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TheSpringhillianApril 21, 2016 Volume 102 Issue 5 Ad Majorem Del
Gloriam
THE BEST ROOMMATE EVER!HOW TO REGISTER YOUR PETS, BY DARIAN
MILLER
By registering a pet as a certi-fied service animal, Spring Hill
College students have the op-portunity to own dogs on cam-pus.
According to Residence Life staff, Small fish in bowls or aquariums
are allowed in the dorm rooms. However, no oth-er animals are
allowed besides service dogs. While many stu-dents have fish, only
a handful of students have registered ani-mals. One student in
particular, Mariah Weinand, a junior at-tending Spring Hill
College, has a registered service dog here on campus. By going
through the Residence Life staff, she was able to register her dog,
Ernie Banks, as an official service dog. Since August 2015,
Wein-and has given her dog a home. Lately, dogs have become a more
prevalent sight on Spring Hills campus. Weinand stat-ed, Literally
everyone has a dog. Weve become such a dog campusI love it! I think
Ernie Banks really set the tone for getting a dog, but Ernie is a
reg-istered service dog, so I need him with me. Weinand usu-ally
walks Ernie Banks around
campus, or the two can be seen lounging on the field behind
Portier Place.Registered service dogs often possess tags of
official certifica-tion and provide physical and emotional support
for owners. Service dogs are often used as a way to help the owner
complete normal, daily tasks success-fully. According to the
Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act, any breed of dog can be
considered a service dog as long as they are able to provide
necessary assis-tance. More often than not, service dogs provide
positive effects on the owners. Weinand pro-claimed, Ernie is the
best dog ever and everyone loves him. He loves being outside and
seeing everyone on campus. He wakes me up in the morn-ing for his
walk and really gets my day going. Ernie definitely makes my life a
whole lot bet-terand everyones life who he meets! Numerous dogs are
often seen around campus being walked by local residents. Since
Spring Hill College is an open campus, others are allowed to walk
their dogs along the roads or through-
out the fields. With large areas of open grass, Spring Hills
campus has recently become a popular ground for dogs to roam
around. Any student with a registered, official ser-vice animal
will not receive disciplinary action for having a dog in dorm
rooms. However, the Residence Life staff has stated that, Failure
to correctly register their dog will result in immediate removal of
the pet by the owner or the Residence Life staff, and re-ferral to
the discipline system. The same actions will be taken if students
have any other ani-mals in their dorm rooms since it is not
allowed. Those work-ing in the Residence Life office want to stress
the importance of following the correct policies to avoid
disciplinary action that could interfere with academics. For more
information on pet policies or registering a service animal,
contact the Residence Life office at [email protected]. In addition,
students can also e-mail the Assistant Dean of Students and the
Director of Residence Life, Peter Rivera, at [email protected] or
reach his office at (251) 380-3028.
FAREWELL TO OUR SENIORS By: Desire Phillips Contributng
Writer
Spring Hill College will say farewell to 265 badgers on May 7,
2016. In the week leading up to that Saturday, seniors will
participate in tra-ditional farewell events, such as the climbing
of the cupola, the senior barbeque, the se-nior class party, and
the Presi-dents celebration and recep-tion, which will be hosted
by
Dr. Christopher Puto. Some of the seniors shared that leaving
SHC will be both a happy and sad moment. Juan Fernando Soto said,
Its very bitter-sweet. This has become my home over the last four
years. Ive been able to meet so many people here. And every single
one has in one way or another changed who I am for the better. Ive
gotten to meet folks from all walks of life [from] all around
the
country with different inter-ests; and thats something that I
love about my sweet Sprill. Im sad to graduate but very excited for
the next phase. Im not saying Im leaving, be-cause Sprill will
always be my home, and Ill carry it with me where ever I go. Philip
Travis said, I have mixed feelings about leaving Spring Hill. The
four years went by extremely fast. I didnt expect it to zoom
by,
and graduation crept up on me. Asia Hudson, a sociology and
criminology major, said, I feel very prepared leaving Spring Hill,
but Im also sad to be leaving all the great people Ive met.
Academic wiseIm so done; but my heart is still here. The seniors
are eager as well. Katie Simoneaux, an early childhood education
major, gushed about what she will be doing after graduation.
