His opponent had one shot left, and it needed to be perfect. The Skee-Ball Kid closed his eyes. When he reopened them, he saw the ball bounce off the back corner. No good. Elan “Skee-Ball Kid” Footerman ‘20, had just won $10,000 in the National Skee-Ball Championship in Brooklyn, defeating the defending champion Joey “The […]
With activities and special trips, the college’s Hispanic Society of Lafayette plans to keep Hispanic culture alive for National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated throughout the country from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The student organization already hosted a day trip to Fiesta DC on Sept. 22, where students could spend the day enjoying […]
For 73 years, the college’s student run radio station, WJRH, has been streaming live on the 104.9 FM radio station and as of 2011, on their website. Although students and Lehigh Valley residents are able to tune in at any time, for some of the DJs being part of WJRH becomes less about the amount […]
Change Agents 1974 Award Shira Wein ’19 World Citizen Award Tomoki Sasaki ’19 Mattachine Award Dget Downey ’19 Robert I. Weiner Interfaith Award Reed Aichholz ’21 Frances Ocansey-Ahene Spirit of Multiculturalism Award Ayleen Correa ’19 Big 8 Program of the Year Hidden Figures Week by Women and Computing Program of the Year Heathers: Talk Back […]
Maddie Smart stumbled upon a sick Anna Nollan ’20, being cared for by Alex Vogel ’20, in a bathroom in Gates Hall their freshman year. She didn’t know either of them at the time, but helped take care of Nollan anyway, feeding her Cheerios—because that’s the kind of person Smart was. “It was then that […]
A low-cost tutoring service and a program connecting consumers with local farmers have been selected as promising student-led start-ups at Lafayette. The Dyer Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship recently announced the winners of its Bergh Startup Accelerator Program—named for Chip Bergh ’79, the CEO of Levi Strauss. The program aims to support Lafayette students’ business […]
From being in a marketing class together to winning a regional startup competition pitch in the Lehigh Valley, Alex Homsi ‘19 and Becca Adelman ‘19 have come a long way together. The pair won $2,000 at the Ben Franklin Institute last week, where they presented their entrepreneurial idea. They competed against students from different colleges […]
Known for her “loving heart” and “goofy spirit,” Maddie Smart died surrounded by family on Tuesday, after a valiant battle with cancer. Maddie passed away just over a month after she began treatment at Maine Medical Center for her second bout of leukemia. A junior neuroscience major and resident of Maine, Maddie was a member of […]
Ever imagined living on campus with a walking disability? I hadn’t. My first problem was my living situation. My old dorm room was up three flights of stairs and was near impossible for me to climb up to after my injury. The Office of Residence Life was accommodating and found me a new room over […]
The spring 2019 senior policy studies seminar’s semester project will be featured on local television channel PBS39. The class, taught by professor and policy studies chair Mark Crain, will show a broadcast on the station. “The spring production, entitled ‘Trade vs College,’ is the eighth in our partnership between Policy Studies and PBS39. The goal […]
The college is considering funding the new McCartney Street Dorms through a student housing development firm. If the Board of Trustees approves this model, known as a Public-Private-Partnership or P-three deal, students housed in the dorms would lease their dorms from the firm, not from the college. Vice President of Finance and Administration Roger Demareski said […]
According to the Pew Research Center, over six in 10 Americans currently support the legalization of marijuana, including 75% of millennials. Despite this budding support, colleges located in states that have legalized marijuana continue to have prohibitive policies on campus. In Pennsylvania, medical marijuana has been legal since 2016. A recent poll from Franklin & Marshall […]
As Lafayette gains $1 million from a state grant to improve pedestrian safety on and around campus, some students say they have concerns about the safety of crossing multiple intersections on the hill. These students cite a lack of regard from speedy drivers for crossing pedestrians as one of the main issues that face those trying to […]
The Marquis Players have raised $6,636 for charity this year, which is the most they have in a decade, according to the student-led theatre organization’s leadership. This fundraising total was made possible through fundraising events and ticket sales to the group’s recent performances of “Heathers: the Musical,” according to Vice President Anna Levy ’19. The group’s fundraising […]
