springhillianVolume 93, Number 2 September 15, 2011

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

The streak continues: Women’s volleyball improves to 11-0

New ShC website set to launch

There’s a new chef on The hill

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‘The best Badgers we can be’By SarahHANNAN &LindseyFRECHOUNews reporters

On Sept. 8, Dean of Students Joe Deighton sent out an email to all stu-dents and staff concerning incidents of alarming student behavior, calling for a community forum to be held at the Arthur R. Outlaw Center on Sept. 13. The communal response was tre-mendous.

The matters that Deighton ad-dressed in his email included “mul-tiple incidents of disrespect, vulgarity and physical aggression directed at public safety offi cers, area coordina-tors, Residence Life assistants and fellow students; a lack of respect for campus property and grounds and a fl agrant disregard for community poli-cies and procedures.”

In an interview with Deighton on Sept. 12, he expressed his concerns for the lack of civility and respect on campus this early in the semester. Deighton conveyed his unease about the community’s reception of the email.

“I really hope students don’t think I was attacking them in my email. I’m really just asking ‘What on earth is going on?’”

Some students have commented on the startling nature of the “gun inci-dent” on Spring Hill’s campus. Deigh-ton said that he was not informed until the incident was put to rest, explain-ing that the episode happened “in the thick of the night.”4

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9/16-fridayPoster Sale

LeBlanc Room, Student Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Students are welcome to attend the annual poster sale. All types of

posters are available for purchase.

9/17-saturdayRave to Save

LeBlanc Room, Student Center at 8:30 p.m.Tau Kappa Epsilon is hosting a dance party for all students. Tickets can

be purchase for $5. All proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

9/21-wednesdayMcKinney Mixer

McKinney’s on the Hill at 8 p.m.All students are invited to come socialize and enjoy free food.

HILLIANcontactthe SPRINGHILLIANa: 4000 Dauphin Street c/o the SpringHillian Mobile, AL 36608e: hillian@stumail.shc.edup: 251.380.3850 f: 251.460.2185

The new chef, Neale Panzram, poses for a picture during a busy lunch day. The yarn tree outside of the Fine Arts building has many students wondering where it came from. Students rallied together to try to create a resolu-tion for the disrespect on campus. Photos taken by Keli Mazza.

CAMPUSbriefsSTUDY ABROAD IN CUBAInterested in a change of scenery? Sign up to study abroad in Cuba. Sign-ups will

begin on Monday, Sept. 19. The trip is limited to 15 participants. A trip descrip-tion and itinerary are posted on the study abroad board in Quinlan Hall. See Dr. Harding in Quinlan 307 for more information and to sign-up.

el SAlvADOR SPeAKeRThURSDAY, 9/15 AT 6 p.m.Francisco Mena, El Salvador native and country coordinator for Christians for

Peace in El Salvador (CRISPAZ), will be presenting in the LeBlanc Room of the Student Center about his country and the realities of its civil war.

AlABAMA COASTAl CleANUPJoin Campus Ministry and the SHORES club to help cleanup Alabama’s beautiful

beaches. Students will meet at Mobile Hall at 8 a.m. and carpool to the cleanup site where they will help cleanup the area around the Fairhope Pier. If you would like to sign-up, visit the Campus Ministry office or email cflee@shc.edu.

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“Both public safety officers and the Mobile Po-lice Department were involved. Guns should ab-solutely not ever be found on our campus. It was certainly the most alarming incident. However, we would’ve put out a notice if we thought anyone was in danger,” Deighton said.

Deighton emphasized that this is a community issue. “We all absolutely have a moral obligation to step in. At this campus you absolutely do. We are all affected. It’s an issue of civility. It’s the question of how we are treating each other.”

Deighton also discussed what Spring Hill pride should truly entail. “I hope that our school pride isn’t just about what we do on the weekends. School pride should be based on respect and dignity. We should be proud of the way we treat each other.”

Both Deighton and the staff members in charge of Tuesday’s community forum emphasized how important students are in communicating their

experiences. “We desperately need input from the community. We can only act on the information we have, and it’s hard to act on just that,” said Deigh-ton.

The forum drew in a large crowd of students and staff. The meeting involved speakers and a question and answer forum. Rev. Rafael V. Baylon, S.J. suggested that one con of being on a small campus is that it is easier for problems to surface and be noticed. “In the end, Spring Hill is what we make it to be,” said Baylon said. “There is simply no room for apathy. If we do not care, who will?”

“There is a disconnect in the communication between the students and the administration. The SGA is willing to be that bridge. We are willing to be advocates for you,” said SGA president, Jordan Biggers.

A number of students offered diverse per-spectives on how to go about solving the problem. “They’re not doing their jobs. People are getting hurt,” said freshman Gabiel Jaramillo. “There is a

lack of communication between the students and the administration. The rules should be properly made known. Students should not have to be sur-prised when they get in trouble when they did not know an act was wrong,” said junior Albert Karam.

Senior Jide Anyibo spoke of the brotherhood/sisterhood aspect of Spring Hill. “We have all stood by and watched someone do something really stu-pid. Take pride in your friends. We are responsi-ble when we sit back and watch them do stupid things.”

Senior Matt Jordan addressed the administra-tion about the need for students to feel respected, too. “Respect us. We want to be respected. We can be adults; let us show you that. We love and respect our campus, too,” said Jordan. Other stu-dents mentioned that a large part of the next step is to forgive their peers, the administration and the community as a whole to move forward towards a bright Badger future.

