Many students attended Allegheny’s second annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Colloquium on March 30. But what some don’t know is that two days prior to the event, a family values group tried to stop it from taking place.

Diane Gramley, president of the American Family Association (AFA) of Pennsylvania, faxed a statement to Allegheny College that called on President Richard Cook to “intervene and not promote the homosexual lifestyle through the upcoming colloquium.”

In his last month as ASG President, senior Silas Russell is taking charge. He’s introducing the possibility of using Allegheny’s Insta-Gator ID cards to purchase goods at local businesses.

Russell proposed the idea in mid-January, although college officials have considered it for some time.

When the swipe cards were first introduced, administrators originally planned for them to be used off campus.