Throughout the years, students graduating with de- grees in nursing have been forced to adapt to the ever- changing shifts in job avail- ability. Because of the recent recession, many students have been faced with the decision of choosing what majors will be marketable upon gradua- tion with the economy in its current weakened state. According to Dr. Meg Cole, chair of the Division of Nursing, the condition of the economy has had an effect on the nursing profession, as it has forced nurses to stay in the field longer than normal. “Nursing has always been a profession that shifts up and down with vacancies. Historically, nurses don’t work but 10-20 years, espe- cially in the hospital setting and then retire or change to a OpiniOns & EDITORIALS Read about students’ various opinions about drinking policies. pg. 6. Are we really lost? Ashley Robinson questions why employers are avoiding our generation. pg. 5. S PRING H ILLIAN October 22, 2009 Volume 89, Number 6 Mobile’s 1st Collegiate Newspaper Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam THE Seven teams of Spring Hill students joined with Delta Gamma to raise awareness about Service for Sight. The men of Tau Kappa Epsilon won the competition. ArOund CAmpus Greek Life and the Spring Hill community help to Paint the Hill Pink for Breast Cancer. pg. 9. Students welcome families to the Hill this weekend. pg. 10. Inauguration of the 38th President, Fr. Richard P. Salmi is on Friday, Oct. 23. pg. 4. ArOund the W Orld Textbook costs have been on the rise for several years, but new technology may be solving this problem. pg. 2. Spring Hill alums serve in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. pg. 4. SPORTS Jim Love makes his predictions for the NBA season. pg. 13. Badger soccer is on a roll. pg. 14. JONATHAN SEALY/ Contributing Photographer See Delta page 9. Delta Gamma makes a big splash on Dorn Field The Spring Hill College Chap- ter of Delta Gamma helped raise funds for Service for Sight this past Saturday. ABBY COWART Life and Culture Editor Cool weather welcomed the ladies of Delta Gamma as they hosted their fall philanthropy event, Anchor Splash on Deck, on Saturday, Oct. 17, on Dorn Field. The following teams participated in the event: Delta Delta Delta, Phi Mu, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha and three teams of freshmen. The teams competed in several events, each featur- ing a water theme. On Thursday, Oct. 15, the event began with a duck hunt The Hill and Beyond: Despite the economy, nursing majors have several options to choose from upon graduation Nursing major still a popular area of study at Spring Hill ABBY COWART Life and Culture Editor less stressful environment,” said Cole. “With that be- ing said, nurses are staying around longer. With so many people losing their jobs, nurs- es are staying in the work- force longer to support the family. Therefore, our gradu- ates are having a little harder time finding the job that they want, because the experienced nurses are still around.” However, Cole says that globally, there is still a nursing shortage and the jobs are out there. This idea is echoed by research from the Bureau of Labor Statis- tics that projected that more than 2.9 million RNs will be employed in the year 2012, up 623,000 from the nearly 2.3 million RNs employed in 2002. This news is especial- ly encouraging for the fairly large percentage of students at Spring Hill who are declared Chemistry Club honored by American Chemical Society Spring Hill College’s Chemistry Club honored with Outstanding Chapter award. PAIGE MALONE News Editor Courtesy of Spring Hill’s Chemistry Club The 2008 - 2009 Chemistry Club gathered at their an- nual Crawfish Boil last spring. See Nursing page 4. The Spring Hill Col- lege Chemistry Club has been awarded the “Out- standing Chapter” Award from the American Chemi- cal Society for the 2008- 2009 academic year. The Chemistry Club will be recognized at the American Chemical Society Student Affiliates Chapter Award Ceremony in San Francisco and also will be featured in the November/De- cember issue of “In Chemis- try” magazine. The Chemistry Club’s vice president, junior Senyo Amedo, expressed his excite- ment by saying “I’m so proud of our chapter and this great accomplishment we have achieved. It goes to show that even at a small school there is so much that can be done See Spring Hill page 2.
AccordingtoDr.MegCole,chairoftheDivisionofNursing,theconditionoftheeconomyhashadaneffectonthenursingprofession,asithasforcednursestostayinthe field longer than normal.
Seven teams of Spring Hill students joined with Delta Gamma to raise awareness about Service for Sight. The men of Tau Kappa Epsilon won the competition.
Delta Gamma makes a big splash on Dorn FieldThe Spring Hill College Chap-ter of Delta Gamma helped raise funds for Service for Sight this past Saturday. ABBYCOWARTLife and Culture Editor
Despite the economy, nursing majors have several options to choose from upon graduation
Nursing major still a popular area of study at Spring Hill
ABBYCOWARTLife and Culture Editor
lessstressfulenvironment,”saidCole.“Withthatbe-ingsaid,nursesarestayingaroundlonger.Withsomanypeoplelosingtheirjobs,nurs-esarestayinginthework-forcelongertosupportthefamily.Therefore,ourgradu-atesarehavingalittlehardertime finding the job that they want,becausetheexperiencednursesarestillaround.”
Chemistry Club honored by American Chemical Society Spring Hill College’s Chemistry Club honored with Outstanding Chapter award. PAIGEMALONENews Editor
Courtesy of Spring Hill’s Chemistry ClubThe 2008 - 2009 Chemistry Club gathered at their an-nual Crawfish Boil last spring. See Nursing page 4.
Studentstodayarearmedwithagreatallythatwasnotpresentinpreviousgenera-tions.Thisaideallowsthemto access an infinitive amount ofinformationfromjustaboutanywhere.Thisallyistechnol-ogyandtheblessingsitbrings.Whenitcomestoresearch,librarystackshavebecomeobsoletetothequickspeedandinfinite information available touselectronically.Sowhydowestillseestudentsluggingaround30poundbackpacks? Withthecurrentsurgeoftechnology,thedaysofrelyingonourprintcompanionsmaybecomingtoanend.Collegesaroundthecountryarebegin-ningtogravitatetowardelec-tronicversionsoftheseancienttomes. OnetechnologicalgemthathasbeensurfacingaroundcampusesistheKindlee-readingdevice.CreatedbyAmazon.com,theKindleisahandheldreadingdevicethatwirelesslyaccesstocontentfromthecompany.Typicallyweighingabout10ounces,
thislittlegadgetbringsbooks,magazines,blogs,andwhateverelseyoudesiretoreadrighttoyourlap. AccordingtoanOctoberstorybyNationalPublicRadio,inanexperiment,theAmazon.comcompanygave200col-legestudentstheKindlefullyloadedwiththedigitalversionsofalloftheircoursetextbooks.Thestudyfoundthatstudentsfoundsomeprosandconswiththedevice. Somestudentspreferredtheeaseofhighlighting,notetaking and flagging pages in textbooksratherthanthehigh-lightingandbookmarkfeatureontheKindle.Thedevicedoesofferanote-takingfeature,butstudents found it difficult to use thetinykeystoinputinforma-tion. AshockingfeatureoftheKindleislackinginpagenumbers.Thereasonforthisisthefeaturethatallowstexttobemadebiggerorsmaller,whichiftheoreticallyifthepagenumberswerepresent,theywouldconstantlyshift.In-steadtheKindlehas“location”markers,whichstudentscan
clickonavideo. Thebiggestadvantagetoapossibleshifttowarddigitaltextbooksisthecost.Accord-ingtoTheNationalAssociationofCollegeStores,onaveragestudentsspendabout$488dollarsin2007-2008onnewandusedtextbooks.ThepricerangeoftheKindleiscurrently$279-$489.Thismayseemhigh,butoncethedeviceispurchased,thebooksarelessthanhalfthepriceofregulartexts.Thepriceofe-textbooksisaroundthesameforyourlaptop.Themoneysavedisobvious. ItisevidentthatwiththeconvenienceandmoneysavingsoftheKindleande-textbookswearegravitatingtoaneducationalrevolution.Theheavyprinttextbookswehavebrokenourbackswithforsomanyyearsarenearingtheirend.Theywillsoonbereplaced by the efficiency of handhelddevicesandalltheyhavetooffer.Theageofturn-ingthepagewillsoonchangetopressingthebuttonaswestepintothefutureofelectron-iclearning.
