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October 2, 2014

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Volume 99 Issue 3

By Shaunicy Muhammad
Reporter

Jacquelyn SAUNEE jumping off

a cliff in Croatia
Photo courtesy of Todd WALLER

Letters from Italy

By Erinn Vogel and Bridget Duffy

Weve seen pictures on Facebook

and Instagram, but it can be hard
to keep in touch with all the world
traveling badgers. Here are some
insights into the experiences and
fun being had on Spring Hills campus overseas.
My European adventure through
the Spring Hill Italy Center started
with admiring the streets of Bologna and familiarizing myself with
what I would call home for the
upcoming semester. A few short
days later, my classmates and I
departed for our ten-day social
justice orientation. We traveled by
train to Ancona, Italy, where we
then boarded an eleven-hour ferry
ride to Split, Croatia. From there
we backpacked across Croatia and
into Bosnia, staying in cities such
as Mostar, Dubrovnik, Sarajevo,
and eventually back to Split. Words
cannot describe the beauty, sights,
sounds, smells, and people that I
experienced throughout this time.
Each day was a growing experience
and a challenge to force myself
to adapt to different cultures and
various surroundings. Not only
did I learn more about myself
and others, but I also learned how
much beauty our world has to offer
and how stepping outside of your
comfort zone can end up being so
rewarding. I could not be more
thankful for my experience to study
abroad here in Bologna, Italy. Each
and every day here faces me with
a new challenge and a new opportunity to grow as a person. I cannot
wait to see what the rest of my time
here in Europe has in store for me.

SEE FROM THE COVER pg. 4

The Board of Trustees announced

last week that the college has embarked on a journey to select its
next president, per a press release
on the SHC website. Fred Salancy,
Vice President for Advancement,
also pointed out the ever-present
idea that the new president could
end up being a non-Jesuit or a
woman. As stated in the press release, while our first priority would
be to continue the long history of
Spring Hill and fill the presidents
job with a Jesuit priest, we are committed to finding the best person
possible to lead this outstanding
institution into the foreseeable future, he said.
In fact, in the summer of 2012,
regulations that outlined who could
be president of the college were
amended. In the by-laws a specific reference to the president who
must be a member of the Society
of Jesus in good standing was
removed. The language referring to
the president was also adjusted to
be more inclusive, he said. Salancy stated that the language was
changed to be more gender equal.
Although the language now states
that the president does not have to
be a Jesuit, Salancy stated that the
president is responsible for preserving and promoting the mission
of Spring Hill College, which is very
much rooted in its Catholic and
Jesuit identity.
As outlined in the

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

for President

press release, a presidential search

committee composed of current and
past board members and trustees
will work to choose a new president. Salancy encourages student
interest in the process and says that
they should be involved every step
of the way. Many students were not
aware that
the current
college
pres-

ident, Father Lucey, had only been

appointed for a temporary role with
the college. Wow, I didnt know
that, said junior Ian Garrison, who
also stated that hes not very big
into politics.
Lucey served as Spring Hills
37th president from 1997 to 2009,
the press release read. After Luceys successor Rev. Richard Salmi,
S.J. left the presidency in 2013,
Father Lucey returned to the office.
This temporary leadership structure was put into place until the
Board of Trustees could launch
formal search for a permanent
resident, the press release continued.
For now, candidates for the
presidency will be on campus,
meeting with trustees and members of the student body. Earlier
this week, the committee met
with members of the Student
Government Association to discuss possible candidates for the
position. Faculty and staff alike
await the changes that will be
brought about once a new president is selected.

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by Alex SIERRA

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October 2, 2014

New Team Formed to Respond to Sexual Assault Cases

By Ben Fleming
Reporter

Spring Hill College

now has a Sexual Assault
Response Team (SART) on
campus to provide services
to any student who may be
a victim of a sexual assault.
The colleges reasons for
creating a Sexual Assault
Response Team in the first
place are based on statistics
from around the country.
According to the Spring
Hill College PowerPoint,
put together by the SART
director Laury Rowland,
there are currently 76
colleges and universities
across the United States
that are under investigation
for how they have handled
sexual assault cases. This
is not a list Spring Hill College wants to be on. Spring

Hill modeled this new program after the University of

Gonzagas program.
According to Todd Warren, head of the public
safety department, and
someone who played a
pivotal role in getting the
SART group on campus,
each team member is
trained monthly. Warren
says, When the team gets
a call they immediately
contact the victim and if
its a situation where they
have to come out at night,
they will come out at night
and meet them, and give
the victim all the information that they need. They
are not there necessarily
to counsel them, they are
there to listen and give

them options of how to report. Whether the student

wishes to report to public
safety or the police, or
neither of them, the SART
member is there to help the
student lay out their options. The role of SART on
Spring Hills campus is to
serve as an on-campus resource for students who are
victims of a sexual assault,
domestic violence, sexual
harassment, and sexual
misconduct. The SART
group is an on-call support
group for any student. As
of now the group consists of
nine Spring Hill faculty and
staff members who have
received training in sexual
assault crisis response
and support. When asked

Occupancy Limit Reached!

