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Volume 93, Number 5 October 6, 2011

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frozen yogurt Photo illustration by KeliMAZZA & MaryRIES

Badgers battle it out over which Old Shell Road dessert venue they prefer: Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe or Cold Snap

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By LindseyFRECHOU news reporter

As Cold Snap, the frozen yogurt shop, moves in across the street from historic Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe, the battle of Old Shell Road begins. Each frozen dessert has its armor of chocolate bark, shield of freshly cut strawberries and sword of salty pretzels ready for a fight. So Badgers, what will it be? Who will

survive the vicious battle of the frozen desserts?

Old Dutch Ice cream Shoppe is a charming staple in the historic Mobile community. Since its opening in 1969, its products have grown drastically in demand. With its friendly employees and homemade ice cream, it is no wonder Old Dutch has been in business for so long. Anyone can get a sense of the bond that the little shop has formed with the Mobile

community. “With most of my costumers, I know what they want before they walk through the door,� said shop owner, Cammie Rayford.

However, the question remainsare all of her customers still walking through the Old Dutch door, or have they ventured across the street to the competition?

While Old Dutch has the classic ice cream cones, malts and shakes,

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EVENTSfortheweek 10/6-Thursday Faculty art exhibition

Eichold Gallery, 6 p.m.

A reception will be held in the Eichold Gallery for the faculty art exhibtion. Paintings, mixed media, graphic design, sculpture, film and photography comprise the show.

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HILLIANstaff EDITOR(s)

MARY RIES VICKY RYE

ADVISOR

STUART BABINGTON

NEWS

PHOTOGRAPHY KELI MAZZA

REPORTERS

SARAH HANNAN EMILY HILL LINDSEY FRECHOU

EMILY KING

LIFESTYLE

First Friday memorial mass

St. Joseph Chapel, 12:15 p.m.

Fr. Salmi will preside at the first Friday memorial mass. The mass will remember in prayer all of the deceased friends and loved ones who have died during the past month. All are welcome.

10/7-Friday

Women’s and men’s soccer

Library field, 2 p.m.

Come watch the Lady Badgers play Brewton-Parker College at 2 p.m. on Friday and the men at 4 p.m.

CAROLINE GERNHAUSER

SPORTS

JOE ROWE

ONthecover The photo illustration depicts examples of both Old Dutch’s ice cream and Cold Snap’s frozen yogurt. The faculty art exhibition displays work from several faculty members including this work by Todd Duran. The volleyball team takes command of the court and remains undefeated.

Photos by Keli Mazza, Sarah Hannan and Mary Ries

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CAMPUSbriefs Graduate and Professional school fair friday, oct. 7, 11 a.m. south alabama’s mitchell center

The Graduate and Professional School Fair brings graduate school, allied health schools and law schools to South Alabama’s Mitchell Center to discuss opportunities for students.

A conversation with michael knight Thursday, oct. 13, 7 p.m. stewartfield

Dr. John Hafner will be moderating a conversation with Michael Knight. Knight is the author of two novels “Divining Rod” and “The Typist,” two collections of short fiction “Dogfight and Other Stories” and “Goodnight, Nobody,” and a collection of novellas. Please join the Friends of Spring Hill College Library for light refreshments, lively conversation, and Knight’s book signing.

sas 201: career development strategies course registration thursday, oct. 12, 1:30 p.m. yenni hall, second floor

The second half of the semester offers another section of SAS 201, career development strategies. This course is for sophomores who are still deciding on a major and/or area of interest. Sign up and earn one credit to clarify your career interests.

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NEWS

Alabama passes controversial immigration law The law is the first to require public schools to check immigration statuses of students

By EmilyKING News Editor

Alabama passed the broadest and strictest immigration law in the U.S. on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn of Federal District Court in Birmingham passed the immigration law, which amongst other provisions, requires state and local police to verify a person’s immigration status during routine traffic stops and arrest if “reasonable suspicion” suggests the person might be in the country illegally.

Other provisions to the bill include nullifying any contract with an illegal immigrant, preventing any transaction between an illegal immigrant and the state of Alabama (this has already led Mont-

are between 80,000 “ There and 130,000 illegal immigrants in Alabama. ”

gomery to deny a man water and sewage services), the permission to question a suspected illegal immigrant and hold the person without bond and requiring public schools to check the immigration status of students before allowing them to enroll in school. With the education provision, if a child cannot provide a birth certificate, the state requires the student to provide another form of documentation.

If the student fails to provide any documentation, the student can be allowed to enroll in the school but is listed as “enrolled without birth certificate” in the state data system.

Blackburn temporarily blocked some provisions to the law until she can issue a final ruling.

The provisions that are questionably unconstitutional are making it a crime to solicit work from illegal immigrants, criminalizing the act of transporting or harboring illegal immigrants, allowing discrimination lawsuits against companies that reject legal U.S. citizens but hire illegal immigrants, forbidding businesses from getting tax deductions for wages

paid to illegal immigrants, preventing illegal immigrants from going to public Alabama colleges and universities, preventing drivers from stopping on the road to hire illegal immigrants and making federal verification the only way in court to determine if an immigrant is in Alabama legally.

The immigration law has caused controversy throughout the state. On the day of the ruling, hundreds of students at universities around the state protested the law. In addition to students, farmers, construction companies and sheriffs have concerns about the law. In Alabama there are an estimated 80,000 to 130,000 illegal immigrants. In northern Alabama, there are large communities of Spanish speaking people and many schools whose populations are primarily Hispanic. According to ABC News, sweet potato farms in Alabama expect to lose many migrant workers because the immigrants will be scared away from the state with the passing of this law. After a similar law in Georgia passed, farm owners struggled to find workers which negatively affected the farms’ harvesting season.

Construction companies fear losing work from illegal immigrants, which will be especially detrimental to parts of Alabama that are rebuilding from the destruction of the tornadoes last April.

