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Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam | February 2, 2012 | Volume 94 Issue 2

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Spring Hill students joined with South Alabama students on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. to participate in Mobile’s Habitat for Humanity.

Students helped paint, build and restore houses for African refugees. During the day, Spring Hill and South Alabama students helped rebuild a broken commu-nity. The students were able to get on the roof of a house and partici-pate in the construction process. While some students painted, other students were able to cut and measure wood pieces that would be used to build the house.

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that, with the help of volunteers, helps rebuild houses for those who are displaced by disasters. Accord-ing to habitat.org, this organiza-tion is an “ecumenical Christian ministry founded on the convic-tion that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live.”

By KatelynGARDNER

Co-Editor

Rebuilding hope in a broken community

see HOPE on page 3

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Pats vs. G-Men

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Sun reveals sunken cart

Gingrich vs. Press: Private or Public?

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Mickey Mouse wants you!

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THIS WEEK | 2 February 2, 2012

WEEKLYFORECAST

HILLIANSTAFFEDITOR(s)AllisonPATRICKKatelynGARDNER

ADVISORStuartBABINGTON

NEWS editorCoraALLEN

LIFESTYLE reporter(s)AliciaCANDELABrandyJONES

SPORTS editorMattLaBORDE

SPORTS reporterKieferGINGLES

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HILLIANCONTACTThe SpringHilliana: 4000 Dauphin Street c/o The SpringHillian Mobile, AL 36608e: hillian@stumail.shc.edup: 251.380.3850f. 251.460.2185

ON COVERNick Smith rebuilds the community with Aislinn Shevlin’s help as they participate in Habitat for Humanity last Saturday Jan. 28. The Habi-tat for Humanity event helped build houses for African refugees during a Saturday afternoon.

Photo by KatelynGardner

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2/2/12Meet and Greet with ACE Community

Thursday, 5:30 to 5:30 p.m.Come learn more about the ACE program! The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE)

is a post-graduation service program through the University of Notre Dame where you serve two years in a Catholic school while earning a Master’s Degree in education. The Mobile ACE community will be here to answer questions and talk about their ex-

perience of serving with ACE. Bring your dinner to Student Center room 210 to learn more about the program and how you can become an ACE teacher after graduation.

Contact Colleen Lee at cflee@shc.edu for more information

Engaging the Next GenerationThursday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Join Mobile County Commissioner Merceria Ludgood who is partnering with Mobile United/Leadership Mobile, Mobile Area chamber of Commerce, Mobile Arts Council, Mobile Museum of Art, Spring Hill College, Legacy 166, The City of Mobile, HandsOn South Alabama, The Univer-

sity of South Alabama, and the Mobile Area Youth Professional Association, to present Engaging the Next Generation: A showcase of community organizations. The event is free and open to the public.

Busy Persons RetreatStarting Sunday, Feb. 5, and ending Thursday, Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m to 12 p.m., Campus Ministry

Take a little time for your spirituality. Campus Ministry will once again offer the Busy Persons Re-treat on campus. The retreat will be held from February 5-9. Planned around your busy schedule, you are asked to commit to 30 minutes of personal prayer and 30 minutes with a spiritual director. In the

evenings there is a 30-minute prayer service with the other retreatants that you are asked to attend.

2/10/12

2/6/12Tornado Relief Donations Being Accepted for Student’s Family

During the recent severe weather in northern Alabama, the family home of one of our stu-dents was demolished by a tornado. As a Spring Hill College community, we would like to as-

sist the family in some way. Campus Ministry will be accepting donations until Monday, Feb. 6. We will forward this collection to the family so that they may purchase clothing and other necessi-ties as they begin to rebuild their home and lives. Checks may be made payable to Campus Ministry

and sent to the Campus Ministry office. Your prayers and donations will be greatly appreciated.

Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.Badger Baseball opens the 2012 season with a three game series on historic Stan

Galle Field versus Trevecca Nazarene University this weekend beginning with a sin-gle game on Friday at 3 p.m. and a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.

Baseball Opens Season

2/5/12 - 2/9/12

Do you love Spring Hill College? Are you a spirited Badger? Each year, the Office of Student Af-fairs selects a group of mature and dedicated undergraduate leaders to assist with implementing orienta-tion programs during the summer and fall. Preview Guides help new students who are making the tran-

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The houses are affordable to low-income families around the world and are sustainable as well as energy efficient.

The houses that the students were building belonged to a family of 13 African refugees from Tan-zania, who reside in a six bedroom house. According to the construc-tion director, the community can speak 11 different languages and students who were at the Habitat site were able to hear songs sung in Swahili during their choir prac-tice.

Sophomore, Elizabeth Neal, said it was her first time partici-pating in Habitat for Humanity. “I thought I’d try it out,” said Neal who was excited to experi-ence something new.

Freshman, Tamara Yeldell, said she has been trying to sign up for Habitat for Humanity, but has never had the opportunity to participate. Yeldell stated that she was glad to be able to finally con-tribute and provide community service.

Freshman, Alice Lavado, said that she “loves the feeling you get after helping out.” In addition, Beth Nakanishi mentioned that helping out is a great way to give back to the community.

Habitat welcomes volunteers who are willing to use their time to profit those in need of assistance. For more information, go to www.habitat.org or contact Colleen Lee. For any further information on Habitat for Humanity projects visit Campus Ministry.

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Q: Is SGA planning anything for this semester that you’re ex-cited about?

A: There are a couple different things that I’m looking forward to, mostly these public forums that we have coming up. The first is with the new Chief Information Officer Dr. Margaret Massey. She will give a presentation and an-

swer questions about what she has done so far this semester and what she is planning on doing. She is really doing a great job of catch-ing SHC up to speed. Another public forum we are having is with Public Safety Director Todd War-ren where students can ask him questions about the new Campus Police Force. Last but not least I’m definitely looking forward to the flashback party.

