Issue6, spring semester, 2015

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SpringHillian March 19, 2015

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Parking Issues on Campus Cause Rise in Booting and Towing of Student Vehicles By: Julia Arenstam Editor-in-Chief

Chief J.K. Anderson writes a ticket to a student parked in the fire lane in front of New Hall.

Photo by: Phillip Travis

With the presence of an official police force on campus, there has been a recent initiative to more strictly enforce parking rules.

Vehicles are no longer permitted to park in the fire lane for days, let alone hours, before they are either written a ticket, towed, or booted.

All students and faculty received an email from Todd Warren, Director of Public Safety, last week detailing the specifics of parking rules on campus. According to Warren, Spring Hill is a walking campus, therefore residential students are only authorized to park in their assigned residence hall parking lots until after 5 p.m. That being said, commuter students should park in their designated green parking spaces, leaving the white parking spaces open for visitors. The purple spaces are reserved for faculty and staff.

Vehicles without the proper placard are never permitted to park in handicap parking spaces, in fire lanes, in any areas that are not designated as parking spaces, or around the oak trees since this damages the roots. If a student parks in any of these spaces, they can be issued a citation.

After four citations, vehicles can be immobilized with a boot, which costs $100 to remove.

Warren stressed the importance of not parking in a fire lane due to safety concerns.

“We have a lot of emergency service vehicles on campus and it is important that they have the proper access to the buildings. I have seen vehicles damaged by emergency

equipment in order for them to get the access they need. I have seen windows of cars knocked out so the fire hose can run through a car that was parked in the way, and it is not uncommon at all for cars to [be] pushed out of the way by equipment,” said Warren.

Chris Portie, a junior, was parked in a fire lane when his car was booted back in January. “I was parked in the fire lane bringing some things inside and then I forgot about it. I woke up to a text from a friend that said my car was booted,” stated Portie. As Warren stated, there comes a risk with parking a vehicle in a fire lane. “It was sort of a danger for my car to be potentially stuck in a fire lane. A call or email would have solved it,” said Portie.

Students feel that these measures, such as towing or booting, could be prevented. “I think that that there needs to be some sort of preemptive communication between Public Safety and the kids that will potentially be booted,” said Portie.

He stressed the immediacy of resolving parking issues because of the small campus. “I do not believe Public Safety should be towing any students’ cars,” said Portie.

As for why students are neglecting these regulations, Warren stated, “I believe that it is just the laziness of human nature. None of us want to walk any farther than we have to, especially on cold or rainy days. We tend to think that we are the only ones doing it so it won’t hurt anything, but when a bunch of us do it, that causes a problem.”

See Parking, on pg. 3

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IN THIS ISSUE

Inside News - Page 3 Beware: campus police are cracking down on parking violations.

Have you kept up with the hours changes lately? Get up-to-date on page 4.

Inside Around the Hill - Page 6

See pictures from the sunny weekend on the Hill and Math Club’s pie-eating contest.

Sunday - 70/56 - Thunderstorms

HILLIAN STAFF Editors: Julia Arenstam Cree Pettaway

Lifestyle Repoters: Ishemia Etheridge Elizabeth Briggs

Advisor: Stuart Babington

Sports: Brandon Krus

Photo Editor: Phillip Travis

Advertising/social media: Hannah McIntyre

Inside LifeStyle - Page 8

HILLIAN CONTACT

Fr. Williams is retiring and Spring Hill College celebrates its first Give Day.

The Hillian Newswire @HillianNewswire hillian _ newswire Letters to the Editors hillian@email.shc.edu Read the Hillian Newswire online at newswire.shc.edu

Inside Sports - Page 10

Caroline Sagrera reaches her 1,000th strikeout and new sand volleyball team participates in its first tournament.

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Parking, continued from page 1

The rules of parking on campus are very similar to situations one would find on any public street. However, students have a more lenient perception of where they can park their vehicles on campus. “I’m more scared to park downtown because I’m from a very small city and parking garages and parking meters are something new to me,” said Portie.

Warren stated that Spring Hill is designed to be a walking campus because of its small size. He asked that students comply to the parking regulations as a way to be courteous members of the community. “I think the overall solution is for us as a community to be courteous of others and follow our rules. The exercise will do us all some good. As our population increases, this will become even more important,” finished Warren.

NEWS

3 Potential New Health Clinic On Campus for Fall 2015 By: Elizabeth Briggs Staff-Writer Spring Hill College is exploring options for a new on-site health clinic.

The current Wellness Center is located in Toolen Hall and is staffed by two counselors, one full-time nurse, and one doctor who visits on Thursday mornings.

Rosalie Carpenter, Vice President of Student Affairs, said, “We are very pleased with our current model for student care in the Wellness Center, and are looking to expand what we currently offer our students.”