Sheriffs in financially struggling counties in Alabama are concerned with funding the implementa-

goal has always been “Our to make sure Alabama jobs are going to legal Alabama residents.

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- Alabama Governor Robert Bentley

tion of the new law.

The law also has support. Many supporters encourage the law’s effort to document students who are illegal immigrants to track how much money the state spends on educating illegal aliens. Also, this law is praised for encouraging employment of legal American citizens instead of

illegal immigrants. “Our goal has always been to make sure Alabama jobs and taxpayer-funded resources are going to legal Alabama residents, and Judge Blackburn’s ruling is a significant win for this cause,” said Republican pro tem of the Alabama senate, Del Marsh, on Wednesday Sept. 28. Gov. Robert Bentley also commented on the bill last Wednesday. “If the federal government had done its job by enforcing its own immigration laws, there

law attacks our “ This understanding of what it means to be a Christian.

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- Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi

would be no need for Alabama-or other states-to pass a law such as this,” said Bentley.

The immigration law is expected to be refuted in the Supreme Court. An influential position for challenging this law comes from the 1982 Supreme Court case, “Plyler v. Doe.” This case was brought to the Supreme Court after schools in Texas tried to either prevent illegal immigrant children from enrolling in school or charging the students’ tuition. The Court ruled that, “Children residing in the United States, whether legally or not, have a right to free public elementary and secondary education.” Many U.S. citizens deem the Alabama law to be discriminatory, but providing legal grounds for the law to be unconstitutional is more difficult than proving the law to be prejudicial. In a letter by Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi, Rodi writes, “[The Church] does not determine who enters our country. But once immigrants are in our midst, the Church has a moral obligation, intrinsic to the living out of our faith, to be Christ-like to everyone.

This law attacks our very understanding of what it means to be a Christian.” The Catholic, United Methodist and Episcopal bishops challenged the law on Wednesday along with the U.S. Department of Justice and many civil rights groups.

NEWS 4

Facebook undergoes drastic design changes Facebook will launch its new Timeline interface. The most noticeable change in the Facebook Timeline is a large cover photo at the top of the page that users can change to whatever they would like. The new Facebook also features a timeline in which users’ recent activity, status updates and photos are arranged chronologically in two colScreenshot courtesy of Facebook.com umns. There is a list Profiles will show a timeline of users’ Facebook history detailing the person’s online activity. of months, located to the right of the cover

By EmilyHILL News Reporter photo, which users can click to view their activity for that month.

Another feature of the updated Facebook is a Facebook will soon undergo another major change after having gone through numerous ad- map. When users tag themselves at a location, a point will appear on the map of that location. Users vancements throught its seven years of service.

can also set the location of each photo in their albums and a point will appear on the map at the location where the picture was taken. When users or users’ friends view the map and move their cursors over the points on the map, they can see pictures or tags of the user in that location.

Facebook users will be able to easily switch to the new Timeline interface within the next two to four weeks, although this time frame is subject to change. However, users who are eager to switch to the new version now can go through an eight step process and see their personal walls in the format of the new versions.

Facebook continues to expand and change, giving users new ways to connect with others and express themselves.

The website below gives a step-by-step instructions on how to switch to Facebook Timeline now.

To change to the Facebook Timeline early, visit:

http://mashable.com/2011/09/22/ how-to-facebook-timeline/

Free laptop registration now offered on campus

By LindseyFRECHOU News Reporter

The Spring Hill College Department of Public Safety has decided to help students avoid being victims of theft by offering a free laptop registration program.

Laptops are expensive and often contain personal and academic information of a student, making them a desirable target for a thieves. Loss of research papers and exam reviews along with the price of replacement for new laptops can be disastrous for students.

This Spring Hill laptop registration program will create a database of contact and identification information about the laptop that will be available to students should their devices be stolen. “We’ve had a couple (thefts)

this year, so I got to thinking about stuff we could do to help out. We need to do this for all the students,” said Todd Warren, director of public safety.

To register a laptop online, go to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHZiUmF GbVZ4X1hFeW1GYXd1ZGZaR2c6M Q. Be prepared to give the name of the device and all MAC addresses.

The format of the MAC address is: 00:00:00:00:00:E0 and is an alphanumeric number.

Registering a device is a great way to ensure its safety, but there are also other methods to keep the laptops from being stolen. The Department of Public Safety recommends that along with registering the devices through Spring Hill’s new program, students should also register the device with

To register a laptop online visit: https://docs.google.com/ spreadsheet/viwform?form key=dHZiUmFGbVZ4X1hFe W1GYXd1ZGZaR2c6MQ

Secure Tracking of Office Products (STOP). STOP has free registration for devices as well and will be registered in a database that lasts for the life of the computer. Each laptop will receive a tamper-proof patented plate with a barcode and permanent tattoo.

To register a device with STOP, visit

the website at www.stoptheft.com.

Other ways to keep a laptop from being stolen are never leaving it unattended and using a password to keep a thief from accessing personal information. Also, the Universal Security Slot (USS) can physically attach a laptop to a desk or stable location while not in use. Many students label their devices or use a carrying case to keep them hidden. There are many simple measures students can take to make certain their laptops are in safe keeping.

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Faculty presents art exhibition at Eichold Gallery for all to view

By SarahHANNAN News Reporer

Photo by SarahHANNAN

Various pieces of faculty artwork are available for viewing in the Eichold Gallery until Oct. 28.

The Eichold Gallery at Spring Hill College is currently hosting its faculty exhibition. The exhibition started on Oct. 2 and will continue to run until Oct. 28.

The faculty members who are presenting their artwork at this exhibition include Todd Duren, Pieter Favier, Daniel Garcia, Mary Elizabeth Kimbrough, Janden Richards, Stephen Savage, Wanda Sullivan and Lauren Woods.

Wanda Sullivan expressed her excitement for the exhibition. “I really encourage everyone to come out and see what we’re doing,” said Sullivan. “This is what we’re talking about in our classes.

