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Volume 102 Issue 2 ∙ Ad Majorem Del Gloriam
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THE SGA ELECTION BY WILLIAM WARD
BRIAN SCHMITT Presidential campaigns kicked off this week just as students finished midterms. As we hit the halfway mark of the semester, the student body is searching for its next president. This week begins the road to the Oval Office. Candidates have filled out all the forms and prepared their speeches for this week’s debate.
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The process began Feb. 15 with the opening day to file for presidency. Attorney General Patrick Lameka noted, “Candidates had a week to file to run, Feb. 15-19. The forms were then given to the Office of Student Affairs to check GPAs and conduct records of students. As long as they met the requirements, any student was eligible to run.” The candidates started campaigning on Mon-
JOSEPH CRAPANZANO day, Feb. 22 and have until Tuesday, March 1, Election Day. This year, school elections land on the same day as the Alabama Primary. Many states are holding their primary elections the same day. The Spring Hill College presidential application process ended as usual with two candidates, Bryan Schmitt and Joseph Crapanzano. Andrew Pettus will serve as Vice President to Schmitt and John Michael Rogers will serve for Crapanzano. Schmitt said, “I’ve served as Sophomore Senator, Junior Class President, and I am currently serving on the Student Body President’s Cabinet as Secretary of Campus Life. With that position, I am also the chairman of the Campus Life Committee, Food Services Committee, as well as a representative on the Student Success Council.” Crapanzano responded that he is currently the Secretary of the Press, or now known as the Press Secretary. Both candidates are juniors hoping to revamp the college experience to that unlike any other.
The candidates also mentioned plans to improve life on campus, as well as the cafeteria. Both mentioned a plan that would try to decrease the amount of plates, cups and silverware stolen from the cafeteria each day. This plan would involve a twoweek period with a count of all cafeteria utensils at the beginning and the end. If the amount stays consistent or increases then the students will receive a steak and shrimp night for the students sponsored by Aramark and Campus Dining. There will also be an amnesty day within each two-week period that students could return all stolen utensils without repercussion. The debate is Thursday Feb. 25 at 9 p.m. and will be held in LeBlanc, upstairs in the Student Center. Attorney General Lameka said, “There is only one SGA sponsored debate.” So students interested in whom they are voting for should attend the event. Both candidates will have the chance to answer questions and show the student body their school spirit.
The candidates ready for a great competition, photo courtesy of Will Ward.
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@SHC_MEDIA shcmedia@shc.edu By: Sarah Bolotte Spring Hill College has launched its Pathways to Purpose initiative in order to help students with vocational discernment. The comprehensive program is the result of a two-year exploration of a Quality Enhancement Plan for the college. The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is submitted as part of a college’s application for reaccreditation to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. According to the SACSCOC website, the purpose of the QEP is to engage “the wider academic community and address one or more issues that contribute to institutional improvement.” A QEP topic selection committee made up of faculty members, staff members and students began meeting in the fall of 2013 to consider initiatives. Survey data and the results of numerous focus groups were considered in months of discussions before it was decided that the QEP should involve helping students in vocational discernment. The QEP will be implemented in the fall of 2016 with the
newly formed mission, strategic plan and priorities, according to SHC’s plan. The Pathways to Purpose initiative is designed to offer students a four-year development plan for vocational discernment. In general, the goal of QEP is for students to discern their vocations by enabling every student to ask and explore fundamental questions of vocation, understand when they felt called and recognize that vocational discernment is an ongoing process.
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Service and Immersion By: Griffin Miller
Spring Hill College students and faculty spent their Mardi Gras break traveling to different countries to give a community their gifts, talents, and joy. Campus Ministry’s International Service Immersion Program, or ISIP, sent four groups of around 10 people to different countries to share themselves with the community. Groups traveled during break to either Belize, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic or Granada and helped build houses and played with the children. Although some trips are more based around service, others are more about the immersion with the families. Seniors Robert Louis Treuting and Froment Gonzalez spoke about their own respective trips this break. Freshman year, Treuting went to Nicaragua. This semester, Treuting went back to Nicaragua, where he and his peers helped build a house for a single mother and her daughter. Through his experiences in Nicaragua, Treuting
has learned “you can change all other things in your life, the one thing that is going to be constant is the love of God.” Treuting’s spirituality has always been a significant part of his life, but witnessing it in Nicaragua “is a relief.”
