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The Brown and White Vol. 130 No. 4 Tuesday, February 16, 2016 ‘All the Lehigh News First’ By KATIE MORRIS Assistant News Editor Lehigh administered the first campus-wide survey since 2006 last semester to assess the exclu-sive and fragmented nature on cam-pus. In response to results shared in January, a set of suggestions was presented by the Council for Equity and Community. Twenty-two percent of those who answered the survey believe the campus climate is a negative one, and roughly 85 percent believe this negative climate is “institutional and systematic,” according to the results. The council’s recommendations aim to create a more inclusive and positive environment on campus, steps to which would include educat-ing students, faculty and staff about diversity as well as conducting more in-depth surveys to understand com-mon trends about campus sentiment about hostile community environ-ments. These recommendations are similar to the set of recommenda-tions that were made after the last climate survey was administered, according to Jennifer Swann, pro-fessor of biological sciences and tri-chair of the Council for Equity and Community. She said there is over-lap in the recommendations because Lehigh’s past four presidents have not been as focused on creating an inclusive environment on campus as they could have been. “The problem at Lehigh is that there is no ‘one’ Lehigh,” Swann said. “We are colleges. We are depart-ments. We just don’t have that one thing. We need to build that.” Pride Center Director Chelsea Fullerton is excited about the chang-es that will ensue because of the sur-vey. She said the Council for Equity and Community is working to ensure that the recommendations are exam- The Council for Equity and Community suggested solutions for creating inclusive campus D-Life talks race issues with visiting students Warren Square updated after complaints By REBECCA WILKIN Assistant News Editor See SURVEY Page 3 Three percent of Lehigh students identify as black or African American and 9 percent identify as Hispanic, while 62 percent of students identify as white, according to the Lehigh at a Glace page. To create a more diverse univer-sity, the Admissions Office hosts Diversity Life Weekend to bring accepted students who represent regionally, socioeconomically or racially diverse backgrounds to cam-pus. These sorts of applicants are less common at Lehigh. The goal of Diversity Life Weekend is to encourage students to enroll, and the Admissions Office works to depict life at Lehigh as accurately as possible. This effort includes address-ing some of the racial issues that have plagued Lehigh’s past. Group leaders discuss previous incidents such as the egging and vandalism of See D-LIFE Page 2 Sarah Dawson/B&W Staff Warren Square D is located at 222 Summit Street on Friday. Warren Square D recently underwent multiple renovations, including the stairwell, lounge and the kitchen. By ANDRE VERDUZCO B&W Staff Several houses in the Warren Square Complex underwent ren-ovations this summer and winter break after students complained about the living arrangements. The kitchens in both Warren Square A and D were renovat-ed over the summer, and new flooring and carpeting were installed in these houses, accord-ing to Ozzie Breiner, the director of Residential Services. A bath-room in Warren Square D was refurbished over the winter break along with the kitchen in Warren Square F. “I think they actually did a good job,” said Eugene Vivino, a former resident of Warren Square A and previous member of the Eco House Live Lehigh Community. “It was a process to get there, but they did a good job.” After the Lehigh administration decided to transfer the Eco House — one of several Live Lehigh communities in the complex — from Warren Square A to the less-maintained Warren Square D, Vivino and other residents See WARREN Page 3 Made by Liz Cornell, Kelly McCoy RESPONSES INDICATE DIVIDED CAMPUS
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Title | Brown and White Vol. 130 no. 4 |
Date | 2016-02-16 |
Month | 02 |
Day | 16 |
Year | 2016 |
Volume | 130 |
Issue | 4 |
Type | Newspaper |
Source Repository | Lehigh University |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Lehigh, South Bethlehem |
LCCN | 7019854 |
Source Repository Code | LYU |
Digital Responsible Institution | Lehigh University |
Digital Responsible Institution Code | LYU |
Issue/Edition Pattern | Semiweekly |
Title Essay | Published twice a week during the college year by the students of Lehigh University |
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FullText | The Brown and White Vol. 130 No. 4 Tuesday, February 16, 2016 ‘All the Lehigh News First’ By KATIE MORRIS Assistant News Editor Lehigh administered the first campus-wide survey since 2006 last semester to assess the exclu-sive and fragmented nature on cam-pus. In response to results shared in January, a set of suggestions was presented by the Council for Equity and Community. Twenty-two percent of those who answered the survey believe the campus climate is a negative one, and roughly 85 percent believe this negative climate is “institutional and systematic,” according to the results. The council’s recommendations aim to create a more inclusive and positive environment on campus, steps to which would include educat-ing students, faculty and staff about diversity as well as conducting more in-depth surveys to understand com-mon trends about campus sentiment about hostile community environ-ments. These recommendations are similar to the set of recommenda-tions that were made after the last climate survey was administered, according to Jennifer Swann, pro-fessor of biological sciences and tri-chair of the Council for Equity and Community. She said there is over-lap in the recommendations because Lehigh’s past four presidents have not been as focused on creating an inclusive environment on campus as they could have been. “The problem at Lehigh is that there is no ‘one’ Lehigh,” Swann said. “We are colleges. We are depart-ments. We just don’t have that one thing. We need to build that.” Pride Center Director Chelsea Fullerton is excited about the chang-es that will ensue because of the sur-vey. She said the Council for Equity and Community is working to ensure that the recommendations are exam- The Council for Equity and Community suggested solutions for creating inclusive campus D-Life talks race issues with visiting students Warren Square updated after complaints By REBECCA WILKIN Assistant News Editor See SURVEY Page 3 Three percent of Lehigh students identify as black or African American and 9 percent identify as Hispanic, while 62 percent of students identify as white, according to the Lehigh at a Glace page. To create a more diverse univer-sity, the Admissions Office hosts Diversity Life Weekend to bring accepted students who represent regionally, socioeconomically or racially diverse backgrounds to cam-pus. These sorts of applicants are less common at Lehigh. The goal of Diversity Life Weekend is to encourage students to enroll, and the Admissions Office works to depict life at Lehigh as accurately as possible. This effort includes address-ing some of the racial issues that have plagued Lehigh’s past. Group leaders discuss previous incidents such as the egging and vandalism of See D-LIFE Page 2 Sarah Dawson/B&W Staff Warren Square D is located at 222 Summit Street on Friday. Warren Square D recently underwent multiple renovations, including the stairwell, lounge and the kitchen. By ANDRE VERDUZCO B&W Staff Several houses in the Warren Square Complex underwent ren-ovations this summer and winter break after students complained about the living arrangements. The kitchens in both Warren Square A and D were renovat-ed over the summer, and new flooring and carpeting were installed in these houses, accord-ing to Ozzie Breiner, the director of Residential Services. A bath-room in Warren Square D was refurbished over the winter break along with the kitchen in Warren Square F. “I think they actually did a good job,” said Eugene Vivino, a former resident of Warren Square A and previous member of the Eco House Live Lehigh Community. “It was a process to get there, but they did a good job.” After the Lehigh administration decided to transfer the Eco House — one of several Live Lehigh communities in the complex — from Warren Square A to the less-maintained Warren Square D, Vivino and other residents See WARREN Page 3 Made by Liz Cornell, Kelly McCoy RESPONSES INDICATE DIVIDED CAMPUS |
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