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campus lockdown sunday USAPD says that a student was robbed at gunpoint. A shot was fired; no one was injured.

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he Vanguard was first on the scene to a movie-like situation on Sunday complete with heroism, fear and confusion. At approximately 3 p.m., a campus lockdown was initiated at USA due to a threat attributed to an individual that possibly had a deadly weapon. A Delta 4 residence hall student allegedly let two non-students into his room, and was then robbed at gunpoint.

Why he let the non-students into his room is not known at the present time.

The two non-students then robbed the resident of $1,000 and a cell phone at gunpoint, and then fled, according to USAPD and Public Relations. One suspect was apprehended and taken away in a police SUV after USAPD searched Stokes Hall as well as Delta 4.

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Armed USAPd officer Har enters Stokes Hall before checking rooms looking for a suspect.

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he Christian Medical Ministry of South Alabama (CMMSA) returned April 15 from a medical mission trip to Rwanda, Africa. The group, including nine University of South Alabama medical students and USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital neonatologist Dr. Keith Peevy, spent four weeks working at Kibogora Hospital in Eastern Rwanda.

“This was the first trip to Rwanda made

by CMMSA or USA students,” said Dr. Peevy, CMMSA advisor. “Some of these same students have been to Honduras at least once on summer trips with CMMSA.” The group left March 17, the morning after Match Day, and volunteered at Kibogora Hospital. The hospital is roughly a 230-bed self-supported facility that has two operating rooms and wards for internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and OBGYN. “While there, we were able to directly

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participate in the care and planning for patients,” said Cody Penrod, fourth-year USA medical student. “It was a great learning experience not only in tropical medicine but also in the role we play as physicians.”

While in Rwanda, students were able to directly help patients in the area and get hands-on experience.

“Some of us worked in the internal medicine wards taking care of roughly 30 to 40 patients a day with problems such as malaria, typhoid fever, TB, gastritis, neurosyphilis, intestinal parasites, heart failure, and diabetes,” said Brannon Vines, a fourth-year USA medical student who also attended.

“Others in the group worked in pediatrics, OB/GYN, and some in surgery. We also worked two days in an outlying clinic that feeds patients into the hospital if needed.”

Many memorable experiences were gained through this trip as students interacted with the doctors at Kibogora Hospital.

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New residence hall to replace Delta 1, sustainability of new facility in question By josH york Contributing Writer Editor’s note: Cassie Fambro provided additional information to this article.

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ew residence halls are scheduled to be built in the fall of 2013.

This is great news for incoming USA students. The new and yet-to-be-named residence hall will be much larger than Delta 1, which it will replace.

With the waiting list for campus student housing growing each summer, this new four-story, 350-bed facility will certainly fill a need.

But some question whether or not the new building will be more energy efficient than the one replaced.

Randy Moon, director of facilities, was not available for comment, but Director of Housing Chris Vinet said she hopes the new building will be more energy efficient than Stokes Hall. Vinet said, “There isn’t a real commitment, as of yet on building, to LEED certification, but that could change.”

Leadership in Energy and Environ-

mental Design, or LEED, is a certification given to buildings that meet certain efficiency standards, which are explained at Green Work Experience online.

There are four different levels of certification. LEED Certified is the lowest possible score given, while LEED Platinum is the highest. LEED Silver and LEED Gold are sandwiched in between, respectively.

According to GWE, LEED is an internationally recognized environmental program deployed in more than 30 countries around the world. Its aim is to verify that a building is designed and built in a way that will improve energy savings, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality and CO2 emissions reduction.

Vinet sounded positive when asked if the school is looking into building a “greener” campus. Currently, the new dining hall is the only building on campus that meets LEED certification standards.

When asked about efforts to meet LEED certification, Keith Ayers, USA director of public relations, said, “For

construction of residence halls, USA uses most of the best sustainability practices of LEED, and the buildings are constructed under the energy sustainability guidelines of the Alabama Building Commission, which has oversight of public building construction in the state.”

He also explained why most campus buildings are not LEED certified, “The University has opted not to seek LEED certification for residence halls because the University is trying to balance the cost of LEED certification with the cost of student rental rates, since housing is a self-supporting auxiliary and construction costs are passed on to students in the form of rent.”

But, the focus of building a “greener” campus has not escaped everyone’s eyes. Two of those eyes belong to USA’s own Doug Marshall, professor of sociology and member of South’s Sustainability Committee.