Q: What was your main goal when you got elected?

A: My main goal was to give structure to SGA. I wanted to cre-ate a partnership between the sep-arate branches of SGA so that the organization would remain strong even after I’m gone. I wanted the organization to be taken seriously

by students as well as administra-tion. We also wanted the organi-zation to place emphasis on trans-parency.

Q: Do you think you’ve reached those goals?

A: We are getting there. I know that the students haven’t heard much from us, but that doesn’t mean that we are inactive. We are currently working on a SGA website that will include records of meetings among other things. That should be up and running by the end of the semester. We are also working on a new constitu-tion.

Q: What has been your big-gest challenge to meeting these goals?

A: The biggest challenge has been getting people to jump on board and volunteer. We have a vi-sion, but not everyone can see it.

Q: What is something that is out of your power that you would change if you could?

I think that the administration has been counterproductive in its zeal to establish order. They come across as sort of declaring marshal law. I think that they could prac-tice more scrutiny in the judicial hearings.

Q: What is the legacy that you would like to leave after you’re gone?

A: I kind of said this at the civility forum, but I want the stu-dents to be able to use SGA as a sort of middle man when they have problems. No one should be scared of punishment when voic-ing their opinion. I want students to be able to trust SGA, and be-lieve that it is a serious organiza-tion that will work for them and produce change.

“I want students to be able to trust SGA, and believe that it is a serious organiza-

tion that will work for them and produce change.”

Q&A with student body President Jordan Biggers

Five high schools and eight middle schools will send teams to the Regional Science Olympiad at Spring Hill College on Saturday, March 3. Designed like the tra-ditional Olympics, students par-ticipate in competitions in science and math. A series of 23 events, in both the middle and high school divisions, involves disciplines such as biology, astronomy, chemistry, engineering and ecology, to name a few.

At the high school level (grades 9-12) teams from the fol-lowing schools will participate:: Bayside Academy Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School St. James School (Montgomery) Trin-ity Presbyterian School (Mont-gomery) UMS-Wright Prepara-tory School

Middle school teams are: Bay Minette Middle School, Brewton Middle School, Marion Academy, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Cottage Hill Christian Academy, UMS-Wright Prepara-tory School, Trinity Presbyterian School (Montgomery), and W.S. Neal Middle School (Brewton)

Each team has approximately 15 members and a coach. Regis-tration of teams begins at 7 a.m. and the competition concludes at 3:45 p.m. More than 400 students and parents are expected to attend the event. Chevron Products Com-pany, Coca-Cola, and the Mobile Section of the American Chemi-cal Society are co-sponsoring the tournament. Faculty members and students from SHC, University of Mobile, and the University of South Alabama, as well as mem-bers of the scientific community will serve as judges of the com-petition.

For more information on the Science Olympiad at Spring Hill College, contact Dr. Carolyn Sim-mons at (251) 380-3073 or e-mail csimmons@shc.edu.

Danielle Phillips paints the habitat home

Jordan Biggers poses for a photoBy BrandyJONES

by CoraALLENNews Editor

Photo by KatelynGARDNER

Science Olympiad competition to be held March 3

NEWS | 4 February 2, 2012

The society offers several membership benefi ts such as access to over $100,000 schol-arships and awards available ex-clusively to their members. They provide seminars on job inter-view skills. The society offers several opportuni-ties for leadership positions both local and national. It also provides exclusive discounts, worth hundreds of dollars, on products such as textbooks, comput-ers, and car insur-ance.

In 2001, the society was founded by Gary Tuerack to focus on the ma-jority of students, which have great leadership qualities, but may be lacking the 4.0 grade point average. There is a minimum require-ment of a 2.5 GPA to join the society. According to the Spring Hill College chapter representative, Elizabeth Dexter-Wilson, they are not fo-cused on the GPA, because how someone is put together is more important: “The best candidate is someone who is goal oriented and wants to step outside their comfort zone. It is someone who wants to build themselves up professionally.”

How do you sign up? The National Society of Leadership and Success is nomination only.

But there are ways to get nomi-nated. “Well technically students are nominated. But if they haven’t been nominated and they would like to join then they can go up to a faculty member and ask them to nominate the student. Students would want to be sure to specify

why they feel that they would ben-efi t from the Society to the faculty member,” said Dexter-Wilson. Any student, freshman to senior, can join the Society. Membership to the society is lifetime. There is a one-time fee of $85 to join the Society.

Once students join, they are inducted into the society as a pending member. Pending mem-bers have to take a series of steps. One step is to attend an orien-

tation session and listen to at least three of the six live celeb-rity speakers. Students are then placed on a leadership training team to help work on leadership goals.

The broadcast celebrity speakers include Alten Brown, who hosts “Iron Chef ” on the

Food Network, and Robert Kiyosaki, au-thor of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.” Accord-ing to Dexter-Wil-son, if you watch the live broadcast you can text in ques-tions and possibly get them read by the host of the confer-ence over the air.

Post induction members are given honor cords to wear on graduation and access to the Society’s online job bank that includes employers seeking to hire so-ciety members. Post -induction members also receive a letter of future recommen-dation to turn into employers and ad-

mission offi ces. According to the Society, 80 percent of the mem-bers are successful in landing a job in their chosen fi eld directly out of college. “The more you put into it, the more you get out of it,” said Dexter-Wilson. Ac-cording to her, if you put forth your best, a Society member will have a defi nite advantage in the job market. Contact Elizabeth Dexter-Wilson for more infor-mation.

National Society of Leadership and Success offers a new chapter at SHC

Upperclassmen have the option of learning communities next year

By AliciaCANDELALifestyles Reporter

Learning Communities fi rst began with the incoming fresh-man class of 2010. and now, Res-idence Life wants to give upper-classmen a chance to experience what it’s like to live in a learning community.

