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The SpringHillian November 19, 2015 Volume 101 Issue 5 Ad Majorem Del Gloriam By: Megan Anthony Reporter Recent events at the University of Missouri have sparked respons- es from students at universities all over the country, including Spring Hill College. Last Thursday, racially charged posts appeared on an anony- mous social media sight (Yik Yak) that specifically called out Spring Hill’s MOCC, or Men of Color Council, chapter. The posts claimed that the organization was racist for being all black and that the members believe themselves to better than everyone else. These, along with some other in- appropriate posts, have since been taken down from the site. Syrus Slater, member of the MOCC, said that they were initially very hurt by the posts and denied the claims that the MOCC is an all-black organization.“We are not an ex- clusively African American or- ganization and we currently have applicants who aren’t persons of color,” said Slater. According to Slater, the school's administration has been nothing but supportive, and that the organization can’t concern themselves with anony- mous quotes on social media. Spring Hill has a rich history of diversity. As a leading institu- tion in the fight to desegregate the nation’s schools, Spring Hill was recognized by Dr. Martin Lu- ther King Jr. in his 1963 “Letters from a Birmingham Jail,” and in 1965, the first African American student graduated from the college with hon- ors. Now, 50 years later, it seems as if the school has hit a road block. “The Yik Yak posts are a sign of the change that needs to take place on-campus. It's frustrating and disheartening to know that the original poster could very well be someone we've had classes with or even someone one of us considers a ‘friend,’” Slater said. On Thursday, the MOCC will be hosting a demonstration in the cafeteria at lunch time. Travis Cummings, PR representative for the organization, had this to say: “The demonstration is set to stand in solidarity for racial equality as a whole. We’re standing for the events that happened at Mizzou, Paris, and in our history.” Cum- mings emphasized that while the Yik Yak posts were deterring, the aim of the MOCC is to respond in a way that will help the entire campus, and that all are welcome to contribute and be a part of the organization. Spring Hill College's Jesuit edu- cation calls that ,members of the Spring Hill community fight for justice in the world. The events in recent weeks serve as a reminder that Spring Hill is not immune to injustices on-campus, and that each and every student, faculty, and staff member is responsible for making sure these injustices come to an end. Racially Charged Yik Yak Posts Called out the Men of Color Council White House Endorses 2015 Equality Act By: Cree Pettaway Editor-in-Chief White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced that the White House has officially endorsed the Equality Act of 2015, granting les- bian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people federal protection against discrimination. The Equality Act was first present- ed to Congress this past July, which is an amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prohibits discrimina- tion based on “race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” The Equality Act would include sexual orienta- tion and gender identity as catego- ries that could not be discriminated against. This would include annex- ing discrimination against LGBT persons seeking “housing, public accommodations, and some employ- ment,” as stated in a recent article by Huffington Post. Despite the sup- port of the White House, LGBT an- ti-discrimination rights are still re- ceiving push back from citizens with- in states. In an article published by the Huffington Post on Nov. 4, a vote on Houston’s Equal Rights Or- dinance (HERO), which would have prohibited discrim- ination based on “race, age, military status, disability” as well, revealed 61 % of voters wanted the ordi- nance repealed. The argument at the forefront of Houston’s Propo- sition 1, HERO, is that the ordinance would allow “Any man at any time…[to] enter a wom- an’s bathroom simply by claiming to be a woman that day,” as stated in the campaign video to vote against the ordinance. However, officials in other cities within Texas have not re- ported an increase in sexual assaults in women’s restrooms after enforc- ing LGBT discrimination protection rights of their own. According to Earnest, the White House wanted to hold off on sup- porting the Equality Act until it could “evaluate the effect the law would have on certain government policies and programs.” Earnest said the act will make certain that people aren’t “discriminated against be- cause of who they love, while…at the same time making sure that we can protect religious liberty,” a concern of some who opposed the act. AGAPE

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SpringHillianNovember 19, 2015 Volume 101 Issue 5 Ad Majorem Del Gloriam

