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Softball has ‘beginning to a great season’

By Summer Ranaldson

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pring Hill College softball team has won 16 games and lost three. The softball team was named co-champions of the Gold Bracket on March 10.

The Badger softball team, lead by Head Coach Allison Sellers-Cook and Assistant Coach Lauren Biediger, attended the Gulf Coast Invitational Tournament in Gulf Shores, Ala., a three day tournament from March 8 -10. Badgers defeated Brenau University with a score of 2-0, scored 3-0 Photo by Emily Hill against Columbia College The SHC softball team attended the Gulf Coast Invitational Tournament in Gulf Shores, Ala., March 8-10. and scored 1-0 against Lindsey Wilson. Lady us in our play. If someone gets down during a game then there is always Badgers lost against Cumberland University with a score of 0-4. On someone there to pick them up,” Hinson said.

March 10, Badgers took home a win against Thomas University (Ga.) “I feel that it is just the beginning to a great season. We have all worked with a score of 5- 2. The softball team won five games and lost one hard this fall to prepare for anything we may face. We are going to keep during the invitational tournament. There were four teams left at the end working to become the best we can and every mistake we make now can and each team is in the same conference therefore, a joint decision was be fixed before conference play,” second baseman Raleigh Downs said. “I made that the four teams should be co-champions since the conference is believe that our strength is that when we need someone to step up in a right around the pressure situation, whether we need an corner. The coout or a hit, we always seems to fight champions of the through and have someone step up,” gold bracket were Downs said.

Lee University, In Hattiesburg, Miss., Spring Hill Auburn University College will play LSU-Alexandria on at Montgomery, March 15, at 3:00 p.m. There will be Faulkner two games played. According to the University and Spring Hill College.

Spring Hill Atheltics Department, SHC softball swept a non-conference Senior Katelyn Hinson, an outfielder on the softball team, said the team doubleheader from the Talladega College Tornadoes by the scores of 15-0 has been playing very well. “We have been working together on both and 6-2 on Tuesday afternoon. The Badgers have now recorded eight defense and offense and taking each game one day at a time. I think the shutout victories so far this season. fact that we have formed such a tight bond between each other has helped

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Arkansas adopts 12-week abortion ban

By Briana Collins

On March 6, Arkansas made history by adopting the nation’s most restrictive ban on abortion. The new law says that at 12 weeks of pregnancy, women are not allowed to receive an abortion. By the twelfth week of pregnancy a fetal heartbeat can be protected by abdominal ultrasound.

According to a New York Times article, the law was passed by the newly Republican controlled legislature over the veto of Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat who calls the law “blatantly unconstitutional.” The law contradicts the ban established by several Supreme Court decisions which give a woman the right to an abortion until the fetus is capable of surviving outside the womb, which is usually around 24 weeks.

The law, called the Human Heartbeat Protection Act, was sponsored

by Republican Senator Jason Rapert. According to the article, Rapert compared the more than 50 million abortions in the United States since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision (which established a woman’s legal right to an abortion) to the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide. “It’s time to take a stand,” Rapert said.

Not everyone is celebrating Arkansas’s new law. Many abortion rights

groups and legal experts say the law may be quickly extinct because it contradicts bans already established. According to the New York Times article, Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York, said, “The 12 week ban actually bars abortion within the first trimester. It has no chance of surviving a court challenge.”

The American Civil Liberties Union also disapproves. They have joined with the Center for Reproductive Rights and plan to bring forth a case in federal court to protest the law before it can take effect. Rapert is confident in the bill though. “We crafted a bill that apparently has the ability to stand the test in courts and change abortion policy in our nation coast to coast,” said the Senator in an interview with New York Times.

More radical bills proposed across the country have already failed.

According to the New York Times, a personhood amendment, which proposed that life begins at fertilization, lost at the Mississippi polls in 2011 and an Ohio “fetal heartbeat” bill similar to the Human Heartbeat Protection Act was defeated in the legislature.

Alabama’s current abortion law was signed into effect in 2011 by Gov. Robert Bentley. It bans abortions at 20 weeks.

Rev. Lucey plans return to campus

Rev. Gregory F. Lucey, S.J.

By Summer Ranaldson

Spring Hill College has named Rev. Gregory F. Lucey, S.J., the school’s first chancellor. The former president, now chancellor will return to Spring Hill College from Washington, D.C. this spring.

