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A Place of Musical Opportunity

by Stephanie Huynh | Contributor | smh2026@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Lauryn Gunn | Photographer Flute. Oboe. Clarinet. Bassoon. USA Faculty members Andra Bohnet, Amy Selkirk, Kip Franklin and Kristina Nelson took to the stage on March 9 for their first woodwind quartet recital together.  Held in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, it was the fiftieth concert of the 2021-2022 academic year. They played pieces … Continue reading A Place of Musical Opportunity

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Board of Trustees Approves 2022-2027 Strategic Plan

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Editor In Chief | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo credit: Board of Trustees website The Board of Trustees (BOT) voted unanimously to approve South Alabama’s 2022-2027 Strategic Plan at its quarterly meeting on March 11. Focus meetings held over the spring, summer and fall of 2021, town halls to assess opinions from the USA community and surveys completed by students, faculty and staff … Continue reading Board of Trustees Approves 2022-2027 Strategic Plan

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Students Angered by Double Parking Tickets, Feel Ticketing Is Too Aggressive

By Conor Merrick | News Editor | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Michael Dunn | Photographer Students on South’s campus have criticized Parking Services for leaving two $40 tickets on their cars at a time. They also feel parking around campus is too limited, making it easier to get a ticket.  The cost of an average ticket from parking services is $40. But some students are finding … Continue reading Students Angered by Double Parking Tickets, Feel Ticketing Is Too Aggressive

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Funding for Our Future: Students Rally for Higher Ed Day

By Stephanie Huynh | Contributor | smh2026@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo credit: uofsouthalabama on Instagram, taken by Heather Sprinkle The 2021-2022 education budget was the largest in Alabama’s history at $7.7 billion, with $2 billion of it sent towards higher education. This sparks a big question: how will the budget change in the coming years? University students across the state attended the annual Higher Education Day rally on … Continue reading Funding for Our Future: Students Rally for Higher Ed Day

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People of South, Featuring Coach Richie Riley

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu  Photo courtesy of USA Jaguars Nineteen wins and 10 losses. Considered a winning season by most teams, Coach Richie Riley and the South Alabama Men’s Basketball Team want more than that.  The team is recently coming off of a grand finale of their regular season after beating University of Texas, Arlington, 62-52 at the Mitchell Center on … Continue reading People of South, Featuring Coach Richie Riley

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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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Students, Faculty Frustrated With Spring Break Scheduling

By: Brandon Clark | Contributor | bec2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Michael Dunn | Photographer The students of South Alabama are nearing the start of spring break. Whether that means catching up, making time for themselves or even going home to family, students and teachers alike are ready for some time off. However, this semester has less time off than usual. Looking through the academic calendar archives, … Continue reading Students, Faculty Frustrated With Spring Break Scheduling

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The Vanguard Tries: Mardi Gras-Themed Food

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Editor in Chief | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photos by: Michael Dunn | Photographer When people think of Mardi Gras food, two things come to mind: king cake and Moon Pies. The staff at The Vanguard decided to try these things and few other less conventional Mardi Gras foods to let you know what’s worth trying and what’s not. Zapp’s King Cake Puffs … Continue reading The Vanguard Tries: Mardi Gras-Themed Food

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Gongfu Tea Ceremony Celebrates Culture and History

By: Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor Photo by: Andrew Bryant | Photographer On Thursday, Feb. 17, the Students Interested in Chinese Culture hosted a Gongfu Tea Ceremony Demonstration, presented by Dr. Kevin Tsai.  The event aimed to help those attending understand that even the simple act of making tea holds deep connections to things like identity, culture and history, as well as to give an opportunity … Continue reading Gongfu Tea Ceremony Celebrates Culture and History

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Wishing For A Cure

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo courtesy of: Grace Passerelli Every year, the American Cancer Society estimates that over 16,000 children will be diagnosed with some form of life-threatening cancer. In the blink of an eye, 16,000 families and futures are irreparably altered with a simple diagnosis. The Make-A-Wish organization has worked with these families over the last 40 years to grant wishes … Continue reading Wishing For A Cure

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The Vanguard Tries: Intramural Dodgeball

By Stephanie Huynh | Contributor | smh2026@jagmail.southalabama.edu Dodgeball is a unique sport that involves throwing, dodging, aiming and a tiny bit of running. I’m not the greatest at any of these things, but that didn’t stop me from registering my own team for the Spring 2022 season of intramurals. South uses IMLeagues to create teams for all of the intramural sports, schedule games, keep scores … Continue reading The Vanguard Tries: Intramural Dodgeball

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Face Masks Now Optional at South Alabama

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Editor in Chief | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu The South Alabama COVID-19 Response Team announced on Feb. 16 that face masks are now optional on campus, effective immediately. The COVID-19 Dashboard shows last week’s cases reached a total of 38. The COVID numbers have been trending downward since a peak that occurred the first week of the semester. The COVID-19 Response Team wrote … Continue reading Face Masks Now Optional at South Alabama

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