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F O R M I L L E R S V I L L E . B Y M I L L E R S V I L L E . S I N C E 1 9 2 5
VOLUME 94 THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 2019. ISSUE 7
Millersville Concerned
Women help Lancaster’s
homeless - pg. 10
Men’s soccer takes
MU ranked PSAC title - pg. 16
greenest campus
- pg. 2
President Wubah
to speak in
Barcelona for
sustainability
conference
- pg. 2
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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 2019.
NEWS PAGE 2 | NEWS
Wubah to present in Barcelona
on MU’s sustainability efforts
PHOTO COURTESY OF GUNI
Attendees at the 2018 GUNi International Conference pose for a photo. Millersville President Dr. Daniel Wubah will be attending the 2020 confer-
ence in March.
The Lombardo Welcome and will focus on showcasing, Sustainability Director, re- money received from the first
Center on campus remains the explaining and sharing scien- mains enthusiastic about trav- year of the PEF will help transi-
JARED HAMELOTH
major contributor to this fund; tific research,” according to the elling to Barcelona, and said tion Project Green’s focus more
Editor In Chief
the money that the center saves GUNi event description. that “it should be an exciting towards social media engage-
by being a “zero energy build- Dr. Wubah explained his opportunity to share some of ment to help raise awareness
In March of 2020, Millers- ing” (meaning it produces more mindset regarding Millersville’s our sustainability work with an of the ways that Lancaster is
ville President Daniel Wubah power than it consumes) goes commitment to a sustainable international audience and to creating a greener, more sus-
will travel to Barcelona, Spain into the energy fund, fueling future: “It’s more of a process, continue to make connections tainable world.
to outline and share some of sustainability projects in the lo- not a destination,” he said. He to elevate MU’s global profile.” Students are encouraged to
the work that the MU commu- cal area. talked about how the universi- Dr. Wubah, Steuer, and Guil- submit proposals for the proj-
nity has been doing during his Wubah will be speaking at ty has to have initiatives put in bert Brown, who is the Interim ects they would like funded
tenure. He will specifically be the “International Conference place that “promote an ongoing Vice President for Finance and through the university. This
speaking about the university’s on Sustainable Development effort to sustainability.” Administration, will all be at- includes “submitting a project
Positive Energy Fund (PEF), Goals and Higher Education” The university had to submit tending the conference next narrative that describes your
which is a generated endow- put on by the Global University a proposal to speak at the event year. project” as part of the applica-
ment that helps fund “faculty-, Network for Innovation (GUNi). since it will host many organi- Through the Positive Energy tion on the Millersville website.
staff- and student-led projects The goal of the conference is to zations and institutions from Fund, Millersville has financed The 2020 cycle for applications
that will contribute positively “put the spotlight on how high- around the world. They were projects such as “Project Green will be available during fall
to local and global communi- er education institutions are officially accepted to speak as Lancaster,” which was created 2019.
ties,” according to the univer- embedding sustainable devel- of Nov. 6. by the media and broadcast-
sity website. opment in their core missions, Chris Steuer, Millersville’s ing program on campus. The
MU ranked greenest campus
leges are monitored for their quality of
SHAUN LUCAS withstanding life and health, along with
Associate News Editor how students are taught within the field
of the clean-energy economy.
The company then provides a score for
In the annual Princeton Review Guide, the level of ecological friendliness, rang-
Millersville ranked within the top 50 ing from 60 to 99 potential points. This
most environmentally friendly cam- year, Millersville scored an 87 and any
puses in the United States. Millersville score above 80 is categorized as a “green
gained the status through its initiation college.”
to support natural life, such as the main- According to Millersville’s blog, one of
taining of gardens and wildlife reserves. the most noteworthy aspects of Millers-
The Princeton Review, founded in ville’s green reputation is the Lombardo
1981, is an admissions service company Welcome Center, as it’s the first building
which aids college and/or future univer- within Pennsylvania certified as a zero
sity students with tutoring, academic ad- energy building.
vice books, online courses, practice tests Producing its own energy through
for standardized examinations, and ad- renewable resources, the LWC is one
missions resources. While not associated of around 100 buildings in the United
with Princeton University, the company States to be certified by the International
is considered a reputable source, as cited Living Future Institute.
in Millersville’s blog and other college af- Another eco-friendly aspect of the
filiated blogs. campus mentioned by the campus blog
The company’s annual review, the is the staple pond. Besides being a popu-
Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Col- lar place for students to stroll, study, or
leges, describes how ecologically mind- take pictures, the pond is also a Certified
ful and resourceful the university and Wildlife Habitat. The pond hosts numer-
PHOTO COURTESY OF MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
its programs are. The company analyzes ous animals, such as swans, Miller and
data from approximately 700 universi- S’Ville. Dr. Nadine Garner pictured at the Center for Sustainability’s organic
ties and colleges. Universities and col- garden located behind Huntingdon House.
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PAGE 3 | NEWS THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 2019.
School shooting startles CA
PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID CRANE, LOS ANGLES TIMES
KAT VIRULA Students are escorted off campus at Saugus High.
News Editor
On the early morning of Nov. 14, a Friday at about 3:30 p.m. local time with What’s tragic with this analysis is that A seventh person received treatment
student opened fire at a high school in his mother present, according to the the data shows more than 230,000 chil- for noncritical injuries, according to of-
Santa Clarita, Calif., killing two people Washington Post. dren have experienced gun violence at ficials. ABC7. They stated that authorities
and wounding three others, and the sus- Stated on the Post, Berhow’s attack his their schools since 1999s massacre at found a .45-caliber semiautomatic hand-
pect has died of a self-inflicted gunshot motive remains unclear. In an interview Columbine High. gun on the scene.
wound to the head, authorities said in a with ABC7, County Sheriff Alex Villanue- According to ABC7, Deputies were on As the investigations continues, cam-
press release from the Washington Post. va said that the gunman shot seemingly the scene two minutes after a 911 call re- puses across the William S. Hart Union
The shooter is now identified as Na- at random but appeared “very familiar ported the Saugus High shooting at 7:38 High School District were closed on Fri-
thaniel Tennosuke Berhow and he shot with firing the weapon” and did not com- a.m. day in a show of respect to victims, ac-
himself on his 16th birthday after pulling mit a “spur-of-the-moment act.” They found the shooter, dressed in cording to their Facebook page.
a gun from his backpack at Saugus High It was at least the seventh shooting of black, among six students with gunshot
School. the school year, according to a Washing- wounds in the school’s outdoor quad
Berhow received treatment, but died ton Post analysis. area.
