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…
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Jan 5, 2018
Crew Newcomers Race to Success
By Bill Landauer Growing up outside Boston, Emily Smith ’18 had only a vague idea of what rowing was. But Head of the Charles? The biggest two-day regatta…
Jan 4, 2018
Expiration Opportunity
By Stephen Wilson You go to dinner. After an app, you can’t eat the full main course and side, so you get a doggie bag. That food gets lost behind a…
Jan 2, 2018
Climate Drivers, Ecosystem Change
By Katie Neitz, Bryan Hay, and Stephen Wilson It might seem like a night of numbers! 14 years. 3 courses. More than 100 students. 32 posters. Over 80 judges…
Dec 18, 2017
Our Favorite Gifts
Some were store-bought, some were handmade, some were valuable opportunities and memorable experiences. Together, they represent heartfelt gestures that…
Dec 11, 2017
I Bet You Didn’t Know…
By Ashli Truchon Alex McMillan ’19 “No one would expect that I am an immigrant. I look ‘American,’ white with blonde hair and no accent, but my parents…
Dec 1, 2017
Why Lafayette?
Nina Beltrami '21 shares her story about joining the Lafayette family. (video)
Nov 30, 2017
Ending the Entrepreneurial Stigma
By Stephen Wilson It’s a common sight on a campus: a mentor with a whiteboard marker jotting down discussion ideas as students sit around a table with…
Nov 20, 2017
Grateful at Lafayette
In the interest of spreading restfulness, calmness, and happiness, we invited students and faculty members to share what they are grateful for on campus…
Nov 15, 2017
#OperationFoodDrive
By Stephen Wilson It took three minutes. The men’s lacrosse team gathered to fill bags with basic food items, like pasta, cereal, tuna fish, beans, canned…