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Vaccine Distribution at South: What You Need to Know

By: Hayden C. Cordova | Managing Editor Image courtesy of Alabama Department of Public Health With the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19 pending approval by the FDA, it’s one of the most difficult steps to get the vaccine out to the public. While there are several factors preventing everyone from getting inoculated at the same time, South released a variety of resources for students, faculty, and … Continue reading Vaccine Distribution at South: What You Need to Know

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Community Coat and Supply Distribution

By: Kenyan Carter | News Editor The South Alabama College Democrats and Fed Up Mobile hosted a community cookout and donation event at the Public Safety Memorial Park on Feb 6. The event helped feed and clothed needy families in the Mobile community.  Fed Up Mobile is a group of volunteers that help donate food from the Central Presbyterian Church food bank. Many locals donated … Continue reading Community Coat and Supply Distribution

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South Alabama Men’s Basketball Defeat Coastal Carolina

By: Kayla Rodgers | Contributor Photo by Michael Dunn. On Feb. 5, the Jaguars faced the Chanticleers for the third time this year and overcame them 71-65. The star players of the game Michael Flowers and Tyreke Locure hit the 20-point mark that led the Jags to a victory.  During the first half, both teams battled and struggled to keep a grip on the ball. … Continue reading South Alabama Men’s Basketball Defeat Coastal Carolina

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How Bernie Sanders Turned a Meme Into Money For Charity

By: Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor Nearly everyone on the planet has seen the photo of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders all bundled up in his winter coat and wool mittens at the 2021 presidential Inauguration. As soon as the world saw it, memes flooded the internet as viral media typically tends to do, creatively editing it into countless other pictures. This time, however, the memes have … Continue reading How Bernie Sanders Turned a Meme Into Money For Charity

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GameStop Stocks Skyrocket: The “Stonk” Market Explained

By: Kenyan Carter | News Editor Users on the Reddit website made a collective investment that left Wall Street and the internet in a frenzy. Members of the forum WallStreetsBets, which hosts 3.8 million members, calculated the purchase of thousands of stocks into the retail chain GameStop. Wall Street investors have been betting on GameStop failing for years, and a good reason. The company had … Continue reading GameStop Stocks Skyrocket: The “Stonk” Market Explained

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“Live As If…” A Story of Life Told By Frye Gaillard

By: Dustin Petridge | Lifestyle Editor On Jan. 28, the Stokes Center for Creative Writing and USA English professor Becky McLaughlin hosted a live book reading with Frye Gaillard, USA’s writer in residence.  Gaillard recently published a book called Live As If… A Teacher’s Love Story, an intense memoir about his late wife Nancy Gaillard, who spent much of her life in the south educating … Continue reading “Live As If…” A Story of Life Told By Frye Gaillard

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New Year, New Administration: Biden/Harris and the Coming Changes

By: Kenyan Carter | News Editor On Jan. 20, a historic Inauguration Day held at the White House as Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Harris made history as the first woman, African American and Asian American, sworn in as vice president.  Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez headlined the socially distanced inauguration event, and Garth Brooks, 22-year-old … Continue reading New Year, New Administration: Biden/Harris and the Coming Changes

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Equal Justice Across Generations: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King

By: Dustin Petridge | Lifestyle Editor On Jan. 21, the University of South Alabama’s Community Engagement Team kicked off the semester with a live conversation called Equal Justice Across Generations to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on the week of his birthday.  In partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative, several speakers guided the conversation, addressing topics ranging from the Civil Rights Campaign of the … Continue reading Equal Justice Across Generations: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King

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New Year, New Semester

By: Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor Photo by: Michael Dunn | Photographer 2020 was certainly a year like no other, for the whole world, but especially for South students. Between the COVID-19 pandemic forcing everyone into a new normal, multiple hurricanes, and an election that the American people will likely never forget, the fall semester almost never stopped throwing challenges our way. However, a new year … Continue reading New Year, New Semester

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Kane Wommack Hired as Head Coach of South Alabama Football

By: Michael Hanich | Sports Editor Within two weeks, the South Alabama Jaguars football program has been through a series of team altering events. Nearly 24 hours after their embarrassing 29-0 home loss to the Troy Trojans, the Jaguars fired their head coach Steve Campbell. The program needed to make a proper and efficient search for the right candidate after three years of no progress … Continue reading Kane Wommack Hired as Head Coach of South Alabama Football

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Jags Football Lose Final Game of 2020 to Troy Trojans 29-0

By: Michael Hanich | Sports Editor 2020 was the year of hope despite threats of COVID-19 attempting to shut down the football season at any given moment. Last Saturday, the South Alabama Jaguars were looking to finish their 2020 College Football season with a win over their rivals in the Troy Trojans in the ninth annual Battle for the Belt. This was one of the … Continue reading Jags Football Lose Final Game of 2020 to Troy Trojans 29-0

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Jags Suffer Fourth Consecutive Loss to Georgia State Panthers 31-14

By: Michael Hanich | Sports Editor Photo by: Michael Dunn | Photographer Last Saturday was a potential new start for the South Alabama Jaguars after three consecutive losses. They would have to go through a Georgia State Panthers team that is looking for consistency themselves. While the Jags showed signs of improvement by taking the lead in the middle of the third quarter, they suffered … Continue reading Jags Suffer Fourth Consecutive Loss to Georgia State Panthers 31-14

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