Issue 2, spring 2011, The SpringHillian

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Volume 92, Number 2 February 3, 2011 Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

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Resident assistants spice up hall and building programs

By MaryRIES Lifestyle Editor

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Resident Assistants revamp hallway activities to create unity amongst their residents.

This year, RAs have been trying to reconnect with their residents and create more hall programs.

According to Dan Sepion, Director of Residence Life and Student Conduct, participating in hallway activities is vital for a stronger community. “Our primary goal in residence life is to build community. One way which we can do this is through hall and building programming. We use a variety of ways to get residents involved.”

Some of the ways in which RAs are trying to get students involved is through different hallway activities. For example, New Hall RA, Rachel Nance, held a water pong tournament on her hallway. Other RAs have held koozie decorating nights, ice cream socials and pizza parties.

Walsh Hall RA, Elise Franklin, plans on doing a service activity with her hallway this semester.

“This semester I asked my residents what they wanted to do for programming. I was really excited when they said they wanted see Ra programs 12

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SAFETYreport

On January 26, 2011, a student reported that her Blackberry Storm was missing. The Blackberry was described as a black touch screen. She reported that she thought that she had possibly left it in either Yenni Hall or in the Cafeteria area of the Student Center.

At 3:18 a.m. on January 30, 2011, Public Safety received a report that someone had placed cake and beer cans in the dryers located within the Viragh Hall Laundry Room.

SAFETY TIP:

BE SMART. DON’T DRINK & DRIVE.

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Sam Nokovich plays a round of water pong during the New Hall residence hall programming event.

Photo taken by Keli Mazza.

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7:30pm / Pick tickets up at Student Involvement / $3 / 1st 75 Tickets Free

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BUSY PERSON RETREAT

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SUPERBOWL

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers / 7:30pm on FOX

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BLOOD DRIVE on 2/14/11 PRE SIGN-UPS SGA will be in the CAF at noon getting sign ups

2/9/Wednesday RED WINE TASTING

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CAMPUSbriefs

Spring Hill College has announced that the Mobile Police DEpartment is investigating a report of an alleged sexual assault on the Spring Hill College campus on January 21.

According to a statement from the SHC Department of Communications and Institutional Marketing, “The College does not comment on pending criminal investigations of any kind but takes all such matters very seriously. We stand ready to support and offer whatever assistance we can for our students. As is our standard practice, we will fully cooperate and work with the police department and any appropriate authorities involved in such investigations.”

Jesuit Volunteer Corp Event Thursday, 06:00 PM , LeBlanc C A JVC Northwest representative will be on campus February 2nd and 3rd. Meet and greet with the representative on Wednesday in the Student Center and Thursday for a small social in LeBlanc C at 6 p.m. JVC Northwest is a full-time volunteer program designed for men and women based on the values of simple living, spirituality, community and social justice.

HILLIANstaff EDITOR(s) ALICIA REEVES JONATHAN SEALY ADVISOR STUART BABINGTON

NEWS KATELYN GARDNER LIFESTYLE MARY RIES

SPORTS MATT BOSARGE

PHOTOGRAPHY KELI MAZZA CARTOONIST JIMMY SUMPTER

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Facebook friends with professors?

By KatelynGARDNER news editor

on Facebook defers any type of authority or ethical standards of teaching.

Sophomore Yami Emede said, “I wouldn’t have added my teachers on Facebook if I were in high school; not until after I graduated.” Similarly, majority of high school teachers are warned not to add or interact with students on a personal level; therefore, Facebook profiles are off limits. Yet, the adult life of college is allowing students to develop personal friendships outside of the classroom.

Junior Lauren Klapp reported, “We’re at the age where we can make our own decisions.” Klapp stated that in college, “we’re all adults now,” referring to the idea that there is a less strict relationship between students and teachers. Klapp stated that teachers can be your mentor in the sense that they help guide you through decisions and can help you choose the right path, similar to a friendship.

In high school and elementary school, principals hold great authority when it comes to rules of contacting students outside of school hours. Elizabeth Neal brings up the fact that high school kids are minors who have strict regulations. However, in college, Neal believes that teachers “get to know us on a personal level.” Neal stated, “We get to see

As Facebook takes over college life, the online relationships between students, teachers, and administrators become widely social.

It used to be that the only way to communicate with faculty was through email which was, at times, a strenuous and lengthy process. Since the Facebook era has hit an all time high, students as well as teachers are making their friendships “Facebook official.” With professors commenting on status updates and scrolling through online albums, some schools are questioning the ethical debate that this type of interaction may present.

At an elementary and high school level, when teachers and students are friends on Facebook, most people are curious and wary of the consequences. According to Fox10tv.com, a student-teacher relationship at Causey Middle School in Mobile, Alabama is being scrutinized after a parent found long conversations between her child and a teacher on Facebook.

