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The SpringHillian

Vol 105 Issue 2

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

Greek Life Participates in Hazing Prevention Abby Hanson|Reporter Monday, Sept. 18 marked the first day of National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW). This week-long event was created by HazingPrevention.Org, a national nonprofit organization that empowers individuals to prevent hazing and to not be a bystander. On Spring Hill College’s campus, all of the women’s Greek organizations came together to support the “These Hands Don’t Haze” Campaign, started by the National Panhellenic Council.

The awareness week happened to occur right after a major hazing event came to light on Louisiana State University’s campus this year. Freshman Maxwell Gruver was found unresponsive after a night full of intense binge-drinking. It is suspected that it was an act of hazing from Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, where Gruver was a new pledge member. His body was found in the organization’s house.

Events such as those at LSU are one of the many reasons Spring Hill has a strict no-tolerance policy on hazing—and not just for Greek organizations. “I think hazing used to be about the physical health of somebody,” stated Mike Freyaldenhoven, Director of Student Development. “Now it’s about both of them—the mental health and the physical health.” For the 2017-2018 school year, the Spring Hill student conduct handbook has reformed its hazing policy in a small, but extremely significant way. “In the last year, we just approved language that held people responsible, or equally responsible, if they didn’t report hazing,” stated Freyaldenhoven. “We wanted to up the accountability piece to bystanders to say we want you to be active. If you are not active, and you choose to be silent, you are as responsible as the person doing the hazing.” The

Members of the National Panhellenic Council host a table for Hazing Prevention. | Photo: Abby Hanson bystander effect is an extremely important asset to the policy, as reporting any suspected incidents could even save someone’s life.

According to Babson College, over 40% of college students admit to having known about hazing activities, and 36% of students say that they would not feel comfortable reporting them. NHPW encourages a change from this culture on all college campuses. This issue does not only impact Greek organizations, but as well as all clubs across college campuses. Over 50% of female NCAA athletes nationwide report of being hazed.

To support NHPW, Spring Hill Panhellenic hosted a table in the back of the campus cafeteria. They had

information and answers to any questions in regards to our campus hazing policies and procedures.

In addition, there was an interactive activity where campus club members could sign their name and group on a paper hand to show their support of These Hands Don’t Haze. “We had people from whatever organizations were willing [to] come pledge to stand against hazing,” stated Caroline Cusick, presidentelect of Panhellenic. “It wasn’t just Greek life that was involved in this—if you’re a part of athletics, if you’re a part of a club on campus, then hazing can happen in any of them. We want everyone to be able to stand up against it.”

New Leadership Program to Have Lasting Impact on Spring Hill Hannah Martin|Reporter Badgers LEAD is a new leadership program that is expected to leave a mark on Spring Hill’s campus for many years.

The Center for Student Involvement has dreamed of having a leadership program for many years. Their dream has finally come true with this new program.

Badgers LEAD: Leadership Exploration And Development is a six-week leadership program open to sophomores and juniors exploring leadership theories, values congruence and goal setting. This six-week program runs from Sept. 19 to Oct. 31. They meet for a one hour session every Tuesday evening.

Katelyn Whitty, facilitator for Badgers

LEAD, was asked about the students that are in the program this semester. “This semester it is all women, but we will be offering it again in the Spring. Right now there are only 10 [female] students, but we could use anywhere from 10 to 20 of both men and women.” When Whitty was asked about the program only containing females this semester she said, “Although the experience was designed to be for men and women, having only women creates opportunities for discussions related directly to the things they see as challenges for women in leadership positions.”

This program is intended to teach the students how to make an impact in the world by using the skills that are taught

within these six sessions. At the conclusion of each session the students get the opportunity to reflect on what they have learned. This is just another way of incorporating Spring Hill’s Jesuit education into all aspects of the student body.

There will be another sixweek session of Badgers LEAD in Spring 2018. For more information on Badgers LEAD, visit the Center for Student Involvement office.

