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Men’s rugby team fights to victory
see Men’s rugby team defeats LA Tech page 12
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The men’s rugby team beat LA Tech this past Saturday 41-0. Cover photo by DemiJORDAN
Halloween Exclusive: Find the 13 hidden bats in this issue!
Springhillian Staff
Inside News
Inside Lifestyle
English and graphic design majors work together see page 3
Inside Sports
Mobile’s top coffee shops see page 10
The men’s rugby team wins against LA Tech see page 12
Events of the Week 10/31 Haunted House Mixer
Editors
Aislinn Shevlin Natalie Finnorn Advisor Stuart Babington Reporters Megan St. Germain Demi Jordan Tiffany Thomas Caroline Rodrigue Daniel Ochoa Lauren Rubin Germain McCarthy Anna DeWine
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Celebrate Halloween at Stewartfield as the CPB hosts a mixer, and RHA puts on a haunted house. Where: Stewartfield When: 9 p.m.- 11 p.m.
11/1 Women’s Soccer vs. Martin Methodist
Show your school spirit at the women’s soccer game this Friday as the team takes on Martin Methodist. Where: Library Field When:1 p.m.
11/1-11/2 Zombie Obstacle Course Run
Run in the first annual Zombie Apocalypse Obstacle Course/Run hosted by the SHC Greenkeepers. Where: Registration in front of the tennis courts When: Registration starts at 4:30 p.m. Friday and 12 p.m. Saturday
11/6 Coversations with Dr. Robert C. Harding
Come hear about Dr. Harding’s latest book Space Policy in Developing Countries:The Search for Security and Development on the Final Frontier. Where: Stewartfield When: 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
Raising Awareness about Bullying
The Peer One Project (POP) Team and the Psychology Club are holding a roundtable discussion to raise awareness about bullying. Where: Gautrelet Room When: 7 p.m.- 8 p.m.
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Justice Week recap: what you might have missed presented by the titular Inocente Izucar and In 2012, three Campus Ministry leadership Matt D’Arrigo ‘95, founder of A Reason to students, Lizzy Fahey, Kate Frederic, and Survive (ARTS). Marie Booth started a project that has evolved On Thursday, Oct. 24, junior Ananya into an annual event: Justice Week. This Mahajan led the Light the Night walk. year’s Justice Week According to the was dedicated to Leukemia & Lymphoma standing in solidarity Society, “During with others. Instead of this leisurely walk, forming a new event, Champions for Cures as happened last year carry illuminated with voter registration, balloons -white for Campus Ministry survivors, red for instead focused their supporters and gold in efforts on highlighting memory of loved ones the numerous service lost to cancer. Thousands events already of walkers- men, women happening on campus. and children - form a Justice Week began on community of caring, Sunday, Oct. 20 with and bring light to the Jesuit Fest and a visit dark world of cancer.” from members of the Approximately 20 Jesuit Volunteer Corps. Spring Hill students To those unfamiliar and faculty members with the organization, attended the event, and the JVC offers helped raise $170 in college graduates an blood cancer research opportunity to immerse funds. While Mahajan Photo by AnanyaMAHAJAN themselves in Jesuit hoped for a larger Spring Hill students participate in the values while spending turnout, she was not Light the Night walk. a year dedicated to discouraged: “I hope service with the poor that in the coming years, and marginalized. A Jesuit Volunteer recruiter we as a body can help LLS raise awareness spoke to students at the 9 p.m. mass on Oct. and come together to raise money for the 20 and on Monday, Oct. 21 during lunch. wonderful cause that they support. Even one Local Jesuit volunteers were also present dollar from every person on campus would in the student center during dinner to share go a long way!” their stories and experiences of service in the Justice Week wrapped up on Saturday, Mobile community. Oct. 26 with two events familiar to Spring Campus Ministry also helped publicize the Hill students – a Habitat for Humanity Tuesday, Oct. 22 screening of Inocente, an build and Cardboard City. For anyone who Academy Award winning short documentary. missed some or all of these events, keep “Inocente is a beautiful example of an SHC an eye out for next year’s Justice Week or alum promoting justice in the world,” said contact Campus Ministry for similar service Colleen Lee, Spring Hill Campus’s Minister opportunities. of Service and Retreats. Inocente was By TiffanyTHOMAS
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Graphic design majors create book jackets to illustrate English majors’ poems.
