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SpringHillianMarch 12, 2015 Volume 100 Issue 5 Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

Bueche and Bello Elected to SGA Presidency

The Student Government Association ended a close race this week, resulting in Conner Bueche and Jenia Bello as the newest President and Vice President of SGA. Their term will officially begin March 18 at SGA’s Inaugural Ball. Photo by: Abby Coakley

A Philanthropy Weekend Full of Pancakes & Kickball

Senior Phi Mu members take one last philanthropy picture after their final Phi Mu event before graduation. Photo by: Patricia MoesSee Philanthropy, for the full story on page 3.

By: Julia ArenstamEditor-in-Chief

The student body has spoken: ju-niors Conner Bueche and Jenia Bel-lo will be the Student Government Association’s next President and Vice President. The team will take over their new roles on March 18. The new term will be marked by a Student Gov-ernment Association Inaugural Ball held that night. Stepping down from the position are Ricardo Pita and his Vice President Matthew Keller. Spring Hill College students re-cieved their first taste of a presiden-tial election this year, after the two previous elections have been uncon-tested. Bueche and Bello had tough com-petition this year, facing off against Juan F. Soto and Ben Spotswood for

the position. SGA hosted their first ever presi-dential debate on Thursday, March 5. The two candidates were asked a series of topical questoins by moder-ater Dr. Matthew Baugh, S.J. Under their platform, “Same Suc-cess, New Vision” Bueche and Bello were able win the hearts, and the minds, of the students. The team can credit the majority of their suc-cess to the changes they have made during the past three years they have been in Student Government. Bueche is currently the Secretary for Campus Life and Bello is a mem-ber of the campus life committee, heading a campaign for a healthy week inititative in the caf. The pair will serve a year in office before someone else steps up to take the position in next Spring’s election.

Students enjoy the Sigma Kappaccino event on Saturday to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research. Photo coutesy of Rebekah Cowan

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Editors:Julia ArenstamCree Pettaway

Advisor: Stuart Babington

Photo Editor:Phillip Travis

Lifestyle Repoters:Ishemia EtheridgeElizabeth Briggs

Sports:Brandon Krus

Advertising/social media:Hannah McIntyre

Thursday - 73/63 -Thunderstorms

Friday - 72/61 - Cloudy/Rainy

Saturday - 77/57 - Thunderstorms

Sunday - 77/52 - Partly Cloudy

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IN THIS ISSUEInside News-Page 4Read about the students who took home Amer-ican Advertising Awards.

Inside Sports - Page 10Check the latest in tennis and read up on our predictions about the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Inside Around the Hill - Page 6 See pictures from the philanthropy events this weekend and SGA’s Barbeque on Rydex.

Inside LifeStyle - Page 8Read how Facebook is protecting your security online and Pope Francis’ works in the Catholic Church.

Sunday - 77/52 - Partly Cloudy

Correction: The headline in last week’s issue, “The Benefits of Tutoring at the Cener for Academic Excelence” was a spelling error on behalf of the SpringHillian staff, not the members of the CAE.

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NEWSMarch 12, 2015 3Warren Selected as Finalist for Campus Safety Director of the Year

By: Ishemia EtheridgeStaff-Writer

Campus Safety Magazine has recognized 14 campus public safety and security leaders, including Spring Hill College’s public safety leader, Todd Warren. Warren is one of the final-ists of the 8th Annual Cam-pus Safety Director of the Year awards program. The winner will be announced at the Campus Safety Mag-azine National Forum in Washington, D.C., in June. Warren was completely shocked and unaware that he was nominated. He said, “It was exciting and it was a surprise. Laury Rowland, Bob Stewart, and my fam-ily snuck behind my back and nominated me. I wasn’t aware until I won a slot in the finals.” Warren gave de-tails about the process of the program; he explained that there are interviews and an educational section that will be recorded on podcasts. The crime rate at Spring Hill has decreased since the addition of the campus po-

lice officers in the Fall. “We have had eight vehicle bur-glaries last spring and only two in the fall,” said War-ren. However, sexual assault reports have increased. Warren said he believes the numbers have increased because there are more as-saults being reported. The sexual assault program has an increasing presence at Spring Hill College. The Sex-ual Assault Response Team, SART, is a 24-hour crisis in-tervention team. The SART members can provide assis-tance for victims and survi-vors of sexual misconduct. Warren believes by imple-menting this program stu-dents feel more comfortable in taking action.

“Students feel more comfortable about

reporting sexual as-sault cases because

of the Sexual Assault Response Team.”

-Todd Warren

Warren explained the pro-cess of the program: “The victim comes forward, and we lay out the options and explain the process. We ask if the victim would like to go criminal or school only. We provide all the things that can and will take place so there will be no surprises for the victim. We also make sure that the victim will not be consistently reminded of the trauma, allowing only one to two interviews.” Warren said he has never worked with male sexual as-sault victims. “Male sexual assaults are the most unre-ported cases in the world,” saod Warren. Safety is very important. The lack of unawareness can make all the difference. Warren’s overall message is: “Be aware of surround-ings and watch after one another.”

