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VANGUARD

THE DEC 5, 2011

Happy Holidays!

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

VOL. 49, NO. 18

USA celebrates the holidays with lights and decorations; a new tradition

‘Heartwarming’ holday spirit on campus BY CASSIE FAMBRO Editor-in-Chief

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The Moulton Tower glows and surrounding trees show holiday spirit. The Mitchell Center area will feature a holiday concert December 8.

SGA extends USA Library Hours

The University unveiled holiday decorations on campus for the first time in recent years. LED energy-conserving lights adorn the trees surrounding the Moulton Tower, life-size nutcrackers anchored by sandbags guard the campus portals and Christmas trees greet visitors to the USA Alumni house and faculty club. USA President Gordon Moulton calls the lights “heartwarming” and says they give the center of campus a “spiritual feel.” Director of Facilities Chris Willis says his staff worked diligently on the decorations and believes it fosters a greater sense of spirit on campus. “It really speaks to the beauty of the campus and makes it feel more like a residential campus than a commuter campus.” Assocaite Director of Housing James Birdgeforth encourages residential students to decorate; however, windows are off-limits due to safety hazards. Candles are also prohibited. The USA holiday concert will take place at the Moulton Tower Dec. 8 at 6 p.m.

Power outage scheduled over break; res. halls included Outages are part of a large project intended to increase the quality and potential for growth in the University’s power capabiities. Students will need to leave their residence halls for three days. BY MATT WEAVER Senior Reporter

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USA Library will remain open until 2 a.m. from Wed. Dec. 7 until Dec. 13 for students to study before their finals.

Campus residents at the University of South Alabama are being asked to leave for the holidays to allow school technicians to repair electrical issues. The power system’s shortcomings were exposed by a February fire that caused a six-hour-long campuswide power outage, leading to the cancellation of classes. Students will have to leave their rooms by noon Dec. 26 and will not be allowed back until noon Dec. 30. The reason for the evacuations is that all electricity will be turned off on the campus dur-

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ing that week with the only exception being campus police, who will use a generator to protect the campus and the technicians present. University officials first made the decision to evacuate during the summer and notified students as early as Sept. Additional alerts were provided via mass email and door fliers in the months following with the Department of Housing planning one more push as early as this week. With the notice given so far in advance, the University doesn’t have a contingency plan for students with-

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out a place to stay but Director of Housing Dr. Christina Vinet is aware of the concerns and is looking to find a compromise to help everyone find a place to stay. “We’ve been communicating with residents monthly since August floor meetings, email, flyers, etc. to announce the closing,” Vinet said. “If students haven’t found someplace to stay for the holidays, I would ask them to contact our office and see POWER page 4

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