Hate speech divides MU
CHLOE BARRETT
Associate News Editor
On Sunday, November 3, this kind of thing happens
an incident of hate speech every year for the last four
happened at Millersville years that I’ve been here,
around 3 p.m. at the Look- and it just seems like not
out within Gordinier. The much is being done about
incident involved the “n” it. Not much is being done
word displayed in salt on to prevent like hate speech
the table. As noted by Dr. and things like that from
Wubah, the incident ap- happening on campus, so
pears to be isolated and that was my disappoint-
there have been no other ment with it.”
reports made. The hate Moving forward since
speech has also been re- the incident Dr. Wubah is
moved from the dining lo- working closely with stu-
cation. dents impacted by the hate
In an email sent to the speech to develop a plan to
campus community Presi- move forward. Millersville
dent, Dr. Wubah said, “I’m is committed to their EPPI-
appalled that this hap- IC values which include Ex-
pened on our campus and ploration, Professionalism,
I’m so sorry that others in Public Mission, Inclusion,
the dining facility were Integrity, and Compassion.
subjected to hate speech.” Within these values no
On the topic of the inci- hate speech nor crime is
dent, Millersville student, acceptable.
Mikayla said, “I thought we If you have any informa-
would be past that” tion regarding the incident
Another Millersville stu- on campus please contact
dent had said, “I’m a senior University Police at 717- PHOTO COURTESY OF KAT DELANEY
so I’ve been here the last 871-4357 or email Chief Students protest hate crime through historical quoting.
four years, and my impres- Anders at Peter.anders@
sion of it was not really the millersville.edu.
incident itself. [That] was
not my issue. It was more
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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 2019. PAGE 4 | NEWS
Dr. Carrie Smith
wins borough
council seat
don’t? What do we have to cut back on?’
KAT VIRULA Those are the kinds of decisions you
News Editor have to make.
The other possibility in terms of com-
Dr. Carrie Smith won her seat on Mill- munication, and I’m going to, I’m going
ersville Borough Council on Nov. 5th. to officially propose this to you all so you
Smith explains how she felt once she guys can think about it. I think it might
found out she won, be interesting.”
“It’s very surreal ...It was very sur- Smith closes with an idea to make the
real because the very next day I went borough more exciting and beautiful,
out to get lunch and people stopped me “I would love to see public art, more
and congratulated me. It’s an interesting public art here. Yeah. And we can in-
shift and people have warned that this volve students, we can involve residents,
will happen, sort of you are now a public we can involve the elementary school
figure. and high school.
But it didn’t really occur to me what I just think that will be something that
that meant. It didn’t really hit me and it would also help beautify the borough
still kind of hasn’t. people will be invested,” Smith contin-
I think it will once I get sworn down to ues, “...I love going to the George Street
actually doing the work. But it is a little cafe, primarily because there’s art by lo-
surreal.” cal artists; I find that really welcoming
Her campaign promises to explore really nice. It’s vibrant, different styles of
ways of establishing new and efficient art. But that might be something to do.
ways of communication and find the bet- I know that many borough residents PHOTO COURTESY OF CARRIE SMITH’S FACEBOOK
ter collaboration between borough resi- are invested in beautifying the borough Smith is ecstatic to represent MU Borough Council.
dents and students/faculty at Millersville making it look prettier, making it look
University. nicer.”
Smith will not be sworn in until Jan.
6th, after she is officially sworn in, she
will work on relieving the inefficient
communications borough residents and
students at MU alike,
“After I’m sworn in there will be a re-
organization meeting. People will sit on
different committees and decide who
serves on what committees and elect of-
ficers. I’m bouncing around some ideas
and I had, I would like to start looking
for people to collaborate with and one of
the things I believe we can do better is to
make use of short videos to connect with
people.”
On the topic of Frederick and Duke
Street Smith explains, “A few things that
I’m thinking, in particular, is explaining
what is going on in a section of Frederick
and Duke Street, which a lot of people
are very upset about.
Nobody seems to have a clear under-
standing of what’s happening. The Bor-
ough I think owns a piece of property,
but it’s also complicated by the fact that
half of the Borough is also Penn Manor
Township. So what are we, right?
We don’t promise to fix things but
we promise to get accurate information
out.”Smith also stated that she wants to
work on making the Millersville Bor-
ough website more user-friendly and
plans to make an app to give updates on
the Borough,
“Somebody actually suggested to me
a possibility of some kind of app where
you can tap into and figure out what’s go-
ing on with the borough.”
Smith adds, “And this is somebody
who lives in the borough who proposed
this idea. I think that’s something really
interesting to look at.”
Along with this, Smith is also willing
to look for ways to better communicate
with residents and students by the use of
short videos that are shareable.
Smith especially wants to create some
sort of short informal video addressing
the 2020 budget:
“ The law requires us to advertise the
budget, but I think we can be more pro-
active and say in addition to advertising
it, let us explain to you, what’s actually
happening here.
Because I find that once people get an
explanation, they go, ‘Oh, now you can
make the decision about do I want my
taxes to increase?
What what are the outcomes? If we
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PAGE 5 | OPINION
OPINION THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 2019.