Currently, some students are dissatisfied with the Wellness Center’s availability of services. Senior Ashlea Wattenbe said, “It’s beneficial for small things like colds, but for a more serious matter, it’s not necessarily the best. You’d have to go to Urgent Care across the street, which costs time and money.”

The College is evaluating the possibility of providing medications, blood work, and increased services.

Wattenbe agreed that this would be helpful. She said, “It would be nice if they could provide flu tests and vaccines more regularly.”

As the College evaluates the possibility of expanding the Wellness Center’s services, Carpenter stated, “We wanted to explore providing an increased level of care where we can dispense some medications, get blood work done, provide year round services, etc.” The College also aims for this new health clinic to provide services to faculty and staff.

According to Carpenter, the College should know within the next month if the on-site health clinic will be possible for the 2015-16 school year.

SHC has proposed changes to the existing Wellness Center located in Toolen Hall.

Photo by: Elizabeth Briggs

A student parks their vehicle in a fire zone, partially blocking a fire hydrant. It’s only a matter of time before they recieve a ticket.

Photo by: Julia Arenstam

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Summer Courses’ Tuition is Lower By: Julia Arenstam Editor-in-Chief The Office of Academic Affairs has been working to revamp courses offered during the summer months.

Taking classes over the summer gives students the opportunity to retake a class or get ahead in their major.

However, many students have been straying away from the program for a number of years.

Associate Provost Jennifer Good, Ph.D., said, “We want students to have a chance to catch up in their program if they changed majors, fell behind due to academic progress, or to get ahead.” Taking summer courses can set a student ahead by an entire semester, she said, depending on how many hours they take.

Junior David Campise stated he finds the classes more specific to the college’s liberal arts requirements than to his history major. He said, “If you’re lucky, you can find a few classes that help your major, but generally they are more applicable to

core requirements.”

For some majors, transferring credits from another college can be quite difficult.

“For nursing school, my advisor said that other fouryear institutions might have certain prerequisite classes that are needed prior to taking anatomy, for example.

It would be easiest to take classes here and stick with the same curriculum since two year institution classes are not transferable,” said sophomore Tess Mayer who plans to take courses this summer.

The college has created several mini sessions as well as sub-sessions throughout the summer to accommodate students with busy schedules. “The summer course schedule provides options during mini-terms, which give students a chance for intensive, focused instruction in just a few weeks, and two summer sub-sessions, which are organized over approximately six weeks,” said Good. The majority of the mini-term courses are offered in a traditional classroom setting, where the lon-

ger sub-sessions are more often online.

For some, summer courses are an extension of the regular school year. “I really enjoyed the atmosphere and teachings I experienced at Spring Hill College and felt I wouldn’t get that anywhere else,” said Jennifer Medlock, who took courses through the college last summer.

Similar to the regular school year, summer tuition costs are hotly discussed.

Good stated, “Tuition costs are substantially lower in the summer sessions. Rather than charging one lump sum for tuition as happens in a regular fall or spring semester, the summer sessions charge at the rate of $425 per credit hour.”

Most often students find themselves heading home for the summer and taking classes at their local community college in an effort to save money. Campise, who has taken several classes through his local community college in St. Louis, said, “Even though they cut the prices in half it is still way too expensive. A community college charges roughly $100 per credit hour compared to Spring Hill’s $300-$400 per credit hour.”

Good advised that each student contact Student Financial Services to discuss scholarship or financial aid possibilities, as it is determined on a case-by-case basis.

“Students who have to pay for school out of

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their own pockets just can’t afford to take such a financial hit,” said Campise.

Another problem students run into is housing. Residence Life is offering the option to stay on campus at a discounted rate. Director of Residence Life, Adam Bernot said, “Summer housing will be in Mobile Hall, and it will cost $22 per night, which is about 38 percent less than during the academic year.”

Housing prices can quickly add up, depending on how long you stay at Spring Hill.

For students staying longer than a few weeks they found it to be most cost effective to live off-campus. “I decided to stay off-campus because I luckily found an apartment that I could sublease for the time I am here this summer from a graduating senior at South Alabama who won’t need it. It’s actually cheaper for me to live off campus.

Since the caf isn’t open all summer, a kitchen would be very beneficial,” said Mayer.

According to Good, living in Mobile for a few extra weeks, has numerous benefits. “It is a great opportunity for students to stretch out beyond the walls of Spring Hill College and explore the surrounding community.

Long, warm days beckon for strolls on the historic streets of Downtown or on the beaches of the Gulf Coast,” said Good.

“I am definitely considering taking classes again this summer. Especially since I started a semester late. Also, I have recommended a few friends to take classes here this summer,” added Medlock. Course advisement for the upcoming year begins this week. The list of summer courses offered is available on Badgerweb.

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Hours Change Around Campus By: Hannah McIntyre Staff-Writer After the many changes in hours around campus earlier this semester, there have been mixed reviews from students.

