The health care summit between the president and Congress a few days ago was pretty much more of the same. The point of the summit is to make some ground on finalizing the health care bill, which is what Congress has been trying to do for months. Republicans want to start over, which [...]
Secrets @ Lehigh: Nuclear Ambitions
We all know that Lehigh has secrets. There are those many passageways and underground tunnels that you’ve heard about. There are the rooftop access points, hidden stairwells, and some of those rooms you never knew existed. Personally, I am still hoping to find Asa Packer’s secret bathroom before I leave Lehigh, but such a monumentous discovery seems unlikely at this point…
Female Golfers Supplant Four Seton Hall Teams
Title IX does it again. In a misguided attempt to make college sports more accessible to female student athletes, legislatures in Congress passed this bill that made it mandatory for schools to spend equally on both men’s and women’s sports…
Inappropriate Interjections
Recently, a group calling themselves “Students for Workers” has surfaced here at Lehigh. Under that name, they submitted a letter to the Brown and White which looked to galvanize support amongst Lehigh students for Sodexo employees to join the SEIU (Services Employees International Union)…
What was Yesterday to you?
February 22nd saw the passing of the 1000th American serviceman in Afghanistan since the United States began combat operations nine years ago.
How many of us have looked up from our daily lives and took note of the ongoing conflict? Despite your opinions on the war, most can agree that our troops should be supported.
While [...]
The Need for Disaster
Our world today is much safer than any that has existed in the history of humanity. We have immunizations for a variety of viral infections, antibiotics, cars, clean food and water, a dearth of localized warfare and violence and even government-funded student loans. We have it good, especially when compared to the billions [...]
HR 1207: A Call For Fiscal Responsibility
In the realm of legislation that fails to receive sensationalized media attention, Ron Paul’s HR 1207 has largely been ignored by the mainstream media. However, the legislation has garnered the cosponsorship of over half of the representatives in the house, and a companion bill in the senate has enjoyed similar success…
Crashing on Ice
NBC and their Olympic coverage team generally provide some of the most extensive sporting event coverage in the world. With literally thousands of hours of footage, it is small wonder that the coverage becomes impersonal at times…
Jersey Students: Your Police Are Now Armed to the Teeth
The Bergen County area is particularly well represented amongst the Lehigh student body. These students should be aware of the fact that local police in their home area are arming with military style weapons and vehicles…
Lehigh Looks in the Mirror – *Censored*
Cornell is similar to Lehigh in many ways, and the former is considered to be an “aspirational peer,” of Lehigh – a gentle way to admit academic superiority to another school without damaging one’s own ego…
The Hillarity of a Palin Presidency
Hillary Clinton shared a laugh this week with Saudi Arabian college students over the prospect of Sarah Palin being elected president. If Palin was elected, Clinton declared she would not emigrate to Canada, but would, in fact, visit often…
This Week in News: Volume 3
Each Sunday, the Patriot will provide a look at some of the news issues that you should know about. We know it is tough for college students to keep up-to-date on current events. The Patriot’s Sunday News Beat is your answer to that. This week’s column will be mainly an aggregation of links, due to time constraints…
Projection of Power: Over-defending America
The Pentagon’s most recent inventory of bases lists a total of 716 overseas sites. These include facilities owned and leased all across the Middle East as well as a significant presence in Europe and Asia, especially Japan and South Korea…
Die hard, die early – Men
The following link to a Huffington Post article highlights the reasons why men all over the world die earlier than women…
Dear Sodexo, Thank you for Wasting my Money
Sodexo, the company responsible for feeding the bulk of the student population recently conducted a survey by e-mail and claimed that the survey taker would be rewarded at the end of the survey…
Sarah Failin’ Case #001
As a service to both conservatives and liberals, the Patriot is proud to provide accurate commentary on some individuals who position themselves as Conservative thinkers but are, in fact, anything but. One of those polarizing figures is Sarah Palin, or “Failin” if you prefer…
This Week in News: Volume 2
What’s in the news this week? Here at Lehigh, there isn’t much. There was a bird storm, followed by a snowstorm. Our bookstore manager allegedly ripped up several Brown and White’s due to an editorial he didn’t like, leading the Brown and White to claim that free speech was ’stifled’…
Revenge of the Birds
Over the past week, birds from all parts of the Northeastern United States launched an assault of previously unseen proportions on all parts of Lehigh’s campus…
Movie Review: Avatar
The film, ‘Avatar’, has been hailed as a movie classic and by some as the ‘greatest movie of all time’. It stole away the box office records, made a splash on 2010 movies, and has been on everyone’s mind…
Integrity Lost
As the claims of climate alarmists continue to be investigated, the integrity of their premise continues to evaporate. While the article by Christopher Booker in the Telegraph (U.K.) outlines the previous unearthing of erroneous climate claims, it is worth reminding you here…
This Week in News: Volume 1
Each Sunday, the Patriot will provide a look at some of the news issues that you should know about. We know it is tough for college students to keep up-to-date on current events. The Patriot’s Sunday News Beat is your answer to that. Enjoy!
