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The SpringHillian Volume 107, Issue 2

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

State Tickets Possible at SHC Jordan Parker | Reporter

In recent years, Spring Hill College students have been pushing the limits on parking violations, but this year public safety is pushing back by making the issuance of state tickets a possibility.

This semester, public safety is warning students that if they do not obey Alabama state laws on campus, they will issue state citations.

Chief J. Kevin Anderson of the Spring Hill College Department of Public Safety said: “We’re going to concentrate with the state citations on handicap and firezones… The firezone and handicap parking tickets can go anywhere from $200 to $500.” If students continue to drive recklessly and park in illegal parking spots, they are willing and able to issue state citations, Anderson explains: “If we continue to have students who disregard

normal traffic customs and run stop signs, speeding and reckless driving after we’ve written them a couple of Spring Hill College tickets…

We’ll step up the game.”

Although Anderson said his officers have yet to issue any state citations, SHC senior Caitlin Hellmers has noticed a difference already. Hellmers explains: “I think that the tickets are making a more positive impact on campus, because people aren’t parking in fire lanes or using up handicap spots.” Some students hope public safety will become more transparent and clear about their policies before they decide to start issuing these state citations.

SGA president Dylan Mire explains what he feels most students are confused about: “It’s important for students to realize that

Spring Hill College Police Car. | Photo: Cecilia Von Mann

there is not going to be this influx of random Mobile police officers on campus.”

According to the Department of Public Safety’s annual report, SHC’s police officers are sworn

officers, meaning they “have (the) same authority, duties and immunities as all other police officers in the State of Alabama.” This would include the option of writing campus-only citations, or

state citations. Public safety hopes that the possibility of these state citations will encourage student drivers to be more cautious when driving and parking on campus.

Bashin’ Watermelons SGA Initiatives For This Year Morgan Eiland | Reporter

Members of the Greek community at Spring Hill College competed in Lambda Chi Alpha’s annual Watermelon Bash on Saturday, September 15 at Dorn field. Participants in the event were tasked with completing various challenges in order to win the competition. The event brought in over 9,000 pounds of canned goods and over $1,200, which ended up contributing more than 13,000 meals. | Photo: Caroline Hunt

that occur in the school Spring Hill College’s runs the SGA social media as well as highlighting Student Government pages to keep students up things like facility hours Association has plenty of to date. Mire says Rasp is at Einstein’s, McKinney’s, initiatives to tackle this doing a good job running and the Recreation Center.” school year, and its main this platform: “She has Rasp says that social focus is on improving been hard at work utilizing media is a great way for communication with our Instagram (@shcsga) students to stay updated students. “SGA has been and Facebook (@shcsga) to and connected. “This running full speed ahead to post updates for students to see about changes year we really started begin working on several initiatives and ideas that students have brought to us and that we’ve brainstormed ourselves,” SGA President Dylan Mire said in an interview last week. “The largest overarching initiative that SGA is working on is improving communication with students about both SGA’s functions and the functions of the school,” he continued.

SGA has been using multiple platforms of communication, both social media and in person, to communicate with students. SGA President Dylan Mire, right. SGA VP Adam Schmitt, left. | Photo: Joelle Lorenzo ARTICLE continued on Page 8 Press Secretary Katy Rasp

The SpringHillian September 27, 2018 NEWS 2 Crack Open a Cold One at McKinney’s Jordan Parker | Reporter This semester at McKinney’s on The Hill, students of age will be able to enjoy some exciting new adult beverages. Barefoot wine and the highly requested Twisted Tea mini kegs are the newest beverages on the menu, and students are loving it. Spring Hill College senior, Taylor Lewis, shared her thoughts on the newest additions: “I’m a BIG fan. They’re great prices for students, and it’s awesome that we can use our badger bucks.” In fact, students are such “BIG fans” that within the first week of these new beverages being available, the Twisted Tea mini kegs completely sold out. As students have been voicing their concerns about the shortage, David Reiley, Food Services Director,

A variety of adult beverages available at McKinney’s. | Photo: Jordan Parker

has heard and is working hard to resolve the issue.

He is optimistic that it will be resolved soon enough.

Despite the recent setbacks, Reiley’s goal this semester is to keep the students happy: “We’re trying to do a much better job this year at keeping stocked.