My time at illersville
A reflection on my time at the University
in with a semester’s worth of credits. When I came to red flags and needless to say, I quit halfway through
JESSIE GARRISON Millersville in the fall of 2016, I had dreams of teach- the summer. Remember, just because you are work-
Associate Opinion Editor ing kindergarten. I started teaching preschool when I ing for free does not mean you should be the advan-
was 14, thanks to a vocational high school program, tage of, even more than what you already are.
and it was my dream. However, that all changed in After applying to over 40 internships, my second
Millersville University has been my home for the the spring of 2017. and third internships happened simultaneously. I
last 3.5 years and it is quickly ending. Throughout my When I went to meet with my advisor in the spring worked for a nonprofit through Millersville’s trainee-
time at Millersville, I have had countless roommates, she asked me what I planned on taking in the fall of ship program and worked under Dr. Pfannenstiel on
changed my major, had two internships, wrote a the- 2017 and told me my choices were fine. I then received One Book One Campus. Both of these experiences gave
sis, joined The Snapper, made friends, and learned an email two weeks before I was supposed to register me the skills I needed to be employable after college.
a lot about myself. And as the last article, I will ever that I had to take a standardized test, which I failed.
write for The Snapper will be a reflection on all of My advisor at the time told me that since I did not
Thesis
these things. pass I had to take a semester off to stay in my major be-
Countless Roommates cause I didn’t choose the correct classes. At that point, I chose to write a senior thesis in order to graduate
I learned that the classes for dual majors are laid out with departmental honors. And let me tell you, don’t
on a convenient handout, one that I never received. write a thesis if you are a procrastinator. Because dear
When I say this I mean it, do not move in with So I changed my major to writing studies and a mi- lord is this hard.
people you don’t know. Nor should you move in with nor in journalism. Although it is not anything I ever
people who you ignore red flags for. While not all of imagined about studying, I now can’t imagine study- Friends
my roommate’s situations were bad, one of my best ing anything else. And thankfully through my educa-
friends is my first-year suitemate, most of them were tion at Millersville, I will be graduating and starting a As many say friends come and go in the blink of the
awful. And by awful I am not referring to them being full-time job, with benefits, the day after graduation. eye. Friends I thought I would have forever turned
mean or rude, although some were, they just never I am forever grateful for everything my professors out to be different. It is easy to make friends freshman
cleaned and then were angry because I somehow have done for me and the education I have received year, but as I grew and moved more into my major I
cleaned too much. In my opinion, I don’t think clean- here. realized some friends aren’t forever friends.
ing the kitchen after I cook every time or cleaning the
Internships That being said, the college has been a great expe-
bathrooms once a week is a big deal, but that is not rience to find people who wholeheartedly accept me
what this is about. for who I am. It also has taught me what I deserve in
Having roommates is exciting and challenging and I have had three internships while at my time at relationships and to learn the signs of toxic and un-
sometimes different personalities don’t mesh, espe- Millersville; the first was awful and the last two were healthy ones.
cially if you are entering into an already established great.
friend group. But through those experiences, I learned My first internship was so bad, that they forgot I Conclusion
a lot about the kind of relationships I want, which is was coming because the lady that hired me quit unex-
one of the most valuable lessons I learned. pectedly. The first red flag. Then when I got there they
Overall, the college has been hard and extremely
Changing my Major informed me that I had to commit 30 hours a week for
stressful but I am thankful for everything I have re-
no pay. The second red flag. After that, my boss gave
ceived at Millersville.
me a project to basically start a whole new depart-
When I first came to Millersville, I was an early Here’s to the last graduation for the class of 2019,
ment for no pay. Additionally, they did not give me a
childhood and special education major. I spent my may we forever be able to pay off our loans and bills
task list on what they needed from me, forcing me to
first year at Delaware Community College and came while working our dream jobs.
try and figure it out on my own. Those were the major
Sensory overload: The death metal edition
for the features section and cate for that condition.
NICK HUGHES like I said in that section What I am most proud
Opinion Editor review, I loved the entirety of is that I am able to go
of the set I was able to at- to concerts now. Five
The metal show I went tend. A good, foot-sized years ago this would not
to this past weekend was bruise later and I left the have even been a possibil-
awesome in every sense pit and continued to watch ity. I had multiple fears of
of the word. I loved every the show. I started to feel people and crowds all tied
second that I was able to at- a strong pressure in my to my autism. My sensory
tend, but there was a catch chest and I knew that I was overload was a daily issue
to that. I could not attend going to have a panic at- and, while I loved metal
the whole concert due to a tack. I proceeded to power back then as well, I never
sensory overload that I ex- through the panic attack had a sense of wanting to
perienced halfway into the and watched the rest of the go to a concert. I am really
concert and I had to leave. Necrot set. I was able to buy impressed with my growth
The concert in question a t-shirt as well. I shook the over the past five years and
was the Judiciary, Necrot, lead singer’s hand and con- I have increased my social
Gatecreeper and Exhumed gratulated him on a great threshold so much. Autism
show at the Chameleon set. is hard to deal with and it
Club on Friday night this My friend that was with is a daily struggle that I feel
past weekend. I love all me during the concert left confident with my ability
four of these bands but af- with a slight black eye and to deal with autism and all
ter the Necrot set, I had to noticed that I was uncom- of my issues now.
leave for my own sanity. I fortable after the Necrot The main facet of my
was in the mosh pit for part set. I told him that I had to own mind that I need to
of the Necrot set. For those get outside and we left the stay mindful of is that I
who do not know, a mosh concert. My senses were have limits and to stay
pit is an area in the crowd overloaded at this point aware of those limits. That
that will pop up where fans and I needed to lower the is true of everyone and I
‘dance’ to the music. This stimulation that I was feel- find that this experience
dance usually involves ing. It has happened before is and will continue to be a
punching and kicking and at different concerts that I great learning experience
flailing around to the mu- have been to and I am not for me. I am constantly
sic. Most of the time it is a surprised that it happened striving to better my men-
lot of shoving and pushing but I am saddened that it tal well-being and I hope
NICK HUGHES/SNAPPER that is never mean in na- did. If my readers are un- that this concert was a way
Death metal concerts can be a grueling experience, but there is a lot of ture. aware, I am autistic and I for me to continue that
fun to be had when the mosh pit awaits. I reviewed the concert am a mental health advo- trend.
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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 2019. PAGE 6 | OPINION
The Machine preventing Taylor Swift from using her own material
KAT VIRULA has with her fans.
