No incident triggered the recent email from Lafayette Public Safety on the importance of reporting crimes against children, according to Director of Public Safety Robert Sabattis. “[The email is] nothing more than a reminder to do what it is you are doing anyhow,” Sabattis said. President Alison Byerly confirmed the statement. The email is a […]
Author: Benjamin Brown
Meal plan mix-up clarified
Photo by Nicole Maselli ‘14| The Lafayette An email sent by Lafayette Dining Services announced no changes will be made to meal equivalency this year, contrary to popular belief. According to the email sent by dining services, the meal equivalency program was expanded this year. “In both the Food Court/Lower and in Simon’s Café, as […]
Volleyball coach arrested on DUI charge
By Ben Brown ’14 and Michael Kelley ’14 | Collaborative Writers Photo courtesy of goleopards.com Easton Police arrested Joel Hindelang ‘12 and charged him with driving under the influence on the 600 block of High Street on Oct. 6 at 2:18 a.m. Hindelang was serving as the assistant volleyball coach, but has since resigned from […]
Donahue resigns as advisor to Non Cur: Cites time commitment as reason
Patricia Donahue, professor and head of the English department, has resigned her interim position as faculty advisor of Non Cur, Lafayette’s “underground journal.” “It turns out that I don’t have the time to serve as advisor,” Donahue wrote in an email to The Lafayette. “Also, I’m the new department head, and people were misreading my […]
StuGov orders Non Cur to change
Graphic by Aaron Levenson ‘15 | The Lafayette Non Cur, “Lafayette’s Only Absurd Underground Journal,” must comply with new requirements or face “permanent removal of funding and revocation of recognition,” according to a memo sent by Student Government to Non Cur on Oct. 1. “Given the response of the community, Student Government felt it necessary […]
Science and technology building still a ways off, will end Kunkel and Farber
Photos by Willem Ytsma ’16 | The Lafayette Excitement surrounds the prospect of a new science and technology building per the $27.9 million gift from Kenneth Rockwell ‘66, but the Class of 2018 may not even see the completion of the building. “The programming, design, permitting and construction process will undoubtedly take several years,” Mary […]
College cashes in: How Kent Rockwell’s $27.9 million donation came to be
Kent Rockwell was not a widely recognizable name within the Lafayette community before Monday morning, but after donating $27.9 million in stock to his alma mater toward a new science and technology building, it’s unlikely members of the college community will soon forget him. According to President Alison Byerly, Rockwell’s gift is “among the largest […]
Running of the Bulls: The psychology of sorority rushing
The sorority recruitment process can be exciting and anxiety inducing; and has the potential to be rewarding or disappointing for women across the country. Lafayette women are not immune to the psychological effects of sorority recruitment. “The vast majority of people will experience a variety of emotions,” Advisor to Fraternities and Sororities Dan Ayala said. […]
Wheeler running again?
Former Lafayette Public Safety officer and current Easton Constable is “pondering” a write-in ballot campaign for the District Judge election this November. “I am just waiting to regroup and get my team back together, and we’ll go from there,” Wheeler said of the prospect. “In early September we’ll start getting together and we’ll have a […]
Summer thefts
Six minors studying at Lafayette through a Johns Hopkins University program reported stolen items from their rooms this summer. According to Assistant Director of Public Safety Jim Meyer, the minors were between the ages of 14 and 16. On July 9, a JHU male and two JHU females reported the theft of cash from their […]