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Student Activist Spotlight

Perry Zimmerman '23 works with Cycle for Survival to benefit rare cancer research. (Photo courtesy of Perry Zimmerman '23)

Student Activist Spotlight: Perry Zimmerman ‘23 has raised millions toward a cancer-free future

By Isabella Gaglione, Staff Writer May 6, 2022

Not many people can say that they've raised over four million dollars for rare cancer research or that they've survived cancer four times. Perry Zimmerman ‘23 has done both. The most recent addition...

Charlie Mirsky '23 went from a Florida high school student to Washington lobbyist after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in his hometown. (Photo courtesy of Charlie Mirsky '23)

Student Activist Spotlight: Charlie Mirsky ’23, former political director of March for Our Lives, discusses gun violence prevention and judicial advocacy

By Madeline Marriott October 1, 2021

While most students spend their last two years of high school going to dances, sporting events and after-school clubs, Charlie Mirsky ‘23 spent his time meeting with members of Congress. Mirsky was...

Tyler Cook ‘21 is the former president of the Association of Black Collegians and a pivotal member of Dear Lafayette College’s Logistics and Event Planning Committee. (Photo courtesy of Tyler Cook '21)

Student Activist Spotlight: Tyler Cook ‘21 discusses Dear Lafayette, ABC and the importance of community organizing during a tumultuous period

By Madeline Marriott May 21, 2021

For Tyler Cook '21, growing up in West Philadelphia meant constant exposure to the realities of discrimination and structural violence. “I was forced to learn at any early age the way that people...

Kelsey Moum smiling outside with her arms crossed.

Student Activist Spotlight: Kelsey Moum ’21 talks experience, education and everyday activism in her work

By Jenna Herzog May 7, 2021

Kelsey Moum '21 says that activism takes place in marches, protests and lobbying—but she believes change can happen in everyday settings, too. Moum said she has found that one of the best things she...

Savanna Touré is a founder of Dear Lafayette College, a Black-led student coalition not affiliated with the college that is dedicated to racial justice on campus. (Photo by Caroline Burns '22)

Student Activist Spotlight: Savanna Touré ‘21 talks Dear Lafayette, mutual aid and the future for students of color on campus

By Madeline Marriott April 23, 2021

Ever since she can remember, Savanna Touré ‘21 has felt closely connected to activism.   At the college, this meant diving head first into causes to benefit students of color and members of the...

Cham wearing a dress in front of a piano.

Student Activist Spotlight: Fatimata Cham ’23 speaks on activism through community, poetry and family

By Shirley Liu April 9, 2021

Fatimata Cham '23 is an activist not just for herself, but for the people around her. “Activism, to me, means community. Always has, always will,” Cham said. “Activism to me means uplifting...

Students gathered downtown in support of DACA in 2019. (Photo courtesy of Milena Berestko '22)

Student Activist Spotlight: Milena Berestko ’22 reflects on international approach to social justice

By Shiloh Harrill March 19, 2021

Ever since she moved to the United States from Poland at the age of 15, Milena Berestko '22 has made an effort to educate herself on topics of social justice issues like racism, homophobia and xenophobia....

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