She said, I definitely am ex-tremely excited for this new
chapter in my life. I got my dream job teaching kinder-garten in
New Orleans next school year, and I cant wait to get started!
Hudson ex-claimed that she is also excited to be moving on. She
will be returning to her home town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a
teaching position.
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Ernie Banks resting after an exhausting day of being
adorable.
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2 NEWS April 21, 2016 TheSpringhillianSHC MEDIA TEAM
SPRINGHILLIAN EDITOR:MJ Connell
WEB EDITOR:Gaillard Teague
ADVISOR:Stuart Babington
ADVERTISING/ SOCIAL MEDIA:Hannah McIntyre
GRAPHIC DESIGNER:Abbie Bacilla
TV PRODUCER:Travis Cummings
SCRIPT WRITER/ ANCHOR: Kerri Ebanks
AUTOMATION MANAGER:Phillip Travis
VIDEO EDITOR: Trevor Warren
REPORTERS: Mariah WeinandGriffin MillerDarian MillerKelly Dolph
Will WardDesire PhillipsSarah BolotteDaniela Perez
HILLIAN CONTACTSHC Student Media
@SHC_MEDIA
[email protected]
SHC continues to beef up summer school
Students taking classes this summer at Spring Hill College will
notice two changes from the summer session of 2015. Jennifer Good,
associate provost at SHC, said that beginning this year, students
will be able to use the on-campus Fairway Apartments
(specifi-cally, Langan Hall), for their summer housing. She said
this was one of the
students most common requests following last summer, when 377
undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in classes. The
apartments, complete with furnished kitchens, will help students in
their dining arrangements, as there are no meal plans over the
summer. The school cafeteria is open only for special events. The
students, though,
may use their Badger Bucks to buy meals at the golf course,
which is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily over the summer. Also new
this summer is the addition of the Summer Scholars Program. The
Office of Admissions is inviting rising first-year local students
who have been accepted to Spring Hill College and have a track
record of high-achieving academic performance to join present
students on campus for summer classes. We would like to give them
(incoming freshmen) this opportunity to be in-troduced to rigorous
and quality aca-demic courses that will enable them to get a head
start at any institution of their choosing, Good said. According to
Good, summer
instruction is offered in two differ-ent formats to help
students find the best mode of learning to build into their summer
schedules. There are two Mini Sessions, which intensify instruction
for three hours a day, five days a week (May 11-June 1; and June
2-June 22). There are also two Summer Subsessions, which present
instruction at a more leisurely pace
and meet approximately three hours per week (May 11-June 22; and
June 23-August 4). Tuition for the classes is $450 per credit hour
(or $1,350 for a three-credit-hour class). Online cours-es are an
additional $95 per class. Students wondering about the
avail-ability of financial aid are asked to visit with their
assigned financial aid counselor, who can look into individ-ual
situations and determine eligibil-ity. Good points out that in
order to receive a Federal Direct Student loan, a student must be
enrolled in at least six credit hours over the course of the summer
sessions. Classes offered this summer include ones that satisfy
core requirements in English, social science, fine arts, history,
lab science, philosophy and theology, as well as major-specific
courses for nearly every concen-tration of study. To learn about
the courses offered this summer, click on the Registrar tab of
BadgerWeb and see the link titled Summer 2016 UNDG Schedule.
