Skip to Main Content
The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Culture

Rediate Kologek '27 started her non-profit "Radiate Love" when she was in high school. (Photo courtesy of Rediate Kologek '27)

Rediate Kologek ’27 brings electricity home, one solar panel at a time

By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor February 21, 2025

Kirby Sports Center was topped with 1,226 solar panels in 2022 to increase renewable energy on campus. Just 20% of those panels could provide electricity for all 250 homes in Hidi, Ethiopia, and Rediate...

Both David and Corey Husic share a love of photography and Appalachian music.

Father and son find their chemistry together

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor February 21, 2025

Corey Husic grew up around Lafayette College, attending the campus’ local daycare for faculty children and hanging around his dad’s workspace. Now, he shares this space with his dad as a colleague. “People...

Spectracolor is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Spectracolor serves coffee all around the color wheel

By Allison Stein, Assistant Culture Editor February 21, 2025

Spectracolor, a specialty roastery and cafe at the Simon Silk Mill, aims to shine a light on a whole rainbow of coffee flavors. “I was thinking of coffee as a spectrum, not just dark and light, but...

The Makerspace is located in the Dyer Center on the third floor of Rockwell Integrated Science Center.

Makerspace makes space for campus creativity

By Allison Stein, Assistant Culture Editor February 21, 2025

Lafayette College's entrepreneurial hub, the Dyer Center, is carving out a place for student creators from all disciplines with its creative workshop, the Makerspace. “It’s an arm of the Dyer Center,...

Lafayette Dining's Valentine's Day meal featured three courses of Mexican-inspired cuisine.

Food Review: A hearty Valentine’s meal with Lafayette Dining

By Isabella Gaglione and Elisabeth Seidel February 21, 2025

We spent Valentine's Day Eve in the most romantic place you could ever imagine: the Clay Ketcham faculty dining room. Simply entering the space felt like an honor: we’d fought hard (entered a raffle)...

SNL50 was a star-studded event featuring many past cast members, hosts and musical guests. (Photo courtesy of The New York Times)

TV Review: SNL50 celebrates comedy history

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2025

I truly feel the SNL50 three-and-a-half-hour special was made for my enjoyment. It is no easy feat trying to capture five decades' worth of evolving entertainment while also speaking to today’s Saturday...

"Captain America: Brave New World" made $88 million during its opening weekend in theaters. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

Cinema with Sam: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ average entry in MCU

By Sam Cohen, Movie Columnist February 21, 2025

I saw the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Julius Onah’s “Captain America: Brave New World” (2025) in the immersive IMAX format last Thursday. The film follows Sam Wilson...

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" was first published in 1967 as part of the science-fiction magazine "IF: Worlds of Science Fiction." (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

Book Review: ‘I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream,’ short story ahead of its time

By Luca Ferrucci, Business Director February 21, 2025

Size doesn’t matter.  Standing at just over 10 pages, Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" has stayed at the forefront of my mind, reminding me exactly how powerful literature can...

Rich and Gerry Jaffé's wedding party was filled with friends from Lafayette College.

A relic of love outside of South

By Allison Stein, Assistant Culture Editor February 14, 2025

Over fifty years after they first met at Lafayette College, the couple named on the bench outside of South College is still sitting together. The bench reads, “Gerry Carmelich Jaffé ‘78 and Rich...

Professors Walter Wadiak, Amy Marvin and Jennifer Talarico all have varying perspectives on love. (Photos courtesy of Lafayette Communications)

Learning about love

By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor February 14, 2025

Have you ever wanted to talk to a love expert? You know, beyond your friends who give you the same advice because you never follow it and your mom who keeps asking when you're going to get a girlfriend? Your...

Dear Dette: Love advice that you didn't ask for

Dear Dette: Love advice that you didn’t ask for

By Bernadette Russo, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

Well, well, well. If it isn’t me again! It’s Dette here, hoping to provide you with some love advice you once again did not and probably never will ask for. In this special third edition, I am writing...

Spoon rests are one of Earthen Goat's most popular products. (Photo courtesy of @earthengoat on Instagram)

Small Business Spotlight: Unearth the perfect gift from ‘Earthen Goat’

By Grace Hubler, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

Looking for a Valentine's Day gift, admittedly last-minute but thoughtful, nevertheless? The Earthen Goat has pottery as unique as its name. “The main goal is adding an artistic but functional product...

Load More Stories