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The Brown and White Vol. 130 No. 3 Friday, February 12, 2016 ‘All the Lehigh News First’ Residential experience altered to foster inclusivity By FANNY CHEN Assistant News Editor When students told Courtney Stephens, the associate director of the Office of Residence Life, that they did not feel like they belonged at Lehigh and that they felt more alone as their college career pro-gressed, she knew she needed to work to enhance on-campus living and make Lehigh a home for all students. To promote inclusivity in Lehigh’s residential environment, the Office of Residence Life has developed a new model in which all students living in on-campus residence halls will be considered Live Lehigh residences. Traditionally, Live Lehigh is a term associated with themed See HOUSING Page 2 Yasemin Gulerman/B&W Staff The Richards dorm is one housing option available to first-year students. The Office of Residence Life is proposing multiple changes for the upcoming school year. Proposed foot bridge to link North, South sides By PAIGE PAGAN B&W Staff One narrow lane on the busy Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge is the only option to get from South Bethlehem to North Bethlehem by foot, and cars whiz by as pedestri-ans attempt to navigate their way across the bridge. Area residents attended an open forum on Feb. 3 to dis-cuss the building of a pedestrian bridge from North to South Side. The South Side Initiative and the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Sierra Club sponsored the meet-ing for community members to express their opinions about the benefits and drawbacks of the bridge. Bethlehem is “somewhat walk- Tanner Buss/B&W Staff South Side Bethlehem resident Gabriell Albin walks across the Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge on Monday. An open forum took place on Feb. 3 to discuss a pedestrian bridge connecting the North and South sides of Bethlehem. able,” according to Walk Score, and the construction of a pedes-trian bridge connecting North and South Bethlehem would increase pedestrian safety and ease of commuting on foot or bicycle. Nicole Reisert, ’19, said the bridge would increase accessibil-ity to the North Side for Lehigh students. “A pedestrian bridge would increase safety, accessibility, and traffic flow while also decreas-ing the environmental impact of using cars to travel that short distance,” Reisert said. In addition to increased acces-sibility, the bridge would have environmental benefits, according to Breena Holland, chairwoman “A more walkable city is a city in which people are more active, and this generally means more healthy.” - Breena Holland See BRIDGE Page 3
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Title | Brown and White Vol. 130 no. 3 |
Date | 2016-02-12 |
Month | 02 |
Day | 12 |
Year | 2016 |
Volume | 130 |
Issue | 3 |
Type | Newspaper |
Source Repository | Lehigh University |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Lehigh, South Bethlehem |
LCCN | 7019854 |
Source Repository Code | LYU |
Digital Responsible Institution | Lehigh University |
Digital Responsible Institution Code | LYU |
Issue/Edition Pattern | Semiweekly |
Title Essay | Published twice a week during the college year by the students of Lehigh University |
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Title | Page 1 |
Date | 2016-02-12 |
FullText | The Brown and White Vol. 130 No. 3 Friday, February 12, 2016 ‘All the Lehigh News First’ Residential experience altered to foster inclusivity By FANNY CHEN Assistant News Editor When students told Courtney Stephens, the associate director of the Office of Residence Life, that they did not feel like they belonged at Lehigh and that they felt more alone as their college career pro-gressed, she knew she needed to work to enhance on-campus living and make Lehigh a home for all students. To promote inclusivity in Lehigh’s residential environment, the Office of Residence Life has developed a new model in which all students living in on-campus residence halls will be considered Live Lehigh residences. Traditionally, Live Lehigh is a term associated with themed See HOUSING Page 2 Yasemin Gulerman/B&W Staff The Richards dorm is one housing option available to first-year students. The Office of Residence Life is proposing multiple changes for the upcoming school year. Proposed foot bridge to link North, South sides By PAIGE PAGAN B&W Staff One narrow lane on the busy Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge is the only option to get from South Bethlehem to North Bethlehem by foot, and cars whiz by as pedestri-ans attempt to navigate their way across the bridge. Area residents attended an open forum on Feb. 3 to dis-cuss the building of a pedestrian bridge from North to South Side. The South Side Initiative and the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Sierra Club sponsored the meet-ing for community members to express their opinions about the benefits and drawbacks of the bridge. Bethlehem is “somewhat walk- Tanner Buss/B&W Staff South Side Bethlehem resident Gabriell Albin walks across the Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge on Monday. An open forum took place on Feb. 3 to discuss a pedestrian bridge connecting the North and South sides of Bethlehem. able,” according to Walk Score, and the construction of a pedes-trian bridge connecting North and South Bethlehem would increase pedestrian safety and ease of commuting on foot or bicycle. Nicole Reisert, ’19, said the bridge would increase accessibil-ity to the North Side for Lehigh students. “A pedestrian bridge would increase safety, accessibility, and traffic flow while also decreas-ing the environmental impact of using cars to travel that short distance,” Reisert said. In addition to increased acces-sibility, the bridge would have environmental benefits, according to Breena Holland, chairwoman “A more walkable city is a city in which people are more active, and this generally means more healthy.” - Breena Holland See BRIDGE Page 3 |
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