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November 19, 2009 Volume 89, Number 10 Mobile’s 1st Collegiate Newspaper

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Mobile’s Annual International Festival begins this weekend. pg.

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Public Safety Reports for the month of November. pg. 2.

Summer courses maybe changing at Spring Hill. pg. 6.

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Core classes might be too much for students Core requirement and hours required to graduate are coming under examination by Spring Hill The required hours to graduate with an undergraduNews Editor ate degree from Spring Hill The graduation and is currently set at 128. This core requirements at Spring is higher than the majority of Hill College may be getting colleges in the United States, a much needed face lift. Of who only require 120. many topics addressed at the Fr. Salmi suggested that town hall meeting with the junior and senior classes, hosted we may be the only Jesuit school and part of only 2 perby Fr. Richard P. Salmi, S.J., cent of institutions nationwide the course load and structure seemed to be a growing prob- that require over 120 hours.

“It really puts us as an outlier lem for many students.

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to most American universities and even most Jesuit universities” said Salmi.

According to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, only 36 percent of students graduate from college within four years.

With the added hours, some are concerned that Spring Hill students may be negatively increasing this statistic.

Kendrick Dunklin reflects on a semester as The SpringHillian’s Opinions & Editorials editor. pg. 8.

Dr. Michael Piafsky and Dr. Steven Almquist are teaching in Canada and Ghana for next summer.

Emily Reznicek shares about how being a news junkie helps her understand the world around her. pg. 8.

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life & As the semester comes to a close, The SpringHillian reflects on the best moments. pg. 11.

Dr. Lesli Bordas has a plan for cutting energy costs on campus. See if you can be in on the reward. pg. 10.

sports

The men’s volleyball team traveled to Birmingham for their second tournament. pg. 19.

Greenberry Taylor writes a rebuttal to James Love’s predictions. pg. 17.

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Profs to teach abroad

OpiniOnS & eDItorIALs

CULtUre

Provost at Spring Hill College, Dr. George Sims, does not think the extra eight hours are weighing too heavily on students’ workloads, increasing the statistic.

Sims feels that most students struggle with the course difficulty of some more than others indifferent to the work load. “I think most students would be capable of handling

DOUG BRUCE / Photography Editor

Badger Basketball is in full swing with two wins. The men’s team play the University of South Alabama Jaguars this evening at the Mitchell Center on South’s campus.

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The Hill and Beyond:

Education majors still in demand through U.S. the gear and the atmosphere for their students to develop Op/Ed Editor The teaching profession into responsible adults.

Many Spring Hill is one of the most important College students have chosen occupations in the world, and to become teachers once they the job outlook for college graduate from college. graduates looking to teachers Many education students is promising, according to Bulook for jobs on the K-12 reau of Labor Statistics. level. Employment of school Teachers play a significant role in developing the teachers is expected to grow academic and social expansion by 12 percent between 2006 and 2016, about as fast as the of children during their influaverage for all occupations, ential years, and they supply according to the Bureau of

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Labor Statistics.

Dr. Ann Adams, Spring Hill Chair of Teacher Education, said that “all or almost all teacher education graduates who made a genuine effort to find a job found one.” “Sometimes, the jobs that were available were not in the location the graduates desired. Our graduates seek jobs in Mobile and across the country,” said Adams.

“Right now, Mobile

See Education page 3.

This summer, Spring Hill College students can take courses through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA) to study in London, Ireland, Scotland, India, Australia, Canada, Belize and Ghana.

Two Spring Hill professors of English are teaching courses through CCSA this summer. Dr. Michael Piafsky is teaching in Canada, and Dr. Steven Almquist is teaching in Ghana.

CCSA is a consortium of American colleges and universities, which offers study abroad programs and internships in English-speaking regions. All undergraduate and graduate students in good standing are eligible to participate for academic credit in any CCSA program, according See Professors page 3.

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Campus Briefs Public Safety At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 10, 2009, a Plant/Operations employee discovered that someone had broken out the glass on the front of the vending machine which is located in the basement of the New Residence Hall. Many of the snacks that were in the machine had been removed.

At approximately 12:43 a.m. on November 12, 2009, a Public Safety Officer, while conducting a walking patrol of the interior of the New Residence Hall, discovered that someone had removed the “Exit” sign, which is located on the first floor, from its mount. Upon closer examination, the officer discovered that someone had broken the top brace from the sign and had taken a portion of the sign panel.

Paige Malone News Editor kpmalone@stumail.shc.edu

NPR show host Bob Edwards speaks at Byrne Legendary radio host and journalist visits with the Spring Hill community to talk about his radio career

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eelandrieu@stumail.shc.edu Contemporary Writer

Bob Edwards, host of the Sirius radio show “Weekends with Bob Edwards”, gathered together with students and faculty for an informal question and answer session in Byrne Hall last Friday morning.

“I have been very blessed”, he began, “ to have been in the beginning of both public radio and satellite radio, each of them in their third year. Both still young, both adventurous, daring and bold. It is a wonderful time to be with any new thing. It’s fun and it’s wild and it’s wonderful.”

Edwards, being with NPR for 30 years, has gained a very precise expertise with reporting and with radio. Of his early years at NPR, Edwards recalls, “ People knew about CBS and NBC, no

one knew NPR. But when NPR was opening bureaus when people were closing them, it led to an international scope that I continue to be very proud of.”

Now with Sirius radio, Edwards has more or less left reporting being and now has adopted a more conversational style.

“You hear a lot of talk on radio these days, he says, not much conversation.

Here on the show, People with ideas are given the time to go into those ideas.

It’s not just about sound bites.”

Although very involved and dedicated to his conversation style programming, Edwards does ever so often allow a documentary on air. He says, “ we could coast on doing long form interviews and be very successful and very happy, but I always have that itch to go out and to do those stories and to remain a reporter.”

Several students at the Question and Answer por-

tion of the lecure took advantage of Edwards’ knowledge and ended the program with a range questions. One question that came up in numerous forms was with all of the new and changing technology, how will radio survive? Edwards responded with the fact that, “radio keeps Source: After News Briefs reinventing itself.

Bob Edwards at the site of his show There is new media the DuPont-Columbia Award that we keep tuckfor radio journalism, and the ing ourselves into. Radio Edward R. Murrow Award goes right in your head. It for outstanding contributions intimately puts you there, and will therefore never go to public radio. In 2004,Edwards was also inducted into away.” the Radio Hall of Fame.

Bob Edwards is

The Bob Edwards Show originally from Kentucky, airs Monday – Friday 8-9am graduating from the Unieastern time. His weekend versity of Louisville. As show, which usually features well as being an author, the documentaries, is on SatEdwards is a recipient of urday at 8-9 am as well. several awards including

SGA

In memoriam: Destin Doughty, class of 2012

Are you interested in being a leader? Even if you do not think you can be a leader, It’s not too late! New Legislative Aid positions are available for the Student Government Association. Talk to your class senators. Take Initiative. Find the leader within. We want you!

On the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Spring Hill Community lost a member of their freshman class

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19th birthday would have at Spring Hill, Doughty was been Nov. 20. a graphic design major. “He

Doughty, a native of would always tell me that

Spring Hill College Birmingham, Ala., was a he wanted to design shoes freshman Destin Doughty 2009 graduate of John Car- for Nike or have his own died after being taken to a roll Cathobusiness,” said local hospital on Tuesday, “He would always tell Bunn. lic High Nov. 10, according to John me that he wanted to School.

The death of Kerr, Director of Spring Hill design shoes for Nike Doughty left He communications and marwas ranked or have his own busimany members keting. ness” number sevof the Spring

Doughty was unre-Tyler Bunn Hill commuen in the 5A sponsive when his roomstate track nity shocked. mate, Tyler Bunn, tried to championship in the high “Destin was one of the kindwake him Tuesday mornjump, according to the Ala- est, funniest people I know. ing for class. Emergency bama High School Athletic He was a great friend that services were called imme- Association. “He was very would do anything to help diately, and Doughty was athletic and great at any out,” said Bunn. transported to Springhill sport that he played,” said

Doughty’s funeral Medical Center, where he Bunn. was held Tuesday, Nov. was pronounced dead. His During his short time 17 at South Elyton Baptist

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Church in Birmingham, Ala. where he was a member of the youth ministry and youth usher ministry, according to The Birmingham News.

Survivors include his parents, Willey Jerome and Demetria Young Doughty and one brother, Kameron Demetrius Doughty.

Bunn appreciates everything the Spring Hill community has done for him in the aftermath of Doughty’s death.

“Destin was one of my closest friends, and I really appreciate all the things the school has done for me,” said Bunn.

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Day & Date Thursday, November 19, 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009 Monday, November 23,2009

Event

Coming up this week on campus...

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Contact Person

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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Outside Outlaw Recreation Cloister Outlaw Recreation Center Byrne Memorial Hall Stewartfield St. Joseph Chapel Cloister

Maggie Poole, mlpoole@stumail.shc.edu SHC GreenKeepers, shcgreenkeepers@gmail.com Colten Biro, crbiro@stumail.shc.edu Debbie Shows, 380-4458 Robert Bantens, 479-1976 Campus Ministry, 380 - 3495 Carlos Serrano, cpb@stumail.shc.edu

Community Mass Market on the Hill Student Mass

11:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

St. Joseph Chapel In front of Yenni Hall St. Joseph Chapel

Campus Ministry, 380-3496 SHC GreenKeepers, shcgreenkeepers@gmail.com Campus Ministry, 380-3496

Meditation Group Karate and Self-Defense Taste of the Hill

5:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Lawn outside St. Joseph Chapel Outlaw Recreation Center Byrne Memorial Hall

Heather Salazar, hsalazer@shc.edu Colten Biro, crbiro@stumail.shc.edu Melissa Garcia, mdgarcia@stumail.shc.edu

Dawn on the Lawn Meeting: GreenKeepers Karate and Self-Defense Christus Lecture: Dr. Elise Labbe-Coldsmith Friends of the Library: Play Reading Praise and Worship Black Out Cloister Social

Special Notices: •

Students for Life will be selling LIFE ROCKS T-shirts for $5 in the cafe every other Wednesday.

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The Office of Admissions will be hosting Senior Open Houses on Monday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Dec. 4.

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The Last Lecture hosted by Alpha Sigma Nu has been postponed until next semester.

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There are no classes Wednesday, Nov. 25 through Friday, Nov. 27 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. If you have a Tuesday night class, please check with your professor to confirm if class is scheduled as usual.

Education majors welcomed with jobs after graduation Continued from page 1.

