From sermons, baseball, pristine pageants and promenades, Lafayette College has found no shortage of ways to mark its anniversaries over the past 140-plus years. First fests Despite the college’s...

“The ninth of May will ever be fondly cherished by every alumnus” of Lafayette College as its founding day, a recap of the college’s 1882 semi-centennial celebration reads. Wait, what? Between...

There are not many things that Tim Jarkow ‘27 is allowed to share about his recent initiation into Lafayette College’s chapter of fraternity Delta Tau Delta, but he is not exaggerating when he says...

Bill Nye is not afraid to get political. The renowned science educator touched on higher education, diversity and inclusion, the U.S. military, voter suppression and climate change in his live interview...

Audrey Flack knew her sculpture of Adrienne de Noailles would be her last. The project was all-consuming: de Noailles, the wife of the Marquis de Lafayette, would wake her up in the middle of the night,...

Wedged into the pews of the chapel, the townsfolk sat transfixed as history came alive before their very eyes with the wave of the trained and diplomatic hand of the Marquis de Lafayette. “A man,...

Lafayette College re-themed the annual “Senior Speaker” event for its bicentennial Founders’ Week. Immediate sell-out “Founder’s Day’s Speaker” scientist Bill Nye led college staff and students...

Lin-Manuel Miranda wants to apologize for how “Encanto” (2021), the Disney film on the magical Madrigal family, ended. He was just running out of time. “It’s April, the movie’s coming out...

The Quad will be more maroon than ever during Lafayette College’s May commencement weekend with the new color of hundreds of graduation gowns. The college quietly released a regalia makeover earlier...

Three weeks ahead of Lafayette College’s annual football rivalry game against Lehigh University, the athletics office has reported an increase in ticket demand and precautions compared to previous years. 9,273...

The French-themed bicentennial kickoff festival and the annual Fall Fest both fell onto the Quad last Saturday, along with a hot air balloon, vendors and free French food. Performers and dining employees...

There is the Lincoln Financial Field for the Eagles and large-scale concerts. There is Coca-Cola Park for the IronPigs and Illumination holiday lights. And there is the Lafayette College Quad for ultimate...