Brown and White Vol. 123 no. 13

              Vol. 123 No. 13
Friday, October 26, 2012
‘All the Lehigh News First’
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Photo courtesty of BECKY DAVIDSON
Retired Ambassador Robert Beecroft, Psi Upsilon Fraternity brothers and members of the Lehigh United Nations partnership pose for a group picture in the Psi Upsilon dining room after Beecroft’s lecture.
By DANIELLE DiSTEFANO
The Community Service Office hosted its 11th annual Spooktacular, a Halloween-themed event for the children of South Bethlehem Sunday.
One of the largest events of the fall semester, Spooktacular brings children and families of South Bethlehem to Lehigh’s campus to enjoy an afternoon of spooky crafts, trick-or-treating and free lunch. Children who attended the event were invited to dress in their Halloween costumes, in spirit of the upcoming holiday.
For the first time, Spooktacular was held on the University Center front lawn and inside the U.C. The venue change comfortably accommodated more community members, allowed for more activities and created a better experience for the volunteers and families of the South Bethlehem community. Spooktacular even attracted some Lehigh celebrities, like President Alice P. Gast and Clutch, who both took pictures with the children throughout the afternoon.
Several tables were set up with different games and activities for everyone. The crowd favorites included a live simulation of the Angry Birds game, pumpkin carving and the “superhero-train­ing” obstacle course. Kids also had the opportu­nity to trick-or-treat at the Trembley Park apart­ments with their families.
According to Dan Coviello, ’13, a coordinator of the Community Service Office, various clubs and student organizations volunteered to run the booths, while more than 70 other student volun­teers acted as tour guides to help small groups of families navigate the fun and games. In total, there were at least 150 student volunteers among the crowd on Sunday afternoon.
“It’s a lot of fun,” said Jenny Oswald, ’16, a student tour guide. “[The kids] are really enjoying it. My job is to lead the groups around the events,
Spooktacular
hosts families of Bethlehem
By CONNOR TAIT
America should use more diplo­matic strategies and less military action to resolve foreign policy issues, accord­ing to retired American Ambassador Robert Beecroft who spoke at a lecture Tuesday afternoon.
Of his many qualifications, Beecroft is most notably a former Ambassador to the Mission to Bosnia and Herze­govina as well as an adviser-expert at the Salt Two Strategic Nuclear Arms Negotiations. His lecture, “Discussing Diplomacy in a Multipolar World,” overviewed American diplomacy from an American Foreign Service Officer’s perspective. Beecroft made a disclaim­er that he was sharing his own opinions in the lecture and that he was no longer an employee of the state department. The Psi Upsilon fraternity and the Lehigh University United Nations Part­nership set up the event.
Beecroft said that the United States Department of State uses an acronym called DIME, in which every letter stands for a word — diplomatic, infor­mation, military and economic — that symbolizes a “lever of power” a nation or state can “pull” while negotiating with a foreign country.
Beecroft said America is most will­ing to use the military lever.
“This could be because of our four-year election cycle or the impatience of our people to bring closure to a situa­tion,” Beecroft said.
Beecroft explained America’s dependency on the military lever to resolve foreign issues with a list of statistics.
“The United States has 11 aircraft
Ambassador: U.S. should use more diplomacy, less military
By KELLY MUELLER
The National Society of Leadership and Suc­cess is teaming up with the Bethlehem Women’s Club and hosting a food drive that is taking place across campus to benefit the Second Har­vest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley.
The food drive is set to be over today, how­ever, as of press time, Professor Emory Zimmers of the industrial engineering department said the drive might continue through Nov. 2.
The President of the Society of Leadership and Success, Austin Orr, ’14, said the idea for the drive came from the society’s faculty advi­sor, Zimmers, whose wife is the president of the Bethlehem Women’s Club.
Food donation bins have been located in the Lehigh Bookstore, the STEPS lobby, Packard Lab lobby, the second floor of the University Center, Mohler Lab, Taylor Gym and the Alumni Memorial Building. Non-perishable food items, such as canned goods, dry pasta and cereals, are examples of acceptable donations for the food drive that will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley.
The Second Harvest Food Bank provides food and grocery products to more than 63,000 individuals each month through a network of more than 200 member agencies, according to the organization’s website. These member agen­cies include emergency pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, childcare rehabilitation and senior citi­zen centers.
Linda Zimmers, president of the Bethlehem Women’s Club, said that this event is being ad­Groups
collaborate for food drive
B&W photo couresty of Mythreyieyieyi Sekaekaekar
Austin Orr, ’13, and Linda Zimmers hold up a flyer for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley.
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See DRIVE Page 2