Last week, you probably heard about Dr. Seuss and cancel culture. On March 2, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced they would halt publication of six titles. Pundits immediately launched into the cultural fray, hurling accusations of silenced voices, saying the images are “debatable,” that a single problematic illustration shouldn’t provoke the disappearance of a beloved children’s […]
Category: Editorials
Editorial: It’s beyond time to end racism and sexual violence at Lafayette
If you didn’t already know that racism and sexual violence are pervasive and ingrained in the Lafayette community, you should now. The hundreds of testimonies on the Black at Lafayette and Anti-Violence Lafayette Instagram pages offer irrefutable evidence that the Lafayette experience is neither safe nor equitable for all. Don’t be fooled by the illusion of the […]
A letter of solidarity from The Lafayette Editorial Board
The senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others, all in the past few months, sent shockwaves of unrest felt around the globe. Their deaths, all at the hands of police officers, reflect ongoing, systemic discrimination in our country. These are not isolated incidents. Protests and mass action in response […]
Op-ed: Let’s talk about coronavirus
Coronavirus emerged in the city of Wuhan, China in Dec. 2019. It causes symptoms similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), spreads from person to person through droplets and causes a respiratory illness called COVID-19. As of Feb. 18, the number of people in China infected with the coronavirus reached nearly 45,000, after more […]
Op-ed: Where does your Lafayette shirt come from? Check your tag
On a foggy Tuesday morning, the students in the class “Globalization and Its Critics”, watch a video produced by NPR revealing the harsh reality of worker exploitation in “far-away” countries. Suddenly, the banana on our desk was not innocent. It was picked by somebody who is not being given proper medical care to deal with […]
Editorial: Why The Lafayette should be able to contact student-athletes directly
Athletic department officials have recently notified their student-athletes of a change in procedure: inquiries from The Lafayette are to go through the athletic communications division. While the department has not put this in writing as an official policy, and there is no penalty for violating it, it is becoming standard procedure which our reporters have […]
Editorial: While Trump declares emergency at border, nation’s real crises endure
One week ago, the long-dreaded threat of President Donald Trump to uphold his campaign promise came to fruition: he declared a national emergency to get funding for a southern border wall, something he said he “didn’t need to do.” Along with the egregious misuse of funds and military members that he is planning to employ, […]
Addressing suicide on campus: Editorial
The Lafayette community received news Saturday night of the death of Joey Towers ‘18. Those on campus felt the college’s mood shift almost in an instant. We fell into grief and mourning. Both the library and Acopian were almost empty, Halloween parties were cancelled and a somber mood fell on the community as students and […]
Letter from the Editor
Dear Lafayette community, At the end of my second year as editor-in- chief, it’s hard to believe how far the paper has come. The cycle of news and pressure of the deadline is stressful, and The Lafayette’s staff has worked extremely hard to produce engaging and well-designed content every week. This includes the members of our […]
From Indiana University to Lafayette: Sexual assault and the system’s failures
In February, Jill Creighton, an administrator at New York University, went public with claims that Jason Casares, associate dean of students, director of student ethics and deputy Title IX coordinator at Indiana University Bloomington (IU) sexually assaulted her at a conference in Fort Worth, Texas. If this statement does not sound absurd, allow me to reiterate. A Title IX […]
Letter to the Editor
The headline in the performance review of Friday, Nov. 13should have amused me. “Tone Deaf Masterpiece?” As a teacher of both Shakespeare and theater reviewing, however, I was depressed by the tone-deaf review of Lafayette College Theater’s “The Merchant of Venice.” Sadly, Jay Bickford’s misreading of the production is quite common in the world of […]
Paris and IS: A Strategic Solution
For over a year, the U.S.and a coalition of allied states have been engaged in an airborne assault to “degrade and destroy ISIL” in the words of President Obama. Despite over 8,000 strikes, and the recent deployment of special ops on the ground in Syria last month, the attacks in France demonstrate how little headway […]
It’s about time: Addressing racism on campus
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Facebook feeds exploded with “To the students of color at the Mizzou, Yale University, Ithaca College, and at all other schools plagued by hatred, we, allies at Lafayette College, stand with you in solidarity. To those who would threaten their sense of safety, we are watching.” My post came on Thursday, […]
Letter to the Editor
In response to last week’s op-ed, “The need for the appearance of fairness in the event competition,”Lafayette College Student Government would like to take this opportunity to briefly address a few criticisms levied against us. To preface this, we take our roles as the stewards of student money seriously and have been more transparent than […]