Precision matters in this conversation. The original op-ed focused on commercially produced chatbots powered by large language models trained for next-word prediction. Here, I'll call them C-LLMs for specificity;...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