Students participate in Badgers LEAD. | Photo: Hannah Martin

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September 28, 2017

New Additions to Wellness Center Samm Brown | Reporter

mental illness, but on having a place to vent or bounce ideas off of someone in a nonThe Wellness Center, known for therapy setting. I think it would be good being a medical resource on the Spring for someone with homesickness or having Hill College campus, is now offering trouble in classes. Those things that don’t new services not only to treat a cold, but really rise to the need for mental health to also treat one’s mind. New activities treatment but just needing someone to talk and treatments are being offered from to,” Dees said. Anyone interested can meet the quaint center located in Toolen at the Wellness Center on Mondays at 3 Hall. Whether it is stress from school p.m. in your exercise gear. or a diagnosed mental illness, there are Shannon Boone is a doctoral candidate services offered that may benefit a student. in the Wellness Center that has a strong Every Monday in the Wellness Center, interest in keeping athletes mentally staffers begin their day at 9 a.m. and healthy and focused on their sport. On end at 4 p.m. From 9 a.m. until 10 a.m., Fridays at 10 a.m., she leads “Peak John McClain, a counseling intern in the Performance for Athletes,” which does not New resources placed in the Wellness Center. | Photo: Samm Brown Wellness Center, leads “Mindfulness.” primarily focus on mental illness but more Training session that helps people with emotional This is a form of focusing that enables a on “keeping your head in the game,” Dees disorders or instability--specifically those with person to become grounded in the moment and said. anxiety disorders. Through the sessions, the deal with whatever emotions they are feeling at the One thing that can be expected in the future is participants can expect to learn various tools that time. McClain said that he plans to use different group-style therapy about relationships. These can help them deal with anxiety or any alike issues types of “focusing” to lead the groups, such as group sessions would be led by therapist Dodie on a daily basis.

There are also other services music, visual imagery, breathing and more. Anyone Ward. She expects to have these sessions in the offered throughout the day and throughout the is welcome and is not required to have previously afternoon on Tuesdays, and she is looking for week, such as “Substance Struggles” and “What attended a therapy session with the Wellness suggestions from students. is ED?,” which are both led by therapist Melinda Center to join.

For more information on any services offered by Rader.

On Mondays, from noon until 1 p.m., Michelle the office, contact the Wellness Center at 251One may also try out the program, “Walk and Dees, one of the therapists in the Wellness Center 380-2297.

Talk,” which is led by Dees. “It’s not focused on and alumna of Spring Hill, teaches a Coping Skills

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What is Your America?

The Community Conversations group of Spring Hill College has scheduled its fourth event, “What is Your America?,” for Thursday, Oct. 5 at 12:15 p.m. in the Price LeBlanc Grand Hall of the Barter Student Center.

Community Conversation events have included a film designed to encourage conversation about a topic, followed by table discussions among students, faculty and staff at SHC. The Oct. 5 event is inspired about the horrific events of Aug. 12, when one person was killed and 19 others injured at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Dr. Kathleen Orange, a political science professor at SHC and a leader in the three previous events, said the focus on Oct. 5 will be “to get people to think about the ways we are united and the ways we are divided.” Specifically, the Community Conversations group hopes to inspire participants to be intentional about healing divisions in America, and to think about moving forward after the events in Charlottesville. The need for civility and building community will be

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emphasized in the Oct. 5 gathering.

Previously, the Community Conversations group held discussions on race and immigration in the fall of 2016, then focused on “What is Truth?” in the spring of 2017. Each event drew between 75 and 100 students. At the conclusion of each event, Dr. Orange compiled the table notes, searched for common themes, and then made a final report available for faculty, staff and students.

“The comments on the racial exchanges were overwhelmingly positive,” Dr. Orange said last spring. “Participants said they felt free to express themselves and that they learned a great deal from one another. Many students at the second one commented that they had never really considered what immigrants go through until they saw the film and participated in the discussions. This is why we did this: so students have a chance to examine the stereotypes being flung around and look at them from another point of view.”

The Oct. 5 event is free to students, staff and faculty.

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NEWS 3 Where are the Caf Napkins?

Volume 105 Issue 2

Caroline St. Paul | Reporter

was intended. As we move forward, I support any effort to lessen our Spring Hill students have started to notice that the napkin dispensers that footprint of environmental harm. were once on every table in the caf are no longer there. This confused a lot of Although this is a small step, students because they were located on the tables until a few weeks into the reducing paper waste is important. start of school. They can now find two larger napkin dispensers located by The student group and myself are the pizza and salad bar for students to grab after they get their food. Although hoping baby steps in our effort to be this change was made out of good intentions for the environment, it is a little more green will eventually change inconvenient for many. Students find themselves needing more napkins once the culture here on campus. If we all they sit down, but do not want to get up again. To prevent this, many caf practice environmental awareness eaters are grabbing an excess of napkins from one of the two large dispensers and work to improve our impact on before sitting down, leading to more waste, which is what the removal of the the environment, then I’m all for it.” dispensers from the tables was supposed to cut down on in the first place.