FAREWELL TO OUR SENIORS Contintued from page one
Many non-Mobile natives usually return to their home towns after
graduation, but some are choosing to remain in Mobile. When asked
about his post-grad plans, Travis said, Im in the pro-cess of
getting an apartment to stay in Mobile. I already have two jobs, so
I feel pret-ty secure. I work in two dif-ferent warehouses making
$11 per hour, so its great. Travis, who is a journalism major, also
added, Im just taking a brief break from journalism. I will be
actively searching for jobs in my field. Hopefully, I can find
something in Mobile, but if not, Ill have to branch out. Soto, a
Charleston, South Carolina native, said [my post-grad plans are] up
in the air right now. But Ill be in Mobilethats for sure! With
graduation a little over two weeks away, the ceremony plans are
be-ing finalized. According to Cheryl Kirkland, assistant to the
college provost, the commencement speaker has already been
selected. Kirkland said, This years speaker is Jo Ann Jenkins,
the CEO of AARP. She will also be receiving an Honor-ary
Doctorate in Humane Letters. Jenkins is a Mobile native who
received her Bachelor of Science from SHC in 1980. She is also a
1998 graduate of the Stan-ford Executive Program. This will be
Jenkins second time receiving an Honor-ary Doctorate in Humane
Letters. This type of honor is awarded to people who make
significant contribu-tions to society. Jenkins performance in
public and nonprofit organizations spans a career of 25 years. She
has led social impact ini-tiatives such as Drive to End Hunger,
which helped older Americans fight hunger, and Disrupt Aging, which
fights ageism across all generations. Before joining AARP in 2010
as president of AARPs affiliated charity, the AARP Foundation, she
served as the chief operat-ing officer of the Library of Congress
for 15 years. Jen-kins is one of the NonProfit Times Power and
Influ-ence Top 50 for 2013, 2014
and 2015 and has received numerous other awards for her work.
Kirkland said the class orator for graduation has not been
determined yet, as seniors must first be nominated for the honor
fol-lowed by a process of inter-views and a GPA review.
Commencement exercises will begin at 10 a.m. at The Avenue of the
Oaks on Saturday, May 7, 2016. If it rains, however, exercises will
be held in the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center beginning at 11
a.m. If this does happen, guests will be notified no later than 9
a.m. If you want to see your friends graduate and your home is not
in Mobile, you will be allowed to stay in your dorm room until May
7 if you are a volunteer usher for Baccalaureate Mass and
Commencement. If you are interested, the link to sign up can be
found in the latest campus update email. Congratulations to all of
our seniors this year! And remember, This is not a goodbye, but a
see you later.
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OPINION 3Volume 102 Issue 5 TheSpringhillian
Thank You Spring Hill, I Bid You FarewellBy: MJ
ConnellEditor-In-Chief
With just barely over two weeks left in my college ca-reer I
would like to take a moment and reflect on the precious time I
spent here at Spring Hill College. I came here on my own, four
years ago, not know-ing a single soul. Besides the random friend
requests from the Class of 2016 Facebook page, I was com-pletely
immersing myself into the unknown. I barely knew anything about
Mo-bile, and I had only visited SHC once in the April before my
freshman year. Upon my first day on the Hill during Badger
Connec-tion, I met several people that I now consider my family.
People I would take a bullet for, make a flight to wherever to
attend their wedding, people I never wouldve thought I would meet.
These people came from all over the country, regions I had never
been before and still havent seen. Chicago, Miami, Phoenix,
Cleveland, St. Louis, New Orleans, the list goes on and on. Thats
part of the beauty of Spring Hill College. When I graduated
high
school, never in a mil-lion years did I think that I would have
best friends scattered throughout the United States. SHC gave me
something that I will never lose and never forget. I came here
knowing no one, my family and friends all still in Philadelphia,
and Im
leaving with a second fam-ily. When I was here, miles and miles
away from my family, these people made me want to remain here, and
I love them all for it. Besides gaining a sec-ond family, the next
best thing would have to be the experiences I gained dur-
ing my time here. From four fantastic Mardi Gras trips, to
studying abroad in Bologna, to the weekend trips to the state
schools and beaches nearby, Spring Hill has given me more than I
couldve ever asked from a college experience. I can say this with
zero
doubt in my mind that these were the best four years of my life,
and it was all because of Spring Hill. I learned how to adapt and
thrive on my own and to not be afraid to jump into something
totally new and uncharted. I was surrounded by the southern culture
that I fell in love with so much Im sticking around to start my
career in the South. Crawfish, jam-balaya, king cake, Gulf Coast
seafood and all the many other things that make up the South have
truly won my heart. In closing, I would like to say thank you,
Spring Hill College. Thank you for giving me everything I couldve
ever wanted in my college years. Thank you for being the most
beautiful college campus. Thank you for making me into the per-
son I am today, and thank you for making me feel like I can take
on anything. I will always have a special place for this amazing
insti-tution and its people in my heart.