This environmentally conscientious group on campus was instrumental in initiating the JagBike program.

Marshall said, “After a long time of

not much happening, it’s now going on a year and a half that the momentum has been building, and it seems that this is the direction the University is moving.”

Marshall pointed to the Glenn Sebastian Nature Trail as an example, and added, “It’s been well maintained and cleaned up.” The trailhead will be marked soon with a kiosk providing travelers with jogging loops, maps, and trail marks, Marshall said.

Not only is “going green” an environmentally conscious thing to do, it also makes financial sense, Marshall said.

He connected to saving money for the school and for students as well.

The new Stokes-like residence hall will be built for almost $15 million by Yates Construction Company, as announced last week by President Moulton after a special session as called for the members of the Board of Trustees to approve the bid in advance of the regularly scheduled June meeting.

The rooms will be double-occupancy, and there will be additional parking planned and added to the area to accommodate the influx of new residents, according to administration.

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SGA officer booked, released on bail by matt weaver Senior Reporter

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niversity of South Alabama student and SGA Attorney General, Jean Pierre Arditi, 21, was arrested on Apr. 21 on possession of drug paraphernalia. The substance is marijuana according to gotbustedmobile.com, an online record of those booked in Mobile County Jail. Arditi was booked and then released on $500 bail.

SGA officials have asked Arditi to resign from his post as Attorney General but he has opted to decline, citing a legal presumption of innocence. The executive committee of SGA did vote to evict Arditi from his SGA office and leave him with no duties, save only his title.

SGA President Colin Al-Greene confirmed that Arditi has lost his office space but was quick to add that it had more to do with his "performance as Attorney General as anything else.” "[Arditi] has not been involved in officer meetings in quite some time," Al-Greene confirmed. “And he's missed several Senate meetings without providing a valid doctor's excuse."

Arditi would not speak on the details of his arrest but told The Vanguard that, “People are jumping to baseless conclusions” and that he did not appreciate “disparaging remarks” allegedly made by Michael Mitchell, the dean of students.

Mitchell also acts as the SGA’s advisor.

Both Arditi and Mitchell declined additional comment on the details of that conversation.

Arditi will not face additional punishment from the University, as the arrest occurred off University property.

“Jean-Pierre’s issue is not related to campus, so there is not an official University response,” Mitchell said. “We do not typically manage behavior that occurs off-campus.”

It's been a tumultuous semester for Arditi, who was also impeached by his fellow officers on July 20. He was charged with unlawfully approving traffic ticket appeals for friends and overstepping the authority of his office.

Charges were filed against Arditi after a secretary reported his alleged misconduct.

Charged with two counts of improper conduct, Arditi was notified that he was being impeached on July 20. Arditi waited two months to have a trial and was officially tried on Sept. 26.

He was found guilty but was allowed to keep his office.

USA goes on lockdown Continued from page 1 Armed with guns that looked like they were out of Modern Warfare video games, USAPD officers followed strict protocol in searching campus housing for the suspects. Officer Har walked into Stokes Hall with a tactical shotgun, as shown in the accompanying images as well as on our Facebook page in additional photos. One suspect is still on the loose, but not believed to be on campus at this time. Public Relations Director Keith Ayers encourages anyone with information to call 460-6312 to speak with USAPD about the remaining suspect, described by Public Relations as a “thin black male with a dark complexion and a short afro hair style.”

USA Chief of Police Zeke Aull increased the size of the safety perimeter after we were able to get pictures of the room searches at Stokes. Residents of Stokes were told to stay inside and diverted to another hallway, and adjacent classrooms within the residence hall.

RA’s kept the students informed of what was going on for the entire five hours that the campus was on lockdown. The university library locked students in for safety, and cops were seen shouting to pedestrians to take shelter.

After the initial arrest, many students did not seem to take the continuation of the lockdown seriously, presenting a challenge for officers to deal with. Also on our Facebook album is an image of students sitting in a truck near the scene of the dorm search, even though students were told to stay inside. Local media arrived on scene as well to cover the search as it wore into the afternoon. CNN ran a blurb on their channel and media outlets such as The Washington Post and ABC also picked up the story.

A mass email was sent out, as well as sporadic messages to cell phones signed up through the USAAlert system, accessible through the USA Android and iPhone application, as well as warnsignup.com/usa. Assistant Professor Dr. Alan Chow of business told The Vanguard via Facebook that he signed up for USAAlert, but did not receive an alert. Ayers told The Vanguard that alerts were issued through the campus siren system, on the main page, and through campus email.

