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Chris Fischer Concludes Wiese Distinguished Lecture Series

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

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Biology Students and Professors Hold Gopher Tortoise Day At Mobile Botanical Gardens

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

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Mobile Baykeeper Fights Against Pollution

By Milena Mata | Contributor | mm1934@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Michael Dunn | Photographer There are 21 million tons of coal ash surrounding areas of Mobile Bay that can be damaging to the environment, according to Cade Kistler, program director of Mobile Baykeeper. “Protecting Mobile Bay: Our Story” was the third event in the Spring 2022 ecology series held by the Department of English at the … Continue reading Mobile Baykeeper Fights Against Pollution

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Career Services Hold Part Time and Summer Job Fair

Article and photo by: Brandon Clark | Contributor | bec2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu As we get closer to summer and the seasons change, so do our schedules. Summer is the perfect time to pick up a job, whether part time or full time. To prepare the students of South, USA’s Career Services put on a Part-Time & Summer Job Fair in the Student Center ballroom on March 30th. … Continue reading Career Services Hold Part Time and Summer Job Fair

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USA Animation Association Hosts Encanto

By Gracie King | Feature Editor | mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu Grab some popcorn and find your seats – it’s movie time! This past Wednesday, March 23, the Animation Association at South presented the Oscar-winning Disney original animated feature film, Encanto, at the Visual Arts Complex.  With a total run time of an hour and 39 minutes, both students who had seen the movie and those who hadn’t … Continue reading USA Animation Association Hosts Encanto

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FYC Hosts Spring Luau

Article and photo by: Danni Black | Contributor South Alabama’s First Year Council (FYC) and the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a Spring Luau at the Student Rec center on Thursday afternoon. The FYC wanted to continue the tradition of hosting a big event, but due to Covid-19 FYC has not been able to host any spring events for the past two years.   When arrived … Continue reading FYC Hosts Spring Luau

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The Unity Project Promotes What Brings Us Together

By: Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor Photo by: Lauryn Gunn | Photographer The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) recently held an interactive art demonstration in collaboration with Mobile United. The project aimed to highlight the things that tie people together, rather than the things that divide.  The Unity Project consisted of 32 large posts, each one giving an identifier such as, “I am a … Continue reading The Unity Project Promotes What Brings Us Together

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A Reading with Best-Selling Author Bridgette M. Davis

By Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor Photo courtesy of the Stokes Center for Creative Writing On Tuesday, Feb. 22, best-selling writer Bridgette M. Davis read an excerpt from her memoir The World According To Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers during a webinar on Zoom.  The memoir recounts how the author’s mother illegally ran numbers out of their Detroit home in the 60s … Continue reading A Reading with Best-Selling Author Bridgette M. Davis

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Jaguar Productions and SGA Present Drive-In Movie Night

By: Brandon Clark | Contributor | bec2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Andrew Bryant | Photographer Jaguar Productions (JP) and the Student Government Associaton (SGA) came together on Jan. 19 to host a special drive-in screening for the hit movie “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings.” As students drove up to the Intramural Fields to enjoy the production, they were treated to complimentary popcorn and blankets. … Continue reading Jaguar Productions and SGA Present Drive-In Movie Night

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MSSA and BSA Host Campus Cleanup

By: Stephanie Huynh | Contributor | smh2026@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo source: MSSA Instagram (@usa_marine_science_club) The Marine Science Student Association (MSSA) partnered with the Biology Student Association (BSA) to host a campus cleanup on Jan. 22.  Despite chilly morning conditions, students gathered in the North Lot by the Marx Library and spread out across South’s campus in groups to gather as much trash as they could between 10 … Continue reading MSSA and BSA Host Campus Cleanup

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