By: Kerri EbanksContributing Writer
The Students of Spring Hill College have spoken. They are ready
for an entertainment change in the campus life scene and want more
performances for the majority to enjoy. In a recent survey students
expressed their wishes for more mainstream artists to perform on
Spring Hills campus. Although Campus Programing Board does host
small music festivals like Badger Fest and free con-certs on
Maclean Plaza dur-ing the Weeks of Welcome, students feel like this
is not good enough and only about 30% of the student body is in
attendance. Several students like Sophomore Anna Miller and
Fresh-
man Kameron Powell have expressed their reasoning for wanting a
bigger concert lineup at Spring Hill. Anna Miller said I would like
to see The Revivalist play on campus. I go to a lot of their
concerts out of town, but the drummer tells me that Spring Hill has
not shown interest in inviting them to perform. As students, the
problem we face in regards to en-tertaining events is that we are
not seeing the artist that we have suggested. This is a problem
that needs to be dealt with on the adminis-trative level of
planning. If the administrators reach out and ask students who they
would like to see perform, than it is possible that the student
attendance at these events will increase. Fresh-
man Kameron Powell said I would like him [Kendrick Lamar] to
perform at SHC because he is not only a great performer but he also
has a great message that needs to be heard and ex-pressed in the
SHC commu-nity. Students travel long hours to see their favorite
artists perform. There are also many production com-panies, like
Main Stage Pro-ductions, that partner with colleges to host
mainstream concert artists on cam-puses across the U.S. Most
students on campus only attend the CPB events for free food and
leave before the entertainment is even finished with their set. Joy
Morris, Assistant Director of Campus Involvement said that CPB
would love to bring a well-known,
nationally recognized band to campus but when you have limited
funding and you have a years worth of programming, it can create a
challenge. Spring Hill should start reaching out to production
companies if they hope to create an interactive campus life that
does not only involve giving students free food.
A New Look for Spring Hills Music Scenenationally recognized
band to campus but when you have limited funding and you have a
years worth of have limited funding and you have a years worth of
have limited funding and
programming, it can create a challenge. Spring Hill programming,
it can create a challenge. Spring Hill programming, it can
create
should start reaching out a challenge. Spring Hill should start
reaching out a challenge. Spring Hill
to production companies should start reaching out to production
companies should start reaching out
if they hope to create an interactive campus life that does not
only involve giving students free food.
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4 AROUND THE HILL April 21, 2016 TheSpringhillian
Below: Asia Hudson won the Student Life Achievement Award at the
annual Sol Awards.
Throwback Thursday Alert! AJ Allen, Trent Hayes, Gerry Portela,
Devon Sheehy, Pete Amraen, Seamus Link and MJ Connell enjoy a
beautiful day outside the apartments their freshman year.
Left to Right: Seniors Madeline Ackels, Emily Wellmeir,
Jacquelyn Saunee and Gaillard Teague enjoy their final fall break
together.
Congratulations Class of 2016!
Salute to Our Seniors!
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AROUND THE HILL 5Volume 102 Issue 5 TheSpringhillian
Going back to their sophomore year, a few Phi Mu ladies were
Groovin for a Cure.
Leah McDonald, Caroline Avera and Conor Bueche pose with the Old
Shell entrance sign their freshman year.
Salute to Our Seniors!
Another blast from the past comes from Pod 348 from one of the
many great nights they had together their sophomore year. Top (Left
to Right): Ginny Hicks, Arianne Stallings, Lennesy Hanchey, Abby
Allard, Madeline Ackels, the Dos Equis Man and Taylor Lahasky.
