The
SpringHillian October 22, 2015
Volume 101 Issue 3
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Spring Hill Badgers Think Pink By: Megan Anthony Reporter In case the pink shirts and pink paper towels in the bathrooms have gone unnoticed, October is breast cancer awareness month. A month dedicated to bringing awareness to a disease that has been a part in all of our lives in some way. According to Breastcancer.org, in the United States alone, just under 300,000 women are estimated to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year along with 2,350 men. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, a ratio that is closing in from one in eleven in 1979 due to longer life expectancy says cityofhope.org. About 85% of new breast cancer cases belong to women who have no history of breast cancer in their family. As the second leading cause of death among women, about 40,000 will die in 2015 from the disease and 440 men. 29% of all cancer diagnoses are breast cancer. The leading cause for breast cancer: being a woman. There is no question that this disease is terrifying and faith crushing. Those diagnosed face treatments that could bring the strongest person to their knees and it doesn’t stop there. Many women face physical disfigurement in hopes of killing the cancerous cells. Loved ones also face a long road ahead, “I come from such a large family and we live all over the country. When my aunts got sick, it really brought my family together. We knew it would be a tough road ahead. It was hard seeing women that I have always looked up
to seem so fragile.” Says sophomore, Morgan Murphy. The good news is that with every passing day we are coming closer to a cure. Millions of dollars have been raised for research to end breast cancer. Many campaigns have come about to bring awareness to breast cancer and to educate women on preventative measures and early detection. Finding signs of breast cancer early is key. The American Cancer Society recommends that women begin doing at home breast exams at age 20 and begin yearly mammograms at age 40. Of course, donations and participating in campaigns is the best way to make resources available for women to receive breast cancer screenings. If you are looking to get involved, on October 31st, the American Cancer Society is hosting a “Making Strides”
walk in Bienville Square on Dau- The volleyball team shows their support phin Street, at 8 a.m. Whether you for breast cancwer awareness month. choose to walk, help set up, or simPhoto by: Christian Cage ply donate, every little bit helps in the fight to end breast cancer. For more events, campaigns, and ways to donate, visit the American Cancer Society website. The estimated number of diagnoses in this year alone seem staggering, however it is also estimated that there are 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Women, and men, who didn’t give up when most people would have understood if they had. The month of October is dedicated to bringing awareness to breast cancer, but this month, and every month, lets also remember to celebrate both those who fought and won the battle against breast cancer and those who fought hard until the very end.
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OPINION
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The Cons of Emoticons
By: Stephen Nash Photo Editor Facebook recently announced they are not releasing a dislike button, but are instead developing reactions for users to respond with. After receiving many mixed reviews when they
announced that the thumbs down button (dislike button) was in development, the popular social media site pulled the plug. Instead, the company is now planning to release a set of animated emoticons next to the like button which allow you to show how you feel about your friends’ status updates. Great, just what we need. More emoticons. It’s not like Facebook status updates were already annoying enough on their own. Now they’ll have crowds of laughing, crying, and even pouting faces in their comments. And have we really not had enough of these yellow faces staring back at us from our devices? Emoticon lovers claim they spice up the conversations, whatever happened to the days when words were enough to say what we needed to say? Pretty soon we are going to be using emoti-
cons completely, and find ourselves right back in the days of ancient Egypt with our own modern form of hieroglyphics. But do you really think a friend who posts about their close family members passing away is going to feel consoled when they see you took the time to click on a yellow, frowning face that has tears rolling down its round cheeks? I don’t think so. So next time you see a status that makes you feel sad, happy, angry or just makes you laugh, how about you add to the conversation instead of just letting an animated blob do the talking for you. It’s a great, modern era where we can actually speak and spread ideas to any person we want on this planet. Let’s not waste it on emoticons.
Walking Dead is Taking Over
By: Jarrett Calhoun Reporter This Fall “The Walking Dead” will have aired on the television network AMC for six seasons. Every year the number of viewers has grown, and for good reason. The season six premier had
almost 20 million viewers tune in, according to Cinema Blend’s website. The show attracts people from all ages, from college students to college professors. “I am a huge fan of the show,” said Dr. Swender, an English professor at Spring Hill College. What more can you want in a show? The title of the show, “The Walking Dead” does not give it justice because there is a lot more to the show than just dead people walking around. There is drama, tension, conflict, comedy, mystery, morality and much more. One of the biggest aspects about this show that attracts viewers is character development and transformation. All of the major characters in this series have changed in some degree over time. Rick, the main character in the series, went from being uninformed and unaccustomed to the mod-
ern day world to being the leader of the group of survivors. Darryl changed as well. He was a loner at the beginning of the series and now he considers the other survivors his family and is fiercely loyal to them. Carol started as an abused house wife and, over the course of the show, developed into a character that will do whatever necessary to keep her group safe. Another attribute of the show are the varied settings. The characters are not just in one spot the entire time. Some of the more important places in the show are Terminus (a supposed sanctuary that eventually gets over run by the walking dead), the prison (an abandoned building that the survivors stay at), and Alexandria (a safe community with huge walls to keep the zombies and rouge people out.)
