Zipcars Come to Le Moyne on MTV Show Abigail Adams ‘16 Now You Don't Need a Car on Campus to Drive, but It'll Cost You EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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IN OPINION HOW TO PROPERLY KEEP YOUR CAR HEALTHY Fun Fall Activities Opinion, 8 Arts & Leisure, 7 Thursday, October 8, 2015 Read us online: thedolphinlmc.com Syracuse Local Lands Zipcars Come to Le Moyne on MTV Show Abigail Adams ‘16 Now you don't need a car on campus to drive, but it'll cost you EDITOR-IN-CHIEF or using the Zipcar mobile app. After Photo courtesy of google images Photo purchasing a membership, students and faculty members will receive a “Zip card,” which unlocks the doors of the vehicle before use. The new cars will come outfitted with wireless technology, snow shovels and toll passes. “I do think that these zipcars will have a positive affect and it could potentially save students money,” said Student Government President Morgan Baker. “If students utilize these cars they may photo courtesy of instagram.com not need to bring their cars to campus, which means they don't need to pay for Hannah Rathbun is one of 20 cast a parking pass or waste gas driving back members on season three of MTV’s and forth from home.” Are You The One?, a competitive reality The mission of the ZipCar company show where 10 guys and 10 girls spend is to alleviate parking issues on college each week trying to figure out who their campuses, while leaving a smaller perfect match is. A weekly match-up carbon footprint. According to their ceremony shows how many matches website, Zipcars will take around 15 cars they have correct or incorrect. The off the road by promoting car-sharing, winning prize if they all find their perfect and “giving students the freedom to match? A million dollars. Molly McGuane ‘17 membership, and they will receive $35 express their concern for environmental Rathbun is a native of the Syracuse NEWS & FEATURES EDITOR of driving credit when purchasing. After initiatives while allowing the schools area, graduating from Christian purchasing a membership, students can themselves to focus on big-ticket Brothers Academy in 2010. She went to rent a Zipcar for $7.50 an hour or $69 issues: campus parking, congestion, and the University of Buffalo for three years Last week, the office of Campus Life per day, which includes gas, insurance pollution.” where she studied biology, but ended up and Leadership announced the addition and maintenance. Students who are at “Another benefit of the zipcars is that changing her major to business by her of Zipcars to campus as a means of least 18 years old with a valid driver’s it is cheaper than any taxi service found junior year. She then made the decision student transportation. Zipcar is a license are eligible to rent the vehicles in Syracuse,” said Baker. “Poor college to transfer home where she considered company that promotes car-sharing 24 hours a day. students saving money sounds great to attending, you guessed it, Le Moyne! on college campuses and elsewhere Members of the surrounding me! I really hope students utilize this Rathbun ended up going to Onondaga by allowing students to purchase a community will also be invited to buy amazing service, or at least try it.” Community College, but only until she membership, and rent cars by the hour. a membership for a steeper fee of $70 Baker also said if you would like more got cast by MTV to appear on their hit Le Moyne will acquire two Zipcars this a year, after an additional background information, the Student Government show, Are You The One?. month that will be stored in between the check fee of $25. Association will be sitting outside the “I loved the show so much and was library and the PAC. According to John Haley of Campus dining hall in the next couple weeks to watching the second season when a Memberships will cost students and Life and Leadership, the cars are self- provide instructions and information. commercial came on that said, ‘Do you faculty members $25 to purchase a serviced and can be reserved online, think you could be on Are You The One?’ and with my horrible dating history, I was like YES! I sent in a few pics and a Utica Cuts Tuition: Will Le Moyne Follow Suit? short bio and MTV called me the next day...I did a video interview and a home Alyssa Reagan ‘19 costs. increase our school has seen since the video like all other seasons and then While the college insists that it will 1970s. flew out to LA to meet the producers!” STAFF WRITER be able to make up for the difference in “That’s something that’s a struggle said Rathbun. the