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Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam | October 4, 2012 | Volume 95 Issue 5

My big fat GREEK WEEK

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October 4, 2012

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Urban Plunge Retreat We will visit local social service agencies and meet the people they serve. Local Jesuit Volunteers will share about their post-graduate volunteer experience and we will conclude the day with a reflection.

When: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m..

10/17 Faculty Forum Assistant Professor in the Fine & Performing Arts Department, Wanda Sullivan, will present “I’m an Artist, Not a Little Girl! But I Can’t Stop Painting Butterflies!”

When: 7 p.m.-8 p.m.

Where: Bedsole Conference Room (BL 201)

Hillianstaff EDITOR(s) LindseyFRECHOU BrandyJONES MANAGING Editor MatthewLaBORDE

NEWS Editor MariahHOLLIDAY

ADVERTISING BrendanPECHON ADVISOR StuartBABINGTON

CARTOONIST EfrenFLORES AbbeyROAM

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Inside SPORTS

An inside look on presidential candidates Mitt Romney’s and Barrack Obama’s health care, education and welfare.

Artist Gary Chapman’s art is displayed in Eichold Gallery at Spring Hill College.

The rugby team had an impressive showing in its first home match this season.

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Spring Hill Greeks celebrate Greek unity during Greek Week.

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Robert “Bob” Stewart announced as new Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid

By MariahHOLLIDAY News Editor

On Sept. 27, Spring Hill College President, Rev. Richard P. Salmi, S.J., announced Robert “Bob” Stewart as the new Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid. Beginning Nov. 1, Stewart will become a member of the president’s leadership team. It will be Stewart’s duty to oversee both the admission and financial aid staffs, head the college’s student recruitment efforts and report to the president. The college has been looking for someone to fill this position for a while. Salmi said, “I am pleased to welcome Bob to Spring Hill and to my cabinet. This is a critical position as we look to increase enrollment and I am confident that he brings both the skills and personality required to help the college be successful.”

Stewart also expressed that he was excited to join the Spring Hill staff. He said, “There is so much to love about this opportunity; the staff is amazing, the

campus is beautiful and I absolutely fell in love with the area.” He added, “One thing that really confirmed everything for me was how friendly and gracious the student body was throughout my time up there; it really is a place that is developing leaders in and out of the classroom.”

Before accepting the position at Spring Hill, Stewart served at Stetson University in Deland, Fla. as the director of admissions since October 2011. There, he developed strategies for net revenue projections and the recruitment of prospective and admitted students according to a press release administered by Salmi. Stewart also acted as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Director of Financial Aid. He doubled the university’s outof-state enrollment and saw an increase in student diversity by 62 percent when he acted as vice president. Stewart successfully managed $40 million in scholarships and $70 million in student aid when served as the director of financial aid.

Stewart already has big plans for Spring Hill’s admissions department. He said, “It’s going to be my goal to increase the number of qualified prospective students who see Spring Hill College as their first choice institution earlier in the recruitment process.

A large majority of students have their Top three choices made by their senior year, and rarely does it change throughout the year. It’s going to be my mission to make sure that we are able to recruit the best and brightest students to see our school as their destination school.” He also plans to work diligently alongside with the president, the Cabinet and the Board of Trustees to learn and understand the details of the goals that are already in place for the college.

Stewart attended Greensboro College in Greensboro, N.C. where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He also earned his Master of Science in leadership in business and ethics from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa.

One thing that really confirmed everything for me was how friendly and gracious the student body was throughout my time up there; it really is a place that is developing leaders in and out of the classroom.

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DiFate hospitalized

By ThomasWILL Staff Reporter

Spring Hill College philosophy professor, Dr. Victor DiFate, was involved in a serious car accident last week. He was initially sent to the ICU but has since been transferred to regular hospital room at University of South Alabama Trauma Center. He is still undergoing various surgeries, but his condition is improving daily.

DiFate has impacted many students in his short time on the Hill.

His lessons in Philosophy and life will resonate with students for the rest of their lives. “He has been the first and only professor to move me through a lesson. One day, he told us that next class we would be focusing on Hume. That didn’t mean much to me and I didn’t really care. He told us that a few of us might hate him a little bit. You see, he gives other philosophers arguments as if they were his own. They have more impact that way.”

So, on the day that we covered Hume, he was passionate about it. And he gave an argument for something I had never before considered- that this God that I believe in could not possibly love me. He either had to be a Diest type of god- one who disengaged, or he must hate every single one of us. I completely disagree with Hume. I’m pretty sure DiFate did, too. The point is that I had never ever considered that. And DiFate’s argument was so horribly inspiring that I started crying in the middle of class. I will remember that lesson for forever. Later he told me that was his best moment as a professor- having such an awesome affect on a student,” said sophomore Kelsey Johnson.

Johnson and another one of DiFate’s students was able to visit him at the hospital last week. “When we got there, we were obviously really hesitant. And his wife left the room after about 10 minutes of us being there. But he was doing well. He obviously wasn’t all there. He was on morphine and in a lot of pain, you know? But he knew us. And he had some outrage over Dodsworth trying to re-cattify us in class. So, he was, at the core, very much himself. He forgot some things and time for him was passing strangely, but he was so very DiFate,” explained Johnson.

“He joked with us about how he felt like he had been there for a very long time and then we joked about how he might have actually spent his whole life as a brain in a vat, something we covered in Human Nature. So we joked about how of course he felt that way- he’s never been anywhere else. He always has just been a brain in a vat. And that kind of talking- its got the power to confuse the heck out of someone. But he took it like a champ and laughed with us about it. He said he thought about writing the world’s most mind boggling logic proof- one that was completely valid, but no one would be able to solve it. We were like, yeah, okay Crip. Good luck. He’s doing well. And his wife said that he was getting better everyday,” added Johnson.

“Dr. DiFate is one of my favorite teachers because he challenged us not only academically, but emotionally and spiritually as well.

DiFate really pushed us to question our beliefs, not to destroy them, but to build them up, to make them our own. He will be greatly missed,” said junior Ryan Cosse.

