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Distractions have returned Sudoku, comics and polls have returned to our weekly publication.

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Conference loss for USA

Student Spotlight

USA suffers a disappointing loss to ASU. Page 9

David Hutto, foreign language major, talks about his experiences.

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NEWS

LIFE

The Student Health Center was recently relocated in September and is now located at 5870 Alumni Circle. The interior and exterior was updated prior to the relocation. Photo by Jake Cannon.

Holly Taylor recently won senior homecoming maid during the 2016 Homecoming Court.

Photo courtesy of Holly Taylor.

Homecoming senior maid Holly Taylor

Student Health Center Relocated

Medical services are now more accessible to students

By Joel Goode | Opinion Editor

As of September 2016, the Student Health Center has officially moved to its new location: directly across from the Student Center on South University Drive.

For more than a decade, the SHC was located near the USA Technology & Research Park.

The old SHC was located

across the two ponds in a relatively secluded area near the Glenn Sebastian Trail.

For many students, this was too far from their places of residence and classes.

With its new location at 5870 Alumni Circle, on-the-go students can more readily access the SHC as

it is now located in the most public part of campus.

The move was inspired by the SHC’s new synergistic partnership with the USA department of recreation and the USA counseling and testing center.

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By Alanna Whitaker | Managing Editor

The USA Student Government Association recently announced the 2016 Homecoming Court.

Holly Taylor, a biomedical sciences major, was one of two senior homecoming maids selected by the student body. She will run against Ally Heng, also senior homecoming maid, for the title of 2016 Homecoming Queen.

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USA is constructing a connector road around the north part of campus between Health Services Drive and the traffic circle near USA Technology & Research Park.

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By Alanna Whitaker | Managing Editor

The University of South Alabama is building a connector road between the traffic circle at USA Technology & Research Park and Health Services Drive, according to USA sources.

The construction should be completed in approximately three months.

The Park, which is located in the north area of campus, is currently only accessible to motor vehicles via North University Blvd.

The traffic circle near the Park should not be confused with the one on campus that connects USA’s main campus roads.

According to USA Director of Communications and Media Relations Bob Lowry, the new road will help traffic flow to and from the area around building three.

The Park is comprised of three main buildings, and part of its function is to operate as

facilities for external companies.

USA Technology & Research Park Director Harry Brislin IV explained that the Park is more than office space. He described the Park as a public-private partnership that houses private companies that assist USA. “We have businesses that collaborate with the university, whether it’s for job opportunities for students or recent graduates, or other opportunities,” Brislin said.

“They study different areas and conduct business at the Park. It provides them the opportunity to collaborate their business with the university.”

Information about USA Technology & Research Park, including a list of all current tenants, can be found on their website.

Visit www. southalabama.edu/ departments/research/tech-park. html for more information.

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Local Review: Panini Pete’s at the Culinary Institute of America, graduating in 1988, worked in many Mobile is a city filled with kitchens all over the south, and culture and history that is created finally was able to opened his first and perpetuated by the people that Panini Pete’s store front in 2006. live within it.

Since that initial opening, Panini Some of the greatest Pete’s has only continued to grow contributors to Mobile’s vibrancy and succeed. are the owners of local businesses According to the restaurant’s that can be found all over the city. website, Panini Pete’s opened Dauphin Street especially is its first store front in the French filled with locally owned restaurants, Quarter of Fairhope, Ala. bars, bookstores and more that Several years, two Food Mobilians and tourists alike can visit Network appearances on Diners, and enjoy.

Drive-ins, and Dives and Guy’s One of these local business Big Bite, an appearance on CMT’s is Panini Pete’s, a small brunch Sweet Home Alabama, touring with and dinner dive that makes big Guy Fieri’s Travelling Roadshow impressions on its customers. and many satisfied customers later, Panini Pete’s is owned and run Panini Pete’s has expanded and

by Pete Blohme, a self-proclaimed now has two additional locations: “life-long lover of food” who has one in Destin, Florida, and one on always had a “fascination with the Dauphin Street in Mobile, Ala. culinary arts.” He studied the craft The Mobile storefront is located

By Megan McDowell | Life Editor

at 102 Dauphin Street. It’s a small, black building with large doors that give you a small glimpse of the eclectic nature of the inside of the restaurant.

