SpringHillian the
September 16, 2010
Volume 91, Number 2 Mobile’s 1st Collegiate Newspaper
Unlocked doors lead to break-ins on campus
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Spring Hill students enjoy cooler weather as summer turns to fall
JACOB BROWNING News Editor According to
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Photos by Amanda Hymel Above: It’s just another day on the Hill as students converse over lunch. Right: Brendan Pechon takes a ride on his Ripstik outside of New Hall.
Fr. Salmi reflects on the past, present and future JACOB BROWNING News Editor It is has been almost a
year since Fr. Richard Salmi, SJ took the reins of Spring Hill College, becoming its 38th president. Having nearly completed his first year, he looks back. Fr. Salmi took over during the economic downturn. The challenges were great, admitted Salmi, but he did not let it stop him from “continuing to do the things we felt needed to get done.” Under his management, the campus population has grown to around 1,300. But, he would like to see it go even higher. “We are very pleased to see that the enrollment continues to grow, we want to see it grow. We built the campus with capacity for more students,” said Salmi. When questioned as
to what that capacity might be, Salmi responded,“I think there’s easily room for a couple hundred more students. And that’s looking at it from a residential perspective.” He remains optimistic that he will
Photo courtesy of John Kerr
the FBI, crime rates across the country for 2009 were down across the board from 2008. Burglary is down by about one percent, arson is down by about 11 percent and motor vehicle theft is down by more than 17 percent. Despite this positive news, last year in Alabama there were more than 177,000 crimes against property and almost 50,000 reports of burglary. Now more than ever, students need to protect themselves on campus. According to an email sent out by James Crosby, Director of Public Safety, two cars were broken into in the General B parking lot. Both of these cars were left unlocked. To help prevent thefts from cars and dorm rooms, make sure doors and windows are securely locked. However, locks can only do so much to keep your belongings safe. The best option is to take valuables out of vehicles and safely stash them away. Crosby suggested that parking in a well lit area is a good way to ensure the safety of a vehicle. And always stay vigilant of suspicious activity, especially
see the population rise to over 2,000 in the coming years. Salmi has overseen the campus grow more than just population wise. The Italy Center is set to have its first classes in January 2011. “I think
that [the Italy Center is] going to be a brilliant addition to our college and a wonderful asset for our students,” said Salmi. He is also proud of the financial planning that has taken place under the direction of Chief Financial Officer, Rhonda Shirazi. According to Salmi, the plan aims to show “the way out of some of these financial struggles that [the college is] in” and will push Spring Hill “toward being financially sound.” Salmi hopes that his next year will be as successful as the first. He wants to examine the Marine Biology program here at Spring Hill and hopes to work with the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. In light of recent events, Salmi said, “We’ve all been made much more aware of the Gulf of Mexico and marine life in general.” See PRESIDENT on page 3.
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Jacob Browning News Editor jpbrowning@stumail.shc.edu
Campus Religious tolerance an issue in United States Briefs DEMARCO WILLS Co Editor-in-Chief
This past Saturday commemorated nine years since Signing up for the September 11th attacks that intramurals happened in 2001. Every Thursday at 1 Within the recent months, p.m., Intramurals will two controversies have arisen be sponsoring Ultimate relating to these incidents, the Frisbee pick up games. Frisbees will be provided. planned burning of the Quran and the mosque being built near Also, sign-up sheets Ground Zero. for intramural co-ed In light of these two volleyball and kickball are events, negative attitudes have due this Friday. been stirring around in regards to the Muslim faith. Some, Rec center extending including those families affected hours by the September 11th attacks, Due to increased usage, believe that old wounds have the rec center will be not completely healed, and that extending its hours. the mosque should be built Awareness notice from somewhere else. While a pastor in Gainesville, Fla., thinks that Public Safety burning the sacred Islam text, The Spring Hill College the Quran, will send a message Department of Public
Safety has received two separate reports concerning items of value that were taken from within vehicles which were parked on campus. Both of the vehicles were parked in the General B parking lot and were left unlocked. If any member of the campus community should observe suspicious activity around campus
please contact the Spring Hill College Department of Public Safety (251-3804444) immediately. Photo caption correction from issue 1 An error was made on the front page photo caption of the Sept. 9, 2010, issue of The SpringHillian. Fr. Anthony Wieck enjoys the new scenery in front of the new campus center. The SpringHillian regrets the error.