We even got a cooler back there that is strictly devoted to beer and wine.” As he tends toward this goal, he asks students to express any concerns they have in regards to the shortages to him. He states, “the more information I have, the better… I would rather know

than not know, and it has become an issue.”

Although McKinney’s is stepping up their adult beverage game, SHC is urging students to drink responsibly. In order to ensure the safety of the students, SHC and Aramark

are implementing a policy for the amount of beverages one can drink during their time at McKinney’s. The policy states that during the first half hour students can have two drinks, then every half hour students can have one drink. While this limits students to an hour of drinking, students are welcome to come back later during the same day as the cycle starts over. SHC senior Julianne Salancy shares her opinion on the new policy: “It’s nice that McKinney’s allows people of age to engage in those activities [drinking], but still shows that even with fun, there is a healthy limit.” McKinney’s will continue to provide this service as long as students do not abuse these new additions.

Residency Policy a Topic of Student Discussion Cassidi Sterrett | Reporter The Vice President of Student Affairs, Kevin Abel, was asked to discuss Spring Hill’s residency requirement policy in a recent press conference.

Spring Hill’s residency requirement policy has become a common topic among students. The Student Handbook states, “All undergraduate students with full-time status (enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours per semester) are required to reside in on-campus housing and purchase a meal plan for every semester they are an undergraduate student, with the exception of summer terms.” There are certain exemptions to that rule, including living with a parent, marriage,

age, medical condition or disability and financial hardship. Yet, the handbook states that, “fulfilling the requirements for exemption does not constitute an automatic release from the residency requirement.”

Abel discussed this issue and said, “I think part of the philosophy behind that, especially in a small community, is that we’ve found that students who live on campus tend to be more engaged.”

For some students, this may be the case, but for others such as junior Shannon Bell, the situation is different. Bell says, “I chose to live off campus to save money and because of food allergies.” While last year Bell was granted to

live off campus, this year Spring Hill argued that her doctor’s note was invalid.

The school is currently charging Bell to live on campus even when she is paying for an apartment off campus. One of Bell’s main issues with living on campus is the expenses.

According to Spring Hill College Residence Life, a single room in the New Hall dorms is $8,860 a year. The cheapest meal plan would be five swipes a week in the cafeteria at $5,760, making the total cost of living for a year $14,620. An estimate of local apartment complex, Campus Quarters, according to their website, would be $7,000. Bell says, “The cost of living on campus is significantly more than

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living off campus. I feel as though we should not be charged so much to live on campus when our living environment is run down and falling apart.”

With a new vice president of student affairs, Bell hopes

to see future changes. Abel shares that, “It is one of the things that I have on my agenda for this year is to be able to do some benchmarking with a variety of aspects of our residential experience.”

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OPINION

Volume 107, Issue 2

Why I’m Behind Colin Kaepernick

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Terrance Johnson | Contributing Writer

On August 26, 2016, prior to a preseason game, Colin Kaepernick sat by his lonesome on the bench as the national anthem played. After the game, in an interview with Steve Wyche of NFL media, Kaepernick stated: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color… There are bodies in the street and people getting paid to leave and getting away

with murder.” Six days later, Kaepernick met with Army veteran Nate Boyer, who was inquisitive about Kaepernick’s reasons for sitting during the national anthem. After conversing with Kaepernick, Boyer suggested that Kaepernick kneel rather than sit. “I suggested kneeling, because people kneel to pray; we’ll kneel in front of a fallen brother’s grave,” said Boyer.

Players around the league imitated Kaepernick’s actions in support of his protest against systematic racism and to bring light to police brutality. What police brutality you may ask? In 2017, 1,147 individuals were killed at the hands of the police. Officers were charged in only 13 of these cases. In 640 of

those killings, officers were responding to suspected non-violent crimes. Of those 1,147 people killed, 25% were Black. In 2015, 30% of Black victims were unarmed when they were killed by police.

As of August 2018, there have been 723 people shot and killed by police. This information is according to the 2017 Police Violence Report.

There is the “misconception” that Kaepernick’s protest is disrespectful to the military.

However, Kaepernick explicitly stated that his protest was against police brutality. Former Army Ranger, Rory Fanning, refused to stand during the national anthem at Wrigley Field in support of Kaepernick. When asked

why he chose to sit in support of Kaepernick, Fanning stated: “Because he’s right. We know there’s no accountability for police when they murder African Americans at unprecedented rates.” In addition, our service men and women fight for our right to protest.

