Annual Badger Brawl week begins with Perplexium

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
News
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Graphic design majors sweep
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Men’s basketball defeats two top
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Annual Badger Brawl week begins with Perplexium
By Adam Ganucheau
Staff Writer
Badger Brawl kicked off this week with events on
Monday and Tuesday. The annual spirit event continues
tonight, Thursday and Friday. This year’s theme focuses on
rock and roll. On Monday night, the popular band Perplexium kicked
off the week’s activities with a concert in the Lower Commons. Spring Hill alumni Billy Turncliff joined seniors Sean
Driscoll and Brian Patterson on stage for the opening event.
Tuesday featured a Rock Star Scavenger Hunt as the
Badger baseball team took on Auburn University – Montgomery.
Tonight’s event is a Pep Rally that starts at 9 p.m. in
the Outlaw Recreation Center. Tonight is the only opportunity
to get a coveted Badger Brawl t-shirt, so be there!
Thursday is game day, as the Badger basketball squads
take on archrival University of Mobile. Tailgating starts at
4:30 p.m. in the caf, with the Lady Badgers’ game at 5:30. Badger Brawl concludes on Friday with a Rock Band
competition in the Lower Commons from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Formaldehyde in FEMA trailers
By Elizabeth Pace
News Editor
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced
on Feb. 14 that tests of 519 FEMA trailers and mobile homes in
Louisiana and Mississippi showed unacceptably high levels of
formaldehyde, according to The New York Times. Gulf Coast
trailer occupants, most of them Katrina victims, struggle to find
new homes.
KPLC news in Lake Charles, La. reported that
formaldehyde levels were said by the Centers for Disease
Control to be five times higher than levels in most modern
homes. Some trailers were found to have levels up to forty
times higher than most residences, according the Associated
Press.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), formaldehyde is a chemical widely used in building
materials. It is also emitted from cigarettes, household products,
and unventilated gas heating appliances like stoves or space
see FEMA page 3
Photo Courtesy of Sydney Fagen
Sean Driscoll (left) and Brian Patterson (right) of Perplexium Inc. kick off the
start of Badger Brawl by singing sweet nothings to one another in the Lower
Commons Monday night.
I s s u e s 0 8 : Domestic Security
By Rebekah Newhouse
Staff Writer
Domestic and Homeland Securities are still a current issue in the upcoming 2008 presidential campaign. Since
Sept. 11, 2001, trying to keep our country
safe has been a main concern for the current president as well as the presidential
nominees.
People might be puzzled on the
actual difference between Homeland and
Domestic Security. Homeland Security is
the actual department of the government
that deals with the safety of any United
States dealings. The coined term Domestic Security is the actual implementation
of Homeland Security. The terms are
interchangeable but Domestic Security
technically stands for keeping our home
(the borders of the United States) safe
from harm and unwanted invasions.
Border security is a huge issue between
the candidates in this election. Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., states on his
campaign Web site Johnmccain.com: “As
president, I will secure the border. I will
restore the trust Americans should have
in the basic competency of their government. A secure border is an essential
element of our national security. Tight
border security includes not just the entry
and exit of people, but also the effective
screening of cargo at our ports and other
points of entry.” see Issues page 3
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Spring Hill scholarship hopefuls have ‘overnight experience’
Visiting students play Bonk in the Lower Commons.
Scholarship overnight students box in the
gym.
Doug Bruce takes pictures of visitors with the Badger.
The Badger poses with SHC students in the gym.
Photos Courtesy of Adam Ganucheau
‘Highly blasphemous’ YouTube video sparks Pakistani ban
By Elizabeth Pace
News Editor
The Pakistani government blocked the
popular video Web site, YouTube.com, in response to what they considered a “highly blasphemous” Dutch video, according to CNN.com.
The blockage caused a major upset
around the world—YouTube.com was inaccessible in various countries from 10:48 a.m. to
12:51 p.m. on Feb. 24, according to CNN.com. The Pakistani government said the widespread
outage was unintentional. The “highly profane and sacrilegious”
footage consisted of controversial cartoons of
the prophet Mohammed, which had been re-
printed in Danish newspapers earlier this month,
according to ABC News. Though they could not be reached immediately, once Pakistani officials were able to
contact YouTube administrators, the cartoon was
removed. Pakistani government officials announced early Tuesday morning that the ban
was to be lifted. Khurram Mehran, spokesman
for Pakistan’s Telecommunications Authority
(PTA), said, “We have issued instructions to all
Internet service providers that YouTube should
be unblocked as the specific content has been
removed by the Web site.”
The ban was not entirely effective, as some
Pakistanis were still able to access YouTube
through a major service provider that uses a
foreign-based router.
A senior PTA official said the ban was “not
intentional and might have happened when an
international company, which is routing internet
traffic to Pakistan, tried to block the specific
[web address],” according to ABC News.
YouTube released a written reply to the
events, stating, “We have determined that the
source of these events was a network in Pakistan. We are investigating and working with
others in the Internet community to prevent this
from happening again.” Experts noted that the
events point to the fragility of the Internet.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 THE SPRINGHILLIAN 3
Congress refused a temporary exten- whole rather than a single person.”
sion to a bill that allows no warrant
She added, “I think it is crazy that
to be issued when requesting a wire- it has to be done at all, but it is also
tap.
a great safety precaution and if it’s
According to an Associated
easier without a warrant then so be
Press article on usatoday.com, the
it.”
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
When Assistant Professor of
Act (FISA) of 1978 requires court
Political Science Dr. Thomas Hoffpermission to tap wires inside the
man was asked what he thought
United States. “Successive court
about Domestic Security and how
cases say court orders are needed
it was progressing he stated, “Since
to listen in on any of them,” Direc9/11, Domestic Security has betor of National Intelligence, Mike
come a top priority. It has led to big
McConnell said. To get a court
changes in the structure of the buorder, intelligence agents have to
reaucracy as well as major reform of
prove they have “probable cause” to the executive branch.” When asked
believe a target is a foreign agent or if he knew of any specific changes
terrorist before being allowed to tap that have been made, he said, “The
a line inside the United States, even Director of Homeland Security has
if the communication originates and been moved to a Cabinet position,
ends in a foreign country. Accordthe intelligence gathering has been
ing to CNN.com, Bush has been
consolidated, and also the FBI has
pressing Congress to pass a permachanged its focus and its priorities.”
nent update to FISA, arguing that
With the 2008 elections apits delayed passage hurts national
proaching fast, Domestic Security
security.
is not something to ignore. The
Senior Amanda Favret said,
candidates need to make their plans
“I understand [wiretapping’s] purfor Domestic Security known and
pose with providing Americans with how voters can benefit from changes
privacy rights, but at the same time
made.
I think it’s more useful to protect the
Issues from page 1
McCain states that securing our border also entails more strict immigration policies.
In agreement with McCain,
former governor Mike Huckabee,
R-Ark., states on his campaign Web
site Mikehuckabee.com: “I know
that securing our borders must be
our top priority and has reached the
level of a national emergency. I am
as sick and tired as you are that it is
harder for us to get on an airplane in
our home town than it is for all these
illegals to cross our international
border unchallenged.” Last summer, Congress passed
a grant of $3 billion to go toward
border security. President Bush
threatened to veto the bill the grant
was part of, and McCain promised
to continue to fight until the funds
are in the proper hands. According
to McCain’s Web site, “The money
will train and deploy 23,000 more
agents, add four drone planes, build
700 miles of fence and 300 miles of
vehicle barriers, and put up 105 radar and camera towers. This money
will turn ‘catch and release’ into
‘catch and detain’ of those entering
illegally and crack down on those
who overstay their visas.”
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.,
states on her campaign Web site
Hillaryclinton.com that she believes
President Bush’s singular focus on
Iraq has distracted him from waging the war on terror effectively and
emboldened our enemies. She also
says that as president she will be
tough and smart in combating terrorism. Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill.,
somewhat agrees with Clinton, but
in addition, he has introduced legislation to strengthen chemical plant
and drinking water security and to
enhance disaster preparedness.
Junior Samantha Castnet reflected on ways to improve Domestic Security: “I think that the government should keep wiretapping, but
then make better use of the Coast
Guard and protect our waters more.”
Castanet continued, “The government needs to improve our ways of
keeping track of those entering and
leaving our country.”
