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Springhillian Volume 97 Issue 9

Nov. 14, 2013

Men’s rugby team battles to win the ’ship

See SHC rugby team takes home the win on page 12

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In this issue...

The men’s rugby team wins in the Battleship Invitational Rugby Tournament.

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Inside News

Inside Lifestyle

RHA has great events planned see page 3

Springhillian Staff

Students find time to run their own businesses see page 8

Inside Sports SHC volleyball team finishes first in the SSAC tournament see page 12

Events of the Week 10/14

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

contact us The Springhillian a:4000 Dauphin St attn: The SpringHillian Mobile, Al 36608 e: hillian@email.shc.edu p: 251.380.3850 f. 251.460.2185

An Evening of Black, White, & Red: Wine & Jazz Social

The SGA is hosting this fun night of wine and music for the junior and senior classes. Come socialize with your fellow classmates.

Where: Stewartfield When: 8 p.m.- 10 p.m.

10/14 - 10/17 A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Come see this Shakespeare production performed by Spring Hill students.

Admission is $10 and $5 for students.

Where: Arlene Mitchell Theater When: 8 p.m.

10/16 -10/17 Bowling team hosts SHC Badger Classic

Come out and cheer on the men’s and women’s bowling teams as they host a tournament this Saturday and Sunday.The team will compete against LSU, Florida State and other teams from the Southeast.

Where: Skyline Lanes When: 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. on 10/16

10/17 SHC Fear Factor

The Residence Hall Association is hosting Fear Factor this Sunday.The first place winner wins a $100 Amazon Gift card. Sign-ups will be held in the Student Center through Friday, Nov. 15.

Where: Student Center Lawn When: 1:30 p.m.

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The Residence Hall Association delegates represent Spring HIll at the SAACURH conference.

RHA strives to make residents feel at home

By NatalieFINNORN

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is an organization on campus geared toward helping students have an enjoyable campus living experience. They offer campus events and programs for residents and hold forums for students to express their opinions and suggestions concerning living on campus.

The RHA funnels student concerns to the Department of Residence Life.

This year the RHA is planning lots of fun activities for residents to enjoy. On Sunday, Nov. 17, they will be hosting an event based on Fear Factor. Students will attempt five challenges, and the top finisher will receive an Amazon gift card for $100. Students can sign up in the student center from Nov. 11-15.

RHA is sponsoring a black history program to celebrate Black History Month. Other marquee events are also being planned. The Residence Hall with the highest participation rate at these events will win a party with games. The association will also have a SHC Best Dance Crew event next semester based on the popular TV show. Students and organizations will have an opportunity to compete against each other in a dance competition. The winner will receive a $300 prize.

National Residence Hall Month will also be celebrated in April. This is a new addition this year. Melvin Lang, president of RHA, said, “It is a month dedicated to residence halls celebrated nationally with each week having its own theme.”

Some of the themes include Spring into Service, Advocacy, Recognition, and Programming.

Lang has many goals for RHA this year. First, he said he wants to develop more awareness for RHA, so students know the organization is a resource available to them. Second, he wants to promote participation in RHA. Lastly, Lang plans to form Residence Hall Councils that will be in operation by next semester.

Lang wants students to know RHA is open for all residents.

He said, “All that is needed to become an active member in our general body is to sign up to attend our bi-weekly meetings at 9 p.m. on Tuesdays in the library and to attend our events.” Another way to get involved is to join residence hall councils, which are a subdivision of RHA, located in each individual hall.

If you are interested in joining RHA to make on campus living a fun experience, contact RHA by emailing SpringHillRHA@gmail.com. You can also get in touch with RHA through its social media sites at www.facebook.com/ SHCRHA and on Twitter at @SpringHill_RHA.

Campus Ministry is busy this week as they begin their annual Christmas on the Hill service project drive and send four students to Washington, D.C. for a social justice trip.

Christmas on the Hill is a long-standing tradition at Spring Hill in which students participate in a service project to help people in need in the community. In the past, projects have included working with Catholic charities to bring Christmas spirit to recently immigrated refugees and working with the archdiocese to provide toys for children.

This year’s project, for the second year in a row, will be helping men and women in the community who are facing homelessness.

Campus Ministry is collecting care packages full of basic necessities for two local social service agencies, The Waterfront Rescue Mission and McKemie Place.

For Colleen Lee, Campus Minister for Service and Retreats, Christmas on the Hill is one of her favorite traditions at Spring Hill. “The entire campus community participates in the spirit of Christmas to live our mission to be men and women for others.”

