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SpringHillianJanuary 28, 2010Volume 90, Number 1

Mobile’s 1st Collegiate Newspaper

Ad Majorem Dei GloriamtHe

DAN CRISCIONECo-Sports Editor

ALYSE GRANIERContributing Writer

AlphaSigmaNu(ASN),theInternationalJe-suitHonorSociety’sSpringHillChapter,seekstoiden-tifyitselfwiththestudentsaswellasthemissionandidentityofthecollege. InductionintoASNisthehighesthonorSpringHillCollegeconfersuponanundergraduatestudent.OnDec.2,2009,ASNhelditsinductionandwelcomed23newmembersandaspecialfacultyhonoree,Dr.MargaretDavis,tothehonorsociety.Therearecurrently34ASNmembersand four officers dedicated toserviceprojectsandprogramsthroughoutthecampusandcommunity. The officers for the 2009-10academicyearin-

Spring Hill’s administration considers changing housing

Theadministrationwantstorearrangehousingnextyear.Whilenothingissetinstoneasofyet,theplans will be made official soon,unlessstudentsbringforthsuggestions. Astheplansstandnow,upperclassmenwillbeabletochoosefromtheFairwayapartments,Mobile,NewHall,Walsh(doubles),O’Leary,andToolen(singles). Nextyear’sfresh-menwillliveinViraghandSkip’sPlaceinwhatarebeingcalled“LearningCommunities,”withthefreshmen overflow (if there are any) in one floor of

NewHall. Forthosethatdon’tknowwhatismeantby“LearningCommunities,”theyaresimplygroupsofstudentswholivetogether.Theadministrationplanstopickthecommunitiesbystudentinterests.HealthyLiving,forexample,couldbeacommunity.AgroupoffreshmeninterestedintheFineArtscouldbean-other.Theadministrationfeelsthesecommunitieswillbringmoresuccesstothestudents. AssociateDeanofStudents,MargaritaPerez,says“ThedonorsforSkip’s/ViraghdonatedthemoneyfortheseLearning

»Housingoptionsoncampusmaybedifferentnextyearbecauseofproposed“LearningCommunities”

Alpha Sigma Nu begins service work on campus

Whensomeonethinksaboutafootballtown,Mobile,Ala.maynot be the first city that comestomind.Buteventhoughthiscitymaynotbeknownasafootballtown,tuckedawayonVirginiaStreetinMid-townMobileisthecity’sveryown“FieldofLeg-ends”thathasseensomeof the finest football tal-entinhistory. Ladd-Peeblessta-dium,originalcalledLaddStadium,wasbuiltin1948withthehelpofalocalbankerwhowantedtocreateaper-manentmemorialforhismentorErnestF.Ladd.

ALEX DEL RIOCo-Sports Editor

The Mobile Experience: Senior Bowl

LaddwastheformerpresidentofMerchantsBankinMobile.Itwasn’tuntil1997thatthesta-diumwasrenamedtoLadd-PeeblesstadiumafterlongtimecivicandcommunityleaderE.B.Peebles.PeeblesplayedakeyroleinbringingtheSeniorBowltoMobile,

aswellasstartingtheMobileArtsandSportsAssociation. TheSeniorBowlisoneofthepremiereventsfeaturedatLadd-Peeblesstadium.TheSeniorBowlwasstartedin1950byaNashvillebusiness-mannamedJimmiePeare.Pearewanted

toshowcasethenation’sfinest collegiate football playersaswellasgivethoseplayersanoppor-tunitytobecoachedbyselectedNFLcoaches.TheinauguralSeniorBowlwasplayedintheGatorBowlinJackson-

»TheSeniorBowlseriesarticlebegins The SpringHilliantourofthecityofMobile,Ala.

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Dan Boice and Adam Leibold sit in their room in Skip’s Place, currently an upperclassmen hall.

The 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl kicks off Saturday, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

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JASMINE WILLIAMSStaff Reporter

Science Olympiad to be held at Spring Hill Sixhighschoolsand14middleschoolswillsendteamstotheRegionalSci-enceOlympiadatSpringHillCollegeonSaturday,Feb.6.Formoreinforma-tionontheScienceOlym-piadatSpringHillCollege,contactDr.CharlesChesterat(251)[email protected].

Production change for Alice in Wonderland TheSpringHillCol-legeDepartmentofFineandPerformingArtshasannouncedachangeforthespringtheatreproduc-tion.AliceinWonderlandbyAndreGregoryandtheManhattanProjectwillbeheldMarch18-21,2010at8p.m.attheArleneMitch-ellTheater.Admission:$10.00Students:$5.00.Forinformation:call251-380-3861

The SpringHillian has new look on the Web The SpringHillian collegenewspaperstaffisdebutinganewlookontheWeb.Earlierthismonth,www.shc.edu/hillianwaslaunched,givingthestaffamoreupdatedlook.Be-ginningthisyear,imagesoftheprevious10issuesofthenewspapercanbefoundathttp://issuu.com/thespringhillian.Besuretocheckitout!

Spring Hill featured in book through pictures SpringHillCollegeisfeaturedin“MobileBay:Yesterday,Today&Tomor-row,”anewfull-colorbookthatchroniclestheMobileBayarea’spast,presentandfuturesincethedawnofthecameraage.Thebookisavailablewhereverbooksaresoldfor$49.95.

Campus Briefs

SpringHillCollegeactivelyengagesinthehealthcarereformdebatebyeducatingstudentstobecomecriticalthinkersontheissue. Inasmallandvo-calcircleofabout12,thestudentsinthehealthreformclassmeetwithateamofSpringHillprofes-sorstodiscussatopicthatseemsmoreimportantnowthaneverbefore.Theclassistaughtbyateamofprofessors:Dr.Ferryinphilosophyandtheology,Dr.BrandoninphilosophyandtheologyandDr.Landiinpoliticalscience.Theprofessors’objectiveforthestudentsistobuildawork-ingknowledgeaboutthehealthcaresystemsandthethreehealthcarepoliciesinquestionandtobecomecriticalthinkerswithamoralimagination.

Theultimategoal:Howcanwemakethingsbetter? Althoughhalfoftheclassconsistsofpre-healthmajors,theotherhalfisverydiverse—consistingofpoliticalscience,interna-tionalbusiness,secondaryeducationandavarietyofothermajors.Withthehealthcarereformdebatedominatingthenews,itisimportantforstudentsofeverydisciplinetohaveageneralknowledgeaboutthehealthcaresystem.Withadiverseteamofprofessors,thehealthcarereformclassisabletooffersomethingforeverydisci-pline. Theclassdiscussesthemoralissuesofeutha-nasia,empathyandthecommongood;thebusinessaspectsofmarkettheme,economics,andvaluebasecompetitions;combinedwithageneralknowledgeofthemythsandobstacles

involvedwhenplanningahealthcaresystem. Currentstudentandpre-medmajorSenyoAm-edothinksthattheclassisvitallyimportantforsome-oneaspiringtoworkinthemedical field, but also for anyonewishingtoeffective-lycontributeinthedebate.Amedostates,“Aftertak-ingthishealthcarereformclass,myhopeisthatI

willhavebettereducatedmyselfonthesubjectthat’sbeenplaguingournation’sgovernmentforthepastcoupleofyearsandalsobeabletocontributeandhaveintelligentandwell-informedconversations.” Dr.Brandonhopesthatbyeducatingstudentsineveryfacetofthehealthcaresystemitwillhelp

Spring Hill prepares leaders in health care

The Spring Hill community raises money for Haiti relief efforts

SpringHillCollegehasraisedover$4,000toassistintherecoveryofthedisasterinHaiti,accordingtoMaureenBergan,DirectorofCampusMinistry. CampusMinistrysentoutane-mailtotheSpringHillCollegecommunityandsoliciteddonationsfromstudents,facultyandstafftoassistintheirfundraisingefforts.

Nearly$1,500indonationswasraisedthroughtheSt.JosephChapel’s“Poorbox.”TheDonnellyScholars, a program for first-generationcollegestudents,tookupcollectionsoutsidethecafeteriaforseveraldaysandraisednearly$600.

AtSpringHill’sMartinLutherKingMemorialcandlelightLiturgyandCelebration,thecampuscommunitycollectedalmost$200fortheHaitianProjectanditsschool,LouvertureCleary,accordingtoBergan.

“AiméeMaier,a1990alumnaewhoworkedattheschool

andisontheirboardoftrustees,contactedusaboutsupportingtheschool.LouvertureClearyservesverypoorstudents,buttheyareacademicallyhighachievingstudents,”saidBergan.“Becausetheschoolwasnotdamagedintheearthquake,ithasservedasafeedingcenterinHaiti.” OnJan.12,Haitiwasstruckbyamagnitude-7.0earthquake,thecountry’smostsevereearthquakeinover200years,accordingtoCNNreports.TheepicenterofthequakewasjustoutsidetheHaitiancapitalPort-au-Prince.Ithasbeenestimatedthatthedeathtollcouldreach200,000. Donationsarestillbeingtakenthroughvariouscharitableorganizations,includingtheAmericanRedCross,UNICEF,theYeleHaitiFoundationandtheHopeforHaitiNowFund,whichhasraisedmorethan$58millionwiththehelpofcelebrity-ledtelethononJan.22,accordingtoCNNreports.CelebritiesthatassistedinthetelethonincludedGeorgeClooney,

AliciaKeys,JustinTimberlake,andBeyoncé,accordingtoCNN. SpringHillfreshmanJasmineHilldonatedmoneythroughthetextmessagingserviceoftheYeleHaitiFoundation.“ItwasprettysimpletousetextmessagingtocontributetotheHaitidisasterrelief,andIwasmorethangladtoofferthehelp,”saidHill.

“Although,Iwasmorethanwillingtohelp,Idon’tthinkitwilleverbeenough.Yeah,moneycanhelpwithsomeoftheirproblems,buttheyneedmorethanmoneytohelpthememotionally.It’sjustatragicsituation,andIthinkthateveryoneshouldcontributetothereliefefforts,evenifit’sjustsendingupaprayer.Ithinkweshouldalldowhatwecan.” ProceedsfromfundraisingeffortsofSpringHillCollegewillgototheJesuitRefugeeServiceUSA,whichisaninternationalCatholicorganizationthataidsrefugees,forciblydisplacedpeoples,andasylumseekers,accordingtotheJesuitRefugeeServiceUSAWebsite.

