Brown and White Vol. 119 no. 7

              Rise in off-campus citations prompts student concern
By ASHLEY SCHEFFLER
On Sept. 17, all off-campus students received an e-mail addressing the considerable rise in the number of students who were transported to the hospital and the number of citations that were issued.
The e-mail, written by seniors Brian Casey, Lauren Koenig, Mario Paredes, Carly Potock and Claude Esposito, aimed to address the “unaccept­able” behavior occurring at off-campus parties and informed students of potential legal ramifica­tions that can result from them.
Off-campus party facts, as stated from the e-mail, were as follows:
1. “The police have the ability to identify your organization by checking who lives in the resi­dence and matching it with the student database.” Therefore, the police are within their rights to hold an organization responsible for an off-cam­pus party.
2. “Almost all drinking-related student hos­pitalizations involve hard alcohol.” This can in­crease the risk for legal ramifications.
See OFF CAMPUS Page 2
Vol. 119 No. 7
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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Mulvihill to leave Lehigh for Harrisburg University
By CHRISTINE MCLAREN
Assistant Dean of Students Chris Mulvihill has accepted a new posi­tion at a different school and will finish his responsibilities at Lehigh on Oct. 1.
Mulvihill will be the assistant director of Student Life at Har­risburg University of Science and Technology.
In his new position, he will not be solely focused on disciplinary issues, but broad-based student af­fairs responsibilities.
“There are no bad reasons for leaving,” said Mulvihill. “This is just a new opportunity.”
Mulvihill has been working at Lehigh for 10 years. He started in the Office of Fraternity and Soror­ity Affairs.
“It’s a difficult position, but he’s handled it with real talent, wisdom and integrity,” said John Smeaton, vice provost for Student Affairs.
Although a replacement has not been found yet, Tom Dubreuil, the associate dean of Campus Living and Student Conduct, will be han­dling most of Mulvihill’s responsi­bilities this semester.
“The short-term plan is to have Dubreuil pick up the major respon­sibilities Chris has,” Smeaton said. “Then, we will initiate a major search. Typically, that happens in the spring.”
Dubreuil assured students there will be no changes with Mulvihill leaving, except that students will talk directly to him.
“Right now, I will be the point person, but the process won’t change,” he said.
In the spring, Dubreuil, who held the assistant dean of students position before Mulvihill, will head the committee for his replacement.
Mulvihill said he has mixed feelings about leaving Lehigh. He compared his leaving to how se­niors usually feel about graduation.
“You’re excited about what’s coming next, but sad to leave,” he said. “It’s hard but also a good thing. I love this place.”
Dubreuil said Mulvihill will be missed at Lehigh.
“He has impacted a tremendous number of people here,” he said.
One of Mulvihill’s biggest con­tributions to Lehigh has been the rewriting of the university code of student conduct.
The former code of conduct told students what not to do, but the revisions Mulvihill made focused on what is expected of students, Dubreuil said.
“He took it from a prohibitive format to a positive slant: what we want students to be,” Dubreuil said.
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B&W photo courtesy of NICK ANSHANT
From left to right: Brian Cohen, ’11, Jack Prior, ’12, three members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and Pat Osborn, ’12 played tug of war during this year’s Greek Week, which also included a dodgeball game, among other activities.
War of the Greeks
Do police e-mail alerts raise awareness of local crime rate?
By JOHANA BHUIYAN
During the daily recommended ritual of skim­ming through the list of bold faced new e-mails, Lehigh students will, on occasion, come across a “Safety Alert” from Chief of Lehigh Police Edward Shupp.
In the alert, Shupp outlines all relevant informa­tion about crimes that occur on or near campus.
Yet, a question that remains is, does the oc­casional e-mail alert sufficiently increase students’ awareness of the crime rate at Lehigh?
The LUPD posts crime statistics on its website, which is organized according to year, location and type of offense.
Although the statistics have not been updated
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