Creative collaboration By AnnaDEWINE
Nine graphic design students collaborated with five student poets to each design, illustrate, and produce a book cover, inspired solely by a student’s poem, this past month. The poets provided their original creative piece or two to Dr. Catherine Swender, English Department Chair, who then read aloud each poem to Janden Richards’ Illustration Techniques class. The designers each chose a poem with which to work. Poems in hand, the illustrators each created designs for their book jackets, including a front, back, spine and inside flap. Their job was to interpret and translate the writing into visuals. Richards said, “A successful book jacket communicates to the reader what he or she might expect to find inside, in a compelling way.” The design students took the task one step further by meeting one-on-one with the poets, or their so-called “clients”. “In the workplace, graphic designers will have to meet with clients in order to determine a client’s needs and sell an appropriate product. This project allowed the students to role-play this process,” Swender said. Sean Tooks, a senior graphic design student, designed a cover for Karl Gilbert’s poem, “Tuesday Night, a Bar.” “I came up with the design by taking one single line out of the poem,” he began. A big part of Tooks’ experience, like many of the other designers, was revision. “At first, I saw something completely different than what I ended up with. It was nice to have someone there to tell me if they liked it or not.” Gilbert was pleased with Tooks’ creativity. “I was impressed by it. It was really nice to see my work portrayed like that,” he said. The assignment gave both sets of students the opportunity to see two sides of book production. “We wanted to bring together creative artists working in different disciplines and see how words, patterns, images, sounds, colors, spaces, and ideas would transform or connect across the boundaries of craft,” Swender said. She continued, “If I was impressed with students’ creativity before, I am deeply moved by it now. Sharing one’s creative work, especially with one’s peers, is an act of trust and involves an element of risk. Beautiful, poignant, powerful and even playful pieces came out of these poet-graphic designer partnerships. I can’t imagine one of these poems separate from its cover now, and vice versa.” Much thought, many sketches, a producer-client meeting and a final production later, the resulting colorful book covers hang in the Integrated Media Center hallway.
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Spring Hill College hosts the Mobile Christian-Jewish Dialogue By AislinnSHEVLIN
Last Thursday, the Mobile Christian-Jewish Dialogue celebrated its fortieth anniversary and paid tribute to co-founders, Paul and Mary Filben, with a lecture from their friend, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University and has written multiple books including, The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus and has been awarded multiple grants and fellowships all over the world for her research and writing. Her lecture, “Agreeing to Disagree: How Jews and Christians Read Scripture Differently” covered the variances in interpretation or translation that occur among Christians and Jews, which continue to distinguish the two belief systems. The lecture was attended by local Dialogue members as well as Spring Hill students attending for their theology courses. Senior Taylor Hardenstein said, “As a theology major, I was able to appreciate most of her talk and I really enjoyed her ability to recall minute
