Month: March 2021

What’s Trending? — March 17

Arts & Entertainment

Jeriann Tripodi, Staff

Header Image: Harper’s Bazaar

A-Rod and J-LO address breakup rumors

NJ

It was recently reported by Page Six that former Yankees player Alex Rodriguez and pop singer Jennifer Lopez have called off their two-year engagement after rumors circulated that the former third baseman had an affair with “Southern Charm” star Madison LeCroy. Lopez and Rodriguez later made a joint statement, obtained by People Magazine, that although they have thought about calling it quits, they are still trying to work things out. However, neither addressed the cheating rumors. 

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are no longer on speaking terms

People

Rapper Kanye West and reality star and socialite Kim Kardashian are no longer speaking to each other despite co-parenting their four children following their divorce. However, Page Six claims that the former couple already cut off communication before their divorce. West, 43, has changed his number and told Kardashian, 40, that she may only reach him through his security. Despite this, the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star still trusts her former husband around their children and wants them to have a relationship with their father. West has requested to visit the children only while Kardashian is not home.

“The Bachelor” airs shocking finale

Los Angeles Times

On March 15, “The Bachelor” finale aired and Bachelor Matt James surprised viewers when he decided he did not want to get engaged after the final two ladies met his mother and brother. James then decided to pursue a dating relationship with contestant Rachael Kirkconnell. Afterwards, the “After the Final Rose” episode caught up with the couple and discovered that they broke up after images surfaced of Kirkconnell attending an antebellum-themed party back in 2018. Former football player Emmanuel Acho led the discussion as he filled in for host Chris Harrison who stepped down after receiving backlash for defending Kirkconnell’s past actions. The episode addressed the racial controversy, and Kirkconnell expressed her sorrow. The “ATFR” episode concluded with the announcement of two Bachelorettes. Both women were fan favorite contestants from Matt James’s season. 

Lady Gaga filming movie in Italy 

LATimes

Pop singer and actress Lady Gaga is currently in Italy shooting the biographical crime film, “House of Gucci.” Starring alongside actor Adam Driver, Gaga will be playing the notorious Patrizia Reggiani, who arranged to have her ex-husband, fashion mogul Maurizio Gucci, murdered in 1995. Fulfilling her role, Gaga was spotted on set wearing a short brunette wig and gold jewelry. Directed by Ridley Scott, actors Al Pacino and Jared Leto will also be a part of the cast. “House of Gucci” will be released this upcoming November. 

Number one on the Billboard charts: week of March 17, 2021

According to “The Hot 100” on the charts, the number one song in the U.S. is “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo. This is the eighth week the pop song is number one on the charts. According to the “Billboard 200,” the number one album in the U.S. is “Dangerous: The Double Album” by Morgan Wallen. The country album is at the top spot for the ninth week straight.

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Featuring a lifelong Lasallian: Emily Dorr, ’22

Features

Isabelle Pope, Staff

Emily Dorr, a junior history and religion double major, was adopted from Ukraine by her parents in 2002 and came to America by plane. Growing up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she struggled to fit in and had trouble in school at a young age. Nonetheless, Dorr’s parents were very supportive. “My parents were always super involved in my education and I wouldn’t have gotten through it without them,” she said.  Despite the struggles Dorr endured as a young child, one thing that stuck with her was the idea of service and social justice through the lens of Catholicism. 

Pictured above are Dorr and her parents in 2004. (Photo courtesy of Emily Dorr)

Growing up, Emily was no stranger to La Salle University’s campus. Her mother, Mary Dorr, has been working at La Salle since 1999 as the assistant dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences and has also been actively involved with the neighboring Germantown Hospital as the director of nursing education for the School of Nursing in 1990 and the chair of education for the Germantown Hospital and Medical Center in 1992. Due to her mother’s position at La Salle, naturally, Dorr spent a lot of her time on our campus as a young girl, getting to know all the nooks and crannies of campus. While many students only call La Salle home for four years, Dorr had an “awesome experience” growing up on campus and said La Salle became a second home for her. “The Brothers would walk me around campus,” said the junior. 

