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Linderman Library haunts campus for first time
Linderman Library, known for being a quiet, study-centric spot on campus, came to life on Thursday night with music and Halloween-themed activities. Linderman Haunted Library was a collaborative effort between Lehigh After Dark, the Office of Student Involvement, and the Library Welcome Committee within Lehigh Libraries. A main draw for the event, besides the live music and food offerings, was the library maze located in the stacks on the lower level of the library.
LUEMS: Make the call
When most people think of emergency medical services, they picture high-stakes, life-or-death situations. For Brooke Bourgal, ‘27, it was no different. As a shy, first-year pre-med student navigating an overwhelming club fair, she cautiously put her name down at the Lehigh University Emergency Medical Services (LUEMS) table. “I was thinking, ‘It’s up to me to save someone’s life,’” Bourgal said.
Coalition for Appropriate Transportation hosts weekly women’s only bike group
It’s a humid, warm September day. The clock nears 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, and the sound of car tires spinning on the pavement begins to fade away. The ratcheting noise made as the back wheel spins on a bike. It’s a distinctive sound. It breaks through the silence of Sand Island on the way to the Ice House parking lot. As the clock approaches 6:00 p.m., the sound grows. People are arriving. When the group is ready, the kickstands flip up, and everyone pushes off.
Rising Tide helps revive Paranormal Pizza
Brothers Marc and Joey Kubushefski, bored like many others during COVID, jumped on the trend of making sourdough bread in their kitchen. That boredom soon turned into cravings. The brothers both loved pizza but couldn’t find vegan options to order near their home. Stuck in his kitchen with little else to do, Marc Kubushefski decided to learn how to make vegan cheese. So he did. Then came the homemade sauce.
29 years, 4 missed games, and countless calls: Lehigh’s longest running voice of Matt Kerr
It’s 7 a.m. on a Saturday, five hours before his broadcast begins, and Matthew Korp has already started his day. He’s holding a manila folder in one hand and a red marker in the other. Inside the folder are what will become his position spotting chart and game notes, which will serve as an aid for the day’s football broadcast. He’s familiar with this process. After all, he’s done this more than 300 times.
Anais Martinez grows outdoor education in Bethlehem
A bright yellow school bus rolls to a stop. At the end of a dusty gravel road, the energetic voices of the children on board begin to rise. As the doors swing open, the children hurry to see where they are. For them, this is an opportunity outside the norm. Most of the students on this daycare field trip out of Allentown have only ever experienced the city’s surroundings.
The Brown and White
Vinay Kwatra, the current ambassador of India to the United States, spoke in a fireside chat Wednesday night, marking the first time an Indian ambassador has visited Lehigh. The conversation, facilitated by Richard Verma, ‘90, the former U.S. ambassador to India and the inaugural president’s distinguished fellow, focused on how relations between the country and the U.S. have strengthened with time. Kwatra has served as the 29th ambassador of India since he took office in 2024.
The Brown and White
What began last spring as a discussion between professor Eunice Cortez and Natalie DeRosa, the associate director for the Center for Cultural Engagement, about the richness of Latin culture in music and poetry came to life Thursday night as a collaborative event. About 40 people gathered for Voces y Ritmos, translated to Voices and Rhythms in English, which was held in the Health, Science & Technology building.
Frank Gunter to retire after 41 years at Lehigh
Frank Gunter never wanted to be a professor. He spent nine years as an undergraduate student himself, jumping between five colleges across the United States — from the University of Miami to Los Angeles City College — before finally earning a bachelor’s degree in economics from Penn State. Gunter’s goal was banking and he achieved it. After earning his masters from Johns Hopkins University, he worked for a bank in Chicago.
City council discusses affordable housing and UNESCO site
Bethlehem’s City Council convened on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing efforts to remove an encampment located by the Hill-to-Hill bridge and moving funding from the downtown initiative fund to support the city’s world heritage site manager. The council also discussed the need for affordable housing in Bethlehem and a proposal to construct units where Martin Tower once stood.
Edit Desk: Flames and freedom
At five years old, learning to ride a bike felt like a rite of passage. But it quickly became something more, sparking a sense of curiosity. As anyone in my family will tell you, I was a curious kid who paid attention to everything. I loved learning how things worked and had no problem going up to complete strangers to ask them questions. Weekends meant exploring New York, wandering through neighborhoods and playgrounds I hadn’t seen before.
The Brown and White
Lehigh’s Faculty Senate hosted an all-faculty meeting on Wednesday following requests from faculty members to discuss the university’s stance on federal government intervention. Because the meeting was held in response to faculty demand, it did not fulfill the Faculty Senate’s annual required all-faculty meeting, but was seen as an add-on.