More information can be found on his Facebook page, as well as updates about his condition. He will not be teaching any classes for at least the rest of the semester, but he is expected to return after making a full recovery. Please keep Dr. DiFate and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

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Romney vs Obama: which is the best fit?

By BrendanPECHON Staff Reporter

With the 2012 presidential election a month away, voters are invested in studying all aspects of each candidate and their platform.

While the economy is a major concern for many American voters, health care and education can become another deal breaker in this election.

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is reportedly pushing for more quality in teachers without increasing the budget for said teachers compensation. “We have proven that sending a lot of money to failed schools to pay the same teachers to do the same thing will not make any difference,” Romney said. “This is a matter of the leadership of the schools, the quality of the teachers and

the incentives that exist for both parents and teachers.”

Romney wishes to implement a system that allows parents to choose where their children attend school.

According to Romney’s website, “Giving students trapped in bad schools a genuine alternative requires four things: (1) such alternatives must exist, (2) parents must receive clear information about the performance of their current school and of the alternatives, (3) students must be allowed to move to a new school, and (4) students must bring funding with them so that new schools can afford to serve them.”

On the other hand, President

Barack Obama’s plan to make education one of his number one concerns has him winning in the polls. Obama plans to institute

100,000 math and science teachers in the next decade using his Educate to Innovate plan.

His intent to keep all students in

school is spoken loudly through his beliefs that “quitting high school is quitting your country.”

He also wants to transform community colleges into community career centers, creating a more focused approach to higher education.

Welfare is another controversial issue in this election, and both Obama and Romney share differing opinions.

Romney’s main focus remains with the middle class and creating jobs for those just below the poverty line. Obama plans to continue his efforts to relieve the poor of their current status and to continue giving hand-outs.

Health care is one of the largest issues of the upcoming presidential election, and candidates are taking sides in a serious fashion. ObamaCare has been a rampant area of debate for several years, and the presidential election will not be any exception. Obama cut Medicare by $500 billion to finance ObamaCare, which seems to be one of Romney’s main platforms for debate. Romney also states that free health care for all will drive medical providers out of the country. Romney wishes to return health care back to the states, as per the 10th Amendment. President Obama ignored advice to postpone the health care reform, stating that it was necessary. The reform will reportedly run the government a deficit of $1.2 trillion.

Shared governance returns to Spring Hill

By CaleFINTA News Reporter

Shared governance has returned to Spring Hill College.

College President Rev. Richard P. Salmi, S.J. gave a speech this past Thursday announcing the formation of a shared governance program in which members of the faculty, staff and student body can engage in constructive dialogue for the prosperity of the College. Shared governance has been implemented in some form at Spring Hill College before, but it has been 30 years since it last existed. In his speech, Salmi said, “The foundation of shared governance is, of course, our individual and collective concern for the wellbeing, reputation, and work of the College.” The new model of shared governance is comprised of a college senate and four different councils that reflect distinct areas of concern for Spring Hill.

The college senate is made up of 15 members, including faculty and staff members from each council, and student representation. The responsibility of the college senate is to handle matters of institutional concern to Spring Hill College. The Senate serves as the body of communication, responsible for voicing the concerns of faculty, staff and students, and meeting regularly with the President and the Board of Trustees. The college senate oversees the councils.

It is responsible for voicing the recommendations of the councils, as well as communicating and referring issues of the college body to appropriate councils. The senate also has the power to create and eliminate councils, and create ad hoc committees to reflect specific concerns of the campus.

There are currently four councils in effect. The Budget Advisory, which has been in operation for over a year, serves the President by monitoring the operating budget of Spring Hill College and developing budge plans. The Student Success Council is responsible for analyzing and recommending action for concerns regarding, appropriately,

The Institutional Identity, Planning and Effectiveness Council is responsible for the advancement of Spring Hill and assessing its growth. This includes strategic planning, analysis of athletic programs, campus facility concerns, and admissions. Senior Carolina Dominguez, a member of the College and Community Well-Being Council, emphasized the importance of student interaction. “My responsibility is to represent the student body and Shared governance embodies the to be a channel for the students,” Dominguez said.

“Shared governance embodies the Jesuit idea of Jesuit idea of cura personalis, caring cura personalis, caring for the whole person. This is for the whole person. This is about about college-wide wellbeing, and the students are a big part of that. I want to represent not only the college-wide wellbeing, and the student body as a whole, but also each student as an students are a big part of that. I want individual.”

In his speech, Salmi explained why shared to represent not only the student governance was important to a college’s success, especially a college as small and involved as Spring body as a whole, but also each Hill. “We come to Spring Hill not merely to student as an individual. work or simply to study,” he said. “We come here for something more. We come here as part of this community of scholars, athletes, faith-filled believers and concerned moral citizens. We come here student success. This includes matters of student life, academic success and the embodiment of the Jesuit mission. because of our commitment to a liberal arts education in the Jesuit tradition. And we stay because this college and The College and Community Well-Being Council is this community becomes a part of us, and that is why all concerned with the health and wellness of the members of of us want to share in building the future of the college Spring Hill, as well as the overall wellbeing of the college together. That is why shared governance is important.” environment. The council’s concerns include alcohol and drug awareness, issues of sustainability and community service initiatives.

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Get them to the Greek

By BrandyJONES Editor

Spring Hill College fraternities and sororities come together to promote Greek unity throughout the week of Oct. 1. On Monday a Greek Games event was held on the tennis court at 9 p.m. Tuesday featured a Greek Newlywed Game in the cafeteria and Wednesday featured a Greek Music Awards competition. An awards ceremony will be held on Thursday along with the past president of Delta Gamma, Elizabeth Searcy, as a speaker. All through out the week, Greek gods and goddesses are competing in Penny Wars from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the cafeteria.

“Pennies result in negative 1 point while 1 dollar in silver change will be 1 positive point. There will be a winner for which ever chapter raises the most money. Also, we will be taking the points into account when assessing the overall Greek Week winner which will be the chapter earning the most points throughout the week,” said Abby Penny Wars raises money for Penelope House.

Photo by BrandyJONES Berger Panhellenic’s Vice President of Membership and Standards.

