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Lafayette and Lehigh's annual rivalry football game began in 1884, with the first game being played on March Field. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette College Archives)

The evolution of rivalry week

By Grace Hubler, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

160 years of Lafayette-Lehigh football means 160 years of rivalry traditions. Unlike the game itself, these customs have changed over the decades. Students-turned-faculty and staff provided insight into...

The Bailey Health Center went all out for the LAF's office decorating contest.

‘We may have gone a bit over the top’

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor November 22, 2024

Competition during Rivalry Week is not just found between Lafayette and Lehigh — the second annual rivalry office decorating competition pitted college offices against each other on home turf. The...

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the rivalry game being hosted at Yankee Stadium. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette Communications)

On the field at Yankee Stadium

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief November 22, 2024

Ten years ago, the Lafayette College football team defeated Lehigh University 27-7 in front of a crowd of over 48,000 fans. The historic 150th game highlighted student talents on the field, the sidelines...

The cover art of Damoi Morgan's '25 album was made by Jolie Saint Vil '27. (Photo courtesy of Damoi Morgan '25)

Student Artist Spotlight: Damoi Morgan ’25 performs debut album

By Allison Stein, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

From studying abroad, some students bring back a souvenir, a gift for their mom, an international long-distance situationship. Damoi Morgan '25 brought back an album. The composer and pannist premiered...

"Crooked House" was published in 1949 and has sold over a billion copies worldwide. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

Nat’s Novels: My top 4 favorite Agatha Christie novels

By Natalia Ferruggia, Culture Editor November 22, 2024

As the fall season begins to draw to a close, I feel the need to take one final reviewing endeavor in the ultimate fall genre, mystery. I have such a deep love for mystery novels, specifically, Agatha...

"Remember the Titans" features a powerful performance by lead actor Denzel Washington, as well as an early breakout role by Ryan Gosling. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

Cinema with Sam: ‘Remember the Titans’ is an enduring football classic

By Sam Cohen, Movie Columnist November 22, 2024

Rivalry Week is upon us, and the all-important 160th football game is right around the corner. There is no better time to review one of my all-time favorite sports movies: Boaz Yakin’s emotional and...

Lafayette will be "Hot to Go" with this banner.

Rivalry banners unravel on campus

By Emma Sylvester, Photo Editor November 22, 2024

The Crayola Experience provides 65,000 square feet of space for colorful fun.

What can college students do at the Crayola Experience?

By Makenna McCall and William Gutiérrez November 15, 2024

The Crayola Experience has long loomed in the background of Lafayette College students’ aesthetic downtown Instagram photos. But a question remains: what’s actually inside, and what can college students...

The pit orchestra of "Bright Star" features a professional violin player on the fiddle, as well as many student musicians playing its bluegrass-inspired score.

Performance Review: College theater’s ‘Bright Star’ shines bright

By Natalia Ferruggia, Culture Editor November 15, 2024

For anyone who loves stories of love, connectivity and the ebbs and flows of life (and bluegrass music!), the college theater’s production of “Bright Star,” is essential viewing this weekend. The...

At Qiskit Fall Fest, students participated in a workshop on quantum computing.

Qiskit Fall Fest brings the fun to quantum technology

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor November 15, 2024

Lovers of quantum science and curious newcomers gathered at Lafayette College’s “Quantum Unlocked: Qiskit Fall Fest” event last weekend — uniting students from various disciplines including chemistry,...

Swetha Tadisina '25 began her glassblowing journey two years ago. (Photo courtesy of Swetha Tadisina '25)

Student Artist Spotlight: Swetha Tadisina sparks up creativity with glassblowing

By Allison Stein, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

Swetha Tadisina ‘25 has a blazing love for glassblowing — and she has it down to a science. At a glass hot shop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, glassblowers employ a furnace that reaches temperatures...

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