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

The Devastation And Aftermath of Hurricane Ida

By: Brandon Clark | Contributor Image Source: Montgomery Advertiser It has been a few weeks since Hurricane Ida made landfall as a category 4 storm. This comes just weeks after Hurricane Fred touched down near Florida, causing severe rainfall and significant flooding across affected areas. In hindsight, Fred was only a show for things to come. Bombarding Louisiana with winds up to 150 mph, Ida … Continue reading The Devastation And Aftermath of Hurricane Ida

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

The Vanguard Tries: Local Pumpkin Spice Lattes

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photos By: Hallie Zimlich The time has come: it’s pumpkin spice season. While PSLs have been on most chain coffee menus for a month already, many local places are just now releasing their fall menus. In honor of this momentous occasion, I tried seven pumpkin spice lattes from local coffee shops. The first stop was Moka’s Coffee … Continue reading The Vanguard Tries: Local Pumpkin Spice Lattes

FILM REVIEW: James Wan’s New Film “Malignant” Is Benign At Best

Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image: Still from Movie “Malignant” The overall quality of horror movies and their originality has been on a sharp decline for years and “Malignant” which came out Sept. 10, is no exception.  Aside from the occasional standouts like Ari Aster’s films “Hereditary” and “Midsommar”, horror fans have been putting up with tacky, recycled tropes and uninspiring plotlines for a … Continue reading FILM REVIEW: James Wan’s New Film “Malignant” Is Benign At Best

Recent South Graduate Charged with Murder, Assault and Kidnapping

Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image Source: Mobile County Sheriff’s Office A manhunt for recent South graduate Zachary Hobbs ended in Mobile Monday Sept. 15.  Hobbs has been charged with kidnapping, assault and murder after taping his father, Charles Hobbs to a chair and torturing him. His bond was set at $1,090,000, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Hobb’s motivations for the crime … Continue reading Recent South Graduate Charged with Murder, Assault and Kidnapping

People of South, Featuring Francois Prinsloo

By | Gracie King | Feature Editor Wake up early. Train. Go to class. Go to work. Do your homework. Eat. Sleep. Wake up early again and place 14th in the world in the shot put track and field event. This is an average day in the life of the phenomenal few student-athletes who put their heart and souls into their sport. More specifically, this is … Continue reading People of South, Featuring Francois Prinsloo

Campus after COVID: Then vs. Now

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor Photo Source: Michael Dunn | Staff Photographer Students returning to classes this semester after nearly a year of online instruction may not recognize some new modifications brought about during COVID-19. Though the pandemic is still an ongoing issue for the University, many programs and departments have gone through some serious renovations to make campus a better place for students. … Continue reading Campus after COVID: Then vs. Now

Mobile Elections Headed to Runoff

By: Kenyan Carter | Staff Writer | Photo Source: Mobile City Gov Mobile county held its 2021 municipal election on Friday Aug. 24. The races included incumbent mayor Sandy Stimpson running for reelection and seven city council seats up for grabs.  Stimpson won reelection by a large margin getting 62 percent of the vote share according to WKRG news. Stimpson was followed by Councilman Fred … Continue reading Mobile Elections Headed to Runoff