News Editor Her fans would be devastated that they
won’t get a chance to see her perform
Just to be clear, I would never write her past smash hits. Swift’s fan base was
an article related to Taylor Swift. I have quick to defend her on social media. On
nothing against her. Hell, I used to listen Friday morning, the hashtag #IStand-
to her first hit “Teardrops on My Guitar” WithTaylor was trending.
on repeat in middle school. I’ve listened According to a press release from The
to almost all of her albums from 2006 Cut, On November 15, Big Machine is-
first debut album to her 2017 Reputation sued a lengthy statement denying Swift’s
album. I haven’t heard her recent album accusations. The statement insisted that
“Lover” that came out on Aug. 23 and I Big Machines “[does] not have the right
don’t plan on doing so. Her music today to keep her from performing live any-
is just not my taste. Sorry but not sorry. where,” and in turn accuses her of ow-
I’m not really that much of a fan, but I ing the company “millions of dollars and
also don’t really particularly like her ei- multiple assets.” Big Machine also claims
ther. I don’t know how I feel about her. that the label and Swift were starting to
So why am I talking about Swift? get close to finding a “private and mutu-
So according to her recent tweet on PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS ally satisfactory solution,” but that Tay-
Nov. 14th, she has been announced by Taylor Swift not being able to use her own songs for the concert is lor negated their progress by making the
the American Music Awards that they outrageous to say the least. “unilateral decision last night to enlist
will be honoring Swift with the Artist of her fanbase in a calculated manner that
the Decade Award for this year’s ceremo- of their own songs that they wrote is just songs next year and also to keep quiet greatly affects the safety of our employ-
ny. She is planning to perform a medley fully disgusting. These two men have about the situation. ees and their families.”
of her hits throughout the decade. the audacity to restrict the one and only These two boneheads had the audacity And you are probably wondering what
I personally think that she does deserve Taylor Swift, to perform the first hits that to tell her to shut up and wipe it under Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun have
the award because she had made herself transformed her to the artist that she is the rug or face the consequences. said about these claims and allegations.
an iconic influencer for the last ten years. today. Like how dare you. I’m just overall baffled at the fact that Well so far since Swift’s lengthy twitter
She has made hit after hit, sold out many Last year, Netflix created a documen- Borchetta and Braun act like they helped posts on Nov. 14, neither she nor Braun
concerts, and is a unique performer. tary about her Reputation tour and about create and write her songs. Taylor Swift has publicly commented on the feud
But there was a catch. She is not al- her life. There hasn’t been any mention wrote those songs herself, she even stat- — explicitly, that is. On Nov. 19, Braun
lowed to perform her old hits. of both Borchetta and Braun or anything ed that herself in her tweet. Most of her tweeted a photo of the phrase, “Kindness
CEO of Big Machine Records, Scott related to Big Machine Records that Swift earlier songs were written by HER. Bor- is the only response,” with the message,
Borchetta and American business per- is signed with, according to Twitter. chetta and Braun had nothing to do with “Words to live by.”
son and record executive, Scooter Braun But it doesn’t end there. that or help create the relationship she I am at a loss of words.
have restricted her to perform any of According to The Cut, Taylor Swift
her old songs on television because ‘they tweeted that Borchetta has reached out
claim that it would be re-recording her to her team and stated that they’ll allow
music before she’s allowed to next year. her to use her music only if she agrees
Now to limit an artist’s performance to not re-record copycat versions of my
The digital jared hameloth
Editor in Chief
empire is here; hold onto
julia walters
Managing Editor The Snapper is Millersville’s
student-run independent
kat virula newspaper. We aim to bring
News Editor you topical, relevant stories
that new book smell
and serve the Millersville
Chloe Barrett community with fair and
Associate News Editor accurate information.
Shaun Lucas
Associate News Editor Any views or opinions
was always the kid who As opposed to the print Nick Hughes expressed in commentar-
JESSIE GARRISON would get in trouble for books above, I have to Opinion Editor ies and/or advertisements
Associate Opinion reading in class or staying spend the extra money do not reflect the views
Editor up way past my bedtime, on print textbooks. When Jessie garrison of the publication as a
Associate Opinion Editor whole.
just to finish one more I tell people, print text-
With the increase in
technology, there is a con-
chapter. It was never and books are easier for me, carly o’neill
stant debate on online
still is never one more they seem to not under- Features Editor Contact us:
chapter. stand. When reading an
books versus traditional
Additionally, book- online textbook, I get simren shah Mail:
paper copies. While there Associate Features Editor The Snapper
stores are my favorite lost and have to reread
are many benefits to 21 S. George Street
having an online book-
place to go. When I go to the same section way josh rittberg Millersville, Pa 17551
bookstores, I can spend too many times. I have Arts & Culture Editor
-reduce environmental
hours upon hours read- learned that in order to Email:
footprint, lighter to carry,
ing the first ten pages of give myself the best edu- Rachel Laughlin editor@thesnapper.com
thousands of books at my Associate Arts & Culture Editor
a book. If you find me in cation I can.
fingertips--I just don’t Facebook:
prefer online texts. I have
my favorite book chances To further elaborate, Sydney Clark facebook.com/TheSnapper.MU
are I am sitting on the I have learned that with Associate Arts & Culture Editor
the same opinion of this
floor in the poetry section my Attention Deficit Dis-
on textbooks versus lit- jared kish
reading every book I can order, ADD, using an on- Sports Editor
erature, but for very dif-
ferent reasons.
get through. While con- line textbook has many Letters to the Editor
trary to popular opinion, opportunities for distrac- Brian Markley
There are many rea- Associate Sports Editor
I do not do this to prevent tion. If I am not reread- The Snapper wel-
sons why I do not prefer
spending money. I do this ing the paragraph many comes letters to the edi-
online texts. First, when jay lindblad tor submitted by students,
because I want to know times, I am on social Photography Editor
I read for fun just re- faculty, staff, alumni and
if I will love the book be- media, playing a game,
ally wholeheartedly love community members.
fore I buy it. Through the watching animal videos, Kat Delaney
the feeling of holding a Associate Photography Editor Letters should be
years it has prevented me or reading articles. On-
book in my hands. There
from wasting hundreds line textbooks just don’t exclusive to The Snapper.
is something nostalgic jessie garrison We do not publish open
of dollars on books I am work for me. Head Copy Editor
about curling up under letters or third-party let-
not in love with. Overall I think having
a blanket and holding a ters.
