With just over 700 students on campus this semester, Lafayette has seen far less traffic than any recent semester. A pandemic cannot stop the leaves from turning, however.
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Editorial: It’s beyond time to end racism and sexual violence at Lafayette
If you didn’t already know that racism and sexual violence are pervasive and ingrained in the Lafayette community, you should now. The hundreds of testimonies on the Black at Lafayette and Anti-Violence Lafayette Instagram pages offer irrefutable evidence that the Lafayette experience is neither safe nor equitable for all. Don’t be fooled by the illusion of the […]
A letter of solidarity from The Lafayette Editorial Board
The senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others, all in the past few months, sent shockwaves of unrest felt around the globe. Their deaths, all at the hands of police officers, reflect ongoing, systemic discrimination in our country. These are not isolated incidents. Protests and mass action in response […]
Class of 2020 George Wharton Pepper Prize finalists announced
The George Wharton Pepper Prize, awarded annually to the senior “who most nearly represents the Lafayette Ideal,” was established in 1923 by George Wharton Pepper H’22, a United States Senator from Pennsylvania, an attorney, and a founding member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. The 10 finalists this are Princess Adeyinka, Trisha Agarwal, Yazmin Baptiste, […]
Incredulous Uber Eats driver receives parking ticket while dropping off pizza at South College dorm
Jack Ash, an area Uber Eats driver, was left astonished on Wednesday evening after receiving a parking ticket while delivering a large half-cheese, half-pepperoni pizza to a group of freshman students in South College dorm. Mr. Ash, 32, of Easton, alleges that he left his vehicle in a parking space for less than a minute […]
Lower to offer catering service so college doesn’t have to refund meal plans
In the wake of the school closing, many students have called for certain services like housing and meal plans to be partially refunded. In response, college president Libby Arts has reopened Lower and offered a delivery service to those who order within a 500-mile radius. The regular cooks have returned, and some other workers have […]
Student misses class: ‘My laptop got Corona’
Last Tuesday, mechanical engineering major Sharona Vyrice ‘22 missed class, saying her laptop was unusable due to COVID-19. “Because of the remote learning difficulties, I am urging professors to be more lenient in cases like mine where the student is unable to use their computer,” she said. She made an appeal to the school president, […]
Varsity teams to hold Zoom practices
Due to the coronavirus ending the athletic season, many teams are forced to continue their practices over Zoom, a video chat application. The decision was announced by Patriot League President Duncan Schute. “We hold out athletes to the highest standards,” Schute said. “They will need to elevate their game quarantine or no quarantine.” Baseball teams […]
Paper Playlist: Symptoms of Coronavirus
It’s the End of the World As We Know It by R.E.M. She Blinded Me with Science by Thomas Dolby Can’t Feel My Face by The Weeknd I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock of Seagulls I’m a Mess by Ed Sheeran Brain Stew by Green Day Don’t Stand So Close to Me by […]
Paper Playlist: Career fair
The Entertainer – Billy Joel The Scientist – Coldplay Taxman – The Beatles Lady Cab Driver – Prince Tiny Dancer – Elton John Secret Agent Man – Elton John The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel Soldier by Destiny’s Child (feat. T.I. and Lil’ Wayne) Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) – Styx The Judge by Twenty […]
Barge Problem: Who’s right?
You and your two friends, Tara and Peter, are having a discussion about positive integers, as you do. Tara: I have divided all the positive integers into two non-empty disjoint sets A and B. Peter: Big deal. So did I, but I called mine S and T. You: Tara, what’s so special about your partitions? […]
Paper Playlist: Goo(f)d songs (change one letter)
Divin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi Cock Lobster – The B-52s My First Piss – 30H!3 ft. Ke$ha Here Comes the Nun – The Beatles We Ate Family – Sister Sledge American Lie – Don McLean Another One Bites the Rust – Queen Jazz in My Pants – The Lonely Island shank u, next […]
Paper playlist: Royally screwed
Killer Queen – Queen Royals – Lorde Queen of Hearts – We the Kings I Just Can’t Wait to Be King from The Lion King Til Kingdom Come – Coldplay Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran Pop Princess – The Click Five Prince Ali from Aladdin Different Kind of Princess from Galavant The Princess of the Sea […]
Op-ed: Let’s talk about coronavirus
Coronavirus emerged in the city of Wuhan, China in Dec. 2019. It causes symptoms similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), spreads from person to person through droplets and causes a respiratory illness called COVID-19. As of Feb. 18, the number of people in China infected with the coronavirus reached nearly 45,000, after more […]