Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID g{x Summit, MS 39666 Permit No. 10 [email protected] URR January 31, 2018 Serving SMCC Since 1940 Volume 73, No. 4 Campus Events P B Southwest Friday, February 2 Ground Hog Day Mississippi Softball game Holmes Community Summit, MS 2:00 & 4:00 College Monday, February 5 recognized Spiritual Emphasis week Tuesday, February 6 again to Spiritual Emphasis week Cupcakes for a Cause compete for Softball game Co-Lin Aspen Prize Wesson, MS 3:00 & 5:00 for Saturday, February 10 Community National ACT testing Softball game Mississippi Delta College Moorehead, MS 1:00 & 3:00 Excellence Baseball game Mineral Area For the second consecutive Summit, MS year the Aspen Institute College 1:00 Excellence Program has recog- nized Southwest Mississippi Sunday, February 11 Community College as one of the Softball game nation’s top 150 community col- Spoon River leges eligible to compete for the Wesson, MS $1 million Aspen Prize for 12:00 Richard and Stella Dodd present Southwest Mississippi Community College athletics with a Community College Excellence. $125,000 donation: Southwest names its basketball court ‘First Bank Court’ during Thursday’s game. From left are Bill Wallace, SMCC Director of Athletics; Andrew This award is the nation’s signa- Tuesday, February 13 Alford, SMCC Vice-President of Business Affairs; Richard Dodd, First Bank; Curtis Butler, First Bank; Brad Whitaker, First Bank; Reggie Collier, First Bank; John Shappley, First Bank; ture recognition of high achieve- Mardi Gras Stella Dodd, First Bank; and SMCC President Dr. Steve Bishop. ment and performance among Baseball game America’s community colleges. Louisiana College With a singular focus on student Pineville, LA success, the Aspen Prize recog- 3:00 Bears and Lady Bears win nizes institutions with outstand- ing achievements in four areas: Wednesday, February 14 learning; certificate and degree Valentine’s Day completion; employment and Softball game earnings; and high levels of Hinds big on First Bank court access and success for minority Summit, MS By Jonathn Scott, and low-income students. 3:00 & 5:00 co-editor “We are honored to have received this recognition from Thursday, February 15 For fans and players alike, it has been a great season for Southwest the prestigious Aspen Institute,” Softball game Basketball. Both the men’s and women’s teams have given their all on said SMCC President Dr. Steve Trinity Valley the court. The women’s current overall record is 12-3, 3-3 in the Bishop. “Our outstanding faculty Summit, MS MACJC South, while the men are 12-3, and 3-3 in the MACJC South. and staff continue to keep student 12:00 & 200 As the Bears continue to propel their way through the season, each vic- learning and student experience tory shows the result of crucial hard work particularly in recent games. as top priorities. This recogni- Friday, February 16 The Bears recently went up against Pearl River in a fantastic match tion is a testament to our top- Q: Last day to drop up that left the packed-out gym in awe. The Lady Bears defeated the quality students who attend Lady Wildcats 59-49. The game was a close one by the end, with the Southwest.” Monday, February 19 teams ending up ties 47-47 in the middle of the final quarter. Jamaya Southwest Mississippi Presidents’ Day Galloway and Rachel Thompson made a series of scores that gave the Community College was selected JAN15: Audit Lady Bears a 10-point victory. The most exciting event of the night was from a pool of nearly 1,000 pub- the men’s stunning comeback victory over the Wildcats. By the end of lic two-year colleges nationwide Wednesday, February 21 the first half, the opposing team had gained a strong 34-point lead over using publicly available data on Softball game the Bears. However, when the teams returned to the court for the sec- student outcomes. The top ten LSU-Eunice ond half, the bears re-emerged with a new level of energy and determi- finalists for the 2019 Aspen Prize Eunice, LA nation, ultimately winning out the extremely close final quarter 75-71. will be named in May 2018. For 1:00 & 3:00 Another highlight from that night was the generous donation from a full list of the top 150 eligible Baseball game First Bank to the SMCC athletic department. Richard and Stella Dodd institutions this year and infor- LSU Alexandra presented the school with a $125,000 dollar donation on behalf of the mation on the selection process, Summit, MS bank, and the basketball court was renamed the “First Bank Court” in visit www.highered.aspeninsti- 3:00 its honor. Following the fantastic game against Pearl River, Southwest tute.org/aspen-prize. went up against rival school Co-Lin. The game