Brown and White Vol. 122 no. 24

              Vol. 122 No. 24
Friday, April 27, 2012
‘All the Lehigh News First’
THE BROWN AND WHITE
Lehigh University’s Student Newspaper Founded in 1894
SPORTS
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LIFESTYLE
By ALEC KROSSER
The film, “One Day On Earth,” was shown in Maginnes 112 on Sunday at 7 p.m. This was a free screening that was shown all over the world on April 22 for Earth Day.
The film portrayed various events from many different parts of the world, all taking place on Oct.10, 2010.
The scenes for the film were not only shot by filmmakers, but also by people who heard about it and were inspired to participate by recording their experiences for one day.
According to the description on the website, “The collaboration was the first ever simultaneous filming event occurring in every country of the world… this unique film [was] created from over 3000 hours of footage, and shot by our community in every country of the world on October 10, 2010.”
It was roughly divided up into many different sections, including a part about food, the environ­ment, animals, love, culture, rec­reation, poverty and water. Clips centered on these themes.
By SAMANTHA ORLAN
On Monday morning, 700 second grad­ers, and 200 teachers and parents of the Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City visited Lehigh as part of a pro­gram that is intended to instill dreams of attending college at an early age.
“We attend these college tours to make college real for the students and make them excited about college,” said Ava Fe­renca, a teacher from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
Ferenca said one of the members of the
Black student organizations are honored
B&W photo by DAN CORONEL
Vice Provost for Academic Diversity Henry Odi speaks to students before the Strive for Excellence awards banquet on Monday in Iacocca Hall. The event celebrated the achievements of black student leaders on campus.
By JULIO RAMIEREZ
Lehigh hosted the “Strive for Excellence” awards banquet, the first-ever event held of its kind, at Iacocca Hall Monday night.
The banquet was held to honor the black stu­dent organizations on campus, and awards were given out to multiple students and staff mem­bers involved with these organizations.
The student organizations in attendance were the African Caribbean Culture Club; the Black Student Union; the National Association of Black Accountants; the National Society of Black Engineers; the Omicron Kappa Chapter; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated; Par­ticipation, Academics & Campus Life and the Manufacturers Resource Center.
See SUCCESS Page 4
See EARTH Page 6
Second graders visit Lehigh to promote college attendance
B&W photo by SAM ORLAN
Seven hundred second graders gather in Zoellner Monday to explore Lehigh as part of a program that supports college attendance for low-income youth.
See EXCELLENCE Page 6
n Lehigh hosted the first-ever awards banquet honoring leaders of the black student organizations on campus.
Earth Day film screened worldwide