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By LindseyFRECHOU News Reporter

The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity hosted its seventh annual Watermelon Bash at Dorn Field this past Saturday, Sept.10. The event raised money and canned goods for Lambda Chi Alpha’s national philanthropy, the North American Food Bank. This year’s Watermelon Bash raised more than $2,500, and all proceeds will go to the Mobile area food bank. The fundraiser was filled with fun, food, competition and lots of watermelons. Fifteen teams competed in the different events of the day. Events included a watermelon wheelbarrow race, seed spitting, watermelon hockey, an over-under race and tug-of-war.

Overall, the Phi Mu Fraternity received first place with the Delta Gamma Fraternity as runner-up. The Delta Delta Delta Sorority received the Spirit Award, and the Women’s Soccer team won the Game Day Award. “Watermelon bash was a great success this year, both with the event itself and the money we raised for Mobile Bay Area Food Bank,” said senior philanthropy chairperson Mark Milburn.

For the rest of the year, the fraternity plans on volunteering at the Mobile area food bank, excitedly awaiting the chance to give the chapter’s financial donations with a ceremonial check presentation in November. Lambda Chi Alpha will also focus on smaller projects in the Mobile area, such as volunteering at St. Mary’s Home for

Children and Habitat for Humanity. “To Lambda Chi, philanthropy is first and foremost a service to others. As a fraternity on a Jesuit campus, we truly view ourselves as men doing things in the spirit of AMDG,” said junior Christian Chaney.

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Sophomore Mary Katherine Romero and junior Thomas Kinsey prepare for the watermelon seed spitting event. The seed spitting event is one of five events that took place during this year’s Watermelon Bash.

4NEWS

New Spring Hill website set to launchSpring Hill is launching a cleaner, more user-friendly

site within the next two weeks to appeal to perspective stu-dents.

The new website provides better and more organized in-formation that should be easier to navigate. The new website is aimed towards perspective students, while Badgerweb will remain a tool for current students. College websites are often the face of a school and can be influential in determin-ing where perspective students decide to apply.

“Hopefully the way we designed it, it will be more reactive in getting current information,” said Brian Studebaker, direc-tor of admissions.

An important feature of the site is that it allows perspec-tive students to navigate more easily to the academics page

where Spring Hill’s majors are posted. Locating de-partment pages should also be easier. “The website’s goal is to help convey the Spring Hill experience,” said Studebaker.

Studebaker said that they have been working with the company, Topnotch, on the website’s design, while Chris Hughes, in the communications and marketing department, has been working on all of the technical aspects of the site. Studebaker explained that Hughes has been working endlessly in order to get the site up and running soon. “Chris is doing an amazing job for the number of resources we can put into the site,” said Studebaker.

Once the site is up and functioning, Studebaker re-lays hope of developing an easily accessible, mobile friendly site. Studebaker looks forward to hearing stu-dents’ feedback.

By EmilyHILLNews Reporter

U.S. News ranks Spring Hill College among best colleges in the South

Spring Hill College is ranked once again in the top 20 Southern universities and colleges, accord-ing to the 2012 edition of U.S. News & World Re-port’s “America’s Best Colleges.”

Spring Hill is ranked 17th among the Southern colleges and universities offering a full range of un-dergraduate majors and master’s programs. The U.S. News rankings are based on several quality measures including academic reputation, gradua-tion and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, peer assessment and graduation rate performance. Colleges and universities are listed in various categories depending on their size, loca-tion and other factors.

The college is ranked 10th among only 15 schools listed in the South’s “Great Schools, Great Prices” category, colleges that offer quality aca-demic programs, affordable tuition and significant financial aid.

Spring Hill College is also listed in the region’s “A-Plus Schools for B Students” category, campus-es where B students thrive in an engaged student body.

Spring Hill College is the first Catholic college in the Southeast, the third oldest Jesuit college and the fifth oldest Catholic college in the United States. This fall the college welcomes more than 350 freshmen to campus, which is home to ap-proximately 1,400 students.

For more information on Spring Hill College, visit www.shc.edu. College ranking information is available at www.usnews.com.

Communication Arts is on the move The communication arts and graphic design

department is moving to the previous WHIL fa-cility, creating a place to integrate all work done in communication media. The transfer should be complete by the beginning of the spring se-mester.

As of July 1, WHIL transferred its license to Ala-bama Public Radio. The prior WHIL facility, which is located on the second floor of the AB building, will be used as the location for all digital communi-cation media. The communica-tion faculty offices will also be moving to the second floor of the AB building and should be completely relocated by the be-ginning of next year.

“The change in location is going to make it possible for students working in any communi-cation area to collaborate easily with students in other areas,” said Dr. George Sims, provost and chief academic officer of Spring Hill. “It’s important we have a facility where students col-laborate, so they’re comfortable with crossing boundaries,” said Sims.

The new facility will also provide a stu-dent run internet radio space. “The student run radio is a piece of a much bigger pie,” said Dr. Sharee Broussard, communication arts chairperson. Broussard, who is extremely ex-cited about the transformation, believes this is a great opportunity to allow ideas the college has envisioned to become a reality. “It will be a multipurpose, multimedia production facil-

ity,” said Broussard. She explained that as the communication industry is changing, the cam-pus must take advantage of opportunities when they present themselves. “The facility will allow us to hold true to our department’s purpose of blending the theoretical and practical,” said Broussard.

The math department will benefit from the transfer of the commu-nication department as well. Moving to the old communi-cation building will allow the math department to have a clear, set space of its own. The new space will have meeting rooms, classrooms and offices more conducive to the math department’s ef-ficiency.

Broussard expressed that the relocation of the

communication arts and graphic design depart-ment is bitter sweet because the campus has lost WHIL, which so many people were fond of, but it has repurposed a location that will greatly benefit communication students. Com-munication arts and graphic design students will be notified through email about a manda-tory meeting discussing the movement of the communication arts and graphic design depart-ment. Students’ assistance with the move will be greatly appreciated.

