,” Becca, played by Gideon Adlon, says in episode seven of “The Society.” “This is who were are now: we eat and live communally. We even sweat communally.” Season one of “The Society” begins as a promising new teen drama: West Ham High School students go on a field trip […]
The class of 2023 is one of the largest incoming classes to date, with 701 students enrolled, and the class before is the largest with 733 enrolled. More students mean more mouths to feed, and with the growing student body population, the college has been making a number of changes to its dining program to […]
Although there are fewer students on campus, summer is LaFarm’s time to bloom. LaFarm, located at the Metzger Athletic Field complex, grows produce for both the Lafayette and Easton communities and is an essential part of the college’s efforts towards sustainability, according to their website. The farm grows a wide assortment of produce. This year […]
Easton and the surrounding area are full of exciting, outdoor opportunities in the warmer months. Here are four must-do activities before winter sets in: Wy-Hit-Tuk Park Located along the Delaware Canal Trail (an excellent stretch of flat land for a run), Wy-Hit-Tuk Park is a delightful place to visit on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Offering […]
The Lafayette field hockey team is off to a 1-1 start after splitting a pair of non-conference games. Last Friday they won their season opener at home against Virginia Commonwealth University 2-1, before losing a close game at 18th nationally ranked Syracuse after two overtimes on Monday. The home game was a “White Out” game, […]
Since its opening in 1983, the Williams Center for the Performing Arts has hosted countless performances, installations and classes. For the first time in over 30 years, the building is getting ready to debut its recent renovations, new technology and more efficient spaces. The building has received little to no modernization until this year. Both […]
Ever since I came to Lafayette from Vietnam, I have been catching buses to New York City and hopping on planes to Houston in search of homey flavors to awaken my taste buds from the coma commonly known as “campus food.” The search is no longer far from Lafayette. Returning to school after summer break, […]
Throughout his experience in the music industry, Larry Fast ’73 has witnessed the effects of technology on the evolution of music and the careers of those involved in the industry, including himself. Fast, who spoke on Wednesday at the college, is a historian, technologist and musician who has recorded many albums and CDs since spring […]
Over the past week Hurricane Dorian has devastated the Bahamas and swept up the southeast coast of the United States. With an increasing frequency of the likelihood of storms in recent years, there is more focus on how climate change is affecting these weather events. Dorian swept through the Bahamas as a category 5 hurricane […]
The Lafayette cross country team began their season with a victory last Friday, with the men’s and women’s teams both finishing in first place at the Towson Invitational. The men’s team won handily, scoring 22 points while Loyola University Maryland came in second with a score of 51 and McDaniel College finished third with 63 […]
The Lafayette football team opened their 2019 season with a 30-17 loss at William & Mary this past Saturday. The Leopards led at halftime 10-6, but a rocky third quarter saw a four-point lead turn into a 20-point deficit. In that quarter, the William & Mary Tribe scored 24 points, aided by three straight Lafayette […]
A new breakthrough in virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa has enabled them to replace professors in the classroom! Although this new technology is incredibly expensive, Lafayette purchased one of these virtual assistants over the summer to teach Calculus IV, a new super-advanced calculus course. Unfortunately, it has come to light that some of these […]
Former Lafayette right-handed pitcher David Bednar was called up to Major League Baseball to play for the San Diego Padres. Bednar, 24, is one of nine pitchers listed on the Padres roster at his age or younger. After playing as a starter for the Leopards from 2014-2016, Bednar has pitched in relief in the minor […]
The Leopards Lair, which serves as the student section at Lafayette sporting events, hosted the first ever “white out kickoff event“ on the quad last Friday. The organization gave out free shirts and non-alcoholic margaritas to encourage students to attend the home openers for the field hockey and men’s soccer teams, who both played and […]
