Today the college announced that all students will be allowed to take any course on a pass/fail grade basis for this semester only. The decision, which was distributed via a campus-wide email from President Alison Byerly and Provost John Meier, was made in response to the college’s transition to online instruction instigated by the ongoing […]
Over the weekend, fraternities and sororities at Lehigh University were allowed to resume normal activity following a month-long hiatus after reports of hazing, alcohol violations, and drug abuse prompted the administration to “pause” all Greek life on campus in January. The organizations were reinstated after members of the Panhellenic, Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Cultural Greek […]
The track and field team wrapped up their indoor season at the Patriot League Championships in Bethlehem last weekend, with senior Tyler Hubeny breaking the school record in the heptathlon for the second time, both in the past month. The women’s team finished in ninth place, out of 10, with a total of four points […]
Rumors of a pink-haired kidnapper preying on students by asking to borrow their phones spread through group chats across campus on Sunday evening. Parents called Public Safety (PSAFE) with concerns about human trafficking near the college and students were advised to turn and run if they encountered the individual. What began as a theft and […]
Former treasurer Ross Coleman ’22 is filling the role of vice president after Victoria Puglia ’21 stepped down at the beginning of the semester. The treasurer vacancy will be filled by chair of the budget committee and former interim treasurer Jonathan Sosa-Ponce ‘21. Puglia took over as vice president after former president Fraynette Familia stepped […]
A student who was being held for testing for the coronavirus was released this week after the test came up negative, according to a campus wide email sent out Tuesday. Director of Health Services Jeffrey Goldstein wrote in the email that the student is in “good condition.” The student, who was traveling from China back […]
The college is renovating a nineteenth-century rope factory to be used for storage and as a “maker space” for Lafayette civil engineers. The Rinek Rope Factory, which is located past the Public Safety building on Bushkill Drive, will be transformed into a new college-operated hub by fall of 2020 with the $2 million project. Though […]
The United States Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday after more than five months of hearings. The Senate voted almost entirely on party lines, with Democrats voting unanimously to convict. Trump was charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. All but one Republican voted in favor of acquittal, which many […]
The Epsilon Xi chapter of Delta Gamma (DG) was taken off probation this month, just one year after the sanctions were first imposed. The chapter was put on cease and desist following a hazing allegation in September of 2018 and was put on probation following a Public Safety investigation and a student conduct hearing. In […]
Faculty members voted to continue expanding the size of the student body with this past December. The motion was presented by the Ad Hoc Committee on Expansion, a faculty committee that has been monitoring the progress of the college’s growth initiative, along with a recommendation to continue the process. “There was nothing in the data […]
Student climate change activists rushed the field to protest their university’s investments in fossil fuels at one of the oldest rivalries in college football last month. It was not at Laf-Lehigh. Harvard and Yale students disrupted the crowd at halftime of the Yale-Harvard football game on November 23, carrying signs like “Harvard and Yale complicit,” […]
Next year, Lafayette will begin a pilot version of the revamped Marquis scholarship program, which will offer full tuition for recipients of the Fellowship and half tuition for Scholars. Despite tuition increases, the amount for both the Fellowship and the Scholarship have remained unchanged since 2013, when the Marquis award was changed to $24,000 and […]
An incident of hazing was reported in the crime log at Delta Upsilon (DU) last Thursday, November 7, though the date of the incident was reported as unknown. School officials confirmed that an investigation into the report is ongoing, but declined to comment further on the investigation or if DU has been put on a […]
Refugee Action will be helping settle another refugee family in the Lehigh Valley, marking the second resettlement they are involved with this year. The family arrived in Pennsylvania this week, but preparations have been going on since long before the family’s arrival. Since it’s creation in 2017, RefAct has helped settle three families, including one that […]
