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Student Artist Spotlight

Anna Dragun '27 loves to base her jewelry off of a single pendant. (Photo courtesy of Anna Dragun '27)

Student jeweler is a diamond in the rough

By Ellie Kerouac, Contributing Writer November 14, 2025

After refining her homemade jewelry craft in the pressure chamber of the American school system, Anna Dragun ‘27, founder of gemz4brainz, has brought her expertise to Lafayette College’s entrepreneurial...

SoundZer0 analyzed the lyrics of Rihanna and Jay-Z's "Umbrella" in a Genius-style interview with The Lafayette.

SoundZer0 sounds off student tunes

By Benjamin White, Managing Editor October 3, 2025

Fitz and The Tantrums wasn’t the only band performing at Lafayette College this past weekend. “Music is a really, really big part of our lives,” said Kelsie Bouyer ‘26, the lead singer of SoundZer0....

Adelaide Novia ‘28 sells her crochet creations at art festivals.

Sophomore stitches critters with heart

By Mia Ortiz, Contributing Writer September 26, 2025

From a crocheted recreation of a sad hamster meme to a shell-pink lily bag, Adelaide Novia ‘28 continues to craft a name for herself through her business, Crochet Critters. “It’s just been this...

geek's EP, “what’s so wrong with that?”, comes after multiple concerts during the 2024-25 academic year.

‘geek’ gets nerdy about music

By Grace Hubler, Staff Writer March 14, 2025

Try not to freak — or "geek" — out over this new student band. “I love being able to make something really cool with people that I like to be around,” guitarist Jaidan Marano '25 said. geek...

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

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...

"Lift Every Voice" is a one-act play focusing on the members of a student council at a high school.

‘Lift Every Voice’

A historic production for theater department
By Natalia Ferruggia, Culture Editor October 4, 2024

College theater’s most recent one-act play was a special one. “Lift Every Voice,” which ran this past weekend out of 248 N. Third St’s studio theater, marked the first theater department show...

Over the summer, McKenna Graf '26 read aloud her newest original collection of poetry in New York City. (Photo courtesy of Emily Graf)

‘Mortals, Myths, and Maybes’

McKenna Graf '26 publishes second book of poetry
By Ellie Walsh, Contributing Writer August 30, 2024

When McKenna Graf ‘26 arrived at Lafayette College, she already had a goal in mind: to publish one book of poetry every year. Her second book —“Mortals, Myths, and Maybes" — was published this...

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