Baywatch: Guantanamo’s Prisoner’s Dilemma
In the newest iteration of President Obama’s “Change for America: A rejection of Bushy Policies” the Federal Government has decided to continue the trend of indefinite detention in our secret prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba…
Getting Down with D&X?
It’s not often that I find something on campus so disturbing that I have to stop and think about it. I’m not *that* type of conservative…
…oh come on. You know what I mean – I’m not of the book-burning, poster-tearing, art-vandalizing ilk. I believe that if something warrants such action, it’s worthy of discussion, and when someone tears/burns/vandalizes something, they’re trying to *stop* that discussion – liberals and conservatives alike…
Too Much Help for Haiti
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake affecting Haiti on January 12th resulted in an outpouring of aid throughout the developing world, with Americans being bombarded by “Text ‘Haiti’ to 90999″ and the other numbers for American Red Cross and related charity and relief organizations dedicated to Haitian aid…
Barack to America: I still blame Bush and so should you
In the latest saga of Barack Obama’s increasingly illogical comments, our President decided to blame Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts on… drumroll please… George W. Bush!
Scarcity’s Sway
Whether they want to admit it or not, the supporters of alternative energy rely on the threat of oil scarcity to sway people who really do not care if the Earth’s average temperature rises 1°F in 100 years…
Health Care and Young Adults
Many young people, such as college students, do not worry about the implications of health care…
What it Means to Waste Food
In Friday’s issue of the Brown and White, a letter from Jailin Lu was published. They contend that the so-called egregious waste of food…
Healthcare: What Do Women Want?
Upon reading this editorial in the Washington Examiner, I was genuinely surprised about recent polls released about women’s views on health care…
Pacifying Citizenry
“In August, a man shot two people to death on a bridge near San Francisco. At the moment of the killings, two on-duty Marin County sheriff’s deputies were within 100 yards…
The Greener Side
On October 19th, the kickoff event for Green Week, a round-table discussion, was held in the basement of Maginnes. One quote in particular captured my ear by the end of the event…
Defining Libertarianism
What is a Libertarian?
Libertarianism is the political school of thought that I identify with most. It is based upon the principles our country was founded on; freedom, and by extension limiting the role of government…
Obama Who? Pro-War President takes home Peace Prize
It seems that Obama still has the fanboy crush he enjoyed while campaigning for presidency. His latest admirers? the Nobel Committee…
Abortion and You
An interesting thing to note about this situation is that the “Religion and Pro-Life” seminar was funded by a “pro-choice” organization, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Freedom. Isn’t that a little odd? That would be like the Ku Klux Klan funding a Black Panther rally. They were even giving away free pens, sticky notes, bumper stickers, and buttons with the organization name inscribed upon them. Doesn’t this show an obvious conflict of interest?
Growing Up Godfrey
Hopefully, in the future, Lehigh students will discover not only the great music and atmosphere that can be found at Godfrey Daniels but also the other venues that Bethlehem has to offer. Many Lehigh students are missing out on a great community that is right outside their door.
Inaugural Inconsistencies
The first and most glaring difference was the crowd. The crowd for President Obama’s inauguration was incredibly large. The plan was for my friend and I to go to the northernmost stop of the D.C. Metro and ride the train all the way into the city. This plan was foiled, however, when we saw a two-mile backup onto I-95 South just to park at the train station.
A Matter of Endowment
Lehigh University itself has not had such ill effects as other universities, though efforts have been made to further diversify Lehigh University’s investment portfolio to make some attempt to dampen the effects of the economy on its endowment fund. Lehigh University has enjoyed the benefits of an endowment fund growing to $1.1 billion in 2007 from just $513 million ten years previous.
Save the Water; Kill the Whales
This is an important time, for the United States of America and Lehigh University alike. In fact, it is so important a time that I had difficulty deciding what topic to choose as the focal point of this issue’s article…
Conservation of What?
Around lunchtime one day back in February I wandered into the Lower UC as I would any other day…
Alice in Wonderland
As Alice in Wonderland hits theaters, the Patriot would like everyone to reflect on our own Alice, and her adventures.
Trevor Drummond, ‘10 wrote Alice in Blunderland in March of 2008. Many of the points raised still hold true today.