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Renovations Campus prepares for planned over Hanging of the Green winter and Jan-term

By Selah Vetter Staf Writer The historical campus of continues to be modern- ized through campus renovations. The Samford University master plan renovations continued through- out this past semester. Samford stu- dents enjoy the new renovations during the fall semester, such as the university center. Renovations on campus will continue during Jan- term. After Christmas break, stu- dents will be able to enjoy these new renovations. The campus master plan focuses on building more student housing, fxing infrastructure needs and cre- ating an energy efcient campus. The master plan is a four phase ren- ovation. It is a 20 year plan, lasting until 2035. Hanging of the Green and Lighting of the Way are long standing Samford traditions. William Marlow/TSC “Already in the frst three years we have built TriDelta and renovat- By Selah Vetter ed Reid, Burns, Champan, Ingalls, Staf Writer versity, the tradition began in 1980. scripture, and music,” Philip Cope- Russell, Alumni Beeson Center, Uni- Ginny Bridges Ireland, the former land, the A Capella Choir conductor, versity Center, Daniel House, new ----Garland, Christmas lights and director of campus ministries, started said. “The A Cappella Choir will sing Analyics Center, new Athletic Stu- decorated trees adorn the campus at the Hanging of the Green service. a stunning arrangement of Lo, How dent Success Center, new stage in Samford University. Students can en- Based on an old English custom, a Rose E’er Blooming and other sea- Boren Courtyard, new football score- joy the decorated campus by attend- students and the Samford community sonal favorites.” board, minor projects in almost ev- ing the upcoming holiday festivities can experience a traditional Christ- The service recognizes twelve ery building, and 40-50 infrastruc- on campus. mas service on campus. This includes seniors every year at Hanging of the ture upgrades every summer,” Kim To commence the festivities, the lighting candles in an Advent wreath Green. Samford employees nominate Brown, associate vice president for Hanging of the Green service will be and decorating Reid Chapel with these students based on merit and operations and campus initiatives, held on Dec. 5. The ceremony begins garland and a Christmas tree. university involvement. These twelve said. at 6:00 p.m. in Reid Chapel. The There will be traditional Christ- senior honorees also lead the service service will last for an hour. Lighting Projects currently in progress con- mas music sung at the Hanging of celebrating the birth of Jesus. tinue during Jan-term. These new of the Way will follow Hanging of the the Green. This year, the Samford A After the service, students can en- Green outside on the quad. renovations focus on fxing minor Capella Choir will perform during the joy music and holiday snacks provid- repairs on campus. Hanging of the Green is a Samford service. ed by the Student Activities’s Council, tradition that spans four decades. The infrastructure repairs include “It will be a beautiful service of a branch of SGA. Festivities will occur repairing a chilled water leak in the According to Sarah Cain, the media worship with meaningful prayers, on the quad and Centennial Walk. relations manager at Samford Uni- Rose Garden between LSW and Wright Center. The boilers in Propst Hall will be replaced. Buildings continue to be renovat- Holocaust survivor shares story on campus ed to be more conducive for students By William Marlow the rise in Holocasut deniers in southern Germany and sits 50 miles and faculty. A lab in the College of Staf Writer recent years prompted him to speak from Frankfurt. When May lived Health Sciences will be subdivided out about the anti-Sentimism and there, Camberg was a town of around to create additional exam rooms. persecution his family faced while in 2,000 people. May’s father owned a Also, the top foor of Dwight M. Bee- On Nov. 20, Holocasut survivor and Germany. general supply store, which had been son Hall will begin renovations for a Birmingham-resident Robert May “We didn’t consider ourselves passed down through their family. faculty collaborative. The renovation spoke at Samford University about Holocasut survivors and we never May’s family lived above the store team continues to put up new sig- the persecution his family and him really spoke about surviving Hitler’s on the building’s second and third nage every day. faced during Adolf Hitler’s rise to Holocasut until the Holocasut de- foors. The university will continue