The spirit of spirit week
So, in the end, the game didn’t turn out the way we’d all have liked.
After five straight years of owning The Rivalry, Lehigh in November finally saw its winning streak against Lafayette end, as the underdog Leopards rolled into Goodman Stadium and won the 149th game in this great series, 50-28.
It was a difficult pill for the Lehigh faithful to swallow (as is every loss to those folks over in Easton), and players, coaches, families, students and fans alike certainly took it hard.
But as important as the game is—and yes, it is very, very important—Lehigh-Lafayette isn't just about football. Rather, the game itself serves as the capstone event of a week-long celebration of the history and traditions—some old, some new—that make Lehigh such an incredible and unique place, and a reminder that, even in the years when the Mountain Hawks don’t win, it is truly wonderful to be involved in a rivalry as storied as this one.
This year, the Bulletin sent staff photographer Christa Neu out to campus to capture just some of the events that make Lehigh-Lafayette Spirit Week so memorable, every single year, for generation after generation of Lehigh students. In the pages that follow, you will see some of the images that she returned with.
Who knows? They might cheer you up a bit, and make you forget that less-than-ideal result in November. —Tim Hyland
After five straight years of owning The Rivalry, Lehigh in November finally saw its winning streak against Lafayette end, as the underdog Leopards rolled into Goodman Stadium and won the 149th game in this great series, 50-28.
It was a difficult pill for the Lehigh faithful to swallow (as is every loss to those folks over in Easton), and players, coaches, families, students and fans alike certainly took it hard.
But as important as the game is—and yes, it is very, very important—Lehigh-Lafayette isn't just about football. Rather, the game itself serves as the capstone event of a week-long celebration of the history and traditions—some old, some new—that make Lehigh such an incredible and unique place, and a reminder that, even in the years when the Mountain Hawks don’t win, it is truly wonderful to be involved in a rivalry as storied as this one.
This year, the Bulletin sent staff photographer Christa Neu out to campus to capture just some of the events that make Lehigh-Lafayette Spirit Week so memorable, every single year, for generation after generation of Lehigh students. In the pages that follow, you will see some of the images that she returned with.
Who knows? They might cheer you up a bit, and make you forget that less-than-ideal result in November. —Tim Hyland
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Friday, January 10, 2014
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