Broussard explained that many people have contributed to the present communication department’s development. Due to the rapidly changing communication industry, Spring Hill must work to keep up with the world. “We honor the past and look to the future.”

By EmilyHILLNews Reporter

Photo by EmilyKINGMoorer Hall will no longer be home to the Comm Arts department.

Courtesy of Communications and Marketing Dept.

By SarahHANNAN News Reporter

The new director of public safety

and security is ready to make many necessary changes to the ways that Spring Hill’s security functions on campus. Todd Warren, is excited to expand the department of public safety and its roles on campus.

Some of these changes have already been made. For example, all

public safety officers are now CPR-certified. Warren wants to take this a step further, though. “I’d really like to expand our emergency preparedness and focus on medical health training for all officers,” Warren said.

In addition to increasing their emergency preparedness, Warren also hopes to set up campus aware-ness and education programs for the Spring Hill community. Among these, is a rape awareness program in which

members of the community will be trained in how to deal with dangerous situations.

The department of public safety has welcomed many new officers, all of whom, like Warren, have a heavy law enforcement background. Be-tween 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. on Thurs-days, Fridays and Saturdays, there will be four to six officers on duty.

When asked if public safety has been experiencing the same difficul-

ties with student behavior that the administration has, Warren said, “There have been a few incidents of disrespect, but overall, I really like the environment, and I love the job. I haven’t been scared away just yet.”

To contact public safety, call 251-380-4000

Fresh faces for Student Government Association

Spring Hill welcomes Todd Warren and new public safety crew

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By CarolineGERNHAUSERlifestyle editor

It’s that time of year for SGA to begin the freshman senatorial elections. The new freshmen are looking for places to fit in, and a sure way to start getting involved on The Hill is through the Student Government As-sociation (SGA). SGA hosted all the events for freshman elections this week and will have more events for the upcoming school week. Ra-chael Buzbee, Attorney General on SGA, organized freshman election events this year. Buzbee highly encourages all fresh-men to let their voices be heard by attend-

ing the question and answer session during the “Meet the candidates” in the dining hall on Thursday. The candidates will be on the stage, ready to answer any questions that their classmates ask them. Many believe that the importance of fresh-men being able to exercise their right to vote and actively participate in Student Govern-ment is tremendous. “It’s important because we’re on such a small campus and if they (the freshmen) want to build a sense of community amongst their class, there’s no time like the present to start doing so,” said Buzbee.

Upcoming freshman election events:

Monday 9/12Active campaigning begins

ThUrsday 9/15“Meet the Candidates”

Monday 9/19Freshmen elections

Wednesday 9/21elected senators sworn in at formal SGA meeting

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All freshmen are encouraged to vote in the dining hall during lunch or dinner.

The candidate with the top votes is elected class president, and the three following high-est scorers are elected to senatorial seats.

At dinner, all freshmen are encouraged to at-tend and sit on the “stage” for a Q&A with the candidates.

Hanging up posters, buttons, flyers and verbal ads begins.

By VickyRYECo-editor

I have spent the first 22 years of my life in this city. Although neither of my parents are from Mobile, which precludes me from any “Old Mobile” royal title—and, yes these do exist—I can proudly say that I’m a first generation Mobilian through and through.

There are things I love about this city and the South, in general. I both love and hate that you can never meet a stranger. If someone doesn’t know you, don’t worry, he or she knows your mother. And if someone meets you and doesn’t know someone in your family, he or she will be sure to ask, “Oh, where are you from? You know so-and-so, don’t you?” Southerners are all about relationships. It’s like they have to establish a connection before they can accept you. This sense of a small, tight-knit community is in many ways charming, but it can also be a double-edged sword.

This summer, a law was passed by Alabama governor Robert Bentley and the state legislature to crack down on illegal immigration. This new law,

considered the toughest in the nation, requires po-lice to detain all people that they suspect to be in the country illegally and with no proof of citizenship, basically endorsing racial profiling. It also requires public schools and universities to determine citizen

status before allowing students to enroll, which will ultimately bring down education rates in Alabama. It goes on to punish those who hire or rent homes to illegal immigrants, further hurting our already compromised economy.

According to Foxnews.com, many people con-sider these new restrictions unconstitutional and a throwback to the Jim Crow era. The Obama admin-istration, as well as church groups and civil rights

activists, express strong opposition. Before the law’s set date of enactment, Sept. 1,

a federal judge temporarily blocked the law, saying that she needed time to consider if the controver-sial new law is constitutional. Many people believe that immigration laws should be federal, instead of state matters.

So, why is it in the South, where we are known for our hospitality and our appreciation of honest, hard work are we not welcoming these people who have sacrificed everything to get here to work the jobs that no one else will? Is it because we can’t establish that initial connection? We can’t relate to them because they may not look like us or talk like us? Has it really been so long that we can’t remember our own humble beginnings?

Have we let ourselves forget that many of our ancestors were persecuted Irish, fleeing from the potato famine, indentured servants, slaves and debtors? Our roots are widespread and less than royal, so why now, in 2011, have we as a state, de-cided to become exclusive?

While most of the time, I like to embrace our cul-ture and heritage, things like this make me embar-rassed to say I’m from Alabama and, for that mat-ter, America, for allowing these discriminatory laws. What happened to Lady Liberty’s words, “Bring me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…”?

EDITORIAL POLICYThe SpringHillian is published weekly from September to May, except during examination periods and vacations. The views expressed within 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.

SUBMISSIONSThe SpringHillian publishes guest submissions at the discretion of the student-editors and section editors. Submissions should be no more than 300 words, and editors reserve the right to edit the submissions for length and content. Original articles should be mailed or delivered to: Student-editor, The SpringHillian, Communication Arts, Spring Hill College, 4000 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36608.