Print versus online access to online literature colin vanden berg
brand new book, cue a Associate Copy Editor Letters should prefer-
textbooks seems to be a is beneficial for people of ably be 150 to 175 words,
cozy fireplace and fresh
no brainer for most col- all ages, however, for me, nina plaksin should refer to an article
snow for added effect. As
I look back and conduct
lege students--online is it is not the most ideal. Multimedia Coordinator that has appeared in the
a quick Freudian analy-
normally cheaper, text- For living a minimalist Snapper, and must include
books are as heavy as an lifestyle, having a small Julia Meassick the writer’s address and
sis on myself, a lot of
elephant, most used text- apartment, or not want- Associate Multimedia Coordinator phone numbers.
this stems back from my
books are in garbage con- ing to carry around a The Snapper reserves
childhood. Katelyn Canady
dition, and we don’t have book having books on de- Business Manager the right to approve, edit
When I was a child, I or reject any submissions.
to worry about sending vices is perfect, and may-
was bullied quite often Robert Spicer
them back. However, I be one day I will make the
and would find solace
hate online textbooks. switch. Faculty Adviser
in dystopian literature. I
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Look at him now: Sonic the
hedgehog got a major makeover
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Sonic the Hedehog looked horrible, but Paramount pictures heard the fans outcry and redesigned the classic Sega character.
KAT VIRULA made its debut on April 30th, there was a huge wave of According to a press release from the Guardian, di-
News Editor backlash against the character’s eyes, legs, and impos- rector Jeff Fowler tweeted, “The message is loud and
sibly human-like teeth. Overall, the look of the iconic clear... you aren’t happy with the design & you want
After extensive backlash over the atrocity of the ini- character was horrifying and cringy. changes. It’s going to happen.”
tial Sonic design in the upcoming live-action Sonic the The criticism was so intense that just weeks later, The movie is slated for release on Feb. 14, 2020. So I
Hedgehog movie [Which was scheduled to release on Paramount announced that they would take the un- feel that we all have to go see The Sonic movie when it
Nov. 8th but was delayed to February 14, 2020, in or- usual step of delaying the release of the film in order to releases because Paramount Pictures, Jeff Fowler, and
der to redesign Sonic]. Paramount Pictures unveiled its redesign the character for fans. everyone in the design team, worked their butts off to
revamped version of the blue hedgehog on Tuesday to The new trailer released on Nov. 12 and fans alike help fix the issues that fans, plus a multi-billionaire
far more positive reviews. gave a breath of relief at Sonic’s new appearance. company actually listened to fans and took the time to
If you have no idea what I’m talking about don’t wor- His half-moon eyes, thin, long legs, and a perfect set fix those issues.
ry I’ll recap. If you have no idea who Sonic is or what of teeth are now erased. The new Sonic has bigger eyes, That is just an outstanding marketing move by Para-
SEGA is or anything, why are you even reading this? shorter legs, less discernible teeth. He is, in short, much mount. So I applaud you Paramount, Fowler, and ev-
Also, how dare you not know who Sonic the Hedgehog less human-like than the first design. He actually looks eryone in the design team.
is. like the classic Sonic, that I grew up with. And other Thank you Paramount for listening to your fans. It
Anyways, when the first Sonic the Hedgehog trailer Fans on Twitter have said the same. means a lot to the Sonic fans all over the world.
Pokémon Starter Choices!
Which should I choose!?
The dreaded editorial:
The scariest type of writing
in newspaper
NICK HUGHES ions. Writing opinions articles.
Opinion Editor is a great way to engage Political opinions are
in civil debate as well. inevitable and I had res-
I have voiced my view- ervations about writing
Editorial writing, at
points a lot through the them for a long time. It
least at the Snapper, is
Snapper and I feel that took about a year for me
the hardest style of writ-
it has made me better at to get over that hurdle
ing that the paper does. I
debating and asserting that I had. With Donald
am sure our readers no-
myself. Trump being in the white
tice that there is not a lot
Being assertive is a trait house, I had to start writ-
of variety in the writing
that I believe all editorial ing political opinions.
staff for the Opinion sec-
writers should have. Be- Being a journalist means
tion.
ing strong in your convic- that you have to be a
I have become great at
tions is a great way to in- guardian of the truth and
letting my readers know
spire confidence in your I felt compelled by the
my opinion, I would like
writing. Writing an opin- Trump administration
to think, and I want to
ion on a topic that you to start writing opinions
extend that skill to other
are not invested in will and editorials about the
writers at Millersville. I
lead to a bad article that trump white house.
am not going to be here
does not contain any con- This would have been
forever at Snapper and
viction. It is important to regardless of my political
editorial writing is a key
find your wheelhouse. A affiliation. I am a demo-
skill that writers need
subject that you are well cratic socialist and that
to have. It is a harder
versed in and have a lot political leaning makes
way to write because of
of knowledge about. That my opinions pretty obvi-
the writer putting them-
topic, or topics I should ous. That being said, I be-
selves and their opinions
say, are autism, Star lieve that political opin-
out there. I know it can
Wars, and liberally slant- ions are necessary for
be scary and I know that
ed political pieces. any newspaper.
various writers have nev-
The autism piece is be- Editorial writing is
er attempted the craft of
cause I am autistic myself hard and it is not for ev-
editorial writing.
and I can give a good per- eryone, but I hope that
The biggest advice I
spective in the journal- this article has convinced
have for potential writ-
ism world on autism. Star some of my readers to
ers is to not be afraid of
Wars is because I love write for the Opinion
writing your opinion.
Star Wars and it is a topic section for The Snapper.
It is likely that another
that I enjoy greatly. A lot Opinion articles have
person has the same
of my articles are about been making impacts in
opinion as you and your
Star Wars and some of the world as of late and
writing could influence
my Star Wars articles, in I love that I am able to
them to voice their opin-
JULIA MEASSICK/SNAPPER my opinion, are my best make my voice heard.