I really hope that through our

work, we can expand students’ horizons as to what art is and can be. We’re not the people writing papers all day. We make stuff and paint pictures. It will be exciting to show the Spring Hill community just how much our art varies.”

Sullivan is especially excited to share her work with other faculty members.

“We’re such a close-knit faculty in the art department. I’m so excited for each individual’s work, especially because we are all so different,” said Sullivan.

One of the most intriguing features of the exhibition is that the gallery will be showing a film for the first time ever. The film is the work of Daniel Garcia, the new digital

video production professor in the communication arts department.

SHC art students are getting excited to view the work of their professors. Many students are anxious to see what Richards has in store for her “Adopt, Spay and Neuter” dog campaign.

“I’m really excited to see Lauren Wood’s work. She has an incredible ability to capture the human figure in her paintings. Her work is a model of excellence for us to look up to,” said senior Wyatt Esteves.

All students and faculty are invited to the opening reception of the faculty exhibition, which will be held on Thursday, Oct. 6, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Career fair helps students plan for the future

By EmilyHILL News Reporter

Ten different companies interviewed students who are interested in employment opportunities at the fall career fair on Tuesday, Oct. 4 in the student center.

Professionally dressed students came to the student center prepared with several copies of their resumes. Among the companies who attended were Aflac, College Ticketing LLC, New York Life, Waffle House and Taco Bell. Many of these companies are looking for students to fill professional positions or internships.

“We are looking for seniors or alumni of any major who are interested in local management positions,” said Kelly Marsh, talent acquisition manager of Enterprise Holdings. Waffle House representatives had the same expectations.

“We are looking for students from all walks of life and from a variety of majors who are interested in management positions and moving up in the field,” said Michelle Fields, area people director of Waffle House.

College Ticketing had a different approach. The company is looking for students to work full time or intern with the company. College Ticketing just signed a contract with ESPN, so students who work for the company will sell tickets, market events and be very involved with ESPN. “This company is good for anyone looking to get into sports. Getting into the sports business is extremely hard, but

getting into the business through sales is the way to go,” said Alyssa Reilly, director of ticket sales for College Ticketing, LLC. New York Life has high expectations of Spring Hill students. “We are looking for students interested in being sales representatives and who are hard working, ethical and local. There are actually

students should once again dress professionally and bring their resumes.

Dexter-Wilson explained that students, when talking to companies, should articulate well and highlight their strengths and assets. “What will benefit students is to create an elevator speech.

The concept is, if you get into an elevator with the CEO of a big company you’re interested in, you have one minute to brand yourself to that person before they get off the elevator,” said Dexter-Wilson.

Dexter-Wilson also mentioned that students should be open to using social media to connect with professionals. “Using networks like Twitter and Linkedin allows students to know their industry, the problems and what ideas they have to solve their problems or reduce their pain,” said Dexter-Wilson.

Students looking for employment will benefit by dressing for success, having well written resumes, preparing elevator speeches and having knowledge of their industries when they meet with these company representatives.

will benefit students is to “ What create an elevator speech. ” -Elizabeth Dexter Wilson, coordinator of career services

four Spring Hill alumni who now work in the firm,” said David Hughes, managing partner for New York Life.

Spring Hill students will have another opportunity to showcase their talents next semester in the spring. “There will be a specialized inverted career fair in which companies who pertain to certain departments will come, and students will stand behind booths and display their qualifications,” said Elizabeth Dexter-Wilson, coordinator of career services.

Dexter-Wilson said that at this inverted career fair

For more information on career services, contact Elizabeth DexterWilson at:

edexterwilson@shc.edu

OPINION 6

Rushing major decisions wastes valuable time

By VickyRYE Co-Editor

A little more than three years ago, I came to Spring Hill for Preview. I was 19 years old and was just glad to have made it out of high school, an accomplishment I had been looking forward to since the popularity contests Photo by KeliMAZZA Vicky Rye of middle school. After spending so much time researching and visiting different schools, I had decided. “Whew,” I thought, “no more decisions for a while. I’m settled.”

And then people started being divided up into majors. I remember someone asked me, “What’s your major?”

“Err…undecided.” How could I know my major

when I hadn’t even started school yet?”

They then encouraged me to choose one just then. “Well, what are you leaning towards?”

I said that I really didn’t know, but I guessed I would lean towards business. Next thing I know, I’m registering for core classes as well as macroeconomics. And I have to say that I did enjoy the class with Dr. Castello, so I remained in the business department for my freshman year. But the next semester I took microeconomics, and those charts and graphs were over my head. I made a “C.” Yuck. My sophomore year, I was trying to get through pre-calculus with the help of a tutor and failing accounting miserably for the second time.

I knew I needed a change, but didn’t know where to go. Someone recommended the communication arts department. Okay, sounds good; sign me up.

Second semester of sophomore year, I began my studies as a communication arts major and immediately felt the difference. This was the place for me. My grades improved drastically and I felt that

this has been the perfect environment for me to succeed.

However, I’ve had to take multiple summer classes to make up for the unnecessary classes I took and for the ones I dropped. Not to mention, the one “C” I have on my record. I don’t understand why Spring Hill presses students to choose their majors so prematurely. We have plenty of core classes to fill at least the first year and a half. Plus, if students are undecided when they come to SHC, taking core classes allows them to see what they like and are good at and vice-versa. Many students, if not the majority, change their majors at some point and therefore get behind and struggle to graduate on time. Spring Hill already requires enough hours to graduate and leaves little room for extra classes.

So why not let us breathe a little after having to make that initial decision to come to school here?

Let us experience what SHC has to offer for a while before having to decide what we want to do for the rest of our lives.

I’m Just Sayin’...

We salute you, stressed out Badgers

By MaryRIES Co-Editor

My name is Mary, and I’m addicted to caffeine.

