The Snapper 2013-11-07

              The Snapper wwwthesnappercom Millersville University Established 1925 MILLERSVILLE PENNSYLVANIA VOLUME 89 ISSUE 8 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7 2013 Earth opening up under Charlotte Street IZachary Staab News Editor A borough meeting to determine the course of action for a newly formed sinkhole under West Charlotte Street in Millersville will be held on Tuesday, Nov 12 at 7pm On Friday Nov 1 construction workers ruptured a sewer line sendins raw sewase  resident of West Charlotte Street on Nov 1 2013 1 am   I woke up hearing hissing sounds on Fridaysaid Bill Potts Potts also noticed a smell which he though was the smell of his kids cooking bad bacon Potts who slept in the basement that night stepped in about four inches of brown water when he arose to investigate the mysterious fumes line sending raw sewage into the homes of residents of West Charlotte Street The saturated earth collapsed on Saturday Nov 2 resulting in the creation of a sinkhole One resident who lives across from the sinkhole on West Charlotte Street said the limestone underneath Millersville make us susceptible to sinkholes Much of the bedrock underneath Millersville consists of limestone and dolostone which dissolve faster than other rocks The fractures within the rock channel away water but a sinkhole is created when the water severely erodes the soil around the rocks The following is a time line of events for Bill Potts 130 am   Potts called a plumber up the street from his house 2 am   He called borough police and they came to his house 230 am   The water was shut off and the dirty water in Potts basement began to recede A couple days later members from the borough called me PHOTO COURTESY OF ANONYMOUS A crew working on sealing up the sinkhole that opened up this past Friday on West Charlotte Street •  KEVIN KAISER/SNAPPER  The sinkhole was worked on the following Saturday and closed up Millersville HEEDs to diversity ICarissa Slawecki News Writer In recent years Millersville University has committed to making diversity on campus a top priority Due to the dedication of the University's students staff and faculty Millersville has received the INSIGHT into Diversity magazine's 'Higher Education Excellence in Diversity' (HEED) Award for the second year in a row The HEED Award is given to colleges and universities throughout the United States that demonstrate a level of achievement and intensity of commitment in regards to broadening diversity and inclusion on To Recipient fourth page A little sustainability goes a long way I Julia Scheib News Writer Eliminating individually packaged condiments in favor of bulk supplies Buying cooking oil from Planet Fry a company that uses recycled oil to power its vehicles Maintaining a Green Ideas Board where students can offer suggestions for green initiatives. Transitioning to waterand power saving equipment and switching to low energy fluorescent bulbs turning lights off during the day Many of University Dining Services' sustainability initiatives are so small they may have escaped your notice but even the subtlest simplest changes can have a huge effect on the size of the university's carbon footprint One of Dining Services' boldest green changes was the decision to go tray less According to associate director of Dining Gerry Shehan removing trays from the buffetstyle dining halls caused students to take less food that they would later trash at the Upper Deck the end result was that annual food waste was reduced by 15 tons Prior to the subtraction of trays from the equation Mr Shehan said We were gathering about 100 tons of food waste per year [from the Upper Deck] At the North Side Bistro that number was closer to 40 tons One of the things I'll do regularly said Mr Shehan is look at the dish return area Students are better about it now but people used to throw away trays full of food Thirty thousand fewer pounds of wasted food is meaningful progress but now the responsibility to reduce waste even further rests in students' hands Customers at the Upper Deck alone still throw out 85 tons of food annually Collectively the world Millersville Weather Forecast Forecasted by student meteorologists Delong DiLuzio Gaines and Tubbs J from the Miliersville University Campus Weather Service For the latest weather forecast please visit httpZMwwatmosmillersvilleedu/~cws/mu forecasthtml Film Festival reaches global scale IViLe Asst News Editor Mixed with graphic novel imagery and real life actors and settings Elder Fraga's Brazilian film Boca Fechada or Shut Mouth was one of the adult-oriented dramas that were featured in the 2013 Rumschpringe International