Director of Public Safety, Todd Warren, was selected as a finalist in a competition for Campus Safety Magazine. Photo by: Ishemia Etheridge

By: Elizabeth BriggsStaff-Writer Last weekend, the Sigma Kappa Sorority and Phi Mu Fraternity each held events to benefit their philanthrop-ic organizations. On Saturday, Sigma Kap-pa invited the Hill to their Sigma Kappaccino event at Stewartfield, where they served stacks of homemade pancakes for $7. In addition to pancakes with a variety of toppings, they also provided Dunkin Donuts, Sugar Rush Donuts, pastries, and Star-bucks coffee. Elizabeth Moore, Sigma Kappa Vice President of Philanthropic Services, said, “All of the proceeds go to-wards Alzheimer’s Research and the Sigma Kappa Foun-dation. Sigma Kappa as a na-tional sorority has pledged to raise $1 million in the next two years.” Sigma Kappa raised close to $2,000 at the Sigma Kappaccino event. The ladies of Phi Mu held their annual Kickballin’ for

Kids event at Dorn Field on Sunday. Ten teams partici-pated in the kickball tour-nament. The Lambda Chi Alpha varsity team won first place and the Sigma Chi team finished in a close second place. Delta Gamma took home the spirit award. Phi Mu Philanthropy Chair, Mary Boeckmann, said of the event, “It was a success, and we raised over $1,000 for Children’s Miracle Net-work Hospitals! Overall, it was a fantastic and fun event for a great cause.” Phi Mus coached, refereed, and grilled for the event. Hot dogs, snow cones, cotton candy, and popcorn were available for the partici-pants and viewers to enjoy while watching the games in the beautiful sunny weather. More Greek philanthropy events are on the semester calendar. If you’re feeling generous, there are still a few more opportunities to support the Greeks’ philan-thropic organizations.

Philanthropy, from the cover

Top: Phi Mus Maggie Nelson, Rachel Failla, and Maggie Mastrogiovanni coach teams to support Children’s Miracle Network. Photo by: Patricia MoesBottom: Sigma Kappa’s Natalie Harper, Leensey Hanshey, Mary-Grace Pol-let, and Ashlea Wattenbe raise money for Alzheimer’s Research.

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NEWS4 March 12, 2015

By: Julia ArenstamEditor-in-Chief

Six Spring Hill College communication arts and graphic design students were honored at the Ameri-can Advertising Federation, Mobile Chapter, awards cer-emony on Feb. 26. Communication arts stu-dents Diego Juncadella, se-nior; Bre K Vaughn, senior; and Chris Portie, junior won a Gold and Student Best of Show in the television cam-paign category for their col-lection of ads made for the SHC Women’s Rugby team. They aired the campaign, “Play Like A Woman,” in early December 2014. “The ‘Play Like a Woman’ mes-sage has depth. It was a response to the hackneyed phrase, ‘You play like a girl. ’We wanted to depart from the connotative implications of hindrance and restructure it to where feminine quali-ties are emphasized as an advantage,” stated ADPRO President Diego Juncadella. The videos can be found on-line at vimeo.com/adproshc. Portie added, “The reason behind our entry is simple. Legacy. The overall goal of all our work is to make a

lasting effect on the commu-nications department.” The team, leaders of the Spring Hill College AD-PRO club, were assisted by their faculty advisor, Sha-ree Broussard, Ph.D. Brous-sard is known to encourage her students to compete in the American Advertising Frederation competitons as well as any others they may be qualified for. “A culture of competitiveness exists within the communication arts department as a whole. Therefore, even when the stakes are high, students don’t shy away from op-portunities to compete,” ex-pressed Juncadella. Demi Jordan, a commu-nication arts student, was awarded a Silver in the de-sign category of collateral material, publication design-book design. She designed a dorm room cookbook en-titled, “The Gourmet Dorm,” which features simple, easy-to-make recipes gathered from various Spring Hill stu-dents. Jordan was assisted by her faculty advisor and art director, Todd Duren. Graphic design student Raven West was awarded a Gold and a Silver in the post-er category. She designed

two posters: An Absense of Color; and A Brief History of the Hot 100. Her faculty advisor for both projects was Janden Richards. Tyler Hartlage, another graphic design student, won a Silver in the collateral ma-terial, publication design-cover category. He created a cover called “Kafka on the Shore.” Hartlage was as-sisted by his faculty advisor Janden Richards. Gold winners will com-pete in the 7th District of the American Advertising Federation student competi-tion in April. Winners of the district level will go on to the national competition. “We are very thankful to-wards the American Adver-tising Federation for recog-nizing our work. Although districts and nationals are a new terrain for us, our team has worked very hard to cre-ate a quality product, so I can’t help but be optimistic,” said Juncadella. The group is still waiting to hear about a few other awards, specifically the Pub-lic Relations Council of Ala-bama’s Medallion Awards.