Although this case deals with children, Spring Hill students were asked whether they feel that a professor interacting with students

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Through Facebok, Dr. Switzer is able to advise Gabriel Wagner outside of the classroom, acting as a friend and not just a mentor. photo by Katelyn Gardner

Patrick Balthrop announced as graduation 2011 speaker

Luminex CEO Patrick Balthrop to speak at Spring Hill College commencement May 7, 2011 Patrick J. Balthrop Sr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Luminex Corporation and a 1979 alumnus of Spring Hill College will speak at the College’s commencement exercises May 7. Balthrop has a track record of achievements and a diverse background as an innovator, product developer and transformational business leader that spans a 30-year career in the healthcare industry. His experience ranges from managing relations

with government agencies and regulators worldwide, to research and development, and implementation of unique corporate governance initiatives. Balthrop has directed the commercialization of revolutionary products that save healthcare costs while enhancing patient outcomes. Luminex Corporation, located in Austin, Tex., develops, manufactures and markets proprietary biological testing technologies with applications throughout the diagnostic and life sciences industries Balthrop joined Luminex as President and CEO in May 2004. During his ten-

ure at the company, he has overseen the development and execution of a dynamic growth strategy centered on strategic partnerships, aggressive internal innovation and product development and groundbreaking acquisitions and technologies. These changes have led to industry-leading results for which Luminex and Balthrop have been recognized through numerous awards. Luminex has recently been honored by Forbes as one of the 25 fastest growing technology companies in America for two consecutive years, and by Fortune as one

of the 100 fastest growing companies across all industries. In 2010 Luminex was also awarded the prestigious Prix Galien Award for Best Medical Technology, considered the industry equivalent to the Nobel Prize. In addition to the company’s strong financial performance and innovative product development, Luminex’s commitment to ethical excellence and good corporate governance has been awarded a Corporate Governance Quotient by Institutional Shareholder Services that is better than 90% see SpeakeR 4

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Balthrop will be presented as speaker for the graduates.

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New housing rumors set to rest

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Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are anticipating the housing selection changes for this up-coming school year.

However, Director of Residence Life, Dan Sepion, stated that there will only be slight alterations to the student housing process.

This year, students will submit their housing contracts through an online database. Sepion believes that the online submissions will make the housing selection more efficient and less tedious when it comes to picking out specific rooms.

An advantage to an online housing contract submission is that students will no longer have to wait in lines to choose their residence halls. Simply apply to where you wish to live on the application. Sepion suggested that students choose where they want to live based on who they want to live with.

Just like last year, students will be given a lottery

The apartments will soon be open to all in-coming seniors, not just students with a higher GPA.

number which ranks them according to class. Therefore, the juniors are granted the highest numbers, ranking sophomores lower, and ranking freshmen lower than both classes.

Another interesting change is the elimination of a minimum 2.5 Grade Point Average requirement for apartment residents. After much

consideration and studentbased meetings, Sepion discovered that there was no correlation between GPA and student behavior problems.

Therefore, all in-coming seniors wishing to reside in the apartments will have first priority based solely on their lottery numbers.

Some of the in-coming seniors who hope to live in the

Anbuhl’s science skills Spring Hill College senior among only 13 students awarded for neuroscience research projects.

Kelsey Anbuhl a senior biochemistry major at Spring Hill College (Baker HS, Mobile, Ala.) was one of 13 undergraduate students honored recently for neuroscience research presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) held recently in Charlotte, N.C. ABRCMS, the largest professional conference of its kind in the nation, is designed to encourage underrepresented minority students to pursue advanced training in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, including mathematics; it also provides faculty with resources for facilitating these stu-

dents’ success. This year, more than 1,400 ABRCMS students participated in poster and oral presentations in 10 sub disciplines of the biomedical and behavioral sciences. All undergraduate student presentations were judged by active-researcher scientists, and the students with the highest scores in each scientific discipline and for each educational level received monetary awards. ABRCMS is managed by the American Society for Microbiology and supported by a grant from the Minority Opportunities in Research Division of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health. For more information, please visit www.abrcms.org

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By KatelynGARDNER News Editor

apartments next semester are excited about the elimination of the GPA requirement.

Junior Maggie Poole brought up the argument of students with learning disabilities. After being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, Poole realized that her grades had a drastic improvement once she received medication for her ADD. Consequently,

People need to earn their right to party and have a dishwasher!

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-Junior Holly Shultis

Poole argued that if a student has a low GPA, it does not necessarily reflect a lack of dedication to their classes.

A larger percentage of the student body is speaking out against the elimination of a GPA requirement for the privileges of the apartsee HOUSING

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Graduation speaker continued from page 3

of peer companies. Prior to joining Luminex, Balthrop served as President of Fisher HealthCare, a Fisher Scientific International company.

From 1981-2002, he held a number of leadership positions at Abbott Laboratories, including head of worldwide commercial diagnostics operations for Abbott’s Diagnostics Division. Balthrop holds a master of business administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor of science in

biology from Spring Hill. In addition to his Luminex responsibilities, he has been active in his communities, including having served on the Board of Directors of Howard Brown Health Center in Chicago. He has been married to his wife Mariterese for 32 years. They have three adult children. Spring Hill College’s commencement will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7 under the historic Avenue of the Oaks on the college campus.

5 Continued from page 3 another aspect of them,” referring specifically to her professor, Dr. Switzer. Switzer communicates with students through the networking site, forming a long-lasting bond with his students through humorous updates and status opinions.

Sophomore Gabriel Wagner stated that students should not be friends with their teachers until after high school.

In college, Wagner feels that having access to teachers through Facebook is a privilege. Wagner stated that there is no separation of teacher, administrator, and student; on the contrary, everyone is on the same level.

According to student feedback, the majority of the issue does not apply to college campuses. What the real question seems to be is why do children in middle school have a Facebook account? And moreover, why are teachers promoting this practice by adding students to their accounts and discussing matters of the classroom on a personal networking site?

Housing sign-ups set to change for Fall 2011 Continued from page 4 ments. Junior Holly Shultis makes light of the subject by stating, “People need to earn their right to party and have a dishwasher!”

The final system is still being developed and housing application deadlines will not be set until April. Still, Sepion is implementing a system where students will have three rounds to apply for housing. The first round includes four roommate dorms such as New Hall and the apartments. The second round will accept applications for students wishing to enter Skip’s Place or live in singles.

Then, the third round of housing assignments, students can apply for doubles in New Hall as well as corner doubles in Mobile Hall, in addition to

some triples which will be located in O’Leary.

Since the housing system is still underway, Sepion tells students to wait until April to get the final details. Sepion stated that there will be info sessions as well as tables in the cafeteria where Residence Life staff will answer questions and help students with concerns when the housing selection season arrives.

The goal of making minor changes in the application process is based off the idea that Sepion wants to give students plenty of options. Sepion is hoping that housing will be equal for everyone this year, including students who struggle academically.

photo by Keli Mazza

College professors on Facebook

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Carlee Sinkus checks her Facebook which includes being “friends” with some of her professors.

Remembering a beloved classmate and friend: Jessica Sylvester

By JasmineWILLIAMS Contributor On February 27, 2010.

Spring Hill College sophomore Jessica M. Sylvester died in a traffic accident on Interstate 65 when her car crossed a median and hit a tractor trailer. Sylvester was a graphic design major and member of the Cultural Impulse Step Team. Sylvester was a Williamson High School graduate. She was only 19.

“We are not sure what happened,” Sylvester’s classmate and friend Alicia Manzie says. “I think she was texting and driving or fell asleep at the wheel, but we are not sure.”

Almost a year to the date, Manzie and Sylvester’s other friends are keeping her memory alive, raising money to dedicate a tree at Spring Hill College in her honor. Manzie says the idea came from Destin’s tree. A memorial tree

dedicated to Destin Doughty, a Spring Hill College freshman who died in 2009.

Though her friends have been raising money on campus. They say they still need more to reach their ultimate goal. “Hopefully, we will raise enough money to dedicate it on her death date,” Manzie says. “So hopefully we get that much. We really want a tree and a plaque to put in front of it.”

For the girl, friends say meant so much to them.

“She was so fun and just really outgoing,” Manzie says.

“Very friendly. She never met a stranger. Everyone she met, she instantly befriended them.”

Manzie says that the tree is so important to her friends and family because “she meant so much to them.”

For more information on Jessica’s memorial tree, contact Spring Hill College at (251)-380-4000.

courtesy of Alicia Manzie

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Jessica Sylvester’s memory will continue to live on in the hearts of her family, friends, and the Spring Hill community. She was a great friend. For those blessed to be around her who were lucky enought to know her, they will miss her deeply and will never forget her. May she continue to shine upon us.

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Honesty should be the best policy

By JonathanSEALY Co-Editor Ever since our childhood, we were taught that honesty is the best policy and reasons why we should be honest. We do our very best to be honest with our parents, teachers, friends, and almost everyone we meet. But when we learn about how lying sometimes helps people get things quickly and in a better way than us, we tend to go the wrong way for the instant gratification.

This, in some cases, results in creating problems which sometimes cannot be solved.

To appreciate why honesty is the best policy, you need to understand the meaning of honesty. Honesty is essential in each and everything we do in order to create a good impression and ensure the other person that we are capable and trustworthy.

Whether it is a student, professor, organization leader, or friend, honesty can take a person a long way in the journey of college. Even if you find it difficult to perform well at your place of work or in you major, honest and sincere people are given many chances to prove themselves in their work. In the case of dishonest people,

second chances are very rare to come by because the campus feels that the person will keep on repeating their mistakes. So, let this be a lesson to those people who think that honesty is not the best policy.

People respect only those who make constant efforts to achieve their goals and overcome all the problems which may come their way. Resorting to any kind of dishonest conduct, such as corruption or deceiving others, can permanently ruin a person’s public image. If this happens then people will not have the courage to face those who choose to be honest, resulting in isolation and individual segregation. Once a person enters the viscous circle of dishonesty, it becomes very difficult to come out of it and lead a normal college life. Is honesty the best policy? Yes, because instead of living a life under constant fear, we can live it with pride and honor and with our heads held high.

Being dishonest for a small gain is really not worth it in the long run. Instead, consider the evils through which we have to go through once we drift away from the right path.

Step back, might catch you a contact

By SilenceisGoodoo Contributor There’s a lot of grass on Spring Hill’s campus.

Noticed that just the other day as I was caddying for the one and only Eddie Smith.

It may seem like a common observation, but next time you’re walking around, see if you can stand in any one spot on campus and not have grass in view. It just isn’t possible.

Forgive me, my name Silenceis Goodoo, translated it sounds like Silence Is Good Dude. The genius cartoonist of this paper, Jimmy Sumpter, got me this writing gig. ‘Preciate it buddy!

I specialize in talking about random nonsense you may or may not find interesting.

Most of the topics you’ll read are simply things I’ve noticed while bummin’ around the hill.

The grass comment earlier is a prime example. Although, I’m an expert when it comes to grass… I am a caddy, remember?

Grass aside I’ve been thinking about something else a lot lately, cigarettes.

EDITORIAL POLICY

The SpringHillian is published weekly from September to May, except during

examination periods and vacations. The views expressed herein do not represent the views of Spring Hill College and are not the views of the faculty, administration, staff or students, but are the views of the individual columnists.

Now before you flip to the next article, hear me out. I’m not trying to preach to the smokers out there, I mean let’s be real, it’s your set of lungs and you’ve seen all the facts. No, I’m talking about the “no smoking within 25 feet of a building” policy that I’ve seen enforced like crazy this year.

Personally, I think it’s an alright policy, no offense smokers. But, I don’t understand where 25 feet came from. Like is 25 a magic number, or is there some scientific reasoning going on behind the 25? And why is it a building? Last time I checked those things don’t have lungs. Wouldn’t it make more sense if the policy said, “No smoking within 25 feet of people who don’t like smoking?” Maybe that’s a little far, but I’d still like to know a little bit more about how this policy came to be.

Alright, I’ve got to hit the road, but remember, “random makes the world go round.”

Keep your heads right.

Sincerely, Doogoo

SUBMISSIONS

The SpringHillian publishes guest submissions at the discretion of the student-editor and section editors.

Submissions should be less than 300 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.

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opinion

Over the hill: things done changed

By GreenberryTaylor Contributor

It’s been quiet this spring – too quiet.

Being woken up around 1 a.m. by the sound of Lil Wayne and shouts of, “Who’s driving to Whataburger?” was common last fall.

It’s February, and I haven’t heard either.

For those who aren’t aware, I recently accomplished the unthinkable: graduating.

Please, hold your applause, and tears, until the end.

After an impressive five and a half year collegiate career, spread throughout four different universities, my time as an undergrad came to an end last semester. Since I could no longer live in Mark’s Apartment (for those who don’t know, apartment 108 belongs to Mark Ponseti, he just happens to have three

other people living there), I had to find new roommates and a place to live.

Mission accomplished.

The pitter-patter of little feet and, “I – Have – A – Belly – Button,” shouts typically wake me up around 6 a.m. these days.

No, Mark Ponseti, Jimmy Sumpter and Tipper Mistich did not drop in shoe size, nor did they just discover their belly buttons. Although, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear Ponseti talk about his after a few riveting games of Chest Bump. But, that’s neither here nor there.

This spring I moved in with my three nephews, Jacob, Lawson and Alex. Oh, yeah, and my sister and her husband, Shai and Jake. I live above the garage with Coltrane and share a bathroom with the three boys, who are all under the age of seven.

I heart Facebook

By AliciaREEVES Co-Editor

This is my personal thank you note to Mark Zuckerberg.

After watching the movie The Social Network, the story behind the creation of Facebook, I have been inspired and enlightened. Thank you for “stealing” the essential idea from the Winklevoss twins, because really their social “Harvard Connection” dating site would have done nothing for me, although I could use some help.

How many hours a day do we spend and waste on Facebook?

It is a great way to procrastinate and make the hours between 9:00p.m. and 12:00p.m. magically disappear. We’re addicted.

From the moment we wake up to the time we fall asleep, most people have checked their Facebook at least once, which is a minimum for most. In the four-hour power outage on campus no one had computer Internet access, luckily the majority of people have Internet access on their phone and can update their status anytime. So no worries, the Facebook community was very aware that Spring Hill College was without power, in case anyone was wondering.

Now I just need to find my big idea and become a billionaire. Maybe I’ll have a revelation while I’m spending mindless hours on Facebook one day.

That’s right Badgers; Tripp Taylor is the new Uncle Jessie. Remember, the cool guy with a mullet and leather jacket from that dope 90s TV sitcom “Full House?” Yeah, I’m that guy.

Sure, I can see where someone might think its lame to live in a “kid zone,” but when you think about it, college is really just a “big kid zone.”

And for all of you cats sippin’ on the Haterade, you need to put it down and recognize, because Uncle Tripp is much like Boston Celtic Paul Piece – I’m the truth.

I still have chugging con-

tests, still have NBA 2K11 tournaments on PlayStation 3 and still watch SportsCenter on the reg. However, the chugging contest is done with chocolate milk, I always win the 2K11 tournaments (which is sweet), and when I say “watching” SportsCenter, I really mean explaining sports to the 5-year-old, Lawson.

I’ve taught these kids the college life in less than a month.

Can I get some love?

When Thursday nights are just getting started around 11 o’clock, I’m steady checkin’ out the back of my eyelids.

On Saturday mornings instead of dodging shards of

broken glass in order to get to the bathroom, now I dodge Matchbox cars and avoid slipping on puzzle pieces scattered across the floor.

Instead of walking into an apartment filled with thousands of solo cups filled halfway full of water, I walk into a bedroom with homemade signs hanging on the wall that read, “Unkle Tripp, the Celtics owned the OK tunder.”

I miss the Hill, I really do.

But, this life is growing on me pretty quickly.

One thing is certain; my new roommates might be the best wingmen in history.

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Above right: Megan Farley and Billy Brown spend their Monday night studying in the student center. Many students have found the new student center as a beneficial place to study and have group meetings.

Bottom left: Steve Edwards, Badger player #5, slaps hands with his fellow teammates before their game against Belhaven this past Saturday. The Badgers picked up a “W” against Belhaven winning 77-62.

Right:: Allyson Grillo reads outside of New Hall. This past weekend’s warm weather had many students out and about.

Bottom Right: Rico Dread and Alex Looney get advice from Coach Thompson during the Belhaven game this past Saturday.

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Badger Nation

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Top left: Sam Nokovich and Chrissy Franco play water pong at their hall event sponsored by New Hall RA, Rachel Nance.Hall and building programs are planned to help bring camaraderie amongst the halls.

Top Center: David Mullek purposes to Claudia Pindea outside of St. Joseph’s Chapel this past Sunday after mass let out.

Bottom Right: Geraldo Vega, Tom Wingbermuehle and James Burke cheer on the wrestlers of World Wrestling Entertainment on Monday nights in the Cloister. They find the giant screen in the Cloister as a great way to enjoy their favorite TV shows, and they welcome others to join in on their Monday night fun. If you visit the Cloister on a Monday night, you are sure to spot these guys jumping up and down yelling at the TV. If you are a fan of WWE, they welcome you to join them every Monday night.

photo by Keli Mazza

Top Right: Caroline Evelo also enjoyed the warm weather this past weekend by throwing a football around outside of New Hall.

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FRESHMAN Taryn Nash

SENIOR Caitlin King

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We’re only 3 weeks in to the spring semester, have you skipped a class yet?

NO! I’m too much of a nerd to skip class.

Oh sweet Jesus, yes.

What is your dream job?

To be a professional traveler.

I’ve always wanted to be on Saturday Night Live, but I would be totally down to be a hot air balloon operator.

Do you want to stay in Mobile after graduation?

If not, where do you want to live?

I would love to live abroad for a few years while I’m young, and then settle down maybe in Chicago, Nashville, or at home in Kansas City.

Really I’m just avoiding my parents’ basement, but it will probably be Auburn.

‘Skins’ creates controversy

By MaryRIES Lifestyle Editor

‘Skins,’ MTV’s new controversial series, depicts the wild ride of nine sex-obsessed and defiant teenagers who are trying to make their way through high school while experimenting with sex, drugs and alcohol.

MTV took a chance this spring TV season by adding ‘Skins’ to their Monday night lineup. ‘Skins,’ based off of the British television series, caused much controversy after the first airing on Jan. 17. Within the first three minutes of episode one, viewers were given a show, literately. A young teenage boy looks out his window as his female neighbor strips down in front of her window and puts on a nude display. Later that evening, the teens venture out to a party where teenage girls dressed in scantily clad, skintight dresses drunkenly dance the night away. As for the young men, they each take a handful of miscellaneous pills in hopes of getting lucky. MTV didn’t fail to shock the audience with episode two as there is a graphic lesbian sex scene within the first five minutes of the show.

MTV has turned heads with this new addition and has created much debate. According to New York Magazine, the Parents Television Council has accused MTV of creating “kiddie

porn.” Advertisers have even pulled their commercials from being aired during the ‘Skins’ time slot. The buzz created over ‘Skins’ controversial episodes have only caused more viewers to watch the show and create their own opinions.

Although the dispute continues, viewers still return to watch the risqué show. ‘Skins’ has turned the page for the MTV audience and has brought viewers into a new realm of television. To see if ‘Skins’ is one of your new guilty pleasures, check it out. ‘Skins’ airs every Monday night on MTV at 10/9c.

courtesy of mtv.com

‘Skins’ creates controversy on MTV through racy sex scenes, provocative clothing and inappropriate content. ‘Skins’ airs on MTV every Monday night 10/9c.

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Jonathan’s

By JonathanSEALY Co-Editor

TOP

These are Lil’ Jizzle’s top fizzle most over-rated rappers of the wizzle.

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SOUlJA BOY

A song that doesn’t come with a ridiculous dance move that people think they must do would be nice.

DRAKE

Over used and over played and over all not strong enough with out Lil’ Wayne.

TuPAC

The modern-day ghetto martyr. Bigger then live in death and not even sure why.

Nicki Minaj

An awesome featured artist on tracks but totally can not bring it by herself.

KAYNE WEST

The most controverisal...it’s like he goes out of his way to be difficult.

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‘Badger Beat’ creates a new outlet for SHC news

By KatelynGARDNER news editor

The online Spring Hill student-run broadcast, Badger Beat, packs a mean kick with stories ranging from sports to student spotlights.

Paige Malone, Jasmine Williams, and Emily Landrieu write, film, edit, and produce each week’s broadcast. Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. the Badger Beat premieres its top stories on www.shc. edu/badgerbeat.

Since students are always looking for a way to interact on the web, the Badger Beat team hopes to empower stu-

dents through their broadcast. “Our ultimate goal is to promote student involvement,” said Malone.

With additional networks such as Twitter and Facebook, students are able to voice their opinions and follow the team as they broadcast stories that will interest the entire student body.

The Badger Beat broadcast features news, student life, sports, and student spotlight pieces. For students who see themselves on the broadcast, they are eligible to be in a student spotlight.

The first student to tweet could be the possible next

Want to check out the Badger Beat?

Broadcasts every Wednesday at 5:30pm. on www.shc.edu/badgerbeat twitter.com/thebadgerbeat facebook.com/badgerbeat

feature because the producers believe that every student has a story. Williams said, “We want it to be interactive,

Statham makes another ‘hit’ with The Mechanic

By KeliMAZZA Movie Critic

If you are a fan of Jason Statham or any of the “Transporter” movies, you are sure to enjoy this film. The beginning is a little slow until Arthur Bishop, Jason Statham’s character, begins training Steve McKenna, played by Ben Foster, to become a mechanic. A mechanic is otherwise known as an elite assassin.

The film is filled with creative action sequences that have the audience intrigued by how Statham is going to get the job done without anyone suspecting anything.

Statham plays his typical hardcore killer who always finds a way to out smart everyone in the end, while Foster plays a mini-Statham who just can’t quite live up to Bishop.

The film, as a whole, is worth seeing if you are into action adventures and can sit through a slow beginning. However, if you’re a fan of Statham, then grab your cash and head to the show.

that’s most important.”

Since news can’t happen without students, the trio invites feedback and ideas from viewers. You can post your ideas on Facebook or Tweet your opinion. The Badger Beat welcomes input and is asking for students to be the main focus of the news.

Students can watch the broadcasts once they are posted online and give the producers feedback as well.

Landrieu said that they want to reach out to students in a different way, giving them a new outlet in terms of news stories.

The crew is laying a foundation for students who are interested in continuing the Badger Beat broadcasts.

Since the producers are all graduating in May, they are hoping to incorporate the weekly broadcasts into a class for students to gain better knowledge of broadcasting behind the scenes.

Take a peak at next week’s broadcast by following the cast on Twitter. Who knows?

Maybe the student-body will be hearing your story in next week’s broadcast.

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Exorcise Me: ‘The Rite’ disappoints moviegoers ‘The Rite’ fails at attempting to reenact the classic 1973 film ‘The Exorcist’

By KeliMAZZA Movie Critic

“What were you expecting? Spinning heads and pea soup?”

-Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins) If you’ve seen the trailer for the movie “The Rite” and were expecting a horror film, you are in for a big surprise. This film is anything but scary. While watching the film, the scariest part that I experienced was when some idiot in the audience decided to throw one of a “wet floor” cone over to the dark side of the theater during the one scene that might have made you jump a little.

In a theater, already filled with disappointed people, this was not really the best idea. The film concept had potential, but it was executed poorly with a cast of actors who lacked emo-

O’Donoghue, who faces the challenge of choosing between believing in God and not believing in God. To renew his faith, he is sent to the Vatican to learn how to perform exorcisms. He is then sent to visit Father Lucas, played by Hopkins. Hopkins tries to persuade O’Donoghue into believing in the Devil by having O’Donoghue accompany him as he performs exorcisms Overall, the film is slow. It never really gets going, and as for the exorcism scenes, they are borderline ridiculous photo by Keli Mazza ‘The Rite’ disappoints audiences and even have you laughing as a failed attempt as a rendition at times, especially with the of the 1973 film “The Exorcist.” possessed donkey. Yes, you read right, possessed donkey.

There is no real explanation other than they didn’t have a clear idea of what they wanted (1 out of 4 Stars) to do with this film. tion. Even the great Sir AnthoThe best thing you can do ny Hopkins comes up short. is skip seeing “The Rite” and For those of you who have rent the 1973 film “The Exornot seen the trailer, the film is cist” - if you are still in need about a seminary student, Mi- of spinning heads and pea chael Kovak, played by Colin soup.

By LisaTRAIN area Coordinator

As an Area Coordinator of two freshman halls, I often meet with students who are having roommate issues. Freshmen tend to have more of these issues than upperclassmen because freshmen do not always get to select their roommates. Sometimes the complaints are ordinary, such as sleep schedule differences, not respecting one’s space and belongings, or issues with friends and other visitors.

On the other hand, sometimes the complaints can be odd, but quite interesting. I once had a female resident who came sobbing, actually on the verge of hyperventilating, to my office because her roommate ate all of her donuts. Another time, a male resident asked me to speak to his roommate who was constantly...well, let’s just say that while the Surgeon General says it is perfectly natural, it is not something that one should do when their roommate is in the same room.

Sometimes I even get parents who call me on their son’s or daughter’s behalf. I once had a parent who called because her daughter and her roommate were having issues.

She gave me a litany of great and admirable things that her daughter had accomplished in her lifetime in order to show me that it could not possibly be her daughter who was the issue. As a way to sum it all up, her final comment was, ‘She’s a really great, good girl. I don’t have to beat her like I do the others.’ I am not often speechless, but this was one time I was at a loss for words.

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continued from page 1 to do service work. We’ll be collecting pop tops for the Ronald McDonald house and maybe even trying to make a visit to one,” said Franklin.

Also, students are encouraged to participate in their hallway programs. “RAs try to make them as fun as possible, and there are often plenty of opportunities to learn and interact with other residents through programming,” said New Hall RA, Abby Cowart.

Students may find out about upcoming programming through their weekly email updates from their RAs. The weekly updates are sent out as a reminder to students about programming on their

hallways and programming on campus. According to Sepion, these emails are in an effort to keep the SHC Community connected.

RAs are vital resources to students. Sepion’s goal is for students to recognize their RA’s willingness to help their residents. “Hopefully, residents see their RAs as a resource for community development, SHC information, personal and academic concerns, and simply a listening ear. The level of involvement between RA and resident varies by resident, but hopefully all residents know that the RA is there and willing to talk,” said Sepion.

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Preview: Super Bowl XLV Packers find a way

Photo source AP

By MattBOSARGE Sports Editor

The Green Bay Packers are finally making their way back to the Super Bowl after a 13 year hiatus. One of the game’s most noted franchises did not take the easy route to the world championship, as they barely snagged a wild card berth against Mike Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles.

In week 14, the Packers dropped an inexcusable road game to the lowly Detroit Lions.

As if the loss didn’t hurt Green Bay’s playoff chances enough, they also lost quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a concussion. With Rodgers out the next week, Green Bay was staring at a very bleak playoff picture.

Needing to win out once their QB returned in order to even have a chance at making the playoffs, let alone the Super Bowl, the Packers buckled up their chinstraps and did just that. A very convincing win against the contending New York Giants, followed by a Week 17 victory over the Bears gave Green Bay just the record they needed to slip into the NFC playoffs.

Many analysts and people around the

league figured that the Packers were leaning too much on the up and coming Rodgers; therefore, they assumed that the Packers would not be able to make it far without a proven running game. That is where James Starks steps in.

The young tailback rushed for a surprising 123 yards against the Eagles as the Packers outlasted Philly on the road 21-16. The new presence of a rushing attack, along with the great scheme to stop Philadelphia phenom, Mike Vick, was just the right ingredient to jump start a beautiful playoff run for the Packers.

After an astonishing blowout of the NFC’s number one seeded Atlanta Falcons, the Packers put the handcuffs on Cutler and the Chicago Bears. Once Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler was injured in the first half, it became apparent that the Bears would have a tough time mustering up enough points to stay competitive.

However, Brian Urlacher and the Chicago defense tightened the leash on Rodgers and company, forcing Rodgers into a few mistakes and some bad passes. The Packers needed to find a new way to score. That new way came

BJ Raji and teammate Aaron Rouse celebrate a touchdown.

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Big Ben’s road to redemption

By MattBOSARGE Sports Editor

The quest for a Super Bowl title is never easy. Just ask Dan Marino and Barry Sanders. Those NFL greats faced obstacles on the field that kept them from ever getting a world championship. However, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger found that some Super Bowl hurdles occur outside the lines and away from the bright lights of Heinz Field.

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We don’t prosecute morals, we prosecute crimes.

On Mar. 5, 2010, Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault in Georgia.

Although no charges were pressed on the Pittsburg QB, a cloud of controversy had been placed above one of the NFL’s most popular players.

“We don’t prosecute morals,

-Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright

we prosecute crimes,” said Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright to TMZ. The problem for Big Ben didn’t come from the courtroom, but from the court of public opinion.

The media backlash was so extreme that the Steelers or-

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ganization considered trading their two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback in an attempt to show their disapproval of Roethlisberger’s actions.

On Apr. 12, Roethlisberger addressed the outcome of the assault case and apologized to the Pittsburg organization

and to his fans. Knowing that actions speak louder than words, Roethlisberger went back to work determined to prove that he was a changed man.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Roethlisberger for the first four games of the 2010 season, forcing the embattled quarterback to be more of a cheerleader and a guide for backup quarterbacks Charlie Batch and Dennis Dixon. The Steelers see BEN 15

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South wins star-studded Senior Bowl

By JoeROWE Sports Reporter

The South beat the North by a score of 24-10 in the Senior Bowl on Sunday behind the arm of Florida State’s Christian Ponder.

Ponder, the MVP of the game, threw for two touchdowns, the last of which clinched the game and prevented a comeback from the North squad. Ponder finished 7-13 with 198 yards passing with two touchdowns and zero interceptions.

The South’s running game was key to their victory, as they outrushed the North 127-0.

This helped them dominate the time of possession, controlling the ball for almost 36 minutes. After scoring the game’s first 17 points, the North scored ten unanswered, pulling within 17-10 on Maryland’s Da’rel Scott’s two yard run in the fourth quarter. This was followed by Ponder’s 23 yard touchdown pass

to TCU’s Jeremy Kerley with 3:04 left that sealed the South’s 24-10 victory.

The Senior Bowl is an annual bowl game held to feature the most developed NFL prospects. For nine years in a row, the Senior Bowl has had ten or more of its players selected in the first round of the NFL draft. Auburn was represented by three players: Josh Bynes, Zac Etheridge, and Lee Ziemba. Alabama also had three players on the roster: James Carpenter, Preston Dial, and quarterback Greg McElroy.

The South won for the third time in the last four games. This was the 61st annual Senior Bowl and the 60th that was held in Ladd Peebles Stadium located in Mobile. The Senior Bowl was hosted by Under Armour. NFL coaches led each squad, with Chan Gailey from the Buffalo Bills leading the South side, while Marvin Lewis of the Cincinnati Bengals coached the North squad.

courtesy of Dave Martin

Former Alabama Tight End Preston Dial celebrates with his South teammates on Saturday during the Senior Bowl.

Badgers give Belhaven a beat down Lady Badgers get overpower by Blazers

By MattBOSARGE Sports Editor

By MattBOSARGE Sports Editor

The Spring Hill women’s basketball team was no match when they dropped their fourth conference game with a score of 76-54, playing at home against the Belhaven Blazers on Saturday.

Early on it seemed as if the Badgers were going to give the Blazers a tough game, as the Blazers trailed 30-27 late into the first half.

However, that was as close as the Badgers would get.

Belhaven used SHC turnovers and a great shooting percentage from the field, building their lead to over 20 points.

Senior center Kimarie Bock led the Badgers in scoring 17 points, while also snagging 8 boards in Saturday’s game. In the end, there was no answer for Regena Jackson of Belhaven as she led all scorers with 23 points.

Photo by Keli Mazza

Women’s Basketball Head Coach Fron talks to Kristin Rogers before the game.

The Spring Hill basketball team made quick work of the Belhaven Blazers (1310, 3-3 SSAC West) Saturday evening, jumping out to an early advantage and holding on for a 77-62 victory.

Center Nick Brown and guard Steve Edwards set the tone early with 11 of the Badgers’ first 14 points.

Spring Hill expanded their lead to as much as 12 in the first half thanks to great energy and some timely blocked shots.

Early in the second half, Belhaven made their only big run of the game thanks to leading scorer Rob Wallace. His second 3 pointer, in as many tries, cut the SHC lead to 3 with just over 13 minutes to go. However, Spring Hill guard Tyler Schwab then buried back

Photo by Keli Mazza

Tyler Schwab drives past two Belhaven defenders to the goal.

to back 3 pointers along with any hope that the Blazers had of making a comeback.

If there was a negative for the Badgers in this contest, it would be the 16 turnovers, many of those being self-inflicted.

Spring Hill had a very balanced offensive attack with four players scoring in double figures. Nick Brown

led the way with 18, as freshman Charles Gordon chipped in with 16. Rob Wallace led Belhaven with 19 points.

Spring Hill (7-10, 2-3 SSAC West) will attempt to carry it’s momentum to Hattiesburg, Miss. Thursday as they face conference rival William Carey (10-10, 2-3 SSAC West). Tip-off will be at 7:30 p.m.

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Ben leading the way

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held serve during Roethlisberger’s absence, going 31, thanks to a few awesome defensive efforts.

Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns, Roethlisberger returned and looked as if he had never left. Throwing for over 250 yards in a 28-10 victory, the Pittsburg Steelers appeared primed and ready for another Super Bowl run.

After a wild comeback against the Baltimore Ravens and a hard fought victory over Rex Ryan’s Jets in the AFC Championship game, the Steelers are only one game away from another world title, and Roethlisberger’s troubles proved not to be fatal.

Goodell said to ESPN that he talked to many Steelers players

after the suspension was given and none of them defended their QB. “I bet I talked to two dozen [Steeler] players,” said Goodell. “Not one, not a single player, went to his defense.”

Now it seems like more of Roethlisberger’s teammates can see the changes that he has made in his life. Even team leader, wide receiver Hines Ward has commented about Roethlisberger’s improved leadership skills.

Whether Roethlisberger has really become a “better person,” we may never know.

However, one thing we do know is that winning helps everything. The Steelers quarterback is 60 minutes away from winning the biggest one Photo courtesy of Charles Krupa of them all.

Ben Roethlisberger marches in for a first half touchdown

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in the form of defensive tackle named BJ Raji. Raji picked off a Caleb Hanie interception and returned it for a backbreaking touchdown, followed by a hilarious celebration.

The Green Bay Packers have been forced to win games in unorthodox fashion all season. The Pittsburg Steelers will present them with their toughest challenge, as they provide a suffocating defense along with a quarterback that already has two Super Bowl rings. If there is a way to beat Pittsburg, the Packers are definitely the most qualified to find it.

this week in Badger Sports 2/4/THURSDAY

Women’s Basketball: Spring Hill @ William Carey 5:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball: Spring Hill @ William Carey 7:30 p.m.

2/4/FRIDAY

Baseball Doubleheader: Southeastern University @ Spring Hill 3:00 p.m.

Women’s Tennis: LSU-Shreveport @ Spring Hill 1:00 p.m.

2/5/SATURDAY

Baseball: Southeastern University @ Spring Hill 12:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball: Spring Hill @ Loyola University-New Orleans 3:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball: Spring Hill @ Loyola University-New Orleans 5:00 p.m.

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On the Spot What is the one TV show you just can’t miss?

“I make sure to watch SportsCenter every day.”

“Family Guy.“

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“I’ve got to get get my cartoons in. Scooby Doo is my show.”

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HAVEalaugh A blonde steps into an elevator, smiles at the man already on, and says,” T-G-I-F.” The man smiles and says,” S-H-I-T.” The blonde smiles back and replies,” T-G-I-F.” The man again smiles and says,” S-H-I-T.” The blonde looks confused. She answers the man, and says, “Thank goodness its Friday.”

The man smiles and replies, “Sorry honey, its Thursday.”

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