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Less than a year and a half after naming the former vice president of communications, Lafayette College has a new person for the role: Kristen Daily, a communications and public relations leader at Stevens Institute of Technology, will officially take office on Aug. 17. “With such a strong liberal arts tradition — paired with that...
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Lafayette College’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the newest iteration of its carbon neutrality plan last month, though funding for the plan has not been secured. The initiative, Climate Action Plan 3.0, was developed over the previous academic year and represents the college’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2035, a target set in its..
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The crew team ended its spring season at the American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta in mid-May. After three days at Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the women’s varsity four boat paddled its way to the first-place crown in the grand finals while the men’s varsity four squad finished third overall. Led by...
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The head coach of Lafayette College’s women’s lacrosse team has stepped down after seven years. Explanations for her exit remain unclear as school officials search for a replacement ahead of the 2027 season. Katie McConnell’s resignation was announced in a May 18 college news release; the reason for her departure was not specified. Director of...
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After clinching its first Patriot League Tournament appearance since 2012, the softball team’s postseason run fell short, falling to Boston University and Colgate University in the double-elimination bracket. Opening the May 7 matchup, the Leopards (16-36 overall, 7-11 Patriot League) quickly found momentum against top‑seeded Boston (47-15 overall, 16-2 Patr
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The track and field team closed out its outdoor season at the Patriot League Championships last weekend at the Naval Academy, with the men finishing fifth out of nine teams and the women placing ninth out of 10. The men’s fifth‑place showing marks their best outdoor finish since 2019. Three Leopards reached the podium with...
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Lafayette College’s Board of Trustees will see a new face at its helm beginning this summer. Trustees unanimously elected Jefferson Kirby ‘84 as chairman in May, closing out the eight-year tenure of his predecessor and classmate Bob Sell ‘84. Kirby is set to serve a two-year term starting July 1. The Kirby name is no...
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From sermons, baseball, pristine pageants and promenades, Lafayette College has found no shortage of ways to mark its anniversaries over the past 140-plus years. First fests Despite the college’s establishment of Founders’ Day in 1874 in conjunction with Pardee Hall’s dedication, its first recorded anniversary celebration would not materialize until June 188
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“The ninth of May will ever be fondly cherished by every alumnus” of Lafayette College as its founding day, a recap of the college’s 1882 semi-centennial celebration reads. Wait, what? Between its drawn-out establishment and an “impromptu” celebration that stuck, Lafayette College has called no fewer than four different days its “founding day” over the...
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There are not many things that Tim Jarkow ‘27 is allowed to share about his recent initiation into Lafayette College’s chapter of fraternity Delta Tau Delta, but he is not exaggerating when he says he’s the happiest he’s ever been since. “It was always something I dreamed of, in a way, but it didn’t really...
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