Upon entering the restaurant, customers are confronted with a large collection of photographs, paintings, 3D art pieces and other quirky items decorating the black walls. The menu hangs above the register for customers to look at while waiting in line to order.

The food served at Panini Pete’s is a blend of traditional New Orleans, Italian deli, and bakery cuisine. Their menu features items like a beignets with powdered sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice on top, sea food items such as their seared tuna panini, freshly made house salads, home-made potato chips and fries and the sandwich that got them on television: Pete’s Famous Muffuletta Panino.

All food items are made in the restaurant, fresh, daily and can be ordered at relatively low prices.

Most entree items are sold for

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around $8.

“It’s just good food,” Tori Lewis, a frequent visitor of Mobile, said upon trying her tomato mozzarella panini at the restaurant on Dauphin Street. “It’s real, honest, good food.

You just melt when you bite into it.

It tastes homemade and cared for.

And that’s really hard to to find.”

When she put her first french fry in her mouth, Lewis groaned and cried out, “This is so incredible!”

All of the workers at the Mobile location are kind, polite, and eager to do what they can to make their diners feel more comfortable in their restaurant.

Overall, Pete’s is a unique food experience at an affordable price and with great service. Anyone looking for an adventurous lunch date or interesting brunch spot should definitely give the local restaurant a chance.

For more information on Panini Pete’s, visit their website at www.paninipetes.com/ or call their Mobile storefront at (251)405-0031.

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Student Health Center Continued from page 1

convenient location, the SHC is now offering a greater vareity of services including nutritional counseling and fitness-oriented athletic training.

The SHC is staffed by physicians, including a sports medicine physician, as well as nurse practitioners, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.

“Our goal at the SHC is to keep students healthy so that they can engage productively in the academic affairs of USA, improving academic performance and increasing retention,” said Beverly Kellen, the practice director at the SHC, on the organization’s website. “We strive to accomplish this through health education, health promotion and primary health care.”

Currently enrolled students are qualified for treatment at the

SHC through an access fee of $30 included in their tuition.

Full-time USA undergraduate students are qualified to buy the student health insurance plan.

Part-time undergraduates taking six credit hours, and graduate students taking at least three credit hours, are eligible to purchase the student health insurance plan at the part-time rate.

Students taking additional credit hours for a total of 12 credit hours are qualified to buy the insurance plan at the full-time rate.

Qualified students can also insure their dependents, which can include the student’s spouse and dependent children under 26 years of age.

Students who are using their own insurance need to check with their providers to see if the SHC services will be covered by their plan.

New Student

The old Student Health Center was located in the north part of campus and was inconvenient for USA students. Photo courtesy of USA.

Any fees not covered and not paid for will go on student accounts as unpaid fees that will prevent them from graduation until paid.

While students are encouraged to visit at any time, the clinic prefers that some issues are scheduled by appointment.

These visits include annual physicals, gynecology appointments, prescription medication maintenance, psychiatric services

and chronic or ongoing conditions.

Walk-in visits are welcome for the flu vaccine, which is available to enrolled students for the price of $20.

This cost is fully covered for students who are registered with the United Healthcare plan.

Students can contact the clinic at (251) 460-7151, or by e-mail at studenthealth@southalabama.edu.

Health Location

5870 Alumni Drive (in front of the Student Center)

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Life Editor | Megan McDowell meganbreanne@gmail.com Monday, Oct. 17, 2016

LIFE

Student Spotlight: David Hutto

David Hutto, far left, poses in front of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, in the summer of 2015 during a study abroad. Picture courtesy of David Hutto.

By Megan McDowell | Life Editor

Although the University of South Alabama offers students many opportunities on campus in Mobile, students also benefit from the programs the university has abroad.

David Hutto, a senior foreign language student, has made great use of what USA has to offer internationally.

Hutto is currently concentrating his fields of study in French and Russian language as well as minoring in applied linguistics.

He said that he chose USA as a school not only for it’s proximity to home but what the school’s programs offered him in terms of his interest in languages from other nations and cultures.

“Languages have always interested me, ever since I was little,” Hutto said. “My interest started because of my mother and her Filipino side of the family.