A recent dispute between
Congress and President Bush over
wire tapping and spying privileges
has caused controversy. Last week,
FEMA from page 1
heaters, so most people are exposed
to it to some degree. Among its
various uses it acts as a preservative
in some paints and coating products,
which is probably why it is found
in FEMA trailers. However it is
a suspected carcinogen to people
exposed to abnormally high levels
and can cause serious respiratory
problems and a burning sensation in
the eyes, according to the Associated
Press.
More than two years have passed
since Hurricane Katrina, which
led to the prevalence of FEMA
trailers on the Gulf Coast. By now
most people who could afford to
move out of the trailers have done
so. Those who still occupy the
condemned trailers do not have
the option of moving out, mostly
due to lack of stable income. The
Times warned that summer humidity
makes formaldehyde accumulations
worse.
Rita Walsh, who moved into her
FEMA trailer in Bayou la Batre
when Katrina destroyed her home, is
still wondering about her next move.
Her dilapidated house is still marked
with the red X that indicates it will
be demolished. The FEMA trailer
that sits next to the condemned
house is now deemed unsafe and unlivable as well, and Walsh
has yet to find another place to
live. She has been told that FEMA
will refund the $300 she paid for
the trailer, but no deadline for
evacuation has been set. Walsh also
said FEMA officials promised to
help her get out of the trailer if she
notified them that she had found
a new place to live. Walsh said
she did so, but when FEMA didn’t
Photo Courtesy of Fematrailersong.com
respond the opportunity was taken
An outside view of a FEMA trailer, much like the one Walsh currently
by someone else.
owns.
Both The Times and the
reports also note that the link
victims, despite the health threat
Associated Press pointed out
between FEMA and formaldehyde
to current occupants, according
that FEMA officials ignored
became
apparent
as
far
back
as
to the Associated Press. Though
warnings from the EPA and the
2006 when a trailer occupant who
FEMA has announced a plan to
House Committee on Science
complained
of
formaldehyde
fumes
move occupants out of the trailers,
and Technology concerning
was found dead. FEMA recently
time will tell how effective the
excessively high formaldehyde
announced it will distribute trailers
organization’s hindsight measures
levels in trailers. Multiple news
to Arkansas and Tennessee tornado
will be.
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Neighborhood watch programs
aim to create safer campuses in
Mississippi and Alabama
By Evan Parrott
watch as well?
Staff Writer
According to James Crosby,
Neighborhood watches are
Director of Public Safety, there is
being implemented on several college
already such a program on campus.
campuses across the region. A
“We ask the student body to be our
neighborhood watch is an agreement
eyes and ears around campus. Because
in which every student on campus
we are such a close-knit society, the
is responsible for
student body should
reporting bizarre
be able to recognize
violent behavior to
odd behavior
authorities.
and report it to
In August,
authorities” he said.
the University of
The problem is
Mississippi created a
some students may
student intervention
not feel comfortable
team, which affords
reporting someone
students or faculty
with no proof of
members the
guilt. According
ability to identify
to junior Dan
people who may be
Thouvenot, “I would
suffering personal
only report someone
or psychological
if I was positive they
problems. The
had done something
group is made up
severe.”
of several members
Sophomore
from different
David Langham
departments of the
showed the same
college, according
concerns, stating,
to the Mississippi
“Spring Hill has a
Public Broadcasting
walking campus.
Web site,
People from all
Photo
Courtesy
of
Adam
Ganucheau
(Mpbonline.org).
over the community
“This does A new security siren has been
use our campus for
not get a student in installed between the cafeteria
walks. I would have to
and the tennis courts. The siren be certain someone was
trouble. This does
not automatically set was tested on Monday.
doing something wrong
some big wheels in
before I would report
motion that is going to create problems the person.”
in the life of the student, but what it
However, both students did say
allows us to do is to maybe investigate
that the fact that people in question do
a little bit more to find out what that
not automatically get in trouble would
student might need and how we might
make them more apt to participate in
best serve them,” said Mark Showalter, the program.
director of University Counseling
Crosby explained that there is
Service. So far there have been over
a campus safety patrol as well. The
20 referrals. In October, the University campus safety patrol is a small group
of Southern Mississippi launched a
of students, of at least sophomore
similar program, according to the Web
standing, who patrol the campus in
site. Recent lighting and harassment
pairs looking for suspicious behavior.
problems raise the question: Should
They also work the gate at night to help
Spring Hill institute a neighborhood
the flow of traffic into the college.
News
Phi Mu philanthropy events
raise roughly $1,000
By Mallory Lindsly
Life & Culture Editor
Last week Phi Mu Sorority raised roughly $1,000 between
its jean sale and SororiTea for Children’s Miracle Network.
The jean sale was held by Charity Denim, which is based
in Utah. The philanthropy event was located in the Campus Center between the hours of 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Spring Hill, St. Paul’s and McGill Toolen students came
to purchase designer jeans from Seven, Tru Religion, and department stores like Nordstrom’s for special discounts. Charity Denim
brought between 500-700 jeans, a dressing room and a credit card
hook up for the convenience of their customers.
Felice Serrett, Phi Mu’s Philanthropy Chair, said, “The
Jean Sale was definitely more geared toward the females. We sold
two pairs of men’s jeans. I thought that was pretty good considering we only had one table of men’s jeans compared to the multiple
women’s tables. But the idea of a designer jean sale is geared
more toward women. We had a good response from the men, and
they know we will have kickballin’ later on in this semester which
they seem really excited about.”
Phi Mu also tried to get many people involved in the
community by advertising at the local Starbucks, UPS store and
Bruno’s. Serrett said “We had a great response from the community, for the jean sale especially. We had some ladies come from
downtown that saw a flyer and decided to come down during their
lunch break. We really did get a good response from the community.”
Charity Denim sold 70 pairs of jeans and donated $503 to
Children’s Miracle Network.
On Sunday, Phi Mu held their first SororiTea and fashion
show in the Lower Commons at 1 p.m. the tea was sponsored by
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Military tanker contract could land Mobile 1,500 jobs and huge economy boost
By Sydney Fagen
Staff Writer
A possible contract
between European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.
(EADS)/Northrop Grumman and the United States
Air Force could mean a big
boost to Mobile’s economy. EADS/Northrop
Grumman is competing
against Boeing Co. for
the $40 billion contract to
replace the Air Force’s fleet
of refueling tankers. If the
company wins the contract
its line of KC-30 tankers
will be assembled at Mobile’s Brookley Industrial
Complex. If Boeing wins
the contract it will build its
KC-767 tankers in Everett,
Wash.
The decision was
expected to be finalized at
a meeting at the Pentagon
on Feb. 25, but will not be
made public until later this
week. According to an
article featured on Reuters.
com the Air Force tested
the KC-30 and the KC-767
against five criteria: how the
tankers would accomplish a
refueling mission, proposal
large jump in stock value. risk, past performance and
However, if it loses the
how the tankers would work contract, the decrease will
with the existing fleet.
be nominal. Boeing, how
MSNBC.com noted
ever, will only see a small
that the KC-767 is smaller
increase in stock value if it
and lighter than the KCwins the contract, but will
30, meaning it
would burn less
fuel. However,
this could also be
seen as an advantage. The larger
KC-30 is capable
of carrying more
cargo, fuel and
passengers, mak- Photo Courtesy of Google Images
ing it more effiA KC-30 refuels a B-2 Stealth Bomber.
cient by Air Force
standards. Should the Air
probably see a large deForce choose the KC-30 it
crease if it loses the bid. It
will need 20% fewer tankis speculated that the losing
ers than if it chose Boeing’s company will attempt to apKC-767.
peal the decision no matter
Boeing is the second which side wins the conrated defense contractor in
tract.
the United States and is fol- Boeing was origilowed in third by Northrop
nally awarded the contract
Grumman, said Reuters.
shortly after 9/11. However,
com. MSNBC.com specuit collapsed in 2003 after
lated that EADS/Northrop
Sen. John McCain helped to
Grumman has nothing to
uncover one of the biggest
lose and everything to gain. procurement scandals since
If the company wins the
the 1980s. The scandal led
contract it will likely see a
to the resignation of two Air
Jean Sale from page 4
owners thought it would be good to
help out and they would be able to get
their clothes out for people to see.”
The SororiTea made roughly
$700 through donations and ticket prices. All proceeds will go to Children’s
Miracle Network.