Dorr’s passion for service and for knowledge of the world continued throughout high school. She had the opportunity to visit Haiti, which provided a whole new perspective for her. “You got to physically see the fundraising and advocacy that we did, have an actual impact on schools there,” she explained.  

With the importance of service and social justice instilled in Dorr at a young age, in conjunction with Mary Dorr’s long-term employment at La Salle, it should come as no surprise that Emily Dorr continues to be directly involved on campus. Dorr continued her service and advocacy work from high school at La Salle through her participation in the El Otro Lado LIVE Trip to El Paso to learn about the immigration crisis. 

As a freshman, she began to participate in the La Salle University Neighborhood Tutoring Program where she worked to mentor and tutor students in the Germantown area. Additionally, Emily has worked as a La Salle tour guide, as a budget worker in the La Salle Transfer Office and as an Explorientation general leader. 

When COVID-19 struck, many had trouble adapting, but Emily adapted quickly, juggling multiple activities this year including the Histories Club, working as an AIDS Outreach Coordinator, joining the Phi Mu Sorority and most notably, leading the Students’ Government Association (SGA) as a member of the e-board, first as the deputy chief of staff and currently as the vice president. 

Through her involvement, Dorr’s dedication and desire to actively participate at our University, while creating change where she can, shows immensely. In the SGA specifically, she has worked to publish content revolving around COVID-19, promote the Pass/Fail petition alongside Emily Gaboriault and organize a Trash Bash in our surrounding community.  

While planning these activities, she also has diversity and inclusion at the forefront of her mind, always providing her perspective regardless of what others may think. Dorr is consistently learning and advocating for social justice on her Instagram page and within her interpersonal relationships.  “She always tries her best to be there for people and help people the best way she can,” Ronnie Matos, a former La Salle student, said. 

Pictured above is Emily in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. (Photo Courtesy of Emily Dorr)

Dorr says that many of her humanities professors have strongly impacted her, but notes two specifically: professor of religion Maureen O’Connell and professor of history Carly Goodman. “Dr. O’Connell continues to inspire me to break down the barriers of creating sustainable, community-based change,” she remarked. “Dr. Goodman has really enriched my understanding of history in specific areas that I didn’t have previous knowledge in.” 

In her spare time, Dorr enjoys drawing and singing and she also loves to travel, having gone to Poland, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Puerto Rico, Mexico and many other countries. In the future, Dorr would love to go to India to visit the Golden Temple and learn more about the Sikh peoples.

popei1@lasalle.edu

Out This Week: Local laughs, action adventure and classic characters

Arts & Entertainment

Jakob Eiseman, Editor

Header Image: Marvel Studios

“Last Call” — VOD

Coming from director Paolo Pilladi (“Invisible Mountains,” “The Winemaker’s Son,”) “Last Call” is a comedy about a real estate developer who returns to his hometown of Upper Darby. While there, he is supposed to be collecting signatures for a casino development in the suburb of Delco he grew up in — sent by a gentrifying businessman he works with. He meets up with all of his childhood friends, crushes and family along the way, and in the end, has to make the decision whether or not to level the local bar / hangout spot in order to build the casino. The main character Mick is played by Jeremy Piven (“Serendipity,” “Entourage”) and his co-star is Taryn Manning (“Orange is the New Black,” “A Lot Like Love”). The film is filled with Philly jokes and inside humor, as well as a feel-good story with lovable characters.

“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” — Disney+

After the critical and popular success of Marvel Studios’ “WandaVision” which debuted its series finale on Disney+ two weeks ago, the studio is releasing its next miniseries on the streaming service on Friday, March 19. “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” will follow two fan-favorite side characters from the “Captain America” series of films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Fans of the series may remember that at the end of 2019’s “Avengers Endgame,” Steve Rogers aka Captain America, played by Chris Evans (“Gifted,” “Snowpiercer,”) gives his iconic shield to Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, played by Anthony Mackie (“The Hurt Locker,” “Million Dollar Baby”). This miniseries will deal with Wilson, accompanied by Rogers’s childhood friend Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier, played by Sebastian Stan (“The Martian,” “I, Tonya,”)  as they deal with the loss of their close friend and one of Earth’s mightiest heroes. As Wilson and Barnes are already established characters in the MCU,  it’s unlikely the series will introduce them again and will rely on fans to have watched previous films in the universe.

