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It was a nail-biter at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, as Lehigh men’s basketball bested rival Lafayette 90-89 on a last-second shot by senior guard Marques Wilson in overtime Saturday afternoon in the teams’ season opener. https://thebrownandwhite.com//marques-wilson-buzzer-beate/

Beth Dolan, the new interim dean of the College of Health, spoke to The Brown and White for the first time since stepping into that role. Dolan's comments come in the wake of Inaugural Dean Whitney Witt's resignation and a Brown and White investigation that found months of hostility and tension between College of Health faculty and Witt preceded Witt's resignation. https://thebrownandwhite.com//following-bw-investigation-/

Right now we’re trying to hire multiple new faculty members to come in, (and) there’s this chasm, and whether they want to or not, they’re going to end up on one side of the chasm, Sean Daley, a professor of practice in the College of Health said in a November interview. And it’s only going to get bigger, and that’s the last thing we need is more people picking a side and the College of Health becoming more divided.

B&W INVESTIGATION: Our reporters have been looking into the College of Health for the past two months, prior to Whitney Witt’s resignation. In part, we found: - Allegations of a hostile culture within the college - Three of the six faculty members in the college have given thought to leaving their jobs - Witt is married to the college’s associate dean, raising questions