Brown and White Vol. 125 no. 6

              Vol. 125 No. 6
Friday, September 27, 2013
‘All the Lehigh News First’
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B&W photos by DAVE CANFIELD
FROM LEFT: Glenn Jay Adams, G’14, demonstrates the capabilities of a 3D printer for students. The printer was demonstrateing the principles of printing in three dimensions, here creating a small figurine of popular Star Wars character Yoda (viewed from the side). Adams encouraged students to take advantage of the rare capability to print in 3D, available at Lehigh.
Grad student discusses 3-D printing
Sigma Chi, AXO exercise after dark at Taylor Gym
B&W photo by KO YAZAKI
At “Twilight at Taylor,” the Lehigh community was encouraged to get active during the late hours of the night.
Film facilitates LU alcohol awareness
By KELSEY LECK
Sigma Chi Fraternity and Al­pha Chi Omega Sorority teamed up to host “Twilight at Taylor,” an event at Taylor Gym full of exercise and healthy snacks. The event began Thursday, Septem­ber 19 at 10 p.m., and ended Friday, September 20 at 1 a.m.
The two Greek organizations collaborated with Lehigh After Dark to offer students late-night access to the gym, including the squash courts, basketball courts, climbing wall, exercise machines and two Zumba classes that were led by an instructor.
“Running, Zumba, going to play squash; it’s a good alterna­tive to the typical Thursday night,” Ko Yazaki, ’14, said.
Nick Kleinert, ’15, the presi­dent of Sigma Chi Fraternity, ex­plained that numerous students are discouraged by crowds that form in the gym during the day. Thus, the two chapters thought it important to offer a nighttime class for students who don’t have the time to go to the gym during regular hours.
“The gym is one of the most popular buildings on campus. People of all ages come here for all reasons, whether to stay healthy or to have fun,” Kleinert said. “Our house and [Alpha Chi Omega sorority] identified
By REBECCA FACTOR
More than 80 students filled Wilbur Powerhouse for an infor­mative lecture on 3-D printing, a groundbreaking technology Le­high now has to offer.
3-D printing is a relatively new technology that can benefit almost anyone across every major.
The event was sponsored by the Baker Institute of Entrepre­neurship and was geared toward students interested in innovative creative technologies.
“Wilbur Powerhouse is set to be the maker space at Lehigh,” said Lisa Getzler-Linn, admin­istrative director for the Baker Institute.
The room was filled mostly with first-year students, many who came to fill their 5x10 seminar requirement.
“I thought this would be very interesting for my potential ma­jor,” said Julianne Kerwood, ’17.
3-D printing can be used for building things such as prosthet­ics, as well as cell and tissue engineering.
Glenn Adams, a graduate stu­dent in the engineering school, presented the lecture to the students.
He explained that although many people believe 3-D print­ing is only for engineers, it is actually a technology that can benefit people of many interests and majors.
“Everybody can have a piece of this,” he said.
Adams stressed that students from engineering to business to communications can utilize the several printers.
By ANNA BOLD
The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs screened the documentary “HAZE” in Mag­innes 206 Tuesday as part of Na­tional Hazing Prevention Week.
The event, which was also incorporated into the 5x10 first-year student program, encour­aged discussion about hazing and excessive drinking on college campuses.
The documentary, produced by The Gordie Foundation of Dallas, Tex., follows the story of Gordie Bailey. A freshman at the University of Colorado at Boul­der, Bailey died from an alcohol overdose as a result of hazing while pledging a fraternity. A condensed, 30-minute version of the documentary was shown.
Numerous statistics concern­ing alcohol and alcohol-related injuries were cited in the docu­mentary, as well as the manner in which alcohol is abused on college campuses.
Each year there are ap­proximately 1,700 deaths due to excessive drinking, and 700,000 injuries from alcohol abuse, ac­cording to the documentary. Fra­ternities, sororities and student-athlete clubs were cited as groups that presented the highest risk of hazing, though an on-cam­pus survey indicated that other groups presented this risk as well.
OFSA Assistant Directors Ashley Baudouin and Rebecca Davison posed questions in­termittently to the audience, inquiring about the definition of hazing.
During one break, Davison asked students if they knew what a single drink looked like, and provided examples with a Nal­gene bottle. Students discussed binge drinking, high-risk drink­ing and how alcohol affects the brain.
Furthermore, students con­sidered when it is appropriate to call for help, and how to check for signs that a person is passed out rather than just asleep.
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