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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...

The Delta Kappa Epsilon house is one of several sites on campus of mouse infestation this semester. (Graphic by Angel Estrada '28)

Mouse infestations reported across campus

By Makenna McCall, News Editor February 14, 2025

Several residence halls on campus have reported mouse infestations throughout the 2024-25 academic year. Residents of the Delta Kappa Epsilon house on March Field said they returned to campus after...

Buck Hall's theater is the primary spot on campus for displaying student films.

Film projector broken for months, to be repaired soon

By Stuart Rumsey, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

The Landis Cinema, Lafayette College's 180-seat theater in Buck Hall, is expected to be up and running again next week after three months of collecting dust when its main projector suddenly stopped working. Film...

The Department of Education's investigation into Lafayette College lasted seven months, beginning in November 2023.

College takes steps to remedy Department of Education investigation demands

By Adam Fox, Contributing Writer February 7, 2025

Lafayette College has taken steps to resolve issues with the United States Department of Education regarding the college's harassment and non-discrimination policies, according to an announcement from...

In 2024, 10 general body representatives resigned from Student Government.

‘We’re going to be the eyes and ears of Lafayette’

By Kate SantaMaria and Jadey Mercedes February 7, 2025

Student Government is turning its vacancy luck around with 13 new general body representatives for the 2025-26 year. “They are all very good people,” Student Government President Alex Brown ‘26...

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