Bring me your tired, your poor, your

huddled masses...

6OPINIONNew immigration law: Throwback to Jim Crow

By EmilyKINGNews editor

When I think about what I want when I get out of college, my mind does not au-tomatically think, “apartment” or “job” or even wonder, “Wait… where am I going to live?” Instead I think, “I want a dog.”

I want a big dog from the Humane So-ciety, and I can’t wait to have this dog that I can run with and take walking with me in the downtown area of wherever I am living.

I think what spurns this dog-owning desire is that I really miss my dogs from home, Marley and Zoe. That might seem like a normal feeling, but Marley is not really a dog many people would miss. Marley puts the “Marley” from ‘Marley and Me’ to shame. Marley is a 4-year-old German Shepherd who is scared of shadows and shiny floors, has to mi-grate from one room to another for every bite of food she takes from her bowl, is a world-champion bee hunter, whines, fervently shakes her head, and then

ultimately ends up lightly biting literally anyone who tries to pet her and has to take anxiety medicine. But she’s Marley, and just like “that person” in everyone’s family, most of the time she drives me crazy, but I miss her. The reward of tak-ing Marley for a walk and having her jump up off of her front legs to sort of affectionately hit my hand with the top of her head is enough to remind me of why I love Marley, and why, immediately after graduating from college, I will be getting a dog.

I’m Just Sayin’...

Photo by KeliMAZZAVicky Rye

Photo by KeliMAZZAEmily King

Tough life decisions: Apartments, jobs and dogs

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By MaryRIESCo-editor

Spring Hill College is known for the outstanding academics, great atmosphere and best of all, the people. I’m proud to tell people I’m a Spring Hill Badger. I love telling others about how the students here are generous, respectful,

kindhearted and all around some of the best people I’ve ever met in my life. However, after receiving an email from Dean Joe Deighton on Sept. 8, I’m beginning to question the respectable Spring Hill community I’ve grown to know and love. According to Deighton’s email, students have been involved in acts of vandalism, disrespect towards administration and staff members and even “a gun being drawn on a student by another student.” What is going on? I know that all of these acts are only being committed by a small group of students, but where has the respect gone? The respect for community is no more. The respect for the community has diminished. The mission statement of Spring Hill College states that, “In our community of living and learning, we are committed to the Jesuit tradition of ‘cura personalis,’ that is, a care for the spiritual, social and intellectual growth of each person.” How can students grow if there is a lack of respect from fellow students? I came to Spring Hill because of the deep “Jesuit tradition of ‘cura personalis,” and the same is for the majority of the students here. We want to live and learn in a safe, respectful and spiritual community. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t be here. As a community, we need to come together and put an end to the blatant disrespect for others and their property. To the students committing these acts, think about the reasons why you came to Spring Hill College. Does destroying property and violently acting out on students and administration accomplish anything? The only thing it has done is tarnish our loving and respectable college community. This is not the Spring Hill community I know. Let us come together and bring back our community to the respectable place it has been. I’m just sayin’..

I’m Just Sayin’...Where has all the respect gone?

Photo from Hillian files

Students socialize at the gazebo that used to be on the Fairway Apartments’ grounds. This is a look back at what The Hill used to be like before the civility was lost on campus.

ElizabethFARRENShC Alum

There is a part of growing up that is sad; the part where you realize what you remem-ber as once was, is no longer that way. As an alum, who will openly admit my fond memo-ries of Spring Hill are probably sugar-coated, I love Spring Hill with my whole heart and hold it dear to me. The memo-ries that flood my mind are of wonderful people, who stood tall with pride, with hope and with respect for their friends, for themselves and for their fellow Badgers.

But my respect was lost when I walked down my dorm hallway to find chairs thrown everywhere, fire extinguish-ers extinguished and holes in walls. I know this is not some Badger right of passage and therefore not all students are taking part in the fun. I am not asking for hall monitors to bring back flashbacks of middle school; but the flame I am trying to ignite is one of change.

I could go on for hours with Gandhi’s, “Be the change you want to see in the world,” or Martin Luther King’s quotes about how change must be-gin within before you can demand it from others; but that would be boring and less than helpful. What I am most tempted to do is go into a “back when I was Badger” story; but maybe that will help explain my frustrations.

I used to leave my door to my dorm wide open, not a problem in the world. I would walk around campus at 3 a.m. due to insomnia and be fine, no fear of attacks by visi-tors or by students. Honestly, it was somewhat normal to see sober students walking around at 3 a.m. enjoying all that is Spring Hill. There was a mentality that nothing

could happen to you on cam-pus and sleeping through the night was not abnormal because the music would stop playing, the fire alarm did not sound, and students respected each other. But it appears as though that may be changing.

Spring Hill is a funny place because as a student, it is hard to fully appreciate it until the status of alum is gained. During students’ time at Spring Hill, their hearts are usually torn in two, half loving The Hill and the oth-er half frustrated by parking tickets, homework piles and mass emails; but, there is a turning point. For some, it is the moment of the looming real world, the walk down the Avenue of Oaks or the visit months after graduation when you begin to truly love Spring Hill.

The respect you once had for fellow classmates finds its place again, you realize Spring Hill will always have a special place in your heart, you realize what it means to be Jesuit educated, to live with service for others and to fight for what is right.

I hope it does not take an-other drastic event on cam-pus to make Spring Hill stu-

dents aware that change can be created. There is some-thing to Gandhi’s quote and to my new rule in life - Don’t complain if you aren’t willing to consider the other options or changes.

When St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, bid his Jesuits fare-well before they left on their mission work, he told them, “Go, set the world on fire and in flame.” I tell you this, so you know there comes a time when change is neces-sary, that time may be now and that change has to come from within yourself, it must be within reason and it must begin and take off.