By: Megan AnthonyReporter

Recent events at the University of Missouri have sparked respons-es from students at universities all over the country, including Spring Hill College. Last Thursday, racially charged posts appeared on an anony-mous social media sight (Yik Yak) that specifically called out Spring Hill’s MOCC, or Men of Color Council, chapter. The posts claimed that the organization was racist for being all black and that the members believe themselves to better than everyone else. These, along with some other in-appropriate posts, have since been taken down from the site. Syrus Slater, member of the MOCC, said that they were initially very hurt by the posts and denied the claims that the MOCC is an all-black organization.“We are not an ex-clusively African American or-ganization and we currently have applicants who aren’t persons of color,” said Slater. According to Slater, the school's administration has been nothing but supportive, and that the organization can’t concern themselves with anony-mous quotes on social media. Spring Hill has a rich history of diversity. As a leading institu-tion in the fight to desegregate the

nation’s schools, Spring Hill was recognized by Dr. Martin Lu-ther King Jr. in his 1963 “Letters from a Birmingham Jail,” and in 1965, the first African American student graduated from the college with hon-ors. Now, 50 years later, it seems as if the school has hit a road block. “The Yik Yak posts are a sign of the

change that needs to take place on-campus. It 's frustrating and disheartening to know that the original poster could very well be someone we've had classes with or even someone one of us considers a ‘friend,’” Slater said. On Thursday, the MOCC will be hosting a demonstration in the cafeteria at lunch time. Travis Cummings, PR representative for the organization, had this to say: “The demonstration is set to stand in solidarity for racial equality as a whole. We’re standing for the events that happened at Mizzou, Paris, and in our history.” Cum-mings emphasized that while the Yik Yak posts were deterring, the aim of the MOCC is to respond in a way that will help the entire campus, and that all are welcome to contribute and be a part of the organization. Spring Hill College's Jesuit edu-cation calls that ,members of the Spring Hill community fight for justice in the world. The events in recent weeks serve as a reminder that Spring Hill is not immune to injustices on-campus, and that each and every student, faculty, and staff member is responsible for making sure these injustices come to an end.

Racially Charged Yik Yak Posts Called out the Men of Color Council

White House Endorses 2015 Equality Act

By: Cree PettawayEditor-in-Chief

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced that the White House has officially endorsed the Equality Act of 2015, granting les-bian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people federal protection against discrimination. The Equality Act was first present-ed to Congress this past July, which is an amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prohibits discrimina-tion based on “race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” The Equality Act would include sexual orienta-tion and gender identity as catego-ries that could not be discriminated against. This would include annex-ing discrimination against LGBT persons seeking “housing, public accommodations, and some employ-ment,” as stated in a recent article by Huffington Post. Despite the sup-port of the White House, LGBT an-ti-discrimination rights are still re-ceiving push back from citizens with-in states. In an article published by the Huffington Post on Nov. 4, a vote on Houston’s Equal Rights Or-dinance (HERO), which would have prohibited discrim-ination based on “race, age, military status, disability” as well, revealed 61 % of voters wanted the ordi-nance repealed. The argument at the forefront of Houston’s Propo-sition 1, HERO, is that the ordinance would allow “Any

man at any time…[to] enter a wom-an’s bathroom simply by claiming to be a woman that day,” as stated in the campaign video to vote against the ordinance. However, officials in other cities within Texas have not re-ported an increase in sexual assaults in women’s restrooms after enforc-ing LGBT discrimination protection rights of their own. According to Earnest, the White House wanted to hold off on sup-porting the Equality Act until it could “evaluate the effect the law would have on certain government policies and programs.” Earnest said the act will make certain that people aren’t “discriminated against be-cause of who they love, while…at the same time making sure that we can protect religious liberty,” a concern of some who opposed the act.

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Immigration Major Topic at Republican Debate

By: Trevor WarrenReporter

By: Ryan FlynnContributing writer

The Student Government Asso-ciation announced a revitalized re-cycling plan Wednesday night in front of three media members in the Burke Memorial Library. “We have gotten student emails asking about the recycling program on campus and that is something the Green Keepers orga-nization wanted to take on as their big project for the year,” explained Secretary of Campus Life, Brian Schmitt. Every day in the U.S. each person generates 4 pounds of trash and 75% of the waste stream is recyclable, but Americans are only recycling 30% of it. Students have taken notice of the recent lack of recycling and are left with questions concerning the mat-ter. “I wish that there were more opportunities for recycling and I

would like to see more bins, espe-cially in the dorms. I’ve also heard that the contents of the recycling bin just get thrown in the trash,” said ju-nior Isabella Martinez.“We are in beta testing of the recy-cling bins that we have on campus. So whereas there have been ru-mors that these recycling bins just get thrown in the trash, that’s not the case,” explained SGA President Connor Bueche. The biggest problem for Attor-ney General Patrick Lameka is the placement of the trash cans around campus and the general lack there-of. “When you walk around campus we have trash cans in very weird and awkward places but we also have a lack of recycling. With every-one carrying a plastic water bottle or the Styrofoam cups, they are stuff that can be thrown away more care-fully and can reduce the amount of trash around campus and make for a more green environment,” stated