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Public Safety OnOct.17,at12:17a.m.,aPublicSafetypatrolofficer was conducting a walkingpatroloftheinte-rioroftheNewResidenceHall.Hefoundthatsomeonehaddamagedthewallinthelobbyandhadalsoremovedandtakenthesignfromthewalloutsideofthewomen’srestroom(FirstFloor,Lobbyarea).
PleasebeadvisedthattheintersectionatthenorthwestcornerofWalshHallisnowathree-waystopintersection.Inadditiontothepre-existingstopsigncontrol-ling north bound traffic, plant personnelhaveinstalledtwoadditionalstopsignstocon-troltheeastandwestboundtraffic. As with all stop signs oncampus,allvehiclesshouldcometoacompletestoppriortoproceeding.
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Stop signs were installed over fall break between Walsh Hall and the Fairways.
Spring Hill club receives award from American Chemical Society withthelimitedresourcesandfundswehave.” Inthe2008-2009aca-demicyear,theSpringHillChemistryClubwasoneof360studentchaptersthatappliedforawardsfromtheAmericanChemicalSociety,while35received‘Outstand-ing,’68‘Commendable’and119‘HonorableMention.’ Theorganizationhonorschapterswhoimpacttheirmembers,thepublicandtheentirechemistrycommunity. TheSpringHillchemis-tryclubhadonlybeenactivefortwoyears.Theyhaveac-complishedalotintheirshorttimeoncampus.
TheChemistryClub’sfacultyadvisor,Dr.CarolynSimmons,expressedthat“itisquiteremarkableforastu-dentchaptertoreceivethisaward.Iamsoproudofourstudentsforalloftheirhardworkanddedication.” TheclubhostsavarietyofactivitiesduringNationalChemistryWeekincludingmakingnitrogenicecreamaswellasavarietyofotherdemonstrationsthroughouttheweek. ChemistryClubalsohosts an annual crawfish boil everyspringinbetweentheChemistryBuildingandthetenniscourts.
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Special Notices:*“misc. & etc.” show is at the Eichold Gallery October 5, through October 30.Students for Life will be selling LIFE ROCKS T-shirts for $5 in the cafe every other Wednesday starting October 7.Family Weekend is Friday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 25. National Chemistry Week is Monday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 23.Registration for Spring 2010 classes begins on Thursday, Oct. 22. Intent to graduate forms are due Monday, Nov. 2 to the Registrar’s office.
Health care reform class to be offered during spring semester With a growing number of students becoming concerned about health care, several profes-sors are team teaching a class that will help students to understand Health Care reform. MARYRIESContributing Writer Everyoneneedsinsur-ance.Risingcosts.Republicanideasvs.Democraticideas:TheHealthCareReformdebate;oneofthehottesttopicsonCapitolHill.ThetruthofthematteristhattheUnitedStates,thelandofthefree,istheonlydevel-opednationthat’sstrugglingwithawaytoobtainuniversalaccesstobasichealthcare. ManyAmericansareconcernedforthewell-beingoftheirfamiliesandwiththe
Three members from the 2008 and 2009 graduating classes are spending a year in service for the greater glory of God across the U.S. and the globe.
nursingmajors.SophomoreAsh-leighFicarinothinksthatthejobavailability in the nursing fi eld isrelativelycomparabletothestatusofotherprofessionsandsuggeststhatjobscanbemorereadilyobtainablewithalittlecooperationandpatience.
“Idonotthinknurs-ingwillbenearlyashardhitbecauseofitsessentialnaturetothe health care fi eld. I think all nursinggraduateswilljusthavetobemoreopentothejobsthatareof-feredatthetimeandreal-izetheymaynotgettheir‘dreamjob’rightoffthebatbutcanworktowardthatjob,”saidFicarino. Another benefi t of obtain-ingadegreeinnursingisthatitoffersavarietyofopportunitiespostgraduation,aqualityuniqueto this specifi c medical fi eld. “Thejobprospectsforsomeonewithadegreearenumerous.Thatisthebestpartofnursing,”saidCole.“Everyonedoesnotlikeordowellwiththesametypeofjobs.Youcanworkany-wherefromsurgerytointensivecaretoobstetrics.Youcanspe-cializeincancertherapy,heartdiseaseorrehabilitation.Theareasarenumerous.”
Anotheroptionfornursingmajorsistomoveintotheeducationormanagementfi eld, such a transfer normally takesplaceafteranaverageoffi ve years of working. Often, nursesalsodecidetoreturntoschool.Nursepractitionersand
nurseanesthetistshavebecomepopularareasforgraduatework.AccordingtoCole,graduatedegreesareofferedineducation,andthenewroleisCNL,orclin-ical nurse leader, specifi cally for thenursethatlikesthebedsideandpatientcaretobeanexpertandleaderonthedifferentunits.
Notonlydoesnurs-ingofferanumberofdifferentjobs in different fi elds, but it is alsoacareerthatmanystudentsgravitatetowardbecausetheyfeelitsimultaneouslyprovidesa
Findingajobintoday’smarketistoughnomatterwhatdegreeoneachieves,buttheDi-visionofNursingatSpringHillhastakenseveralstepstoreor-ganizecourserequirementsinaneffort to keep pace with the fl uc-tuatingnatureofsucharigorousfi eld and prepare students for thefuturebeyondtheHill.“Notonlydoesthenursingdepart-mentatSpringHillhaveagreatreputationlocally,butIalsofeellikethedepartmentdoesagreatjobpreparingitsstudentsfortheworkingworld,”saidSchneider.
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“Not only does the nursing de-partment at Spring Hill have a great reputation locally, but I also feel like the department does a great job preparing its students for the working world.”