Many Spring Hill students have Adam Schmidt, secretary of student life for the Student Government differing ideas on the plan. “Many Association, has been gathering more information about this. Last year, a class students have adjusted fine, but of about 20 students started a petition with the school to move the napkin they’d prefer napkins in front of dispensers to a more centrally located position in the caf in order to try to them, obviously” said Schmidt. eliminate waste. However, this class did not get signatures from a large bulk of Sophomore Maddy Freese said “If Image of the new napkin dispensers the Spring Hill student body. Despite this, Dr. Christopher Puto, President of they want to help the environment, in the Caf. | Photo: Caroline St. Paul Spring Hill College, was curious to see how this would play out, so he decided then they should do it in a more to give it a try. The napkins have the potential to return back to each individual consistent way.” She is referring to the plastic cups and paper sandwich table, but until more complaints against them being located at the front of the holders that are currently in use in the caf. Lizzie Griffith, a senior, likes the caf are received, the school will wait longer until the reversal happens, if at all. idea. She said that it is a good way to reduce excess napkin usage. “They just David Reiley of Aramark supports the effort. He explained that the student take what they can carry,” she said. center was originally constructed as a “Leed Certified” building. “The The napkin dispensers may make their return to each individual table in intention at the end of construction was to evolve the Spring Hill Campus the future, but until then, expect to continue grabbing napkins before sitting and community into a green campus and practice good stewardship of our down in the caf. Badgers will be doing their part in helping to reduce waste beautiful location,” he said. “This was not accomplished to the level that and helping the environment.

Badgers Practice Responsible Drinking Chelsea Garvin | Reporter It is hard to imagine college without the image of alcohol being involved to some capacity, but to what capacity is it important to examine.

Spring Hill College is a wet campus, which means students that are of age are allowed to consume alcohol on campus property. But with this privilege comes responsibility, and that means making sure that students are partaking in safe drinking.

Spring Hill College’s amnesty policy “is designed for situations when a student needs medical assistance because of alcohol or substance use. It is intended to encourage students to come forward, without fear of disciplinary action being taken against the intoxicated student or those friends/ bystanders who seek to help them, to pursue medication intervention.” This policy is to make sure that students are being responsible with their drinking, and if they are not, the policy gives them the opportunity to handle the situation safely if things go too far. Having self-control is important when drinking to make sure that one does not

let things get out of hand, and it is understand that drinking does not have to always end in uncontrollable intoxication.

Tamonica Jones, an academic Junior and first year Residence Advisor, gave her opinion on what it means to practice safe drinking. “I believe responsible drinking is when a person understands the idea of being drunk is not equivalent to “a good time,” says Jones. She went on to explain that there are steps a person can take if they know they will be consuming alcohol in order to stay safe. “If a person knows he/she will be intoxicated, then that person should have a sober friend who is responsible for them, and they should be responsible for the drinker’s alcohol consumption, appropriate actions and well-being before and after,” Jones shared. Speaking with Kiera Williams, a senior this year, she shared some of the things she has learned over the years about what it means to be a responsible drinker. “The key is to make sure that you do not drink too much, it’s not a competition. It’s important to know your limits, and if you don’t, then don’t push yourself

just because everyone else is drinking too much,” Williams said. Another senior, Jackson Harris, added what he thought responsible drinking included to make sure that you keep your body healthy and safe. “You have to make sure you have food in your stomach, that you are hydrating plenty of time before you start [drinking] and to not mix too many different types of drinks,” Harris said.

According to the College Drinking Prevention government website, “Alcohol depresses nerves that control involuntary actions such as breathing and the gag reflex (which prevents choking.) A fatal dose of alcohol will stop these functions.”

They explain the symptoms of alcohol poisoning to include mental confusion, vomiting, slow or irregular breathing, hypothermia, and seizures. It is important to know these symptoms and warning signs, and to look out for your friends or others that you may see experiencing these symptoms.

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AROUND THE HILL

Tuesday 9/26 Flu Shot Clinic Speaking to Sparrows

Greek Week Trivia Night

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Wednesday 9/27 Greek Week Carnival

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Thursday 9/28 Greek Week Volleyball Tournament

Friday 9/29 Christus Lecture

Saturday 9/30 SHAPe

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Sunday 10/1 Mass 11:00 a.m.

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Top Left: Junior Alyssa Miles smiles for cotton candy.

Bottom Left: Nora Brooks and Bailey Parrish are all smiles for Lambda Chi’s Watermelon Bash.

Right: President Puto poses with Beaumont the Badger.