details and passages from the er,” which she maintained is normal according to Levine, bible.” less the case in Christianity. who said, “The Word of God Levine pointed out that One of the major differis too broad for anyone to Jewish-Christian dialogue ences in interpretation of contain.” One example that usually revolves around dogma occurs because Jews has caused debate among finding similarities between and Christians read different Jews and Christians for centhe two translations and versions of turies is the religions, messianic but she is prophesy more inin Isaiah. terested in Levine why and said, “If how there one reads are difthrough ferences, Christian especially lenses, since both you will stem from see hints the Old of Jesus Testain Isaiah. ment. If you Levine don’t read referenced through the stuChristian Photo by CindyMCCRory dents in lenses, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine speaks at Spring Hill College at the Mobile Chrisher bibliyou tian-Jewish Dialogue. cal studies won’t.” class as The examples of how Christians a text. Jews translate from importance of inter-religious and Jews read differently. Hebrew while Christians dialogue is to respect and acShe noted that generally translate from Greek and the cept the differences. Levine Christians react to a text by results vary every time a new suggested that fellow Jews asking, “What does the text version is published. “We could respond to Christians, mean?” while Jews will anathink we’re reading the same “I don’t see him there, but I lyze, “It can mean this, it can text, but we’re really not,” can see why you do.” Upon mean that…” She continued, Levine stated. discovering that the “State restating, “Jews argue togethInterpretive differences are ligion of Alabama is football,”
Levine tried to summarize the differences with a sports analogy, an image that theology professor Dr. Timothy Carmody found interesting. Carmody, who specializes in biblical studies and has known Dr. Levine for years, said, “The one new thing that I found fascinating was that Catholics read the Bible like a football game. Work one direction to the 50 yard line when Christ comes and then work the other direction from that event until you reach the goal. For Jews, reading the Bible is like a baseball game. You go around but it is all about coming back home to the land of Israel.” The mission of the Mobile Christian-Jewish Dialogue is to “…foster understanding of each other’s religions and practices, help participants know “the other,” combat stereotypes and negative attitudes, and encourage respect and celebration of the richness of one another’s traditions.” Levine fulfilled that with her lecture and concluded that, “Religion is like love, what works for one person may not work for another.”
R.A.D. raises awareness By CarolineRODRIGUE
The purpose of Spring Hill’s R.A.D. program, or Rape Aggression Defense program, is to enable young women to take proper precaution in regard to their personal safety. Director Laury Rowland stated that the program’s mission is, “to develop and enhance the options of self-defense, so they may become viable considerations to the woman who is attacked.” Rowland, who is the training coordinator for the R.A.D. program, offers this course through the Department of Public Safety. “I have each student complete an evaluation of the R.A.D. course after they have completed it. We have trained approximately 140 women on Spring Hill’s Campus and all of the feedback is extremely positive. Almost all of our students have stated that they feel more confident and empowered when it comes to their own personal safety.” This hands-on defense training session strives to leave women with a set of defense
skills that will allow them to feel more secure in the event of an assault, but most importantly this class offers young women a working knowledge of how to avoid potentially dangerous situations all together. “Once you understand how to recognize your risks you learn how to avoid situations that may place you in danger,” said Rowland. The R.A.D. program is a wonderfully proactive way to teach young women to be fully aware of their surroundings. “If you visualize a triangle and place the victim on one side, the assailant on the other side and opportunity at the bottom you can begin to understand how all three of these things are needed before an assault can occur,” says Rowland. “However if you remove the opportunity, you also remove the chances of becoming a victim.” R.A. D. classes will be offered on Monday nights in November and are free for students, faculty, and staff.
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Spring Hill students participate in a R.A.D. program to learn self defense.