According to Moore, Phi Mu is that Greek Week is an actual week “Greek week is to show Greek where everyone shows off their Greek promoting Greek unity by uniting unity and pride. We want to show letters,” said Ries. with other Greek organizations the Spring Hill College Greek for a common goal. Greek unity What does Greek Week mean to community is a strong one,” said the different Spring Hill College is very important to the Spring senior Mary Ries the Director of fraternities and sororities?

Hill College chapter of Phi Mu. External Relations of the Spring “Phi Mu is very excited for Greek According to Moore, Phi Mu is Hill College Panhellenic Council. week. Greek week is an opportunity always helping other organizations The theme of Greek Week is through spirit and support. for the Greek community to My Big Fat Greek Week. All of come together to create a stronger “Our chapter is currently the sororities and fraternities will community, and to raise money planning Strike a Pin for CMN be involved. “It is going to be a for charity,” said Jennifer Moore, on Oct. 14, benefitting Children’s really fun week. It is the first time president of the Phi Mu Fraternity. Miracle Network Hospitals. We

are also planning the Mangeant and Munchies for Miracles, both benefitting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. We are very excited for these events, and hope to see everyone at the events.”

“Greek Week means a few things for Delta Chi this semester. It is a chance for us to get out and make a name for ourselves, which is very important for us as a group that is still growing. It is also about Greek unity. We want to connect with the other fraternities and sororities,” said Cory Cianciola the ‘E’ PR Chair for the Spring Hill College Delta Chi colony. Cianciola said that Greek unity is very important to Delta Chi. “Two of our brothers, Ben Pace and myself, are officers on IFC because we are passionate about working with other fraternities.”

Delta Chi’s biggest philanthropy

event is Earth Ball, which will be held on Oct. 13.

Each organization is hoping to bring about a positive view of greek life so the freshman will feel welcome when recruitment comes in the spring semester.

“Tri Delta is extremely excited about Greek Week this year. We are all for Panhellenic’s new initiative for “positive Panhellenic” attitudes!

This summer the other presidents and I discussed a lot about greek unity and putting on a unified face for the freshmen and I think with Greek Week we are going to be able to do that,” said Kate Phelan, president of Delta Delta Delta.

It is the hope of SHC Panhellenic Council that Greek Week finishes with the unifying of all greek organizations on the Spring Hill Campus.

The 2012 Greek Week gods and goddesses: Delta Delta Delta- Sheyda Aboutalebi Delta Gamma- Chelsea Haines Phi Mu- Liz Vache` Delta Chi- Stephen Ray Lambda Chi Alpha- Patrick Culotta Tau Kappa Epsilon- Danny Zekert

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To my brothers, all of them, You, reader, have no doubt heard that there has been tension in men’s Greek Life. If by chance you have not, I will explain briefly. One man of one fraternity got into a bit of a physical altercation with a man of a different fraternity, allegedly. Was this event a result of love, respect, or compassion? Certainly not. The event was the product of hate. If seeing is believing and if you see what I see, then you won’t want to see anymore.

Forgive me if I sound biased, for I mean not to be so. I have no doubt that mistakes have been made on all sides. I have seen my own fraternity, TKE, be slammed or in this case attacked more than a few times by other fraternities. However, I have seen my own fraternity respond with less than charitable manners.

I even asked some alumni of our Greek Life about interfraternal relations, and I see that this has been, unfortunately, a common trend in the past.

A wise person once told me, “We’ve got to love each other, and after 2000 plus years you think we’d know by now.

Now we only find equality in the number of our tears.” Will any of us be happy if we carry on the tradition of interfraternal hate? I’m willing to say that any kind of hate will not make anyone happy.

Besides my above issues with current affairs, the event is a symptom of a larger problem. The larger problem is the enemy of us all, hate in our hearts. This contradicts TKE, Lambda Chi Alpha, and Delta Chi’s values. TKE upholds love, charity, and esteem. Love not only for members of the fraternity but for all humanity. Lambda Chi Alpha upholds respect as apart of their Seven Core Values. According to the organization’s Web site, “Respect denotes the regard and recognition of the absolute dignity that every human possesses.” Delta Chi’s Web site says that each member “will exercise compassion and understanding in dealing with all persons.” My point is that having this hates for each other contradicts all of our organization’s values.

When a man joins any fraternity, he promises to practices his fraternity’s values. On top of that, the products of the hate have never made anyone happy. Talk to anyone in Greek Life and they will say that they love their respective organizations because they love their brothers and not because it affords them the opportunity to hate someone who wears different letters. What makes greek life so wonderful is that men can come together and celebrate brotherhood— a kind of love. Hate simply has no place in any of our organizations.

All men, regardless of letters, are my brother. You, reader, are my brother/sister. TKE pledges love, charity, and esteem, so I will do my best to give everyone that. I will fail at times, but I will try. I hope with all my heart that men of Tau Kappa Epsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha and Delta Chi will try to live up to their respective organization’s values. Only good can come of it.

Matthew Tusa YA 234 A.M.D.G

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Human trafficking: a world problem

By BrandyJONES Editor

The movie “Taken” starring Liam Neeson highlighted a problem that many Americans see as an ‘over seas’ problem.

This view of human trafficking as something that doesn’t affect Americans is inherently problematic. The U.S. Department of State diplomacy in action defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transferring harboring or receiving of humans both child and adult by means of threat, coercion, abduction, fraud, deceit or abuse of power for prostitution, pornography, visual or sexual exploitation, forced labor or debt bondage. Human trafficking is

an issue that is rarely in dialogue unless it makes headlines.

Human trafficking is dehumanizing because people are viewed as cargo, a means to an end. Human traffickers drug their victims, sell them into slavery, prostitution and beat them senselessly in order to make money off of them.

In order to stop these crimes, we cannot continue to view human trafficking as someone else’s problem. How ever, here is the real question. If it is an overseas problem then why do we accept prostitution as an American problem? Prostitution is a form

traffickers take young American victims. Although there are no statistics for the number of U.S. victims, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children lists at least 100,000 children across the nations who are trafficked each year.

President Obama recently granted $6 million aimed at ending the human trafficking problem. And in March of 2012 the Mobile Police Narcotics and Vice unit conducted a prostitution sweep that led to 49 arrests.

