Brown and White Vol. 125 no. 21

              Vol. 125 No. 21
Friday, November 22, 2013
‘All the Lehigh News First’
THE BROWN AND WHITE
Lehigh University’s Student Newspaper Founded in 1894
SPORTS
Hawks gear up to hold off Laf for PL
Page 20
ONLINE
Poll: Favorite Le-Laf memories
thebrownandwhite.com
Check out the Rivalry insert
Page 9
RIVALRY
‘YOU READY, LAFAYETTE?’
Inside: Come at us, ‘Pards
B&W photo by DAVE DiFRANCESCO
Clutch the Mountain Hawk at a home game last year. To see why Lafayette thinks it has a fighting chance at winning tomorrow, turn to page 9.
B&W photo by DAVE DiFRANCESCO
Lehigh barrels out of the locker room at the start of its home opener last season. The team won its first game of the 2012 season, against Monmouth University, by a score of 27-17. The Hawks will take on Lafayette College for the 149th matchup of the most-played rivalry in college football. See FOOTBALL page 20.
Rival schools compete in giving chaLLenge
By EMILY LAN
The ongoing Lehigh-Lafayette Giving Challenge is an opportunity for members of the Lehigh commu­nity to give back to their school, and to beat Lafayette off the field.
“The purpose of the challenge is to allow every student to participate in the rivalry while allowing both schools to collect donations,” said Max Perricone, ’14, a class officer who helped organize the event.
According to the competition website, The Giving Challenge is a competition between Lehigh and La­fayette to see who can gain the high­est number of donors. The young alumni leadership from both of the colleges first created the challenge in 2010, and it is geared towards con­tributing to the universities’ annual funds and raising awareness about the importance of alumni giving.
The annual funds give the schools financial resources to benefit the in­stitutions in ways that will improve national rankings and reputations.
The Lehigh community should feel inclined to make donations to the school through the Giving Challenge, because it gives them the chance to continue the competi­tive nature against Lafayette, said Meghan DeVaney, ’14, vice presi­dent of unity for the Class of 2014.
“It’s a good idea to have the chal­lenge during Le-Laf week because that’s how you’re going to get people to donate—by making it a competi­tion,” Ilana Yellin, ’15, said. “People are asked for money all the time, but if you make it a competition, people are going to be more inclined to par­ticipate because they want to win.”
DeVaney said students should find motivation to donate not only in the competition aspect of the chal­lenge, but also in the desire to boost Lehigh’s collegiate ranking.
Donations can be made toward the school in general, as well as any campus organization or academic de­partment, Perricone said, adding that it’s a great way for students to give
See GIVING Page 3