Students are enjoying the Burke Library being open later into the night. Night owls now have the opportunity to use the computer labs, printers, and books until 3 a.m. This change has been successful thus far. The library reported that students are using their time wisely well past midnight.

The shift of the cafeteria hours and reduction of the hours at McKinney’s was not met with as much support.

Since breakfast now begins at 7:30 a.m. rather than 7 a.m., Java City is now accepting meal swipes during that half hour.

Everyone is loving the caf open later but closing McKinney’s during the day on the weekends was not as wellliked by students.

In response, those lunchtime weekend hours, beginning at 11:30 a.m., have been re-established. Now you can enjoy eating out again without leaving campus or spending “real money.”

The hours of the rec center have been extended again.

Monday through Thursday, students have access until 10 p.m. on Friday, the center closes at 7 p.m. Students have access on Saturday from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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Talk About it: SAE Members Expelled for Racist Chants

SAE Gives Fraternities Everywhere a Bad Reputation

Grandfathering in Racism

By: Cree Pettaway Assistant Editor

By: Julia Arenstam Editor-in-Chief

“You can hang him from a tree, but he’ll never sign with me,” was quite literally the chant heard around the world.

If you haven’t heard by now, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) Fraternity at the University of Oklahoma was closed after a video was posted of members from the fraternity chanting racist remarks. The two members of the fraternity seen in the video were expelled from the university.

There has been a controversy as to whether or not expelling students and shutting down the chapter was the right move to make. I, for one, agree that the students involved in the fraternity should have been expelled from school, but why shut down the chapter? I’m all for getting rid of the bad apples, but do the actions of primarily two members represent one fraternity?

Before we get too far in discussion, lets add up the offenses SAE has made so far. According to an article written by the LA Times, since 2010, 14 out of the previously existing 18 SAE chapters in California have been closed.

The SAE Fraternity at University of California, Davis closed in 2012, and will remain closed for the next five years, for serving alcohol to minors. At Stanford University, SAE’s on-campus housing was eliminated for two years due to sexual assault complaints.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s SAE chapter was closed in 2008 after a student died due to alcohol poisoning from hazing by his fellow Frater-

nity members. Four members of the fraternity went to jail.

In all of the above cases, SAE chapters were shut down, but not one incident of shutting down a chapter kept the chapters at other schools from misbehaving. My suggestion is to concentrate on how to solve fraternity hazing, because derogatory terms are also a form of hazing. “Solving” the problem by contributing to the extinction of what is left of the SAE Fraternity, isn’t in fact solving anything.

Terminating a chapter and closing down a building don’t solve problems. I understand that the national fraternity leaders want to set an example that violence and racial slurs are not what their fraternity stands for, but if 14 out of 18 chapters in one state have been closed down since 2010, I’d say that simply closing chapters hasn’t been enough to make any significant change.

Punish those responsible, the ringleaders and the tagalongs, and make fraternity expectations a part of frequent on-campus conversations. Colleges love to give lectures on curing hunger and anti-bullying, but how about starting a committee about how to prevent sexual assault, hazing, and derogatory terms.

The national SAE leaders state that alcohol has been a contributing factor in most of these cases, and encourage fraternities to signup as “alcohol-free zones.” Alcohol may in fact have played a role in SAE problems in the past, but who’s to say that pledging to be alcohol free in fraternity houses will solve the problem?

Being alcohol-free looks good on paper, but paper doesn’t solve problems, people do. Everyone, myself included, has to continually stress that violence and racism aren’t okay. This means telling our friends when we see or hear them behaving in this manner.

That doesn’t mean that everyone has to be in charge of policing their friends, but it does not mean that we should just ignore the situation.

Ignoring it is saying that it’s not a problem, and this is in fact a problem. SAE is only a small representation of the larger issue of people showing a lack of respect for one another, whether it’s because of their gender or race.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be a part of a regressive nation.

The majority of us realize that what the members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity at The University of Oklahoma did was morally inexcusable. However, how can so many of us be up-in-arms about such blatant racism when it still holds such an obvious presence in our country? Does that make some of us hypocrites? Or are the masses conforming to the few who are still vocal about such prejudices?

There are so many controversial issues surrounding this chant, a large one being what fraternities are fostering within their members. I think the larger issue here is not the necessity of fraternities on a college campus, but that even as grown, educated adults we can still be susceptible to that gang mentality that says we have to follow the group.

One or two people started singing that chant on a bus. Others joined in.

Does that make every single person who was singing that song a racist?

Probably not. Then why go along with it? Why do you continue to sing a demeaning song? Alcohol is not an excuse. Drinking excessively doesn’t make you change your beliefs. Yes, you can get wasted and start blabbing off about things you shouldn’t; yes, you can make mistakes. But if you get drunk and start a racist chant, there is something in the back of your mind fueling that.

