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Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation shocks world

By Alicia Candela

The world was in shock when Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation on Feb. 11, 2013.

According to the New York Times, Pope Benedict will resign on Feb. 28. The New York Times also stated that Benedict is the first pope in six centuries to resign.

An article by Laura Smith-Spark and Hada Messina from CNN clearly stated that the pope was not forced to resign because of sickness.

Benedict said the reason for his resignation is he does not feel he has the strength to continue as the church’s leader.

Dr. John Switzer, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Theology, expressed his predictions for the next pope and opinion about the pope’s resignation.

Continued, see News page 3

Photo by Bridget Fleischut The view of the Vatican from the top of the Jesuit building in Rome, Italy.

History flashback: SHC’s first African American graduate

By Briana Collins

According to Spring Hill’s website, approximately 30 percent of traditional undergraduate students on campus are of color.

Up until 1954, that percentage was zero. In 1954 Andrew Smith, S.J., the college’s president, presided over the enrollment of nine black students, the first students of color to attend Spring Hill

College. Spring Hill’s decision to integrate came 10 days before the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling which reversed the separate but equal racial standard.

At the time of desegregation Spring Hill received little media coverage because the school wanted to protect students from

violence and racist groups such as the Klu Klux Klan. In attempts of added protection, Smith also refused to let the Springhillian publish any articles about integration or allow the local press to run any stories about the black students.

Two years later in 1956, Spring Hill College’s first African

American student graduated: Fannie Ernestine Motley. Motley transferred to Spring Hill in the spring semester of 1955. Her and the other black students’ enrollment occurred peacefully and began the quiet but monumental desegregation of the campus.

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Pope resigns Continued from page 1 “Well, at first I was startled by it but glad about it. I am delighted to see a man who knows his own limitations. There are two people who I would like to see get elected. First is Tagle, who is from Manila, Philippines. He believes the church needs to listen more to the people. The other person is Ouellet, who is from Quebec. He has a good shot because he is well liked and he worked in the Vatican.”

Switzer also mentioned that Benedict was what is known as a transitional pope. Switzer explained that a transitional pope is someone who the cardinals elect because he is older and will not have a long papacy. The cardinals intend to elect a transitional pope sometimes.

Among the Jesuit community at Spring Hill College, Father Marvin Kitten S.J., campus minister, stated his opinion about the pope’s resignation. “I admire Pope Benedict for

resigning. I believe that it was extraordinary that he did this.” Kitten said that the pope’s resignation sets a new precedent that it is OK to resign, and also said that the pope will retire in a monastery.

Kitten expressed his expectations for the new pope saying, “Pope Benedict is an intellectual person.

He was never good with management. Hopefully whoever is elected will have strong management skills and leadership skills.”

Both Switzer and Kitten have similar opinions about who the next pope will be.

Nothing is definite yet, but Switzer and Kitten believe that the next pope will either be from Latin America or Africa. Both agreed that this is where the Catholic Church is growing the most.

Kitten expressed his excitement for the election of the new pope saying, “Im looking forward to it. It will be exciting to see who is chosen.”

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Mobile County Sheriff’s Office presents interactive crime-tracking website

By Lexi McGruder

Last week the Mobile County Sheriff ’s Office launched a website that allows users to view a map of crimes reported through 911 calls in the Mobile area. The interactive map, called My Neighborhood, specifies the nature, address, date and time of a crime.

MCSO spokesperson Sgt. Joe Mahoney told the Lagniappe that the goal of the program is to educate the public about where crimes occur.

There is also a “crime tips” link on the website

that allows users to anonymously post tips concerning crimes to further aid the police in investigating the 911 calls.

SHC Public Safety Director Todd Warren said that the majority of crimes that occur on Spring Hill’s campus involve theft, burglary and property crime, but not many violent crimes. “You would probably see the same trends in the Spring Hill area if you checked the site over time,” said Warren. “We are certainly in one of the

better neighborhoods.”

Warren also said students can go to the Campus Life portion of Badgerweb and click on the “crime stats” link that goes to a page that allows users to look up any college and see the crime statistics for the past three years.

The My Neighborhood site seems to be updated on a daily basis. The website can be accessed at Mobileso. com/my-neighborhood.

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Country Singer Mindy McCready commits suicide and now Dr. Drew is defending celebrity rehab.