County Public School System has four job openings in secondary English language arts. We presently have four secondary English language arts interns who will graduate in December. I suspect that if they applied, these interns could find jobs right now to begin in January.”

Spring Hill senior Raila Langham, an English and secondary education major, has hopes of securing a job with the Mobile County Public School System. “I am doing my internship at Murphy High School now, and I like the environment there,” said Langham. “I am pretty confident that I will be able to remain there once my internship is over. If not, I know I am prepared to go wherever any jobs are offered.”

Most job openings will result from the need to replace the large number of teachers who are expected to retire before 2016, according to the American Federation of Teachers.

Also, many beginning teachers decide to leave teaching for other careers after a year or two, especially those

employed in poor, urban schools, creating additional job openings for teachers.

The job market for teachers also continues to vary by school location and by subject taught, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistic. Job prospects should be better in inner cities and rural areas than in suburban districts. Many inner and rural cities have difficulty attracting and retaining enough teachers. Currently, many school districts have difficulty hiring qualified teachers in some subject areas, most often mathematics, science, bilingual education and foreign languages.

Due to the troubled economy, school boards across the nation laid off teachers to cut back on funding, but many of those teachers were easily able to locate jobs in other parts of their state, according to CNN reports.

Adams assures students that the struggling economy should not affect the teaching profession no differently than any other profession.

“In this recession, everyone probably should be concerned about finding employment. However,

schools constantly lose teachers to retirement, relocation, full-time graduate school, or other professions, including staying at home. Therefore, every year schools are hiring new teachers,” said Dr. Adams.

“Teaching is a profession.

Only other certified teachers are in competition for employment in these teaching positions. All graduates of Spring Hill’s division of teacher education are eligible for Alabama teaching certificates and for the label Highly Qualified Teacher. Spring Hill’s teacher education program is held in high regard because of the quality of the teachers who graduate from our programs. This gives our graduates credibility when they are seeking employment.”

The supply of teachers is expected to increase in response to reports of improved job prospects, better pay, more teacher involvement in school policy and greater public interest in education, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition, more teachers may be drawn from a reserve pool of career changers, substitute teachers and teachers

completing alternative certification programs. In recent years, the total number of bachelor’s and master’s degrees granted in education has been increasing slowly.

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New learning statement being reviewed by faculty Continued from page 1. work that is even more challenging if it were required. I don’t necessarily mean doing more work--I mean doing work that is more academically challenging,” said Sims.

The core curriculum at Spring Hill is developed in accordance with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Sims says that these requirements structure the core curriculum “to provide breadth of knowledge and they are not supposed to be focused narrowly on the skills, techniques, and procedures of a single occupation or profession.”

According to Sims, the curriculum is always changing in order to fit students needs. He says’ “It is necessary that Spring Hill College’s graduation requirements enable students to attain the learning outcomes – both in the core curriculum and in the major requirements – for which their programs of study are designed.”

In order to reach the said outcomes, Sims explained that hours are not the determining

factor. He said, “If the learning outcomes can reasonably be achieved in 120 hours, then 120 would be what is needed.

If the learning outcomes can only be achieved in 128 hours, then 128 hours would be what is needed.”

If administrators and faculty do not feel the curriculum is up to par, there are a series of steps that are taken to fix the problem. Sims explains that faculty members propose changes to two standing committees: the Core Development Committee headed

by Dr. Margaret Davis, and the Curriculum Committee headed by Fr. Jesus Rodriguez, S.J. The Core Development Committee also includes two student members: Alyse Granier and Travis Brown.

The Committees then consider the changes; approve routine changes and forward major changes to the whole faculty to vote on.

As stated in the SAC’s requirements, the changes must be approved by both the faculty and administration. If approved, the Provost is notified and begins considering the changes. If Sims agrees,

then the change is made. If he does not approve, he returns the change to the appropriate committee with his reasons for not approving.

Spring Hill has a series of surveys and assessments in place. The ETS Major Fields tests that many seniors take as part of their Senior Seminars, the NSSE survey, the CIRP First-Year Student Survey and the CIRP Senior Survey, and the MAPP test that we give to a sample of 1st year students and graduating seniors.

These assessments track students progress in order to ensure they are being fully prepared and reaching academic goals. “We have been administering these tests in a systematic way for 4 years now and have collected enough data to begin to draw sound conclusions about the effectiveness of our programs,” said Sims.

In the final evaluation of these assessments, the necessary changes are identified such as hour requirements and course alterations.

Of the 128 hours Spring Hill students are asked to complete, 60 of them are core courses. That is almost half of the graduation requirement devoted to standard, common curriculum. This requirement may effect faculty and students.

With little wiggle room in their schedule, students may not have time to take elective classes just because they interest them. With no students to sign up for elective courses, faculty are often unable to teach them.

Salmi expressed his concern by saying “I think our core curriculum is good, but it’s a little too restrictive in terms of allowing both faculty to teach some elective courses and students to take those elective courses.”

Sims says the 60 hour core requirement was adopted for the 1989-1990 year.

Prior to this change the core required only 42 hours, 12 of

philosophy, 12 of English, 6 history credits, 12 theology.

With the change the requirements expanded to include sciences, mathematics, social sciences, and fine arts and reduced the philosophy and theology requirements. With these new additions and changes the core was set at 60 hours where it remains.

Some students feel the possibility for exploration is hindered at Spring Hill. This may affect a student who is undecided and trying to figure out a major. The restraints on student’s curriculum, students really don’t have time to dabble in multiple areas to find their niche.

Spring Hill’s graduation rate is higher than the national average, but lower than some similar Jesuit institutions that require only 120 hours for graduation.

Sims does not think that graduation rates are a reflection of the extra hours at Spring Hill. Sims said, “Overall, the factors that have the greatest impact on the persistence of students to graduation are characteristics related to the student’s financial situation, the student’s social engagement in campus life, and the student’s ability to be successful in his or her chosen academic field.”

The graduation rates may or may not be reflective of the core curriculum and graduation requirements, but students are voicing concern.

Salmi is ready to address the problem. Salmi called the core curriculum “really inordinate” in his meeting with the students. He is ready to take steps in the right direction, but says it will move slower than people would like.

Sims is also reevaluating the current curriculum.

“With greater clarity about our learning outcomes and with the data about student learning that we continue to collect through the assessment surveys and tests, I am hoping

we (the faculty and administration, with student consultation) will re-think the graduation requirements and the core curriculum requirements in the near future,” said Sims.

Change may be on the way. Sims says the Core Development Committee is currently in the process of presenting a proposed learning statement.

The proposed change may not alter the hour and course requirements, but Sims said, “the proposed statement of learning outcomes would make the criteria for the core curriculum clearer. And, with clearer criteria for the core curriculum, the faculty will be able to gather data that indicates how effective the core curriculum is and to consider ideas for making the core curriculum more effective.

So, even though the proposed statement of learning outcomes does not itself change any requirement, it would help create the conditions in which the core curriculum could be changed in the future.”

With these new changes the faculty and administration will have the ability to further evalute the goals of the core curriculum and how effectively they are achieving them.

It will also give students the background information in which they need to appreciate and understand the core.

Sims believes that the greatest justification for the quality education received through the Spring Hill curriculum is the outcome. Sims said,

“The success of Spring Hill alumni demonstrate this over and over. Whether they are better prepared for having completed 128 hours rather than 120 hours, I cannot say for sure. It is the evidence of how well our students are able to meet the intended learning outcomes that helps us know whether 120, 128, or some other number of credit hours are needed.”

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Professors to teach internationally Continued from page 1.

we’ll spend time looking at Ghanaian authors such as Ayi Kwei Armah, Ama Ata Aidoo and Amma Darko, as well. In terms of SHC course designations, it would be a lower-division course that would be geared towards both a writing and diversity requirement.”

The Ghana course is scheduled for June 7 to June 22, 2010.

The application deadline for taking courses through CCSA is Feb. 26, 2010. Students are encouraged to apply well in advance of the Feb. 26, 2010 deadline, as priority is given to early applicants, according to the CCSA web site.

For more information, students should see Dr. Michael Kaffer, Dr. Michael Piafsky or Dr. Steven Almquist.

to the CCSA web site.

CCSA program courses are part of the regular course offerings of Spring Hill; therefore, students may apply for any student loans or grants for which they would normally have eligibility.

Dr. Piafsky will be teaching “From Toronto the Good to Toronto the Better” in Canada. According to the course description, the course will look at Toronto through its writers, its architecture, its traditions and even its ghosts. “We’re going to read some books, go exploring and write about what we see and read, trying to make sense of this city and this moment in its history.”

The Canada course is scheduled for May 18 to June 1, 2010.

Dr. Almquist will be teaching ‘Introduction to African Fiction’ in Ghana.

“The course will cover a representative sampling of African fiction in English.

We’ll begin with Things Fall Apart and read a wide variety of African writers,” said Almquist.

“Since the course takes place in Source: Spring Hill Communications Department Ghana, Alum Kate LaBorde in Paris, France

Last ‘SpringHillian’ of semester The SpringHillian staff will no longer be producing a paper this semester because of the Thanksgiving holiday and final exams. The paper will continue in mid-Jaunuary.

Please contact hillian@stumail.shc.edu for any questions, concerns or comments.

Student organization celebrates individuals within community P.R.I.D.E. organization on campus has grown from a dream to reality PAIGE MALONE News Editor

The presence of the gay and lesbian community is felt nationwide on all college campuses. Global groups try to protect the rights of the gay and lesbian community through education and outreach. But up until the spring semester of 2009, Spring Hill College was the only Jesuit institution that was without a Gay-straight Alliance.

As a member of the gay and lesbian community, Heidi Zavros was aware of the issues that they face every day in the struggle for their rights.

She said “In part, I wish there had been a similar organization when I was going to college the first time, I could have used the support when I was coming out. And I felt that with the changing world we live in that it would be good for students (straight) to understand the issues that we (GLBT) face every day and why we fight so hard for our rights.”

Zavros Founded P.R.I.D.E. in the Spring of 2009, the acronym stands for “Protecting and Respecting Individuality Diversity and Equality.” The organization seeks to positively enhance the quality of life for those who differ from the norms of sexual preference. “We want to educate students, to make GLBT students feel safe and to know that they have someone on their side if they need it” said Zavros.

Much to her surprise, Zavros has received a positive

response to P.R.I.D.E.’s presence on campus. She says at their meetings they have around 20 people in attendance, but the clubs facebook group has over 70 members. Zavros said, “We have had the expected looks and a few comments but for the most part we have been surprisingly (at least to me) welcomed onto campus.”

