Brown and White Vol. 118 no. 14

              By JACKIE LYONS
The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life award­ed Lehigh’s Hillel Society with the Indispensable Campus Partners Award for its Senior Greek Spiri­tuality and Religion Initiative.
The award was given to only five universities around the globe in recognition of their original efforts and programs.
Hillel’s initiative gives small groups of Greek seniors the opportunity to share spiritual and reli­gious opinions and experiences with one another.
“To me, this award is a recognition of so many people’s efforts to make Lehigh an increasingly welcoming place for both Jewish life and spiritual and religious diversity,” said Rabbi Seth Goren, associate chaplain and director of Jewish Student Life.
Hillel president Alissa Sperling, ’12, said the award is a testament to the growth that Hillel expe­rienced over the past few years and the continuing efforts to improve as a campus organization.
“The real credit for this award goes to Rabbi Seth Goren, who has come to campus with the mission to improve campus life not just for Jewish students, but for all members of the Lehigh com­munity,” Sperling said.
The first few Hillel meeting topics included the sharing of individual religious and spiritual jour­neys. Later meeting topics were directed by mem­bers’ religious and spiritual questions.
Goren said Hillel is a resource for Jewish life and tradition on campus. It provides support for any members of the Lehigh community interested in learning more about Judaism and being Jewish.
“At many other colleges and universities, Hillel is a separate, professionally directed organization distinct from the educational institution,” Goren said. “Here at Lehigh, Hillel is a student organiza­tion that’s advised by members of the Lehigh com­See
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Prestigious award given to Hillel society
Vol. 118 No. 14
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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By LAURA QUAGLIARIELLO
Body image is how someone feels about his or her own physical appearance. Negative body image in teenagers and young adults is an ongoing problem.
The risks of a negative body image are eat­ing disorders. Often times, women with nega­tive body images lead themselves to an eating disorder. The two most common eating disor­ders, anorexia and bulimia, can have serious health consequences.
The Women’s Center is hosting Healthy Body Image Week through Friday to encour­age a healthy body image through the use of speakers, discussions and educational work­shops. The week will focus on the various per­ceptions of body image and the different ways individuals can keep both their bodies and minds healthy.
Today’s event begins at noon at the Wom­en’s Center (UC 207). It is called “Beauty: Eye of the Beholder.” The event will allow students to take a look at the physical beauty of women throughout the ages and see how beauty has transformed and evolved over time.
Tomorrow, the Women’s Center invites students to get “The Skinny of Fat!” The event will be held at the Women’s Center at 4 p.m., and is affiliated with Lehigh’s Healthy Hawks. The event will define body image-related terms, suggest healthy eating options and provide a fat-fact pamphlet to anyone in attendance.
Friday’s event is the final one of the week.
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Body image by the numbers
2 out of 5 women would trade 3 to 5 years of their life to achieve their goal weights
Almost 54 percent of American women between the ages of 12 and 23 are unhappy with their bodies
At any given time, 5 million to 10 million women and girls have eating disorders
Week promotes body image awareness
Student efforts may rid dining halls of Styrofoam
By BRENT LaMAIRE
College students nationwide are speaking up against the use of Styro­foam on their campuses in an attempt to produce cleaner landfills, promote personal health and encourage a sus­tainable practice of recycling.
Paul Ferry, ’10, Green Action club president, is heading the initiative to rid Lehigh’s cafeterias of the use of Styrofoam, or polystyrene. Since January, Ferry has been meeting with Dining Services staff in an attempt to devise a plan to dissolve the use of Styrofoam to-go containers.
Polystyrene is used primarily in food containers and shipping pack­ages, but is also present in insulation and other plastic products in homes and offices. Its benefits include a low cost, convenience, efficiency and stur­diness, yet its harmful effects can be ignored and overlooked.
On campus to-go food packaging relies greatly on polystyrene and has drawn attention over the past few years, both by dining services staff and students. In the past academic year, around 108,000 individual Sty­rofoam containers were used in to-go meals. There were 2,700 students on the meal plan. Three containers cost 30 cents, which adds up to $4 per student with a meal plan.
“If we brought in biodegradable containers and bags, price increases by 40 to 50 percent,” Bruce Chris­tine, Dining Services general man­ager said. An increase in cost would inevitably be passed along to stu­dents. This is not an option, accord­ing to Dining Services staff.
At a student and staff meeting last Tuesday, it was unanimously agreed that the goal of the initiative is to adopt a sustainable practice to re­See
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Delta Gamma sorority hosted its third annual charity event Anchor Slam benefitting Service for Sight. The event, which took place on Friday in Grace Hall from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., raised around $6,000.