meet- power and the Holocaust. The event niers came out of the woodwork and “We were well established in this ing student and faculty needs in the was sponsored by Birmingham’s then we felt obligated to explain the town and had been for several gen- future through additional renova- Holocaust Education Center. Holocast to those who were unfamil- erations. We felt like we were part of tions. The master plan continues Next year, 2020, will mark the 75th iar with it,” he said. the community,” May said. executing renovations during the anniversary since the end of World May was born in 1926 in Camberg, The townsfolk were primarily spring semester. War II and the Holocaust. May said Germany. The town is located in Catholic but 12 Jewsih families also 2 |November 21, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com

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May’s father served not enter hospitals. The law also returned to discover that their store Only as the prayer leader in the town’s segregated Jews and non-Jews. It had vandalized. The soldiers had synagogue and a Mezuzah hung in prevented these groups from dating smashed the windows, fipped furni- their home. However, May’s family or marrying each other. ture and slashed beds. did adhere to traditional Jewish the At school, May’s bullying intensi- “Feathers were all over the place practices. fed and in 1936 his parents enrolled and mirrors were all broken. Our “My family was not orthodox. We him in a Jewish school in Frankfurt. pictures were all broken. Nothing did not keep kosher and observed While in Frankfurt, May lived with was intacted,” he said. the rules we chose to observe. We facts his aunt and uncle. The police soon arrived and celebrated Jewish holidays and Wealthy uncle living in the Unit- arrested May’s parents. The police my father liked to sing,” he said. ed States. He had moved to New placed his parents in protective cus- “This was my life in Camberg. Then Orleans. His uncle vouched but the tody. His parents stayed in jail for The Samford Crimson Hitler came to power and everything U.S. Department of State stopped several days. has provided fact-based changed.” issuing visas. According to May, U.S. Earlier that same day in Frank- Hitler began imposing his poli- reporting for the Samford Department of State in the issued furt, May was sitting with his aunt cies on Camberg such as the Hitler the lowest number of vias between and uncle in their apartment when community since 1915. Youth. The Hitler Youth indoctri- the 1930 and 40. a neighbor began warning them to nated German children, both boys “Visas for German Jews were al- leave. They walked down the street and girls, into the Nazis’ ideology. At most impossible to get. We could not only to fnd May’s school burning. In print weekly. May’s school, everyone wore uni- get a visa,” he said. Firefghters encircled the school forms, decorations and even dag- “The Americans were coming out tried to contain the fre and prevent- gers. May’s classmates trained and Online at of a recession but it was more than ing it from spreading. played games. that. There was anti-Sentimsm in After wandering the streets for a thesamfordcrimson.com “The thing that most afected at the State Department as we now few hours, May along with his aunt the time was the Hitler Youth. I was realize. There is evidence to that and uncle returned home. The apart- the only boy in my grammar school efect,” he said. ment appeared undisturbed. The Stay informed. who was excluded. My frst mem- May’s family could only wait and windows were not broken but the Read the Crimson. ories of Hitler’s reign were exclu- hope they would be granted viases. inside told a diferent story. sion,” he said. “I felt shunned. I had One night, the man that delivered “The apartment had been totally no more friends to play with. They groceries to the store, destroyed. Similar to my house, mat- never physically harmed me but they Wilhelm Hartmann, visited May’s tresses were cut and furniture was teased me and called me names.” parents. Hartmann urged May’s turned upside down. Anything that Soon, the town turned against May’s parents to leave their home. was breakable was broke,” he said. entire family. They boycotted his “He told my father you cannot stay Following the acts of violence, father’s store and the community ex- here tonight. There is going to be May’s family requested viases to cluded their family from the town’s trouble,” May said. travel to England. England had politics and social gatherings. German soldiers had entered the begun accepting Jewish children, “Life went on. We accepted it as town and