“you can change all other things in your life, the one thing that is going to be constant is the love of God.” Gonzalez described the immersion trips as “a good opportunity of getting off campus and putting to work what we learn here, the Magis of doing more for others.” Last year, Gonzalez went to Belize, where he built a house. This year, Gonzalez went to Nicaragua and worked on a concrete and rebar house. However, he said that was not the main reason they were there: “Our main mission was to immerse ourselves
specifically in the education.” Gonzalez is taking their reality and hope they have for their county and bringing it back to Spring Hill College. To be a part of ISIP, you must first go to an informational meeting. These meetings are announced in emails and in the announcements in mass. Once you go to one of the meetings, you will be given an application. In the meeting they highlight that this is a substantial commitment, and that you will be meeting with your group from Sept. until after you get back. The application is to find out why the applicant wants to go out of the country for service so that they can take the people who have the most drive to go. The international service immersion program has affected the lives of many Spring Hill students, faculty, and the people they help. Stories of pushing cars up a hill, blessing a house, and even just living a day in their lives fill up the memories of those who go.
Pathways to Purpose sophomore year. Pathways to Purpose will conduct a onenight, off-campus retreat as an immersion experience, where faculty, staff and students will lead the retreat. The focus of the retreat will mainly touch upon social, professional and career led discussions. “The retreat is not mandatory but for vocational exploration to be effective, people have to choose it,” explained Dr. Sims.
This plan will be implemented through eight major components including: guidebook, LEAP, curriculum, retreat, CLIMB, small group discussion, faculty/staff development and promotion. During their freshman year, the students will be exposed to the LEAP course along with the guidebook. SHC Provost Dr. George Sims, who also serves as the QEP accreditation liaison, said, “The guidebook will act as a catalog for the students, laying out activities they can participate in throughout their college years.” One of the activities that the students will be able to attend is a retreat hosted during their
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The hope for this initiative programs first-hand at two is by year five, 75 percent of other schools, and the results sophomore students attend the are really impressive. Students retreat. Following the retreat, who engage in vocational students are then encouraged exploration are more confident to meet for small group in and happier with their discussions facilitated by faculty decisions, they have a better and staff, providing an ongoing sense of what they want to do opportunity for reflection. with their lives, and to a person they all say that it was worth it.” Patrick Lameka, QEP planning committee student Dodsworth explains that he has member, said, “This retreat will had numerous conversations be very beneficial for students with students about what they and will become a focal point should major in and what in the program. It will help they are going to do once they wrap together ideas that have graduate. He also stresses that been established in a student’s some of these students are freshman year and help set seniors and it is worrisome that the tone for the next phase these students still do not have in the program.” The project a plan. Dr. Dodsworth hopes, implementation will begin in “students will be confronting the Freshman LEAP course that question even in their first where it will be built upon in year. Thinking about what you CLIMB. In this course, students might do or will do with your will reflect on challenges life is exciting. It doesn’t need to social justice, relate to be terrifying, frightening, academic knowledge to the or worrying. Instead, I community setting and express think it should be fun.” relationships with people QEP is a five-year initiative different from themselves. and at the end of the five years it QEP Director Dr. Christopher will be assessed through LEAP, Dodsworth said, “I hope that CLIMB and REACH along with students take it seriously and surveys and analysis. The hope make use of the phenomenal for this plan is that the college resources that it will offer. students progressed and grew I have seen successful from their experiences. vocational exploration