The members of the fraternity who have been expelled from the University claim, or had their parents claim, that they are not rac-

ist and made a mistake. Parker Rice stated that he was taught the chant as a member of the fraternity and it was passed down from generation to generation. I can appreciate a good tradition every once in a while, but this is the kind of tradition that actually deserves to be hung from a tree.

Years ago, deep into the history of the SAE Fraternity, one can be almost certain the group was filled with racist white men who created such a chant. However, civil rights have long since taken place, and this country, and the majority of its people no longer stand for this. The two students who were expelled from Oklahoma are the same age as you and I. They probably have very similar backgrounds. Obviously they too go to parties and sing chants on busses full of drunk students. So what’s the difference between us and them?

I want to believe that this was a one time occurrence and that things just got out of hand. But watching that video, and hearing the whole busload of students sing along is terrifying. What has happened to all of the progress our country, and the rest of the world, has made since the Civil Rights Era? We desegregated our schools, our restrooms, our entire lives, and yet generations later, racism is still a problem.

I do not believe that people are born racist. I believe it is something you are taught. That is not to say that these two students are bonafide racists. I think they are ignorant individuals who do not see the potential harm they cause. Nor do those individuals who joined in with the chanting.

Just as with any equality issue, such as gender equality, we the people have a responsibility to fight it. We have a responsibility to stand up on that bus and knock the lights out of the guy who starts singing about stringing our friends, our neighbors, our fellow students, up from a tree. It’s not just Parker Rice’s fault, it’s society’s fault for allowing him to start this.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be a part of a regressive nation.

“In light of recent events, there’s been a lot of attention wrongly attributed to one individual, one fraternity, and one school. But ParkerRice’s words and actions are just a symptom of a larger problem as ignorance continues to be perpetuated by many fraternal cultures throughout the country. There’s a responsibility to reject racism whenever it’s seen or heard, and calling it ‘tradition’ doesn’t excuse the fact that it’s wrong.”

-Becca Byrne, sophomore

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Derrick Robbins, Travis Cummings, Dez McWilliams, and Danasia Cowans study outside of the caf.

Photo by: Phillip Travis

Brennan McLean partipated in Math Club’s pie-eating contest to celebrate Pi Day on March 14.

Photo by: Julia Arenstam

Rodrick Robbins practices playing the keys in the Fine Arts Building.

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Harrison McNab prepares to launch a deep ball.

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Students who participated in the SHAPe retreat last weekend.

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Jennifer Frederick, Gretchen Hullenbaugh, and Lamar Munson set up a rocket to launch outside of Toolen Hall.

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Badgers relax and play soccer on a beautiful Sunday.

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Tyler “Paco” Nichols reaches out for a catch.

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The Rev. Michael Williams, S.J. and the Power of Coincidence By: Elizabeth Briggs Staff-Writer

There’s an old saying, “There’s no such thing as coincidences.” However, for the Rev. Michael Williams, S.J., coincidences are God’s tool for motivation and success.

The chain of coincidences in Williams’ life began in Philadelphia, when he took a test to earn a full scholarship to St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia. The test happened to include the exact questions that a nun schoolteacher prepared him to expect. Earning the scholarship and attending St. Joseph’s was Williams’ introduction to Jesuit life and mission.

Fast forward to 1986, after having served as the Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga University for nine years, when his job was cut due to budget restraints. Williams reflected, “Suddenly the whole bottom of my world fell out – I was very angry and upset, but I knew that God would take care of me.”

He had seen an advertisement a couple of years earlier for a position at Spring Hill and had visited and interviewed with President Tipton.

Williams said if it weren’t for that random advertisement and visit, he would not have had called Spring Hill looking for a job. This is another coincidence that Williams said he owes to God’s work. Williams reflected, “When I came here, I felt right at home.”

While at Spring Hill, Williams has been fully engaged in student life,

socially and academically. He has lived in Walsh, Toolen, and O’Leary.

He stated, “I love teaching and living with the students and the ministry of just being present to them.”

With a Master’s Degree in English from the University of Southern California, Williams has taught within the English department since the beginning of his time here. He was awarded the Altmayer Chair, an honor awarded every two years to an English professor, and gave the Altmayer Lecture in 2011. Due to the service aspect and the engaged faculty, Williams believes that English is the best department at Spring Hill.

While on sabbatical in 1995, Williams became interested in Irish Literature and how theatre was used to promote reconciliation during the Northern Ireland Conflict. This is now one of his favorite areas of study and a specialty of his.

In further service to the mission of Spring Hill, Williams brought the Spring Hill College chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society back to its feet 13 years ago when he became its adviser. He even served on the National Board of Directors for over four years.

Perhaps William’s most impactful involvement with students is his activity with the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity as a faculty adviser. A result of another coincidence in 1994, after living on a Walsh Hall floor with many members of the Fraternity, Williams himself became an initiated member.

Senior Lambda Chi Alpha member, John Kendrick, said, “Fr. Mike

has had a substantial impact on hundreds of students at Spring Hill College through both his work in the English Department and his membership in Lambda Chi Alpha. His legacy at this institution is enduring, and I truly cherish the friendship we have formed over the past four years.”