Bottom (Left to Right): Hannah McIntyre, Caroline Sagrera, Maddy
Perseghin and Natalie Harper
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6 LIFESTYLE April 21, 2016 TheSpringhillian
By: Daniela PerezContributing Writer
With finals quickly approach-ing and summer right around the
corner, it is time to say goodbye to students as they will be
leaving Spring Hills campus for their final time as a student,
while others are making their way home for the first time since
theyve been on campus. After being at school for such a long time,
students are often left wondering how to survive the sum-mer nights
without being surround-ed by the friends theyve made here on the
Hill. Counselor at the Spring Hill College Wellness Center, Dodie
Ward, wants to remind us Badgers that, this is a hard transition
for your family too. They will have to adjust, just like you will
be doing. While being home communication is key and Ward suggests
to talk through expectations soon after you get home-what will be
expected of you and how you can help out when you are home. Another
tip given to us by Ward is to be flexible and enjoy being back with
your family for the few short months. Keep in contact with them- a
text is a simple thing to do that can go along way Lastly, Ward
suggests, to be re-spectful and help out. Asking your parents, What
can I do to help you today? will go a long way in having a great
summer. Senior, Emily Hollander, will be leaving Spring Hills
campus for the final time and will be returning to
Mandeville, Louisiana. She says, Its probably the most
bittersweet thing Ill experience. Driving away from this school and
knowing Ill never be required to come back again is going to hit me
really hard. Spring Hill is my second home. Its going to be very
sad saying good-bye. Although she is sad, Hollander is excited and
happy for the fresh-men. Her piece of advice to them is to enjoy
the time back home and enjoy the rest of your days here! College
flies by and four years may seem long right [now] but I promise if
you blink youll miss it! Soak it all in! Senior Jenia Bello, will
make her way back to Miami, Florida for the final time. She said,
When I first came to Sprill I remember crying because I was being
dropped off in a place I didnt really know. The next year rolled
around and there were fewer a tears and many more laughs and this
pattern continued. Today I cry because I know this place will no
longer be my home. These past four years have changed who I thought
I was and made me into the person I always wanted to be but never
knew I could. This place really helps to inspire, cre-ate, and
develop people to their best selves. I look back on these four
years and think that I am the lucki-est person in the world to have
had this opportunity. To anyone that is lucky enough to have
another year here I wish to tell you experience every moment, take
in every ad-
venture whether it be cupola visits or Cloister visits at 2 AM.
It goes by way to fast to not live in every mo-ment. Fresh-man,
Iriel Evans will return home for the first time. She says, Its
going to be hard adjust-ing to living at home for the summer then
com-ing back to my school to work Badger Connection, but I really
miss Louisi-ana and my family. Brenda Carrada, freshmen at Spring
Hill, says that she is super excited to be going home for summer!
She continued by saying, it will be my first time home since last
summer, so Im super excited to be back in Mexico with my family and
friends.e says that her only concern is, since I havent been home
since last sum-mer, Im worried that my parents are going to be
strict with me and I
wont have as much freedom as I do here. She is also sad to be
leaving
behind her friends that she has made here on the Hill! Its a
bitter-sweet goodbye for the seniors as they make their fi-nal trip
home away from their home here on the Hill. To the fresh-
man, like the seniors said, embrace your next years here at
Spring Hill because before you know youll be making that last trip
down the beautiful Avenue of the Oaks and on your way back
home!
Photo by: Daniela PerezJenia Bello tries on her cap and gown in
preparation for her upcoming gradu-ation.
How to Handle the SHC Withdrawl
By: Julia ArenstamContributing Writer
For Melanie Clark, the days once filled with sterile medical
equipment, blinding white lights, and less-than-playful patients
now begin with testing new toys, dance-worthy music and childrens
laughter. Just before Christmas, Clark, a radiologist, opened Big
City Toys and set out to create something un-expected for her
customers. Larger-than-life building blocks are stacked to the
ceiling, creating a year-long winter wonderland. A massive
multi-level playset fills up the back room. Giggling toddlers hop
around on inflatable balls while the big kids get to shop for the
perfect toy. Switching from a medical mindset
to a more imaginative one is a more logical step than one may
think. Big City Toys is far from the stereo-typical toy shop that
sells oversized piano floor mats and baby dolls. Only educationally
oriented, qual-ity toys line the towering tree-trunk shelves. I
have a special place in my heart for engineering toys, said Clark,
who holds an undergraduate degree in engineering. I was frustrated
with not being able to find quality education toys close at hand.