New bookmobile rolls into Bethlehem
For more than a decade, Mike Henninger has been the face of the Bethlehem Area Public Library’s bookmobile, delivering stories and materials all across the Bethlehem area. After being on hiatus for a year, Henninger is back to doing what he loves most, delivering books and smiles around the community. Along with permanent locations on the North Side and South Side, the Bethlehem Area Public Library has offered a mobile book distribution service for borrowers since 1972.
Photo Gallery: Lehigh wins Patriot League Title
The Lehigh women’s basketball team defeated Army 74-62 on Sunday afternoon, securing the Patriot League Championship and earning a bid to the Big Dance. The team will face Duke on Friday in the first round of March Madness. Colleen McQuillen, Lehigh women’s basketball senior captain and guard, celebrates with the Patriot League Championship trophy alongside her teammates on Sunday at Stabler Arena. McQuillen scored 13 points in the 74-62 win against Army.
Lehigh women's basketball defeats Boston 62-44
Fifth-year wing Maddie Albrecht scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in the Lehigh women’s basketball team’s 62-44 Patriot League quarterfinal win against Boston University on Monday. Junior forward Lily Fandre also added 16 points for the Mountain Hawks (25-6, 15-3 Patriot League). Senior guard Colleen McQuillen had seven rebounds and six points. She led Lehigh in playing time with 29 minutes on the court.
Lehigh Hacks for Justice: Students tackle social issues in 24-hour hackathon
As the clock struck 11 a.m. on Saturday, dozens of students armed with laptops and a passion for problem-solving gathered in Mountaintop Campus’ Building C, ready to hack their way towards justice. The third annual 24-hour hackathon challenged participants to develop technology-driven solutions for real-world justice issues. This year’s event was titled Lehigh Hacks for Justice and was hosted this past weekend.
Photo Gallery: Women's basketball Senior Day
The Lehigh women’s basketball team celebrated Senior Day on Saturday at Stabler Arena. The team’s five senior players—Colleen McQuillen, Kaylee Van Eps, Remi Sisselman, Ella Stemmer and Meghan O’Brien—were honored with plaques and flowers before tip-off. After the ceremony, the team defeated Army 76-61, capturing the Patriot League regular season title. gallery Lehigh Women's Basketball photos
Stroll around the neighborhood: A changing South Side
The Brown and White took a stroll around the neighborhood and spoke to community members about living and working in the South Side. Issam Sakr Sakr is the managing partner of King Wing and has worked on the South Side since 2002. Q: What’s your favorite part about the South Side? IS: Bethlehem is a historical city, a tourist city. People from all over visit here, and it’s a nice quiet place. It’s a merge between a historical city and a rural area, and you find many things here.
Lehigh Valley Humane Society finds forever homes
Pets are ever-present lights in many homes, bringing comfort to their owners in times of need, amusing them and jumping for joy when they get home at the end of the day. But who’s there for the pets that don’t have a place to call home? The Lehigh Valley Humane Society has been the primary safe haven for animals in the Lehigh Valley for the last 119 years, providing housing for homeless animals, offering affordable pet care for owners and rehabilitating pets to be adopted.
Bird flu concerns, egg shortages rise in Lehigh Valley
As cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza – also referred to as the bird flu – continue to rise nationwide, the Lehigh Valley is beginning to feel the effects. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced on Jan. 27 that the first case of bird flu in Pennsylvania poultry was detected in Lehigh County. The virus was found in a 50,000-bird chicken flock, resulting in transportation restrictions for poultry products within a 10-kilometer radius of the affected farm.
Comcast coming to Bethlehem, parking authority switches committees
The Bethlehem City Council met on Tuesday to vote on several topics including granting Comcast a franchise and reassigning the Bethlehem Parking Authority from the Council Public Safety Committee to the Community and Economic Development Committee. Comcast Tuesday’s vote marked the final passage of Bill 44-2024 which grants Comcast of Southeast Pennsylvania, LLC a cable television franchise system in the city of Bethlehem.
The Lehigh Valley Palestine Coalition hosts community teach-in on Gaza conflict
The Lehigh Valley Palestine Coalition hosted a community teach-in on Nov. 16 at Sayre Hall, Cathedral Church of the Nativity, with around 140 attendees engaging in thoughtful discussions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This was the organization’s sixth teach-in and the first to be held in a community setting. The teach-in featured tables from multiple partner organizations, including the Democratic Socialists of America, Jewish Voice for Peace and Lehigh for Palestine.
"Inspiring the Future Makers" to improve Mountaintop campus, first-year life
Lehigh discussed restructuring Mountaintop campus into a multi-use community and increasing first-year retention rate among other topics at the biannual “Inspiring the Future Makers” town hall today at Iacocca Hall. President Joseph Helble, Interim Vice President Mark Erickson and other administrators provided an update on the university’s ten-year plan, which was announced in 2023 and aims to improve many aspects of the Lehigh community.
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