Talking about religion at college can feel taboo—but Morgan Limmer ’21 and Lisa Green ’24 want to change that. Limmer and Green, the college’s current and incoming interfaith fellows respectively, started their new podcast, “Colton Corner,” last month. In this podcast, which can be accessed on Spotify, they interview individual students and faculty members about […]
Zach Whitney ’21 is both a neuroscience major at the college and a junior board member of the Quell Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to supporting people living with mental illnesses and erasing stigma around mental health. On Wednesday, his worlds collided when he brought the Quell Foundation’s recent documentary “Lift the Mask” to campus in […]
In the spring of 2018, a freshman with some free time created a meme page. 209 posts and almost 2,000 followers later, the creator of @spicylafmemes is about to graduate. But before they go, they have a few things they would like to say. Spicy, who has asked to remain anonymous, said that they originally […]
When Music Professor Kirk O’Riordan asked Anna Zittle ‘22 to compose a piece for concert band last year, he probably wouldn’t have guessed it would involve an exponential function. But Zittle is a woman of many talents. A music and mathematics double major, she has spent her time at the college refining her skill in […]
51 years ago, the United States celebrated its first Earth Day. And here on campus, students organized their own version of the day of recognition, starting a tradition that has continued to this day. The Lafayette detailed the entirety of this historic day, April 22, 1970, as well as its effects on campus life. Leading […]
It is officially springtime, and as the blossoms are opening up, so is downtown Easton. A number of new initiatives are spurring the city into the new season, with a focus on outdoor leisure and entertainment. As the popularity of outdoor dining remains high, Easton has adapted to restaurant needs once again, this time with […]
A new vendor is coming to the Easton Public Market—one that takes customers back in time. Rod’s Hot Dogs will open this summer for Market visitors to enjoy old school hot dogs, burgers and shakes. The restaurant is the newest venture for husband and wife owners Mike and Rebecca Pichetto, who have ran Full of […]
Sometimes, the most important first step to becoming an ally is not being afraid to ask questions about things you don’t understand. And for the organizers of Lafayette’s inaugural Disabilities Awareness Week, this is a crucial first step toward building understanding and challenging ableism. Next week’s Disabilities Awareness Week was organized by Beth Anne Castellano […]
On Inauguration Day, many Americans stopped to listen to the captivating words of Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old Harvard graduate, poem and activist. Gorman’s poem, “The Hill We Climb,” garnered praise from many publications and figures such as Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey. Emerita Francis A. March Professor of English Lee Upton wrote in […]
Lafayette students have experienced almost a year of virtual learning and digital assignments. One program at the college, however, has been immersed in the digital space for years. The Digital Humanities Summer Scholar (DHSS) program is a six-week workshop that takes place at the beginning of the summer for a select cohort of students. Students […]
Students moving back to campus at the beginning of the semester were welcomed by a wintry sight. Between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, almost thirty inches of snow fell on Lafayette College, the second-largest snowfall ever recorded in the Lehigh Valley. Many students were scheduled to move in between Feb. 1 and Feb. 4, meaning […]
“Currently, an ‘in’ thing for college students to do is to deprecate fraternities,” wrote a feature writer for The Lafayette. That was 50 years ago. Now, in the fall of 2020, the newest movement to abolish Greek life has begun. This time around, the @abolishgreeklifeatlaf Instagram account, which began on Sept. 8 and has amassed […]
Many Lafayette students have looked forward to college for as long as they can remember. The class of 2024, like every class before them, may not have known exactly what to expect in their first semester – but they probably did not expect it to take place in their dining room. After the college announced […]
2020 has been a tough year for the theater world. For some Lafayette students, however, all the world truly is a stage—even the box of a Zoom screen. A student-produced production of “Much Ado About Nothing” opens this Friday night for its first of three live-streamed shows. Co-sponsored by Alpha Psi Omega and the Arts […]