By Erinn Vogel
Reporter

Change is often hard, espeWarren.

cially when it is interferWarren was concerned
ing with campus fun. The
for student safety. Quesnew ten person occupancy
tions were raised about
rule in the apartments has
what would happen if
come as a shock to some
there was a fire, if somestudents. However, in
one passed out intoxicated
order to ensure safety, new and no one noticed, and
rules needed to be made.
about other behaviors that
Senior and student body
may go unnoticed in the
Ricardo Pita believes
apartments. It has been
that its an unfortunate
a concern since I have
but necessary precaustarted working at Spring
tion, which
I hope to see
enforced
rationally and
with patience.
Sign hanging in the apartments
Full compliance
Photo by Alex SIERRA
will require a
cultural change, and its
Hill, but it took three years
important that those ento find an official rule,
forcing it understand that
says Warren.
such takes time.
According to Warren,
Director of Public Safety
every building has differTodd Warren, along with
ent codes depending on
Mobiles Fire Marshal
what they are used for.
Jimmy Harper, discovDorm rooms are measured
ered the safety issue in the
by square footage, and thus
apartments over the sumallow six people maximer. The new rule states
mum. However, because
that there can only be a
the apartments are considmaximum of ten people in
ered houses, the buildings
the fairway apartments.
are measured by egress
This is strictly safety
and the maximum occubased code and not intendpants are ten.
ed to stop fun. There are
So what does this mean
no hidden agendas, says
for the social life at the fair-

ways? Student affairs have

loosened the alcohol container policy. Now as long
as containers are closed,
opaque, and inconspicuous
students can carry them
around outside. According to Warren, In the
past, under the old policy,
encouraging students to
gather outside would have
never worked. Now
Public Safety and Student
Affairs
are asking
students to
congregate
outside.
Public
Safety, Student Affairs, and SGA are
working to find common
gathering areas such as
outdoor parks and are even
considering expanding the
usability of the Cloister.
No one disagrees that the
students need more social
spots, says Warren, its
just a matter of finding
them.
Meetings were held over
the summer by faculty
and town hall meetings
have been held this fall by
students to discuss possible
solutions to ensure campus
fun.

about the reasons

for implementing
this new group on
campus, Rowland
says, With one in
four women and
one in six men
being a victim of
some type of sexual violence during
their college career
it have become an
unfortunate necessity to provide
these resources.
The SART
responsibilities are to help students
understand available
options they can take if
they are assaulted. They
provide support through
the entire process, and
they will meet with the
student after the assault.
If they receive a call
they will accompany the
student to the hospital for
medical treatment or a
sexual assault kit if the
student wishes to do this.
According to Rowland,
approximately two thirds
of rapes were committed by someone who the
victim knew. Many of the
sexual assaults on college
campus involve alcohol so
if a student is concerned
about an event that took
place they are encouraged to call in. The SART
member who is on duty
has a SART phone that
they carry with them at
all times. They will also
accompany the student to
the public safety or police
office if the student wishes
to file a report. Here, they
will explain the college
disciplinary procedures
for an on-campus case.
Students should know
to call in if they think any
sort of sexual misconduct
has occurred, even if they
are not sure. If they do
not remember what happened the night before,
but feel as though something might have happened, they are also encouraged to call. Students
must know that consent
must be freely given, and
if anyone is concerned
about a friend or has any

questions at all, the SART

group is there for students.
Warren says, If they
need a new housing assignment, or anything that
the victim needs done, this
SART person is there go
to. Its their big sister or
big brother to help them
get through this time.
If a SART member
does get a call they will
provide accurate information, and professional,
non-judgmental support.
They will have a list of
people to refer the student to and will listen to
whatever the student has
to say. The victims rights
and dignity will be guarded by the SART group as
well. Rowland comments
on the teams purpose in
regards to the victims,
In the aftermath of a
sexual assault the victim is
overwhelmed and unsure;
this can cause a delay in
reporting which in turn
causes a delay in support
and services provided to
the victim. With an established SART program on
campus those victims will
never need to feel alone
again.
The group meets
monthly to debrief, conduct business, and they
also have guest speakers
to help train them. First
and foremost the SART
group will make sure the
victim is completely taken
care of before they start
the investigation process.
Members of SART want
the student body to know
that the victim is their first
priority.

