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Tasha Cengel ‘26 was studying electrical and computer engineering at Lafayette College. (Photo courtesy of Maria Cengel)

Tasha Cengel ‘26 remembered for ‘endlessly giving heart’

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief April 4, 2025

When Tasha Cengel '26 turned six years old, she learned of people's struggles in Haiti following a destructive earthquake. Instead of wanting birthday gifts, she collected spare change around her house...

Syllabi are considered intellectual property, so uploading documents to the repository is optional for faculty.

New syllabus repository released for course registration

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor April 4, 2025

A new tool intended to replace student access to course evaluations launched on March 27, just in time for Fall 2025 course registration. The syllabus repository gives all current students access to...

Under the new system, students will be able to use Pard Dollars at local establishments that use Grubhub. (Photo courtesy of Google Play)

Online dining ordering system to move to GrubHub

By Sara Feinseth, Contributing Writer April 4, 2025

Lafayette College's dining mobile ordering system is planned to be replaced with the food delivery GrubHub app for the fall of 2025.  “The Grubhub app will be integrated with all dining locations...

Lafayette College faculty overwhelmingly voted to revise the curriculum in a 95-12 vote.

Lafayette reveals new common curriculum ahead of Class of 2029 enrollment

By Jadey Mercedes, Staff Writer April 4, 2025

A new base curriculum will be offered to the incoming Class of 2029 and subsequent years, two years after Lafayette College faculty voted to revise it. The updated curriculum, formally known as the...

Participants of Marriage Pact got the first clue of who their match might be with their initials and compatibility percentage.

Cupid’s arrow strikes Lafayette

By Makenna McCall, News Editor March 14, 2025

Nearly 1,000 Lafayette College students may have found their lifelong lovers on Monday, that is, if they trust the ins and outs and tricky algorithms of the nationally-recognized Marriage Pact. The...

Norovirus is common nationally during the winter months. (Graphic by Hiya Khan '28 for The Lafayette)

Campus experiences viral bug outbreak

By Mary Romashchenko, Contributing Writer March 14, 2025

Lafayette College's communications division sent out a community-wide email notifying students and faculty of a recent surge in viral intestinal illness on March 7. The email referred to the general...

MK Asante '04 studied Africana studies and English as an undergraduate. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette Communications)

Multimedia storyteller MK Asante ‘04 to deliver 190th commencement speech

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2025

Poet, filmmaker, author, rapper, professor and the next Lafayette College commencement speaker, MK Asante ‘04, thinks of different art forms as unique languages. “I think it's really about communicating...

Tess Stanley '25 will be completing research in the department of physiology, development and neuroscience at Cambridge University. (Photo courtesy of Tess Stanley '25)

Senior receives prestigious scholarship from across pond

By Makenna McCall, News Editor March 7, 2025

Tess Stanley ‘25 fell in love with London during a spring study abroad trip. In the fall, she'll return as one of just 35 students from the United States to be named a 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholar. Stanley...

The "Dear Colleague" letter gives educational institutions until Feb. 28 to remove race-based initiatives, or risk losing federal funding.

Administration weighs response to ‘Dear Colleague’ letter

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor February 21, 2025

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...

Students can play the new arcade games at any time, free of charge.

Arcade games level up Lower Farinon

By Emma Li, Staff Writer February 21, 2025

A corner of Farinon College Center got a facelift after three arcade games were installed near the front entrance in Lower Farinon last weekend, scoring points with students. The three new games installed...

Chip Bergh '79 speaks at a college ceremony in 2024. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette College Flickr)

Two years in, Bergh donation impacts hundreds of students

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor February 21, 2025

Twenty-seven months after Chip Bergh '79 and his wife donated $5.25 million to Lafayette College to begin the Bergh Family Fellows Program, the program has led to a large increase in the number of students...

In his speech, Kenneth Harris discussed the importance of mentorship throughout his career.

Lafayette hosts Forbes 30 under 30 recipient at annual event

By Connor Harris, Contributing Writer February 21, 2025

A former Forbes 30 under 30 recipient spoke at Lafayette College on Saturday as the keynote speaker of the 2025 RAISE Up Inclusive STEM Retreat. Kenneth Harris, a 32-year-old aerospace engineer, began...

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