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              dents the 98 members of the commis sion have been assigned to study this institution's social environment and the relationships among the students staff and faculty of the university according to ota the biggest project for the year will be to establish a child care center on campus the program will offer all-day care for children of lehigh students faculty and staff there has been a need for a child care center for a long time and i am looking forward to it with great excite ment and enthusiasm ota said she explained that since the com mission has only been organized rec ently it has yet to plan long-term goals however she said she feels strongly the commission exists for the univers ity as a whole and to improve its environment for all members we want imput from the entire university so that is why we will be surveying throughout the campus to find out what changes and programs are wanted and necessary ota said bymihotsuyuki brown and white news writer what we are lacking is a sense of awareness and sensitivity toward issues concerning women within the lehigh community said patti ota associate provost and newly-elected chairman of the president's commis sion on women the need to focus on the women of lehigh as well as human relations was prompted by the sexual assault of a female student last year since the incident the faculty staff and stu dents of the university have expressed the urgency to resolve the many issues involving the minority sex on campus ota said last year a rally resulted from the incident and ralliers demanded action on part of the university to recognize women and their rights shortly following the rally a petition signed by faculty staff and students was submitted to the administration addressing the need to establish the child care facility proposed we must learn to acknowledge and respect diversity within the lehigh community pally ota associate provost commission we must learn to acknowledge and respect diversity within the lehigh community not only in the sense of color religion or background but gend er as well ota stressed ota said she hopes the commission on women will help raise the con sciousness of the student to sensitive topics such as rape sexual harrass ment discrimination and the overall attitudes toward the women of the university the commission is comprised of administrators faculty support staff undergraduate and graduate stu the brown and white lehigh university tuesday september 26 1989 vol 97 no 6 see radon page 2 appears radon is present everywhere according to information supplied by pat chase director of physical plan ning facilities service besidents in eastern pennsylvania are beginning to show concern for the presence of radon gas every object that comes into contact with the earth will contain some con centration of radon the radon escapes from the soil and attaches itself to dust particles which people then breathe into their lungs this process has caused concern for lung radon discovered in high quantities in campus dorms byljsaeacott brown and white news writer radon testing recently conducted in lehigh residence halls led to the discovery of high quantities of radon gas in two rooms in dravo hall and two rooms in trembley park apartments radon is a colorless odorless gas that originates from the natural decay of radioactive materials these rad ioactive materials such as uranium are present in soil everywhere it used to be that radon gas was only known to exist in the mining areas far below the earth however it now using the answer to the question on religion houston demonstrated the essence of the marketing concept he said it is a business philosophy that focuses on determining the wants and needs of the consumer then supplying him with those desires in other words simply giving the customer what he wants houston earned a bachelor's degree in marketing at the state university of new york binghamton in 1967 he went on to indiana university to receive an mba in 1969 and obtained his doctorate degree at purdue uni versity he has taught at temple uni versity the university of alabama and the university of missouri st louis the lecture started with a brief history of business theories since the see beckwith page 5 marketing talk investigates new theories by denise d'aulerio brown and white a&l writer how do you like your religion most people pursue a faith that caters to their wants and needs believe it or not this answer ties in with understanding the marketing concept this relationship was probed thursday night at the fifth annual beckwith lecture given this year by frank houston of rutgers universit y—camden houston led a discussion on his article the marketing con cept what it is and what it is not b & w photo by wendy bronfin rich folk 89 looks for an open teammate in the theta delta chi hoops for the homeless see story p 16 inside news thirty lehigh students and local residents head for the state capital today to add their voice to the fight for pro-choice rights page 4 arts & leisure days of old brought to the present with antique show in stabler arena last weekend dealers brought antiquities from all over the east coast page 9 sports blue hens take women's cross country team by one point in three-way meet team now prepares for paul short invitational page 13