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October 2, 2014

FROM THE COVER

By MJ Connell

Football, ftbol, or
soccer: no matter how
you say it, fans of the
sport will attest to its
greatness.
Last Saturday, three
other Spring Hill
students and I had the
pleasure of attending
an authentic European
soccer game between
AC Milan and Juventus in the Serie A of
Italy. The game took
place at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy
about a few hours
away from the SHC Italy Center in Bologna.
The students who I
made the journey with
are Robert Treuting,
Carson Westerfield,
and Trent Hayes.
We are all fans of
sports and could not
wait to see a live European soccer game,
so we did so in just our
third weekend here in
Europe. We were so
excited to be attending this great event
between two of the
top teams in Serie A.
All of us except one,
Westerfield, were
amazed that this huge
game was going to be
our first European
sporting experience.
Westerfield, who saw
Borussia-Dortmund
of the Bundesliga in
Germany play against
a fellow German club,
Bayer Leverkusen,
with fellow Badger
Alex Segatta before
arriving in Italy. Even
though Westerfield already had experience
with football here in
Europe, he could feel
the difference between
the two matches. I
thought Milan was
better than Dortmund, says Westerfield. Dortmund gets
talked up like its the
best but that game in
Milan was bumping.
Despite the Milan
game being better than
Dortmund in his opinion, Westerfield said
that both games are
easily in his top five

sport experiences
We left Saturday afternoon taking a short
walk from our dormitory to the train station
and arrived in Milan
around 4:45 P.M. after
an almost three hour
train ride. There were
four hours before the
game started, which
was just enough time
for us to see the city a
bit and grab a bite to
eat. The four of us got
to see some neat things
like the architecture,
beautiful parks that
were littered throughout the city, and of
course Duomo di Milano, their cathedral
that has been under
construction for over
six centuries. It is also
still not complete, just
like the apartment
buildings promised 10plus years ago.
After wandering
the city for a while
we grabbed a gyro to
eat, which is perfect
to grab on the go and
perfect for a tight budget. We made our way
to the tube and took it
to San Siro. Although
being from a huge
city and making my
fair share of subway
rides, there was a bit
of confusion on the
way there. Besides
the three city boys,
Treuting was hopping
on the subway for the
first time in his life.
It was hilarious and
it was a great experience, says Treuting.
Youre in a different
place and you just
have to trust your
friends to get there. I
learned a lot.
With a little help
from some locals and
intuition, we made it
to our stop and proceeded to the stadium.
We were a few minutes late due to the
subway drama and
we kept up with some
fans who were rushing to the game. There
was a free shuttle bus
to the stadium and

we hopped on full of
thoughts of the excitement that lied ahead.
When the bus let
us off at the stadium
we could already
hear the crowd roaring and shouting their
traditional chants to
support their clubs.
The four of us rushed
up the winding ramp
to our concourse and
were greeted by a
large group of visiting
fans all standing out of
their seats. We thought
we were going to have
our seats to stand by
during the game but
every single person
was standing. There
were people on the
concourse floor, spewing out of the rows of
seats onto the stairwell
and we soon figured
out it doesnt matter
where the ticket said
your seats were, its
first come, first serve.
Despite not being
able to get to our assigned seats, it added
to the experience
because we had a better view standing on
the stairs and were
surrounded by fans
donned in the black
and white of Juventus
F.C.
Literally from the
moment we arrived
to when the whistle
blew at half there
were chants being
screamed, people
jumping around and
clapping along to the
tune of the chants.
Imagine being at a
college sporting event
in the student section battling against
the opposing students
multiplied by a million. The passion from
these fans was almost
unmatched by any
American sporting
event Ive been to that
wasnt the playoffs.
Mind you this was
only the third game of
the season. Half time
was only 15 minutes
long and that was the
only time people were

actually sitting in their

seats. The first half
ended scoreless which
made the second half
that much more suspenseful.
The fans seemed a
bit more rowdy in the
second half and you
could feel the stadium
moving. Juventus had
been in control for
most of the game and
finally in the 70th
minute, Carlos Tevez
put one in the goal with
a beautiful pass from
Paul Pogba. The Milan
fans went quiet and
the surrounding Juventus fans went nuts.
The flags and banners were swung ever
faster, a smoke bomb
was lit and the chants
were even louder than
before. You wouldve
thought they won the
championship. Every
fan was bouncing up

and down and it felt

like the concrete we
were being supported
by was a trampoline.
Juventus had taken full
control of this game.
Milan made a few
attempts to equalize
the score but were
denied each time. Once
the final whistle was
blown the Juve fans
were shouting chants
mocking the opposing
club, and celebrating in
pure bliss after taking
over first place in Serie
A with that victory.
After the game was
over we had to wait a
full hour before being
let out of our section to
keep us and the opposing fans from harm.
We were told to wait
in our sections and
when the time came
we were escorted out of
the stadium with a few
stops along the way. All

the way down from the

third ring of the stadium until we made it to
the parking lot, the fans
were still cheering and
taunting.
Needless to say it
was an amazing experience for all of us. It
was just pure joy when
we got to the stadium,
says Treuting. People
were just in their element and you could tell
that this is what the
fans were waiting for
It was better than any
sports game Ive ever
been to. Hayes also
was amazed by his
experience in Milan.
European soccer is
much more of a viewing experience, you go
to the stadium for the
game not the concessionsI didnt think
that I would enjoy soccer as much as I did,
says Hayes.

Dont Haze Me, Bro!

