Brown and White Vol. 124 no. 7

              THE BROWN AND WHITE
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LIFESTYLE
By KERRY MALLETT
“V-Day: a Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer” took center stage this weekend as part of the greater V-Day movement to end gen­der violence.
The performance was previously named Vagina Monologues, but the monologues in the show changed this year, yet still discussed the same issues, explained co-producer Dana Gallant, ’15.
“It’s been the Vagina Monologues for 10 years and we wanted to have a greater campus understanding of what V-Day is,” Gallant said. “It’s not just the performance, so calling it V-Day helps people know about the move­ment as a whole.”
The performance featured a variety of Lehigh’s students and faculty act­ing monologues that dealt with issues of abuse, body image, women’s em­powerment and gender violence. This year also had the show’s first male, Benjamin Shepherd, ‘15.
Another addition this year was the showing of the “One Billion Ris­ing” short film, which encourages people to stand up to gender violence because one in three women, or one billion worldwide, will be a victim of gender violence.
Due to the sensitive nature of the material, there were Break the Silence advocates present at each performance and a list of counseling resources in the program.
Performer Rose Tatarsky, ’16, ex­plained that she became involved in the show because acting is something she has always wanted to do and the message of the show is important to her.
“This cast is such a strong group of women at Lehigh, and I see the move­V-
Day moves to end gender violence
Sig Ep fraternity raises money for cancer research
By PAT GOODRIDGE
Lehigh’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fra­ternity recently kicked off its annual, month-long Election for Cancer Re­search, an event that uses creative styles of fundraising to get the com­munity involved.
Now in its 18th year at Lehigh, Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Election for Cancer Research has helped to raise over $500,000 in support of cancer research through donations made to the American Cancer Society, includ­ing $30,000 just last year, according to the chapter’s website.
Each organization that takes part selects a candidate to run in the elec­tion and every dollar donated in the person’s name is equal to one vote. The ways in which candidates raise funds, however, may extend beyond simple bids.
The candidate has the ultimate re­sponsibility of raising funds and so­liciting donations by whatever means necessary during the month-long campaign. Past elections have includ­ed such methods as reaching out to alumni, family members and friends to ask for donations, hosting a tele­thon, or having a restaurant donate a portion of its proceeds from sales on one night to the campaign.
According to Frank Ogura, ’13, a member of Sig Ep, the candidates are expected to host events throughout the year in order to raise money. As a senior he said he wants to see the tradition continue to grow.
Sig Ep has raised $10,000 out of its $50,000 goal, which is a sig­nificant increase from their $9,000 raised last year. In addition to the obvious benefit of raising money for cancer research, Ogura sees the elec­tion as a good way to unite the Le­By
BEN GLICKENHAUS
Last Thursday, Lehigh’s Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) group held their annual Relay for Life Kickoff in order to raise money for the Ameri­can Cancer Society.
At the event, CAC encouraged people to register for the relay itself by dropping the price of registration to just $5. According to Danielle Daisudov, ‘14, CAC wants to encour­age as many people as possible to participate in order to emphasize the importance of Relay for Life all around the country, not just at Lehigh.
According to the American Can­cer Society, 4 million people partici­pated in 5,700 Relays for Life around the country last year, making it the single biggest non-profit activity in almost three decades.
The Lehigh Relay is scheduled for April 12 at 4 p.m. at the University Center Front Lawn and goes through the night to 8 a.m. on April 13. CAC already has 400 participants signed up, but the group is looking for more in order to achieve the goal of $82,280 that the American Cancer Society set for them. The program has already raised $15,963 for this year’s race.
In 2012 Lehigh tied Xavier Uni­versity for first place among Re­lay for Life Participants by raising $86,000. The group hopes for a simi­larly successful event this year.
According to Mariel Tendler, ‘14, she is most excited about the pros­pect of growth for Relay for Life. Tendler said that she wants to “see just how big we can get Relay for Life in the hopes of making it one of the central events at our school.”
The more people CAC can get to
CAC sets Relay for Life goals
n After a successful Relay for Life in 2012, Lehigh’s Col­leges Against Cancer hopes to aim even higher this year.
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See SIG EP Page 2
See RELAY Page 5
Vol. 124 No. 7
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
‘All the Lehigh News First’
B&W photo by LISA KONG
Sofie Coopersmith, ’16, performs her monologue at the V-Day performance. The show featured student and faculty performers, including the show’s first-ever male performer this year.