Six Spring Hill College Students Win American Advertising Awards

From left to right: Chris Portie, Demi Jordan, Bre K. Vaughn, Raven West, Tyler Hartlage, and Diego Juncadella. Photo by: Ally Sloan

By: Julia Arenstam Editor-in-Chief

The Student Government Association and the Office of Student Affairs reveiled a new alcohol and drug am-nesty policy to take effect this week. The new policy helps stu-dents in situations in which they need assistance due to alcohol or drug use. The pol-icy was created to encour-age students to ask for help without fear of disciplinary action. According to the policy, “The College’s medical am-nesty policy is based upon the premise that failure to call for medical assistance in an alcohol or drug related emergency is a violation of our mission and community standards.” The policy allows for in-toxicated individuals to seek help by alerting the Spring Hill College Police Depart-ment, Public Safety, Resi-dent Advisors, or Area Co-ordinators without being called in for disciplinary action. However, the policy does not apply to infractions such as property damage, harassment, and physical or sexual assault that could oc-cur due to the influence of alcohol or other drugs. When a student contacts the College for assistance on behalf of another, the stu-dent is expected to “remain with the impaired student until College staff arrive.”

Students are expected to “fol-low the medical, health, and safety recommendations of the assisting staff.” Because the College is in-volved with your safety, they have the “right to contact any student to discuss an in-cident, whether or not this Medical Amnesty Policy is in effect.” A student could be asked to complete sub-stance education programs, substance abuse screenings, or other actions depending on the concern of the Col-lege, as determined by Rosa-lie Carpenter, VP of Student Affairs.. If a student is brought to the hospital or a medical center, Spring Hill has the right to contact their emer-gency contact and/or their parents as a safety measure. The policy applies only to Spring Hill judicial pro-cesses, it will not protect stu-dents from any legal conse-quences from their actions. An important stipulation of the policy is that it does not apply to any student discov-ered by a college employee. Anyone representing an organization, such as Greek life, hosting an event is ex-pected to call for medical as-sistance in any emergency. This ensures that any judi-cial consequences against organizations are lessened. A failure to call for help will be considered aggravating the circumstance and could affect any judicial action.

SHC Grants Medical Amnesty to Students

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OPINIONMarch 12, 2015 5

By: Julia ArenstamEditor-in-Chief

Everyone seems to be strip-ping off their clothes lately and embracing the lifestyle of the nudists. With reality shows like Naked and Afraid and Dating Naked, public nudity is on the rise not only in media, but also in every-day situations. The “Free the Nipple” campaign is pushing for women’s rights to expose their chests in public. The VH1 show, Dating Na-ked, couples a group of adults who switch partners while nude. The show blurs out the genitals of both sexes, along with the female breasts, but not their backsides. Since the couples are completely exposed, the show is filmed in a “remote exotic location.” That would be a really inter-esting scene to stumble upon in your local coffee shop. Discovery Channel’s Na-ked and Afraid also tackles this recent nudity phenom-enon. It documents the lives of two strangers who meet in a remote location and must survive in the wilder-ness, completely naked, for 21 days. It says something about our society that we are so fasci-nated by nudity. It makes us vulnerable to the oppo-site sex. Naked and Afraid would have an entirely dif-ferent message if two hetero-sexual women were paired up. Rather than your sexual-ity making you vulnerable, the exposure to the elements would make you susceptible to all sorts of problems. It wouldn’t be as much of a scandal, or as awkward, if

The World Strips Down for Gender Equality

two women were stranded on a desterted island for 21 days. The same would apply for two heterosexual men. It would be interesting to contrast the differences be-tween a male and a woman team versus teams of the same gender. Is public nudity or show-ing vulnerability linked to equality for women? The “Free the Nipple” cam-paign is a group campaign-ing for equal rights for wom-en in terms of their right to bare their chests in public settings. They are fighting for women to be allocated the same rights as men to ex-pose their chests at a public beach, or simply to breast-feed their child in a store. According to their cam-paign, it is illegal in 35 states