Rev. Lucey, S.J., entered the Society of Jesus in 1951, ordained in 1964. He received his undergraduate and graduate degree in philosophy from St. Louis University. He went to the University of Notre Dame where he

received his masters in liturgy. He received his PH. D in educational Ihughesistration from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wi. He served as president and chairman of the board of the National Jesuit Conference, vice president for development at Seattle University, rector of the Jesuit community at Marquette University.

He was the 37th president of SHC from 19972009 and recently he served as president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C. According to the SHC website, Fr. Lucey achieved record enrollments for the campus, and initiated SHC’s online master’s degree program in nursing and theology. He led an investment of more than $100 million in new renovation and beautification for the college. During his tenure numerous of buildings were restored like the Marnie and John Burke Memorial library, St. Joseph Chapel, Nan Altmayer Place, New Residence Hall, the Viragh residence hall complex and the Rydex Commons. During his presidency, Fr. Lucey vision was to remodel the Fine Arts Center and developed the Campus Center that SHC students now have the enjoyment of learning in.

According to Fox 10, President, Rev. Richard Salmi, S.J. said Rev. Lucey will be involved in promoting the Jesuit identity, spirituality and help with the mission of SHC. Fr. Salmi

said Rev. Lucey would also be helping with maintaining and nurturing relationships. He also will be re-establishing relationships with friends around the college.

Rev. Lucey said his position as former president was challenging because the facility of the college was in poor condition before he took office and he wanted to build a more attractive SHC. “The business office was boarded up for fifteen years, the college had three new resident halls, enrollment was small and education wasn’t accessible to people that didn’t have the resources,” Rev. Lucey said. He said that it is harder to be the president of a college than the president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities because he supervises 28 schools but is not really in charge. “My position at ACJCU is less demanding and I serve as presence for the federal government with AJCU with full time lobbyist who have 16 years experience. I look forward to returning to SHC as chancellor and I look forward to helping Fr. Salmi. I will promote spirituality, what it means to be a Jesuit among the people that work at SHC and help with the identity of the college.”

“I look forward to returning to SHC and living on this college campus that has been something that I have really enjoyed my whole life,” Rev. Lucey said.

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Process of obtaining sworn campus officers is underway Warren also stated that if the bill passes, some of the current public Senate Bill 95, which proposes that Spring Hill’s public safety department safety staff could immediately become sworn officers because they are retired police officers. Public safety currently has job openings and these includes sworn police officers, has been passed by the Senate. This bill is would be filled by people who already have a license in the state of currently being reviewed by the Committee for Educational Policy in the Alabama to be an officer. Warren also wants to have four sworn officers House and four non-sworn. There will be one of each on a shift.

The possibility of having sworn police officers was presented to the Other changes would include a different uniform for sworn officers.

Spring Hill College senate and three separate committees. At the end of Sworn officers would also be armed with both lethal and less lethal January the senate and the three committees all agreed to recommend the possibility of having sworn officers on campus to the college president, the weapons. Lethal weapons would include a standard hand gun and access to a patrol rifle, while less lethal weapons would include batons, tasers board and finally the Alabama legislature. Fr. Richard Salmi, S.J., Spring Hill’s president, approved the recommendation and took it to the February and pepper spray. Warren said if sworn officers appear on campus, there most likely will not be any changes in their vehicles. “I would love to have board meeting. The school board approved the recommendation as well. a patrol car, but with budget constraints we won’t be able to buy one. If SB 95 was introduced Feb. 5 to the Senate and passed Feb. 26. The bill was then taken to the house and it is being reviewed by the Committee for we could get one donated we could add one. If not, we would take the vehicles we have now and change the striping on it to make it look like a Educational Policy in the House, according to Director of Public safety and Security, Todd Warren. If this committee approves the bill then it will more traditional police striping.”

“We’re really excited about doing this,” Warren said. “We think it will go to the governor for signature. Warren is hoping that the House will add a lot to our service here for the students…The service we can provide pass the bill. “If it gets that far I think Gov. Bentley will sign it,” Warren will be a whole lot better and it will be a lot safer for the students and the said. “If it passes, then we’ll start the state paperwork over the summer staff.” and plan on implementing the police department in the fall.”

By Briana Collins

New Hall fire alarm due to electrical issue Briana Collins

A burned out HVAC motor caused New Hall residents to evacuate last Thursday morning. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on March 7, the fire alarm sounded and students were forced to leave the building.