By Jabulani Thompson
Reporter

Over the past couple decades, hazing has become a huge problem in
the nation. Even though there have
been efforts of education on the
subject, hazing continues to be seen
on college campuses. These acts of
hazing are often illegal and put students in jeopardy of emotional and
physical harm.
Recently, Clemson suspended
activities for all 24 fraternities after
a pledge died. According to reports,
the student fatally fell from a bridge
after a run with his fraternity brothers. Alcohol and sexual abuse are
a few of the topics that have been
brought up pertaining to the incident. However, there is no present
evidence of hazing. The suspension
was put into place to give fraternities time to work with other student
and campus organizations to make
sure members stay safe.
Hazing is illegal in 44 states but
has no limits being seen in college
organizations and teams, or even
in church groups. With such a huge
presence in the nation, parents
and officials question why there is
no national anti-hazing organization. The absence of awareness and
understanding about hazing causes

a predicament to the growth of effective involvement and avoidance

tactics. Even so, President of Tri
Delta, Ellie Heffernan, has made it
clear the sorority has a zero tolerance for hazing.
According to Heffernan, Hazing is absolutely unacceptable and
none of our members partake in
such behavior. Our members are
well educated on what appropriate
behavior is and what isnt. We want
to make sure our newest members
have the best possible new member
experience. These guidelines are
set within each campus organization
and addressed to upcoming pledges
during rush week.
Sebastian Arias, Risk Manager of
Delta Chi says Luke 6:31 reads Do
to others as you would have them
do to you. They should feel comfortable and confident in joining an
organization without having to succumb to the peer pressure of hazing
just to feel accepted. In addition,
this is how Spring Hill College feels
as a whole. Spring Hill College condemns hazing practices as requirements for membership, advancement, or continued good standing in
organizations.

October 2, 2014

No Means No: Why is Sexual Assault Still a Problem?

By Natalie Welch
Editor-In-Chief
President Obama recently launched the Its On
Us campaign, which seeks
to prevent sexual assault on
college campuses.
In response to this initiative, I have an extremely

Comic by Alex Sierra

Assistant Editor

important question to ask:

Why is this even needed?
And no, Im not asking that
because I think that sexual
assault isnt a problem, or
isnt as prevalent as the
media makes it seem
those quotation marks are
supposed to represent the
distrust in Uncle Randys
voice whenever a controversial topic that he doesnt
agree with comes on the
news (side note: I dont
have an Uncle Randy; other
side note: If you have an
Uncle Randy, Im sorry
about painting him in a
poor light Im sure hes
a perfectly nice person).
No, Im not trying to deny
the widespread horrors of
sexual assault; Im simply
asking why. Why is this so
commonplace that we need

a government campaign to
combat it? Why is it that,
even after years of being
bombarded by phrases like
no means no, sexual assault is still something that
happens so regularly? I
honestly cant fathom it.
A recent article on The
Huffington Post, written
by Tyler Kingkade, talked
about the suspension of a
fraternity at the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It
is believed that the members of this fraternity used
a color-coded system of red
and black Xs on the hands
of party-goers, which ended
up with three women who
were marked with a red X
being slipped drugs, as well
as one man, who, although
marked with a black X,
apparently drank from

the same cup as one of the

women. These four werent
sexually assaulted, it seems,
although they did need to be
hospitalized.
This is the kind of stuff
Im talking about; this is
what I dont understand.
Because, if someone were
to ask a group of people,
men and women, whether
something like this was ok
or not, no one could ever
claim that it was (although,
the people who might claim
that wouldnt be very vocal
in their opinions, I guess).
But, even though our society knows its wrong, these
kinds of things still happen
every day.
These men, though actually, strike that, because a
male who commits sexual
assault, no matter his age,

is so far from a man its

not even funny; these boys,
then, how powerless must
they feel, that they have to
resort to literally staking
claim on another humans
body to feel powerful. After
all, in most cases, its not
strictly about sex or pleasure; if it were, we might
have a lot fewer problems
dont we have robots for
that kind of thing, now? No,
its about feeling a sense
of control and power in a
world where youre utterly
out of control and powerless, no matter how hard
you try to be otherwise.
But enough about those
abhorrent, filthy, terrible,
dont-deserve-to-be-calledhumans, good-for-nothing
people. What can we do
to stop this epidemic? A
White House press release
states that the new campaign aims to fundamentally shift the way we think
about sexual assault, by
inspiring everyone to see
it as their responsibility to
do something, big or small,
to prevent it. I think thats
some pretty good advice. If
you hear something, or see
something, or even just feel
like something is off, stand
up and say it; because I
guarantee youll feel better
speaking up, and possibly
being wrong, than you will
staying silent, and realizing
later that you were right
and yet you didnt do anything to stop it.

