Three off-campus houses rented by Lehigh students were burglarized last weekend while the residents were away on break, according to an article in The Express-Times. (4) comments
The City of Bethlehem is partnering with LANTA Bus Services to provide shuttle buses from the Sands Casino Resort to the North and South sides of Bethlehem, making transportation around the city easier for visitors and residents. (1) comment
Student organizations will submit their budget proposals to Student Senate in the next couple of weeks to be approved for the 2009-10 school year. While the current bad economy will impact the budget distribution for the upcoming school year, the effects will be minor, said Matthew Kitchie, director of student activities and Student Senate co-adviser. (0) comments
Drug trafficking has made Mexico into a battleground between drug gangs and authorities. (2) comments
Bethlehem has been granted a portion of the $787 billion stimulus package, but is currently not seeking to fund Lehigh with money from the bailout, William Reynolds, member of the Bethlehem city council, said in an e-mail. The university may still benefit indirectly from the money going to the South Side, Reynolds said. (0) comments
Losing your job often brings on feelings such as anger, resentment and worry ? feelings that are increasingly more common as the economy shrinks. Yet it is important to avoid becoming overwhelmed by these feelings, panelists in a discussion about job loss said at Bethlehem Brew Works Tuesday night. (0) comments
For the fourth year at Lehigh, the Lost Boys of Sudan shared their experiences as orphaned boys living in refugee camps in Africa in a talk last Thursday in Maginnes Hall. The group coined its name from the events of the 20-year civil war in Sudan. "Some might misinterpret the name 'Lost Boys,'" said Peter Deng-Bul, Lost Boy and leader of the Sudanese Committee in Pennsylvania. (1) comment
Frank Arthur, an author and sociology professor at the University of Calgary, shared his own stories of poor health to encourage those suffering from illness Monday in Maginnes Hall. Frank's health took a double-nosedive when he was only 39 years old. Frank suffered a heart attack and then, one year later, was diagnosed with cancer. (0) comments
Black students of all backgrounds are lumped into one group, but they do not feel like a community, students said at a brown bag lunch discussion in the Multicultural Center on Feb. 25. African, Caribbean and Haitian students said they weren't welcomed by black Americans when they came to the U. (4) comments

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