Lameka. Getting the word out to students about the new efforts will be key for a suc-cessful project. Attorney General Lameka stated SGA will use so-cial media and a press release to get the news out but he continued by stating “word of mouth” is the best way to make the students aware. Recycling is only part of the prob-lem. Trash has become an increas-ing problem due to student littering. Bueche and his staff have teamed up with plant operations to try and ob-tain trash cans on both sides of each apartment so students pass them as they enter and exit each a. The apartments are not the only place where trash has become a nui-sance; broken soccer goals, along

with other litter, can be found be-hind the O’Leary dormitory. Secretary Schmitt has also spoken with plant operations about a cleanup over winter break. The cleanup would include getting more trash cans on campus, cleaning up behind O’Leary, the repainting of the welcome sign outside the Dau-phin Street. and other general proj-ects.

Student Government Association Testing New Recycling Eff orts

Graphic by: Sean Finn

The debate began with Donald Trump, who was re-sponding to a question from the moderator about the re-cent U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s decision to block President Obama’s executive orders on immigration, saying he was “so happy when he saw that decision come down,” and went on to explain his views on the issue of illegal immigra-

tion. Trump said that it hurts the U.S. economically and that it affects U.S. inner cities with drug trafficking. Trump went on to explain that, if elected president, the U.S. will “have a wall” along the border to stop immigrants from entering the U.S. illegally, citing the Israeli/Palestinian border wall as an example of the plan’s potential success. Most noticeable, how-ever, was Trump’s insistence that all illegal immigrants cur-rently residing in the U.S. must be gathered up by the govern-ment and deported since the U.S. “is a country of laws.” This sparked major dissent from John Kasich and Jeb Bush who stated that deport-ing immigrants would be fi-nancially and practically un-realistic as well as detrimental to immigrant families who have been residing in the U.S. for an extended period of time. Later, Sen. Ted Cruz offered input in support of Trump’s position and elaborated on the supposed “economic calamity” of illegal immigration. He said that its economic effects are “very personal to Americans.” According to a 2001 study on the impacts of immigration on the U.S. economy ("Immigra-tion and the U.S. Economy: Labor-Market Impacts, Illegal

Entry, and Policy Choices"), for every ten percent increase in the share of a population that is foreign-born (whether docu-mented or undocumented), the wages of native-born workers fall by less than one percent. “Often an amount not statisti-cally different from zero,” said the study's authors. According to a 2015 study published in the Southern Eco-nomic Journal, every one per-centage point increase in the portion of a population that is undocumented causes an increase in the wages of docu-mented workers equivalent to 0.44 percent. Illegal immi-grants also contribute to eco-nomic growth through taxes, namely sales tax and payroll tax. In a 2015 study, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that 11.4 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the U.S. paid collectively a total of $11.84 billion in state and lo-cal taxes in 2012. The study concluded that the executive actions administered by Presi-dent Obama, if allowed to take effect, will increase the tax contributions of immigrants by $845 million.

Photo courtesy of: Trevor Warren

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OPINIONNovember 19, 2015 3

On Nov. 13 2015, tragedy struck in Paris. I was a normal Friday night for the Parisians; some gathered in the sports stadium to watch the Francs Vs. Germany soccer game, some were at bars or restaurants with their friends, and some were enjoying the Eagles of Death Metal concert. Suddenly, there were explo-sions and gunfire. Chaos ensued. In a span of just forty minutes, eight ISIS terrorists attacked six different Parisian venues, resulting in the the (confirmed) deaths of 129 innocent

civilians; a heartbreaking trag-edy. Another 300 were injured, 99 of those critically. It was a normal Friday night for me as well, and I was equally shocked and horrified when the news flashed across my televi-sion screen. Many Americans felt this way, expressing their sadness and sympathy by claim-ing solidarity for Paris on social media and spearheading prayer campaigns. My heart broke for Paris when I found out the num-ber of the lost. I felt sick; 129 in-nocent lives were taken too soon, simply because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Families and communities were broken because of the damage the eight terrorists caused. Re-venge was enacted on innocent