I can be a hunter and still be friends with a vegan; I can be a Liberal

and still have lunch with a Conservative; I can protest the national anthem and still support the military; I can wear Nike and still befriend someone who burnt their Nike shoes two weeks ago.

We can get along despite our differences. We all have different opinions on this matter but it shouldn’t separate us as a college nor as a country.

‘Call Me By Your Name’: The Best Film of This Era Alyssa Miles | Reporter

“Call Me By Your Name” is easily my favorite movie of all time and it was released less than a year ago. If you don’t know what film I am talking about then you are probably apart of the majority. This film is really only known by those who pay close attention to the film world in general. It sparked buzz for being a love story between male star crossed lovers. The film’s formula is standard. It follows the romantic drama set up and it plays out how you would think.

What sells this film for being the best movie of 2017

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is its relevance, its actors, and its quality of filmmaking.

Director, Luca Guadagnino, pays such close attention to detail that it’s easy to lose the details in the vastness of his cinematography.

Everything from the color schemes of the character’s clothes, to the exposure of certain scenes, allows the characters and their emotions to be the center of attention.

Nuanced cinematography is my type of filmmaking and it is everywhere throughout this movie. Whether it was a fly entering the shot and letting it be, wide shots that stayed wide for longer than they needed or close ups that were extra close, Guadagnino was deliberate in his choices and it created an entire mood for the film.

Actors Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer were incredible in their roles. Chalamet plays a

teenage boy who falls in love with Hammer’s character who is six years his senior.

The entire film tone and point of view is seen from Elio’s emotional well-being.

Everything Chalamet does is taken with such care. His character is shy, quiet, and insightful. Nothing he does is ever over dramatic but done beautifully. Chalamet was also nominated for an Oscar for his role in this

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film, one of the youngest in his category.

Armie Hammer doesn’t disappoint either. Playing the hard-to-get older man who has a good heart, he portrays his American demeanor of being overbearing and obsessed with himself. It doesn’t help that his character is incredibly intelligent and lives next door to Chalamet’s character. Similar to

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Chalamet, Hammer’s performance does his character justice, and it is the perfect balance of standoffish and sweet.

The last thing about this film is its relevance. While it is not the first film to showcase a gay love story, “Call Me By Your Name” showcases a gay love story, in a way that is real and visceral. It is absolutely over sexualized, vulnerable, painful, and erotic, because teenage love is all those things combined. The story of Elio and Oliver hits you in your stomach and reminds you of what love and loss feels like. It reminds you that love, is love, and it transcends an age gap, cultural differences or gender. This film is easily the best film of this era. Do some research before you watch, but take the time and watch it. You won’t regret it.

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AROUND THE HILL

September 27, 2018

Senior Delta Gamma members SarahBeth Hyde and Emma Carroll participate in Panhellenic Field Day. | Photo: Carolina Taquechel

Seniors Shelby Smyth and Sydnie Lee attend a Moe’s Monday. | Photo: Alyssa Miles

Seniors Emilee Adams, Jamir Sanchez, and Iriel Evans dress up for Delta Chi’s invite party. | Photo: Courtesy of Iriel Evans

Sophomore Leland Reames and Junior Mike Romano participate in Watermelon Bash. | Photo: Madeline Campo

Luka Vales attends his first invite party for Sigma Chi. | Photo: Clare Keegan

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Juniors Chase Brouillette, Simone Smith, and Breanne Bizette prepare for an invite party . | Photo: Camryn Brouillette

Senior Ben Kaftan has a blast at Panhellenic Field Day. | Photo: Carolina Taquechel

Sophomore Abie Hebert and Juniors Landy Thomas and Maria Marchetti serve the homeless downtown. | Photo: Lizzie Harris

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LIFESTYLE

September 27, 2018

From SHC to JVC: A Jesuit Tradition Alyssa Miles | Reporter

The Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) and Spring Hill College go hand in hand for their missions focusing on service and justice. They both seek to find passionate leaders who will aid in their missions as well.

The JVC mission is short but strong: “Aspiring to create a more just and hopeful world, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps engages passionate young people in vital service within poor communities, fostering the growth of leaders committed to faith in action.” Colleen Lee and Joan Wilson are alumni of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and currently work for Spring Hill College. Lee works as campus minister and Wilson as an area coordinator.