SalmialsohasservedasVicePresidentforstudentaffairsatJohnCarrollUni-versityinCleveland,Ohio. TheInaugurationandInstallationceremonywillbeheldintheArthurR.Out-lawRecreationCenteronOctober23,at3:30p.m.Acommunitydinnercelebra-tionwillfollowtheceremonyatapproximately5:30p.m.onRydexCommonsinfrontofSt.JosephChapel.TheeventwillconcludewithandinauguralmassSunday,Oct.25at11:00a.m.inSt.JosephChapel. DuetotheamountofvisitorsattendingtheInau-guralcelebrationsstudentsinlivinginNewResidenceHallwillbeaskedtorelocatetheirvehiclestoaccommodatetheexcess fl ow of traffi c. IfyouareparkedintheNewResidenceHallparkinglot,youareaskedtopleasemoveyourvehicletoMobileHall,ViraghHall,Skip’sPlace,orByrneHallpark-
Fr. Richard P. Salmi, S.J. will be inaugurated as the 38th president of Spring Hill Col-lege. The festivities continue this week with a ceremony, community dinner and mass.
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Forthoseofyouthathavebeenwatchingthereal-ityshow“Jon&KatePlusEight”,youshouldknowaboutallofthedramathathasbeengoingonbehindthescenes.JonandKatearego-ingthroughabitterdivorce,andJonisgoingthroughalegalbattlewiththeTLCnetworkovertheproductionoftheshow.Now,itseemsthatJonandKate’seightkidshavebeencaughtinthemiddleofallthedrama. IknowAmericahasfalleninlovewithJonandKate’skids,butshouldtheshowbecontinuednowthattheirparentsareinvolvedinabitterdivorcebattle?Thatseemstobethequestiononeverybody’sminds. Ithinktheshowshoulddefinitely be cancelled. I don’tthinktheshowshouldhavebeenstartedinthefirst place. I think the show exploitsthekids,anditcouldcausesomedetrimentaldam-ageinthefuture. WithJonandKatego-ingthroughabitterdivorcebattle,thekidscouldbesuf-feringemotionally.Adivorceisaveryfrustratinganddis-turbingtimeforafamily,anditshouldnotbedemoralizedforAmericatosee.Adivorceissomethingthatshould
Letter from the Editor: What’s up with all the fatty foods?Elizabeth Farren discusses her issues with the amount of fatty foods that America produces
SoIguessIwillapolo-gize first hand to all the Tex-ansoutthere,butIamgoingtodiscusssomeuntraditionalwaysoftheLoneStarStateagain.OnSept.25,theTexasStateFairbeganitsthree-weekrun,endingOct.18.TheStateFairisfamousamongTexansforitscarni-val-stylerides,showsandBigTex.Butthefairhasbeencallingnationalattentionbe-causeithasbecomethefriedfoodcapitalofTexas.Iamdeadserious.Theyfryeverything.Younameit,theyfryit.Theyhavefriedbutter,friedcandybarsandevenfriedguaca-mole.Theonethatstealsthecakeisfriedcoke.Alooseguidelineforfrieditemsatthefairiswhetheritcanbemadeintoabatter;ifitcanbecomeabatter,itcanbe
fried.Soallthisfriedfoodhastobebadforus,right?ThecrazythingisthattheunhealthycrazeisgoingpastfriedfoodandintootherAmericanspecialties.Onesuchexampleisthehamburg-er.ManyaverageAmericansrecognizethatahamburgereverysooftenishealthy,butthereisaminorleagueteaminSt.Louisthathastakenthisfavoritealittletoofar.TheystartedcombiningtheKrispyKremedonutwithaham-burger.Thisdeadlycombina-tionpacksuptoathousandcalories,accordingtoCBS.Sowhat’supAmerica?Whytheneedforoverlyfattyfoodsthatjusthurtsusmorethanhelpus?AccordingtotheDiscoveryHealthWebsite,peoplewhoeatfriedorbreadedfoodaremorelikelytohaveraisedcholesterol.The Web site specifically statesthatthereasonfriedandbreadedfoodsaresoun-healthyisbecausewhenfoodisfried,thefoodtrapsinthe
ofdifferentaspectsofyourlife. Sadly, students find it increasingly difficult to eat wellatcollegebecausetheyareconstantlyontherun.Buttakeamomentandgrabasandwichfromyourroom,yourkitchenorthecafeteriainsteadofaMcDonald’sBigMac.Atthispoint,youaregoingtotrytoarguethatMcDonald’sismuchcheaperthananytriptothegrocerystoreorevenSpringHill’scafeteriaifyouarepayingoutofpocket.However,thisisnotnecessarilytrue.Notonlyisthisquestionableregard-ingmonetarymeans,butalsohealth-wise.Forexample,theguywhoateMcDonald’sforthirtydaysstraightanddocumentedallthechangesbecame famous for the film “SuperSizeMe.”Bytheendofhisthirtydayadventure,MorganSpurlockgained24.5pounds.HeatetheequivalentofwhatsomeoneeatsonceaweekfromMcDonald’sforeightyears.
The young and lost generation is not deadAshley Robinson discovers that people ages 16-24 is a generation with a bright future
“Only46percentofpeopleages16-24hadjobsinSeptember,thelowestsincethegovernmentbegancount-ingin1948,”accordingtoanarticleinBusinessWeek. Thetitleofthearticlewas“TheLostGeneration.”ItwasteasedonthefrontpageandasIperuseddownthemagazineislelocatedonthebottom floor of the library, my
offense)?Orwilltheyhavetogetsomeoneouragetoteachthem?Wehavealreadymasteredtheseadvancesandcanstrengthenyourcompanyevenfurther. Havingadiverseagegroup in your office is key to survivingthetestsoftimeandadaptingtothefuture.This“lostgeneration”wouldbringnewideasandnewoutlookstoyourcompany.Donotlookatusasarisk,butasanenhancementthatputsyouaheadoftheothers.Takearisk,it’llbeworthitinyourbusinessesfuture.See Jon page 7.