The learning communities, also known as “Skip’s Commu-nities,” will take place during the 2012-2013 academic year and will be part of the housing selec-tion in February and March. Resi-dence life received positive results regarding the learning commu-nities and survey results showed that upperclassmen would like to have learning communities in Skip’s Place. Sophomore Emily Hill offered her opinion about learning communities in Skip’s saying, “I think if learning com-munities are established in Skip’s next year, they should be more

thought out and organized. Then, the learning communities might be more benefi cial to residents.” Hill also shared her experience working with learning commu-nities in Viragh Hall, saying “I didn’t fi nd the program to be very successful. We had several group activities, but overall the learning community did not meet my ex-pectations.”

The guidelines for the “Skip’s Communities” are similar to the learning communities in Viragh. Each pod will have a theme or an interest and students who share that interest will live together. There must be 12 members in each pod and there will different programs in which the communi-ties will participate. The “Skip’s Communities” will be a housing option for the upcoming housing selection and it will be interesting to see how many upperclassmen decide to join these communities.

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please help us in welcoming her to our community! Cassy is joining us from Beloit College in Wisconsin.

by BrandyJONESLifestyle Reporter

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In a battle against high drop-out rates throughout public schools in Mobile County, the Mobile Area Education Founda-tion has created a plan which will strive to fix this issue.

The eight-year plan, known as the 80by20 Initiative, strives to raise the graduation rate from 55 percent to 80 percent in Mobile public schools by the year 2020.

Mobile’s lack-luster public school system is not only affect-ing the graduation rate but it is also affecting the community as a whole. Companies coming to Mo-bile are hiring technical special-ists from overseas because of the lack of “workforce development” which starts in the early education systems.

According to Dr. Kathleen Orange, Director of the Foley Center at Spring Hill, “We are at a point in our economy where every decent job will require some additional training.”

Mobile’s tremendous con-centration of poverty and lack of family support is a determining factor in young students’ decisions to drop out of school. “Children in poverty do not have the same verbal stimulation as middle class children do,” stated Orange, “even kids with potential aren’t receiving the encouragement and attention that they need.”

As part of 80by20, a new ini-tiative (also developed by MAEF) called the “Yes We Can Initiative” has been created to raise awareness among the community about the prevailing problem of education in Mobile County.

The Yes We Can Initiative is currently holding over 130 “Community Conversations” that are designed to get feedback from people of this area as well as the surrounding areas about what they want our public schools to look like. These conversations will be going on through the end of Feb-ruary and are held at local busi-

nesses, churches, schools and civic groups throughout the county.

According to 80by20 Coor-dinator Jennifer Edwards, using the response data compiled after Community Conversations will be the “foundation for MAEF’s work over the next eight years.”

The Yes We Can Initiative has been playing a vital role in Mo-bile County since 2001, where Mobile’s five lowest performing schools were completely trans-formed and had dramatic increas-es in yearly progress and student achievements.

Seeking geographic and de-mographic diversity is important to Edwards as they move forward with the 80by20 plan. “We’d like to encourage Spring Hill students to host conversations of their own through student organizations, in classrooms or with a small group of friends.”

Students who wish to get in-volved can email 80by20@maef.net.

80by20 takes on high drop out rates

Public Safety found a golf cart sunken in the pond located on the Spring Hill College golf course on Jan. 21 around 1:45 a.m.

The stolen golf cart belonged to Rev. Marvin Kitten, S.J., whose vehicle was taken from Skip’s Place and driven into the pond on Spring Hill’s golf course.

According to Todd Warren, Director of Public Safety and Security, the golf cart was stolen early Saturday morning. Warren said that Public Safety has some persons of interest for the crime and that the report has been sent to Student Affairs to investigate.

“I went to my apartment in Viragh Hall and I parked the golf cart in front of the door, as I always do, and then Saturday morning as I opened the door to

jump in the cart to the go to the community for breakfast, it wasn’t there,” stated Kitten. He said that the cart had to be started without the keys because he had them with him in his apartment. According to Kitten, when he called security about the missing cart, he was told that the cart was found in a lake and was now parked at Plant Operations.

The golf cart was report-ed to Public Safety by a wit-ness who saw it being driven away from the Skip’s Viragh Complex. After searching for it, Public Safety officials found the cart the next morn-ing when the sun came up.

“Property crimes in gen-eral are hard to solve, but we live in a small community, we know each other, so it is hard-er to hide in a small commu-

nity like this,” said Warren when asked about finding it.

The golf cart is a Spring Hill College golf cart that was assigned to Kitten.

The cart was brought back to the Jesuit Community House across from Skip’s place. Kit-

ten also said that he didn’t know anything about the incident other than it was found.

“I saw that the cart really was dirty and you could tell that it had been in water, quite deep appar-ently. I have been driving it ever since, but it does make a sort of

grinding noise and I suspect that there is some sort of sand or rubble in the axle,” said Kitten. Plant Ops picked up the cart on Tuesday morn-ing, Jan. 31, and brought it to their location where they continue to work on it. “Because this stuff could be dangerous for the axles. And so they are going to take off the wheels and clean them. And hopefully that will put it back in prime condition,” said Kitten. According to Kitten, just shortly before the

incident there had been over $500 worth of batteries in the cart and new tires were recently put on the back.

“I have arthritis problems so I use the cart to drive back and forth between Viragh and the campus center as well as around campus, also when I go to the chapel. During the day it is used by students who work for Sharon Williams and students who do work study for us, delivering stuff to Solidarity Chapel, and when she needs to go to Stewartfield to set up chairs. So it is used by a lot of people,” said Kitten. Kitten said that he doesn’t know who did it or what the punishment is.

According to Warren the in-cident will be handled by the col-lege, there are persons of interest, and the case is still open.