Students can help by decorating a shoe box and filling it with specified items. Travelsized items are welcomed and the shoe box does not have to include every item on the list. Participants are asked to include only one of each item in a box and any extra items can be donated to help fill other boxes. Shoeboxes must be decorated in a way that they can be opened, and all items, including mouthwash, must be alcohol free.

Lee is hoping for over 100 boxes this year, after collecting 90 last year. “Students can participate by putting together shoe boxes with their club, residence halls, sororities, fraternities, etc. Wouldn’t it be great to see every club and residence hall represented? We also hope the offices and academic departments will participate,” she said.

A complete list of items can be found by contacting Campus Ministry. Items include toiletries, socks and shirts, and writing supplies. The decorated care packages are due on Dec. 2 to Campus Ministry, located on the second floor of the Student Center. Care packages will be displayed at the Christmas on the Hill dinner on Dec. 5 in the cafeteria.

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Lee said, “I love that it culminates in Christmas dinner, where we faculty, staff, families, and students celebrate together. We get to experience Christmas as a campus family before everyone goes home for the break.”

The care packages will be given to the homeless men and women on Christmas Eve. Campus Ministry is also sending four students to Washington, D.C. this weekend for the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ).

IFTJ is an annual program put on by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. “It began as a response to the murders of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter in El Salvador in 1989. The teach-in was a place to remember these eight martyrs and protest the training of foreign military forces on U.S. soil,” Lee explained.

In 2010, the program moved to Washington, D.C. and included an advocacy day where participants were able to lobby Congress about the issues that were being discussed during the teach-in.

Spring Hill students have attended IFTJ since 2001 in Georgia and Washington, D.C. Students Lizzy Fahey, Megan Gietl, Elizabeth Neal, and Molly Cowley, along with Lee and Billy Kavula, Campus Minister of Liturgy and Music, are traveling to D.C. on Saturday, Nov. 16 to experience IFTJ this year. “During the two day program we will hear from speakers on various social justice issues ranging from environmental issues, fair minimum wage, global poverty, and peace,” Lee said.

The theme of the conference, “Illuminating the Horizon of Hope,” is taken from Pope Francis’ homily from his inaugural mass. The main issue will be immigration reform, where students who are “dreamers” will speak about the DREAM Act and how it will provide them a path to citizenship. On Monday, the group will visit with Senator Jeff Sessions’ office to advocate for Immigration Reform.

Group members will participate in different ways at IFTJ. Senior Elizabeth Neal said, “Billy, who is on the national planning committee for the program, is working the conference. Molly will be a social media intern tweeting throughout the conference, and Lizzy will be helping her. I will be reading in mass and Megan will be singing in mass. Each of us, therefore, is volunteering in some way at conference.”

The entire campus community participates in the spirit of Christmas to live our mission to be men and women for others.

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SHC in the process of reaccreditation

By AislinnSHEVLIN

SHC is currently in the process of seeking reaccreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), but it needs student input. The SACS Commission on Colleges requires that schools seeking accreditation submit and enact a “Quality Enhancement Plan” or QEP in order to prove a commitment to institutional growth and improvement.

According to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges’ website, “The QEP describes a carefully designed and focused course of action that addresses a well-defined topic or issue(s) related to enhancing student learning.”

The process of reaccreditation takes time, but, by the end of next semester, the goal is to have a specific QEP topic chosen through student input. QEP topics from other schools include “Write REASON—Using the Trivium to Improve Writing and Logical Thinking Skills” from Aquinas College in Tennessee, and “Transforming the First Year Experience to Create an Effective Learning Community” at Benedict College in South Carolina, but the options are extensive.

Dr. Christopher Dodsworth, who is Director of the QEP topic selection process at Spring Hill, got involved because of his commitment to student learning. He said, “As specified by SACS, there are three major components to the QEP: it must be focused on improving either student learning or the environment for student learning; it must be tied to the mission of SHC and informed by our assessment data; and the entire campus community needs to be involved in its development.”

Each year, the school accumulates a

myriad of assessable data from Admissions statistics about enrollment and retention to Dr. Jamie Franco-Zamudio’s annual student experience survey. At the beginning of this semester, faculty and staff were provided with a subset of that data so they could also contribute ideas and get involved in the QEP. They’ve already started soliciting information from students through the student experiences survey. Additionally, the QEP will soon be forming an official committee composed of faculty, staff and students, and next semester, they will be hosting open forums to accumulate more ideas.