Coffee, soda and energy drinks, you name it and we’ve got it. Students are now at an alltime high stress level as we are now in the middle Photo by KeliMAZZA of the dreaded midterms Mary Ries week. The amount of stress students have on this campus is exponentially greater than it is during normal school weeks. The workload has increased, and students are trying to stay positive while counting down the days until fall break be-

EDITORIAL POLICY

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According to an article on time.com, “The Newest Addictions on Campus,” college students are turning to caffeine in times of stress. It was reported by the Journal of the American Diabetic Association that nearly 90 percent of adults consume caffeine every day. Students believe that stocking up on Red Bull and Starbucks’ Caramel Macchiato during stressful times will help them to get the energy they need to push through the night and finish their projects. However, according to Jim Lane, director of psychophysiology at Duke University, using caffeine as a study aid is actually doing the opposite of what students intend. Caffeine increases the amount of adrenaline in the body, and consuming caffeine may actually create more panic and stress instead of increasing focus.

For many, the idea of quitting their caffeine con-

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SUBMISSIONS

sumption during stressful times is terrifying. I know during a stressful time, especially now during midterms week, I couldn’t live without having a diet Coke by my side, an addiction that I am unwilling to change. Students may think that the caffeine is helping, but science is telling us differently.

What are we to do? According to, “The Newest Addictions on Campus,” students should try to avoid caffeine and get more sleep. HA! I don’t think these researchers have seen students’ schedules before, because I know for sure, sleep is not on my to-do list.

My fellow Badgers, we must try to get through this stressful time together, with or without massive amounts of caffeine. Let us do whatever it takes to make it to fall break. I’m just sayin’...

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Letter to the Editor This is a response to the article, “The dating disconnect: Women and boys”

by Vicky Rye in the Sept. 29 issue of The SpringHillian.

The dating disconnect seems not to be that of the “boys” toward the women, but more of an equal disconnect between both sides.

I suppose “traditional dating” is vanishing in the sense that guys do not necessarily do ALL of the work in today’s society. Also, the idea of “chivalry” might be less clear to today’s man as it was in the 1950s. However, you have to note the change in the times and you have to realize that there is a visible change in the status quo. Women are becoming more submissive to the desires of men and, yes, guys are indeed taking what they can get in some instances.

So, if guys can “have sex with no relationship and without even dating,” I’m sure they would take it. You can’t say, though, that this is the evil work of man because women are just as responsible. It works both ways. It is a matter of men being more forthright with their feelings and women having a bit more willpower on deciding whether or not they should succumb to a man’s desires.

It is true that in the past people dated throughout college and then got married (my parents did), but now, like I said earlier, there is a change in the times. Men tend to think of professional lives before they think of the complications of marriage. In our wretched economy, men want to have a stable job first so that they can support a family instead of jumping right into marriage after college.

So, I conclude that it is not a lack of morals that plagues men’s feelings towards women; but instead, a lack of communication. More face-to-face interaction instead of misleading text messages (that girls seem to always misinterpret) may be a start to a more healthy dating experience, along with some honesty and respect towards one another.

-Matt Laborde

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Life on The Hill

LIFESTYLE 8

Top: Students enjoy the nice change in weather by playing wiffle ball in Rydex Commons.

Bottom right: Sophomore Andrew Herman, sophomore Emery Finegan and senior Brandon Arquette cheer on the Badger crosscountry team this past weekend.

Bottom: Students bring out their “Badger claws” at the SHAPe retreat this past weekend.

Photos by KeliMAZZA , LindseyFRECHOU and Molly St.Romain.

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Top left: Students studying at the Italy Center in Bologna, Italy enjoyed spending time with Rev. Richard P. Salmi, S.J. and members of the board of trustees this past week.

Top right: Sophomore Shelby Husband and sophomore Joe Remo sing at the SHAPe retreat. The SHAPe retreat is designed to help promote the spiritual life of students.

Left: Junior Eric Reynolds, sophomore Ryan Cosse, sophomore Caitlyn LaChute and freshman Molly Schladenhauffen use McKinney’s at the Hill as a valuable resource for studying and snacking.

Bottom: Senior Allyson Grillo and senior Matt Jordan helped out at a car wash last Saturday. All donations from the car wash were donated to help support Children’s Miracle Network.

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e v i F p o T Reasons we can’t wait for fall break.

All of us stay busy and thouroughly exhaust ourselves from time-to-time. So here’s to you hard working college students. Fall break is your playground to take time to enjoy some “you” time. Whether you are jetting off or heading home, here are the SpringHillian staff’s top five reasons why we can’t wait for fall break.

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Snoozin’ fest.

Getting enough sleep is essential for even the hardiest of Badgers. Sleeping in for a few days is a good way to rejuvenate, giving us a glimpse of hope to finish off the next half of the semester.

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Heading home.

Many Badgers take advantage of this little break to go home and see family.

Nothing like family during the holidays.

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What school work?

After seven long weeks of school work, even an extra two days of rest help give our noggins a much needed break. Let them go mushy for a couple days.

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Travel time.

If you can wait until Thanksgiving break to see your family, fall break is a good time to hit the road to visit old friends or experience somewhere you’ve never been before.

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Mmm, mmm meals.

Whether your parents like to pamper you with fresh home cooked meals or take you out for a nice steak, being home is a good way to make up for those Ramen noodles dinners you’ve been relying on.

The elegance of Muriel Barbery

By SarahHANNAN news reporter Of all of the entertaining summer reads, French novelist and philosophy professor Muriel Barbery captivates readers with her “The Elegance of the Hedgehog.”

First released in France in 2006, “The Elegance of the Hedgehog”’s charm soon spread to the United Kingdom, and then to the U.S., dazzling readers with its big-hearted and highly intellectual main characters.

The unusual novel takes readers to the center of Paris to an elegant apartment complex reserved for proper bourgeois families.

First there is Paloma, a 12-year-old genius intent on strictly acting in the way she is expected to act, as a mediocre student and obedient daughter, concealing her true intelligence and her real identity as a rather unstable yet startlingly lucid preteen.