to the radicals of that religion that the United States will not be pushed around. Even in the face of such controversies, President Barack Obama emphasizes the point of religious tolerance. Speaking at a commemoration ceremony at the Pentagon recognizing the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, he said, “Just as we condemn intolerance and extremism abroad, so will we stay true to our traditions here at home as a diverse and tolerant nation. We champion the rights of every American, including the right to worship as one chooses.” Dr. George Gilmore, the Theology professor teaching World Religions this semester, calls religious tolerance a civil
and civic acceptance of other’s religions. “Religious tolerance is within the United States Constitution. It means that the government is not going to force religion on anyone and that people have the free exercise. So, the minimal amount of American tolerance would be to accept the Bill of Rights. If you want to cut to the chase about the mosque in lower Manhattan. My sense is that they have the legal right to own that property and build a building on it.” Being tolerant of others beliefs and cultures is a concept that is important in the Spring Hill College community. The school requires that each of its undergraduate students take nine hours of See EXISTING on page 3
Importance of staying Public Safety Reports safe while on campus » Public safety’s new number is 251-380-4444
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in parking lots. To protect the safety of residence halls, never let a stranger into a residence hall. Also, do not lend Residence hall keys out to anyone. If the wrong person gets a key into a building, they could get their hands on a lot of stuff. As useful as a propped door can be, do not prop them, said Crosby. A propped door can mean something as harmless as a Chinese food menu slipped under a door, or it could mean someone now has a missing laptop or TV. In the face of recent thefts, Public Safety at Spring Hill is stepping up their safety enforcement. According to Crosby, along with the Public Safety officers, off-duty Mobile Police Officers patrol the
campus at night. Crosby shares information about crimes with the Captain of the Mobile Police Department’s 4th Precinct. He hopes that this process of sharing information will lead to arrests of wrongdoers in Mobile. The best way to keep the campus and everyone on it safe is to report any suspicious activity to Public Safety at 251-380-4444, said Crosby. If you see someone doing something they probably shouldn‘t be doing, please inform Public Safety. Public Safety also provides free transportation on campus if a student is ever concerned about walking around campus; the concerned student simply needs to call Public Safety.
At approximately 1930 hours on Saturday, September 4, 2010, a Public Safety officer discovered that someone had spray painted vulgar words on the sidewalk which is located on the south side of the New Residence Hall. A work order was placed asking that Plant Operations remove the spray paint. At approximately 1430 hours on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, Public Safety was notified of a theft at the softball field house. A member of the Athletic Department staff advised that someone had removed a 40 inch flat screen Samsung television from the building. The staff member advised that the television was last seen intact on the afternoon of Thursday, September 2, 2010. The television was noted to have been missing on the morning of Monday, September 6, 2010. The Mobile Police Department is investigating the theft. At approximately 1444 hours on Friday, September 10, 2010, a staff member in Student Involvement called Public Safety and advised that someone had damaged the automated card device on a copier located in the Student Center. The device was last know to have been in working order on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. At approximately 1249 hours on Saturday, September 11, 2010, Public Safety was notified that there had been two thefts from within unlocked vehicles which were parked in the General B parking lot. Two GPS units and a debit card were removed from the vehicles. Public Safety notified the Mobile Police Department. At approximately 0824 hours on Sunday, September 12, 2010, a member of the college’s housekeeping staff notified Public Safety that someone had damaged the facilities within the men’s bathroom at Walsh Hall.
News Day & Date
Coming up this month on campus... Time
Location
Contact Person
Beyond the Wall Poster Sale Praise and Worship
8:00 am 9:00 pm
Student Center St. Joseph chapel
Center for Student Involvement Campus Ministry
Lunch and Learn with Alumni
11:30 am
Student Center Cafeteria
Elizabeth Dexter-Wilson, 380-3470
Badgers on the Town: Styx River Tubing SHC Cheerleading tryouts iRave
8:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 pm
Aerobics room in the rec. center LeBlanc Ballroom
Sunday September 19, 2010
Community Mass
11:00 am
St. Joseph Chapel
Tuesday September 21, 2010
A Million Minute of Prayer
12:00 pm
Rydex Commons
Thursday, September 16, 2010 Friday, September 17, 2010 Saturday, Septmeber 18, 2010
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Event
Center for Student Involvement Kimberly Nichols klnichols@stumail.shc.edu
Sr. Patty Huffman, phuffman@shc.edu
Dr. Richard Teplick will be on campus seeing students in the Wellness Center this Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. You may call ext 2270 to schedule an appointment.
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SHC cheerleader tryouts will be Sunday morning. There will be a Saturday clinic to learn tryout material.
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The Friends of Catholic Cemetery have announce the Clean-Up times for the Catholic Cemetery – Saturday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 23. The Clean-up is in preparation for All Souls day.
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Math tutors will be available in the cafeteria on Monday nights from 7–9 and Tuesday nights from 8–9. Writing tutors will be available on Tuesdays nights from 8–9.
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Styx River Tubing s part of the Badgers on the Town series.This trip includes transportation, river tubing and lunch. Cost $12.00 payable by cash, check or credit card. Bus departs at 8 am. This is a first come first served event. For more information please contact Center for Student Involvement.
