Brown and White Vol. 122 no. 7

              Vol. 122 No. 7
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
‘All the Lehigh News First’
THE BROWN AND WHITE
Lehigh University’s Student Newspaper Founded in 1894
SPORTS
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Love is in the air
on Valentine’s Day
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LIFESTYLE
By CAROLINE TUCKER
The English department hosted a lunch seminar to discuss a variety of ways that Eng­lish majors can sell their skill sets to future em­ployers on Thursday, Feb. 9.
In light of the current employment mar­ket and the complaints of the “Occupy Wall Street,” many students majoring in the liberal arts are concerned about their ability to obtain employment upon graduation.
The luncheon seemed to be a response to this anxiety, by giving English majors advice on how to become more marketable.
“I hope students will gain knowledge from this seminar on how to apply the skills they have obtained in English classes to get an internship or work experience,” said Edward Whitley, associate professor in the English department.
English professor Barry Kroll, who present­ed a PowerPoint during the seminar, described how English majors possess similar abilities to those that major in communications, journal­ism or marketing.
“We are specifically tailoring this seminar to the English department, but I think this ad­vice could be applicable to both communica­tion and journalism majors,” Whitley said.
Kroll’s presentation revolved around sev­eral books he had read on the topic of employ­ment, and he displayed statistics regarding where Lehigh graduates were employed.
From 2001 to 2010, out of the Lehigh graduates who majored in English, teaching and law were the top two employment sectors.
B&W photo by LISA KONG
Members of the Senior Class Gift Committe hold a large cardboard check symbolizing a $100,000 promise grant on the part of the Lehigh Parents’ Council.
Senior brunch aims to boost student gifts
By MEGHAN BARWICK
The Senior Gift Committee un­veiled the Parents’ Council Chal­lenge at the 100 Days Till Gradu­ation Brunch Saturday, Feb. 11, where the council agreed to add $100,000 to the class gift if at least 700 seniors contribute to it.
The council, which is comprised of parents of current Lehigh stu­dents, made this offer to the Senior Gift Committee to support student giving.
Their members truly believe in Lehigh and want to contribute to it.
They are very involved with cam­pus affairs and can be seen especial­ly on Parents’ Weekend every year.
The Senior Gift Committee is comprised of students from all areas of campus: sports teams, Greek houses, different majors and activities.
By doing this, the committee is able to extend their reach to the class as a whole.
“These students are so passion­ate about this school, it’s amazing,”
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English majors explore career options
Show raises awareness about sexual violence
By TIANLI ZHANG
Curtains went up on the annual performance of “The Vagina Mono­logues” at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, and ran through the weekend in the Packard Lab auditorium.
“The Vagina Monologues,” the biggest event and one of the leading fundraisers of V-day at Lehigh, is part of an organized global movement to raise awareness and end violence against women and girls.
“I hope that our larger campus community not only enjoys the perfor­mance, but also learns something new, even if they’ve been three times,” said Rita Jones, director of Lehigh’s Women Center and the main adviser to the pro­duction of “The Vagina Monologues.”
“I think there’s always a new way to listen to a monologue because every time we go to the monologue, some­thing is new in our life since the last performance,” Jones said.
This year’s “The Vagina Mono­logues” was directed by Joelle Dorskind and Noelle Smart, and performed by a combination of Lehigh staff members, graduate and undergraduate students.
A number of campus groups spon­sored and supported the performance, including the Women’s Center, ArtsLe­high and Student Auxiliary Services.
The show opened with a rendi­tion of the “Love Your Vagina” song performed by members of Echoes and “The Vagina Monologues” cast.
The monologues are a series of vi­gnettes based on interviews playwright Eve Ensler did with a number of wom­en spanning different age groups.
Each monologue is based on a differ­ent story told by one woman or a group of women, which conveys a certain theme.
There were monologues about sexual violence; there were monologues about sexual happiness; there were humorous monologues; and there were sad monologues about acts of sexual ag­gression and atrocities against women.
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B&W photo by SARAH BALLAN
The song “Love Your Vagina“ performed by soloist Jesse Leigh McAleer, ’14, members of Echoes and the cast of the “The Vagina Monologues” opened a matinee showing on Sunday, Feb. 12, in Packer 101
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n Parents’ Council has agreed to add $100,000 to Senior Class Gift if 700
students contribute.
n Lunch seminar featured
presentation by student panelists who spoke on internship experiences.