Hartmann ofered to shel- ages 16 and under. May transferred this too will pass. We fgured Hit- ter May’s family and hide them from to a boarding school in England’s ler was a temporary regime and the soldiers. However, May’s father countryside. that Hitler’s regime could not last refused, not wanting to endanger his However, as May’s aunt and uncle because the German people would friend. were preparing to leave Germa- come to their senses,” he said. As nightfall approached, the ny, German soldiers captured and Then the town’s stores banned soldiers began ransacking Jews- arrested them and sent them to Jews and in 1935 Germany enacted ish homes and businesses. May’s the Auschwitz concentration camp the Nuremberg Laws, which targeted parents fed to the town’s Jewish where they were killed. Jews directly. One of the laws pro- PLEASE RECYCLE 3 |November 14, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com Community Submissions

File Art FROM THE AIR FORCE designed to give cadets the nel, many jobs throughout all edge medical technology, tour ROTC opportunity to experience an branches of the military would the NCO academy and learn operational AF base and gain not be able to perform at the assembly and disassembly of Air Force Reserve Ofcer experience and knowledge level that they do now.” M-9’s and M-4’s. They were Training Corps Detachment about what Active Duty has to The ACE program is a also able to speak with squad- 012, based at Samford Uni- ofer. four-week intensive course on ron and group commanders, versity, serves the entire Bir- Detachment 012 seniors C/ Cyber Operations, and specif- NCOs, civilian contractors mingham area and welcomes Andrew Reville and C/Patrick ically the 17D and 17S AFSCs. and meet with the installation students from Samford, the Cothran were selected for the C/Reville described the expe- commander. at ACE program this summer. rience: “We spent seven hours For C/Moreira, one of the Birmingham, , C/Reville is a Computer Sci- a day in the classroom both biggest lessons from this expe- Jeferson State Communi- ence major with a scholarship in lectures and in lab scenar- rience was that as “an ofcer ty College, the University of through the AFROTC High ios learning how to hack into and leader, you have to take Montevallo and Birming- School Scholarship Program vulnerable machines and how care of yourself so the nation ham-Southern College. Cadets (HSSP). In addition to his to better defend both military, can be taken care of as well.” come with diferent back- selection for the ACE program, civilian and personal computer He then went on to quote grounds, majors, and profes- he served as a Cadet Training systems. We had world-class Colonel Smiles, the Vice Wing sional goals, but leave as better Assistant at AFROTC’s Field instructors from the Air Force Commander from Hill AFB leaders, citizens and with a Training at Maxwell AFB. He Institute of Technology teach- who said, “ If you take care of dedication to service. earned a rated slot for pilot ing us and each of us were yourself, you will be able to AFROTC provides many this past year and following able to work on state of the art have patience to take care of opportunities for professional commissioning will go to pilot machines.” your family, and by knowing growth to its cadets. Two of training with hopes of fying Detachment 012 also sent your family is safe, you can go these programs are the Ad- bombers for the USAF. C/ two cadets to Operations Air ahead and focus on your work, vanced Cyber Education (ACE) Cothran is also a Computer Force this summer. C/King and if your work is secured, program and Operations Air Science major at Samford Uni- and C/Moreira are both in the nation is as well.” Force (OPS AF). ACE is a versity. C/Cothran explained “I their Sophomore year of col- These experiences only program which ofers incred- am currently selected to be an lege and plan on attending scratch the surface of what ible opportunities to learn RPA [Remotely Piloted Air- Field Training in the summer AFROTC ofers cadets in terms from experienced military craft] pilot and the ACE expe- of 2020. The cadets trav- of professional development, cyber-security personnel and rience has already helped me eled to to Hill Air Force Base personal growth and leader- to apply what has been learned to understand the importance in Utah where they had the ship. C/Cothran commented in a controlled environment. of cyber in that career feld. opportunity to ride in a C-130, on his experience in AFROTC OPSAF is a two-week program Without our cyber person- observe surgery using cutting since he joined in Spring 2017.