Through their many activities, they are hard at work promoting their message. They are at work coordinating many events that will promote their mission of “Protecting & Respecting Individuality, Diversity, & Equality is established for the expressed purpose of fostering tolerance and acceptance between gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight students on the campus of Spring Hill College.”

Dec. 1 marks World AIDS day, and P.R.I.D.E. will join millions across the globe in raising awareness and focusing attention on the AIDS epidemic. In preparation for the day, the organization will be hosting a bake sale fund raiser for the event.

Throughout the day, P.R.I.D.E. will be hosting many activities to draw attention to this global epidemic. Among the events will be a candle light vigil on Rydex Commons and handing out ribbons in the cafeteria.

Approaching the topic of sexuality can be tough for many people. The purpose of this organization is to promote the acceptance of all students no matter their orientation.

P.R.I.D.E. is dedicated to their mission of promoting equality

and are taking further steps to allow students an outlet to work through these tough issues. They are working very closely with the Office of Student Activities to plan “Safe Place” training with faculty and Staff to ensure students always have assistance in approaching challenges they may face. Zavros stresses the important role this will play on our campus by saying “I feel we are extremely important. Not only for GLBT students to have a place to go to for support and answers but for straight students that have questions to come to for answers and support.”

“P.R.I.D.E. allows students to feel welcomed in the effort to promote equal rights for all students regardless of their orientation. The organization recognizes that not only does discrimination affect the gay and lesbian community, but also those close to them,” Zavros said. “Sometimes people forget that it is not only hard for a gay person to come out but it is also hard for their family members to process and understand.”

Zavros and the P.R.I.D.E. organization are making positive strides toward improving the attitudes of the students at Spring Hill. They are bridging the gap between the gay and straight communities and proving to be a powerful force in the right direction. Times are changing, and P.R.I.D.E. has identified Spring Hill’s need to adapt accordingly.

Zavros said, “The one thing that I hear over and over is, ‘Finally, we needed this a long time ago.’”

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Students organize art walk for community and senior seminar Seniors Monica Diaz and Kari Wolfe worked together with the Mobile Arts Council to create Spring Hill’s first art walk ELIZABETH FARREN Editor-in-Chief

This past Friday, the Spring Hill College community was greeted by an Art Walk just outside the Outlaw Recreation Center. The event, which was held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. featured art from a variety of different students. Some of the work included graphic designs, ceramics, photography, paintings, etchings and fashion.

There were also poetry and music performances by Spring Hill students.

The project, which was hosted by Monica Diaz and Kari Wolfe, was the joint effort of two students for their senior seminar.

These two ladies took a moment to answer a few questions for The SpringHillian.

Q: This past weekend you hosted an Art Walk on

campus; what inspired you to create and plan such an event?

Wolfe: Well, we needed a project for senior seminar (communication arts majors), and we wanted to do something that would not only be interesting and challenging for us to do, but also something that would be beneficial to the community. We’re both involved in art and had volunteered for things at the Mobile Arts Council, as well as attended art walks downtown. So, spreading the word and experience seemed like a great opportunity.

Q: How did you start working with the Mobile Arts Council?

Wolfe: We both go downtown for the art walks if we are in town. We also try to volunteer at events or hang posters around campus for things going on that we think college students would be interested in.

Q: In today’s tough economy, how do you feel that the art industry is being influenced or punished?

Wolfe: I don’t think the people are spending differently on art that they’re involved in. In our campaign, we tried to show that art is more than expensive paintings and operas. It can also be your own personal style, the music you listen to or the architecture of a building. Art is something that will never go away.

Diaz: I am not really sure how the art industry is doing when it comes to the economy, but our goal was to show students that art is everywhere and in everything that we do. And like Kari says, art will never go away. People will never stop being creative, and people will never stop expressing themselves.

Q: I understand that Gen Mac is part of your senior seminar; how did you come up with the idea and what does Gen MAC stand for?

Wolfe: Gen MAC was actually created by the Mobile Arts Council. When we had the idea for this seminar project, the Council was already active in trying to reach college students; they just didn’t know exactly how to do it, which is what we tried to do. It stands for Generation Mobile Arts Council – like Generation X or Y. Some people thought it meant Mac, as in Apple computers. We used it because we wanted to stick with the campaign they’d already started.

Q: How many people came out for the Art Walk?

Wolfe: We don’t have an exact count of the number of attendees, but our guess is around 120.

Q: Are you planning on another Art Walk during this year?

Wolfe: We would love to help with another one next semester.

It was a lot of fun to do, but there were only 2 of us doing, so next semester we’d need a lot more help. People have responded very positively, so we’ll probably try to put one together.

Diaz: Students came up to me during the art walk and asked if we were planning on doing another art walk next semester, and I told them I would love too.

I think Kari would agree with me when I say we would just like more help from students. It is a lot of work for two people to put on an event like this. So, if other students are interested in helping us put together another artwalk, I think we would love to put on another one.

Burke Library features Alabama playwright’s newest play today

Summer schedule to be announced

Alabama play write, Danielle Juzan will be presenting her newest play this afternoon

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as the work of an illiterate “outside artist.” They attempt to keep up the gag, but may be running out of luck.

The cast includes notable Mobile actors such as, Candace Weber, Cannon Tucker, Stacey Driskell, Laureann Price and Mike Green.

Following the reading, light refreshments will be served at a reception where the audience can meet the notable cast.

Thursday, November 19 The Friends of Spring Hill College Library will host a reading of native Mobilian Danielle Juzan’s newest play.

The reading will be of soon-to-be-produced “Artbruted.” The event will begin at 7 p.m. There is no cost to attend, but a donation of $5 is appreciated.

Juzan’s comedy follows Marian, an owner of a struggling M&M Art Gallery who can’t pay her rent. With the help of her dead business partner, Mark, she concocts a scheme Source: Alabama’s official web site to pass off a local Native Mobile playwright Danielle mom’s sculptures

The registrar’s office plans to publish the summer schedule before Christmas KENDRICK DUNKLIN

Spring Hill College has implemented some changes to its summer sessions, according to Ramona Hill, Associate Provost of Graduate and Continuing Studies.

The Mini one and two sessions will remain the same as previous years, but the Summer three and Summer four sessions have been condensed into one session.

The change was made to give students a broader selection of online courses, which they would be able to take from home.

“The changes were made to enhance the summer schedule for the benefit of all students,” said Hill.

“We wanted to create flexibility for Spring Hill students by broadening what classes students could

take instead of limiting their options.”

Mini one will begin May 12 will end on May 28. Mini two will begin on June 1, and it will end on June 17. According to Hill, the accelerated Mini sessions will offer more well-balanced courses compared to last year. Oncampus housing will be available to those students taking courses in Mini sessions.

Day and evening classes will be offered this summer, but they will overlap with Mini sessions.

Day and evening classes for summer session three will also begin on May 12, which is the start date for mini one. Those classes will end the same day as mini two, which is on June 25. On-campus housing will also be available for this session.

Summer session four

will be strictly offered for continuing studies, graduate programs and online courses. The session will begin June 23, and the final exam will be given on August 10. “This change gives more students the option to take classes while at home without having to transfer courses from a different college when they return in the fall,” said Hill.

Residence Life will not offer on-campus housing during Session four, and Aramark will be available for faculty members.

A summer schedule should be available for students before the Christmas break to give students an opportunity to do some advanced planning, according to Hill.

The academic calendar for summer 2010 is available in the Spring Hill Bulletin of Information.

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Opinions & Editorials

Letter from the Editor: What is up with the airlines Elizabeth Farren discusses various ways people can avoid the hidden fees that airlines may charge for you to get home for the holidays ELIZABETH FARREN

eafarren@stumail.shc.edu Editor-in-Chief

As the holiday season approaches, we are starting to finalize our airline reservations for our Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks.

We scan the ever-increasing ticket prices to find one that we can almost afford in order to see our family.

But what seems to escape our memory is the fact that airlines always seem to find a way to charge consumers any little fee they can. This business philosophy has caused many airline

passengers to be frustrated with companies. Last year for Thanksgiving, I had to spend $30 alone in luggage fees, on top of the lovely ticket cost from Mobile, Ala. to Albuquerque, N.M.

What is frightening is that the average passenger pays about $13 for baggage, according to the New York Times’ Web site. On top of this, we are taxed for every movement; there is a PFC Tax and Security Tax. Now, I understand the need for a security tax because with increased security, funding has to come from somewhere.

The PFC tax stands for Passenger Facility Charge, which provides airports with

non-Federal Aviation Administration financial support for security, safety and decreased noise, according to the FAA Web site. The federal tax on tickets help airports to stay updated and open. So why “tax” us again for our baggage?

My favorite part is how baggage still proves to get lost quite frequently, despite the fee we pay to “guarantee” our luggage is delivered in a timely manner. I can honestly say I have heard of more lost luggage stories since the fee was enacted.

Not only are airlines demanding fees for luggage, but they are also asking for

Winston Churchill once said, “If you are not a liberal in your twenties, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative by your thirties, you have no brain.” I’m not sure that this is still true today.

We have more brainwashing than ever that is so pro-consumerism that it is eating us alive. Maybe he meant the only way to survive is to adopt the conservative view, or better known as the traditional way of thinking.

Throughout my college experience, I have been taught the ways of the media and the subliminal mess they feed us.

I thoroughly appreciate this destruction of my fantastical world, and I am almost saddened by our capitalistic tendencies. But what is little ole’ me to do about it?

I vote purple. I hope the rest of you see the rainbow and stop thinking you necessarily have to stick with a particular party.

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Ashley Robinson discusses the emergence of the “purple” generation

acrobinson@stumail.shc.edu Editor Emeritus

Entering into college, I had once considered myself a fairly hardened and somewhat bitter conservative. Nowadays, as I volunteer, dispute with family about politics and absorb countless loads of literature, I find myself sitting in a liberal puddle.

I am just now entering the world of commerce and union where we must bond with those who are like us in order to survive. Right?

But how can this be so if my views are so contradictory to so many generations before me.

No longer do I feel that I belong to a conservative group. Much less am I willing to adopt a total democratic point of view, which is a

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The Wixy preview the possibility of Spring Hill getting a student judicial board on campus

total oxymoron in itself. The word democratic is defined as “free” or “independent,” yet in our society we view being a democrat as one who is pro-government. The word “liberal” in society is attached to being a democrat.