Serrett was very happy with the
She was very excited to help out the
Phi Mu’s at Spring Hill College with
their tea. Serrett said, “A lot of the
people at Spring Hill aren’t from
around here so they don’t know about
The Holiday and what they have. The
Force officials as well as the
imprisonment of two former
Boeing executives say MSNBC.com and Reuters.com
EADS chose Mobile for its KC-30 production facility in June 2005. Also considered
were similar sites in
Florida, Mississippi
and South Carolina. According to a press
release found on the
EADS Web site, Mobile was chosen for
the facililty because
of its “strategicallylocated complex on the
Gulf of Mexico with existing runways, a deepwater
port and a skilled aerospace
workforce.” EADS was counting
on the Air Force contract
when it chose Mobile for
its production facility three
years ago. The company
has already been commissioned to build KC-30s for
several overseas military
branches including Australia, Saudi Arabia and the
United Emirates. EADS/Northrop
Grumman is optimistic
success of the past two philanthropic
events. She said, “We just wanted to
have a little something in the beginning
of this semester just to get the ball rolling and it turned into two events.”
Look forward to Phi Mu’s
Kickball tournament and spirit week
scheduled to begin Sunday, April 6.
Allison Gamble
Lynes Crocker
about the contract saying,
“The KC-30 program will
result in the in-sourcing
of thousands of U.S. aerospace jobs.” According to
Reuters.com the contract
will create 1,500 jobs and
support 25,000 others. If
the United States economy
continues to decline the
jobs created by the contract
could provide a cushion for
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Apple Inc.’s ploy for world domination SpringHillian
6 The SpringHillian Wednesday, February 27, 2007
By Peter Teske
Editor in Chief
Apple just might be in control
of the free world. OK, that might be a
gross exaggeration, but with the recent
release of the Macbook Air added to
the already familiar IPod line of MP3
players, comes the beginning of a new
era in electronics.
Remember when cassette
tapes became extinct due to the
Round two anyone? The
Macbook Air not only
doesn’t have a CD drive,
the newly released laptop
isn’t even thick enough to
accommodate such a dated
device. At a whopping .76
inches tall, with the screen
closed, the new offering
from Apple uses a “Remote
disc,” which is actually the
farthest thing from a disc
I’ve ever seen. A “Remote
disc” is “an innovative
Photo Courtesy of Apple.com
feature that allows
Apple is slowly but surely taking over the
you to access the DVD or
world, one marble, one product at a time.
CD drive of a nearby Mac
or Windows PC. It’s perfect
introduction of CDs? Cassettes still
lingered until around the mid ‘90s and for installing software and retrieving
car manufacturers kept producing cars files,” according to store.apple.com.
equipped with tape players as late as
see Apple page 8
2001.
Note to self: Fight being a creepy old man for at
least 40 more years, then it will be OK to be creepy
By Ben Mackin
Columnist
In a society with great medical
advances, high standards of living,
and a life expectancy of 70 and rising,
I often forget that I will not be young
and good looking forever. One day
this chubby little face and short stubby
body will become chubbier and yes,
dare I say it…stubbier. Then along
with my looks goes my connection
to current pop culture. I have no idea
who is on the radio in that punk’s car
next to me. I’m not sure what the
lyrics “I ain’t no holler back girl”
mean but I’m are pretty sure I should
I already do pretty much all of the
be offended. Not only will I not like
the younger generation’s music, but I
won’t like the younger generation in
general. It will happen to you too,
accept it. If you don’t you are going
to be that guy in his mid 30s to hangs
out at the local college bars and hits on
freshmen. We all know one or more of
these guys.
One day you’ll be walking
down the street and some young
whippersnapper will run you off street
with his roller-skater doohickey and
instead of helping you up, the little
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bastard barely notices that he almost Yes I know how to spell bananas. Stop
caused you to break your pocket
yelling it at me, I get it.
watch, or even worse, your hip. All of
a sudden you notice things annoy you, afore mentioned activities with the
things that you never noticed before.
exception of watching Lawrence Welk,
You start fussing at kids playing their
and even that is subject to change.
hooligan games on or near your lawn.
You may be wondering what
You prefer to have dinner before 5
the point of this tirade is. My point is
p.m. in order to catch the Lawrence
we are all supposedly in the prime of
Welk Show and be in bed by eight.
see Retirement on page 8
Now the scary thing for me is that
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Congress, whatcha been up to? Underwater basket weaving is not the answer
By Shea Zirlott
Opinions Editor
It may be a little too
much to ask, but could
Congress please get around
to sorting out its priorities?
Surely they can fit it in
among their demanding
schedule. Of course they
can, they have time to
debate about professional
sports.
In the past weeks,
Congress has spent four
and a half hours listening to
Roger Clemens, debating
whether or not he used
steroids while playing
professional baseball.
Sen. George Mitchell also
recently submitted a report
to the House on steroid use
in professional baseball, but
why is professional baseball
an issue that is being taken
up by Congress?
Congress has no
place interfering with
professional sports, quite
simply because they have
bigger fish to fry, and not
nearly enough time on
their hands to get to the
important things.
There are too many
other issues that are
inherently more important
and should be on the House
and Senate floors, but
aren’t.
Major League Baseball
has its own governing
body and its own way of
disciplining players that
step out of line. There is
no need for the national
government to step in
as well, even if baseball
happens to be the national
pastime.
A recent Gallup poll
showed that Congress
has a 23 percent approval
rating, just 9 points shy of
President Bush’s rating,
according to an article in
the Daily Kent Stater. Their
recent agenda may hold the
answers as to why.
Spend time debating
about the war in Iraq,
where the U. S. has lost
thousands of troops, and
for what, but that is the
topic of another editorial.
Debate and legislate about
the dwindling economy,
healthcare costs, bridge
collapses, rising gas prices
and a multitude of other
things, and while they are
at least talking about these
things, they have not found
a solution yet.
While professional
sports should be devoid of
cheating, Congress should
not regulate sports.
Members of Congress
are elected by the people,
and they should legislate
about issues pertaining to
those that elected them, not
simply issues that interest
them.
Technically politicians
are civil servants, therefore
they should serve those
that elect them. In theory
it is quite simple, but how
does it pan out in reality?
Not so well.
To give Congress credit,
they have recently passed
bills that put tax money
back into the taxpayers
pockets, but are the
taxpayers going to spend
the money as Congress is
anticipating? Maybe not.
By Tyrone Barnes
Contributing Columnist
“Progress always involves risks. You can’t
steal second base and keep your foot on
first. “
~ Frederick B. Wilcox
Will all of the undecided majors please
stand up (where’s Eminem when you need
him)?
Indecision is one of the many silent
killers of confidence that can creep up on
a college student and it will force him or
her to say, “Are you telling me that I said I
WANTED to come to college?”
Any human could testify to the easiness
associated with “falling off track” when
one has set out to achieve personal goals.
Ironically, it is possible for one to be so
certain of his goals that he loses himself
in his quest for self-fulfillment. As this
situation pertains to college, a student can
know exactly what major he or she intends
to concentrate on as a means of preparation
for a promising career. Unfortunately, it is
not difficult for a Spring Hillian’s attention
to be diverted by the myriad of frustrations
and perils- few parking spaces, maneating raccoons, three and a half vending
machines- that adversely co-exist with
campus life.
And what do you do when you begin
to lose your way? Do you scapegoat your
advisor on a job well-failed? Do you resort
to a general studies major? Perhaps, you
slip into an abyssal depression accompanied
by the antidote chocolate (or my personal
favorite, “a Cloister burger with no onions,
add bacon”)? Or maybe you just call WalMart to inquire about any open managerial
positions?
Label these suggestions as drastic, but
the dreadful feeling one acquires when he or
she is no longer sure of what it is he or she
is working towards is ranked up there with
cold feet and cereal choices in the morning.
If I may speak candidly, I may have some
graceful advice for those students within the
vicinity of suffering from this nagging case
of “Whose idea was this anyway.”
Oftentimes, past decisions that a person
has lucidly and carefully made, in the long
run, prove not to be the best decisions for
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Almanac
that person in the future. Cramming the
Should Congress care what night before a major test that covers fifty
goes into baseball?
chapters may not be the best decision for the
freshman just entering college. Smoking
a cigarette after a stressful shift at the gas
station may not be the most conducive
decision for a newly pregnant worker.
Evidently, what seems right at one point
may not seem “as right” later on.
Comparatively, a student’s perception
towards his academic mission may change
as he is exposed to new interests or is
discouraged by the unfavorable conditions
of a current interest. It is very wise to reassess your goals to see if your head is still
where it was a semester ago. You may
come to find out that you no longer yearn
to become that articulate lawyer or sketchy
politician that your parents’ retirements were
counting on.
Hopefully, your upset parents will reembrace their concerns for your happiness
with what you want to do with the rest of
life and they will help you to realize the
importance of this happiness as well.