KENDRICK DUNKLINNews Editor

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Mardi Gras tickets will be sold outside of the cafeteria until tickets are sold out.The Office of Admissions will be hosting Senior Open House on Friday, Jan. 29.SHC is going to take over the University of Mobile on Saturday, Jan. 30 starting at 5 p.m. Make sure you wear your purple.New Orleans residents who would like to cast an absentee ballot for the New Orleans mayoral race may do so by Feb. 2. You can get absentee info at: http://www.vote411.org/home.php or http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/169/Default.aspx.Get your 21st Annual American Cancer Society Chili Cook-off tickets in advance for only $10 ($15 at the gate) from Dr. Sharee Broussard. The event is Feb. 27 in Bienville Square/LoDa

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ville,Fla.Duetopoorattendanceattheinitialevent,agroupofMo-bilebusinessmenledbyE.B.PeeblesandFinleyMcRaewereabletolurethecontesttobeplayedatLaddStadiumin1951whereithasbeenplayedeversince. InadditiontothebringingtheSeniorBowltoMobile,Peeblescre-atedtheMobileArtsandSportsAssociation.MASAistheparentor-ganizationtotheSeniorBowlandwascreatedtopromotethesocial,rec-reationalandartisticlifeofthecityofMobileanditscitizens. MASAisanon-

profit organization dedicated specifically to public benefit. MASA has becomethesponsorofthe“FoodWorldSeniorBowlCharityRun”whichhasgrowninsupportyearafteryear. ThroughtheSe-niorBowlandtheFoodWorldSeniorBowlCharityRun,MASAhascontributedover$7.7milliontolocalcharities. Ladd-Peeblessta-diumhasplayedahometomorethanjusttheSe-niorBowlovertheyears. TheGMACBowlkickedoffitsinaugu-ralgamein1999whichfeaturedTCUbeatingEastCarolina28-14.TheGMACBowlhasinclud-

edseveralNFLstarsin-cludingLaDainianTom-linson,ByronLeftwichandBenRoethliberger. Thisyear’smatchupincludedSunBeltCon-ferencechampionTroyagainstMid-AmericanConferencechampionCentralMichiganinadouble-overtimenailbiterwonbyCentralMichigan44-41. Duringtheir2009inauguralseason,theUniversityofSouthAlabamaJaguarscalledLadd-Peeblesstadiumtheirhome.TheJagsboastedanundefeatedseason in the first year oftheirprogram’sre-centhistory.TheJagscrushedtheiropponentsacombinedtotalof321-

41andhopetocontinuetheirsuccessnextsea-son. Inadditiontoallthecollegiateattention,Ladd-Peeblesalsoplayshometoseveralhighschoolteamsandgames.B.C.Rain,LeFlore,Mur-phyandWilliamsonarealllocalhighschoolsthatcallLadd-Peebleshome. TheAlabama-Mis-sissippiAll-StarClassicisanotherhighschoolgamethatisshowcasedinLadd-Peeblesstadium.Thegameincludesthetophighschoolprospectsfromeachstaterespec-tivelyastheybattleitoutforbraggingrightsintheDeepSouth. Severalnotable

Alabama-MississippiAll-StarClassicalumnihavemadeittotheNFLincludingCarnellWil-liams,JaMarcusRussellandSteveMcNair.

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cludeLucianaGomez,AnnaPate,AlyseGranierandAl-lisonSymulevich. Aspartofanefforttoalignwiththemissionandidentityofthecollege,stu-dentsandJesuitideals,ASNmemberscelebratetheirthemeforthisyear:“It’snotjustanhonor,it’savoca-tion.” Lastsemester,ASNmembersparticipatedasvolunteersinserviceproj-

ects,includingthe38thPresidentialInaugurationofFatherSalmiandtheGreenKeeper’sFarmer’sMarketontheHill.SpringHillCol-legerepresentatives,AnnaPateandFatherMichaelWilliams,werealsoinat-tendanceatthe31stTrien-nialNationalConventionatSaintLouisUniversityOctober8ththroughthe11th.FatherWilliamswasselectedforthehonortoserveasaNationalBoardMemberforthenextfour

andahalfyears. Thissemester,mem-berswillorganizeAlphaSigmaNuWeek,aneventcelebratedbyallJesuitHonorSocietiesacrossthecountry.AlphaSigmaNu,incoordinationwithCampusMinistry,willparticipateinserviceactivities,aJe-suitcookoutandanaddressfromahighlyesteemedspeakerforASN’sLastLectureSeriesstartingthisspring. Inaccordancewithitsnationalchapter,theAlphaSigmaNuJesuitHonorSocietyseekstoidentifythestudentsoftheJesuitinstitutionsofhighereducationwhodemonstrateexceptionalcommitmenttotheASNpillarsofscholar-ship,loyaltytoJesuitidealsandservicetothecampusandcommunity.Juniorandseniorstudentswhorankacademicallyinthetop15%oftheirclassareeligibleandonly4%ofeachclassareinducted.

Above: Inducted new members of Alpha Sigma Nu

from back (Left to Right): Fr. Salmi, Elizabeth Coppejans,

Kelli Duncan, Ally Slivka; AJ Castleberry, Emily Williams,

Jennifer Griffin; Janel Davis, Colten Biro, Rebecca Zitnik,

Megan Blanchard; Ellen Broering, Margaret Davis, Colby

Melvin, Dayna Shonk, Andrew Bovine; Jimmy Rapp,

Spencer Robichaux, Justin Harrison, Chris Smith, Eliza-

beth Hieb; Cory Bronenkamp, Austin Pharo, John Koch

and Ryan Nocito.

Left: Six Greek presidents were represented among

ASN members: (Back) Allly Slivka (Pan-Hellenic), Re-

becca Zitnik (Tri Delta), Anna Pate (Phi Mu), Ryan Nocito

(Tau Kappa Epsilon), Ellen Broering (Delta Gamma) and

Spencer Robichaux (Lambda Chi).

Alpha Sigma Nu seeks students who demonstrate excellence

Communities.It’shardtosay‘no’tothedonor.”Stu-dentshavearguedagainstthat,saying,“Well,whatabouttheDeltaGammapod?”Thatpossiblepod,likeallotherpods,wouldbecommunitieswithpeo-plewhohavesomethingincommon. Skip’sPlaceisthenewest,mostexpensiveandarguablythenicestdormoncampus.ThereisalongselectionprocesstogetaSkip’sPlacepodtwoweeksbeforetherestofhousingsign-ups.Thus,showingupperclassmeninterestinlivinginSkip’s. Butintheeyesoftheadministration,singlesareprizedmorethanSkip’sPlaceroomsare,whichiswhytheadministrationfeelsthatgivingupper-classmensinglesinToolenwillhelpmakethingsgoeasier,duetothesizeoftheroomsinToolen.Plansforrenovatingthebath-

roomshavealsobeensetup. Butstill,anup-perclassmanlivinginToolen?Juniormen’sgolfsuperstar,EddieSmithandsophomoresoftballslugger,MonicaZeringuebothsay,“Toolenisforfreshmen.That’sallthereistoit.”Zeringuealsoadded,“Yougetrewardedasyougainupperclassmenstatus.That’swhyevery-onelovesSkip’s.Freshmenwon’tappreciateit.” PatDolanalsosaid,“Ijustdon’tunderstandwhyfreshmanboysdon’twanttoliveinToolen.Yeahitkindofsucks,butit’ssofun.It’safreshmandorm.It’snotsupposedtobesupernice.That’swhatSkip’sisfor;anicedormforupperclassmen.” OneideabroughttoPerezwasthenewstu-dentcenter.Whiletheideabehindlivingcom-munitiesisforpeopleofsimilarintereststomeetin

theircommonroom,whynothavepeoplefromthewholecampusmeetinthenewStudentCenter? Ratherthanjustapodoffreshmengettingtoknoweachotherreallywell,howaboutagroupoffreshmen,sophomores,juniorsandseniorsallget-tingtogether?Thelivingcommunityisdesignedforfreshmentomeeteachother.Butonsuchasmallcampus,wouldpeoplenotmeetanyway? The use of flyers tomakenewgroupsororganizationswasanotherideabroughtacrossPerez’sdesk.Perezsaysthattheadministrationisopentoanyideasthatstudentshaveandtheirultimategoalistomakeallthestudentshappy.Shemaybecontactedatmperez@shc.eduandsaysstudentsshouldfeelfreetoe-mailheranyothersuggestions.

themtoactivelypartici-pateinthegovernmentaswell.Hestates,“It’saboutbuildingaworkingknowledgetoseethroughthe[nonsense]it’saboutcitizen-shipandlearn-inghowtosharepower,tobuildstrongleadersandeffectivefollower-ship.”Asfarasthehealthcarereformdebate,PresidentObama’sad-ministrationisstillwork-ingtoreformthecurrenthealthcaresystem.Asforthehealthcarere-formdebateandSpring

HillCollege,thestudentsofthehealthcarereformclasswillcontinuetomeetnotinhopesofsolv-ingthisongoingdebate,butinhopesofeducatingthemselvessothattheytoomaybecomeleaders

inhealthandanyotherdis-cipline.Amedostates“Iwouldn’tsaymyviews

havechangedsomuchafterbeinginthisclass,howeverandperhapsmostimportantly,Ihavebeenabletodevelopasturdierfoundationofmyviews. I would definitely considermyselfanactivememberinthehealthcarereformdebate.”

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January 28, 2010OpiniOnS & ediTOrialSKelcee SmithOpinions & Editorials Editor [email protected]

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‘That’s how the Shore goes’

“We’rebeatin’-up-the-beat,that’swhatwesaywhen we’re doing our fist pump.First,westartoffbybangingtheground,we’rebangingitasthebeatbuilds‘causethatbeat’shittin’usso we’re fightin’ back, it’s likewebeatupthatbeat.”

