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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The five candidates for Student Government executive board each gave a 30 second introductions before questions began. (Photo by The Lafayette)
Student Government candidates tackle questions at forum
Turnover, Greek life take center stage
By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor • November 18, 2024

Student Government executive board candidates participated in a forum moderated by The Lafayette on Thursday. In the race for president — the only one that is competitive — Rep. Alex Brown ‘26 and...

The bear was sighted in front of and behind Easton Hall by students. (Photo courtesy of Robbie Neumeyer '26)
Bear spotted near Easton Hall
By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor • November 15, 2024
The bicentennial celebration will incorporate long-standing Lafayette traditions. (Media by Hiya Khan '28 for The Lafayette)
Initial bicentennial plans revealed
By Jadey Mercedes, Contributing Writer • November 15, 2024
The Crayola Experience provides 65,000 square feet of space for colorful fun.
What can college students do at the Crayola Experience?
By Makenna McCall and William Gutiérrez November 15, 2024

The Crayola Experience has long loomed in the background of Lafayette College students’ aesthetic downtown Instagram photos....

At Qiskit Fall Fest, students participated in a workshop on quantum computing.
Qiskit Fall Fest brings the fun to quantum technology
By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor • November 15, 2024
The college's new Gospel Choir rehearses every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. (Photo courtesy of @lafayettegospelchoir on Instagram)
New gospel choir to uplift campus voices
By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief • November 15, 2024
Editorial: The future of free press
By The Lafayette Editorial Board November 15, 2024

In The Lafayette newsroom, a quote on a chalkboard has remained for decades: "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers...

Op-ed: Strawberries blooming in November
By Sam Semsel November 15, 2024

On Nov. 8, I volunteered at LaFarm and I was working alongside the LaFarm Apprentice Jane McKenney. We worked in the strawberry fields, which are perennials and...

After exiting last week's Patriot League final with a knee injury, senior midfielder Lineke Spaans returned to action to record the Leopards' lone shot attempt. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)
Field hockey falls in 1st round of NCAA tournament
By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer • November 17, 2024

In its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012, the No. 20 ranked field hockey team lost its first-round matchup in a nailbiter to No. 5...

Freshmen Tyler and Aidan Mahaffey are looking to double up on the tennis team this year.
Double trouble
By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor • November 15, 2024