By MattLaBORDESports Editor

SHC golf cart discovered at bottom of pondBy BrandyJONESLifestyle Reporter

Mitt Romney won Flor-ida’s Primary on Tuesday all but guaranteeing him the Re-publican Presidential bid. Just 30 minutes after the last poll closed Romney declared in a “great victory,” as he addressed his supporters. Despite for-mer Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s best efforts in Florida for the past 10 days Romney pulled out ahead. The campaigns got ugly in Florida with both candidates pouring funds into negative personal at-tack ads that some think may

hurt the eventual candidate in the race against President Barack Obama. According to CNN, the Romney campaign and political action committees (PACs) supporting him greatly outspent Gingrich on television ads. Most analysts agree that it was the debates, not the ads that gave Romney the boost he needed to take down Gingrich. Exit polls show that Romney did lose to Gingrich among voters who consider themselves to be “very conservative,” but ran very strongly among female voters getting 51 percent to Gingrich’s 29 percent.

The win gives Romney all 50 of Florida’s convention delegates, but more impor-tantly momentum as the can-didates enter the final stretch. It doesn’t appear that Gingrich will be giving up any time soon. The next month leading up to March 6, or Super Tuesday, will include relentless campaigning. likely to be messy, from both competitors.

Romney wins Florida primary

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Mitt Romney courtesy mittromney.com

Rev. Kitten’s vandalized cart after the incident.

Photo by BrandyJONES

News Editor

OPINION | 6 February 2, 2012

Recently, in a South Caro-lina debate, presidential candi-date Newt Gingrich lashed out at the CNN debate moderator. When the moderator asked Newt a question about his relationship with his ex-wife and whether or not he ever asked her to be in an “open” relationship with him, things got ugly. Newt is a notoriously fierce speaker and was able to dance around the question and make the moderator look like an idiot in the process.

By AllisonPATRICK

Co-Editor

Sorry...New Orleanians and Mobilians

By CoraALLEN

News Editor

Newt versus CNN smackdownNewt got applause from the audience during his rant, but I wonder how many people would like to know the answer to that question? I certainly would. This got me to think-ing; does personal informa-tion have a place in politics?

Some people say that information like whether or not Newt asked his ex-wife for an open relationship is irrelevant. I say that is ridiculous. While I think religion is an irrelevant factor, I think morality is very relevant to finding a good candidate. However, opening the debate with that question is undoubtedly inappropriate and there is a better time and place for it to be asked. These candi-dates should be scrutinized and have their pasts picked apart. After all, they are running for President of the United States. If they can’t take the heat, then they should learn a lesson from Herman Cain, and get out of the kitchen. As we all can

remember from the Bill Clin-ton/ Monica Lewinsky scandal, public scrutiny doesn’t end with inauguration. Even if we are now able to look past former President Clinton’s promiscuity twelve years later, think about all the time that was wasted in its dealing. The President of the United States (and Congress for that matter) should not be spending his valuable time at hearings discussing other explicit things that he shouldn’t have time to be doing. Being President is not just about making decisions or being a strong leader, it’s about being a role model for our country.

In the course of his rant, Newt brought up his daugh-ters, who he said requested the question to be omitted. I find this to be disgusting. It is obvious that Newt is using his girls to alleviate some of the pressure on him and to avoid tough questions. Sure, maybe his girls did ask that, but I

doubt that it was without some coaching. There is no doubt in my mind that it must be tough for the children of politicians to see mudslinging ads, or to see a photo of their father with some mistress plastered across magazines, but it isn’t fair to blame the media. It is hard not to feel sorry for Newt’s daugh-ters, but let’s not forget who is putting them in the limelight in the first place. It isn’t the news media that continuously forces Newt back into politics even after embarrassing public falls from grace. It also wasn’t the news media that cheated on these little girls’ mother with a much younger woman. It is very unfortunate that there are these innocent victims dur-ing the “weeding out” process for candidates, but should we stop looking at the morality of the individuals who may run our country because of it?

American news media are obviously not perfect.

Sensationalism, fear monger-ing and bias run rampant in the industry, but journalists should not be criticized for asking tough questions and putting politicians on the spot.

I would never want to be subjected to the public scrutiny that the candidates and other politicians around the country face. Surely I have some dirt to be found just as they do. I am also not trying to place judgment, everyone can and does make mistakes. All I am saying is that if you are choos-ing to run for a public office, especially President of the United States, don’t expect to keep any secrets. Everyone has flaws and has done something that they regret, but it is up to the voters to decide whether or not they are able to look past the flaws of the potential head of state; and they won’t be able to do so if the media stops asking tough questions.

With the Carnival season just around the corner, the bickering between Mobile, Ala. and New Orleans, La. begins as well: an argument about where the Mardi Gras season actually originated in the United States.

As a Louisiana native and growing up in a huge Mardi Gras family, I have always be-lieved that Mardi Gras origi-nated in New Orleans. I did not even know that Mobile, Ala. celebrated this tradition until I attended Spring Hill College. When January and February roll around, I always argue with others about this topic; keep-ing the tradition in my state as if I am fighting for a national football title for Louisiana. So let’s set the record straight!

The Mardi Gras season was established long before Iberville and Bienville stepped foot on the New World. This phe-nomenon of a holiday, Mardi Gras, began as a “circus like” festival, “Lupercalia,” for the

ancient Romans in the Second Century. The festival celebrated many years ago is very similar to what we celebrate today. In the Medieval times this festi-val was celebrated to induct new knights and hold feasts in their honor. These knights would ride through the country rewarding the countrymen with cake (this is thought to be the beginning of King Cake,) coins (doubloons) and other knick-knacks. In other countries, the people would prepare for the Lenten season by eating all the meat they had in their homes.

According to history.com “Many historians believe that the first American Mardi Gras took place on Mar. 3, 1699, when the French explorers

Iberville and Bienville landed in what is now Louisiana, just south of the holiday’s future epicenter: New Or-leans.” Iberville named the west bank of the Mississippi River, sixty miles south of New Orleans “Point du Mardi Gras” and the rest was history.

