Four new school records, 15 all time top-10 performances, a sportsmanship award, and one name of a Lafayette swimmer up on the record board in the Jacobs Pool at Lehigh. The swim and dive team traveled to Bethlehem on November 22nd for their annual dual meet against Lehigh on the eve of The Rivalry game […]
Lafayette’s football team went 7-2 in their 1948 season, but it wasn’t what they did with their strong record, elite running game, or eighth consecutive win in The Rivalry over Lehigh that got them inducted to the Maroon Club Hall of Fame. It’s what they didn’t do. After the team finished the regular season, their […]
The computer science (CS) department has been struggling to keep up with increasing student demand as the field of computer science has exploded nationwide over the past few years. The college has simultaneously found it challenging to retain professors who can often earn more outside of academia. “Every college and university has been having a […]
The Lafayette men’s club hockey team swept a pair of conference games last weekend, beating Bucknell 7-1 on Saturday and Alvernia 6-1 on Sunday. Sophomore forward Alex Lopresti scored twice in each game, recording a team-high four goals on the weekend. Lafayette now holds a 4-4 overall record in conference play, good for fifth place, […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team ended their postseason run with a 1-0 loss to rival Lehigh last Saturday in the Patriot League Championship game. The Leopards finish the year with a 9-7-5 record, the first winning season since 2012 when the team went 9-8-4 and won the Patriot League Championship over American. Lafayette was ranked […]
Women’s basketball (1-2) (0-0) Nov. 8 @ Binghamton | L, 74-64 Kucowski: 23 points, 15 rebounds | Wilson: 9 points, 6 rebounds | Santarelli: 7 points, 6 rebounds Nov. 13 @ St. John’s | L, 76-44 Santarelli: 14 points, 5 rebounds | Wilson: 11 points, 4 rebounds Field hockey (12-8) (5-1) Patriot League Tournament @ […]
The lights were dimmed in Colton Chapel as three audio recordings detailing the stories of sexual violence survivors were played for the crowd. You could hear a pin drop. Pards Against Sexual Assault (PASA) then displayed a ribbon with words that come to mind when one hears the phrase “victim blaming.” The ribbon consisted of […]
The Lafayette fencing team earned three wins at the Vassar Invitational last weekend, as the men defeated Army 19-8 and Denison 18-9, and the women secured a 16-11 win over Hunter. “Their performance was fantastic,” said head coach Greg Rupp, who joined the program last week as the team’s new coach. “I’m very proud of […]
The course scheduling committee held their second set of open community meetings this past week to present potential solutions to a range of issues that have rendered the current course schedule unsustainable. The committee has met weekly since June, and conducted a campus-wide survey in early September. Common issues highlighted in the survey were overcrowded […]
After a seven-week search, Athletic Director Sherryta Freeman announced on Monday afternoon that Greg Rupp will lead the Lafayette fencing program as their new head coach. Following the departure of former head coach Natalie Kolasa in mid-September, team members had to conduct their own workouts and practices as they geared up for the fall season. […]
Lafayette College athletics were recently ranked seventh in the nation in graduation success rate (GSR) by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The GSR is calculated based on athletes’ graduation over six years but does not include transfer students or those who leave the school. Of the 18 sports measured, Lafayette held a 98 percent GSR […]
The Lafayette women’s soccer team faced Holy Cross on Monday and earned a conference point with a 1-1 tie after two scoreless overtime periods. The game was initially scheduled for Sunday afternoon, but play was halted in the 56th minute after steady rain created unsafe field conditions. Per NCAA rules, stopped contests that have not […]
The Lafayette swim and dive team hosted Loyola Maryland for a conference matchup last weekend, and both the men’s and women’s teams lost despite combining to win 11 events. The women were outscored 195 to 102, while the men fell short 114.5 to Loyola’s 165.5. “When we went down to Loyola last year, we were […]
The Lafayette quidditch team hosted their annual MarQUID de Lafayette tournament last Saturday and went 2-2 to earn third place out of four teams. It was the team’s opening tournament of the fall semester, with a number of new players competing in their first ever matches. “I think the entire [team] performed very well, especially for […]