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By AislinnSHEVLIN Student Editor
Before you make fun of the six different people dressed up as Miley Cyrus tonight, take a moment to appreciate how much less offensive they are than people donning blackface for a costume, and give them a pass. For some reason, Halloween is viewed by adults as an opportunity to play makebelieve in outrageous fashion. Of late, the trend has been to dress as provocatively as possible. Mean Girls parodied young girls who wear lingerie as a costume, and add animal ears as an afterthought. As if animal ears add cohesive-
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black face. It wasn’t okay in show. Hough wore her hair ness to a corset. This trend minstrel shows of the 1800s in buns as a nod to Aduba’s has become so commonplace and it’s not okay in a postthough, that you can basically Bantu knots and she wore Civil Rights society. a name tag that said Crazy find a “sexy version” of any To make matters worse, costume, from a sexy apple to Eyes, along with a picture of Hough wasn’t the only person Aduba. a sexy zebra. to make this mistake this Call me crazy, but I think Way further down on the year. Gawker published a the average, literate person spectrum of inappropriate photo that someone posted to could have deduced from costumes is blackface and Facebook and Instagram of a those clues alone, that she other culturally insensitive young man wearing blackface was probably dressed up as attire. and a bloodied Last weekPortraying another culture in a costume, grey hoodie end, Julianne whether it’s a sexy Native American woman along with a Hough from or a poncho-wearing Mexican, is offensive man wearing “Dancing with a “neighthe Stars,” dressed because it’s an inaccurate depiction of borhood up as the characsomeone else’s real life. watch” shirt ter Crazy Eyes in reference from the popular to the summer trial of George someone named Crazy Eyes. Netflix original series, “OrZimmerman, who was acUnfortunately, Hough wore ange is the New Black.” The cused of murdering Trayvon bronze blackface to, I don’t show, which takes place in a know, add more authenticity? Martin. women’s prison, showcases And they weren’t the only characters of all shapes, sizes, It did nothing of the sort, but ones to come up with this and races. Crazy Eyes, played it offended enough people to force Hough to make a public atrocious excuse for a “cosby Uzo Aduba, happens to be tume.” I don’t even want to apology. African American. devote time to these moronic That’s nice I guess, but For Hough’s costume, she individuals, but apparently how, in 2013, are people, by donned the obvious orange some people don’t understand which I mean white people, jumpsuit along with her still making this mistake? It’s what the big deal is. group of friends who dressed The reason why minstrel never going to be okay to don as other characters from the
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shows of the 1800s were so offensive is because they perpetuated stereotypes about black people, stereotypes based on white peoples’ perception of black culture. Wearing blackface today doesn’t seem much different. It’s still a white person’s distorted view of what it’s like being black. Even if that’s not the intention, it’s the implication. It’s not just blackface that’s offensive either. Portraying another culture in a costume, whether it’s a sexy Native American woman or a poncho-wearing Mexican, is offensive because it’s an inaccurate depiction of someone else’s real life. It’s disgusting for a privileged white person to dress up like a caricature of a Mexican person or another culture, because they get to take off the costume the next day, not actually caring to learn anything genuine about Mexican culture or privilege. I hate this. Don’t do it tonight.
Advantages of a liberal arts education
By NatalieFINNORN Design Editor
As crazy as it may seem, many of us will be entering the work force within the next four years. We will be thrown into the real world to test out what we have learned at Spring Hill College. Luckily, we will have a liberal arts background to give us a boost in the job market. As liberal arts students, we have received a well-rounded education exposing us to a
variety of subjects outside our majors. Yes, sitting in a math class is a struggle for many communication arts students, but who knows how that may be of benefit in the future? A broad understanding of many subjects will give one a better chance at success. Liberal arts schools are known for small class sizes, and this offers a variety of benefits for students. At Spring Hill, teachers know most, if not all, of their students’ names. They are aware of their students’ needs, and more than willing to help them individually. In addition, teachers often have connections in the work world and can help their students land
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jobs. When teachers know students personally, they are more likely to recommend them. Liberal arts colleges have a reputation for producing outstanding students. Did you know, although only 3 percent of all U.S. graduates come from liberal arts colleges,
torates as other institutions, per capita. And about one in twelve of the nation’s wealthiest CEOs is a liberal arts college graduate.” These facts are pretty reassuring for those of us who have invested a lot of time and money into our liberal arts education. Liberal arts students are taught to communicate, analyze, and collaborate with others. Emphasis is placed on applying practical and intellectual skills to real world situations. Employers value this skill set in employees. It enables employees to be successful problem solvers and innovators. The liberal arts education we are receiving at Spring
“Liberal arts colleges produce twice as many science doctorates as other institutions, per capita.” around 20 percent of all U.S. presidents graduated from liberal arts colleges, according to USA Today? In addition, 20 percent of Pulitzer Prize winners from 1960-1998 are alumni of liberal arts colleges. The USA Today also states, “Liberal arts colleges produce twice as many science doc-
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Hill College will help us secure jobs in the future. The skills we learn will set us apart from other prospective job seekers, as we will have a diverse educational background. Liberal arts colleges have, and will continue to produce, some of the most successful people in the U.S. EDITORIAL POLICY
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Christie Alonso, Katherine Kuhn, Diana Wiedle, Megan Gietl, Kathleen Harmon, and Alicia Candela all came out to the Student’s for Life’s Hispanic Night on the Hill Oct. 23. Photo by ChristieALONSO
Coach Sims pitches to some of his players during the Home Run Derby last Friday. Parents and students gather in the Student Center for a painting class by Paint n’ Pals. Photo by Megan ST.GERMAIN
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Lexi Moorehead and her group facilitators pose at the Embody Love workshop during Tri Delta’s Fat Talk Free Week. Photo by MaggieDALESSIO
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Badger fans come out Saturday afternoon to support both the men’s and women’s rugby teams as a part of the Family Weekend festivities.