On the other hand, Mobile believes that this celebration should not be considered as the first because the city of New Orleans did not exist. New Orleans was founded in 1718. Mobile’s first Mardi Gras re-corded celebration was in 1704.

Gulfport, Miss. is also try-ing to get in on the action. They are claiming to be the first site of Mardi Gras in the United States. According to nola.com

“If you take the famous Ship Island excursion ride, you’ll find an article from a local newspaper on the wall that claims that Ship Island was the REAL Mardi Gras Island referred to by the explorer.”

So, each city makes a rather good case. In my heart, Mardi Gras is found in the city of New Orleans. All the fanfare, tourists, and the great splendor the city boasts about is something to be seen if you have never traveled to New Or-leans for Mardi Gras. It is truly a once in a lifetime adventure, and it’s a place where I can truly find the spirit of Mardi Gras! Still, Mardi Gras is not found in any of these cities.

7 | OPINIONFebruary 2, 2012

By KatelynGARDNER

Co-Editor

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To whom it may concern,

I object to the tanning salon advertise-ment in this Jan. 26 issue of the news-paper. Male college students are already barraged with enough things of this nature in various forms, and for our own news-paper to be contributing to those numerous temptations is totally unacceptable to me. I insist that no such advertisements as this one be printed in The SpringHillian again; if I see this ad again I will take this to higher authorities, and if this kind of thing persists, I will advocate for the termination of the newspaper program.

With respect, but also great displeasure,

Will Lynn

In Our World Today

Currently the world is experiencing a shortage in available jobs and employment opportunities. Even though we may have diplomas, it doesn’t mean we have available jobs. In today’s world, experience matters and that says a lot.

To survive in this harsh economy, individuals may begin looking to the govern-ment for assistance. In order to provide for their families or themselves, some people rely

EDITORIAL POLICYThe SpringHillian is published weekly from September to May, ex-cept during examination periods and vactions. The views expressed within do not represent the views of Spring Hill College and are not the veiws of the faculty, administration, staff or students, but are the views of the individual columnists.

on Medicaid. For those of you who are unaware, Medicaid is a program that provides medi-cal assistance to low-income families and individuals as well as those who lack the resources to receive medical assistance.

According to medicaid.alabama.gov, “In Fiscal Year 2010, more than 1 million Alabama citizens qualified for Medicaid benefits through a variety of programs for chil-dren, families and pregnant women as well as for elderly and or disabled people.”

A new bill has surfaced that will require drug testing for individuals who receive this medical assistance if it is passed. This proposed law, enlisted as Senate Bill 26, was pre-filed by Sen. Dick Brew-baker of Montgomery, Ala.

As a previous recipient of medical assistance, I feel that people who rely on Medicaid should have nothing to hide. If there is a correlation between

drug users and people who receive medical assistance, then the proposed bill will hope-fully change this statistic.

However, if individuals are forced to pay for the tests that will be required, I have some reservations. While I feel that knowing who the federal gov-ernment is assisting is crucial, there should not be an expense to the individual receiving the medical assistance. On the other hand, if the government paid for the tests, would that take away from the amount of finan-cial assistance granted or would there be higher taxes enforced?

Overall, I believe the decisions made will change the healthcare system for the better. Of course, there are people who will always abuse Medicaid in order to fulfill a personal need. But while some may “use” the federal money as a handout to facilitate a lifestyle of ease and comfort, there are others who rely on the funds for survival.

Letter to the editor

LIFE STYLE | 8 February 2, 2012

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Top Left: Senior James Burke works at the Information Desk in order to better serve the students. The Infor-mation Desk is located in the Student Center where Spring Hill students are able to spend time working, studying and relaxing. The sideshow marquee behind Burke is a form of advertise-ment for upcoming events and public service announcements.

Top Right: Seniors Hannah Zimmer-man and Nic Manuel enjoy Tuesday’s common hour by dining in the Cafete-ria during lunch. Spring Hill’s Dining Hall provides students with the op-portunity to socialize and relax while enjoying the new treats provided by Aramark Dining.

Bottom Left: Junior Miasha Jones studies at Java City during her break. Java City has become a place where students can indulge in coffee, des-erts, sushi and even energy drinks. The atmosphere of Java City allows Spring Hill students the opportunity to work on group projects or study for classes.

Top photos by KeliMAZZABottom right photo by BrandyJONES

9 | LIFE STYLEFebruary 2, 2012

Badger Brawl spirit shines

Photos by KatelynGARDNER

Top Right: The Ballin’ Badgers support the basket-ball team during last week’s Badger Brawl Event. The Bal-lin’ Badgers support the team by making posters and cheer-ing on the basketball teams.

Bottom Right: Students cheer on basketball player No. 14, Jake Theen in their poster “Jake Theen for President” during the Badger Brawl game last Thursday.

Bottom Left: Junior Ame-lie St. Romain and freshman Kelsey Johnson pose with the Badger mascot during the Badger Brawl basketball game.

LIFE STYLE | 10 February 2, 2012

1ALANIS MORISSETTE “You Oughta Know”

Procrastination at its best

American Idol vs. X FactorBy AliciaCANDELA

Lifestyle Reporter

“American Idol” and the “X Factor” are both singing compe-tition shows, yet they have no-ticeable differences. “American Idol” is the most well-known singing competition across America. Many famous stars to-day like Kelly Clarkson, Daugh-try, and Carrie Underwood all got their start on “American Idol.” In fact, many of today’s superstars didn’t even make it to the end of the competition. “American Idol” faced an obsta-cle when it lost its most famous judge: Simon Cowell. Many fans questioned if the show would still be a success after losing both Cowell and Paula Abdul. Even though Simon and Paula left the show, it continues to thrive as fans tune in to watch

the always entertaining Cowell replacement, Steven Tyler.