Existing controversies put a focus President reflects on on matters of religious tolerance one year anniversary Continued from page 2
Theology courses staying true to the line in its mission statement: “Through informed dialogue with the world’s cultures, religions and people; we promote solidarity with the entire human family.” To be religiously tolerant, Theology professor, Dr. John Switzer, believes we should learn to love those of different faiths and have appreciation for those differences. “We should be committed to another person’s well being. I should be committed to the well
being of a Muslim because they are a person even if we have a disagreement. In that same vein, what it means is that our disagreements are important because if I’m committed to your well being and I think that our society, our politics, or our religion should change then my dialogue with you about our differences comes a way of expressing love which is much more than just tolerating you.” The Islamic faith has some similarities with the Christian faith. The most common is that they all believe in a personal God.
Dr. Switzer drawing more similarities said, “Since religions are made of people, it means whatever problem we religious people have that’s what we bring to our religion. When you start talking about another religion, you can talk about the things you agree on and the things you disagree on. I think we should talk about both. The best place to start is to try to realize that we have very different beliefs, but we are asking a lot of the same questions. We all want to know why we’re here, what is a good life, is there meaning for my life after death.”
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On top of Marine Biology, he also wants to examine the possibility of forming a School of Business, rather than just having a Division of Business. Salmi wants to look at the Nursing Program as well. As far as new construction goes, Salmi said, “No college campus should be without a steam shovel.” But he admitted that building will be put on hold until the “financial ship” of the college can be righted. Despite no new plans for building, Salmi
hopes one day to build a new complex for the sciences. “We have a great faculty and they do tremendous work in not so nice facilities. It would be great if we could figure out a way to work on that,” said Salmi. Salmi understands that the transition from being the “new” president to being the president is an arduous one. “As a rookie president, I’ve made my fair share of rookie mistakes, but the college community [and] the campus community has been very good to me in helping me to be their president which has been nice,” said Salmi.
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Opinions & Editorials
Jasmine Williams Opinions & Editorials Editor jrwilliams@stumail.shc.edu
Fellow nerds, embrace your ways Texts, misinterpreted DEMARCO WILLS Co Editor-inChief
This being the week that Halo: Reach hits the shelves of local retailers, online or in-store. Geeks and nerds of all shapes and sizes will be piling in their compact vehicles, exceeding the number to be comfortably seated in them, to claim their trophy of gaming goodness. And I must say, I’ll be one of those nerds standing in line at my local Gamestop. Yeah, I said it! I’ll be one of those nerds standing in line. Men rejoice; ladies (excluding fellow nerds) double take because it is true. I am a nerd. Who knew that beneath the surface of my charming, chocolaty coating lays a nerdy filled center, even though its probably painfully
obvious to those who know me and whoever read my column last week. My point is the archetype of geeks and nerds has evolved far beyond glasses and pocket protectors. In fact, everyone can be and is a nerd these days. Of course, some are a bit more excessive with theirs than others, but we are nerds all the same. For those of you standing up in protest to my claims, let’s do a quick exercise I came up with. Dig into your pocket or purse and pull out your phone. If it fits under the category of smartphone or touch-screen, you’re a nerd. Whenever that device was released, you just couldn’t wait to have it. And if you didn’t know, geeks and nerds are always up on the latest technologies. However, this test isn’t definitive, but today’s technology is mass-producing
nerds like crazy. In the 90s before multitasking was commonplace, the only people able to do it successfully were moms and nerds. Now everyone micromanages their time using calendars that are synced between their phones and email accounts. While some people can’t even remember the last time they used their computer because their phone puts the Internet at their fingertips. Girls horrified at the thought of dating a guy who plays videogames are defeating the hardest of hardcore gamers in amazing feats of Wii Sports. Everything nerds used to do; everyone is doing better. They’re replacing hard drives and installing new screens on their iPhone. I bet if you head over to BestBuy right now. You can find an irresistibly attractive sales representative that can tell you how to network a wireless router in your home. But hey, who am I to complain? I’m only sad that the popular kids from school who picked on me aren’t here to read this article. They thought it was funny because I wanted to be a Jedi when I grew up. Now, those snooty cheerleaders from my middle school days are cursing Bella and swooning over Edward and Jacob. So I say to my fellow nerds of all shapes and sizes, carry your smartphones with pride because YOU ARE A NERD!
