By: Michael Hanich | Sports Editor After a disappointing 85-68 road loss to in-state rivals Troy Trojans, the South Alabama Jaguars women’s basketball program needed a big win to get back on track. On Thursday night, the Jaguars took on a heavily favored Louisiana Ragin Cajuns team needing to gain some traction as a complete team. The women took control of the game from the … Continue reading Jags women shock Louisiana Ragin Cajuns at home
By: Joel Goode | Contributing Writer On Tuesday, Feb. 10, students began to exercise their Fifteenth Amendment right as the Marx Library, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters, hosted USA’s Voter Registration Drive in anticipation of the upcoming primary election on Tuesday, March 3. Free coffee and snacks were available as students gathered to sign up and ask volunteers questions. “A lot of … Continue reading Students prepare to have their voices heard ahead of national election
By: Christopher Denson | Reporter Photo by: Michael Hanich The Jaguars men’s basketball team (13-11; 6-7 in Sun Belt Conference play) will look to face off against the Troy University Trojans (9-15; 5-8 in Sun Belt Conference play) this Friday night, February 7th. The Jaguars will look to increase their win-streak to two after previously taking down the Georgia Southern Eagles last Saturday. Currently, the … Continue reading Jags Men’s Basketball prepares to face the Troy Trojans
By: Kayla Smith | Reporter The World Health Organization has declared the Coronavirus a global health emergency because of the rate in which it spread beyond China’s borders. As of Feb. 2, over 14,000 cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in the Hubei province in China alone. The death toll is growing close to 300 with 258 total confirmed deaths on Friday, Jan. 31. Many … Continue reading Outbreak Affects USA Campus
By: Hayden Cordova | Lifestyle Editor On Jan. 30, novelist Edwidge Danticat visited South as the keynote speaker for the Stokes Center for Creative Writing’s visiting authors program. Prior to providing a free public reading of excerpts from her works in the Student Center Ballroom, Danticat also led a creative writing workshop with South students discussing and critiquing graduate student Amy Patterson’s piece of short … Continue reading Edwidge Danticat Speaks to South’s Writers
By: Michael Hanich | Sports Editor Photo by: Lauren Barksdale The impact of Kobe Bryant’s performance in the sport of basketball reached worldwide impact as he was the premier player in the NBA from 1996 to 2016 all with the Los Angeles Lakers. Many, if not all, basketball players have modeled their careers to match Bryant’s. He was also a huge supporter of the women … Continue reading Jags Women’s Basketball forward Kennedi Centers reflects on Kobe Bryant
By: Jessica Miller | Contributing Writer On Wednesday, Jan. 29, several booths set up in the student center to inform students about the organizations on and near campus that they could be a part of. Organizations such as the Baptist Campus Ministry, Active Minds, Spectrum, and the Jewish Culture Club were represented at Get On Board Day The Jewish Culture Club is a new organization … Continue reading Get On Board Day
By: Kenyan Carter | Reporter The Senate impeachment trial which will decide whether or not President Donald Trump is removed from office has proven to be a very partisan process. Trump is accused of attempting to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate political rival and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Biden’s son, Hunter Biden by withholding congressionally approved aid to Ukraine. To recap, Donald … Continue reading Senate Impeachment Trial Falls Down Partisan Lines
By: Sydney McDonald | Managing Editor The art of astrology has been around for thousands of years dating back to the Mesopotamian era, according to History World. Many countries, regions, and cultures have their own varying versions of astrology that they follow. Following the zodiac wheel, it helps to place where the planets were at the time of a person’s birth. Like most trends and … Continue reading The Phenomenon of Believing in Astrology in the Social Media Age
By: Parker Roach | Reporter Last Friday, Jan. 31, multiple student organizations came together in the student center ballroom for Break the Ice. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness to the students about organizations such as the Black Student Union, NAACP, Collegiate 100, Wakening Our Knowledge of Ethnicities, and the National Society of Black Engineers. These organizations collaborate with each other on … Continue reading Break the Ice
By: Michael Hanich | Sports Editor Whenever a major sports event or news story transpires, the world stands still. On Sunday, January 26th, the world stopped in shock and disbelief as they heard the news of 18-time NBA All-Star in Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash that killed eight others. Among the perished with Kobe was his 13-year old daughter, two of her basketball … Continue reading Jags Men’s Basketball guard Chad Lott reflects on Kobe Bryant
By: Kayla Smith | Contributing Writer On Friday, Jan. 24, the USA Archaeology Museum held a lecture on bioarchaeology presented by Dr. Katherine Miller-Wolf, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of West Florida. She presented three of her current projects on colonial Latin America as a part of a series organized by the Assistant Director of the USA Archaeology Museum, Candice Cravins. Dr. Miller-Wolf … Continue reading Bioarchaeology: The Bare Bones of Storytelling
