Editorial: The Waiting Game
Classes are over. Temperatures are rising. The sun is shining, and, most days, there isn’t a cloud in the sky.…
Monthly Archives: May, 2020
Senior Spotlight: Class of 2020 celebrates graduation from home
University graduations are typically synonymous with caps and gowns, the moving of the tassel and audiences of friends and family…
Phantoms, IronPigs lose revenue due to shortened seasons — but still faring better than other minor league teams
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the U.S. and items began to fly off the shelves of stores throughout the…
Transcending media: LU Art Galleries shifts online
The Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) team is finding new ways to preserve the experience of viewing and making art…
Friends, family celebrate virtual commencement with #LehighGrad
Despite seemingly insurmountable circumstances, Lehigh’s class of 2020 graduated via virtual commencement on May 17. The events of the day…
Reader’s guide to the Pennsylvania primary election
Pennsylvania will hold its primary election on June 2. The primary, originally scheduled for April 28, was postponed in response…
Rep. Wild: LVAIC schools — including Lehigh — agree fall semester won’t be business as usual
During a virtual town hall with Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) on May 22, the Lehigh Valley congresswoman said she believes…
How one small Philadelphia suburb is adjusting to the pandemic
At first glance, the borough looks like Christmas Day. The newly-remodeled glass doors of Anthony’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant are…
UPDATE: 24 hours later, Jim Thorpe fire still burning but has been contained
UPDATE, 5/21/2020: Nicholas Sulzer, the assistant manager at Hickory Run State Park, said the “sides” of a brush fire that consumed…
Lehigh staff members produce face shields for region
With more emphasis than ever on the supply of protective equipment for health care professionals, universities, nonprofits and businesses around…