TheSnapperMU TheSnapper.mu TheSnapperMU THESNAPPER.COM FOR MILLERSVILLE.BY MILLERSVILLE.SINCE1925 VOLUME 97 THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 2021. ISSUE 2 MU Dining pg. 2 FOWARD SNAPPER SPRINGS Lancaster Cupcake pg. 7 National Signing Day pg. 12 Online Schooling pg. 5 Malcolm & Marie pg. 9 GameStop pg. 3 Weezer pg. 9 WandaVision pg. 10 Social Media pg. 8 FREE TO THE PUBLIC Advertising: [email protected] An independent student newspaper © 2020 THE SNAPPER NEWS THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 2021. PAGE 2 | NEWS Millersville explores outsourcing dining services PHOTO COURTESY OF MILLERVILLE UNIVERSITY For many students and staff Millersville dining halls are more than a place to grab a bite to eat, but also a job opportunity with tuition benefits. KYLIE STOLTZFUS Associate News Editor Lydia Ricks is a ju- introduced to Millersville services department gives my head above water, in an exploratory request ing in and starting a new nior at Millersville Univer- Dining. “I had no idea to Millersville Universi- taught me useful skills, for proposals (RFP) for thing, why should they?” sity. She has worked in ca- that it was happening be- ty, and it is unmatched to and was an opportunity dining services that is be- A primary stu- tering within Millersville’s cause I wasn’t in the build- what any outside vendor to engage with students ing considered by six oth- dent advocate for Millers- Dining Services for 15 ing at all this semester. can come bring in.” -Leah I never would have be- er PASSHE universities. ville Dining Services to re- months. Ricks first heard I followed up with some Ressel, Lancaster PA fore. There are a lot of un- We previously opted out main in-house, Ricks has about Millersville’s poten- colleagues about it who “Laying off loyal knowns with outsourcing of the RFP, however, our felt respected and heard tial outsourcing through were actually still work- and in-house workers is but we cannot risk taking responsibility to the long- by Millersville executives. an email newsletter from ing in dining and I start- not worth the increased away the biggest employ- term fiscal health of our “I think they did a great the organization Dining ed talking to them about profit from outsourcing. er of students – and many university now necessi- job holding the town hall Heros. When she became it I was hearing bits and We are a Millersville fami- community members – on tates our participation in and they were very recep- aware of the University’s pieces from everybody. ly – let’s keep it that way!” campus.” -Sydney Wilcox- the exploratory process.” tive to me talking about exploratory process into Then I grew more aware – Deanna Martin, Lebanon son, Enmas PA As a student my worries,” says Ricks. the option of outsourcing, of it because dining heroes PA As Millersville worker, Ricks is urging “They didn’t have to be she became concerned for kind of just kept sending “I don’t want to University and other PSS- the University to consider because I’m just a student, the fate of her job, her col- any dining students these see peple lose their jobs CHE schools look into how other cost-cutting options I don’t have that much leagues’ livelihoods, and emails and what their and their retirement, stu- to cut costs during the that would leave Dining credibility behind me.” staff benefits such as free plans were,” says Ricks. dents to lose the quality COVID-19 pandemic, din- Services intact. She at- “Our community tuition for their children, Dining Heros food options available to ing has become a source tended a town hall meet- has long benefited from should they choose to at- launched a petition that them, and the university of potential cost trims. ing that took place in No- the hospitality and talent tend the University. received over 1,250 sig- as a whole lose the sense On October 9th, 2020, Dr. vember, organized by SGA of these staff and we will “I’m worried natures, claiming that the of community that an in- Wubah sent an email to President, John Smith. “I continue to do what we about not specifically me companies Millersville dependent dining services Millersville Students that wanted to know if they can to keep their inter- but my colleagues, they was exploring as potential vendor adds to the cam- announced the elimina- were exploring other op- est and the interest of all are losing their benefits, outsource options did not pus.” -Fawn Davies, Eliza- tion of 54 positions in Din- tions besides just this one. Marauders in mind as we losing possible tuition re- align with the school’s EP- bethtown PA ing and Conference Ser- It seems like they were navigate these uncertain imbursement,” says Ricks. PIIC values. “I worked for the vices. Effective November putting a lot of emphasis times,” says Dr. Wubah. “I’m trying to do what I Comments on the Anchor and in Catering. 