The “X Factor” is one of the newest shows that competes with American Idol. Junior, Mi-chael Bellinger, says “I am a big fan of both shows and it’s not like I favor one over the other because they both are different shows.” Bellinger explained the difference between “American Idol” and the “X Factor” is that in the “X Factor” there are big groups and four judges, while in “American Idol,” there are three judges and only soloists. In the “X Factor,” the judges act as mentors to the contestants, but are competing against the other judges in the competition. The one thing that both shows have in common is that they are both discovering new talents across America, and at the end of each

season, a new celebrity emerges. “The good thing about these

shows is they are on at different times. ‘American Idol’ is starting now and the ‘X Factor’ is usually in the fall,” said Bellinger. Since the shows come on at different times during the year, there is not as much competition. Re-gardless, Bellinger says “there’s always going to be a competition between the two shows, I think what is going to happen is the ‘X Factor’ is going to continue at its normal pace and ‘American Idol’ is going to stay on the same level. It is not going to move anywhere else.” It’s possible that one day the “X Factor” will be-come more popular and “Ameri-can Idol” will fade out but it will never be forgotten.

By Mz.KNOWITALL

Advice Columnist

Dear Procrastionation Nation,You are addicted to face-

book. You need to purge yourself. You should delete your account and the app on your phone. Switch your homepage to some-thing else. Try not to surround yourself by others who are us-ing. If quitting cold turkey isn’t possible for you, there are also

applications that will not allow you on certain sites for an allot-ted amount of time. The Self-Control app is a great one and it will allow you to block facebook

90’sTOP SIX

songs of the

2LISA LOEB “Stay (I Missed You)”

3THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS “Birdhouse In Your Sou”

4DEEE-LITE “Groove Is In the Heart”

5NIRVANA “Smells Like Teen Spirit”

As college students of the 21st century, most of us have been raised on music from the 90’s. According to top20090s.blogspot.com some of the top hits when we were kids include the follow-ing songs with record breaking artists that topped the charts.

6SMASHING PUMPKINS“Mayonaise”

Dear Mz. KnowItAll,

Recently I have been trying to do school work, but I always seem to end up on facebook instead. Whether I’m in my dorm on my laptop, or in the library, I always end up creepin’. It’s like I’ll be doing home-work one minute and the next I’m on picture 270 of some random girl from high school’s photos. It’s like I black out or something. I’m not getting anything done, what should I do?

-Procrastionaton Nation

for a few hours or so. There is no way to turn the block off, so you either have to do your work or something else that isn’t face-book,

Another option you could try is utilizing actual self con-trol. Realize that spending five minutes “creepin” on someone you haven’t seen in years are five

minutes you will never get back. There are plenty of other, more productive and less mind numb-ing things that you could be spending your time doing.

“Realizing that spending five minutes ‘creepin’ on someone you

haven’t seen in years are five minutes you will never get back.”

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11 | LIFE STYLEFebruary 2, 2012

Trying to fi nd a new game to play during your spare time? Try Scramble with Friends.

Scramble with Friends is like a word search but with a timer. I assure you that once you down-load it, you will be addicted. The object of the game is to fi nd as many words as you can before the clock runs out. Find words diagonally, backwards, and for-wards.

Just like Words with Friends, this game allows you to play against random opponents and challenge people on Facebook. To play this game, drag your fi n-ger across letters to try and spell out a word. The trick here is that each letter can only be used once in a word and the letters must

be touching. Strive to make long words because that is where you will earn the most points.

There are three rounds in each game, which are under a time limit. After three rounds you gain coins to use for the next game. This game makes you think of words at the top of your head and forces you to race to beat the clock.

Here’s a hint, when playing this game, think that you are working with a word search. Do this and you will be sure to get the most points. I recommend this game for those who are in-terested in word games, it will defi nitely be a challenge and it will be up to you to accept the challenge.

WEEKAPPLICATION

of theScramble with Friends

Who’s the hotter quarterback, Eli Manning or Tom Brady?

Boxing match- Sarah Palin vs. Hillary Clinton or Kim Kardashian vs. Paris Hilton?

Which female intramural team will win it all this season?FRESHMANEmilyTHORPE THORPE: “T-R-I D-E-L-T-A”

McDUFF: “TEAM SEAMONKEYS”

THORPE: “Tom Brady- he’s simply beautiful, I thoroughly enjoy the jaw structure, actually..”McDUFF: “Not really into the jaw structure of Brady, I like my men with rounder jaws...”

THORPE: “Palin vs Clinton, and Clinton would win because she’s a Democrat.”McDUFF: “Palin vs. Clinton, because I care to watch real people rather then cheap celebrities.”

Photo by AliciaCANDELA

The screenshot displays a game of Scramble with Friends in progress.

Follow us on Twitter and tell us what you think.

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LIFE STYLE| 12 February 2, 2012

Advertise hereAre you looking for a place to advertise for an upcoming event?

Is your business in need of a place for advertisments?

Contact the SpringHillian ad representative, Brendan Pechon at 985.951.9322 or send an e-mail expressing your interest to hillian@stumail.shc.edu.

Magical opportunityBy Brandy JONES

Lifestyle Reporter

Disney offers paid in-ternship program for college students.

As you pass through the many hallways and lobbies on the Spring Hill College campus you might notice purple fli-ers posted on bulletin boards in the various buildings. Fliers that sport the tale-tale image of Cinderella’s castle and the icon-ic image of Mickey Mouse’s silhouette. The fliers announce Disney’s college program.

What is the college pro-gram? It is a program sponsored by Disney that is held at the Walt Disney World Resort. It lasts anywhere from three to six months. According to http://cp.disneycareers.com/en/about-college-program, the pro-gram is a paying program but also provides transportation to and from work as well as trans-portation to some area stores.

Some of the benefits of working for Disney in the program are discounts at select Walt Disney World resorts, dining merchandise and rec-reation locations. Another benefit of working for Disney is free theme park admis-sion for friends and family.

Disney holds a graduation ceremony for their College Program graduates complete with free food and Mickey ears with tassel and a Disney College Program diploma.