By: Cree Pettaway Assistant Editor

Three years after her hit song “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen recently debuted a tune that’s just as catchy. Earlier this year, Jepsen released her new song “I Really Like You.” Jepsen’s hit “Call Me Maybe,” off her second album “Kiss,” topped the charts in 19 coun-tries. Her manager, Scooter Braun, wanted “I Really Like You” to be as big of a hit as “Call Me Maybe.” In an interview with Billboard, Braun said of Jepsen, “I told her that she couldn’t come out with anything unless it was on the level of “Call Me Maybe.” And now we have a new one that is on that level.” Jepsen’s new song is on the same level as “Call Me Maybe,” because it’s pretty much the same song. Both songs are pop heavy with a similar beat and catchiness. I see it as a transition from waiting for the boy to call, to trying to accurately tell him how you feel once you’ve re-ally gotten to know him. By this point he’s called, they’ve probably had at least three dates, and if she’s lucky he’s never asked her to split the bill. Jepsen herself described the song as “that time in a relationship when it’s too soon to say ‘I love you,’ but you’re well past ‘I like you.’” Jepsen’s music video that accompanies the new single features actor Tom Hanks, and her long-time friend Justin Bieber. In the video, Hanks is seen from the beginning to the end of

Carly Rae Jepsen Returns with a Bang

his day as he walks around New York City lip-syncing the song. He poses for pic-tures with fans, even getting two swipes right on Tinder. At the conclusion of the vid-eo, Hanks meets Jepsen and Bieber for a dance party in the street. I for one am all for dance parties, especially with Tom Hanks. My one question though would be how does Tom Hanks walk-ing down the street have anything to do with telling a guy you really like him? Maybe it’s saying I like you so much that Tom Hanks is the only person that can ex-press this to you. But this is just a theory of course. To my surprise, Hanks was first to express interest in being in the “I Really Like You” video. Although, if you take into account that Hanks starred in a Toddlers in Ti-aras spoof with his daughter for Jimmel Kimmel Live!, it’s not so surprising. During a conversation with Jepsen’s manager about the video concept, Hanks reportedly said, “Why not me? Why didn’t you ask me” in refer-ence to playing the man in the video. Jepsen and Hanks, who met at Braun’s wedding in 2014, reunited during the filming of the video. Jepsen’s new single will be on her upcoming third al-bum, which she calls a ‘90s switch from her previous ‘80s themed album. Assist-ing her is music producer Benny Blanco, known for working with chart-toppers like Rihanna and Maroon 5, and ‘80s pop idol Cyndi Lauper. Since “Call Me Maybe,” Jepsen starred on Broad-way in Rodgers & Hammer-stein’s Cinderella as Ella. She played alongside Fran Drescher, her stepmother Madame, in the play. Jep-sen called the experience a “dream come true,” saying she’s wanted to play the part since she was a little girl. Jepsen has also been featured on a number of soundtracks, including The Good Wife, New Girl, Shake It Up!, and Dancing with the Stars. Her new album has yet to recieve a title or a re-lease date.

Graphic by: Cree Pettaway

for women to breastfeed in public or to go topless. Some states, Louisiana in-cluded, have gone so far as to maintain a jail sentence and a fine up to $2,500 if a woman exposes a single nipple in public. So for ev-ery woman flashing her goods during Mardi Gras, by law, she could be in jail for up to three years and fined a whopping total of $5,000. (Imagine the revenue that would be gained if that law was enforced). The state of New York le-galized public toplessness for women years ago; how-ever, women are still being arrested for public indecen-cy. “Free the Nipple” strives to create awareness as well

as create awareness of these inequalities. We can joke about what it would be like if women walked around topless. Why is it funny if women are top-less, but not men? When you see a man on the beach without his shirt, you don’t lean over to your friends and giggle. But if a woman were to walk past, jaws would drop and eyeballs would bulge. What about a wom-an breastfeeding in public? Why do we shame women for doing something so natu-ral? We feel shame when wom-en exposing themselves. But why? The “Free the Nipple” campaign claims this is be-cause of how women are sexualized in society. How-ever, we don’t sexualize men in the same way, or to the same extent. Think about male ver-sus female athlets. Football players are portrayed as strong, hulky characters, al-most always posed in their uniforms for any form of ad-vertising, except swimmers, of course. Any woman ath-lete is portrayed in a highly sexualized manner, typically naked or practically naked. Whether they are a profes-sional volleyball player or a kick-ass soccer player, women athletes are pictured wearing very little clothes. Don’t beleive me? Do a google search for women athletes in advertising. “Free the Nipple” aims to bring America into the 21st century by pushing our government to recognize all women as equal citizens under the protection of the federal government, grant-ing them the same rights as men. According to the campaign, it was illegal for any male to expose his nipples in public until 1936. Only 70 years ago, men gained the right to walk around shirtless. Sev-enty years from now, are we going to feel the same way about women? The U.S. has made strides in equality on a political spectrum, legalizing same-sex marriage. Women are tired of being second to men with their bodies, their sala-ries, and their private lives.