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Harper Lee: A Quiet Hero By: Galliard Teague “The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think.” - Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee may have only had a one hit wonder, but that was all she needed to leave a legacy in American culture and literature that will quite possibly never be forgotten. Harper Lee’s book, To Kill A Mockingbird was published in July of 1960, and it didn’t take long for the novel to take the world by storm. The book stirred the moral conscience of America, leading Lee’s work to win the Pulitzer Prize just a year later. A survey taken in 1991 by the Library of Congress found that Lee’s masterpiece is second only to the Bible as books most often stated as making a difference. Most have read the book at some point or another in our lives, but what was it exactly that that paved the way for Lee’s more than 50 year stardom - despite the fact that she
In a poll conducted among Spring Hill students, the results show that “Bernie Fever” has taken over SHC. Fortythree percent of voters said they want Bernie Sanders to win the primary, and most have strong opinions as to why. “Bernie Fever” is a term coined in July 2015 by The Daily Kos website and refers to Sanders’ rise of popularity, especially among millennials. The student poll was conducted through the SHC Facebook groups for the classes of 2017 and 2019, through a Survey Monkey link, and through in-person interviews. Alabama’s 2016 presidential primary will take place March 1st. Out of the 90 students that participated in the poll, 39 said they will be voting for Bernie Sanders in the Alabama primary or through an absentee ballot for their home state. The result that came in third is not a candidate at all, but the option of “undecided,” which eleven students choose. The response from most of them mirrored freshman Iriel Evan’s statement of, “I don’t really have a political opinion.” Other students said they don’t really have time to keep up with
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never wrote another novel until a few months ago, and despite the fact that she almost never left her house? How did Lee’s triumphant piece of literature make such a profound difference? Published at a time when race relations in America and the Deep South were immensely tense, the book played an important role in challenging the country to rethink many of the ways in which they not only treated each other – especially those of another race. Ultimately, To Kill A Mockingbird provided lessons on courage, friendship and justice. It taught that love does not discriminate and that there are certain truths that cannot be compromised. For many, especially at the time of the novel’s release, To Kill A Mockingbird struck a chord of familiarity. The relationships between the characters, the challenges, the triumphs - many people see the novel as extremely personal. And for us attending Spring Hill College in
Mobile, Al., the book hits really close to home… literally. The story of To Kill A Mockingbird was set in the fabricated city of Maycomb, Al., which is said to merely be a pseudonym for Lee’s hometown of Monroeville - a city only an hour and a half north of Mobile. In May of 1997, at the Commencement ceremony for the graduating students, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters here at Spring Hill College. Apparently, Lee was being awarded for her “lyrical elegance, her portrayal of human strength, and wisdom.” And to no surprise, she did not offer any words to the cheering audience that day. Washington Post Columnist and Spring Hill alumni, Colman McCarthy was the commencement key speaker that day, and in a reminiscent column he wrote for the National Catholic Register McCarthy recalls that day he spent with Lee on the Avenue of Oaks. “Before the ceremony, in the wardrobe room where
deans and professors were attiring themselves in academic regalia, I suggested to the college president that it would be fine with me, and far more memorable for the graduates, if Lee, luminous and truly worthy, gave the speech.” However, McCarthy later includes, Lee was not up for that sort of attention. Although many proclaim this sort of notorious behavior from Lee to be a manifestation of her cold character or her fear of the limelight, I disagree. From the contents of her novel and testimonies delivered from her closest friends, it would be fair to grant Miss Lee another interpretation - a woman of profound humility. Lee hadn’t spoken publically about her novel since the ‘60s, and, aforementioned, she had barely left her house. Yet, that day on The Avenue, she stood before a group of soon to be graduated Badgers,
not with a spirit of superiority, but of meekness. According to the Associated Press, when Lee received her award she, “glanced from side to side, her eyes wide with surprise, as the crowd stood and applauded her … She has spent nearly four decades avoiding this kind of adoration.” A candid, unassuming response from the author of one of the greatest stories of the 20th century. After many years of declining health, Nelle Harper Lee passed Feb. 19. Since that day, many people have taken the time to recount the treasure of To Kill A Mockingbird. However, we should not only look to celebrate a book of immeasurable impact and integrity, but a woman of that same caliber.
the primaries at the moment, but will pay attention when the actual election comes up.
