Selected Media Coverage: February 26, 2004

**Lehigh in the News** {online press clippings from other news sources}
Science Daily
Seeking a Mechanical Solution to Nation’s Number-One Children’s Illness: Ear Infections

As researchers scramble to develop new antibiotics for ear infections as bacteria become resistant to existing drugs, Samir Ghadiali, professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University, thinks there is a better way to tackle the problem. Ghadiali, a member of Lehigh's Bioengineering and Life Sciences Program, studies the biomechanical and biophysical properties that govern the eustachian tube, which connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and the upper throat and which helps to regulate air pressure inside the ear. The goal of our research is to identify the causes of eustachian tube dysfunction, says Ghadiali. We hope this leads to the development of novel treatment therapies that target the underlying cause of middle-ear disease. ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine.
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**Athletics in the News
The Washington Post (Circulation: 796,367)
School Notes

Lehigh University will be one of the teams participating in the 14th annual Patriot League Men's and Women's College Basketball Tournament which will be held March 5-7, beginning at noon each day, at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Circulation: 248,176)
College wrestling

Plum grad Matt Cassidy, a redshirt freshman on the Division I Lehigh University wrestling team, owns a 19-10 record. Shaler grad Troy Letters, a 165-pound redshirt sophomore on the Lehigh wrestling team, is 27-1 this season and 71-3 for his career.
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The Morning Call (Circulation: 130,360)
Lehigh University revealed their football recruiting class. The recruiting class includes 13 of the 30 athletes from Pennsylvania and New Jersey and recruits from 14 states, including Texas, Missouri, Florida, Michigan, Louisiana, Georgia and North Carolina.
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**Alumni in the News
The Record (New Jersey) (Circulation: 191,034)

Scott A. Belair, who graduated from Lehigh University, has been appointed to the board of directors of Hudson City Bancorp, Paramus; its holding company, Hudson City MHC; and its principal operating unit, Hudson City Savings Bank.
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Oneonta Daily Star (New York) (Circulation: 17,114)
The Daily Star named Geoffrey A. Smith, who graduated from Lehigh University, as the first recipient of the Eugene A. Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen award.
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**News of Interest
The Morning Call (Circulation: 130,360)

On February 27, Angela Davis, professor, history of consciousness department, University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of Women, Race & Class, speaks on How Gender Structures the Prison Industrial Complex, at 7 p.m. at Lehigh University, Zoellner Arts Center, Baker Hall.
On February 28 at 8 p.m., the Carl Rosa Opera, Britain's oldest opera company, recreates Gilbert & Sullivan's comic masterpiece The Mikado at Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University. A free, pre-performance talk will be given at 7 p.m. by Bob Fahringer, an actor, director, musician and teacher at Catasauqua High School. 8 p.m. Sold out.
These, and other events at Lehigh are listed in this week's Regional Arts, Entertainment and Culture Calendar.
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