Jan 31, 2018
Super Bowl LII: Patching Up the Pats
By Katie Neitz Bert Zarins ’63 has five Super Bowl rings safely tucked away in a drawer in his Boston home—one for each NFL Championship the New England…
News and Features
Jan 31, 2018
Super Bowl LII: A Tale of Two Cities
It is with a heavy heart that I press my quill to parchment. My loves, twin objects of my affection, two great cities of this Republic of which I assisted…
Jan 30, 2018
Keeper of the Williams Center Sound
By Bill Landauer A frozen wave of oak washes over every performance at the Williams Center for the Arts. It captures music, spoken words, and the clatter…
Jan 29, 2018
Educating Young Brains
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Ask kindergartners where their brains are, and they will point to their heads. Ask them what it looks like, and they…
Jan 25, 2018
Globally Grounded
By Katie Neitz When you spend your childhood living in three different countries, adapting to three different cultures, and learning the history of three…
Jan 25, 2018
Fake Food
By Bryan Hay “If it tastes like butter, but it’s not …” Since the rise of processed foods in the 19th century, Americans have been on the lookout…
Jan 23, 2018
Free Speech on Campus
The importance of free speech on college campuses is the topic of the first two speakers of The Lafayette Symposium, a new lecture series inspired to tackle…
Jan 22, 2018
Immigration Status
The United States has a complex history with immigration. The current climate is rife with debate: Immigrants are being restricted because of the claim…
Jan 22, 2018
Landis on Meyner
The following is an excerpt from a 30-page oral history transcript, recorded on March 24, 2015, as Edwin C. Landis Jr., of the law firm Meyner and Landis…
Jan 19, 2018
A Life Story
By Stephen Wilson Russell wraps his hands around a warm Wawa coffee. Wracked with arthritis, the knuckles on each finger splay in different directions…