Feb 12, 2019
Ringing in Lunar New Year
Students celebrated Lunar New Year by making origami, writing calligraphy, competing in mahjong, playing a game with chopsticks and candy, and enjoying…
Intercultural Experience
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 13, 2018
Paging Dr. McDonogh
The story of David McDonogh 1844, Lafayette’s first African American graduate and America’s first black eye doctor, is only now slowly emerging from…
Dec 3, 2018
Linking Health and Racism
Research has shown that experiencing discrimination increases risk for stress, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and early mortality. So how does one mitigate…
Nov 29, 2018
Noche Caliente
Salsa Club recently hosted Noche Caliente, a night of dance and music at the Farinon Center. Photos by Bowen Hou ’21
Nov 12, 2018
Hitting the Right Note
Julian Delgado '15 is content producer for New York’s HOT 97. He wrote a scathing op-ed for the radio station’s website lambasting the hip-hop industry…
Nov 7, 2018
Learning Dance Moves
Lafayette African and Caribbean Students Association recently held a free dance class at Kirby Sports Center. Photos by Bowen Hou ’21
Oct 17, 2018
Noche de Cultura
Latinx Heritage Month concluded with the annual Noche De Cultura hosted by Hispanic Society of Lafayette. Students enjoyed an evening of music, dance,…
Oct 13, 2018
Artist Charles Burwell Visits
Story by Bill Landauer, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz and Michael Kubel Charles Burwell, a painter from Philadelphia, spoke with students from the Africana…
Oct 4, 2018
Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated in China and some other East Asian countries. Students recently celebrated with snacks, games, singing…