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People of South, Featuring Olivia McCarter

By: Gracie King | Feature Editor |mhk1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu| Photo by: Olivia Clark According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, there are approximately 40,000 unidentified remains in the United States at any given time, waiting to be avenged and properly laid to eternal rest. Olivia McCarter, a 20-year-old Anthropology and Criminal Justice student here at South, works tirelessly to identify the many victims of homicide … Continue reading People of South, Featuring Olivia McCarter

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Getting a vaccine? Try a patch!

Lea Malofsky | Staff Writer | Image Source: IAEA Hate shots? Get anxiety just thinking about a needle going into your arm? Good news! According to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, researchers have developed a vaccine patch that is administered directly to the skin. The new design aims to provide  a more easily accessible vaccine that will significantly reduce stress for those … Continue reading Getting a vaccine? Try a patch!

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Paul Prine Named New Police Chief of Mobile

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image source: Mobile PD website Major Paul Prine was named Mobile’s Chief of Police on Oct. 12 after approval from the Mobile City Council. Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced his choice of Prine on Oct. 1 to succeed the former chief, Lawrence Battiste, after he was appointed as the executive director of public safety for Mobile. Prine … Continue reading Paul Prine Named New Police Chief of Mobile

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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