Williams treasures these friendships as well. He stated, “The brothers have changed my ministry and changed me. I’m able to help a lot more students because of them.”

Although formally retiring, Williams will still be teaching English part-time as an adjunct professor.

He will also remain involved with Alpha Sigma Nu and Lambda Chi Alpha. He hopes to eventually move back into the dorms to be more involved with student life.

As he takes a step back from the academic life of the College, Williams said, “The important thing for us is to never lose sight of the Jesuit and Catholic identity of Spring Hill and our liberal arts orientation.”

William’s favorite quote is a line from Mother Teresa: “God is not calling you to be successful; God is calling you to be faithful.” In his calm, distinct tone of voice, Williams said he likes to add to that: “And if you are faithful to the values you are taught, you will be successful in any aspect of life that is important.” Perhaps this is a coincidence that we are all willing to work for.

Cardinals t-shirt design was the first spark that began Maurer’s business, samimaurer.com. “I was at home in St. Louis wearing the shirt and people kept complimenting it and asking me where I got it from,” Maurer said.

With encouragement from her family and friends Maurer purchased about 100 shirts to design and sell.

After successfully selling all of her shirts, Maurer decided to create her website, where she displays not only her t-shirt designs, but products she’s created while at Spring Hill, including a book jacket, posters, packaging, and banners. Her Cardinals t-shirts are sold on Etsy, a sell and purchase website. Maurer has also designed sorority shirts, and the now famous Caf Goes Cupless logo.

Maurer’s talents aren’t limited to T-shirt design. she also designs résumés. “Friends send me their résumés to design so they don’t look like

the average boring résumé,” said Maurer. “A résumé for a design job is going to look different from other résumés. I take their information and redesign their resume the way it needs to be.”

Maurer will be showing off both her design and business skills in her senior seminar presentation on April 10 at 4 p.m. in the Gautrelet Room. When describing her seminar concept, Maurer said, “It’s about converging business management with design and how the two work together. I have the freedom to set it up how I want and I really like that.”

As far as her plans for post-graduation, Maurer wants to design for non-profit organizations and businesses, while also continuing to expand her website. Maurer worked with nonprofits, like St. Mary’s Home, in the past through classes at Spring Hill. “We worked on bridging the gap between what people think they are and who they really are,” said Maurer. She hopes to find a job post-graduation to gain more experience in design. “I think that in

a field like design it’s important for people to see you have experience. I want to work at least a year or two before going to grad school,” said Maurer.

When asked if she plans to go back to St. Louis where she currently sells t-shirts in local boutiques, Maurer stated “I’d like to go back to St. Louis, but the design positions there are competitive.” One thing’s for certain, Maurer seems to have the skills needed to compete.

Maurer Wins Design Contest By: Cree Pettaway Assistant Editor

Senior Sami Maurer is the winner of Spring Hill’s Alumni T-shirt Design Contest.

Maurer’s winning design concept, “Once a Badger, Always a Badger,” is one of five T-shirt designs she submitted to the contest. The central idea of the shirt is that students of Spring Hill who have graduated will always remain part of the Spring Hill College community. In exchange for her winning submission, Maurer received a Visa Gift Card.

Maurer is a senior graphic design and business management major who began designing T-shirts professionally a few years ago. A native of St. Louis, Mo., Maurer’s first T-shirt advertised St. Louis’ baseball team, the Cardinals. The slogan for the shirt is “STL - a city built on BEER & Baseball.” Maurer joked, “It’s what the city is known for.” The

In acknowledgement of his fellow faculty, whom he values for their friendship and intellectual pursuits, Williams stated, “Over the years, I’ve watched Spring Hill struggle, but I’m always very impressed with the dedication of my colleagues who are committed to our Jesuit mission and ideals.”

Fr. Williams is celebrated his retirement by giving the last lecture about the power of coincidences in his life.

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National Give Day: A First for Spring Hill By: Hannah McIntyre Staff-Writer March 19 will mark Spring Hill College’s first National Give Day,a oneday online fundraising event to encourage students, alumni, parents, and friends of the college to show their love, support and passion for Spring Hill through donations.

This is not only a fundraiser, but also the Senior Seminar project of seniors Megan St. Germain and Erinn Vogel. They created this project to provide students with scholarship and to increase alumni involvement.

“We wanted to leave the school a better place than when we came in as freshman,” said Vogel, “and it just so happened that we were able to team up with the Alumni Office to create an event that gives an opportunity to future Spring Hill students.”

To encourage involvement, a friendly competition has been set up between the different chapters throughout the nation. Spring Hill is trying to see which city has the most Badger pride. With a goal of 100 participants, the Alumni Office is en-

couraging students, alumni, parents, and friends of the college to challenge fellow Badgers on Facebook to give back to Spring Hill on March 19.

