6 • BENNETT BANNER • MARCH 29, 1994
Training room relief for Springfield
By Cinzia Atkinson
Banner Reporter
Mark Springfield,
head athletic trainer at Ben
nett College, had his wishes
granted in mid-January.
The Biology and Ath
letic Department finally ap
proved an athletic training
room.
The opening of this
training room is a wish come
true.
In the past, athletes
had to be taped up in the gym
and sometimes proper care
and first aid could not be given
to injured athletes.
This disturbed Mark
Springfield.
After hearing news of
the approval, Springfield took
it upon himself to build the
training room from scratch.
He has renovated an old stor
age room into a colorful and
bright training room. It took
a while for Bennett to get a
training room because, “...
sports aren’t such a big factor
here,” according to Spring
field.
“A lot of people think
that the infirmary’s conven
tional medicine’s vsrill take
care of everything when they
really need sports medicine.”
Springfield has been
assisting Bennett for three
years and said he did not have
much to work with.
“This training room is
an asset to the college, espe
cially the student-athletes,”
he said.
The training room vdll
also be useful for students
majoring in nursing, pre-med,
and biology, to get hands-on
experience with student train
ing and to fulfill internships
with intercollegiate sports.
As of now, there are four full
time student-trainers under
Springfield’s direction.
He encourages other
students that are interested in
sports medicine to come and
get some experience. “I would
Hke people to know the inten
tions of trainers and that’s to
cater to the needs of others.”
St. Patrick’s Day not always
getting green tliumb up
By Nicole Isaac
Banner Reporter
St. Patrick’s Day for
Catholics and Irish-Ameri-
cans is a day of, remember
ing the life of St. Patrick along
with recognizing and glorify
ing their beloved Irish heri
tage.
However, for many
Americans who are not Irish,
St. Patrick’s Day appears to
be nothing more than a day
for drinking beer and march
ing in local parades, no mean
ing or remembrance involved.
“St. Patrick’s Day is a
time for drinking and party
ing, and I don’t participate in
those activities,” said Dr.
David C. Pinnix, chair of Mu
sic Department, who is part
Irish.
Despite this state
ment Pinnix was wearing a
green shirt vsdth a green and
grey tie on St. Patrick’s Day.
“I don’t celebrate St.
Patrick’s Day because St!
Patrick was a Catholic which
makes it a CathoHc holiday,”
Pinnix said.
“St. Patrick converted
the Celts in Ireland to Chris
tians, and that is why some
Catholics celebrate St.
Patrick’s Day.”
Pinnix, however, cel
ebrates the Easter.
Many Christians
aroimd the world hold Easter
Sunday as one of their most
scared religious holidays.
“Easter is the most
important of the Christian
observances diiringthe year,”
Pinnix said.
“If you don’t believe in
the death and the resurrec
tion of Christ,you are, pQt-,a
Christian.”
Although Pinnix is the
son of a Baptist minister and
currently a member of the
Episcopal Church, he does not
consider himself to be of any
denomination. He says that
he does not Hke to be sec
tioned off in that way.
“I’m an eclectic Chris- ,
tian,” Pinnix said, “a part of
more than one reHgion.”
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Belles’ 1994 Softball Schedule
IVIarchi 15
North Carolina Central
Away
2:15
March 16
Winston- Salem State
Away
2:15
March 30
Randolph-Macon
Away
3:30
April
7
North Carolina Central
Home 2:15
April
9
Winston -Salem State
Home
12:00
April
13
Randolph-Macon
Home
3:30
April
14
Meredith College
Away
3:30
April
16
Randolph-Macon
Away
12:00
Head Coach: Herb Jackson
*Ali home games are played at Levette Field on Lee
Street at Highway 29, across from Windsor Center.
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