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Lehigh University Welcomes Jeremy L. Gibson as New Murray H. Goodman Dean of Athletics

A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.

Katie Couric attending a student Q&A at Lehigh and giving the Commencement address in 1999.

A Full Circle Lehigh Moment

A letter from interim editor Stephen Gross

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Eco-Flame
The most unpredictable Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry week tradition is Eco-Flame. The student marching band enters classrooms before the game and briefly interrupts classes to play spirit tunes.
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Turkey Trot
Every year on the Thursday before the Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry game, students, faculty and staff gather in front of Packer Chapel to participate in the Turkey Trot.
A team of students, all wearing white shirts with red and black plaid pajama pants, race their bed in front of onlookers

Bed Races
One of the most-anticipated and well-attended Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry traditions is the Bed Races.
Bedsheet banner reading "Laf goes to Laf" hangs from brown siding between a pair of windows.

Bedsheet Banners
In the weeks leading up to the Lehigh-Lafayette game, spray-painted bedsheets begin to appear across Lehigh’s campus and neighborhood homes and businesses.
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Past Traditions
While some still persist, not all the original Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry game traditions are still practiced today.
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Lehigh University Shares Updates on Leadership Searches

Three searches to identify new Lehigh leaders are in progress.

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Lehigh Joins Global Design Thinking Alliance to Help Advance Empathy-Based Innovation

The university is just the fourth U.S. institution to be accepted to this alliance.

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Katie Couric Discusses Future of Journalism, Balancing Fact-Checking at Compelling Perspectives

The former anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News” and co-anchor of NBC’s “Today” show also talked about her cancer research advocacy and the changing media landscape.