Human trafficking is here. It is happening in America and we need to be aware of it. It shouldn’t take a headline or a movie to get us to feel enough contempt and disgust to come up with ways to solve a problem that predates America’s beginnings.

Staying informed is important, but being aware of our surroundings is of equal importance. It is important for us to remember that victims of human trafficking span a wide variety of people of socioeconomic backgrounds. We need to protect victims and prevent more cases around the world by stopping the traffickers.

Human trafficking is here. It is happening in America and we need to be aware of it.

EDITORIAL POLICY The Springhillian is published weekly from September to May, except during examination periods and vacations.

The views expressed within do not represent the views of Spring Hill College students, but are the views of the individual columnists.

of human trafficking. We accept this form of human exploitation, because it’s avoidable, we don’t have to hear about in the news like murders or kidnapping.

It is not just an overseas problem. An article in USA Today by Yumiche Alsindor talks about Asia Graves, a 24-year-old survivor of human trafficking.

According to the article, human

SUBMISSIONS The Springhillian publishes submissions at the discretion of the studenteditors and section editors. A submission should be no more than 300 words, and editors reserve the right to edit the submissions for length and content.

Original articles should be mailed or delivered to: Student Editor Communication Arts Spring Hill College 4000 Dauphin Street Mobile, AL 36608

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| OPINION

They don’t even go here

By MatthewLaBORDE Reporter

You might say that we live in a bubble here at Spring Hill. You may have heard it referred to as “Spring Hill High School,” or “Camp Spring Hill,” or some other metaphor comparing our beloved Hill to some sort of enclosed playground. Nevertheless, this is our home. So, when I heard on Saturday night that a Public Safety Officer was assaulted, I got pretty mad.

Here’s the skinny of it all: three non-Badgers were partying in the

head, and ended up cutting him I’m all for visitors. It’s a special infamous Fairway Apartments. around the back of his ear. feeling when a person you really These three imposters violated care about comes into Badger our most sacred rule of drinking: Sure, I tend to ride to the famous Land to see what we are all about.

N.W.A song, “F*@k tha Police,” the open-container policy. How and I would consider myself a It’s an even better feeling when that dare them. Officer Eduardo person begins Gonzalez to understand confronted one If you see some stranger drunkenly that we have of the suspects stomping around disrespecting our a deep sense to inform him of community of our hallowed property, just say a prayer that one day inside these drinking rules. that person gets to experience just a walls, and In an angry rage, that our the man finished fraction of what we have here at Spring relationships his drink, threw it Hill College. with each other at Gonzales, and are nothing then charged him short than family-oriented. in an aggressive manner. hater of all things “Da Law,” but please, outsiders, do not assault my And, say what you want about Being a retired Miami Police Pub Safe, but these are the people dear Public Safety.

Department officer, Gonzales who try their best to keep us safe fearlessly took down his suspect When I say “outsiders,” I’m not referring to our extended family on the weekends. They will drive with a simple wristlock, because, you and your inebriated friends you know, that’s just how Officer from those big SEC schools that come down to SHC to visit, I’m back home, and they are the Gonzales does things. While he people who scare away the creepers had his suspect pinned to the referring to the guys and gals who from the Skip’s pods. think they can come here and ground, one of the other nonWe know, as Badgers, that our disrespect our property, and our students came up from behind actions have consequences. And, Gonzales and grabbed him by the people.

even though I have violated the SHC Golden Rule myself, we know that what we do will have repercussions, whether it be in the form of a formal disciplinary hearing or just a general dwindling of your reputation. These people who come on our campus don’t have this sense of accountability.

They know that a public safety officer can’t arrest them. They know that a drinking violation won’t go on any permanent criminal record.

These are the reasons why we should protect our home, and keep people who aren’t from here responsible for their actions.

So, keep the visitors coming, keep showing people how special this place really is. But, if you see some stranger drunkenly stomping around disrespecting our property, just say a prayer that one day that person gets to experience just a fraction of what we have here at Spring Hill College.

Don’t worry Badgers, we’ve got this week covered for you Thank you for all of your wonderfully hilarious photo caption contest submissions.

To all who won, have fun at BayFest! See y’all there!

Yours Truly, The SpringHillian Staff

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Students huddle in the rain and cheer on the Spring Hill College rugby team.

Women’s soccer player Tatiana Gonzalez defends the ball against a Georgia player.

Number 20 of the men’s soccer team Arturo Garcia defends the ball from a Georgia player.

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The ruby team plays against Louisiana Tech University.

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| BadgerZone

The Lady Badgers discuss their strategy in between games.

Seniors Meredith Bodet, Gabriela Diaz and junior Chelsea Haines participate in the Greek Week Penny Wars.

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rOUnD-UP

I figure that “Honey Boo-Boo” show puts us about six months away from just laughing at homeless people on television.

Jim Gaffigan @JimGaffigan We’re getting dangerously close to that time of year where I replace my vitamins with candy corn.

-Molly McNearney @mollymcnearney

Stop Kony: Not the worst campaign of 2012.

-Gerry Duggan @GerryDuggan Liam: Listen to me very carefully, your mother is going to be Taken. Girl: Taken? You mean kidnapped? Liam:Yeah. Girl: Then say that.

-John Mulaney @mulaney Remember, you are NOT powerless in this life -- you can ALWAYS change your Facebook profile picture.

-Jen Statsky @jenstatsky My autobiography is going to be called “Dance Like Everyone Is As Drunk As You”.

-Paula Pell @perlapell I miss “this just in,” on the news. Nowadays, everything’s already in.

-Conan O’Brien @ConanOBrien Taylor Swift been cast as Joni Mitchell?! Okay, now is the proper time to say something, Kanye.

-Warren Holstein @WarrenHolstein

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Badgers abroad - A month overseas Artist Spotlight: Al Green

By AndrewPRINCE Contributor Oct. 1 marks a month that I have been living in Cadiz in the south of Spain, and what an amazing month it has been. In that time, I took an intensive course on Spanish grammar, which for a science major was pretty painful to attend everyday. Being my only class, I had time to become accustomed to the culture and the Spanish way of life. However, all of that finished on Sept. 20, and then I began “real school,” which includes more Spanish grammar, a theology course on the History of the Arab people and Islamic theology, Medical Genetics and Human Physiology.