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The Political Science and International Studies club hold their Fall Lecture Series with “The Power of Words: My Round in the U.S. Supreme Court” presented by alumnus Brian P. Lauten, J.D., ’97. Photo by DemiJORDAN
AKA sisters Amber Bowie and Tori Williams encourage students to Paint the Hill Pink during breast cancer awareness month. Photo by Megan ST.GERMAIN
The Etzold Family gathers on the Avenue of the Oaks after attending some family weekend Photo by Megan ST.GERMAIN festivities on the Hill.
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On the spot Brains: Nom, Nom,Nom What are you being for Halloween?
“Dr. Frank-N-Furter”
FromieGONZALEZ Sophomore
“A VooDoo Queen”
EmeryFINEGAN Senior
“Cat Woman”
MackenzieHARMS Senior
“Kacie Staples”
AndyCUFF Junor
Zombies, an insight on why we love them by DemiJORDAN
Zombies have an uncontrollable desire to devour the living and smell terrible. So why do we love these hungry, putrid, rotting zombies? In today’s pop culture where vampires and werewolves have been widely popularized, it’s no wonder zombies are next on the list. With TV shows like “The Walking Dead” and movies such as “Zombieland,” “Shaun of the Dead,” and “Warm Bodies,” there must be a reason for the persistent craze over these brain-eating monsters. Senior Kimberley Stevens said, “If you have been watching ‘The Walking Dead’ and/or read the ‘Zombie Survival Guide’ book, then you know why so many people love zombies. It’s super addictive! The makeup in ‘The Walking Dead’ is so beautiful, because it keeps to the graphic novel and it shows what “actual” zombies are like.” According to experts, the reason why people love those rotting corpses is because zombies are so versatile. They can reflect our biggest fears. As hard as we try, we can’t imagine a financial meltdown or global warming, but we can a hungry zombie walking
down the street. That’s just what zombie movies and TV shows have done – made conceptualizing a zombie attack possible. So who or what created zombies? The origin of the term “zombie” comes from Haitian folklore. Haitians believe a sorcerer can capture the soul of the recently deceased, raise it from the dead and compel it to do its bidding. Seems legit, right? Modern zombies made their first on-screen appearance in the 1932 film “White Zombie,” but they didn’t reach popularity until the release of the 1968 thriller, “Night of the
Living Dead.” Zombies don’t have a long literary tradition like vampires and werewolves or Frankenstein, so there is a lot of room to make zombies whatever they need to be. Let’s face it, there are zombie fan pages and groups on Facebook. Zombies are pretty resilient. “Zombies are one of those situations that are fun to put yourself into and think about how you would survive. It’s a get away from reality,” said senior Chris Montgomery. Whatever the reason may be, zombies have invaded our livelihoods and made us question – what if?
