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The Lafayette

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College President Nicole Hurd stands outside Marquis Hall with other administrators before entering the Tuesday faculty meeting.

Hurd loses faculty no-confidence vote

By Isabella Gaglione and Elisabeth Seidel January 28, 2025

Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd lost a faculty no-confidence vote on Tuesday, becoming the first president in the college’s nearly 200-year history to do so. The no-confidence motion passed...

College President Nicole Hurd greets supporters before Tuesday's faculty meeting.

Student demonstration precedes faculty no-confidence vote

By Isabella Gaglione, Elisabeth Seidel and Andreas Pelekis January 28, 2025

College President Nicole Hurd, facing a faculty no-confidence vote, walked into Tuesday afternoon's faculty meeting to resounding applause from over 150 students gathered outside of Marquis Hall to support...

College President Nicole Hurd began her tenure at Lafayette College in 2021.

Hurd to face historic faculty no-confidence vote

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor January 24, 2025

Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd will face a vote of no confidence from the faculty on Tuesday, two days into the spring semester. A successful vote of no confidence would be a symbolic declaration...

A "Fake is Real" box, seen during a Northampton County fentanyl awareness campaign. (Photo courtesy of Northampton County)

New Narcan box available on campus

By Emma Li, Staff Writer December 13, 2024

Lafayette College has installed a box of Narcan — a naloxone medication used to reverse opioid overdose — in Farinon College Center to be freely accessible by students during operating hours. The college...

While the November faculty meeting was virtual, they are often held in Marquis Hall.

Faculty rejects strategic plan

By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor December 6, 2024

The faculty rejected its endorsement of the college’s current strategic plan, a proposed vision for the college’s future, during Tuesday’s faculty meeting. The motion for the faculty to endorse...

Walter Snipes began his position at Lafayette on Oct. 7.

Meet your new dean of students

By Andreas Pelekis, News Editor November 22, 2024

Upon arriving at Lafayette College as the new dean of students, Walter Snipes was most surprised by the college's large hills. “I’m from North Carolina, so we have hills, but that is a hill,”...

The bicentennial celebration will incorporate long-standing Lafayette traditions. (Media by Hiya Khan '28 for The Lafayette)

Initial bicentennial plans revealed

By Jadey Mercedes, Contributing Writer November 15, 2024

Lafayette College is in the planning phases of events to mark its 2026 bicentennial during the 2025-26 academic year, with the initial phase of event announcements being released on Oct. 21 via a new website. “The...

Lafayette Votes plans to have an information table on election day, providing information on each candidate and where students should cast their ballot.

Lafayette Votes reports high number of student voter registrants

By Kate SantaMaria, Staff Writer October 25, 2024

An estimated 745 Lafayette students applied to register to vote in Pennsylvania, according to voter registration data compiled by Lafayette Votes. The organization observed higher student engagement than...

The Marquis Dining Hall salad bar and deli area, which was closed for several days, features soups, salad ingredients and customizable sandwiches.

Dining hall closed after health hazard incident

By Kate SantaMaria, Staff Writer October 25, 2024

The salad bar and deli area of Marquis Dining Hall was closed for several days to repair drywall and subsequently shut down for a health investigation last week. The area was initially announced to be...

The 90-minute Q&A session focused on bipartisan issues.

College hosts former congressman, RNC chair in bipartisan discussion

By Andreas Pelekis, News Editor October 25, 2024

Lafayette College invited two prominent political figures to campus on Monday: Michael Steele, the former chair of the Republican National Committee and MSNBC political analyst, and Harold Ford, the former...

Students react to the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10.

Students weigh in on campus political climate

By Emma Li, Staff Writer October 25, 2024

"For every one conservative student, there are roughly five liberal students," read a statement describing Lafayette College by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which ranked the college...

The current phase of construction on the McCartney Street sidewalk is expected to be complete in December.

College begins next phase of sidewalk construction project

By Makenna McCall, News Editor October 25, 2024

Lafayette College began construction on McCartney Street sidewalks on Sept. 30. The developments are part of the broader, Easton-run Pedestrian Safety Project.  “The goal of the Pedestrian Safety...

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