Brown and White Vol. 121 no. 4

              Vol. 121 No. 4
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
‘All the Lehigh News First’
THE BROWN AND WHITE
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LIFESTYLE
Shupp addresses
off-campus behavior
By ALLISON SCHWARTZ
In an email sent to off-cam­pus students on Friday, Sept. 9, Lehigh Chief of Police Edward Shupp told students that the City of Bethlehem Police Department and the City of Bethlehem Zon­ing Office would be adding ex­tra patrols and issuing citations in the coming weeks, because of disruptive behavior off campus.
The types of problems that occurred during the first few weeks of school include public urination, loud music, garbage in the streets and disorderly houses.
“Right now, some of our major problem areas are Fifth Street and Hillside [Avenue],” Shupp said. “Already, the Beth­lehem Zoning Office has been out a few times on weekends to hand out citations to disorderly houses. This includes cups on lawns, sidewalks and all over the streets, and garbage left out to draw mice, rats and things like that.”
Shupp said that while com­plaints and arrests are not up from previous years, “what ev­eryone has to remember is there are a lot of full-time residents that live in the city, and we need to be respectful of those resi­dents. They’ve been living there for years; they aren’t somebody that is just new.”
All off-campus students received an email before the first weekend of school providing them with important informa­tion regarding state laws and Bethlehem city ordinances, an off-campus guide to safe and responsible parties, and crime-prevention resources to assist in
Alum funds international programs
By KIRK GREENWOOD
Lee Iacocca, ’45 — a man President Alice P. Gast described as “a great son of Lehigh” — imparted words of wisdom for a long and happy life to a large audi­ence of Lehigh students, faculty, staff, alumni and others on Friday morning.
“Over the years, I think I have dis­covered a few truths,” said the 86-year-old global business impresario, and ar­guably Lehigh’s most famous alumnus. “The secret to living long is enjoying life, and part of enjoying life is to give back. And believe me, giving back re­ally does make you happy. And I’ve lived pretty long, by the way.”
Iacocca spoke at a breakfast recep­tion celebrating his donation of $1 mil­lion in challenge grant money toward the new Lee Iacocca International Internships program being launched by his alma mater.
The reception was held in the Wood Dining Room, a spacious, stately ban­quet facility on the second floor of Ia­cocca Hall on Lehigh’s 742-acre Moun­taintop Campus.
In the late 1980s, Iacocca led a four-year campaign to raise the funds necessary for Lehigh to purchase the mountaintop from Bethlehem Steel, which it did in 1991 to the tune of $58 million. The dining room features glass walls on three sides, which provides a breathtaking, panoramic view of the Le­high Valley on a crisp, sunny September morning.
“It’s always good to come back to Lehigh, especially on a fall day,” Ia­cocca said.
Iacocca had entered the room arm-in-arm with Gast, as a crowd of about 250 rose to greet him with applause.
Iacocca remarked at the size of the crowd and joked with Gast, saying she really knew how to throw a party.
Alongside members of the Lehigh family sat business, community and government leaders from around the country and world. Among these were eight graduates of the Iacocca Institute’s Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry — a leadership and cross-cultural training program for students and young professionals from around the world. They had come from as far away as Moldova, Vietnam, Aus­tralia and Saudi Arabia to attend the event and honor Iacocca, said Richard Brandt, director of the Iacocca Institute.
Like the Mountaintop Campus from which it was launched, Brandt said the Global Village is a legacy to Iacoc­ca’s vision, drive and giving spirit. The six-week summer program offered every year brings young leaders together to
See PARTYING Page 2
See IACOCCA Page 3
By TIANLI ZHANG
Lehigh’s version of summer camp for first-year students, Camp Hawk, took place off campus at an authentic summer camp in Pocono Mountains last weekend.
Camp Hawk, a joint effort between the Office of Student Leadership Development and the Office of the First-Year Experience, is a brand new adven­ture for the Lehigh community.
The idea of Camp Hawk came from a conver­sation between Allison Ragon, assistant dean and director of the Office of the First-Year Experience, and Jessica Manno, assistant dean of the Office of Student Leadership Development. In their discus­sions, Ragon and Manno devised ways to have first-year students bond and create deeper connec­tions among the campus community as a whole. They thought it would make sense to take 100 students to Camp Canadensis in the Poconos this year, as a separate segment from the Leadership Lehigh Retreat, which was also held this weekend. Ragon said the purpose of the camp is to allow first-year and upperclass students the opportunity to interact with one another.
“Every year, we talk to students on the orienta­tion staff, and we realize that students get to Le­high, and there’s all this pressure to have their best friends in the first couple of weeks. And we know that that doesn’t always happen,” Ragon said. “So we thought if we could help the students build those relationships and really be exposed to stu­dents that aren’t on their residential floor and not in their orientation group, that they have a better chance of finding people they have interests with, and that they can make connections with.”
Camp Hawk gives first-year students the oppor­tunity to meet and build friendships, not only with peers from their own class, but also with upperclass students, really expanding the network of students at Lehigh. The opportunity to participate in this camp was open to any first-year student who was interested. The $100 cost did not have to prevent students from attending the camp because there were scholarships available to cover full or partial camp costs.
“It’s a chance for first-year students to explore the Pocono Mountains, which are beautiful, and the campsite is amazing,” Ragon said. “It’s a great way to meet students that they might not normally run into; it’s also a great way to see upperclass students that have decided to get involved in the Leadership Lehigh Retreat and have interaction with them; and it’s just another opportunity to try something new.”
The staff planned the retreat with the intention
n New Hawk Watch program to become the ‘eyes and ears’ of LUPD.
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B&W photo by MATT BREITEL
Renowned alumnus Lee Iacocca, ’45, takes the podium from President Alice Gast on Friday at a reception celebrating his support of international internrnships. See page 3 for an exclusive interview with Iacocca.
First-years bond through ‘summer camp’ experience