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March 18, 2010
Volume 90, Number 7 Mobile’s 1st Collegiate Newspaper
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Students elect new SGA executive officers SHC chapel MEGAN WIGAL-HARRISON Staff Reporter
Junior Cory Bronenkamp and freshman Carleigh Lanclos have been elected as the SGA President and Vice President for the 20102011 term. They will begin their term Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Bronenkamp and Lanclos are not new to student government and both are very experienced. Bronenkamp has served as a senator for SGA for the past two years. Lanclos served as a Senator last term. Both were also involved in their high school’s student governments. Bronenkamp and Lanclos are in agreement that there needs to be a change in SGA. “What I want to do is make SGA more transparent,” said Bronenkamp. He wants students to be able to know that SGA is there for them. It is a recourse that will go to bat for
Bronenkamp and Lanclos want students to get involved with SGA since its main purpose is for the students. They hope that more people will attend the weekly meetings, which are held on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. in the library. They also want to bridge the gap between SGA and SHC students by utilizing the new Badgerweb. The new Badgerweb will have a special tab for SGA. The new president and vice president want to create blogs or forums that students can actually read and comment on. BroPhoto by Doug Bruce nenkamp said that this would be Cory Bronenkamp and Carleigh Lanclos a good way to let students know have been elected as the SGA President what is really going on with certain and Vice President for the 2010-2011 term. issues, such as what is going to happen to the pooleteria. students when they have issues or When asked about the current problems that they can’t resolve on SGA, Bronenkamp said that Colby their own. Bronenkamp also said Melvin and the current administrathat students need to know that tion have paved the way for an easy SGA is not run by administration, but solely by students. See NEWLY page 2
The Mobile Experience: Mobile Museum of Art KELCEE SMITH Op-ed Editor
The Mobile Museum of Art is located in the beautiful Langan Park on Museum Drive not far from Spring Hill College’s campus. With the recent expansion in 2002, the museum is the largest on the Gulf Coast, with 95,000 square feet of space for art display. It has a permanent collection of over 8,000 pieces of art, some dating back to the 17th century, that are from American, European, African and Asian cultures. The museum has two floors for its art as well as a gift shop called the Collage, which contains unique art, gifts and other accessories. The Mobile Museum of Art also has a wonderful café aptly named the
Palette. The dining room has giant glass windows which face the Langan Park Lake. The café serves sandwiches, soups, salads and homemade cakes and pies in a sophisticated, yet casual atmosphere. Larkins Auditorium and the large conference room make the museum a versatile place for learning and special occasions. Currently, the Mobile Museum of Art is hosting selections from the permanent collection of the Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, New York. The works from this collection are made by over 40 artists, all from the East Hampton area. Some of the most famous artists include Andy Warhol, Henri Cartier-Bresson, John Chamberlain, Max Ernst, Roy Lichtenstein and others.
Photo by Kelcee Smith
Museum Director, Tommy A. McPherson, is happy to have such a renowned collection of art, “We are so lucky to have something like this come to Mobile, it really is a treat for our citizens.” The collection will be available for viewing until April 18, 2010. Artist John Austin
Monks is also featured this spring at the Mobile Museum of Art. His collection entitled “Run Sheep Run” is displayed in the Moorer Gallery of the museum. Monks was an American artist who specialized in animal painting, specifically sheep, and was also known for his etching See MOBILE page 5
celebrates 100 years LINDSEY WORLEY Co Editor-in-Chief
For over 100 years, St. Joseph Chapel has stood in the physical and spiritual center of Spring Hill College’s campus, and on March 21, 2010, a special Centennial Mass will be celebrated by Mobile Archbishop, Thomas J. Rodi. March 19 marks the Feast of St. Joseph, which is why the celebration is being held the weekend of March 19-21. Maureen Bergan, Director of Campus Ministry, said she expects a “full-house” because “In addition to our own community, other churches in the Archdiocese received an announcement about it, so there may be others who have a connection to Spring Hill College there as well.” “It seems most appropriate that we are beginning the celebration of the 100th year anniversary with a special liturgy - for prayer has been at the heart of what the chapel has meant to so many over the years. If its walls could talk, they would certainly speak of baptisms, weddings, funerals, ordinations and countless Sunday and daily masses,” said Bergan. Junior John Koch, who will be an altar server at the celebration, believes that “In the St. Joseph Chapel there is a beauty that makes every service special. I am excited to get See RECEPTION page 2