Perhaps more importantly, there is Renée.

At first, Renée is simply the lowly concierge of the apartment building. She conforms to the stereotype of the typical concierge: she is fat, shy and is constantly watching TV. What the residents of the apartment building don’t know is that Renée is a cultured autodidact. She adores art, classical literature, philosophy and history, and she is also fascinated with Japanese culture. While the residents rarely notice or recognize her presence, Renée is constantly observing the bafflingly vacuous nature of the so-called upper class that lives in the apartments.

Paloma has resolved to end her life on her upcoming 13th birthday, and Renée has accepted her life as one of a dumpy concierge that is of no importance. This all changes when a wealthy Japanese filmmaker by the name of Monsieur Ozu moves into the apartment building.

Ozu almost immediately notices the striking talents and passions of both Paloma and Renée. Paloma and Renée discover the unlikely connection between the two of them through their new friendships with Ozu. Together, Ozu and Paloma see through Renée’s timeworn disguise as a lowly concierge and encourage her to start enjoying life again. The novel ends with a tremendous twist that might be enough to convince Paloma that she shouldn’t end her life just yet.

If these curious main characters do not spark enough interest, check out this excerpt from the novel. Barbery weaves refreshing philosophical and moral interludes throughout the novel to further sharpen the beauty of her prose.

Here is one of her best excerpts: “So here is my profound thought for the day: this is the first time I have met someone who seeks out people and who sees beyond. That may seem trivial but I think it is profound all the same. We never look beyond our assumptions and, what’s worse, we have given up trying to meet others; we only meet ourselves.

We don’t recognize each other because other people have become our mirrors.

If we actually realized this, if we were to become aware of the fact that we are only ever looking at ourselves in the other person, that we are alone in the wilderness, we would go crazy. When my mother offers macaroons to Madame de Broglie, she is telling her own life story and just nibbling at her own flavor; when Papa drinks his coffee and reads his paper, he is contemplating his own reflection in the mirror; when Colombe talks about Marian’s lectures, she is ranting about her own reflection; and when people walk by the concierge, all they see is a void, because she is not from their world.

As for me, I implore fate to give me the chance to see beyond myself and truly meet someone.”

4/5 stars

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Cell phone danger: Phones over friends

By CarolineGERNHAUSER lifestyle editor

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Have you ever left your phone on your bedside table or tangled up in your sheets while you jetted off for the day? You aren’t the only one. Our cell phones have become one with us. Our culture today has become dependent on cell phones to the point that some experience discomfort if their phones are not with them. What would we do without them now?

According to a recent PEW research center study, 13 percent of Americans use cell phones to avoid awkward social interactions. This may explain why people are texting on their phones when they’re the pick-of-the-week sober driver. More than 70 percent of the world’s population has a mobile phone.

That’s more than five billion mobile subscribers globally, and in places like the U.S., that’s nine out of ten people who live cell phone-crazed lives. Talk about intense.

What happened to bumping into people around campus without planning to meet up via text message?

The sense of verbal, face-to-face communication has evaporated from our everyday routine and is trumped by text messages, emails, Facebook messages, tweets or anything from the ruling cyber-space world.

When researching the growth of mobile technology in 2011, an experi-

ment came to mind to see how long a person, in today’s high pace, social media swamped world, can last without his or her cell phone? So, what to do? Hide the iPhone for four hours and see how long a person can last without thinking or trying to check his or her phone for missed calls, texts or emails.

During Sunday morning events and until the evening, an iPhone was turned off and taken away from senior Hannah Ryan for four hours. Phone-

teract personally and how often is it through technology? Look around campus, at the dinner tables in the dining hall, “studying” in the library, walking to class, sitting through lectures, driving around the curvy bends of campus… there are cell phones in so many people’s hands. Whether the thumbs are moving to send a text message or it is up to their ear on a phone call, the social media monster is ever present.

Cell phones and their consistent usage have sky rocketed for the 1317 and 18-24 age groups within the last decade. An outstanding fact from digitalbuzzblog.com is that “on the day Obama was elected, 1.2 billion SMS messages were sent in the U.S. between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.” The news was nationwide in a matter of hours.

You could say we have come a long way from the Kennedy, Nixon debate in 1964.

At the dinner tables, it’s believed meals are to be shared with the people around you. Instead, dinners have become a time for one another to text the people who aren’t with you or to share the updated statuses or tweets that have gone on in the last five minutes since you checked them last.

Take these words of advice, Badgers.

“Friends, not phones!”

An average of 4,000 texts are sent per month by an American teenager.

That is more than six texts sent for every waking hour. On the SpringHillian Facebook page, the staff asked all the Badgers how many texts they send per day, Junior Olivia Bourgeois sends 100 texts per day sometimes a little more, and Senior Elizabeth Burkenstock sends five-100 just depending on the day.

The growth of cell phone usage in the last few years has boomed from our generation and completely amended our lifestyles. Remember this Badgers, the time you can spend

More than 70 percent of the world’s population has a mobile phone. less and disconnected Ryan said, “I hate to say it, but I did at one point think about how many missed texts or calls I’d have and how some people react when you don’t immediately respond.” It wasn’t like this before. Now we are worried about how people will react to a delayed response, and we allow the urge to look for missed notifications to control a piece of our mind. The addiction is there, whether we accept it or not.

After four hours of not having a phone, the thoughts came to mind.

How often does our generation in-

with your friends rather than on your phone because that is six texts per hour and whole lot less lovin’ that could be spend with your Badgers here on The Hill.

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COLINBODET Old Shell Road Continued from page 1

Cold Snap has a colorful self-serve bar, filled with enough sweets to ease every chocoholic’s sweet tooth and a plethora of healthy choices to make dieting easy and fun.

