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SILVERSTEIN FEATURED ON ABC “WORLD NEWS TONIGHT/SUNDAY”
An interview with Helena Silverstein, associate professor and assistant head of government and law, was included in a Nov. 27 segment on ABC’s “World News Tonight/Sunday” on a case that started Nov. 30 in the U. S. Supreme Court that will determine the constitutionality of a New Hampshire law mandating parental notice of minors’ abortion decisions.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/27/helena-silverstein-featured-on-abc-world-news-tonightsunday/
LAFAYETTE TAKES FIRST PLACE IN LVAIC MATH CONTEST FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
The College took first place in the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Math Contest and for the second year, took three of the top four places during the Oct. 22 event at Lafayette. The winning team included Ekaterina Jager ’06, a candidate for B.S. degrees in mathematics and electrical & computer engineering; Jinjin Qian ’08, economics and business major; and Shiliang Cui ’09. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/03/lafayette-takes-first-place-in-lvaic-math-contest-for-sixth-consecutive-year/
FINGER RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTING THE PERFORMING ARTS
Williams Center Director Ellis Finger will be honored at Association of Performing Arts Presenters conference in January.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/03/williams-center-director-ellis-finger-receives-award-for-excellence-in-presenting-the-performing-arts/
WOMEN’S STUDIES CLASS CREATES PROGRAMS FOR SINGLE MOTHERS
A women’s studies class is creating a community service program to assist single mothers and dispel stereotypes about them. The students are attempting to incorporate tutoring, swimming classes, and educational workshops. Taught by Deborah Byrd, associate professor of English, Single Motherhood in the Contemporary U.S.: Myths and Realities brings classroom and hands-on learning together.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/22/womens-studies-class-creates-programs-for-eastons-single-mothers/
EXCEL SCHOLARS STUDY DISTANT GALAXY WITH WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED TELESCOPE
Adeel Altaf ’06 and Josh Goldstein ’07 get graduate-level opportunity in research with Lyle Hoffman, professor and head of physics. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/02/excel-scholars-study-distant-galaxy-with-worlds-most-advanced-telescope/
FORENSICS SOCIETY WINS SAINT ANSELM TOURNAMENT
Led by first-place finishes from Rachel Heron ’09 (best overall speaker), Mark Kokoska ’08, Bill O’Brien ’07, and Amy Solomito ’09, Forensics Society won a Nov. 5-6 tournament hosted by Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., in which 13 schools competed.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/10/forensics-society-wins-saint-anselm-tournament/
SIMS ’07 STUDIES IN DIJON, FRANCE AFTER RESEARCHING ITS JEWISH COMMUNITY
When Laura Sims ’07, a double major in French and international affairs, arrived in Dijon, France this fall for a semester abroad, she had a head start. She had done extensive research with Robert Weiner, Jones Professor of History, to create an oral history of the city’s Jewish community.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/01/laura-sims-07-studies-in-dijon-france-after-researching-its-jewish-community/
FOOTBALL AND MEN’S SOCCER CLAIM PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The men’s soccer and football teams earned Patriot League championships in the past few weeks. Men’s soccer defeated American 1-0 in the Patriot League Tournament Championship game and earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They lost a hard-fought contest at No. 11 Creighton, 3-0, to end the season. The football team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs and battled No. 5 Appalachian State deep into the fourth quarter before falling 34-23 in the first round. http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/lafa-m-footbl-body.htmlhttp://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-soccer/lafa-m-soccer-body.html
BASKETBALL TEAMS OFF TO SOLID START
Men’s and women’s basketball are off to solid beginnings of their non-conference schedules. The women’s squad started 3-0 for the first time since 1996-97, defeating Wagner, St. Francis-N.Y., and Long Island. The men tipped off the season with road games at St. Joseph’s and Notre Dame and fell in both contests, but has since evened the record at 2-2 with the most recent victory at Princeton.
http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/lafa-m-baskbl-body.html
http://goleopards.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/lafa-w-baskbl-body.html
WOMEN’S CREW TAKES SILVER AT HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA Women’s crew earned a silver medal in the Women’s Collegiate Four-Oared event Oct. 22-23 at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass. The team came in seven seconds behind the winners from Florida Institute of Technology. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/07/womens-crew-team-takes-silver-at-prestigious-head-of-the-charles-regatta/
PRODUCER MARVIN ’04 TRIES OUT ANCHOR SEAT AT USA TODAY
Jill Marvin ’04 produces morning television segments for a program of USA Today called “USA Live” that are distributed to various television stations. She also does the Business Connection segment for the Weather Channel. She recently filled in for a news anchor who was on vacation.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/11/producer-marvin-04-tries-out-anchor-seat-at-usa-today/
VANDUZER-SNOW ’03 MAKES INTERNATIONAL IMPACT AS ECONOMICS SCHOLAR
Marta Vanduzer-Snow ’03 to serves as visiting scholar at the Observer Research Foundation and India Development Foundation in New Delhi, India. She worked on a proposal to restructure the International Monetary Fund, arguing that it does not meet the present needs of the global political economy. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/14/vanduzer-snow-03-makes-international-impact-as-economics-scholar/
FED APPOINTS MAY ’93 TO ADVISORY BOARD
Just 12 years after leaving Lafayette as a biology major hoping to become a dentist, Eric May ’93 received word that he was appointed to a three-year term on the 12-member advisory board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. May is president and owner of his family business, Pen Fern Oil Co., Inc., Dallas, Pa. http://news.lafayette.edu/2005/11/21/fed-appoints-may-93-to-advisory-board/
GAIN VALUABLE SUMMER HELP THROUGH OFFERING AN INTERNSHIP
Employers continue to place emphasis on real-world experience as an important complement to classroom learning. Students can best achieve this by engaging in a summer internship (a one- to three-month work experience in their field of interest). Alumni can help increase the number of opportunities by establishing internships at their workplace or by informing Career Services of existing internships. Contact Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88, moellerr@lafayette.edu, (610) 330-5115.
PARENTS AND ALUMNI INVITED TO EXPLORE CANYONS OF THE WEST
Parents and alumni are invited to explore the canyons of Arizona and Utah May 22-June 3, 2006 led by Larry Malinconico, professor of geology. The trip includes hiking, white water rafting, a scenic sunset flight over the canyonlands, and a helicopter lift in and out of Havasu Canyon. http://www.lafayette.edu/community/parents/trips/canyons/
PARENT VOLUNTEER DAY SET FOR JAN. 21
Parent Volunteer Day is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, the day students return for second semester. Meetings will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parents Association Committees that will meet: Family Weekend and Communications. Detailed information will be mailed closer to the date.