ALICIA BARBOUR Life and Culture Editor
Conversations can be taken many different ways. If you don’t know someone, you may react to things they say differently than how they meant for you to. For instance, you may think someone is being rude, when they’re simply trying to be funny. Or maybe you’ll think they are being funny, when they really are trying to be rude. Via text, as so much of our communication is done recently, it’s even harder to tell how someone meant to inflect what they said. For instance, I talk to friends on MSN Instant Messenger fairly often and a phrase I have heard often is “Sarcasm doesn’t translate well through text.” In my opinion, this phrase couldn’t be truer. How often does someone text you something and you take it one way, only to find out they meant it in a completely different manner later? Tone of voice and even body language is important in conversations and when they’re both completely cut out, it’s hard to stay on the same page. According to an article on AssociatedContent. com, “The Negative Effects of Text Messaging,” texting is entirely too impersonal. The author of the article wrote, “I personally know people who have so totally misunderstood the messages they have
received that they have gotten lost, arrived at the wrong time, been angry unnecessarily, and even broken up over text messages.” It’s easy to get caught up in the trap of text messaging; it’s convenient and most phone plans offer unlimited messaging as a pretty standard option. However, some people will let texting get in the way of communicating any other way. When you only speak with someone via text, how will you know their mannerisms? Can you be sure that you’re even translating what they say to you correctly? It’s an easy way to keep in touch with your friends, but too much texting can cause you to be out of touch with them. According to experts Texting has negative and positive effects,” an Artesian Herald article, “Nationally, more than 75 billion text messages are sent per month, and an individual may send around 2,272 messages per month and only make 203 calls.” A Borderzine article, “Negative aspects of text messaging” interviewed Psychology major Dania Diaz, who provided insights on the negative aspects of texting, “text messaging is dangerous, not only does it ruin social interaction between humans, writing skills and expression. Everything becomes so impersonal and simple.” So while texting is easy and efficient when you’re on the go, pick up the phone and dial your friend’s number sometime.
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SHC dorm room businesses on the rise »Jasmine discovers Spring Hill students seem to have the same enthusiasm as Facebook creator JASMINE WILLIAMS Op-ed Editor
One of the pros and at times cons of attending Spring Hill College is that you never really have to leave. All of your friends, parties, eateries and study areas are all within arms reach. I have recently learned that this includes but is not excluded to hair and nail salons, waxing parlors, seamstresses and more. Yes, I am talking about the thriving dorm “businesses” popping up in a living area near you. According to bankrate.com, dorm room businesses can lead to a profitable career. College students
are beginning to take their hobbies and turn them into lifetime enterprises. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, was a 21-yearold Harvard student when he created his now multibillion dollar social network. His innovation will soon be depicted in the movie “The Social Network” hitting theaters October 1. While immense research has been done on the subject, I am unsure if the recession or just our tight knit community that has contributed to these thriving operations but the more I mention them, the more I learn about it. After an indepth investigation,
I discovered several corporations operating at plain wood desks and twin-sized beds right beneath my nose. *Since The SpringHillian is in no position to offer free advertising and due to the lack of business licenses and seriousness, the names have been changed. *Kym for example, lives in my building and works as a beautician, stylist and nail technician. When going out with her friends, Kym manages to dress herself, while styling and dressing all of her friends. During the day, girls run in and out of Kym’s dorm to receive her custom
pedicures with designs for no additional charge. Kym started off doing pedicures for her roommates and sorority sisters and has since branched off to a good portion of the Spring Hill community. Not far from Kym, *Grace and Kate operate part-time as a waxing studio. Grace and Kate wax “anything” and claim to have professional waxing tools. *Sally works as a professional seamstress. Performing simple tasks like replacing buttons or hemming clothes to more difficult tasks like making hats, dresses and leggings from scratch. Sally has a true eye
for design and style. Sally also does work in photography and graphic design. Though these ‘businesses” provide quality services, they are often spur of the moment, rolling enterprises. Despite their instability, I have discovered several valuable facts from them. Spring Hill students have talents far beyond academics. These students are skillfully combining their skills with their education to create a gold mine. Raw talent is not something that can be taught. It can only be sculpted. Every person is valuable and everyone has a story.
