Jen is feeling bittersweet. This is my last week of classes, last newspaper, last Jen Tries … ever. I am genuinely so sad. I started Jen Tries in my last semester at Lafayette College as a way...

Jen loves an activity and loves contributing to the Lafayette College community. When the president of Lafayette Activities Forum — commonly known as LAF — Elizabeth Miller ‘26, approached me about...

Jen has an irrational fear of fish. So I decided it was time for some exposure therapy by fishing with the Lafayette Outdoors Society, also known as “LOSt.” I have never been fishing before, due...

Jen loves the Quad. This past Friday, I spent my day Quad-maxxing, where I maximized what little time I have left with the Quad. My favorite new activity was spikeball with the Spikeball Club (I have a...

Jen was never a “horse girl.” When I was 13, I volunteered at a barn for children with disabilities, grooming the therapy horses. I had always wanted to ride a horse, but I never had the chance. When...

Jen was in a musical once when she was 12-years-old. I was in the ensemble of “Annie Jr.” and I was told I had great facial expressions, but I couldn’t sing or dance (little did my director know,...

Jen is not particularly musically inclined. But when the opportunity to learn the guitar was presented to me, I thought of the times men played the guitar at me. It was time for the roles to be reversed....

Jen failed this week. She attempted to go analog for three days, and flopped so hard. What going analog initially meant was eliminating all electronics from my life. No phone, laptop, TV or headphones....

Jen cannot dance. I mean, I get down in the Rock Room once in a while, but Latin dances were beyond me. Clearly, I had to try bachata with the Lafayette College Salsa Club. Not having a lot of formal...

Valentine’s Day is a holiday full of love and chocolate, and Jen loves chocolate. So what better way to celebrate than making Valentine's Day-themed chocolate cupcakes with Julia Craig, Lafayette College’s...

Hi everyone, welcome back to Jen Tries! For those of you who don’t know me, I have a history of challenging myself to achieve athletic goals. Running half-marathons, competing in triathlons …  spin...