Yogurt has a good source of nutrients, helps with the digestive system and aids in maintaining healthy cholesterol. Not only does the yogurt have benefits, but the choices of toppings are generally healthy. “When I want to be healthy, I eat frozen yogurt. But when I want to be a fatty, I eat ice cream,” said sophomore Caitlyn LaChute. Cold Snap has a fruit bar and granola available for those customers who want something sweet, but hate the feeling of guilt after a large, double chocolate malt.

However, not everyone believes that yogurt is as healthy as some make it out to be.

“A lot of people think yogurt is healthy for you. And I guess it is, but I do believe it has more sugar in it than ice cream does,” said Rayford.

Rayford explained that her business has not been affected by Cold Snap’s opening. In fact, it is doing even better than before. “I love competition. It

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MARSHALLGIRAULT makes me thrive. When I heard that Cold Snap was coming, that was one of the main factors in my decision to make all of my ice cream here. So not only do I have awesome ice cream, I have homemade ice cream that is made right here on the premises,” said Rayford.

Fresh, homemade ice cream has been made at Old Dutch for five months now, and it is receiving a great reaction from the community.

The shop has 37 ice cream flavors and takes requests from customers on specializing colors for teams or schools. Some of the new flavors include Carrot Cake and Red Velvet Cake. “I’ve always had good ice cream. Now, I have great ice cream,”

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Name your favorite Halloween past time in three words.

CoLIn: “Candy induced coma.”

marShaLL: “Incredibly bad decisions.”

If you had to dress up as one, which one and why: classic candy corn, toddler pumpkin one-sie or a whoopie cushion?

CoLIn: “Definitely a toddler pumpkin one-sie. I look

great in orange.”

marShaLL: “I’d definitely have to go with the toddler

pumpkin one-sie for sure. It’s a classic.”

Would you say that you’re more of a Trick or a Treat kind of guy?

CoLIn: “Treat. What can I say? I’m a sweetheart.” marShaLL: “Trick. Who doesn’t like a good trick every

now and then?” says she loves the story of her business and how it is a token of the Mobile community, but she is even more excited about getting to know her customers. “I knew people would love the product, because it’s great. But the most fun part of the job is the people. Everyone’s so happy,” said Brooks.

Brooks is excited about her expansion and is always open to ideas for new toppings or yogurt Photo by KeliMAZZA flavors. She is currently consid- A sweet surrender from Old Shell’s battle. ering having more cereal availBrooks is not concerned with the able and trying to decide which topcompetition of Old Dutch. “Restaupings are going to be kicked to the rants tend to congregate together. curb. “Yogurt raisins--nobody seems This is just a busy area. She (Rayto like those,” said Brooks. ford) has a fabulous business. I think ice cream and frozen yogurt are completely different. People are very dedicated to ice cream. She makes milkshakes, and we are self-serve.

It is just a different concept,” said Brooks.

Cold Snap offers discounts to colA white flag has been spotted, and lege students on Wednesday nights the gummy bear troops have fallen and will have free yogurt at its grand back. Both the classic taste of ice opening on Thursday, Oct. 6. “But cream and refreshing taste of frozen you know, if you all pursue it more, yogurt are loved by the students of we might just do more discounts,” Spring Hill. It simply depends on what said Brooks. their taste buds are craving.

“But the most fun part of the job is the people.” said Rayford.

And who can pass up a good scoop of classic homemade ice cream? “Ice cream is better when you want to treat yourself to something sweet,” said sophomore Nick Schaefer.

Anne Brooks, owner of Cold Snap,

13 SPORTS

MLB Playoffs: Here we come

By JoeROWE Sports Editor

It came down to the 162nd and last game of the Major League Baseball season to determine the playoff races in both the American and National Leagues. In the AL, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox, division foes had battled all season and entered the final day of the season with matching records of 90-71. In the NL, two of baseball’s oldest franchises, the Braves and Cardinals, were both 89-72.

The American League race saw the Tampa Bay Rays taking on the New York Yankees while the Red Sox were facing the Baltimore Orioles. The Rays had the seemingly easier matchup, for the Yankees had already clinched a playoff spot and weren’t even playing all of their start-

ers. Plus, the Rays were starting their ace David Price, who won 19 games just a season ago.

However, after eight innings of play, it seemed that the Red Sox were a lock to make the playoffs, for they had a 3-2 lead going into the ninth inning, and the Yankees were beating the Rays 7-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth. However, in the next 15 minutes, the Rays scored six runs to pull within one of the Yankees, and the Orioles managed to tie the game at three apiece on a Nolan Reimold RBI double off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon. Reimold’s double came on a two-strike pitch, meaning the Red Sox came within one pitch of forcing a one-game playoff with the Rays.

The Red Sox had been 77-0 on the season when leading after the eighth inning, so naturally they were going

National League Divisional Playoffs Stats as of 10/4 @ 8:45 p.m.

vs.

(Phillies lead series 2-1) Game 1: Phillies 11, Cardinals 6 Game 2: Cardinals 5, Phillies 4 Game 3: Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

to win. Papelbon gave up a single to Robert Andino and Nolan Reimold scored ahead of the tag, propelling the Orioles to victory and ending the Red Sox’s playoff hopes.

Back in Tampa, the Rays had tied the game on a two-out, two-strike home run in the ninth inning by first baseman Dan Johnson, whose .108 batting average was worst in the majors among players who had more than 75 plate appearances. The Rays then completed the improbable comeback in the 12th inning, when Evan Longoria hit a walk-off home run that cleared the left-field fence by inches.

Longoria’s home run launched the Rays into the playoffs for the second time in the last three seasons Meanwhile, in the National League the Cardinals had defeated the Astros earlier in the day, 8-0 to at least secure a tie for the wild card while the

Braves were fighting for their playoff life against the Phillies. The Braves started their ace, Tim Hudson, but couldn’t provide him with enough run support, and the Cardinals clinched the last wild card spot when Hunter Pence of the Phillies singled home the winning run in the 13th inning, completing the Braves’ collapse.

More shocking than the finishes in these two games were the leads that both the Red Sox and Braves had blown. The Red Sox held a nine game lead over the Rays on Sept.