3-D movies seem to be back in full force KATELYN IKNER Co Editor-inChief
This past weekend, I sat down to enjoy a nice, relaxing movie at the movie theaters. As the lights dimmed and the trailers rolled, I couldn’t help but be bombarded by the amount of movies that are coming soon in 3-D. This craze has even struck my beloved Harry Potter series, just as the final two films are to be released. My reaction to any movie that I am interested in seeing and finding out it is only going to be released in 3-D is, NO! Why would they do that to me? I know there are many benefits to 3-D Printer Signature Offset http://www.signatureoffset.com
»Katelyn discusses the renewal of the 3-D trend but questions whether it really adds anything to the movie movies, like feeling as if you are there in the action of the movie. But, for me a 3-D movie means leaving the theater with a headache and paying more money for those dorky 3-D glasses, which I refuse to wear unless absolutely necessary. It seems like since the release and success of “Avatar,” there has been a flood of 3-D movies hitting theaters. From “Toy Story 3-D” to “Resident Evil: Afterlife 3-D” and everything in between. However, is this new explosion of 3-D cinema just a way for film companies to get people back in those cinema seats? This would not be the first time film companies have used 3-D film to get people back in theaters and away from their television sets. According to a loti.com article titled, “3-D Movies and the 1950s,” in the 1950s as the popularity of television soared the film industry 2610 Lakeview Road Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Phone: (601) 544-4445
found itself losing its audience. So, in an effort to regain its audience, theaters began trying new and different things. One of these new things was 3-D movies. The 3-D movie fad succeed, that is until viewers began suffering from eyestrain and headaches. But, could this new 3-D movie craze of 2010 be an effort by the film industry once again to get their audience back? I think so. With the state of the economy and the continuous rise of the price of a movie ticket, many people began to stay at home and wait for a movie to come to DVD. Once again, the movie industry was losing out to the television set. Then, the movie industry brought back their beloved 3-D movie in full force. Once again, it brought the audience back to the cinema. Although you do have to pay more to go see a 3-D movie, Photographer Amanda Hymel alhymel@stumail.shc.edu
many people are more than willing to pay the couple extra bucks because the movie is in 3-D. However, the television industry is fighting back with the release of HDTVs, Blu-ray players and gaming consoles in, you guessed it, 3-D. According to an emol.org article titled “Take Home your new 3-D home entertainment theater,” “3-D will change the way we watch TV. 3-D has already perked up the movie theaters. Dozens of new titles are planned for release this year. Those 3-D movies will then be released for home 3-D within weeks of major film releases.” The question remains to be seen whether or not 3-D movies and television will be the predominant viewing form of the future. Or, will it just end in headaches and dorky looking 3-D glasses? Advertising Manager Kylie Babb kmbabb@stumail.shc.edu
Alicia Barbour Life & Culture Editor adbarbour@stumail.shc.edu
Life & Culture
Green/Black exhibit reflects oil spill
“Boom” outside of the Eichold Gallery.
Photos by Alicia Barbour “You are now a stranger here” by Sara Jones
ALICIA BARBOUR Life and Culture Editor The Spring Hill College Eichold Gallery hosted the Green/Black Exhibit from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. “The opening exhibition reflects Spring Hill College’s social justice theme, “We are called: to Renew the Face of the Earth,” said Wanda Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts and Director of the Eichold Gallery. Green/ Black Exhibit features artists who were inspired by different things, but all created pieces that they felt reflected the Gulf Coast oil spill. Jessica Goldfinch explained her work for
the exhibit, “Building on appropriated images from vintage postcards, my work for Green/Black juxtaposes traditional picturesque views of the Gulf Coast region with images of mortality and environmental destruction in order to create a new ‘updated’ postcard view of the region.” Her pieces feature small, postcardlike pictures of landscapes and areas around the Gulf Coast region and host titles such as “Black Death in Live Oaks.” Other artists reacted in different ways to the oil spill, such as Sara Jones, who grew up on the
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Watermelon Bash
photos by Alicia Barbour
People from every team gather to enjoy the mud pit, whether thrown in by friends or entering voluntarily.
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Get to know: Brian Studebaker KATELYN IKNER Co Editor-in-Chief This summer, Brian Studebaker
packed his bags and headed from Wisconsin to Mobile, Ala., to serve as Spring Hill College’s new Director of Admissions. Through his own college experiences, Studebaker knows the importance of the educational experience inside and outside of the classroom. Studebaker graduated from Saint Joseph’s College with a bachelor’s in Management. Then, he pursued his master’s from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis. Both colleges he attended were similar to Spring Hill in that they are both Catholic, liberal arts colleges. Studebaker has been working in admissions since he graduated college. For six years, he was an Admissions Counselor at Saint Joseph’s College. After his six years at Saint Joseph’s, he then became Assistant Director of Admissions at St. Norbert College. Later, Studebaker would be promoted to Director of Admissions at St. Norbert College. Now, after a nation-wide search, Studebaker was named Director of Admissions at Spring Hill College. So, what attracted Studebaker to Spring Hill College? Studebaker explained, “The
admissions staff encourages every student to go where they fit, Spring Hill College was that place for me. I feel like I could fit in and feel comfortable and believe in and be a part of the mission statement.” Since arriving in Mobile this summer, Studebaker said, “I have enjoyed getting to know and working with the admissions staff and adding some great new See DIRECTOR page 9
photo by Amanda Hymel
Justin Phares represents the Phi Mu team.
Each team had to decorate a watermelon supporting LXA.
A freshman team gets ready to smash its watermelon in one of the competitions of the day.
Another team of freshmen, named “Fresh Melons” laughs together during a lull in activites.
Watermelon Bash was held on Dorn Field, Saturday, Sept. 11 as Lambda Chi Alpha’s philanthropy event of the fall semester.
