Brown and White Vol. 126 no. 8

              Vol. 126 No. 8
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
‘All the Lehigh News First’
THE BROWN AND WHITE
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LIFESTYLE
By CHRISTINA CAVANAUGH
Two and a half inches of snow that de­scended upon the Lehigh Valley on Saturday have only added to the growing total of pre­cipitation this winter season. Feet of snow have come to the valley, resulting in closing of cam­pus for multiple snow days and postponement of events.
The snowfall, which lasted for more than six hours on Saturday, pushed the total this winter to 65.4 inches — and counting, if we are to believe weather forecasts for this coming week. This is the fourth largest amount of snow that the Lehigh Valley has received in a winter season since 1947, according to The Morning Call.
Additional snowfall this week could poten­tially push the total into the No. 3 spot on the record list. To move into the No. 3 spot on the list of snowiest winters, the total amount of snow would need to surpass 67.2 inches, a total that fell in the 1966-67 season.
The total amount of snow that has fallen locally in February is 35.2 inches. This is the second-highest total of snow to ever fall in the month; in 2010, 42.9 inches of snow fell in the Lehigh Valley during the year’s shortest month.
Though the winter may reach the spot of third-snowiest ever, almost 10 additional inch­es would be required to top the list of all-time snowy winters. The largest total of snowfall in a single winter on record took place in during the 1993-94 season at 75.2 inches of snow, ac­cording to the National Weather Service.
High snowfall totals at low temperatures put winter in top 10
Despite snow, blood drive lives on
By NICOLE MONTALBANO
The Community Service Office hosted the first Miller-Keystone blood drive of the spring semester from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednes­day in Lamberton Hall.
The blood drive was especially important for the Miller-Keystone Blood Center, because many blood drives have been canceled due to this winter’s inclement weather.
The Community Service Office originally scheduled a second blood drive for Thursday, which was called off due to snow.
“Unfortunately our drive that was scheduled for Thursday had to be canceled due to weather as well, so we are now pushing to get the most out of our Wednesday drive as pos­sible,” said Nick Leight, ’16, of the Community Service Office. “One Miller-Keystone employee said that they are having to bring in blood from California in order to give it to patients in the Lehigh Valley area.”
By 3 p.m. Wednesday, more than 40 donors had come by Lam­berton to give blood.
“[It’s] not as busy as we thought, but starting to pick up,” said Tony Vitale, a Miller-Keystone represen­tative, in regards to the amount of people giving blood.
Several students were lined up to donate, several more were already donating, and others were munch­ing on cookies and chips after giving blood.
Donors were required to answer
B&W photo by CELIA LI
Students donate blood Wednesday as Miller-Keystone volunteers orchestrate a blood drive. The Thursday portion of the drive was canceled due to snow.
a list of screening questions to gauge their eligibility, as well as provide an on-the-spot blood sample to test for sufficient iron levels.
The donor would then be brought to a reclining chair to begin the procedure. The donation procedure took about 6 to 8 minutes for a pint of blood, otherwise called a whole blood donation.
Donors were instructed to squeeze a foam tube and flex their abdomens to keep the flow of blood steady and strong as well as concentrate blood flow to their heads in order to prevent light-headedness.
Miller-Keystone had set up about eight stations to draw blood, and provided students with beverages and ice packs dur­ing the process to ease the post-donation symptoms of nausea, light-headedness and fatigue.
The ice packs were placed behind the
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News Brief
A survey opened to students Monday will help determine the types of transportation that Lehigh will potentially offer to the 150th matchup of the Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry football game.
The survey intends to gauge whether students would prefer to take Lehigh buses to and from the event or be responsible for making their own arrangements.
Both Lehigh and Lafayette have already sold all of its tickets for alumni, season ticket holders, and faculty and staff. Tickets are being reserved for students and families of football team mem­bers. Tickets for the 150th Rivalry game are scheduled to go on sale to Lehigh students on April 2.
Tickets will cost $35 plus fees, which will bring the total price to $45. Students can purchase tick­ets online via credit card. One ticket will be avail­able for each student for a limited time; if seats remain, they may be made available to buy for friends and family.
The student block of tickets being held in­cludes seats for the classes of 2014 and 2018. The 2018 students, however, will be allowed to purchase tickets at a later date, pending their ac­ceptance to Lehigh.
-Christina Cavanaugh
LU Philharmonic Concerto Marathon showcases talent
B&W photo by CHRIS BARRY
Members of the LU Philharmonic perform concertos in Zoellner Arts Center.
By KAREN KONKOLY
The Lehigh University Philharmonic Orchestra per­formed its annual Concerto Marathon on Friday and Sat­urday at Zoellner Arts Center.
The performance on Sat­urday started with a number of concertos featuring student soloists.
“Every year we make this possible by having students choose a concerto movement
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n Musically-inclined students played pieces that showcased their talents this weekend.