In between school, I have enjoyed the three local beaches, all within walking distance, the endless supply of tapas and a recent trip to Portugal with several friends from my intensive course (three Brazilians and an Italian). We had a great time, and it was always a great laugh because being from three culturally different countries, the question of what to even listen to on the radio is complicated. In the end, it was a strange mix of “Ai Se Eu Te Pego,” “Numa Numa,” and Sublime ... and the concept of car games doesn’t even exist.

Nonetheless, six hours later we arrived in Lisboa, where we spent three days eating our way though local cakes and bacalao (codfish), which is a delicacy, checking out old castles and listening to the endless supply of music in the streets.

As for my study abroad experience, it has been incredible. Living with a Spanish family has been fascinating.

Pepe and Noni, the couple I live with, are very helpful in practicing speaking with me. Additionally, there is another study abroad girl from France and a Spanish boy, both 20. Like my trip to Portugal, this mix can make some of the most bizarre discussions over meals. As for the Spanish boy, he has been particularly helpful in teaching me the practical street vocabulary that somehow was looked over by the Spanish department.

That’s all for now, hope all is well in BadgerLand.

The Hill welcomes Fall Break

By AislinnSHELVIN Staff Reporter

October is one of the most event-filled months on the Hill. There’s Greek Week, Fall Break, Family Weekend and let’s not forget, Halloween, which may not be school organized, but is widely celebrated by students. It’s also a month plagued by mid-term exams and papers that always seem to sneak up on students who have misplaced their syllabi by this time of the year.

Fall Break always occurs on Columbus Day weekend and it gives students a chance to catch up or let loose. For homesick students, Fall Break gives students who live excessive distances away from school, the opportunity to visit their families.

Freshman Julia Cieutat is driving home to St. Petersburg, Florida for Fall Break in a car full of Spring Hill students. She mentioned, “I don’t get to go home a lot of weekends because it is nine hours away.”

Junior Danielle Drab, from Houston, Texas is also trekking home, but she plans to devote some time to her rigorous Nursing School study plan. She said, “I’m really excited to see my family and eat true Mexican food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but

unfortunately I’m going to have a lot of studying to do as well.”

Since Family Weekend follows shortly after Fall Break, some students have decided they can hold out until then and are instead planning to enjoy the music at BayFest in downtown Mobile, which boasts that it is “Alabama’s Largest Music Festival” and happens to occur on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of Fall Break.

Junior Alexandra Himel, who has never been to BayFest before, was too enticed by the musical guests coming this year to pass it up. Himel noted, “They’ve got a great lineup this year. I’m really excited to see Journey perform live.”

Some students are taking the opportunity to relax and enjoy the last licks of warm weather in Mobile.

Junior Ally Sloan said, “I have some friends from California coming to town, so we are just going to hang around campus and go to the beach.”

Either way, Fall Break provides just what it says, a break. Drab said, “I’ve got friends with all sorts of different plans, but I think the main idea is just to get off the hill, if only for a day or two.”

By BrendanPECHON Staff Reporter

Each week, we have been showcasing a different artist leading up to the start of BayFest. Well, the time is finally upon us, and who better to close out this series than Arkansas’ Al Green: singer, songwriter and love-maker extraordinaire.

“People were born to do certain things, and Al Green was born to make us smile.” –Rolling Stone Magazine Reverend Albert Greene, better known by his stage name Al Green, was born to make soul music. Having recently been named No. 66 on Rolling Stone’s “100 greatest artists of all time,” Al Green has made a large imprint into our social music scene, and has been doing so since the 1970’s. In that time, Green released numerous albums, including one of his most famous, “Let’s Stay Together.” To date, Green has sold over 20 million records, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Green’s recent album release, “Lay It Down,” saw moderate success in the soul charts, but is reportedly one of Green’s favorite projects to date, according to his official website. Green explains that the collaboration with new-age R&B artists, such as drummer “?uestlove,” and keyboardist James Poyser gave him inspiration to step out of his comfort zone. Green’s intention for this album was to reach out to new artists, mostly in the hip hop genre and spread his healing message of, as he states in his biography, “L-O-V-E.” Since its beginning stages in 2006, the album created opportunities Green never thought he would have. Singer Bailey Rae flew in from London just to sing with Green; an unbelievable occasion, says Green. But the album was not just about the beauty of love and happiness. For instance, the album’s final song, “Standing in the Rain,” speaks of the hardships Green has experienced in his life. “’Standing in the Rain’—that don’t mean good times,” Green explains. “I’ve got afflictions, I’ve got trials, I’ve experienced all the things that can hold you back. But I refuse to be held back.” Green continues to push forward, having released another new album just two years ago entitled, “Love Ritual.”

Look forward to feeling the soul and love rain down from his stage when he performs this Sunday at BayFest, and be sure to check out the other headliners, such as Journey, Pat Benatar, Big & Rich, Willie Nelson, Bush and Buckcherry.

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October 4, 2012

What we talk about when we talk about internships

By AislinnSHELVIN Staff Reporter

As college students, it’s difficult to believe that eventually we’re all going to have to get permanent jobs, because, for as long as we can remember, we’ve been enrolled in school.

And rather than preparing us for the inevitable, these levels of education seemed to only be getting us ready for the next step in our academic lives.

Elementary school prepared us for middle school, middle school prepared us for high school, high school prepared us for college, and college prepares us for…wait, WHAT DOES COLLEGE PREPARE US FOR? For some of us the answer is graduate school, but inevitably the real world is out there. And though you probably won’t realize it until six months after you graduate when your first student loan bill comes in the mail, the real world doesn’t wait for you and it doesn’t care what you learned in a Comparative Literature Class. College is about learning how to think and how to apply knowledge. The job market is about how much experience you have and if you can use your academic tools to any purpose.

That’s where internships come into play. In this competitive job market, internships are an absolute necessity in order to garner experience and start making contacts. You’ve probably heard that a college degree just isn’t enough anymore, and it’s not a joke. Every job application will ask you about prior experience, and listing your baby-sitting contacts will not cut it in this economic climate.