Life is terribly complicat-ed, but only because we in-sist on making it that way, so let’s simplify it. Do what you love and change what you do not. So if you are no longer happy with how things are at Spring Hill, stand up and do something about it. Don’t blame the administration; but instead, recognize their jobs; make changes when you see something you do not think is right, whether that is a messy common areas, a drink spilled in the hallway or something bigger. This is your campus and your life.

Photo by KeliMAZZAMary Ries

Badgers call for change

Top: Students shared their opinions about the recent incidents on campus at a community meeting on Tuesday.

Bottom right: Senior Amber O’Connor receives a pass from

the goaltender.

Bottom: ADPRO hosted guest speaker

Greenberry Taylor ‘11 on Sept. 8. He shared his experiences about working in the

journalism industry.

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Top left: Freshman Dylan Gardner attempts to outrun his oppo-nent, Delta State University. The Badgers took the win with a score of 2-1.

Top right: Freshman Jill Taliancich cools off at the Lamda Chi Alpha Watermelon Bash on Saturday. The event raised mon-ey for the Mobile Food Bank.

Right: Students danced the night away at the P.R.I.D.E. Club social at McKinney’s on the Hill. Students also enjoyed free icecream.

Bottom left: Freshman Liz Vache’ and junior Regina Morris pose for a picture at Watermelon Bash. The event had more than 10 teams participate.

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Phantom knitter spreads smiles ByLindseyFRECHOU News Reporter

Spring Hill Badgers are all about school pride, whether it is throwing up their Badger Claws for pictures or supporting their favorite SHC sports team. So, it was no surprise to see that even the trees at Spring Hill were representing the beloved purple and white. The “Badger-tastic” tree, as senior Ruth Bourque calls it, was outside of the fine arts building and covered in purple and white yarn, complete with knit ornaments hanging off of the branches. A note attached to the tree read, “Made you look. Made you smile.” Who is this phantom knitter? She goes under the alias of “Knitting Loon” and is not new to yarn bombing. Knitting Loon has been knitting for a little more than a year and first used her artistic skills to do smaller “bombing” projects at USA Women’s & Children’s Hospital. The first big project she completed was a Valentine’s Day surprise for the hospital, covering many of the statues with pink and red yarn, including the trunk of an elephant statue. “I did several more after that, but the whole time I was working on those, I was working on a much bigger one,” said Knitting Loon. “It took about three months and 1,000 yards of yarn for the big cannon at the loop. That one spread like wildfire. I was amazed at how much attention it received,

and it didn’t even stay up for an entire day.” After this accomplishment, an art instructor at Spring Hill contacted her and asked for a yarn bomb to be done at the college. This is when she decorated the tree, spreading smiles throughout the campus. “I really like that artist, and I was excited to

see her work on our campus. It shows great school spirit and offers something unique to us,” said senior Maggie Poole. Knitting Loon is not part of an organization, but she always welcomes help, especially with her busy schedule. “I’m a single mom who works full time, and I home school my kids. I also take them on my bombing excursions. What better time to bond than sitting in a parking lot late at night eating candy waiting on the cops to leave?” said Knitting Loon. The next project she is working on will be made into a short film by the Mod Mobillian. Also, she is hoping to do a collective project

in the future. “I’d like for it to be really big, but unfortunately, I am only one person with two hands. It can only be as big as the number of participants,” said Knitting Loon. To get involved in this project or to see past pictures, find Knitting Loon on Facebook. Knitting Loon is passionate about her work. “Knowing that someone going about their daily business walks by a big crocheted chicken sitting on top of a newsstand and has a good laugh because of me makes me happy,” said Knitting Loon.

“What’s your favorite spot on The Hill?” Not many college students can brag about such a remarkable campus as we Springhillians can. So we took a Springhillian staff poll and got our top five favorite places to post up on campus. Places for Badgers to be, if you will.

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Located outside the Fairway Apartments is a little slice of Badger heaven that we love. Building three, closest to the golf course, has a section of grass that has become a playground for us Badgers here on beautiful Saturday afternoons.

The Prarie

A big love for a little white chapel. With its early morning masses, the chapel carries on a sense of tradition that Spring Hill strives on and adores.

Barter room We love the Barter Room, not only for the silence while studying but the marvelous view showing off the beauty of our campus. Oh, and we can’t forget to mention the great people-watching.

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‘One Day’: a romantic roller coaster

David Nicholls’ novel “One Day” blends the opposing personalities of two friends, Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew, to make the novel a riveting must-read. After a drunken post-graduation hookup, Morley and Mayhew think they will never see each other again. But the two have a love that they try to deny in various ways through a span of 20 years. In each chapter, Nicholls writes about St. Swithins’s Day (July 15) every year for 20 years when the characters have some sort of interaction or desire to be with each other.The ability to relate to the characters is what

makes the book so catching and why readers have a hard time putting down the book. Nicholls does a convincing job of making Morley seem painfully self-conscious and awkward at times. He also is just as convincing in making Dexter Mayhew seem arrogant and pitifully dependent on alcohol. Yet through all the frustration with the characters’ attitudes, the book keeps the reader wanting to find out what happens to the characters in the end. “One Day” is sure to have any reader of love stories interested. Nicholls’ ability to combine Morley’s and Mayhew’s contrasting personalities in a compelling and realistic way makes it easy to feel empathy towards the characters and be affected by their outcome.

ByEmilyKINGNews editor

2 sodality Chapel

3 On a beautiful day on The Hill, Rydex Commons brings together a Badger of every kind. Skateboarding, having a picnic, lying out in the sun, painting, you name it and we love it at the Rydex Commons.

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Located by the fine arts building, a tree dedicated in memory of former freshman, Destin Doughty. The tree reminds us how much we love our Spring Hill family and will always remember one another.

