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Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu  Photo credit: CNBC After her confirmation hearing, Ketanji Brown Jackson has been officially confirmed to be America’s first black female Supreme Court Justice. At the end of the court’s term this summer, Jackson will be sworn in, filling Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat.   According to CNN, the final count of the confirmation vote yielded 53 yeas, three of … Continue reading Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court

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South Students Discuss the Incident at the Oscars

By Kaytlin Thornton | Contributor Photo credit: Mirko Fabian via Pexels Will Smith won an Oscar at the 94th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27, for his portrayal of Richard Williams in “King Richard.” Shortly before that, he smacked Chris Rock in the face on national television for making a joke about his wife’s lack of hair and no one has been able to … Continue reading South Students Discuss the Incident at the Oscars

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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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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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A Letter From the Editor In Chief

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Editor-In-Chief | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Hello, Jags! I hope you have had a wonderful start to the first semester of 2022! The beginning of a new semester is one of my favorite times of the school year. You never know what new opportunities will come your way. For me, that unexpected opportunity is becoming The Vanguard’s Editor-In-Chief. It’s an honor to get … Continue reading A Letter From the Editor In Chief

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Jaguar Productions and SGA Present Drive-In Movie Night

By: Brandon Clark | Contributor | bec2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Andrew Bryant | Photographer Jaguar Productions (JP) and the Student Government Associaton (SGA) came together on Jan. 19 to host a special drive-in screening for the hit movie “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings.” As students drove up to the Intramural Fields to enjoy the production, they were treated to complimentary popcorn and blankets. … Continue reading Jaguar Productions and SGA Present Drive-In Movie Night

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South Sweeps TTU

By: Charles Harrison | Sports Editor The South Alabama baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Tennessee Tech on Sunday, Feb. 24. After having two consecutive games canceled due to weather, the Jaguars were finally able to rebound from their 2-1 series loss to Clemson. The Jaguars’ game against the Alabama State Hornets was canceled due to fog and the game against New Orleans was … Continue reading South Sweeps TTU

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South’s Road to Funding an On-Campus Stadium

By: Richard Narramore | EIC The University of South Alabama recently announced their partnership with Hancock Whitney, which means South now has the funds to build a $74 million on-campus stadium. The road to securing funds did have its hiccups though USA made it abundantly clear that the stadium would not be paid by student’s tuition dollars. Phase I On June 6, The USA Board … Continue reading South’s Road to Funding an On-Campus Stadium

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