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Is alcohol the real remedy?Devon Austermann, Tim Corbett and Kyle Jones are unconvinced the vandalism is caused by the drinkers Thisfallbreak,asmanyjourneyedhometobewithlovedones,thegentle-menoftheWixysojournedtoaplacewhichfeelslikehometoallofus.Iamspeaking,ofcourse,oftheStateofTexas. WemadethelongpilgrimagetoSanAntoniototakeinthesightsandtastesofa place known for its fiercely independentspiritandpatrio-tism.ThehighpointofthetripwasnodoubtsharingafewroundsofAlamoGoldenAlewithitsfounderEugeneSimor(friendofthecolumn)atthehistoricBuckhornSa-loon. UponreturningtotheHill, we reflected on how re-freshingitwastohaveagoodtimeoutinpublicoverafewhigh-qualitybrews.Noonewasarrested,nopropertywasdestroyedandnoonewasputinanydanger.Itwasaplainolegoodtime. ThesereminiscesledustoconsiderwhysomestudentsbackattheHillusesocialdrinkingasatimetobedestructive–arecentincidentinvolvingthedestructionofanexitsigninNewHallcomestomind.Schoolpolicyistoblameitonalcoholandlevymostlyrandomandfullyarbitrary fines on the whole hallcommunity.WeintheWixyarenotentirelycon-vincedsuchanexplanationissatisfactory.Afterall,weourselvesimbibeonaregularbasiswithoutcalamity. Whilenothingex-cusesthepersonalresponsi-bilityofthosewhovandalize,perhapsitwouldbemoreef-fectivetoconsidertheatmo-sphericfactorsthatmightleadtothebehaviorratherthancrackingdownharderstillontheuseofadultbeverages. ItiswellknownthatEurope,whichby-and-largehaslaxdrinkinglaws,experi-
encesfarfewerincidentsin-volvingtheoverconsumptionofalcoholthanintheUnitedStates,wheredrinkinglawsareenforcedruthlessly.Col-legesanduniversitiesacrossthecountryshowasimilarpattern.Somemaystruggletounderstandthisphenomenon,whichonitsfacegoesagainstreason. Theansweristhatinanenvironmentinwhichanyconsumptionofalcoholisconsideredadeviantact,itisalltooeasyforaharmlessdrinktoturnintoanactofre-bellion,eventuallysnowball-ingintodangerousordamag-ingbehavior. Soitcanbenosurprisethatpettyactsofvandalism,likeabrokensigninNewHalloranoverturnedpieceoffurnitureinToolen,havebeenoccurringaslongasanyofuscanremember.Perhaps a five dollar fine willbringtheguiltypartytojustice,butataschoolwheremosttuitionbillsarepaidforbyMommyandDaddy,thatfineismorelikelytobeajokefortheoneresponsible(evenifitisagreatfundraisingop-portunityfortheschool). No,ifcrackingdownonalcoholistheonlyrealremedywecancomeupwith,theseincidentswillonlybecomemorefrequent.Gototherealsourceoftheproblem.Endthestigmaandyoucanendtheexcusetorebelinadestructivemanner. Ifyouareinterestedinmakingyourvoiceheard,weencourageyoutoattendtheupcomingdialoguewithFr.Salmitoaddressstudentconcerns.Itisagreatoppor-tunitytomakeyourmarkonthenewadministration.ThegentlemenoftheWixywillseeyouthere.
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Binge drinking: America has a serious problem that does not exist throughout the rest of the worldDoes America’s drinking culture consume a bit too much alcohol?
It’sFridaynightandtheapartmentontheFairwaysispumpingwithlife.People,allcladinvariousshadesofred,bleedoutontothebalconyandinsideredsolocupsandsmallDixiecups(thekindyou use at the dentist) filled withredjellocirculatefrompersontoperson.Oneofthebathroomdoorsislocked,andinsidethebirthdayboykneels,hisheadcrownedbythebowlofhisporcelainthrone.Vomitcovershisjeansandthewallsaroundhimandinthebathtubsmall islands of celery float in apinkseaofdissolvedjello.Yep,itsureisablasttobe21. But,whatifbeing21asnobigdeal?Whatifwefol-lowedtheexamplesofotherEuropeancountriesandlow-
andyetmuchlowerratesoftotalconsumption? It’sourdrinkingcul-ture.OneonlyhastogotoBruno’sorWal-MartandtakealookatthebeerfridgestoseewhatAmericandrink-ingcultureprizes.Ipromiseyou,gotoanyrefrigeratedbeer aisle and you’ll find “the oldstand-bys,”CoorsLite,Natural“Natty”Lite,MillerLite,MillerHighLife,BudLite,KeystoneLite,Pabst’sBlueRibbon,Milwaukee’sBestandanyassortedhand-fuloflessdistributedbutnolessintoxicating“lite”beers.Thesebeersdon’tcomeinbottledsixpacks,theycomeinlargecasesof24,some-times48canseach.Theyaredesignedandmarketedforquickthoughtlessconsump-tion;somecansareevendesignedwithairventingforfasterconsumption.Mostpeoplewouldthinkthatgoing
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“I think that instead of fines for punishment, punishmentsshouldteachalesson.Forex-ample, people will rather pay a fine than do communityservice.” -EmilyLandrieu,2011
“I think Residence Life should maintain howtheyhandlevandalismanddisrespect.Therearenotasmanyproblems in the residencehallsaseveryonethinks.” -DeMarcoWills,2011
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Spring Hill College’s cur-rent alcohol policy? What do you think needs to be changed about the policy?
THIS WEEK’S TOPIC:What are your suggestions as to how Residence Life should handle
vandalism and disrespect?
through48cansofsodainaweekwouldbeexcessive,andyetoncampusesaroundthecountry,peoplegothrough“bricks”oflitebeerthatfastorfasterwithouthesitation.It’snotjustexcessive,it’sdownrightweird. Weneedtochangehowweviewdrinking.Alcohol,asI’msureeveryoneisaware,isadangerous,psychoactivedepressantthatslowsreac-tion,cognitionandeventuallybreathing.Sure,adrinkortwooveracoupleofhoursmayproducealightfeelingofwarmth,aperceptionof“sociallubrication”orgiveyouabitof“dutchcourage,”butwhenyou’reconsumingfive, six,tendrinksinthattimeperiod,thateuphoriabecomeseffulgentvomiting,sociallubricationbe-comesdrunkdialing,anddutchcouragebecomesliquidstupid-ity.Alcoholisadrug,andweshouldviewitassuch.Wouldyoutakeadozenorsoaspirinwhenthecontainerclearlywarnsyouagainsttakingmorethantwo,citingliverfailure,kidneyproblemsandothersideeffectsthatcanresultindeath?Sowhywouldyoudothatwithalcohol? Personally,I’malittlemorethantwoweeksfrommytwenty-first birthday (in fact it willbetwoweekstothedaywhenthispaperprints).I’mlookingforwardtobeingabletodrink,togetaglassofwinewithdinner,tohaveabeerortwowhenI’matBuffaloWildWingswatchingagame,orevengettingacoupleofdrinksatpartiesanddances.I’mnotlookingforwardtobecomingsenselesslydrunk, and I defi-nitelywouldratherbecaughtdeadthanfoundwithacaseofcheaplitebeerinmyfridge.Callmeweird,elitist,orper-hapssane,butIprefertofollowguidelineswhenitcomestodrugs–alcoholincluded.
IwanttocommendThe SpringHillianforthearticleappearingintheOctober1stissue:“Butwherehasallthefungone?”Thewriters of the article took the rather difficult jump from pri-vatelycomplainingaboutproblemswiththeschooltosharingtheiropinionspublicly.Itooamconvincedthatachangeinthephilosophyoftheadministrationtowardsalcoholisabsolutelynecessaryifstudentconcernsaretobecomeapriority.Iamconvincedthattheadministrationpayingatten-tiontosuchobjections(ifnottakingaction)istheonlywaytheSpringHillcommunitycangrowandprosper.
TheSpringHillianwelcomes any form of comments or criti-cism either in person or to our e-mail, [email protected]. Please feel free to contact any one of our writers to express your interest in writing an article or opinion piece for TheSpringHillian.
