Issue 4, fall semester, 2019

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The SpringHillian

Volume 112, Issue 4

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

Can You Graduate with 120 Credit Hours? Reporter Gabriella Tucker

This year, The Bulletin of Information for the 20192020 academic school year changed the necessary hours to graduate from 128 to 120. However, this does not change the necessary liberal arts core classes and the degree core classes that need to be completed before graduation. There is a form on BadgerWeb called the “Request to Change Bulletin of Record” in which the

student can apply to have this new bulletin of information apply to them. According to Dr. Good, registrar will look at the degree audit and assess if the new bulletin will benefit the student. The new bulletin also contains new added core classes for several programs. If the student decides to change to the current bulletin, they will have to take extra classes, which will leave them with more than

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Pumpkin Carving Contest at SHC | Gabriella Tucker

128 hours at graduation. In the majority of programs, the hours of classes needed between the degree core and the liberal arts core add up to 128 hours or more. The ability to apply for the new bulletin has always been an option on BadgerWeb. This continues to be an option for students, but the new change in necessary hours to graduate will “not affect students as much as they think it will affect them,”

says Associate Provost, Dr. Jennifer Good. This policy will attract transfer students as well as initiate the first of the changes for the following years in academic policy. A new common core is in the works for either the following year or the next. This new common core will replace the four separate cores listed in the new bulletin (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of

Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Education), so there will only be one common core for all students. Currently, this new bulletin may affect a handful of students, but whether or not this change will affect you will depend on your degree program and if any changes have been made to the core required to graduate.

End All Hazing Act Reporter Caroline Hunt

Louisiana and Pennsylvania senators, Bill Cassidy and Bob Casey have come together to introduce a new bill that is believed to lead to an end to hazing on college campuses and the deaths and injuries that go along with it. Those behind the End All Hazing Act are hopeful that it will provide parents and prospective students with better information about the universities’ histories with hazing. According to a press release from Bill Cassidy, the new act is meant to “assist students in making the best choices for their futures.” The act would require colleges and universities to post a web page, that is to be updated twice a year, which includes information about any reported hazing infractions that threatened the wellbeing of students within the past five years. Along with the help this act would provide to prospective students and their parents, it is also meant to hold organizations on college campuses accountable for their actions and to improve safety to the students who are already involved in these organizations. This bill came to life following the deaths of Louisiana State University and Pennsylvania State University fraternity members

due to hazing. Leading members of the National Panhellenic Conference and North American Interfraternity Conference showed their support for the passing of the bill, in a joint statement saying, “We are thrilled to see the bipartisan introduction of the End All Hazing Act in the Senate, which is critical in the fight to address and stomp out this issue. We must bring more transparency, accountability, and improved safety to all student organizations on campuses nationwide.” The Spring Hill College Hand Book states that there is a no tolerance policy for hazing on campus. It also states that hazing is a violation of the laws of the State of Alabama as well as the polices of the college. It is stated, “Hazing will not be tolerated and severe action will be taken by the College against any student or organization found in violation of this policy.” When asked about her feelings on the topic, Sigma Kappa Sorority president, Peyton Givan stated, “In my personal opinion, I believe that we, as college students, are at a lucrative point in our lives where the decisions we make affect our future careers and I think that this bill will help provide clarity in order for us to determine which path to choose.”


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