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…
Innovative Teaching and Learning
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 20, 2019
$70 Innovation
By Bryan Hay There’s no limit to innovative expression when you bring together AAA batteries, microprocessors, and the vivid imaginations from Lafayette…
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…
Mar 8, 2019
Science of Fun
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson A soda can dipped in ice water instantly crumples. Fifth-graders observing the demonstration gasp with shock. The student…
Feb 12, 2019
Test-Driving Careers
By Katie Neitz Gateway Career Center’s January externship program provided Lafayette students with real-world career exposure and experience over winter…
Feb 5, 2019
Student Research in the Spotlight
Lafayette’s EXCEL Scholars’ program gives students hands-on experience and the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors. Below is a sampling of…
Jan 28, 2019
The Class: “Understanding Happiness”
What’s it about? Why does the smell of chocolate chip cookies, the arrival of a loved one, or the sight of a puppy scampering across the Quad make you…
Jan 26, 2019
Destination: Weatherly, Pa.
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson The borough of Weatherly knows what time it is. The borough changed its name in 1848 to honor clockmaker David Weatherly…