Dodsworth said, “Currently, we are in the initial stages of collecting ideas and observations from everyone. Once we have all the data, around early December, the first step will be to look for major themes.

These themes will give us a good idea of everyone’s perception of student learning on campus.”

Once themes are narrowed down, the committee will try to turn a theme into a project. A survey will be sent out to students and staff in order to settle on a universally popular project idea. Since the goal of the QEP is to improve student learning, student participation is necessary for the project to ultimately be successful. Dodsworth said, “We really need to hear from you, the learners. Only you, ultimately, can tell us what works and what does not.”

He concluded, “At the end of the day, we should see clear, concrete, easily describable improvement in some aspect of student learning here at the college.”

To get involved, contact Dr. Dodsworth or Dr. Hager and fill out your student experience survey.

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The cast of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” practices during rehearsal for their performances this weekend.

SHC student’s perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

By CarolineRODRIGUE

This weekend Spring Hill students are performing William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the school’s resident black box theatre. The play is a comedic farce which follows four misguided lovers who are tricked by the impish fairy, Puck, who is played by junior Kelsey Johnson.

Most of the action in the play, which is believed to have been written in the 1590s, surrounds the wedding of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. The play is set largely in the woodlands inhabited by fairies. The four Athenians are subjected to Puck’s nefarious love potion, which causes dreamers to fall in love with whomever they see first upon waking.

Sophomore Alex Sinkus said, “There are a lot of exciting things going on in this play. There is yelling, fighting, wordplay, and comedy. This is the first time I’ve done Shakespeare, and it’s definitely been a learning experience.”

Sinkus plays Snout, who travels with the band of Athenian actors to entertain the duke and queen with a performance of Pyramus and Thisbe at their wedding.

The production, directed by Father Campbell, is comprised of a mainly rookie cast. Sinkus said, “I’m really proud of the freshmen Kyle Halstead plays Demetrius, Matthew Sens plays Lysander, Jen Bonsutto plays Hermia, and Abbie Bacilla plays Helena, the four lead roles. They have all done an incredible job. We are all working really hard and we are excited to put on such a well-known play. It’s great to see the theatre grow.”

This is not the first time that Spring Hill’s theatre department has put on the Shakespeare comedy. In 1974, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was performed by Spring Hill students at the Old College Inn with Dr. Michael Kaffer, one of Spring Hill’s renowned English professors portraying the role of Bottom, an Athenian who is cursed with the head of a donkey by Puck.

Kaffer, who performed in many theatrical productions during his time as a student at Spring Hill, said, “It’s one of his earliest plays to explore the theme of appearance versus reality and what the source of love is, the eyes or the heart, two themes that Shakespeare uses throughout his career. It’s very fun to watch with Puck and his frou-frou dust, and I wish all of the actors well. Break a leg!”

Performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will take place from Thursday, Nov. 14 until Sunday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. in the Arlene Mitchell Theatre. Student tickets will be sold for $5 while general admission tickets are available for $10.

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Scrolling past social skills

By AislinnSHEVLIN Student Editor

On Halloween, I dropped my Motorola flip phone in beer, and it stopped working.

(P.S. I’m 21. P.S.A. Don’t drink if you’re not. LOL.) I didn’t know what to do at first. I’ve always had out-ofdate phones because my parents are retired senior citizens who don’t know what LOL means and don’t see the point in smartphones.

Flip phones and other cheap phones famously can incur so much damage that they live forever like McDonald’s French fries so I wasn’t used to any malfunctions or adverse reactions to mistreatment.

I blame my technological handicap on my parents’

you feel at this party, promise not obsessed with my phone age, because the 2004 flip me you won’t take out your and that I can “unplug.” In phone was a direct result of phones and scroll the internet, the same way I don’t correct my parents switching from because then I’ll have to take people when they assume the T-Mobile to an AARP phone my phone out, and I’ll be only reason I don’t have a plan. Yeah, I’m on an AARP driver’s license is because I’m embarrassed because it will phone plan. Jealous? be obvious I’m not looking at from New York, I don’t corLong story short, I’m getFacebook.” rect people who assume that ting an iPhone to replace it.

And they couldn’t do it!

