Pepper Prize winner Valerie Melson ’17 arrived at Lafayette optimistic about the sense of community she saw, and she leaves after working to make that community more welcoming to students of marginalized and diverse identities. A neuroscience major and Posse Scholar, Melson found her voice as president of the Association of Black Collegiates (ABC) and a coordinator […]
Roughly three years ago, the college put together a task force to grapple with the slow increase in enrollment they observed. Class sizes had been growing by about 10 people every year to deal with budgetary pressures. The committee of professors and administrators asked, should Lafayette stop the gradual creep? Should Lafayette decrease enrollment? Should Lafayette […]
Dear Lafayette community, It has been a busy year. Expansion plans, political protests and a hunger strike that made national news are just a few stories that we’ve covered this academic year. At times, it is exhausting. At others, it’s frustrating. But, always, it’s rewarding. National discussions around “the media” today tend to revolve around […]
A female non-student was allegedly sexually assaulted in an on-campus residence hall on April 22 at 1 a.m., according to a public safety official. The victim of the alleged assault was at the college visiting her friend, Associate Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Jim Meyer added. The report of an indecent assault came […]
At the end of June, Dean of Students Paul McLoughlin will be leaving Lafayette a different place than he found it. In his time at the college, he said he worked for change and betterment in student life. His fellow educators say he succeeded. McLoughlin said his time at Lafayette made his new opportunity at Colgate possible. He […]
The worst kind of good movie is one that is a sequel to a great one. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is an unfortunate film. It is a good movie, really fun and really funny. However, the fact that it is following up one of the best and most fun movies in recent memory, […]
As classes wind down at the end of the semester, Spanish professor Juan Rojo faces the end of his career at Lafayette College. At the beginning of the academic year, he attempted to push the college to let him stay. Rojo’s hunger strike after he was denied tenure made national news. It lasted six days, […]
For psychology professor Alan Childs, his almost four decades at the college may have gone by fast, but many say the impact he left on the college is far-reaching and long-lasting. On Wednesday, a reception was held by his fellow faculty, administrators and students to celebrate Childs’ career, which spanned many parts of the college. “I am just […]
When students return to campus this fall, they will encounter both the foundation of the $75 million Rockwell Integrated Science Center and the vacant houses on McCartney Street. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new science center will take place May 11. Construction on the McCartney Street housing will start spring 2018 and the homes will remain […]
After several months of neighborhood pushback, the Easton City Council has approved Lafayette’s plans to build new dormitories on McCartney Street. The council voted four to two in favor of the zoning amendments needed for the plans. The college asked the city council to allow it to build 55-foot “mixed use” dormitories on McCartney Street. A diner and […]
“I’m a rough, tough girl, but it didn’t matter the day after my 22nd birthday that I was tough enough, because when he slipped into my bed I was numb,” Stephanie Nickerson ‘17 said as she began to share her story for the first time to a crowd on the quad Wednesday evening. Nickerson is […]
Nearly 600 students responded to a survey about sexual assault at the start of the semester. One in four of them reported unwanted sexual contact. Four out of five of those students reported that the contact was from a fellow student. That places Lafayette above an average from 55 other schools in the country. For these schools, the […]
Roughly four weeks after its formation, the Ad Hoc Committee on Ensuring Inclusive Dialogue released their final report to the entire campus community. In it, the committee calls for the college to remedy the allegedly “intellectually homogeneous” discourse on campus, dominated by leftist ideology. Despite the charges of leaning conservative, committee chair Michael Latorre ’18 said that the committee has […]
April 21 would have been Joey Towers’ 21st birthday. To celebrate his life, the brothers of Lafayette’s Delta Upsilon created the first annual Joey Day to raise money for suicide awareness. Thirty-five to 45 DU brothers, five DU alumni and 10 non-fraternity members who were close with Towers alternated shifts to bike for nine hours straight. They rode stationary […]
