2008 Woodie Awards
Lafayette College hosted a panel and follow-up discussion recognizing both the past and present crisis in the region of South Ossetia between the neighboring countries of Russia and Georgia on Wednesday. The panel of experts included Professor of Government and Law Ilan Peleg, Professor of Foreign Language and Literature Rado Pribic, and Professor of History Joshua Sanborn.
As the candidates for the 2008 presidential election take the platform, Lafayette's own have been tuning in to follow the epic speeches, surprising Vice Presidential selections and political drama. Some of Lafayette's political buffs sat down to discuss the recent national conventions.
American politics are generally broken down into two categories: Republicans and Democrats. Despite efforts made by the Ross Peros and Ralph Naders of the world, third parties rarely get a chance to break through the norms of a system with a tradition of sustaining only two main parties.
Last Tuesday there was a short ceremony commemorating a new marble monument in honor of Francis A. March Jr. March was a professor of English from 1886 to 1928. He was also responsible for creating March Field as the first professional athletic field at Lafayette, which was used from 1894 to 1925.
Kal Penn, best known for his role as Kumar in the film Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, teamed up with co-creator of Facebook Chris Hughes to encourage the college community to rock the vote on Wednesday. Hughes, a Harvard alumnus, and Penn, a University of Pennsylvania lecturer when not acting, engaged the media via a conference call.
It's not news that college students are prime targets for credit card companies. With little to no know-how on managing finances and building good credit, card organizations look to cash in on this inexperience via special offers, junk mail and ads on websites like Facebook.
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the November 3, 2006 issue of The Lafayette. Although two years old, The Lafayette editorial board felt it provided additional commentary on the ongoing debate about the drinking age going on here at Lafayette and other colleges across the country.