Somehow it never occurred to my flip phone is a personal I’ve grown to rely on my choice to remain decidedly me that I could put my SIM social skills when I’m card in an iPhone, but it “I think access to technology is in social situations, but did when I was phoneless and desperate. great, but it’s destructive when most people my age It’s not like a new, it inhibits you from being able don’t accumulate those interpersonal skills becool one that comes in to communicate in a non-digital cause they can always pretty colors, it’s just my context.” rely on their phones to sister’s iPhone 4, but still, hide their awkwardyou guys, smartphone ness and insecurity. technology. I can get an I’m not implying that my unattached to technology.

Instagram and send group friends are socially inept and My behavior may be messages and attachments and that I’m Miss Congeniality, pictures, oh my. Think of the unconscious, but the digital but it seems evident that the discrepancy between me and possibilities! further we adapt to ubiquitous This is pretty monumental my friends is obvious. A few digital connections, the less weeks ago, when I was on in my life. For so long, I’ve my way to a party where I privy or rehearsed we are for been known as the girl with wasn’t going to know anyone human connections. the “prehistoric” phone and, A couple of months ago, except for the people I was for the most part, I’ve emthe comedian Louis C.K. driving with, I made an anbraced that counter-cultural nouncement/plea in the car. talked about his decision to persona of self-importance. not let his kids have smart“Okay you guys, let’s make Even though my antagonism phones on “Conan.” He said, toward smartphones is invola promise to each other. No “I think these things are toxic, matter how uncomfortable untary, I like the fact that I’m

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especially for kids...they don’t look at people when they talk to them and they don’t build empathy.” He continued, “You need to build an ability to just be yourself and not be doing something. That’s what the phones are taking away, is the ability to just sit there.

That’s being a person.”

I think he’s right. I think access to technology is great, but it’s destructive when it inhibits you from being able to communicate in a nondigital context. There’s even a feature on “WebMD” called, “When technology addiction takes over your life.”

An article from “Time. com” this week attributed a lack of interpersonal skills as the “real reason new college grads can’t get hired.” The article pointed to a survey that claimed that 60 percent of employers say that applicants lack the communication skills necessary for even an entrylevel job.

Maybe I should hold onto my flip phone for a little bit longer.

The importance of prayer in politics

By NatalieFINNORN Design Editor

Recently, the Supreme Court has been grappling with the issue of prayer in government meetings. Two women from Greece, NY filed a suit against the town of Greece saying opening council meetings with Christian prayers violates the First Amendment. According to the USA Today, the subject of prayer

in government proceedings would be in favor of prayer in honorable court.” Personally, I would not want any of this government. has not been broached since People who do not believe to change.

1983, and the Supreme Court Senator Marco Rubio spoke in Christianity can simply ruled legislative prayers were to CNN about the court case acceptable because they were refrain from participating in prayer at public meetings. It is saying, “Every day before “part of the fabric of our unnecessary to eliminate our the Senate meets, the Senate society.” chaplain comes out Although “A nation grounded in moral and gives a prayer, and the court’s decision is principles and prayerful guidance that’s important to us.

It’s part of our counnot expected can better lead its citizens.” try’s tradition; it’s also until late June, our constitutional right, I hope the to be able to exercise court rules as that.” it did in 1983. Why would the country’s tradition of calling At a time when our nation United States change its tradi- on God to help our lawmakers whose jobs affect millions of faces even more complicated tion of prayer before governpeople. moral dilemmas each day, ment proceedings because of those in office need the help complaints from only a few Our money says “In God we trust,” both chambers of of someone bigger than themmembers of society? Accordselves to do their jobs. Turning to a Gallup poll conducted Congress and state legislalast year, 77 percent of Ameri- tures begin their sessions with ing to God can guide public a prayer, and the Supreme officials to make decisions cans identify themselves as Christians. This tells me that, Court opens saying “God save benefiting as many people possible. A nation grounded in the United States and this if asked, most U.S. citizens

moral principles and prayerful guidance can better lead its citizens.

EDITORIAL POLICY The SpringHillian is published weekly from September to May, except during examination periods and vacations. The views expressed herein do not represent the views of Spring Hill College and are not the views of the faculty, administration, staff or students, but are the views of the individual columnists.

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Junior John Russell finishes the SSAC Championship race uphill on Saturday morning, breaking SHC’s fastest 8-kilometer record with a time of 26:42.

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Junior Ginny Kostek grills dinner for a group of Badger friends on a chilly Tuesday night, Photo by LaurenRUBIN

The Spring Hill College Italy students met Win Hallett, the recently retired president of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and his wife Reneau, while the couple was visiting Bologna.