Freshman Marian Cook said “He exudes all the values I want in a candidate. He’s against classism. He’s against xenophobia and Islamophobia [as well as] homophobia, racism, discrimination, prejudice, and stereotyping. To me, he’s the only one that really cares about the rights of minorities and oppressed groups.”
have such a strong passion for Bernie because his policies take into account the social turmoil of today’s society. Bernie is willing to work for those that cannot support him—the poor, the young, the marginalized and ethnic groups of America. He is not running to become president to increase his power on Capitol Hill, [but] rather he is running so that he can better the lives of those in America, which is what our political system was built on.”
ing him money.” In The Daily Kos’ article on Bernie Fever, they wrote, “The most likely cause of Bernie Fever is the very real possibility of getting to elect a candidate who is not owned by big business.”
SHC Feels the Bern By: Desire Phillips
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While Donald Trump is leading the Republican primary with 67 delegates won, SHC students favor Republican candidate Marco Rubio more, who received 18 votes. Of the voters, six students chose Donald Trump. Dr. Ben Carson and Hillary Clinton each received four votes. John Kasich and Jeb Bush, who officially dropped out of the race on February 20th, each received three votes. Ted Cruz received two votes. Although Sanders is currently not the leading candidate in the Democratic primaries, Sanders is the leading candidate among millennial voters according to CNN.com. On CNN.com, writer Dasha Burns reports, “Some find this reminiscent of the Obama campaign, fueled in large part by the young people its ‘change’ message managed to engage.” According to Sanders’ website BernieSanders.com, some of the issues he plans to tackle if he becomes president are income and wealth inequality, climate change, racial injustice, and rising tuition costs. These issues hit home with many SHC students.
On BernieSanders.com, Sanders wrote, that as president, he would implement a plan that would make tuition free at public colleges and universities nationwide. Cook finds this issue close to her heart as she says, “Without education, people can’t improve their situation or get ahead. The rising college costs are a form of systematic oppression against minorities and groups of lower economic status.” Sanders plan to also tackle an issue many SHC students will face after graduation—student loan debt. Sanders wrote that under his plan, “student loan interest rates would go back to where it was in 2006,” which was 2.37 percent. Currently, it is 4.29 percent. Sophomore Maddy Chance enthusiastically said that she has “Bernie Fever.” She said the reason behind SHC’s Bernie Fever is, “Young people and the millennial generation
Freshman Sydney Carter said SHC has Bernie Fever simply because “he is not Trump,” and that Sanders “has a definite agenda that he wants to accomplish such as equality for the LGBT community, racial justice, and creating decent paying jobs. You know, actual issues.” Aedan Stranahan, a senior, also likes Sanders for his concern for civil rights. She said, “I just think that he’s so honest and he cares about civil rights issues, like feeding the poor and the Black Lives Matter [movement], and I think there hasn’t been a lot of candidates like him. He tells it like it is without being politically correct. Or worrying about big money. I like that he’s influenced by his ethical compass and not by who’s giv-
“Bernie Fever” is gaining so much momentum; 19-yearold Colten Caudle created a dating site for Bernie supporters called BernieSingles. com. He said the site “makes it much easier to connect with someone who shares your political views.” In response to learning about the site, Carter said, “I feel that if it wasn’t a dating site, I would use it to find other people who support Bernie [rather than] a romantic relationship.” Chance said, “I had no idea, but I think it’s hilarious. But it also makes sense because who wants to date a Trump supporter.” As of February 22nd, there are 5,338 members on BernieSingles.com. While the campus seems to be leaning more towards Bernie Sanders when it comes to politics, you should not let the majority sway your opinion. The website ProCon.org lets you view the candidates’ standings on different issues as well as compare candidates’ views side-by-side. You can also visit their campaign
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AROUND THE HILL
February 25, 2016
BELOW: Iriel Evans, Meagan Suttleff, Michael Richards and Juan Jaramillo start there weekend off with relaxing in Rydex Commons on a beautiful Friday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Iriel Evans)
ABOVE: Gabrielle Brumfield and Emily Winans take a study break to enjoy a Sunday afternoon of Badger Baseball. (Photo courtesy of Kerri Ebanks)
RIGHT: Andrianna Torres and Isabella Martinez pose as they wait for attendees to arrive to the annual Sigma Kappacino (Photo courtesy of Abbey Burman)
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BELOW: Spring Hill students take a trip to Montgomery, Ala. to celebrate black history and tour multiple civil rights museums. (Photo courtesy of Denise Robb)
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LAST COLUMN: Some students traded the partying at Mardi Gras for the opportunity to change lives on their ISIP trips this month.
