Brown and White Vol. 129 no. 22

              The Brown and White Vol. 129 No. 22
Friday, November 20, 2015 ‘All the Lehigh News First’
South Mountain spirit
In anticipation of the 151st
Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry football
game, the Lehigh community is
rallying together with a variety
of Spirit Week traditions, both
formal and informal. The week’s
official festivities kicked off Nov.
12 with the 59th annual Turkey
Trot race and will last through the
rivalry football game on Saturday.
The Lehigh community is known
for its long-standing traditions
such as Bed Races, the Turkey
Trot and Eco-flame, all of which
are unique to South Mountain. In
addition, much of the campus com-munity
also partakes in a host of
informal social gatherings in the
week leading up to the big game.
“There’s a wide variety of events
that are happening during Spirit
Week and the idea is to engage
as many members of the Lehigh
community as possible, so there’s
really something for everyone,”
said Emily Okrepkie, ’18, student
spirit chair of the Association of
Student Alumni.
This year’s spirit week included
entertainment such as Bed Races
and the Lehigh Laf-Appella con-
By KLAUDIA JAZWINSKA
Associate News Editor
Lehigh PD
presence
increased for
Le-Laf week
By DANIELLE BETTERMANN
Assistant News Editor
While the football team is pre-paring
to play the Lehigh-Lafayette
game and the rest of the student body
is celebrating the rivalry through-out
the week, the Lehigh University
Police Department prepares for the
possible issues that may arise during
the week’s festivities.
The 151st rivalry game will take
place Saturday after the spirit week
events, Eco-flame, parties and tail-gates.
Although the protocol for handling
alcohol-related incidents does not
change, the police force and other
management departments increase
the quantity of security and patrols
to ensure the safety of the two univer-sity
communities that come together.
Because of the amount of people
who attend the Lehigh-Lafayette
game and the social atmosphere of
the rivalry, the likelihood of alco-hol-
related incidents will increase
Courtesy of Lehigh Communications and Public Affairs
Members of the Marching 97 interrupt a class in Whitaker Lab
during the 2014 Lehigh-Lafayette week Eco-flame. The tradition
began at the university in the 1970s.
cert, as well as several athletic
events, including the men’s and
women’s basketball home open-ers,
the final volleyball match of
the season and a wrestling match.
Rich Haas, assistant athletic
director for sales and marketing,
said that participation in these
events by students, alumni, facul-ty
and staff helps to build school
spirit.
The Spirit Week commit-tee
includes the Association of
Student Alumni, Student Senate,
Athletics, the Panhellenic Council,
the Multicultural Greek Council,
Interfraternity Greek Council,
University Productions and class
officers. This group collaborates
to create the schedule for the
Rivalry week celebrated through lasting traditions
See SPIRIT Page 4 See POLICE Page 4
IT’S RIVALRY SEASON
Lehigh seeks redemption in 151st meeting against Lafayette
Illustrated by Liz Cornell
SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE: Stories feature profiles of Lehigh football’s top players; a Q&A with President John Simon on his first
rivalry at home; and a look into Lafayette College’s rivalry week activities. Also included is a collection of photos from this year’s Bed
Races, Lehigh spirit spotlights of the Marching 97 and cheerleading team, and columns from The Brown and White and The Lafayette
exploring who will win the 151st rivalry football game.