Thisnovelthought,alongwithmanyothersoriginallyspokenbyDJPaulyD,hasstartedatrendinrealitytelevisionthathastakenthecountrybystorm:anybodyandeverybodycan

Change:notonlyisittheepitomeoflife,butitiswhatcollegeisallabout.Asasenior,IhavegonethroughsomanychangesatSpringHillthatit is difficult to think of themall.However,Ididn’tanticipatesomuchchangewhenIdecidedtocometoSHC,buttheimportantthingisthatIdidcome.Andsodidyou.Thisreasonunitesus. TheJesuittraditionofeducation,though,isprobablywhatdrewmostofustoSHC.Anoldheritagedriftsaboutintheairhereandwecanallfeelit.Welovethefactthatknowledgeanditsacquisitionisourmainfocus,andhasbeenSHC’sfocussincethestartofthisschool.Lately,though,therehavebeenmanychangesoncampusbothgoodandbad. WhenIarrived,Skip’swasunderconstruction.NewHallwasstillnew.Thepooleteriawasstillapool.Studentscoulddrinkwithoutfear.Also,Iwasgiventheopportunitytohaveasayinwhatthenewcampus

A rolling stone gathers no moss

centerwouldbelike.IrealizenowIwasonlytoldIhadasay.Thecampuscenterwasmovedtothegym,whichdespitemycomplaintsofabouncyfloor, lack of the sandwich toasterandthe“long”distance,actuallyisquiteacleverwaytoremindmethatIdidn’tgotothegymthisweek. Andthen,IsaidgoodbyetoFr.LuceyandhellotoFr.Salmi.Suddenly,ourstudentvoiceswerepowerfuloncemore—andFr.SalmiactuallywalkedthroughToolenandsawthetool-shedittrulyis.Thingsarechanging,andtheairsuddenlyfeelsalittledifferent. Personally,I’mlookinglessnowatthecampusandmoreaboutmyinnerchanges.Iwillneverforgetmyownchangesfromananti-socialfreshmantoaseniorwhoisconfident enough to move outintotheworldwhenIgraduatethisMay. So,askyourself,wherewouldwebewithoutchange?Howcouldwepossiblydiscovertheconfident senior inside ourselvesifwelettheanti-socialfreshmansitinourroomandneverhaveawordfororagainstanything?Ibelievethatitisourcallinginlifetobeconstantlychangingourselvesforthebetter,somaybeweshouldapplythatchangetothecampus.Let’smakechangesthatareimportanttoourcommunityandtooursouls.2010isouryear.

havetheirownrealityshow.Forthosepeople

whohaveseeminglybeenlivingunderarockforthepasttwomonths,Iamrefer-ringtoMTV’slatesthitreal-ityshow,Jersey Shore.TheseriesfollowseightyoungadultsastheymoveintoabeachhouseandspendtheirsummerlivingthegoodlifeinSeasideHeights,N.J.Duringtheirsummerstay,MTVcrewscapturedthedrama,tanning,drunken-nessandhilaritythaten-suedasthegroupjuggledwork,friendship,loveandnightlifeontheJerseyShore.

Nowdon’tgetmewrong.I’lladmitthatIfound the fist pumps, fist fights and complete lack ofappropriateclothingontheJersey Shorewildlyen-tertaining.HowcouldIbeanythingbutcompletelyandutterlygluedtomytelevi-sionscreeneveryWednes-daynightwonderingwhatcrazyanticsSnookiand

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J-Wowwweregoingtogetintonext?

Whethermyinter-estwasdrivenbymyin-abilitytoimagineaworldinwhichworkingout,tanningandtheobnoxioususageofhairgelisnormalorthefactthattheshowwaslikeatrainwreckthatIcouldnotseemtotakemyeyesoffof,itreallydoesn’tmatter.Theim-portantthingItookawayfromJerseyShore’stwomonthstintonMTVwasanawakeningtothecur-rentstateofentertainmentinsociety.

Jersey Shoreaside,thecontentofalmostalloftoday’srealitytelevisionshowsismostoften,toputitnicely,ratherdisturbing.Whenthedecadeopened,showssuchasSurvivorandBig Brotherseemedtoposelittleharmtotheperceptionsoftheyouthinsociety.

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»SeniorLindseyWorleydiscusseschangingtimes

»KelceetellsthehistoryofoneofSpringHillCollege’smajorpathways

Onceuponatime,inalandnotsofaraway,therewasagreathillfromwhichmany springs flowed. Atop See BRICKS page 6

The history of bricks on the Hill

»MTV’sJersey Shore stoopstoanewlowintherealitytelevisionworld

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this hill sat a fine institution, oneyoumightbefamiliarwith.It was the first in the land and certainly the first of its kind, specializingineducationwithanemphasisonspirituality.

Atthetimeofourtale,thecollegehadacquiredits22ndpresident,Fr.WilliamJ.TyrrellS.J.Hewasadelightfulmanundoubtedlyaddinghispersonalityandcharmtothecollege.Itwaslaterwrittenbyrespectedhistorian,CharlesJ.Boyle,that,“manyofhis[Fr.Tyrrell]achievementsservedtoreinforcetheCatholicentityofthecollege.”Afterspendingseveralyearslearningaboutthestudentsandgatheringin-

formationfromtheresidents,Fr.Tyrrelldecidedtobeginagrandproject,onethatwouldbringpeopleclosertoGodandlastforover100years.Hewastobuildagrottoandleadingtoitawonderfulpath.

Fr.Tyrrellhadaserioustrouble,however.Hehadn’tcollectedenoughresourcestoevenbeginsuchaproject.Luckily,therewasamanwhoknewthecollegewellandhewaswillingtoaidFr.Tyrrellinhisendeavor.HisnamewasMajorPatrickHan-non.MajorHannonsuppliedthecollegewithenoughsup-

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IthinkArethaFranklinhaditright;allshewantedwasjustalittlebitofrespect.Essentially,thatisallanyofuswant:tobetreatedwithrespect.Sowhy,then,dowetreatoth-erssopoorly? Okay,forthemostpart,humanityisrespect-fulandcaringtowardoneanother.However,Ihaverecentlycomeacrossmo-mentsaroundtheHillthathavemademewonderaboutmybeliefinhuman-ity. Whatisparticularlydishearteningisthatmanystudentshavebecomein-creasinglyinconsiderate.Ifirst started to notice this trendwhenIventuredovertotheAsYouLikeItpro-ductionheldattheArleneMitchellTheatre.Ifoundpeopletalkingandeatingthroughouttheentirepro-duction. Idonotknowaboutyou,butIdonothavethegutstogetupinfrontof75peoplequotinganythingShakespearianwhileincos-tume,evenifitistheclassic“tobeornottobe.”Butseriously,whoareyoutobelisteningtoyouriPod,eat-

Bricks of the past are now lost

Have a little respect»ElizabethFarrenasksSpringHilltothinkbeforeacting

ingfoodortalkingandtex-tingthroughouttheperfor-mance?Justbecauseyoumightberequiredtocometotheperformanceforyourclassdoesnotgiveyoutherighttobedisrespectful. Onthenoteofdisrespect,Idonotun-derstandwhyapastimeofmanypeopleoncampusisviolence.Notjustviolence,butoveralldisrespectforourcampus.SpringHillisthethirdoldestJesuitinsti-tutionintheUnitedStatesanditscampusisconsid-eredbymanytobeoneofthemostbeautiful. But what I find frus-tratingisthatIhavespentseveralmorningsontheweekend finding door deco-rationssprawledonthehallway floors while my flip flops become covered with cheap,oldbeerandwinebeforeIevenreachtheel-evator.Andtotopitall,themountainoftrashoutsidethetrashroomhasdoubledovernight.Notonlyisthegreasyboxfromweek-oldpizzakindofgrosstoopenmydoortoeverymorning,butthisheapofyourleft-oversispartofthereasonthatsomestudentshadtovacatetheirroomsinNewResidenceHallduetognats. Notonlyisthisdis-respectfultostudentsandyour‘family,’butalsotothestaffofSpringHillwhodili-gentlyworksothatwecanhaveacleanandcomfort-ableenvironmenttolivein. Lastweek,however,IcameacrossthelargestdisplayofdisrespectIhaveseenontheHillinquitesometime.Itispartofthereason I have finally writ-tenthis.Iwasattendinga

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Reality television, not too real at all

EvenMTV’sThe Real World, in its first few seasons,didn’tseemtoencouragetherecklessanddownrightdisrespectfulbehaviorpromotedintheshowsof2008and2009.

Forthelastfewyears,itseemsasifthegoalofrealitytelevisionhasbeentomisleadandpersuadetheimpressionablemindsoftheyouthinAmerica.Theseshows,withoutrageousplotsandunrealisticstorylines,havecaptivatedyoungaudiencesaroundtheglobe,blurringlinesofperceptionandcreatingfalseimpressionsofrealityatrecordspeed.

Withtheseshowsgainingfansandpopularityeveryday,whatchoicedoesatelevisionproducerhave?Stickwiththefaux-realitytrendthathasprovensuccessorbeuniqueandcreatesomethingreal?Needlesstosay,dramaandexaggerationpaythebigbucks.Faux-realityitis.

Continued from page 5 Ican’tpredictexactlywherethetrendsinrealitytelevisionareheaded,especiallynotonMTV.Timeandtimeagain,thechannelhascreatedshowssurroundingtopicsthatIneverimaginedsomeonewouldhaveeverinvestedmoneyintoproduce.ButI’mreallynottryingtopickonMTV.Honestly,itisachannel that I find myself flipping to rather frequently andwatchingmorethanIprobablyshould.Mygoalistoraiseawarenessaboutthisloomingproblemandexplorewheretheissueisheaded.

Ifthepastisanyindicationofthefuture,Iamalittleafraidofthenonsensethatmightmakeitswayintoourtelevisionsintheyearstocome.Iknowthatmanypeopledoseethroughtheseridiculousshows’absurdities,buthowcanIbesosurethattheyoungerteenagersthattuneinhavethematurityittakestodecipherthe“reality”shownontelevision?

I’mnotsuggestingthatwecompletelyridourlivesofthe“showsthatmakeyoudumber,”asmybrother-in-lawlikestocallthem.Theyareentertaining,andquitefrankly,theymakemefeeljustalittlebitbetteraboutmyself.Sometimes,Ithinkitisagoodthingtotakeanhour-longescapefromlifeeachweekandtuneintosomeoneelse’s“reality.”

However,Ialsothinkitisimportantfortheyouthofsocietytorememberwhere“reality”endsandreallifebegins.Inreallife,itisnotcommontobe16andpregnant,haveateencriborbeateenmom.Iguessreallifeisnotinterestingenoughtobeshownontelevision,soitmustbeexaggerated.That’sunderstandable.However,Idolookforwardtoatimewhenarealityshowactuallydoeswhatitstitleimpliesanddepictssomethingreal.Butuntilthatdaycomes,IguessImustleave you with a fist pump, because“That’showtheShoregoes!”

wasdisappointed,sheknewthehis-toricalimportanceofthepath,butshewasaveteraninthiscommunityandshealsoknewthewaysofthoseincharge.Thelanewouldbereplacedofcourse;it was a high traffic area,butwhyripitupnow?Shewon-deredatwhatcostaninstitutionwouldpayforaconventional,modernroad,appar-entlyatthecostofahistoricallandmark.Shetalkedwithmanypeopleaboutthe

event,fromotherstudentstofacultyoncampus,andallwereappalledatthesite.Somewereevenunawareofthewholeordealandwereevenmorefrustratedtohearofit.

