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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Follow along for The Lafayette's live coverage of the 2024 United States presidential election.
2024 Election Day on campus
By The Lafayette Staff November 5, 2024

Scroll down for updates as it happened throughout the day and night, as part of The Lafayette’s 2024 election coverage. 1:35 a.m. – Our live blog has concluded At 1:35 a.m., The Lafayette will end...

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech to a gym full of spectators at Muhlenberg College.
Photo Essay: Kamala Harris in Allentown
By Emma Sylvester, Photo Editor • November 5, 2024
Pennsylvania voter registration data has shown that the Democratic voter registration edge over Republicans throughout the state has slipped since 2020. (Graphic by Andreas Pelekis '26 for The Lafayette)
The 2024 election by the numbers
By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor • November 5, 2024
Humans vs. Zombies brings new life (or death) into tag. (Photo courtesy of Foster Hudson '27)
I almost survived the zombie apocalypse
By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor • November 1, 2024

By the seventh day of the apocalypse, I was a shell of myself. Every rustle in the bushes, every falling leaf and even strangers...

The Rockwell Rocks come in many shapes, sizes and colors.
Rockwell meets The Rock
By Victoria Hneleski, Contributing Writer • November 1, 2024
Op-ed: Write
By Emma Li and Kate SantaMaria October 25, 2024

To the Lafayette community, As the country approaches yet another contentious presidential election year with conflicts surrounding climate, migration, human...

Letter from the editor
Letter from the editor
By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief • October 11, 2024

To our readers, Without a journalism major or minor at Lafayette College, The Lafayette is the best opportunity for students to practice and interact with journalism...

Senior forward Alex Darrah scored her seventh goal of the season against Boston University on Oct. 25. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)
Field hockey puts up back-to-back shutout victories
By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer • November 1, 2024

The field hockey team (4-1 Patriot League, 11-6 overall) put together a statement weekend, securing back-to-back shutout victories against Boston...

Sophomore midfielder Beaux Lizewski assisted on the only goal in the men's soccer team's 1-0 victory over Loyola. (Photo by George Varkanis)
Men’s soccer tops Loyola in crucial Senior Day test
By Maddie Pedone, Contributing Writer • November 1, 2024