Recent calls to abolish Greek life have been accompanied by accusations of racism and bigotry toward the institution. Often excluded from the conversation, however, are the people of color who find Greek life to be a genuinely safe space. Marcus Alston ‘24, a member of the newest pledge class for Delta Upsilon, explained that he […]
Any student who has been packed in Marquis Hall or Gilbert’s Cafe during the lunch rush has seen Lafayette’s labor shortage problem in action. “Our commitment still is providing fresh daily options,” Christopher Brown, general manager of Bon Appétit, the college’s food service provider, explained. “But some of those goals are getting harder and harder […]
Few Americans get to see Copenhagen, Denmark when it is free of tourists. Henry Hipp ’22 and Kara-Lyn Moran ’22 have found this to be an unexpected perk of studying abroad during the pandemic. “[Denmark] just opened the borders up to Americans and I, with my other classmates, we are the only Americans in Denmark, […]
When Greta Kullby ’21 was a first-year student, Pards Against Sexual Assault (PASA) had only just been formed. Now, Kullby is one of the two peer educators responsible for “THE PASA PODCAST,” a three episode podcast inaugurated in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). “I feel like PASA’s just come such a long way,” […]
Securing a job after graduation is hard enough without a global pandemic—and this year, students at Lafayette are dealing with both. Luckily, the Gateway Career Center has insights on how the pandemic will affect students looking for jobs and internships. Although all her appointments are virtual now, the pandemic has not changed Alana Klass’s responsibilities […]
Nature writer Robert Macfarlane has written an entire book on the underground—but even he is not afraid to admit that there is much he still doesn’t know about what he describes as “the Underland.” “We know so little of the worlds beneath our feet,” Macfarlane said during this year’s John L. Hatfield ‘67 Lecture. “If […]
For Nahin Ferdousi ’19, sexual assault on campus is and always has been a Greek life problem. In a talk hosted by Pards Against Sexual Assault this past Tuesday, Ferdousi spoke about her experiences with sexual assault on campus and Greek life, as well as the relationship between the two. “This is going to be […]
For its core organizers, Migration Week is all about keeping the conversation alive. The week, which consisted of programs discussing immigration and refugee communities, was organized by the Landis Center and Alternative School Break (ASB) and will conclude this weekend with the long-awaited Migration Summit. On Monday, the Landis Center’s MOSAIC Tutoring Team hosted the […]
Writer and producer Alexandra Kondracke believes that we are what we watch. “That’s what you see, that’s what you ingest, that’s the understanding you have of the world,” Kondracke said in a talk this past Wednesday. For this reason, Kondracke and her wife, filmmaker Angela Robinson, are big advocates for the positive representation of LGBTQ+ […]
Fatimata Cham ’23 is an activist not just for herself, but for the people around her. “Activism, to me, means community. Always has, always will,” Cham said. “Activism to me means uplifting those around me and dismantling these systems of oppression that have continuously and historically abused people of minority groups. It means learning when […]
After the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA)’s national tournament was cancelled last year due to COVID-19, the Lafayette Mock Trial team made up for the lost season by getting a bid for nationals this year. This is the third time in Lafayette history that the team has qualified for nationals. “Making it to the national […]
Craig Becker, the Associate Vice President of Finance & Business Services at Lafayette, keeps two priorities in mind when making decisions about campus dining services during the pandemic. “Objective one: provide good, quality service. Objective two: be safe,” he said. As simple as these objectives may sound, feeding the 2,000 or so students who are […]
In her debut novel “No Heaven for Good Boys,” author Keisha Bush makes the case for hope. “Hope doesn’t come in one outfit,” Bush said in an interview with The Lafayette. “[“No Heaven for Good Boys”] is about faith, loss of faith, and hope. There’s a lot of hope as one tries to trust in […]
“I think of myself as a writer whose material is history,” nonfiction writer Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts said in a Zoom reading this past Wednesday. “While not being a historian by trade, history is the matter of what I make.” Rhodes-Pitts’s writing focuses on the culture, politics and history of the African diaspora. She is the author […]