McCready died on Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. McCready appeared on the third season of Dr. Drew’s show Celebrity Rehab.

McCready is the fifth celebrity who appeared on the show that passed away.

Olympic runner denies shooting his girlfriend intentionally. Oscar Pistorius claimed that he accidentally shot his girlfriend. His defense is that he thought there was an intruder. At the time Pistorius was not wearing his prosthetic legs.

This caused him to pull his 9mm pistol from his bed and shoot into the doorway of the bathroom.

Recall on Nestle products after a discovery of horse meat. Traces of horse meat were found in Nestle products causing Nestle to stop all deliveries of its products. Horse meat has been labeled as beef in different products and was sold in countries like Britain, France, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland.

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SHC’s first African American graduate Continued from page 1 While the desegregation of the school occurred smoothly, life was still not easy for the black students outside the gates of the Hill. In a YouTube video from a black history forum at Ottawa University, Motley recalled an incident that occurred on a field trip to New Orleans’s Xavier University with Father Foley in 1955. Motley and another student were the only African Americans on the trip.

The group stopped at a restaurant in Biloxi, Miss. and Motley said the entire restaurant fell silent and everyone stared when they walked in. The owner of the restaurant then approached the group and said the white students could eat there but Motley and her black classmate would not be served. Foley demanded service and the owner eventually caved but Motley said the entire incident was unnerving.

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talks extensively about her experience as the first black student to graduate from a white school. She tells the story of a classmate approaching her around graduation time and asking if she would be willing to let the Press-Register do a story about her. Motley refused out of fear of the KKK which she stated was “too rampant at the time.”

Motley also said that she feared what could happen to her home or her two young children if her picture appeared in the paper.

Father Smith was aware of Motley’s concerns, but reminded her that upon graduation day there would be no way he could stop the press from photographing her because they already knew she attended school there, so she reluctantly agreed.

On graduation day, Motley walked down the Avenue of the Oaks with Walter Mulladay, due to alphabetical pairing. He

understood her concern over the publicity and jokingly said, “I’m glad I get to stand next to you because my picture will get to be in all the papers.” Motley replied that she would not even look at the reporters.

Pictures from that day show a barely smiling Motley looking everywhere but at the cameras.

In the spring of 1956 there were 87 graduates from Spring Hill College.

Only nine graduated with honors. Motley was one of the nine. “I was happy to be graduating with honors,” said Motley in the YouTube video. “I was happier though that it could never be said that they just let me graduate, like a token thing.”

After her graduation Motley was honored in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Jet Magazine and newspapers around the country. She said that Spring Hill would send her clippings from newspapers as far away as Los Angeles

that had heard of her historic graduation. Motley received her degree in education and taught for 24 years in Cincinnati public schools.

In 2004, at the age of 77, the college honored Motley with a Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the commencement ceremony. Motley is thankful for the experience and said she learned a lot from it.

“We all have brains.

Black, white, red or green and I learned that being in a school of diversity which I had never been in before. I just thank the Lord for the experience. It made me more able to love everybody,” said Motley in the online video. In 2007 the Fannie Motley Scholarship was established at Spring Hill in her honor.

Motley is 85 years old and currently resides in Indiana.

Obama Administration reveals College Scorecard

By Emily Hill

Last week the Obama Administration announced the release of the College Scorecard, an interactive way for families and students to learn key statistics about a college. The Scorecard will help get the “most bang for your educational buck,” said President Obama during his State of the Union Address.

The College Scorecard has information on cost, graduation rate, loan default

rate, median borrowing and employment. The Spring Hill College Scorecard says it costs undergraduate students an average of $18, 151 to attend SHC per year.

The card also shows that 60.9 percent of fulltime students graduate within six years and 7.1 percent of students who borrow loans are unable to repay the Federal student

loan within three years of entering repayment. Under the median borrowing section the card says for undergraduate students, families usually borrow $20,000 in Federal loans.

No information is provided about employment after graduation.

“Some of the information they are sharing is from a few years ago,” said Bob Stewart, Vice President

of Admissions and Financial Aid. “It’s always going to be lagging.”

“I think it’s important for families to visit. This Scorecard takes a short-term look at things, but your relationship with a college is long-term,” said Stewart.

