Mar 7, 2018
Bubbles, Bots, and Brown Bag Lunch
By Bryan Hay The Lafayette campus has been buzzing with conversations about finding our way in the post-truth era and how partisan media appeal to emotions…
News and Features
Mar 7, 2018
Deceive/Believe
By Stephen Wilson Students on college campuses across the country are engaged in a similar mission: study scholarly ideas, search for knowledge by pushing…
Mar 6, 2018
Students Share Tales of Art Icons
By Bill Landauer Why did Romans select an arch as the monument to honor Emperor Constantine? Why don’t liturgical vessels that make up the Vrap treasure…
Mar 6, 2018
Planet Literacy
By Stephen Wilson Painting planets, mixing universes, and lighting stars … students found fun ways to launch toward a life of reading during this year’s…
Mar 3, 2018
The Power of Scholarships
By Jill Spotz Lafayette celebrated its 13th Scholarship Recognition Dinner on Feb. 23, uniting generous donors with bright and deserving students who benefit…
Mar 2, 2018
Ambassador Marcia Bernicat ’75 to Speak at Commencement
Marcia Bloom Bernicat ’75, U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh, will be the principal speaker at Lafayette’s 183rd Commencement on May 19 and will be awarded…
Mar 2, 2018
Adaptation
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson What are the six biomes? Ticktock, ticktock. Just a quick test to see if you are smarter than a fifth-grader. Ticktock…
Mar 1, 2018
Exercising Free Speech
By Stephen Wilson The Lafayette Symposium, a new lecture series inspired to tackle hot-button issues from diverse points of view, invited Keith E. Whittington…
Feb 28, 2018
Men’s Basketball Team Wins Opening Patriot League Tournament Game
The offense was clicking on all cylinders to lead the men’s basketball team to a 93-86 win over American at Kirby Sports Center in the opening round…
Feb 27, 2018
Founders’ Week Marks Second Annual President’s Challenge for Financial Aid
By Mark Eyerly From a 400-piece, 25-square-foot puzzle in Farinon to nearly 1,200 miniature Lafayette flags decorating the Quad, and at alumni gatherings…