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Above: Badgers feast at the barbeque sponsored by SGA.Photo by: Phillip Travis

Below: Brandon Donoghue works out in the rec center using a dumbell presses. Photo by: Phillip Travis

Whoa Bro student and adult group facilitators after a successful night of educating male students about bystander intervention. Photo courtesy of Laury Rowland

Chrissy Madson competes during a track and field meet at Mississippi College. Photo by: Phillip Travis

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Left: Shalonda Bell-Fossett poses with her niece at the SGA BBQ on Rydex Com-mons. Photo by: Phillip Travis

SGA hired a local musician to play during the BBQ last Thursday. Photo by: Phillip Travis

Above: Rakem Spencer soars high at a track and field competition Mississippi College. Photo by: Phillip Travis

Members of Sigma Chi participate in kickball during Phi Mu’s philanthropy event. Photo courtesy of Patricia Moes

Above: Fromie Gonzales and Nick Schaefer participate in Phi Mu’s Kickball philanthropy event on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Patricia Moes

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LIFESTYLE8 March 12, 2015

By: Elizabeth BriggsStaff-Writer

On Feb. 25, Facebook unveiled plans for an updated safety feature aimed at suicide prevention. These changes will go into effect in the United States within the next couple of months. The updated feature will allow us-ers to report a concerning post by clicking the arrow at the top-right corner of the post. Facebook‘s 24/7 safety team will then review the post and recommend a helpline, just as it did with the previous reporting fea-ture. Lynda Olen, Director of SHC Counseling Services, commented on the effectiveness of this new feature: “If someone were to use Facebook as a platform to express suicidal thoughts in the first place, it would follow that one would be more like-ly to be receptive to positive sup-portive feedback on the same plat-form. With the prevention feature, Face-

book will be able to provide more options for the poster. To make the poster more directly connected to a helpline, the company worked with mental health organizations such as Forefront, Now Matters Now, the National Suicide Prevention Life-line, and Save.org. They also worked with people who have had similar experiences in order to develop tips and support for the poster. Facebook noted the difference it could make for a distressed per-son to know someone is concerned for their well-being and happiness. Therefore, Facebook will offer the reporter more methods of contact-ing the poster for support. They will have the option to call, text, or mes-sage the poster. Freshmen Chuck Smith stated, “I think that it’ll really help…I know how important it is to just know that someone cares.” Remaining active in the develop-ments of online safety, Facebook encourages people who see a direct threat of suicide to contact emergen-cy services immediately.

New Facebook Feature Aims at Suicide Prevention

By: Ishemia EtheridgeStaff-Writer

For their senior seminar project, Spring Hill students Germain Mc-Carthy, Demi Jordan, and Jabulani Thompson are working collectively

Frisbee Project: A Senior Seminar to Keep Students in Mobile

Facebook is unveiling a new feature to report concerning posts.Photo by: Hannah McIntyre

to entice post-college students to stay in Mobile. The majority of college students move home after gradu-ation. According to an article by CNN, in 2012, 85 percent of college seniors at Penn. State University planned to move back home after graduation. The main goal of this project is to help Mobile grow and flourish in the business aspects and as an en-vironment. McCarthy, Jordan, and Thompson see a lot of talent in Mo-bile and want to try to keep it here. McCarthy expressed, “The Fris-bee Project is a two-part event that will encourage college students and businesses to network and foster long-lasting relationships in effort to persuade students to stay in Mo-bile post-college.” He explained the parts of the project: “The first part of the event is an exposition that will place businesses, employers and restaurants in an open setting. Each business that participate will set-up a booth, provide information, and if applicable, give away food or take-aways. The second part of the event will be a presentation of the project’s films and a photo exhibit.” It is essential for students to know how to utilize opportunities to make Mobile a more productive environ-ment that involves more college graduates. Focus is also directed toward scenery and hobbies in this project. McCarthy asked Spring Hill Col-

lege students what things or what scenery would make them want to stay here. They want to help create a more attractive environment to persuade students to stay. McCarthy stated, “The expo will not just have businesses with career opportuni-ties, but restaurants, attractions, and events. ” Jordan said, “We hope that stu-dents will start thinking about what they want sooner and make a plan of how to get there. The expo will give them access to what Mobile has to offer and the exhibit will prompt them to think about their attainable future.” Thompson explained the impor-tance of the video, “In our project I will be doing an interesting video. The video will work hand in hand with the event and photography ex-hibit to promote the overall concept of fostering relationships between college students and businesses to get them to stay. My video will es-sentially serve as a marketing piece on behalf of the college students tell-ing local businesses what they want in a city.” McCarthy said, “The video will be a marketing documentary centered on the question: “What do you want in a city?” The event is free and takes place on March 28 at Cathedral Square and the Center for the Living Arts. The exhibit is from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. and the expo is from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

The above graphic was designed by Jabulani Thompson for the Frisbee Project. Their goal is to display all that the city of Mobile has to offer college graduates.