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Tuesday 10/3 Sigma Chi Derby Days: Auction

Wednesday 10/4 Sigma Chi Derby Days: Dodgeball

Thursday 10/5 Sigma Chi Derby Days: Horse Race

Friday 10/6 No Submission

Saturday 10/7 Fall Break

Sunday 10/8 Fall Break

Coloring Study Break Benefit for St. Mary’s Home @ common hour

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Top Left: Erin Schell digs in for some sweet watermelon.

Bottom Left: SHORES helping at Coastal Clean-Up. Top Right: Student gets wet and wild at Watermelon Bash.

Bottom Right: The dance and cheer team battle to win tug of war.

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September 28, 2017

Public Safety Hosts No Girl Left Behind Dori Green | Reporter

uncomfortable topics. This program focused on the positive aspect of No Girl Left Behind, an all-female talking through our knowledge and bystander intervention program put on by experiences to make these more Public Safety, took place on Wednesday, difficult topics easier to speak out Sept. 20 in Byrne Hall. about.

With its debut on campus in 2014, No Later in the evening, the group Girl Left Behind has occurred annually to reconvened, and some statistics were teach and review how to safely intervene shown regarding sexual assault and in potentially dangerous situations. violence. Some that stood out were: This program also teaches sexual assault one in five women will be raped at awareness, understanding consent, some point during their life and healthy and unhealthy relationships along 91% of sexual assault victims are with body image. female. However, 90% of sexual In Byrne, there were tables set up as assault victims on college campuses stations where different discussions and do not report the assault. Facilitators activities would take place. All of the also shared their own stories and Participants at the third annual No Girl Left Behind in Byrne Hall. | Photo: Dori Green young women in attendance were split up experiences, and showed videos about worry about anything else.” into small groups, and circulated the hall. One of the bystander intervention.

The next station regarded consent. Gleespen stations discussed situations that can cause stress, and To report a sexual assault, contact a member of the continues, “There is no way to be too straightforward. the importance of self care. Senior, Shannon Gleespen SART Team by phone at 251-623-4309. The SART Yes means yes, and no means no. There should be no says, “We are our first priority as human beings. We grey area.” This subject led into the topic of rape culture, Team is also reachable via email (non-emergency use) at have to be able to take care of ourselves before we can sart@shc.edu. and how we, as a society, try to avoid the discussion of

SHC Welcomes the Business Club Caroline St. Paul | Reporter

There is a new club on Spring Hill’s Campus, the SHC Business Club. This unique club began as a project for Dr. Henson’s Marketing Management class.

“The objective was to increase student involvement as well as increase participation from alumni,” said its founder, senior marketing and management major, Trevor Doucet. With help from their advisor, Nicole Lariviere and the executive board, the club made its debut on campus this fall. Any students with a major or minor in business are allowed to join the club.

Within their short time on campus so far, the SHC Business Club has made many accomplishments. It held a LinkedIn Photoshoot as a fundraiser for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Students were offered professional headshots for their LinkedIn profiles in exchange for donations in the Student Center. The club raised $100 for Hurricane Harvey relief funds from that event. There is also a Business Club room, featuring a couch, Business Club President Trevor Doucet (left) and Vice President Dwight LeBlanc (right). | Photo: Caroline St. Paul chairs, and a Keurig located in Yenni Hall for all business students to enjoy.

SHC Business Club this semester. They Club includes: Trevor Doucet, presiam very excited about the future of this The club room’s opening video received plan on holding meetings about once a dent; Dwight LeBlanc, vice president; club.” Stay updated to see what the club 2,000 views on the Spring Hill College month, with the Inaugural Business Club Nora Brooks, secretary; Bennett Sigue, accomplishes next.

Facebook page. The National Residence Meeting being held on Thursday, Sept. student involvement; Maria Gomez, For more information on the SHC Hall Honorary (NRHH) awarded it Club 28. This meeting is being sponsored by treasurer; Korrine Sauvage, event Business Club, contact Trevor Doucet or of the Month for August 2017. The club IberiaBank, and free food will be served. coordinator; Kara McKinney, club relaany member of the Executive Board, or also helped to design a bike for Student The club also plans on having a fundraistions; and Thomas Keller, public relaemail businessclub@shc.edu. of the Month awards. The bike is located er with the Ultimate Frisbee Team, and a tions. Sophomore, Nora Brooks said, in Yenni Hall. service opportunity coming next month.

“The Business Club has already made an There is even more planned for the The Executive Team of the Business impressive impact at Spring Hill and I

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Fundraising For Badger Athletics

Samm Brown | Reporter

“Back the Badgers” is a fundraising campaign Spring Hill College athletics has started this semester. This is the first official time that the campaign has been active. However, we can expect it to become an annual fundraiser for the Athletics Department. This year’s campaign ends September 22.

