Brown and White Vol. 128 no. 10

              The Brown and White
Vol. 128 No. 10
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
‘All the Lehigh News First’
The Warren Square complex, which is comprised of four hous­es and is located across from the Alumni Memorial Building, hous­es dozens of upperclassmen stu­dents. However, many of the res­idence facilities within the com­plex come with disrepairs that make parts of them unusable and inhabitable.
The complex is home to a num­ber of Live Lehigh communities, including Greengineering, Live.Learn.Serve, Coding the Future, Music Appreciation, Outdoor Adventure and Christian Live Lehigh.
“It’s very lovely to live here,” said Eugene Vivino, ’17, a res­ident of Warren Square A and a member of the Greengineering community. “It’s a delightful com­munity.”
Many residents of Warren Square expressed this same sen­timent, however, several feel as if Warren Square holds untapped potential that Lehigh is overlook­ing.
The restricted third floors of Warren Square houses A, B and D, are currently not used or hab­itable. The basements of Warren Square B and Warren Square D are also not utilized.
“The basement is literally rub­ble and concrete,” said Kristen Mejia, ’17, the Gryphon in Warren Square D.
Lauren Sleator, ’16, another member of the Greengineering community and resident of Warren
In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the Women’s Center held a series of events to raise awareness about eat­ing disorders and promote a healthi­er campus environment.
The events of the week, which took place from Feb. 24 - 27, were formatted to create both awareness for eating disorders and promote the resources that are available for those who are struggling with an eating disorder.
According to the Spring 2014 National College Health Assessment, 8.4 percent of Lehigh undergraduate students reported that they had an eating disorder or problem with eating. Only 6.1 per­cent of undergraduates nationally, however, report coping with eating disorders or disordered eating.
Rita Jones, the director of the Women’s Center, hopes that the
Square A, expressed similar feel­ings about her residence hall.
“The house is not in very great working condition,” she said. “It is a disaster on the third floor, but it is kept locked for a reason.”
Connor Burbridge, ’17, the Gryphon in Warren Square A, said that the facility has a lot of unused space that could be useful to their communities.
He expressed that it would be expensive to repair all the dam­age and that the university had already spent a lot of money pro­viding his house with a green­house. This greenhouse allows the residents of Warren Square A to grow plants year-round.
“They do spend money, but not on the dormitory part,” Burbridge said.
Burbridge added that mainte­nance does fix problems that arise in the house. However, Lehigh has not agreed to repair the third floor.
According to Vivino, mainte­nance will occasionally come to check on the third floor of Warren Square A.
Ozzie Breiner, the director of residential services, said that the houses of Warren Square “are inspected by the city on a yearly basis. They are as safe as any other residence facility on our campus.”
Unlike some of the other Warren Square houses, Warren Square F, home to the Christian Live Lehigh community, has both a usable third floor and basement.
Sydney O’Tapi/B&W Staff
The third floor of Warren Square A. which is usually inaccessible to the building’s residents, is seen littered with debris on Friday. Many of its residents believe the Warren Square buildings are in need of renovations to open the space to more students.
events of the week provided stu­dents with resources to overcome their eating disorders.
“We know from the NCHA data that our students at Lehigh have a higher rate of eating disorders than the national reference group does, so we know there is something about our students, and we want to try to help them,” Jones said. “We want to think about if we are doing anything that might actually be creating an environment that may encourage eating disorders.”
Jones also said the events focused on shining a positive light on healthy eating and a healthy environment.
“We can change our climate a lit­tle bit to make sure that we are not promoting an eating-disorder-heavy climate,” Jones said.
The center facilitated discussions on Tuesday and Wednesday, held a “Love Your Body” workshop in
By REBECCA WILKIN
B&W Staff
Warren Square in disrepair, requires renovation
Women’s Center holds events for Eating Disorder Week
By EMILY OKREPKIE
B&W Staff
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See WARREN SQ Page 4
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Ashley Balliett, ’17, and Mike Horgan, ’16 discuss “5 Reasons to Date a Girl With an Eating Disorder” at the Women’s Center on Tuesday to recognize National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
Lamberton Hall on Thursday and encouraged individuals to wear pur­ple on Friday to support the cause. Jill Davis, a speaker for the National Eating Disorders Association, also spoke on Tuesday about the mis­conceptions surrounding eating dis­orders and the seriousness of the issue.
This is the first year Lehigh has held events for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which began on Feb. 22. Ashley Balliett, ’17, spearheaded the project with the hope of eliminating eating disor­ders at Lehigh.
“I think that our ultimate goal, which won’t happen for a while, is to make campus aware of eating disor­ders, make it not normal and make it a campus free of eating disorders,” Balliett said.
Those who are struggling with an eating disorder are advised to seek help to overcome their eating disor­