Brown and White Vol. 121 no. 16

              Vol. 121 No. 16
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
‘All the Lehigh News First’
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By KELSEY STOCKER
Alpha Chi Omega sorority and Delta Up­silon and Lambda Sigma Upsilon fraternities hosted the TEDx LehighU event this past Sat­urday, Nov. 5, in Perella Auditorium in Rauch Business Center.
According to its website, TEDx are indepen­dently organized events through which commu­nities, organizations and individuals can discuss experiences and ideas worth spreading. At this particular TEDx event, Lehigh faculty and staff addressed issues about their personal areas of interest and expertise, revolving the speeches around the theme of diversity.
“This event is to help bridge the divide be­tween students and faculty, and to help stimu­late a more intellectual and open-minded cul­ture on campus,” said Tim Hilty, ’12, president of Delta Upsilon.
“This is a critically important event because it establishes better diversity on campus,” said Daniel Cobar, ’12, president of LSU. “This event focuses on more inclusion and shows [at­tendees] what we have and what our faculty is doing in our school community.”
TEDx events are held worldwide in hopes of sparking conversations and connections be­tween people and groups. All TEDx events are unique in audience and con versation, but all
Symposium encourages bridge between faculty, students
By ERIN COOK and REBECCA BEDNARZ
As spring approaches, Lehigh’s sustainability plan is being finalized, and its imple­mentation is just a few short months away.
The Lehigh community has been working to create a plan to advance sustainability on cam­pus since this past February. Cooperation among members has spanned disciplines and departments.
A preliminary unveiling of the plan was scheduled to coincide with this year’s Green Week, a series of events devot­ed to environmental awareness and sustainability, which was originally planned to take place from Oct. 28 through Nov. 3, but was largely canceled because of last week’s power outage.
Green Week events sched­uled for Thursday and Friday included a showing of “Trash, Inc.,” a documentary film about trash and recycling in the Unit­ed States, and an “unplugged” concert in the Ulrich Student Center.
The proposed sustainability plan aims to better communi­cate Lehigh’s Climate Commit­ment and maximize the univer­sity’s energy efficiency.
“Since February, 65 students, faculty and staff across differ­ent departments and disciplines have worked to establish sus­tainability goals for the cam­pus,” said Lehigh Sustainability
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Flag Parade kicks off International Week
By ALEKANDRA MARTIN
Global Union hosted a Flag Parade on the University Center lawn this past Friday, Nov. 4, to kick off International Week.
“We think that it catches peo­ple’s attention, and it’s fun!” said Sofia Covarrubias, ’12, vice presi­dent of Global Union, who was in charge of planning the event.
The U.C. lawn was full of col­orful flags from the 70 countries that are currently represented by the 700 international students at Lehigh. Many people gathered on the lawn to represent their home country, as well as to celebrate other cultures.
“We hope that the Flag Parade will awaken Lehigh’s international spirit, and that through Interna­tional Week, they get a small taste of our World,” Covarrubias said. “We hope students learn some­thing new from a culture they have never visited, or for them to share their heritage through food or music. We hope students embrace the diversity that exists at Lehigh and that they celebrate it with us.”
In addition to the multitude of flags present at this year’s Flag Parade was also a large map marking students’ favorite places to visit around the world.
The Flag Parade marks the beginning of Lehigh’s 10th An­nual International Week. This year’s International Week will take place from Nov. 4 to Nov. 12 and has 38 programs, as well as more than 40 department and club co-sponsors.
“International Week is Le­high’s celebration of International Education Week when universi­ties across the country create simi­lar programs,” Covarrubias said. “Lehigh’s International Week has been recognized in the past as one of the largest celebrations in the country.”
B&W photo by ASHLEY YANCY
Students carried 70 flags, each representing the home countries of international students at Lehigh, during International Week’s opening event Friday, Nov. 4. More photos on page 5.
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By KELSEY ALPAIO
Students from middle schools throughout the Beth­lehem and Allentown areas were at Lehigh for the Com­munity Service Office’s sixth annual Livin’ La Vida Lehigh program on Oct. 29.
Livin’ La Vida Lehigh is put on each October to en­courage students from middle schools throughout the area to learn more about Lehigh and higher education in general.
Some of the schools in­vited included Nitschmann, Broughal, East Hills, North­east and Saucon Valley mid­dle schools, Lincoln Leader­ship Academy Charter School and Holy Infancy School.
Around 50 students from these various middle schools attend the program each year.
“The whole goal of the pro­gram is to expose to middle school students to what col­lege life is like,” said Caro­lina Hernandez, director of Lehigh’s Community Service Office.
Stephanie Lin, ’12; CJ Se
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B&W photo by RYAN NORKETT
Professor Michael Behe spoke about irreducible complexity at TEDx LehighU, a symposium of ideas held on Saturday, Nov. 5.
n Livin’ La Vida Le­high is an annual event that brings Lehigh Val­ley middle schoolers to campus.
Plan hopes to boost campus
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Local kids learn about higher ed
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