Nov 9, 2018
Pizza and Politics
By Bryan Hay There’s nothing like pizza and conversation on Election Night to bring together civic-minded young voters from across the political spectrum…
News & Features
Nov 9, 2018
The History and Media Portrayal of Thugs
By Kathleen Parrish In the 1939 movie Gunga Din, the villains were a secret society of turban-wearing assassins. For many western movie-goers, it was the…
Nov 8, 2018
‘I Enjoyed Every Single Minute’
By Bill Landauer Over four decades at Lafayette, Diane Cole Ahl has helped countless students around the world find their way through the sophisticated…
Nov 8, 2018
The Baking Valedictorian
By Stephen Wilson You want it to be pretty, fun, and a smart buy. Variety helps as well. We could be talking about a student touring colleges, or we could…
Nov 6, 2018
One Pard
“One Pard is an initiative based on the idea that one person stepping up to help another can make a world of difference, and as members of a common community…
Nov 6, 2018
A Bright Idea
By Sydney Edelson ’19 Widely regarded as the epitome of innovation and entrepreneurship, Thomas Edison, inventor of the lightbulb, reflected on his persistent…
Nov 6, 2018
Troubled Water
By Stephen Wilson Fifth-grade students from Cheston Elementary use a salt shaker to sprinkle the roads on a plastic rural model and cover the roadways…
Nov 5, 2018
Record Number of Women Seeking State Elected Office
By Bryan Hay Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy and chair of policy studies, was quoted in a Nov. 2 State Net Capitol Journal article about…
Nov 4, 2018
Why Didn’t LBJ Stop Foreign Interference in 1968 Presidential Election?
The Washington Post published a column today by Arnold Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor Emeritus of History, about why President Lyndon B. Johnson…
Nov 4, 2018
Business Basics 101
While most students were snug in their beds back home over fall break, a handful were listening to a DJ while running in a circle doling out high-fives…