Career Services Coordinator, Liz Dexter-Wilson is adamant about SHC students obtaining internships. She said, “Internships that expose you to real world professional situations and education are the way to go.”

Dexter-Wilson posts internship opportunities on the Career Development Web site, but more and more, students are interning over their summer breaks. Junior Sarah Voorhees, who is an Elementary Education major, interned at Ross Elementary in her native St. Louis, Mo. this past

summer. She said, “I have a family member who works in the school district and she told me about this opportunity and I knew it would be something great for my resume and my future.” She went on, “I think it is very important to try to get your foot in the door as soon as possible. The possibilities can be endless!”

Voorhees was paid for her internship, but it has become commonplace for companies to exchange internships for college credit, rather than monetary payment. Even in

cities as expensive as New York, students are enticed by the promise of experience at companies like Paper Magazine and College Humor, who both offer internships for college credit. The HBO show “Girls” is based on this exact premise of recent college graduates sacrificing living expenses for potential employment in New York City.

It’s a necessary evil, unfortunately, though. DexterWilson said, “It’s about the experience, education and skills you build and not about the pay or credit.” Junior Claire

Sheils interned in New York City this past summer at a design studio called 13 Designs, which organizes events for companies and personal parties. She was able to stay with relatives in New Jersey and the company compensated her for lunch and travel expenses, but she didn’t profit financially or receive college credit.

Sheils who is an Elementary Education major remarked, “Although this internship was the furthest thing from my major, I learned so much more than I would have from a typical summer job and it opened my eyes, because I truly did not realize that this kind of job was out there.”

In order to be able to compete for jobs, Spring Hill students should start researching internship opportunities as soon as possible. When you apply for a job you need something that sets you apart from every other applicant, just like when you were applying to college. And rather than trying out different majors, which can postpone graduation, internships allow you to test out what you want in a career and what you want to avoid. Unfortunately, Career Services at Spring Hill consists mainly of Dexter-Wilson, who doesn’t have the resources to set up internships for every individual student.

Sheils, who was informed about her internship opportunity by her aunt, noted, “The thought of me getting an internship never really crossed my mind because no one at SHC ever stressed how important they are.”

Sheils is confident that the experience will open more doors.

Dexter-Wilson is optimistic that SHC will eventually require internships for all students by graduation. She said, “The professional world is expecting that graduating seniors have some related professional experience and, if not required, internships will continue to be seen has ‘just another option.’ We can no longer afford to send new graduates out into the professional world this way.”

SHC Eichold Gallery hosts Gary Chapman

By MariahHOLLIDAY Staff Reporter

Artist Gary Chapman’s artwork, The Helmet Project, is being exhibited at the Eichold Gallery, which started Oct. 1 and will last through Oct. 26.

The Helmet project is based on 12 oil canvas paintings mounted on wooden panels that Chapman completed in 2011.

He came up with The Helmet Project from a vision that he had while taking a long drive. He said, “I was seeing heads with helmets on them. I decided to put

the visual idea into context and turn it into an extensive project.” Each portrait has an all black background that features various faces of men, women and children, all wearing unique metal helmets with the word “helmet” painted in red at the bottom.

According to Liesa Cole, a writer for The Magazine of Metro Birmingham Living, the helmets are so “expertly rendered and photo-realistic that it’s surprising to learn they exist only in the artist’s imagination.”

The helmets are also unique because they were designed to eliminate the subject’s eyesight.

The paintings won’t just be shown in art galleries. Chapman said, “My main goal of this project is to make a book out of these paintings.” To do so, the artist has teamed up with Alabama’s well-known photographers. The paintings were installed in beautiful, provocative and abandoned environments around Birmingham. Each

environment, such as an abandoned smokehouse and brightly lit library, all brought about unique effects on the paintings when they were installed and photographed. After being photographed, the images were bound together in a book.

Chapman will host an opening reception on Thursday, Oct. 4 at Eichold Gallery from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Chapman’s work will also be on display at the University of South Alabama Visual Arts Gallery.

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October 4, 2012

SHC rugby smokes LA Tech

After an impressive home opener against Louisiana Tech University, the Badger rugby players look to keep the ball moving forward for the rest of their fall season.

The Badgers next home game will be October 20.

By Lindsey Frechou Editor

The Spring Hill College Rugby team dominated Louisiana Tech University in their first home game on Saturday Sept. 28. Led by junior captain Chris Montgomery, SHC played through torrential downpour and still managed to score 52 points on the Bulldogs.

Montgomery scored two tries and senior Tommy Campbell scored a try and five conversions.

Fans crowded under umbrellas and tarps, refusing to miss a chance to cheer on and support their rugby boys.

“I’d never miss a game. Even when they’re away, you can count on the fact I’ll be there and always carrying a bottle of Tylenol. All the boys are down to earth and awesome, they’re just a lot of fun to be around,” explained junior Rachael Cochran. This win will hopefully be one of many for this upcoming rugby season.

Montgomery explained that the team is expecting to have a good year with the number of positive changes that are in the making. “We’re in this transition. We’re going from strictly club to this arbitrary title varsity club that the athletic department is giving us because we are now under their budget.

They’re starting to help us out with some things, such as taking the badger bus to our tournaments,” said Montgomery.

Along with aid in traveling, the SHC athletic department will help the team purchase parts of their uniforms and pay for their tournaments. The team is also looking forward to start practicing with their new head coach on Nov. 1.

The SHC rugby team is unique because they are a club

sport, so they have to take on many responsibilities themselves.

“I have to go to Jim Hall and work with him. I manage getting the ref there, getting the ref paid, making sure the soccer team lines our field and doing the administrative work.

Then Matt LaBorde and Conor O’Dea will come behind me and make all of the flyers for the games,” Montgomery explains.

“It’s very difficult because the semantics of it is that rugby hasn’t been popular enough in the states. Maybe someday we will become a varsity sport, but it won’t happen in my time here,” explained Montgomery.

Although this fall season is non-competitive and all games are scrimmages, Spring Hill rugby fans still have an exciting season to look forward to. “Over the summer I contacted teams that are in our conference and I talked to them about coming to play us.

