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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Adam Atkinson, the former director of photography and videography, worked at Lafayette College for five years.
Director of photography, videography departs college
By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief • April 18, 2025

Lafayette College’s director of photography and videography — and advisor of the cycling house — has left the college after five years in the communications division. Adam Atkinson, the director,...

Before coming to Lafayette College, Karen Salvemini served as the Title IX coordinator at Lehigh University for over a decade. (Photo courtesy of Lehigh University Communications)
College fills Title IX vacancy
By Kate SantaMaria, Staff Writer • April 18, 2025
Peter Milius' guilty plea comes almost one year after the initial charges were brought forth.
Milius pleads guilty on all charges
By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief • April 18, 2025
The winner of each year's Pepper Prize is given the opportunity to speak at Lafayette College's commencement.
Checking in with past Pepper Prize winners
By Allison Stein, Assistant Culture Editor • April 18, 2025

With the release of this year's Pepper Prize finalists, it’s an apt time to take a look at what some recent Pepper Prize winners...

"Rent" was written and composed by the late Jonathan Larson, who passed away the night before the show's opening preview on Broadway.
Performance Review: ‘Rent’ pays its dues
By Allison Stein, Assistant Culture Editor • April 18, 2025
Letter to the editor: A different perspective on the 'Intelligence Explosion'
Letter to the editor: A different perspective on the ‘Intelligence Explosion’
April 18, 2025

Precision matters in this conversation. The original op-ed focused on commercially produced chatbots powered by large language models trained for next-word prediction....

Op-ed: Welcome to the ‘Intelligence Explosion’
By Adam MacHose April 11, 2025

It has begun. Intelligence is being used to generate more intelligence in an accelerating cycle. On campus, I’ve heard many people question whether artificial...

Junior goalie Joe Doherty recorded 11 saves against Boston University on Saturday. (Photo by Jasmin Lara for GoLeopards)
Men’s lacrosse upsets #15 Boston University
By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer • April 18, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team closed out its final home game of the regular season with a monumental 11-9 win against No. 15 Boston University at...

The baseball team celebrates during its blowout win against Lehigh University on Wednesday afternoon.
Baseball drops 2 of 3 against Navy, dismantles Lehigh
By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor • April 18, 2025
The track and field team will take on a trio of meets this weekend. (Photo by Jasmin Lara for GoLeopards)
Track warms up at Bucknell, West Chester
By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor • April 18, 2025
Senior attacker Haleigh Albrecht scored a hat trick during Saturday's contest against Colgate University. (Photo by Trent Weaver for GoLeopards)
Women’s lacrosse splits pair of 1-point games
By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer • April 18, 2025
Lacrosse brothers junior Jack and sophomore Billy Irish cite their father, Ryan Irish, as their inspiration for getting into lacrosse. (Photo courtesy of Billy Irish)
Luck of the Irish brothers
By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor • April 18, 2025