I would like to encourage all
SpringHillians not to be fearful of the
changes that you encounter along your path
towards achieving your future goals and the
doubtful feelings of inconsistency. After all,
if change is the law that governs us all then
we can’t be consistent if we are sticks in the
mud.
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opinion
printed?
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letter to
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to hillian@
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Apple from page 6
Photo Courtesy of Skinpod.it
Three Ipod Shuffles from Apple that
can hold up to 2 GB with colorful skins.
The Macbook Air, however, is the knockout punch in a barrage of products like the
previously mentioned IPod line of MP3
players and also Itunes. With these products
flourishing and Web sites like download.
com in the mix, CDs will soon be nothing
more than shiny paper weights or coasters.
I don’t mean to sound like a
complainer, after all I bought an IPod
shuffle in an attempt to motivate myself
to go on a run every once in a while. So,
maybe I’ve only made it out for about three
“runs” in the span of two months, but don’t
those sensors you can put in one of your
Nike running shoes look cool?
All I mean to say is computer
companies, particularly and most recently
Apple, are fulfilling our every desire
before we even know what our desires are.
Consumerism has turned full circle and now
we’re stuck paying for intangible computer
files instead of hardened plastic with
encrypted code.
Attention: In our last issue on
page three we ran a headline that
stated at least 21 students were killed
in the shootings at Northern Illinois
University. As many of you know, this
was not the case, 21 were injured, not
killed. This was an error that slipped
by most of the staff of The SpringHillian
at our last editing session and we
apologize for the mistake.
and lodging are taken care
of for the time being. Use
this time to go out and create
our lives. My question to
some memories. I am not
you is, what are you going
saying you should neglect
to remember in 20 years,
your studies all of the time,
studying for that organic
just enough that when you
chemistry lab, or going out
with friends, to the clambake are 84 years old and sitting
in a retirement home, you’ll
and the bingo parlor or
have memories to entertain
watching your “Music
you and keep you warm.
Television” or whatever it
Being able to quote Socrates
is you kids do now a days.
at will is all well and good,
Right now most of us are
but it sure doesn’t seem like
in a position where our
much fun.
immediate needs of food
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Editorials
Student
“What do you think of
Kevin Costner?”
“I love him!! He ages
very well. Weathered
but in a good way.”
Stephanie Hoffman
‘09
“I like him, he really
gets into the character.”
Retirement from page 6
Meredith Smith ‘11
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1950s variety show star
Lawrence Welk, or pretty
much- this is who Ben will
be watching in 40 years, if
he is still in syndication.
The SpringHillian
will not run an
issue next week
due to midterms.
We will return on March 12.
“I can’t remember.
The last time I saw
him was 15 years
ago.”
Andrew Wegman
‘08
“Tin Cup, Bull Durham,
I could watch those all
day. Plus he saved The
Gaurdian from sucking.”
David Langham ‘10
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Graphic design Addy winners
Lee May, designer
Mobile Botanical Gardens
Postcard
Amanda Crider, designer
Symbol Set
Catherine Thames, designer
Botanical Gardens Logo
Jennifer Huber, designer
Grandman t-shirt
By Peter Teske
Editor in Chief
Spring Hill’s graphic design program swept the student portion
of the annual Addy awards held by the Bay Area Ad Federation, a
chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF), at Hank Aaron
stadium Saturday night.
Amanda Crider, Jen Huber, Lee May and Catherine Thames all
returned to Spring Hill decorated with Student Addy awards. Crider
won a Student Addy as well as the People’s Choice award for her
symbol set. Huber earned her award for her work on the Grandman
t-shirt. The Grandman is a triathlon that benefits three charitable
organizations including Mobile Baykeeper, Camp Rap-a-Hope and The
Baldwin County Trailblazers. May received her award for a Mobile
Botanical Gardens Postcard, while Thames took home an award for her
Botanical Gardens Logo.
The AAF headquarters are located in Washington, D.C. “The
(AAF) protects and promotes the well-being of advertising. We
accomplish this through a unique, nationally coordinated grassroots
network of advertisers, agencies, media companies, local advertising
clubs and college chapters,” according to the AAF Web site.
Three AAF representatives and advertising professionals from
Oklahoma City, Seattle, and Louisville, Ky. held the honor of judging
the event. “It wasn’t locals judging locals,” said Janden Richards, a fine
arts professor at Spring Hill College.
Richards, who played a large role in getting the students
involved added, “Daryl Evans and students in the PRADa chapter at
Spring Hill were instrumental in organizing our involvement in the
event.”
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Born Standing
Up...a review
Ben Mackin
Staff Reporter
The Steve Martin of today is
vastly different from the Steve Martin
of thirty years ago. If you were to ask
someone born in the eighties what came
to mind when someone mentioned
Martin, the typical answer would be one
of Martin’s movies from the last fifteen
years such as Father of the Bride or
Cheaper by the Dozen. What tends to be
over looked, especially by the younger
audiences, is that Martin was once one
of the biggest stand up comics in the
country, filling up huge concert halls and
winning two Grammies for best comedy
album in the seventies only to walk away
from standup completely only a few
years after having huge success.
In his memoir Born Standing Up
Martin opens a large window into his
life from when he was a child working
at Disneyland to how he got started
doing standup and on to his days of
wild success on the stand up circuit. He
reveals the experiences and relationships
that shaped him into the comedic legend
that now occupies the movie screens.
Martin’s mastery of
conversational prose makes this book an
easy read. His anecdotes are humorous
and poignant. This book is a must read
for any fan of Martin’s as well as anyone
who aspires to be a comedian.
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The front cover of Martin’s book.
LIFE &
CULTURE
Still missing our neighbor after five years
By Mallory Lindsly
Rogers would always make sure
television show, Mr. Rogers
Life & Culture Editor
to take off his jacket to change
touched on topics that some
“It’s a beautiful day in this into one of his 24 sweaters hand
parents feared to talk about in
neighborhood, a beautiful day for
knit by his mother and put on
their own households. CNN.
a neighbor. Would you be mine?
comfortable shoes to invite a more com wrote that he spoke of war,
Could you be mine?...” These
welcoming atmosphere. This laid- death of pets and divorce. He
words were last uttered in the
back atmosphere was created to
taught children to love themselves
final episode of “Mister Rogers’
slow down the fast paced world of and others. He also was very
Neighborhood” in 2001. Five
cartoons.
active in doing Public Service
years ago on Feb. 27, a childhood Junior Katherine Rogers
Announcements (PSA) during the
favorite died after a battle against
said, “The opening song was my
Persian Gulf War to teach parents
stomach cancer at the age
how to talk to their children
of 74. He was, and always
about war.
will be, Mr. Fred McFeely
In 1999, Mr. Rogers was
Rogers, our friendly
inducted into the Television
neighbor.
Hall of Fame, according to
Mr. Rogers was
Aepweb.org. By the end
born in 1928 in Latrobe,
of his career he wrote and
Penn. In college he
produced over 200 songs
studied music composition
and was an author of many
and in the 1950s was
books for both children and
a puppeteer for “The
adults.
Children’s Corner.”
According to History.
Many of the characters he
com, the final episode of
created on “The Children’s
Mr. Rogers was filmed in
Corner” later appeared
December of 2000 and
in “Neighborhood.”
aired in 2001. It concluded
He was then ordained
a 33 year long series, which
a Presbyterian minister
is PBS’s longest running
in 1963 to help educate
series ever. Mr. Rogers did
families and children
come out of retirement,
through television.
briefly, to film a PSA to
Mr. Rogers’
help the grieving children of
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broadcast of
parents who were affected
“Neighborhood” started
by September 11th.
Mr. Rogers’ infamous sweater and tennis
as a show on the Canadian
In his farewell to his
shoes.