was virtually equal in Thursday, February 22 energy and excitement, regardless of the outcome. Many fans gathered FEB04: Audit in a once again packed-out gym to witness the game. The women got Exciting another win after a close game that went into overtime. The Lady Bears Friday, February 23 tied with their opponents 62-62 in the last minute of the match. It was times at Softball game anyone’s game and the crowed watched in anticipation as Galloway Baton Rouge scored the final two points, giving the Lady Bears a 64-62 victory. Southwest: Baton Rouge, LA The men’s basketball team has also had an exciting season. The 1:00 & 3:00 match began with Bears down 0-5. Aleksa Dobrijevic’s layup brings be part of it the Bears closer to Pearl River, but Pearl River begins to pull farther Saturday, February 24 ahead in the first half. The second half appeared to repeat the same pat- By Kimi Jeanson, Baseball game tern with the score 60-26. With 16:16 left to play, the Bears suddenly Editor Arkansas Baptist CC surge with determination to win. Time is running out. Pearl River tried Summit, MS to keep up, but, ultimately, the last five points of the game from Knight Southwest campus is always 2:00 III ended them game at 81-74. The Bears proved that, regardless of the bustling with activity. The seemingly unbeatable odds, it is possible to still succeed. Anthony Cowart shoots a jump shot for two. photo by Noah Martin Whispering Pines staff are work- Tuesday, February 27 ing diligently finishing the year- FEB04: 60% date book. The Baptist Student Union Baseball game members are gearing up to take Summit, MS their annual Mission Trip during Delgado CC Spring Break. They are very 3:00 excited to share the gospel in New York. The Student Wednesday, February 28 Government Association is prep- Softball game ping for the Mardi Gras with the Pear River Krewe of King Charlie on Poplarville, MS February, 13th. The Phi Theta 3:00 & 5:00 Kappa Induction ceremony is held February 28th at 2:30pm at Friday, March 2 the Workforce Training Center. Baseball game This program will induct the Coastal Alabama CC PTK members who joined in Fall Bay Minette, Al 2017 and Spring 2018 member- 3:00 ship drive. The athletic department is Saturday, March 3 booming. The basketball teams Softball game have been doing extremely well Mississippi Delta this year. Baseball and softball Summit, Ms are about to pick up again. Sports 1:00 & 3:00 are a huge part of the community on campus. Students, faculty, and staff love to attend the games. Index The stands are always packed Editorial................... 2 with loyal fans who support the team even at away games. Sports.......................5 Students are excited to be a part Cartoons...................7 of the everyday fun at Southwest; Ads.......................... 8 and as always it’s a great day to Kacie Fountain shoots a free throw. photo by Noah Martin Danyelle Lewis drives to the goal. photo by Noah Martin be a bear! January 31, 2018 2 Editorial The Pine Burr Words from the SGA President Editor..................Kimi Jeanson My fellow students, Co-Editors...........Kaitlyn McCarlie, Sarah Welcome back! I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas break and the winter break that followed! The Student Polk, Olivia Robinson, Jonathan Scott, and Government Association is getting a head start on planning activities for the semester. Be sure to join us for Cupcakes Brooke Smith and Cards in the cafeteria on January 6th at 6 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to eat cupcakes and decorate Staff Writers..............Terrion Bell, Robert Valentine’s Day cards for patients at Blair E. Batson hospital. Take a break and attend the Thursday, February 8th basket- ball game against Meridian. It will be this season’s pink game, so SGA and the Women’s basketball team will be giving Brown, Jenny Burkett, Jeremy Dalton, Elizabeth out FREE t-shirts. Foster, Kelsi Goudeau, Garrett Graves, Scott We’ll also celebrate Mardi Gras with the Krewe of King Charlie parade on Tuesday, February 13th. The parade will begin at 12:15 p.m. and roll down College Drive and end in front of SMCC Student Union. Continue checking your stu- Johnson, Noah Martin, Reggie Martin, Anna Alexcia Carr dent email and the Pine Burr to keep up-to-date on future events that SGA hosts. Best wishes to everyone for a great McDaniel, Nicholas Mueller, Laura Nettles, Jaci semester! Robinson, Decorio Wedig, and Michael Wilson Advisor.................Joyce Mabry Alexcia Carr, SGA President The Pine Burr is published monthly during regular academic sessions. Views expressed in the newspaper are not necessarily those of the Editorial: Enjoy learning faculty and administration.