TheSnapperMU TheSnapper.mu TheSnapperMU THESNAPPER.COM FOR MILLERSVILLE.BY MILLERSVILLE.SINCE1925 VOLUME 96 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 2019. ISSUE 2 Am I a prostitute because I have friends? UNDERSTANDING MILLERSVILLE‘S BROTHEL MYTH NEWS THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 2019. PAGE 2 | NEWS ‘Club De Ville’ commuter lounge gets makeover KAT DELANEY /SNAPPER Group of Millersville students having fun, playing video games and relaxing at the commuter lounge. KAT VIRULA in between classes and now it has been difficult to try News Editor to do either of those because of how busy and loud it has gotten.” The Commuter Lounge, “Club De Ville”, located in Lindsey Tracy, a senior and Geography and Spatial room 28 at the Student Memorial Center, have made Planning major, stated, tremendous new changes in the lounge. The first “While I’m not a fan of all the gaming consoles and change that students may notice is a new eatery op- whatnot, I do like the addition of the convenience tion for students called “Avenue C.” The “C” stands for store. They need more seating for studying. I feel like Canteen, the name of the vendor who runs the mar- with the gaming setups they had to get rid of a bunch ket. This eatery is the solution for students who are for those couches with the barstools behind them. I looking for food options when other dining halls on don’t wanna sit near people. They also need more out- campus are closed. Geoffrey Beers, CEO and general let space. It’s still super quiet down there which is nice manager of Student Services Inc. (SSI) and Brian Ha- (when games aren’t being played), but they didn’t need zlett, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment all the arcade stuff there. Put it in Gordinier. Commut- Management both designed the idea. ers want space and peace and quiet. We constantly This 24/7 self-service vending area is managed by fight for parking spaces and space for commuters in Canteen Vending Services and includes a self-service general. One positive, the $1 coffee is delicious and I coffee station, three racks of potato chips and other love it. People also need to clean up after themselves. snacks; and four refrigerated areas that hold every- The microwave is disgusting and no one is cleaning up thing from fresh sandwiches and yogurt to juices and after themselves.” frozen microwavable meals. However, Dylan O’Neill, also a sophomore and a “SSI and the Office of Student Affairs and Enroll- psychology major, and Arianna Green, Psychology ment Management have been discussing ways to revi- major and commuter enjoys spending his time at the talize the area for about a year,” says Beers. lounge, “I really enjoy having a new place to hang out Grabbing your items and paying is quick and easy. and relieve some stress from classes and be with some There are three ways to pay. Students, faculty and staff friends,” he explained. “I also like how there’s a snack can use a credit card at the kiosk; set up an account bar so I don’t have to run up to the Galley to grab a JAY LINDBLAD/SNAPPER at the kiosk and then use their email address or fin- quick snack.” Top: Student plays classic arcade games. gerprint to add funds to the account; or pay through “It’s great!” said Green . “I like the TV’s and the Bottom: Students battling against each other in the Connect & Pay app from the Apple or Google Play booths. I like how they created a space to do activities Super Smash Bros on the Nintendo Switch. Stores on their mobile device. Whichever way you and do homework. However, it does get very loud” choose to pay, checkout can be completed in 30 sec- onds or less. Canteen staff will be on hand to answer any ques- tions about products and food safety. Along with this new self-checkout eatery, Club de’Ville now features is a room full of games and con- soles for students to engage in. There is a total of three pinball machines and three TV entertainment centers. The entertainment centers have replaced what where the mac desktops used to be. The new entertainment centers and eatery have opened up Club de’Ville to more activity within these past few weeks. However, residents and commuters alike have numerous opinions about the renovations of the lounge. Commuter Rachel Ward, a sophomore and graphic and interactive design major, shared some thoughts about the new set up of the lounge, “I think it’s really cool how the upgraded to how it was before, but I don’t like how they removed all the comfy couches and replaced that empty quiet space for games,” Ward stated. “A lot of commuters, includ- ing myself, came here to take naps and do school work Have an eye for news? Contact our