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
By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo Source: South Alabama Jaguars website A lawsuit filed on Aug. 31 against former volleyball head coach Alexis Meeks-Rydell alleges that she had a reputation of harassment at her various positions prior to being appointed head coach at South Alabama. Meeks-Rydell acted as assistant coach and then head coach at the University of West Alabama before … Continue reading A Pattern of Abuse? Volleyball Lawsuit Claims Repeated Harassment
Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Featured Image Source: WKRG Mobile is in the middle of a COVID surge and South Alabama is feeling the effects. The university COVID dashboard shows 263 total cases since Aug. 7 among staff and students. This time last year, there were 41 total cases detected by the Student Health Center, demonstrating the severity of this surge. Mobile county itself … Continue reading COVID at South: South Feels Effects of Surge
By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | From its humble beginnings as one of the first universities in the south to integrate, the University of South Alabama is now home to one of the most diverse student and faculty populations that you could hope to find. Track stars and professors alike have come from all walks of life to make South the campus it is today. … Continue reading People of South, Featuring Professor George Bovenizer
By: Conor Merrick | Editor-in-Chief | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image Source: Yik Yak’s Twitter Yes, those words just appeared in that order and the world may be worse off for it. Once again, the chaos of this Tennessee-based anonymous social media platform is available for download. The app was re-debuted on Aug. 16 with new community guidelines posted on their site along with an updated terms of … Continue reading Yik Yak is Back
By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image Source: USA Bookstore Facebook page The commencement of the fall semester brings about the usual hustle and bustle of campus life. In these first weeks of school, the USA bookstore is busier than ever as many students experience delayed textbook orders. “I walked in the first day or two of class and the line was … Continue reading Back(ordered) to School: Students Experience Textbook Delays
By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu One of the perks of having a semi-normal semester is the chance for student organizations to be more visible on campus and for new students to get involved more easily. Get On Board Day was put on by the Office of Student Activities and held in the Student Center on Aug. 25 and 26, in-person for … Continue reading Get On Board – In Person
By: Santeria Evans | Sports Editor Photo by: Michael Dunn | Staff Photographer The University of South Alabama football team held their second fall scrimmage on Saturday, August 21, at Hancock Whitney Stadium. This was the last of two scheduled scrimmages for the fall. South will begin preparations for its season-opening match-up against Southern Mississippi with a practice on Monday morning. The play of the … Continue reading Jaguars Football Second Fall Scrimmage
I’m writing to you today from my apartment in Mobile, happy to be back in class and no longer on Zoom. Continue reading Letter From The Editor: Saying Hello and an Update
By: Amelia Rose Zimlich and Gracie King Photo Source: University of South Alabama The whir of JagTrans and the familiar ringing of Moulton Tower are bringing the back-to-school frenzy to a head as South students begin classes this week. For some, the return is long-awaited after COVID-19 restrictions kept many students and faculty from in-person instruction during the last few semesters. Though there are still … Continue reading Welcome Back to Campus
By: Santeria Evans | Sports Editor The South Alabama women’s soccer team earned a draw after tying Mississippi State, 1-1 in an exhibition match at The Cage on Saturday. Senior Danielle Fuentes found the back net while taking a free kick right at the edge of the penalty box in the 36th minute of the first half. State answered in the second half at the … Continue reading South Alabama Women’s Soccer earns draw in Exhibition against Mississippi State
By: Santeria Evans | Sports Editor The University of South Alabama football team held their first fall scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 14, at Hancock Whitney Stadium. This was the first of two scheduled scrimmages for the fall. The 106-play scrimmage lasted nearly two hours, with the offense accumulating 326 yards of its 469 total yards through the air. The offensive unit recorded five scores on … Continue reading Jaguars Football First Fall Scrimmage
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