Thisstory,though,hasnotyetbeenresolved.Wewaitinsuspenseasthischroniclerevealsitsconclusion.IfyouhaveanyopinionsorthoughtsconcerningHannon’sWayanditsdestruction,[email protected].

port to finish the project intheyearnineteen-hundredandthree.Fr.Tyrrellwassogratefulfortheman’sdonationsthathenamedthepathinhishonor:Hannon’sWay.

Let’sfast-for-wardtothepresentday...Thisstorybeginswithagirl,awomanyoumightsay.Onewhoisfamiliarwithallthesoundsofconstructiononthesamehillofold.OneWednesdaymorn-inginJanuary,thegirlwasdeliveringmail,like

shealwaysdideveryMonday,Wednesday,andFriday.Thisday

wasdifferentthough.In-steadofpassingovertheuniqueanddeeplyroot-edbricksofthepast,shefoundherselftrudgingthroughmudandsand.ShelookedtothewestandfoundthebeautifulGrottoofLourdesstillinplace,butwhenshelookedtoherrightshesawthatthepathhadbeenstrippedasfarastheeyecouldsee.DozersandBobcatswerepilingthecultureofherhomeintoagreendumpster.

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The Springhillian January 28, 2010

KENDRICK DUNKLINNews [email protected]

EDITORIAL POLICY The SpringHillianispublishedweeklyfromSeptembertoMay,exceptduringexaminationperiodsandvacations.TheviewsexpressedhereindonotrepresenttheviewsofSpringHillCollegeandarenottheviewsofthefaculty,administration,stafforstudents,butaretheviewsoftheindividualcolumnists.

SUBMISSIONS The SpringHillianpublishesguestsubmissionsatthediscretionofthestudent-editorandsectioneditors.Submissionsshouldbelessthan500words,andeditorsreservetherighttoeditthesubmissionsforlengthandcontent.Originalwritingsshouldbemailedordeliveredto:Student-editor,TheSpringHillian,CommunicationArts,

No Regrets? Not for Kendrick»Kendricksuggeststhatyoutrytolivelifetothefullest,ordietrying

Think before you act

Hillian Poll

Peoplesayneverlivelifewithregrets,butisthatactuallywhatwedoandbelieve?Well,ifyoudon’tbelieveit,youhavewastedmostofyourliferegrettingsomethingyouhavedoneinyourpast. Iamoneofthosepeoplethatbelievethatevery-thinghappensforareason.Yeah,negativeeventstran-spireinourlivestomakeusquestionourveryexistence,butwhyregretwhathap-pened?Anegativesituationshouldalwaysbesomethingthatmakesyouquestionwhyyoudidwhatyoudid,anditshould make you fix the mis-takesfromyourpast. Usually,wecriticizepeoplefortheirpoordeci-sions,andweoftenneglectthepowerful,inspiring,andgreatthingstheyhaveac-complished.Forexample,WhitneyHoustonisoneofthegreatestsingersofourtime,butherpastdrugusehasoftenshadowedhermu-

siccareer.TigerWoodsisprob-

ablyoneofthegreatestgolfplayerstowalkthisearth,buthisaccomplishmentshavebeenoutshinedbyhisrecent…well,weknowthestory.ThelateMichaelJack-son’slifehasbeenplaguedwithstoriesofdruguseandmolestationcharges,despitebeingthegreatestpopsingerintheworld.BritneySpearsisoneofthegreatest…nevermind,IthinkIwenttoofarwentthatone.Butyougetthepoint.

Thepoordecisionsofthesecelebritieshaveplaguedthemforawhile,buttheypullthroughandallowthemselvestocontinuelivingtheirlifetothefullest.Whitneycamebackbetterthaneverwithherlatestalbum.MichaelJackson’sdeathresultedinmillionsmorealbumssoldandatelevisedmemorialservicethatcouldrivalthatofpastpresidents.I’msurethattigerWoodswillpullhimselfoutoftheholehedugforhimselftocontinuehisreignasthekingofgolf.

Iamsayingallofthisbecauseweshouldalldothesame.Weareallgoingtomakepoordecisionsinlife,butthosedecisionsshouldallowustopullourselvesuptoahigherpoint.

WhenIwasafresh-man,IadmitthatIthoughtcollegewasaplaceformetoletloose.IthoughtIwasabletodowhatIwantedtodobe-

causeIwasnolongerunderthe hold of my family. I defi-nitelyputmysociallifebeforebeingaSpringHillCollegestudent.Ofcourse,Ihitrockbottom,andpaidtheultimatepriceformybehavior.

Naturally,Ididnotlettheconsequenceskeepmedown.IcamebackabeastandIwasdeterminedtomakeitthrough.Now,myeducationalachievementshaveneverbeenbetterandIamproudofmyaccomplish-mentsatSpringHill.ImaynothavebeenthesmarteststudenttowalkSpringHill’scampus,butIwillputmyselfintheleagueofthemostde-termined.

Ofcourse,peoplesaidwhattheywantedtosayaboutmethen,andtheystillsaywhattheywanttosayaboutmenow;mebeinga fifth year student. But, I didn’tcarethenandIreallydon’tcarenow.UntiltheycanwalkinmyshoesandpullthemselvesoutofthestrugglesI’vepulledmyselfthrough,theycantaketheiropinionsandshoveitwheretheyfeelitisnecessary.

Ilookbackatevery-thingI’vebeenthroughthusfar,andIcanhonestlysaythatIamproudofmyself.Yeah,peopletalkaboutme,buttheirwordsarejustmymotivationtokeepgoingstronger.Ilookbackatmylifeupuntilthispoint,andIdon’tregretanything.Maybe,youshoulddothesame!

partywhen,aboutanhouraftermyarrival,someonecamedressedinarathercontroversial outfit. Stereo-typically,Idonotfallintothegroupsofindividualswhowouldbeparticularlyoffendedbythiscostume,howeverIwas. Iwasnotjustslightlyoffended,butgreatlyoffended.Andhonestly,myoffensegrewworsethroughoutthenightandintothefollowingdays.Notonlywastheeveningfilled with people support-ingthisindividualintheirchoice,buttherewascon-tinuousreinforcementbypeoplehavingtheirpicturetakenwiththeindividualinaveryjokingmanner. Later,somethesepictureswerepostedonFacebookforessentiallyanyonetosee.Iwillbehonest,ifIsawanyofthesepicturesuponFacebookoranyotheraspectoftheInternet,Iwouldprobablynothireanyoftheindi-vidualsinthepicturesandIwouldnothireanyone

personthatdressedsocon-troversially.Butwhythinkaboutthatwhenyouhaveyearsbeforethatworrybecomeslegitimate?Therearestillpeoplethatwerehighlyoffendedbythisperson’saction,andIjustwishforthirtysecondsthattheindividualhadthoughtabouthowoffensivetheywerebeing.Atnopoint,cananyoneassumethatjustbecauseweareintheSpringHillbubbledoesnotmeanthatpeoplecannotbeoffended. Ijustaskthatyouthink.ThatisallIask:thinkbeforeyoueatthroughyournextperfor-manceorlistentoyourfavoritebandwhileyouwatchaplay.Pleasere-memberthattheother19doorsdowntheNewResi-denceHallcorridoractu-allybelongtothirtyotherresidents and finally think aboutwhatyouaredoingbeforeyouchoosethemostcontroversialanddisre-spectingactionthatanypersoncancreatetowardaparticulargroup.


TheSpringHilliannewspaperstaffhasbegunengagingSpringHillCollegestudentsin a weekly unscientific poll,alwaysfoundonthenewspaper’sWebsite,www.shc.edu/hillian. Lastweek,weaskedstudentstocharacterizethetypeofWebsitestheyvisitmostfrequently.Studentsweregiventhechoicesofresearch-basedsites,video-postingsites,music-downloadingsites,informationsitesorsocial-networkingsites.Herearetheresults: 75percentoftherespondentsspendmostoftheirtimeonsocial-networkingsites. 15percentofthe

respondentsspendmostoftheirtimeoninformation-basedsites. 10percentoftherespondentsspendmostoftheirtimeonmusic-downloadingsites.Thisweek’spollquestion,foundatwww.shc.edu/hillian,is:

Of the possible housing changes being considered by Residence Life, which do you like the most?

• UpperclassmeninsinglesinToolen,anddoublesinWalsh.

• Someotheroptionforupperclassmen.

• Leaveitalone.It’sOKthewayitis.

life & CulTureKatelyn Ikner

Life & Culture Editor [email protected]

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DeltaChifraternityoffi cially joined Spring Hill’sGreekcommunityonSaturday,Jan.23.

JuniorDanCriscioneandfreshmanAlanCorderacceptedbidsfromDeltaChionSaturdaywithsophomoreWilliamTillmanfollowingonSunday.DanCatalano,DirectorofExpansionandColonyOperations,andJustinSherman,DirectorofChapterServices,weretheprimarytoolsofrecruitmentforthisweek.Catalanoplanstotrainthefi rst two members of the SpringHillchapterofDeltaChitohelpthefraternityrecruitoverthenexttwoweeks.“DeltaChiaimstocreateanothervaluesbasedfraternalexperiencefortheundergraduatemenatSpringHill,”Catalanoexplained.