An HVAC motor, or heating, ventilation and air conditioning motor, propels the heat and air in an indoor heating and air unit.

According to Anthony Stallings, director of plant operations, the HVAC motors in New Hall are outside air units that supply fresh air into the building. It is ducted into the second floor hallway. In this instance it burned out, which produced heat and smoke. Stallings said this is normal when HVAC motors burn out. “If this were to have happened to any of the other ten units in the building, the

fire alarms would have never been tripped,” he said. “The vent that this unit serves is in such a close proximity to the smoke detector that what little smoke that came from the motor burning up tripped the smoke alarm.”

Stallings also said the safety on the unit is designed to shut down when the motor overheats. There are several sensors in the unit that detect heat and smoke and can shut themselves down to prevent a more serious problem. “The units acted exactly like they were supposed to. Once it overheated it locked itself out.

We went back after the fire department left to disable the unit through the breaker and we ordered another unit to replace it with,” said Stallings.

Students were never in any danger, according to Stallings, and there should be no cause for alarm. “Mechanical failures happen all the time.

The building is seven years old and the typical expected life of a motor is five years. This

stuff happens. It doesn’t happen frequently but it happens.”

“I’m very happy everything worked the way it was supposed to. The safety’s there in place to make sure everybody’s safe. This equipment is very safe; you don’t put hazardous equipment into people’s living spaces,” Stallings said. “It couldn’t have happened any better.”

Director of Public Safety and Security Todd Warren said everyone responded well and the building was evacuated quickly, but in the case of a real fire to not hesitate to evacuate immediately once you hear the alarm. “Don’t confuse the alarm with the beeping you hear occasionally from the panel in the lobby,” Warren said. “Once you see those strobes and hear those horns, don’t hesitate to get out.”

“It was a pretty good drill for us actually,” Warren said.

Students were allowed back into New Hall after approximately an hour wait. Plant ops has ordered a new motor and is in the process of replacing the old one.

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TSA allows small pocket knives but not other necessities

By Emily Hill

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced last week that effective April 25, small knives will be permitted in

carry-on luggage.

In other words, a knife with a 2.36 inch long blade is safe for any and every stranger to carry onto a plane, however a 6.4 ounce tube of Colgate sparkling white mint zing toothpaste is threatening. It seems slightly backwards to me.

My problem is that after Sept. 11, 2001 these strict rules went into effect. Why change them back all of a sudden? I fear for my safety knowing that a stranger next to me could have a knife. And what about those stories you hear, of people

going berserk saying the plane will crash? Now they have a weapon to fling around while going nuts.

In my opinion, allowing a pocket knife in a carry-on is pointless and potentially dangerous. Why would you need a pocket knife while on a plane? I think it can stay in your checked luggage while you’re flying.

It seems like a unnecessary rule that will be abused and eventually cause harm.

According to USA Today, travelers are also now allowed to carry golf clubs and hockey sticks into

Catholic priests should be able to marry too

By Alicia Candela

For centuries now, the vow of celibacy has been required from all catholic priests. According to CNN, “It is a vow the Catholic Church says not only underscores the commitment of seminarians to their vocation but also is a model of Christ’s own celibacy.” With the election of the new pope, people are starting to wonder if the Catholic Church should change the rules and allow priests to marry.

The Catholic Church allows Anglican priests, who convert to Catholicism, to be married, but young seminarians have to vow to be celibate for the rest of their life. The Pew Forum, a

website focused on religious and public life, shows a survey that suggests 58 percent of all Catholics believe that it would be a good thing if the pope would allow priests to marry.

Before I state my opinion on this I would like to say that I admire all the men and women who make the decision to become priests or nuns. I think that in order to make a vow to be celibate for the rest of your life you need a lot of self control.

My opinion is that all the sex scandals among priests would probably subside if priests were allowed to marry.

I remember one time I was talking with a friend and I asked why priests could not be married and he told me something along the lines of if priests were to get married then they would be unable to devote their life to God because of all the distractions of marriage.

I think that we would have more priests if we would allow them to marry. I believe that you can still be

married and devote your life to God. The Anglican priests do it so why can’t Catholics do it? My hope for whoever the new pope is that he listens to what the people are saying about celibacy and make his decision based on the majority opinion.

airplane cabins for the first time since 2001. Golf clubs have the potential to be dangerous when in the hands of the wrong person. I just don’t see how these changes benefit anyone. Golf clubs are not needed in plane cabins.

