By: Santeria Evans | Sports Editor Photo by: Michael Dunn On March 28, the South Alabama Jaguars Men’s baseball team faced Northwestern State at Stanky Field in Mobile, AL. The Jaguars won over NSU 12-1. South Alabama jumped out to a four-run lead in the top of the first inning. Junior Cameron Tissue drew a leadoff walk to start the game and scored one batter … Continue reading Men’s Baseball Holds on to a Five Game Streak
By: Hayden C. Cordova | Managing Editor Image courtesy of WIRED.com The Suez Canal is one of the world’s largest international waterways, but traffic was recently brought to a screeching halt. On March 23, the Ever Given shipping vessel ran aground into the side of the canal and horizontally blocked the entire channel. According to the BBC, the vessel left 369 ships waiting for the … Continue reading Unclogging the Suez Canal Crisis
By: Dustin Petridge | Lifestyle Editor Photo Courtesy of Movemeback. On March 25, Laureen Fregeau of the University of South Alabama hosted a live conversation with Dr. Kimberly Smith about distributing literature and the power of reading to children internationally. Smith is a professor from Brewton, Alabama, helping to bring quality education to children from conflict-ridden countries and refugee communities for decades. Having served as … Continue reading Education Worldwide: Literacy and Service Lead The Conversation at South
By: Dustin Petridge | Lifestyle Editor Photo courtesy of The New School. On March 19, Laureen Fregeau of the University of South Alabama hosted a live discussion with multiple representatives of the Peace Corps in celebration of Women’s History Month. The Peace Corps is a government-run organization that sends hundreds of American volunteers annually to underprivileged countries worldwide to assist in the service industries– mainly … Continue reading Service where it’s needed most: The Peace Corps Speaks At South
By: Lucas Green | Contributor The rise of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a new kind of stress for many Americans across the country. COVID-19 has repeatedly been called names such as the “China Virus” and “Kung Flu,” obviously racially insensitive remarks, but for some Americans, it gave them a target for their stress, and it turned into hate. Over the past year, hate crimes … Continue reading Asian-American Hate Crimes Finally in the Spotlight
By: Santeria Evans | Sports Editor Photo by: Michael Dunn On March 21, the South Alabama Jaguars Women’s softball team faced Coastal Carolina at Stanky Field in Mobile, AL. The Jaguars won over the Coastal 11-1 Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Shelby Sloan led the club at the plate as the redshirt freshman was 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and a RBI. Senior Abby Krzywiecki, … Continue reading Women’s Softball defeats Coastal Carolina
By: Lucas Green | Contributor President Joe Biden signed the third Covid-19 relief bill, worth $1.9 trillion, on Thursday, March 11, 2021. This stimulus package expands the number of Americans who can benefit from the bill and places more significant restrictions on the upper limits of who can receive support. Even with the increased limits, around 90% of American households can expect to receive some … Continue reading President Biden’s Stimulus Relief is On The Way
By: Santeria Evans | Sports Editor Photo by: Michael Dunn On March 12, the South Alabama Jaguars Men’s baseball team faced the Jacksonville State Gamecocks for game one at Stanky Field in Mobile, AL. The Gamecocks won over the Jaguars 11-2 Friday night. Senior Michael Sandle’s hit streak and on-base streak were snapped at five games apiece. Right-handed reliever freshman Cade Henry made his Jaguar … Continue reading Men’s Baseball falls to Gamecocks
By: Dustin Petridge | Lifestyle Editor Photo Courtesy of World History Encyclopedia. Special Thanks to Dr. Juan Luis Mata for Translation. On Mar. 11, Dr. Laureen Fregeau hosted a live conversation from both the United States and Colombia with Jay Martin, an indigenous activist from the outskirts of Bogota, the nation’s capital. Held as an educational event, the discussion highlighted the importance of maintaining the … Continue reading Teaching Culture For a Better Tomorrow: How Indigenous Colombians are Shaping Their Future
By: Morgan Davis | Contributor Just short of a year ago, COVID-19 was declared a national emergency. The following months were filled with several changes and updated procedures to ensure everyone’s safety. For South, graduation ceremonies had to be altered right away. “It definitely wasn’t how I have always pictured graduation to be like,” Drew Golfos, USA Fall 2020 graduate said. In cooperation with COVID … Continue reading The New “Normal” for Graduation
By: Sara Kate Jackson | Contributor With a restless thunderstorm and record, cold temperatures looming over downtown Mobile, the Mobile Arts Council forged ahead with its new hybrid in-person, online ArtWalk on March 12. For sixteen years, the Lower Dauphin ArtWalk has been a staple event in the Mobile community known for highlighting local artists and drawing in crowds of thousands to the downtown area. … Continue reading Mobile Holds Hybrid In-Person, Online ArtWalk To Support Locals
By: Justin Paxton | Contributor The current COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on millions of people, but how has it affected students? Zoom has been implemented across the nation and even the world, but online schooling affects a student’s ability to learn. Bailey Manning, student in the USA College of Medicine, feels she is receiving an inadequate education to achieve that goal. “Medical … Continue reading How does ‘Zoom U’ affect you?
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