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New Courses for the Spring Semester by CarolineRODRIGUE
This spring’s schedule of classes offers a plethora of interesting and unique courses for the upcoming semester. New courses offered by the Communications Department include Social Media Analytics, Basic TV Production, and Communications for Nonprofits, all of which provide an intriguing approach to the media world in a way that should draw large attention from students. A new Social Science course is also being offered by Kathleen Orange, Director of the Foley Community Service Center. America Inside Out offers students the opportunity to analyze the world’s leading nations, the United States in particular, regarding the issues of fairness and inequality in a modern and technologically advanced world. The English Department is also attracting the attention of students with Dr. Michael Piafsky’s Young Adult Literature course. Following the format of previous writing and discussion based classes, this course will require students to participate and critique peerwork as influenced by the YA genre. Piafsky said, “The idea behind this class is to focus on the type of reading that students do a lot of without ever necessarily applying critical analysis.” These adolescent favorites or “guilty pleasure” reads will be taken further than the whimsical imagination of our middle school years and will be analyzed for their contributions to the YA genre and their influence on young writers. The popularity of the YA novel and its long standing market success are too worthwhile to dismiss, as Piafsky noted, “these literary texts can be used as a guide for our own writing.”
Another distinct opportunity is the Interdisciplinary course that is offered in the spring semester. Globalizing Water, offered this spring, gives Spring Hill students the chance to learn from nine different professors over the course of the class. Compiling various perspectives including theological, historical, and political, students will be provided with a well-rounded look at the issues of access, quality, and conflict concerning the worldwide water supply. Dr. Leigh-Ann Litwiller, orchestrator of the yearly Interdisciplinary course program, said, “As the world gets more complex we want to enable our students to be problem solvers. By putting a problem on the table and pulling a diverse range of perspectives for our students we can offer them a uniquely comprehensive background in global, contemporary issues.” By addressing the lack of awareness in the United States, students will be confronted with the hardships that face millions across the world and will be given the opportunity to apply these issues to their own coastal location. “This is a major issue that has local as well as global ramifications. Our position near the Bay and the Delta will allow us to maximize awareness for this issue,” Litwiller added. In order to fulfill core or fill an elective, consider taking a class that forces you to think outside the box.
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Halloween Door Decor by LaurenRUBIN and MeganST.GERMAIN
Caroline Dienes and Jaci Kurcab proudly display their Halloween decor to their hall. Dienes said, “We love decorating our door because we want to put people in the Halloween spirit.”
The room featured above belongs to Shalonda Bellfosset and Dallas Elliot. They expressed their excitement of Halloween by saying, “It’s that time of year when your costume isn’t just another costume, it shows another side of you.”
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Mobile’s Coffee Culture by DemiJORDAN
Coffee seems to be in the blood of most college students; after all, something has to fuel the long nights of studying and cure the sleep deprivation when they wake. College students have made a culture out of going to get a cup of coffee. Coffee shops have become a versatile place were they can find community, take a break, study, and explore new things. Mobile, AL has a unique coffee culture. While there are quite a few Starbucks, most locals like to flock to the mom and pop shops in midtown and downtown. The top three coffee shops in Mobile, AL are Cream and Sugar, Serdas, and Carpe Diem. Cream and Sugar is a quaint little coffee shop tucked away in the Oakleigh Garden District in the downtown area. The coffee shop is the perfect place to enjoy
a cup of coffee while being surrounded by southern hospitality. Cream and Sugar has delicious pastries; they are famous for their variety of cake balls. The coffee shop also has a unique menu of breakfast and lunch items. According to Tatiana Gonzalez, “My favorite part of Cream and Sugar is the loft.Its the perfect place to study and drink tea.” So take a group of friends and go meet the friendly staff at Cream and Sugar. Serdas has a more city scene appeal. Serdas is unique because it offers its customers a classic New York coffee shop experience. The coffee shop offers a variety of coffee, beer, and gelato as well as a great menu of food that is served all day. They also roast all of their coffee in house. Serdas is very tight and intimate, making it a great gathering place. Serdas has a schedule of activities. Its most popular is trivia night on Tuesdays. If you’re taking a
stroll downtown, stop in and check out Serdas. It’s located in downtown on Royal Street. Carpe Diem is the closest to campus; it’s the go to place for most Spring Hill students. Carpe Diem is a coffee shop situated in a 100-yearold Victorian southern home. The coffee shop commonly known as Carpe is unique because they also roast their own coffee. It’s the first thing you smell upon entering. Carpe has a very cozy home appeal. Customers can find a corner and sip away at the delicious coffee. Carpe has a variety of coffee, tea, smoothies, and frozen drinks. Take a study break and visit Carpe, which is just across from the Old Shell Road entrance of campus. If you find yourself in the mood for a cup of coffee, break the mold and go visit one of these coffee shops. It’s an experience you won’t forget.
