Brown and White Vol. 123 no. 1

              Vol. 123 No. 1
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
‘All the Lehigh News First’
THE BROWN AND WHITE
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LIFESTYLE
By MEGHAN BARWICK
The Downtown Bethlehem Association held its second annual VegFest Saturday on the South Bethlehem Greenway, only the ninth of its kind in the country according Kasara McLaughlin, the associate manager of the DBA.
According to McLaughlin, festival-goers have driven from distances as far as five hours away to come to the event. Bethlehem’s Veg­Fest is one of the few festivals of its type held on the East Coast.
“They’re really trying to improve the city by trying to give opportunities to the small busi­nesses in town,” said Rachel Mayer, ’15.
“Their biggest mission is to highlight the businesses downtown, and make sure they get recognition,” McLaughlin said.
The festival had several sections which in­cluded clothing and accessories, a vegan food court, an animal welfare section, speaker tent, cooking demonstrations and two live music stages.
“Honestly, the historic district and the South Side are not just for your parents,” McLaughlin said. “Get downtown, and support your city.”
The DBA teamed up with YouAnew Life­style Nutrition to complete a “Veganize Me!” challenge. Meat-eater Chris Lehart had one month to turn his eating habits and lifestyle around. The company helped put together meal plans to make sure he was getting the proper nutrients from the lifestyle change, ac­cording to Holly Roberts, who does marketing
VegFest enlightens Bethlehem residents
Parking app comes to South Side Bethlehem
Post Office relocates to Campus Square venue
By ABIGAIL SMITH
Lehigh University’s Printing and Mailing Services has made many changes this year with the opening of Mail at Campus Square.
The university’s official post of­fice was moved to its new location between Johnny’s Bagels and The Cup in August. According to post office worker Vicki Guzzo, the new location seems better than the Ul­rich Student Center, where the post office was located in past years.
Along with the location change, Mail at Campus Square offers a variety of new services to students, including UPS and FedEx shipping. Scanning, faxing, copying and cus­tom printing services are available as well.
The post office will also sell envelopes, shipping tape and other mail supplies. Payment options have also changed, and students will be able to pay with GoldPlus and credit cards instead of only cash.
Guzzo said that the biggest change is the way in which students receive their mail. Previously the post office delivered letter mail to students’ individual mailboxes, but now it uses a file system to store the letters. Students receive an email each time they have a letter to pick up and simply need to show their Lehigh student ID card at the post office to obtain it. Guzzo, who worked at the post office last year as well, believes this system is much easier.
“Kids don’t like combinations,” Guzzo said.
Guzzo spent numerous hours last year helping students open their mailbox lockers.
“I don’t miss that,” she said.
Diane Moyer, a new post of­fice worker, said that she loves the fast-paced work at Mail at Campus Square.
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By ALEC KROSSER
Over the summer many parking meters in Bethlehem added a Pay-to-Park system through the company MobileNOW!
More than 1,500 of these parking meters were installed in Bethlehem and unveiled on July 6. They introduced the new service at a party on the roof of the Bethlehem Parking Authority. Bethlehem is now one of 24 areas that have installed the company’s meters.
The parking meters are similar to traditional meters, but instead of having to pay with coins, users are able to use the MobileNOW! appli­cation through iPhone or Android interfaces, which can be installed for free. Payment can also be made by calling or texting the service.
Each meter has a specific space number, and people with the app can enter the space number into their phone. Parking costs are similar to those of a normal parking meter; however, the company takes a small profit for each transaction.
A credit card or PayPal account is con­nected to the app, so whenever the account balance is low it will be replenished. And, according to the app description on iTunes, “No other fees are involved, and you pay only when you use the service.”
Once the app user returns to their car, they can terminate the remaining money left in the meter, allowing them to pay for only the amount of time that was actually used.
If the individual needs to add time to the meter, he or she can to do it with a phone in­stead of having to return to the parking meter to add coins. Additionally, there is a warning text that is sent out to alert the person when their meter time is going to expire.
Instead of using the app, the user can also text ‘Park’ to the number 32075 that says the location and number assigned to the parking
B&W photo by ASHLEY YANCY
Students pick up mail at the new post office. Mail at Campus Square features printing and shipping services. The new store is no longer a cash-only business, and students can ship packages via FedEx and UPS.
B&W photo by AMALIA HATALIS
A local produce vendor sells fruits and vegetables at VegFest.