Brown and White Vol. 98 no. 7

              the brown and white vol 98 no 7 friday september 28 1990 lehigh university rodale 52 dies in moscow bus accident by kara vilamil lehigh mourns loss of great alumnus benefactor brown and white chief desk editor the world lost a great thinker and a greater doer last week when robert rodale 52 head of rodale press and pioneer of modern agriculture died in a moscow bus crash he was 60 years old rodale's work in organic farming changed the face of modern agricul ture and his emmaus publishing com pany and rodale institute have focus ed worldwide attention on the lehigh valley and the 305 acres of experiment al garden plots at the rodale institute rodale's influence was felt around the world and his guidance will surely be missed at the time of his death he was in moscow teaching natural agric ultural methods to soviet farmers hoping to help save the floundering it's quite a shock he's going to be missed by a wide range of faculty and friends he was a man of international and global influence paul franz development office soviet agricultural system his most recent projects in self-sustaining or regenerative living seem revolution ary now but like his work in once revolutionary organic farming may become accepted in the future bob's ideas were way ahead of his time sharon friedman journalism department chairperson said and at least one consolation that we have is that we're seeing his ideas accepted into the mainstream in the last five years rodale's impact on i-ehigh espe cially on the journalism department was extensive rodale's former jour nalism professor remembers him a as quiet student showing promise in writ ing and alternative agriculture in his undergraduate years he was quiet but extremely intelli gent said joseph mcfadden former journalism department head accord ing to mcfadden rodale already had that professional touch in combin ing writing and his future interest in sustainable agriculture without pesti cides he was already into the organ robert rodale omrpiv cafeteria crowds cause congestion by erin brennan brown and white news writer limited space in the university center dining hall at lunch and dinner rush hours has created seating pro blems for students wanting to eat board director of food services ted tobia said the problem is one of those things we have noticed happens every year until everyone gets into their routines food services reported higher meal counts than usual in both the u.c and rathbone dining halls the busiest hour during lunch is between 12-1 p.m dining hall employee crystal albright said the rush of students for dinner usually begins at 5:30 p.m and lasts until 6 p.m u.c dining hall workers admit that the crowds may be an inconvenience for the students but report that they b&w photo by jason stanford contractors hard at work cleaning up one of the many constructions sites around campus wellness house teaches different values by vivian shpiguer brown and white news writer a new special housing option for students who pref er a smoke-free alcohol-free and drug-free environment is now open in the centennial ii complex the wellness house located in carothers house was designed by dean of students and residence area coordinator tina madon na the co-ed dorm formerly reserved for incoming fresh men houses 36 freshmen and upperclassmen its purpose is to provide a living environ ment with activities geared toward a dimension of healthi ness such as nutrition or drug and alcohol education several upperclassmen liv ing in the wellness house said they chose it not for its theme but because of the lack of housing choices however they say they respect the goal of the house and intend to participate in the programs they find interesting residents of the house are not allowed to consume tobac co products alcohol or chemi cal substances and are requir ed to plan and participate in the wellness-related activit ies madonna said the wellness house has the same social policy as any other dorm at lehigh but students are more focused toward these values programs will typically deal with nutrition drug and alcohol use and abuse study skills human sexuality and education the five areas on which the students wanted to concentrate are in order of preference social physical sexual recreational and intel lectual issues upperclassmen who show ed interest in the house last year attended meetings in december to learn about the wellness house's objectives programs and student-direc ted atmosphere one of the gryphons of the wellness house katrina young 91 said i like it because it's student run and i think the residents have respect for each other most of the students agree that the house is a quiet close knit family-like environment freshman lachelle veals from tennessee said i want ed to be in a simulated home environment like veals other freshmen who picked the wellness house said they don't smoke drink or take drugs they expressed that there is an see rodale page 7 see cafeteria page 6 see wellness page 5 inside news with each new semester comes a wealth of renova tions on campus p _ arts & leisure electronic improvisational quartet to appear tuesday at broughal middle schoo ' page 10 sports field hockey team looks to freshman mary-alice zavocki in the goal to boost season hopes page 15