News and Features

Apr 2, 2001

Symposium on the AIDS Epidemic Scheduled at Lafayette April 11

Lafayette’s Office of Intercultural Development and Brothers of Lafayette will sponsor a symposium on AIDS from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the…

Apr 1, 2001

Colleges Express Interest in Self-Paced Language Study

Colleges and universities are expressing interest in the self-paced language study program developed by Allegheny, Lafayette, and Ursinus Colleges with…

Mar 30, 2001

Lafayette Professor Olga Anna Duhl Will Speak on Cultural Renaissance in the 19th-Century France in Jones Faculty Lecture April 9

Olga Anna Duhl, associate professor of foreign languages and literatures at Lafayette, will speak on “Playing with Words and Images: Renaissance Models…

Mar 30, 2001

David Hogenboom, Physics Professor Emeritus at Lafayette, Will Speak on Jupiter’s Moon Europa April 6

David L. Hogenboom, Lafayette’s Marshall R. Metzgar Professor Emeritus of Physics, will speak on “Europa’s Crust and Ocean: Hot Science on a Cool Moon…

Mar 28, 2001

Uri Caine Ensemble Will Reinterpret Mahler in the Final Event of the “Ancient Faiths, Modern Voices” Festival at Lafayette April 11

The Uri Caine Ensemble, including pianist and composer Uri Caine, violinist Diane Monroe, trumpeter Ralph Alessi, clarinetist Greg Tardy, drummer Jim Black…

Mar 27, 2001

Prize-Winning Lafayette Students and Alumni and Distinguished Guest poets Will Read Their Work During National Poetry Month in April

Lafayette’s celebration of National Poetry Month in April will feature readings by the winners of the annual Jean Corrie and MacKnight Black student poetry…

Mar 27, 2001

Lafayette’s Association of Black Collegians Will Hold Inaugural Student-Alumni Banquet March 31

Lafayette’s Association of Black Collegians (ABC) will hold its inaugural Student-Alumni Banquet at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 31, in the Bergethon Room, Marquis…

Mar 26, 2001

David Gergen, Advisor to Presidents and Well-Known Commentator, Will Speak at Lafayette April 10

David Gergen, adviser to four U.S. presidents and well-known political commentator and author, will deliver an address entitled “Eyewitness to Power: The…

Mar 20, 2001

Best Selling Author Bell Hooks Will Deliver Women’s History Month Keynote Speech at Lafayette March 27

Author, feminist, and cultural critic bell hooks will deliver the keynote speech for Women’s History Month at Lafayette on Tuesday, March 27. She will…

Mar 20, 2001

Lafayette Hosts Japanese Woodblock Prints Exhibit Through April 29, Along With Printing Demonstrations and Annual Dorian Lecture

A new exhibition entitled “Work, Pleasure, and Poetry: Japanese Woodblock Prints of the 18th and 19th Centuries” is on display in the gallery of Lafayette…