Since I’ve grown up in Bethlehem, I’ve come to understand that Lehigh University has always been on the back burner as far as the city is concerned. Now that I go to school at Lehigh, I can fully appreciate how disconnected it is from the city of Bethlehem. Over the years, it seems that the city and the university are growing as separate entities, but this was not always the intention. Some places in Bethlehem, especially on the south side, were designed to be integrated into Lehigh life. Godfrey Daniels is a prime example of a place that was designed for Lehigh students to interact with the community.

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