Wilson served from 2016 to 2017 in Detroit, Michigan with an organization called Alternatives for Girls. She worked with the homeless shelter which served

Joan Wilson shares a photo from her time in JVC. | Photo: Alyssa Miles

young women between the ages of 18 and 21. They encompassed all basic needs for the women from health insurance, prenatal care if pregnant, obtaining driver’s licenses and helping assist the women through school.

Wilson did not attend a Jesuit institution but found out about JVC through a friend. From there, she was introduced to a way

of life that has formed her into the woman she is now. She stated, “It gave me everything. It gave me an appreciation of other peoples experiences.”

Lee served from 2006 to 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut. Her year looked a little different because she switched service sites in the middle of the year. For the first half

of the year, she served at St. Agnes Home which is a home for pregnant teen mothers. She then switched to Center City Churches for their after school outreach program. There she served as a curriculum developer.

Lee knew she wanted to serve with JVC after meeting with them her freshman year at Spring Hill College.

It was her one goal. She said that those expectations were a hard reality to face when life was not perfect with JVC. She explained, “I learned that you have to live in the moment. You have to deal with the things you have to deal with, and you can’t expect everything to reach perfection. You have to live with reality.”

Both Lee and Wilson were expressive about the work they were able to do while in JVC. Neither of them had any previous training or experience for the placements they worked

in, but they were able to learn in an environment that trusted them to perform well. They both could not explain enough how many skills they had picked up through the program and how thankful they were for the year of work they were able to do.

The Jesuit Volunteer Corps were loosely established in 1956. Since then, this organization has successfully been serving communities nationally and internationally. Spring Hill College has had over 60 students serve through JVC as early as 1968. Mary Snakenberg, a 2018 SHC graduate, is currently serving with JVC Northwest.

If you are interested in serving with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, contact Joan Wilson at jwilson@ shc.edu. There will be a recruitment day coming up as well.

feel welcome and build relationships within their new community in Mobile.

The concept of Cultural Night was founded to help accomplish these goals and bring volunteers and refugees together outside of their regular classes for one night in order to celebrate different cultures.

This year, according to Dot Brown, President of the Jesuit Refugee Service Team, members really focused on spreading the word about Cultural Night

to get more Spring Hill Students to attend. In fact, according to Brown, one family emailed Dwell Mobile back saying that seeing people come together and build relationships at Cultural Night helped them feel welcome. For those who could not make it, there will be a chance next year to celebrate cultures with fellow students and volunteer.

Cultural Night at Spring Hill College Alexandria Rayford | Contributing Writer On Friday, September 21st from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., students, faculty, and volunteers gathered at Stewartfield on Spring Hill College’s campus to celebrate Cultural Night.

The welcoming and friendly environment was decorated with flags from different countries all over the halls and tables to emphasize the various cultures represented at the event. As people arrived and intermingled with each other, food from various cultures was served for everyone to enjoy. The dishes were prepared by refugees from around the world who were invited by Dwell. By eating various dishes from other countries, participants felt as though they were truly experiencing different cultures.

Once everyone finished eating, the attendees went outside for a talent show in which many participants showcased their cultures through song and dance. One of Dwell’s own volunteers, Georgette

Munezero, performed a dance from her home country Rwanda. Also, a Columbian family sang the national anthem of Columbia together. While the adults sang and danced, the children played soccer and volleyball with volunteers.

Later, there was a piñata for the kids to attempt to break open in hopes of getting candy.

Whether they attended Cultural Night for the first time or returned as a volunteer, participants had a good time playing games with kids, indulging in food from various cultures and singing and dancing to music from all around the world. Participants agreed that the best way to approach an event, such as Cultural Night, is to come without prejudices and be ready to learn about different cultures. Lauryn Bass, a volunteer with Dwell and first-timer at the event, said, “You get more out of it if you come with an open mind”. Through all the

diverse activities offered at the event, people left feeling like they had experienced a small part of a new culture in one night.

The night instilled a great sense of community.

Not only did volunteers and students mingle with refugees but refugee families themselves had interacted with each other. Another Dwell volunteer, Carolina Taquechel, said that she saw “a Columbian family with a Rwandan family with a family from Iraq all dancing together and celebrating each other…”. She also mentioned that they taught each other songs and dances from their cultures, in which community was formed.