“One of the number one things families look for is what are the outcomes.

We’ve made that a focus through the recruitment

process to help answer that question for families,” said Stewart.

Stewart said he thinks no information is given about SHC student’s employment after graduation because the Federal government hasn’t figured out a way to capture that data successfully.

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Midwesterner’s perspective on Mardi Gras festivities

By Bridget Fleischut

Everyone in the country knows that the biggest celebration of the year is in New Orleans, La. during Mardi Gras. Growing up I heard horror stories about “friend’s cousin’s uncle’s” experience in New Orleans and because of this I avoided it like the plaque irrationally fearing I would get lost, shot or worse.

This year my friends finally convinced me to come visit them and experience my first authentic Mardi Gras parades.

I grew up going to my neighborhood Fourth of July family oriented parade, where children filled the street to catch candy and dollar knick knacks that advertised local businesses.

The only other parade I had ever been to was senior year of high school a group of friends and I skipped school

and went to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Saint Louis, Mo. This was my first experience of an actual parade and it was miserable because it was raining, super crowded, my friends and I got lost and our car was towed.

As soon as I drove past the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, I immediately hit traffic and was close to just turning around and having a nice quite weekend in Mobile, Ala. After we dropped off our luggage, a group of friends and I went to a family party by the Endymion parade route.

The house was filled with people socializing, eating homemade Jambalaya and getting a few drinks in before the parade.

During the parades, I was engulfed by a loud crowd with people in bold

striped shirts with pounds of beads wrapped around their neck reaching for a bead with one hand and a drink in the other. Children ran around carrying large bags, over flowing with beads and diving to get the beads before someone else.

The overly decorated floats were filled with grown men wearing masks and bright costumes throwing beads.

My fear of crowds quickly went away once surrounded by Spring Hill students. All the strangers in the crowd were very friendly, only once did someone snap at me because I grabbed the beads they wanted. Whenever I needed directions, the locals quickly pointed me in the right direction and wished me a “Happy Mardi Gras.”

The biggest shock about my first New Orleans Mardi

Gras was the importance of beads. I always thought that only people who got beads during the parades were women on Bourbon Street. This was not the case at all, people of all generations eagerly jumped at any chance to grab beads.

Cheap plastic necklaces were treated as if they were strands of diamonds.

People in the crowd waved and screamed to capture the attention of the masked people on the floats in hopes of catching the best beads. Once the beads hit the ground, there was almost a five second rule and after that the unwanted beads were left to litter the streets of the parade route.

Luckily, my first experience of a New Orleans Mardi Gras was not like any of the horror stories that made me avoid it before.

My three days were filled with good friends and tons of beads that created an awesome experience I will remember for the rest of my life. Now that I know what I have been missing, I will definitely be returning next year.

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The Springhillian is published weekly from January to April, except during examination periods and vacations. The views expressed herein do not represent the views of Spring Hill College and are not the views of the faculty, administration, staff or students, but are the views of the individual columnists.

College athletes take advantage of opportunities

By Lexi McGruder

Early last week, the University of Alabama barred three of its football players from campus on temporary suspension while they wait to be reviewed by the campus’ Student Judicial Board.

Eddie Williams, D.J. Pettway and Tyler Hayes are currently under investigation for beating and robbing two other students on campus. Another player, Brent Calloway, also took part in the events but is not being suspended.

After the incident, the three used the victim’s student I.D. cards to purchase snacks from a vending machine. Coach Nick Saban has released all four players from the team permanently.

When I heard about this story, my jaw was on the floor. Even though I am not an Alabama fan,

an athlete or associated with the University of Alabama in anyway, I am embarrassed, offended and deeply angered by the whole situation.

As a college student, the actions of these three men infuriate me. I, along with thousands of students across the country, struggle financially for my education. Most Spring Hill students receive some kind of scholarship, but most of the time it is not paying for the majority of the cost of their education. Also, Spring Hill athletes that receive scholarships do not have an iota of the perks that athletes from big schools like Alabama get.

So let me put this into perspective. These “men” used their God-given talents to get them to a very nice school, the opportunity

of a lifetime to play for a national championship winning team, earn tons of scholarships, and what do they do? They rob fellow classmates for a student I.D. card. Not only have they shamed their team and their school but they have disgraced their parents, coaches, classmates and every other athlete that has given their all in hopes that it would better their future.

