By Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida
• March 31, 2023
Last week, Lafayette alumni John Kirby III ‘69 donated a $420 million gift to the college. Kirby, who made his fortune manufacturing shackles for child slaves, asked that the gift go toward creating...
Lavender Lane was founded last year as special interest housing meant to provide a safe and inclusive living space for LGBTQIA+ students. Although many queer students have found refuge in the house, some...
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my fourth — and last — PossePlus Retreat (PPR). If you aren’t familiar, PPR is an annual, weekend-long retreat where Posse scholars, mentors and administrators,...
If your music library feels a little stale (or if, like me, you’ve been listening to SZA’s “SOS” on repeat and are looking for something new), look no further: here are four recently released albums...
A stroll across the Quad reveals that Lafayette’s campus is home to many four-legged friends. These dogs, many of whom belong to faculty and staff, are as commonly spotted on a sunny day as a frisbee...
When I saw the recent letter to the editor written by Matt Murphy, I was dismayed at the choice that The Lafayette took to publish it. While I take personal issue with the words espoused by Murphy himself,...
By Shirley Liu, Managing Editor
• February 10, 2023
If you missed Sundance, don’t worry — Lafayette will be hosting its own film festival throughout February in recognition of Black History Month.
The Black History Month Film Festival is sponsored...
This past Wednesday, members of the Lafayette community gathered to mourn, celebrate and remember the victims of China’s “zero Covid” policy.
On Nov. 24, 10 people in Ürümqi, Xinjiang lost their...
By Shirley Liu, Managing Editor
• December 2, 2022
At a time when monuments that honor controversial historical figures are being taken down, many of Lafayette’s landmarks have escaped criticism. However, there is one building on campus with a little-known...
Shirley Liu '23: What were your expectations going into "Pokémon Scarlet and Violet?"
Jefrey Alexander '23: See, it's always on the floor. I've been very disappointed with the past couple of games.
SL:...
Lafayette College has egregiously failed its student body. According to a campus accessibility review done in 2014, while most buildings abide by the criteria set forth by the 1991 Americans with Disabilities...
By Shirley Liu, Managing Editor
• November 18, 2022
Last Friday, members of the Lafayette community gathered in Kirby 104 to hear Jack Halberstam argue against an unlikely target: community.
In this talk, Halberstam criticized false narratives of community...
