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The Vanguard Tries: Seeing a Theatre USA Production

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu There’s nothing like spending a Thursday night watching a theatrical production that prompts a deep inner reflection. On various dates in September and October, Theatre USA presented Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame”, a one-act play that grapples with themes such as beauty, humor, death and the meaning of life in a disjointed and chaotic way that somehow still … Continue reading The Vanguard Tries: Seeing a Theatre USA Production

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Firefighters and Ambulances called to Shelby Hall

Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu | Firefighters and ambulances with flashing lights were visible in front of Shelby Hall on South Alabama’s campus after being called to for a potential gas leak Sept. 30. Shelby Hall houses South Alabama’s schools of engineering and computing. Firefighters and ambulances were on the scene at approximately 5:45 p.m to assess the situation. The Vanguard spoke with Fire … Continue reading Firefighters and Ambulances called to Shelby Hall

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The Devastation And Aftermath of Hurricane Ida

By: Brandon Clark | Contributor Image Source: Montgomery Advertiser It has been a few weeks since Hurricane Ida made landfall as a category 4 storm. This comes just weeks after Hurricane Fred touched down near Florida, causing severe rainfall and significant flooding across affected areas. In hindsight, Fred was only a show for things to come. Bombarding Louisiana with winds up to 150 mph, Ida … Continue reading The Devastation And Aftermath of Hurricane Ida

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South Alabama To Hold “White Out” Against Louisiana at Lafayette

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image Source: USAjaguars.com The first football game of the semester against a Sun Belt Conference team broadcast on ESPN+ calls for a little something special. Enter the White Out. The University of South Alabama will play against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Hancock Whitney Stadium on Oct. 2, and the Jaguars are calling on … Continue reading South Alabama To Hold “White Out” Against Louisiana at Lafayette

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Mourning Reverend Levon Manzie

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | On Sunday, Sept. 19, Reverend Levon Manzie, the Mobile City Council president and former Mobile County Schools board member, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 38. Manzie was wrapping up his first term as president and campaigning for a re-election runoff race when he died.  “I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend … Continue reading Mourning Reverend Levon Manzie

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South Students Aid in 34th Annual Coastal Cleanup

Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu |  Photos by: Conor Merrick On a rainy, early Saturday morning on Dauphin Island, people could be seen walking along the soaked beach on a mission. Wearing rain jackets and rain boots, students and locals with trash bags and trash grabbers got to work cleaning up the shores along Bienville Boulevard. On Saturday Sept. 18, the Marine Science Student … Continue reading South Students Aid in 34th Annual Coastal Cleanup

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People of South, Featuring Ernie Seewer

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | On all college campuses, there always seems to be that one person everyone recognizes. Whether a guy on a unicycle or a friendly fellow student, there’s always that familiar face. Students at South Alabama have taken notice of the neighborly man on the bicycle taking in the sights of the campus or making friendly conversation with students and faculty.  … Continue reading People of South, Featuring Ernie Seewer

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The Vanguard Tries: Local Pumpkin Spice Lattes

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photos By: Hallie Zimlich The time has come: it’s pumpkin spice season. While PSLs have been on most chain coffee menus for a month already, many local places are just now releasing their fall menus. In honor of this momentous occasion, I tried seven pumpkin spice lattes from local coffee shops. The first stop was Moka’s Coffee … Continue reading The Vanguard Tries: Local Pumpkin Spice Lattes

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FILM REVIEW: James Wan’s New Film “Malignant” Is Benign At Best

Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image: Still from Movie “Malignant” The overall quality of horror movies and their originality has been on a sharp decline for years and “Malignant” which came out Sept. 10, is no exception.  Aside from the occasional standouts like Ari Aster’s films “Hereditary” and “Midsommar”, horror fans have been putting up with tacky, recycled tropes and uninspiring plotlines for a … Continue reading FILM REVIEW: James Wan’s New Film “Malignant” Is Benign At Best

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Testimony Reveals “Several Thousand” Americans Left in Afghanistan

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo By: Tim Mossholder via Pexels Note: for your convenience and due to the amount of information regarding this situation, several hyperlinks have been included in this article to make additional details more accessible Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that there are “several thousand” Americans and U.S. green card holders still stranded in Afghanistan during … Continue reading Testimony Reveals “Several Thousand” Americans Left in Afghanistan

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Recent South Graduate Charged with Murder, Assault and Kidnapping

Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image Source: Mobile County Sheriff’s Office A manhunt for recent South graduate Zachary Hobbs ended in Mobile Monday Sept. 15.  Hobbs has been charged with kidnapping, assault and murder after taping his father, Charles Hobbs to a chair and torturing him. His bond was set at $1,090,000, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Hobb’s motivations for the crime … Continue reading Recent South Graduate Charged with Murder, Assault and Kidnapping

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People of South, Featuring Francois Prinsloo

By | Gracie King | Feature Editor Wake up early. Train. Go to class. Go to work. Do your homework. Eat. Sleep. Wake up early again and place 14th in the world in the shot put track and field event. This is an average day in the life of the phenomenal few student-athletes who put their heart and souls into their sport. More specifically, this is … Continue reading People of South, Featuring Francois Prinsloo

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