2 and proceeded to go 7-15, to set the record for the largest blown lead in the last month of the season major league history. The Braves, who had an eight game lead on Sept. 7, finished the season 8-18 and finished with the second largest blown lead in Major League Baseball’s 142 year history.

American League Fantasy Corner Divisional Playoffs Stats as of 10/4 @ 8:45 p.m.

vs.

(Tigers lead series 2-1) Game 1: Yankees 9, Tigers 3 Game 2: Tigers 5, Yankees 3 Game 3: Tigers 5, Yankees 4

By JoeROWE Sports Editor

PLAYERS (other than the obvious) TO START THIS WEEK: QB: Blaine Gabbert vs. Bengals RB: Mark Ingram vs. Panthers WR: A.J. Green vs. Jaguars TE: Zach Miller vs. Giants Defense: Kansas City vs. Colts

vs.

(Brewers lead series 2-0) Game 1: Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 1 Game 2: Brewers 9, Diamondbacks 4

vs.

(Rangers win series 3-1) Game 1: Rays 9, Rangers 0 Game 2: Rangers 8, Rays 6 Game 3: Rangers 4, Rays 3 Game 4: Rangers 4, Rays 3

PLAYERS TO SIT THIS WEEK: QB: Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. Eagles RB: Chris Johnson vs. Steelers WR: Percy Harvin vs. Cardinals TE: Dustin Keller vs. Patriots Defense: Atlanta vs. Packers

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Women’s soccer team sweeps the weekend: Coach Devries wins 100th career match

By JoeROWE Sports Editor

photo by KelliMAZZA

Senior Amber O’ Connor controls the ball

The women’s soccer team swept its two games over the weekend, beating Truett-McConnell College 4-2 on Friday and Southern Wesleyan 2-1 on Saturday.

The win over Truett-McConell was Coach DeVries’ 100th of his career. The Badgers’ first goal was scored by senior Elaine Femmer, whose strike put the Badgers up 1-0 in the 39th minute. Freshman Emily Thorpe, who assisted on Femmer’s goal, scored with only 28 seconds left in the half to put the Badgers up 2-0.

Three minutes into the second half, senior Amber O’Connor scored to put the Badgers up 3-0. However, the Bears responded with two goals in three minutes to make the score 3-2. Senior Abby Galen provided some insurance for the Badgers, adding a goal in the 62nd minute to make the game 4-2.

On Saturday, the women fell behind quickly 1-0, but Thorpe scored in the 38th minute on an assist from freshman Erin Brennan. O’Connor scored her second goal in two games,

providing the game-winning goal with five minutes left to secure the Badgers’ 2-1 victory.

The women’s next opponent is Brewton-Parker, whom they play at 2 p.m. on Friday at Library Field.

photo by KelliMAZZA

Freshman keeper Abby Messengale makes a save

Men’s soccer record two shutouts with a sweep weekend; one win away from having best season in school history

By JoeROWE Sports Editor

The men’s soccer team won both of its games over the weekend to improve to 7-3 and move just one win short of tying the school record for most wins in a season. On Friday, the team beat TruettMcConnell 1-0, the third shutout of the season. On Saturday, the Badgers defeated Southern Wesleyan University 3-0 to record their second consecutive shutout.

The hero of Friday’s game was freshman Tyler Hartlage, who scored in the 80th minute for the only goal of the contest. Senior keeper Cory Bronenkamp faced 10 shots and saved them all, including

one as time expired to preserve the win.

Saturday saw the Badgers jump out to another early lead as freshman Mario Escalante scored in the 28th minute on a ball assisted by Hartlage.

Hartlage also assisted the Badgers’ next goal, a strike from senior Gable Fortune in the 52nd minute. Hartlage and Fortune teamed up again for the final goal in the 58th minute to win 3-0.

Bronenkamp recorded his third consecutive shutout and fourth of the season, facing 14 shots and making five saves. The Badgers improved to 3-2 in SSAC conference play.

The men’s next game is versus Brewton-Parker at 4:30 p.m. on Friday at Library Field. photo by KelliMAZZA Senior Cory Bronenkamp prepares for a goal kick

Friday, Sept. 7

this week in Badger sports

Volleyball @ Webber International 1:30 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. BrewtonParker 4 p.m.

Volleyball @ Saint Thomas University 3:30 p.m.

Men’s cross-country vs.

TBA 4:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs.

Brewton-Parker 2 p.m.

Women’s cross-country vs. TBA 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 8 Volleyball @ Freed-Hardeman 9:30 a.m.

Volleyball @ Martin Methodist 1:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Emmanuel College 2 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Emmanuel college 4 p.m.

15 SPORTS

Volleyball wins every set in dominant tournament

By JoeROWE Sports Editor

The SHC volleyball team swept the SSAC Divisional Crossover tournament this past weekend, winning three games to improve to a school-record 22-0 on the season.

The team opened up the tournament by playing on Friday, defeating Southern Wesleyan University 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-16). The Badgers recorded a season-high 9.5 total blocks at the net, with freshman Meghan Haber providing three of those. Sophomore Sha Sha Buchanon added a solo block and four block assists. On the offensive side, senior Yiting Cao produced 16 kills and 13 digs while sophomore Taryn Nash handed out 28 assists.

The Badgers dominated the next day of the tournament, winning twice without so much as dropping a set. The Badgers defeated Brenau University 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-10). Cao paced the Badgers with 16 kills and 14 digs while Nash led the team with 37 assists. Senior Abbey Roam provided 14 digs, 17 receptions and two aces. Spring Hill had a kill percentage of .306 and held Brenau to a lowly .068.

In the second match, the Badgers defeated Emmanuel University 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-15). Sophomore Meredith Donald led the Badgers defensively, recording 10 digs and 10 receptions. Nash provided 31 more assists and Cao added 14 kills, 12 digs and 11 receptions. Spring Hill’s attack percentage was .333 while the Badgers held the Lions to a percentage of only .136.