“She and her family spoke Tagalog around me while I was growing up, and it had some influence on me. I always thought it was really cool to be able to speak in a different way and this made

me want to learn as many different languages as I could.”

Hutto carried this love and fascination of foreign language to college and has used it to travel across the world for his studies.

So far, he has been able to travel to two different countries on two separate occasions.

“I’ve studied abroad in Moscow, Russia, for a summer semester in 2015 and in Dijon, France, for a summer semester in 2016,” he said.

While in Moscow, I studied at the Higher School of Science and Economics and took a course in Russian language. I also visited St. Petersburg and Sergei Possad while in the country.

“In France, I studied at the University of Bourgogne to study French language and when I had the time I also traveled.”

Hutto said that his first study abroad experience had been a program built by USA, while his time in France was through an affiliate institution that he found through USA’s office of international study.

Both, were able to fulfill academic requirements for him at

Hutto, far right, poses with classmates in front of the University of Bourgeois in Dijon, France. He visited this past summer as part of a study abroad program. Picture courtesy of David Hutto.

USA, however.

“I stayed in a student dormitory with only Russian-speaking students learning English and at the Higher School of Economics. For this program I was able to meet my intermediate Russian language requirements.”

“When I went to France on the other hand,” Hutto continued, “it was an affiliate program at a different university. I went on this one by myself with a couple of other students from South. During this study abroad program I stayed with a host family.

Hutto cites his travels as one of the best experiences of his university career, especially his time in France.

Hutto said that his French professor’s complete immersion approach to teaching the language had an amazing impact on him and his peers and greatly increased the rate at which they were able to learn the language.

Studying in a foreign country did more for Hutto than just improve his language skills- it changed his perspective on the world as well.

“I feel like because I have

studied abroad I have tremendously broadened my horizons,” Hutto said.

“Living in the United States, one usually tends to only think how the rest of the country thinks. Going abroad you get to see different viewpoints on things that really open your mind to different ideas.”

Due to graduate at the end of this fall 2016 semester, Hutto has also accomplished many things within Mobile at USA. He has received the Jacqueline Quinn Gray Scholarship for an outstanding upper-level French major and the Margaret Pol Stock Scholarship for outstanding achievement and demonstrated interest in two languages as a foreign language major.

He is an active member of USA’s French club, USA Spectrum, and the Phi Sigma Iota foreign language honors society.

He has worked in the Language Resource Center on USA’s campus as a French language consultant.

He is currently conducting undergraduate research for his senior thesis project.

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Homecoming senior maid Holly Taylor Continued from page 1 Taylor, who described herself as an introvert, said she never considered running for homecoming court until a friend convinced her to campaign last year. She won junior maid in 2015.

“I was thrown into it,” Holly admitted. “It’s not something I had ever considered doing.”

Driven and humble, Taylor excels academically and around campus.

She’s president of the USA chapter of the Mortar Board Honor Society, a member of Chi Omega and a member of the Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors Program.

As further testament to her academic excellence and determination, she’s also in the early acceptance program at the USA College of Medicine.

Given her studious nature, Taylor doesn’t seem like the personality to seek the spotlight for the sake of it. In fact, her primary motivation to campaign for Homecoming Queen has nothing to with her. She’s motivated by a cause that is dear to her heart: animal rescue.

“You get to run a platform and a cause,” Taylor explained. “That’s why I ran for queen. My family and I have been involved with animal rescue for 9 years, and I work with local shelters and programs to adopt and foster animals.”

Taylor said the homecoming court festivities have already given her ample occasions to spread awareness to other USA students about opportunities to foster and volunteer with animals.

Whether she is elected Homecoming Queen or not, Taylor said she’s already done much of what she hoped to accomplish.

“This has been an amazing experience, and I’m going to be happy with any outcome,” Taylor

Holly Taylor recently won senior homecoming maid during the 2016 Homecoming Court election. Picture courtesy of Holly Taylor.

said. “I’ve had the opportunity to speak with other students, and I’ve gotten more than 100 students involved with local shelters.”

When asked if she recommends any local shelters where students can volunteer, Taylor can’t contain her enthusiasm.