Bethesda Suite — Xbox Game Pass, PC, Android

Last fall, Microsoft announced that it would be acquiring ZeniMax Media, the parent company of the major video game developer and publisher Bethesda Softworks for $7.5 billion. Deals like that take quite some time to go through, and just last week the contracts were officially signed. To celebrate, Microsoft brought 20 of Bethesda’s “greatest hits” to their Xbox Game Pass subscription service which is available on Xbox consoles, Microsoft PCs and Android mobile devices. The games which are now on Xbox Game Pass are the first-person immersive simulators Dishonored, Dishonored 2 and Prey (2017); the fast paced first-person shooters DOOM (1993), DOOM 2, DOOM 64, DOOM 3, DOOM Eternal, Rage 2, Wolfenstein the New Order, Wolfenstein the Old Blood and Wolfenstein Youngblood; the open world role-playing games Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and The Elder Scrolls Online; and finally, the third-person horror game The Evil Within. Some of these titles get graphical enhancements on the Xbox Series X, and a majority of them are available on Console, PC and mobile devices.

eisemanj1@lasalle.edu

63rd Grammy Awards rundown

Arts & Entertainment

Jakob Eiseman, Editor

Header Image: Pitchfork

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences held their 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, March 14 featuring musical performances from Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, HAIM, DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s new R&B group. The event was hosted by Trevor Noah (“The Daily Show”) and, as always, pleased and upset fans with their picks for award winners. Below is a list of all of the major awards from the night:

Record of the Year

Universal Music

WINNER: Billie Eilish — “Everything I Wanted”

Nominees:

  • Beyoncé — “Black Parade”
  • Black Pumas — “Colors”
  • DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch — “Rockstar”
  • Doja Cat — “Say So”
  • Dua Lipa — “Don’t Start Now”
  • Post Malone — “Circles”
  • Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé — “Savage”

Album of the Year

BBC

WINNER: Taylor Swift — Folklore

Nominees:

  • Jhené Aiko — Chilombo
  • Black Pumas — Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)
  • Coldplay — Everyday Life
  • Jacob Collier — Djesse Vol. 3
  • Haim — Women in Music Pt. III
  • Dua Lipa — Future Nostalgia
  • Post Malone — Hollywood’s Bleeding

Song of the Year

WINNER: H.E.R. — “I Can’t Breathe”

Nominees:

  • Beyoncé — “Black Parade”
  • Roddy Ricch — “The Box”
  • Taylor Swift — “Cardigan”
  • Post Malone — “Circles”
  • Dua Lipa — “Don’t Start Now”
  • Billie Eilish — “Everything I Wanted”
  • JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels — “If the World Was Ending”

Best New Artist

WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion

Nominees:

  • Ingrid Andress
  • Phoebe Bridgers
  • Chika
  • Noah Cyrus
  • D Smoke
  • Doja Cat
  • Kaytranada

Best Pop Solo Performance

WINNER: Harry Styles — “Watermelon Sugar”

Nominees:

  • Justin Bieber — “Yummy”
  • Doja Cat — “Say So”
  • Billie Eilish — “Everything I Wanted”
  • Dua Lipa — “Don’t Start Now”
  • Taylor Swift — “Cardigan”

Best Rock Album

Cult Records

WINNER: The Strokes — The New Abnormal

Nominees:

  • Fontaines D.C. — A Hero’s Death
  • Michael Kiwanuka — Kiwanuka
  • Grace Potter — Daylight
  • Sturgill Simpson — Sound and Fury

Best Alternative Music Album

WINNER: Fiona Apple — Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Nominees:

  • Beck — Hyperspace
  • Phoebe Bridgers — Punisher
  • Brittany Howard — Jaime
  • Tame Impala — The Slow Rush

Best R&B Album

WINNER: John Legend — Bigger Love

Nominees:

  • Ant Clemons — Happy 2 Be Here
  • Giveon — Take Time
  • Luke James — To Feel Love/d
  • Gregory Porter — All Rise