Broadcasting Corp. He then
neighborhood, which can
came to the United States in 1967 favorite part of the show. I felt
be accessed through Youtube.
with this programming idea and it like my grandfather was singing to com Mr. Rogers said on his final
first aired in Pittsburgh on WQED. me. In fact, I would tell people he episode, “I am just so proud of
A year later, PBS picked up the
was my grandfather since we had
all of you who have grown up
show for national broadcasting.
the same last name. Unfortunately with us. And I know how tough
Junior Jackie Keith
they would never believe me.”
it is somedays to look with hope
said, “From my childhood my
Throughout the episodes
and confidence on the months
memories of Mr. Rogers are that
Rogers would compose, puppeteer and years ahead. But I would like
he was a gentle old guy that would and do many of the voiceovers
to tell you what I often told you
change his sweater and shoes at
himself. According to CNN.com, when you were much younger,
the beginning of the show. He
Mr. Rogers said in an interview, “I I like you just the way you are.
would travel on a trolley to the
got into television because I hated And what’s more I am so grateful
Neighborhood of Make Believe
it so,…and I thought there was
to you for helping the children in
with puppets and he always
some way of using this fabulous
your life, to know that you’ll do
wanted to be my neighbor.”
instrument to be of nurture to
everything you can to keep them
Keith’s memories of
those who would watch and
safe and to help them express their
“Neighborhood” are correct.
listen.”
see Mr. Rogers page 11
According to CBSnews.com Mr.
Through his PBS
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CULTURE
Mr. Rogers from page 10
feelings in ways that will bring
healing in many different
neighborhoods. It is such a good
feeling to know we are life long
friends.”
“Neighborhood” and
Mr. Rogers won dozens of
awards, including four Emmys
according to Emmys.org.
According to medaloffreedom.
com, in 2002, President George
W. Bush awarded Mr. Rogers the
Presidential Medal of Freedom.
This award is the nation’s highest
civilian honor, which recognized
his contribution to children and
television.
Mr. Rogers last public
appearance was on Jan. 1, 2003,
where he tossed the coin for
the Rose Bowl Game. It was in
January when Mr. Rogers found
out that he had stomach cancer.
He passed away on Feb. 23, 2003
around 2 a.m.
Family Communications
Inc., Mr. Roger’s nonprofit
production company, issued this
statement after his death, “We
are grateful for the many people,
young and old, who have cared
about his work over the years
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and who continue to appreciate
‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ on
PBS. We hope that you’ll join us
in celebrating his life by reflecting
on his messages and taking them
into your everyday lives.”
When reflecting on the
anniversary of Mr. Rogers death,
sophomore Alecia Castleberry
said, “Five years ago when I
found out that Mr. Rogers had
died from stomach cancer I was
devastated. I remember watching
him when I was 6 years old. My
favorite time during the show was
when he would randomly make
crafts. One time, he taught his
viewers how to make a tree out
of old recycled newspapers, and I
went into my grandmother’s old
newspapers and reproduced the
trees. I believe that these crafts
have led me to want to pursue
elementary education as my
major.”
Remembering Feb. 27,
2003, Rogers said, “When I saw
on the news that Mr. Rogers had
died it was bittersweet. It brought
back all of those memories from
my childhood that I hadn’t visited
in a while, but also made me
realize that I would never hear
him sing the Neighbor song ever
again.”
The memory of Mr.
Rogers lives on through the
PBS Web site http://pbskids.
org. Here kids of all ages can
relive the memories that Mr.
Rogers gave us. He will always
be our neighbor because his
trademark red sweater hangs in
the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, D.C.
To remember Mr.
Rogers’ memory, Family
Communications, asks everyone
to wear his or her favorite sweater
on March 20.
Photo Courtesy of Google Images
One of Mr. Rogers’ sweaters
that hangs in the Smithsonian
Institution.
Just another night in Hollywood for the Academy Awards
By Evan Parrott
Staff Writer
The show must go on.
After weeks of rumors and
discussion that the 80th Annual
Academy Awards were going to
be canceled due to the Writer’s
Guild strike, the stars aligned
and the event took place Sunday.
Being just a few weeks after the
strike ended, the show’s writers
didn’t miss a beat. But is that a
good thing? The show that almost
didn’t happen turned into just
another Academy Awards with the
select favorites taking home the
majority of the awards, the half
hearted attempt at a monologue,
and the always bland acceptance
speeches.
There was one unexpected
award however, Marion
Cotillard’s best leading actress
win for her role in “La Vie en
Rose” over academy veterans and
favorites Cate Blanchett and Julie
Christie seemed to take everyone
by surprise.
Favorites “No Country
for Old Men” and “There Will
Be Blood” did well, taking home
three of the top four awards.
Daniel Day Lewis was honored
for Best Leading Actor. “No
Country for Old Men” received
Best Movie, Best Adapted
Screenplay, and won the Best
Director Oscar for Ethan and Joel
Cohen. This was the second time
the Cohens have been honored
with an Oscar, they won the
Best Writing on their 1995 film,
“Fargo”
Other noteworthy awards
were Best Supporting Actor
which went to Javier Bardem for
“No Country for Old Men”; Best
Supporting Actress, won by Tilda
Swinton for her role in “Michael
Clayton”; and Best Original
Screenplay which went to “Juno”.
Overall, it was another
standard Academy Awards. Not
to say that the winning films
did not deserve the acclaim,
they are tremendous works of
cinema and everyone involved
with each should be proud of
their achievements. There was
a good mix of old and new with
up comers such as Ellen Page,
“Juno,” and Oscar veterans like
Hal Holbrook, “Into the Wild”.
But with an industry reeling from a
billion dollar strike, it turned out to
be just another night in Hollywood.
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Mobile’s music
scene this week
By Rebekah Newhouse
Staff Writer
This upcoming weekend has
a lot to offer when it comes to music,
including an exclusive performance by
Alan Jackson with special guest Jake
Owen on Saturday, March 1.
According to aristanashville.com,
Alan Jackson has sold over 45 million
records, and has recorded 31 number-one
songs, 21 of which he composed, since
1989. He has won upward of 95 Country
Music Association, Academy of Country
Music, Grammy, American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers,
American Music, Billboard and other
industry awards and holds the record
for most Country Music Association
nominations.
The Amphitheater at the Wharf
on Main Street in Orange Beach, Ala.
will be hosting Alan Jackson on March
1. Showtime starts at 7:30pm and
ticket prices range from $39.50-$59.50.
Tickets can be purchased by calling The
Amphitheater Box Office at 251-2241020, The Wharf Store at 251-224-6000,
or by visiting ticketmater.com
Soul Kitchen on Dauphin Street
will be hosting Perplexium Inc., a
band that consists of three of our very
own SHC students on Friday, Feb. 29.
Showtime starts at 11 p.m. and tickets
are $5 at the door. Also on Friday at 11
p.m., Waitin’ on Jake, a rock cover band
will be playing at Grand Central on
Dauphin Street. On Saturday, March 1,
Blue Gill Restaurant on Battleship Pkwy
by the bay will be hosting gritsNpieces,
a band that combines the music sounds
of Southern Rock, Reggae, Blues, and
Country. Showtime starts at 6 p.m. and
admission is free.
The Mobile Ballet presents
Coppélia at the Mobile Civic Center
located on Civic Center Drive on
Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. and on
Sunday March 2 at 2:30 p.m. Ticket
prices range from $27-$94 and can be
purchased by calling the Mobile Ballet at
251-342-2241. Last but not least, Butch
Cassidy’s on North Florida Street has
live music every Tuesday from 6-9 p.m.
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LIFE &
CULTURE
Exploring traditions of Chinese New Year celebration
By Kate Oates
Contributing Writer
Stepping through the
glass door covered in cheerful but
indecipherable signs of rounded
Vietnamese and square Chinese
characters, a delicate brass bell
chimes ceremoniously to announce
the arrival of a new customer. The
air is perfumed with an undertone
of sweet, musky incense while
hot steamed buns stacked like soft
white lotus blossoms emit a savory,
meaty scent. Saigon, the two-level
Asian Market, is washed in the calm
hue of florescent lights reflecting
off pale blue walls. Each aisle is
carefully organized with key cultural
treats, their labels illegible for those
unfamiliar with the artful languages.
However, this language barrier does
not stop intrepid individuals from
taking a gamble on the alluring
items.
Standing to the side of
the counter, a Spring Hill College
student hesitates over a fascinating
display of items that arrived just last
week. Little packages and containers
wrapped in bright red cellophane are
stacked in woven baskets and open
boxes. Closer inspection reveals
that the majority of the culinary
mysteries are imported cakes,
custards, sweet bread and sugared
fruit. A few of the packages have
small English lettering under the
Chinese and Vietnamese characters,
furthering the enigma of the objects
inside with titles like “winter melon
cake,” “red bean moon cake” and
“golden lotus delight.”
Finally the student, a junior
named Veronica Morton, selects a
soft triangle containing what appears
to be a white slice of cake. The
baked good is homemade by the
owners of the store and lacking a
label. What Veronica doesn’t realize
is that she’s about to participate in a
tradition that dates back over 4,000
years, an event that originated with
a group of courageous individuals
fighting against an ancient evil.