“Save a Stray removes animals from kill shelters and relocates them to a sister shelter in New York, where they are usually adopted in less than two weeks,” she said. “They usually save 30 to 40 dogs a month. They also help coordinate adoptions or foster pets, which is a great way for off-campus students to get involved.”

Save a Stray is a local non-profit organization in Mobile, Alabama.

Students who are interested can visit saveastray.rescuegroups.org for more information.

The 2016 Homecoming Queen will be revealed during the halftime show at the USA vs GSU homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 29.

The other members of the 2016 Homecoming Court are Trey Davis, King; Rekha Paladugu, Graduate; Rachel Chamberlain, Junior; Libi Jacobs, Sophomore and Maisie Miller, Freshman.

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SPORTS

Tough conference loss for USA

Weekly Update Recap

Upcoming

Volleyball vs Georgia State Volleyball vs Arkansas State W 3-0 Volleyball vs Georgia Away: Jonesboro, Arkansas Friday, 6 p.m.

Southern Volleyball vs Little Rock W: 3-0 Soccer vs Louisiana- Away: Little Rock Arkansas Saturday, 6 p.m.

Lafayette Soccer vs Georgia State L: 2-3 Away: Atlanta, Georgia Soccer vs Texas State Friday, 6 p.m.

W: 2-1 Soccer vs Costal Carolina Soccer vs Appalachian State W: 4-1 Away: Boone, N.C. Football vs Arkansas State Sunday, 11 a.m.

L: 12-7

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USA placekicker Corliss Waitman watches the game against ASU at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Photo by Marissa Mason.

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By Casie Carr | Reporter

The University of South Alabama football team faced off against the Arkansas State University this past Saturday.

It was a slow game for USA and the third conference loss of the season. The final score of the game was 17-7.

“We just couldn’t get in a rhythm. We needed to start fast and we didn’t do that at all. Their defense is solid, and they kept the pressure on,” quarterback Dallas Davis said.

USA had a difficult time rushing as well as completing first and fourth down conversions. While USA gained twice as many passing yards as ASU, they fell short with only 61 rushing yards as compared to ASU’s 204.

USA also did not play a clean game. They acquired 9 penalties and lost safety Neiko Robinson due to a targeting disqualification. USA did not score any points until the fourth quarter with one touchdown.

“We were getting down in the red zone and not scoring touchdowns. I knew it would be a low scoring game, but we made some mistakes,” said head coach Joey Jones.

“It’s hard to play on the road, you have the crowd against you, but you have to overcome that. We need to get back to doing what we do, because with the Sun Belt we’re going to have really close games already,” Jones continued.

With this loss, USA’s season record consists of three nonconference wins, and three conference losses. This ranks them last in the Sun Belt, even though the out-of-conference wins were big games.

Playing against teams SEC schools such as Mississippi State and San Diego State were great experiences, but unfortunately will not be considered for the Sun Belt ranking.

On Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, USA will face Troy University, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the Sun Belt Conference. They have three conference wins and an overall record of 5-1 this season. This gives USA less than a week to prepare for the upcoming game.

“That’s life in the sun belt, we have only 5 days to get ready for Troy, a big game at home. We’ve got to be on top of our game to win,” said Jones.

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Football game canceled: USA vs LSU

Pictured is Tiger Stadium, popularly known as Death Valley, which is LSU’s outdoor stadium located on their campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Mike the Tiger VI served as LSU’s mascot for 9 years. Mike was diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma and humanly euthanized in October 2016. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

By Alanna Whitaker | Managing Editor

It’s a somber season for LSU fans. Les Miles, LSU head coach of 11 years, was unceremoniously disposed of midseason after a heartbreaking loss to Auburn.

Less than two weeks later, LSU lost their beloved mascot, Mike the Tiger VI, after a long battle with terminal cancer.

(Take a moment of silence for Mike. Regardless of the team you root for, he was a majestic beast and an awe-inspiring mascot.)

When they thought it couldn’t get worse, Hurricane Matthew blew LSU off course again and interrupted their game with Florida.

They tried to reschedule the game for the same weekend, but Florida chickened out.

The contest wasn’t rescheduled until the SEC announced both teams would be ineligible for the league title unless they played at least eight conference games. That got the ball rolling again.

