November 19, 2023

Celebrating Rivalry Week 2023

As the Lafayette Leopards prepared to take on the Lehigh Mountain Hawks for the 159th Rivalry—the most-played football rivalry in the country—the entire Lafayette community got in on the action and enjoyed a weeklong celebration of traditions and activities. Here are images from some of those events.

View full collection of photos from Rivalry Week.

 

Bedsheet Banner Making

Students gathered in Farinon College Center to create Rivalry banners to display throughout College Hill.

A table is set up under a large
Students paint on bedsheets.
Three students smile at the event.
Students paint on bedsheets.
Students paint on bedsheets.
Students paint on bedsheets.
A hand draws a black letter.
Students in conversation, making sheets.
Students smile in front of
Students pour red paint into a cup.
Students paint on bedsheets.
Students hold sheet which reads

Lighting of Pardee / S’mores and Snacks

To kick off the week, the Lafayette College community gathered to watch the lighting of Pardee Hall. The football team handed out hot cocoa. The event was immediately followed by s’mores and snacks around fire pits on the Quad.

Students smile in a large group.
Students smile in a large group.
Sherryta Freeman speaks.
President Nicole Hurd speaks
A student speaks.
Pardee Hall, lit up maroon.
Students gather around the fire pit.
Students gather around the fire pit.
Students gather around the fire pit.
Students gather around the fire pit.
Students gather around the fire pit.
Students gather around the fire pit.

SMAC the Car & Annual T-Shirt Sale

Rivalry Week was in full swing as Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) and Lafayette Activities Forum (LAF) held the annual SMAC the Lehigh car event.

The Lehigh car, covered in graffiti.
A student hits the Lehigh car with a sledge hammer.
A student spray paints the Lehigh Car.
A student takes a picture of the Lehigh car.
A student hits the Lehigh car with a sledge hammer.
A student celebrates next to the Lehigh car.
A student hits the Lehigh car with a sledge hammer.
A student hits the Lehigh car with a sledge hammer.
A student hits the Lehigh car with a sledge hammer.
Students smile with sledgehammers.

Traditional Presidents Walk

President Nicole Hurd was joined by Joseph J. Helble, president of Lehigh University, for a walk around Lafayette’s campus Tuesday. The walk—a new tradition shared by both college presidents— takes place at whichever college won the most recent Rivalry football game.

President Nicole Hurd was joined by Joseph J. Helble, president of Lehigh University, for a walk around Lafayette's campus
President Nicole Hurd was joined by Joseph J. Helble, president of Lehigh University, for a walk around Lafayette's campus
President Nicole Hurd was joined by Joseph J. Helble, president of Lehigh University, for a walk around Lafayette's campus
President Nicole Hurd was joined by Joseph J. Helble, president of Lehigh University, for a walk around Lafayette's campus
President Nicole Hurd was joined by Joseph J. Helble, president of Lehigh University, for a walk around Lafayette's campus
President Nicole Hurd was joined by Joseph J. Helble, president of Lehigh University, for a walk around Lafayette's campus

Pard-y at Practice

The Lafayette community came together to cheer on the Leopards at their practice. The event included food trucks, giveaways, activities, and more!

Students smile with the leopard.
Students in line at the food truck.
A student eats food from the food truck.
A student rides a mechanical football
Coach Troxell speaks to football players.
Football players in a huddle.
Football players in uniform.
A student kicks a ball on the football field.
A student kicks a ball on the football field.

Punt Cakes and Paintball

Students enjoyed “punt” cakes and a round of paintball on the Quad.

Students give out sweet treats.
A student holds out her dessert.
Two students smile on the Quad.
Students in paintball shirts
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