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Fulbright and Goldwater scholarships are primarily funded by the federal government. (Graphic by Isabella Gaglione '25)

Students win Goldwater, Fulbright scholarships

By Kate SantaMaria, Staff Writer May 9, 2025

Two Lafayette College students were awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduate STEM research, and five more won Fulbright Scholarships for international educational and cultural exchange...

If the Kappa Delta Rho interest group were to complete the recognition process, it would be Lafayette College's seventh fraternity.

Fraternity continues attempt to revive campus chapter

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2025

The Kappa Delta Rho interest group is in limbo following its second formal presentation in its bid to revive Lafayette College’s chapter of the fraternity last week. The group will have until the end...

After graduation, Tyler Roberts '25 will head to his home state of California for medical school at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.

Pepper Prize winner Tyler Roberts ’25 combines academic, athletic prowess

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2025

The summer before his junior year at Lafayette College, Pepper Prize winner Tyler Roberts ‘25 was determined to yield the best results for his time on campus. He researched the reactivity of gold-containing...

Many of Lafayette College's peer institutions have blanket statements against faculty-student relationships.

Faculty vote to forbid intimate student-faculty relationships

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor May 2, 2025

The Lafayette College faculty voted on Tuesday to formally prohibit romantic or sexual relationships between Lafayette students and faculty members, broadening a sexual assault policy that was added to...

Locava CEO Judson Dunne '27 began working on the app last academic year.

New student-made app to highlight local spots

By Grace Hubler, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

Locava, a student-built social media platform set to launch on Friday, aims to help young people explore their local communities. The app allows users to post and browse recommendations for places in their...

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...

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