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Foreigners in America: The Transition
By: Mariah Weinand Contributing writer
Traveling hours from home can prove difficult to some, but doesn’t compare to coming over seas and adjusting to not only a new school, but an entirely new culture. Students travel hours away from home to attend college. Mothers shed tears as they wave the car away or drop their ‘babies’ at the airport. Traveling to school from another city or state is one thing, but traveling to a foreign country is a whole different story. Spring Hill College has students attending from 11 different countries, and the list is surely growing. In order to better understand the differences and overall transition to the United States, graduate student Callum Corley and junior Mick Abram gave some insights. Corley, who was born and raised in Leicester, England, first arrived in the United States in late August of 2015. He originally came to the United States to play rugby and receive his graduate degree. But, the United States released a new rule stating that in order to be eligible to play rugby while working towards a masters, the player must have received their undergraduate degree at the same school. Coach Goonan, the SHC rugby head coach, got in touch with Corley and offered him a position as gradu-
ate assistant coach. Corley took the position and got his feet planted on the Hill. When asked what the most difficult part of the transition to America was, Corley responded, “I would say the small aspects, like, driving on the wrong side of the road, the use of the imperial system, and the language differences. All of these add up to make a significant transition.” Corley visited the Windy City this past Thanksgiving break and raved about the pizza. “I love the food over here. The barbecue in the South is fantastic. I have heard great things about crawfish season as well which I am very excited for.” Though Corley loves the food and the culture, he doesn’t
understand, “why everyone here dips [tobacco]. I find it incredibly weird. I couldn’t believe how much dip is used down here.” Corley’s favorite thing about America is the different cultures that reside in the states. He plans on visiting his relatives in California as well as take a trip up to Nashville before heading back to England. Just across the pond, from Carnlough, Ireland, junior Mick Abram grew up playing golf. Abram arrived in America 4 years ago, in 2012. He spent his first two years here golfing at the University of Mobile and transferred to Spring Hill in 2014. He now plays golf as a Badger. Abram recalls that one of
the most difficult aspects of his transition was, and is, “having to say y’all and having to repeat myself every time because no one knows what I’m saying.” Though saying “y’all” may be difficult for Abram, the adjustment to food wasn’t as difficult for him. “Southern food is awesome. I could eat crawfish all day.” He loves the crawfish, but “can’t do hot sauce and y’all love hunting.” The transition to the United States is definitely unique to foreign students, but American teachers at Spring Hill College, such as Earl McAndrews, thoroughly enjoys having foreigners in his classes. “I love hearing about the interesting things they do when they travel,” McAndrews raves. “They’re also usually very engaging in classes.” Corley and Abram seem to have mastered their transition to the states, as well as Spring Hill. Though they may be thousands of miles away from home, their accents are still thick as molasses and neither can wait to see their families again. Corley’s final insight was, “As Jon Bon Jovi once said, who says you can’t go home? It’s a big world, and I’m happy to be traveling in it.” Photo by Mariah Weinand Corley dressed as a “typical American” for Halloween.
