Month: September 2023

La Salle Men’s Soccer: attacking struggles and Sabatti’s clean sheet 

Sports
Via John freeman

John Freeman, Editor 

La Salle Men’s Soccer (3-3-3) has tied two of their last three games—being outscored by their opponents 2-4. Only one of the team’s goals was scored in-play, and from the same three-game stretch, just 10 out of the Explorers’ last 18 shots were on target. The team has generally done well to create chances from set pieces this season but has struggled to fluidly score in play. This was mostly the case in the team’s last game against Rhode Island, where Sophomore Goalkeeper Filip Sabatti helped the Explorers maintain a clean sheet by making three crucial saves. 

This time last year, the Explorers had only won two out of nine games and lost a total of five out of nine. While the team’s record has improved, their volume of attack has not. This time last year, the Explorers had scored 11 goals and placed 47 out of their 112 shots on target— in contrast to having placed 34 out of 76 shots on goal up to this point in the 2023 season. The departure of attacking forces such as Nigel Buckley, Omari Coterell and Isak Sedin could be considered as a reason for the team’s decline in effective attacking play. Another reason for the team’s regression could be their lack of experience against tougher out-of-conference teams with such a young squad—as 21 of the team’s 30 players are underclassmen. However, the Explorers still have capable attackers in Sophomore Americo Pereira and Senior Omri Ezra, as well as other young talent to contribute to the team’s attacking production. The Explorers are currently playing with a four-man backline and have created much fewer chances for themselves than in previous seasons where they held a backline consisting of five men. The diagnosis seems to be the lack of successful medium and long passes leading to meaningful chances. Many of the longer passes the Explorers attempted to make against teams like Saint Joseph’s and Rhode Island did not find the feet of their intended targets. The Explorers did well in making short passes at times to create build-up plays but things seem to break down for this team once those passes reach the final third. 

A solution for the Explorer’s attacking struggles may be to focus more on maintaining possession in the midfield and taking longer shots from outside of the 18-yard box. The team is not benefiting from as many chances from counter attacks as they did last year with the speed and prowess of more experienced attackers in Buckley and Cotterell. Fortunately, Sabatti has been able to neutralize the team’s lack of attacking production with some clean sheets. Sabatti made some impressive saves in the team’s away game against Rhode Island on Saturday, one of which was a bullet from Rhode Island forward Inigo Etxegarai that led to a corner kick. These types of saves are ones that have kept the Explorers afloat this season and considerable contenders for the A-10 playoffs. Hopefully, this squad is able to combine their stellar shutouts with some dynamic goals scored in play to increase their likelihood of finishing the season in the top six of the A-10 as well. The Explorers will play their next game at McCarthy Stadium against George Mason on Saturday, Sept. 30. at 7 p.m. The game will be available to watch on ESPN Plus. 