Jim Hall, Director of Athletics Department, said that this campaign is an attempt to “attack head-on” the social media platform to help maximize the reach that Spring Hill College’s Athletics Department has, in order to raise money for the department.

Hall said that the campaign was sparked by SHC Athletics transitioning from the NAIA to the NCAA. This transition caused the school to begin to invest in its athletics.

Professionals like Hall are not the only people investing in our sports. The student-athletes also have a heart for what they do. I spoke with two rugby players to get a personal account for how important the sport is to them.

Oliver Kane, sophomore men’s rugby player, said, “If I were to lose rugby, it’d be a pretty big deal. I’d, honestly, probably leave the school. It’s kind of a big reason why I am here.” Oliver also said that he’s been playing rugby since high school and that the sport is important to him and his family.

The fear of losing rugby was too real for junior women’s rugby player, Elizabeth Kasongo. “After last semester, us being told they were going to cut our women’s [rugby] program, it was shocking,” Kasongo said. “They just told us they could not afford to pay for injuries anymore, but rugby is a contact sport. You expect a lot of injuries but when people do get injured, [with] the love they have for the sport, they keep coming back.” She, also, said that she

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knows that this campaign is not just going to help the rugby team, but other sports as well.

The Badgers’ Athletics Department, as well as the student-athletes are firm advocates for this new fundraising campaign. Spring Hill is hopeful in benefits for its athletics with the efforts to raise money. “Back the Badgers” is expected to greatly aide athletics in the transition from the NAIA to the NCAA Division II for the Badgers.

Beaumont poses with Athletic Director Jim Hall and Dr. Puto | Photo: Shannon Gleespen

Spirit Teams Welcome New Coach Maegan Lynch | Reporter

The Spring Hill College Spirit Teams welcomes Alyssa Paesano as the new head coach for the 2017-2018 season.

While at Spring Hill Paesano hopes to Coach Alyssa Paesano | Photo courtesy of the Athletic develop a respectable and successful Department spirit program the students, staff and community can all be proud of.

“I would like to see the cheerleading team perform well at nationals and continue to improve each year. I would also like to eventually see the dance team start competing as well. And of course a major focus is on supporting our athletic teams and cheering them on to success,” said Paesano.

Paesano is a native of North Salem, N.Y. and graduated from North Salem High School. She then attended the University of Connecticut to further her education and graduated with a BFA in design

and technical theatre with a minor in business. many new things to the table including new Paesano was a cheerleader at the University of workouts and new routines.” This is something Connecticut and obtained honors such as team that Nethken mentioned she was very excited about choreography leader, captain, and multiple time showing to the school for their first performance of recipient of the team leadership award. While at the year on Oct. 14 for the SHC basketball team’s’ UConn she also had the opportunity to cheer at annual event “Midnight Madness.” multiple American Athletic Conference (AAC) championships and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship games.

Paesano stated that she began her journey as a coach when she was a freshman in high school and continued to hold youth cheerleading camps during the summers while she was in college.

After graduating from UConn she took her first collegiate coaching job at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. for the Red Fox cheerleaders, which then lead her to take the head coaching job here at Spring Hill College.

Junior dance team member, Camryn Nethken, in regards to Paesano’s Cheer shows off their stunts in preparation for their future coaching said, “I believe Alyssa is performances. | Photo: Maegan Lynch doing a fantastic job. She has brought

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HILL YEAH!

September 28, 2017

Rotunda Dedication Spring Hill College’s President Dr. Christopher Puto, right, and Fr. Mark Mossa, S.J., at left, react at the unveiling of a portrait of the Rev. William J. Rewak S.J. The unveiling celebrated the naming of the Rotunda in honor of Rev. Rewak.

The Rotunda and the Wall of Presidents in the Lucey Administration Building was dedicated to the Rev. William J. Rewak S.J. during a formal ceremony on Friday, Sept. 15. Rev. Rewak was a former president of Spring Hill College and the Rotunda was dedicated to him through the generous donations of Dr. Benjamin J. and Marietta H. Stebor. SHC President Christopher Puto, highlighted Rev. Rewak’s contributions to the college and the campus community before unveiling the official portrait, along with Fr. Mark Mossa, S.J., Director of Campus Ministry. Rev. Rewak served as SHC’s 36th president, from 1989 to 1997.

President Puto unveils the image of Rev. William J. Rewak S.J. in the rotunda.

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