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LIFESTYLE

October 2, 2014

Left: Hannah MCINTYRE and Arianne STALLINGS pose

on the Italy Centers social justice trip
Photo by Hannah MCINTYRE

Right: Trent HAYES and MJ CONNELL

relaxing on the social justice trip
Photo by Bridget DUFFY
The SpringHillian tour guides Rae KOCH, and Ryan SANCHEZ, on
Badger Day where highschool students toured campus
Photo by Ben FLEMING

Students pose at the Delta Sigma Theta Girls Day Out event, in Byrne- Hall.
Photo by Shaunicy MUHAMMAD

THE
HILL
Right: Sping Hill College fall Italy center
students pose on the beaches in Croatia.
Photo by Kristen MEYER
Left: Sophmore Alex FISHER rides his bike on a
beautiful day on Spring Hills campus.
Photo by Ben FLEMING

Coach Craig MCVEY and

the Spring Hill cross country
team huddles up before
the Spring Hill cross country
meet on the Spring Hill Golf
Course
Photo by Ben FLEMING

Sping Hill College Italy Center pose as a group on their social justice trip to Bosnia and Croatia.
Photo by the Spring Hill College Italy Center.

Hannah MCINTYRE(left) Arianne STALLINGS(middle) and Madeleine ACKELS(right) pose

together during their time over seas.
Photo by Madeleine ACKELS

A Mary Kay representative talks to students at the Delta Sigma Theta

Girls Day Out event about applying makeup. Photo by
Shaunicy MUHAMMAD

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New iPhone:
Starting
with a Bang
or a Bend?
By Natalie Welch
Editor-In-Chief
The iPhone 6 and the iPhone
6 Plus were released almost two
weeks ago, to great fanfare. The
new devices come equipped with
sizable screens, at 4.7 and 5.5
inches, respectively, which are both
larger than the 4 inch screen of
the iPhone 5. They also feature an
updated operating system, iOS 8.
Senior Ricardo Pita, for one, definitely sees the upside to these new
features. Its a noticeable improvement from the 5, he says. Even
though it is bigger, its completely

LIFESTYLE
manageable and lighter. The power
button is much more convenient on
the side. Battery life is reasonably
better, and the camera is on point.
However, although the devices
do have plenty of improvements,
numerous issues have also arisen
in the short time they have been
available. For instance, Apple was
forced to pull an update to the new
operating system, iOS 8.0.1, only
hours after releasing it. The reason for this, according to an article
written by Ed Mazza for The Huffington Post, was that customers
who upgraded to iOS 8.0.1 reported
losing cellphone service as well as
having
problems
with
Touch
ID, the
security
feature
that allows users to unlock the phone
with a fingerprint. The company
apologized and released another
update, iOS 8.0.2, a day later.

Pita says, It definitely still has

software glitches, but Im sure
theyll be taken care of in the next
update.
Besides that, another troubling
aspect of the new devices is their
apparent ability to bend without
much pressure being applied. There
have supposedly been cases where
simply sitting down with an iPhone
6 or iPhone 6 Plus in a pocket
would cause it to bend, according to
Avery Stones article on The Huffington Post. Furthermore, a video
of a man bending an iPhone 6 Plus
with his bare hands recently went
viral, and sparked the term bendgate. In a
statement
from Apple,
however, the
company
states, With
normal
use a bend
in iPhone is extremely rare and
through our first six days of sale, a
total of nine customers have contacted Apple with a bent iPhone 6

October 2, 2014

Plus. Despite Apples insistence

that the devices are solidly built,
some people arent convinced; on
Monday, Sept. 29, a video was uploaded to YouTube that showed two
teenagers entering an Apple store
and bending an iPhone 6 Plus.
However, Apple may be correct in their assessment, after all.
After the original bendgate fiasco,
Consumer Reports conducted a
study, which aimed to test how well
the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus,
along with similar smartphones,
could hold up under pressure. The
study found that, while the new
iPhones were near the bottom of
the list in terms of strength, it still
took significant force, to bend the
devices. Consumer Reports ended
their study by stating, While nothing is (evidently) indestructible,
we expect that any of these phones
should stand up to typical use.

iPhone 6 Plus on left and

iPhone 6 on right
Photo taken by Natalie WELCH

Top Five Fall Fashion Favorites

By Erinn Vogel
Reporter

The southern heat and humidity can make it difficult to know when to leave behind
summer styles and pull out fall fashion. It is hard to put your tanks and shorts away
when it is 70 degrees in November especially. Here are some tips to remain seasonally
stylish without overheating:

1.

Booties:

Tired of flip-flops and open-toed sandals? Booties are the perfect shoe because they can transfer easily from jeans to dresses, says senior and Hemline
boutique associate Natalie Fortune. You can wear a summer dress and style it with a pair of booties and still have a
fall flare. A good place to purchase booties for comfort and
quality would be Hemline off of Old Shell Road.

2. Plaid:

4.

No, its not overdone. Plaid screams fall and

whether you have jeans on or shorts, a simple plaid top will
complete the outfit. I like to wear my plaid to class because
it is the perfect lightweight piece, says Fortune. J.Crew and
American Eagle usually have staple plaid pieces.

3.

