After Trey Wagner ’21 suffered a head injury and Myles Harris ’19 sustained a back injury in a men’s intramural soccer game, two calls to Public Safety were made from Newlins Road Field on Wednesday. Wagner and his teammates said that they were upset by how long it took for a driver to reach Newlins and […]
Author: sturmm
Students’ business establishes presence on 53 college campuses
GoPeer, an online tutoring company founded by three Lafayette students, has made its way onto 53 college campuses and to 48 states in the U.S. The company, which was launched in 2017, currently serves over 5,000 users, according to GoPeer’s press kit. With over 800 total tutors in over 70 subjects, GoPeer connects K-12 students […]
Drake Bell to play at One Centre Square, talks performing
Drake Bell will perform in downtown Easton at One Centre Square this Sunday. Doors for the show will open at 5:00 p.m and the show will start around 5:30 p.m. According to the One Centre Square website, the event will end around 10 p.m. Bell, who is widely known as both a musician and actor […]
Paper Playlist: Down Memory Lane
Fifteen – Taylor Swift I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas Found a Way – Drake Bell Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry Bye Bye Bye – NSYNC Wonderwall – Oasis Africa – Toto Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood Mr. Brightside – The Killers Unwritten – Natasha […]
Student Artist Spotlight: Student makes plans to form mariachi group on campus
When Alex Ruiz ‘22 packed up and moved from Houston, Texas, to Easton to begin his first semester at Lafayette, there was one thing he made sure not to leave behind: his passion for mariachi music. With this passion and years of experience under his belt, Ruiz hopes to bring mariachi to the college. Coming […]
Warm welcome back to campus
After a summer full of turbulent weather, students were welcomed back to campus this week by a heat advisory from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The advisory, which lasted from 12 p.m. on Tuesday until 8 p.m. Wednesday night, warned the Lehigh Valley of extremely hot temperatures. On Tuesday, the campus community received an […]
Feeling the force on the Quad
In their free time, some students watch Netflix, read, play video games or hang out in their dorm rooms. For Dan Goodman ‘20 and Jared Conner ‘20, free time is for lightsaber duels on the Quad. The two said they often get people stopping by their duels asking to join or watch. “The most interesting […]
The power of oral history: lecturer emphasizes role of the past in social justice
Amy Starecheski believes that oral history can “change the world.” She visited the college Monday to present on the importance of oral history and its many uses. Co-Director of Oral History MA Program at Columbia University, Starecheski discussed oral history’s usage in social justice movements. She began her talk by asking the audience to turn […]
Holiday celebrations commence downtown
Holiday celebrations kick off in Easton this weekend with the Christmas Wonderland Holiday Spectacular at Easton’s State Theatre. This weekend, Spirit Touring USA will present a Christmas show on both Saturday and Sunday. According to Jamie Balliet, Senior Vice President of Marketing for the State Theatre, attendance last year came in at around 2,000 people […]
Ryan Cabrera to perform at One Centre Square: acoustic show open to all ages
Ryan Cabrera will hit the stage at One Centre Square this evening, making it the singer-songwriter’s second time to perform in Easton in the past six months. Cabrera also performed at One Centre Square over the summer. Well-known for hit songs like “On the Way Down,” “Shine On” and “True,” Cabrera has recently released an […]
‘Not going to let the darkness take over’: Director of ‘Newtown’ documentary visits campus, screens film
As director Kim Snyder’s documentary “Newtown” neared its end on Monday night, the audience of over 70 students, faculty and staff were nearly completely silent. For many, the film was an emotional experience. Before the screening began, however, Film and Media Studies professor Andy Smith introduced Snyder. Smith recalled meeting Snyder a few years ago. […]
Samantha Pastron ’18 emphasizes environmental issues in thesis project
When Samantha Pastron ‘18 was in elementary school in Pasadena, Calif., art was incorporated into almost everything she did. At just five years old, Pastron had access to a state-of-the-art studio, photo labs, ceramics studios and all the supplies she could’ve dreamed. Now, her years of art culminate in her honors thesis project, inspired by […]
Bringin’ home the bacon
The Greater Easton Development Partnership will host the sixth annual PA Bacon Fest downtown in Centre Square this weekend. Originally an Easton Farmer’s Market event, the festival has grown in magnitude since its inception. “I think a lot of people have this on their list…they have to get to the Bacon Fest in Easton,” said […]
Project brings new murals to downtown Easton
Easton Main Street Initiative will dedicate the first mural in the Easton Murals project tonight. Located at 49 N. Bank Street in downtown Easton, the 75-foot by 15-foot mural mural was completed in August by Easton native and artist Giancarlo DeMarchi. The mural comes as the first in a series of pieces to be completed […]