Former president Bill Clinton addressed thousands of members of the Lehigh Valley community in Memorial Hall on Mar. 19, 2008. Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown, introduced Clinton as "one of the greatest presidents we ever had," associating his terms in office with a decline in national debt unlike present policy.
Apr. 1 - Found Property - An empty clear baggie was found on the first floor of Taylor Hall. There was not enough residue in the bag for Campus Safety to test for drugs. Apr. 1 - Theft - A student's parking sticker was stolen from his car in the 23rd and Gordon Street parking lot.
Presidential nominee Barack Obama made a stop along his campaign trail this past week and spoke at the College on Mar. 31, in Memorial Hall, to a very enthusiastic and overwhelmingly large crowd. He spoke as plainly as he could in order to address the very mixed crowd that surrounded him.
Wed., Mar. 19 marked the fifth anniversary of the United States' invasion into Iraq. The College Democrats took it upon themselves to recognize this day by hosting a panel discussion entitled "Exit Strategy: 5 Years of War." The three panelists at the event were David Halperin, Michael Hoffman, and Brian Mello.
A black-and-white photo of children attending school right next to a slaughterhouse. An image of immigrants crammed into crowded tenement housing for shelter to sleep. This is just a brief sampling of the photography of Jacob Riis (1849-1914), the documentary photographer known for capturing the conditions of the urban poor living in New York slums during a peak time of European immigration.