This is certainly not the only occurrence of its kind, especially in the past few years. Most notably, the case of LSU football player Tyrann Mathieu, who was put on probation and then later removed from the team for marijuana related incidents. The Honey Badger not only hurt his own future, but his team was greatly affected by his actions. He let every LSU player,

coach and fan down last season because he didn’t want to obey the law.

Incidents like this disgust me, both from the standpoint of a fan and as a student. After researching these cases I had a very reflective “aha” moment. I realized that if I were ever to get into trouble and jeopardize my future, I would not only be letting myself down, but everyone who has ever helped me get to where I am today. So the next time you or a friend are going to pull a prank, think about the repercussions and who will be let down because of stupid juvenile mistakes.

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Photo by Summer Ranaldson Above: Juniors Kat Jakuback and Jacob Choplin prepare for the Badger Brawl festivities.

Right: Senior Tammy Tate poses with one of the children she worked with in Belize.

Below: SHC Baseball players watch the game from the bench.

Photo courtesy of Tammy Tate

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Photo by Summer Ranaldson Above: Senior Daniel JesĂşs Iglesias takes a break from working in the Student Center.

Left: Badgers spread cement for the house they built in Belize.

Photo courtesy of Tammy Tate Below: Students in Belize get a chance to tour Managua and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

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Badgers spend break immersed in service and culture

By Briana Collins

Instead of spending their Mardi Gras break on Bourbon Street or catching beads and moon pies in Mobile, groups of Spring Hill students traveled to five locations to participate in the annual cultural immersion trips.

This year students had the opportunity to spend a week in Nicaragua, Jamaica or Belize immersed in a different culture and participating in a service project that would benefit others in that community.

Junior Matt LaBorde traveled to Punta Gorda, Belize this year on his second immersion trip and described it as a “memorable experience.”

LaBorde traveled to El Salvador last year after attending the informational meeting and a friend suggested it would be a good experience for him.

This year in Punta Gorda, students demolished a house that belonged to the Jesuit Volunteers Corp.

They started with the roof

and gutted the inside of the house removing the electrical wires and plumbing. LaBorde’s favorite part of the trip occured at the close of every day. “At the end of each day you just reflect on what happened that day. People’s stories of interesting and moving experiences came out. You also get a chance to reflect on yourself and your own life which was great,” he said.

Senior Tammy Tate participated in her first immersion trip this year.

She traveled to Managua, Nicaragua with 11 other students and two faculty advisors, Dr. Dean Culberson and Lindsey Hughes. Tate said she has always been interested in the immersion trips here at Spring Hill because they combine service, charity, and the opportunity to see new places. “If I have enough where I can be content and still share and still help other people, then I want to do that,” said Tate.

Tate’s group in Nicaragua spent their week helping to build a home for a needy family. They painted, mixed cement, laid concrete blocks and tied steel framework.

They also brought suitcases with clothes and food items and spent time working and playing with children. She said when they weren’t working on the house, they got a chance to tour Managua and visit a children’s center.

LaBorde believes what makes this trip so memorable is the group of people you go with. He recommends the experience to anyone considering going. “Sometimes when you live in this fast moving world, you forget the values we learn and the things we have. We learn how valuable religion and relationships are in your life. You just really get time to slow down and reflect.” He also said he learned the importance of relationships and living simply as well as being extremely grateful for the

Photo by Tammy Tate Badgers working together to build a house in Belize

things you have.

The immersion trip also had a powerful impact on Tate. “My own country is small and we have a lot of development left to do. I always wanted to be one of the people to do something to help rather than just let everything happen.

This trip showed me that I have the potential to do something,” said Tate.

“What we did in Nicaragua seems so small to us, but it was really important to the people who were affected by it.”

The ISIP or International Service Immersion Trips are open to all students and faculty and take place every year during

Mardi Gras or spring break. The next trip is not until 2014, but students interested can contribute to the fundraising efforts this spring and attend an informational meeting next semester.

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Younger artists take home top awards at Grammys

By Briana Collins

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by LL Cool J, took place on Feb. 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,Calif. The night’s top honors were awarded to artists from a variety of genres, but younger artists seemed to steal the show. 2013 also seemed to be the year that artists started to embrace the impact the digital age has on music instead of fighting it. Gotye, Frank Ocean and Fun were all big winners of the night. They also each have YouTube videos of their singles with over 50 million views.

