Brown and White Vol. 120 no. 16

              Vol. 120 No. 16
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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By JENNIFER O’LEARY
Just Wingin’ It, a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, provided food and entertainment Wednesday night from 9 p.m. to midnight in Lamberton Hall.
The event, which was sponsored by Student Auxiliary Services, Residential Services, Student Activities and C.O.A.C.H., included unlimited wings, hot dogs, pretzels and beverages. Pepsi sponsored the event by donating about 30 cases of soda, and Late Night Lehigh contributed the disk jockey and staff for the event.
Entertainment was provided by student DJ Karl Bris­seaux, ’11, who played music all night long; LU Dance Team, and Lehigh a capella groups, The Echoes and The Melismatics. There were giveaways throughout the night from the Lehigh cheerleaders.
Student organizers were Caitlin Donnelly, ’12, and Isadore Carrie, ’12. As co-chairs of C.O.A.C.H., Lehigh’s athletics community service organization, they had a hand in turning the program into what it was.
“Just Wingin’ It is actually a continuation of C.O.A.C.H.’s annual collaboration with Residential Ser­vices called Breakfast for Bucks,” Donnelly said.
According to David Joseph of Residential Services, Breakfast for Bucks has taken place bi-annually for over a decade. It was held once a semester at Rathbone Hall and was a breakfast event, serving eggs, Tater tots, waffles and sausage from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. The proceeds were given to a different charity every year.
Donnelly said the event raised about $500 last year, which was consistent with the previous years’ event, but Joseph said they expected to raise much more this year because of the new format of the event.
“Our goal would be to collect a minimum of $1,000 for leukemia,” Joseph said before the event.
There was a $2 donation at the door, all of which Jo­seph said would go directly to the charity, as the office of Residential Services and the combined contributions of all the sponsoring organizations covered the entire cost of the event.
“This is not an inexpensive event,” Joseph said.
Steve Schatten, the general manager of the bookstore, estimated that approximately 80 percent of attendees do­nated more than $2, with many giving $5 or $10. Schatten said that by 10:30 p.m., 304 people had attended.
Between the high number of attendees and the gener­osity of the donations, the amount donated is expected to highly exceed the $500 raised at Breakfast for Bucks last year.
By 9:30 p.m., tables were packed, and there was stand­ing room only in Lamberton, with students enthusiastically cheering on a capella performances and standing in long
Fundraiser held to support leukemia society
By MEGAN HANKS
Many students are upset and confused by the recent resignation of the Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs Jame’l Hodges. Hodges resigned on March 7.
A group of about 15 to 20 students si­lently protested at the Town Hall Meeting last Monday.
Kadeem Samuels, ’11, and Wonu Owoseni, ’13, participated in the silent protest. They said the silent protest was the reaction to many events that have been taking place on campus, includ­ing the blackface incident, racial profiling and theme parties.
Greg Martin, ’11, who also participated in the silent protest, said that upon his return to Lehigh after spring break, he and a small group of students involved with the Office of Multicul­tural Affairs, received an email from Associate Dean of Students Allison Gulati telling them that Hodges had resigned.
However, Martin said Hodges was “forced to resign.” He also said the way Lehigh went about telling students was unprofessional, childish and made it seem like Hodges’ resignation was not a big deal.
Samuels said he also thinks that Hodges’ res­ignation was forced.
Owoseni and Samuels said they found out about Hodges’ resignation through Facebook and from an email that was sent out to members of the Cultural Programming Board.
Hodges’ resignation has made students feel like “their voices had been taken away,” Martin said.
Samuels said the OMA is currently in “chaos.”
Gulati said in an email response, that “a search for a new director will get underway very
See HODGES Page 3
Students stirred by resignation of OMA director
Mass undergrad support saves marketing professor
By KIRK GREENWOOD with
additional reporting by
DEBBIE PEARSALL
Students throughout the university mobilized in support of well-liked professor Beth Gallant last week to spark the overturn of a decision that was made to end her three-year stint as a visiting lecturer in the marketing department of the College of Busi­ness and Economics.
Dean of the College of Business and Economics Paul Brown notified The Brown and White on Saturday that Gallant will join the professorate next year as a Professor of Practice in the department.
“Across the college’s five depart­ments, we appoint faculty as Profes­sors of Practice in recognition of both their strengths in the classroom and their extensive ties to industry that parlay to great support for our students,” Brown said in an email. “Beth meets both these criteria in grand fashion, and the Marketing Department - as well as of course myself and the entire Lehigh leader­ship team - are pleased that Beth will be part of our professorial ranks for years to come.”
But this decision came with great student support from speculation.
Alex Nicolosi, ’12, a marketing and finance double major, who was one of the first students to hear of the decision affecting Gallant’s employ­ment, said she was notified by Gal­lant herself on March 18 and decided to take immediate action.
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Sing your heart out
B&W photo by CATHY LI
Members of the Lehigh University Choral Arts program, including LU Choir, Glee Club and Dolce, performed Saturday night. Their next concert is Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. in Baker Hall.