Remaining home games

10/18

10/25 11/1

vs. Faulkner 7 p.m.

vs. Southern University 7 p.m.

vs. Belhaven University 7 p.m.

Men’s and women’s cross-country teams ‘stampede’ into West Florida; Imwalle breaks her own school record

By JoeROWE Sports Editor

photo by EmilyKING

Senior Christian Boyer crosses the finish line

The women’s cross-country team finished 10th out of 16 teams at the Gulf Coast Stampede this past Saturday morning. Senior Kate Imwalle scored highest for the Badgers, placing eighth overall out of 122 runners. Her time of 18:39 beat her previous school record by more than three seconds.

Imwalle now holds eight of the 10 fastest 5k times in Spring Hill College women’s history.

Also placing for the Badgers was junior Payton Tanner, who finished 52nd with a time of 20:58. Sophomore Emily Dolan’s time of 21:06 was good enough for 55th. Freshman Danielle

Phillips’ time of 22:54 placed her 85th. Senior Emily Stewart finished 88th with a time of 22:59.

On the men’s side, the Badgers finished seventh out of 13 teams with an average time of 29:04. Senior Will Kirkikis was the top individual finisher for the Badgers, recording a time of 27:34 to place 30th.

Also scoring for the Badgers were freshmen Ben Redman, who finished 52nd with a time of 29:07 and Michael Anderson, running a time of 29:26 to finish 55th. Wrapping up the scoring for the Badgers were freshmen Ben Fleming, placing 56th with a time of 29:34 and John Russell with a time of 29:38 to finish 57th. The cross-country teams’ next races are Friday in Clinton, Miss.

Three must-see games this Saturday

1. No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Texas

The 106th version of the Red River Rivalry will have a huge impact on deciding the Big 12 Champion. Resurgent Texas has risen to No. 11 after going 5-7 last year and missing a bowl for the first time in 13 years. Oklahoma has fallen to No. 3 after being the preseason No. 1. Oklahoma senior quarterback Landry Jones is a Heisman-favorite and has thrown for more than 300 yards in all four games this year. Texas is led by two quarterbacks, Case McCoy, who is the brother of famed Longhorn QB Colt, and freshman David Ash. Look for a more experienced Oklahoma offense to have no trouble putting up points.

Prediction: Oklahoma 42-20

2. No. 15 Auburn @ No. 10 Arkansas

3. No. 17 Florida @ No. 1 LSU

Prediction: Auburn 37-31

Prediction: LSU 27-6

Auburn is coming off a huge upset on the road at No. 10 South Carolina 16-13. It was Auburn’s third comeback victory of the year. Arkansas staged a comeback of its own, beating Texas A&M 42-38 after trailing 35-17 at halftime.

Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson threw for 510 yards, 281 of those to Jarius Wright. Auburn’s sophomore running back Michael Dyer carried the ball 41 times for 141 yards against the Gamecocks. Look for Arkansas, whose defense gave up 381 yards rushing last week, to have too difficult of a time stopping the two-headed monster of Dyer and McCalebb.

Florida started out fast against Alabama, scoring on the first play of the game. However, that was about the only positive thing that happened all night, as the team was outscored 38-3 the rest of the way and lost 38-10. Junior QB John Brantley left the game in the second quarter with a knee injury. For the Tigers, suspended QB Jordan Jefferson returned, but did not start, and ran for a touchdown in LSU’s blowout victory over Kentucky. Look for LSU to take advantage of Florida’s inexperienced freshman QB Jeff Driskel, who will start in place of the injured Brantley, and blowout the Gators.

BADGER ZONE 16

On the Spot What is your favorite way to relax when stressed?

“Playing soccer.”

VICTORIAfasi freshman

YOURopinion Are you in favor Alabama’s new immigration law? yes

no

“Listening to music.”

STEVENkoch sophomore

“Go running off campus.”

REBEKAHrayburn junior

SUDOKUpuzzle Fill in the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9.

KEVINreilly senior

Movers and Shakers

‘Movers and Shakers’ is a weekly series that highlights influential individuals on The Hill.

By JoeROWE sports editor

Voice your opinion on The SpringHillian Facebook page, by email or tweet us @springhillian.

“Hang with friends at the beach.”

Karen McConico, the new Spring Hill women’s basketball coach, does not see herself as a coach. She sees herself as a “mentor” who found basketball during her childhood as the one activity that was her “niche.” Ever since, McConico has had a rich background in basketball. She played all through high school and received a Photo by JorROWE scholarship to play at Rad- Karen McConico ford University. There she flourished, averaging more than 22 points per game and leading the Panthers to an Elite 8 appearance.

After college, McConico was signed and played for three years in Switzerland. “It was always my dream to play overseas,” she said.

However, after three years and averaging more than 25 points per game, McConico knew that it was time to move on. “I was at peace, and I really missed my family,” she said about her retirement.

McConico then moved on to coaching at Cary High School in North Carolina. During her three-year tenure, she led the team to back-to-back top three conference finishes.

She spent the last seven years as the as-

sistant coach and recruiting coordinator at High Point University in North Carolina. “I was a good assistant. I took in a lot of things and tried to learn as much as possible, so that I could become a head coach one day,” said McConico.

It was announced that McConico would be the next Spring Hill women’s basketball coach on May 12, 2011. McConico enters her first head-coaching job anxiously, but with an optimistic attitude. “Being a head coach is a dream come true for me,” said McConico. McConico cites her playing time as a point guard as being a major factor in her wanting to become a coach. “Being a point guard you really heave to know the game. Being so close to the game allows you to learn so many things,” said McConico.

When asked about her expectations in her first season as head coach she said, “I don’t really care about wins and losses. As long as my team plays hard and gives me everything I got, I’ll be happy.” She looks for players who are “committed, have a good work ethic, and who have the right attitude.” She expects her players to giver her 110 percent effort all the time on and off the court.