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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 2019
FEATURES PAGE 8 | FEATURES
THE INTERNATIONAL FACES
OF MILLERSVILLE PT.1
CARLY O’NEILL
Features Editor
Brazilian international student Thomás Claro,
currently studying communication and theatre at
Millersville, gives his insight on the educational ben-
efits of studying abroad. Claro is a transfer student
and this is his first semester studying at Millersville
as a sophomore, but he knew he always wanted to go
to college in the United States.
Claro moved to Lititz, PA with his mother and
brother after his mother got a job here with Johnson
and Johnson. During this time, Claro started looking
for a nearby university where he could finish up his
studies.
Once he discovered Millersville and its humani-
ties area of study, he booked a campus tour with his
family. He knew then he could see himself taking
classes through the university and started exchang-
ing information with the international admissions
office. Shortly after going back to Brazil to retrieve
all the necessary documentation he would need to at-
tend, Claro was accepted.
Claro loves that he is able to study theatre and
arts here at Millersville, since he would not have the
same opportunities back home. Due to Brazil’s poor
economy, it’s even harder for an artist to get their feet PHOTO COURTESY OF ROMAN PARHAM
off the ground and find a job than it is in the US. Claro Thomás Claro is an international student studying theatre here at Millersville. He suggests
confirmed that if he was still living in his hometown students visit the famous city of São Paulo, Brazil if ever visiting his home country.
of São José dos Campos, he would most likely still be
studying journalism.
“I feel that I can have the chance here. Here I be- While Claro does love his country, he felt he many art studios, paintings, there is a lot around
lieve I can do this and I’m really excited. This is one needed to get out of his comfort zone and travel to here. It’s cool,” says Claro.
of the reasons I wanted to come back as well, not just the US where he knew he would have a better chance Claro would definitely recommend this study
because I like the country but because of the opportu- at pursuing a career. abroad experience to other students for opportuni-
nities,” says Claro. “I love it here, being able to choose all the classes ties such as, “Learning, experiences, new languages,
In Brazil most students jump at the chance to I want to take. There we cannot choose anything, like new people, new things to do,” he says. “Just go ahead
study abroad in countries such as the US or Europe, never. Even in high school it’s all prescheduled for and have at least a semester abroad and you’re going
due to the lack of “university for everyone.” Students you,” says Claro. Since, Millersville has more of a trial to have fun.”
must pass difficult tests to be accepted into the lim- and error process, he hopes to eventually take on a Mai Yamada, an international student from Ja-
ited spacing at these universities. To help students piano minor due to his love for the arts. pan is also studying here at Millersville. One of the
prepare for these tests, they are taught chemistry, “There are many places where music lives here. first culture distinctions Yamada had to pick up on
physics and math from a young age. They say there is a lot of music and art here. I’ve seen right away was the difference in greetings between
the two countries. For example, in Japan it is a sign of
respect to greet everyone you meet with a bow, while
in the US people simply just shake hands.
Compared to the educational quality of her uni-
versity back home, Yamada favors Millersville and its
diverse classrooms. At her university, students can
only take a foreign language major with several sub
courses within it.
“General education classes have students of vari-
ous majors so that we have many different views for
each discussion,” says Yamada.
One of Yamada’s biggest fears about studying
abroad in the U.S. was the language barrier. “I some-
times struggle expressing myself and understanding
slangs in English. I’m afraid of miscommunication so
language is really important to me,” says Yamada.
One of the highlights for Yamada while abroad
was the opportunity to learn in all English in the
classroom, and study linguistics here at Millersville.
She highly recommends a study abroad experi-
ence in Japan to other students if the opportunity
should arise. She believes immersing oneself in an-
other culture is the best way to experience the coun-
try and all its unique characteristics.
“It’s completely different to feel, experience, and
be exposed by the culture in the country. If you re-
ally want to know what the real Japanese culture is,
I highly recommend to stay in Japan at least a semes-
ter long,” says Yamada.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MAI YAMADA
Yamada is an international student from Japan who loves studying linguistics and communication.
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Lancaster Stands Up makes positive
change through grassroot campaigns
NICK HUGHES
Opinion Editor has become more
actively involved
with them.
Stories like these
In November 2016 there was an are incredibly com-
emergency meeting in Lancaster. The mon. Jess King was
emergency meeting was held in re- originally a part of
sponse to Donald Trump getting elected LSU as was current
in 2016. Manheim Township
This meeting eventually led to the commissioner, Alli-
establishment of Lancaster Stands Up son Troy. King went
(LSU), an independent grassroots orga- door to door while
nization in Lancaster county. Zak Gress, she was in LSU and
a member of LSU, says the organization during her cam-
is all about bringing disenfranchised paign against Lloyd
citizens of Lancaster county into the Smucker to talk to
political process. people about their
“The biggest way that we do this is to concerns and to ac-
speak to the heart of why the system is tively engage with
broken,” Eliza Booth, another member them about the is-
of LSU, says. sues.
Booth says LSU is not aligned to any This ethos guides
one political party in America. They how LSU conducts
prefer to stay independent and if they itself as an organi-
find a candidate that upholds their val- zation.
ues they will do extensive work to help One of the cam-
them. paigns that LSU PHOTO COURTESY OF LANCASTER STANDS UP/MADELEINE MURPHY
One example of this was the work was actively a part Lancaster Stands Up volunteers pose for a photo while campaigning with their organization.
they did with the Jess King campaign of was preventing
in 2018. LSU made it clear that they GeoGroup from be-
worked toward the same goal King and ing involved in a LSU reports there were an estimated Group. They were involved with the
her campaign. However, they did so in- prison building initiative in Lancaster 200 residents in attendance. LSU also March for our Lives protest that had
dependently and without coordination. county. LSU was successful in prevent- reported that the commissioners even- around 5,000 people in attendance.