Organizations, Dwell Mobile and Jesuit Refugee Service Team, partnered to make this third annual Cultural Night happen.

Since Mobile is the only city in Alabama that accepts refugees, both organizations share the goal to help these refugees

Sophomores, Carolina Taquechel and Lauren Hahn, with refugees at Cultural Night. | Photo: Sydney Clark

SPORTS

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SHC Volleyball: Killing the Competition

Jordan Parker | Reporter

Spring Hill College’s court volleyball team is dominating the court as they enter the world of NCAA Division II athletics.

As the team returns to the court, their schedule includes a more diverse level of competition due to their new affiliation with Division II athletics. Junior setter, Emmarose Neibert, explained how she felt this change has tested the team: “We are playing a wider

variety of teams that we’ve never seen before (teams like Harding, East Carolina University, etc.) which has been really fun and challenging for us. I think that’s definitely part of the reason that we’re doing so well- we played some really tough competition at the beginning of our season that set us up for success later on!” While the shift from NAIA to Division II athletics has called for a

change in initiative among the team, Dr. Peggy Martin, head coach, explains that: “regardless of affiliation our goal is always ‘to be the BEST team’ we can be.”

This goal has shone through this season, especially during the team’s recent match against the University of Mobile, SHC’s arch rival. SHC was certainly the “BEST” team on the court as they took down the Rams, winning three

Lady Badgers at practice. | Photo: Jordan Parker

out of the four sets. Coach Martin points out that the team certainly played at a “high level” during the home match and Neibert could not agree more. Neibert describes how she feels about the win: “I feel great about the win! We lost to them twice last year, so it felt so good to beat them in a 3-0 sweep. It was the best volleyball we’d played all year, so now our goal is to maintain that level of

consistency for the rest of the season.” The team’s current record is 11-3-0 and if they continue to play how they did against the University of Mobile, it is safe to say they are “set” up for success.

SHC’s next home match is Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. against William Carey University.

Be sure to come out and support your fellow badgers!

Lady Badgers at practice. | Photo: Jordan Parker

Changes in Fantasy Football This Season

Cassidi Sterrett | Reporter

It is week four of the NFL season which means fantasy football players are fully invested into their teams.

Fantasy football started back in 1962 and has blossomed into a whole new world for football fanatics. According to the Washington Post, “Football wasn’t always such an economic powerhouse.

In fact, the idea for fantasy football itself came from a desire to generate enthusiasm for the sport. In 1962, football lagged behind baseball in popularity.”

With the help and growth of technology, players can now analyze stats, watch teams play weekly, and even get rankings on different positions. There is said to be 59.3 million people in the United States and Canada that play fantasy sports as listed by the Washington Post.

Students and even faculty at Spring Hill College have been involved in the fun of fantasy. “I started playing in High School when I played football. My team started a league and we all joined. So

probably around 2014,” said SHC junior, Will Harris. For Harris, playing in just one league wasn’t enough. He is now currently in three different leagues this 2018 season. He says “This year’s goal is to obviously win every league but the main goal is to beat my dad and my friends for bragging rights.” Having the end goal of winning in mind, in recent years, the game of fantasy football has started changing.

SHC English Professor Dr. Pisafky said, “the game and the sport have moved away from each other over the past decade. When fantasy football became popular, the relative importance of the various positions was in line with NFL thinking. But since then, the passing game has become vastly more important in the NFL but the running game still retains equal importance in fantasy.

The result is that you end up valuing players in a way that bears no relation to the sport you’re actually watching. For example,

Fantasy.NFL.com | Photo: Cassidi Sterrett

ESPN ranks Theo Riddick over Matt Stafford. Both of these guys play for the Lions, who pay Riddick 3.8 million and Stafford about 9 times more. Obviously, no GM is trading Matt Stafford for a hundred Theo Riddick.

So, the biggest challenge is realizing that fantasy football is fundamentally different than actual football on a strategic level.”

Piafsky still plays fantasy every year, but he says only

to talk to his various friends across the country. Gamers in 2018 are concerned most about what the individual player is doing each week compared to understanding the whole game. According to Bleacher Report, fantasy football is becoming more popular than the games.

