Brown and White Vol. 118 no. 13

              By BUDDY STEVENSON
The student group Break the Silence has received a na­tional award from NASPA, an organization of higher educa­tion and student affairs admin­istrators, for its outstanding work in sexual violence pre­vention and education.
According to an article from the Lehigh Web site, the group, run out of the Wom­en’s Center and composed of student volunteers, was award­ed the silver medal for excel­lence in the area of violence education and prevention, cri­sis management and campus security at the annual NASPA conference on March 9.
Break the Silence began six years ago, and this recognition shows the strides the program has made.
NASPA is “the lead­ing voice for student affairs administration, policy and practice and affirms the com­mitment of student affairs to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning,” according to a statement on its Web site.
The NASPA awards serve
Break the Silence wins national NASPA award
See AWARD Page 8
Vol. 118 No. 13
Tuesday, March 19, 2010
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By LIZ MARTINEZ
After a week-long cruise in the Bahamas, Stephanie Zimmerman, ’10, walked into her house Sunday at around 2 p.m. expecting to find every­thing as it was before. Instead, her living room looked as if it had been hit by a tor­nado. Her house, located at 619 Hillside Ave., had been burglarized.
“Stuff was everywhere,” she said. “[The burglar] threw things from the drawers and scattered them all over the floor.”
In fact, Zimmerman’s in­cident is not isolated. She is one of several students, on and off campus, who were vic­tims of burglaries over spring break. According to Chief of Police Edward Shupp, about five students on campus have reported having their laptops stolen. He also said Bethlehem police reported burglaries in two off-campus houses belong­ing to Lehigh students.
Zimmerman, who lives with two other Lehigh students, was in disbelief of not only all of the valuables taken, but of how the burglar or burglars managed to get into the house.
She said all of the house’s three doors were locked. “The basement door was even rein­forced,” she said, adding that it was found dented as if some­one had tried to hit it open.
Like the house’s doors, all of the three bedrooms were locked. Zimmerman believes whoever broke into her house used the kitchen knives to pry open the doors.
“I definitely think it was more than one person,” she surmised, explaining that in one room more than 200 DVDs were stolen, while in another room, the DVDs were untouched.
All of this happened despite having had her roommate’s parents check the house daily. As for her neighbors, none of their houses were broken into.
Jess Jimenez, ’10, can relate to Zimmerman. She and her roommate planned to come back on Saturday at around the same time, but one of her roommates, Steph Bojarski, ’10, got back 20 minutes early.
Jimenez said Bojarski told her the lights were on and the doors were unlocked. “She found it really weird.” Bojarski thought she was the first out of her roommates to be back on campus.
Jimenez arrived at the house, located at 616 Pierce St., shortly after. “It was com­pletely trashed,” she said.
They immediately called the police, who told them not to touch anything. Fortunately, her room was the least dam­aged. Another roommate’s bedroom, however, was “a disaster.”
She explained that while both of her house’s doors have
Burglaries occur on and off campus
B&W photo by CHRISTOPHER CHEW
Fans cheer the men’s basketball team on to a Patriot League title and a bid in the NCAA championship last Friday at Stabler Arena. The women’s team followed suit Saturday night against American University, winning its second league title and NCAA entry. The women face off against Iowa State Sunday night. For more details on both teams, see SPORTS.
Piano man Folds to headline Sundaze
B&W photo courtesy of KIM TANELLI
Ben Folds tops this year’s Sundaze bill, which also includes Lehigh’s The Northern Lights.
By ANDREW DANIELS
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ben Folds, known equally for his piano an­thems and quirky sense of humor, will rock the suburbs on April 24 when he headlines Lehigh’s Sundaze at Sayre Field.
Folds is a two-decade music veteran, having seen success with his trio Ben Folds Five in the 1990s (namely the 1997 smash, “Brick”) and as a solo artist following the group’s split in 2000.
The North Carolina-bred trouba­dour’s biggest solo album was 2001’s “Rockin’ the Suburbs,” which yielded hits including the title song and “Annie Waits.” His last studio album, “Way to Normal,” was released in 2008 and received buzz for a duet with singer Re­gina Spektor, “You Don’t Know Me.”
In the last decade, Folds has toured heavily at colleges across the U.S., earning a large following of students receptive to his catchy repertoire and on-stage charm. He previously hit Muhlenberg College in 2007 and La­fayette College in 2008.
University Productions music direc­tor Blair Sullivan, ’11, lauded Folds for his ability to unite students and called the artist a great choice to top this year’s Sundaze bill.
“There’s no doubt that almost ev­eryone on campus has at least heard of Ben,” Sullivan said. “We’re happy to bring someone who we know is go­ing to be a good act and put on a great show.”
Sullivan said Folds is the perfect fit for what UP tries to create every year for Sundaze: a “calm, chill atmosphere where everyone hangs out and enjoys some good tunes.”
“It’s not supposed to be some con­cert where you rage your face off or
n No stranger to playing local colleges, the popular singer will come to Lehigh on April 24.
See FOLDS Page 4
See BURGLARIES Page 5
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