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1 Who is your favorite dining hall worker?

“Gold tooth guy- what’s his name?” “Defi nitely my boy, mad Mike! He always compliments me on pin day after making sure my BF isn’t around!”

What’s your typical day like on The hill?

“Wake up at the crack of dawn for my lovely early freshman classes, do homework and go to volleyball practice (go Badgers) and then hang out with the peeps on my fl oor in Walsh, particularly Sunday Funday.”

“Includes RUNNING to class with my iced coffee (spilling everywhere), grabbing a quick Caf lunch (my social time) before checking in with Mrs. Leola in the mailroom and I fi nish it up with a fam dinner in my apt with roommates and any other humans who wander in.”

What’s one thing that you adore about The hill?

“When the Caf has cinnamon toast crunch cereal- it’s the taste you can see. Duh.”

“Anywhere I go, I meet fellow Badgers of all ages - the purple and white pride pours from people throughout their lives!”

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Executive chef Neale Panzram is new to Spring Hill’s kitchen this year and is cooking up fresher, more nutritious food. Panzram, graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Miami, Fla., came to Spring Hill to further his professional career. A Mobile native, Panzram is grateful to be able to work in his hometown. Panzram’s experience includes catering at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. He explained that cooking for a private school and public school is extremely different in that they each have different tastes. “Here students seem to be more sophisticated and expect more, as they should. They are more health conscious than students in Hattisburg,”

said Panzram. Trying to steer away from general cafeteria style food, Panzram provides Southern cooking made healthier. “Neale is young, full of ideas and brings a great energy,” said David Reilley, food service director. Reilley stresses the importance of change, and how the kitchen staff is working to make students’ meals healthier and better tasting. Reilley also pointed out that there is a kiosk in the cafeteria that provides information on what is being served every day for up to four weeks and gives nutritional information on all of the meals. So far, Panzram and Reilley have received nothing but compliments on their fresh cooking ideas. There are still more changes to come, as Panzram and Reilley have many more ideas up their sleeves.

There’s a new chef on The Hill

Favorite Recipe from chef Neale Panzram

Asian Slaw - ½ head of Nappa Cabbage shredded - ½ red onion- Julienne - ¼ cup sliced green onions - 1 clove garlicdiced or minced - 1/8 cup cilantro minced - 1 pack dried ramen noodles crunched (leave the seasoning packet out) - 2 tsp rice wine vinegar - 1 tsp sesame oil - 4 tsp black and white sesame seeds - ¼ cup sliced almonds - pinch of salt, pepper and powdered gingerOptional: fresh ginger, chilisNo cooking required, ready to eat!

Couch potatoes everywhere: get your Snuggies and remote controls ready, because it’s going to be a wild ride back in time with this fall’s TV lineup. According to the TV Guide fall calendar, the season premieres started on Sept. 6 with “The Rachel Zoe Project” on Bravo and “Sons of Anarchy” on FX. Some new seasons airing this fall are fl ashbacks of classic series including “Pan Am” and “Charlie’s Angels,” both airing on ABC. “Pan Am,” ABC’s new TV series, set in the 1960s, is a drama centered on the roller coaster-like lives of the stewardesses. In the 1960s, air travel was seen as nothing short of luxurious, for the passengers, with Barbie doll-like stewardesses and smooth traveling. These glamorous stewardesses take the audience on an up and down

ride with the excitement of their love lives. Tune in for a twist in the series-opener, on Sept. 25 on ABC. Retro-loving viewers across America will enjoy “Charlie’s Angels,” which

returns with a new trio of Angels but with the same crime-fi ghting mission and mysterious relationship with Charlie. The show is set in Miami this time around to give the series’ setting an electrifying twist. Want to

know an interesting fact about the show’s season opener? On Sept. 22 on ABC, the show premieres on the same date that the original show debuted 35 years ago.

Another season to look forward to is Fox’s new series, “New Girl,” starring Zooey Deschannel. Jess, Deschannel’s character, is a socially awkward girl who moves in with three guys after being dumped by her boyfriend. The guys let Jess move in so they can get friendly with Jess’ best friend,

who turns out to be a supermodel. Even with crushes on her hot friend, the three guys start to fall in love with Jess’ quirkiness and help her get back into the dating scene. Although the setting of the show is

not a fl ashback in time, Zooey’s 1960s fashion sense gives the television series an urban, retro feel. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, tune into this new comedy on Fox that will make you fall head-over-heels for Zooey and her contagious, quirky personality.

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Florence & The Machine: ‘What the Water Gave Me’

ByEmilyKINGNews editor

Florence and the Machine’s song, “What the Water Gave Me” fi ercely mashes philosophical emotion and images of drowning with a fl owing melody and Florence Welch’s overwhelming ability to belt out a wide range of notes.“What the Water Gave Me” is titled after Frida Kahlo’s surrealist painting detailing the struggles and emotions of her life. Florence and the Machine’s song is just as multilayered but focuses on the overwhelming aspect of water. Florence Welch wrote about her emotions toward the song, “When I was writing this song, I was thinking a lot about all those people who’ve lost their lives in vain attempts to save their loved ones from drowning,” said Welch. With lyrics like

“Lay me down/let the only sound/ be the overfl ow/ pockets full of stones,” the image of drowning is evident. It is heavy material for a pop song, but Welch’s song, produced by Adele and Cee Lo Green, takes the topic of drowning, all its implications and images, and blends it to music that refl ects and balances the diffi cult material of the lyrics. The song begins with a pastoral fl owing melody: peaceful in a sort of “siren-y” gospel kind of way. Then as the song continues, Welch cranks up the pace of the song and lets her immense vocal range carry the emotion to an overpowering degree that even those who are not interested in the meaning of the lyrics can appreciate. The video for the song is a blend of professional Welch in earthy beige colors with bright red hair, and Welch laughing, dancing and rocking out with

band members in the recording studio. The video is a perfect mix to refl ect the philosophical lyrics of the song and the powerful music to accompany. In this song, Welch successfully places deep meaning in a sure-hit tune. Check out the video on YouTube and start counting down the days until the album is released in November.