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LIFESTYLE 9March 12, 2015

By: Elizabeth BriggsStaff-Writer

On Monday, March 23, Spring Hill College will host a screening of The Francis Effect, a movie focused on the changes Pope Francis is inspir-ing around the world. In two years, Pope Francis has made profound reforms in the way the world perceives the papacy and Catholicism. His focus on the Gos-pel has spurred discussion and shed new light on issues such as climate change, the Roman Curia, family, and poverty. His actions have in-spired some Catholics to renew their faith and have also welcomed new Catholics to the Church.

Francis exudes humility and genu-ineness, traits of his that people of every faith have noticed. Fromie Gonzalez, a junior theology major, commented on the wide range of Francis’ teachings. He said, “Francis’ papacy is focused on poverty, but it’s also bigger than that. It’s focused on family, environment, and all realms of social justice for all people.” Pope Francis’ works and insightful teachings are creating a widespread reaction known as “The Francis Effect” and have even earned him Time magazine’s 2013 Person of the Year. The Rev. Gregory Lucey, S.J. said, “Religion cries out for authen-ticity, and Pope Francis is the most truly authentic religious leader that

I have seen. He is in the ranks with Gandhi and Mother Teresa. Like both of them, he is recognized as au-thentic by people from all religious traditions as well as those without a faith tradition. His authenticity gives credibility to religion in the world.” Besides shifting the face of Catholi-cism, Francis is a model of service in his personal relationships, close work with the poor, simplicity of living, and servant leadership. In a recent letter to the Pontifical Catho-lic University of Argentina, Francis wrote, “We must guard ourselves against a theology that is exhausted in the academic dispute or watching humanity from a glass castle. You learn it to live: theology and holiness

are an inseparable pair.” Pope Francis calls humanity to humbly serve and live the Gospel in a genuine way. On this note, Lucey observed, “His word to us is not a word but an action: ‘witness.’” The Francis Effect takes a deeper look into how Francis is quickly and effectively guiding a two-thousand-year-old church back to its focus on the Gospel, while simultaneously positively changing many views on the Catholic faith. The movie will be shown in the Gautrelet Room on Monday, March 23 at 4:30 p.m.

Pope Francis makes an appearance at the Vatican. Photo by: Elizabeth Briggs

Pope Francis Inspires the Global Community

By: Phillip TravisStaff-Writer

Mobile has been increasing its mu-sic scene this year, having already hosting bands like The Flaming Lips, Ray LaMontagne, and The Head and the Heart. Mobile is hosting multiple artists during the month of March. Art-ists will perform at multiple venues throughout the area, including: Soul Kitchen Music Hall, Vinyl Music Hall, The Wharf, Mobile Civic Cen-ter, and O’Daly’s Irish Pub to name a few. Rock band, He is Legend, will

perform March 24 at 8 p.m. at the Soul Kitchen Music Hall. The band formed in Wilhmington, N.C. Some of the band’s most popular hits are “I Am Hollywood” and “Something, Something, Something Witchy.” Opening for He is Legend are bands Jule Vera and The Offer. Tickets start at $10. Country artists Florida Georgia Line will perform March 21 at 8 p.m. at The Wharf in Gulf Shores along with artists Thomas Rhett and Frankie Ballard. Bandmates Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard make up the duo from Ormond Beach, Fla. Their most popular hits are “This is

How We Roll,” “Cruise,” and “Stay.” Tickets range from $40 to $75. CMT awarded the duo the Breakthrough Video of the Year for the song “Cruise” in 2013. Rap artist Waka Flaka Flame will perform March 11 at 8 p.m. at the Vi-nyl Music Hall in Pensacola. Some of his hottest tracks are “It’s A Par-ty,” “Round of Applause,” and “No Hands.” Waka stars on the highly rated Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta. DJ Whoo Kid and Ben G will open the event. Tickets are $30 at the door. Rap artist J. Cole will perform March 25 at 8 p.m. at Soul Kitchen Music Hall. Some popular songs by

J. Cole are “Crooked Smile,” “Work-out,” and “Power Trip.” Tickets are $45 at the door. “I have to go see J. Cole. I listen to his 2014 Forest Hills Drive album all the time. I hope he performs Wet Dreamz,” said junior Amarnee Broussard. Cole won the 2014 Impact Track of the year for “Crooked Smile.” Upcoming Gospel and Soul artist Leon Bridges will perform March 15 at 8 p.m. at Soul Kitchen Music Hall. Some popular songs of his are “Lisa Sawyer” and “Coming Home.” Tick-ets are $12 at the door.

