Brown and White Vol. 120 no. 18

              Vol. 120 No. 18
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
‘All the Lehigh News First’
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LIFESTYLE
By STEPH ALBANO
Almost 500 Lehigh students will take to Sayre Field to participate in and raise money for this year’s Relay for Life on Saturday and Sunday.
“We have close to $43,000 in online donations now, and a lot of money is usually made at onsite fundraisers or with people bringing physical checks and cash to the event,” said Sam Karpman, ’13, the Colleges Against Can­cer Relay for Life co-chair.
Because of the event’s new partnership with Sundaze, event organizers are expecting to run their biggest event ever. Not only is the fundraising goal higher, the event will actually be for a longer duration. Instead of the usual 12-hour run, Relay will last from 7 p.m. on Saturday to the start of Sundaze, around 2 p.m., the next day.
To help garner more donations, CAC is hosting a vari­ety of fundraisers in advance of the event.
One such program was the S’mores and Hot Dogs fund­raiser on the University Center front lawn. Sponsored by David Joseph of Lehigh’s Student Auxiliary Services, this event raised more than $450 for Relay.
“We wanted to tie into the Relay theme this year of camping out,” Joseph said, “Little did we know it would be a big hit.”
Kristen Peterson, ’12, another CAC Relay for Life co-chair, was also involved in planning the S’mores and Hot Dogs fundraiser.
“We thought it would be a great idea to have something on the front lawn when it gets nice out,” she said. Despite the fact that the weather was less-than-cooperative, the fundraiser was still a success.
This is also not the first time that Student Auxiliary Ser­vices has helped with Relay.
“We have been involved for the past few years with Relay, donating food for their events and providing some financial support,” Joseph said.
Joseph and Auxiliary Services are not the only Lehigh groups to support Relay for Life.
Recently, groups from around campus have come together to create a “Men of Lehigh Wear Pink” calendar to be sold as a fundraising effort for Relay. Lehigh’s Class Presidents; the fraternities of Delta Phi, Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Alpha, Delta Tau Delta and Lambda Chi Alpha; the Marching 97; ROTC; and the mens’ baseball, basket­ball, football and soccer teams have all contributed their pictures to this effort. The calendars will be sold at Relay
Relay for Life boosts year’s fundraising goal
By MELISSA COLLINS
Lehigh’s chapter of Delta Tau Delta was sus­pended by its national headquarters last Tuesday due to violations of their risk management policies.
“The men of Delta Tau Delta at Lehigh Universi­ty were not in alignment with risk management poli­cies, especially those relating to alcohol and hazing,” said Jim Russell, executive vice president of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. “Our investigation is still ongo­ing. We decided to close the chapter, but individual discipline could still happen.”
Although the investigation is not closed, Tim Wilkinson, director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs said the university is not looking to make individual charges.
Investigations of the fraternity began last Feb­ruary when the chapter faced charges of hazing, furnishing false information to university officials and illegal or unauthorized consumption of al­cohol, Wilkinson said. On March 15, Delta Tau Delta national headquarters started its own inves­tigation. Ultimately it was national headquarters’ decision to suspend the chapter because of its own investigations.
Wilkinson said Delta Tau Delta’s poor conduct didn’t begin in February, but that it was ongoing over the past few years.
“Over the last two years, they had probably the worst conduct record,” he said. “They were poor in accreditation.”
The decision to suspend the chapter was made by Delta Tau Delta headquarters, but since Lehigh is in a partnership with them, “we respect their deci­sion,” Wilkinson said.
Russell said he visited Lehigh last Tuesday to discuss what happens next with the fraternity.
“We had a conversation about the future, but we have not set a timetable,” Russell said regarding the possible return of the fraternity in the coming years.
According to Russell, “Delta Tau Delta’s re­turn would be the invitation of the university and
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Wilkinson: Delts violated risk management
Spring Fling connects campus with community
By HEATHER BRODSKY
Lehigh’s students, faculty and volunteers were glowing with pride while hosting the 10th annual Spring Fling event this past Saturday on the University Center front lawn.
Stephen Kuschman, ’12, a stu­dent coordinator in the Community Service Office, was in charge of this year’s Spring Fling.
“The main goal of this event is to allow a positive interaction between the Lehigh campus and the local South Bethlehem community,” he said.
Carolina Hernandez, director of the Community Service Office, described the event as being geared toward community members of all ages.
“The event, which begins at 11 a.m. on the University Center lawn,” Hernandez said, “is geared toward children from kindergarten to eighth grade and their families, and in­cluded an egg hunt, games, crafts, a deejay, a moon bounce, storytelling, food, pony rides and more.”
This was no small event.
“We are anticipating over 1,000 South Side neighbors to join us,” she said. “Last year, we had over 650 kids. When counting parents and guardians, we were well over 1,000. Considering that every year our numbers climb significantly, we are anticipating 750 kids this year with well over 1,000 total.”
Those who attended Spring Fling can verify that it was quite a sight. Music could be heard from the entrance to Memorial Walkway, and the large balloon arches set the cheerful atmosphere for the guests. Parents and children snacked on cot­ton candy, snow cones, nachos, pop­corn and various other favorites.
Anathae Wallace, ’14, a member of the Society of Women Engineers, spent her day at the sun-catcher booth.
“I thought the event would be fun and a good way to get to know peo­ple outside of Lehigh,” Wallace said. “We need to break out of our bubble and get involved in the environment around us.”
“I decided to participate in the
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B&W photo by KO YAZAKI
Local children and parents gather on the University Center front lawn for the 10th annual Spring Fling event. Each year, children interact with Lehigh students by making arts and crafts, playing games and doing activities.
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