During her time at Lafayette, artist Lia Embil ‘17 found a way to blend her two passions for art and the natural world. She has since made a living out of it.
According to Embil, Lafayette was “kind...
Lafayette College's radio program first came on the scene in 1922. In the past century, it has gone through a variety of changes. Larry Fast '73 and Frank Urbaniak '75 helped usher in a new era for the...
In Farinon College Center, velcroed to a column on the first floor is an experience that promises you laughter, a foot massage and a good workout all at the same time.
Upon first glance, the game seems...
Through her years at Lafayette, her life in New York City and a fateful visit to a small-town Italian restaurant, Shayne Figueroa '99 found meaningful insights into the realities of the post-war era and...
Amy Emerick Clerkin '03 has steadily worked her way up through the ranks of the office of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.). She credits her experience with a Lafayette externship with sealing her dream to...
By Isabella Gaglione, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor
• December 9, 2022
If Sean Ryon ‘12 were to come face to face with himself from 10 years ago, his younger self would probably be extremely confused.
“I think they would look at the overall career path and be like, ‘Oh,...
In his new book “Inciting Joy,” author Ross Gay '96 wanted to correct what he felt to be an immature understanding of happiness.
“I wanted to offer a definition of joy which did not imagine [joy]...
By Isabella Gaglione, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor
• November 4, 2022
While many students have called Lafayette their home, some alumni decided to put down roots by becoming members of the college’s faculty or staff.
Professor of civil and environmental engineering...
Corruption, political intrigue, showgirls, mobsters and New York City brothels were just a few puzzle pieces of the perplexing 1930 disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater, New York State Supreme Court Justice...
When Gina Arias '93 and Tinabeth Piña '93 were students at Lafayette, Latinx Heritage Month wasn't even celebrated on campus. Thirty years later, they returned to campus as keynote speakers for the month.
This...
In her senior year at Lafayette, Vanessa Haraya Dela Paz Maca ’22 began taking composition lessons with associate professor of music Skip Wilkins. Less than two years later, her music is being played...
In one of the last events of the college's celebration of 50 years of coeducation, panelists turned a focus on female students whose experience may have consisted of a "place without a space."
This past...