We will update more on our website as we learn details or have details confirmed. The chronology of events can be found on our Facebook page, The Vanguard, USA’s Student Newspaper.

USA Medical Students visit Rwanda Continued from page 1 “My most memorable experience was the praise we received from fellow physicians who were staff officers at the Kibogora Hospital,” Penrod said. “All the patients were very appreciative of our service and the other physicians were very grateful for our help. This meant a lot coming from them. We built some very good relationships with these people and were able to learn from their experience.”

By traveling to Rwanda, the group encountered first-hand the lack of funds in this part of the world that’s needed to properly take care of patients.

“Clinically the most memorable experiences were the loss of two infants from respiratory distress and lack of equipment and training who would easily have survived in the U.S. or other developed countries,” Dr. Peevy said. “Those were emotionally difficult for all of us and brought home the blessing we have in this country in the form of equipment, technology, and trained personnel. We also identified two infants with congenital heart disease and had them transferred to Kigali where there were pediatric cardiology services. I don’t think either of them would have been recognized or transferred without our team’s input.”

This was an inaugural trip to Rwanda for the group, and they are already planning for a trip next year.

“We have filled out debriefing forms that allowed us to brainstorm on ways to improve the trip next year,” Penrod said. “The current thinking is to allow it to be an international elective that is available to fourth year students each and every year. If I had known international electives like this were available it would have been a strong draw to the USA College of Medicine when I was applying.”

This trip brought a group of medical students together to have a life-changing experience in their field of study and faith.

“I was amazed at the great attitude of the group; at the cohesive, loving way in which the students treated each other; at the way they could have fun in the midst of a stressful, fatiguing experience; at how hard they were willing to work for individual patients, knowing that if they did not advocate for the patients that the patient would most likely not receive the treatment they needed,” Dr. Peevy said. “This was a group of students committed to Christ and whose behavior reflected that commitment--I was proud to have been associated with them and look forward to seeing their careers develop.”

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“The Raven” lands in theaters Horror hits the theaters across the nation in the form of classic tales from the mind of Edgar Allan Poe. Jake Howell JagLife Writer

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And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor, Shall be lifted – nevermore!” wrote the master of dark, gruesome suspense, Edgar Allan Poe. Like the writings that inspired it, the recent release, “The Raven,” is a dark, gruesome and bloody film.

“The Raven” is set in mid-19th century Baltimore and stars John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe. One of the most interesting aspects of the film is that Poe’s real backstory plays a key role.

The few days before Poe’s death on October 7, 1849 are cloaked in mystery.

After all, he was found alone and incoherent in Baltimore before he died, and this is how the film opens.

The audience finds John Cusack’s Poe sitting alone on park bench, staring up at a raven that caws at a bleak, gray sky.

The film jumps backwards to the beginning of the events leading to Poe being on that bench.

Within only a few moments, though, the film plunges into the darkness that pervades Poe’s writings as a mother

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John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe in the feature film “The Raven.” and daughter are savagely murdered.

It is with this double murder that the film’s plot gets underway.

It’s not an entirely original design with a serial killer using Poe’s stories and poems as inspiration for his crimes.

The double murder harkens to Poe’s

short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” and many other stories, such as “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Masque of the Red Death,” serve as the clay the killer uses to mold his works.

The film itself is entertaining, if sometimes plagued by overacting or

jarring dialogue.

It certainly succeeds in bringing the feeling of suspense to the audience as the characters chase the killer through the sewer tunnels beneath Baltimore or an eerie, forested graveyard.

While Cusack is not this writer’s favorite actor, he captures Poe’s character very well.

Throughout the film, Poe wavers between drunken insanity and sober intelligence.

The writers of the film, Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare, endowed the character with exquisite dialogue that reflected Poe’s unwavering confidence that he was a master of his craft.

Perhaps the most fantastic part of the film was the way it looked.

From the sets to the costumes, the film looked amazing, reflecting the director’s (James McTeigue) attention to detail that made the setting in “V for Vendetta” so real.

While the film can be predictable in places and trips itself up, it is still very much worth watching.

Those who adore Poe’s stories or grotesque and gruesome movie murders are sure to enjoy “The Raven.”

JagIdol down to final four contestants Bailey hammond JagLife Editor

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agIdol has had quite a run for its first season. There were 28 individuals who tried out to take part, and now the show is down to four.

