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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

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Letter to the editor: In defense of President Hurd

Letter to the editor: In defense of President Hurd

February 21, 2025

We are pleased to report that Lafayette is doing incredibly well across the board under college President Nicole Hurd’s leadership. Applications have increased 28% since 2021 with a record 10,528 applicants...

Love at first write

Love at first write

February 14, 2025

Op-ed: Halftime: A moment for inspiration

By Lonan Jennings February 14, 2025

“What the hell was the halftime show even about?” Since Sunday, this question has found its way into every conversation I’ve had regarding the Super Bowl. Given my familiarity with Kendrick Lamar,...

Op-ed: Erasing identity erases reality

By Susan Averett February 7, 2025

Last Friday, I received a text from a friend who works as a government contractor, and her message left me deeply concerned. She spent her entire day at work simply replacing the word "gender" with "sex"...

Letter to the editor: Call for compassion

Letter to the editor: Call for compassion

February 7, 2025

To the editor, I’m writing in regard to your article covering the successful no-confidence vote. In light of the situation, discussions have understandably become charged with emotion, frustration...

Letter to the editor: Responding to the no-confidence motion

Letter to the editor: Responding to the no-confidence motion

January 31, 2025

Dear editor, Please allow me to address certain inaccuracies in the recent faculty motion regarding the college’s communications staff and my tenure as interim vice president of that team. Contrary...

Students gathered on the Quad this year to witness a historic solar eclipse.

Editorial: Reflecting on 2024, looking ahead to 2025

By The Lafayette Editorial Board January 31, 2025

2024 at Lafayette College was cluttered with change and disagreement but buoyed by a number of firsts. The first student-led theater department show. The field hockey team's first Patriot League championship...

Op-ed: How fashion dictates politics

By Sam Semsel November 22, 2024

When examining historical periods, the fashion of the time is incredibly important in understanding the political landscape. It is a useful tool to understand the attitudes, behaviors and attributes of...

Editorial: The future of free press

By The Lafayette Editorial Board November 15, 2024

In The Lafayette newsroom, a quote on a chalkboard has remained for decades: "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government,...

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