Brown and White Vol. 123 no. 8

              Vol. 123 No. 8
Friday, October 5, 2012
‘All the Lehigh News First’
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Greek chapters host register to vote event
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Sporting news named CJ McCollum an NCAA preseason First Team All-American Monday and enters this season with 2,074 points. Read more about the star shooting guard on page 10 in the sports section.
By ALEC KROSSER
Kappa Alpha and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternities and Alpha Omicron Pi soror­ity hosted a register to vote event Sept. 28 from noon until 6 p.m.
The goal of the event was to educate students about the election and registra­tion process, and to answer any questions anyone had about registration.
During the event, students could stop by to register to vote, as well as ask ques­tions they had concerning registration or the voting process in general.
“We felt as though students haven’t really had the opportunity to register and we thought it would be a great way to get both the Greek community as well as the rest of the school involved in voter reg­istration,” said Elizabeth Keenan, ’14, an organizer of the event.
In Pennsylvania, the deadline to reg­ister to vote in the presidential election is Oct. 9, just a little over a week from when this event was held. Not only did the event serve as a place for students to register vote but also to educate students who attended about the voting process in the U.S.
“I think America in general has to be more informed of the voting process and it’s good that we are taking initiative here at Lehigh,” said Greg Barber, ’14, a mem­ber of KA.
Although an event in itself, this register to vote event is only the start of future events.
“The event was hosted as a preliminary event that we wanted to do to show either a debate or have a discussion where the college democrats and republicans give a short overview of each candidate’s plat­form,” Keenan said.
“Registration is key to turning out col­lege students. In 2008, of the 18-24-year-old college students that registered to vote, 87 percent actually voted,” according to the Campus Vote Project’s website.
The Campus Vote Project is a cam­paign launched to help college students vote, learn about the process of voting, and overcome any difficulties they face with registering to vote. Their website gets
By TIANLI ZHANG
Recent Lehigh graduates returned to campus for the Young Alumni Reunion Sept. 28 and 29, bringing young alumni back on campus for an eventful celebratory weekend.
According to the YAR website, new excitements were added into this year’s reunion. The reunion began with an inaugural wine tast­ing event Sept. 28, followed by a breakfast with Lehigh faculty, staff and administrators Sept. 29 morning and golf lessons with Larry Wise. Traditional events such as the foot­ball tailgates, Brown and White Bash and class receptions were also held throughout the day.
The reunion took about nine months of planning to secure hotel blocks, facilities, entertainment, and so forth, according to Stacey Scherer, associate director of Young Alumni Programs. During that time, the Young Alumni Programs utilized the Young Alumni Council, reached out to young alumni and interacted with them to discuss their ideas for the next year’s YAR. Scherer also said ideas from young alumni are instrumental in the planning stages.
The Brown and White Bash, the highlight of the reunion, took place on the second floor of Iacocca Hall Sept. 29 from 9 p.m. through mid­night. Iacocca Hall was turned into a deliberately decorated nightclub,
Young alums return for Brown and White Bash
By KELLY MUELLER
Payscale.com reported that Lehigh ranked sixth highest in average mid-career salaries, above distinguished institutions such as Har­vard and Stanford universities.
The report detailed the universities’ aver­age starting salary, mid-career salary and the percentage of graduates who have careers with high job meaning. The mid-career median sala­ry means that half of the mid-career employees who are graduates of a school will earn more than this salary, while half will earn less. With an average mid-career salary of $118,000 per year, Lehigh tied for sixth with Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“When they graduate, our students do extremely well competitively, and I know how hard Lehigh people work,” said Donna Goldfeder, director of Career Services. “They are high-achieving and diligent, and the fact that they get higher salaries than other schools doesn’t come as a big surprise.”
Goldfeder said that the success of Lehigh graduates is due to a blend of hardworking pro­fessors and motivated students.
Dean of Admissions Leon Washington said that the success of graduates in comparison with other notable schools and the average in­come of graduates play a large role in prospec­tive students’ selection of colleges.
Washington also said that the Payscale.com report is great news as it is likely to increase prospective student interest, especially in these times of economic uncertainty.
“Students and parents are very concerned about outcomes and the issue of cost value dur­ing these very tough economic times,”
Washington said. “So a report that shows
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Lehigh grads crack top ten mid-career salary ranks
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