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The Easton Municipal Band has members of many ages, from high schoolers to senior citizens.

Easton Municipal Band brings the beat

By Grace Hubler, Staff Writer May 9, 2025

When the Lafayette College pep band goes home after finals, the official — and only — concert band of Easton gears up for a busy summer. “I think providing a forum for musicians to continue to...

Zach Whitney '21 was a senior interviewer during his time as a student. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette Communications)

Knowing the ropes

By Allison Stein, Assistant Culture Editor May 9, 2025

When Zach Whitney '21 began working in Lafayette College's admissions office as a student tour guide, he never imagined college admissions would become his career. "There’s no major in college...

The grey squirrel is the most common squirrel in Pennsylvania.

Lafayette squirrel fan account reveals identity, readies to pass torch

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor May 9, 2025

Many communities have mysterious heroes. Gotham City has Batman. New York City has Spiderman. Lafayette College has @laf_squirrels. For eight years, the Instagram account has been anonymously capitalizing...

Food Review: A tour of local bagels

Food Review: A tour of local bagels

By Naomi Shertzer, Design Director May 9, 2025

After being on The Lafayette staff for four years, I decided that a bucket list item before graduating was to write an article. When I sat down to think about what I wanted to cover, the answer quickly...

Mexico Lindo opened in April, 16 years after its first location in Bethlehem began operations.

Restaurant Review: Mexico Lindo brings Latin cuisine to College Hill

By Andreas Pelekis, News Editor May 9, 2025

For seniors looking for a senior week snack, families looking for a commencement weekend meal or any Easton resident looking for a fresh place to grab a bite, there’s a new spot on College Hill with...

What screams romantic confliction more than standing on top of the mountain as the wind blows in your face? (Photo courtesy of IMDB)

Movie Review: 2005 ‘Pride and Prejudice’ gets yearning right

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor May 9, 2025

If I ever get proposed to, I want the person I marry to walk across a foggy field at dawn to apologize for his aunt’s behavior à la Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic...

Sidney Lumet's 1957 film "12 Angry Men" received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

Cinema with Sam: 10 movies you should watch before leaving college

By Sam Cohen, Movie Columnist May 9, 2025

We have come to the conclusion of my time as the movie columnist of The Lafayette. While I could have made my final column a review for Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts*” (2025), I decided to change...

When the class of 2025 matriculated, it was the largest class in the history of Lafayette College. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette Communications)

I’m graduating, now what?

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2025

Seniors have two goals during commencement: try not to trip on stage, and figure out what comes next. “I think that it's going to be super fun,” Helen Miller ‘25 said. “I think that as daunting...

Members of The Lafayette staff celebrate the end of volume 151 of the oldest college newspaper in Pennsylvania.

Editors share their favorite articles of 2024-25

By The Lafayette Editorial Board May 9, 2025

Isabella Gaglione ‘25, Editor-in-Chief 2024 Election Day on campus by The Lafayette Staff I have never been prouder than seeing this story come together. We had news, culture, sports editors and...

"Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A." by Eve Babitz is a tribute to the many sides of southern California. (Photo courtesy of Goodreads)

Selma’s Shelf: Some summer memoir suggestions

By Selma O’Malley, Managing Editor May 9, 2025

By some, I mean two. If you think the word constitutes more than that, I just wanted the alliteration, okay? It is cliché but appropriate to end the academic year with some beach reads, though my idea...

All episodes of "The Class" are available to stream through PBS.

Hurd-produced documentary screens at Lafayette

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2025

College President Nicole Hurd screened the first episode of “The Class” — a PBS docuseries executive-produced by her and actor Daveed Diggs — to a crowd of about 40 people on Wednesday. The...

Lafayette College campus displays a diversity of purses and bags. (Graphic by Selma O'Malley '26 for The Lafayette)

A perusal of the purse pandemic

By Selma O’Malley, Managing Editor May 2, 2025

Politics, pollen and purses seem to be dominating the Lafayette College campus this spring. Over the past year, I have observed an exponential growth in the use of purses by Lafayette students as the...

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