So from now on I’ll be less inclined to fall asleep while on a plane due to fear of wielding golf clubs or carelessly flinging knives.

These seemingly pointless changes add a whole new level to my fear of flying.

Editorial Policy The Springhillian is published weekly from January to April, except during examination periods and vacations. The views expressed herein do not represent the views of Spring Hill College and are not the views of the faculty, administration, staff or students, but are the views of the individual columnists.

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Photo by Alicia Candela Top: Diana Weidle works on a blanket during Project Linus’s “Make a Blanket Day.” The Ladies Auxilary project makes blankets for children in need.

Right: DGs Emily Lynch and Julie Kressig before Saturday’s invite party. This years theme was Shipwrecked in the Sandbox, 90s edition.

Below: Payton Tanner, Margot Fontenot and Devin Stewart take in a baseball game.

Photo courtesy of Julie Kressig

Right: SHC baseball and basketball players support their fellow athletes at a softball game.

Photo by Summer Ranaldson

Photo by Alicia Candela Above: Rebecca Perera and Juan Soto work on their blanket for Project Linus.

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Left: Senior Elena Sledge and Junior Michelle Gad show off their costumes before Saturday’s Delta Gamma Shipwrecked party.

Photo courtesy of Elena Sledge

Right: Becca Van Galder and Kellie Brannon work on a blanket for Project Linus.

Below Left: Badger fans enjoy a Friday night baseball game.

Below Right: SHC’s Keller Douglas throws out a pitch during a baseball game against Lyon College.

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2013 Hangout Music Festival

By Briana Collins

Organizers of the Hangout Music Fest announced their 2013 lineup last week. The three day festival takes place on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala., May 17-19.

Below are some of the top acts that will perform. Visit the Hangout Music Fest’s website for tickets and the entire lineup. Who are you excited to see?

• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • Stevie Wonder • The Roots • Trey Anastasio Band • Bright Light Social Hour • Kings of Leon • Ellie Goulding • Twin Sister • Bassnectar • Lissie • Afrojack

• The Yeah Yeah Yeahs • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis • Toots & the Maytals • Imagine Dragons • The Black Crowes • Kendrick Lamar

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Fashion savvy teachers

By Kat Jakuback

At Spring Hill, our professors aren’t just excelling at the blackboard; they’re also rocking some serious style. After polling some classmates, I asked three of the savviest faculty members to describe their personal fashion sense and offer some advice.

When it comes to fashion, Dr. Sarah Duncan isn’t just a “recessionista”, as she calls herself. Not only is she one of the snappiest dressers in the history department, she’s also a fashion history buff who professes a passion for studying how fashion was used to define positions of power during the reign of Mary I and Elizabeth I of England. As for her own sense of style, she claims she likes to “mix things up” but advises to “stick to trends that are flattering”.

If you’re looking for a quintessential model of the “suave sociologist”, look no further than Harold Dorton. This sociology professor/department head

characterizes his style as “not too casual but not too dressy”, and says that he dresses in a way that he wouldn’t “be embarrassed to look back on [his] clothing choices five years from now”.

You’ve all seen her around campus— usually running from one event to another—sporting the latest and greatest in business casual. Jamie FrancoZamudio, or Dr. J to her students, claims that she gets a lot of her fashion inspiration from her brother (who is a designer) and the looks of the 1940s.

When asked for some tips on how to emulate her professional style, FrancoZamudio was more than happy to oblige. “I love to wear big necklaces and cuffs,” she claims. “I generally keep my earrings to simple hoops or solitaires.” In addition to dressing for both style and comfort, Dr. J is also fond of “popping tags”, and admits that she loves to find fashion at a bargain price.

Book review: “I’ll have the soup with a side of secrets, please.” anything about food,” he insists). His brother, Going out to dinner is an extravagant and Serge, is a respect, renowned, and sometimes exciting outing for most people. What will I downright worshipped politician whom Paul wear? What music will I play in the car? What absolutely detests. Serge’s and Paul’s wives also delicious desserts will be on the menu? There join them for dinner, making up the major cast is another question that the Lohman family list. must ask as they sit to dinner, however: How But now for the juicy secrets: why are they all do we protect our children? Herman Koch’s at dinner? Their children committed a crime, and “The Dinner” is a quick, fluffy read for anyone they must figure out how to cover it up. What interested in heavy-handed satire and a little bit was the crime? I’m not telling: you’ll just have to of dark wit. read the book and figure it out for yourself.