The Black Keys, Gotye, Jay-Z, and Kanye West all went home with three Grammys a piece this year, while Fun, Mumford and Sons and Frank Ocean each won two. But music lovers didn’t just tune in to see if their favorite artists went home with Grammys or empty-handed,

they also tuned in for the live performances.

Performers of the night included Fun, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna, The Black Keys, Taylor Swift, Elton John, Travis Barker, The Lumineers, Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys. The Grammys also provided a platform for the firsttime collaboration of Wiz Khalifa and Miguel on Miguel’s “Adorn.” And there was of course the highly anticipated and wildly entertaining Justin Timberlake performance. He performed his new single “Suit and Tie” with Jay-Z. This year’s winners included Gotye for Record of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Alternative Music Album. Album of the Year went to Mumford and Sons for “Babel.”

Fun won Best New Artist and Song of the Year for “We Are Young.” Adele added another

Grammy to her collection for her live version of “Set Fire to the Rain.” Skrillex won two Grammys for Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronica Album, “Bangarang.” The Black Keys took Best Rock Perfomance, Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song for “Lonely Boy.” Usher, Beyoncé, Miguel, and Frank Ocean all took home Grammys in the R&B categories. Jay-Z and Kanye West won big in the rap category, winning three out of the four possible awards. They won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. Drake took home his first Grammy for Best Rap Album. Country winners included Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Zac Brown Band.

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Spring styles to try

By Summer Ranaldson

Fashion for a college student on a budget can be hard. Fashion trends in boutiques are becoming popular for the fashionista.

Pursepicasity located on McGregor Avenue next to Books-A-Million is an upscale boutique with reasonable prices for the fashion hipster in college.

Sales associates Lauren Griffin and Mallory Rutz said that 2013 spring trends are chevron prints, Aztec designs, mint and blushpink colors.

Floral prints will be another design to look for in dresses and shirts.

Dresses are 70’s inspired style with flared arms and mid-knee length. The pairing of skinny jeans or pants with a mint or blush color top. The Aztec print shirts or sweater pullover will add a nice flare to skinny jeans. After 5 p.m. attire or club wear will be sparkly color tops like gold, champagne or multicolored tank tops with leggings or tights. Shoe

trends are booties, leather combat-style military boots, ballerina flats and loafers with gold studs. Wedges are also in style this season with chevron prints, as well as in tan and leather. Purses have changed this season as well. The new trends for purses are cross-body leather handbags. Jewelry and accessories are featuring lots of crosses or cross-like symbols.

Zeal boutique located off Cottage Hill and Schillinger Road’s sales associate Savannah Damazio said Miss Me jeans are a popular brand that is hard to keep in stock. It is a big seller this season along with open back shirts and cut-out designs over the shoulders.

Blouses that will be featured this spring will have floral prints and lace. Shorts are big this season with Aztec prints, multicolored designs, browns and tans. Which style will the Springhillian catch you rocking this season?

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New technology aids hospitals

By Summer Ranaldson

A patient gets sick and stays at the hospital. The doctor prescribes medication.

A robot delivers your medication from the pharmacy to the nurse station. Providence Hospital in Mobile, Al., offers faster service for patients with robots and robotic surgery.

According to the Providence Hospital website, the hospital uses a new robotic surgery called da Vinci Surgical System.

The hospital first used this robotic surgical system in Nov. 2011. The system is available for doctors to perform surgery in the heart and gastric bypass.

This surgical system allows tiny holes to be punctured into a patient’s body for a doctor to view inside the body with a highdefinition camera. A doctor is seated at the surgical area viewing the internal organs of the patient. Computer technologies transform the surgeon’s hand movements into precise movements for the surgery.

When comparing new to old surgery techniques, patients treated with the computerized surgical procedure will experience less pain, shorter hospital stay and a quick recovery. According to research, they even showed better results from their surgeries than with traditional surgery.

According to Used-Robots website, Robots are the modern age employees of the hospital. Robots can now assist nurses when they deliver medication and visit patients. They can handle administrative duties and assist hospitals that lack staff.

Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality said hospitals that lack staff usually have increase in urinary tract infections and cardiac arrests. Federal government study estimates that hospitals will lack nurses by 29 percent in 2020.

The computerized system that stores and gives drugs to the hospital is called McKesson ROBOT-Rx. Pharmacists enter prescriptions into the computer, the robot collects the dosage, repackages and keeps accountability of the medication. This system guarantees that the right medicine reaches the right patient every time.

Registered Nurse Cecilia Hixon at Mobile Infirmary said that robots can do the job of two or more people when working in a hospital. Hixon worked at Providence Hospital during her practicum for completion of nursing school. “A robot can deliver medication within five minutes,” said Hixon.

“The interactions with humans are not much but when the robot comes on the floor it rings a bell. A nurse responds and presses the button to return the robot to the area it comes from. The robot does its job returns to the elevator, then off to the next job. The robot can eliminate some problems but not all, problems still can occur, only thing is now you have something that cannot make decisions in the face of an emergency,” Hixon said.

What would be the first thing you would do if you experienced a cruise ship disaster?

Seamus Link

“Call my lawyer and sue the cruise ship.”

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Gabriela Portela

“I would come back to campus and shower immediately.”

Andrea Garcés

“I would call my mom on my way to get food.”

Jonathan Smith

“Catch the first thing back home.”

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“Universal sport” of wrestling dropped from the 2020 Olympic Games

By Emily Hill

Last week the International Olympic Committee voted to drop wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games. The executive board reviewed 26 sports on its summer program with the intent of removing one sport so that another could be added later this year, reported ESPN. An online article by ESPN states that a sport called pentathlon that combines fencing, horse

riding, swimming, running and shooting was most likely to be dropped from the Olympics, however the board decided on wrestling after reviewing an IOC report. This report consisted of 39 criteria including TV ratings and global participation.

Although wrestling will be included in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Spring Hill College students said this sport will be

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missed in the 2020 games.

“It’s disappointing that one of the more historical Olympic events was dropped,” said junior Kevin Smith. “I think there is a lot of tradition to it and it gave people an opportunity to compete after college. I’m disappointed and surprised,” said Smith.

Junior Robert Robinson described wrestling as a “universal sport.” He said, “I think they should have

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looked at a sport that is less popular or less interesting than wrestling.”

Earlier this week Fox News stated that United States officials, including representatives from Iowa, Ohio and Minnesota, are launching a campaign to save wrestling, a sport that was part of the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896. As of Monday evening, it was not yet clear if the IOC is considering

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objections to their decision.

The IOC executive board will meet in St. Petersburg, Russia in May to decide which sport or sports to propose for the 2020 Games, stated ESPN. The final vote will be made at the IOC session in September in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Golf and rugby will be added to the program for the 2016 Games in Rio.

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Feb. 21

12 p.m.

Club Men’s Baseball

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Feb. 21

2 p.m.

Club Men’s Baseball

at Jefferson Davis Community College

Feb. 21

5:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

at Faulkner University

Feb. 21

7:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball

at Faulkner University

Feb. 22

3 p.m.

Baseball

vs. Southern Wesleyan University

Feb. 22

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Men’s Tennis

at Loyola University

Feb. 22

3 p.m.

Women’s Tennis

at Loyola University

Feb. 23

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Baseball

vs. Southern Wesleyan University

Feb. 23

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Club Men’s Rugby

vs Loyola University

Feb. 23

5 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

vs University of Mobile

Feb. 23

7 p.m.

Men’s Basketball

vs University of Mobile

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Badgers defeat Voorhees

By Summer Ranaldson

Spring Hill College women’s basketball defended home court on Saturday Feb. 16. at Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center.

Lady Badgers scored 64 points over Voorhees 58 points.

Freshman shooting guard Natalie Harper led the team with 21 points off seven 3-point baskets and 5 rebounds. Junior forward Sha Sha Buchanan scored 13 points and 8 rebounds.

Guard Jamesha Watkins put up 11 points and 3 rebounds. Guard Armanne Broussard had 7 points.

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Women’s tennis takes over

By Summer Ranaldson

Guard Lauren Green had 15 points and 1 rebound.

Forward Amber Johnson put up 10 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Daiveena Kemp scored 10 points and 3 rebounds. Center Keia Tillman scored 10 points and 4 rebounds.