people who had no real ties to the war that was going on around them. We, as Americans, are all too famil-iar with this type of tragedy after the 9/11 attacks. Loss is one of the most painful obstacles to overcome, espe-cially when as unexpectedly brutal as were the attacks in Paris. I just can not comprehend how attacking innocents could ever be conceived as a worthy war cause. My thoughts immediately flashed to our own students who are study-ing abroad in Bologna, Italy; we all have friends over there. Bologna is a short ten-hour distance from Paris. If our students had happened to take

a weekend trip to Paris, their names just as easily could have been includ-ed in among with the other lost. Its scary to think about how close our own little school was to tragedy. It was a blessing that none of our stu-dents, friends, and peers were there when tragedy struck. The following morning, ISIS claimed responsibility for the trag-edy, claiming revenge for French airstrikes in Syria. France, in return, declared its own revenge for their fallen. In his statement, President Francois Hollande said, “We will lead the fight, and we will be ruth-less.” An understandable reaction, I think, when considering the magni-tude of their hurt and loss. France, being the U.S.’s oldest ally, was immediately met with support from the American people. Presi-dent Obama declared the U.S.’s as-sistance to France in whatever areas they may need. A war on terrorism has been declared, and as France’s ally, we are all to be affected by it here in America. Already, there have been debates over letting Syrian refugees settle here in the U.S. Some citizen’s ex-press sympathy for the refugees, begging others not to harden their hearts to the need that we are see-ing in these refugees. The majority of Americans, however, are taking up opposite positions. People are scared that, if the refugees are allowed to stay, we won’t be able to distinguish

the wolves in sheep clothing from the actual sheep. How are we to know if some of the refugees are terrorists, smuggled in to attack us as they did in Paris? I understand both sides of the de-bate, and my heart is pulled simul-taneously in both directions. As a student of Spring Hill, a school that has a mission to service of others, I feel sympathy for the refugees. It seems morally wrong, somehow, to refuse them. As someone who has family and friends who could be ef-fected, however, my mind flashes to Paris. That could easily happen here, should the situation be exploited, and suddenly I’m not sure which decision is better. I’m in debate with myself, as many Americans are with each other. Alabama’s governor, Robert Bent-ley, has expressed his views towards the refugees. In his statement, Bent-ley was quoted saying "After full consideration of this weekend's at-tacks of terror on innocent citizens in Paris, I will oppose any attempt to relocate Syrian refugees to Ala-bama through the U.S. Refugee Ad-missions Program.” This appeased the general Alabama public, but the real worry here is power. Can a state governor’s decision outweigh the de-cisions of the higher government? Only time will tell. In the meantime, it is my hope that we can come together as a commu-nity and pray for peace.

Terrorism, War and Refugees; The Aftermath of Paris

By: Sierra CurtisWeb Designer

Starbucks recently declared a “war on Christmas,” or at least this is what some who object to Starbucks seasonal red cups are saying. Since 1997 Starbucks has revealed annu-ally a seasonal cup featuring rein-deer, snowflakes, snowmen, orna-ments, etc. This year Starbucks went against tradition with the debuted of a red cup that consists of only their logo. As to Starbucks’ reason for switch-ing up the design of their cups, Jef-frey Fields, Starbucks vice president of Design & Content, said, "In the past, we have told stories with our holiday cups designs. This year we wanted to usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories." Despite Fields’ state-ment, social media users have not been shy about showing their dis-taste for Starbucks’ new cups, some going as far as to that the red cup is

a rejection of Jesus and Christmas. Whose side am I on? I’m with Twit-ter user Molly Grimes, @foodstove , who tweeted “I dont know how to break it to you guys but.... Starbucks cups never had Christian symbols on them............snowflakes aren't Christmas...” You’re right Grimes, snowflakes are not Christmas, rein-deer exist all the time, ornaments are also used during Mardi Gras, and Frosty the Snowman does not just pop up for Christmas. He sticks around all winter because that’s what smart snowmen do. And as for Santa? Donald Trump even took time out of a recent campaign in Il-linois to comment on Starbucks’ red cups, and said that he wasn’t sure if Starbucks should be boycotted. Well, I’m sure that they shouldn’t be. If Starbucks is going to be boy-cotted for anything let it be because their drive-thru is always backed up in the morning, or because a ten dol-lar gift card only last one visit, or be-cause their “tall” cappuccino isn’t all