Best Rap Album

WINNER: Nas — King’s Disease

Nominees:

  • D SMOKE — Black Habits
  • Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist — Alfredo
  • Jay Electronica — A Written Testimony
  • Royce 5’9” — The Allegory

Best Country Album

WINNER: Miranda Lambert — Wildcard

Nominees:

  • Ingrid Andress — Lady Like
  • Brandy Clark — Your Life Is a Record
  • Little Big Town — Nightfall
  • Ashley McBryde — Never Will

Best Folk Album

WINNER: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings — All the Good Times

Nominees:

  • Bonny Light Horseman — Bonny Light Horseman
  • Leonard Cohen — Thanks for the Dance
  • Laura Marling — Song for Our Daughter
  • The Secret Sisters – Saturn Return

Best Reggae Album

WINNER: Toots & the Maytals — Got to Be Tough

Nominees:

  • Buju Banton — Upside Down 2020
  • Skip Marley — Higher Place
  • Maxi Priest — It All Comes Back to Love
  • The Wailers — One World

Best Comedy Album

WINNER: Tiffany Haddish — Black Mitzvah

Nominees:

  • Patton Oswalt — I Love Everything
  • Jim Gaffigan — The Pale Tourist
  • Bill Burr — Paper Tiger
  • Jerry Seinfeld — 23 Hours to Kill

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Warner Bros. Pictures

WINNER: Hildur Guðnadóttir — Joker

Nominees:

  • Max Richter — “Ad Astra”
  • Kamasi Washington — “Becoming”
  • Thomas Newman — “1917”
  • John Williams — “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”

Best Music Video

WINNER: Beyoncé — “Brown Skin Girl”

Nominees:

  • Future Featuring Drake — “Life Is Good”
  • Anderson .Paak — “Lockdown”
  • Harry Styles — “Adore You”
  • Woodkid — “Goliath”

eisemanj1@lasalle.edu

Syrian Dilemma for President Joe Biden

Politics

Elizabeth Boyle, Staff

BBC
Image of one of the many wreckages throughout Syria.

As President Biden begins his third month in office, we continue to see shifts in international relations. This week there has been debate about President Biden’s position on the U.S. troops in Syria. 

            Currently, the U.S. has approximately 900 troops on a military outpost in a natural gas field in eastern Syria. Syria has been in a Civil War since 2011. The war is between the Ba’athist Syrian Arab Republic, which is led by President Bashar al Assad, and various foreign and domestic allies who oppose the Syrian government. In 2016 the United Nations estimated that 400,000 Syrians had been displaced or fled the country. The Syrian Army is conducting its own fight on behalf of Assad with the help of Russia and Iran. Because of them, Syria is supplied with warplanes and drones.

            Those who believe the U.S. troops should be removed, such as former U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, think the U.S. is wasting resources. Ford argues that the Islamic State is contained and is not posing a threat to Europe or the U.S. He argues the Arab population now resents the U.S. alliance with the Kurdish militia. The Kurds are an Iranic ethnic group native to a mountainous region of Western Asia known as Kurdistan. Those who want the U.S. troops to stay would argue that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Assad’s primary domestic antagonists, have a portion of land outside of President Assad’s control. They have created stability in that area while the country continues to fight a decade-long war.If the U.S. troops were to be removed from Syria it could cause a security issue that the Islamic State could take advantage of. The stability created by the SDF is at risk. 

When President Obama was in office, he primarily used political negotiations in an effort to remove Assad. He also sent a small contingent of U.S. troops to help train the Kurds and Syrian rebels. When President Trump was in office, he increased U.S. forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State, and almost withdrew troops after the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi and the defeat of the Islamic State as a cohesive fighting force. Trump was advised against it, and agreed to keep U.S. forces present to work with the SDF to secure oil fields. In February 2021, President Biden ordered an airstrike on a camp in Syria near the Iraq border in retaliation for an Iranian-backed militia attack on a U.S. base in Iraq, during which a U.S. civilian contractor was killed.