This will be our last issue of the semester. Thank you and have a happy holiday! -Your Crimson Staf 4 | December 5, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com Sports Samford football fnishes the year with a 5-7 record

By Gunnar Sadowey earned a second-team SoCon special Sports Editor teams spot for his kickof and punt return ability. Washington fnished The 2019 Samford football season the year with 458 return yards and came to an end a few short weeks one touchdown. ago. The Bulldogs completed the Sophomore kicker Mitchell Fin- season with an overall record of 5-7 eran earned second-team SoCon (4-4 SoCon), fnishing ffth in the special teams as well, completing the standings. year with 15 made feld goals and 46 Highlighted by impressive con- made extra points. ference wins over No. 21 Woford On the ofensive side of the ball, and No. 25 , the Bull- senior ofensive lineman Nick Nixon dogs played stellar football during took home frst-team SoCon honors. a selection of games but lacked the Two players made the all-freshman depth and defensive prowess to put list, Stanton and freshman wide together a winning season. In the f- receiver AJ Toney. nal game of the season, Samford was Samford’s defense had three play- thrashed 52-0 by the Several Bulldogs picked up all-SoCon honors. Photo courtesy of Samford Athletics ers earn SoCon defensive honors. at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Junior linebacker John Staton made Throughout the course of the playing time in 2019 was Head Coach ing and Robert Adams led the Bull- frst-team SoCon defense, fnishing season, a quarterback duel ensued Chris Hatcher’s son Ty Hatcher. dog receiving game. Shelling tallied the year with 115 total tackles and between University of South Florida Hatcher fnished the year with a 100 fve receiving touchdowns while three tackles for loss. transfer Chris Oladokun and junior percent completion percentage, com- Adams complied 565 receiving yards Junior Armond Lloyd picked up Liam Welch. pleting a perfect 7/7 passes for 29 in 2019. second-team honors, completing the Oladokun fnished the year with yards. He also tallied one reception Samford struggled on the defen- year with 62 tackles and two sacks. 2,058 passing yards, 18 touchdowns on the year for 11 yards. sive side of the ball, fnishing with Freshman Trimarcus Cheeks and seven interceptions. He added Freshman running back Jay Stan- zero interceptions at the end of the earned an all-freshman spot with 47 491 yards and eight touchdowns ton led the Bulldog rushing game the year. They allowed 37.8 points per tackles on the year. on the ground. Oladokun was also entire season. Stanton appeared in game, ranking 120 out of 125 total Although the Samford football sacked 15 times. 10 games, rushing for 690 yards on FCS football teams. The defense gave season has come to an end, multiple In comparison, Welch passed for 122 carries, good for an average of up a total of 5,486 total yards and 57 Bulldogs are currently continuing 759 yards, six touchdowns and seven 5.7 yards per carry. He fnished with touchdowns. their NFL seasons. The list of former interceptions. He rushed for 160 seven rushing touchdowns and two In terms of end-of-season acco- Samford standouts includes Steelers yards and four touchdowns. Welch receiving touchdowns at the conclu- lades, multiple Bulldogs took home quarterback Devlin Hodges, 49ers was sacked a total of nine times. sion of his freshman campaign. Southern Conference awards. safety Jaquiski Tartt and Ravens A third quarterback who saw Senior wide receivers Chris Shell- Junior Montrell Washington ofensive lineman Michael Pierce. Breaking down the Playoff possibilities to play. Burrow’s supporting cast on ofense has helped the Bayou Bengals regain the ofensive prowess that had been absent in Baton Rouge for sometime. Clemson: Defending National Champs? 27-0? A weak conference schedule and a early-season scare have made critics question whether or not this is the same Clemson team from a year ago. All the Tiger have done to counteract that is post the nation’s top scoring defense (10.1 ppg), and the nation’s fourth ranked scoring ofense (45.3 ppg). Trevor Lawrence has continued to show the country why there is a very good chance his name will be called frst in the 2021 NFL Draft. Georgia: Where is the ofense? The College Football Playof rankings have fuctuated throughout the year. Photo courtesy of Samford Athletics The defense, arguably the best unit in the country (10.4 ppg), show up By Collin Reese week in and week out to keep the Staf Writer the country in points per game (49.9 led by an extremely talented quarter- ppg) and ranks ffth in yards per back, but Joe Burrow might be hav- Bulldogs