that tall, it’s basically bite-sized. Now that’s the kind of stuff that actually matters. Starbucks’ red cups have not just created a Starbucks against Christians campaign, but a Star-bucks against Dunkin Dough-nuts, against people who have too much time on their hands to care about such a thing cam-paign. In a statement as posted by CNBC, Dunkin Donuts said, "For many years Dunkin' Do-nuts has served coffee in festive cups featuring the word 'joy' as part of our annual celebration of the season and holiday offer-ings.” This is Dunkin’ Donuts way of saying that their new holiday cup is not a jab at Star-bucks, but rather a tradition that that they have always had. Sure, Dunkin’ Donuts, whatev-er you say.

Starbucks Receives Major Backlash, and It Has Nothing to do with Their Overpriced CoffeeBy: Cree PettawayEditor-in-Chief

Photo by: Cree Pettaway

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LIFESTYLE November 19, 20154

The members of the College Programming Board getting ready for the Fall Affair to begin.Photo courtesy of: Joy Morris.

Chris Portie and Stephen Nash pose as Cuban brothers behind the scenes in Badger Block’s “True Story”.Photo by: Amber Taylor.

The womens basketball team ready for the season ahead.Photo courtesy of: Jarrett Calhoun.

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LIFESTYLENovember 19, 2015 5

Brothers of Delta Chi and their dates enjoying themselves in Pensacola during the Delta Chi Semi-Formal.Photo courtesy of: Trevor Doucet.

Sisters of Tri Delta cleating up for their philanthroy event.Photo courtesy of: Tri Delta.

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LIFESTYLE6 November 19, 2015

Justin Bieber Released His Newest Album “Purpose”By: Harper McNutt Reporter

After a three year break since his last al-bum “Believe,” Bieber is back with a more mature sound than be-fore. For the first time Bieber teamed up with electronic musicians Skrillex and Diplo, giving him a different sound than the R&B and hip hop driven “Be-lieve.” The lead single from “Purpose,” “What Do You Mean?” was released in late August. It’s a techno dance beat that mixes well with Bieber’s smooth R&B voice. Friday the world was introduced to 12 other Justin Bieber songs, including the second hit single re-leased, “Sorry” a pop ballad that has a techno and island rhythm, and many people are think-ing it is directed toward Bieber’s ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. There was even more ex-citement surrounding

the album because of Bieber’s Beyoncé-like move of dropping a music video every hour on Saturday to accompany each song from “Purpose.” I have never been a huge Justin Bieber fan but I think Pur-pose is a good album and is Bieber’s best musical work yet. When “What Do You Mean?” was released I did not like it im-mediately. But I found myself eventually singing along to it and adding it to my playl-ist. . The second single that was released be-fore Purpose, “Where Are U Now” a collab-oration with Skrillex and Diplo has been very popular the past few months. With this album being produced by Skrillex and being mostly club and techno beats Bieber is making the style much more mainstream. I usually do not like techno mu-sic but I like a lot of

these songs because of the combination with Bieber’s voice. My ab-

solute favorite off the album is “Sorry”, after listening to it for the first time this weekend I liked it right away. I think it has potential to be Bieber’s most popular and successful song. It makes people want to sing and dance

along, especially after seeing the music video that has several female

dancers in bright and neon clothes dancing and seeming to have the time of their lives. Only three of the mu-sic videos released ac-tually include Bieber, which I think shows his maturity by want-ing to be more artistic

than showcasing him-self. There are a few songs that don’t have an electronic sound like the piano ballads, “Purpose” and “Life is Worth Living.” “Purpose” is set to be one of the most popu-lar albums of the year. If it sells as expected it will earn Bieber his largest sales yet. It has already taken the lead over One Direction’s “Made in the A.M.” that also dropped on Friday. Both are bat-tling for No. 1 on next week’s Billboard 200 albums chart, with Bieber currently in the lead. With the al-ready large success of “Purpose” as well as the many positive reviews, it seems that the world is witnessing the comeback of Justin Bieber. Although this is his first album in the past three years he has pub-licly been very present in the media. In the past three years he has been

arrested, had a very public break up, aban-doned his pet monkey, yelled at multiple talk show hosts and fans, egged his neighbor’s house, then requested his own Comedy Cen-tral Roast for his 21st birthday party, which was viewed as Bieber’s way to show that he’s ready to move on from the crazy spectacles he is known for having. As he said at the roast and in press interviews for “Purpose” he hopes that people can start taking him seriously as a musician and not just a troubled child star. This album is being seen as Bieber’s apol-ogy to his fans, show-ing everyone that he is ready to grow up. He sings in “Sorry” “Is it too late to say I’m sor-ry now?” and it seems that it’s never too late for Justin Bieber to say sorry.