Is liberalism not to be free-thinking and broad? So, how did these terms get so misconstrued? Just because I say I am a liberal does not mean I am a democrat. Ah, but here I stand on neither side of the red or blue decorated line. A generation is arising of purple.

The purple generation, keeping in mind the mixture of red and blue equals purple, do not stick to a two-partied system where having more money will buy your ticket and promise you a seat in front. I’ve asked numerous people between the ages of 18 through 25 about their political views and so many seem to be scatter-brained.

The generation of liberals: free thinkers that is ASHLEY ROBINSON

The Gentlemen of the Wixy ask: How will you plead?

There is a movement afoot ladies and gentlemen, and you are all a part of it.

This is big. Change is no longer a vain glimmer in the eye of disenfranchised students; it has been brought out of the back rooms of residence halls and into the light of day.

The first step is already in the works: the creation of a student judicial board. In fact, we the students have been promised it is a top priority, and it will be up and functioning in time for the next semester.

Before we go into what we think would be an effective and satisfactory student judicial board, the Gentlemen of the Wixy would like to doff our collective hat to you, the student body. Change here on our campus is not the work of a few overzealous rabble-rousers, but clearly a grass roots student movement.

The silent majority is finally speaking up. Well done Badgers, and keep up the momentum, there is a lot of work left to do.

Now to business. The vast majority of colleges and universities in the country have some sort of student disciplinary board, and students may be surprised to know that, up until recently, there had always been a student judicial board on our fair campus.

It was dissolved during the 2006-2007 school year, allegedly due to inactivity. The majority of the members were actually faculty and staff, and it was chaired by current Associate Dean of Students, Margarita Perez.

For some reason, students chose not to utilize

See The hidden page 9.

Kendrick Dunklin Opinions & Editorials Editor ktdunklin@stumail.shc.edu

this option enough to make it worthwhile to continue.

Readers may draw their own conclusions.

With these past problems in mind, we believe that the foremost concern in the formation of a new board is making it robust enough to actually satisfy student needs.

In our minds, the best way to combat impotence is for the board to be comprised of responsible students and run by those students.

Within a “student” judicial board, we would have thought legitimate student involvement should be assumed, but based on past failures, apparently it needs to be explicitly stated.

Specifically, the Gentlemen support a system in which all voting members are students, with faculty serving as advisors, overseers and tie-breakers. This is vitally important because without student control, the board does not serve any function. If a “student” board is de facto controlled by the same student affairs staff that makes disciplinary decisions already, there would be no reason for students to utilize it.

We do not know with absolute certainty that this is the reason the old board failed, but it seems like a reasonable hypothesis. A student board does not eliminate the need for student affairs disciplinary action, it simply gives students an option.

We further think that the number of board members from each class should be proportional to experience at the school-- basically meaning

Photography Editor Doug Bruce dmbruce@stumail.shc.edu

See Membership page 8.

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Opinions & Editorials “Coffee Talk” from Spring Hill College THIS WEEK’S TOPIC:

What are your thoughts on the article, “Alcohol policy being considered by administration?”

“If the open container policy is to remain in existence, I feel there are some issues that should be addressed immediately.

First, what constitutes outdoors? If I am standing inside of an apartment and hold my glass outside, should I be punished? What if I am standing outside with a beer reaching over the line to the inside of the apartment? Am I following the rules then?

I also consider it an oversight that the open container policy does not account for the existence of very long straws. If I have a straw stretching from the inside of my apartment to the outside balcony, is that a fineable offense?

If not, where can I find such a straw? On all of these issues, the handbook is silent.

In absence of clarification of these practical issues, the intent of the policy (the benefits, and with the policy seeks to prevent) needs to be expressed to the student body in a manner that we can understand if not condone.”

-Kevin Bradley, 2010

Membership is one of the many concerns for the judicial board

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more juniors and seniors, who have the experience necessary to make just and rational decisions. In our minds the board would not need to be assembled for every disciplinary infraction, but for significant acts of vandalism or alcohol abuse.

Another concern regarding the board will be member selection. The debate on the composition of the board is dichotomous: candidates ought to be both representative yet necessarily qualified.

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members chosen by student government senators, bringing both legitimacy and quality to this essential endeavor.

Whether or not you agree with the specifics which we have laid out here, the creation of this board is a promising development for those of us who wish to see more student input in student affairs.

The Gentlemen applaud those who have already vocalized their feelings on these issues and encourage everyone else to join in with having your voice heard.

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Good morning haters: I’m talking to you

Kendrick Dunklin explains the definition of a “hater,” and he addresses the “hatin’ bench warmers” that often attack The SpringHillian KENDRICK DUNKLIN Op/Ed Editor

What happens to a “hater” when they have absolutely nothing else to hate on?

You would think they would go and “jump off of a cliff,” and I do mean that metaphorically, I think. Yet, a “hater” is someone who would always find something to criticize, even if they have to go on a level where they have to criticize the “Almighty.”

Don’t get me wrong; you do need people that are going to “hate” off of you. If

you didn’t, then you would not be where you are today.

Besides, your “haters” would not survive without you because they wouldn’t have anything to “cuss and discuss.”

Criticism is always needed because it illustrates what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong.

Criticism should not be something that intimidates you into a depressive state, but it should be a motivating factor to propel you to greatness.

You are not doing anything right if you are not being criticized.

Yet, some people take things overboard because they do not criticize you directly, and the criticism that they do

issue out is not constructive.

Constructive criticism is helpful and positive to the person being criticized. It is easy to identify a “hater” because their criticism is often obstructive and unenthusiastic.

I have become the man I am today, partly because of the criticism I have received from the “haters” on my team.

If I were to give an award acceptance speech, which I hope I can give someday, I would, first and foremost thank God, my family, a few friends and of course, I would honor the “haters” on Kendrick’s team.

You may ask how do you get “haters” on your team. It’s simple; just keep

See “Haters” page 9.

Being a news junkie is good for America

Student discusses how people should be more informed of issues in America EMILY REZNICEK

I am a news junkie. I read The New York Times five days a week; I watch at least an hour of news a day. Every morning, on my drive to high school, National Public Radio would be the only option on my mom’s radio.

Growing up, my family’s dinner conversation would always be on the latest news from Washington D.C., and the wider political world. My family is constantly debating policies, laws and anything politics related.

However, the more time I spend away from home, the more I realize that my family’s obsession with politics is not the norm.

As an international studies major, I come in contact with the students who do know what is going on in Washington and around the world.

Yet, it has become

apparent that many people around campus don’t know what is happening in the world. What if I approached a random Spring Hill student and asked “What do you think of Senator Baucus’ health care plan?” There might be blank faces, anti-Democrat rants and a bunch of Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly rhetoric. Many students are uninformed and don’t care about politics at a time when politics are important and our future is dependent on it.

There are days when I am reading The New York Times before class, discussing a story with a friend, who is also an international studies major, when another member of our class decides to chime in. The comments made by some of these people are shockingly disturbing.

For example, “the use of nuclear weapons is not off limits when it comes to fighting in the Middle East.”

Some people do not know

who America’s allies are and which countries we support through aid and military training.

What’s worse is that people do not know their state senators and district representatives. If you are 18 and vote, then you should know the major political players in your area. By knowing your representatives and senators, I mean that you should know more than a name and party; you should know what they stand for and what they do for your state and district.

I am not saying that everyone needs to know everything about politics, but America is a democracy and in our democracy, the people elect those who rule. If you do not know who you are electing and why, you are harming America just as much as if you did not vote. For our future’s sake, I beg you: learn about the important issues in our country and the views of the parties toward these issues.

Advisor Stuart Babington sbabington@shc.edu

Contributing Copy Editor John Merrill jamerrill@stumail.shc.edu

Advertising Manager Adam Pfaff appfaff@stumail.shc.edu

egreznicek@stumail.shc.edu Contributing Writer

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Opinions & Editorials

The hidden fees of airlines may “Haters” allow you to propel your way to the top e-mail, phone numbers and

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Continued from page 7. fees in order to provide passengers with food. Some airlines charge for every food item from peanuts to full meals.

Airlines have also come into the habit of charging passengers who want to choose their seat. I find both of these fees to be particularly unfair to people who have to eat for medical reasons and for people who choose a specific seat for a variety of reasons.

To make matters worse, the airlines have not been paying taxes on this new form of income, according to the New York Times Web site. That would be like if I charged to use my dorm room as a storage unit and did not report to the federal government how much I made each year. As much as we complain about paying taxes, the money collected through taxes helps to keep America beautiful by completing roads and keeping government organizations running.

It has recently come to the attention of Congress that companies have been avoiding their taxes. This has caused many people to become frustrated. James L. Oberstar, a democrat of Minnesota says, “They’ve found a back door way to raise ticket prices.”

An interesting fact is that in this whole airline mess, there is still one company that continues to make a profit. Southwest Airlines, based in Texas, has yet to charge for passenger luggage and is continually known for making a profit.

They have yet to charge for peanuts and seat choice, and they are still making a profit.

Granted, they are so successful because they fit more passengers on a 737

than any other airline, but it works for them. According to the Southwest Airlines’ Web site, the average passenger only pays $113.97 per airfare.

So a few weeks ago, Congress started noticing the fees becoming a trend and honestly, I think it’s about time that Congress starts watching airlines.

These companies are finding any way to work against the consumer to help keep them alive. The American government is a system of checks and balances, so it is about time that the government makes sure that companies are not taking advantage of the American people.

So let’s stand up and not let companies take advantage of us. Until companies listen, do not fly with a company that requires a fee for luggage. However, if you must, try not to get your luggage checked. It has become so ridiculous that in some situations, it is actually cheaper to ship your luggage to your destination versus checking it.

If you can fly with Southwest, I know it is sometimes ridiculous to fly out of New Orleans, but in some situations, it makes more sense.

For the better part of three years, this is how I have been getting home.

There is a large percentage of students from Louisiana who would be more than willing to help you get home, with the assistance of some gas money.

The bigger question that comes to surface is why do we as Americans let companies walk all over us.

These companies know that Americans have to fly for work, for vacation, for emergencies and for holidays and they take advantage of this situation by charging us.

They usually just jump on the bandwagon as you propel your way to top. As you gain a considerable amount of people on your bandwagon, you can form a team of “haters.”

Now with that stated, it’s only appropriate to address the “haters” on The SpringHillian’s team. The SpringHillian has a full bench of haters on its team. But the funny thing about The SpringHillian’s team is they all like to be bench warmers.

We can never get them to get off of the bench. We often hear of what they can do from other people, but we rarely get to view any of their work.