6, 2020, 38 staff would be on ‘yeah, this might be The University can as a student because petition included general I also continued to work furloughed and 16 open an option for us, we don’t continues to emphasize I feel like hopefully the statements such as “Keep in dining services (Upper positions would be left va- know.’ But I haven’t heard that outsourcing is only university will listen to me it local” and included Deck) after I graduated. cant. of any other options,” says a possibility. Millersville since I’m affected by this, more personal statements The people who I met Also included in Ricks. University has not yet but not directly and per- from students and alum working there made last- the email on October 9, Dr. “I love the atmo- committed to continuing sonally. I am more wor- who were advocating for ing impressions on me.” Wubah states, “In addition sphere, I like working in forward with the RFP as ried about my colleagues.” inhouse dining services to – Steven Neuville, Millers- to tackling the immediate dining, I like working with they continue gathering Dining Heros be- remain. ville PA fiscal challenges by elimi- the other chefs. I am wor- information through ex- gan sending out emails to “I am a MU alum “I am an MU alum nating positions, the uni- ried about losing that,” ploration of the available Millersville students on and a daughter of a cur- and a former dining hall versity has a fiduciary re- says Ricks. “I don’t really options. October 6, 2020 making rent dining service work- employee. It certainly sponsibility to look at the think that a bigger compa- the Marauder communi- er. I know first hand how wasn’t the easiest or al- long term impact of our ny would respect how we ty aware of the potential much quality and commit- ways the most pleasant current situation. There- do things and they don’t outsourcing option being ment the current dining job, but it helped me keep fore, we are participating have to, they are com- Have an eye for news? Contact our News Editor at [email protected] THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 2021. PAGE 3 | NEWS GameStop shocks the stock market JAKE MARKOFF News Editor Retail investors amount of stock with the can lead to a scenario inhood was attempting money and that shutting For many this is an em- turned the stock market intention of having the called a short squeeze, as to manipulate the market down sale of GME was powering moment that on its head these past price plummet so they the price of a stock sky- in favor of their larger in- protecting them. Critics shows an everyday per- few weeks by investing could make easy money. rockets, people who bet vestors like Citadel, that of this line of thinking son can influence the in GameStop (GME). Big Unfortunately for them, on the price dropping are were losing billions and point to the 2008 finan- market and make mon- investment groups have members of a reddit fo- forced to buy to prevent are looking into class ac- cial crisis in which Wall- ey with smart investing. lost in excess of $5 bil- rum called r/wallstreet- further losses. This in- tion suits against them. street and huge firms Robinhood, Fidelity, and lion this past week; the bets saw GME as being creased volume of sales The massive took enormous amounts many other brokerage biggest loser being Mel- massively undervalued further drives the price investment firms and of risk that lead to the firms are seeing an un- vin Capital, a hedge fund and took the opposite up. financial media have market crashing. They precedented increase in that lost 30% of its $12.5 position, betting that it Free trade bro- come under fire for their were bailed out by the applications as this situ- billion fund. On the oth- would increase in price. kerage services like response to the whole sit- federal government and ation brought investing er side of things, retail A man named investors, the little guys, Keith Gill, who is better have been making huge known by his pseud- returns in their invest- onyms RoaringKitty ment. Wallstreet rare- and u/DeepFuckingVal- ly loses out to ordinary ue, made a post to wall- investors, so what hap- streetbets back in July pened here? that contained an in- GamesStop was depth analysis of GME seen as a dying business and why he believed at the start of this year, it would increase in and the big investment value.He noted that firms saw this as an easy GameStop was put short selling opportunity.