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The National Football League kicked off the regular season last Thursday night with a matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints.

While this heated matchup brought together the Super Bowl Champions from 2011 and 2010, it also stirred up some on-campus rivalry between students from Cheese Head Nation and Who Dat Nation.

Spring Hill College students may never agree on their favor-ite college football team, but in the world of professional foot-ball, the New Orleans Saints are the clear favorite. “I’m su-per pumped to see my favorite team play again,” said senior Saints fan Ruth Bourque.

The Southern pride of the

Saints is not unanimously accepted among students though, especially those from Wisconsin. “I’m quite con-fident Green Bay will crush the Saints,” said senior Mike Courtney before Thursday’s

kickoff. Many students could be

seen around campus showing off their Saints/Packers gear as they prepared for the big game, both sides convinced that the game was going to be an easy victory for their team. Many students quickly lost confidence in the Saints when the Packers took a 21-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.

“Well, since I’m already frus-trated with the game, anyone wanna do something other than watch the Saints?” read sophomore Saints fan Michael Kernahan’s Facebook status after the first quarter.

In the second quarter the Saints came within four points of the Packers after a 72-yard punt return by Saints running back Darren Sproles.

This would be the closest that the Saints would come to

the Packers all night as they held onto their lead to win 42-34. The Saints look to redeem them-selves this Sunday

as the Chicago Bears travel to the Superdome. The Bears are currently undefeated af-ter their season opening win against the Atlanta Falcons. The Packers look to have an easier second week of play as they travel to North Carolina to take on the Panthers.

byJoeROWESports Editor

The Spring Hill College women’s volleyball team improved to 9-0 by sweeping the first day of the Baker University Invitational in Baldwin, Kan.

In the first game, the Badgers bested Ottawa University 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 with the help of se-nior right side hitter, Yiting Cao’s 20 kills and 14 digs. Sophomore Taryn Nash led the team with 42 assists, her season-high for a three set match. Sophomore Sha Sha Buchanon had eight kills to pace the Badgers.

The Badgers then improved to 9-0 with a three-set victory over the Sterling College Warriors 25-23, 25-13, 25-14. Cao once again led the Badgers in kills, with 11. Buchanon added 10 more kills, while senior Abby Roam recorded four aces. Taryn Nash set up 29 assists, while sophomore Meredith Donald provided solid defense with 16 digs.

The Badgers ended the tournament with two

more 3-0 wins over Baker University and Benedic-tine College, extending their school best start to 11-0.

Baker University wasn’t much of a challenge in the first game, falling to the Badgers 25-22, 25-15, 26-24. Cao led the Badgers again with 27 kills while Meredith Donald provided the defense with a team-high 18 digs. Abbey Roam contributed 15 more digs to spark the Badgers to their third straight three-set victory.

The fourth straight three-set victory for the Bad-gers came against Benedictine College, winning 25-12, 25-20, 25-15. Cao had 11 kills to go along with four aces, and setter Taryn Nash paced the Badgers with 24 assists.

The Badgers look to continue their streak on Fri-day against the Brewton-Parker College Barons, in Mount Vernon, Ga.

The streak continues; Volleyball improves to 11-0

I’m super pumped to see my favorite

team play again.

Who dat? The Packers.

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Fantasy CornerBy JoeROWESports editor

PlAYeRS (other than the obvious) TO START ThIS WeeK:

QB: Kyle Orton vs. Cincinnati Bengals

RB: LeGarrette Blount vs. Minnesota Vikings

WR: Devery Henderson vs. Chicago Bears

Te: Fred Davis vs. Arizona Cardinals

Defense: St. Louis Rams vs. NY Giants

PlAYeRS TO SIT ThIS WeeK:

QB: Matt Cassel vs. Detroit Lions

RB: Beanie Wells vs. Washington Redskin

WR: Michael Crabtree vs. Dallas Cowboys

Te: Antonio Gates vs. New England Patriots

De: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Detroit Lions

photo by Seirra-Collins HamptonYiting Cao spikes the ball against Sterling College

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By JoeROWESports editor

The Spring Hill men’s soccer team im-proved to 4-0 on the season with a 2-1 vic-tory over the Delta State University States-man on Friday at Library Field.

Delta State’s Taylor Whyte opened the scoring in the 22nd minute to put the States-men up 1-0, but sophomore Patrick Culotta responded in the 30th minute, scoring on a free kick. The game remained tied head-ing into halftime thanks to senior Cory Bronenkamp, who fended off 10 shots as well as 11 corner kicks.

In the 59th minute, freshman Salvador Sanchis scored his first goal of the sea-son to put the Badgers up 2-1. Sanchis’ header was assisted by fellow freshman Nick Smith’s corner kick.

The men open up their conference schedule on Sunday at 2 p.m. as they take on the Southern Polytechnic Hornets.

By EmilyKINGNews editor

On Saturday, Sept. 10, the men’s and women’s Spring Hill cross-country teams both won the first ever Spring Hill sponsored Mobile Challenge of Cham-pions Badger Brawl at Municipal Park. The Spring Hill teams placed first out of four schools: Auburn University Mont-gomery, Huntington College and Uni-versity of Mobile.