Short Film Festival during First Friday on Nov 1 In the film a wealthy woman named Monique accepts an invitation to a stranger's house and has dinner with the man and his wife The dinner ends with a dark and unforeseen outcome It was really risque but I liked how it had a 'Pulp Fiction' feel to it said Katie Forrester a travel agent and Millersville University alumnus "It's interesting to see all the different types of films and different styles The founder and creative director of the film festival Michael Hooher wrote in a statement that the long term mission is to establish the festival as the forum for contemporary short filmmakers to present their work and empower our emerging local talent with connections to bring their visions into reality The Ware Center in Downtown Lancaster hosted the twoday festival which presented short films from Armenia Australia, Brazil France Israel Romania, the United Kingdom the United States and many other countries It is one of the only festivals to focus on representing short films from around the world Sometimes suhtitles are a little bit harder for people who aren't used to it said Kristin McCormick who works in the Communications Department for various local manufacturers in Lancaster hut I think the content kept the audience more aware of what was going on Most of the films ranged between 2 to 30 minutes Out of the 79 contemporary short film submissions 47 were officially selected by a panel of judges The categories were Animation Comedy Documentary with one PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL HOOBER The 2013 Rumschpringe International Short Film Festival collected 79 film submissions though 47 were picked from the crop by a panel of judges to be featured for the audience Alternative Gift Fair IZachary Staab News Editor The Gifts that Give Hope Alternative Gift Fair is a perfect solution for friends or family members who already have everything they need On Saturday, Nov 3 the Alternative Gift Fair will be held from 10 am to 4 pm at the Farm and Home Center 1383 Arcadia Road Lancaster, Pa 17601 The Fair features unique gifts from 30 local and global non profit organizations, fair trade drinks and snacks Some gifts that will be offered at the Fair will include $5 clean water and sanitation for one person $lO for a child of neglect that will receive regular visits from CASA advocates $lO that will help sponsor a home repair for a family in need in Lancaster County $5 immunizations for Kindergarten to third grade students $lO for a soft hlanket given to a new mom to cradle her bahy in for the first time ever and $25 that will provide an apartment application fee for a person with a disability experiencing homelessness The Alternative Gift Fair also includes hands on demonstrations, activities for children youth and adults Lancaster County residents should come to the Gift Fair They can learn about opportunities to get involved to learn what is going on in the community connect with friends and really purchase gifts that make a difference because we're all tired of STUFF said PHOTO COURTESY OF HEALTHYWORLDCAFECOM Give a unique gift to someone you love this holiday NEWS IN A SNAP SL HAY/SNAPPER According to Lancaster Online Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray easily won re election to a third term Tuesday beating Republican challenger and former Mayor Charlie Smithgall by more than 1100 votes Gray a Democrat won a sizeable victory getting 57 percent of the vote to Smithgall's 43 percent Smithgall is a pharmacist who served two terms until being defeated by Gray eight years ago Out of 7777 votes cast on Election Day Gray received 4471 to Smithgall's 3306 The Venetian Twins Friday November S 2013 at 8 pm Rafters Theatre Dutcher Hall On Nov 8 the Millersville University theatre presents the play The Venetian Twins This play will be directed by Tony Elliot This event will be held at 8 pm in Rafters Theatre at Dutcher Hall This event is open to the public. Tickets cost $lO general admission $7 for students with valid ID and $5 for MU ID Super Saver (advanced tickets only at the Student Memorial Center ticket window 2 per MU ID) Tickets may be purchased online at MUTicketsOnline.com, at the Student Memorial Center Ticket Office {Room 103) by calling the Ticket Office at 717 872 3811 To International third page To Eroding second page To Gifts second pngc To Consumer second pagi Fall showcase 111  ^ IVollyball sweeps 16 Inside This Issue News National Opinion Features Arts &culture Sports 6 7 8 10 11 14 15 18 Construction update 41 FREE TO THE PUBLIC Newsroom & Advertising (717) 872 3516 An independent student vuuiatim ©2013 THE SNAPPER