They are what I like to call “backyard haters.” They like to do and say things, so we can’t observe them. It’s like being a great basketball player but only letting your parents see your talent. You can’t affect the NBA if you keep your talents hidden; you only make it a boring sport.

To our team of “haters”: On every issue that we publish, e-mail addresses are printed practically on every page. The SpringHillian’s

dividual e-mails are listed, but we rarely receive your criticism. However, we often hear what you have to say through reliable sources (we are a newspaper, so we have to give attribution to reliable sources).

Now, how can we properly boost this newspaper to the top if we never hear what you have to say (I stated “never” hoping that one day we will hear what you have to say)? If you have intelligent and constructive criticism, it may allow us to improve anything that you may think we are doing wrong.

We are college students trying to produce our school’s student newspaper, so criticism is warranted. We are always open to what we can do better because some of us have to use The SpringHillian as part of our portfolio to start our careers. So, why not just shoot us an e-mail to voice your complaints?

Trust me, none of us bite. Farren might whisper monstrosities your way. K.P. might throw ashes your way while she is flying in the Solara spaceship.

empower you to play in 5 p.m. traffic on Airport Boulevard.

Dougie Fresh might not get the saturations in your ugly photo adjusted correctly. Tripp might drop the “illest” hip-hop mixtape to hit Spring Hill, which will kill your career like how rapper 50 Cent killed rapper Ja Rule’s career.

And, I might not do anything. Well, if you were hanging off that cliff I told you to jump off; I would try my best to pull you up because we won’t be able to make it without you on our team. But, like I said, none of us bite.

This is all in fun; we are grateful for our team of “haters.” We just want you to stop being critical to where we cannot hear you. E-mail us, call us or stop us when you see us to let us know what you think.

We are open to whatever you may say, whether it be good or bad.

So, I encourage you to continue to “hate on” because we need you on the team. We just need you to get off that bench. Let someone else warm it up; you need to stand up to let us know what’s up.

ATTENTION STUDENTS!!

Are YOU interested in being the next Student-Editor of

THE SPRINGHILLIAN?

Applications are being accepted for the spring 2010 position of student-editor of the weekly campus newspaper, The SpringHillian. To be considered, interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter (explaining your reason for wanting to be considered) to the Division of Communication Arts. The application deadline is Friday, November 20. It is recommended that the student-editor be enrolled in the class CMM400/401 during the spring 2010 semester.

EDITORIAL POLICY

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SUBMISSIONS

The SpringHillian publishes guest submissions at the discretion of the studenteditor and section editors. Submissions should be less than 500 words, and editors reserve the right to edit the submissions for length and content. Original writings should be mailed or delivered to: Student-editor, The SpringHillian, Communication Arts, Spring Hill College, 4000 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36608.

Abby Cowart Life & Culture Editor alcowart@stumail.shc.edu

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Life & Culture

Students perform ‘As You Like It’ Inside the Student Section As basketball season launched with the men’s and women’s basketball teams taking on the AuburnMontgomery Senators, students and fans came out in full force to show support for the Badgers

DOUG BRUCE / Photography Editor

For the fall play production, Spring Hill students performed the Shakespearean classic “As You Like It” this past weekend in the Arlene Mitchell Theater Left: Sophomore Agnes Burdsall plays the role of Celia. Right: Jeff Merritt talks with Seth Taylor.

DOUG BRUCE / Photography Editor

Students painted up and showed school spirit for the Badgers.

Eco-friendly challenge heats up The competition for the most eco-friendly apartment is getting fierce as the Green Keepers plan their last event of the fall semester, Market on the Hill DR. LESLI BORDAS

lbordas@shc.edu Associate Professor Chemistry

The Fairway challenge is beyond its halfway point, and things are heating up. The objective of the challenge is to find the most Eco-friendly apartment, that is to say the apartment that consumes the least energy. In addition, I was hoping that all the apartment dwellers would begin to realize just how dependant we are on electrical power. And although it is very difficult to eliminate our usages by huge amounts (unless you cheat, more about that later) little things can and do make a difference.

What I am hoping the students will take away from this friendly competition is that it is their moral responsibility to minimize their consumption of energy. It is irrelevant who is paying the bill or if you have more than

enough money to pay the bill.

Consuming energy is using up something that in most cases cannot be replaced. It is consumed and converted into greenhouse gases that then affect every other being on the planet.

So how is the challenge going? Great! Most of the apartments are participating and doing a great job of minimizing their consumption. I did have to disqualify some over zealous students that moved out and turned off their breaker (not exactly fair or in the spirit of the competition (although I did find it rather ingenious )). So far, the low scorers consist of apartments: 102, 105, 110, 201, 204, 205, 208, 209, 301, 303, 304, 305, 309 and 311.

They are not in any particular order but if you know anybody that resides in these apartments I believe congratulation is in order and a keep up the hard work.

Stay tuned to your Campus Updates where we will announce the winners on Nov. 24.

So what’s next? The last event of the semester for the Green Keepers is the long awaited “Market on the Hill.” The Market will be held in front of Yenni Hall adjacent to the chapel on Sunday from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. It is eco-friendly petfriendly fun for the whole family. We will have local vendors of seafood, seasonal produce, natural soaps and “green” detergents freshly made pasta and fair trade coffee, baked goods and many upcycled products made by the Green Keepers.

There will be food and music and a special “pet shop” with items for your best friend.

So do not miss your opportunity to do some inexpensive Christmas shopping and have a good time with your friends and family. Hope to see you

DOUG BRUCE / Photography Editor

Above: A group of students spelled out “Badgers” in support of the basketball team for Monday night’s game.

Left: The Spring Hill Badger showed his school spirit at the men’s game against the Auburn-Montgomery Senators Monday night. The Badgers defeated the Senators 82-70.

DOUG BRUCE / Photography Editor

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Life & Culture Review of the fall semester at Spring Hill

Dedicated students brave the weather to show support for the Spring Hill rugby team as they compete on Dorn Field.

Neilson Lea, Kyle Jones and Tim Corbett represent the Gentlemen of the WIXY.

A student performs an experiment for the Chemistry Club booth at the Badger Expo.

Sophomore Nick Kelley gets chased with a sponge at the Tau Kappa Epsilon car wash.

Photographs courtesy of: DOUG BRUCE / Photography Editor

Junior Brannan Griffin raps his way through the talent portion of the Phi Mu Mangeant, winning him the award of first runner-up.

Students, faculty, staff and guests gather for the inauguration ceremony of the 38th President of Spring Hill College, the Rev. Richard P. Salmi, S. J.

Sophomore Adam Leibold gets up close with the camera at CPB’s Foam Party.

Several members of the Greek community take a break from painting at the community service project as part of the Greek Weekend event.

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life & CulTure

Get to know: Leola Sanders Christmas on the Hill Well-known Spring Hill employee gives insight into her life outside of her two jobs on campus, offering thoughtful advice to students along the way KENDRICK DUNKLIN Op-ed Editor

Many Spring Hill College students have encountered the joking personality of Leola Sanders when they have entered the mailroom. Well, now many more members can encounter her joking spirit when they enter the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center.

Sanders, manager of postal services, has recently gained a second title at Spring Hill. She is now an assistant to Angel Gray in the Outlaw Recreation Center. Her smile is what greets students as they enter the recreation center in the afternoon.

Sanders was born and raised in Mobile, Ala. She attended Central High School, Murphy High School and she graduated from B.C. Rain High School. She has an associate degree in sociology from Bishop State Community College.

She has one “wonderful” son and two “beautiful” grandsons. She attends El Bethel Primitive

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Baptist Church where she is the secretary for the senior usher board and she is a part of the Women of Praise Dancers.

She enjoys doing embroidery work because “it’s soothing and good for the nerves,” and she enjoys gardening. “I enjoy watching flowers and vegetables grow. As a child, my dad had a garden full of plants and vegetables, like sugar cane and okra. I enjoyed it so much that I continued that love of gardening as an adult.”

Sanders has been with Spring Hill for the past 30 years, and she has enjoyed her time on the Hill. “I love working around the students, and Spring Hill has become my second home. The only thing missing is my bed,” said Sanders.

Since Sanders has been employed at Spring Hill, there have many changes to the campus. She has been through five administrations, and she has witnessed many renovations and improvements.

“There have been

a lot of improvements to campus, and everything is so different from when I first started working at Spring Hill,” stated Sanders. “There are many new faculty members at Spring Hill because not many people have been here for the past 30 years.”

Sanders is excited for Spring Hill’s new president, Fr. Richard P. Salmi, S.J. “I like the way he interacts with faculty, staff and students, and I like his hands-on approach to various situations on campus,” said Sanders. “May God bless and keep him through his journey as president.”

One of Sanders’ motivations for going to work every day is the Spring Hill students. She enjoys when they stop by to talk to her.

“I try to find ways to make students happy because I know that sometimes they are stressed with school,” said Sanders.

“I have a playful nature, so I do what I can to make the students laugh.

I like to lift their spirits See Sanders page 13.

gives to those in need

Campus Ministry prepares for the holiday season, gathering gifts and goods for refugee families ABBY COWART

Life & Culture Editor

As the holiday season approaches, students, faculty and staff prepare gifts and necessities to donate to families of the Refugee Resettlement Program as part of the annual “Christmas on the Hill” event.

The event is the culmination of the Spring Hill College movement to help families that have been relocated to Mobile from areas such as Iraq, Liberia, Cuba and Russia.

Because of different religious practices, several of the families do not even celebrate Christmas, but still recognize the spirit of generosity present in the holiday season.

In the past, Christmas on the Hill adopted refugee families but due to certain circumstances, the program has asked that participants donate items to be distributed to families as needed.

According to Sr. Patty Huffman, Campus Minister for Justice and Retreats, the change was one that was needed. “When families were adopted, different groups who participated would donate items of different quantity and value. Because so many of the families we adopted were related, they noticed the inconsistencies in the items that were donated,” said Huffman.

“Gathering the real needs of the refugees is just a more practical way of running the program.

Many people are looking to downsize and give away some of the things they no

longer need.”

Some of the items that are in need are kitchen supplies, furniture, linens, school supplies and toiletry items. Several families have children aging from two months to 18 years, so donated toys and clothes would be a tremendous help for those families.

The date for the Christmas on the Hill dinner has not been finalized yet, but plans for the event are in motion.

The event plans feature pictures with Santa Claus, snow and the lighting of a Christmas tree in Rydex Commons.