Four SHC Students Score ADDY Awards By: Adele Lemm Contributing writer The American Advertising Awards is an advertising competition hosted by The American Advertising Federation. This year, the reception was hosted in Spring Hill College’s Byrne Hall. Friday, February 19, 2016 the doors opened at 6 p.m. to about 50 guests in cocktail attire. The local advertising crowd posed for pictures in front of an AAF logo backdrop. The mix of students and professionals mingled over heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails (for guests 21+) until the awards were announced at 7 p.m. The AAF of Mobile Bay states, “The American Advertising Awards is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition, attracting more than 40,000 entries every year in local AAF Club (Ad Club) competitions. The mission of the American Advertising Awards competition is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising.” Four Spring Hill College students were awarded with “ADDYs.” Abbie Bacilia, Caitie Beecher, and Jordan Travis were awarded for their graphic design accomplishments, and Chris Portie was
awarded for his work in film. ADDY awards are considered a prestigious recognition from this major design organization. An ADDY award is rec-
sionals strive to win ADDY Awards. In the second level, local ADDY winners compete against winners from other local chapters in one of 15
ognized by employers and graduate schools as a noteworthy achievement. The Mobile Bay Chapter competition is the first level of three in the national competition. All across the country, local students and profes-
district competitions. District ADDY winners are then qualified for the third level which is the national stage of the American Advertising Awards. Spring Hill College students have been winning ADDYs annually for
over a decade. Graphic design professor Janden Richards stated that “This is a good opportunity for students to engage and network with advertising and graphic design professionals.” While the ADDYs are primarily a professional contest, the student competition gives students the opportunity to have the experience of entering competition. Richards reminds her students that regardless of whether a student wins or not, “You are part of the process and get to meet professionals for future internship and job opportunities. A major benefit of participating in the ADDYS is being able to be engaged in our profession, it shows when a student takes the time and effort to be actively engaged.” At least 15 Spring Hill College students were present at this year’s ADDY awards to network and support their fellow classmates. At the 2016 ADDY awards, Spring Hill College maintained its strong reputation in the advertising world with multiple awards taken home by students.
Photo by Adele Lemm Graphic Design professor Janden Richards talks with some of her students at the ADDY Awards.
7 SPORTS Why it’s Important to go to SHC Sports Games The
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By: Mj Connell Editor-in-Chief With fall sports coming to a close and spring sports just about in full swing, I wanted to give you the reasons why you should attend Spring Hill sporting events Think about all the times you went to a sporting event, whether it was professional or collegiate, or your high school and why you went. Some of your answers may be because those teams were doing well that year, or a once-ina-lifetime player was coming into town. Some of you might’ve just went because you had friends on the team, or maybe just simply because you had pride for whoever you were supporting, like you were a part of the teams. It’s important to go to SHC games for exactly the same reasons. First, let me start with the fan support. How many times can a crowd influence the outcome of a game due to the fact that they were just there making noise? Countless. The way a crowd can get into an opposing pitchers head and force him off the mound,
or a crowd screaming so loud at a football game that the opposing offense has to burn a precious timeout because they can’t communicate, it’s a part of the game. The fans are just important to the game as the players themselves are. In the same way a crowd can throw off an opposing team, they can breathe life into their own team. Imagine how amazing it must feel to get that important strikeout to get out of a bases-loadedjam, and the crowd starts bellowing out cheers of joy. The way a supportive home crowd can make a difference in a game is extremely key. Another reason why you should attend these games is the fact that you probably do have a friend on the team. Spring Hill College is the size of some high schools, if not smaller. A group of friends at a sporting event there just to see that one person could make a world of difference when they step on the mound, or the free throw line, or the service line. Having a support system there to help get through the lows