The goal of the fundraiser is not the dollar amount, but that participants of the event show the nation just how much Spring Hill College means to them. St. Germain states, “Members of the Spring Hill community have a unique bond. March 19 allows Badgers nationwide to pledge any gift amount to show that they believe in this institution, which gave them so much, and proves they want to fur-

ther the development of the college.”

March 19 is not only going to be Spring Hill’s first National Give Day, but it is also the feast day of St. Joseph. St. Joseph’s Chapel is the heart and center of Spring Hill’s campus, and St. Joseph is also the patron saint of the college.

There will be giveaways and gifts to Badgers who like and share their Badger pride on Facebook on March 19. Want to give back and be a part of Spring Hill history? Gifts can be made online through BadgerNet or links on the Spring Hill College National Give Day Facebook page.

Seniors Megan St. Germain and Erinn Vogel pose outside of St. Joseph’s Chapel with the Badger mascot.

Photo by: Caroline McGraw

Marvin Gaye’s family is awarded $7.4 million By: Ishemia Etheridge Staff-Writer

Has it ever occurred to the song“Blurred Lines” by Pharrell Williams featuring Robin Thicke and Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. sounded familiar? The Gaye family certainly think so. Was this simple a case in which young artists are paying homage to a musical legend, or was this a situation of using musical elements without permission, also known as; plagiarism?

For the last year and a half, the music industry has been at a standstill by a lawsuit over whether Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” 2013 hit, was merely reminiscent of a song

by Marvin Gaye or had crossed the lines into plagiarism.

It was declared that“Blurred Lines” had gone too far and copied major elements from Gaye’s 1977 hit, “Got to Give It Up” without permission. Thicke and Williams share ownership of the song, making them both guilty of committing copyright infringement. The Gaye family was awarded $7.3 million in total. Two of Marvin Gaye’s children, Nona and Frankie Gaye received $4 million in

damages in addition to about $3.3 million of the profits earned by Mr. Thicke and Mr. Williams.

Victory was won for the Gaye fam ily, but at the cost to Thicke, Williams, and Harris. The jury heard segments of both “Blurred Lines” and “Got to Give It Up” in numerous combinations. “Throughout this case they made comments about how this was about a groove, and how this was about an era,” Richard S. Busch, a lawyer for the Gaye family said, “It wasn’t. It was about the copyright of ‘Got to Give It Up.’ It was about copyright infringement.”

Neither Mr. Thicke nor Mr. Williams was present in court on Tuesday, but they jointly responded saying, “we are extremely disappointed in the ruling made today, which sets a horrible precedent for music and creativity going forward.”

Thicke said that he had been high on drugs and alcohol during the recording and promotion of “Blurred Lines,” and that while he claimed a songwriting credit on the track, it was Mr. Williams who had created most of it. “The biggest hit of my career was written by somebody else, and I was jealous and wanted cred-

it,” Mr. Thicke exclaimed. “I’m really grateful,” said Janis Gaye, Marvin’s former wife and the mother of Nona and Frankie Gaye. “I hope people understand that this means Marvin deserves credit for what he did back in 1977.”

According to an interview with Charles Cronin, who specializes in music copyright, in New York Times says, “Music infringement claims tend to be settled early on, with financially successful defendants doling out basically extorted payoffs to potential plaintiffs rather than facing expensive, protracted and embarrassing litigation.”

A musician on campus, Trevell Per due, spoke about sampling music and his thoughts on the situation, “I sample other artists’ beats for remix purposes, but I do not do it for profit, I’m doing it for exposure.” He further explained his thoughts on paying homage and legal issues one can run into, “paying homage to a great legend is honorable and should be looked upon as respectful, but there are always legal issues involved.” It is important to be informed on what is allowed and what is not allowed, so artists can do it the legal way.

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Alpha Sigma Nu Week Marks Centennial Anniversary By: Elizabeth Briggs Staff-Writer

2015 marks the centennial year of the Jesuit Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu. The society is celebrating with a week of speakers and events to support higher education. Alyssa Fontela, Alpha Sigma Nu President, said, “We are thrilled to celebrate ASN’s centennial anniversary and appreciate the remarkable legacy of scholarship, service, and loyalty the Jesuits have continued to foster through all their endeavors.”

Alpha Sigma Nu is the highest honor society that Jesuit institutions offer to their undergraduate students.

The students in the top 15 percent of their junior and senior classes are invited to apply. In addition to scholastics, the selection process also evaluates service and commitment to Ignatian spirituality and Jesuit principles.

Tiffany Thomas, Vice President of the SHC Chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, explained what she loves about the organization: “it brings together like-minded students from a variety of disciplines. Despite being in different majors, we all exemplify a few shared characteristics, most importantly our drive to succeed and our dedication to our community.”

