Brown and White Vol. 99 no. 6

              the brown and white vol 99 no 6 tuesday september 24 1991 lehigh university you are not forgotten by debby schwartz brown and white news writer students hold vigil for pows/mias you are not forgotten was the theme behind the sixth annual pow mia 24-hour vigil run sponsored by the arnold air society an honorary serv ice fraternity of the reserves officers training corps the run lasted from 6 p.m last friday to 6 p.m saturday the event served to increase aware ness at lehigh and the surrounding community that servicemen from world war 11 the korean war and vietnam are still prisoners-of-war and missing-in action hopefully the run will be able to raise a consciousness among the students that there are people who have been mia for as long as we have been living said kimberly cottingham pow/mia project officer for the arnold air soci ety cottingham wears a bracelet with the name capt ronald leslie bond engraved in it as a reminder that bond from had donfield nj has been mia for 20 years mike balash national program direc tor for pows/mias for veterans of the vietnam war inc spoke at the run he said he felt this event was very positive for the community this is definitely not a waste of time balash said if it were not for events like this one this pow/mia issue would be farther back in our minds than it already is vincent cacciatore 94 looks at the event in a slightly different perspective after the war in the persian gulf a lot of people put their flags away cacciatore said we want everyone to know that the arnold air society is patriotic all the time it's not seasonal baw photo by samantha ganz aaron lleberman 94 buys three chances at the ball toss booth at south side alive from bill collard 92 and amy greenbaum 94 south side alive involvement helps benefit local charities by heather reilly brown and white news writer lehigh students and residents of be thlehem's south side were treated to the fourth annual south side alive carnival this past weekend hundreds of bethlehem residents and lehigh students were disappointed sat urday night when the tito puente jazz concert was cancelled cultural affairs office officials said they still do not know why puente did not show up for the south side alive event but students can return their tickets to the office for a full refund the purpose of the carnival was to allow friendly interaction between the lehigh and south side communities while raising money for local charities the money goes to the community said john saraceno president of the south side merchants association the funds go towards such organizations as home less shelters and buying fruit baskets for needy south side families during the holidays the involvement of the lehigh com munity was crucial each fraternity and sorority set up a booth and was paired with a specific charity all the money raised by the booth went to that charity non-greeks also were given an op portunity to get involved lori owen president of the class of 94 had the sophomore class set up a booth south side alive is a chance to give something back to the community and to show that lehigh students are aware owen said i thought it would be nice to do something for the community and give the non-greeks a chance to participate " organizations from the south side also played a significant role the south side merchants association made it possible to use the field behind brougal middle school one organization that focuses on world peace and hunger sold buttons and bumper stickers the south side historical soci ety sold famous lehigh brownies and ethnic foods representative of the vari ous ethnic groups who have made their home in bethlehem's south side this weekend marked the fourth year of south side alive south side alive was the brainchild of a former lehigh stu dent rob ripp unfortunately organ izational problems prevented the dream from becoming a reality while he was an undergraduate it took two to three years to get the use of the broughal field saraceno explained the first year the carnival was held he ripp was invited back as a honored guest the carnival seemed to attract more people this year than in years past carlyn viola 92 publicity chair of the panhellenic council said student organizations are more receptive this year viola also explained that the event helps improve relationships between the two communities and it makes for a better understanding between lehigh students and south side residents b4w photo by jason stanforc paul lewis of ynot sings at the stage door friday see pow page 8 is lehigh sinking page 6