LSU canceled their scheduled game against USA. Instead, LSU will play Florida on Nov. 19.

Football fans at USA are disappointed. Don’t blame LSU. Point your fingers at Florida for trying to sidestep a worthy foe.

LSU takes no joy in paying a $1.5 million fee to cancel a game against an underdog team.

Don’t take that the wrong way.

The USA Jaguars are young, hungry and eager to prove themselves.

But judging by USA’s performance against Arkansas State, we have room for improvement before we’re ready to catch a tiger by its tail.

Some USA sports fans may not feel the same way and think the Jaguars are ready to play a team like LSU. USA linebacker Darrell Songy agreed that defeating one of the most renowned SEC teams during a low point isn’t the type of W that USA is hungry for.

“Everyone was looking forward to LSU, but it has its positives and negatives,” Songy said. “They are vulnerable right now, and I wouldn’t personally want to play them in that state.”

Regardless, losing the opportunity to play LSU hurts USA. The Jaguars need four more wins against FBS teams to qualify for a bowl game this season.

In lieu of LSU, the Jaguars now play Presbyterian on Nov. 19, an FCS team, which is a division beneath LSU and USA. Without the LSU game, the opportunity to get those four wins has decreased. USA still has a chance, but they have less room for

error.

USA season ticket holders are entitled to a free game. Season tickets for USA sports teams can be purchased by calling

(251) 461-1872.

For more information about USA Athletics, including 2016 schedules and rosters, visit www.usajaguars.com

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OPINION

Opinion Editor | Joel Goode jdg908@jagmail.southalabama.edu Monday, Oct. 17, 2016

Student Center Food Court lacks healthy & budget-friendly options

The Student Center is pictured from the east in front of Miesler Hall. It has a few food choices, but not all students agree they are healthy or cost-effecitve choices. Picture courtesy of USA.

By Joel Goode | Opinion Editor

For many students at USA, the Student Center is the beating heart of campus.

Positioned directly across from Meisler Hall, the Student Center is also positioned in the middle of most high-traffic buildings on campus like the Library and the Mitchell College of Business.

In other words, of all the buildings on campus on any given non-event day, the Student Center will garner the most traffic.

Given its centrality, the Student Center could be considered not just the heart of campus but also the stomach. As an essential part of the student body, it is important that we keep the Student Center healthy.

The services provided at the food court in the Student Center are beyond excellent.

Although there are several new faces, many employees have been working at the food court through Aramark for years, well before the current set of particular vendors was put into place.

Whatever the merits of Aramark as an organization, the management and labour at USA has consistently stayed up-to-par in terms of providing a friendly atmosphere while tirelessly accommodating the busy, hungry students who constantly pour through on a daily basis.

What the food court needs are two things: food which is affordable for financially struggling students, and food that can reliably provide nutritional content.

Quiznos, Burger Studio, Pizza Hut, and Chik fil A are splurge foods.

They foods that taste delicious but are not budgetable on a daily lunch schedule.

They do not reach the convenience of fast food, because there is no dollar menu.

Hence, not only are most of the food options nutritionally lacking, but there is no financial incentive whatsoever over home-cooked meals or off-campus fast food.

Previously, the space in the Student Center was occupied by The Fresh Food Company (FFC), which has now moved to The Cafe behind the recreation center next to the fraternities.

While affordability may be a different story for low income students without meal plans, it would be tough to argue that the Student Center food court provides the same quality and diversity of food as the open-buffet FFC, which includes a salad bar.

It is not necessarily the case that any one of the particular vendor at the food court should be removed.

Rather, at least one or two vendors should be replaced. For my

USA students wait in line in front of Chick-fil-A in the Student Center. Photo by Jake Cannon.

part, I think Burger Studio is the one vendor I want to see stay.

Whatever the opinion of the administration, they should realize that for students who fall anywhere

on the Venn diagram of low income or diet-conscious, there is not a sustainable dietary option at the Student Center.

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USA Dorms Campus Quarters The Edge The Grove

49% | 42 Votes 27% | 23 Votes 13% | 11 Votes 12% | 10 Votes

Total Voters: 86 students Stokes Hall is a popular choice for USA students living on campus. Photo courtesy of USA.