La Salle Women’s Soccer defeats Richmond 3-0 

Sports
Via John Freeman

 John Freeman, Editor 

La Salle Women’s Soccer began their second week of A-10 competition by defeating the Richmond Spiders 3-0 at McCarthy Stadium on ESPN Plus. The Explorers were able to overcome the disadvantages of playing on a wet pitch and endured heavy rain by scoring both in-play and from a set piece. Forwards Sunni DiElmo, Courtney Butlion and Justyce Hollenbach added to their scoring tallies for the season. Both teams were aggressive from the kickoff. Head Coach Paul Royal had the Explorers line-up in a familiar 4-2-3-1 formation which sporadically changed as the match progressed.
The Explorers gave chase to Richmond’s backline early on, as the Spiders maintained most of possession for the first five minutes. The Explorers would soon become more dominant in possession near the 6th minute but only for split seconds. Much of the first 25 minutes was a tug-of-war for possession. Both teams struggled to create chances up until this point, but each side became more creative as the game approached the 30th minute. Through balls played by each side’s back four and midfielders were futile due to the ball skidding from the rain; until Junior DiElmo fired a left-footed shot into the right side from the left flank after receiving a well-guided pass by Junior Forward Courtney Butlion in the 39th minute. DiElmo’s goal would not just open the scoring but ignite a strong end to the first half for the Explorers as La Salle began to assert themselves more in midfield and find their forwards more in the final third. Royal would substitute Hollenbach and Butlion for rest to commence the second half where the battle for midfield would regress to a tug-of-war between the two sides up until Hollenbach would return in the 55th minute. Progressing from here, the Explorers would quickly find their rhythm and begin consistently beating the Spiders to 50-50 balls and recording more shots on goal. Riding on this momentum, Hollenbach would later dribble horizontally to beat three defenders in spectacular fashion and score her third goal of the season in the 67th minute. Hollenbach scored on a low right-footed shot just inside the 18-yard box that ended up strolling into the far post after deflecting off of a Richmond defender. DiEmelo assisted Hollenbach with a short pass played across the inside of the key. The Explorers would lead Richmond 2-0 at this point.
Butlion would return as a substitute in the 70th minute, and almost immediately collected a yellow card for a rash tackle in the 72nd minute. Butlion earned the Explorers their sixth foul of the match and second yellow card as well. However, just four minutes later, the lone striker would courageously step up to take a penalty awarded to the Explorers after the main official credited Richmond Defender Gwen Howell for a foul committed in a crowded 18-yard box. Butlion confidently finished the ball in the roof of the right side of the net to tally her second goal of the season and help the Explorers secure a 3-0 victory. For the remaining minutes, Richmond gambled by attacking high but to no avail. The Spiders also earned some late set pieces in corner kicks and free kicks in the last 10 minutes but could not convert them into meaningful chances. This win marked back-to-back conference wins for the Explorers and what the team hopes to be a part of a three-game win streak; as they face the VCU Rams on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. on ESPN Plus.

Red October is here! Here is everything you need to know. 

Sports

Andrew Noel, Staff

After a decade-long absence, the Phillies are back in the playoffs for the second straight year! The first playoff game will be on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. The opponent and time of the game are not yet known. 

Here is a quick rundown in case you need a refresher on how the playoffs work. The six best American League teams and six best National League teams qualify for the playoffs, with the two best teams in each league receiving a bye until the second round of the playoffs. The Phillies unfortunately do not have a bye this year, so they will have to play in the first round, which is known as the wild card round. As mentioned, the wild card round will take place next Tuesday through Thursday (October 3-5) at Citizens Bank Park. The wild card round is a best of three series, so the first team to win two games, advances, and the losing team goes home. If the Phillies are lucky enough to pass the wild card round, then they would play in the best of five National League Division Series (NLDS) against either the LA Dodgers or Atlanta Braves. If they win that then they go to the best of seven National League Championship Series (NLCS), and finally, if they win that, they earn the right to represent the National League in the best of seven World Series, which will determine this year’s MLB Champion! 

It is safe to say that both the city and University are very excited for this addition of red October. “I am so excited,” said sophomore Maya Martin. “Last year,” she continued, “It was really fun being able to watch the games with my friends. Especially with the Eagles doing so well at the time, that was a great time for Philadelphia sports. I can’t wait to do it all again.”  

Everyone has their favorite moments from last year’s remarkable run to the World Series, whether it be Rhys Hoskins’ bat spike vs the Braves, or Bryce Harper’s home run vs the Padres, the city will be hoping to make more memories with their favorite team again this October.  

Citizens Bank Park packed for a night of September Baseball, via Maya Martin

Some La Salle students are liking the Phillies chances for another World Series  appearance. “I like our chances,”said junior Anthony Vogel. “We have one of the best offenses in baseball, and as long as the pitching can do its part, then I have no doubt that we will be in for another memorable October run”  

No matter if you are a die hard Phillies fan, or just beginning to learn the sport, there is no doubt that what is coming next week will be a great occasion for Philadelphia, and, win or lose, it will be another occasion  that lives long in the minds of Phillies fans across the globe. 

United Auto Workers escalates its strike actions

Business

Claire Herquet, Staff

Previous UAW strike via wiki media commons

Following suit with the Writers Guild of America this past summer, the United Auto Workers (UAW) has escalated its strike actions with their employers on Sept. 22, as they have struggled to reach a deal with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. America is coming to what could be one of the biggest labor conflicts of the century between the “big three” automobile companies.  

