By: Gracie King | Editor In Chief mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Brooke Trochesset | Photographer Hello fellow Jags, and welcome back to campus! My name is Gracie King, and I have the distinct honor and pleasure of serving as The Vanguard’s Editor in Chief. As I look ahead to the upcoming semester, I can’t help but think of the challenges we face. Freshmen are learning how … Continue reading A Letter From The Editor
By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Editor in Chief | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Andrew Bryant | Photographer Several South students got the opportunity to work onset the Erwin Brothers’ newest movie “Jesus Revolution,” which was filmed in the Mobile area in March. The film, which takes place in California during the Christian revival in the 70s hippie era and stars Kelsey Grammar, Grace Barlow and Johnathan … Continue reading South Students Work Onset Of “Jesus Revolution”
Article and photos by: Stephanie Huynh | Contributor | smh2026@jagmail.southalabama.edu Chris Fischer, founding chairman of OCEARCH and co-host of the Offshore Adventures TV series, spoke to a room full of educators and students on Thursday, April 21 as the last of the Wiese Distinguished Lecture Series speakers for the 2021-2022 academic year. Co-sponsors for the event were the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation, the Alabama … Continue reading Chris Fischer Concludes Wiese Distinguished Lecture Series
Article and photo by: Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor The Political Science Club held a ‘Plants and Politics’ event on April 20 in the Student Center courtyard to celebrate Earth Day and to raise awareness for the upcoming 2022 elections. Students that stopped by the booth used the soil and flower seeds provided by the club to make their own small plants as well as receive … Continue reading Political Science Club Hosts Plants and Politics
Conor Merrick | News Editor | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by Michael Dunn | Photographer The hot weather didn’t stop hundreds of locals from showing up to the Mobile Botanical Gardens to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day on April 23. A fundraising auction held at the event gave attendees a chance to get the right to name the tortoises. The idea to organize gopher tortoise day was started … Continue reading Biology Students and Professors Hold Gopher Tortoise Day At Mobile Botanical Gardens
Article and photos by: Milena Mata | Contributor | mm1934@jagmail.southalabama.edu Directing, conducting, designing, building, sewing. Almost one year of work for two performances. The USA Opera Theatre performed “The Pirates of Penzance” on April 22 and April 24. “The Pirates of the Penzance” is a comic operetta written by Arthur Sullivan and William Schwenk Gilbert. The process of working on a production of this size … Continue reading USA Opera Theatre Details Preparation for “The Pirates of Penzance”
Article and photos by: Gracie King | Feature Editor | mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu If you want a soft serve, you’ll have to go to Dairy Queen. South Alabama’s Table Tennis Club brought the heat at their first annual tournament at the Student Rec Center on April 23rd. With over 30 players from Pensacola, Tuscaloosa, and Birmingham, the tournament featured some of the best in the South. The … Continue reading USA Table Tennis Club Hosts First Annual Tournament
By Brandon Clark | Contributor | bec2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Andrew Bryant | Photographer Beginning from April 14 and continuing until the 22, USA’s Department of Theatre and Dance will be presenting “The Wolves,” originally created by Sarah Delappe, in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. Directing the performance is Dr. Lars Tatom, Chair & Associate Professor of Theatre. In regards to the play and its planning, … Continue reading Theatre USA To Hold The First Alabama Production of “The Wolves”
by Stephanie Huynh | Contributor | smh2026@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo credit: Mujahid Hawramy Students put on their dancing shoes for a Disco-themed charity ball on Friday, April 15. Co-sponsored by Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) and the Honors College Association (HCA), the charity ball was the first that either of the two organizations have planned since the pandemic. Big LED marquee letter lights, colorful balloons, vibrant photo backdrops … Continue reading AED and the Honors College Host Charity Ball
By Conor Merrick | News Editor | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Lauryn Gunn | Photographer Business students at South are wrestling with the news that Dr. Teresa Weldy, who appeared in a racially insensitive photo, will return to her teaching position. South students received an email on April 7 informing them Dr. Teresa Weldy was cleared to teach at the Mitchell College of Business after appearing … Continue reading Business Students Divided Over Returning Professor
By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Michael Dunn | Photographer Grab your pails and shovels and let’s head to the beach! Or…the Student Center Amphitheater? Global USA, Jaguar Productions, USA Dining and the USA Archaeology Museum all partnered to contribute to the South by Southeast Asian Festival that began this year. The festival featured many events like Art Tea and Talk, … Continue reading Global USA Hosts South by Southeast Festival
Conor Merrick | News Editor | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Lauryn Gunn | Photographer The election results for SGA’s annual spring election are in. South’s Student Government Association held elections and welcomed several new students. SGA also made an announcement regarding the student elections on their Instagram page. Results for the general election and student senate were posted April 6. Camille Bonura was elected as the … Continue reading New Leadership for SGA After Spring Elections
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