Applicants to the program must be enrolled in classes at a college, posses unrestricted work authorization and be 18 years or older. According to the website one to four bed-

room apartments are available and will be assigned on check-in day. The apartments are assigned by gender and whether or not you are 21 years of age or under. The apartments are

fully furnished and have high speed internet access. Disney has a strict no drinking under the age of 21 policy. Accord-ing to Sarah Dunham, a two time program graduate, they will fire you for drinking under age. “The College Program is an experience like no other. I learned so many skills that have prepared me for work outside of college. It teaches you how to talk to people, how to en-gage them in the experience,” Dunham said about her experi-ence on the College Program. “When I went to a job inter-view after the College Program one of the first questions they asked was about Disney. They really wanted to know what it was like to work for Disney. And that helps, especially when you need a step up on your resume to stand out above all of the other applicants. Dis-ney holds their employees to a higher standard and other employers know that.” Accord-ing to Dunham the program is like a job, if you show up and party but do not work then like any employer they have the right to terminate you.

Applications for the Col-lege Program are online at disneycollegeprogram.com.

Last week a new soft serve machine was opened to stu-dents. Ever since the installment of this new addition, there have been long lines of anxious stu-dents waiting to get this frozen treat. The soft serve machine has three flavor options: you can choose between vanilla, choco-late or swirl them both together. After asking students how they feel about this new addition, the responses were diverse. Most students feel that it is a good thing to have, but on the other hand it is a bad thing because it will affect students’ diets.

Sophomore Harrison McNab expressed his opinion about the soft serve machine stating, “I think having the soft serve machine is a waste of time and money. I feel that this campus is not healthy enough and the soft serve machine will lead to obesity campus wide.”

Although most students are aware that the ice cream ma-chine will make dieting difficult, they are excited that there is

something new in the Dining Hall. Junior Bre Bocage offered her opinion saying, “I think it’s really good that we have this, but they need to regularly check to make sure there is ice cream in it.” Sophomore Megan Farley said, “I think it’s fantastic but I think now someone should do statistics on everyone’s BMI.”

Students have added there own twist of creativity to the desert option. For example, last Friday the machine was so popular that by dinner there was no more paper bowls. So some students like Josh Tay-lor, grabbed a paper cup and made a root beer float. “ If I have three root beer floats a day, then maybe Ill gain some weight,” Taylor stated jokingly.

As for now, Students con-tinue to enjoy the soft serve machine everyday at lunch. The good thing about the machine is that it adds variety to an every-day meal in the Dining Hall.

Soft serve now available to all

By AliciaCANDELA

Lifestyle Reporter Freshmen Hannah Gasse and Emma Thompson enjoy soft serve ice cream during lunch on Tuesday.

Photo by KeliMAZZA

The internship sponsored by Disney is advertised in fliers around campus.

Photo by BrandyJONES

13 | SPORTSFebruary 2, 2012

By KieferGINGLESSports Reporter

All students are encouraged to get on board with the BadgerFit Club this semester.

No, you don’t have to actually go through a signup process to become a member. Instead, all you need to do is start showing up at the Arthur R. Outlaw Center, also referred to as the REC center.

Whether it’s lifting weights in the gym, shooting basketball with your friends, having an intense match of racquetball or participating in fitness classes, the REC Center provides many avenues for exercise.

Springhill is now offering individual fitness training with Coordinator of Facilities and Intramu-rals, Angel Gray.

Sometimes, making a fitness commitment on your own can be difficult. This program is a great opportunity for someone who could use a motiva-tor to give support and determination. The sessions are available for $15 for students, $20 for faculty or staff, and $25 for guests. The prices are per session, and you must sign up for either one month of ses-sions or one week of sessions.

Available timeslots for the sessions are the top of every hour, 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. If a special times-lot is needed, arrangements can be made. For any further information or to signup, send an email to recreation@shc.edu.

The BadgerFit Club is attempting to further

motivate the students with the addition of “The BadgerFit Club Fitness Class Challenge.” Students participate in the challenge by attaining a punch card that will tally up his or her attendance to the fitness classes.

To receive a punch card, you should contact your favorite fitness instructor, or simply attend any of the fitness classes offered and you will get one on the first visit. Once a card has been attained, the instruc-tors will keep track of every time a student attends a class. At the end of the semester, the top three par-ticipants will win prizes. “The BadgerFit Club is a great way for students to get active, and the begin-ning of the year is a great time to do it. We have free classes right here on campus, and you can come with your friends. Plus, with the new punch cards, there are benefits as well,” said Angel Gray.

In addition to these classes, the BadgerFit Club is looking for instructors for other classes. Angel Gray said that there have been multiple requests for a Kickboxing class, but there is no instructor for the class at the time. If anyone is interested in this po-sition or could instruct a class of any other style, please contact the REC Center by sending an email to recreation@shc.edu or calling Angel Gray at (251) 380-4461.

BadgerFit Special Events occurring this semester include the following an Irish Dance Party on March 15t at 8 p.m., and Zumbathon on March 17 at 3 p.m.

THIS WEEK IN BADGER SPORTS

Thursday, Feburary 2ndWomen’s Basketball vs. William Carey @ Spring Hill College, 5:30

p.m

Men’s Basketball vs. William Carey @ Spring Hill College, 7:30 p.m

Friday, February 3rdMen’s baseball vs Trevecca Nazerene

University @ SHC 3:00 p.m

Saturday, February 4thWomen’s Basketball vs. Loyola

University (La.) @ Spring Hill College 2:00 p.m

Baseball vs Trevecca University 11:00 a.m.

Men’s basketball vs. Loloya Univer-sity @ SHC 4:00 p.m.