Chinese legend tells of an
old village that was decimated by an
evil creature one dark winter night.
The fearsome monster returned
the next winter and destroyed
what the villagers had managed
to rebuild. When the wicked beast
returned again the following year,
the villagers were ready, burning
huge fires, igniting fireworks and
banging on gongs and drums to
scare the creature away. Their plan
was victorious and they celebrated
for several days visiting their loved
ones, giving gifts, and cooking
lavish feasts.
Each year the Chinese drive
away that same ferocious monster,
Nien, with the elaborate Chinese
New Year celebration. Veronica has
unknowingly selected a Chinese
New Year cake for the upcoming
celebration in two weeks.
Historically the Lunar New
Year originated from Emperor
Huang Ti in 2600 B.C. Chinese
months are calculated by the lunar
calendar, with each month starting
on the darkest day of the lunar cycle.
As a result, Chinese New Year can
be anywhere between the end of
January and the middle of February.
While many Americans associate
February with Valentine’s Day,
Chinese New Year also shares the
February stage, but for 15 full days
instead of one. This year the end of
Chinese New Year fell on Feb. 7.
Steeped in ancient tradition,
Chinese New Year is a holiday that
focuses on promoting happiness and
peace for family and friends. A time
for reunion with loved ones, families
gather together to enjoy meals, tell
stories and share their good wishes
to each other for the coming year. It
is even thought that deceased loved
ones return to spend this special day
in spirit with their families, so that
no one is forgotten or left out.
The revered color red, which
according to legend represents
fire and can repel misfortune, is
employed during the festival to keep
calamity at bay as the year begins.
People wear red attire, paint poems
on red paper, and follow the ancient
custom of Hong Bao “red packet,”
giving each other red envelopes
filled with money. Oranges are also
given as gifts during the New Year
because the word for “orange” in
Chinese is similar to “good luck.”
for each animal. It takes sixty years
Fireworks delight onlookers to complete. This New Year is the
not just to celebrate the occasion,
Year of the Rat.
but because they were traditionally
No matter which zodiac year,
thought to frighten away evil spirits. the Chinese New Year celebration
The entire house is cleaned the day
is always equally splendid and rich
before New Year to sweep out any
with tradition and joy. Like other
traces of bad luck and paper scrolls
groups that had traveled to the
called “spring couplets” decorated
United States, Chinese immigrants
with the characters of wealth,
carried with them their custom of
happiness and longevity are hung
Chinese New Year celebration.
inside.
Regrettably, the port city of Mobile
Though not everyone who
has no official Chinese New Year
practices the ancient customs
festival yet.
associated with Chinese New Year
“Unfortunately Mobile
whole-heartedly believes in them,
is too small. You must go to San
the traditions are recognized and
Francisco, New York or Atlanta for
respected as a way to keep close ties a real Chinese New Year,” explained
with friends, family and community, Yu Yun Huang, whose full name
as well as ties to the past.
translates into “yellow/gold,” “jade”
Chinese New Year ends with and “clouds.”
the Lantern Festival, when people
Originally from Taiwan, Yu
take to the street carrying painted
Yun Huang works as the resident
lanterns and parade them together
sushi chef at University of South
beneath the full moon. The main
Alabama, and misses her traditional
feature of the lantern parade is the
New Year celebration. She would
Dragon Dance, during which an
be pleased to know that slowly but
enormous dragon made of bamboo,
surely, the custom of Chinese New
paper and silk is carried through the Year is continuing to creep into the
streets by dancers.
city, carried not just by immigrants
“The costumes were so
but by culturally curious college
beautiful and the dancers were so
students as well.
elegant,” recalled Emily Harkey,
a Spring Hill College senior who
attended the Chinese New Year
Festival in Atlanta, Georgia last
year.
“I had so much fun with
my friends, I really wish they had
a celebration like that in Mobile!”
The festival she attended last year
celebrated the Year of the Boar.
Long ago, it is said that
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 The SpringHillian
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I’m not gonna lie this could be too much honesty
By Kate Griffith
Columnist
I’m not gonna lie, there’s
something unique about Spring Hill.
Maybe it’s the Jesuit ideals that
resound throughout our coursework
and our lives; maybe it’s the way
gossip spreads like wildfire; maybe
it’s our precarious perch upon this
small, very small, mountain. To be
honest, maybe it’s the lingo.
Spring Hill has a vocabulary
all its own, due in large part to the mix
of students from all over the country.
You have your requisite Southerners,
with their drawls and the way they can
add twelve syllables to a one syllable
word like “y’all.” Then there are
the folks from New Orleans, with a
dialect that belies their position in the
southernmost region of the country.
To be honest, sometimes it sounds
like I’m talking to a New Yorker, not
a Southerner. Cajuns are just in a class
by themselves, making up entirely
new words to add to the Spring Hill
vocabulary. It almost feels like a
conspiracy they’ve cooked up: it’s a
wacky mixture of French and English
that only people from a certain place
can understand. St. Louis contributes
a large number of students to the
Spring Hill population, along with
other Midwestern cities, throwing
that accent of harsh vowels into the
mix. Finally, there are the Yankees
from way up North, but, to be honest,
no one really notices them much. As
an Air Force brat who moved around
a lot as a kid and has family from
Georgia to Michigan to Colorado,
I’m not gonna lie, I’ve pretty much
heard it all. Something that I hadn’t
heard, at least not in the excess with
which it’s used at Spring Hill, is “I’m
not gonna lie.”
There were two things to
which I was introduced at Preview:
the bunny hop and “I’m not gonna
lie.” The bunny hop has certainly
enriched my life, no doubt about
that. However, the apparent lying
phenomenon caught me off guard.
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Date
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I noticed that the Preview Guides,
already students here at Spring Hill,
felt the need to let us know when they
were telling the truth. It made me
wonder: are students at Spring Hill
really so dishonest that they have to
warn those around them when they’re
about to speak the truth?
On the whole, I don’t think
Spring Hill students are any more
or less dishonest than other college
students. However, from hearing us
talk you might think that we have a
rampant dishonesty problem here.
We seem to say, “I would usually lie
to you about this, but because I’m
prefacing it with ‘I’m not gonna lie’
you can rest assured that whatever
comes out of my mouth next will
be the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth. Cross my
heart, hope to die.” My question to
you is: can you really trust someone
who warns you that they aren’t
going to lie? How can you be sure
they aren’t already lying to you in
making that statement? Obviously
they usually don’t have much of a
problem lying to you.
Then again, maybe you’re
telling yourself that I’m making too
much out of a small phrase that’s
o f
Time
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008
Badger Brawl
Men’s and women’s basketball
games against Mobile Rams
Sunday, March 5, 2008
10 a.m. till dark
3rd Annual Bluegrass Festival
featuring The Sons of the Pines and
Lock, Stock & Barrel
$10 per person; bring your own chair
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Cinderella
Playhouse in the Park
$15 per person
Friday & Saturday, March 7-8, 2008 2008 Barbeque Tournament &
Hog Wild Festival
BBQ contests and prizes, live music, and
barrel races to benefit United Cerebral Palsy
Women’s game- 5:30 p.m.
Men’s game- 7:30 p.m.
perhaps only used every so often. If
you don’t believe me, check it out
for yourself. Keep your ears open
for the next time you hear “I’m not
gonna lie.” I’d be willing to bet
that it will be within 13.72 minutes
of reading this column. And next
time you say “I’m not gonna lie,”
stop and take a minute to make sure
that’s really what you want to say.
And, I’m not gonna lie, you’ll notice
it more often than you might think.
E v e n t s
Location
Arthur R. Outlaw Recreational
Center
Wales West Light Railway
Silverhill 1.5 miles south of County
Rd. 48 on County Rd. 9
7:30 p.m.
Saenger Theater
Fri. 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds
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The SpringHillian Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Sports
Men’s basketball team upsets No. 2 LSU-Shreveport
By Justin Woodard
Sports Editor
The Spring Hill College men’s basketball
team (17-10, 9-7 GCAC) finished a four-game
road swing by defeating the No. 2 ranked LSUShreveport Pilots by the score of 100-80 on
Saturday evening. The Badgers also defeated No.
13 Xavier University 78-68 on Thursday, Feb. 21.
Jeremy Price, junior guard from Dallas,
Texas, scored a Badger season-high 34 points as
Spring Hill College pulled off the upset of the
Pilots. Price also had three assists, two steals
and made four of the six 3-pointers he attempted.