News Editor at [email protected] PAGE 3 | NEWS THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 2019. Understanding Millersville’s brothel myth nineteenth century as a way to explain JULIA WALTERS Managing Editor the lesser number of sorority houses on campus in relation to the number of fra- ternity houses. Have you ever heard of the bizarre No one is completely sure where this rule floating around Millersville say- rumor first started being applied to ing that four women are not allowed to women with the word “brothel,” but a live in a house or apartment because it supposed explanation could have roots would be considered a brothel? It’s an in the old Blue Laws, which were laws odd rumor that has been going around enacted by the seventeenth century Puri- for a while now, and even though it’s one tans in order to regulate moral behavior of those small things that sounds like a in the community. They created laws to joke, it really seems to affect students deal with issues such as public drunken- looking for rental housing off campus. ness, swearing, playing card and board So what’s with this antiquated law? games in public, and even the failure to Well, as it turns out, the Millersville Bor- attend church on Sundays. ough Brothel Ordinance is simply a ru- The harshness of these Puritan laws mor. It’s perpetuated through word of could have snowballed over the years mouth around the community but this into what college students now consider ordinance is not true anymore. the PA Brothel Laws, but upon closer ex- According to Michael Tuscan, who amination of the Millersville Borough deals with Code Enforcement and Zon- Housing Ordinances, this supposedly ing issues at the Millersville Borough codified rule is nowhere to be found. KAT DELANEY/SNAPPER Administration, the rule has nothing to The general rule that no more than do with gender. He says that the law was three unrelated people can live in a Julia Walters was a victim of believing that she resided in a brothel. in place a long time ago, “but it doesn’t house or apartment is not unique just matter between women and men. It has to Millersville’s campus, but actually a long when it has nothing to do with the serve to illustrate the small tidbits of in- nothing to do with that.” The ordinance rule that’s found in many college towns truth? The answer, while officially am- formation that everyone at one point or states that, in Millersville Borough, no across the country. “Studies found that biguous, can be theorized. It’s simply another hears and blindly believes, but more than three unrelated people can with three people, things are pretty good, a modern legend that has been passed never takes the time to research. If any- live together in a rented house or apart- but with more than three people, it can down over the years because it’s an in- thing, this rumor is a lesson to not blind- ment, regardless of gender. get rowdier. Most places it’s like that. It teresting, quirky thing to poke fun about. ly believe every piece of information This rumor doesn’t just pertain to has more to do with the university than Though in actuality it spanned the entire heard around the campus community, or Millersville either. The infamous “PA the town,” Tuscan explained. state, it seemingly made our small com- anywhere. Consider this myth officially Brothel Law” rumor has been circulating But one question still remains: why munity unique and a bit odd. debunked. around the entire state since at least the has this falsity been circulating for so The fictitious nature of this law can Storming of Area 51 cancelled JESSIE GARRISON Head Copy Editor Assoicate Opinion Editor Aliens made national government site for Ro- ficer Richard Bissel and of Americans believe management, along news over the summer swell, New Mexico spe- colleagues and docu- the government knows Facebook Joke with concerns raised when Matty Roberts, a cifically reports “some- mented in “The Central something about UFOs Turned Meme Turned for the safety of the ex- college student, created thing” flying in the air Intelligence Agency and that is not being shared Music Festival pected 10,000+ attend- a Facebook page urg- during a severe thun- Overhead Reconnais- with the public.” ees, we decided to tran- ing conspiracy theorists derstorm. It wasn’t until sance The U-2 and OX- Much like a major- About a month after sition Alienstock away to storm Area 51, a hid- the 1980s when Stanton CART Programs, 1954- ity of the public, Matty the initial post went vi- from the Rachel festival den military base in the Friedman, a leading UFO 1974.” Roberts a 21-year-old ral, Roberts was over- towards a safer alterna- desert of Nevada.