The auto industry is a big piece of the US economy. Being the largest manufacturing sector and employing 150,000 UAW workers wanting higher wages, the union is striking all three companies at the same time, which has never happened before. 

After decades of back-and-forth conflict with the union, once again their autoworkers need resources to invest in electric vehicles in order to have a chance to fight the competition they have against the global market. If negotiation does not take place, automakers may be facing a loss of billions of dollars worth of revenue and profit, along with the consequence of local economies brought to a standstill. 

Over the weekend, it has been an uphill battle for Ford and the UAW, making arrangements with their financial crisis and putting a stop to the strike; with GM and Stellantis, the union has expanded its strike to 38 additional locations. 

Thankfully, the striking UAW workers received some support from US Senator. Dick Derbin on Monday morning. “Nobody wants a strike, but nobody wants conditions to remain the same and not change. They want these workers to have a fighting chance for a decent living in the future and building on the American dream,” Durbin said. 

While negotiating with the big three, the union is observing the automakers’ profits in comparison to its CEO’s pay, as it displays an increase in wages of around 36%. The companies have offered just shy of half that amount to make a change and have their employees come back to work. 

The union has responded saying they cannot take the wage increase proposal because they need to invest in the appropriate profits needed, in accordance with the big change of working on gas-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Many of them have even turned away from the suggestion of being paid for five-day work weeks while only working four-day work weeks, which is a significant increase in payment. 

US Presidents and senators often show up at the scenes of strikes to try to mediate the situation or show their solidarity with their workers, however President Joe Biden has been very open about being on the side of the laborers. Biden has joined the UAW picket line as of Tuesday morning, appearing in Detroit on the strike’s twelfth day.  

“I think the UAW gave up an incredible amount back when the automobile industry was going under. They gave everything from their pensions on, and they saved the automobile industry,” Biden stated at the White House. The Biden administration has no role or association with the negotiations.

Speakers series at La Salle

News, Uncategorized

Kylie McGovern, Editor 

Recent Explorer Cafe via Kylie McGovern

On Sept. 14, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. La Salle’s Explorer Cafe series kicked off for the school year. Explorer Cafe events are an opportunity for students to learn about a specific topic in a casual way outside of the classroom. Typically, these events begin with a faculty or student lead presentation followed by discussion questions to get the audience talking and asking questions, sometimes while enjoying cafe inspired snacks and coffee. 

The cafe on Sept. 14 was facilitated by Chip Gallager of the sociology department, Miguel Glatzer of political science and Nick Staffieri also from the political science department. The knowledgeable faculty hosted this event to celebrate the birthday of the US Constitution. At this event, panelists and students discussed the impact of the Supreme Court’s 2023 cases which has affected college admissions’ approaches to affirmative action. 

The next Explorer cafe will be a discussion on how the professors and students can empower others to integrate antiracist practices into their syllabi and across their curriculum. Laura Roy (EDC) and The Scheiter Endowment 2023 Summer Faculty Learning Community will facilitate this event on Oct. 5, 2023 in the Holroyd atrium.

Gerry Ballough in the biology department, David Falcone from the psychology department, Bob Dobie from the philosophy department and Mark Thomas from the political science department will host another explorer cafe on Oct. 10, 2023 titled “Angels or Demons: What is Humankind’s Natural Instinct?” This discussion will feature views from biology, philosophy, and psychology about the nature of humankind by discussing whether humankind is inherently empathetic or brutish. The leaders will explore why humans love, hate, and empathize. 

Looking later into October, there will be an Explorer Cafe about Protected Speech and the First Amendment presented by Nicholas Staffieri and Cooper Smith, `24.

In addition to Explorer Cafe events, La Salle will host the John Henry Newman Lecture Series which La Salle describes as “prominent academics, intellectuals, and civic leaders providing the La Salle community, alumni, our partners as well as high school students and their parents from across the tri-state area with opportunities to learn new perspectives, to think critically about salient issues confronting society, and to engage in civil dialogue with one another.” Topics include: Western Civilization, Lincoln and Frederick Douglass Debate Slavery and Equality in the Constitution, Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and The American Experiment. The John Henry Newman Lecture Series will be free to attend and hosted in the La Salle University Art Museum.  