The Badgers outscored LSU-Shreveport 21-6
during the first seven minutes of the second half
and built an 85-66 lead that they would never
relinquish. The Pilots tried to initiate a late serge
but the Badgers would have none of it and shut
the door on the Pilots. The Badgers put forth their best free
throw performance of the season as they
connected on a remarkable 31 of 33 (94 percent)
attempts from the stripe. Speaking about the big
wins for the Badgers, Coach Robert Thompson
said, “We are playing better team basketball as of
late, and everyone understands their role, which
is helping the team win.” Coach Thompson
added, “We have been playing well all year but
the team has taken its play to the next level on
both ends of the court, which is resulting in big
wins.”
Along with Price’s 34 points, Woolridge
had 26 points and led all rebounders with 10 boards
to give him a double-double. Sophomore guard
Marcus Coleman added 17 points while teammate
Owen McNally found his offensive rhythm as he
scored 10 points in just 16 minutes of play. Guard
Hays Zieman was finding the open Badger players
all night as he contributed six assists. The Badgers
continued to prove why they are the NAIA’s
hottest 3-point shooting team making 13 of 26 (46
percent) attempts from 3-point territory for the
second straight game. Overall, the Badgers shot
56 percent from the field and out-rebounded the
Pilots 37 to 36.
The Badgers handed LSU-Shreveport just
their second loss of the season and the win gave the
Badgers their sixth win in their last eight games.
Speaking of the current streak and what the team
needs to do to finish strong, Coach Thompson
said, “As a team we cannot become content and
complacent with where we are, we need to keep
right back with a 10-point run of their own that cut
the lead to 49-38 with 15:29 in the game. After
that, the lead got as small as eight at 69-61 with
3:36 remaining in the game, but the Badgers were
money from the free throw line down the stretch as
they would successfully make nine of their last 12
free throws to keep Xavier at arms length. Senior
forward Cash Covington dominated the paint
for the Badgers as he pulled in a game high 10
rebounds.
Along with Woolridge’s 32 points, freshman
center Nick Brown scored 13 points, and also
collected six rebounds for the Badgers. Coleman
added 12 points and Price contributed 11 points to
the Badgers cause. As a team, the Badgers shot 51
percent from the field and 46 percent from 3-point
land.
The Spring Hill College men host the
University of Mobile Rams on Thursday in a
conference game scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
During the first match up between the Badgers and
the Rams, the Badgers were in control for much of
the game, but saw it slip away at the end. To come
out on top this time around, Coach Thompson said,
“We played great for 37 minutes but it just seemed
as if Mobile wanted it more in the first game, but
this time around it is more important for us to win
Photo Courtesy of Facebook
and we really want it. A win against Mobile will
The Badgers come together before the game.
mean a lot more to us than did the win against No.
pushing to be better.” 2 LSU-Shreveport.” Looking ahead to the final
The Badgers defeated No.13 Xavier two games of the regular season and the what the
University of New Orleans on Thursday night by biggest challenge to come is, Coach Thompson
the score of 78-68.
said, “If we are in the top six in the conference
Woolridge scored a season high 32 points at season’s end, we can play the first game of the
for Spring Hill College as he was on fire from 3- conference tournament at home and we can see
point land where he made seven 3-pointers. As a who we need to play, but for now we just have to
team, the Badgers made 11 buckets from behind take it one game at a time.” Come out and support
the 3-point arc and shot 46 percent from deep. your men’s basketball team as they make a push
The Badgers held a 43-28 lead at halftime and for a top seed in the conference tournament!
stretched the lead to 21 points as they scored the
first six points of the second half. Xavier answered
Softball handed first two losses of 2008 at the Faulkner Invitational
By Devin Golden
Sports Writer
The Spring Hill Lady Badgers (22) dropped two games Saturday to No. 11
ranked Lee University (Tennessee) and
Faulkner University in the Faulkner University
Invitational, both by scores of 5-0.
The Lady Badgers collected only two hits
in each of the games played and did not score in
either loss. The only Spring Hill batters to record
a hit, or even get on base, all day were Jessica
Walters, Becky Todd, Brooke Turlich and Kristen
Knipe.
Senior Lauren Herrera (1-1) started the
game on the mound for the Lady Badgers and
pitched two innings while allowing three earned
runs in the loss. Samantha Brooks gave four
innings of solid relief while only allowing two
runs, one of which was earned. Jessica Kerr
pitched all seven innings for Lee University for
a complete game, shoutout. Caitlin Haley drove
in two runs for Lee University, while Tiffany
Walker scored twice to lead the offensive charge
against Spring Hill’s Lady Badgers.
In the second game, which was against
Faulkner University, the Lady Badgers once
again fell 5-0. Samantha Brooks (1-1) was the
starting pitcher for the Lady Badgers and took
the loss after going three and a third innings
while allowing two runs off of four hits. Five
of the top six in the batting order for Faulkner
crossed the plate, while the first seven combined
for eight hits to help put down the Lady Badgers.
The Lady Badgers next begin their
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference schedule as
the travel to Jackson, Miss, on March 1 to
play a doubleheader against Belhaven College
beginning at 1 p.m.
Sports
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 The SpringHillian
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Baseball team breaks six game losing streak with win
By Devin Golden
Sports Writer
The Spring Hill baseball
team (5-12, 2-9 GCAC) was on the
losing end of a three game sweep to
their inner-city conference rival, the
Mobile Rams (14-3, 12-0 GCAC),
over the weekend by scores of 10-0,
4-3, and 9-0; but they were able to
bounce back against No. 16 ranked
Auburn-Montgomery (9-7) to win
the first game by a score of 6-0, but
lost the second game 8-0.
The first game of the
doubleheader against AuburnMontgomery snapped a six game
losing streak for the Badgers.
The game was highlighted by an
outstanding performance from
Taylor Chadick (2-2) who went all
seven innings and allowed only four
hits and no runs.
Offensively, the Badgers
jumped on Auburn-Montgomery
starting pitcher Allen Ponder
immediately when Jared Bonvillian
laced a three-run home run down
the right field line in the first inning.
The Badgers added three more runs
in the fourth inning, highlighted by
a two-run double from Ryan Hall.
Justin Harrison and Tom Connors
each recorded two hits for the
Badgers.
In the first game of a
through six innings.
Saturday doubleheader, Mobile
The second game of the
was able to score two runs in each
Saturday doubleheader saw Mobile
of the first three innings, jumping
come from behind with a tying run
all over Spring Hill starting pitcher
in the bottom of the eighth inning
Tommy Gieseking (0-1). Gieseking
and a go-ahead run in the bottom of
was pulled in the third inning after
the ninth inning to steal one from
being hit by a
the Badgers
line drive and
by a score of
finished with
4-3.
two and two
Nick
thirds innings
Clapper (2pitched while
1) pitched
giving up
seven and a
six hits and
third solid
five earned
innings for
runs. The
Spring Hill
only Spring
and gave up
Hill batters
only three
to record a
runs off of
hit were Brad
nine hits.
Holstein
He had a
and Lucus
3-2 lead for
Photo Courtesy of Rebekah Newhouse
Dobson.
the Badgers
Nick
Clapper
pitches
well
against
the
Rams.
The
until Carlos
scoring for
Romero took
the Rams began in the first inning
a high fastball deep over the right
off of a two-run home run from
field fence with one out in the eighth
Mobile’s David Cramblitt, while
inning to tie the game. Mario Garcia
Jared Baria also had a solo home
(0-1) came in right after and finished
run in the third inning for Mobile.
the eighth inning without any more
Mobile starting pitcher Jesse Luker
damage. In the bottom of the ninth
(3-0) pitched a complete-game,
inning though, Barber drove in
shutout, and gave up only two hits
Daine Solomon from second base
on a walk-off RBI single to end the
game.
Kit Powell matched Clapper
toe-to-toe as he lasted eight and a
third innings while allowing three
runs (one earned) off of nine hits.
Javier Cherta, Jared Bonvillian,
and Tom Connors all recorded two
hits for Spring Hill, while Justin
Harrison and Brad Holstein each
drove in a run.
The third game of the
weekend series, which took place on
Sunday, saw the Badgers flounder
once again by the score of 9-0 as
they were baffled by the arm of
starting pitcher Justin Bracewell (41).
Bracewell took a no-hitter
into the eighth inning before Tyler
Moberg landed a one-out single.
Bracewell ended with a completegame, shutout for the Rams, going
while giving up only three hits while
striking out three. Matt Hasley (0-3)
started for the Badgers and took the
loss after only pitching three innings
while giving up five runs off of six
hits.