I was lucky in that I asked earlier in the summer because I was anticipating that people would wait until the end. Last fall we had six away games and one home game. This fall we have three home games and two away games,” said Montgomery.

The next rugby game Spring Hill will host is on Oct. 20, and both the University of South Alabama and Florida State University will be visiting in hopes of defeating the Badgers. It will be a round robin, which will consist of SHC playing South Alabama and then both SHC and South Alabama teaming up to play Florida State.

Another home game to look forward to will be on Oct. 27 against Southern Miss University.

Since Badger fans are so dedicated to their teams, it wouldn’t be surprising for many students to travel to the team’s tournament

on the weekend of Nov. 10 at the Battleship in Mobile, Ala. While these fall scrimmages are important for building the team, they are always geared toward preparing for the spring semester when the SHC rugby team has a chance to make it into the playoffs.

To make it to the playoffs, the team must defeat Loyola University New Orleans in two games, one home and one away. If they can win both, then they have definite spot in the playoffs. “We should be able to beat Loyola,” said Montgomery. “Last year we beat them both times. When we played them at their home we beat them 20 to nothing. We should definitely be going to the playoffs again this year.”

Fans look forward to watching the team fight for their chance to make it to the playoffs. “The rugby team is well coached, in shape and has great leadership.

I like their chances this year to make a run at the playoffs,” said sophomore Jack Howard.

Top Photo: Junior Conor O’Dea and freshman Devin Shi Shi approach a break down.

Bottom Photo: The Badgers come together to celebrate a win.

Photos by LindseyFRECHOU

should defnitely be going to “ Wethe playoffs again this year. ”

- Captain Chris Montgomery

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October 4, 2012

Replacement refs sent packing

Insider’s baseball

The regular refs are back as they look to repair the damage done by the “Replacements”

By MatthewLaBORDE

Staff Reporter

At last, the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Referee’s Association (NFLRA) reached a deal last Wednesday night that will send the replacement refs packing and will bring the normal officiating crew of 121 members back on the field of play.

After two long days of negotiation, the two sides came together to agree on a deal that gives referees higher salaries and improved retirement benefits.

The new deal will raise average salaries from $149,000 last season to $173,000 next year.

By 2019, it will be $205,000.

The decision came after mounting pressure from fans, coaches, and players who were worried that the replacement refs would ruin the integrity of the game. The climax of disparagement toward the replacements came on Monday night on a blown call on a last-second Hail Mary pass that handed the Seattle Seahawks a win over the Green Bay Packers.

Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, took to Twitter after the missed call in last weeks primetime Monday Night Football matchup: “I love this league and love the game of football, but tonight’s debacle hurts me

greatly. This is NOT the league we’re supposed to represent.”

Similarly, sophomore Erinn Vogel expressed her dissatisfaction for the call by saying, “I think the entire population of football fans except the Hawks think that call was ridiculous.”

EARNING THEIR SALARIES Packer’s fans couldn’t catch a break on Sunday in their teams match up against the New Orleans Saints, where the real referees botched several calls favoring the Saints. In one instance during the fourth quarter, a ball that appeared to be clearly fumbled by Saints running back Darren Sproles was ruled down by contact.

referee’s make mistakes, so I don’t think (the replacements) should get all the bad publicity,” said Hayes, “but they are not as good as the normal officials.

I’m just glad the regular refs are back.”

GOODELL’S APOLOGY After the debacle that was the first three weeks of the NFL season, Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized to fans onThursday during a press conference: “Obviously when you go through something like this, it’s painful for everybody.

Most importantly, it’s painful for fans.”

Although Goodell explicitly apologized to the fans, he remained loyal to his decision to hire replacement officials when asked to talk about the call that gave the Seahawks the win over the Packers: “You obviously have a very strong view about what you think the call was,” Goodell told the reporter questioning him, “…That’s the beauty of sports and the beauty of officiating.

There are controversial calls and people see them differently. I understand that.”

The true test will come during the rest of the season, where the actions of the referee’s will be under strict scrutiny by everybody in the football world.

Obviously when you go through something like this, it’s painful for everybody.

Most importantly, it’s painful for fans.

“I was pretty close to having a little case of déjà vu,” said Packers guard T.J Lang in a comment to the NFL Network.

The Packers eventually went on to win the game 28-27, after Saints kicker Garrett Hartley missed a field goal that would have put New Orleans ahead.

Junior Luke Hayes, an avid fan of the NFL, is glad that the regular referee’s are back. “All

More baseball for the month of October due to wild card round

By ThomasWILL Staff Reporter

October is here once again, which means baseball’s Fall Classic is just around the corner.

This year is going to be different from the rest though. For the first time in the league’s history, a second wild card team has been added to the action. Now a one-game wild card round will be played between the two wild card teams before the divisional rounds. This second team was added because of all the success that the wild card team has had since it was added in 1994.

Since the wild card was added, four teams have won the World Series as the wild card team in their league. Of course, fellow Cardinal fans understand this truth all too well, first after losing to the American League Wild Card Boston Red Sox in the 2004 World Series, and last season’s championship run that began when they clinched the wild card spot on the last night of the regular season. The then Florida Marlins were not only the first to do it in 1997, but they did it a second time in 2003. The Anaheim Angels were the second team to accomplish this in 2003.

Five wins over 18 years does not seem like a great winning percentage, but over that time five other teams also made it to the World Series as the wild card only to come up short of a championship. In fact, the 2003 World Series between the Angels and the Giants was played by both wild card teams that year. The Mets took the wild card in 2000 only to lose to their neighbors in pin-stripes. Houston lost to Chicago in 2005, Detroit to the Cardinals in 2006 and the Rockies lost to Boston in 2007.

The success of the wild card team is usually due to a team getting hot at the right time. Take last seasons champions for instance. St. Louis was trailing Atlanta by 10 ½ games in the wild card with a month left in the regular season. The Cardinals then turned it on, and Atlanta did the opposite. This season both teams have earned a wild card position and will play in Atlanta on Friday.

This wild card round was added to the playoffs to make winning the division worth more now. Before a team could sneak in on the last day and play the exact same number of games as a team that clinched their division, and now the team that may have caught fire at the right time has another obstacle to get around on their way to a championship. All this means is more baseball to enjoy in October. I live for this.