in games. The Bulldogs Ohio State: No team in college game (534.3 ypg). Defensively, Chase ing the best year of any quarterback are one of two teams (Clemson the football this season has looked as Young projects to be one of the top in the country this season. In the other) not to allow a team to score complete as the Buckeyes. They picks in this year’s NFL Draft. He game against Texas A&M, the Tiger’s more than 20 points this season. fnished the season a perfect 12-0 and the rest of the Ohio State defen- quarterback set the SEC single-sea- Ofensively, Jake Fromm has been and are set to face Wisconsin in the sive unit rank fourth in the country son passing record with 4,366 yards, efective this year, just not constant- Big Ten Championship Game. Led in points given up per game (11.8 and tied the league’s single-season ly. The SEC Championship game will by sophomore quarterback Justin ppg). passing touchdown record with 44 prove to be the ultimate test to see if Fields, the Buckeyes ofense leads LSU: Each one of these teams is and they still have at least two games the Bulldogs can keep up. 5| December 5, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com Samford clinches tournament berth

Samford will be participating in NCAA Tournament this year. Photo courtesy of Samford Athletics By Carson Caulfeld were able to do the small things. ular season. The Bulldogs later beat third SoCon tournament champion- Staf Writer Now that we’ve made it, we want to the Owls in their second meeting of ship in only four years at Samford. win a round in the NCAA Tourna- the regular season, but it was nearly Chan has yet to advance his The Samford Bulldogs Volleyball ment.” inevitable that the two powerhouses Bulldogs past the frst round of the team (24-5, 15-1) won their second Prior to the championship match, would meet once more. NCAA tournament, however, the consecutive Southern Conference the Bulldogs also took down the Cit- Samford won the frst two sets, 25- Bulldogs will have another chance to Tournament which took place in adel (11-20, 4-12) and Furman (8-21, 23 and 25-22, respectively. The Bull- upset a high-seeded opponent this Spartanburg, SC on Nov. 18. 7-9). Samford dominated the Citadel dogs just needed to win one more set year. The tournament was won through 3-0, and then defeated Furman in a to win the title, but the Owls were As for All-Tournament honors, the a nail-biting 3-2 victory over the close 3-2 battle in the semifnals. not done yet. Bulldogs had several ladies on the ETSU Owls (25-6, 14-2). The fact that the trophy was hoist- They won the next two sets, 25-23, list. “I feel very fortunate because ed after a victory over ETSU was es- 25-17. Finally, in the ffth and fnal Senior Kelsi Hobbs was named the ETSU is an exceptional team,” Sam- pecially rewarding for the Bulldogs. set, the Bulldogs dominated 15-8 to tournament’s most valuable player. ford Head Coach Keylor Chan said in ETSU was the only SoCon opponent win the match. She recorded a career-high 26 kills the post-game press conference. “We that the Bulldogs lost to in the reg- This victory gives Coach Chan his in the championship match. Hobbs earns SoCon tournament MVP honors

Hobbs led the Bulldogs in several categories this year. Photo courtesy of Samford Athletics By Carson Caulfeld nament team, but also the tourna- tions, you have a chance.” Staf Writer ment’s MVP trophy. In total this season, Hobbs has 425 In that loss against the Owls, The senior from Hoover, AL fn- kills. She also has 248 digs and 55 Hobbs had 18 kills and fve errors. Samford volleyball player Kelsi ished the tournament with 59 kills, blocks. Her veteran presence on the In their second regular season Hobbs came away from the 2019 25 kills and fve blocks. team has been a staple to the Bull- game against ETSU, Hobbs had 17 Southern Conference tournament Hobbs’ performance against dogs’ front-line ofense. kills and four errors. This just goes with two trophies to add to her re- ETSU might have very well been Last season, Hobbs was also a to show that Hobbs had something sumé. the performance of the tournament. crucial piece to the ofense, as she to prove against the Owls when they After defeating The Citadel and She recorded a career-high 24 kills fnished with 351 kills, 287 digs, and met for a third time in the SoCon Furman, the Bulldogs (24-5, 15-1) against the Owls. She also had 12 digs 56 blocks. Tournament. faced the ETSU Owls (25-6, 14-2) in and only three errors. The win against ETSU extremely Hobbs will now have the NCAA the championship game. Samford “No one from the SoCon has ever rewarding for Hobbs and the rest of ----Tournament to look forward to. came out victorious in a close 3-2 won (an NCAA