BadgerFit Club helps students shape up

The Fitness Class schedule for this semester is as follows:

Monday:8 p.m. - Zumba with Chrustie

Tuesday:12:30 p.m. - Abs and more with Angel4 p.m. - Bootcamp with Lauren7 p.m. - Modern Dance with Karen

Wednesday:12:30 p.m. - Circuit training with Angel7 p.m. - Zumba with Chelsea

Thursday:12:30 p.m. - Abs and more with Angel4 p.m. - Modern Dance with Karen7 p.m. - Bootcamp with Lauren8 p.m. - Irish Dance with Meg

Friday:5 p.m. - Zumba with Christie or Chelsea

SPORTS | 14 February 2, 2012

Club Sports SPOTLIGHT

By MatthewLaBORDE

Sports Editor

For a team that was founded only four

years ago by two current Spring Hill College seniors, the Men’s Volleyball club is gaining in strength and popularity, and continues to grow as the New Year begins.

Seniors and captains Matt Jordan and Tom Wingbermuehle, both former high school volleyball players, hoped that one day they would build a competitive and tal-ented team that has camaraderie similar to that of a fraternity.

The team is growing in attraction, bringing in enthusiastic freshman that are ready to carry the torch next year, and ac-cording to Jordan, the new freshman “are really into it, and they always want to learn more.”

Admittedly, both Jordan and Wing-bermuehle had their doubts about next years team: “to be honest, at the begin-ning of the year we were scared that the team might die out when we gradu-ate,” said Jordan, “but we’re not worried membership, now we need guys with

more past experience on the court.” The team will host a tournament

in late February, which will feature Auburn University and Alabama Uni-versity, and they are still hoping to get three more teams to come play.

When asked if the club could ever turn into an official school team, Jordan answered: “I think so, be-cause men’s volleyball is a growing sport in the NAIA, it’s just a mat-ter of getting more teams involved.”

By MatthewLaBORDE

Sports Editor High schools and colleges in the South are becoming more involved with the sport of Lacrosse, and Spring Hill is following suit with the creation of a new and improved Lacrosse club. The current team is coached by freshman Michael Anderson and John Zazulak, with help from senior Zach Keller with defensive coaching. Enthusiasm for the team is great, with more studens showing interest every week. The team is comprised of about 20 players, all-coming from different Lacrosse experiences. “I played in high school and I just missed the sport a lot

when I came here,” said Anderson, “and I met a lot of students who shared my same passion for the sport.” The Lacrosse club is part of a Mobile County Men’s conference. Currently, eight games are scheduled for this semester, two of which will be played in the Mobile area. Anderson hopes they can attract a following, “I think the team has the potential to have the same notoriety and support as the rugby and volleyball clubs.” The team practices on Dorn Field Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 4:30 p.m. If you’re a student who is interested in playing, contact Michael.J.Anderson@stumail.shc.edu.

Men’s volleyball team gets revamped

Lacrosse Tentative Schedule

SUNDAY MARCH 4, New Orleans Lacrosse Club @ Spring Hill, 2 p.m

...SUNDAY MARCH 25, BATON ROUGE, 3 p.m

SUNAY APRIL 15PENSACOLA

SUNDAY APR 29, NOLC 10 a.m.,

PENSACOLA 2 p.m

Playing Lacrosse down South

Photo by KeliMAZZA

Men’s vollyball team celebrates after a point. The team has been going strong for four years now.

15 | SPORTSFebruary 2, 2012

SUPERBOWL•X L V I•

New York Giants New England PatriotsPREVIEW

Sophomores Liam Bave and Severin Chambers proudly represent their teams in hopes of a Superbowl victoryPhoto by MattLaBORDE

While the Patriots seek to avenge their 2008 loss, and while Eli Manning strives to be one of three active quarterbacks with two or more rings, Superbowl Sunday is setting up to be an epic match-up.

Although it is a rematch between the two teams, don’t look too much into it. Now, in 2012, it seems as though the two teams are completely different. In 2008, people saw a Giants team take down an undefeated Patriots team. How did they do it? It’s simple: Manning played well, mak-ing only a few mistakes, the Giants defense applied steady pressure the whole game, and it was all capped off by a miracle drive with a miracle catch by David Tyree (“the Immaculate Reception”).

What happened to the Patriots? They simply underperformed, but still almost won. That goes to show you, the Patriots were the better team on paper, but just didn’t show up to play.

This year, the Giants are coming into this game looking like the stronger team. The Patriots may be without their 6”6’, 265 pound weapon Rob Gronkowski, and the Patriots secondary will have trouble keeping up with the Giants wide-outs (Pa-

triots secondary is 29th in pass yards per attempt allowed).

The Patriots have a pass rush, but who knows if it makes any signifi cant im-pact, considering the 49’ers scary defense knocked Eli down 12 times and sacked him six times and they still won.

Sophomore Liam Bave, native of White Planes, New York and devote Gi-ants fan says, “The giants need to estab-lish the run before they expect to pick apart the Patriots weak secondary.”

Still, Tom Brady has proven himself as one of the top three quarterbacks in the National Football League. It’s going to come down to what happens in the trenches. If the Giants defensive line can knock Brady around a few times, then the Pats will be in serious trouble.

Both the Patriots and the Giants run-ning games will be a determining factor in the outcome.

“If the Giants front four can get to Brady then Eli should be the savage with the trophy,” says Bave, “Im excited for the game but more excited to scream in any pa-triots fans face that I can.”

By MatthewLaBORDESports Editor

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Junior Konstantin Wertelecki responded to The SpringHillian Facebook post stating:

how do feel about the vandalism on campus?

how do you feel about the police interference during the California occupy movement?

It was neccessary

It overstepped First Amendment rights

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“I think one issue that seriously needs to be addressed is understanding the fine line between a practical joke and vandalism. Clearly, the responsibility to understand this concept has not been attained by all students. Furthermore, it’s upsetting to see that if the college takes action, the entire body of students must suffer by having a night a fun or a day of games restricted and regulated

due to a small but clearly loud faction of irresponsibility.”

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