Purses:

Getting tired of your summer bag? Mix it

up with some fall bags. Brown and black cross-over or over
the shoulder bags dont usually clash with most fall wear,
but they can help to pull an outfit together. When asked
about fall bags, Fortune claims her favorite is a brown cognac over the shoulder tote. Carter and Company off of Old
Shell Road has a selection of fall bags.

5.

Floppy Hats:

Maybe you have seen

them on celebrities and are not sure if you can pull
it off? Its a good investment piece, says Fortune.
You can wear floppy hats at the beach or walking
around downtown Mobile, but either way you will
get good use of it. You can find floppy hates at Hemline or if you are on a budget try Target or Forever
21.

Statement Necklaces:

Have
the perfect top or dress, but something is still missing?
Dress it up with a chunky necklace. Fortunes take on
necklaces is simple: Big statement pieces are good
because they add that little something extra to an outfit.
Also, they are easy to throw on with any outfit. Both
Carter and Company and Hemline carry statement
necklaces for fall.

October 2, 2014

THE SPRINGHILLIAN

Retired Air Force Journalist Becomes Communication Arts Staff Member

By Shaunicy Muhammad
Reporter

White walls decorated with Air Force mementos, badges, plaques and photos make up the
office of the newest communication arts faculty
member. An Air Force aircraft helmet even
rests atop a towering, brown shelf, each row
adorned accordingly with military memorabilia.
Recalling some of the successes of his military
career, Johnny Stevens, a retired Air Force Master Sergeant, went into the story of a presidential
coin he got from President Obama. I thought
that was pretty cool, he said. Stevens also
exuberantly recalled how he used to fly heavy
aircraft while hanging out the door, during his
over twenty-one year career in the military.
On paper, it may not seem to make sense how
someone with such an illustrious military career
could benefit the communications program;
however, Stevens is a renaissance man of sorts.
As of today, his laundry list of accomplishments
includes providing crisis briefings for Presidents
Clinton and Bush, media coordination for Dan
Rather of CBS News, and decades of work in
government sector public relations and visual
communications. The Panama City, FL native
has even worked on the set of a Hollywood film:
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, featuring actor Jim Carrey.
This year, on the campus of Spring Hill College, Stevens will attempt to conquer his next
feat in the realm of media. His vast experience,
he explains, will greatly aid him in his newly
acquired role as a main figure working with the
Integrated Media Center on campus. He is the
IMC Operations Manager, a position he says is
new and still developing. It allows him to keep
being a guiding force for up-and-coming media
professionals, a job he did for years while working in the military.
Ive spent the last five years teaching radio,
video and public affairs to thousands of military
and government employees. I hope that my particular knowledge, skills and experience will add
additional practice insight to the students education, he said. Working hand-in-hand with the
students is an objective he takes very seriously.
The position affords me the opportunity to
continue to educate and mentor young journalists and communicators across all disciplines,
he says. He continued, saying, I could potentially act as a force multiplier, in conjunction with
the many successful programs already in place,

to help spur Spring Hill Colleges con- riculum to optimize the courseworks benefit to
tinued growth and development. He
students, he said.
explained force multiplier, a phrase
I did broadcasting and video production for
commonly used in the military to demany years. I used to anchor for a while. The
scribe those who act in combination
idea of how to shoot a news story, package that
with others to increase output and the
and put it together for broadcast, its all sort of
probability of success.
second nature to me now. What they needed was
Since relocating the majority of
someone who had lived that life and knew the
its operations to the second floor
goals, he said.
of the Lucey Administration buildTypical to his cool, laid-back demeanor, Steing in 2010, the communication arts
vens playfully joked that he didnt want people
program has grown extensively. The
to think of him as the new equipment guy. He
IMC now hosts an expansive selecis exceedingly optimistic about the path that the
tion of video and audio equipment,
program is taking and wants to play a major role
which Stevens credits to the hard
in the departments continued success. I see a
work of fellow communication arts
great future for the IMC, the many communicaprofessionals to expedite the advance- tions programs it supports, and the college as a
ment of every aspect of the program.
whole. SHC has put together a world-class comAs someone with extensive experimunications team, state of the art equipment,
ence in all areas of media, Stevens
and a stellar curriculum. I wanted to be a part
could undoubtedly be a great help to the fast
of that, he explained Stevens said that many
evolving communication arts program. He even
things intrigued him about the program but he
pointed out a drone sitting in a corner on the
was also interested in the campus as a whole. I
floor of his office, which he said would be used
loved the atmosphere and people of Spring Hill
in the future for capturing video.
College from the very first time I visited camThe challenges here are unique and I found
pus, he said. Now, he enjoys the view from his
that intriguing, he said. Stevens outlined that
office, and awaiting the new ventures that this
two of the biggest challenges were taking care of
partnership brings.
and accounting for
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media center, as well
as giving students the
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He also stated that
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October 2, 2014

2014 MLB First-Round Playoff Predictions

With September coming to a close, it brings one of the greatest postseasons in all of professional sports, the
MLB playoffs in October.

