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The inciting incident took place in Rubin Hall on the night of Oct. 15.

Now-former student charged with child pornography possession, invasion of privacy after filming students in shower

By Trebor Maitin, Managing Editor April 26, 2024

Peter Milius, who was a Lafayette College student through at least last semester, was arraigned on Monday in connection with an October incident in Rubin Hall in which two students were recorded showering,...

The Kappa Delta Rho fraternity is the former occupant of the 635 High Street dormitory.

Kappa Delta Rho fraternity attempts comeback

By Emma Chen and Elisabeth Seidel April 26, 2024

A group of students seeking to reestablish the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity was unanimously approved as an interest group by an expansion committee formed to oversee Kappa Delta Rho’s recognition process. The...

The manhunt for Tamir Freeman took four months. (Photo courtesy of The Morning Call)

Suspect in December Centre Square shooting captured

By Selma O'Malley, News Editor April 26, 2024

After a four-month-long manhunt for a shooter who opened fire in Easton Centre Square, a suspect was arrested on Tuesday, according to the Morning Call. Tamir Freeman, 23, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals...

Adding syllabi to the repository is optional for professors.

Syllabus repository approved

By Kate SantaMaria, Contributing Writer April 26, 2024

A motion to establish a syllabus repository was passed at the faculty meeting on Tuesday months after the repository was proposed as an alternative to public course evaluation data, which the faculty voted...

Sebree Solar II will begin operations in the early stages of 2025. (Photo courtesy of NextEra Energy Resources)

Lafayette announces solar energy partnership

By Andreas Pelekis, Assistant News Editor April 26, 2024

Lafayette College, with a group of nine colleges and universities across the country, announced on Monday that it will work with a large-scale solar facility in western Kentucky to offset 100 percent of...

Last years Pepper Prize winner, Fatimata Cham 23, presents the sword at the 2023 commencement ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette College Flickr)

Pepper Prize sword tradition axed

By Trebor Maitin, Managing Editor April 26, 2024

The decade-old tradition of the Pepper Prize winner hoisting the Marquis de Lafayette’s sword at graduation will be discontinued after the committee overseeing the ceremony received concerns about the...

Protestors called for a ceasefire in Gaza from the steps of Markle Hall.

Pro-Palestine protest prompts complaints

By Emma Li, Staff Writer April 26, 2024

About a dozen students from a pro-Palestine student group organized a protest last Friday afternoon, disrupting tours that were part of an admissions event for accepted students called Fridays at Lafayette....

The Office of Student Life is located in Feather House, one block away from campus.

Vacancies in Student Life continue to impact students

By Clara Witmer, Staff Writer April 26, 2024

Student advocacy groups are still feeling the effects of the months-long vacancies left by the departures of Tommy Lee, the former assistant director of intercultural development for gender and sexuality...

Mushrooms were found in the laundry room of March Hall.

Mushrooms found growing in March Hall

By Clara Witmer, Staff Writer April 26, 2024

Students found mushrooms growing in the March Hall temporary modular housing unit Sunday. The mushrooms were removed by a facilities operations team member the day after the discovery. Scott Kennedy,...

April 18 Student Government meeting sees clubs, course evaluation presentations

April 18 Student Government meeting sees clubs, course evaluation presentations

By Madeline Convy, Staff Writer April 26, 2024

Student Government’s April 18 meeting included budget approvals, a faculty committee presentation on course selection information and the first round of new club approvals. A total of $5,621 was requested...

About 200 students attended Tuesdays event on the Quad.

Water balloon fight soaks Quad

By Andreas Pelekis, Selma O'Malley and Trebor Maitin April 19, 2024

Just two months after the snowball skirmish of the century, the Quad was again turned into a battleground — this time with reusable water balloons. “Everyone was having a fantastic time," Dexter...

The three incidents took place in Ruef Hall, Marquis Hall and Watson Hall.

Students share recent experiences with burglary, harassment

By Selma O'Malley, News Editor April 19, 2024

Multiple incidents of burglary and one of a student being followed to her residence hall have been reported to Public Safety since the end of March. Three female first-years anonymously shared their experiences...

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