New Tobacco Laws in Alabama
By: Sierra Curtis Web Designer New and Improved Tobacco Laws in Alabama Mobile’s City Council expanded the pre-existing smoking ordinance from three years ago, on Tuesday, October 13. I was a big supporter of the original ordinance because I, and several of my family members, have suffered from asthma. Asthma is severely worsened by cigarette smoke, so I was glad that smoking was banned from most public spaces. Secondhand smoke is dangerous to anyone, even those who aren’t asthmatic, so it was in the best interest of all Mobilians for the ban to go into effect. With the expansion, cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco are now included in the ban. This means these tobacco products cannot be used on any city-owned or operated premises. Councilman John Williams was the only member who voted against the ordinance expansion. He believes that smokeless tobacco isn’t harmful to others in the same way that secondhand smoke is, and that it should not have been included in the ban for that reason. Smokeless tobacco may
not be as harmful to health as normal cigarettes, but it’s just as nasty. Some people are considerate with their spit, and others aren’t. There’s no telling if those with smokeless tobacco would be responsible enough to refrain from spitting their tobacco remnants all over the place. As someone who has had clothes ruined from accidentally sitting on someone else’s nasty tobacco waste, I’d say it’s not likely. In order to keep parks, beaches, and other city-owned premises clean and enjoyable, I believe the collective tobacco ban was necessary. Another proposed Alabama law would ban citizens from smoking in their car if anyone eighteen or younger was traveling with them. I supported this proposal as soon as I heard about it, and really hoped that it would be put into effect. Children shouldn’t be forced to breathe toxic air just because their parents are addicted to nicotine. If it were up to me, it would be illegal to smoke around children at any time. Sadly, this rumored law was just that: a rumor. A law similar to this one was passed in the U.K., and that’s where the rumors spread from. Some states in the U.S. followed suit and passed similar laws, but Alabama was not one of them. There are currently seven states that have passed this ban, and I’m hoping that Alabama will eventually join in. The expanded tobacco ordinance is a good place to start, and maybe Mobile is finally on its way to becoming a healthier, more enjoyable place for everyone.
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THIS WEEK
October 22, 2015
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Business Insider posted a graphic to its site showing the most difficult college to be admitted to in each state, with Spring Hill College (SHC) taking the Alabama title. Vice President of Enrollment Management, Bob Stewart, explained how Business Insider calculated the numbers to decide which school has the most exclusive admissions. Stewart explained the article may not be the most authentic representation of a school’s admission ranking. “What they are using is a mathematical equation that is not entirely accurate. I don’t know exactly where we stand among the other colleges in Alabama, but they (Business Insider) are using the number of applications we get, divided by the number of people we admit. Often times not everyone completes their application, so we are not denying those applicants. Their math is a little faulty,” said Stewart. This is not the first or only time SHC was mentioned in national media this semester. A month ago, Business Insider listed SHC as the most expensive school in
Alabama. The website calculated the cost by totaling tuition, fees, room and board for this academic year. SHC’s cost this year came in at just over $46,000. However, the website did not factor in financial aid, of which SHC offers to 99.1% of its students at an average award of over $34,000 last year. Some of the most prominent schools in the country like the University of Chicago, Maryland’s Johns Hopkins University, and New Hampshire’s Dartmouth University were listed as three of the colleges with the highest total cost, respectively. Weeks before this graphic and article, SHC also made a list as the school that produced the 4th highest income for students who are ten years out of school. Mr. Stewart briefly added that these graphics produce two different reactions from interested prospective students. Some students may be turned away from these statistics, and others may apply because of the Hill’s recent upscale media presence. He said, “I am never going to hate the fact that we get publicity, and it is always good to see our name in bright lights.”
