New Leadership for SGA After Spring Elections

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

Behind the Scenes of Jaguar Productions’ Prom Planning

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu  Photo by: Michael Dunn | Photographer Nearly every week, it seems like there are events after events at South Alabama, filled with opportunities for students to meet new people, join a club, watch a movie or even unite for the community in times of distress.  Jaguar Productions, a student-led organization, is the official Student Activities Board for … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Jaguar Productions’ Prom Planning

Student Philanthropy Impacts USA Giving Day

by Brandon Clark | Contributor | bec2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Andrew Bryant | Photographer A Student Philanthropy Challenge for USA Giving Day was held outside the Student Center on April 6. Why is USA Giving Day so important to our students and the University? “USA Giving Day began as an annual event in 2018 as a way to highlight philanthropic opportunities for alumni and friends of … Continue reading Student Philanthropy Impacts USA Giving Day

USA Wind Ensemble Performs Welcome Concert for All-State Festival

Article and photo by: Milena Mata | Contributor | mm1934@jagmail.southalabama.edu Honorable musicians collaborated with the USA Wind Ensemble to perform a welcoming concert for the All-State Festival for the first time in six years at the Saenger Theater on April 8. The concert was only one hour long, but it was packed with several performances to honor the high school participants of the All-State Festival … Continue reading USA Wind Ensemble Performs Welcome Concert for All-State Festival

Stokes Center Hosts Poetry Reading

By: Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor Photo credit: Stokes Center for Creative Writing April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate, the Stokes Center for Creative Writing held a reading at the Faculty Club last Thursday featuring the poets Chelsea Rathburn and James Davis-May.  Chelsea Rathburn is the Poet Laureate of Georgia and is the author of three books of poetry. During the event she read … Continue reading Stokes Center Hosts Poetry Reading

Suspended Business Professor Cleared To Teach

By Conor Merrick | News Editor | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu A business professor at South Alabama has been cleared to teach again after being suspended for appearing in a racially insensitive photo which circulated back in 2021.  The university sent a statement to all students’ JagMail accounts with an update regarding the photographs, which showed three south employees, including the dean of the Mitchell College of Business posing … Continue reading Suspended Business Professor Cleared To Teach

Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu  Photo credit: CNBC After her confirmation hearing, Ketanji Brown Jackson has been officially confirmed to be America’s first black female Supreme Court Justice. At the end of the court’s term this summer, Jackson will be sworn in, filling Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat.   According to CNN, the final count of the confirmation vote yielded 53 yeas, three of … Continue reading Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court

South Students Discuss the Incident at the Oscars

By Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor Photo credit: Mirko Fabian via Pexels Will Smith won an Oscar at the 94th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27, for his portrayal of Richard Williams in “King Richard.” Shortly before that, he smacked Chris Rock in the face on national television for making a joke about his wife’s lack of hair and no one has been able to … Continue reading South Students Discuss the Incident at the Oscars

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

Curating an Outfit for Under $30 101

Article and photos by: Gracie King | Feature Editor | mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu  Picture this: you’re right in the middle of wedding and grad season, with new trends emerging after every high-end fashion show. You get an invitation to an event and realize you don’t really have anything spectacular to wear. Sure, you could go with the same printed floral dress or pressed khakis that you always … Continue reading Curating an Outfit for Under $30 101

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