Apr 29, 2011
Beth Spitalny ’01 Brings Original Stories to Life as Award-Winning Filmmaker
By Kate Helm When Beth Spitalny ’01 was a little girl, she loved playing dress-up and make-believe, spending hours in the woods behind her house dreaming…
News & Features
Apr 29, 2011
Student-Faculty Team Works to Boost Economy of Honduran Village through Cocoa Plantation
Perhaps you’ve read the book or seen the movie Like Water for Chocolate. In one small village in Honduras, it’s just the opposite: Villagers are learning…
Apr 29, 2011
C.H.A.N.C.E. Floor Celebrates Different Cultures and Backgrounds
For Susan Grunewald ’11 (Wilton, Conn.), graduation will be a little bittersweet. “I wanted to live in a community where I could expand my knowledge…
Apr 29, 2011
Economics Professor David Stifel Helps Students Understand the Root Causes of Poverty
Although the Madagascar portrayed in the animated Disney movie appears as a lush and idyllic paradise solely inhabited by animals, the reality is that…
Apr 29, 2011
Team Receives Projects for Peace Grant to Work with High School Students
Three Lafayette students are taking on a new challenge: fostering peace and prosperity in the violence-ridden city of Plainfield, N.J. Chemistry major…
Apr 29, 2011
English Professor Ian Smith Guides Students on Literary Voyage of Discovery
For a man who knew very early in life that he wanted to be a college professor, the best moments in the classroom are what Ian Smith refers to as the “ah…
Apr 28, 2011
Brian Carey ’11, Jessica Counihan ’10, Mildred Gonzalez ’11, and Susan Grunewald ’11 Receive Fulbright Scholarships
Three students have won Fulbright Scholarships that will allow them to live, work, and study in foreign countries this fall. Jessica Counihan ’10, Susan…
Apr 26, 2011
Spotted on Campus With…Tom Perini ’11
The all-time leading goal scorer in Lafayette men’s lacrosse history talks about economics, work ethic, and the changes he has seen during his four years…
Apr 26, 2011
First-Year Students Place Second at ASME Competition with High-Altitude Satellite Balloon Design
Although they are first-year students, Jeff Ballard ’14 (Hershey, Pa.) and Andrew Kristof ’14 (Darien, Conn.) couldn’t wait until their first hands-on…
Apr 25, 2011
Kate Young ’96 Is Fashion Stylist for Oscar-Winning Natalie Portman
When Natalie Portman won the Academy Award for best actress in a leading role at the Oscars in February for her performance in Black Swan, her dress and…