The Student Enhancement Proj-ects Fund at Spring Hill College is projected to reach $200,000 by Dec., 31. The fund has been established to enhance the student experience at Spring Hill. Fred Salancy, Vice-President of Advancement for the college, said that the fund was in the works around this time last year. Vice-President of Student Affairs, Rosalie Carpenter, worked in con-junction with the Office of Advance-ment and the Finance Department to make this fund a reality for stu-dents. The fund has budgeted for differ-ent programs including the Badger Trolley, extended library hours, and improvements in the living spaces. An anonymous donor agreed to donate $70,000 if the college could raise the initial $130,000 by the end of 2015. Salancy said, "We are getting close to our goal. If we remain very posi-tive we will reach it by the end of this year." The majority of the sup-port thus far has come from current

Spring Hill students' parents and alumnus' parents. "They look at the projects and say this is good," added Salancy. 50 to 60 percent of the do-nor pool for this fund is made up of

new donors. The biggest investment so far has been the Career Services Center. Salancy says that he hopes to be able to expand this fund in the future. The campus community has already

begun to see some of the impacts of this fund such as the extended hours in the library, a fire pit at McLean Plaza, and picnic tables and grills in residence halls. Other projects to be

covered by the fund are a disc golf course on-campus, a Student Gov-ernment Office, and a re-branding of Mckinney's at The Hill. The re-branding of McKinney's at The Hill would account for about

$25,000. The re-branding would in-clude new patio furniture with an outdoor cafe perimeter. Salancy said the fund is a "great way for the whole college to look at how concentrated investments of philanthropic dollars can impact the students". In a brochure sent out by the Office of Advancement, parents Tom and Karen Novak said, "We think the college experience extends beyond the classroom and even beyond the students. Parents play a vital role in the college experience by showing their enthusiasm for their student's choice of Spring Hill. We want to be involved, informed and instru-mental in advancing the mission of the College and the experience of its students." The Novaks said that they hope the Spring Hill community will join them in support of the Student Enhancement Projects Fund. To make a donation you can visit https://badgernet.shc.edu/give. Se-lect 'designation' and then click 'oth-er.' There will then be a prompt to type in designation. The name of this fund is The Student Enhancement Projects Fund.

By: Fernando SotoReporter

Spring Hill Student Enhancement Fund Aims To Raise $200,000

Photo courtesy of: Fermando Soto

The recent baseball platform proposal by the Student Govern-ment Association (SGA) awaits further action by the athletic department. The pre-liminary plan is to have a raised platform that will hold an exclusive seating section along the third-base side of the Historic Stan Galle Field behind the away team’s dugout. Though the SGA stated they plan to

have this social space completed by the time baseball season starts in the spring, the ath-letic department re-mains unsure if the construction of the platform will take place by then. Athletic director Jim Hall said, “We have

had a couple meetings about the initial idea, and we need to get further information from our partners in construction about dif-ferent options before we decide which will make the most sense. We are looking at which locations are

possible and what platform designs might make sense.” There is no official date for when the de-cision will be made to start construction. Hall has seen initial mock-ups of possible plat-forms, but before any action can take place,

the athletic depart-ment must decide if building the platform is economically feasi-ble. “Logistically,” Hall added, “from a con-struction and admin-istrative standpoint, I hope the platform will be ready for the spring season.” Junior William North came up with the idea of the baseball plat-form and proposed it to SGA a month ago. Sup-porters were not the only thing that North collected, though. He raised one thousand dollars from fellow baseball players and

their parents. He at-tached the collected funds to his proposal to SGA. Once SGA approved the idea, they brought it to the athletic department. North elaborated on how the idea came to surface, saying, “A few of us (baseball players)

were watching the soft-ball game behind the outfield and the idea popped in my head that so many people would love to watch the baseball games from an exclusive platform behind right field. If it was my deci-sion, I would have the platform behind right field, but there may be anothe project in the works over there.” North explained that the most important thing is that this plan follows through so that more students and fans come out to support the Badger baseball team. The spring season home opener is on Feb. 2 against University of Mobile with the first pitch at 3 p.m. Hope-fully, the raised plat-form will be ready in time.

