Brown and White Vol. 119 no. 17

              By DOUGLAS BAJAN
Green Week concluded with Black-Out, Lights-Out, an a cappella concert held by Green Action Friday on the STEPS Lawn with the purpose of promoting energy conservation.
Green Action arranged for all of the lamp posts sur­rounding the STEPS lawn to be turned off for the evening, as well as all unnecessary lights in STEPS itself, Maginnes Hall and Fairchild-Martindale Library.
Throughout Green Week, Green Action has continued its dedication toward raising awareness of environmental is­sues, as well as promoting sustainability both within Lehigh and the Bethlehem community.
Megan Busch, ’11, Green Week planning chair of Green Action, spoke specifically about the Greenway project.
“There used to be a railroad that ran through Third and Fourth streets, it’s not very useful anymore,” she said. “So, now we’re trying to make that a bike path/transit sta­tion — make it kind of a green park area for Bethlehem residents.”
The endeavor has been undertaken in order to more fully integrate the South Side with Lehigh.
Entertainment for the event was provided by the a cap­pella groups Echoes, The Melismatics and A Whole Step Up.
The a cappella groups sang a wide array of songs from “Thinking of You” by Katy Perry, “Whatcha Say” by Jason Derulo, “Cecilia” by Simon and Garfunkel and original pieces.
Busch used the event as an opportunity to educate students about how much energy can be saved through simple, everyday actions.
“If we turned off 50 60-watt light bulbs for an hour, we would be saving 3,000 watt-hours of electricity,” she said. “What if you turned off those 50 60-watt bulbs between the hours of 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. every night?”
Busch went on to list other ways students could con­serve energy, such as carpooling, recycling and cutting down on overall electricity use.
“Unplugging appliances and turning off computers and TVs at night makes a huge difference, and we want people to realize that,” she said.
Green activities such as glow-in-the-dark Frisbee were made available. Hot chocolate, popcorn and other snacks were provided as well. Students were able to support the movement by purchasing Green Week T-shirts.
Black-Out, Lights-Out was only one of many “green” events held on campus in the last week.
Seminars and meetings, such as the Green Expo, the Greeks Going Green Forum, a Lehigh Sustainability Panel
Green Action sheds light on energy conservation
See GREEN Page 3
Vol. 119 No. 17
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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LIFESTYLE
Tresolini lecturer shares struggle to save brother
By LIZ MARTINEZ
If your brother were wrongly con­victed of a murder, would you drop everything to salvage his freedom?
Against all odds, Betty Anne Waters did, recounting her uplifting story, now the motion picture “Conviction,” in Zoellner Art Center’s Baker Hall on Nov. 2 as part of the annual Rocco J. Tresolini Lectureship in Law.
In 1980, Waters received a distressed call from her family telling her that their neighbor, Katharina Brow, had been murdered and that she should rush home to Ayers, Mass.
It wasn’t until she arrived that she found out the police were questioning one of her brothers. But she didn’t think too much of it.
Her brother Kenneth, whom she referred to as Kenny, had been at the courthouse for another infraction at the same time the murder took place, therefore a police officer had seen him. “What a perfect alibi,” she remembers thinking.
Two and half years later, with the case still unresolved, Kenny was con­victed because one of his ex-girlfriends told the police that Kenny had allegedly come home drunk that fateful day with a scratch from below his eye to his chin. The news came as a blow to Waters, yet she was certain he would be released almost immediately given his alibi and the lack of evidence and the fact that Kenny’s public defender kept assuring them that he would win the case.
Nevertheless, an obstacle sprung up.
“The only biological evidence was a hair,” she said, “that did not match Kenny’s.”
All that piece of evidence showed was that both Kenny and whoever had killed Brow shared the same blood type: O positive.
“So does half the population,” said Waters. But later, another ex-girlfriend disclosed that Kenny had allegedly told her he was the murderer.
Waters remembers thinking the
See WATERS Page 4
By ALEX DeANGELO
Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity Inc., along with Daniel Cobar, ’12, student photographer, are giving Lehigh students the opportunity to strike a pose in their new proj­ect, Lehigh’s Top Model, until Nov. 23.
Professional photo shoots will be provided by Cobar’s photography for students and fac­ulty for a fee of $5.
The photos will be processed and posted on Cobar’s website, where people can vote for their favorites.
The polls close on Nov. 26, and on Nov. 30, the top five contestants will be displayed in Lamberton in front of a panel of judges.
The winners in each category will get a $50 gift card to one of the sponsoring local cloth­ing stores that will be providing outfits for the photo shoots, including Loose Threads, Villa and Homebase, all on Fourth Street.
Half of the proceeds of the event will go to Lambda Sigma Upsilon’s national philan­thropy, which is promoting HIV and AIDS research and awareness.
Cobar isn’t new to photography.
“I’ve been taking photos since my junior year in high school,” he said. “Just recently, I’ve started to create an actual company.”
Cobar also takes photos for The Brown and White, The Brown and Black, the Epitome, and has a contract with the Global Union.
Lambda Sigma Upsilon to host photo shoots
See MODEL Page 5
n Lambda Sigma Upsilon fraternity, Lehigh junior team up in Lehigh’s Top Model; proceeds from the event will help HIV, AIDS research
B&W photo by DAN COBAR
The Chinese Student and Scholar Association hosted the China Carnival on Friday in front of the STEPS building. This year’s carnival featured traditional Chinese dances, jewelry and cuisine.
A piece of tradition