Dr Mark Thomas from the political science department explains that these events “are aimed at promoting civil discourse and providing students topics and a set of speakers whom our students may not encounter in our classrooms.  The goal of education is to broaden the mind. These two series are part of a four part set.  Each offers a different perspective. To paraphrase Frederick Douglass, not attending or discouraging others to attend is a double wrong…it violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker. Equally clear is the right to hear. To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.”

Girl bosses for the economic win: The Barbie Movie, Renaissance and Eras Tours

Business

Emily Allgair, Staff Writer

Via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taylor_Swift_The_Eras_Tour_Reputation_Era_Set_(53109434716).jpg) 

From Beyonce to Taylor Swift to the Barbie movie, the economy has felt a generous boost in revenue over the summer. Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which began in March of 2023 and ends domestically in November 2024, is currently on track to become the biggest concert tour in history, beating out Elton John’s farewell tour which began in September 2018 and ended in July 2023. Projected to generate $1 billion, people who went to the concerts likely bought extravagant outfits, friendship bracelet supplies, hotel rooms and plane tickets in addition to the tickets (which crashed Ticketmaster and were extremely expensive during resale). Jumping on the swiftie-bandwagon, many small businesses made products catered to the pop star’s fans. From dessert shops making Taylor-themed donuts to small museums opening exhibits based on her 17-year career. 

Starting in May 2023, Beyonce started her ninth concert tour, the Renaissance Tour. Similar to the Eras Tour, Beyonce’s is another world-famous musician hosting concerts without the (major) fear of spreading COVID-19. In Philadelphia the week of Beyonce’s performance on July 12th, restaurants, hotels, shopping (including arts and craft and fabric stores) and beauty services spiked, while nail technicians saw an increase of 193%. Similar trends are being seen in the cities across the nation that Beyonce is visiting. Some are even going as far as to predict that the Renaissance tour will surpass the Eras tour by the time it wraps in October. 

On July 21 Greta Gerwig released “Barbie” (read the review here). Gaining lots of hype before its release, “Barbie” became the highest-grossing movie at the 2023 domestic box office, even despite being released on the same day as “Oppenheimer.” Over its opening weekend, “Barbie” brought in $162 million, almost double what “Oppenheimer” brought in. Post-pandemic, this is one of the first movies that has brought a large crowd back into physical theaters, a trend that we hope will continue in the future.

The New York Times stated that some economists believe that these are examples of post-COVID “revenge spending” where people are focusing on buying experiences rather than tangible things – what people mostly bought during the pandemic. For both “Barbie” and the concerts, dressing up for events has come in strong since COVID-19, as, again, people are focused on the experience rather than the cost of the goods it takes to make that experience.

Bethesda Game Studios Grand Space Role Playing Game Starfield has Launched to an auspicious start

Arts & Entertainment

Jack Wagner, Staff

After years of anticipation, beginning back in 2018 with its announcement at E3, Bethesda Game Studios grand space Role Playing Game Starfield has launched to an auspicious start.

The game was released on Sept. 6, though players who pre-ordered the standard edition or the X-box game pass got to experience early access starting on Sept. 1. The game rocketed to over 6 million players worldwide within the first two days of release, according to an announcement made by Bethesda on X.

Via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starfield_2022.png)

This is a successful start, but it does not reveal how many players bought the game and how many are simply trying it out using their game pass. For context, Skyrim, one of Bethesda’s biggest hits, sold 3.4 million copies within 2 days, and another major title, Fallout 4, sold 1.2 million copies on the platform steam the day after it was released. If even half of Starfield’s players bought their own copy, it is sitting among lofty company.

Reception among critics has been largely positive, with the game landing a solid 7/10 from IGN, an 87% from metacritic, many claiming that while the game isn’t as groundbreaking as the hype set it up to be, it is still a very good game with solid gameplay and impressive graphics. Audience reactions, however, have been much more varied.

Shortly after its release, the game experienced negative reviews on the public side of Metacritic, with a large number of 0 and 1 out of 10 reviews by angry players. Some users are expressing anger at the game for being an Xbox exclusive, while others refer to it as a “joke,” “outdated,” and a “loading-menu simulator”. The game dipped incredibly low early on, but after a counter-bomb movement by fans, it currently sits at a 5.6 average score.

