Jun 5, 2019
Student Scholars
In April, 20 Lafayette students presented research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at Kennesaw State University in Georgia…
Art
May 10, 2019
Global Names, Local Stage
By Stephen Wilson Improv in iambic pentameter. Shadow puppet cinema. Seriously good ukulele playing. The unique, renowned, and impactful events that make…
May 4, 2019
Miss Electricity
By Stephen Wilson How do you feel comfortable in your own skin? How do you navigate challenging situations? How do you appreciate what you have? Tough…
Apr 4, 2019
Where Art and Biology Intersect
By Heather Mayer Irvine Megan Mauriello ’19 was a biology major when she took Beginning Painting with Ed Kerns, Clapp Professor of Art. Although Mauriello…
Apr 1, 2019
Fearless Female Fighters
Story by Stephen Wilson, photos by Brandon Marin ’22 Following a tragedy we all want to understand the “why” and begin a search for meaning. Those…
Mar 27, 2019
The Artifacts of Italy
A train ride from Germany to Italy through snow-covered Alps. The Pope’s blessing in St. Peter’s Square. Gazing clear blue sky through the oculus of…
Mar 26, 2019
Shifting Vision
By Stephen Wilson Students sit at workstations in the Pardee basement computer lab, using lassos and stamps in Photoshop to remove people and objects from…
Mar 21, 2019
Instrument of Perception
By Stephen Wilson Grammy-nominated improvisational jazz performer Gary Hassay visited the Williams Visual Arts Building and played for students in Ed Kerns’…
Mar 17, 2019
The Art of Senses and Thinking
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Art and science originate from the same root according to Ed Kerns, Eugene H. Clapp II ’36 Professor of Art. “That…
Mar 16, 2019
Synthesizing Artistic Risk
By Stephen Wilson Green lights, angling toward a vanishing point, dot the stage like a series of city high-rises. A lone figure walks out. A blast of fog…