Theyarelookingtohavebetween30and40menbecomethecharterchapterofDeltaChiatSpringHill.Theirstandardsforthesemenarethattheyhavea2.9cumulativeGPAorhigherandareinvolvedoncampus.DeltaChiplanstorecruitusinganumberofdifferentmethodsthissemester.Predominantly,theyplantoofferthreescholarshipstonon-affi liated males on campus. “WealsotrytomeetasmanypeopleaswecanforthenexttwoupcomingweekssowecanbuildagreatfraternityatSpringHill,”saidCatalano. Thenewmemberprogramlastseightweeks,muchthesameasanyotherGreekorganizationonSpringHill’scampus.AnewmembereducatorwillbechosenfromthemenrecruitedbyDeltaChiatthistimeandhewillbe

Delta Chi joins the Spring Hill College community

ALICIA BARBOURStaff Reporter

BeinganavidloverofMexicanfood,IhavetriedalmosteveryMexicanrestaurantthatMobilehastooffer,butmyabsolutefavoritewould,withoutadoubt,beAztecasRestaurantandCantina.AztecasislocatedintheTillman’sCornerareaofMobile.TherestaurantoffersagreatselectionofMexicancuisineontheirmenu,fromtacosandenchiladastofajitasandchimichangas.Aztecasevenoffersvegetarianoptions. Thereareeverydaylunchspecialsandalsonightlyspecials.MyfavoritetimetogoisWednesdaynight,whentherestaurantoffers99centmargaritas.JustafewofmyfavoritethingstoorderfromAztecasincludethequesodip,achickenquesadilla,andfriedicecream. Thefoodisveryinexpensive.Dinnerfortwopeopleisusuallyunder$20.00,includingthetip.Thestaffisveryfriendlyandtheytaketheirtimetoensure

thatyourmealisenjoyable.Therestau-ranthastelevisionsmountedeverywhereforyoutowatch,andthereisevenapatioifyouwouldratherdineoutside.Twiceaweekamariachibandplays,andtheywillevencomerightuptoyourtableandsingtoyou.Ifyoudon’twanttoeatintherestaurant,thenyoucanalsocallaheadoftimeandplaceanordertogo,andyourfoodwillbebaggedandreadywhenyougetthere. IfIcouldeatatAztecaseverydayIwould;thatisjusthowgoodthefood(andatmosphere)is.AztecasRestaurantandCantinaislocatedat5452Highway90WestinMobile.ItisopenSundaythroughThursdayfrom11:00a.m.until10:00p.m.andFridayandSaturdayfrom11:00a.m.until11:00p.m.Formoreinformationabouttherestaurant,youcancall(251)661-5509.SoifyouareinthemoodforsomethingalittlemoreauthenticthantheTacoBelldrive-thru,thentryAztecas.

MEGAN WIGAL-HARRISONStaff Reporter

Mmmmmmmm...Mexican!

»DeltaChiFraternitydiscussesitsrecruitmentandexpansionontotheSpringHillCollegecampus

PhotobyDougBruceAztecas Restaurant, is located in Tillman’s Corner and offers

a variety of Mexican cuisine.

trainedtoruntheAssociateMemberprogramafterCatalanoandShermanaregone.Thenewmembereducatorwillbetrainedextensivelythroughworkshops,informationalbinders,andretreats,aswellallexecutiveboardmembersandcommitteechairmen.

CatalanoisextremelyexcitedaboutDeltaChi’sexpansiontoSpringHill.“Becomingafoundingfathergivesundergraduatemalesachancetoleavetheirmarkoncampus,whileutilizingskillsthattheyhavebeenlearningtheirwholelives.Foundingfathersalsogetthe

opportunitytomakeDeltaChiwhattheywantittobeonSpringHill’scampusbysteppingintoleadershippositionsimmediately.Asafoundingfathermyself,itwasthebestdecisionImadeinmyfouryearsatcollege;steppingupandleavingmyfootprintoncampus.”

PhotobyKelceeSmithClockwise from top left: Fraternity Bid Night, TKE’s crest, DX’s crest, and LXA’s crest.

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MardiGrasParadeSchedule

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FloralParadeMysticRevelersMysticsofPleasureMysticsofTimeCoronationofQueentoKingFelixIIIMysticOrderofShadowBarrons

JoeCainParadeLeKrewedeBienvilleParadeLesFemmesCassettesParadeCoronationofKingElexis

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ManyUniversityofAlabamafanswereexcitedafterthe2010BCSNation-alChampionshipGame,yetoneSpringHillCollegeprofessorhadmorethanjustachampionshiptitletobehappyaboutregardingtheCrimsonTide. EnglishprofessorBradTuggle,ofDecatur,Ala.,isleavingSpringHilltoacceptateachingposi-tionathisalmamater,theUniversityofAlabama. Tugglefeelsexcel-lentaboutthemovetoTus-caloosa,butassuresthatthemoveisnothingagainstSpringHill,butmoreofapersonaldecision.“IheardLane Kiffin say when he becametheheadcoachatUSCthatitwashisdreamjob.That’skindofhowIfeelaboutAlabama.It’smyalmamaterandI’mabigsportsfan,”saidTuggle.“IthoughtIwouldbeatSHCforeverbecauseIdidn’tknowthatthejobatAlabamawouldcomethrough.ThisistheonlyjobIwouldhaveleft

SpringHilltotake.It’saverygoodmoveformeandmyfamily.”TuggleattendedAustinHighSchoolinDecatur,Ala.,wherehewasquarter-back,andhewasselectedforTheBirminghamNews’AcademicAll-StateTeam,accordingtoTheBirming-hamNews.AsanEnglishmajorattheUniversityofAlabama,TugglewasselectedasaRhodesScholar,becomingUniversityofAlabama’s15threcipient,accordingtoUniversityofAlabamaNews.ThroughtheRhodesScholarship,Tuggleob-tainedhismaster’sdegreeinRenaissanceEnglishLiteraturefromOxfordUniversity. “EveryAmericanusuallyeitherlovesOx-fordorhatesOxford.Ifall into the first category,” exclaimedTuggle.Igottoworkwithsomeofthetopnotch scholars in my field. Eventothisday,Istillhaveareallysortofworldwidenetworkoffriendsthatisreallynicetohave.” Beforecomingto

SpringHill,TugglewasaprofessorattheUniversityoftheSouthinSewanee,Tennessee.HeiscurrentlyworkingonobtaininghisdoctorateinRenaissanceEnglishLiteraturefromtheUniversityofVirginia.“IamlookingatthewayrenaissanceEnglishpoemshelpsustothinkaboutsomecomplexintellectualproblems,andoneofthoseproblemsistheproblemofemotionandouremotionalconnectionstoliterature,”saidTuggle. TugglehasenjoyedhistimeatSpringHill,andexplainsthattheexperiencehasbeenwonderful.“I’vereallyenjoyedthisEnglishdepartment.IlovebeingintheEnglishdepartmentbecausetherearesomanyreallysmartandgoodteachershereandeveryonetakesteachingreallyseriousaroundhere,asdoI,”statedTuggle. “AsfarastheinteractionsI’vehadwithstudents,I’velovedprettymucheveryminuteofit.Ireallyenjoybeingabletohaveone-on-onecontactwithmystudents,andthat’sreallywhattheyexpect.So,Ireallylikeitbecauseit’smoreofapersonableeduca-tionthanwhatyougetatsomeotherplaces,sothat’sbeenreallyenjoyable.” Tugglealsoknowsthat some students find himtobeoneofthemoredifficult ones, yet he feels asthoughitishisjobtoprovideachallengetostudents.“IholdmyselftohighstandardsandIholdmystudentstohighstan-dards.IwouldhopethatundergraduateswouldlookatSpringHillasaplacetochangeanddevelop,”saidTuggle. “Youcanonlygetarealsenseofanunder-

Get To Know: Brad TuggleKENDRICK DUNKLINNews Editor

See TUGGLE page 10PhotobyDougBruce

»TuggleisheadedtoTuscaloosatojointheUniversityofAlabamafaculty

graduateeducationifyouareconstantlybeingchallengedandifyouareconstantlychallengingyourself.WhatI’vetriedtoinstillinstu-dentsisthatitmaybehardwork,butyoucanwalkawayknowingthatyouhaveac-complishedsomething.” StudentsrarelyseeTuggleupset,butwhenaskedwhatmakeshimtick,heexplainedthatitiswhenhislifegetsoutofbalance,andhebasedhistheoryonwisdomfromhisfather.“Thekeytowhateverhappi-nessImayhaveisbalance.Itakemyworkveryseriously,butIalsotakemyfamilyveryseriously.Soforme,whenIwouldbemostun-happy,isifIwasallworkorevenifIwasallplay.Basi-cally,Igetmadifthingsgetoutofskew,”statedTuggle. “Mydadusedtosaythatlifeisathree-legged-stool.Thethree-legged-stoolisperfectlybalanced.Ac-cordingtomydad,thatwasone’smental,physicalandspiritualwell-being.ThatthreeleggedstoolisthewaythatIthinkabouteduca-tion,andthewayIthink

abouttheJesuiteducationatSpringHill.BecauseIcareabouteachofmystudent’smentaldevelopment,ofcourse,becausethat’swhateducationisallabout.ButI’mjustasconcernedthattheyarespirituallyandphysicallywell-developed.” BesidesteachingatSpringHill,Tugglelikestorun,heisafanoftheGrate-fulDead,heplaysguitar,hesings,buthismainhobbyisplayingwithhisson,Jack-son.“Beinganewfatherhasbeenthemostjoyousthingever.Whatisinteresting,be-inganEnglishprofessor,isthewayinwhichitchangesmyoutlookonliterature,justintermsofwhenIcomeacrossapoemaboutfam-ily,there’sawayinwhichIjustgetitmorenow.So,it’schangedmeforthebetter,”Tugglestatedhappily. Tuggleisahugesportsfan,butthereisonlyoneteamthathashimgluedtothetelevisionscreen. “ThereisonlysportandoneteamthatIcareabout,andthatisCrimsonTidefootball.ThatistheonlysportIwatch!”Tuggleexclaimed.

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SUDOKUFillinthegridsothatev-eryrow,column,and3x3boxcontainsthenumbers1through9.Answersforthepuzzlewillbeinnextweek’spaper.