Upcoming Concerts in the Mobile Area

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SPORTS10 March 12, 2015

March Madness Approaches as Selection Sunday Starts This Weekend

Badger Tennis Off to a Strong Start in 2015By: Brandon Krus Sports Editor

The Spring Hill College Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams are off to a strong start to their 2015 Season. This is the team’s first season in the NCAA and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Con-ference. Head Coach John Dotson is in his second year as the men’s head coach and in his first season as the women’s head coach. Before com-ing to Spring Hill, Dotson served as a volunteer coach at Fairhope High School for four seasons and the owner/director of The Club at Rock Creek from 2004-2010. Dot-son played college tennis at Martin Methodist as well as Birmingham Southern Col-lege. In 1982, he was award-ed the most valuable player at Martin Methodist and then went on to earn a na-

tional ranking at Birming-ham Southern in 1984. So far this season, the men’s team has 9-4 record overall and 7-1 record in confer-ence. The women’s team has a 5-7 overall record and 3-5 record in conference. Dot-son is pleased with the prog-ress both teams are making, especially since they moved into a new level of competi-tion after leaving the NAIA. He said, “We have improved significantly with both the men’s and women’s team. We are doing good in con-ference this year and look to keep it that way.” This season there are 16 players in the tennis pro-gram: nine for the men and seven for the women. Each team is fairly young. Only one senior from each team will leave at the end of the season, but that does not affect the way Dotson will look to keep improving the

program. He said, “So far we are doing good in recruiting with two people signed here already and are looking to add a few more as well. Since we are put in a conference that will allow us to compete for the championship it will help with recruiting.” Leading the way for the men’s team this season are junior Alejandro Hastings and freshman Lars Bajohr, while freshmen Maria Hast-ings and Elizabeth Peters take charge for the women. Be sure to follow the teams all season long as they make their first season in the SIAC a memorable one.

By: Brandon KrusSports Editor

The NCAA Tournament is just around the corner with Championship Week and Selection Sunday going on this week. Many teams will play in their conference tour-naments to try and make the final push to punch their ticket to the tournament. Usually around this time there are four big questions that people have heading into Selection Sunday: Who

are the number one seeds? Who are the number two seeds? Who are the last four teams in? Who are the first four teams out? Here are my predictions for each of these categories.

Number 1 Seeds: Kentucky Wildcats (31-0), Virginia Cavaliers (28-2), Duke Blue Devils (28-3), Villanova Wildcats (29-2).

Number 2 Seeds: Arizona Wildcats (28-3), Wiscon-sin Badgers (28-3), Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-2), Maryland Terrapins (26-5)

Last Four In: Indiana Hoo-siers (19-12), BYU Cougars (24-8), Texas A&M Aggies (20-10), Temple Owls (22-9)

The Hoosiers have been on a bit of a roller coaster this season. They have some quality wins against some ranked opponents, but also lost some crucial games as well. I see them making it into the tournament through

their wins over SMU, Butler, Ohio State, and Maryland. BYU has had a good season but lost three games against ranked opponents this sea-son. Their one huge wild card is the win against Gon-zaga, who they will probably face again in the conference tournament. If they make it a close game or win, you will see them in the big dance. Texas A&M has been good in conference play this sea-son by going 11-7 in their second year in the SEC. Although they have only played two ranked oppo-nents all season, they played well against the Kentucky Wildcats and the Arkansas Razorbacks. If they make it deep into the conference tourney, it can be enough for the final push they need to make it to the tournament. The Temple Owls made their case for the tourna-ment interesting by beating the powerhouse Kansas Jay-hawks mid-way through the season. They currently sit in fourth place in the Ameri-

can Athletic Conference. As long as they make it to the conference championship, you should see the Owls try and make their run in the tournament.

First Four Out: Texas Long-horns(19-12), Miami Hurri-canes (20-11), Murray State Racers (27-5), Tulsa Golden Hurricanes (21-9)

The Longhorns had a dis-appointing season this year. They started out ranked sixth in the nation and quickly fell out of the top 25. During the season, Texas was 3-9 against ranked op-ponents while finishing 8-10 in the Big 12. The only way they will make the tourna-ment is if they win the con-ference championship, but it will not be easy. Miami started off the year well by beating three out of the first four ranked oppo-nents they played, but ended with a 3-5 record against the top 25. The road won’t be easy, especially since they

have to go through the gaunt-let that is the ACC Tourna-ment Murray State was heart-broken after its loss in the conference championship game against Belmont this past Saturday. All they had to do was win that game and they were in the tour-nament. But losing means there needs to be a miracle for them to make it. The Golden Hurricanes finished second in the American Athletic Confer-ence this season but there is one thing they could not do, and that was beat SMU. In both games against the regu-lar season conference cham-pions, Tulsa could not find a way to win. They were 0-4 against ranked teams this year. Unless they win the conference tournament, the Golden Hurricanes will just miss making it to the NCAA Tournament.

Junior Alejandro Hastings hitting a backhand against Tuskegee this

past weekend.Photo courtesy of SHC Athletics

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SPORTS 11March 12, 2015

SHC’s Fit Tip of the Week: Concept 2 Rower

By: Justin GoonanBadger Strength & Conditioning

The fitness center’s newest addi-tion has been receiving high praise from many of the facility’s dedicated patrons.

