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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Your 2025 Student Government election guide
Your 2025 Student Government election guide
By Andreas Pelekis, Makenna McCall, Clara Witmer and Selma O'Malley November 7, 2025

Lafayette College will see voting beyond Election Day as the student body looks to elect its next Student Government executive board. The ballot is the busiest the organization has seen in years, and the...

21.9% of Easton residents received SNAP benefits in 2020, according to census data.
‘Everybody’s feeling the pinch’
By Harrison Meyer, Staff Writer • November 7, 2025
Student Government approves new senate structure
Student Government approves new senate structure
By Shoilee Mandal, Contributing Writer • November 7, 2025
Avery Nunn '19 lives in California but grew up in Pennsylvania (the author of this article, meanwhile, currently lives in Pennsylvania and grew up in California). (Photo courtesy of Avery Nunn '19)
Environmental journalist captures natural world ‘with adventure and love’
By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor • November 7, 2025

Last year, environmental journalist Avery Nunn ‘19 was invited by an ocean conservation group to report on a study of the...

The recently opened The Joint Coffee Co. sources coffee beans from across the world.
Window shopping new restaurants in ‘The Marquis’
By Jack Davey, Contributing Writer • November 7, 2025
The most recent installation of the Film & Media Studies department’s Palestinian Film Series showed the films, “Upshot” (2025) and “Divine Intervention” (2002).
Film department honors Palestinian filmmakers
By Rio Hall, Contributing Writer • November 7, 2025
Glenn Rall ’85 addressed public distrust in the scientific community in his talk: “Telling the Truth: The Existential Threat to Science and Medicine."
Lafayette alum issues call to arms for scientists
By Ben Saalman, Assistant Culture Editor • November 7, 2025
Economics professor Hongxing Liu also teaches courses on microeconomics and cost-benefit analysis.
Pricing priceless resources
By Ellie Kerouac, Contributing Writer • November 7, 2025
Op-ed: Populism in a blue coat: How Zohran Mamdani duped the left
By Jackson Holder November 7, 2025

Zohran Mamdani embodies the political moment we’re living through, one in which millions of Americans feel squeezed by rising costs and disillusioned by a political...

Op-ed: Wood Avenue warehouse: Why should I care?
By Abby Cooley, Ben Tropeano and Harrison Zoller November 7, 2025

“We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves.” — Jane Jacobs, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” Scannell Properties,...

Two of junior defender Lena Thedrian’s three goals came in the fourth quarter against Delaware University. (Photo by Jasmin Lara for GoLeopards)
Field hockey roars back 4th quarter for non-conference win
By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor • November 7, 2025

Junior defender Lena Thedrian, with her iconic white headband, is the only Leopard on the field hockey team to score a hat trick this season...

Sophomore defender Anthony Durling dribbles the ball to set up junior midfielder Samir Dischnica’s goal against Boston University.
Men’s soccer clinches postseason spot
By Brooke Serlin, Contributing Writer • November 7, 2025
Sophomore guard Caleb Williams tallied 31 total points across both games this past week. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)
Men’s basketball 1-1 in opening contests
By Jack Paradis, Contributing Writer • November 7, 2025