The Dinner centers around two couples who The Dinner tries to be many things. It tries are, obviously, out to dinner. The entire book, in very hard to be a satire on upscale European fact, takes place over the course of a few hours living (the story takes place in Holland), in a high scale restaurant. While such planning succeeding mostly. While much of the could be dangerous for a novel - how do you commentary meant to satirize the fancy eatery is draw out one event to fill an entire book?! - Koch blunt and obvious, every so often Paul makes an does so with skill and the reader rarely, if ever, observation or comment in a much more subtle feels the story dragging. manner that really shows skill on the writer’s The narrator, Paul Lohman, is an interesting part. If Koch was going for an understated guy. He’s the type of guy who makes snarky tongue-in-cheek critique of the rigid etiquette of comments about the presumptuous restaurant such restaurants, he did not quite succeed. What manager but who also refuses to order the same he did create is a work of open mockery that is appetizer as someone else at his table, who oftentimes just as effective and humorous, if not derides the upscale menu but cannot imagine quite as artful. why people would subject themselves to home The story also attempts to be an intensely cooking (“those people don’t understand suspenseful mystery, and on this front, there is

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also a good deal of success, though it doesn’t get five stars. As readers, we live in Paul’s head as he engages in the conversation at the table, observes the goings-on throughout the restaurant, and adds his own colorful commentary and background filler. For the first twelve chapters or so, there are only a few mentions of anything at all unsavory.

While using normal dinner chatter to draw out the suspense of the mystery can be a very smart move, the beginning needed more push in that direction. Even though the reader knows minimal details about what the Lohmans are discussing, nothing substantial is introduced for too long, and it detracts from the story itself when the reader is thinking, “Okay, but tell me what’s really going on here.” There are not even suggestions that the adults are in any way nervous, upset, or at the least annoyed (except Paul, who just seems to be perpetually annoyed by everything).

Overall, this is a great story if you’re looking for something easy on the brain, low on time commitment, or just for something to chat about over your next dinner in the cafe, which is the perfect place to joyfully take part in the mockery of the high-class with Koch’s The Dinner.

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TV show review: Revenge Facebook’s future layout of David Clarke, a man who was framed Revenge is a television drama that airs from a crime he did not commit and on ABC, Sundays at 9/8 p.m. central. was sent to prison for life. The night he The show first aired in September was arrested was the last time he got to 2011 and its first season used to be on see his daughter. She has now returned Wednesday nights. When it was on that to the Hamptons with the intentions night, it became ABC’s highest-rated of getting revenge on the people who series on Wednesday’s since Lost in wronged her and her father. The first 2006-2007. When ABC renewed the person she is targeting is Victoria series for a second season is when they Grayson, played by Madelein Stowe, changed it to Sunday nights during the who is the matriarch of the Grayson slot that was previously occupied by family and the woman who stole her Desperate Housewives. The show targets father’s heart. David Clarke and Victoria an audience from ages 18 to 49. If you Grayson had an affair, but in the end, are interested in a suspenseful drama, she betrayed him. Amanda, now known Revenge is definitely the show to be as Emily, wants to get revenge on watching. The first season is currently everyone. available on Netflix and for purchase, Emily steers through the upper class and the second season is available on society to destroy the people that HuLu plus as well as ABC’s website. betrayed and framed her father. The The show is about a girl named Emily more she does, the more emotions Thorne, played by Emily VanCamp, come along. She begins to question her who comes to the Hamptons and rents motives and the next moves she will a house next to the Grayson family make. home to enjoy her summer. As you Right now in the show, Emily Thorne watch the show, it is revealed that this is dealing with the death of someone is not the first time Emily has been to that has been by her side for years. This the Hamptons; she used to live there as death will open her eyes again and get a little girl. In reality, Emily is Amanda her back on track to finish what she Clarke. Amanda Clarke is the daughter started: revenge.

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The next time you log on to Facebook to do your daily stalking, you might be surprised. Facebook has gone through many changes since its start up in early 2004. The popular social media website is soon to go through another layout change, Facebook announced last week.

Chief Executive of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg’s goal for the new layout changes is to eliminate clutter and make the news feed more like a local newspaper. “Everyone’s going to start on the front page like they do today. This just gives people more power to dig into the topics they care about,” Zuckerberg said in an interview with CNN. There are several different changes to create this look. The first is there will be a “front page” filled with more specific types of content with different pages for friends, most recent, family, etc.

