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The football team scored in all four quarters and forced three turnovers Saturday to win 20-7 over host Bucknell University, snapping its three-game losing streak and picking up its first Patriot League victory of 2026. Freshman quarterback Eddie Jordan finished 18-of-33 passing for 158 yards in his first collegiate start after being named the Leopards’...
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The field hockey team recorded two dominating home wins this weekend, obliterating Lehigh University in an 11-0 blowout and stifling the College of William & Mary in a 6-0 game. Friday’s contest against Lehigh (0-4 Patriot League, 1-13 overall) was moved from 6 p.m. to 3 p.m. because of weather. The change in start time...
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For Melody White ‘23, music is the purest form of expression and emotion. The Lafayette College alum, whose stage name is Melody Matthews, released her debut album “MISANDRIST” on Oct. 2. The pop album is punchy, ironic and unapologetically queer. White is an openly transitioning transgender woman whose experiences have shaped her discography, with songs...
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The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational on Saturday at Gettysburg College. The women placed second out of 46 teams, while the men finished sixth in a field of 44. On the women’s side, the Leopards recorded the fastest one-through-five and one-through-seven averages in program history, and every woman...
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After three rain-related postponements, Easton’s second annual Latin Fest took place Sunday nearly one month after its original date. From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., the parking lot of Bravo Supermarket became a celebration of Latin culture, offering live music, authentic food and dancing. Marcel Bedoya, the co-organizer of Latin Fest, decided to revive it...
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Queer novelist and Dartmouth College professor Alexander Chee led a reading and reception for his work at Lafayette College, giving nearly 30 attendees the opportunity to learn about his writing process and have their writing questions answered. “I never want to write the same thing twice,” Chee said. “The greatest reward of being a novelist...
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The swimming and diving team kicked off its season with a home dual meet against Loyola Maryland University last Saturday. Both the men’s and women’s squads fell to the Greyhounds, with the men scoring 100.50 to Loyola’s 199.50, and the women tallying 81 points to Loyola’s 219. Despite the result, the Leopards won six different...
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Lafayette College’s handling of an alleged rape earlier this month has drawn criticism from Northampton County’s top law enforcement official, which college officials have objected to. Northampton County District Attorney Steven Baratta disagreed with Lafayette’s Office of Public Safety’s decision to not send out a “timely warning” to inform the campus commu
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The volleyball team dropped a four-set match to Loyola University Maryland this past weekend on the road, remaining winless in Patriot League play through nine contests. The Leopards (0-9 Patriot League, 6-13 overall) dropped the first set 25-16, but bounced back to win the second set 29-27 over the Greyhounds (5-4 Patriot League, 7-11 overall)...
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