Tournament game), the team. On Oct. 18, the Bulldogs On Sunday, the tournament bracket battle, winning their second consecu- but we want to make it happen,” said lost to the Owls in a tight 3-2 match revealed that Samford will face the tive tournament championship. head coach Keylor Chan in a post- in Pete Hanna. Even though the Bull- Louisville Cardinals (19-9) in the frst Hobbs arrived back in Birmingham game press conference. “When you dogs beat the Owls in their second round. The Bulldogs and Hobbs will not only with a spot on the All-Tour- have special players like Kelsi Hobbs, regular season match on Nov. 16, that have until Thursday to prepare for who steps up in these kind of situa- was their only SoCon loss this season. the chance to pull of an upset. 6| December 5, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com Men’s defeats Trojans, falls to Jackrabbits

Samford basketball will begin SoCon play in a few weeks. Photo courtesy of Samford Athletics By Larsen Grifeth Contributing Writer points and guard DeAndre Thomas 19 points, Josh Sharkey scored 16 45% from the feld. led the way with 21 points and 7/11 points along with 9 assists, and There are great signs of teamwork Inconsistency seems to be nega- from three point range. forward Jalen Dupree had a dou- and this is led by senior point guard, tively afecting the Samford men’s A key piece to the team, Josh Shar- ble-double with 13 points and 13 Josh Sharkey, who is averaging nine basketball team in the early stages of key, scored only 8 points but led the rebounds. assists per game. the season. Despite this, the Bulldogs team with 14 assists. Samford enters the beginning of Sharkey’s passing is key if the Bull- added another win to their record Up next it was the long trip to December with four diferent play- dogs want to keep winning. with a 72-60 victory against Troy at Brookings, South Dakota to face the ers averaging at least ten points per Another key factor is depth. Head the . South Dakota State Jackrabbits. game. Coach Scott Padgett tends to play Samford dominated for most of It was a tough game that saw fve As the season gets tough and con- four to fve players of the bench the game and held a 21 point lead Samford players score more than ten ference play begins to pick up, statis- regularly throughout the course of going into halftime. points. tics like those are very important. the game. Shooting has usually been a weak- Despite 43% shooting from behind Statistically, teams that have many Padgett has relied on Logan Dye, ness for the Bulldogs this season, the arc, and almost 50% feld goal double digit scorers tend to go far in Logan Padgett and Donte Tatum however, they shot their best per- percentage, it wasn’t enough to March. to give the Bulldogs key minutes as centage yet, going 12/23 (52%) from overcome South Dakota State, whose Another thing to look for would non-starters. three point range and shooting 53% best player, Douglas Wilson, scored be shooting because good shooting If the Bulldogs can continue to rely from the feld. 30 points. teams are very dangerous. on players coming of the bench, they Four of the fve starters for Sam- The Jackrabbits came away with As a team, the Bulldogs are shoot- can continue to grind out the late ford fnished with double digits in an 86-77 win. Brandon Austin scored ing 35% from three point range and moments of games. Simple, meaningful ways to give back to your community

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Sweets.” Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” is a ballet choreographed by George Bal- anchine, one of the most infuential contemporary ballet choreographers of the 20th century. Balanchine’s work is so revered that only eight ballet companies in the world are li- censed by The Balanchine Trust to perform his Nutcracker, including the Alabama Ballet. Ashlyn McClellan, the PR and Marketing Manager for the Alabama Ballet, explains the diference of Bal- anchine’s perfected choreography. “A lot of the more traditional ver- sions the dancers don’t do too much, other than the principals. Whereas in Balanchine’s version, the corp de bal- let work is demanding and challeng- ing for the dancers,” McClellan said. “It is something that they work hard at perfecting.” In addition to the divine profes- sional ballerinas, the performance will also feature nearly 100 children from the Birmingham area that get “The Nutcracker” will feature both professional dancers and children from Birmingham. Photo courtesy of Michael Afonso the opportunity to perform on stage beside the professional company as By Mackenzee Simms not want to miss. an epic adventure and fghts an army a part of the production’s community Contributing