Nov 13, 2017
A Summer of Reality TV, Rap Music, and More
By Stephen Wilson Somali immigrants in Maine. Reality love television. Post-WW2 advertising. Jews welcomed to Islamic states. Jamaican dancehalls. A disappearing…
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Nov 11, 2017
Nacho Average Guy
By Stephen Wilson Donating equipment to the community. Cutting down on food waste. Recycling more. Increasing energy-saving measures and conserving water…
Nov 9, 2017
The Drowsy Chaperone
College Theater took Buck Hall audiences back to the 1920s last Thursday through Sunday with The Drowsy Chaperone, a play parodying Broadway musicals…
Nov 9, 2017
United Nations Taps Prof. Rex Ahene’s Expertise
By Katie Neitz Rexford Ahene has been running a marathon at a sprint pace. Fortunately, the finish line is nearly in sight. In June, the professor of economics…
Nov 7, 2017
Painting Life
By Stephen Wilson Your mother is crying. Use the paint and paper before you to tell us why. You pick up a paintbrush and open tubes of paints. Soon strokes…
Nov 6, 2017
STEM Stars
Lafayette faculty members and students are actively working on innovative projects and research initiatives that demonstrate the College’s commitment…
Nov 6, 2017
A New Approach to STEM Education
By Katie Neitz How do you make a great thing greater? Make it more inclusive. Stats from the National Science Foundation show a dramatic disparity between…
Nov 5, 2017
It’s Bacon Fest!
Lafayette students were among what was expected to be more than 80,000 attendees at the annual PA Bacon Fest, a two-day event featuring more than 150 vendors…
Nov 5, 2017
Understanding U.S.-North Korea Relations
By Stephen Wilson In a filled Oechsle Hall auditorium on a Friday afternoon, Seo-Hyun Park, associate professor of government and law, and Il Hyun Cho…
Nov 4, 2017
Winter in the Woods
By Stephen Wilson A 15-foot white birch tree sits in the center of Farinon, a flurry of white tags hanging from its boughs. Strands of pine garland drape…