For the women’s 5K race, senior Kate

Imwalle placed first overall with a time of 19:41. Sophomore Emily Dolan came in third overall with a time of 21:46 and ju-nior Payton Tanner had a time of 22:58, placing her fifth overall. “It was a rela-tively good course, and I loved running with my sister. We were ferocious like honey Badgers,” said sophomore Claire Stewart.

In the men’s 5K, freshman Ben Red-man came in second overall with a time of 17:31. His time was good enough for ninth best in Spring Hill history. Senior

Will Kirkikis placed third overall with a time of 17:55, and his brother, freshman Scout Kirkikis came in fifth overall with a time of 18:08. “It was a tough course, but the weather was nice,” said Kirkikis.

The men and women both finished with 34 total points. The women had an average time of 1:53:29, while the men recorded an average time of 1:30:01.

The cross-country team has its sec-ond race of the season, the Azalea City Classic, this Saturday at the Brookley Gulf Pines Golf Course in Mobile.

This week in Badger sports

Badger cross-country teams run away with the win

Bronenkamp strong in goal as Badgers beat Statesman 2-1

Goals: Patrick Culotta - 4

Assists: Josh Ledet, Daniel Ochoa - 2

Points: Patrick Culotta - 5

Shots on goal: Patrick Culotta, Tyler Hartlage - 7

Women’s soccer season leaders:

Goals: Abby Galen - 4

Assists: Amber O’ Conner - 4

Points: Amber O’ Conner, Abby Galen-6

Shots on goal: Abby Galen, Madeline Galen-10

Photo by Seirra-Collins HamptonSophomore Bryce Privett evades defenders

Photo by EmilyKINGBen Fleming crosses the finish line

Volleyball vs. Lee University 1 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Shorter University 4 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Brenau College 6 p.m.

Cross-country vs TBA; men’s - 9:45 a.m. women’s 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17

Volleyball vs. Brewton-Parker 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 16 Sunday, Sept. 18Men’s soccer at Southern Polytechnic 2 p.m.

Men’s soccer season leaders:

Three must-see games this Saturday

Recap and rewind: SEC football week twoSPORTS15

1. No. 1 Oklahoma @ No. 5 Florida State

Florida State is looking for revenge after los-ing to Oklahoma 47-17 last year. Oklahoma is considered a favorite to win the National Cham-pionship, with senior QB Landry Jones leading the way. Neither Florida State nor Oklahoma has been tested yet, winning all of their games by more than 24 points. Look for Florida State QB EJ Manuel to have a breakout game, through the air and on the ground.

Prediction: Florida State 34-28

2. No. 3 lSU @ No. 25 Mississippi State

Mississippi State is coming off a last-second loss to Auburn, 41-34, while LSU manhandled FCS foe Northwestern State. Mississippi State averages more than 320 yards rushing per game, but faces an LSU defense that has only given up 91 yards all year. LSU QB Jordan Jef-ferson is still suspended, so Jarrett Lee will start in his place. Look for the Tigers to try to run against Mississippi’s defense, which gave up 235 yards in last week’s loss.

Prediction: LSU 38-27

3. Tennessee @ No. 16 Florida

This rivalry hasn’t seen any close games for years, but this year’s game will be a very heated battle between evenly matched teams. Florida WR / RB Chris Rainey leads the team in rushing and receiving and has scored four touchdowns. Tennessee QB Tyler Bray is coming off the best game of his career, throwing for more than 400 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-23 win over Cincinnati.

Prediction: Florida 24-17

The defending national champion Auburn Tigers bounced back in a big way this week as defensive back Ryan Smith stuffed Dan Mullen’s Bulldogs at the goal line as time expired, giving Auburn the 41-34 win. After a miracle victory in week one against Utah State, many football prognosticators (as well as yours truly) figured Mississippi State would have its way with Auburn. The Tigers racked up 235 yards on the ground en route to their first SEC victory of the season. Sophomore running back Michael Dyer led the way for Auburn, gaining 150 yards on 18 carries for two touchdowns. Auburn faces a Clemson team on Saturday that nearly beat them last year, 40-37. Mississippi State faces a stiff challenge on Saturday, taking on No. 3 LSU.

The Crimson Tide took care of business in Happy Valley Satur-day afternoon with a methodical 27-11 victory over Joe Paterno’s Nittany Lions.

Alabama’s defense suffocated Penn State’s running game and forced the quarterbacks to beat them; something that they were unable to do. Alabama quarter-back AJ McCarron managed the game, and most importantly, handed the ball off to a couple of horses in Trent Richardson and Eddie Lacy.

Richardson handled most of the workload, rushing 26 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns to strengthen his Heisman candi-dacy. Next week, Alabama takes on North Texas while Penn State plays at Temple.

Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks escaped Athens, Ga. Saturday with a 45-42 win over the embattled Mark Richt and his Georgia Bulldogs.

Gamecock defensive end Mel-vin Ingram would not allow it. In-gram took a fake punt 68 yards for a score and followed it up with a game-sealing fumble recovery for a touchdown.

If that wasn’t enough, Ingram also caught the onside kick at-tempt from Georgia late in the fourth quarter. South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore continued his Heisman campaign, racking up 176 yards and a touch-down on 27 carries.

South Carolina faces Navy next Saturday, and Georgia plays Coastal Carolina.

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south Carolina -45 Georgia -42

alabama -27 Penn state -11

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football is in full swing and entering week two, most teams have moved away from facing “cup-

cake” oppo-nents and are

actually facing teams that pose more of a challenge. Three SEC schools faced chal-lenges this week, with two of those com-ing against other SEC schools. Alabama, South Carolina and Auburn came away un-scathed, with their national title hopes still intact.

Junior Matt Bosarge, fanatical Auburn Tiger fan, offers his recaps of the three matchups this weekend that SEC fans had

photo by KelliMAZZAMatt Bosarge

By MattBOSARGESports contributor