La Salle University La Salle University Digital Commons The Collegian University Publications 9-5-2019 The La Salle Collegian Vol. 93 Issue 1 La Salle University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/collegian THE LA SALLE est. 1931 COLLEGIAN Philadelphia, Pa. Vol. 93, Issue 1 September 5, 2019 School year has a shocking start Three on-campus residence areas experience electrical fires in a one-month span Elyssa Loughlin was never completed. “I would Editor honestly just take showers in Over the course of a month, La the dark or with the door open,” Salle has seen the Philadelphia Ballard said of his adaptation Fire Department for three separate strategies. After almost a month of notable incidents, the first of the incessant rattling, the fan gave which was an electrical fire in out and started an electrical fire that the townhouses on Wednesday, would render the entire townhouse July 31. A second unintentional unliveable. Luckily for its current electrical fire broke out in St. occupants, another townhouse was Basil Court under the burner of available for them to move-in the the stove on Thursday, Aug. 22. next day. Unluckily for the women The third fire, which started from who expected to move in at the a student forcing a three-pronged beginning of the fall semester, the plug into a two-pronged extension townhouse is still uninhabitable; strip, occurred in the La Salle they have temporarily been moved Apartments on Aug. 27. to St. Basil Court. The first fire occurred during The fire that broke out in the the summer session, but it Philadelphia Second Alarmers Assn. afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. affected three student employees Philadelphia firefighters assess the aftermath of the fire they just extinguished in St. Miguel Court. 22 was again to no fault of the of the University, senior Digital student. “The student had been Art and ISBT double major time. The fourth roommate, recent Ancher, “The wiring in the submitted maintenance requests, cooking, and a fire broke out in the Christoff Ras, senior marketing graduate Elijah Allis as well as third floor bathroom ventilation almost a month before, to get electrical wiring in the stove under and management double major Brouwer-Ancher’s puppy Bailey, fan malfunctioned, causing a the fan fixed. “The third floor the burner,” Assistant Director of David Brouwer-Ancher and junior were in the house at the time of the fire which engulfed the entire bathroom vent was making an Compliance and Investigations accounting major Zack Ballard, all fire. bathroom and parts of the third awful screaming sound when Daniel Lefebrve said. of whom were serving as Senior The Philadelphia Fire floor.” Both Ballard and Brouwer- turned on,” Ballard said. Explorientation Leaders at the Department told Brouwer- Ancher noted that they had But the maintenance request See FIRES Page 3 La Salle’s newest mascot: Angus the Explorer Julie Wood quickly gaining followers and shared Charlotte Splendido, senior Editor likes on social media for his cute Psychology major. Splendido Students quicken their step to slobbery smile. If you haven’t has taken on the role of Angus’ greet him across the quad on his met him already, meet Angus, La caretaker during the school year, daily walk. He sports a blue and Salle’s unofficial pup mascot. providing care for him and living gold bandana around his neck, “I can’t go anywhere with him in the newly refurbished dog- displaying his school spirit, posing without someone rushing to pet friendly residence hall. with students for photos. He him. I’m so happy that he can has become a campus celebrity, bring joy to the community,” See ANGUS Page 9 End of the line for Trolley Car Jacob Garwood had solar panels that helped power tragic as when Happy Fortune shut Editor the restaurant and stocked many down.” environmentally friendly single-use For alumni of La Salle who got to On Aug. 27, the owner of Trolley products, such as biodegradable know and love Trolley Car for their Trolley Car Diner Car Diner in Mt. Airy announced straws. full four years, this moment is an The Trolley Car Diner features neon signs and retro decorations inside. that the diner would be closing Given its proximity to campus, even more bitter goodbye. George permanently on Oct. 15. The diner, La Salle students have spent Zindel ’18 is now in his first year which sits on Germantown Ave., is many hours there. It was also of law school at The University less than 15 minutes from campus the affordability and the casual of Pennsylvania. Zindel said, and was a popular off-campus environment that drew students. “Trolley Car is inextricable from INDEX dining spot for many La Salle While many of the food places the La Salle experience; it served students. around campus are affordable, as