Voorhees had 21 points in the first half and Spring Hill had 30 points. In the second half Spring Hill scored 34 points and Voorhees had 37 points.

Badgers out-rebounded the Tigers by a 45 to 39 margin.

Spring Hill College women’s tennis team defeated Emmanuel College (Ga.) with an 8-1 win at the Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center on Saturday morning, Feb. 9.

Singles play results:

1. Christianne Tetley (EC) def. Tara Montegut (SHC); 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 2. Elise Michaelis (SHC) def. Olivia Gish (EC); 6-7, 7-6 (10-6) 3. Monica Castello (SHC) def. Molly Smith (EC); 6-4, 6-1 4. Caroline Hitt (SHC) def. Madalena Frausto (EC); 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 5. Maggie Leeds (SHC) def. Jaclyn Klerk (EG); 6-1, 6-1 6. Megan Gietl (SHC) def. Leanna Tucker (EC); 7-5, 6-1

Doubles:

1. Montegut/Michaelis (SHC) def. Tetley/Gish (EC); 8-6 2. Hitt/Leeds (SHC) def. Smith/Frausto (EC); 9-7 3. Castello/Gietl (SHC) def. Tucker/Klerk (EC); 8-1

Q&A: Women’s basketball team

Q: What do you feel you need to work on as

an individual?

Sha Sha: My dribbling could be a lot better.

Natalie: I want to become a more confident ball

handler and shooter.

Q: What are the team’s strengths?

Sha Sha: We have so much talent and we know it,

but sometimes we don’t show it as a team.

Natalie: The team’s strengths are running up and

down the court and driving to the basket.

Q: Where do you see the team next year?

Sha Sha: I see us changing the program in a

positive way. Conference champions is what I strive for next year.

Natalie: We will be young, but have good team

chemistry.

Q: Do you feel like the team has lots of chemistry

this year?

Sha Sha: We have a lot of chemistry this year!

No internal issues.

Natalie: At the beginning no, but as the season

progressed the chemistry grew a lot.

Photo By Summer Ranaldson Left: Junior Sha Sha Buchanan, Right: Freshman Natalie Harper.

Q: Who inspired you to be an athlete? Who taught you

how to play?

Sha Sha: My brother and mother inspired me to be an athlete.

Well, I always used to follow my brother around when we were younger, and all he did was play sports like football, and basketball.

Natalie: My father played college football, so he inspired me to be an athlete.

I owe my shooting ability to my former AAU coach Reggie Hinds.

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The Badger Puzzler Across 5. Justin __________ performed his new single “Suit and Tie” with Jay-Z at the Grammys 8. SHC’s decision to integrate African Americans came 10 days before the Supreme Court’s ______ v. Board of Education ruling 12. South African Olympic runner Oscar ______ accidentally shot his girlfriend 14. Band that won two Grammys for Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/ Electronica Album 15. The new spring trends for purses are _____-_____ leather handbags 17. Spring Hill students traveled to _____ different locations to participate in the annual cultural immersion trips 18. Some predicted spring trends are ______ prints, Aztec designs, mint and blush-pink colors 19. da ______ Surgical System is system that is available for doctors to perform surgery in the heart and gastric bypass 20. Who won the Grammy for Record of the Year Down 1. Sorority on campus that through fundraising raises money for St. Jude Hospital 2. April _______ is the only senior on the Woman’s Basketball team 3. Spring Hill College’s first African American student that graduated was Fannie Ernestine _______

4. This is the first pope in ____ centuries to resign 6. _______ are the modern age employees of the hospital can now assist nurses when they deliver medication and visit patients 7. Ann ______ Smith was awarded Philanthropy Chairman of the Year by her sorority 9. Traces of horse meat were found in _______ products causing the business to stop all their deliveries of its product 10. The International Olympic Committee voted to drop __________ from the 2020 Olympic Games 11. What city is St. Jude Hospital in 13. Hill College women’s basketball defended home court on Saturday Feb. 16. at Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center. Lady Badgers scored 64 points over Voorhees 58 points 14. College _______ is an interactive way for families and students to learn key statistics about a college 16. Pope ________ XVI announced his resignation on Feb. 11, 2013 17. Band that won a Grammy for Best New Artist and Song of the Year