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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

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Lafayette College's endowment topped $1 billion in 2021.

Lafayette stable after tariffs rock country

By Andreas Pelekis, News Editor April 18, 2025

Lafayette College's endowment value is believed to be marginally down following President Donald Trump's global tariff increase and ensuing 90-day tariff pause last week, according to college financial...

Before coming to Lafayette College, Karen Salvemini served as the Title IX coordinator at Lehigh University for over a decade. (Photo courtesy of Lehigh University Communications)

College fills Title IX vacancy

By Kate SantaMaria, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

Lafayette College recently hired a new Title IX coordinator and director of institutional equity, filling a position vacant since September. “In the world that we live in and the institutions we're...

The no-confidence vote against college President Nicole Hurd was passed at the Jan. 28 faculty meeting.

No-confidence vote dialogue continues, questions remain

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor April 18, 2025

It’s been over two months since college President Nicole Hurd lost a historic no-confidence vote from the faculty. While she promised “constructive conversations” between them, her administration...

Several administrators, faculty, staff and students recount their experiences navigating COVID-19 at Lafayette College. (Graphic by Isabella Gaglione '25)

‘Everything was normal and then nothing was normal’

On March 12, 2020, Claire Grunewald ‘20 sat in her night international affairs lecture, itching to get out. “We were all trying to tell our professor, ‘This is our last night of college, you...

"Hands Off!" protests, such as in New York City, swarmed the United States in early April in opposition to recent Trump administration actions. (Photo courtesy of The New York Times)

As Trump cracks down on higher ed, Lafayette reluctant to rule out compliance

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor April 11, 2025

A Lafayette College spokesman did not rule out complying with the Trump administration if it threatened the school’s students or funding during a time when the federal government has upended dozens of...

Student visas can be tracked by schools through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, a federal database used to monitor foreign students and visitors. (Photo courtesy of Lehigh Communications)

Student visas revoked at Lehigh

By Selma O’Malley and Elisabeth Seidel April 11, 2025

Several international students at Lehigh University have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration, according to the school’s student newspaper on Thursday. It is unclear when and why the visas...

Chi Phi was one of four fraternities on campus charged with health code violations in 2025 thus far.

How much do health code violations matter?

By Kate SantaMaria, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

Health inspections occur at random for Lafayette College dining spots and Easton restaurants twice a year. Since April 2024, 44.46% of all inspections completed by the City of Easton Health Bureau were...

Lafayette College saw its lowest acceptance rate, 28.2%, for the Class of 2021.

College reports record number of applicants, increased selectivity

By Kate SantaMaria, Staff Writer April 4, 2025

Lafayette College received a record number of applications for the incoming Class of 2029, while the acceptance rate dropped to a near-record low. 10,547 students applied to join next year's class —...

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...

The "Dear Colleague" letter was issued on Feb. 14 by the Department of Education. (Photo courtesy of Reuters)

College does not budge as government threatens funding over diversity initiatives

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor March 14, 2025

Two weeks after the Department of Education’s deadline to end race-based initiatives at federally-funded institutions, Lafayette College appears to have remained steadfast in its programs. The college’s...

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...

Lafayette College's Division of Inclusion is housed in Markle Hall.

Lafayette issued federal antisemitism warning

Lafayette College received a letter on Monday from the Department of Education warning of “potential enforcement actions” for noncompliance with Title VI, which prohibits discrimination in federally...

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