of the game can really help the team play better and make it that much better to celebrate the highs. Most of all, these players deserve our support. Most members of the teams are practicing every day, working hard to get the best result from every game. They travel, miss class, miss out on the parties many of us look forward to all year. It can take a toll on a player at any level and having their supportive home crowd to play in front of can make it a whole lot easier and more of a pleasure to play their best. The next reason why you should attend these games are to see milestones reached by players and coaches of these teams. I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge sports fan and anytime a record is about to be broken or a milestone is about to be reached, I have to be there. Head coach of the baseball team Frank Sims is going for a 1000 career wins this year, did you know that? Caroline Sagrera, ace of the softball team’s pitching staff, has been shattering records since she stepped on the
mound here at the Hill; not to mention the team has always been great to watch due to their winning ways. Being at a sporting event with something like this happening during its course can make all the more thrilling to witness. My final reason for why it’s oh so important to go to SHC sporting events is that it’s a perfect time to hang out with friends. Yeah you can hang out in your apartment, dorm room, or anywhere on campus for that matter, but there’s some things that you can’t do there that you can at one of these games. For example, when you’re at a baseball game and you’re heckling the opposing pitcher about a particular food, you not only help the Badgers out by getting in his/her head, you can provide a laugh or a smile for one of your friends or someone you’ve never even met before. You can all band together in chanting for your fellow Spring Hill students, providing a strong support system for studentathletes who work for and deserve it. Hanging out with friends
at a rowdy game against a rival in the Outlaw Rec Center or just sitting along the wall on a beautiful Mobile afternoon at the Historic Stan Galle Field can beat any day in a dorm room. Tons of my memories growing up have been from tremendous experiences at sporting events, even here at Spring Hill. You never know how much an impact you can have on a game until you’re there being a part of a chorus that can single handedly raise a team up from being down big time and celebrating one of the craziest comebacks you’ve ever seen. The thrill of a sporting event can be amazing no matter what level of skill from little league to the Bigs. So, go out and support your fellow Badgers at the next sporting event. The players deserve it, it can be a ton of fun. Even if you’re not a sports fan and have no clue what’s going on, it can still be a great experience and you might even find it fun to just be at a game for the atmosphere.
Men’s Hoops Snaps Longtime Losing Streak to U of Mobile Courtesy of the Spring Hill Office of Sports Information The Spring Hill College men’s basketball team broke a nine-game losing streak to the University of Mobile Rams with a 63-60 victory on Monday night at H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium. The Rams (14-14) opened the game hot from the outside by making consecutive threepoint buckets and grabbing an 8-1 lead just 2 minutes into the game, but the Badgers answered with a 6-0 run of their own to slice the deficit down to 8-7 at 13:29. Quinn Sutton gave the Badgers their first lead of the game with a three-pointer from the right side at 10-8 with 12:25 to go in the period. Mobile rallied to tie the game at 14-14, but redshirt freshman guard Sawyer Glick knocked down a mid-range jumper from the left side and junior center Dejan Stefanovic connected on a layup to rebuild an 18-14 advantage for Spring Hill with six minutes until halftime. Sutton found another three-
pointer and freshman forward Chase Shellman added a two-pointer to make it a 2521 SHC lead with 2:27 when senior guard Wesley Pietri added a layup to expand the margin to 27-21 at 2:05 in route to a 30-24 lead at the intermission. Senior guard Jarrett Calhoun drained back-to-back treys to open the second half and SHC expanded their lead to 42-28 four minutes into the half. UM answered the challenge with an 8-0 run to make it a 42-35 contest with 14 minutes left on the clock. Spring Hill maintained a 53-43 lead at 8:40, but Mobile rallied again to claw within 55-49 at 6:23 capped by two free throws from senior center Daouda Soumaoro.