The Spring Hill community is invited to enjoy a night of fellowship and fun as the true spirit of the holiday season is celebrated. “My favorite part of Christmas on the Hill is the number of people who call and say they have something to donate,” said Huffman.

“To hear the generosity of people on campus is a thrill because it is not for just one family, it is for a cause.”

If you are interested in donating gifts or other items, the deadline for drop-off is Dec. 1. If you would like to donate gifts and wrap them, please indicate what the item is on the outside so they may be distributed appropriately.

Large items can be picked up by truck, and smaller items can be brought to campus ministry or left in the vestibule at the entrance of St. Joseph Chapel.

The Refugee Resettlement Program is a part of Catholic Charities of the Mobile Archdiocese.

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Life & Culture

New Delta Chi fraternity Book Review: Three Cups of Tea Mortenson’s autobiographical classic details the story of his life, prepares for recruitment Greg focusing on his journey to establish schools for children across the country Delta Chi is scheduled to make a visit to campus to get ready for formal recruitment in spring 2010 KENDRICK DUNKLIN Op-ed Editor

Delta Chi will make an exploratory visit to Spring Hill College December third and fourth, according to Justin Sherman, Delta Chi Fraternity Director of Chapter Services.

The fraternity will visit to get an enhanced understanding of how Spring Hill operates. They are also planning to meet with some key people on Spring Hill’s

campus, which will help them with their recruitment process.

“During this time we will be meeting with faculty and administration to work towards building a successful valuesbased fraternity, and this will include getting any recommendations of quality men,” said Sherman. “We will also be available to meet with men interested in the opportunities we have to offer and to provide them with information.”

Delta Chi’s recruitment process will begin during Spring Hill men’s recruitment in spring 2010, according to Sarah Loge, Coordinator of Greek Life and Campus Programs.

Delta Chi is an international social fraternity founded by 11 law students in 1890 at Cornell University. Delta Chi is a member of North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC).

The Fraternity is headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and it has 131 chapters and colonies operating throughout the United States and Canada.

“Delta Chi is a fraternity that values social excellence among its members. We strive to build leaders and quality individuals in our organization,” said Sherman. “We are looking for men who want the challenge of creating a new organization with traditions for future generations.”

Any Spring Hill freshman male who wishes to join a fraternity in his first year must participate in the formal recruitment process, according to Loge.

“Even if it is something they are just considering as an option, they should go ahead and check out recruitment so they have that option open to them,” stated Loge. “Going through recruitment does not mean they have to accept a bid, but it is the only way they’ll have the opportunity to do so this year.”

GREENBERRY TAYLOR Sports Editor

At first glance, Three Cups of Tea may come off as a bit girly. The title seems to lack masculinity while the image on the front cover, three children reading, does not help much either. Needless to say, it does not scream pick me up if you’re a dude.

Now, no offense to the ladies, of course, but this book is far from catering to the female gender either. But hold up fellas. This book also is not solely about near death experiences involving AK47s, mountain survival or building schools with bare hands. Oh no, it is much more than that.

That’s right; Three Cups of Tea is probably one of the most unbiased sex books my eyes have scanned over in a good while. While this book may have parts that may appeal

to both ladies and gentlemen, overall it has the power to touch the core of every human soul.

This remarkable book tells the true story of Greg Mortenson and his journey in establishing schools for children in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Mortenson journey began in 1993 after a failed attempt to summit K2, the world’s second highest mountain in the Karakoram Range located in Pakistan, where he stumbled upon the village of Korphe. The people of Korphe cared for Mortenson as he recovered from his attempted summit of K2, and in caring for him showed him more than just hospitality.

While in Korphe, Mortenson was shown the villages school, where he found students drawing in the sand with sticks and sitting on the dirt in an open field. After seeing this sight Mortenson made the

village a promise to come back and build them a proper school.

Since his promise to the village of Korphe in 1993 Mortenson has established and supports over 131 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan as of today.

And while the numbers are impressive, the book accounts for all of the hard work, passion, time and sacrifice that Mortenson poured into establishing these schools.

Reading some of the things Mortenson went through is truly inspiring.

For instance, he was kidnapped and held captive for eight days by the Taliban in 1996, yet still pursued his journey to educated Muslim children. And in 2003 he hid for eight hours under rotting animal hides to escape a firefight between Afghan warlords just to visit a village who wanted See Classic page 14.

Sanders shares her love for students Continued from page 12.

because I don’t like to see students upset.

Although many students don’t realize this, but they also lift my spirits by putting a smile on my face with their countless stories.”

Sanders does not mind giving students advice when they ask for it. “I try to give them the right answers because I was once their age, and I needed advice back then. So, I do what I can to help them out,” said Sanders. “I don’t want anyone to make a fool out of students, so I strive to give them good, substantial advice.”

Many Spring Hill alumni stay in touch with Sanders, and she also calls former students when they cross her mind.

“I love hearing from former students to get updates on how they are doing. When I think about them, I will call and check on them,” stated Sanders.

When Sanders retires from Spring Hill, she does not plan to just sit at home.

“I will not let grass grow under my feet,” said Sanders. “I would like to volunteer as a troubled youth counselor. You would be surprised how much of a difference you can make in their lives.”

One thing that Sanders wants the Spring Hill community to do is care about each other. “God is love, and we at Spring Hill should always put him first and everything else will fall in place,” explained Sanders.

“Remember that at Spring Hill, we strive to nurture the mind, body and soul, and that is a motto that we should not take lightly.”

Editor’s Note: Op-ed editor, Kendrick Dunklin, has known Leola Sanders since he was 5-years-old. His father, Bennie Sims Sr. is a former employee of Spring Hill, and Dunklin liked accompanying his father to work. “Kendrick was not a bad kid, and he liked being around his father. He looked up to his father,” said Sanders.

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Life & Culture

Student Spotlight: Patrick Wihl Our Staff Yearbook A Spring Hill senior describes some of his life passions and how he found his place on campus DOUG BRUCE

Photography Editor

For Spring Hill College senior Patrick Wihl, art can be found in almost anything. He has been interested in various forms of art his entire life, and does not want that to change.

Wihl’s journey to Spring Hill is as long and diverse a story as the tools and colors in which he works. Originally from Albuquerque, N.M., he started college at the University of San Francisco in 2004. Wihl studied in San Francisco for two years and then took time off from classes, where he worked as a butcher’s apprentice “in a family owned Italian grocery store.”

Wihl found Spring Hill last year while working as a stage construction contractor in Mobile. Wihl says he was drawn to the school because of its Jesuit tradition.

“I have enjoyed being accepted in Spring Hill’s community foremost,” says Wihl. “I can testify to Spring Hill’s

excellence academically and believe that the people I have met and become friends with are all exceptional people.”

Wihl also provided an anecdote about his appearance. Last year, someone asked him if he was a member of the campus operations landscaping crew.

“It must be the tattoos,” he jokes.

DOUG BRUCE/Photography Editor

Tattoo art is only one of Wihl’s art forms, but ing or writing their names nonetheless very influential on everything,” explains for him. “I love the imagWihl. “Graffiti has been a ery; I love the pain; I love huge part of my life.” the process,” he says. “It is Finding inspiration the most technical medium for his craft is not easy, I have worked in.” but Wihl draws from those

For Wihl, drawing around him. He credits and painting led to graffiti, his mother’s paint artistry which has been a very imduring his childhood, his portant part of his artistic girlfriend Kristin Lynch, an evolution. “It is not only an uncle and one of his Spring art form, it is a sport,” Wihl Hill art instructors, Wanda expresses enthusiastically.

Sullivan. Furthermore, “It is very physical. I love Wihl says he is inspired by it and will never let it leave people he meets every day. my grasp.”

As a life goal, Wihl

“My main artistic inhope to continue tattoofluence comes from growing as a means to travel ing up in a neighborhood the world and experience in Albuquerque where a different cultures. He is a group of young men came studio art major who plans together and started paintto graduate in May.

The Springhillian staff are recognized and provide inspirational quotes. Thank you to all contributors.

“The mind is its own place, and in its can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.”

-John Milton, Paradise Lost ELIZABETH FARREN Editor-in-Chief

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

-Mark Twain ABBY COWART

Life & Culture Editor

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

-Unknown KENDRICK DUNKLIN Op-ed Editor

“Don’t float the mainstream” -Sweetwater Brewery TRIPP TAYLOR Sports Editor

Classic book promotes peace through adventure Continued from page 13.

to establish a school.

These two things alone are only a small part of Mortenson’s story.

NBC TV journalist, Tom Brokaw said, “‘Three Cups of Tea is one of the most remarkable adventure stories of our time. Greg Mortenson’s dangerous and difficult quest to build schools in the wildest parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan is not only a thrilling read, it’s proof that one ordinary person, with the right combination of character and determination, really can change the world.”

Spring Hill College Jesuit and theology teacher Father David Borbridge, S.J. said he is happy that this book has become popular because “Mortenson was risking

himself in one of the most forgotten and dangerous corners of the world to help educate children. More than that, he was succeeding marvelously against incredible odds to transform a society which had not been helped by any outsider for hundreds of years.”

Borbridge even went on to say, “I would certainly like every American to read it.”

There is no doubt that this book is powerful on many different levels. Greg Mortenson shows readers how he has started the movement of “promoting peace, one school at time,” by sharing his stories of failure and success, love and hate, humility and pride and even death.

This story can educate everyone about themselves and others.

“Don’t be tardy for the party!”

-Unknown PAIGE MALONE News Editor

“I never thought [the Warped Tour business concept] would last this long. I should be a schoolteacher somewhere.”

-Kevin Lyman DOUG BRUCE

Photography Editor

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Life & Culture Cultural festival kicks off in downtown Mobile

The annual Mobile International Festival begins today at the Mobile Civic Center, offering a variety of food and entertainment from different cultures ABBY COWART

Life & Culture Editor

Source: Lady Gaga Official Web site

Lady Gaga shows off her unique style in “Bad Romance.”

Go gaga for Lady Gaga Pop diva Lady Gaga has heads turning with her new music video for the single “Bad Romance” ANNA PLOVANICH alplovanich@stumail.shc.edu Contributing Writer

If you’ve been listening to pop radio lately, you may have heard Lady Gaga’s new single “Bad Romance.” Her new album, The Fame Monster, will be released Nov. 23, and I, for one, am secretly excited.

Until now, I hadn’t really been a fan of Gaga’s, although I was familiar with her songs and her ridiculous getups. About a week ago, my friend exposed me to Lady Gaga’s video for “Bad Romance,” and I was totally entranced.