Featured above are some of Mobile’s most cozy and quaint coffee shops, Carpe Diem, Serda’s and Cream & Sugar. Photo by DemiJORDAN
Class Battles 1) Would you rather eat a bucket of worms or be in a cage full of snakes? Kacie: “Cage of Snakes” Katie: “Eat a bucket of worms”
2) What is your biggest fear? Kacie: “Clusters of Bubbles” Katie: “Car Accidents” KacieSTAPLES Junior
3) What is your favorite Halloween candy? Kacie: “Mini Sour Punch Straws” Katie: “Sour Patch Kids”
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Women’s volleyball on a 20 game winning streak By DanielOCHOA
really well throughout the season, we have become the team that everybody wants to take The women’s volleyball team has been upholding their reputation for excellence this fall down.” There are only a couple of games left in the with a great record and an astonishing winning regular season for the volleyball team until streak. they head into the Southern States Athletic The Lady Badgers are 28-3 in the regular season and 12-0 in conference matches. Based Conference (SSAC) Championship Tournament. on their undefeated Because we’ve done really well through- “We have to elevate our conference out the season, we have become the team game and be record, that everybody wants to take down. at our best or the girls even better if are hopwe go to Nationals. ing to go far in the post-season. They are on Ultimately, Nationals is where we want to a remarkable run, winning twenty games in a be and we’re trying every day to get better row as of Monday, which is one of the most at our craft in order to get there,” Buchanan impressive streaks in school history. added. Senior Sha Sha Buchanan said, “It feels The Lady Badgers will play next at the really good to have a long winning streak but Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center at 6 p.m. having a winning streak doesn’t really maton Nov. 1 against Southern University at New ter, conference is what matters. I think we are Orleans. It will also be Senior Night, which is in a groove and have great team chemistry, which is an important part in how we play. We the last home game of the season. A ceremony will be held honoring the senior players and have been placed high in conference since the their individual accomplishments. beginning of the season. Because we’ve done
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The volleyball team is nearing the end of the regular season and is working hard to prepare for the SSAC Tournament.
Men’s basketball season gets underway By DanielOCHOA
The men’s basketball team started up their season this week with a brand new coach, many returning players, and a couple of new faces on the roster. The combination of both a new coach and new players should help lead the Badgers to success on the court. Some of the teams that the Badgers will be facing throughout the season are Emmanuel College, Bethel University, and even a NCAA
Division I team, the University of South Alabama. Head coach Aaron Niven stated, “Our goal is to work hard and
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points and 5 rebounds per game. Some games will count toward their conference record
It’s all about learning to compete every day, whether it is during practice or a game. If you only work when you feel good then you will not get a lot done.
get better every single day. We don’t define our success by wins and losses; our success comes from what God has given us.”
All-Independents Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) Men’s Basketball Team for NCAA Division II. Last season, Looney averaged 12.97
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while others are just exhibition games. The Badgers’ success will depend on their dedication to training hard and executing on game day.