While LSU is non-partisan, they ac- ing the for-profit prison group from set- tually rejected the GeoGroup proposal As for some current issues, LSU states
knowledge that the Democratic Party is ting up in Lancaster and they consider for prison privatization. that they stand with Franklin and Mar-
the best option for them to back at this that a monumental victory for the com- LSU considers this victor to be one shall students and all that they are try-
time. At the same time, they believe munity. of the group’s crowning achievements, ing to accomplish to get rid of racism in
that the two-party system is broken and GeoGroup, according to LSU, is the but they also consider it a victory for their college.
they want to see it change. same prison company that has intern- Lancaster county as a whole. One last issue that LSU wanted to
LSU engages with the community by ment camps on the southern border. As for the national news of the im- make clear is that they have a set way
talking about the issues and not really Booth was adamant that LSU had to peachment inquiry, LSU does not really that they go about endorsing presiden-
taking into account what political par- stop GeoGroup from getting in Lancast- look at it that much, stating that it is far tial candidates. They have not made an
ty the people they talk to are in Gress er county. away and not an immediate concern. endorsement as of yet, but they are in
worked in New Holland and was a This would be a good spot for a quote This is not to say they do not care, but the process of debate and will be voting
working citizen that had issues with the from Booth reiterating that idea they cannot do much about it so they on that.
system, but did not really know what to The campaign was done by having are focusing more on issues they can LSU is based in downtown Lancaster
do about his concerns. LSU held a town members of LSU sit-in on commission- impact in Lancaster. and is willing to take in volunteers.
hall and Gress attended. The meeting er meetings concerning the GeoGroup Some of these issues include the Readers can find them online at their
influenced him to join the group and he issue. During some of the meetings, Muslim ban, which they adamantly website, lancasterstandsup.org/.
opposed and the aforementioned Geo-
PHOTO COURTESY OF LANCASTER STANDS UP
Lancaster Stands Up has done some great work for Lancaster County.
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WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN:
MCW donates to local homeless women
KAT DELANEY/SNAPPER
Students and mentors from MCW gather around a table of donated items for women.
Hannah Sullivan, club member, says she shares sim- and leadership skills. The club offers community and
ilar sentiments as Bonal. She said she was excited to friendship to the university’s female population.
SIMREN SHAH head to the city with her fellow club members for a MCW also partners with the President’s Commission
Associate Features Editor good cause. on the Status of Women by distributing pads and tam-
“[MCW] is a great group of people,” said Sullivan. pons to campus bathrooms through the “Code Red”
This was Sullivan’s first year travelling with the club initiative. Student volunteers gather donations of
to Downtown Lancaster. femine hygiene products and distribute them in cam-
This past Friday, Millersville Concerned Women MCW has three mentors who lead the group: Gladys pus bathrooms in a basic labeled “Code Red.”
(MCW) gathered in the McNairy library to organize Laporte Rodriguez, Marilyn Retamar, and Casandra MCW meets every Friday at 3 p.m. in McNairy Li-
donations collected during their “MCW Cares for You” Miller. brary room 100. The group discusses womens’ issues,
initiative. During the initiative, students and fac- current and campus events, and they listen to fea-
“...I love helping
ulty members donated feminine hygiene products tured guest speakers. The club also creates a sense of
and winter attire to be given to homeless women in friendship and community by going on outings such
Downtown Lancaster. as movies and hiking together.
people, so it will
Students and mentors laid out the donations onto “Our mission is three things, social, leadership and
a long table and began to organize them into bags. academics,” said Retamar.
Jordan Fessler, executive, said the club plans to dis- The organization is also developing a womens’
tribute the items to local homeless women. empowerment conference called “Fearless Women”
be amazing just to
“We did get a lot of stuff to prepare homeless scheduled for March 28, 2020. The mentors said the
women for the winter,” said Fessler. purpose of the conference is to empower Millers-
“Today we are going to package all these things ville’s female student population. Guest speakers are
do this for other
up, and then tomorrow we are going into Lancast- currently being selected for the event.
er city... we are going to be distributing this out to The mentors and students involved with MCW
homeless women across the city,” said Fessler. challenged themselves to not only encourage each
Barsha Thapa, social media/marketing, joined other, but to reach out to women in the surrounding
people.”
MCW last year when the initiative took place for the community as well through “MCW Cares for You.”
first time. She talked about how she had been posi-
tively impacted by participating in collecting and
distributing donations last year.
“After packaging last year when we went to dis-
tribute [the donations], we see smiles on peoples’
- Deltilyn Bonal
faces. That was like ‘wow,’” said Thapa.
Thapa said that homeless women tend to be recep-
tive when approached by her club.
“We go to a location, we scatter ourselves, we talk
to people, and they are like ‘yes we are interested,’” Gladys LaPorte Rodriguez began her journey with
said Thapa. MCW alongside Marilyn Retamar in Fall 2017. While
Deltilyn Bonal, club member, said that participating the group existed previously, it has since expanded
in the club and in this event took her “out of her shell.” and the women involved are challenging themselves
Bonal spoke about the sense of community she feels to make a larger impact on the community.
within the group. “We wanted to do something for the Lancaster com-
“You never want to leave, you just want to keep talk- munity and this came up. We requested some sugges-
ing to the ladies...It’s like a family,” said Bonal. tions from the students, and this was one of the things
This year was Bonal’s first year distributing items we wanted to do for women,” said Rodriguez.
to the homeless female population. The students and Rodriguez said the outreach has grown in success
mentors planned to take a bus to Downtown Lancaster since last year.
on Saturday to distribute items. They said they would “The box at McComsey... was filled with hats and
be going to locations including Binns park and sur- gloves. We were overwhelmed. That was really, really
rounding areas. nice... It’s really cold downtown at this time,” said Ro- KAT DELANEY/SNAPPER
“I am so excited to do this... I love helping people, so driguez. Students organize feminine hygiene products
it will be so amazing just to do this for other people,” MCW is a group that meets on campus to empower donated by MU students and faculty.
said Bonal. female students by supporting academics, social skills
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ARTS & CULTURE THURSDAY. NOVMBER 21. 2019.
DIASPORIC MUSINGS:
AFRICAN AMERICAN CERAMIC ARTWORKS
Photos Courtesy of Kat Delaney/Snapper
Mixed media diverse gallery is worth
taking a look as a celebration of
African art. Displayed in the Eckert
Art Gallery until December 9th.