Spring Hill plays next at
Jackson, Miss. against Belhaven
College in a conference series that
begins on Friday, Feb 29.
Tennis teams manage one win in four matches against Univ. of Mobile
By Devin Golden
Sports Writer
The Men’s and women’s tennis teams
each had two matches against the University
of Mobile this week. The men’s team lost both
matchups and the women’s team split their two
matches.
On Feb. 26, Spring Hill men’s team lost
8-1 while the women’s team fell 6-3 to the Rams.
On the men’s side, the Badgers were down 30 after doubles play and only won one singles
match due to injury.
On the women’s side, the Lady Badgers
were only able to win one doubles match when
the team of Alex Tovar and Lynne Fritschep
beat Michelle Machen and Camilla Hovden 81. In singles action, the Lady Badgers won the
first four matches before dropping the final two
matches to seal their fate.
The Men’s team fell 9-0 n their first
meeting with Mobile last Wednesday afternoon.
Spring Hill seniors Evan Davis and Brendan
Gallagher were toppled in the first doubles match
8-4. Dane Hinton and Will Seevers lost 8-3 in the
second doubles encounter, while Nick Rayburn
and Jimmy Chassaing fell in the third match 8-2.
In singles action, the men’s team was
toppled in straight sets in five of the six matches.
Only Brendan Gallagher won a set, but los the
tie-breaking set to Shawn Wintzell.
The women’s team was able to pick up
the win over Mobile last Wednesday with a 5-4,
come-from-behind victory. The Rams jumped
ahead by wining the first two doubles matches,
but Fritscher and Tovar were able to put Spring
Hill on the board with an 8-3 decision.
Mobile won the first two singles matches
as well before Paige Malone, Abby Angelle,
Tovar, and Fritscher all won their singles matches
in straight sets. According to the Spring Hill
athletic website, Spring Hill coach Hans Laub
said following the match, “I’m extremely proud
of the way our ladies responded to the pressure of
being down 2-1 after the doubles matches. They
were very focused and pulled out a big win for
us.”
The tennis teams next go on the road to
play Division-III school Huntingdon College on
March 1 in Montgomery, Ala.
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Sports
Lady Badgers basketball earns close overtime victory
By Justin Woodard
Sports Editor
The Spring Hill College Lady Badgers (6-20, 5-11 GCAC) won
their first game in the last four tries with an exciting 81-80, overtime victory
over the Lady Pilots of LSU-Shreveport on Saturday. Down 80-79 with just 7.6 seconds remaining in overtime, junior
forward Keisha Forbes brought down an offensive rebound off a missed 3pointer by guard Sharidan Hollis and dropped in the winning basket for the
Lady Badgers.
Hollis scored a Lady Badger team season-high 29 points on nine of
19 shooting from the field and guard Rashonda Belton poured in 17 points
to go along with three steals. Forbes had 12 points and 10 rebounds, which
totaled her seventh double-double of the season.
As a team, the Lady Badgers shot 53 percent from the field
including 45 percent from behind the 3-point line. The Lady Badgers made
14 of 20 (70 percent) free throws for the game, which helped them to
overcome 25 turnovers. Guard Edie Leonards scored 23 points for the Lady
UPCOMING GAMES
TEAM
WB
DATE
Feb 28
OPPONENT
Univ. of Mobile (GCAC)
SITE
SHC
MB
MBB
MBB
Feb 28
Feb 29
Mar 1
Univ. of Mobile (GCAC)
Belhaven (GCAC)
Belhaven (GCAC)
SHC
Jackson, Miss.
Jackson, Miss.
SB
SB
WT
MT
MBB
WB
Mar 1
Mar 1
Mar 1
Mar 1
Mar 1
Mar 1
Belhaven (GCAC)
Belhaven (GCAC)
Huntingdon College
Huntingdon College
Belhaven (GCAC
SUNO
Jackson, Miss.
Jackson, Miss.
Montgomery, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala.
Jackson, Miss.
SHC
WB- Women’s Basketball
MB- Men’s Basketball
MBB- Men’s Baseball
WG- Women’s Golf
KEY
WT- Women’s Tennis
MT- Men’s Tennis
SB- Softball
RECENT RESULTS
TEAM
MBB
DATE
Feb 26
OPPONENT
Auburn-Mont.
OUTCOME
W: 6-0
MBB
Feb 26
Auburn-Mont.
L:8-0
MT
WT
MBB
MB
MBB
Feb 26
Feb 26
Feb 24
Feb 23
Feb 23
Mobile (GCAC)
Mobile (GCAC)
Mobile (GCAC)
LSU-Shreveport
Mobile (GCAC)
L: 8-1
L: 6-3
L: 9-0
W: 100-80
L: 4-3
WB
Feb 23
LSU-Shreveport
W: 81-80 (ot)
SB
MBB
Feb 23
Feb 23
Faulkner Univ.
Mobile (GCAC)
L: 5-0
L: 10-0
Pilots and forward Kacie Cryer pulled in a game high 11 rebounds.
No. 22 ranked Xavier University of New Orleans retaliated a 71-68
January upset by the Lady Badgers by deploying them in the second match
up of the season by a score of 78-43 on Thursday evening. Xavier (22-5, 12-3 GCAC) jumped out to an early 23-8 lead before
the Lady Badgers cut the lead to seven at 26-19 with 4:08 remaining in the
first half.
Xavier’s lead at halftime was 34-21, but the Lady Badgers cut into
the lead and narrowed it down to nine at 36-27 with just two minutes off the
clock in the second half. Xavier then went on a 16-1 run to increase its lead
to 52-28 that dampened any upset hopes the Lady Badgers had in mind.
The Lady Badgers had 27 turnovers, which resulted in 31 points for Xavier
and they shot just 30 percent from the field, which didn’t help their cause.
Forbes and freshman forward Lynleigh Hughes came the closest by
each scoring nine points for the Lady Badgers. Forbes also had a gamehigh eight rebounds. Jarryn Cleaves led Xavier with 18 points and Shayla
Boyd threw in 10 points. The Lady Badgers host archrival the University of Mobile on
Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Come out and support your Lady Badgers!
Justin and Devin’s bubble watch for the NCCA men’s basketball tournament as of Feb. 26
Justin’s four teams to make the cut
Devin’s four teams to make the cut
Miami (FL) (19-7, 6-6 ACC,
Illinois State (19-8, 11-5 MVC)
RPI:23) were huge movers this
isn’t a big name school, but
week, running their winning streak
picked up a big win over Wright
to four after beating Georgia Tech,
State on Bracketbusters weekDuke and Maryland. Suddenly, the
end. They have two more games
Canes’ computer profile doesn’t seem as out left (Southern Illinois and Creighton), they
of line with what they have done on the court. need to win both in order to get into tourney.
UNLV (20-6, MWC 9-3, RPI: 33)
Wake Forest (16-9, 6-6 ACC)
BYU’s loss at San Diego State
should finish at or above .500
opened the door for the Rebels to
in the always-tough ACC, and
get a piece of the MWC crown,
a big win over Duke will spell
which is huge. UNLV could also
wonders
for
the Deamon Deacons.
host their conference tournament.
USC (17-9, 8-6 Pac 10, RPI: 41)
Considering the big win Unitook care of business against the
versity of Alabama-Birmingham
Oregon schools this past week
(19-8, 9-3 C-USA) picked up
at home and now are in very
over Houston, it’s hard not to
solid shape. In addition, USC
give them the nod right now.
beat Oklahoma, Miami (Ohio) and Southern They still play Memphis once more before
Illinois for its best nonconference wins. The the season closes, and a strong showing
trojans have also beaten UCLA and barely
would clinch a berth. The C-USA is not a
lost to Kansas and Memphis.
majjor conference, but deserves two teams.
Oklahoma (18-9, 6-6 Big 12,
RPI: 26) stole a hug overtime
win against Baylor on Tuesday
that might look huge in three
weeks. That finished off a sweep
of the bubble-rival Bears and, with the loss
that followed at Texas on Saturday, allowed
the Sooners to stay at .500 in the league. The
Sooners did beat Gonzaga and West Virginia
on neutral floors for some heft.
Villanova (17-10, 7-8 Big East)
has four games left, and if they
can win two of them, their in.
They picked up a huge wins
over UConn and West Virginia. They play in
the toughest conference in the country in the
Big East, and Cincinatti doesn’t have a good
enough overall record to jump Villanova as
the eighth team from the Big East. A win
over Louisville would clinch it for them.