Soletmerephrasethequestion.Howmuchpaperdoyouconsumeannu-ally?OnaverageAmericansconsume746lbsofpaperayear but office workers and collegestudentsareknowntoconsumemuchmore. Sowheredoesallthispapercomefrom,inwhatformdoweuseitandwheredoesitendup?ThesearesomeofthequestionsIwouldliketoaddressforyouinthisarticle.First,thefacts;
See Reasons page 11. Clockwise from left: The Chemistry Club experiments with the reaction of sodium with water; Two students create a liquid hydrogen bomb; An up close view of the explosion.
beingamemberofAlphaSigmaNuhonorsociety,hehasalsobeenanactiveparticipantintheimmersiontripsfortwoyearsnow.BronenkampisnotonlyinvolvedintheSpringHillcommunity,buthealsoservesasabasketballrefereeforlocalMobilehighschools.Ontopofallofthis,BronenkampisaResidentAssistantinToolenHall. SohowdidsomeoneallthewayfromMissouri find Spring Hill; Bronenkampstates,“IhaditsetinmymindthatIwantedtogotoasmall,private,Jesuitschooltoplaysoccer.InarrowedmysearchdowntoSpringHillCollegeandRegisUniversityinDenver,Colo.,andassoonasIset
footonthiscampus,Iknewit was a right fit for me.” OntopofhelpingoutaroundSpringHill,BronenkampcarriesadoubleminorinTheologyandSpanishwithhisEnglishmajor.HisultimategoalistoreturnbacktoDeSmetandteachEnglishandbeasoccercoach.Inaddition
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Delta Gamma raised funds for philanthropy
The men of Tau Kappa Epsilon hit a pose at the end of their dance. TKE won the dance competition and placed first overall.
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Greek Life hosts Paint the Hill PinkThe Greek community at Spring Hill College is sponsoring a week long event aimed at spreading awareness about breast cancer around campusABBYCOWARTLife & Culture Editor
MakingStridesaimstoraiseawarenessaboutbreastcancerandasksthattheSpringHillcommunityhelptheAmericanCancerSocietyinitsgoalbyhelpingpeoplestaywell,helpingpeople get well, finding cures and fighting back.
acrosscampus.ThemaineventstookplaceonSaturdaywhichincludedwaterballoondodge ball, fish toss, face-off,raingutterregatta,scubaslip-in-slide relay, bucket/fill spongerelayandaKingandQueenNeptunedance. ThemenofTauKappaEpsilon came in first place overall,andtheyalsowontheKingNeptunedance.Oneofthefreshmenteams,SchoolofFishes,cameinsecondplaceandLambdaChiAlphacameinthirdplace.DeltaDeltaDeltatookhomethe“mostspirited”award. AlloftheproceedsfromSaturday’s event benefited DeltaGamma’sphilanthropy,ServiceforSight.ServiceforSightisanorganizationthataidstheblindandvisuallyimpaired,inanefforttoraiseawarenessaboutblindnessandpreventionandprovideser-vicestothosesufferingfromvisualimpairments. InadditiontoAnchorSplashonDeck,DeltaGammaalsotakespartinseveralotheractivitiestoraisemoneyfortheirphilanthropy.AccordingtoCarolineWilson,thedirec-
philanthropyeventtotakeplaceonDornField,butstillmaintainedseveralofitswatercompetitions. WilsonwashappywiththesuccessofSaturday’sevent,andthoughtthatthetransitionoflocationswentverysmoothly.“Wewereveryexcitedwiththeoutcome.This was our first year not be-ingabletousethepoolsowewereunsureastohowthingsmayturnout,”saidWilson.“Overall,Ithoughtitwasagreatsuccess,theonlythingIwouldhavechangedwasthetemperature,butatleastitdidn’train!”
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Jessica Caire and Caitlin King show support for Greek events.
Brother Anthony arranges bike racks at Walsh.
Malorie Mascagni and Anna Pate display Paint the Hill Pink bracelets.
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Family Weekend on the Hill begins this Friday, offering fun and games for students and families
Busy weekend scheduled for students and families
ABBYCOWARTLife & Culture Editor
DOUGBRUCE/Photography Editor
SUDOKUAnswertolastweek’spuzzle:
The Office of StudentActivitieswillbesponsoringitsannualFamilyWeekendontheHilleventbeginningFriday,Oct.23,andendingSunday,Oct.25. Theweekendwillincludeseveralveryspecialeventsbeginningwiththeinaugurationofthe38thpresidentofSpringHillCollege,theRev.RichardP.Salmi,S.Jat3:30p.m.intheOutlawRecreationCenter.Therewillalsobeaninauguralcelebrationtakingplaceat5:30p.m.intheRydexCommonswheretheSpringHillcommunitywillgatherforfoodandfellowshiptohonorthenewpresident.
OnFridayevening,parentsandstudentsareinvitedtocheerontheSpringHillbaseballteamastheyparticipateinthePurpleandWhiteseries,whichistheir first scrimmage series oftheyear.
Saturday’seventswill finish with Family CasinoNightinByrneMemorialHallat8p.m.sponsoredbySpringHill’sCampusProgrammingBoard.Therewillbeavarietyofcasino-stylegamesandover$300worthofprizeswillbeupforgrabs.Nocashisneededattheeventandsnacksandrefreshmentswillbeserved.
For more information on Family Weekend, contact the Office of Student Activities at (251) 380-3027 or e-mail [email protected].
Get to know: Area Coordinator Lisa Train
ELIZABETHFARRENEditor-in-Chief
Lisa Train, the area coordinator for Viragh Hall, Skip’s Place and Walsh Hall, describes how she found her place in college administration at Spring Hill College
TheAreaCoordina-torpositionentailsmanydifferentthings.EachAreaCoordinatorisresponsiblefortheoveralladministra-tionoftheirresidencehallsintheirarea–fromenforc-ingpolicies,tomediatingroommate conflicts and switches,supervisionofResidentAssistantsandGraduateHallDirectors,andreportingmaintenanceissues.
MakingStridesAgainstBreastCanceristheAmericanCancerSociety’spremiereventtoraiseawarenessandfundsto fight breast cancer. Since 1993, nearly five millionwalkershaveraisedmorethan$340millionthroughMakingStrides.In2008alone,nearly600,000walkers
acrossthecountrycollectedmorethan$60milliontohelp fight breast cancer.
Inadditionto“PainttheHillPink,”GreekLifehasalsoformedaMakingStridesteamthatwillparticipateintheMakingStridesAgainstBreastCancerwalkindowntownMobileonSaturday,Oct.24.Theaveragedistanceof the walk is five miles, dependinguponlocation.Individualsofallagesarewelcometoparticipate.
development.Thenthoughdevelopmentalpoliciesandavarietyofliving/learn-inginitiatives,thatwillbebroadenoughtocoverev-eryone but specific enough togivethatpersonaltouchtoeachstudent,eachstu-dentwillbeabletoprogressintheirdevelopment.
How did you come to work at Spring Hill?