Nieven’s stated, “It’s all about learning to compete every day, whether it is during practice or a game. If you only work when you feel good then you will not get a lot done. The boys are training hard, and we are looking forward to a positive season. We’ll let the chips fall where they may.” The Badgers’ next game will be an away game against Southern University at New Orleans on November 2.
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Badger versus Badger By GermainMCCARTHY
Spring Hill College started off their annual Family Weekend with the baseball team’s Purple and White games. For the series, the baseball team is divided in half, and they compete against each other both as entertainment for friends and family and as preparation for the upcoming season. Although evenly divided by skill, the Purple team stole the series 4-1. On Friday, Purple team pitcher Wesley Parrish led his team to a nail biting 5-4 victory over sophomore pitcher Johnathan Billings and the White team. Saturday saw a spike in intensity as pitchers Paul Sullivan of the White team and Jack Howard of the Purple team went head to head. Overall play picked up
with both teams performing better offensively at the bat and defensively on the field. Transfer Kyle Freeman had an exceptionally impressive hitting game, helping the Purple team successfully close out the weekend with a 4-2 win over the White team. Junior Keller Douglas said, “I’m really excited for the rest of the season. Both teams competed hard and that was with our team split in half. Put together, who knows how much damage we could do in conference this year? I feel confident that we are stronger in every aspect of the game this coming season. It’s going to be a great one!” The Badger’s first home game is against Martin Methodist University on Jan. 31. Come out this winter to catch the action.
Photo by SamanthaSAMRY
The SHC baseball team competes in the Purple and White games during Family Weekend.
Spring Hill breaks losing streak, defeating LA Tech 41-0 By DemiJORDAN and MeaganST.GERMAIN After two straight losses, the men’s rugby team turned their season around on Saturday, Oct. 26, just in time for Family Weekend, with a home win against LA Tech. The Badgers dominated their opponents ending the game with an overall score of 41 to 0, breaking their losing streak. Senior Captain Chris Montgomery said, “Supported by about 300 badger family members and students, the men’s team had a huge day. Everyone stepped up and played a fundamental game. As a senior, and the captain of a determined team, I couldn’t be more proud of our 41-0 win.” Families and students flocked to Dorn field on Saturday to see their beloved Badgers play. The men’s rugby team didn’t disappoint its fans. Spring Hill came out with a strong defense and played hard to keep posses-
sion of the ball. LA Tech played a great game.” were unsuccessful, losing 24 struggled to advance and was Saturday was also a moto 10. unsuccessful in scoring. The mentous day for the women’s The Lady Badgers played Badgers hard on both led the offense and fist half defense. with For a rookie one team, the score. women did After exceptionhalfally well in time, their first the game. The Badgers women stepped struggled to up their keep possesgame sion of the forcing ball throughthe LA out the Tech game, giving Photo by DemiJORDAN team their oppoRyan Flynn carries the ball Saturday in the game against LA Tech. to play nents several harder opportunities on offense. Despite LA Tech’s rugby team as they played to score. best efforts, Spring Hill came their first game of the season. Although they didn’t have out victorious taking home The Lady Badgers fought the ball for most of the game, the win. hard to beat William and Dominque Howard and Mary Freshman Will Ward said, Carey, represented by a Boeckmann did score twice. “Saturday’s win was much motley team of William and Junior Demitria Coleman needed after losing back to Carey and University of said, “We did great for beginback. We went out there and South Alabama players, but ners. We’ve really come a
long way.” Even though they fell short to the William and Carey motley team, the Lady Badgers are still in good spirits about the upcoming season. With a positive outlook for the season, senior Kat Jackuback said, “I’m looking forward to building a strong women’s rugby program on the Hill. It’s exciting to be the first ones, and I hope there are many more after us.” The action-packed game gathered attention from both students and parents this Family Weekend on the Hill. The women’s rugby team has formed a strong bond. Junior Esperanza Pace said, “We have become more like a family. We work together on and off the field. Our communication on the field really showed up a lot during the game Saturday.” The Lady Badgers want more fans to come out and support the team and raise awareness about the sport.