Brown and White Vol. 125 no. 20

              Vol. 125 No. 20
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
‘All the Lehigh News First’
THE BROWN AND WHITE
Lehigh University’s Student Newspaper Founded in 1894
SPORTS
Football beats Colgate
Page 16
ONLINE
Poll: Why do you
celebrate
Le-Laf week?
Lehigh-Laf
scavenger hunt
Page 7
LIFESTYLE
By AMANDA WILK
The Eco-Reps sponsored a “One Hour, No Power” event last Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. as part of Lehigh’s third annual “Lights Off, Game On” month-long energy competition against Lafayette College.
During “One Hour, No Power,” the Eco-Reps en­couraged residents of Greek houses and residence halls to unplug their electronics and turn off individual lights.
Victoria Yu, ’16, the Eco-Reps’ Greek Coordinator, said the group hoped stu­dents would arrange events and activities during the hour for everyone to participate in and foster a sense of commu­nity, while also reducing in­dividual and building energy consumption.
“We gave plenty of ideas of activities for students to participate in during this hour, such as eating dinner at a dining hall or at a local restaurant; hosting a board game night; playing sports outside; going to the gym or exercising together; having a glow-in-the-dark party; taking a trip to the sculpture garden; or walking to the lookout point to see the sunset,” Yu said.
Colby Berman, ’17, is an active member of the Eco-Reps group.
“During the one hour of no power, my dorm hall and I played board games using flashlights,” Berman said. “It was a great bonding event and we were saving energy at the same time.”
The event helped to wrap-up the month-long energy conservation competition.
Residence halls and Greek houses at Lehigh and Lafay­ette have had their per capita energy consumption record­ed weekly since Oct. 20, and will continue to be recorded through Nov. 20.
The winners will be an­nounced at halftime during the Lehigh-Lafayette football game Nov. 23. The competi­tion’s winning residence hall and Greek house will each be awarded a prize that is still to be determined.
Zoe Grossman, ’15, is an Eco-Rep and a member of
ILR, Rodale farm partner
to develop business plans
B&W photo by EHSANUL MAHMUD
Members of the nnovation and Leadership Residency Initiatives Program partnered with interns from the Rodale Institute to work collaboratively in developing business models.
By DAN JAKUBOVITZ
The Innovation and Leadership Residency Initia­tives Program convened last Wednesday for a presentation and awards ceremony com­memorating the completion of its most recent initiative.
This past summer, ILR teamed up with the Rodale Institute, an organic farm located in Kutztown, to as­sist the institute’s interns in developing a business plan for potential business ventures of their creation.
The Rodale Institute, whose founder J.I. Rodale is often credited as the founder of or­ganic agriculture, has an eight-month internship program. Interns participate in work on the farm, conduct research and learn about the ins and outs of organic farming. The goal is to provide interns with enough hands-on experience and education for them to de­velop their own business ideas to promote organic farming.
This year, a few members of the ILR program worked with the interns to help build business models for their proposed business ventures. While the interns brought their knowledge of organic farming to the table, the Le­high students assisted them with the technical aspects of the project, helping them draft and fine-tune their business models in order to turn their visions into tangible results.
This included learning about and developing mission statements, value propositions, market analysis and risk fac­tors, among other topics.
“Working with Lehigh students from the start was great,” said Sam Moll, one of the Rodale interns and presenters.
LUDM event raises $39K for CHOP
B&W photo courtesy of LUDM
The final reveal at the end of the night displayed the amount of money fundraised by DM participants.
By KELLY MUELLER
Lehigh University’s first dance marathon, “All Night Strong” raised $39,311.54 for the Chil­dren’s Hospital of Philadelphia after 900 participants danced for eight hours straight in Grace Hall Saturday night.
The event—which featured mu­sical performances by Lehigh’s a cappella groups; D.J. Kardiak; indie rock band Kingsfoil; and Lehigh alumnus Jared “KapSlap” Lucas, ’12—had participants danc­ing and making new friends over the course of their shared eight-hour commitment.
Founder and Co-Director of Lehigh University Dance Marathon, or “LUDM”, Alex Stephanou, ’15, said she wanted to bring Dance Marathon to Le­high because CHOP is a part of the Children’s Miracle Network, which helps many families in the Lehigh Valley.
“We’re here in support of Children’s Miracle Network, to support their vision and to help it become a reality. We’re dancing for change, big change,” Stepha­nou said.
Stephanou also said because of the current campus climate, this event couldn’t have come at a better time.
“This event is about bringing people together no matter where you come from no matter what club you’re in, on one night for one common goal.”
The “All Night Strong” event had participants stand for eight hours straight, with the option to pay a dollar per minute to sit in a supervised area.
See LUDM Page 4
See RODALE Page 6
n This weekend, Lehigh joined a list of 150+ campuses nationwide that host dance marathons.
n Some students will­ingly went an hour without electricity to consciously conserve.
Event promotes
energy saving on LU campus
See POWER Page 2