Aug 28, 2018
First Day of Class
By Bill Landauer Ed Kerns runs his fingers over the four edges of a rectangle of watercolor paper. “I used to have a teacher,” the Clapp Professor…
Humanities
Jul 20, 2018
Reviving Ragtime, an American Original
By Bryan Hay There’s a certain nostalgic purity about ragtime, musical qualities that inspired Josh Kwak ’18 to complete some posthumous business on…
Jul 2, 2018
Ryan’s Reveille
By Bill Landauer Forces often pull Ryan Dupuis ’16 in opposite directions. A love of science brought him to Lafayette. After he graduated, a passion…
Jun 20, 2018
The Art of Information Literacy
By Stephen Wilson A student draped in a flowing white smock steps out of Farinon swaddling a raw, bloody roast. Around her neck hangs a chain of hot dogs…
Jun 1, 2018
Trash to Treasure
By Bill Landauer Silver tags and teardrops ripple on a chain-link fence near the center of Karl Stirner Arts Trail. Each inch-wide drop is hiding something…
May 3, 2018
Rapid-Fire Theater Visits Stage Friday and Saturday
By Bill Landauer In 10 minutes, you can fold a load of laundry, do the dishes, or balance your checkbook. And this weekend at Lafayette, you can take in…
Apr 29, 2018
A Chance to Go Deeper
By Bill Landauer Stephen King likens writing to telepathy. An idea or image from the writer’s mind transfers to the reader’s. It doesn’t always work…
Apr 25, 2018
The Importance of Being Earnest
College Theater presents Oscar Wilde’s comedy The Importance of Being Earnest for three more performances on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at Weiss Theater…
Apr 24, 2018
“Lafayette” Visits Lafayette
By Katie Neitz Daveed Diggs catapulted into stardom portraying a founding father. But not just any founding father: our founding father. Diggs, who won…
Apr 24, 2018
For the Love of Music
11 a.m. A fast jazz riff tinkles from a practice room on the second floor of Williams Center for the Arts. Inside, Jessica Ackendorf ’19 sits at an upright…