Feb. 18, 2013 Issue of The Vanguard

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Baseball comes back swinging

Eischold named ‘Mobilian of the Year’

SGA bylaws to be altered By STUART SOX sgsox@att.net

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ning the event again this year and as Dr. Mitchell said, there are students who are affected by Higher Ed Day enough to change their actions and views for the future. When Zakary Gosa-Lewis went to the rally in Montgomery when he was a freshman, and now, as a junior he is part of planning the event. “This is an opportunity for the students to get a glimpse at how things work and make our presence felt in Montgomery,” Gosa-Lewis said. “When I went to Higher Ed Day as a freshman it really caused me to want to get involved and do my best to make an impact. Now as a junior, I’m the person putting the event together, it’s pretty cool.”

he Student Government Association met on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the Fresh Food Co. to discuss various matters pertaining to SGA elections. The meeting was not held the previous Monday due to Mardi Gras. Senate Pro-Tempore Elizabeth McDonald proposed a number of amendments to the current homecoming and SGA election bylaws that are essentially meant to update and refine the election process. Notable proposed amendments include banning the use of sidewalk chalk under all covered areas and campaigning verbally in any building on campus on election day. “It was also a problem during Homecoming with students approaching other students in dining areas on election day and, in essence, bullying for a vote,” McDonald said. Fines for violations of election bylaws were proposed to be increased from $1 to $10, and specifically from $1 to $15 for placing flyers on trees or windshields. As part of the proposed changes, any candidate that amasses more than $25 in violation fines will be subject to disqualification. There was debate among senators as to what exactly constitutes a violation. Many senators also called for a higher amount than $25 for candidates that can be disqualified. Furthermore, it was proposed that a candidate may no longer use their place of employment as a means of campaigning. “For example, if a candidate works at UPS or Kinko’s, they can’t, for example, make copies of flyers there,” McDonald said. Many other minor amendments were proposed by Senate Pro-Tempore McDonald. The proposed changes will be discussed again and voted on by the senate at the next SGA meeting on Feb. 18. The SGA wants students to aware of important dates for this year’s SGA elections. Applications will be available at the SGA office in the academic support cen-

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By Andrew McCaslin

adm1228@jagmail.southalabama.edu

T h e Cottage Hill Civitan Club identified Mobile County health officer Dr. Bernard Eischold Bernard Eischold as the Mobilian of the Year recipient at the Mitchell Center last Tuesday. The Mobilian of the Year award is awarded annually to individuals who make significant contributions to the local community. Among Eichold’s contributions are his campaigns against smoking

JT CRABTREE / LOC SPORTS EDITOR

The Jags start off the season with a winning sweep in their opening series. See full coverage on page 10.

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Higher education rally affects future of state funding Students are encouraged to “step outside of their comfort zone” and take this excused-absence trip to Montgomery to stand up for USA By JAYSON CURRY jayson-curry@hotmail.com

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VOL. 52, NO. 6

“If it matters to the USA family, it matters to us.”

FEB. 18, 2013

he University of South Alabama and the other 14 public universities from across the state of Alabama will all be rallying in Montgomery on Feb. 28 to lobby for more funding in higher education. USA is attempting to get around 150 or more student participants to ride busses to Montgomery that day in an attempt to show their wants, for better support in the form of money, for higher education. According to the website higheredpartners.org, “Over the course of the last few years, the Education Trust Fund budget has been low in revenue and the amount of funding needed has not been available. During the past few

sessions, we continue to request for university appropriations that will help return the university community to the one-third portion of the Education Trust Fund. When universities do not have adequate support from the state, then the institutions have to cut programs, reduce instructional capacity or raise tuition. These are not choices that are desirable.” Students will be given the opportunity to speak with their state representatives and show how much they want more support. There will be a possibility to meet and talk with these politicians in a relaxed setting over lunch and let them know what is needed as students, faculty and a University as a whole. “The program for Higher Ed Day

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doesn't change a great deal from year to year. What does change is the students who get an opportunity to see and hear how they can make an impact on the future of higher education in our state,” USA Dean of Students Dr. Mike Mitchell said. “We continue to takes students to Montgomery so legislators know that the students at USA are voters and that they are concerned about their futures and the futures of college students to come.” “It is our hope that students, who have never been to the capitol or who have never thought about the decisions that impact this campus and the other campus across the state, would step outside of their comfort zones and take the day trip,” Dr. Mitchell added. USA’s SGA had a big and in plan-

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