They share that “people are finding themselves hearing someone say “How many yards did Reggie Bush run for yesterday?” more often

than they hear “Hey?! Do you know if the Redskins won yesterday?” Fantasy football still brings in tons of people to watch the sport every single weekend, even if it may be for the wrong reasons.

Piafsky added one last piece of advice, “Just remember the cardinal rule: no one cares about your fantasy football team.”

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HILL YEAH!

September 27, 2018

ON THE SPOT

What are you currently binge watching on Netflix?

Alexis Burrell | Senior “How to Get Away With Murder”

Joe Butler | Junior “Parks and Rec”

Aundrey Washington | Sophomore “CSI Miami”

Cameron Spankuch | Freshman “Supernatural”

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Here are a few events in Mobile and surrounding areas have in store for art enthusiasts this October.

Animation Academy Sept. 22-Jan. 1 The Gulf Coast Exploreum has welcomed its newest exhibit: the Animation Academy.

Attendees will explore the world of animation. They will learn everything from stop-motion to drawing your characters and recent breakthroughs in CGI animation. There will be several interactive activities as well as lectures from professionals in the industry.

To learn more about this exhibit, visit exploreum. com/upcomingexhibits Jubilee Festival of the ArtsSept. 29-30 The Jubilee Festival of the Arts is celebrating its 30th year. Take a trip across the Bay to Olde Towne Daphne to enjoy art, music and delicious food. The best

news? Admission is free.

There will be vendors on every corner, with nearly 100 arts and crafts vendors in attendance. There will also be a competition among the attending artists to find the very best in various categories. Let’s not forget the cooking competition.

Local chefs will face off in front of Daphne City Hall to qualify for the World Food Championship. Visit thejubileefestival.com for more information.

Raise 251 - Aug. 10-Dec. 14 The Raise 251 exhibition features works from local artists that showcase contemporary issues in the Mobile area. Developed by Alabama Contemporary and University of South Alabama’s Center for Healthy Communities, the exhibit “takes traditional photovoice methods of community-based participatory research” as its foundation. In addition

to the art exhibition, Alabama Contemporary will hold workshops that will focus on contemporary issues such as nutrition, growth and community change. Vincent Lawson, a local photographer, will be holding workshops to engage local youth in the power of photographic storytelling. To learn more about this showcase, visit alabamacontemporary.org.

Art Talk Double HeaderOct. 5 Join the Mobile Museum of Art for inspiring insight into the minds of two of its featured artists. The artists responsible for Michael Olszewski: Meaning and Light and Stephen Althouse: Metanoia, will be giving their talks over light lunch. Admission is free for museum members and regular admission applies for non-members. Visit mobilemuseumofart.com to learn more about this event.

to utilize the ‘My Story’ feature on Instagram, which has proven to be very successful thus far in getting information out,” Rasp said. “On Thursdays, we post a story with the answer to a frequently asked question (FAQ) concerning different topics submitted by students. In these FAQ posts, we also include a question box so viewers can submit their own questions as well. This is great for students because it gives them a direct channel to submit their questions or concerns,” she continued.

Rasp also says that SGA values the students and it encourages feedback: “We value the ideas and opinions of students and we want to make sure that everyone knows what’s going on with not only SGA but the Spring Hill College community as well.”

Sophomore Senator Lucia Reyes is focusing on communicating with students in person.

“An initiative that I am personally working on has to do a lot with visibility so the students understand who the SGA members are for their grade and what they’re working on and why they’re working on it,” Reyes said while running her weekly

Caf Chat in the Barter Student Center. These SGA Caf Chats allow students to ask questions about what is going on around campus and allow them to make suggestions. “I sit in the back of the cafeteria every Thursday during common hour. I just take on feedback from the students, and that could be about anything that they’d like to work on,” she continued. “We’ve actually had a ton of feedback. For example, this is where our workout initiatives have come from. They’re little things, and so that’s what we’re trying to work on now, working towards specific things.” Reyes looks forward to each Thursday and says that the Caf Chats have been successful: “My initiative specifically works on visibility and the students having access to us more easily and having a face to the student government for all of us. You’ll see senators sitting in the back of the cafeteria every Thursday because of that initiative.”

Reyes also encourages the students to visit the SGA website (https://shcsga. wixsite.com/shcsga). “If you go to our website, there is a list of all of our initiatives that we are currently working on,” she said.