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Spring Hill College to apply for NCAA membership to join new athletic conference Spring Hill athletics looks to make the big move to Division II sports

MOBILE, Ala. -- Spring Hill College President Rev. Richard P. Salmi, S.J., announced today that Spring Hill College has accepted an invitation to join the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and intends to apply for NCAA Division II membership in spring 2013.

Spring Hill has been a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) since 1959. The decision to switch national and conference affiliations comes after nearly two years of study and planning concerning the future of the Badger athletic program.

“We have enjoyed our relationship with the NAIA and SSAC (Southern States Athletic

Conference),” said Salmi. “The SSAC is an excellent conference, and we have been pleased during our time as a member. However, we feel that strategically the NCAA is a better long-term fit for our goals and aspirations for the college and our athletic department.”

“Over the past year and a half, we have engaged in a comprehensive study of how best to ensure that our athletic program reaches its full potential and enjoys the same level of recognition and success that our academic programs have earned for more than 180 years,” said SHC Director of Athletics Jim Hall. “We believe that being a member of the SIAC and the

NCAA is a positive step in making that goal a reality.”

“The NCAA enjoys strong ‘brand recognition’ nationally and is regarded as being committed to competitive excellence, the welfare of student athletes and the support of its member institutions,” Hall said. “The NCAA also affords its members tremendous access to educational and professional development programs including postgraduate scholarships, athletic internships, conferences, symposiums and programs for women and minorities.”

One of the primary benefits cited in the study for moving to NCAA Division II is the opportunity to connect

athletically with some of the best academic institutions in the country, including 26 of 28 Jesuit institutions nationwide.

“Spring Hill has always been one of the highest ranked academic schools in the NAIA,” said Hall.

“It is important that we continue our academic commitment to excellence as we build a highly regarded athletic program.”

“Spring Hill presently has more than 220 student athletes competing in 15 sports and we believe membership in the NCAA will make us an even more attractive college choice for outstanding student athletes from across the United States who, as studies suggest, are more likely to want to enroll at an NCAA

CALE’S CORNER

Original Analysis from SpringHillian Sports Guru CaleFINTA

After four weeks of the regular season, there are only three undefeated teams in the NFL. Both of the teams that made it to the Super Bowl last season are 2-2, Green Bay barely escaped going 1-3, and the New Orleans Saints are sitting at a lowly 0-4.

Here are the three teams that have remained perfect so far.

Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals are definitely the most surprising undefeated team. Arizona went 8-8 last season and did not make the playoffs. They had major quarterback drama during the preseason, leading to the benching of Kevin Kolb, who the Cardinals gave a major contract to, in favor of John Skelton.

Kolb, however, took over halfway through the first game and has started every game since. The offense hasn’t been very flashy, but they are winning games because of their defense. It’s easy to stay in the game when your defense is only allowing 15 points per game.

Most Valuable Player: The defense. The Cardinals are averaging four sacks per game, and have recovered six fumbles through the first four games. They basically knocked Michael Vick out of the game when they played the Eagles, and an interception in overtime saved the game for them last week against the Dolphins.

When They’ll Lose: Although they have a tough division game tonight against the Rams, I think their first loss comes in Week 7 in Minnesota when they play the Vikings. They could lose four straight; after the Vikings, the Cardinals play the 49ers, Packers, and Falcons.

Atlanta Falcons The Falcons are flying high on offense, and it’s no surprise as to why. Quarterback Matt Ryan is having the best season of his career, which has been made easier by the insane amount of talent around him.

Atlanta has done a great job of giving their franchise quarterback weapons, as teams never know who to focus on when they have to play against Roddy White, Julio Jones, Tony Gonzales, Michael Turner, and Jacquizz Rodgers.

Most Valuable Player: Matt Ryan. Ryan is having an MVP-caliber season through the first four games, and the Falcons are well on their way to claiming the NFC South title. Ryan has thrown 11 touchdowns with only two interceptions, and leads the league with 112.1 passer rating.

When They’ll Lose: Week 8 and 9 will be difficult for the Falcons, who have games against the Eagles and Cowboys, but it’s more likely that their first loss will come to a desperate New Orleans Saints team in Week 10.

Houston Texans Houston made it to the divisional round of the playoffs last season with their third-string quarterback and without Pro Bowlers Arian Foster and Andre Johnson. They are truly a balanced team; in their win Sunday against the Titans, the Texans had 31 rushing plays and 28 passing plays.

Their defense is also playing at a high level, led by stars J.J. Watt and Brian Cushing.

Most Valuable Player: Matt Schaub. The Texans gave Schaub a new contract after his first win of the season, and he’s showing just how valuable he can be. Through the first four weeks, he has a 105.3 passer rating and has thrown only one interception.

When They’ll Lose: Although the Texans are the most likely among the three undefeated teams to go deep in the playoffs, their first loss will likely come in Week 6 in a Sunday night game against the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay might have too much firepower for them to handle.

campus,” said Hall.

SIAC commissioner Greg Moore formally communicated the conference’s acceptance of Spring Hill’s application after the SIAC president’s meeting on Aug. 20, 2012.

“We are pleased about the prospect of Spring Hill College becoming a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,” Moore said. “Not only is Spring Hill College an institution with strong academics and athletics, but they were also cited by Dr. King for its commitment to racial justice and equality in his ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail.’”

As a result of the SIAC’s invitation, Spring Hill College will submit its NCAA application prior to the Feb. 1, 2013 deadline and begin what it hopes to be a three-year process toward full membership in NCAA Division II. Spring Hill will continue to hold membership in the NAIA and the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) through the 2013-2014 academic year, but will play a full schedule against SIAC opponents beginning in 20142015.

Founded in 1913, SIAC membership spans the states of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee and is comprised of 13 historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) that compete in 13 sponsored sports. SIAC teams and its athletes are known for being staunch competitors and for excelling on the national level. The conference as a whole has claimed more than 50 team and individual national championships.

“We believe that being a member of the NCAA and the SIAC is in concert with Spring Hill’s academic goals and mission,” Hall said.

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