This year has been much different than years past when it comes to making the playoffs. Teams such as
the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, who won the 2013 World Series, did not make it to the postseason this year. Instead they have yielded to a new host of teams getting ready to make their run for a World Series
Championship.

The first round of the playoffs start on September 30 with the Kansas City Royals(89-73) taking on the
Oakland Athletics(88-74) in the AL Wild Card game.
Kansas City has reached the postseason for the first time since 1985 and has won five of the seven games they
played during the regular season. The As will be throwing veteran left hander Jon Lester (6-4, 2.11 ERA) in the
postseason, while the Royals will be sending right hander James Shields (2-4, 4.98 ERA in the postseason) to the
mound in this do or die game.

By Brandon Krus
Sports Reporter

Prediction: Royals Advance to ALDS where they will face the LA Angels

Next game up is the NL wild card game between the San Francisco Giants(88-74) and the Pittsburgh
Pirates(88-74). The Giants will give Madison Bumgarner (3-2, 3.79 ERA in the postseason) the ball against the
right hander Edinson Volquez (0-1, 21.60 ERA). Both teams have their share of playmakers, Buster Posey for San
Francisco and Andrew McCutchen for Pittsburgh, but I think that this game comes down to the pitching matchup
between the two starters.

BADGER
MEN
MUZZLE
BULLDOGS
2-1 IN
DOUBLE
OT
Story courtesy of SHC
Office of Sports
Information
The Spring Hill College mens soccer team
upended the Union University (Tenn.) Bulldogs
2-1 in two overtimes for
a Gulf South Conference
(GSC) victory at Library
Field on Sunday afternoon.
Spring Hill grabbed a
1-0 lead in the 17th minute when senior Mario
Escalante of Santa Cruz,
Bolivia, slipped in a goal
off a crossing pass from
senior Tyler Hartlage of
Tampa, Fla., following
the entry from senior

Prediction: Giants advance to NLDS where they will play the Washington Nationals


Following the wild card round, the playoffs move to the divisional series in both the National and American League.
In the American League, the Detroit Tigers (90-72) will face the Baltimore Orioles (96-66). Detroit and Baltimore
will begin playing on October 2nd. Although the Tigers have yet to release who they will send to the mound first,
the Orioles have announced right hander Chris Tillman (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start in his first postseason game.
With the strength of the Tigers rotation and the combination of Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera to help with
the offense, I dont think the Orioles will be able to match up as well.

Prediction: Tigers win series in 5 games, advance to ALCS

In the other ALDS, the Angels will face the winner of the wild card game, who I think will be the Oakland
Athletics. Since I do not know for sure, I will not be able to give a prediction just yet.

Now lets move to the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers (94-68) and the
St. Louis Cardinals (90-72). This will be the one series that I will be looking forward to the most. The Dodgers will
be sending up their Cy Young candidate in Clayton Kershaw (1-3, 4.23 ERA in the postseason) and he will go up
against the best of the Cardinals pitching staff in Adam Wainwright (4-3, 2.53 ERA in the postseason). These two
pitchers will make for an incredible game one, but this is not just a one game series. The depth in both of these rotations is deep and will make an exciting series that will come down to the bottom of the last inning in game five.
It will be difficult to see who comes out of this series and moves onto the NLCS.


Prediction: Dodgers win series in 5 games, advance to NLCS
Since the Nationals will have to wait for the wild card game to be completed, I will not be able to make a prediction for this game either.

Be sure to follow the entire 2014 MLB postseason on TBS and Fox Sports, and stay tuned in the next issue
for the championship round predictions.

Eric Schwing of Mandeville, La.

The Bulldogs (1-5, 0-2
GSC) tied the game a 1-1
with a goal by Alex Pratt
who had accepted a pass
from across the top of
the box by Guilherme
Dorigo in the 22nd minute of play.
Junior goalkeeper
Jacob Files (1-2) from
Clinton, Miss., kept the
Badger hopes alive with
10 minutes to go in regulation when he stoned a
Bulldog breakaway run
by taking the ball off the

foot of a Union attacker

with a diving deflection
just inside the box.
Finally, in the 106th
minute of play, Dinard
Garrett from Kalmar,
Sweden, making his first
start for Spring Hill, beat
the Union defense with
an unassisted goal from
12 yards out to nail down
the first Badger victory
in the GSC since joining
the conference earlier
this year.
Files made two saves
against 14 shots by
Union while Taylor

Smith made 12 saves for

the Bulldogs against 25
SHC shots. Spring Hill
took eight corner shots
while Union had six attempts from the corners.
Spring Hill (2-5, 1-1
GSC) travels to Rome,
Ga., on Friday to face
the Shorter University
Hawks (1-5-1, 0-0 GSC)
at Ben Brady Field beginning at 7 p.m. eastern
time.