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Kiva Talty, Nicole Litttleton, Coach Molly McCarthy, Aremi Hernandez, and Maddy Oblena watch their teammates play rugby at the Battleship Invitational.

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The men’s and women’s cross country teams start off the SSAC Championship races on a strong note and end the season with many personal records and team improvements.

The men’s rugby team celebrates after their big win at the Battleship Invitational.

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Secret Student Entrepreneurs Story and photo by GermainMCCARTHY

Jackie Bofill

Miami, FL Class: Senior Major: Public Relations & Advertising What’s the name of your busisness?

- “Jacquie B Designs” What is your role in the business?

- “Co-partner with my mom” What kind of business is Jaquie B Designs?

- “Fine jewlery design” How did you get into the jewlery business?

-- “My grandmother started her jewelry company around 50 years ago when she came here from Cuba. She did it throughout her entire life and designed thousands of unique pieces for her clients over the years.

As she got older, my mom started helping her with everything. When my mom couldn’t, I would. My grandmother taught me everything she knew and I learned a lot about gems, stones and metals because of her.

When she passed, my mom decided to continue her mother’s legacy of fine jewelry design, and I began with her about a year ago” What are some goals for your business?

- “I’m currently working on really branding my company with my mom. We have a few fine boutique stores interested in selling our pieces. We are also trying to spread the word that we custom design wedding jewelry to many high-end planners and stores to try and get brides’ attention.”

What’s one of the biggest achievements you’ve had?

- “One of our bigger achievements was to fully design all the wedding jewelry for a high profile wedding, which ended up having our pieces pictured and posted on a few different blogs.”

How has running a business affected your student career whether it be academically, socially, or even emotionally?

- “Since I’m here at school and our business is located in Miami, it’s hard to design or handle some of the orders my clients have. Thankfully, my mom is there and can help do the best she can with satisfying my clients’ needs.”

Do you have any advice for students wanting to start a business, but not sure how to start up one or how it will effect their college experience?

- “Don’t let your business get in the way of your personal relationships, but more importantly, don’t let the vice versa happen. Business should always stay professional.”

Sam Grace New Orleans Class: Sophomore Major:Business What is the name of your company?

- “Points for the Brave.”

What is Points for the Brave about?

- “It’s a charity that is designed to help wounded warriors that are coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan to help make their houses ergonomically possible and also help their families with many things they are unable to get.”

How did you get into the business world already?

- “My dad is a big business man and I wanted to follow in his footsteps because he runs a consulting firm for military technology and health care systems” How did the idea for Points for the Brave come up?

- “Junior year of high school, I was hospitalized, and I realized how hard it was to get back to regular life. I then realized how hard it must be for our veterans to be dealing with similar, but far worse tragedies and not have a support system to get back on their feet.”

How does running a business affect being a college student?

- “It makes it difficult for me to have the typical college life. Instead of hanging out with my friends, I often times can’t because I’ll have to take business calls or be ready to drop anything to handle business. Business and school have and always will be my main priority, because there are so many people relying on us to help them survive.”

What is your vision for Points for the Brave?

- “I would love to see it just take off. To have a lot of sport sponsorships.

We want to make it to where if a veteran comes home, they will have a support system ready to help them get back to their life.”

What organizations are you in?

- “Soccer, I’m in Tau Kappa Epsilon as well. I don’t really have much spare time after school, soccer, the business, and TKE, but if I do have some you can probably catch me playing the guitar or flying my remote control airplanes.”

What’s been your biggest accomplish ment?

- “Being able to watch and help a city I love, New Orleans, grow back.”

What would you like to do for yourself?

- “I would love to run the business for the rest of my life and just watch it grow and help as many people as possible.”

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Fun,Food, & St. Jude

By TiffanyTHOMAS

The ladies of Delta Delta Delta are collaborating with the men of Tau Kappa Epsilon this weekend to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and they are doing so in a way unique to Spring Hill College.

“When trying to come up with an idea for a new event, we decided we wanted to incorporate chicken wings into it somehow,” said Caroline Avera, the Tri Delta Philanthropy co-chair. “Who doesn’t love chicken wings? And what’s more fun than a wing eating contest that benefits a great cause?”