She graduated from Tulane Uni-versity School of Medicine in 2002
and completed a fellowship at the University of Southern California
in Los Angeles before becoming a successful radiologist. However,
her frustrations with the healthcare in-dustry caused her to turn
childhood
fairytales of toy store ownership into reality. The name Big
City Toys came from Clarks radiology mentor: When things didnt go
maybe the way we planned, he used to say to us, you know, thats
just like in the big city, Life in the big city is unpredictable,
something you cant expect and that is where the beauty of Big City
Toys comes from: Its whimsy. Clark has designed her store to
provide quality educational toys with classic local charm and
per-sonality. Inside you will be find toys that promote learning in
science, technology, engineering and math or STEM, fields from
which young girls and women have historically been excluded or
discouraged. With two daughters of her own,
Clark said she looked for a way to be more available to them as
they begin school as well as be an active part of their education
and their imaginations. Both girls attend school near the store and
every af-ternoon come home to a magical adventure and play with
neighbors and friends that have stopped in. In addition to the toy
store, Clark also gives back to the community by sponsoring local
events, teaching childrens yoga classes and hosting magical
birthday parties. Said Clark: I think that the possi-bilities are
endless. If you use your imagination and your creativity you can do
whatever you set your mind out to, even if its crazy like quitting
medicine and opening a toy store.
From M.D. to Mrs. Claus
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SPORTS 7Volume 102 Issue 5 TheSpringhillian
By: Gri n MillerContributing Writer
Being a successful student athlete is tough, but a Spring Hill
College senior has done it effectively on and off the field for all
four of her years on the Hill. Senior pitcher Caroline Sagrera
absolutely owns the record book. The pre-health major from Baton
Rouge is a two-time NAIA 1st Team All-America member, 2013 SSAC
Pitcher of the Year, 2015 and 2014 Capital One Academic All-America
1st Team and 2014 SSAC All-Academic Team. Sagrera has pitched 895
innings starting 128 times and has a shocking 103-28 record and one
save. Pitching 118 complete games with 45 shutouts and eight games
without allow-ing a single hit. Sagrera wanted to highlight, All of
this in addition to my 1000 batting percentage my junior year due
to my one successful bunt. Sagrera remembers one experi-ence
pitching as the most fond. During her freshman year, the last
game of the regional tournament, the softball team was playing a
team that had beaten them in the beginning of the tournament
putting the Badgers into the losers bracket. The team had to beat
them twice in order to go on to nationals. After winning the first
game, they pulled ahead in the second game. In the final inning the
left fielder made a diving catch to win the game. Sagrera remembers
that catch saying, I owe that entire game to her, and I will never
forget that play, the play that brought us one step closer to
making Spring Hill softball history at Nationals. Being such a
successful pitcher, Sagrera will be remembered on campus as a great
softball player, but she wants her legacy to be more than an
athlete. Sagrera stated, Id like my legacy to show people that it
is possible to succeed in both school as well as on the field. I
want to be remembered as someone that worked hard and strove for
per-fection no matter the cost. She is successful by working hard
and improving every time an opportu-
nity arises. Managing her hectic pre-health course load in
addition to playing Spring Hill softball for four years is a real
accomplishment. Sagrera has had lots of practice prioritizing and
managing her time well. Giv-ing younger student athletes advice,
Sagrera expressed, The hectic schedule is definitely possible to
work with. Communi-cate with your teach-ers and utilize those
miserable bus rides. Gotta do what ya gotta do! Sagrera is an
ex-ample for all student athletes trying to balance the hard work
load of school and the heavy com-mitment of playing a varsity
sport. We know that Spring Hill College will remember the
right-handed pitcher Caroline Sagrera, but what will she remember
most? Sagrera said, Hands down I will remem-ber my teammates. I
will never forget the amazing friends that I have made through this
sport and this program. Through all of the ups and downs during the
last four
years, my teammates, past and present, have made every second of
the journey worthwhile.course load in addition to playing
Spring Hill softball for four years is a real accomplishment.
Sagrera has had lots of practice prioritizing and managing her time
well. Giv-ing younger student athletes advice, Sagrera expressed,
The hectic schedule is definitely possible to work with.