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LIFESTYLE
October 22, 2015
Lucy Ortiz shows off her support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink. Photo by: Cree Pettaway
Jenna Charnock, Mgan Krippene, Hannah Houseknect, and Darian Price proudly wear their Be Bold, Bald caps around campus. Photo by: Harper McNutt
THE HILL Maddy Perseghin rocks her pink shirt in the caf. Photo by: Megan Anthony
Mrs. Pat Square shows off her pink at Java City. Photo by: Cree Pettaway
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October 22, 2015
Spring Hill College Celebrates Greek Week
Members of Delta Gamma pose for a pic at this past weekends Greek Gala. By: Harper McNutt Reporter Spring Hill College just held its annual Greek week with three days of different activities for Greek organizations.
Spring Hill’s Greek Week is a long awaited event each year where members of all the Greek organizations on campus get the opportunity to spend time with members of other fraternities and sororities. Wednesday kicked off the week with speaker Lori Hart. She talked about the negative stereotypes that sorority and fraternity’s face. Thursday was the night of the newlywed game and the showing of each organizations videos. Two people from each sorority and fraternity that felt like they knew each other the best participated in the newlywed game. It was hosted by Michael Freyaldenhoven, the new director of Student Involvement. Freyaldenhoven brought a comedic touch to the game, at times changing the answers the contestants gave and involving the audience by asking random audience members questions. Some of the questions asked to the contestants were, ‘What 3 things would you bring on a deserted island’ and ‘Who is your celebrity crush’. One partner would answer for themselves and then the other for the partner in hopes that their questions matched up. But as opposed to last year, there was less focus on the competition and more about all of the different organizations having fun together, “it is one of the only events that bring all the organizations together not to compete against one another but to be with each other”, said President Elect Jasmin Pizer. In between questions there was a video break. Each organization used a popular song and put a goofy touch on it for their video, there was a range of different types of songs used in the videos. Sigma Chi used
Strut by the Cheetah Girls with four of their members lip-syncing and dancing like the girl group. Phi Mu went with the popular song, Hit the Quan by iHeart Memphis that had members from different organizations ‘hitting the quan’ with Phi Mu’s. A favorite of the audience was TKE’s, they recreated the opening credits of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. And though the focus was not on what organization would win the week there were still awards given based on who did the best at the newlywed game and what videos the judges enjoyed the most. Delta Gamma came in third place, Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa and Tri Delta tied for second and TKE won first place. Friday night brought a close to Greek Week with the Greek Gala that was held at Stewart Field. Members of all the organizations had the opportunity to go to the gala and eat, get their pictures taken and dance. Members of the Panhellenic Council (PHC) and the Interfraternity Council (IFC) were pleased with the way this year’s Greek Week played out, and think that the week is important for all organizations, “My favorite part about Greek Week is all of the organizations coming together for the same event, PHC and IFC are working to make Greek Week less competitive and more of a unifying event. Compared to last year Greek Week was different because we took out a lot of the competition so hopefully as the years go on participation will increase”, said current president of PHC Hannah McIntyre.
Tri Delta Hosts “Be Bold, Be Bald” Event for Second Year By: Harper McNutt Reporter
Sigma Kappa Natalie Harper and Tri Delta Kelly Dolph show off their bald caps for “Be Bold, Be Bald” event. Photo by: Harper McNutt
Tri Delta participated in the Be Bold, Be Bald event that raises money and awareness for those battling cancer in honor of their philanthropy St. Jude, Children’s Research Hospital. The Be Bold, Be Bald event consists of the Tri Delta members wearing bald caps all day in honor of the patients at St. Jude that have lost their hair and support anyone that is fighting cancer. They can also write on the cap the name of the person that they are wearing it for. The chapter sold the caps for $5 to anyone that wanted to participate and the proceeds went to cancer research through Be Bald Be Bold. Other organizations were encouraged to participate as well as any other students. “Last year we as a chapter boldly wore bald caps for the entire day, many designed their bald caps with inspirational quotes and the names of loved ones that
are battling or have battled cancer, this year we reached out to other organizations to join us in this movement. Phi Mu and Alpha Kappa Alpha were huge supporters of this event and joined us in wearing a bald cap,” said Philanthropy Chairman Rachel McNeil. It was important to the members of Tri Delta to involve other organizations because this event is in support of anyone of any age that has battled cancer, “Although our priority as a sorority is spreading awareness for childhood cancer, participating in this event allows us to spread awareness for cancer as a whole,” said McNeil. This is the second year that the Spring Hill chapter has participated in the event after junior Kaity Abbot introduced it to the chapter last year, “I actually heard of the event, through my mom. Some of her friends from work made a team to raise money for a friend battling cancer, and I thought it would be a great way to bring awareness to Spring Hill's
campus. Also, since Tri Delta's philanthropy is St. Jude, I thought it would be a great move for us as a chapter because wearing a bald cap is not a typical sorority move. Wearing the bald caps shows how we value and admire the strength and courage of the patients at St. Jude. I thought that taking a step out of our comfort zones would make a statement and help raise awareness,” said Abbot. She also wanted the people of Spring Hill and the other Greek organizations to support the cause. “I think that when someone joins a sorority/fraternity, it is partly because they want to be a part of something bigger than themselves. So, by wearing a bald cap, we not only raise awareness for all of the cute kids with cancer, but we also are breaking a stereotype that sororities and fraternities are superficial. We can wear a bald cap for a day for the kids that can't take their bald caps off,” said Abbot.