It’s set in this completely white, futuristic bath haus. Gaga comes out of this pod in a white catsuit number that covers her eyes and does a little dance with other little catsuit people.

She struggles as she is apparently forced to ready herself for her own auction.

Then she is paraded around in front of a group of Russian-looking men who are bidding on her and drinking Nemiroff vodka.

In the end, Gaga goes to the highest bidder’s bedroom and appears to blow him up. The last scene is of her wearing a bra with sparks

flying from it, smoking a cigarette next to a skeleton.

Bizarre, right?

As weird as the video is, I’ve found myself watching it frequently.

Lady Gaga has gotten a lot of negative publicity for her strange behavior, but you have to admit that she knows how to get attention. She also has a distinct creativity that is lacking in other pop stars.

It’s strange to think that Lady Gaga is only 23, just two years older than me. Born as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, she came from humble beginnings in Yonkers, N.Y. She began learning piano ate age four and started performing at open mic nights by 14. Three years later, she was admitted to New York University’s Tisch School of Arts, which she later left to pursue her music career.

In August 2008, she released her first studio album The Fame, which achieved four hit singles: “Paparazzi,” “Pokerface,” “LoveGame” and “Just Dance.” She was also nominated for a Grammy, and I don’t doubt that her upcoming album will be just as successful.

Art and culture will collide at the 2009 Mobile International Festival beginning Thursday, Nov. 19 and concluding Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Mobile Civic Center.

In its 26th year, the Mobile International Festival will be presenting “The World in Musical Harmony.”

The opening ceremony will start with the Parade of Flags from 70 nations, and will be followed by a performance by the Children’s Chorus.

One of the highlights of the festival’s entertainment portion is the Matsuriza Japanese Traditional Taiko drummers. Since 1997, the drummers have amazed audiences with their precision and discipline in their performances. The drummers will be playing on both the Main Arena Stage and the Expo Hall with the first performance beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Another exciting act taking part in this year’s festival is the Kenya Safari acrobats. A group of six Kenyan students met in 1997 and within two years, had formed their own troupe and soon began performing

throughout their homeland.

In 2000, the acrobats were invited to appear in a circus in Detroit, Mich. and have been showing off their talents at various events throughout the States ever since. For this year’s festival, the group hopes to bring a new style of Bantu and Massai acrobatics that they hope will surprise and impress their American audiences. The acrobats will perform on the Main Arena Stage at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21.

The festival will also feature food from 20 different countries, including Panama, Indonesia, Greece and Brazil.

Numerous different entrees, desserts and beverages will be offered as the flavors and recipes from the four corners of the world fuse to create an exciting and culturally diverse dining experience.

Acquire a taste for the mild, the spicy, the sour and the sweet specialties from the far reaches of Taiwan and Benin Republic to the more familiar places of France, Thailand and Japan.

Three Biergardens will be serving international beers and wines and will be located in the Lobby, the Main Arena and Expo Hall. Food must be purchased with cash or food tokens from past festivals.

The Mobile International Festival, since its founding in 1982, has established, as one of its goals, the development of a greater awareness of the world and its diverse cultures to help educate the citizens of Mobile. As visitors enter the festival, “passports” are issued and can be stamped at each visited country. With the passport, visitors can explore the different countries and various booths that will be displaying the works of art by local artists. Souvenirs from the different cultural exhibits will also be available for purchase.

Student days at the festival will be Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and family day will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission tickets cost $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for children ages 7 to 15. Discount tickets will be offered by the Multicultural Student Union for members of the Spring Hill Community for $7. Discount tickets can be attained in the Office of Student Activities.

For more information on the Mobile International Festival, call (251) 470-7730 or visit mobileinternationalfestival. org.

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Greenberry Taylor Sports Editor gbtaylor@stumail.shc.edu

Sports

Better late than never, Love presents his NFL picks James Love saves his best prediction for last, giving readers his final thoughts on the outcome of the 2009-2010 NFL season JAMES LOVE

jvlove@stumail.shc.edu Contributing Writer

I must start my article by saying it has been an absolute pleasure to write for The Springhillian again this semester. It is hard to believe that this is already the tenth and final issue that will be published this fall.

I was given a mission by our editor-in-chief, Elizabeth Farren, to write about sports topics this semester and I have enjoyed it immensely. I was able to cover college football, horse racing, Greyhound racing, golf, baseball, basketball and college basketball at one point or another during the semester. In retrospect some of my predictions have been disastrous, but I certainly have enjoyed making them.

One of the major sports I avoided all semester was professional football, mainly because Devin Golden did a nice job covering it early in the semester with his predictions, but also because I had no clue how this season would play out.

Since all of the teams in the NFL have now played nine games and because Dr. Sharp, my accounting professor, urged me to, I will finally make some pro football predictions.

In the NFC, the Saints and Vikings have an awfully clear road to the conference championship.

The Saints are 9-0 and are four games clear of the Falcons in the NFC South division. This means that they only have to go 4-3 to clinch the division even if the Falcons win the rest of their games.

The Saints have two games remaining against the 1-8 Buccaneers and a game against my pitiful 3-6 Redskins. The two toughest games remaining

on the schedule for the Saints are against the Patriots --- who “Belichoked” on Sunday night --- and the Cowboys; both of those contests will be on primetime in the Superdome.

The Saints string of recent close games against inferior opponents has some people worried about their ability to keep this winning streak alive and make a deep run into the playoffs. The team has scored at least 24 points in every game and 45 or more in four of their nine contests, so I urge the skeptics to relax and let the offense win games. If the Saints get through Dallas at 14-0, don’t expect them to lose either of their final two games.

The Minnesota Vikings (8-1) are three games and a tiebreaker clear of the Green Bay Packers in the NFC North.

Brett Favre has shocked me by proving that he still has a little gas left in his tank. He transformed a good team with a great running back in to one of the four best teams in the league. The Vikings get Seattle and Chicago at home the next two weeks before heading to Glendale to face the Cardinals --- who are playing much better on the road than at home. If the Vikings win the next three games, they are in excellent shape for one of the two byes in the NFC. A bye would yield a much needed week off for Favre and would put them just a home game away from the NFC title game.

The AFC picture is a lot cloudier than the NFC. The Patriots (6-3) are two games clear in the East and I cannot see them losing that lead since their schedule only features one more difficult contest -- against the Saints. The Colts are 9-0 and four games clear in the division, so they will certainly get a bye and be in good position for January.

Unfortunately for the Colts, I think they might get stuck with a rematch against the

Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs. The Patriots will go into Indy again and this time they will avenge the embarrassing loss they suffered last weekend. That’s right -- sorry Evan and Jonesy --- I think the Colts will go down in the playoffs. The Patriots will earn the right to play the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC championship after beating the Colts.

The Bengals (7-2) are the most underappreciated team in football. Chad Ochocinco promised everyone a playoff berth before the season and now the Bengals are in prime position to pull that off. They are 7-1 since losing their week one game to the Broncos on a fluke play in the final seconds.

They are 5-0 in their division, with sweeps against the Ravens and Steelers already secured.

The next three games on the schedule are at the Raiders, and then home vs. the Browns and Lions. The Bengals should be sitting on 10-2 before a titanic clash with the Vikings in the Metrodome on December 13.

The Chads --- Palmer and Ochocinco --- have stepped up this season and the Bengals defense has suffocated opponents in the last month.

The final four this season will pit the Vikings at the Saints and the Patriots at the Bengals.

I expect the Vikings and Saints game to be an offensive slugfest for the ages, but I think the Saints will force Favre into throwing a couple of costly

interceptions. They will prevail and head to their first Super Bowl in franchise history.

Tom Brady and company will head into Cincinnati expecting to win their fourth conference championship in seven years. The Bengals, who have not been to the Super Bowl since 1989, will become this year’s Arizona Cardinals and will win the game with a second half comeback.

An unlikely meeting of the Saints and Bengals in the Super Bowl will result in the first Super Bowl victory.

Just kidding, I know I can not end the semester with a fill in the blank prediction, so I am picking the Saints to win Super Bowl XLIV in Miami next February by a 31-21 margin.

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SpOrTS Mad love for the one and only, James Love As the semester wraps up, The SpringHillian shows its appreciaton for the sports writing guru James Love and his predictions GREENBERRY TAYLOR Sports Editor

There is nothing I enjoy more than seeing James Love’s predictions in the sports section of The SpringHillian. Where else in Mobile are you going to find a 21-year-old strategically breaking down sporting events such as the Breeder’s Cup? Not to mention his high percentage of accuracy.

So far this semester Love has covered college football, horse racing, Greyhound racing, golf, baseball, NBA, college basketball and finished the semester up with his NFL picks this week.

Presenting his predictions to the public, especially to a bunch of rowdy college sports fans, in his no-holds bared, honest-to-god style, let’s you know that Love has a set of brass…knuckles, when it comes to telling it how it is.

Even though I enjoy “Dr. Love’s” style of writing and his appreciation for the world of sports very much, I can’t say that I feel the same about some of his predications, especially basketball.

So in good sport, I have gone over some of “Liggity Love’s” previous round ball predictions, comments and picks and found the ones that I agree and disagree with the most.

NBA Disagree

and Ray Allen are elite players, but they are also in their mid 30s – like Garnett and Wallace – and could face injury problems.”

Yo Love, Wallace is the oldest out of these four at 35-years-old. How come you didn’t call the Spurs aging?

Even though Love mentioned Tim Duncan is 33-years-old, he failed to mention that Manu Ginobili is 32-yearsold and Antonio McDyess is 35-years-old. Not exactly a team made up of youthful legs.

Heck, why stop at the Spurs? The Cavilers offseason pick up that Love mentioned, Shaq, isn’t in his “mid- 30s,” and neither is their returning center, Zydrunas Ilgauskas. The “Big Diesel” is a whopping 37-yearsold while Ilgauskas is 34years-old. And how about the team Love picked to repeat, the Lakers. Derick Fisher is 35-years-old, Kobe Bryant is 31-years-old and Ron Artest in 30-years-old.

Point being, the age of some of these players may be high and injuries are applicable, but with age comes experience and with experience comes knowledge, making these “aging” players something every team needs to win a championship: veterans.

I’ll take a three-point shooting “bum” like Wallace over the brick-laying father time O’Neal any day of the week.

Aging Celtics

The Best of the East and West

First things first, don’t mess with the Celts. Let’s get this straight; you referred to the Celtics as “aging”, which I can see because they aren’t exactly picking up players drinking from the fountain of youth. But then you have the nerve to say, “Paul Pierce

The West is for sure run by the Los Angelos Lakers.

