I believe it is of the utmost importance for Lafayette College to retain its documentary storymaking minor, as it has had a significant impact on my development as an artist, student and professional in...

Turning Point USA must not be accepted as a club by Student Government. For a club to be admitted, it must adhere to college policy; Turning Point USA’s mission inherently violates anti-discrimination...

I’ve never given a TED talk, commencement address or a Phi Beta Kappa lecture. I did, however, give a “farewell address” at the end of my environmental career on Sept. 9, 2001, warning that the “greatest...

As we get ready to celebrate Founders’ Day in this, our bicentennial year, there is no better time for me, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, to thank each and every member of our Lafayette community...

Last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a proposed $127 billion budget for 2027, sending political shockwaves throughout the city and raising concerns about fiscal responsibility and sustainability....

When hearings began for the Wood Avenue warehouse proposal, Easton residents were tasked with figuring out how to realistically oppose development by a company valued at over $1.5 billion. The project...

For decades after the Cold War, U.S. foreign policy oscillated between two flawed extremes: full-scale nation-building and strategic retrenchment. Iraq and Afghanistan embodied an older model characterized...

The United States is no longer debating whether artificial intelligence will reshape the economy; it already has. While fears of mass unemployment and runaway machines dominate headlines, AI has quietly...

Most epidemics spread silently, but none moves faster today than the quiet belief that we owe nothing to anyone. “I don't owe anyone anything” is a phrase used by proud, selfish people. The phrase...

Throughout my observations of American politics over the years, one common thread has consistently emerged: people want scapegoats. Whenever societies feel anxious or uncertain, they search for someone...

In Feb. 2023, Pepper Prize finalist Emma Chen ‘24 published an op-ed in The Lafayette: Why I'm dropping Student Government. In it, she outlined a litany of reasons for why she was leaving the organization,...