As President Biden enters his third month in office and continues to expand the U.S. international relations, it will be interesting to see what he chooses to do moving forward.

boylee2@lasalle.edu

America’s State of Hate

Politics

Danielle O’Brien, Staff

Jim Wilson/The New York Times
Image depicts protestors of violence against Asian American

With America already suffering a state of peril due to the COVID-19 pandemic, another unexpected increase in cases has risen: cases of hate crimes. The Asian-American community has especially suffered throughout the pandemic through lack of small business support, as well as an increase in xenophobic hate crimes directly resulting from this pandemic. It is observed that from 2019 to 2020, there has been a dramatic increase in hate crimes directed against the Asian-American community throughout the United States. It is possible that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the existing xenophobic tendencies and state of hate which lay in America today.

2020-2021 was a rough year for most Americans because of the pandemic, but it has especially affected the Asian-American community. Hate crimes targeted towards the Asian-American community have in fact skyrocketed since the beginning of the pandemic. In 2020 alone, The NYPD reported that hate crimes against the Asian-American community in New York skyrocketed 1,900 percent. Over 2,800 hate crimes towards the Asian-American community were reported between 2019 and 2020. While this has been an ongoing trend in itself within the past, Asian related hate crimes have only been recently brought forth by major media outlets. Only three months into 2021, there have been countless acts of violence committed against the Asian-American community, especially the elderly. In February, for example, a 61 year old Filipino man, Noel Quintana, was slashed across his face with a box cutter on the New York subway, leaving a scar which is still visible today. Videos have surfaced of a 91 year old Chinese man being pushed to the ground as people call for justice for such senseless violence. But the examples of hate crimes against the elderly Asian-American community does not stop there. Attacks against all ethnicities within the Asian community, including Chinese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino and many more groups. These hate crimes could likely be attributed to the stigma which surrounds the Asian community as they are blamed by some for the ongoing pandemic. The former POTUS who described  COVID-19 as the “Kung-Flu” or “China-virus” did not help to discourage this stigma. However, the pandemic could only serve as an excuse for xenophobic Americans to act out on their hatred towards the Asian community. 

Politically the situation is being addressed as President Biden put in place an executive order which condemns the hate crimes and xenophobia being committed against the Asian community. The order, which is available for viewing on  Whitehouse.gov, hints to government contribution to this state of hate, stating “The Federal Government must recognize that it has played a role in furthering these xenophobic sentiments through the actions of political leaders, including references to the COVID-19 pandemic by the geographic location of its origin.  Such statements have stoked unfounded fears and perpetuated stigma about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and have contributed to increasing rates of bullying, harassment, and hate crimes against AAPI persons.”  The executive order further acknowledges the contribution the Asian-American community has given to the United States, denouncing the stigma and blame for COVID-19 which has been inflicted on the community. With Biden’s goal of uniting the country and bringing back the “soul” of America, there is still more work to be done beyond simply denouncing xenophobia. However, it is important to acknowledge that this is a step in the right direction for the White House in how to address issues of discrimination and hate which we are witnessing at this time.

obriend11@lasalle.edu

Happy Saint Patrick’s day!

Satire

Claire Kunzier, Editor 

FINALLY, an American holiday centered around getting drunk has come back into the rotation. I am very much excited to celebrate this fake Irish holiday for I am also distantly Irish who loves the color green who enjoys certain beverages in surplus. This Saint Paddy’s day is a bit different for we should not be partying with no one we know, but with people we trust and know are being COVID-19 safe. Not the biggest crowd pleaser, but it is literally one year yesterday of the pandemic and as much as I enjoy a party, it’s not worth getting a life threatening disease. Be safe and not stupid and enjoy the Americanized, fake Irish holiday, Saint Patrick’s day!

Why do I love TikToker Aleena Shay a.k.a. Ma and Pa’s diner girl.