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SPORTS 7November 19, 2015

Womens Basketball Looks to Turn Some Heads It’s that time of year again; basketball sea-son has arrived. The Spring Hill College Lady Badgers are looking to improve from their 14-12 re-cord from the last aca-demic year. This sea-son, the team has 11 returners and 5 new additions; the major-ity of their players are still here so that will help them have expe-rience on the court. “Our preseason was tough on us mentally and physically, but we knew it was prepar-ing us for what lies ahead,” said Nata-lie Harper, a senior guard. The head coach Kar-en McConico and two seniors, Armanee and Natalie talked about the importance of senior leadership. “Being a senior lead-

er can be challenging at times, but it pushes me as a player. Teach-

ing them what I know and then seeing them excel in that certain

area of the game is the best part of being a senior leader,” says

Natalie Harper. Se-nior guard, Armanee Broussard added, “Be-ing a leader means you have to be focused all the time and I can’t get caught slipping off my game. So I take being a senior leader as a privilege and a challenge at the same time.” “They can be my voice in the locker room and out on the floor.” Says coach Mc-Conico.Some of the lady badgers talked about what their ex-pectations were for the team this year. ”I expect our team to be better than we have ever been. We have a lot more pieces on this year’s team that can help us get to where we want to be,” Armanee said. My expectations for this team is to be one of the best in our con-ference. We have a lot of talent and poten-

tial, so I am expecting great things this year,” Natalie continued. “I expect this team to have a good year. We finally have a veteran lead team so I am hopeful that the experience will help us in the long run. We are working daily to get better, we have a tough non-conference schedule that will pre-pare us for conference play,” coach McConi-co added. Coach McConico also talked about how this team is different; “I have a group of young ladies I enjoy coaching every day. So this is a special team and we are go-ing to do some great things this year.” The lady badgers have their home opener this Friday, November 20th, at 6 p.m. against West Al-abama.

Seniors Natalie Harper and Armanee Broussard pose for team pictures.Photo courtesy of: Jarrett Calhoun.

New Baseball Platform Plan Undecided for Now

By: Jack Culotta Jr.Reporter

Junior William North stands where the platform is planned to be constructed.Photo courtesy of: Jack Culotta Jr.

By: Jarrett CalhounReporter

THE SPRINGHILLIAN

HILL YEAH! November 19, 20158

Morgan GermanFreshman

“When people wear work-out clothes, but don’t work-out.”

Kiera WillaimsSophmore

“When people show up late to things.”

Ryan FlynnJunior

“When Father doesn’t check my closet for the Boogeyman before my bed-time.”

Louie TreutingSenior

“Ants and mosquitos.”

On the Spot: What small thing infuriates you?

Goody

Ogre

Prince of Questions

Queen

King

Beauty

The Minstrel

Ogress

Tableslave

Prince

Courtier 1

Courtier 4

Woodland Creatures

Thorns

Ogress’ Slaves

Bonnie LeNoir

Seth Polansky

William Murphy

Karrie Quirin

Steven Wozniak

Lavia Walker

Milton Hickson

Laura Fosberg

Matthew Sens

Matthew Chambers

Mikail Parkinson

Sam BolenBrigit Reynolds

Mikail ParkinsonBrigit Reynolds

Heather NyeSholandaBell-Fossett

Amanda McMullenPamya Frye

Jasmine AderPeyton Stanley

Jasmine AderPeyton Stanley

Hali GibsonMariah MassengillAlexis Burrell

Kinsey Potter

By: Christian CageReporter

Tonight kick starts Spring Hill College’s fall play “Sleeping Beauty.” A play by Rufus Norris about fairies, ogres, princes and a beauty who loves to sleep, brings a performance with a touch of SHC flavor, that shall not disappoint. Performances are from Nov. 19-22 each night at 8 p.m. and tickets sale at ten dollars to the public, and five dollars for students. SHC students and faculty, grab your friends and family and get on down to Arlene Mitchell Theater on one of the above dates to support SHC’s acting team for a night of theatricality and fun.

SHC Brings You ‘Sleeping Beauty’