Lafayette’s first multicultural sorority Mu Sigma Upsilon has welcomed its first class of founding sisters after years of planning and buildup. This step has been long-anticipated on campus, particularly for President Emily Morocho Chauca ’22. She explained that she was first introduced to the idea of bringing a multicultural sorority to campus by a now-alum, […]
Lafayette’s one-stop shop for pancakes, hamburgers and other classic diner food, The Trolley Stop, has had its opening postponed yet again. Originally set to open next Monday, the diner, located on the ground floor of the new McCartney residence, has already experienced numerous COVID-19 related delays leading up to its long-awaited grand opening. Due to […]
Last Friday, Lafayette’s own Scott Kamen ’21 was awarded a place on the American Forensic Association’s All-American Team, one of the most prestigious awards offered in college forensics. Kamen is one of just nineteen students from across the country who were given the honor in 2021. To secure his spot as an All-American, Kamen had […]
The college is planning to phase out the 5-tiered housing system currently in place and replace it with a “blended” housing model with just two rates, though the timeline for this change is currently unclear. Under the new system, there would be one rate for on-campus housing and one for off-campus. The most likely implementation […]
In order to ensure that students are following the mask and social distance guidelines on campus amid the pandemic, the college plans to hire a number of “campus monitors” who will enforce regulations and report instances of non-compliance. The program also aims to reduce Public Safety involvement in the monitoring process. According to Vice President […]
“Transforming Lafayette and the community through political education, people power, coalition building and direct action.” This is the bold mission of the recently formed Dear Lafayette College Coalition, according to their website. In July 2020, Dear Lafayette emerged on campus in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, racial injustices experienced at Lafayette and a […]
Despite recent challenges to Greek Life’s existence at Lafayette and a brief suspension of even virtual Greek activities due to concerns over their alleged role in spreading of COVID-19 on campus, the majority of fraternities have decided to begin the recruitment process this December. Since the distribution of a letter on October 30 to the […]
In recent months, Greek life at Lafayette was temporarily suspended, witnessed the dissolution of Tri Delta sorority, hosted virtual recruitment for the first time, and contended with a growing social media-based movement to abolish Greek life. All the while, a small group of students have sought to realize their personal vision for a Greek environment […]
Members of the Class of 2024 had to decide whether or not to buy into a very different Lafayette than the one they applied. Between online midterms, keeping track of assignments on Moodle, and being introduced to peers through breakout rooms instead of in Farinon, attending the “Zoom University” at Lafayette College has not quite […]
Lafayette’s first-ever virtual production is tailored to our time and our community. Directed and adapted by Sarah Frankel ’21, the Lafayette production of “The Summoning of Everyman” takes a 15th-century play about salvation and moral reckoning and makes the final stop before the “canyon of death” at the last place you would expect: College Hill. Opening […]
This past Friday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87. She served on the top US court for 27 years after being sworn-in in 1993. Throughout her career, Ginsburg was a legal pioneer on both sides of the bench, and in time has come to be revered as a […]
As college students across the country and around the world substitute classrooms for their bedrooms, those who came back to Lafayette’s campus are facing new restrictions. But up to this point, the college has been able to weather the COVID-19 pandemic without changing course, despite the nearly 700 students living on college hill. Three weeks […]
Nestled on the left-hand side of the Dyer Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a small room populated by a worktable and a few rolling swivel chairs. In the back, a small plastic poo emoji is being constructed on the print bed of one of two large 3D printers, its disk-like eyes glistening in dark […]
Every year at Lafayette a new class of rising freshmen pore over packing lists, scroll through endless Facebook pages in search of friendly faces, and prepare to ease their families into their imminent departure from home. For international students, however, an acceptance letter is not the only document between them and a college degree, and […]
