A popular tradition that many Lehigh students take part in during the Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry week is crafting their own banners to hang outside their on- or off-campus homes. This year, academic buildings and other on-campus buildings took part in the tradition by hanging their own banners as well.
Many of these banners are made to make fun of Lafayette College and to build excitement for the Rivalry game, which was hosted at Lafayette this year on Saturday, Nov. 17 in Fisher Stadium.
Earlier this week, President John Simon held a banner competition on his Instagram page to help decide which banner he should make to display outside of his house on campus.
Below are some of the banners that were hung across off-campus student houses and on-campus buildings throughout the week:
“Laf Is A Weird Flex But OK” hangs outside a building on campus. Students create banners leading up to the Rivalry game on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (Alexis McGowan/B&W Staff)
A banner reading “Hand Foot Laf” hangs off of an off-campus house. This banner is in reference to the hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak on Lehigh’s campus at the beginning of the school year. (Alexis McGowan/B&W Staff)
A banner hangs outside an off-campus house that reads “Laf Has Never Been to Flavortown.” This banner is in reference to Food Network star Guy Fieri’s catchphrase “Flavortown” on his show, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. (Alexis McGowan/B&W Staff)
Leading up to the Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry game, students create banners to poke fun at Lafayette. This banner reads “Laf’s Passcode is 000000.” (Alexis McGowan/B&W Staff)
A “Laf asked Lehigh to merge” banner hangs outside of an off-campus house. Many Lehigh students create their own banners to make fun of Lafayette students during Lehigh-Lafayette week. (Alexis McGowan/B&W Staff)
“Laf doesn’t thank the bus driver” hangs outside the garage of an off-campus house. Many Lehigh students create banners to hang outside their homes in the spirit of the Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry week. (Alexis McGowan/B&W Staff)
A banner that reads “Lehigh = Stacy’s Mom. Laf = Stacy” hangs off the front porch of an off-campus house. This banner is in reference to Fountains of Wayne’s hit song, “Stacy’s Mom.” (Alexis McGowan/B&W Staff)
“Laf hides in the bushes in Fortnite” hangs outside of the LUPD station. This banner is in reference to the popular video game, Fortnite. (Alexis McGowan/B&W Staff)
A banner that reads “Laf can’t get this bread” hangs off the front of an off-campus house. Many banners that are hung are made by students who live in off-campus homes. (Sarah Epstein/B&W Staff)
“Changed the password to LAFAYETTE but Gmail said it was too weak” hangs outside the LUPD station. Lehigh students, faculty and staff all take part in making banners for the Rivalry week. (Sarah Epstein/B&W Staff)
“Laf banned Juuls” hangs outside of an off-campus house. Juul’s are an electronic cigarette that are banned on Lehigh’s campus. (Sarah Epstein/B&W Staff)
A banner reading “Laf’s hips lie” hangs from an off-campus home. The sign references singer-songwriter Shakira’s song “Hips Don’t Lie.” (Sarah Epstein/B&W Staff)
A banner that hangs off an off-campus house reads “At Laf it just be like that all the time.” Making banners is a popular tradition during the Rivalry week. (Sarah Epstein/B&W Staff)
A banner hanging from an off-campus house reads “Laf killed Derek Shepherd.” This banner is in reference to the popular television drama series Grey’s Anatomy. (Sarah Epstein/B&W Staff)
“Laf killed Vine” hangs off of an on-campus building. Vine was a popular video-blogging service that shut down in 2016. (Sarah Epstein/B&W Staff)
“Laf? thank u, next” hangs off of an off-campus house. The banner is in reference to singer-songwriter Ariana Grande’s hit song “thank u, next.” (Alexis McGowan/B&W Staff)
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