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life & CulTure
Press Release: “Taste the good life” MOBILE (Sept. 10, 2010) – Gourmet food and fine wine are on the menu Thursday, Sept. 16, at “Taste the Good Life,” a food, wine and art festival hosted by Taste Wine Shoppe (2524 Old Sh ell Road, 36607). The event benefits ill and injured children treated at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama and runs from 5:30 till 8 p.m. Admission is free but donations will be accepted and encouraged. For more information about the event contact Kerrie Benson at 251-610-4969. The food and wine tasting will feature fun for the whole family. In a ddition to both silent and live auctions, food will be provided by Caf Royal, Ashland Pub, The Palette Café, Foosackly’s, Island Thyme, Tropical Smoothie Café, Cream and Sugar, Buttercream Dr eams and more. There will be special
children’s activities an d live entertainment by Self Destructing Messengers, Sound of Voices, S amantha and Bellydancers & Elley Duhe. Last year more than 1,200 children from Mobile and Baldwin counties were treated at Children’s Hospital. Children’s is the 10th busiest pediatric medical center in the United States. Children s is one of only about 45 freestanding acute care hospitals of it s kind in the nation and the only hospital in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. Children’s is a private, not-for-profit hospital governed by a volunteer board of trustees. For more information, visit www. chsys.org or contact Kerrie Benson at 251610-4969 (kerrie.benson@chsys.org).
iRave for St. Jude kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 18 JASMINE WILLIAMS Op-ed Editor
On Saturday, Sept. 18, Tau Kappa Episilon fraternity will host its iRAVE party in the student center LeBlanc room at 9 p.m. Tickets for the party will be on sale in the student center for $5. With the purchase of a ticket, students will receive a coozie. Proceeds for the event will go St. Jude Children’s Research, TKE’s philantrophy. iRAVE is one of the first TKE party open to the general public. The rave themed party will feature fog machines, lasers, strobes and black light. No alcohol will be served at this event. TKE social chair, Brannan Griffin,
assures that the organization is extremely excited about this event. Griffin states “We are trying something new. We want to do something more to include more of the Spring Hill community and just help out our philantrophy as much as possible.” Tickets will continue to be on sale in the student center until sold out. The event will last from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. While an event like this is new to the fraternity, Griffin explains “We are testing the waters a bit. Hopefully, we can leave an example not just for Greeks but an idea that anyone can excecute. People shouldn’t be afraid to do something new. Don’t be afraid to think outside of the box.”
Student Reaction
“Why do you think celebrities get media coverage on major news networks?”
“I think it’s because they are weird and we are obsessed with the weird and different.” - Ruth Borque Junior
“Because society is ashamed of them for not fulfilling their duties as role models” - Emily Milke Sophomore
“Unfortunately, they are more entertaining to make fun of than to watch the real news.” - Corey and Jacob Freshmen
“They draw attention and bring in more ratings whether it is news-worthy or not.” - Lynne Fritscher Senior
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Life & Culture
Coming up this week in Mobile... Date
Event
Time
Location
Friday, Sept. 17
LoDa Artwalk Contact: 251-208-7443 / www.ncsmobile.org
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Cathedral Square Arts District
Saturday, Sept. 18
Last Band Standing
10 p.m.
Blind Mule (57 N Clairborne St.)
Sunday, Sept. 19
Jazz Brunch Contact: 251-621-8622 / www.pizzeriozio.com
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Ozio’s Pizzeria (697 US Hwy 98, Daphne)
Open Studio Artist demonstrations Contact: 251-694-0278 / lhall699@aol.com
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cathedral Square Gallery (612 Dauphin St.)
Monday, Sept. 20
Meeting: Coffee, Classifieds and connections Contact: 251-340-8561 / www.mplonline.org
9:30 a.m.
Mobile Public Library, (5555 Grelot Rd.)
Tuesday, Sept. 21
Karaoke for a Kause Contact: 251-694-6853
9 p.m.
Veet’s Bar & Grill (66 S Royal St.)
Wednesday, Sept. 22
Open mic night Contact: 251-694-6853
8 p.m.
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counselors.” As well as, “getting to see the campus in full activity,” Studebaker added. However, Studebaker has had some adjusting to do from moving from Wisconsin to Mobile, Ala. The biggest adjustment he admitted was, “dealing with the humidity.” He added, “Also, what are those service roads about?” Studebaker is looking forward to getting to know the area in and around Mobile. “I’m looking forward to getting to know more about Mobile, This is the answer to the Sudoku from the Sept. 9, 2010, issue of the SpringHillian
New Orleans and the beach,” said Studebaker. “I have not even been to Carpe Diem yet and it is right across the street,” Studebaker admitted. In his first year, Studebaker said, “I am looking forward to learning the culture of the college, working with staff and continuing the success of the college, as well as growing professionally.” Studebaker explained; however, it can be challenging having an already successful formula and developing a new, successful formula.
