Lehigh University Undergraduate Ethics Symposium

Here's the official list of presentations for this year's symposium!

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Thank you to all who came out to present and participate in the first ever Undergraduate Ethics Symposium - It was a great success! And congratulations to all of our prize winners!

Another great article by the Brown & White addressing a pervasive ethical issue on college campuses.
http://thebrownandwhite.com/2015/04/13/does-greek-life-perpetuate-r**e-culture/

Does Greek life perpetuate r**e culture? - The Brown and White Recently, colleges across the nation have been dealing with repercussions from Greek life scandals. Many of these incidents involve alleged sexual assaults.

Should we do something about what seems like an increase in police brutality and violence?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/us/south-carolina-officer-is-charged-with-murder-in-black-mans-death.html?_r=0

South Carolina Officer Is Charged With Murder in Black Man’s Death The North Charleston officer had said that the man took his stun gun, but a video shows the officer firing eight times as the man, who was apparently unarmed, fled.

Should Lehigh divest from fossil fuels? Check out this letter to Lehigh's future President John D. Simon in the Brown & White.
http://thebrownandwhite.com/2015/03/30/letter-editor-john-simon-future-president/

An open letter to John D. Simon - The Brown and White Gerardo Calderón asks future Lehigh President John D. Simon to reconsider the university's investment in fossil fuels.

Read about Lehigh's first ever Ethics Symposium in the Brown and White:
http://thebrownandwhite.com/2015/03/26/first-undergraduate-ethics-symposium/

Can military desertion be justified? Or should deserters be prosecuted to the fullest extent? You decide.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/03/25/bowe-bergdahl-once-missing-u-s-soldier-charged-with-desertion/

Bowe Bergdahl, once missing U.S. soldier, charged with desertion Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the controversial U.S. soldier who was recovered in Afghanistan last years after five years in captivity, faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, according to his lawyer.

It's the last few days to submit! We now have larger cash prizes! Upload your submission via our website: https://lu_ethics_symposium.cas2.lehigh.edu/

Home | lu_ethics_symposium.cas2.lehigh.edu Lehigh University is holding its first ever Undergraduate Ethics Symposium on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in STEPS 101 from 10am–3pm. This event, which has been made possible through a generous donation from a Lehigh alumnus, strives to facilitate student reflection on ethical issues. Ethical issues—ab…

The recent events at the University of Oklahoma have sparked a controversy that we have seen before - can free speech be taken too far, to a racist, sexist, and inappropriate extreme? Or is this a case where free speech should be protected despite the offensive nature of what was said? What do you think?

Check out this op-ed piece and the piece from US News that raises these questions.

http://www.a2indy.com/2015/03/18/op-ed-campus-safety-must-trump-the-right-to-free-speech/

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/03/19/ou-frats-racist-chant-raises-first-amendment-question

OU Frat's Racist Chant Raises First Amendment Question - US News Does the First Amendment protect University of Oklahoma's fraternity's racist chant?