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SPORTS
October 22, 2015
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SHC Men’s Golf Team Hoping for a Successful Season This Year
By: Trevor Warren Reporter The Spring Hill College Men’s Golf Team is optimistic as it begins the season with a successful start. Already, the team won two of the tournaments that it has participated in so far: one at Union College in Jackson, MS and the other here at Spring Hill. This week, the team played at the University of North Alabama where it faced other NCAA Division II teams. Many of the teams at the tournament were nationally ranked, including the University of North Alabama (no.6). According to Spring Hill’s Mens Golf captain, Wesley Hunter, facing these nationally ranked teams has become the primary focus of this season. “In our NCAA conference, the schools that we play aren’t really
known for golf so we’re not too worried about beating them. Right now we’re trying to compete with the teams that we think we’ll face after we win conference,” stated Hunter. According to golfstat.com, which serves as the official scorer for all NCAA championships, Spring Hill’s Mens Golf Team is ranked number 46 out of over 200 NCAA Division II teams. The team hopes to increase their rank nationally by defeating current nationally ranked teams at tournaments. Having only lost one player from last year and gaining two new freshman this season, the Men’s Golf Team appears to be in a good position to compete for this national recognition. “We’ve definitely gotten stronger as a team and several players on the team have really stepped up,” said Hunter. “In golf there’s not really an off season to take a break. Your practicing all the time so many of us worked really hard this summer to be even better,” he continued. But despite their skill and success, Hunter feels as if the Men’s Golf Team is somewhat undervalued at Spring Hill. He says that, compared to other sports on campus, there doesn’t seem to be the same kind of admiration and sup-
port. “I feel like we are one of the best teams on-campus. The past two years that I’ve been here the team has really accomplished a lot that other teams haven’t. I guess it would be nice to get a little more recognition,” said Hunter. Overall, Hunter says that he wants people to undertand how much work goes into the Men’s Golf Team’s success. “We practice more than any other sport does. I mean we’re out there everyday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Even when we have days
off, we Photo courtesy of: Trevor Warren still go out to the golf course to practice and get better. I think that’s what makes us one of the best teams at Spring Hill,” said Hunter. Right now, most of the team’s games will be tournaments rather than conference games. Their last tournament will be the Mississippi Gulf Coast Golf Tournament next week.
Women’s Volleyball Team Continues Winning Streak
By Christian Cage Reporter The success of Spring Hill College’s (SHC) Women’s Volleyball Team has been common conversation around the college campus
Photo by: Christian Cage this fall semester. This comes at no surprise, considering the team have won 21 of their 28 games this fall season. Coach Peggy Smith puts the team’s consistent perfor-
mancedown to the depth of the 21 woman squad. “Our second group challenges our starters everyday in practice and I think our improvement over the course of the season is due to that,” she believes. The adaption of the younger playing group to the program has also added to this success. She went on by saying, “Our freshmen have learned and accepted the system quickly and have been great contributors for the most part.” The team added five more victories to their current 15 match winning streak last Friday and Saturday evenings at Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center. The badgers only dropped one set throughout the campaign beating Lemoyne-Own University, Central State Uni-
versity, Miles College, Lane College and Kentucky State University, who were one of the few teams who managed to win against the Lady Badgers earlier on in the season. “I thought we played together as a team over this weekend with everyone contributing” stated Coach Peggy post the final game. “We have great leadership from our captains, Ginny, Mallory and Molly” she added. Madison Seuzeneau is leading the team statistics in kills at 234, whilst Mallory Raulerson tops the service aces and set assists for the badgers at 47 and 865. Only two more games remain for SHC Women’s Volleyball Team, with their next and final home game coming up against Stillman College on Friday Oct. 30.
To keep up to date with the schedule and results of SHC Women’s Volleyball team visit the Spring Hill Badgers website.
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