Communi-cate with your teach-ers and utilize those miserable bus
rides. Gotta do what ya gotta do! Sagrera is an ex-ample for all
student athletes trying to balance the hard work load of school and
the heavy com-mitment of playing a varsity sport. We know that
Spring Hill College will remember the right-handed pitcher Caroline
Sagrera, but what will she remember most? Sagrera said, Hands down
I will remem-ber my teammates. I will never forget the amazing
friends that I have made through this sport and this program.
Through all of the ups and downs during the last four
the journey worthwhile.
Senior Ace Sagrera Kisses SHC Goodbye
Track & Field Continues Success
Photo courtesy of shcbadgers.com
By: Gri n MillerContributing Writer
The Track and Field team travels around running and competing in
meets all over the region collecting a series of titles for the
teams resume. The Track and Field team has eight meets this
semester that they are competing in. Spring Hill College Track
& Field team traveled to Hat-tiesburg, Miss. Competing in their
7th meet of the season. Their final meet of the season is the
Kansas Relays in Lawrence Kan. on April 21-13, 2016. So far this
season, The Spring Hill College Track and Field team has traveled
to Daytona Beach Fla., Birmingham Ala., Clinton and Hattisburg
Miss., Lake Charles La., and Atlanta Ga. to compete in
invita-tional and seasonal meets. The Spring Hill Track and Field
Team did not get here as quickly as you would expect. Senior runner
Robert Louis Treuting said that this is the fourth year that Spring
Hill College has had a Track and Field program, making this years
senior class the first graduating class to be here since the
beginning. Treuting said, Over these four years the track program
has grown exponential both in size and character. The head coach,
Coach Craig McVey, has done a ter-
rific job building the program into a competitive program I
would just like to congratulate Coach McVey for an amazing first
four years for track here at the Hill. This year, the team has had
a lot
of success in their previous meets. Treuting mentioned, although
we are not having a conference meet this season, there has been
many mem-bers of the team setting personal re-cords for themselves
and also break-
ing school records. Breaking school and personal records is a
difficult task to accomplish, but that is not where this years team
stopped. This team has six student athletes on the 2016 SIAC,
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, All-conference team.
Those six selected being, se-niors Jordan Travis and Katie Dolan,
and sophomores Matthew Root, Gabrielle Hantak, Korinne Sauvage and
Nicole Kotval. Like mentioned earlier, this se-nior class is
special. Treuting said, Whats so awesome about this se-nior class
is that this is the first group of seniors who started the track
program their freshman year. There are eight seniors graduating
this year, Robert Louis Treuting, Phillip Travis, Jordan Travis,
Terrence Hinton, Wesley Pietri, Espraranza Pace, Emily Thrush and
Katie Dolan. The track and field team has had lots of success this
season and looks promis-ing for the future. As these seniors
depart, they will be remembered as not only the first group to make
it through all four years of this program, but also remembered as
eight athletes who excelled on the track.
Photo by: Phillip Travis
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ON THE SPOTWhats it like to not have time to ask students the On
the Spot question because its Finals Week?
8 April 21, 2016 TheSpringhillian
DaveSenior
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Toots McGeeSophomore
Finals are hard.
Smith SmithertonFreshman
Thats a very very specific question.
Alan Smithy Junior
Yeah its like I dont have time for literally anything.
HILL YEAH!
NOW HIRINGStudent Media Management Leaders
The Department of Communication Arts is putting together its
converged student media staff for the fall semester, 2016. Junior
or senior leaders with specific skills are needed. The following
are the open positions:
Television Producer: manager and package BTVVideo Editor: edit
video for BTV and Hillian NewswireWebmaster: manage website
updatesSpringhillian Student Editor: coordinate/edit print
newspaper editionsAutomation Manager: coordinate/edit Top of the
Hill audio streaming site: programming of channel 16.1 television
channelArt Director: oversee aesthetic qualities of media
properties; develop graphics for media
propertiesAdvertising/Promotional Manager: advertising sales for
all media, cross-promotion of media properties, and social media
management
Save room for CMM473 in your fall course schedule!
If not a Communication Arts major, check with your academic
advisor to see if the class fits in your degree plan. Send a resume
and cover letter (explaining the position youre seeking, why youre
uniquely qualified, and your goal for student media), to
[email protected].
Application Deadline: May 1, 2016
Thanks for reading!
See you next semester!