OneofthereasonswhyIcametoworkatSpringHillwasbecauseoftheabilitytodevelopindi-vidualrelationshipswithmanystudents–andgettoworkwiththemindividu-ally.WorkingwithstudentsismyfavoritepartoftheAreaCoordinatorposition.Ibeganlookingforaninsti-tutionthatwasbasicallytheoppositeofwhatIhadal-readyexperienced–alargestateschoolinatinytown.Atalargerschool,itisdif-ficult to foster individual relationshipswithmostofthestudents.Studentscanoftengetlostinthemixand‘fallthroughthecracks.’Itwas also very difficult to maintainrelationshipsandseethatdevelopmentfromwhentheycameasfresh-mentowhentheygraduateasseniors.Attheendoftheyear,eventhoughwe
WhenIcameacrossthejobpostingforAreaCoordinatoratSpringHill,eventhoughIwasnotfa-miliarwiththeschool,itlookedasthoughithadeverythingIwaslook-ingfor–asmaller,privateschoolinalargercity.Be-ingsmaller,itallowedfortheabilitytobuildtheserelationshipsandsetthefoundationforfurtherde-velopment.SpringHillalsoallowstheabilitytomaintaintheserelationshipsthroughoutstudents’four,sometimes five years here.
Oneofmyproudestmomentswasatlastyear’sgraduation.Beingherefouryears,myfreshmenwhenI first came in 2005 were theoneswhoweregraduat-ing.AsIsattherewatchingthemwalkacrossthatstage,I reflected on our journey. Irealizedthatsomehadchangedalittle,somealot,buthopefullyallforthebet-ter.MypartintheirlivesatSpringHillwasasmalloneincomparisontotheirrela-tionshipswithotherstaff/facultyandwiththefriend-shipsthattheymadeherewitheachother.AndeventhoughIwasexcitedforthemgoingontothenextstageoftheirlives,itwas
What would you consider the biggest challenge (neg-ative or positive) of your job? Oneofmybiggestchallengesherearethespeedbumps–literallyandfiguratively (seriously, do weneedspeedbumpseverytwentyfeet?).Everyjobwillhavethosebumpsintheroadthatwilltrytogetyouoff-trackorslowyoudownofreachingyourgoal. Thegoals/missionsfortheAreaCoordinatorsandforResidenceLifearesimilarandcomplementtheSpringHillmission.Itisuptothestaff,faculty,andstudentstobevigilantofthesespeedbumpsandwork togethertoinsurethatthespiritofthemissionsisbeingcarriedout.Bytakingcareofthewantsandneedsofthestudents,thewantsandneedsoftheschoolwillfallinsymme-try.Balancingthewantsandtheneedsofthestu-dents can be difficult – but throughcommunication,developingrelationships,andbuildingamutualtrustandrespect,ourgoalscanandwillbeaccomplished.
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A unique learning experience is available in DAPHNE to students in psychology, special educations, speech therapy, occupational therapy or other related fi elds.
Positions are available for providing in-home and community training and services to a male adolescent with autism. The program utilizes ABA based skill acquisition and behavior management strategies. The program is coordinated under the direction of a behavior analyst (BCBA).
Afternoon/evening and weekend hours are available at $10.00/hour. Applicants will receive orientation and both general and specialized training in procedures and applications for the program.
Interested individuals should contact Karen Rucker at 863-397-4809.
Student exemplifi es leadership qualities
The Panhellenic Council would like to congratulate the following women who received a 4.0 GPA
abletodevelopandmanagemyowncompanyhasopenedthedoortosomanygreatopportunities.” WhenBronenkamphasamomenttorelax,heenjoysspendingtimeoutdoorsandcycling,butwon’thesitatetomentionhisloveforU2andhisloveforconcertgoingingeneral. Aswellasbeinginterestedinteachingandcoaching,heisalsointerestedinlawenforcement.ItisbecauseofthisinterestthatheispartofalawenforcementorganizationinSt.Louis.Theorganizationhasallowedhimto ride along with offi cers of thelocalpolicedepartment,providingexposuretoquiteafew‘crazythings.’
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Tour of independent fi lmmakers stops in Mobile for the weekendPress release from the Mobile Arts Council The2009-2010South-ernCircuitTourofIndepen-dentFilmmakerscontinueswith“TheWayWeGetBy”onSunday,Oct.25at2p.m.inBernheimHall(BenMayMainLibrary,701Gov-ernmentSt)TheprogramopenswiththeanimatedshortFlightLessonsbyNeilHelm.Thefeaturewillbefollowedbyaquestion-and-answerperiodwiththefi lmmakers and an informal reception.Admissionisfree. TheSXSWSpecialJuryAward-winning“TheWayWeGetBy”isamov-ing fi lm about life and how toliveit.Beginningasaseeminglyidiosyncraticstoryabouttroopgreeters—agroupofseniorcitizenswhogatherdailyatasmallairporttothankAmeri-cansoldiersdepartingandreturningfromIraq—thefi lm quickly turns into an unsettlingandcompassion-atestoryaboutaging,lone-liness,warandmortality. Whenitsthreesub-jectsaren’tattheairport,theywrestlewiththeirownproblems:failinghealth,mountingdebt,depression.Joan,agrandmotherofeight,hasadeepconnectiontothesoldiersshemeets.ThesanguineJerrykeepshisspiritsupevenashispersonalproblemsmount.AndtheveteranBill,who
clearlyhastroubletak-ing care of himself, fi nds himselfcontemplatinghisowndeath.Seekingoutthetellingdetailratherthanofferingsweepinggeneral-izations, the fi lm carefully buildsstoriesofheartbreakandredemption,remindingushowourculturecastsourelders,andtoooftenoursoldiers,aside.Moreim-portantly,regardlessofyourpolitics,TheWayWeGetBycelebratesthreeunsungheroeswhosharetheirlovewithstrangerswhoneedanddeserveit. PresentedinMobilebyMobileArtsCouncilandMobilePublicLibrary,the2009-2010SouthernCircuitisaprogramoftheSouth-ernArtsFederation(SAF).ScreeningsarefundedinpartbyagrantfromSAFinpartnershipwiththeNa-tionalEndowmentfortheArtsandlocalpartnerorga-nizations.SpecialsupportforSouthernCircuitwasprovidedbytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences. Theseriesalsore-ceivessupportfromtheAla-bamaStateCouncilontheArts, Mobile Film Offi ce, CrescentTheater,HolidayInnDowntown/HistoricDistrict,Berney/FlyBedandBreakfast,Serda’sCof-feeCompanyandB&BPetStop.
TheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)willtip-offanother season in five days. Thatmeanstheannualweeklongstretchofallfourmajorprofessionalsportsbeinginactionisuponusagain. TheLosAngelesLakerswillbefavoritestorepeataschampionsthisseason.KobeBryantanchorsanexcellentlineupthatseestheadditionofRonArtestandthelossofTrevorAriza.TheLakershaveseasonedveteranDerekFisheratpointguardandhavethreetalentedbigmeninLamarOdom,PauGasolandAndrewBynum. TheSanAntonioSpurswillonceagainbetheLakers’biggestfoeintheWesternConference.TheLakersandSpurshavewon10ofthe11WesternConferencetitlesandeightofthelast11NBAtitles.TheSpursareanchoredbytheirpointguardTonyParkerandtheirveteransTimDuncanandManuGinobili.TheSpursalsoacquiredtheathleticforwardRichardJeffersoninatradewithMilwaukee,andthisgivesthemastrongfourthpiecetothechampionshippuzzle.Ifthe33-year-oldDuncancanstayhealthyfortheentireseason,theSpurswillhaveeveryrighttowintheWest. ThepopularNBAteamoncampusiscertainlytheNewOrleansHornets.TheHornetsfinished 7thintheWesternConferencelastyear,buttheyhaveoneoftheleague’smostprolific players in Chris Paul. TheHornetsdidlosebigmanTysonChandler,buttheyareoptimisticthatEmekaOkaforwill fill that void nicely. The HornetsareadangerousteamwithaccomplishedscorerslikePejaStojakovicandDavidWest.IfChrisPaulcontinues
toplaylikehehasinyearspastandOkaforbecomesagoodfit, the Hornets are capable of movingintotheupperechelonoftheWesternConference. IntheEasternConference,everybodywillinevitablyassumethatthetopthreeteamsin no specific order will be theBostonCeltics,ClevelandCavaliersandOrlandoMagic.Ithinktwoofthosethreeteamsare no brainers to finish 1-2 in theconference,butIamnotsocertainabouttheCeltics.InfactIwillgooutonalimbandsaythattheyoungandupcomingAtlantaHawkswillsupplanttheCelticsastheEasternConference’sthirdbestteamthisseason. ThismaybeagoodyearasanyfortheClevelandCavaliers to finally get LeBron Jamesatitle.IamnotsayingthatjustbecauseShaquilleO’NealisnowinClevelandtopursue a fifth title of his own, butImustsaythatShaqwillbe a better fit in Cleveland than BenWallace.TheCavalierswillhavetwogiantsontheirrosterintheirmid-30s---the7’1”O’Nealandthe7’3”ZydrunasIlgauskas.Jamesistheleague’sbestplayer---sorryKobe---andqualityoftherosterdoesnotstopthere.TheCavsalsohavethescrappyAndersonVarejaoandtwoqualityguardsinMoWilliamsandDelonteWest.ThisteamisdeepandifShaqandIlgauskascanstayhealthyandwellrestedbysharingtimeatcentertheywillbetoughtobeatinanygamethisseason.LookfortheCavstomatchtheirleaguebest66winsfromlastyear. TheOrlandoMagicwilltrytodefendtheirEasternConferencetitle,andtheywillbetheCavaliersbiggestobstacleintheconference.TheacquisitionofVinceCartercertainlycoversthelossofHedoTurkogluandthensomeinmyopinion.Carterwillprovidesomeveteranexperienceandshouldmold
well with the prolific center DwightHoward.TheMagic’sstarting five is solid, and it is roundedoutbyRashardLewis,MickaelPietrusandJameerNelson. TheBostonCelticsmaybealogicalchoicetocontendintheEasternConference,especiallysincetheyacquiredRasheedWallaceintheoff-season.Waitaminute,RasheedWallaceisatotalbumandtheagingCelticshaven’tprovenanythingtoanyofusuntilKevinGarnettproveshecanplaycompetitivelyonhisrehabbingknee.IknowPaulPierceandRayAllenareeliteplayers,buttheyarealsointheir30s---likeGarnettandWallace---andcouldface
RandyFoyethisoff-seasonshouldrelegatetheworthlessDeShawnStevensontothebenchandgreatlyimprovethatWizards’guardplay.TheWizardshaveasolidfoundationinsidewithCaronButler,AntawnJamisonandBrendanHaywood.IfGilbertArenasstayshealthy,theWizardsshouldbethemostimprovedteamintheNBAandmaketheplayoffsaftergoing19-63lastseason. Finalprediction(s):SincewearetalkingabouttheNBA,atleastthreecoacheswillbefired during the season. The CavalierswillbeattheLakersinadecisive7thgameinthedreamLeBronv.KobematchuptowintheNBAtitle.
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Badger soccer teams gain momentum as the season draws to a closeMen and women’s soccer teams gain momentum as the season draws to a close and seniors play their last home games as Badgers
GREENBERRYTAYLORSports Editor
WithatoughlosstoLSU-Shreveportstillinthebackoftheirminds,theLadyBadger’sprovedtheywereforrealwhentheyshockedundefeatedUnionCollegeinadoubleovertimevictoryof2-1Oct.9athome. After49minutesofplay,theSpringHillCollegefreshmanSaraUptmorliftedabeautifulcrossingpassintosophomoreKatiePendergast,whoheadedthegoalintotheupper-rightcorner,givingtheBadgersa1-0lead.How-ever,SHC’sgoaldidn’tshakeUnion. At the seventy-fi rst minutemarkUnion’sRenataPeixotoscoredonanoffasetpiecefollowingaSpringHillfoul.Renataputupabeauti-fulshotoverthewallthatfoundtheupper-leftcornerofthegoalwithaperfectlybendingshottotiethegameatoneallandsend-ingitintothe fi rst overtime. UnionCollegewasn’treadytogiveuptheirunde-featedrecord,holdingtoughon defense in the fi rst over-time,alongwiththeBad-gers.However,inthesecondovertime,with107minutesoftotalgameplay,SHCsopho-moreAbbyGalenendedthecontest,scoringapenaltykickgoalfollowingaUCfoulinthe box, making the fi nal 2-1. JuniorEmmaPitchfordmade fi ve saves against the 10UnionshotattemptswhileSHCtook12cornerkicksversesthethreethatUniontook. ThewomenofSHC(5-5-1,0-1-1GCAC)traveledtoHattiesburgMiss.,onTuesdayOct.13tofaceseventhranked
conferenceopponentWilliamCarreyUniversity. TheLadyBadger’sfoundthemselvesbattlingforthewininovertimeforthesecondgameinarow.However,theseventh-rankedCrusader’sofWilliamCarreyprevailedwitha3-2victory. SHC struck fi rst right outofthegatewhensopho-moreAllisonAkersscoredwith13secondsontheclock.Itwasn’tlongbeforetheCrusader’sansweredbackatthe fi fteenth minute mark with anunassistedgoalbyJennaEricksontieingthegameatoneall. TheBadger’sfoundtheleadonceagaininthesecondhalfwithagoalfromPender-gast,whoreceivedtheassistfromGalen.ThisgoalbroughttheBadger’stoa2-1leadwithonly14minutestoplayinregulation,buttheCrus-
daer’stiedthegamewithonlysixminutesremainingwithagoalfromPhoenixOlivarez,sending the game into its’ fi rst overtime.Bothteamsfoughthardinthefi rst OT, holding each other scoreless.But,WCUbroughtthegametoacloseinthesec-ondOTwhenShaynaTurnerscoredoffanassistfromHannahJohnson,makingthefi nal 3-2. ThewomenofSHC(5-6-1,0-2-1GCAC)pre-paredfortheirnextopponent,ThomasUniversity,whotheyhostedonOct.15. TheLadyBadgersdominatedThomasUniversity,beatingthem4-1onSeniornight. JuniorJadeBeason