ManySpringHillCollege students fi nd themselvesaskingthisquestioneachweekend,“WhatistheretodoinMobile?”Theanswertothisquestionisprovidedbythenewprogram,BadgersontheTown. BadgersontheTownisanoff-campusprogramsponsoredbyStudentActivities.AccordingtoJenniferStallings,DirectorofLeadershipandInvolvement,theconceptforBadgersontheTownwascreatedafterseveralfocusgroupswereheld.Thesefocusgroupsconcentratedonhowtoimprovethestudents’SpringHillexperience. WhatwasfoundfromthesefocusgroupsisthatSpringHillstudentsarenottakingadvantageofwhatMobilehastooffer.Asaresult,StudentActivitiespulledtheirfundingtogetherandcreated

KATELYN IKNERLife & Culture Editor

Badgers adventure into MobileEnglish professor decides to ride the tide

BadgersontheTown. Badgers on the Town will be holding several off-campus events in an effort to get SHC students out and about in Mobile. These events will range from fun events to cultural events and will be fi t for a college budget. Stallings hopes Badgers on the Town will encourage SHC students to “jump in to and see the exciting things around Mobile.” The fi rst Badgers ontheTownevent,SkateNight,washeldonThursday,Jan.14,atSunshineSkateCenter.Ticketsforthiseventwerefree.However,studentshadtoprovidetheirowntransportationtoandfromtheskatecenter. Whenaskedwhatsheenjoyedthemostaboutskatenight,freshmanGabrielaDiazsaid“itwassomethingoffcampustodoanditwassomethingdifferentthatIwouldhavereallydonehereinMobile.IhaveneverskatedonrollerskatesbeforesoIthoughtitwouldbesomethingIhadtoatleasttryonce.” ThenextBadgersontheTowneventisParadeNight,whichwillbeheldonFeb.8.ThiseventwillbeheldattheMobileCarnivalMuseumlocatedonGovernmentStreetfrom5p.m.to9p.m.ParadeNightwillbeanopportunityforstudents,facultyandstafftolearnmoreaboutthemuseum,aswellasenjoythe

Neptune’sDaughterandOrderofIsisparades.Foodwillbeprovidedatthemuseum.Ticketsforthiseventare$1forstudentsand$5forfacultyandstaff. ExtremeBowlingatFloridaLaneswillbeheldonFeb.26from10p.m.tomidnight.Ticketsforthiseventwillbe$5;thiswillcoverthecostofthegame,shoerentalandbowlingballrental.AccordingtotheFloridaLanesWebsite,ExtremeBowlingconsistsof“anadventureoflights,greatmusicandwildbowlingchallenges.” OnMarch20,theBadgersontheTownevent,CirquedelaSymphoniewillbeheld.ThiseventwillconsistofanightattheSaengerTheatrelisteningtothemusicoftheMobileSymphony.CirquedelaSymphonieisauniqueevent,becauseduringtheperformanceanaerialistwillperformalongwiththesymphony.Ticketsforthiseventwillbe$5. ThelasteventforthespringsemesterwillbeFridayNightFireworksattheBaybearsonApril16.StudentswillenjoyaMobileBaybearsgameatHankAaronStadium,followedbytheirFridayNightfi reworks. The game willbeginat7:05p.m.andwillbedirectlyfollowed by a fi reworks show.Ticketswillbe$2fortheFridayNightFireworksattheBaybearsevent.


»ThenewBadgersontheTownprogramexposesstudentstoMobileculture

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TheMulticulturalStudentUnionwillbehostingitsTasteoftheHillsocialeventonThursday,Jan.28.ItwilltakeplaceinByrneHall. TasteoftheHillissimilartoMobile’sInternationalFestival.Countriesarebroughttogetherfromsixdifferentcontinentstogivestudentsatasteofeachoftheircultures.Therewillbeboothsspreadacrossthe top floor of Byrne whereeachcountrywillberepresented.Ateachofthesestations,studentswillbeabletosampleaparticularcountry’slocalcuisine.Therewillbeacopyoftherecipeforeachofthefoodsavailablein

casepeopleareinterestedinmakingitthemselves! Thetitleofthiseventdoesnotimplyonlythepresenceoffood.ChelseaMack,socialprogrammingchairofMSU,said,“Ireallywantpeopletohaveaculturalexperience.”Thisexperienceisindeedprovided.Alongwiththefoodbeingserved,MSUhasscheduledculturalperformancesfromsomeofthecountriesbeingrepresented.SomeoftheperformancesincludeatraditionalBelizeandance,aVietnamesesongandanAfricanwelcomedance. Forstudentstoknowthecountrytheyaretraveling to, the flag of aparticularcountrywill

bepostedinfrontoftheboothandmapswillbeavailable.Certainstationswillhaveactivitiesforstudentstoparticipatein.TheJapaneseboothwillgivestudentstheopportunitytorolltheirownsushi,andtheIndianboothwillhaveanartistdrawingtemporarytattoos. ThefoodandactivitieshaveallbeenprovidedbyvariousstoresandvendorsfromaroundMobile.MSUhopesthatstudentswillcomeoutandenjoythefood.Eventhoughthefoodisthemainfocusforthisevent,theorganizationwantseveryonetolearnsomethingaboutanothercountry’sculture.

DEMARCO WILLSAds Editor/Staff Reporter

»TheMulticulturalStudentUnionbringsdifferentculturestotheSpringHillcampus

MSU tastes a new culture

Lookin’forsome-thin’toopenthosesinuspassages?Well,looknofurtherthanthealbum“Bring‘EmIn”byMr.BuddyGuy. Thisalbumfea-turessomeofthefunkiestguitaryou’veheardinagoodwhile.Guyteamsupwithsomeofthesickestguitaristsaround,in-cludingKeithRichards,CarlosSantanaandJohnMayer,justtonameafew,inordertotakethefunk level to “five-toe” status (five toes makes forawholefoot.Afunksmellin’foot). Comin’outofthegate,Guyripsitupon“WhatKindofWomanisThis?”Iftheguitarlicksfromthisaren’tfunkyenoughtobustupyoursinuspressure,getready,causeitonlygetsnastierfromhere. CarlosSantanaproceedstoabsolutelydestroy“IPutaSpellOnYou,”shreddingtillitseemslikethemanmayhavegoneinsaneandlosttheconceptofstartandfinish. If Santana rip-pingitupdoesn’tgetyougoing,thanGuy’srough,raspyvoiceissureto.Theenergythiscatbringstothetableiswhathasmadehima“bluesleg-end.”

Butdon’tthinkGuyfocusesallofhisenergyon“settingitoff.”Onthesong“I’veGotDreamstoRemember,”featuringJohnMayer,Guyslowsitdown.Mayer’ssoftvoice,alongwithhisdelicateguitarsoloing,mixperfectlywithGuy’srawvoiceandenergeticguitarplaying.Sopure. Now,noBuddyGuyalbumwouldbecompletewithoutajamfortheladies.AndGuyknowshowtodoitwhenitcomestothefemalegender. SoulSingerAn-thonyHamiltonisfea-turedonthetrack“LayLadyLay,”alongwithsteelpedalguitaristphe-nomRobertRandolph.EventhoughHamiltonlacesthetrackwithhisTemptation-escvoice,Guyevenbringshisvoicedowntoamoreintimatelevel.Heain’tnostrangeronhowtoplaythegame. Fanofthebluesornot,thisalbumisthemadnotes.ThisCDisperfectforacruisewiththewindowsdownorifyou’relookingtokickitontheporchandsiponsomeicecoldadultbeverages.Ifyou’venevergiventhebluesachance,thisalbumcouldverywellbetheonethatletsyou“Bring‘EmIn.”

GREENBERRY TAYLORContributing Writer

‘Bring ‘Em In’ review

10. InceptionRelease Date: July16thCast:LeonardoDiCaprio,KenWatanabe,JosephGordon-Levitt,MichaelCaineWhy you should see it: Nolan’sreturn.“ThePrestige”and“TheDarkKnight”directorChristo-pherNolanreturnswiththestoryofaCEO-typeexecutive who finds him-selfbecominginvolvedinablackmailingscandal.Thestoryissaidtoexplorethearchitectureofthehu-manmind.ThisisNolan’sfirst film since “The Dark Night”anditwillbeveryinterestingtoseeifhecancontinuehissuccess.

9. HereafterRelease Date:DecemberCast:MattDamon,Bryce

DallasHoward,CeciledeFrance.Whyyoushouldseeit:TheAcademywill.“Here-after”tellsthestoryofthreepeople:ablue-collarAmerican,aFrenchjour-nalistandaLondonschoolboywhoaretouchedbydeathindifferentways.With films such as, “Mys-ticRiver,”“MillionDollarBaby”and“Invictus,”ClintEastwoodhasbecomeoneofthepremierdirectorsinHollywood.Hetakesastabatthesupernaturalinhis upcoming film slated fortheendoftheyear.ItisprettymuchaguaranteethatitwillbeupfortheAcademyAwardforbestpicture.

8. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderRelease Date: Dec.10th

Cast:GeorgieHenley,SkandarKeynes,BenBarnes,WillPoulter,GarySweet.Why you should see it:Thiscouldbetheendoftheseries.Edmund,LucyandtheirpeskycousinEustace find themselves onafantasticNarnianshipcaptainedbyKingCaspianandheadedfortheveryedgesoftheworldinajourneywherethey’llencounterslavetraders,dragonsandmerefolk.Thismoviewouldbehigheronthelistifnotforthe turmoil that the film hashadoverthepasttwoyears.Disneydroppedthefranchiseafterlosinga significant amount of moneyon2008’s“PrinceCaspian.”However,FoxWaldensavedtheseriesandhasput$140million

Evan’s cinema preview for 2010EVAN PARROTTEditor Emeritus

»Evangiveshisrecommendationsforthetopmoviescomingoutthisyear

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intomakingthemovie.Therearenewwritersonboardforthisinstallmentand hopefully the film will beabletotakemoreriskswithoutbeingonDisney’stightleash.If“Treader”isn’t deemed as a financial success,thereisaverygoodchancethatwillbethe final Narnia film.

7. Alice in WonderlandRelease Date: March5thCast: MiaWasikowska,JohnnyDepp,AnneHa-thaway,HelenaBonhamCarterWhy you should see it: TimBurton’svision.Thisisapseudo-sequeltotheLewisCarrollclassic.Alicereturnstothefantasyrealm years after her first visit.Nowaged17andnotfitting into Victorian soci-etyandstructure,shere-turnstoaslightlyhauntedandovergrownWonder-land.Fromthevisionarywhobroughtyou“EdwardScissorhands,”“Beetle-juice”and“TheNightmareBeforeChristmas”comesthisadaptationofCarroll’smasterpiece.Carroll’sver-sionwasextravagantandstrangeenoughbyitself.JudgingbytheTrailers,Burtonhastakenthepro-verbial“kite”andranwithit.Thereisn’tanydebateoverwhetherthemovieisgoingtobeweird.Theonlyquestionishowweirdisitgoingtobe.

