Oct 23, 2012
Organic Garden Allows Students, Faculty, and Staff to Learn and Grow Together
The Lafayette College Organic Garden covers two acres on Sullivan Trail just south of the Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex. One acre is a community garden…
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Oct 23, 2012
Prof. Thomas Bruggink Uses World of Sports as His Laboratory
Sports fans should sit down for this one. Athletes are not overpaid, says Thomas Bruggink, but on average are paid what they contribute to team revenues…
Oct 23, 2012
Daniela Filip ’15 Contributes to Two Films by Professor Nandini Sikand
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Working with an accomplished filmmaker this summer gave Daniela Filip ’15 a big boost in fulfilling her dream of becoming…
Oct 23, 2012
Andrei Koch ’13 Builds Quad Copter as He Explores Aerospace Engineering
Andrei Koch ’13 has designed, built, and tested a prototype for a quad copter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design. A mechanical engineering major, Koch…
Oct 23, 2012
Students Explore Italian Art History and Culture in Interdisciplinary Course
To gain a genuine appreciation for the works of Italian masters—Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Dante, Boccaccio—what could be better…
Oct 23, 2012
Politics, Values, and Ideas Intersect in Professor Joshua Miller’s Classroom
Last year, Joshua Miller received one of the highest compliments a student can give a professor: “To have this type of course is why I came to college…
Oct 23, 2012
Interdisciplinary Course Allows Students to Look at Nature from Multiple Perspectives
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Sandy Ma ’13 (Nanjing, China) admits to being a little surprised when, for homework, she had to read about policy studies…
Oct 22, 2012
Lafayette Partners with PBS 39 on Election-Night Broadcast
Lafayette is partnering with WLVT Channel 39, the PBS affiliate in the Lehigh Valley, to produce a live, student-run election-night broadcast from the…
Oct 19, 2012
Students Make a Difference Volunteering in Easton
Over the weekend, more than 120 students, faculty, and staff volunteered for service projects throughout the Easton community during the annual Make a…
Oct 19, 2012
Matthew Rutherford ’01 Is Assistant Secretary in U.S. Department of the Treasury
By Carrie Havranek An early interest in economics was a harbinger of destiny for Matthew Rutherford ’01. He nearly sprinted from advanced placement micro-…