The layout is going to be less text heavy and all visual content such as photos and videos is going to be larger and fill more of the main page. The web version’s navigation, currently on the left side of the web page, will be similar to the mobile app because it will fold out to cut down clutter.

Facebook announced that the change will be coming any day now. It will be interesting to see the reaction of users. The last time Facebook did a major layout change was the addition of Timeline and it did not go over well with users. Junior Briana Graham, a casual Facebook user, said, “The new layout sounds like it will be more user friendly but the change will not affect my thoughts on Facebook.”

Only time will tell if the new Facebook will be a hit or a miss, but it will definitely be something that will clutter our news feeds with the usual status’ either complaining or raving.

Mustache March only for the manliest of men

By Bridget Fleischut

March does not only bring April showers, but also a wave of mustaches on almost any male that is capable of growing a ‘stache.

Every March young males ditch their razor for the month and try to grow a mustache such as “The Handlebar” or “The Lampshade.”

The mustache movement first began as a peaceful protest by members of the U.S. Air Force against the facial hair policy. Robin Olds is known as the leader of the movement. Olds was known for his handlebar mustache, a bushy mustache with the ends curled upwards. His mustache became so popular it even got the name “bulletproof mustache.”

Growing a mustache during March has come a long way since Robin Olds, and now is not done out of protest, but is more of a friendly competition between young males to see who can grow the fullest, most creative mustache in one month. Many men are inspired by

men such as Tom Selleck, Charlie Chaplin and Freddie Mercury and style their ‘stache accordingly. According to GQ magazine, the top three mustaches, in order, are “The Close Shave”, “The Zorro” and “The Russian Nose Neighbour.”

Mustache March is tremendously popular on campus and is one of the top conversation pieces of the month. Some of the common styles around campus are: Pencil, a thin closely shaven ‘stache that lines the upper lip; Painter’s Brush, a think patch of facial hair that covers the width of the mouth; Chevron, a thick mustache that extends to the top of the upper lip. Junior Matt LaBorde is participating in Mustache March and is currently rocking what some might call

an “Old American” or what he describes as “creepy nerd” style mustache.

Not everyone is a fan of this hairy month.

Many girls see a man with a mustache and automatically categorize the male as a “creep.” Sophomore Andrea Garces said, “I have always been obsessed with mustaches but when Mustache March comes around all the boys creep me out.”

However, not all girls are unattached to facial hair. Junior Emily Martin said, “I love all kinds of facial hair. It allows guys to be creative with their appearance. Also, I think it makes men look more manly. I like the rugged look.”

“Growing hair follicles out of your face is an ability that a man should be proud of. March is not only a month in the year but a time where men can be men,” LaBorde said. Negative opinions are not stopping any of the mustacheequipped males on campus. They will continue to proudly grow out their facial hair.

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Inter Fraternity Council hosts Oozeball

By Matt LaBorde

The IFC (Inter Fraternity Council) will host its first community-wide philanthropy event, titled “Oozeball,” to support the local Rape Crisis Center of Mobile, Ala. The event will be held on Dorn Field where Plant Operations has approved the digging of two 20-by-40-mud pits where students will compete in a sloppy adaptation of volleyball. The mud pits will be dug 6 to 8 inches deep and will be located on the patch of grass adjacent to the current rugby field.

The event is open to the campus and community, where students from the University of South Alabama will also be encouraged to attend. Teams can be all male, all female or coed and can be comprised of up to eight students per team.

All proceeds from the event will go directly to the Rape Crisis Center of Mobile, Ala., an organization that helps those who have been affected by sexual violence. “It’s a great cause for fraternity men to encourage awareness for this important issue,” said the current president of IFC, Ryan Sanchez.“They have helped people aged anywhere from 3-years-old to 80 years old,” Sanchez said. He believes that choosing this philanthropy will shed a positive light on the Greek system on campus.

The idea for the event came after this years’ Greek leadership retreat, where the presidents and vice presidents of each sorority and fraternity

spent a weekend off campus to evaluate the current Greek system. “We set goals for the year, created objectives to reach those goals, and had our peers evaluate the current chapters on campus,” Sanchez said.

Sanchez’s goal for the IFC is to make it a more valuable asset to the current Greek organization. “We are the governing body of the fraternities, and we have a lot of resources that we can use to become a more dominant presence on campus.”