Writer Based on E.T.A. Hofman’s 1816 of mice. cast every year. The Alabama Ballet will be per- novel “The Nutcracker and the Mouse According to the Alabama Bal- Tickets to this event can be pur- forming Balanchine’s “The Nutcrack- King” the ballet has delighted audi- let’s description of the performance, chased through the Alabama Ballet’s er” at the Wright Center on Dec. 15-18 ences since its very frst performance “Tchaikovsky’s beloved melodies website for $40. College students are and Dec. 20-22 with shows at 7:30 in 1892. The classic Christmas story transport the young and young at able to buy tickets at the discounted p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and follows Clara, a young girl that en- heart to a magical world where mis- price of $25. shows at 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and ters a magical world on Christmas chievous mice besiege a battalion Sundays. This event is a beloved tra- Eve. With the help of a toy nutcracker of toy soldiers and an onstage bliz- dition at Samford that audiences will prince brought to life, Clara goes on zard leads to an enchanted Land of Opera to perform holiday concert By Moriah Mason ence favorite, jam packed with classic ber Choir. Attendants of the perfor- Staf Writer lege,the company’s frst production was Smetana’s ‘The Bartered Bride, Christmas carols and beloved holi- mance will also be able to meet the On Dec. 15 at 2:30 p.m. the Opera ‘followed by Puccini’s ‘Madama But- days songs! It is a true gift of the Sea- artists and enjoy holiday treats in the Birmingham Chorus will be perform- terfy’ the following year,” the website son, certain to put you in the holiday lobby after the concert. ing “Sound of Seasons” in Jane Hol- states. spirit!” Ticket prices difer based of of seat- lock Brock Recital Hall. In the past, the opera merged with The opera will also be performing ing. These prices range from $29-$64. Formerly known as the Birming- the Southern Regional Opera in 1986, with Opera Birmingham Chamber However, there are student discounts ham Civic Opera, the Opera Birming- and was later changed to Birmingham Choir and the Indian Springs Cham- and wheelchair seating available. ham Chorus has been entertaining au- Opera Theater. diences for over 60 years. Now led by Daniel Seigel, the opera “From its humble beginnings in has done over 50 other performances 1955 to its 60th anniversary in 2015 and have also managed to bring hun- and beyond, Opera Birmingham has dreds of other performers to Birming- produced world-class operatic pro- ham. ductions and concerts that have been Furthermore, the Opera Birming- hailed by critics and loved by audienc- ham Chorus will be doing a holi- es,” states their website. day-themed performance at Brock In 1955, the opera was led by Mar- Recital Hall. tha Dick McClung, and under her di- “Kick of the holidays with ‘Sounds rection, the opera performed two mu- of the Season,’ a concert of favorites sical productions. both sacred and secular,” the web- “Under the leadership of Martha site states. “Drawing on the talent of Dick McClung, director of Opera The- the Opera Birmingham Chorus, this ater at Birmingham-Southern Col- family-friendly concert is an audi- Opera Birmingham will perform in Brock Recital Hall. Moriah Mason/The Samford Crimson

Sign up for our weeklyA healthy lifestyle e-newsletter helps prevent illnesses. at www.thesamfordcrimson.com Photo courtesy of Creative Commons 8 | December 5, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com Dean discusses Samford Arts celebration event and a family of people grounded on core commitments of intellect, cre- ativity, faith, and the whole person that has characterized our communi- ty for so many Christmas seasons in the past.” Even though Celebrate Christmas with the Samford Arts is an annual tradition, the Arts department will be adding diferent aspects this year. Mathis said, “This year, we are ex- cited to have a video company on site that will provide close-up footage of performers. We are featuring faculty members from the School of the Arts this year. We’ve kicked our dress code up a notch. And, we have a beat-box- er performing with one of the groups. That’s right – a beat-boxer.” There has been a lot of preparation and rehearsals with this event. Mathis discussed how he is always proud of the students, faculty, and staf from Samford Arts is an annual tradition that is adding diferent aspects to the event this year. Moriah Mason/The Samford Crimson the Wright Center who come together Associate dean of the school of the can ft in Reid Chapel for Hanging of to make this event happen. By Moriah Mason arts Eric Mathis discussed that the the Green, perhaps the most beloved “’I’m always most proud of the stu- Contributing Writer event is diferent from other celebra- Christmas tradition on campus, along dents, faculty, and staf in the School On Dec. 6, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., tions because it captures the whole with the Lighting of the Way.” said of the Arts and the Wright Center the Arts Department will be doing picture of Samford. Mathis who come together to make this event their annual event, Celebrate Christ- “One challenge is that none of these In addition, “So, I believe we stum- happen. It requires a lot of rehears- mas with the Samford Arts, in the Christmas traditions possess the full bled into something successful by al hours during a busy season of the Wright Center picture of who Samford and Samford adding Celebrate Christmas to the year, but they put in the time and the Samford has many annual Christ- Arts has grown to be in the last de- roster of Christmas events at Samford work. And, they ofer the event in the mas traditions, including lessons and cade,” Mathis said. because the Wright Center has the ca- spirit of a Christmas gift to the Sam- carols from the campus worship team, Due to the size of the student body, pacity to hold 1/3 of our campus pop- ford and Birmingham community.” Hanging of the Green, Lighting of the many buildings such as Reid Chapel ulation.” He also elaborated on how the Way, Christmas Around the World, are not able to hold all of the student Mathis hopes that the upcoming world needs the arts. and lessons and carols from the cho- body. So, venues like the Wright Cen- program will remind Samford stu- “You know, the world deeply needs ral vespers. ter are more ideal to have a Christmas dents of what the Samford communi- the beauty and the joy that come from “Celebrate Christmas is the climax celebration. ty really is. the arts, and I’m so proud of the way of Christmas celebrations on the cam- “Our campus includes more than “I hope it will reinforce to Samford that our students, faculty, and staf pus of Samford University,” states the 6,000 students, faculty, and staf. students who they – and who we – use this event to give those gifts away Samford Arts website Only 10 percent of this population know Samford to be: an institution at this time of the year,” Mathis said. Student presents photography series By Katy Beth Boyers and color.” Arts and Life Editor The purpose of this project was to connect her viewers to the photos During the time of year when peo- and remind them of their own times ple visit friends and family, Art major visiting their grandparents. Rebekah Casagrande took people back “In some way, their house is em- to times when they visited grandma’s bodied in my photographs,” she stat- house with her photography series ed. “I want to encourage you to pause now displayed in the art gallery on and remember.” campus. Casagrande remembers her For this project, Casagrande said own grandmother, who passed away she was inspired by multiple artists in May, in this project. and how they display emotions and “The vibrant house is now sulky: it memories to make this project in- does not feel the same,” Casagrande cluding Ian Howorth, Sally Mann said in her artist statement. “There is and Graciela Iturbide. She has always emptiness, a loss, and a lack of warmth had a passion for photography since in the environment. Everything is the she was in grade school. She contin- same as she left it, except she is not ues to use that passion to tell stories there to take care of it.” like “Grandmother’s House.” Casagrande spent seven months “Photography has been my hob- taking photos of her grandmother’s by ever since I got a disposable flm house, collecting hundreds of photos. camera for my third grade feld trip,” She then had to decide which ones she she said. “It changed from a hobby to would edit and use for her project. a career path my senior year of high- “I took the photos in three diferent school.” trips to my grandmothers, alternat- Before she transferred to Samford ing between 35mm flm and digital in 2017, she attended community camera,” said Casagrande. “I went college and received her certifcation Rebekah Casagrande presented her project “Grandma’s House”|Photo courtesy of Nicole Weldy through hundreds just to get the right in imaging and photography. She will ones in my show. The 24 chosen were graduate and receive her Bachelors has attended Samford. grande said. “There are so many more lightly edited with Photoshop, typical- Dec. 13. Casagrande says that she has “Samford expanded what I would opportunities than I would have imag- ly only changing brightness, contrast, had a lot of opportunities while she have considered an art career,” Casa- ined.”