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Life & Culture
DEMARCO WILLS Co Editor-in-Chief
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ALICIA BARBOUR Life and Culture Editor
Among classes and extracurricular activities this semester, it’s always great to be able to squeeze in a few trips to the local movie theater. Movies opening this fall include all genres, so that everyone has something to enjoy. These include: Megamind, Easy A and Saw 3D.
Easy A – Release Date: Sept. 17 Rating: PG-13 Genre: Romance, Comedy After helping a friend boost his own popularity by telling a little white lie, a clean-cut high school girl envisions her own life paralleling that of Hester Prynne, from “The Scarlet Letter.” At first, this is a bad thing for Emma Stone (the lead actress), but she turns it to her advantage when it begins to advance her social and financial standing. Rotten Tomatoes has given this movie a rating of 90%. Freakonomics – Release Date: Oct. 1 Rating: PG-13 Genre: Documentary, Special Interest Freakonomics is based off of a book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner about incentives-based thinking. “Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years,” said the synopsis on Rotten Tomatoes. Saw 3D – Release Date: Oct. 29 Rating: R Genre: Horror This movie continues much along the same lines of the previous six in the series, with a criminal mastermind setting up various “games” for hapless victims to free themselves at great sacrifice; however, these victims have always done something
wrong to be punished for. This movie is to be directed by David Hackl, director of Saw II, III and IV. Also returning to work on the script are Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, “which details the ongoing exploits of long-dead serial killer Jigsaw and the people who continue his gruesome morality lessons,” according to Rotten Tomatoes. Sophomore Kevin Reilly, admitted that he is not thrilled they are making another movie, “But I’m a big fan of the series,” he said. He plans to watch the movie when it is released.
Megamind – Release Date: Nov. 5 Rating: PG-13 Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family Megamind is much like Despicable Me in that it is CGI animated and that the main character is an unsuccessful super-villain. Instead of trying to conquer the world, as the main character in Despicable Me does, Megamind sets his sights small and launches many failed attempts at conquering Metro City. His arch nemesis, “Metro Man,” defeats Megamind at every turn until one day, Megamind defeats him and finds himself potentially turning into the town hero himself. Sophomore Fred Rossi, is excited to see this movie, “I want to see it because it looks funny. It’s not 3D so it won’t hurt my eyes; Will Ferrell is funny and it has a funny plot.”
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Gulf Coast. Three of Jones’ pieces hang in the show and are made up of threadwork that has been pulled out and partially destroyed. Also found in Jones’ artwork on display is a painting of a landscape devoid of life and color while the sky is a garish red. “The oil spill has intensified my nostalgia for the Gulf Coast, where I grew up. My work often addresses how humans try to defy nature by building right along the coast, even though their poorly placed swimming pools and houses are prone to destruction. But the oil spill has created problems on an exponentially larger scale, because now we are forced to combat an event that has ravaged not only our built environment, but the
natural one as well. I can only hope that nature will soon regain control and fight back for what is hers,” said Jones. Though the show was not based solely on the oil spill, most of the artists gravitated toward that theme. “The works in the show will be created from recycled materials, celebrating the natural world or speaking of the environmental crisis [oil spill],” said Sullivan. The next, and last show of the Fall Semester featured in the Eichold Gallery will be works from Greg Shelnutt. The reception is Thursday, October 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. and the show will continue from October 4 through October 29. The show will be titled a s k i n g.
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Sports Lady badgers swat hornets and slay warriors Amanda Hymel
Photography/Sports Editor alhymel@stumail.shc.edu
AMANDA HYMEL Photography/Sports Editor The women’s soc-
cer team achieved a tremendous feat by beating big time foe, Alabama State University, with a huge 6-1 upset at Hornets Stadium last Tuesday. Alabama State (1-4) and SHC were tied 1-1 at halftime, but Spring Hill Badgers busted out of their shells by scoring five goals in the second half, leading them to a crucial victory. The team accomplished a career-high
effort of five points with the help of Sophomore midfielder Sarah Uptmor with the first goal and junior Katie Pendergast with two goals. Junior, Amber O’Connor, scored the third goal and freshman, Alexandria Collier, scored the fifth goal. The final goal was fired in by Sophomore, Jade Beason, finalizing the defeat of NCAA Division 1 ASU Hornets. This past Satur-
day afternoon, the women’s soccer team earned a 2-1 win at home against