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‘Cheap Queen’ is a magical
dream
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM
King Princess establishes themself as a mainstream LGBTQ+ pop artist with “Cheap Queen.”
partner and want to be the only one for their partner. to surround ourselves with someone special. The song
JOSH RITTBERG The longing is evident throughout the song. could also be referring to the artist themselves who at
Arts & Culture Editor Another shorter song, “Do you wanna see the age of 20 is a bit of a prodigy quickly launching to
me crying,” coming in at one minute and 48 seconds, stardom and having a profitable career. The song also
it’s the second shortest song. The first minute is spent hints to the exploitation with talents or “prodigies” in
KAT DELANEY
Associate Photography Editor setting up for the vocals giving off a smoky and flowy the music industry with the line “You know what you
vibe that makes you want to be in a smoky club in the want. It’s only ‘bout the money and control. Can’t step
city with multi-colored lights bathing you in reds and off it, someone else will cop it like it’s gold, you’re a
King Princess in their debut full length pop album, purples. Even though they only sing a few lines of dia- prophet Someone’s gonna profit.” This line explains
“Cheap Queen” is a queer trifecta that chronicles the logue its enough to finish off the mood of the song. It’s how music producers and executives exploit artists
pulsing highs of being gay and in love in the breakout heartbreak out, but one your slowly moving on from. for profit these days and are not full of the heart and
hit, “Hit the Back” along with the exploitations of fame “Do you wanna see me crying” shows a vulnerable side soul as singers deserve. This track is a powerful state-
as in the album’s title song. King Princess at age 20, is that I know I’d love to see more of. ment on obsession in love and exploitation in the mu-
an emerging young pop artist who has reached star- sic world that is powerfully relevant yet universal to
dom and appeared on one of television’s biggest shows, our world.
“King Princess has
Saturday Night Live. Yet in their blissful 30 minute set One of the most poignant songs on the album
of songs, they display the wisdom of someone way be- is “Isabel’s Moment” where King Princess collaborates
yond their years. They have given those in the LGBTQ+ with canadian singer, Tobias Jesso Jr. to sing a haunt-
slowly emerged as
community a symbol of strength with their early songs ing track of the complications between what is a friend
such as the heart-tugging anthem, “1950.” In times like and what is a lover. When King Princess sings “You
these where the world for young people who are LG- can’t choose your love like a phone number. And I’m
a beacon of hope
BTQ+ can seem scarier than ever, young people need still trying to draw all the lines through my friends
a role model and a light. King Princess has slowly and my lovers.” They are looking back at their life and
emerged as a beacon of hope for those in the LGBTQ+ analyzing who really cared for them. They are wise be-
community and even beyond.
The album opens with King Princess’ smokey for those in the LG- yond their years; quality adds greatly to their appeal
as an artist. This is also true in the song, “Watch My
BTQ+ community
and smooth song “Tough on Myself.” They sing about Phone” as she thinks and reflects on her past relation-
their struggles with putting pressure on themselves ship with actress, Amandla Stenberg. King Princess
and worrying that their significant other could do bet- proves themself in these two tracks as an artist who is
and beyond.”
ter than them, and being afraid they’ll move on. With stunningly poetic.
lyrics like “My good intentions go bad when hold me” One of King Princesses breakout singles is “Hit the
They talk about struggling with insecurities in relation- Back” with an infectious pulsing base melody and an
- Josh Rittberg
ships. instantly danceable chorus, this song about embracing
The second song on the album is only one minute your body is an absolute delights and is easily one of
and 17 seconds with only a repeating chorus it has a the breakout songs on the album. “Cheap Queen” ends
vintage feel, like it should be played in the background with the quieter yet introspective, “If you think it’s
of an old coming of age movie. Despite being short, love.” This song is about a love that had gone wrong
Princess’s melodic voice makes you feel like you’re go- and is now tired. In the line, “If this is love I want my
ing back in time. They prove that a little thing can pack money back. ‘Cause I could use the check to spend it
a punch. “Homegirl” is love that you can’t show off, they on a better heart.” the singer is looking for a relation-
Luckily in the title song “Cheap Queen,” they sing of how they stare across the room and have to ship more meaningful in fulfilling. This song ends the
pick up right where they left off the first verse coming wait till their alone to touch and be with each other. album on a note that is serious as the listener sees the
right from “Useless Phrases,” however “Cheap Queen” Even though there’s danger in what they are doing it’s artist looking for a more fulfilling relationship, but
has a very different vibe with a slightly sad feeling to too powerful and magnetic to ignore so they find a safe also hopeful as the artist is looking for love and ulti-
the song: like when love goes still, it’s still love but it’s space at home to show each other their affections. The mately fulfillment in love. King Princess with this al-
not the exciting passion it was at the beginning. In the soft background vocals give the song a mystical and en- bum establishes themself as the new queer queen of
lyrics, “I’m a cheap queen I can be what you like,” you chanted vibe like you’re in a forest waiting to meet up music. With instantly danceable tracks such as “Hit
can hear the defeat and loss of interest in what’s going with your secret lover to run away and live in a small the Back” and introspective thought provoking pieces
on. Despite being somber, halfway through you’ll be cottage and forget the world. Definitely, a favorite of such as “Isabel’s Moment,” “Cheap Queen” is a work
bopping along softly singing the lyrics. mine. I would highly recommend listening to at mid- for an emerging artist who establishes themself as a
“Ain’t Together,” the fourth song of the album night in the grass with your lover in your arms. new treasure in the LGBTQ+ music world and by being
talks about the struggles of labels in relationships. And The song “Prophet” is about obsession and how it proudly themself gives visibility for queer people to be
even though they do all the things you do in a relation- fuels our loves and relationships. With lyrics like the normalized in pop culture.
ship there is no official title holding them together. chorus, “I can only think about you. And what it’s like to
Princess’s sums it up all in one line “ We say I love you, walk around you.” The singer seems to be saying how
but we ain’t together.” Despite this, they still want their obsession fuels our romantic feelings when we want
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