scored the games fi rst goal atthe19minutemarkoffacornerkickbyGalen.SHC’sleadwouldgrowto2-0atthe74minutemarkofthesecondhalfwhensophomoreElaineFemmerscoredonagoaloffanassistfromUptmor. ThomasUniveristywouldscoretheironlygoalofthegameatthe80minutemark,butSHC’sFemmerwould respond fi ve minutes laterwithhersecondgoalofthegameand27secondsafterFemmersgoal,Galenwouldadd the fi nal goal of the game, sealingthevictoryfortheLadyBadgers. SeniorAllisonGilessaid,“Gettingthewinonseniornightmeantsomuchtome.”Gileswentontosay,“I’velearnedandgrownsomuchfromthecoachesandplayersaroundme.ThefouryearsIhavespent on the fi eld havebeenthebestyearsofmylife.” Winningthisgame,TheLadyBadgerstraveledtoMont-gomeryAla.,tofacenon-confer-enceopponentFaulknerUniver-sitylastMonday. FaulknerUniversityde-featedtheLadyBadgersinashutoutvictoryof1-0. TheLadyBadgers(6-7-1)traveltoMont-gomeryAla.,tofaceHuntingdonCollegeat1p.m. Aftercom-ing off their fi rst conferencewinagainstLSU-
ShreveporttheBadgersfacedthenineteenthrankedCrusad-ersofWilliamCareyUniver-sity.TheCrusadershandedSpring Hill College their fi rst conferencelossoftheseason,defeatingthem4-1TuesdayOct.13. TheCrusaderscameoutfi ring, scoring their fi rst goal at the 1:30 mark of the fi rst halfandfoundthegoaljustthirty-secondslater,extendingtheleadto2-0.Aroundthetwenty-eighthminutemark,sophomoreTreySmithscoredhis fi rst career goal, and also theonlygoalfortheBadgers,offanassistfromfellowsophomoreTylerKing.How-ever,theCrusaderspulled
awaylateinthegame,scoringtwo goals in fi nal minutes of regulation. AsidefromSmith’sgoal,juniorgoalkeeperCoryBronenkamp made fi ve saves againstWCU16shot-at-tempts.TheBadgers(2-10,1-1GCAC)werenowsettofaceThomasUniversityathomeThursdayOct.15. TheBadgersfeltthesatisfyingtasteofashutoutvictorylastThursday,defeat-ingThomasUniversity1-0. NineteenminutesintothegamesophomoreGabelFortunescoredtheonlygoalofthematchwithanassistfromfreshmanAndyPoveda.
“ I’ve learned and grown so much from the coaches and players around me. The four years I have spent on the fi eld have been the best years of my life.” Allison Giles, 2010
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RECENT RESULTS
TEAM DATE OPPONENT LOCATIONMS Oct.24 ConcordiaCollegeSelma SHC
Lady Badger volleyball struggles on the courtThe Lady Badgers find themselves in a tough spot as the season winds down.GREENBERRYTAYLORSports Editor
It is official. The Gulf CoastClassicandtheSeniorBowlarestayinginthecityofMobile,accordingtotheMobilePressRegister. TheMobileCountyCommissionvotedonOct.13togive$45,000totheGulfCoastScholar&SportsFoundationInc.,whichownstheGulfCoastClassic.OnOct.8,theMobileArtsandSportsAssociation,whichowntheSeniorBowl,votedtosignathreeyearagreementwithMobile’sLadd-PeeblesStadium. TheCommonwealthNationalBankGulfCoastClassicisanannualclassicfootballgamethatpositionstheAlabamaStateUniversityHornetsinMontgomery,Ala.,againsttheSouthernUniversityJaguarsofBatonRouge,La.Theclassicwasstartedin1974. Lastyear,thegamewasplaguedbycomplaintsfromthetwoplayingschoolsbecausetheyneverreceivedpaymentforplayinginthe
classic.Accordingtogameofficials, that problem arose becausetheGulfCoastScholar&SportsFoundationInc.hiredpromoterstopromotetheclassic.
Inthespring,theMobileArtsandSportsAssociationpaid$100,000toaconsultingfirm to shop the game around, whichgotinterestfromnineNationalFootballLeaguecities.
Peeblesstadiumdoesnothaveanelectricalsystemadequatetopowertelevisioncrewswithout generators, office space for television officials, videoreplayforfans,adequateconcessionstands,astate-of-the-artscoreboard,updatedbathroomfacilitiesandlighted,secureparking.
Mobile is able to keep the Senior Bowl despite uproar
KENDRICKDUNKLINOp/Ed Editor
Mobile secured the Senior Bowl and the Gulf Coast Classic, however many football fans are worried about the future of both these games after the newest contract runs out.
The 2009 game lost $150,000 while in previous years, the game has earned over $1 million, which the game donates a large percentage to charities.
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Badgers break records with mind blowing speedThe Cross Country team had members from both its men and wom-en’s teams break school records at a meet over Fall Break. GREENBERRYTAYLORSports Editor
Men’s Soccer battles it outContinuedfrompage14.
Thesecondhalfwasatruedis-playofdefensivetalentonbothsidesof the field as neither team allowed a goal. Onceagain,Bronenkampwassharpatthegoalkeeperposition,making10savesagainstThomas’s16shot-attempts.Themenadvancedto(3-10,1-1GCAC)traveltofacetwenty-fourthrankedBelhavenCol-legeinaconferencematchup.
Thecrosscountryteamhadmembersfrombothitsmenandwomen’steambreakschoolrecordsthispastweekendattheUniversityofSouthernMississippiOpeninHatties-burgMiss.,despitethemuddyterrain. Thefourthbest4-mileruninSpringHillCollegeMen’sCrossCountryhistorywentdowninthere-cordbooksthispastFridayassopho-moreWillKirkikisrecordedatimeof22:55.69. Kirkikis also finished fourth placeoveralloutof37runners. The men finished second among theNAIAcompetitorsandthirdoutofthe five teams competing in the event. The Badgers’ top five runners recordedatotaltimeof1:59:02.4overthe4-milecourse,alongthewaycollecting47pointsandanaveragetimeof23:48.48. Thewomen’steamalsohadoneoftheirteammatessettingrecordsattheUniversityofSouthernMissis-
sippiopen,assophomoreKateImwalleranthethirteenthbest5-kilometertimeinSHCwomen’scrosscountryhistory. Imwalleplacedninthoutof39runnersandclockedatimeof19:44.90. TheLadyBadgersranatotaltimeof1:49:49.28withanaver-ageof21:57.86,placingfourthoutof five teams and coming within oneminuteandjustfoursecondsofupsettingGCACrivalXaiverUniversity-NewOrleans,whoclockedatotaltimeof1:48:45.82andanaveragetimeof21:45.17. Othernotablerun-nersfortheLadyBadgersincludejuniorBlakleyDuhéwhoplacedfourteenthwithatimeof21:15.43 Themenandwomen’snextmeetisthisSaturdayattheUniversityofMobile.