Singin’ and Wingin’ will be held on campus photo by EmilyYOKUBAITIS at Rydex Commons this Sunday, Nov. 17 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wings, drinks, and door prizes will be available for all students and faculty with the purchase of a ticket. Tickets will be sold for $5 at the event. For those interested in the 5:30 p.m. wing eating contest, the first ten to sign up and pay an additional $5 fee will be eligible to participate. For everyone else, there will be karaoke machines on site for stretching your vocal chords and plenty of wings to go around.

As a national organization, Tri Delta has raised more than $14 million for children’s oncology hospitals and research centers since 1976 and has officially partnered with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital since 1999. Tri Delta chapters across the country organize and plan events to raise funds for Children’s Cancer Charities.

Tau Kappa Epsilon officially partnered with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 1978, when founder of the hospital, and member of TKE, Danny Thomas asked his fraternity to join his cause. This year TKE has pledged to raise $1 million to help in the fight against childhood cancer.

“What better way to wind down your weekend than to join us for some fun, food, and St. Jude?” said Avera. All proceeds from the event will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help develop cures and fund treatment for children with catastrophic illnesses.

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New “Call of Duty” Breaks Records

By GermainMCCARTHY

The hit video game series started in 2003; “Call of Duty” just released a new addition to their immensely popular collection. Their latest installment in the 14 game series, “Call of Duty: Ghosts” is as captivating as its predecessors, leaving gamers locked in their rooms for days.

Freshman student and gamer Tony “Supe” Hughes said, “At first I played for about two hours, but then I went back to it that night and beat it within the week. There were definitely a lot of sleepless nights.”

“Ghosts” is set in an alternate dystopia, where South American nuclear powers unite to form “the Federation” and destroy unsuspecting nations.

Gamers take on the role of one of the “ghosts,” members of an elite United States military task force who attempt to eliminate the nuclear super-power before global catastrophe.

Like its Call of Duty precursors, “Ghosts” is a visual feast that bends the mind with its life-like authenticity. Characters and settings look genuine and real when they are actually

computer-generated images.

“Any gamer can attest to the fact that the games take you into this separate reality while you are playing,” said Supe.

Call of Duty continues to be one of the most financially successful game franchises in history. “Ghosts” continued this lucrative tradition, making 1 billion dollars in its first day.

The game makers have used their success with the military inspired game to give back to real veterans.

Activision, the organization behind the Call of Duty franchise, has created the Call of Duty Endowment to find employment for United States military veterans. Several monetary donations have been given to the military since 2010 on behalf of the Call of Duty Endowment.

Call of Duty leaves gamers brimming with anticipation for the next installment, since each episode ends with a cliff hanger.

“The buildup and anticipation for the next installment is always exciting, but the nonstop play is like nothing else.” said Supe.

Class Battles 1)Do you prefer iced coffee or hot coffee?

William: “Iced coffee because it tastes better” AnnBowie: “Hot black coffee”

2)What’s one item you can’t live without during the winter?

William: “Yoga Pants” AnnBowie: “My Peacoat” WilliamSISOIAN Freshman

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3)If you could drive any car what would it be?

William: “I’d drive a Rolls-Royce AnnBowie: “Vintage racer green Mini Cooper”

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“Beginning of December”

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21 thing you dont know about Fr. Lucey Story and photo by CarolineRODRIGUE 1. I grew up in a small village in Wisconsin called Ferryville.

Its right on the Mississippi River, there were about 300 people.

2. I am the seventh child of seven. I have a brother who is 95-years-old; he was a former governor of Wisconsin. I have four sisters two of whom have passed on and another brother who was also a Jesuit. He has passed on as well.

3. I’m not sure if I can think of the best meal I’ve ever had, but this past Saturday I went to Outback, and I had a filet and a sweet potato which was terrific

AbbigailEREBIA Freshman

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Father Lucey poses with his photographic tributes of his memorable encounters with President Obama and Pope John Paul II.

4.If I could vacation anywhere, I would go home to Wisconsin for the summer to visit my friends and family.

The countryside is absolutely beautiful.

5.For my 75th birthday, I went on a cruise with Fr. Viscardi around the Greek Isles. I never found out who gave me the gift, but that was wonderful.

6.If I had a magical power, I would want the power to heal, particularly the ability to heal relationships.

GabriellaDEL GANDIO Senior

“Thanksgiving Day”

7.When I was a child, I had two dogs name Fritz and Boots.

8.I don’t know if I am attached to LSU or Alabama, but so few teams get within 30 points of Alabama, seeing LSU challenge them is interesting.