With 3 minutes remaining freshman guard Jared Holland made 1-of-2 free throws to give SHC a 56-50 lead, but UM’s Brandon Barnes sank a
three-point shot to make it 5653 just 30 seconds later. D.J. Hill and Soumaoro combined to make two free throws within two seconds of each other as the Rams cut the score to 57-55 with a minute to play. Calhoun put the Badgers up 59-54 by putting two free
throws in the hoop with 59.1 seconds showing, but Barnes knocked down a three-point bucket with a hand in his face at 38.9 seconds to bring UM within one point at 59-58. Holland calmly drained two free throws for SHC to rebuild a 62-58 advantage and then came down with a huge defensive rebound following a missed threepointer by the Rams at 20 seconds. He returned to the line to make 1-of 2 free throws as James Davis of UM slapped a put-back bucket in the basket on the other end to set the score at 62-60 in favor of SHC with 10 seconds left. Following a Badger timeout, sophomore forward Walter Massey connected on 1-of-2
free throws with 8 seconds on the clock. A final twopoint jumper at 3 seconds by Soumaoro rolled off the rim and out of bounds as the clock expired as the Badgers celebrated the 63-60 victory. Spring Hill shot 48.8% (2041) from the floor and 50% (5-10) from three-point range as Calhoun had 17 points and Sutton added 11 points. SHC lost 19 turnovers to 10 Ram steals, but none over the final four minutes of play. Mobile shot 34.6% (1852) and 57.1% (8-14) from three-point distance. UM out-rebounded the Badgers 34-32 and lost 16 turnovers to just four steals by Spring Hill. Davis led all scorers with 18 points and Soumaoro contributed 13 points with 11 rebounds. The Badgers (9-18) will next close out the 2015-2016 season with a non-conference game at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center versus the University of West Florida (UWF) Argonauts (6-18) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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HILL YEAH!
February 25, 2016
ON THE SPOT
If you were president, what would you do first?
Nick Meinhardt
Maddie Limber
Connor Peth
Fromie Gonzalez
“White House soccer tournament on the South Lawn.”
“Take a nap on the Oval Office couch.”
“Step down and make Bernie Sanders President ”
“I would free Kesha from Sony.”
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Benoit’s Back!
By Daniela Perez Contributing Writer
The Spring Hill College Department of Fine and Performing Arts is currently hosting the Reclaiming Space exhibit of former Spring Hill College student, Grant Benoit, class of 2012, from Feb. 15 through March 11. Benoit is back on Spring Hill’s campus and is exhibiting his work in the Eichold Art Gallery on campus. He is interested in, as defined by the Spring Hill College campus update, “narrative, place, and more specifically memory” artwork. Benoit’s Reclaiming Space exhibit focuses primarily on memory. According to Professor Wanda Sullivan, “he is a master at combining different materials, printing techniques; printmaking, layers and images to express and better reflect the way in which we reminisce.” His artwork is a combination of “traditional print media with installation and sculpture to reinterpret the mechanics of memory in more human ways through the lens of the domestic space” says the campus update. After graduating from Spring Hill College with a degree in Studio Art with a focus in Print Making, Benoit has exhibited his work nationally and internationally and has most recently been selected to exhibit his work at the DEMO Project in Springfield, IL, the Williamson Museum
in Wirral, England, and lastly has made his way back to where it all began, here on Spring Hill’s campus. Wanda Sullivan, former professor of Benoit, talked about his successes while at Spring Hill. “Grant was an outstanding artist and after all my years of teaching here at Spring Hill, I’d have to say he is in the top 1 percent of the best students I have ever encountered.” She went on to say that, “his senior exhibition was indistinguishable from professional work.” Many students have gone to see this former badgers work. Freshman Bailey Parish said, “I thought that the body of work as a whole was truly unique and light on the eyes. The details and colors really drew me in.” Parish said that she plans on attending the welcoming ceremony for Benoit as well as possibly attending one of his printmaking workshops, and is looking forward to meeting him and learning more about his exhibit and what print making entails. Please join us and the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Spring Hill College on Thursday, March 25, 2016 from 5-7 p.m. at the Eichold Art Gallery on Spring Hill College’s campus as we welcome home this badger.
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