Some players grew angry for gameplay-unrelated reasons. In the large character creation menu, one field allows a player to choose their pronouns, including “they/them” as an option. One streamer, HeelvsBabyface, who has 350 thousand subscribers on YouTube, went viral after an explicit rant when he came across the pronoun menu. Others, such as Dr. Disrespect, complained about developers making the game “political” by including the option, and many who agree with them have mentioned almost refunding their game when they saw it.

On the other hand, many streamers and gamers have been mocking these sorts of extreme reactions. The streamer The Act Man called the issue “superfluous” since pronouns hadn’t even been brought up in his 8 hours of playtime, and another streamer, Hutch, said that the reactions were “wildly unhinged”, especially as it is a very small option on the menu.

Whatever their opinions, the game is still remarkably popular, experiencing 1 million players online concurrently on the day of release, so one way or another, it seems Bethesda has made an impression with their new title.

What You Might Have Missed This Summer On Tik Tok

Arts & Entertainment

Emily Allgair, Editor

Via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Idol.png) 

  1. Travis She’s Pregnant

On June 16, Kourtney Kardashian broke the news to her husband Travis Barker that she was pregnant at his band, Blink-182’s, concert. Holding up a sign that said “Travis I’m Pregnant” in reference to the 1999 Blink-182 video for their song “All the Small Things. This pregnancy announcement followed the couple’s first wedding anniversary, as well as a well-documented IVF journey on Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

  1. Barbenheimer

On July 21, both Universal and Warner Bros. released their highly anticipated films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie”. Bringing in over $500 million worldwide in a four-day time span, these two movies signified that movie-going might make a comeback. For most during that weekend, theaters were packed and audiences reacted together, just like the good old days. For more about these movies, please read “Barbenheimer: Review”. 

  1. Threads

Meta’s take on Twitter, Threads, launched earlier this summer on July 5. After 24 hours, the site had more than 95 million posts and 190 million likes. Having gained such traction so early on, Meta creators were excited to see how the future of Threads would turn out. Unfortunately, the site saw a 70% decline in daily users just two weeks after its peak on July 7. Following this news, the popular social media app Tik Tok has announced text-only posts, in addition to the photo and video post options. 

  1. The Idol

On June 4, HBO released the first episode of “the sleaziest love story in all of Hollywood,” as said by the show’s leading lady Lily-Rose Depp. Created by Sam Levinson, the creator of Euphoria, and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, The Idol portrays the complicated relationship between a contemporary cult-leader and female pop icon. Viewers were so taken aback by the controversial plot line and almost pornographic scenes, they created a rumor that the show had ended abruptly, scratching the fifth episode and releasing the finale early.

  1. Matty Healy

Matty Healy made headlines a couple of times this summer. The first of which occurred right after news broke that Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn had separated. Shortly after, rumors about Swift and Healy dating began circulating, to later be confirmed by one of Swift’s friends and producers, Jack Antonoff. Although Antonoff confirmed the relationship to be a casual one, Healy was seen at and even in some of Swift’s Eras Tour shows, opening with Phoebe Bridgers. Healy had a few weeks of radio silence after he and Swift broke things off, until he performed at Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival in mid-July. Following an aggressive rant about Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for a kiss.Not only did the remaining three days of the Good Vibes Festival get canceled, but The 1975 also canceled their upcoming shows in Indonesia and Taiwan. Although Healy likely thought he was performing an act of protest and solidarity, many queer Malaysians are critical of Healy’s actions, calling it an act of his “white savior complex.” 

Jill Biden has COVID-19 and mask mandates are back in the news

national politics

Aidan Tyksinski, Staff

Last Monday, the White House announced that First Lady, Jill Biden, had tested positive for COVID-19. According to both CNN and AP News, Dr. Biden is experiencing only mild symptoms, and President Biden has tested negative multiple times. Multiple sources have claimed that both Bidens have been fully vaccinated and boosted, and after both fighting off Covid last year with no issues, there is no reason at this time to think either of them are in any danger.

