Brown and White Vol. 125 no. 12

              Vol. 125 No. 12
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
‘All the Lehigh News First’
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LIFESTYLE
By ELISSA MELONE
Last Thursday the Women’s Center held a discussion on healthy eating as a part of its annual “Love Your Body” week. The symposium, titled “Healthy Eating Tips for Col­lege Students” outlined staying in shape without resorting to harmful crash diets.
“It was a part of Love Your Body Day,” said Claire Englund, ’14, one of the hosts of the event. “We just wanted to promote healthy body image by educating people about good eating habits and to provide a venue for people to get their ques­tions answered.”
Carrie Gerencher, Lehigh’s on-campus dietician, led the discus­sion. Although Gerencher usually works with the elderly, she thought
By WILLIAM YING
A trip to Terror Behind the Walls, a haunted attraction in the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, was planned by the Residence Hall Association in anticipation of Halloween.
In creating the trip, the RHA hoped to pro­vide students with an opportunity to get their “minds off of everything school-related,” said Leah Paulson, RHA president.
Approximately 80 students attended the trip on Thursday. RHA selected the Eastern State Penitentiary for the trip due to the positive feed­back it has received in past years from students who attended. The penitentiary is a worthwhile Halloween attraction because of its ghoulish his­tory and the sheer size of the building.
The building had a long history prior to being converted to a haunted house. The Common­wealth of Pennsylvania created the penitentiary in 1829. In the new system, prisoners were reha­bilitated—the traditional prison system during the time focused solely upon punishment.
The specific rehabilitation methods used by the Eastern State Penitentiary focused upon con­troversial approaches of extreme isolation that attracted both praise and criticism.
Eventually, the detractors of the penitentiary succeeded in the abandonment of the solitary confinement system and gradually changed to a congregate system. Some notorious criminals contained there include Al Capone and bank robber Willie Sutton.
The penitentiary closed in 1971 and was pur­chased by the city of Philadelphia, who hoped to reuse or alter its focus. It never functioned as a prison again, but instead became an attraction with guided tours in 1994. The penitentiary and its haunted tales were featured on the television show Ghost Hunters, further ensuring its popular­ity as a Halloween horror attraction.
In 1995, the event, Terror Behind the Walls, began as a fundraiser for the historic site. The
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CS office shifts students’ focusit was necessary for students to learn how to cut down calorie in­take in a safe way. She shared facts about keeping a balanced diet and avoiding secret “empty” calories that most people overlook when choosing a meal.
“It’s okay to eat what you want,” Gerencher said. “But it needs to be within moderation. You can have that piece of candy or that serving of potato chips. You just need to know how to eat smart and to learn how to pick the healthiest brand within the category that you’re craving.”
According to Gerencher, the normal calorie intake for a whole meal should be around 500 to 600, while snacks should only have about 200 to 300 calories. These facts, however, change with each person’s amount of exercise. Those that perform a moderate amount of physical activity should ingest about 2,000 calories per day; those who are less active need fewer calories, while those who are extremely ac­tive need more.
A filling breakfast is a must, ac­cording to Gerencher, because it’s the kick-start to the day. Breakfast is a way to allow your body to wake up, so foods with vitamins and protein are necessary. Registered dieticians usually recommend whole grain and fruit as healthy breakfast options.
“It was really helpful to learn how to make healthy decisions when choosing what to eat at col­lege,” Jillian Saydah, ’16, said. “It is very difficult to try and eat healthy when students are so busy and stressed out from all the work we have to do. I definitely learned some things that will help.”
Lunch and dinner are the most
Students take terrifying trip
to penitentiary
Dietician offers eating tips
B&W photo by SAMANTHA HANNA
Two women stand behind a table on the UC front lawn to inform students and raise awareness about health-conscious campus choices.
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By PERRI WERTHEIMER
Career Services hosted a workshop entitled “Why Academic Achievements Aren’t Enough” in Rauch last Thursday, October 14.
Lynn Deangelo-Bello, assistant director of graduate student counseling and career development, facili­tated the event for about 40 students. She began the event by dividing the students into four groups; each team was given a bag of items including construction paper, plastic cups, popsicle sticks and tape.
“Build the tallest freestanding tower with the mate­rials inside the bag,” Deangelo-Bello said.
Experiencing teamwork and collaboration was the point of the exercise; the four teams had twenty min­utes to build their towers. After they were built, Dean­gelo-Bello asked the students follow-up questions.
“Who did you collaborate with?” asked Deangelo-Bello.
One student said his team members, while another jokingly said his materials.
“What would have been possible if you were able to share resources among groups?” Deangelo-Bello asked in reply.
One student indicated they could have made a big­ger tower.
Deangelo-Bello went on to say that the students had just assumed that the task was a competition; in actuality, however, each bag had different resources in it. Collaboration across teams was necessary to achieve the best results.
“Lots of schools and organizations use this exer­cise to address teamwork,” Deangelo-Bello said. “In organizations, employees are expected to collaborate across different functional areas, cultures and depart­ments. When you think outside your group, and meet people across different disciplines, it enriches you. Just like had you broken out of your small groups to get more materials, you could have built a higher tower.”
Deangelo-Bello explained how two key lessons
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