6. Robin HoodRelease Date:May14thCast: RussellCrowe,CateBlanchett,MarkStrong,WilliamHurtWhy you should see it: GladiatormeetsRobinHood.In13thcenturyEngland,aformerarcherinthelateKingRichard’sarmyassemblesabandofbanditstoconfrontcor-ruptioninthelocaltownofNottinghamandlead

anuprisingagainstthecrownthatwillforeveralterthebalanceofworldpower.DirectorRidleyScottteamswithRussellCrow for the fifth time in theircareers.After“BodyofLies,”wasadisappoint-ment,theduoisgoingbacktoanhistoricalset-ting.Earlytrailerslookgoodandifthismovieishalfasgoodas“Gladia-tor,”audiencesareinforthrillingmovie.

5. Toy Story 3Release Date:June18thCast:TomHanks,TimAllen,JoanCusack,DonRickles,WallaceShawnWhy you should see it: Pixar.AsAndypreparestodepartforcollege,Buzz,Woodyandtherestofthetoysaretroubledabouttheiruncertainfuturewhichsoonlandstheminnewterritoryandatthemercyofaroomfullofuntamedtotsatalocaldaycarecenter.Iwoulddreadmosttrilogies,butDisney-Pixarhasnotgivenany-oneanyreasontodoubtthem.“ToyStory3,”isthe2010installmentfromtheperennialblockbusterproducerthathasbeenDisney-Pixaroverthepastdecade.“FindingNemo.”“Cars,”“Wall-E”and“Up”havesetthebarextremelyhighandthereisnorea-sontoexpectanythingdifferentthisyear.

4. Shutter IslandRelease Date:February19th

Evan’sTop5picksfor2010:5.ToyStory34.ShutterIsland3.IronMan22.Twilight:Eclipse1.HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows

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Cast:LeonardoDi-Caprio,MarkRuffalo,BenKinglsey,MichelleWil-liamsWhy you should see it: ScorseseandDiCaprioteamupagain.In1954,twoU.S.marshalsaresummonedtoaremoteislandoffMassachusettstoinvestigatethedisap-pearanceofapatientfromafortress-likehospitalforthecriminallyinsane.Onceinside,onebeginstodoubteverything,evenhisownsanity.Thedirecting-starringduoisbackforthe first time since their bestpicturewinner,“TheDeparted.”ThisisMar-tin Scorsese’s first thriller since 1991 hit film, “Cape Fear.”DiCapriohasgoodtasteandisveryselec-tive about what films he makes.Thesetwothingsleadmetobelievethatthiswillbeoneofthemoviesoftheyear.

3. Iron Man 2Release Date:May7thCast:RobertDowneyJr.,MickeyRourke,GwynethPaltrow,SamRockwell,DonCheadleWhy you should see it:Seeifthemoviecanbemorethanjustablock-buster.HavingrevealedhisIronManidentitytothepublic,billionaireinventorTonyStarkisunwillingtosharehistechnologywiththemili-tary,butforcesoutsidehis

controlplotagainsthim.Superherosequelshavebeenhitormiss.Actu-ally,asidefrom“DarkKnight”and“Spiderman2,”theyhaveallbeenhorrible.Wewillhavetoseeifarevampedcastwillbeenoughtoensuretheseriesisn’ttwomoviesandout.

2. The Twilight Saga:EclipseRelease Date:June30thCast:KristenStewart,RobertPattinson,TaylorLautner,AshleyGreeneWhy you should see it:Everyoneelsewill.AsSeattleisravagedbyastringofmysteriouskill-ings,BellaisforcedtochoosebetweenherloveforEdwardandherfriend-shipwithJacob—know-ingthatherdecisionhasthepotentialtoignitetheagelessstrugglebetweenvampiresandwerewolves.Myopinionisthattherewasn’tenoughplotinthebookstomakethreemov-ies,buttheproductioncompanyseemstothinkotherwise.Flocksofteen-age(andsometimesolder)girlswillbegoingtoseethisone.Ifyouwanttounderstandalloftherefer-enceson“TheSoup”and“ChelseaLately,”Isuggestyougoseeitaswell.

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Release Date:Nov.19th

Cast:DanielRadcliffe,RupertGrint,EmmaWatson,HelanaBon-hamCarterWhy you should see it: Thebeginningoftheend.Withdarkforceseverywhere,Harry,RonandHermionesetoffontheirmissiontolocateanddestroytheremain-ingHorcruxescontain-ingpiecesofVoldemort’ssoulandalongthewaylearnofthemysteriousthree“DeathlyHal-lows”whichtheyalsorequire.Splittingthebookintotwopartsisaverywisedecisiononbehalfoftheproduc-ersandthat’snotjustbecauseitwilldoubletheir profits. The two movieswillensurethateverythingJ.K.Rowlingwroteinher750-pagenovelwillberepresentedonscreen.Thisshouldcause the film to avoid therushedfeelingthatwaspresentin“TheGobletofFire”and“TheOrderofthePhoenix.”Themovieshouldalsobeconsistentwith“TheHalf-bloodPrince,”asitretainsitsdirectorandwritersfromtheprevi-ousinstallment,whichhasbeenrarityfortheseries. With six films inthebooksandonlytworemaining,itwillbeinterestingtoseehowtheserieswillconcludeHarry’sstory.

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January 28, 2010SportSDan Criscione and Alex Del RioSports Editors [email protected] & [email protected]

JIM LOVEContributing Writer

Mobile: Football City, USA?

SpringHill’sWom-en’sBasketballteamhasbeenonasixgamelosingskid,droppingto2-14(0-6)ontheseason.LastThursday,theLadyBad-gersjumpedouttoa9-2lead,butwentintohalf-time finding themselves down23-13.TheLadyPilotsofLSU-Shreveportneverlookedbackastheywonthegame51-30.TheLadyBadgersshotjust21.1%ontheirhomecourt. TheLadyBadgersthentookontheTougalooCollegeBulldogsSaturday,Jan.23.Sophomoretrans-ferJackieHiggenbotham

gottheBadgersouttoa12-2leadasshedrainedthreestraight3-pointbas-kets. TheBulldogscameback,takinganinepointleadontheBadgerswithsixminutesremaininginthehalf.TheLadyBadgersclawedbacktotakeafourpointleadintothehalf. TheBulldogsprovedtobetoomuchfortheBadgersbyopeningthesecondhalfona9-0runandwouldnotallowtheBadgerstogetwithinasmuchasthreepointsfortherestofthecontest.HeadcoachRayFronsaid,“someareasofourgamearegreat.Wejustneedtofix a few things”

CoachFronalsosaid,“wewentfromaveryexperiencedteamlastyear,toaveryyoungteamthis year. Once we figure eachotherout,we’llbefine” TheLadyBadgersarealsoplaguedwithin-jury.Twostartersareoutwithinjuriesrightnow,andanotherplayerisoutwithakneeinjury.Whenaskedabouthisteam’sinjuries,CoachFronsaid,“aninjuryjustmeansit’ssomeoneelse’sturntostepup” ThenextgameupfortheLadyBadgersisawayatLoyolaUniversity-NewOrleanstonightat5:30p.m.

Lady Badgers continue to struggle»Women’sbasketballteamlookstofinditsrhythminthenewyear

DAN CRISCIONECo Sports Editor

ItisaprivilegetowriteforTheSprin-ghillianagainthisse-mester.Ilookforwardtomakingsomemoreboldsportspredictionsthissemester,andIhopeIcanpickaKentuckyDerbywinnerforevery-onethisyear. WhatamonthithasbeenforfootballfansinMobile.Alabamawon its first national title since1992threeweeksago,theSaintsaregoingto their first Super Bowl andtheSeniorBowlisthisweekend.MobilemaywellbeFootballCity,USArightnow. NotallMobiliansareAlabamafansandnotallMobiliansareSaintsfans,butourfaircityprobablyhasmorepeoplethatareAlabamaandSaintsthananycityintheUnitedStates.BirminghamandMont-gomeryhavetoomanyFalconsfans.NooneinBiloxiorJacksonrootsfortheCrimsonTide.EveryoneinNewOr-leansandBatonRougemaybethrilledabouttheSaints,buttheywerealldevastatedwhenAla-bamabeatLSUandwontheSECWestagainthisyear. Thisisasemiunrelatedtangent,butifthereisaFootballCity,USA,theremustalsobeaworstfootballcityinAmerica.Thathonorwould definitely go to mynativeWashington,DCrightnow.TheRed-skinsarecomingoffa

disgraceful4-12season,whichisevenworsewhenyouconsiderthattheyplayedeveryotherteam that finished 4-12 orworsethisyear.EveryfoolinWashingtonnowthinksthatMikeSha-nahanandBruceAllenwillbethesaviorsofourbelovedRedskins,yettheyforgettoconsiderthatnotevenJoeGibbscouldsavetheteamfromitslosingways.Shana-hanisanaveragecoachatbestthatwasrelative-lyworthlessinDenverafterJohnElwayretired. Furthermore,Washington,DCisstuckrootingforthewoefulMarylandTerrapins,whoarecomingofoffa2-10seasonthatin-cludedanovertimewinoverJamesMadison.Tomakemattersworse,CoachRalphFriedgenwillbebackagainandheis now officially the larg-estcoachincollegefoot-ballafterMarkManginoandCharlieWeisgotfired. Sorry about that tangent,nowontotheSeniorBowl. Thisweekendmarksthe60thSeniorBowltobeplayedinMobile.Thegameisanannualexhibitionfeatur-ingthebestgraduatingseniorcollegefootballplayersfromaroundthenation.Thisweekend’sgameshouldonlyaddtotheexcitementforMo-biliansthatlovefootball---thatwouldbeeveryMobilianofcourse.TheSouthteamhasarosterthatisawho’swhointheSEC.Alabamawill

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The rugby team in action against Southern Mississippi.

The Badgers crushed the Golden Eagles last Saturday 28-7.

