Jan 5, 2019
The Hymnal Makes ‘Genuine Contribution’
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the second-most common book in middle- and working-class households, after the Bible, was a hymnbook. The Hymnal: A…
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Jan 4, 2019
Mid-Year Graduates Honored
Photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Students, faculty advisers, and family members gathered in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights Library on Dec. 14 for a reception hosted…
Jan 3, 2019
Mad Libs, Balloons, and Social Skills
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson What 7-year-old doesn’t like a balloon? Imagine giving a child the task of keeping one balloon aloft. Complicate things…
Jan 2, 2019
John Kincaid Presents Federalism Paper at International Conference
By Bryan Hay Professor John Kincaid, author of various works on federalism, presented a paper at a recent conference, Federalism, Democracy and National…
Dec 29, 2018
Tour Guide Tidbits
They are the ones who help make Lafayette feel special and introduce so many to the Cur Non way. Sophia Carr Hometown: Dublin, Ireland Class: 2021 Major:…
Dec 27, 2018
The Class: “The Year 1971-72 in Music, Art, and Literature”
By Bill Landauer Take us there: The war in Vietnam is hurtling toward its ambiguous end. The nation is still bruised from the Kent State massacre the year…
Dec 23, 2018
Claire Grunewald ’20 Earns Prestigious Boren Scholarship
Grunewald, a double major in international affairs and mathematics, is the second Lafayette College student to receive this highly competitive scholarship…
Dec 21, 2018
Embodying the Dream
By Stephen Wilson The American dream. So alluring. So elusive. It allured a young man in the late 1980s and his soon-to-be wife in the early 1990s. Together…
Dec 20, 2018
Art and Animals
By Kathleen Parrish In 2005, Carrie Rohman’s two worlds collided when she attended a six-week course at Cornell School of Criticism and Theory. There…
Dec 19, 2018
The Class: “Spectacles of Revenge”
By Kathleen Parrish The backstory: It was Shakespeare who wrote, “And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?” Who hasn’t fantasized about raining…