Senior Salvador SANCHIS (5) getting ready

to make a play
Photo by SHC Office of Sports Information

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Frisbee Excited About First home Tournament

By: Ryan Flynn
Sports Reporter

This Saturday and Sunday the Spring Hill College

Ultimate Frisbee team will
be hosting its first home
tournament of the season.
The tournament will take
place at Founders Park in
Fairhope, AL. 17 different
schools from across the
southeast will be represented in the Spring Hill
hosted tournament. Play
will begin at 9 am.
The Frisbee team saw
a ton of success in their
first year by taking third at
sectionals. Team president
and sophomore, Thomas
Keller, looks to build off
that momentum heading
into their first tournament.
He said, Last season for us
was a rough one. We were
a first year team with few
skilled but few players. We had spirit and fire

when it came to games but

was looking to
we were young and didnt
get involved with somequite grasp how to propthing on campus and when
erly play. We
may have lost
our fair share
of games but
through the year
we improved
greatly and it
showed in how
we played and
with the games
we won. We
made it to sectionals, which
were in Tupelo,
Mississippi, and
placed third out
of eight, which
was a huge win
Photo By Thomas KELLER
for us.
Sophomore, Griffin Mill- Frisbee emerged, he seized
er, is also excited for the
the opportunity. Miller is
upcoming season. Miller
really happy to see how
started playing because he
much the team grown since

past teams. In the past,

there had been a Spring
Hill Ultimate Club, but
with the appearance of Dr.
Dunbar, the club got more
serious and last year we
had a lot of guys who were
passionate about the sport
and took it to a whole new
level, said Miller.
Miller continued by saying the team looks strong
heading into their sophomore season. He said, This
upcoming season looks
promising! We look a lot
better and we are improving daily. The team is
constantly recruiting on
campus, taking anyone
who is open to try the
unique sport.
Along with their home
tournament, the ultimate
frisbee squad will be busy
traveling across the south

this semester. Keller stated,

The upcoming season for
us is pretty packed during
the fall semester, we have
five different tournaments
we are attending. We will
be competing in our home
tournament, Suit and Dive,
a tournament at LSU, one
at Auburn, one at the University of Alabama, and
one put on by the Mobile
Ultimate Movement or
MUM, as people know
them. Then next semester,
when the season starts,
we will be attending four
different tournaments and
hopefully after making it to
sectionals again we make it
to nationals.
Come out and support
your Badger Frisbee team
this weekend in Fairhope!

Mens Soccer Adjusting to Transition

By: Ryan Flynn
Sports Reporter

Mens soccer has begun

their first season competing
in the NCAA Division II.
The team is now competing
in the Gulf South Conference and it is proving to be
a very competitive conference. With the new transition, the Badgers seem
to be struggling early on.
Head Coach, Matt Tanner,
stated, We have had some
testing games to open up
the season with, and are
currently 2-4-0. We have
not deserved to win any
of the games we lost. He
continued, I can only hope
that these tough games
have built character and
prepared us well for our
conference games.
Tanner also talked
about the competition

level in their new conference. He stated, The Gulf

South Conference is a nice
conference. Every game
will be tight and competitive, so we will have to be
prepared to make the least
amount of mistakes in
order to be successful. In
this conference it will be
the small mistakes that are
made or not made that will
make the difference between winning and losing
games.
Sophomore, Luis Ortiz,
was on the team last year
so he has witnessed the
transition first hand. Ortiz
knows the Badgers need to
prove themselves in their
new conference. Competition is close in each game
and no games are for sure

Upcoming Games

so we have to play all-out

every game if we want to
win. We are the new kids
on the block and we need
to prove ourselves, stated
Ortiz.
The newest addition to
the Mens soccer program
has been a junior varsity
team. The junior varsity
team takes the place of the
club team that existed last
year. Tanner explained,
The JV program will
do well to add depth to
the program. Along with
recruiting great players for
the varsity team, hopefully
we will be able to recruit
development players that
can get some consistent
game time with the JV
program and grow to help
better the soccer program.

10/3 Womens Soccer @ Shorter University - 4:00 pm

10/3 Mens Soccer @ Shorter University - 6:00 pm
10/3 Womens Volleyball @ Kentucky State University 12:00 pm
10/7 Womens Volleyball @ University of Mobile - 7:30 pm
10/9 Womens Soccer vs. University of West Georgia - 3:30
pm

Sophomore, Ryan Carney, was on the club team

last year and is excited the
team is now officially a
part of the varsity program.
Now that we are junior
varsity instead of club it
makes us feel like an actual
team and the competition
level is much higher, said

Carney.
The Badger Mens soccer
team heads off to Rome,
Georgia to face off against
Shorter University where
they look to secure their
third victory.

Photo by Ben FLEMING

Recent Results

9/28 Mens Soccer vs. Union University - W (2-1)

9/28 Womens Soccer vs. Union University - W (2-1)
9/30 Womens Soccer vs. University of North Alabama - L(0-4)
9/30 Womens Volleyball vs. Falukner University - L(0-3)
9/30 Mens Golf @ Union University Invitational - W(1st Place)

For scores and more, be sure to vist www.shcbadgers.com

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