JagIdol quickly came to replace JagSports as the most watched show on JagTV. The show has only been running for eight weeks.

When asked about his favorite part of the experience, show creator Matthew Lee replied, “Watching the people sing. These are all hidden talents that USA has. A lot of them came out of the woodwork.”

With the show being such a success, it’s only natural to assume that it will be back for another season.

“It depends on if anyone is insane

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USA student led spin-off of the popular singing show. enough to take it over,” said Lee. Lee created the show as his directed study and will be graduating this semester.

Judges for JagIdol include Luke Buckley, lead singer of The Suzies, Kris-

tin Hollis, Communication Department equipment manager, and Jason Cooper, JagRadio host.

This season is not over yet. There will be a live show at 7 p.m. Monday, April 30, at Moulton Tower as part of JagTV Live on Location.

The finale will be held on May 5 at the Allied Health building, but the location is subject to change.

Finalists will be fighting to win the title of the first JagIdol and a prize including a free recording session with a major recording studio here in Mobile.

The four singers still in the running for the glory are Tyler Hayes, Carlos Stutts, Saila Sanderson and Raja Jul Haziq.

“It’s been a huge benefit to participate in JagIdol just because it’s broken me out of my shell. I’m not as nervous in front of

a crowd on karaoke nights,” commented Sanderson.

When asked about his experience so far, Stutts said, “Well, JagIdol has thus far been a positive experience. It helped me to do something that I would have never thought of, which is sing in public. If I don’t win, I can say that I have gained the confidence to sing in public.”

So tune in to the last few episodes and vote for your favorite finalist. You may not get another chance like this.

If you’re not sure how to vote, go to the JagIdol Facebook page and the link to the survey is available. Otherwise, the survey should be sent out via student email.

JagIdol can be seen on the campus cable Channel 63 and online at southalabama.edu/jagtv in case you aren’t on campus.

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Sleuthing with Southern charm kalyn mcclellan JagLife Writer

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ississippi’s Southern belle private investigator is coming back once more for mystery and adventure in Carolyn Haines’ latest addition to the Sarah Booth Delaney chronicles.

“Bonefire of the Vanities” will be the 12th in Haines’ charming series of mystery novels.

In this latest novel, Sarah Booth Delaney is on the trail of a porn-star-turnedpsychic operating from a haunted estate on the edge of town.

Marjorie Littlefield, an eccentric billionaire, has always planned to leave her fortune to her cat.

But when “medium” Sherry Cameron promises to reunite Marjorie with her dead child, Sarah Booth is convinced it’s a scheme to separate a lonely woman from her fortune.

In order to get close to the action, Sarah Booth schemes here way onto the estate by posing as a maid.

Between chores, she explores the estate, finds a few corpses and runs into a few ghosts along the way.

But which guest or staff member is a killer? And are the “ghosts” real?

Even Jitty, Sarah Booth’s personal haint, won’t tell until Sarah Booth has uncovered all of Sherry’s well-kept secrets.

But if anyone can put an end to this maddening scam, Sarah Booth can!

The first novel in the Sarah Booth Delaney series was “Them Bones” published in 1999 by Random House.

When asked what inspired her to begin the Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series, Haines, creative writing professor at

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USA replied, “I had finished two general fiction novels, and I was thinking about what I might write next.

“I had several ideas, and as I was sitting at the computer looking out at my horses grazing in the pasture, and I heard two characters bickering. They were funny. Most of my work to that point had been serious.

“I listened and realized the characters were Sarah Booth and Jitty. It took me a while to understand that Jitty was a ghost (she can also be read as Sarah Booth’s subconscious). And I started writing. I had no idea it was a mystery.

“All I knew was that Sarah Booth was an interesting, wounded character, and Jitty had a lot of wisdom and an attitude.

I’d always loved reading mysteries, but it

never dawned on me that I could actually plot a solid mystery. I have learned so much writing this series.”

Haines said that there are many people in her life that have inspired her characters, and each character has a bit of her in them as well.

“The truth is, the characters come to life, and they are their own people, with their own past, their own wounds and their own destinies,” Haines remarked.

Haines said although she didn’t set out to specifically write mystery novels, she now enjoys the challenge.

“I had always loved reading mysteries. A good mystery has all the elements of a novel, with a strong plot. In every genre, it’s the writer’s job to manipulate the reader. In mysteries, the bar is just set high,” Haines explained.

Although book 12 has not made it to the shelves, