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Volume 92, Number 8 March 31, 2011 Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Features
VCU: The new Cinderella story 11
ΔX’s first roll
at philanthropy
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Lent: 40 days and 40 nights 5
Homeless on the Hill: Sleeping in a box for the night 2
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KeliMAZZA News Reporter
The Spring Hill College colony of the Delta Chi Fraternity held its inaugural philanthropy event, benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer research this past Saturday. The V Foundation for Cancer Research was started by ESPN in 1993 to honor Jim Valvano, former North Carolina State basketball coach, who passed away from cancer. The main event this year was “Earth Ball,” which is a game dealing with a large ball being tossed down the field. The game first originated at the University of Florida and later Florida State University, while it has become a major event for the Delta Chi fraternity.
The objective of the game is to push the gigantic ball across the opposing team’s goal line by any means necessary, such as pushing, kicking and slapping the ball. Participants at the event included members of Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma and Phi Mu. The focus of the Delta Chi members was directed on how much money they could raise for the foundation, rather than trying to gain supporters. “we’re thrilled by the Spring Hill community who really came together to support us,” said sophomore Alan Corder, Delta Chi’s Alumni Chair. “we took pride in our Earth Ball event, and we are just happy to be on campus,” said Corder. The event raised over $1,000.
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ONthecover Participants chase after the Earth Ball at Delta Chi’s philanthropy event.
Photo taken by Keli Mazza.
CORRECTION: Two individuals were last week misidentified on the back cover in the “On the Spot” feature.
Homeless for just one night
KatelynGARDNER News Editor
Spring Hill will be hosting the “Common Ground: Homeless not Hopeless” event to raise awareness about hunger and homelessness on April 1 and April 2 from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Students who sign up will be able to bring a blanket but are discouraged from bringing any electronic devices such as iPods, MP3 players and/or video games. During the night, students will experience the struggles that come along with living a homeless life. From wake up calls to surprises in the night, attendees will be exposed to the hardships that the homeless face.
Cardboard boxes will provide students with shelter; and while cell phones are permitted, they are discouraged. No outside food will be provided or allowed since the overall goal is to raise awareness about hunger and the struggles that the homeless experience. Students who make it through the night without heading back to their dorms will be transported to a homeless shelter, where they will serve breakfast to actual homeless citizens. Those who endure the entire experience without leaving or breaking any rules will be rewarded with a free t-shirt. Tables are located in the cafeteria where students can sign up for the event. For more information, contact Margarita Perez at mperez@shc.edu.
Twisting disaster coverage
MamieJaynes, AranMatheus & AlecRawlings Contributors
The media affects numerous aspects of our daily life. It is our window to the world outside of our own immediate lives—the outlet where we can obtain local, national, regional, and international information and learn what is going on outside of our back doors. But should we always trust it? As a reader of media material, one’s attitude has to be proactive, rather than reactive, to the messages that each story is seeking to convey – especially when dealing with disasters. Awareness of number discrepancies, types of sources, prevalent political views of a given newspaper and other biases are essential to becoming a well-informed reader. As morbid as it sounds, the media plays a numbers game during events to try to attract viewers. Ask yourself how many times you were drawn into a story because the story’s
headline read, “Thousands killed in….” We see buzz words such as devastation, crisis and disaster used purposely to incite very specific emotions within their audience. Let’s take for example the Japan coverage. In the first few days after the earthquake, the Japanese government estimated the death toll to be over 1,000. That number quickly spiked to potentially 10,000 in the next several days and even higher as time passed, and missing persons were not found. As of March 28, the expected count was around 18,000. A proactive reader of news will be careful not to accept just any number the media gives them and will seek multiple sources to gain a balanced view of the situation. Another potential problem we as readers should be aware of is the actual window of coverage of a disaster. If you have noticed with the Japan coverage, in the initial hours after the earthquake, everything was focused on the quake and the tsunami; now all you hear about is the
nuclear threat and very little about the quake or tsunami. Major coverage of events only last for about two or three weeks, but that, by no means indicates that the crisis has been resolved. In the special topics English class, Hurricanes, Toxic Clouds and Terror, a Red Cross spokesperson spoke to the group recently and said that recovery can take as much as ten times longer than the initial response. If response took a month, then that means recovery could take close to a year. So, just because the story is not frontpage news anymore does not mean it isn’t still having a major impact. As the meteorologist from WKRG, John Nodar, pointed out, “We must always keep in mind everyone is out to sell information.” Knowing all of this now, we as responsible consumers of information, must ask ourselves if what we are reading is actually news, facts and figures that are reliable or slight exaggerations that are meant to boost ratings and newspaper sales.
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A smoke-free Spring Hill coming soon? MyronJONES Contributor
A Student Government Association committee has been looking into the possibility of making Spring Hill College a non-smoking campus according to Cory Bronenkamp, the chairman of the committee. On Thursday, the SGA Policies Committee met with a representative from the Mobile County Health Department met and discussed potential plans to implement a smoke-free campus, according to Bronenkamp. “The goal is not to hurt students who smoke, but instead to help protect non-smokers. There has been a growing problem with people smoking too close to buildings and cigarette butt litter,” said Bronenkamp. Becoming a non-smoking campus would help alleviate such issues and make the campus cleaner. It is also likely that health care premiums would lower and Spring Hill would become eligible for grants from the American Cancer Society and other organizations. If there is strong student demand, the change could happen by Fall 2012, according to Bronenkamp. If the change does take place, there will be information and materials such as cessation- patches available to students who wish to stop smoking. Students should expect a survey in the next coming weeks about the opportunity to implement a non-smoking campus. There are conflicting opinions on the idea of a smoke-free SHC. when asked about the idea of a smoke-free campus, one student re-
sponded “Good luck. It would not work. Too many people smoke already, and it would be a hassle to enforce”. However, another student was in favor of implementing such a policy at Spring Hill. She said, “The idea promotes good health and non-smokers should not have to endure health risks for another person’s habit”. The Mobile County Health Department’s Just Breathe Smoke Free Mobile County program exists to help increase awareness on the dangers of tobacco use and especially secondhand smoke. The SGA Policies Committee met with MCHD representative Melissa Newsom last Thursday. According to Newsom, it would be possible for Spring Hill to become a smoke-free campus in only six months with student support. However, the SGA Policies Committee felt that would be too soon and a more gradual approach would be preferred according to Bronenkamp. photo by Keli Mazza If Spring Hill does become a non-smoking Students currently enjoy their freedom to smoke wherever they want. campus by the time predicted by the committee, it will be the first four-year college in the ADVERTISEMENT state of Alabama to achieve this. In the United States, there are already more than 500 colleges that currently ban smoking in some fashion according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Bronenkamp stated, “Spring hill College is a school of firsts, being the first Catholic college in the southeast and also the first integrated college in the Deep South. Being the first non-smoking campus in Alabama would add to the school’s strong history.”
Fr. Williams, S.J. to present Altmayer Chair Lecture April 11 Rev. Michael williams, S.J., associate professor of English at Spring Hill College, will present the 2011 Altmayer Chair Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 11 in the LeBlanc Conference Room in the college’s student center. williams, the 2009-2011 Altmayer Professor of Literature, will present “Facing the Other: Drama as a Source of Reconciliation in Northern Ireland.” The lecture is free and open to the public. Although trained as a specialist in medieval literature, williams has developed a strong interest in Irish literature, particularly modern Irish drama. He has recently presented papers at regional and national meetings of The American Conference for Irish Studies and The Conference on Christianity and Literature. williams received his bachelor’s degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Fordham University with a triple major in English, Philosophy and Classics. he also holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in English literature from The University of Southern
California, as well as a Master of Divinity degree from The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. He served as assistant and then associate dean of The College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., before coming to Spring Hill College in 1986. At Spring Hill College, williams has served as chair of the department of English and adviser to three student organizations: The Knights of Columbus, The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, and Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society. He is currently a member of the National Board of Directors of Alpha Sigma Nu and serves as elected board secretary. Spring Hill College benefactor Nan Altmayer established the endowed chair in literature in 1999 to recognize someone who has fostered an understanding and appreciation of literature through teaching, scholarly contributions and his or her own creation of literary works.
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The Friday Song and Video
Annoying but catchy. I wish my parents gave me a chance to make my own music video for my birthday. But regardless, this is my new weekend song.
Reese’s Easter Eggs I like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, but for some reason, these just taste ten times better and are like heaven in my mouth.
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be fooled by my dark tan. Though I am known to skip class for a good beach day, I enhance my glow by applying this cheap version of Jergens.
A few things that I think are just great. Yes the A-List can refer to the rich and famous from the streets of Hollywood. It’s also a great series of books by Zoey Dean. But what I’m going for here is neither of these topics. Instead I’ve been inspired by a semi-famous public figure known as Oprah. In the process of passing time at work, which entails sitting in the rec. center weight room doing nothing, I flipped through a 2008 edition of “O, The Oprah Magazine.” This included a great feature called the “O-List, things that Oprah thinks are great.” well, even though I tried to convince the school to rename the SpringHillian to “A, the Alicia Newspaper,” and for some reason they shot that down, I will pick up my broken hopes and dreams and bring to you “The A List.”
Bumpin to my Biggie
whats goin on people?! Ya boy DooGoo is back up in the house! The paper called me up today and asked if could throw something together right quick for y’all. So I thought, “sure… why not?”. Ya’ll know how much DooGoo loves his people! I’ve been listening to allot of good music lately. I don’t know if it’s just because I haven’t had much to do the past few days or if its just a good time for music to come out. Either way i’ve been waiting on this new shipment of grass we ordered to come in (which if I do say so myself will make the coarse look real nice), and i’ve had allot of time to think. Allot of good music has been coming out lately which really got me thinking… If I had any useless wish to waste I think I would look into the idea of having music played every time I took a step out of my apt. Think about it. I could be cruising down the street, looking fly in my new kicks, with some B.I.G. bumpin in the background. Life couldn’t get any better at that point… Don’t even pretend like y’all haven’t thought about putting a soundtrack to your everyday routine. But anyway… I think its about that time for me to get up out of here. Y’all keep an eye out for ya boy in next weeks issue. Remember, “Random makes the world go round.” Keep ya heads right. Sincerely, GooDoo
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I never catch my “can’t miss” shows on the night they actually come on. Luckily, Hulu to the rescue! My dear friend always has Modern Family, Glee, the Biggest Loser and Off the Map waiting for me.
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Is hitting the snooze button harmful to your health? ceiving to feel refreshed and awake. Stepanski also says that even the subtlest noise, 7:45 a.m. Alarm number that doesn’t even wake you one goes off. Hit snooze. up, can cause a disruption in 7:55 a.m. Alarm number two the quality of sleep you get. goes off. Hit snooze. 8:05 a.m. Alarm number three goes off. According to Run to class. the Better Sleep This routine is far too familiar for students. Many stuCouncil, transform dents find themselves repeatyour room into a edly hitting the snooze button dark, quiet, cool until the last possible moment and comfortable to go to class. You may think that the practice of hitting the place to get the snooze button is beneficial; best night’s rest. however, you may be causing more harm than good. According to Dr. Edward Lack of sleep not only afStepanski, who studies sleep fects your concentration, but fragmentation at the Rush it affects memory, reaction University Medical Center time and your attention span, in Chicago, by interrupting according to Dr. Arthur Spielyour sleep through hitting the man, professor of psychology snooze button, you are effec- at the City College of New tively ruining the restorative York. Speilman also says that sleep that you should be re- lack of sleep can affect your MaryRIES Lifestyle Editor
emotional state. It can even cause irritability and slight depression. To cure these symptoms, Speilman says you have to start paying off your sleep debt. If you find yourself not tired at night, try turning the TV and the lights off a half an hour earlier than you normally would. After time, your body will want to go to bed at a normal time. Also, if you refuse to abandon your beloved snooze button, try setting your alarm only ten minutes earlier than your scheduled wake-up time. In doing so, you are allowing yourself the restorative sleep that your body needs. As the semester has approximately six weeks left, you may find yourself wanting to hit the snooze button more often. Resist the urge! It may cause you more grievance than good.
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40 Days and 40 nights: What did you give up for Lent? KatelynGARDNER
News Editor
For most people, giving up chocolate or sweets is a common choice, while others may choose to give up Facebook or even gossip to abstain from for 40 days. Yet, no matter what you chose, temptation always seems high during the last few weeks of Lent. According to catholic.org, Catholics are encouraged to give up “some appetite, some distraction [or] some affection” so that they may grow closer to God through prayer and sacrifice. For college students, a common Lenten promise is to abstain from excessive drinking. However, for the lower
classmen , some students are giving up a vital college substance: coffee. For those of you who drink coffee, you are partially aware of its effects. According to sciencedaily.com, caffeine withdrawal can result in “headaches, fatigue, feeling less alert, less energetic and experiencing difficulty concentrating.” In college, the majority of these effects are detrimental to the all-nighter lifestyle of studying for exams and writing lengthy research papers in one night. A student who recently gave up coffee for Lent, sophomore Molly Gabinski, stated, “I didn’t want to give up anything that I wouldn’t miss.” However, as the Lenten season pushes
on, Gabinski is realizing that her sacrifice has turned into regret. Gabinski stated, “I am tired all day! Before Lent, I don’t think I realized how much I rely on coffee to wake me up before my classes or to keep me awake throughout the day. On the other hand, I have been able to get better sleep at night.” The coffee-free student has been substituting tea to make up for her lack of coffee intake. Still, Gabinski says that tea is unable to satisfy her coffee cravings. “At least it’s something,” stated Gabinski about her newly acquired coffee substitution. While coffee remains essential to some students, sophomore Emily
Sholly decided to use Lent as a way to cutback on her cursing. During the past few weeks, Sholly has experienced an increase in her fowl language. “The more I focus on not cursing, the more I curse,” stated Sholly. Recently, Sholly stated, “I have given up on giving up cursing,” turning to abstaining from sweets instead. Although Lent involves sacrifice, why not kick it up a level by abstaining from things that are essential in your own life. Maybe you enjoy warm showers or sleeping in your comfortable bed. Just remember to take into consideration what the sacrifice is for and at the end of Lent, you will finally have a reason to say, “Hallelujah!”
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Top Right: Phi Mu participates in Delta Chi’s Earth Ball event this past Saturday to benefit the V foundation. (photo by Keli Mazza) Center Right: Kate Phelan cheers on her Tri-Delta sisters at the Delta Chi Earth Ball event. (photo by Keli Mazza) Center Left: Meghan Kacic and Amy Ashley attend Spring Hill College’s beer tasting sponsored by Student Involvement. They were able to sample a variety of different beers. (photo by Keli Mazza) Bottom Right: Nia Miller and Seirra Collins-Hampton enjoy the ice cream social at McKinney’s at the Hill. (photo by Keli Mazza) Bottom Left: Carla Dazet enjoys painting on Spring Hill’s campus. (photo by Keli Mazza)
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Around the Hill
Top Left: Students and Faculty participate in the MS Walk last Saturday. (photo provided by Sharon Williams) Top Center: Konstantin Wert helps raise money for Japan by volunteering at a booth in the cafe. Come by this week and donate a dollar to help out with the relief fund. (photo by Keli Mazza) Top right: Kaitlin Dufour decorates her ice cream at the social last week. (photo by Keli Mazza) Bottom Left: Whitney Brady serves herself a scoop of ice cream at the Ice Cream Social. (photo by Keli Mazza) Bottom Right: Lauren McCarthy enjoys one of many varieties of beers featured at Beer Tasting with Rob Brooks. (photo by Keli Mazza)
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What’s playing on your iPod right now?
Phil: “The Show Goes On” – Lupe Fiasco Jay: “Stay” – DMB (Dave Matthews Band). . . wait it just changed to Reba. . .
What’s the best part about Spring Hill?
Phil: The friendships I have made that will last a lifetime. Jay: The friends I’ve made, who will last a lifetime. I’ll miss sitting around talking to people about nothing til 3 a.m.
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Phil: Things I’m looking forward to doing at Spring Hill
Jay: Things I’ve accomplished
1. Going to Beer Fest in downtown Mobile after I turn 21. 2. Getting my own little in TKE because I miss my little brother Andrew back home. 3. Graduating 4. Not being in Gen. Chem. 5. Going on an Immersion Trip
1. Organizing and starting the 1st ever Bullying and Teasing Prevention week. 2. Greek Man of the Year 3. Delta Gamma’s Anchor Man 4. Mardi Gras King 5. Being a member of the Upsilon-Alpha Chapter of TKE, getting the best little brother in the world (J.R.), it’s been a great decision!
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elizabeth Taylor: Celebrity, activist and legend passes on KeliMAZZA Movie Critic
On March 23, 2011, Elizabeth Taylor, one of the last actresses to come out of the old Hollywood studio system, passed away at the age of 79. She was a legend and always will be one. In 1942, she made her first onscreen appearance at the age of 10 in “There’s One Born Every Minute.” Although the film was not a big hit, it was her first step in the door of a long lasting film career. Taylor is one of the few actors to make the transition from child star to adult star. her early film credits include “Lassie Come Home” (1943) and the critically acclaimed “National Velvet” (1944). She
worked for MGM studio and starred in many great films such as “Giant” (1956), “Raintree County” (1957), “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), “Suddenly, Last Summer” (1959) and Cleopatra (1963). She worked along side some of the greats, such as Mickey Rooney, James Dean, Orson welles, Richard Burton and Spencer Tracy. Although current generations may know her better as the woman who had eight husbands during her lifetime, or as the voice of Maggie Simpson, (the first time Maggie ever speaks) that is a minor detail to Taylor’s brilliant career and life. Taylor did more than act in movies. She was one of the earliest celebrities to be an activist for homosexuals, and she took it
upon herself, after her good friend Rock Hudson passed away in 1985, to begin campaigning for people suffering from AIDS, pushing for more money for research in 1986. This legend made people aware of a cause that was in need of attention. Even if people did not want to talk about AIDS at the time, she was willing to fight for it, and she did. Taylor believed that the only reason for being famous was to help others. She took it upon herself to start a movement for AIDS awareness, and she had success. She will be deeply missed by the film community. If you haven’t seen any of her films, you should make a trip to the video store and pick one up. You’ll be in for a treat.
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“Once a Badger, Always a Badger”
KeliMAZZA Movie Critic
“Once a Badger, Always a Badger” premiered this wednesday at 9 p.m. in the LeBlanc Room C. “Once a Badger, Always a Badger” is a documentary film by senior Alex Tovar which features 24 members of Spring hill’s class of 2011. The film was designed as a way for the senior class to walk away with something to remember their experiences on the Hill. “I wanted to create this project because I felt it was necessary for the senior class to leave with some sort of memorabilia after graduation. Spring Hill has been such an influential part of my life as well as to so many others graduating. There is something special about this community. I wanted to explore what that was, and there was no better way to do this than by interviewing a few people who are at the end of their SHC experience,” said Tovar. Over the course of the year, Tovar spent time recording interviews of the seniors around the beautiful Spring Hill campus and has ended up with footage that speaks about teachers, the Spring Hill community and the activities students have participated in at Spring Hill. Tovar also documents the seniors’ first visits to the hill, and when they made the decision to come here. The video has been a year long project and clearly has been worth all the time and effort. If you missed out on this unique video wednesday night, it’s not too late for you to check it out. The video will be available on Vimeo later this week.
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NCAA Final Four is set JoeROWE Sports Reporter
It’s called March Madness for a reason. After this weekend’s NCAA basketball action, Virginia Commonwealth, Butler, Connecticut and Kentucky are the only teams remaining from the original field of 68. Amazingly, none of these teams were a No.1 or No.2 seed entering the tournament, and only one of these teams (Kentucky) was ranked in the preseason top 25. Perhaps the most surprising team of the group is the Virginia Commonwealth Rams. Finishing fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association, they were one of the last four teams in the tournament, and had to win a play-in game just to have a chance to play in the first round. In a tournament of upsets, VCU may have pulled off the most impressive, defeating No.1 seed 71-61 Kansas on Saturday to advance to the first Final Four in school history. It was the Rams’ fifth win in the tournament, beating USC, Georgetown, Purdue, and Florida State to set up the match up with Kansas Jamie Skeen led the Rams with 26 points and added 10 rebounds as VCU jumped out to an early lead and never relinquished it. Point guard Joey Rodriguez added five assists for the 11th seeded Rams, only the third team in the 32 years of the tournament to make the Final Four as an eleven seed or lower. Coach Shaka Smart commented after the game. “Once again we felt like nobody really thought we could win going into this game. Our guys have done a phenomenal job of putting all the doubters aside, all the people that didn’t believe in us, and going out to do their job.” The Rams will face 8th seeded Butler on Saturday in Houston. Butler, another low seeded team from a mid-major conference, is headed to its second consecutive Final Four after defeating No. 2 seed Florida 74-71 in overtime. Butler, just one half-court heave from winning the national championship last season, has won all three of their tournament games by three points or less. They beat No.1 seed Pittsburgh 71-70 on a controversial finish and in their opening round game, won by two points on a buzzer beating tip-in by Matt Howard. The game with Florida was no exception, as Butler came from as many as seven points down to tie the game up and send it into overtime. In overtime, Butler hit 11 of 11 free throws and outlasted Florida, who missed two three-point attempts in their final two possessions that would have tied the game. Butler’s Shelvin Mack led all
scorers with 27 points, while Matt Howard added 14. Vernon Macklin poured in 25 for the Gators, who were seeking their first Final Four appearance since the second of back-to-back national titles in 2006-2007. However, it was free throw shooting that doomed the Gators and allowed Butler to maintain control in overtime. On reaching the Final Four for the second straight year, guard Zach Hahn said, “This is a huge deal. I don’t know that any other mid-major has ever done this. It’s barely happened once, let alone twice. It’s an unbelievable feeling.” Saturday night’s game will feature the Connecticut Huskies against the Kentucky Wildcats, two teams that took very similar roads to the Final Four. Both teams won their conference tournaments on their way to receiving No. 3 and No. 4 seeds respectively. Connecticut defeated Bucknell, Cincinnati, and San Diego State to set up a matchup with Arizona, while Kentucky defeated Princeton, West Virginia, and the number one overall seed in the tournament, Ohio State. Kentucky will be playing in its 17th Final Four while Connecticut will be playing in its fourth and second in three years. In the late game on Sunday, Connecticut was able to hold off Arizona, 65-63, mainly due to the heroics of junior guard Kemba Walker’s 20 points. Walker, a frontrunner for National Player of the Year, has averaged almost 27 points a game in the tournament. Freshman Jeremy Lamb added 19 points for the Huskies who held on to win after a furious rally by Arizona saw them down by two with less than 30 seconds to play. However, the Wildcats missed two three-point attempts that would have won the game on the final possession, and Connecticut advances. After the game, Walker echoed the sentiment of the team,” We’re trying to get as far as possible. We want to win this whole thing.” Kentucky was able to get past North Carolina, 76-69, to advance to the school’s first Final Four since the 1998-1999 season. Freshman guard Brandon Knight led all scorers with 22 points to pace the Wildcats. Kentucky managed to lead most of the game, but a furious rally by North Carolina saw the Tar Heels pull within one with less than a minute left. However, freshman DeAndre Liggins hit a huge three for the Wildcats, who held on for a seven point victory. Kentucky advances to the Final Four in hopes of winning its eighth national title in school history. “I just thought the path to get here would be so ridiculous,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said after the game. You can say that again, coach.
photo by Jae C. Hong
Connecticut’s Kemba Walker celebrates after hitting a 3pointer against San Diego State during the first half of UCONN’s West regional Semifinal game.
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Eric Maynor and VCU move on to face Pittsburgh in the second round on Saturday.
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Cinderella looking for fairy tale ending MattBOSARGE Sports Editor This Saturday afternoon Virginia-Commonwealth will be playing Butler in the Final Four. Say that to yourself a couple more times until it sticks, because it’s not a joke, and it’s not a typo. The 11 seeded Rams from Virginia are in the midst of one of college basketball’s most unlikely runs in NCAA Tournament history. Ironically, VCU must knock off last year’s “Cinderella,” the 8 seeded Butler Bulldogs, to get to the championship game. A closer look into this match up takes us past the players and toward the young guns calling the shots: Brad Stevens and Shaka Smart. Stevens, head coach of the Butler Bulldogs, has been a hot commodity around college basketball ever since last March, when he took Butler all the way to the National Championship game before losing to Duke in a thrilling contest that was in question all the way to the buzzer. Stevens will enter Saturday’s contest boasting experience and talent. No better example of that is starting point guard Shelvin Mack. Mack, Butler’s leading scorer, was a huge part of
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Baseball: Spring Hill @ Southerm Polytechnic 1:30 p.m.
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Baseball Doubleheader: Spring Hill @ Southern Polytechnic 12:00 p.m. Spring Hill @ Southern Polytechnic Game 2 Women’s Tennis: Spring Hill @ Tougaloo College 10:00 a.m. Spring Hill @ Belhaven University 1:00 p.m. Men’s Tennis: Spring Hill @ Tougaloo College 10:00 a.m. Spring Hill @ Belhaven University 1:00 p.m.
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Softball Doubleheader: Spring Hill vs University of Mobile 1:00 p.m. Spring Hill vs University of Mobile Game 2
Butler’s March run last season and is expected to excel in the NBA. If Butler plans on making a second straight appearance in the championship game, Mack must be the floor general that Stevens is accustomed to putting on the court. VCU’s head coach, Shaka Smart has burst onto the college scene these past couple weeks. The energy and passion shown on the sideline makes it difficult to dislike Coach Smart. It must be contagious because it’s the exact formula the Rams have used to knock off heavy favorites: Georgetown, Purdue, and 1 seeded Kansas. VCU has utilized the three-pointer to its advantage so far in this tournament, but that may not be the game plan they use against Butler, a team that got murdered on the interior by Florida’s post players in its previous game. Butler will enter this game with the advantage in terms of offense, defense and experience. However, in a tournament where Morehead State took down the mighty Louisville Cardinals, and the lowly VCU Rams made it to the Final Four (under the guidance of a guy named Shaka), you can comfortably throw all of those advantages out the window and enjoy the show.
Spring Hill sports rundown MattBOSARGE Sports Editor Women’s Tennis: SHC pulls off upset The Spring Hill College women’s tennis team pulled off a stunner Sunday afternoon, beating NCAA Division 2 opponent University of Missouri-St. Louis 5-4 at the Mirror Lake Racquet Club. Spring Hill battled back from a 2-1 deficit after doubles to take four of the six singles matches. The singles winners for the Badgers were Shelby Fritscher, Lynne Fritscher, McCall Hedrick and Gina Pambianchi. Men’s Tennis: Badgers get blasted Spring Hill’s men’s tennis team did not fare nearly as well as the women on Sunday, dropping a match to the University of Missouri-St. Louis by a score of 8-1. The lone win for SHC came from Colin Perry on court one against Andreas Hammar. Baseball: Eagles sweep Badgers Faulkner University edged out Spring Hill on three different occasions this weekend with wins of 4-2, 4-3 and 6-5 at Wynn Field in Montgomery. Spring Hill’s Stephen Herrington took the loss in the first game after allowing eight hits and eight walks through
six innings. Game 2 was ripped away from Spring Hill in the eighth inning when the Eagles’ Michael Clayton hit a two-run bomb. Mobile native, Joe Carter got three hits in the night game. Carter carried that momentum into Game 3 when he lasted 7.2 innings, allowing six hits and three walks, also dropping a solo homer from the plate. However, Spring Hill could not hold on to a 5-2 lead, giving up a pair of runs in each of the final two innings. Softball: Crusaders take care of business Spring Hill lost both parts of a doubleheader Monday against number 2 ranked William Carey by scores of 5-0 and 10-2. The Crusaders have only lost one game this season and was not threatened Monday as they started fast; taking leads in the first innings of both games. William Carey’s Ann Hard threw a no- hitter in the first game, only walking two batters. Sam Brooks took the loss, allowing eight hits and two walks. Game 2 didn’t go any better for Spring Hill. The lone bright spot in the fifth inning where the Badgers scored two runs snapped a 25 inning scoreless streak.
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