USA Holds First Public Forum for Jo Bonner

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image by: Brandon Clark | Staff Writer | Jo Bonner kicked off the first public forum of the presidential finalists for South Alabama on Oct. 12 in the Mitchell Center. The forum began with an introduction by Alexis Atkins, President of the Presidential Search Committee, followed by a speech from Bonner, in which he told the … Continue reading USA Holds First Public Forum for Jo Bonner

USA President Finalists Announced

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image Source: University of South Alabama The USA Board of Trustees announced the names of the three finalists for the position of University of South Alabama President on Oct. 7. Damon Andrew, Jo Bonner and Michael Tidwell are the three finalists. Each candidate will attend an open forum at the Mitchell Center to meet with members … Continue reading USA President Finalists Announced

“Silence is Complicity”: John Quiñones Keynote at the Mitchell Center

By: Stephanie Huynh | Contributor Photo Credit: South Alabama website On Friday, Oct. 1, ABC News correspondent and host of “What Would You Do?” John Quiñones spoke at the Mitchell Center for Alumni Weekend. Through stories of his challenging childhood and chasing opportunities as a young journalist, he shared his perspective of overcoming adversity as part of a minority community. Born into poverty in the … Continue reading “Silence is Complicity”: John Quiñones Keynote at the Mitchell Center

Sexual Assault Reported On Campus

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image by: Cassie Frambo al.com photographer The University of South Alabama sent out an email alert on Saturday, Oct. 2 about a potential sexual assault that occurred on campus. The alert, which was sent at 7:42 a.m., said that the sexual assault occurred on Oct. 2 at approximately 4:30 a.m. in one of the on-campus residence … Continue reading Sexual Assault Reported On Campus

Facebook, Instagram, Related Apps Suffer Worldwide Outage

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo Credit: Brett Jordan via Pexels.com Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus experienced worldwide outages on Oct. 4 that lasted 7 hours, the longest outage since 2008. The platforms shut down shortly before noon EST, showing server errors when users tried to access them. In 2008, Facebook crashed for about 24 hours due to a bug. At … Continue reading Facebook, Instagram, Related Apps Suffer Worldwide Outage

The Vanguard Tries: Seeing a Theatre USA Production

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu There’s nothing like spending a Thursday night watching a theatrical production that prompts a deep inner reflection. On various dates in September and October, Theatre USA presented Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame”, a one-act play that grapples with themes such as beauty, humor, death and the meaning of life in a disjointed and chaotic way that somehow still … Continue reading The Vanguard Tries: Seeing a Theatre USA Production

Firefighters and Ambulances called to Shelby Hall

Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu | Firefighters and ambulances with flashing lights were visible in front of Shelby Hall on South Alabama’s campus after being called to for a potential gas leak Sept. 30. Shelby Hall houses South Alabama’s schools of engineering and computing. Firefighters and ambulances were on the scene at approximately 5:45 p.m to assess the situation. The Vanguard spoke with Fire … Continue reading Firefighters and Ambulances called to Shelby Hall

South Alabama To Hold “White Out” Against Louisiana at Lafayette

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image Source: USAjaguars.com The first football game of the semester against a Sun Belt Conference team broadcast on ESPN+ calls for a little something special. Enter the White Out. The University of South Alabama will play against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Hancock Whitney Stadium on Oct. 2, and the Jaguars are calling on … Continue reading South Alabama To Hold “White Out” Against Louisiana at Lafayette

Mourning Reverend Levon Manzie

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | On Sunday, Sept. 19, Reverend Levon Manzie, the Mobile City Council president and former Mobile County Schools board member, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 38. Manzie was wrapping up his first term as president and campaigning for a re-election runoff race when he died.  “I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend … Continue reading Mourning Reverend Levon Manzie

South Students Aid in 34th Annual Coastal Cleanup

Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu |  Photos by: Conor Merrick On a rainy, early Saturday morning on Dauphin Island, people could be seen walking along the soaked beach on a mission. Wearing rain jackets and rain boots, students and locals with trash bags and trash grabbers got to work cleaning up the shores along Bienville Boulevard. On Saturday Sept. 18, the Marine Science Student … Continue reading South Students Aid in 34th Annual Coastal Cleanup

People of South, Featuring Ernie Seewer

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | On all college campuses, there always seems to be that one person everyone recognizes. Whether a guy on a unicycle or a friendly fellow student, there’s always that familiar face. Students at South Alabama have taken notice of the neighborly man on the bicycle taking in the sights of the campus or making friendly conversation with students and faculty.  … Continue reading People of South, Featuring Ernie Seewer

Testimony Reveals “Several Thousand” Americans Left in Afghanistan

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo By: Tim Mossholder via Pexels Note: for your convenience and due to the amount of information regarding this situation, several hyperlinks have been included in this article to make additional details more accessible Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that there are “several thousand” Americans and U.S. green card holders still stranded in Afghanistan during … Continue reading Testimony Reveals “Several Thousand” Americans Left in Afghanistan