next few years, Roger Stackpoole, every year,” said Halpin. “To keep Making the move from Syracuse to Utica College announced in September Le Moyne’s Senior Vice President for [tuition increase] at that 2 to 3 percent.” Hawaii [where the show is filmed] was a that it plans to cut its annual tuition by Finance, Enrollment and Administration Not only has Le Moyne kept its big change and something Rathbun had 42 percent, just in time for the school’s is skeptical. percent increase of tuition cost below to get used to. Being filmed 24/7 was 2016 fall semester. Although it will face “There have been similar decisions the national average, but according to also a major adjustment, Rathbun says, major monetary loss the first year, the at other institutions to dramatically Stackpoole, over $40 million in financial “Filming is actually kind of stressful and college hopes the decrease in cost will drop tuition levels over the past few aid was provided this fall to members of can get tiring at times. Sometimes you stop scaring otherwise eligible students years, and history shows that these the Class of 2019 alone. just want to be alone and that’s really and families away with the previously moves have not met with the expected “We are committed to maintaining hard filming with a full crew and living high price tag. admission nor cost-saving results.” Due this level of support so that future with 20 other people.” She also had to “They’re making a gamble,” said to this, Stackpoole says that Le Moyne is generations of students will have the go the entire time on the show without a Sharon Halpin, the Director of Financial wary to follow Utica and other colleges opportunity to attend Le Moyne,” said phone or any interaction with her family Aid here at Le Moyne. The numbers back in their attempt to lower tuition cost. Stackpoole. and friends back home. this up—Utica College is anticipating Stackpoole also noted that tuition at Le Along with a great deal of financial Rathbun’s parents couldn’t have been a $2 million loss the first year it begins Moyne has increased by only 3 percent providing students with lower tuition the last two years, which is the lowest SEE PAGE 5 SEE PAGE 4 INDEX: Arts & Leisure: p. 2-3 News & Features: p. 4-5 Sports/ Arts & Leisure/ Ads: p. 6 -7 Opinion: p. 8-9 Just For Fun: p. 11 Cheers and Jeers: p. 12 THE DOLPHIN ARTS & LEISURE2 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 anything too cheesy out of the John Hammond: A Blues Legend script. The show pokes fun at sexting, crying girls in bar Visits Le Moyne bathrooms, and Hawaiians. event should feel lucky. Every character on the show Seth Montpelier ‘18 The evening was also has their backstory told and ARTS & LEISURE EDITOR highlighted with Hammond’s none of them are normal in various anecdotes. He went the slightest. But then again, into detail about his long nothing on the show is normal Renowned blues musician, friendship with Tom Waits, at all, because the whole thing John Hammond performed an who would go on to produce an is making fun of itself. intimate set at the Performing album for Hammond. The most Although the true star of Arts Center on Sept. 29. memorable was his recalling of Mixology is Tom [played by Perhaps many students were the brief period of time in which Blake Lee], his friend Bruce unaware, but this was a very he convinced Jimi Hendrix to [played by Andrew Santino] big deal! For a great price, the join a band with him. This is Mixology get through this show. Actually, steals the show with his ability growing community could go a man with stories, knowing you’ll probably get so into to keep the nonsense going. see one of the best living blues many legends in the past. Gabrielle Zumpano ‘16 it because of its captivating Santino narrates most of the guitarists...at Le Moyne. It is a wonder, then, humor that you won’t realize episodes, which helps with the The sold-out show saw how John Hammond, lauded STAFF WRITER that you’ve watched seven flow of the show and makes it Hammond delving into song though he is, has never really episodes and have eaten an easier to get through. He is by after song, leaving no one reached an enormous crowd. Do you have commitment entire bag of Santitas Corn far the funniest person in the restless. Playing originals and He was in the same circles as issues that run so deep that you Chips. cast and he’s not afraid to work classics by people ranging from the legends, and he has the can’t even watch some shows The show follows five women, his magic. Don’t get me wrong, Robert Johnson to Tom Waits, it same skill, but he was never on Netflix? Me too.