In the past, the IFC has hosted small “man events” during the week days which included poker nights and Mckinney’s socials where free food would be served. After Oozeball, Sanchez plans to continue these small gatherings but hopes to add events that will be better-attended and more entertaining. “We want to have a tailgate for one of the home baseball games,” Sanchez said. “We would serve free food at the game and encourage people to come out and support our athletic program.”

Registration for Oozeball is now open and students can sign up in the back of the cafeteria. The cost for students to participate is $20 which includes food and a free T-shirt. The event will kick off 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13.

Prizes will be given to the winner, but the IFC’s main focus is supporting the philanthropy. “It is important that we raise as much money possible for the Rape Crisis Center,” Sanchez said. “Their organization runs mostly on donations and they need our support.”

Oozeball Tournament This weeks sports highlights:

Can you dig it?

Baseball

Contact Mary Catherine McKinley at mary.c.mckinley@email.shc.edu with questions Photo by Summer Ranaldson

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Track and Field Q&A: FOX Sports announces

Phillip Travis

By Summer Ranaldson

Spring Hill College track and field had their first meet canceled in Birmingham, Ala. on March 9 canceled because low percentage of teams that would be in attendance.

The track and field team’s next meet will be Auburn Tiger Classic in Auburn, Ala. on April 6.

Q: How long have you been a

track and field athlete?

Phillip: I’ve been running my

entire life. I have participated in the sport of track & field since I was a 6th grader in middle school.

Q: Where are you from?

Phillip: I was born and lived in

Chicago, Ill. five years, then moved to Poplaville, Miss. where I was raised the rest of my life.

Q: What kind of workouts do you do for endurance?

Phillip: For endurance, I

normally run a few miles at an up tempo, around 70-80% full speed or run a fartlek which is a blend between a sprinting and distance workout. During a fartlek, I sprint or hold a fast pace for 3 minutes, then jog for 2 minutes and pick back up for 3 minutes and do that consecutively for 30 minutes to an hour.

Q: What events do you do for

outdoor track and field?

Phillip: I run the 100, 200, &

400 meter dash. I also run the 800 meter run and long jump.

Q: What are your fastest times?

Phillip: My fastest times:

100 meter- 10.60 seconds 200 meter- 21.65 seconds 400 meter- 49.20 seconds 800 meter- 1:58.4

Q: Did you run track in high school?

Phillip: I ran varsity track &

field all four years of my high school career.

Q: Who is your favorite track star

new sports network

By Emily Hill

FOX Sports Media Group announced last week they plan to launch a national, multi-sport network called FOX Sports 1 that will be available in more than 90 million homes, which makes it the biggest sports cable network launch in history.

The FOX Sports website states the network will have a multitude of live events including college basketball, college football, major league baseball, NASCAR, soccer and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

FS1 will introduce FOX Sports Live, a program that will provide around-the-clock coverage through regularly scheduled programs. FS1 will also feature a talk show called Rush Hour that will air live weekdays 4-5 p.m. hosted by Regis Philbin, who will be joined with various sports professionals.

FOX Sports Go, according to FOX Sports, is another new product that will provide a mobile sport experience for iPhone, iPad, Android devices and web. It will offer live games and events from all of the FOX sports networks, including highlights, scores, news, stats and analysis.

Fox Sports 1 will be launched Aug. 17. The network is scheduled to premiere the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race from Michigan and “UFC on FS1 1” in prime time.

during the Olympics?

Phillip: My favorite Olympic

Track Star is Usain Bolt. He may seem a little arrogant, but he is just a crowd pleaser. He is by far the best sprinter to ever step foot on the planet, with all respect to other Olympic athletes

This weeks sports highlights:

Track and Field

Q: What do you want to

accomplish at SHC with outdoor track and Field?

Phillip: I want to help create a

successful program which makes our student body and faculty proud to be SHC Badgers. I want to help build a team that will make history by winning conference championships with a strong motivated coach guiding the team. I want to help build a team following Spring Hill College’s Motto: Forming leaders engaged in learning, faith, justice, and service for life. And with the wonderful coaching staff of Coach McVey and Coach Joe, plus God himself, we will build that special team while leading Spring Hill to an unforgettable legacy.

Photo by Summer Ranaldson Track and Field athlete Phillip Travis at St. Paul’s track field.

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