Apr 14, 2016
Lafayette Celebrates the Environment during Earth Week
During this month’s Earth Day celebrations, students will explore issues of environmental justice, campus sustainability, and energy alternatives through…
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Apr 12, 2016
A Cultural Extravaganza
The International Students Association hosted its annual Extravaganza cultural festival earlier this month. Activities included discussions, an international…
Feb 29, 2016
President’s Ball is the Bee’s Knees
Students broke out their headbands, beads, shawls, and flapper dresses for 11th annual President’s Ball. A Lafayette tradition since 2006, this year’s…
Feb 26, 2016
Oscar Picks from The Lafayette’s Arts & Culture Editor
Happy Oscar weekend! My name is Jay Bickford ’17, and I am the Arts & Culture editor for The Lafayette, the oldest college newspaper in Pennsylvania (excuse…
Feb 23, 2016
The Power of Love
Diane Nash’s life was threatened many times during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. As cofounder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee…
Jan 25, 2016
The Calm After the Storm
Despite more than two feet of snow from Winter Storm Jonas, Lafayette is open for business today, the first day of classes of the spring semester. View…
Jan 19, 2016
Civil Rights Leader Diane Nash Headlines Black Heritage Month
Under the theme of “Resistance: Black Activism through the Ages,” Lafayette will celebrate Black Heritage Month in February with guest speakers, film…
Dec 15, 2015
The Final Countdown
Skillman Library stays open for 24 hours. Students become hunched figures with book spines and laptop backs for faces. Finals week at Lafayette can be…
Dec 15, 2015
Lafayette’s Crepe Lady
Gloved hands fold a disk of fried batter over strawberries or bananas or Nutella (It’s almost always Nutella), and another bleary-eyed student swaps…
Dec 15, 2015
The Sounds of the Season
The Music Department celebrated the holidays with winter concerts by its student ensembles. Students from any major can perform in a variety of groups…