Southern Wesleyan University. The temperature was hot and muggy, but the Badgers brought the heat. Senior, Alex Tovar, earned the first goal of the game on the scoreboard in the 33rd minute. Sophomore midfielder, Sara Uptmor, decided one wasn’t enough and assisted a goal that was driven in by junior, Amber O’Connor. The warriors attempted to make a comeback with Jackie Tubb trying to close the gap with a goal, making it 2-1
Volleyball bounces back to dominate AMANDA HYMEL Photography/Sports Editor The women’s
volleyball team had a slow start Friday during the opening round of the Southern States Athletic Conference Divisional Crossover Tournament against Shorter University. The Eagles beat SHC by a 3-1 score with match victories 25-15, 27-25, 23-25, 25-16. The team tallied 46 kills as a team, but Spring Hill did more damage to itself with a total of 31 attack errors. The Badgers accumulated just only a .095 attack percentage along with 11 service errors. Ashley Walton was the leader of the Warriors pack with 10 kills along with Jordan Corder contributing 37 assists. Katie Van
Hoffwegan had 16 digs also. The wom-
en’s volleyball team bounced back after their Shorter University loss with a sweep over Brenau University and Columbia College this past Saturday in the second round of the SSAC tournament. SHC dominated Brenau University with wins 25-10, 25-18, 25-7 and defeated Columbia 25-20, 25-14, 25-11. Junior right side hitter Yiting Cao from Shanghai, China, was the spotlight player with a whopping 27 kills and 17 digs recorded for the Badgers. Another key player, junior outside hitter Abbey Roam, had 18 kills tagged along with 18 digs and four aces recorded throughout the two matches. Freshman SHC
setter Taryn Nash contributed 58 assists while freshman libero Meredith Donald made 22 successful digs. Lastly, freshman Sha Sha Buchanan included two blocks and 16 kills to the Badgers’ impressive stats. Next home game for the women’s volleyball team will be September 21 at 6 p.m. against Huntingdon College.
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in the 74th minute. However, the Badgers’ defense was at an all time high and was enough to silence the Warriors for the rest of the game. SHC out shot the Warriors 12-11 along with eight corner kicks to SWU’s four. Senior goalkeeper, Emma Pitchford, snagged four saves under her belt while Carissa McNabb of SWU made five saves. Spring Hill was able to push through with 21 players in the first half despite the unforgiving heat, which
allowed the Badgers to play fresh players in the second half. Currently, the Lady Badgers are nursing some injuries and in result, the team is playing shorthanded. Once the Badgers are healthy and kicking again, Head Coach Christian DeVries believes SHC will have a dangerous women’s soccer team. Spring Hill (2-3) will play NCAA Division 2 opponent, West Florida, September 22 at 4 p.m. at Library field.
Men’s soccer ties against SWU in last 40 seconds of game AMANDA HYMEL Photography/Sports Editor The men’s soccer
team had a comfortable 3-1 lead in the second half against Southern Wesleyan this past Saturday. That is, up until the last 40 seconds of the game when the Badger’s opponent scored two goals for the tie. SHC set the tone for the game when junior, Jon Tanner, scored the first goal from an assist by junior, Josh Ledet. The warriors (1-1-2) answered back with a goal by Nicolas Luque in the 11th minute to make the score 1-1. The Badgers made their presence known before the second half when junior forward, Bryce Privett, lifted a 30- yard scoring strike in the 41st minute. Sophomore, Andy Poveda, made a goal in the 69th minute by heading the ball into the top right corner goal assisted by
Tanner, giving the Badgers a lead of 3-1. However, Southern Wesleyan stole victory from SHC when forward, Andres Molano, made a feat of scoring two goals at the 87:09 and 87:49 marks. Victory seemed imminent for the Badgers, but SWU forced SHC to settle for a 3-3 tie. Throughout the 110-minute two overtime contests, three red cards and nine yellow cards were given between both frustrated teams. Overall, senior, Cory Bronenkamp, went up against 24 Warrior shots and made impressive 11 saves compared to SWU Leonardo Berenguel’s four saves. The Warriors attempted eight corner kicks while the Badgers took just two corner kicks. The Badgers (1-3-1) will play away at TruettMcConnell College at 2 p.m.
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Sports Photos by Amanda Hymel
Athlete of the Week
Yiting CaoGAMES UPCOMING Volleyball
UPCOMING GAMES MCC
DATE Sept 18
OPPONENT Azalea City Classic
SITE TBA
WCC
Sept 18
Azalea City Classic
TBA
MS
Sept 19 Truett-McConnell College
VB WG WS
Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 22
Huntingdon College William Carey West Florida
SHC (6:00) SHC (N/A) SHC (4:00)
MS
Sept 24
Huntingdon College
AWAY (4:00)
KEY
MCC-Men’s Cross Country WCC-Women’s Cross Country MS-Men’s Soccer WS-Women’s Soccer
AWAY (2:00)
VB-volleyball RGB-Rugby WG-Women’s Golf MG-Men’s Golf
RECENT RESULTS TEAM DATE WG Sept 13 MG WG MG
Sept 13 Apr 9 Apr 10
OPPONENT ASU Fall Classic
RESULT 5th place
ASU Fall Classic ASU Fall Classic ASU Fall Classic
7th place 5th place 8th place