Even though I like Trevor Ariza better than Ron Artest, the Lakers biggest challenge will not be the San Antonio Spurs.

The Denver Nuggets will once again be the team

the Lakers must beat in the Western Conference Finals if they have any plan of repeating.

Denver picked up Ty Lawson from the Promised Land, The University of

North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this off-season, giving them another solid addition at point-guard behind Chauncey Billups. Lawson’s speed and ability to drive to the basket will match up well

against the Lakers’ Fisher and Shannon Brown.

The East however doesn’t boil down to just two teams.

I have to agree with See Love page 19.

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Sports

Coleman ignites Badgers in big win at home

The Badgers get a big win over NAIA No. 20 Auburn University Montgomery, with all five starters getting into double-digits GREENBERRY TAYLOR Sports Editor

Marcus Coleman came just one point shy of tying his career record Monday night, scoring 26 points as the Spring Hill College Badgers upset NAIA No.20 Auburn University Montgomery 82-70.

The Badgers took control of the game early with a 14-4 lead and never looked back. Although, they had to fight off several comeback attempts, in the end it was clear who wanted this win the most.

Throughout this facepaced game, all five of the Badgers starters managed to reach double-digits. But, Coleman being one of four seniors on the team, stepped up, going

DOUG BRUCE / Photography Editor

6-12 from beyond the arc and dishing out six assists to add to his stats for the night. Fellow senior forward, Owen McNally, dropped in 15 points for the Badgers while sophomore Chris Dees added 11 points.

Junior center Nick Brown put up his first double-double of the season scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 boards for Spring Hill while sophomore Antonio Burch added 10 points.

Tyler Shwab (left) looks to make an assist. Owen McNally, 33 and Greg Gardner, 44 (above) box out for the board.

Coming off the bench, but they also out-rebounded junior point guard Tyler them by a 37-34 margin.

Shwab matched Coleman

The Badgers (2-0) play by also kicking out six asthe University of South Alasists. bama Jaguars tonight at 7

Not only did the Bad- p.m. right down Old Shell gers out-shoot the Senators Road at the USA Mitchell 58.8 percent to 40.6 percent Center.

Lady Badgers struggle to find their stride early in the season As the basketball season progresses the Lady Badgers continue to struggle against tough NAIA ranked opponents GREENBERRY TAYLOR Sports Editor

Lambuth University handed the Spring Hill College women’s basketball team their third straight loss Sunday afternoon defeating the Badgers 76-61 in Jackson, Tenn.

The Lady Eagles (3-2) ranked as high as No. 9 in the NAIA preseason polls, held a 14-point lead over the Badgers at halftime, with the score at 41-27.

Lambuth continued to extend their lead to 62-41with nine minutes remaining on the clock, but the Badgers wouldn’t go out without a fight.

The Badgers went on a 9-0 run to make the score 62-50 with 5:30 remaining in regulation, but would not

be able to hold on to the momentum as the Eagles slipped away with the win.

As a team, the Badgers shot 42.8 percent from the field and continued to struggle behind the arc going 2-14. Junior center Kimarie Bock lead the Lady Badgers with 13 points while freshman guard Kristin Rodgers added 11 points.

Before losing to Lambuth, the Lady Badgers fell to Freed-Hardeman University.

The Lady Badgers lost to Freed-Hardeman University by a score of 94-48 last Saturday, Nov. 14. in Henderson, Tenn.

Once again the Badgers faced a team that was ranked as high as No. 6 in the NAIA preseason polls.

FHU (4-0) had a 25-point lead at halftime, with a score of 45-20. There was no change in the second half as FHU continued to dominate the remainder of the game.

As a team, the Lady Badgers shot 32.3 percent and went 1-12 from beyond the arc.

The game before the loss to FHU, the Lady Badgers opened the season up against NAIA preseason No. 22 ranked Auburn University Montgomery.

AU-M defeated the Badgers 62-49 at home Thursday night Nov. 12.

Junior Kimarie Bock

led the Badgers with a team-high 19 points with four rebounds.

As a team, the Badgers shot 27.9 percent from the field and forced AUM into 23 turnovers off 11 steals.

The Lady Badgers (0-3) play tonight against the University of South Alabama at 5 p.m. at the

Source: Badger Athletics WebSite Mitchell Center on USA’s Seniors (left to right) Kristi Ybarra, campus.

Janell Roll and Robynetta Hargrave

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Sports

Men’s volleyball competes in tournament held by the University of Alabama After being out of the spotlight, the Spring Hill College men’s volleyball team is back in action taking on Division 1 schools without fear GREENBERRY TAYLOR Sports Editor

Since their appearance in the first issue of The SpringHillian in August, the men’s volleyball team has been flying under the radar, until now.

Over the weekend the team competed in a tournament held at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Among the teams in attendance were the University of Alabama, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Birmingham Club Team, Tennessee Tech University and many others.

Out of the 10 teams in attendance the Badgers placed fifth.

Wingbermuehle led in kills

Sophomore captain

However, the Badwith 50, also adding 41 digs.

Tom Wingbermuehle said gers played in a tie-breaker Senior Jared Stoves led the that the amount of effort the against TTU in their pool in order to compete in the semi- team put into this tournament Badgers with 14 blocks and fellow senior Jeff Jules added final game. The Badgers won impressed him the most.

12 blocks, 4 kills and three

“These guys never the first match by a score of aces. gave up on a game no mat25-20, but lost the second

Senior Andrew Boter what the score was,” said 18-25. Since TTU defeated Wingbermuehle. “The fresh- vine contributed five aces the Badgers by more points and 39 digs while fellow man, Alan and Matt Brewer, in their victory, they earned senior Will Currie the spot to play “ These guys never gave up on a game no put up big numbers in the semi-final racking up 29 kills, game. matter what the score was.”

Even

- Tom Wingbermuehle, 2012 two blocks and 41 digs. Junior Alex though the Baddel Rio led the gers did not get to Badgers in kills putting up really gave us the support compete in the semi-finals, an impressive 31 along with essential for our enthusiasm they proved how legit their four blocks, 16 digs and two and success.” team really is by defeating Over the course of UA by match scores of 25-25 the tournament sophomore and 28-26 and also beating UT by match scores of 25-20 Matt Jordan led the team in assist with 111, while and 21-25.

RECENT RESULTS

Love posseses genuine love for all sports Continued from page 17.

Love on the Cavs, Celtics and Hawks being the top dogs in the east, but I see the Miami Heat as the sleeper.

Any of these teams could wind up as the Eastern Conference Champions.

As for the Magic’s contention for the east, two words for you: Stan VanGundy. Shaq said it best when he called Van Gundy’s entire coaching career “a flop.”

Expect this Ron Jeremy imposter to lead Orlando to only one thing this season: another disappointment.

NCAA Basketball Agree Wildcats equal Wildcard

I really like all of Love’s college basketball predictions with my favorite being his take on the Kentucky Wildcats.

Even though former Memphis coach John Calipari is a recruiting machine,

assist.

The Badgers impressive play at the tournament was once again good enough to turn a couple of heads.

The University of Alabama, along with Tennessee Tech University, agreed to travel to Mobile, Ala., this upcoming spring to play the Badgers at home. This will give students a chance to see the men in action.

Aside from getting verbal agreements to host teams at home, the Badgers were also invited to two tournaments in Alabama and Texas.

which he once again proved by recruiting an impressive class, which, according to Love, “has the potential to be one of the best classes ever,” in his first year as Kentucky’s head coach, Love and I still aren’t sold on the Wildcats.

What’s most agreeable about Love’s analysis of the Wildcats is when he points to the teams “new and raw talent” tying in with “inexperience getting the best of them,” against teams like the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tennessee and the University of Connecticut.

Love also pointed to Calipari’s two NCAA Final Four appearances, which have since been “vacated because of academic eligibility scandals.” This only raises questions about Calipari’s moral caliber as a coach.

Disagree Champions

I don’t know what it is about Michigan State, but

I’m just not feelin’ them.

Maybe it’s because Magic Johnson was a Spartan before a Laker, I don’t know. I just don’t like them. But, I do like the Jayhawks.

The reason I think the Jaywawks cut down the nets this year in Indianapolis has no numbers, names or facts to back it up. It’s just my gut feeling. Even as a Tar Heel fan, I have accepted the reality of the 2009-2010 season; the Jayhawks will claim the national championship.

They have all of their returning starters and are looking to avenge their bitter 67-62 loss last year to the Spartans. It only seems fitting since former Jayhawk Paul Pierce, a.k.a. “The Truth,” will be bringing number 18 home to Boston to conclude this year’s NBA season.

Still, I have to hand it to Love for sticking his neck out on a weekly basis. Even though I don’t agree with some of his predictions, the fact remains, I have a mad love for James Love.

TEAM MT

DATE Nov. 12

OPPONENT Faulkner State CC

OUTCOME W: 8-1

WT

Nov. 12

Faulkner State CC

W: 9-0

WB VB VB WB MVB

Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 14

Auburn-Mont.

Univ. of Mobile Dillard Freed-Hardman Univ. Ala. Tourn.

L: 49-62 L: 0-3 L: 0-3 L: 48-94 5th of 10

WB

Nov. 15

Lambuth Univ.

L: 61-76

MB

Nov. 16

Auburn-Mont.

W: 82-70

MB- Men’s Basketball MT-Men’s Tennis VB- Women’s Volleyball WCC- Women’s cross country

KEY

WB-Women’s Basketball WT- Women’s Tennis MVB-Men’s Volleyball

UPCOMING GAMES TEAM DATE MB Nov. 20 WCC MB WB WB WB WB MB MB MB MB

Nov. 21 Nov. 23 Nov. 24

OPPONENT Talladega College

SITE SHC

NAIA National Champ.

Auburn-Montgomery North Alabama

Vancouver, Wash.

AUM SHC

Nov. 27 Aquinas College Nov. 27 Davenport University Nov. 28 Davenport University Nov. 28 Aquinas College Nov. 28 Southern Mississippi Dec. 1 Southeastern Louisiana U. Dec. 4 Concordia College Selma

SHC Classic SHC Classic SHC Classic SHC Classic USM SLU SHC

Page 20 The SpringHillian November 19, 2009

Sports

Badger Snaps

DOUG BRUCE / Photography Editor

McCall Hendrick (far left) follows her shot. Collin Gasparovic (top middle) prepares to take shot at the goal during a down pour. Zach Quinn (bottom middle) pushes his way through defenders during a rugby match. Cassandra Marchand (far right) prepares to hit the ball.