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The 2021 Mobile Porch Parade: Letting the Good Times Roll The Safest Way We Can

By: Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor Mardi Gras is as synonymous with the city of Mobile as Trail Maids or azalea flowers. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals had to come up with a way to celebrate the holiday a little differently this year, with an event called the Mobile Porch Parade. After being credited with having the first North American celebration in 1703, Mobile … Continue reading The 2021 Mobile Porch Parade: Letting the Good Times Roll The Safest Way We Can

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Broadcasting Hope Through Music: A Return to Live Music at South

By: Dustin Petridge | Lifestyle Editor On Feb. 9th, Jaguar Productions hosted a live concert featuring the self-described pop-indie band Telehope.  Originally from Cincinnati, OH, the band has toured nationwide the last few years and amassed a growing and vibrant fanbase with thousands of followers on Twitter and Instagram.  Telehope consists of three band members, two of which are brothers, that strive to bring positivity … Continue reading Broadcasting Hope Through Music: A Return to Live Music at South

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Celebrating a Unique Black History Month at South

By: Dustin Petridge | Lifestyle Editor Photo courtesy of Shenandoah University. Every February, the United States celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black Americans since the nation’s beginning. The University of South Alabama is no exception, setting forward a list of activities and events to celebrate Black excellence and to remember the significance of the many advances in racial relations made over the years.  While … Continue reading Celebrating a Unique Black History Month at South

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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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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 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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