Last semester, 22 students were inducted into the honors society in a ceremony at Stewartfield, including honorary inductees Dr. Matthew Baugh, S.J. and Michael Kaffer, Ph.D. Throughout Alpha Sigma Nu Week, they assist in hosting and sponsoring lectures and contributing to appreciation of Jesuits and scholasticism on campus.

The Rev. Michael Williams, S.J. is the faculty adviser of the Spring Hill chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu. He has also assisted the national organization in rewriting the induction ceremony to more fully reflect a commitment to Jesuit mission, spirituality, and ideals.

Next semester, Alpha Sigma Nu will hold another application and induction process for their new members who are distinguished for scholarship, loyalty, and service.

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Sand Volleyball Team Makes History at Pelican Invitational By: Brandon Krus Sports Editor History was made in New Orleans this past weekend as the Spring Hill College Sand Volleyball team competed in its first tournament since being named an official sport at Spring Hill.

Sand volleyball was added this year to the Spring Hill Athletics program. The team is comprised of several members of the indoor volleyball team and exclusive sand competitors. Head Coach Peggy Martin and Assistant Coach Ricky Helldoerfer have been working closely with the team to get them ready for their inaugural 2015 season.

Much different from indoor volleyball, sand volleyball is a pair sport in the sense that the pair positions are based on practice competitions and are subject to change each week. A normal NCAA sand program maintains five competing pair teams and a sixth pair that competes in a non-scoring match at most tournaments as they fight to earn a spot among one of the five scoring teams.

To start the season off, the

Amber Perkins jump serves during the tournament against UNO. Photo courtesy of Amber Perkins

Megan Haber and Mallory Raulerson talk strategy with coach Ricky Helldoerfer.

Photo courtesy of Amber Perkins

number one team consists of senior middle-hitter Megan Haber and junior setter/ defensive specialist Mallory Raulerson. Competing for the number two team are junior middle-hitter Savannah Becnel and freshman outside-hitter Julie Vujnovich, while sophomore Madison Seuzeneau and redshirt freshman Hannah Masoner compete for the number three team.

The number four squad is a pair of junior outside-hitters Ginny Hicks and sophomore Amber Perkins. Rounding out the five competing teams is the pair of freshmen defensive specialists Catherine Milwee and Andria Dytrych. Freshman defensive specialist Morgan Murphy and freshman middle-hitter Katelyn Bobinger are on the sixth team.

On the first day of the tournament, the Badgers took on the the University of New Orleans Privateers in the afternoon match, and the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks in the evening contest. The Badgers swept the table against UNO, winning all five sets, but were not as fortunate against ULM. The Warhawks beat the Badgers 5-0.

The next day, Spring Hill lost to both Tulane and Mercer 5-0 in each match.

Although the team has a 1-3 record, the players and coaches were excited for the first steps in the history of the program. Raulerson said, “I think overall it was a great weekend for all of us.

We may not have beat the two teams but we were able to compete with them and show these other teams that we are here to play and that we can keep up with them.

I am proud of the how all the girls played, especially considering that all of those teams have been practicing since August and we’ve been practicing in the sand for only a month.”

The Badgers will head to Baton Rouge next weekend to take part in the 2015 Tiger Sand Tournament.

March 19, 2015

SHC’s Fit Tip of the Week: Circuit Training By: Justin Goonan Badger Strength & Conditioning Name: Circuit training Target: Finish workouts with high intensity routine that will increase cardiovas cular fitness and the body’s utilization of fat as an energy source.

Timing: Energy Systems Development Execution: Perform 4 exercises for 20-30 seconds each.

Rest 90-120 seconds.

Repeat circuit for 3-4 rounds.

Imortant: Select exercises and weight you can safely perform for the entire time.

Use a modified exercise variation if your technique becomes flawed.

Maintain a high intensity Variations: Reduce the rest period Increase intensity by increasing time, weight or speed of movement (i.e. jumping versus squatting).

Use a piece of cardio equipment: treadmill, elliptical, bike or rower.

Badger S&C is hosting a Men’s & Women’s Bench Press competition on Wednesday, March 25th.

Contact Badger S&C to register Email badgerstrength@ gmail.com to suggest an exercise or topic you would like to see highlighted in this segment.

For exercise demonstration clips to include in your workout, look for the Badger Strength channel on YouTube.

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Sagrera Reaches 1,000 Career Strikeouts By: Brandon Krus Sports Editor

Caroline Sagrera became the first Spring Hill College softball pitcher to reach 1,000 career strikeouts in late February.

Sagrera is a junior right-handed pitcher from Baton Rouge, La., where she attended St. Joseph’s Academy. During her high school career, Sagrera was first team alldistrict from 2009-2012, first team all-metro from 2009-2012, and first team all-state from 2011-2012. She was also the district MVP in 2012 and she was the MVP of her team from 2009-2012.