the go-to brunch spot for years. News 2-3 Owner Ken Weinstein released they do not have seating inside for If those hallowed maroon booths Library Renovations a statement explaining the closure students to sit down together and could talk, they would tell of post- Politics 4 Lower level of Connelly of the local staple. In it, Weinstein enjoy a meal. formal debriefs, secrets shared, and receives update cited the fact that when Trolley Senior Andrew Banecker countless laughs over hangover- Editorial 5 Page 2 Car opened in 2000, it was one of reflected on the closing by saying, curing breakfast. In a pre-Pauline’s the only casual restaurants in the “It’s sad not just because it was era, Trolley Car was a destination Commentary 6-7 Opioids area. In the time since then, many one of my favorite spots to eat with for good friends to enjoy great food, Opinion: Despite huge court new restaurants have opened and friends, but now there is one less most notably the onion petals. It will Features 8-9 ruiling against Johnson & the customer base of Trolley Car option for eating around here when be missed.” Johnson, impact will be small Page 7 has been slowly eroded. Weinstein the options were already scarce.” The Trolley Car Café in East A & E 10-11 claimed that sales have decreased For others, including senior Falls will remain open, and it is also Athletic Director over 20 percent since 2013. At the Vincent Capitolo, the closing of less than 15 minutes from campus, Kicks 12 Brian Baptiste joins La Salle same time, costs were gradually Trolley Car resonates with the though they only serve breakfast University Athletics increasing. The diner proudly closing of another culinary staple and lunch at the café, and it does not CAKE 13 Page 14 boasted that it paid its employees a for La Salle students. Capitolo said, feature the collection of over 500 living wage, provided electric car “Finding out the Trolley Car is beers that the Mt. Airy location had. Sports 14-16 charging stations in the parking lot, closing was almost as shocking and [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @TheLSUCollegian 2 NEWS Sept. 5, 2019 Semester’s first Explorer Café asks, “Why all the Hate?” Professors discuss white supremacy, nationalism for the first café of the year Jackie Anderson hey threw up what appears behind frequently used his or her own white right use media? Simple: serve to promote racist and Editor to be the hand gesture for hand gestures. supremacist ideologies, they hire trolls. Trolls sexist comments without okay. These far-right rally Before continuing down such as whites being who engage people on any real repercussions. On Wednesday, Sept. members took the okay the path of trying to answer genetically superior and an emotional level, by So how do Gallagher 4, Charles Gallagher of sign and rebranded it to the key question of “why the notion that the United making it personal, and Franson suggest we the Sociology/Criminal represent a salute to Adolf all the hate,” Gallagher States is a white nation not about the original fight the spread of hate? Justice department and Hitler. Franson then stated jumped in to define some for white people only. post. Franson gave a They gave three ways that Craig Franson of the that this is just the first of of the frequently used Gallagher then defined prime example of this work together to stop the English department many efforts to rebrand terms such as the far-right, the alt right as a fusion phenomena in explaining spread of hate. One: use teamed up to discuss common gestures into white supremacy, white of racism, misogyny and gamergate, which was authoritative sources and white nationalism, white symbols used to represent nationalism and the alt illiberalism. Simply put, originally meant to purge to get educated through supremacy and white white nationalism and white right. Gallagher defines the alt-right is the merging women from online classes offered here at La power in the first Explorer power. the far-right as right- of white nationalism, videogaming chatrooms. Salle, two: don’t engage Café of the year. The two Franson’s opening with wing fascism that exists male supremacy and the Franson also stated that with the trolls. Simply professors started off by this particular image outside of mainstream NRx Neo-reaction. He Steve Bannon, the former block them and report their showing the audience begged the question, “How conservativism. then goes on to explain White House Chief accounts; three: instead a powerful image of a do white supremacists White supremacy is how white nationalism, Strategist under Trump, of engaging publicly march that took place in normalize such things?” the belief that whites male supremacy and white hired people involved with and violently with trolls, Portland, Ore.