Brown and White Vol. 126 no. 13

              Vol. 126 No. 13
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
‘All the Lehigh News First’
THE BROWN AND WHITE
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SPORTS
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Profile: Chris
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LIFESTYLE
By CESAR RAMIREZ
To wrap up Kappa Week, Kappa Alpha Psi Fra­ternity Inc. hosted its semi-annual formal event, The Krimson and Kream Ball, in the Asa Packer Dining Room on Friday night.
As the final event of the week, the ball celebrated the accomplishments of the Omicron Kappa chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi and raised awareness for its com­munity service program, STRIVE.
The ball was a way to unite students of all races and organizations, to have students come together and celebrate the unity taking place across campus and the Lehigh Valley.
“It was a way to raise money for a book scholar­ship for the kids involved in the STRIVE program, which is our guide right mentoring program,” said Paul Oyefesobi, ’14, polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi.
The Krimson and Kream Ball was open to all Lehigh and LVAIC students to help the brothers of
By ALI KAMINETSKY and CHRISTINA CAVANAUGH
On Feb. 28, Lehigh’s new­ly appointed vice president of finance and administration, Patricia Johnson, announced that undergraduate tuition will increase to $43,220 for the 2014-2015 academic year in an email to the campus community.
The 3 percent increase from the 2013-2014 tuition rate of $41,920 was approved by the Board of Trustees in response to changes in the economy.
This increase in tuition will help to combat the ris­ing costs of higher education, along with inflation that has taken place during the past year.
The cumulative rate of inflation over the past calen­dar year was four-tenths of a percent, meaning that with no other costs, tuition would still need to increase to $42,093 to cover the same costs as last year.
Therefore, the rate of in­crease in tuition following adjustment for inflation is ap­proximately 2.69 percent for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
The total cost of attending Lehigh as an undergradu­ate, including tuition, typical room and board charges and the undergraduate technology fee will rise to approximately $56,770 per student for the coming year.
This tuition increase is said to be among the lowest of col­leges and universities across the country.
Johnson said she is worried that due to a comparably low increase and similar costs to other educational institutions, if Lehigh’s revenues are not sufficient, the university will not be able to afford the qual­ity of education it wants to provide.
With Lafayette College increasing its tuition by 3.69 percent and Cornell Univer­sity by 4.25 percent, many have questioned how is Le­high is keeping its increase comparatively low.
According to Johnson, the smaller increase comes with an effort to reduce costs across the board related to capital improvements in buildings or technology.
By MICHAEL LEFKOE
Break the Silence teamed up with Lehigh After Dark to host the first-ever “Sexy Casino Night” in Lamberton Hall Thursday evening.
The event’s purpose was to educate students about the positive attributes of sex.
The “Sexy Casino Night” featured many familiar games of fortune such as roulette, blackjack, Texas hold ’em and bingo.
Many of the games incor­porated sexual themes. For instance, the numbers on the bingo sheets were replaced by positive sex terms and condoms were used as chips. Likewise, the cards used for Blackjack featured many dif­ferent types of sex positions.
Prizes were awarded to those who were lucky enough to win, which in­cluded Break the Silence paraphernalia such as con­dom holders, water bottles and men’s boxers.
Typically known as an organization that focuses on very serious issues such as gender violence, stalking and rape, Break the Silence wanted to show the Lehigh community that the group focuses on lighter issues, too.
“We wanted to show students that BTS doesn’t only focus on serious stuff, but we also talk about things like sex positivity,” said Em­ily Furiga, ’14, one of the event’s coordinators.
More than 60 students came to the event. Guests were offered a full array of late-night snacks such as popcorn and nachos.
Natalya Surmachevska, ’12, a graduate student who attended the event with her boyfriend, said she originally came to sharpen her casino skills that she developed over spring break in Aruba.
When Natalya learned that it also had a sex positiv­ity theme, she was quite im­pressed with the idea.
“I like the idea of putting sex in a positive light,” she said. “I’ve never seen BTS do that, so I think it’s great.”
Whether they stopped by for just 10 minutes to play a quick game of bingo or stayed the entire time, the
St. Patrick’s Day parade
B&W photo by BECCA BEDNARZ
Bethlehem residents watch as a delegation from East Hills Middle School marches in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday.
Kappa Alpha Psi hosts Krimson and Kream ball
Tuition increases by three percent
BTS hosts first ‘Sexy Casino Night’
B&W photo by CONNER WELTY
Students use condoms to mark bingo squares at “Sexy Casino Night.”
See KRIMSON Page 4
n The recent boost is said to be among the lowest of schools across the nation.
See TUITION Page 2
See SEXY Page 4