Since arriving at Spring Hill, Sagrera has had quite a career in her Badger uniform. In her first two years she has been a two-time NAIA 1st Team All-America member, two-time SSAC All-Conference selection, a 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Team (1st Team) member as selected by CoSIDA, a 2014 SSAC All-Academic Team member, and a member of the 2014 SSAC All-Tournament Team. More specifically, she has thrown 88 com-

plete games, 35 shutouts, and six nohitters.

Entering this season, Sagrera was just 83 strikeouts away from reaching 1,000 in her Spring Hill career.

On February 26, she reached that mark. The softball team was playing against the University of Mobile in a doubleheader. Sagrera had 13 strikeouts in game one, but Mobile won the game with a score of 3-2. In the following game, Sagrera would strike out the first Mobile batter of the game which was her 1,000th career strike out. To make the milestone that much better, Spring Hill won the game when senior first baseman Elise deBruler hit a walkoff homerun in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Badgers a 5-2 win.

Sagrera is the first pitcher at Spring Hill to reach this accomplishment.

She said, “I feel like this achievement isn’t something that comes by very often. Knowing that I’ve accomplished something that other great pitchers, across all divisions, haven’t makes it pretty special.” She hasn’t done it by herself either, the team has really picked up their level

Sagrera reaches her 1,000th strikeout after strinking out a batter from Mobile Photo courtesy of SHC Athletics of play to help support her. “Recently everyone has been hitting so well, so it’s a really good feeling to know that my team has my back. They’re

2015 NFL Free Agency

By: MJ Connell Contributing Writer After what seemed like the wackiest offseason in NFL history, many players have found new homes thanks to free agency.

When free agency comes around there are always a few teams that are looking to upgrade their roster with some new talent. Household names like Ndamukong Suh, Demarco Murray and Darrelle Revis will all be wearing new uniforms next season as well as raking in the dough with their new contracts.

Suh, a highly touted but ill-tempered defensive lineman, signed a

fat 6-year, $114 million contract including nearly $60 million guaranteed, with the Miami Dolphins. Revis, one of the best cornerbacks in the league, inked a 5-year, $70 million contract to return to the New York Jets, the team that drafted him back in 2007. Murray, the most coveted free agent running back, left the Dallas Cowboys to play for division rival Philadelphia Eagles for 5 years and $40 million.

Besides these big names, many other players signed new contracts and stayed with their respective teams.

Guys like Devin McCourty, Randall Cobb and Brandon Flowers will all be returning to the teams they’ve been playing with for the past couple of seasons.

McCourty will still be the New England Patriots’ top safety after signing a 5-year $47.5 million contract. Cobb agreed to stay in Green Bay when he signed a 4-year $40 million contract to catch touchdowns from Aaron Rodgers. Flowers, another feared cornerback, will be remaining with the San Diego Chargers after inking a 4-year $36.4 million contract.

Another big thing that teams will do in order to upgrade or begin to rebuild is cut players from their roster and let them sign with whomever they choose. Big time players like Andre Johnson, Trent Cole and Per-

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cy Harvin were all told to pack their bags and pick a new team.

Johnson was told to take a walk by the Houston Texans and he marched right over to the Indianapolis Colts and signed a 3-year, $21 million contract. Cole also went to the Colts after the Philadelphia Eagles cut him and he signed a 2-year, $14 million contract. The Jets cut Harvin and he later signed within the division with the Buffalo Bills for 1-year and $6 million.

Just because free agency is taking place doesn’t mean that teams can’t trade their players. Just ask the Eagles and Saints who sent two of their biggest stars elsewhere in the NFL. The Eagles sent Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills while the Saints shipped powerhouse tight end Jimmy Graham to the Seattle Seahawks.

After all of this movement plus many others around the league, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, here’s a graph showing who went where and who stayed put: With all this said, the NFL will look a lot different which means a very exciting season awaiting fans.

such a huge part of everything I’ve accomplished so far,” said Sagrerea.

Upcoming Games 3/19 - 3/21 - Men’s and Women’s Tennis @ SIAC Divisional Round Up 3/20 - Softball @ Union University (DH) 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.

3/20 - 3/22 - Sand Volleyball @ Tiger Sand Invitational 3/21 - Baseball vs. Miles College (DH) 3:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.

3/22 - Softball @ Lane College 12:00 p.m.

3/22 - Baseball vs. Miles College 1:00 p.m.

3/23 - 3/24 - Men’s Golf @ LeMoyne-Owen College Invitational 3/24 - Men’s and Women’s Tennis vs. UAH - 4:00 p.m.

3/25 - Baseball vs. North Alabama (DH) 3:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.

Be sure to follow all of the scores and schedules at www.shcbadgers.com

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March 19, 2015

On the Spot: What would you do if you won the lottery?

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Wesley Pietri Junior

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“I would scream. Then donate a portion to St. Jude and use the rest however God wants me to.”

“I would invest, pay off some bills then buy a house.”

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Then I would take a vacation to the Bahamas.”

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