To help everyone understand the machine’s benefits, we wanted to discuss proper rowing technique so that everyone, from beginner to ex-pert, can benefit from incorporating a new routine into their weekly fit-ness regimen.

Name: Concept 2 Rower

Target:Calves, Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Glutes, Hip Flexors, Abdominals, Erector Spinae (lower back), Latis-simus Dorsi, Trapezius, Deltoids, Bi-ceps, Triceps, Forearms

Timing: Movement Preparation (warm-up), Energy Systems Development

Execution:

The Catch: At the catch, your legs are com-pressed and your shins are vertical. Your triceps work to extend your arms, and the flexor muscles of your fingers and thumbs grip the handle. Your back muscles are relaxed, and your abdominals are flexing your torso forward.

The Drive: You initiate the drive with the pow-erful muscles of your legs, and all of the shoulder muscles are contract-ing. As you work through the drive sequence, your biceps engage to pull

Top: Goonan demonstrates the catch movemnet of the workout. Bottom: Goonan demonstrates the imporant finish. Photos courtesy of Justin Goonan - Badger Strength and Conditioning

the handle toward your abdomen, your back muscles work more as you swing your torso open, and your glutes and hamstrings contract to extend the hip. As the drive finishes with the arm pull-through, nearly all the muscles of your upper body engage.

The Finish: At the finish, the abdominals sta-bilize the body, and the glutes and quads are contracting. The biceps and many of the back muscles are also contracting to help keep the tor-so in the finish position and to inter-nally rotate the upper arms.

The Recovery: The triceps engage to push the arms forward and away from the body. The abdominals flex the torso for-ward, and the hamstrings and calves contract as you slide up to the catch.

Track & Field Competes at Mississippi State College All photos by: Phillip Travis

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HILL YEAH! March 12, 201512

On the Spot: What’s your favorite St. Patrick’s Day Tradition?

Emily Kuebel Freshman

Tripp DrummondSenior

Kristen MeyerJunior

John SlaughterSophomore

“I’m going to O’Dalys for Kegs and Eggs.”

“We always go to parades and eat corned beef.”

“The parades at home in Chicago; when my dad makes his Irish soda bread.”

“I don’t have any tradi-tions, but it’s fun being a redhead on that day.”

By: Hannah McIntyreStaff-Writer

I assume many of you have questions about redheads. Maybe not, but I’m going to answer some anyway. First of all, we DO have souls. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, we can get down to the more impor-tant question: are redheads, in fact, going extinct? The redhead gene is reces-sive; in order for someone to have natural red hair, both parents have to be carriers. This does not mean both parents have to have red hair, they just need to carry the gene. With the world population and the popula-tion of redhead gene carri-ers, the chances of two car-riers finding each other are definitely small. However, redheads aren’t going anywhere for the time being. Since redheadedness is not an especially mal-adaptive condition - that is, it’s not a trait that makes it harder to survive - there’s no reason for it to be selected out of the gene pool. There is a debate about whether or not redheads are more or less sensitive to pain. I have always thought I was more sensitive to pain, but other redheads have told me the opposite in regards

Redheads, Gingers: A Dyeing Breed

to themselves. The truth is we’re not more or less sensi-tive because we feel a differ-ent type of pain. Redheads, for example, are more susceptible to toothaches and painfully cold temperatures (no won-der I’m cold all the time), but they are capable of with-standing more stinging and pressure pain than the aver-age blonde or brunette. Additionally, in an incred-ible coincidence, they are better able to withstand the

‘fiery’ pain from spicy foods. That’s an added benefit of being from Louisiana. Here are some facts about us ‘gingers.’ We all aren’t technically gingers, gingers have freckles, (FYI-I’m not a ginger). Natural red hair is harder to dye than other shades because our pigment is much stronger. We have less hair on our heads and we don’t gray; we white. If you’re a redhead with blue eyes, you have the rarest combination of genes in the world. Romans sold redheaded slaves at a higher price. Strangely, Russia means ‘Land of Reds.’ Forty percent

of Brits are secret gingers, meaning that 40 percent of their population carries the gene. We can even generate our own Vitamin D when we stay out of the sun – our paleness does have its ad-vantages! The frequency of red hair is highest in Ireland (10 to 30 percent) and Scotland (10 to 25 percent), followed by Wales (10 to 15 percent). The southern and eastern boundaries, beyond which red hair only occurs in less than one percent of the pop-ulation, are northern Spain, central Italy, Austria, west-ern Bohemia, western Po-land, Baltic countries and

Finland. We’re everywhere! Overall, the distribution of red hair matches remark-ably well with the ancient Celtic and Germanic worlds. It is undeniable that the highest frequencies are al-ways observed in Celtic ar-eas, especially in those that remained Celtic-speaking to this day or until recently. Whether or not St. Patrick was a redhead is debated, but he comes from the Land of the Reds. Soon we celebrate him, and in turn, us!