9.I’ve seen some good movies in the last year, but the movie “Lincoln” was extraordinarily well done. Lincoln is my favorite president. I’ve read some biographies about him, and the film revealed a side of him that I had never seen before.

10.My favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate.

11.The one thing I can’t live without is people. I once did a hike by myself for ten days, and I was in danger of running out of water when I ran into a couple who was on their way back. I stopped and talked to them for half an hour before I realized that what I was really thriving for was conversation.

12.My favorite sports team is the Green Bay Packers.

AbbyMASSENGALE Junior

13.If I could describe myself in one word, it would be laughter.

14.If I could be any animal, I would be a bird, an eagle, so that I could have the freedom to soar through the sky and see the beauty of the world.

15..My favorite place on campus is Rydex Commons as the place of arrival on campus, with the chapel, the library and the Student Center. It’s beautiful especially at night.

“After Halloween”

16.My favorite actor is Tom Hanks,I recently saw Captain Philips, and he was great.

17.I’ve met some influential people in my life like Pope John Paul II and President Obama, but, for me, Pope Francis has been an enormous influence and of course St. Ignatius of Loyola.

18.My most enjoyable recreation is hiking, especially in the Cascade Mountains on the Pacific Quest Trail. I lived in Seattle for ten years and going on five-six day hikes with friends was my favorite pastime.

JessRICHMEYER Freshman

19.My favorite Disney movie is “The Lion King.” There is just more meaning to it, but I always have empathy for Bambi.

20.I’ve been part of the general congregation, or the legislative body, for the Society of Jesus. Being a part of that body of thinkers, that envisioning group, asking big questions about which direction we would take is the most significant thing I have done with my life. But one of the most important jobs that I’ve had is being here as President. It’s interesting how the more you have to bring to something, the more fulfilling it becomes.

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Women’s soccer finishes the season

By DanielOCHOA

The women’s soccer team finished their season with a 2-0 loss in the first round of the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Championship Tournament against Martin Methodist College.

Junior Erin Claxton was especially pleased with the season. She said, “I think the season went very well. We set goals for the team and we definitely achieved them. As for the ending result, we have done better this season than any past years I have been here. The first round of playoffs was an unlucky result. We played a good team but we were all disappointed with the loss because we knew that we were good enough to move on to the next round.”

It was a long and hard-fought season for the Lady Badgers. They played against several teams that were ranked in the top 25 and also played against other elite teams in the conference.

“Everybody gave it their all, and we left it all on the field. Despite the loss, we have shown the other teams in our conference that we are a force to be reckoned with. Next year will be a tough transition to a new conference. I expect that the competition will be harder, the travelling will be longer, but the payoff will be bigger. It should be a good year,” Claxton added.

The Lady Badgers finished the season with an overall record of 10-8-1.

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The women’s soccer team finshes the season 10-8-1.

SHC cross country teams compete in SSAC Championships Junior John Russell ran by sophomore Jordan Tracourse. for continually getting better The men’s and women’s vis, who finished right after The women’s team all day by day. Week by week, the fastest 8-kilometer time cross country teams ended in Spring Hill men’s cross Russell in fourteenth place at finished their season strong. they all worked really hard their season at the Southern Senior Emily Dolan placed States Athletic Conference twenty-second out of 101 (SSAC) Championships runners at 20:00 flat with early Saturday morning fellow senior Anna DeWat Clinton, Mississippi’s ine right behind her taking Choctaw Trails. The men’s twenty-ninth place and getteam took fourth place ting a new career best time out of 11 teams, while the of 20:22. The ladies’ team women’s cross country had two other personal team took seventh place out bests made by senior Claire of 12 teams.

Stewart and freshman Holly Both teams dramatically Gibbens. improved their team averAs cross country season ages and many individual comes to an end and Coach runners achieved career McVey gets ready for track personal bests at the Badseason and the move into gers’ last race of the season. a new conference, he said, Photo by MikeDEWINE “We’re not where we were The men marked their fastThe men’s and women’s cross contry teams gather together after competing in the SSAC meet. est 8-kilometer team time when we started. We have at 27:31, with the women everyone on these squads hitting their fastest 5-kiloready to serve as a great meter team time at 21:37. core group as we get ready developing a pretty fierce country history with a time of a time of 26:47. The BadCoach McVey stated about gers demonstrated teamwork for our new conference and competitive mentality that 26:42, taking thirteenth place the performance on Saturday, NCAA Division II. It is an as they stuck together and showed up big-time on Satur- out of 93 runners. The top “Credit goes to both squads day.” school record was also broken pushed each other through the exciting time.”

