The Department of Education issued a letter last Friday threatening to rescind federal funding from schools and universities that do not dismantle their race-based initiatives. Lafayette College, which...
By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor
• February 14, 2025
As concerns grow over President Donald Trump’s new deportation policies, Lafayette College announced a streamlined protocol for handling outside law enforcement inquiries on Feb. 6.
If approached...
By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor
• February 7, 2025
The future of funding at higher education institutions — such as Lafayette College — remains uncertain as President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze saga continues. Several college staff, faculty...
By Natacha Ross, Contributing Writer
• December 6, 2024
In 2022, Mehmet Oz, a physician, television presenter and professor, more popularly known by his stage name "Dr. Oz," ran in Pennsylvania for the U.S. Senate. Now, Oz has been nominated by President-elect...
Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States early Wednesday morning, defeating Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. This will...
Sixteen foreign journalists gathered to hear an analysis of Pennsylvania's crucial position in the 2024 election by John Kincaid, a government and law professor. The event was held at Kirby Hall of Civil...
Scroll down for updates as it happened throughout the day and night, as part of The Lafayette’s 2024 election coverage.
1:35 a.m. – Our live blog has concluded
At 1:35 a.m., The Lafayette will end...
By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor
• November 5, 2024
Election Day has arrived, and voter registration data has been finalized. Before the 2024 presidential election is decided, let’s take a closer look at the final numbers.
In the last month, Pennsylvania...
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, each paid visits to Allentown, Pennsylvania, of the Lehigh Valley on Monday...
Susan Wild, the Democrat running for re-election in Pennsylvania’s 7th district, praised her six-year tenure in the House of Representatives during an interview with The Lafayette.
Wild often pivoted...
Ryan Mackenzie, a Republican representing the 187th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, will look to defeat incumbent U.S. Rep. Susan Wild in Pennsylvania’s 7th District...