Satire

Claire Kunzier, Editor 

So my TikTok is not normal at all. I don’t think I’ve gotten a dance video on my FYP (for you page) since a year ago or a Sway Boy thirst trap ever. But, you know who I do get on my FYP a lot, Aleena Shay, a.k.a. Ma and Pa’s Diner or the mixologist that will literally put anything you ask for into a drink or, iconically, Ms. queef in a pan with a side of ketchup. Do I follow her? No, she actually is known to be not a good person and I do not want to increase her profit on TikTok. She is so very naive and cretinous that I cannot help but watch her trainwrecks that are her videos and laugh, for she genuinely made a video centered around someone ordering a queef in a pan with a side of ketchup. I have come to the conclusion that Aleena is someone I love and hate, for I would never be friends with her due to her actions, but I will watch from afar as she makes a slight fool of herself on the internet. 

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMek3G5p3/

Is this real life?

Satire

Claire Kunzier, Editor 

Who said, “It’s your spring break?!? Forget the pandemic and do what you want in FLORIDA.” Deadass who said it and can they STFU? As of March 16, it is one year since the COVID-19 pandemic altered the world and you think that you and all your friends can just ignore it because it’s your spring break or Saint Paddy’s day? That’s some stupid, entiled, brat bs that should be disliked by everyone. “But they’re young and this is ruining their 20s.” SHUT UP, I’m 20, I’m chilling not going to Florida or going to Scranton or Penn State and breaking guidelines put in place to prevent me from getting a life-threatening virus. I, like many other people my age, are waiting for their vaccine so that maybe, just maybe, I can go out to an outside bar this summer and not die or spread the rona to my family and let them die. 

Maybe it’s the fact that I have too many siblings to be spoiled and think I’m the most important person in the room or that my parents are smart enough to tell me no when things are stupid. Like why? Why do you get to be special and ruin everyone else’s 20s? Hear me out, if everyone actually spent two weeks at home just going to school and work, not partying and following the guidelines put out by the CDC wouldn’t things be better? Call me a rocket scientist, but I think it would help and then everyone can get vaccinated and things will slowly get back to normal. I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong or maybe I’m right, I’m not entitled enough to think everything I do is correct simply because it’s me doing it. If you’re partying or on a not COVID safe vacation right now, call your parents and ask them why they didn’t tell you no and if they actually care about your health or not. 

La Salle Honors Program raises $1 million

News

Rita Offutt, Editor 

La Salle’s Honors Program launched a scholarship initiative in Aug. 202, and in Feb. 2021 the fundraising effort surpassed the $1 million milestone. The initiative seeks to raise $3 million by 2023, and has currently met 34% of its fundraising goal, with a current total of $1,009,584. According to the fundraiser’s website, providing scholarship opportunities to honors students will “allow us to recruit and retain high-achieving and engaged students who have long been the hallmark of this special learning community. Whatever your connection to the Honors Program – whether alumni, parent/family, faculty, or friend – we ask you to join with us in supporting this new initiative so that we can drive further growth of this program and sustain it for generations of students to come.”

The website not only describes the campaign but showcases donors, dividing them by the amount of their contribution and relationship to the university. The donation brackets, labeled Giving Societies range from donations up to $999 to gifts of more than $50,000. Within the Giving Societies is a special bracket for undergraduate alumni within 10 years of graduation who donate between $500-$999, called the Young Alumni Circle. Alumnus Jacob Garwood ‘20, who served as the Collegian’s Editor-In-Chief during the 2019-2020 academic year, is one of many alumni donors. Garwood, whose donation placed him in the bracket above the Young Alumni Circle, says, “The honors program at La Salle is an empowering and transformational program. I believe it is important to pay it forward so future generations of explorers can share in the enriching experience I had as an undergrad.” 

According to an article written by Christopher Vito, La Salle’s Senior Director of Strategic Communications, “The university annually awards $4.5 million in total scholarship support to La Salle Honors Program students. Gifts to the Honors Program Scholarship Initiative will drive its growth through recruitment and retention of the best students, and sustain a program that has created pathways to a high-impact Lasallian education for more than 50 years.” 

Vito’s article also highlights La Salle’s Alumni Association’s Day of Giving donation challenge. If the Honors Program Initiative reaches 75 donors during Day of Giving on Mar. 23, the Alumni Association will donate $10,000 towards the fundraiser. Questions and donation inquiries should be directed to either John Prendergast, the Associate Director of Development, or Daniel Joyce, the Vice President of University Advancement. 

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