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Volleyball team named Conference Champions

By DanielOCHOA

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Senior captain Chris Montgomery celebrates being named MVP for his perfomance in the Battleship Invitational Rugby Tournament.

SHC rugby team takes home the win

By DemiJORDAN

After a long weekend of hard fought games and an unwavering determination to win, the men’s rugby team finished as champions at the end of the two-day Battleship Invitational Rugby Tournament.

This was a historic weekend for the men’s rugby team. For the first time, Spring Hill won their men’s collegiate division, and the captain of the team was honored again as Most Valuable Player.

Senior captain Chris Montgomery said, “We walked away from a tough season, with bumps, bruises, sprains and scratches. We walked away with our heads held up high as champions. The pride I had lifting up the trophy and ringing the victory bell is hard to explain, compound that with the honor of MVP, it was the best feeling I’ve had with SHC Rugby.”

They began the first day of the tournament with a close victory over LSU 15-12 and closed the day with another win over Tulane University 12-3.

Due to a forfeit by Kennesaw State, Spring Hill advanced to square off against Sewanee in day two of the tournament. In their final match, Spring Hill came out firing, causing Sewanee to struggle to get possession of the ball.

Spring Hill’s men were relentless. They scored back-to-back, pushing Sewanee to play harder defense. Sewanee ultimately succumbed to Spring Hill, who won 32-0 in the men’s collegiate final game.

Coach Mollie McCarthy said, “Each game we have learned something new, made mistakes and improved. I have pushed them really hard and asked them to trust in me. This

weekend was a culmination of all that hard work and trust. The championship game was by far the best game we’ve played all season.

They competed as one unit, and won as a team. I couldn’t be more proud.

This weekend was also groundbreaking for the women’s rugby team. It was the first time the team competed in the Battleship Invitational Rugby Tournament.

Even though the women’s rugby team was not victorious in any of their matches, they still came out winners. Sophomore Alex Sinkus said, “I am really proud of the team for bringing everything together. The focus wasn’t really to win, but to get experience, and that’s exactly what we did.”

The women’s rugby team faced steep competition this weekend, but they were determined to give their best effort. Freshman Maddy Oblena said, “Passing the ball and communicating was crucial. Once we learned how to use both, we quickly responded to the other teams’ strategies. Our defense and tackles improved each game, and we began to play more offensively.” Each match, the women progressed, strengthening their weaknesses and pushing toward their goals.

Coach Mollie McCarthy said, “This weekend’s tournament was a great reminder to me why I coach. The ladies played with heart and openness to learn; having a blast while doing so. I am so excited to see what these ladies do come spring, because we can and will only go up from here.”

Spring Hill’s women’s rugby team gained recognition for the perseverance and determination. Great things are expected to come out of this rookie team.

The women’s volleyball team took the title of Conference Champions at the Cramton Bowl on Saturday afternoon, with a 3-0 win over rival University of Mobile.

Top-seeded Spring Hill took on second seeded Mobile at the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Tournament, claiming victory in the championship match.

With Coach Peggy Martin earning her 1200th win and the team winning a conference championship, this month is an exciting one for the volleyball women. Martin was named the 2013 SSAC Coach of the Year at the conference’s annual awards banquet on the night of Thursday, Nov. 7.

One particular player, Junior Megan Haber, has been a constant asset to the team. She was named Conference Player of the Week twice during the season, named to first team all-conference, and was MVP of the conference tournament.

Haber said, “Conference wasn’t handed to us easy. Our girls worked hard for every single point and that paid off with a conference championship. We could not be happier, especially for the seniors. They have waited four years for this championship, and all of our hours practicing and working hard paid off. The past three years we have come up short and placed second in the tournament. It feels amazing to finally say we’re the champions.”

The Lady Badgers have achieved many great things this season but still have another obstacle to complete before it is all over. The team will head next to the National Championships. “We have about another two weeks before the first round of Nationals so we are going to continue practicing and preparing because this is our last year to compete and we want to make it the best yet,” Haber added.

The journey is still not over for the Lady Badgers, and they will continue to practice until Nationals. The opening round of the 2013 NAIA National Championship Tournament will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23 at a site to be determined.

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Meredith Donald, Sami Hantak, Sha Sha Buchanan, and Taryn Nash celebrate after being named Conference Champions.