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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Letters

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...

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...

Letter from the editor

Letter from the editor

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief October 11, 2024

To our readers, Without a journalism major or minor at Lafayette College, The Lafayette is the best opportunity for students to practice and interact with journalism on campus, but there is only so...

Editorial: A call for campus contribution

By The Lafayette Editorial Board October 4, 2024

There are 32 days until the 2024 presidential election, and we want to know what the campus is thinking. Are you registered to vote? Who are you voting for? What issues matter to you? These, among others,...

Letter from the editor

Letter from the editor

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2024

To the Lafayette community, Each year, we ask ourselves: what can you expect from a good college newspaper? It is our obligation as journalists to bring our audience all the facts from all sides of...

Letter to the editor: Response to faculty open letter

Letter to the editor: Response to faculty open letter

May 13, 2024

To the editor, I am writing to express my dismay at the open letter written by several Lafayette College professors and staff calling on the college to apologize for issuing a warning letter to student...

Letter from the editor

Letter from the editor

By Madeline Marriott, Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2024

To the Lafayette community, I write this to you full of gratitude for the outstanding year we have had at The Lafayette. It’s been a busy one, to put it lightly. From dining drama to student protests,...

Letter to the editor: Hoff Awards changes

April 19, 2024

Editor of The Lafayette, There's a rather enlightening Chinese parable that spins the tale of an ambitious thief. Once, he stumbled upon a gargantuan bell, too grand and heavy to spirit away as is....

Letter to the editor: Eclipse article mistake

April 19, 2024

To the editorial team of The Lafayette, This is Daniel Hoover, president of the Astronomy Club. I gave an interview last Monday with William Gutiérrez. When I gave an estimate of an interval of 50-60...

Letter to the editor: Restoring Lafayette’s liberal arts vision

March 8, 2024

Editor of The Lafayette, If the now-rejected mission and values statement signifies anything, it highlights that the college has effectively abandoned its role as a liberal arts institution, opting instead...

Letter to the editor: Building ethical guidelines for The Lafayette

February 16, 2024

To the editors, When I opened the newspaper last week, I was surprised to find my photograph and article on the front page detailing a sensitive Student Government matter — without my permission....

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