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Baseball Badgers eager to put the ball in play »Badgersbaseballteamslookstomakenoiseattheconferenceandnationallevel

Withthearrivalofthespringsemester,theSpringHillBadgers’baseballteamwillembarkontheir2010seasonwithhighexpectations.Afteramediocre27-28recordlastseason,theBadgershopetoturnthingsaroundandgainnationalrecognitionwiththeleadershipoftheircaptainsRyanCummings,JustinHarrisonandBradHolstein. BradHolstein,junior first-baseman, hopeshiseffortscanhelptheBadgersthisseason.Holsteinaveraged.330attheplateandledtheteamwith12homerunsand64RBIslastseason.Afteranemergencypositionswapthatlandedhimatthirdbase,HolsteinearnedtheGCACGoldGloveaswellas finishing the year All GCACatthirdbase. Atshortstop,

sophomoreRyanCummingshopestosecure the infield with hisdefense.Cummingsiscomingoffastrongseasonwhereheaveraged.315witheightdoubles,

fourtriples,andfourhomeruns.Defensively,Cummingsclosedoutmanytightinningsturning28doubleplayslastseason. TheBadgersreturnanotherGCACGoldGlove

in centerfield with senior JustinHarrison.Harrisoniscomingoffanexcellentseason,committingonlyoneerrorin111chances.Attheplate,Harrisonhit.327,adding50runswith

25RBIs.HarrisonalsoledtheBadgerswithhisfeet,successfulsnagging24stolenbases. AccompanyingHarrison in the outfield isseniorRyanHallinright field. Hall led the

teamwitha.365battingaverageand20stolenbases.Hallalsopostedaschoolrecordlastyearbyscoring56runsinaseason. After finishing the seasonwitharecordjustunder.500,theBadgerswillbelookingtodothelittlethingstomakethisyear’sseasonmoreeffective.“Wehavetowintheclosegames,”saidHolsteininresponsetolastyear’sresults.“Lastyearweputourselvesintherightsituationtowingamesandjustdidn’tclosethemout.”Holsteinhashighexpectationsforhisteamasheexpectstowinover35gamesandgainnationalrecognition. TheBadgershaveaperfectopportunitytogetsomebigwinsandnationalattentionwiththisseason’sscheduleastheBadgerswillfacethreerankedopponentsin their first four match-ups. In their first series

ofgames,theBadgerswillhostastrongLSU-Shreveportteamwhoisranked18thinpreseasonpolls.TheirnextseriesofgameswillbeagainstTougalooCollegefollowedbyagameagainstthe23rdrankedAuburn-Montgomery.Afterthat,theBadgerswillgoontheroadtofacetheirrivals,No.14thrankedWilliamandCarey. HallconsidersplayingrankedopponentsearlytobeagreattestfortheBadgerstostartofftheseason.“Wewanttomakeabigstatementthisseason.Wewantteamstothinktwicewhentheycometoplayus,andwehavetheopportunitytodosobywinningsomebiggamesearlyon.” TheBadgerswillstarttheirseasonwithahomeopenerFriday,Jan.29that4p.m.againstLSU-ShreveportatStanGalleField.

ALEX DEL RIOCo Sports Editor

Use the clues to fill the answers. The circled letters will be usedtoanswerthequestion.

1.Saint’sSuperBowlboundquarterback:_______2.SHC’snewpresident:_________________3. Name of Spring Hill’s baseball field: _ _ ___________4.Mobilehoststhiscolligiatefootballgame:________5.StatewherethenewAthleticDirectorisfrom:______6.2010NFLMVP:____________7.DormFreshmanboysshouldlivein:_____8.Lastissue’sathleteoftheweek_______

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Basketball turns up heat in conference play»TheBadgersholda4-3conferencerecord

LastThursday,TheSpringHillCollegeMen’sBasketballteamfellto9-5(3-2)ontheseasontoNo.5LSU-Shreveport.TheBadgersweredown37-40athalftimeafteraMarcusColeman3-point-er. Thesecondhalfwas,asAthleticDirectorJimHallsays,“thewayallSpringHillsportingeventsshouldbe.”TheBadgersfoundthemselvesbehindbyasmanyas9pointsinthesecondhalf,butralliedbackto74-72with0.6secondsleft.SeniorOwenMcNallygotfouledwhilegoingforalayup,sendinghimtothelinefor2freethrows.FirstShot.Swish!Second

shot.74-74!Overtime! ThePilotsofShreveportpulledawaybyasmanyas6pointsduringtheovertimeperiod,buttheBadgersclawedbacktotiewith4.2secondsleftonajumpshotbyChrisDees.ThePilotsprovedwhytheyareNo.5,however,bydriv-ingthelengthofthecourtand making the final bas-ketasthebuzzersounded,handingtheBadgersan84-82heartbreakingloss. TheBadgersbouncedbackonSaturdaythoughwithan88-80winoverNo.16TougalooCol-lege.TheBadgersbuiltasmuchasan8-pointleadin the first half, but the Bulldogscamebackonan18-7run.SeniorOwenMcNallyhittwoclutchshotstogivetheBadgers

a38-37leadatthehalf. Thesecondhalfwasbackandforthwith9tiesand4leadchanges.With five minutes left on thegameclock,theBad-gersfoundthemselvesdown73-68beforePat-rickGrantandMarcusColemanhitconsecutive3-pointbasketswithin30secondstoregaina74-73lead. Colemanscored9 of Spring Hill’s 14 final pointinthecontest,seal-ingthevictoryforSpringHill,makingthem10-5(4-2)ontheyear.TheBadgerwinalsoendedtheBulldog’s12gamewinningstreak.NextupfortheBadgersisanoth-erGCACmatchatLoyolaUniversity-NewOrleanstonight,Jan.28th,at7:30.

ALEX DEL RIOCo Sports Editor

TheSpringHillrugbyteamkickedoffitsinauguralDeepSouthRugbyUnionseasonwithacon-vincingwinovertheUniversityofSouthernMississippi.TheBadgerstookanearlyleadandneverlookedback,beatingSouthernMiss.28-7.ScoringtriesfortheBadgerswereStevenAgras,PatShanahanandMaxWestendorf.MikeReiteralsocontributed three field goals to help theBadgerswinthematch. TheBadgersarelookingtokeepthemomentumfromasuc-cessfulseasonlastsemester.Lastseason, they finished 7-2 with big winsoverLoyolaandWestFlorida.LeadingtheBadgersthissemesterarecaptainsDenverCrumplerandMax Westendorf, who are confident thattheirteamwillhaveanotherdominantyear.“Ihavetheutmostconfidence that we will win our

half of the matrix, and definitely givethepowerhouseUniversityLouisiana-Lafayettearunfortheirmoney,”saidWestendorf. Therugbyteamhasfoundsuccessthisyearafterstrugglinglastyear.“Lastyearwedidn’thaveacoachandourpracticeslackedstructure,”saidSteveAgras,inside-center, about his first year playing. SuccessensuedwiththehiringofCoachPhilDembowskiwhoturnedtherugbyathletesintoarugbyteam.UnderCoachDembowski,the rugby program has flourished astheteamimproveswitheachpractice.“Nowthatwehaveacoachwearemuchmoreorganizedandhaveabetterunderstandingofthegame,”Agrasaddedonthematter. This semester is first sea-sontheBadgerswillcompeteintheDeepSouthRugbyUnion.Lastsemester,theBadgershadonlyplayedinexhibitiongamesandintournaments.Asaresultoftheir

successfulsemester,theDeepSouthRugbyUnionextendedaninvitationtoSpringHilltojointhecollegiatedivision.“Thisisabigstepforourteam,wearenowconsideredlegitimateandwelooktomakeanimpactintheDeepSouth”, Pat Shanahan stated confi-dentlyonhisexpectationsforthisseason. Although this is their first seasonasapartoftheDeepSouthRugbyUnion,thisseasonwillnotbe the first time Spring Hill plays theiropponents.InSpringHill’sconferencethisyearareSouthernMississippiandWestFlorida.LastsemesterSpringHillbeatSouth-ernMississippitwiceandtooktwoofthreegamesagainstWestFlorida.“Inthefallsemesterwelearnedouropponentsstrengthsandweaknessesandthisseasonweplantocapitalizeonthem,”saidZachQuinn,starting8-man,aboutknowinghisopposition.

DAN CRISCIONECo Sports Editor

»Rugbyteamgetsreadytostartthespringseason

Rugby team looks to keep momentum from last semester

Joey Cabrera gets some feedback from Coach Phil Dembowski.

Photoby:DougBruce

Source:SHCAthletics

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UPCOMING GAMESDATE OPPONENT SITE

WB Jan.28 LoyolaUniversity LoyolaUniversity

MB Jan.28 LoyolaUniversity LoyolaUniversityBB Jan.29 LSU-Shreveport(No.18) SHC(4:00)BB Jan.29 LSU-Shreveport(No.18) SHC(1:00)BB Jan.29 LSU-Shreveport(No.18) SHC(4:00)WB Jan.30 UniversityofMobile UniversityofMobile

RECENT RESULTSTEAM DATE OPPONENT RESULT

WB Jan.25 BelhavenUniversity 74-72L(OT)

MB Jan.25 BelhavenUniversity(No.12) 77-63LWB Jan.23 TougalooCollege 67-62LMB Jan.23 TougalooCollege 88-80W

Athletes of the week

WB- Women’s BasketballMB- Men’s BasketballBB- BaseballSB- Softball

KEYMT- Men’s TennisWT- Women’s TennisR- Rugby

sendsixplayerstothegame---includingJavierArenasandTerrenceCody.AuburnandLSUwilleachsendtwotoLadd-PeeblesStadium.TimTebowwillbehereanditwillbeinterestingtoseehowheisreceivedbyfansthatwouldcer-tainlybehostiletowardhiminaregularseasongame.Sincethegameisanexhibition,itishardtopredicthowitwillbeplayed,buttheNorthteamreallystandsnochance.Regardlessofhowclosethegameis,

anyoneattendingwillseeafungameandhaveachancetoseesomeoftheSEC’sbestinper-son. AftertheSeniorBowlisplayedonSat-urday,thefocuswillshifttotheSuperBowleightdayslater.Bour-bonStreeteruptedafterSundaynight’swinbytheSaintsandmanylocalsfromMobilegotonI-10andheadedwestafterthegametoparty---atleastIsawafewhallmateswhowereheadedthatway.TheentireGulfCoastwillbepartyinglikenever

beforeonSuperSunday.TheSaintsmeanalottoalotofpeople.Manyofourstudentshavepar-entsandgrandparentswhohaverootedfortheteamsinceitsinceptionin1967.TheyearsofputtingbagsovertheirheadsandcallingtheirteamtheAintsareover,becausethiscouldbetheyeartoendallofthemisery.IftheSaintswin---IwillmakemySuperBowlpredictionnextweek---notonlywilltheGulfCoastbethrilled,Mobilewillce-mentitselfasFootballCity,USAfor2010.

Patrick Grant Jackie Higgenbotham

TideandSaintsgiveMobilereasontocheer

Girls watch the rugby game from the sidelines

Junior Pat Shanahan shakes off tackler Mike Reiter plows through group of USM players.

PhotosbyDougBruce