The First Lady’s positive test comes at a time when cases around the country are on the rise. The CDC stopped putting out weekly reports of COVID-19 data in May of this year, making it much harder to find accurate numbers for hospitalization rates and deaths. What is known is that the increase in cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still much lower now than they were at the peak of the pandemic. With the rise in cases, though, is a new wave of masking policies. One company who crept into the national spotlight recently due to bringing back masking was Lionsgate, an entertainment company based in Santa Clara, CA. The large corporation was required by the LA County Department to have most of their staff members use medical grade masks while around other staffers, according to both The Guardian and The Hollywood Reporter.

While some colleges and companies are also asking for citizens to wear masks, Huntington Beach in Orange County, CA went a different route. Last Wednesday, the City Council voted in a close 4-3 decision to ban mask mandates for any resident who does not have Covid. The Los Angeles Times and NBC Los Angeles have reported that both Orange County and Los Angeles County have seen a rise in cases, making the move even more controversial. ? can be enforced, since the state health departments are the ones that create health guidelines.

The debate on mask mandates has gone from local politics to the national election, with current Florida Governor Ron DeSantis leading the charge. Early in the pandemic, Governor DeSantis was both celebrated and criticized for his choice to stop mandates in Florida during the deadliest months of the pandemic. In a recent press conference, DeSantis said, “We stood for people’s children, businesses and the ability to earn a living. We stood for people’s right to decline taking a COVID vaccine”. Later in the same press conference, DeSantis said “Now we are in a situation where you start to see around the country kids being kept out of school, forced masking of children around the country. These comments, as well as Dr. Biden’s positive test for covid, make it very clear that the virus is still very prominent as we enter three and a half years since the start of the pandemic.

Trying to answer one of the universe’s most difficult questions

Satire

Andrew Noel, Staff

No, we will not be answering what happens after we die, nor will we be answering how the universe was created. In Philadelphia, there is a far more pressing question that affects the everyday lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Is the delicious breakfast meat called pork roll, or taylor ham?

The origins of this great debate begin in 1856 when New Jersey resident John Taylor invented a new breakfast meat and decided to call it “Taylor Ham.” However, he had to change the name to “pork roll” in 1906, after federal legislation stated that ham is a specific cut of pork, hence the name pork roll.[1] This 1906 chasm began the war that is still being fought almost 120 years later.

This great American debate began in New Jersey, the home state of John Taylor, and has spread across the eastern seaboard. Philadelphia is not immune to this great American divide, with its proximity to southern New Jersey leading to most Philadelphians referring to the delicious food as pork roll, while most in the northern part of both Pennsylvania and New Jersey refer to the food as Taylor Ham. It is unclear where this divide (of northerners calling it taylor ham and southerners calling it pork roll) came from, but nonetheless, this is the divide we have been left with.

If you are wondering at this point what John Taylor would have preferred, it is hard to say. This is because he is from the middle part of New Jersey (Trenton to be specific). No, I will not say he was from central Jersey, as that place does not exist, no matter what the governor says! (https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562023/20230824a.shtml)

This debate affects La Salle University and its students everyday. The popular Pauline’s Deli sells what they call, “pork roll sandwhiches”. This is in addition to the Fresh Grocer by campus selling what they term as “pork roll.” It is clear that the business establishments around La Salle believe the proper term for this food is pork roll, but what do the students think?

To say there is a divide among the student body would be an understatement, with one student, who calls it pork roll, having not even heard of the term “Taylor Ham” in her life. One staff member became so passionate about the debate (they are on team pork roll), that they raised their voice, and got physically upset at the possibility of the food being called Taylor Ham. Both of these people are from prime pork roll territory (Philadelphia, and South Jersey, respectively 

Like everything surrounding this debate, there is an almost even split between La Salle students, with roughly a third (from South Jersey and southern PA) calling the delicacy pork roll, a third from North Jersey, and New York calling it Taylor Ham, and another third not caring either way.

This great American debate has sparked controversy for over 100 years, and it is showing no signs of slowing down. No matter what you call it, I think we can all agree that Taylor Ham/pork roll is a delicious food, and is a great way to start the day.