Dec 15, 2018
Federal Authorities Charge Alaska Man with Last May’s Threats to Campus
To the Lafayette Community: I am writing to let you know that federal authorities have charged a man in Anchorage, Alaska, with perpetrating last May’s…
News & Features
Dec 15, 2018
The Class: “The Dog Course”
By Kathleen Parrish What’s it about? Humans’ complicated relationship with dogs. While they may be good for us—some scientists believe without them…
Dec 14, 2018
Top Stories of 2018
President Alison Byerly reviews the top Lafayette College stories of 2018.
Dec 14, 2018
Learning for Laughs
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson The planets plan a surprise birthday for the sun. The night is going perfectly until Pluto walks in. The planets feel…
Dec 13, 2018
Tackling Hunger
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Hungry for a win, Lafayette entered Rivalry Week with one goal: End hunger. Sure, the game against Lehigh was important…
Dec 13, 2018
Paging Dr. McDonogh
The story of David McDonogh 1844, Lafayette’s first African American graduate and America’s first black eye doctor, is only now slowly emerging from…
Dec 12, 2018
The Classes: “Baseball: The One Constant through All the Years” and “Baseball”
By Mark Eyerly What’s the focus? Both courses provide a historical perspective on baseball, through which students explore economics, statistics, racism…
Dec 11, 2018
Enriching the Campus with Structures that Inspire
By Jill Spotz Live Connected, Lead Change, the most successful fundraising campaign in Lafayette’s history, turned asphalt roads into campus-defining…
Dec 10, 2018
The Most Meaningful Gift
Some are memories, others are experiences; some are homemade, and others are bought. No matter their cost, these gifts are priceless treasures. In the…
Dec 8, 2018
Sweet Tooth Squared
Photos and story by Stephen Wilson Cheston Elementary first-graders joined mathematics students and Trent Gaugler, assistant professor of mathematics,…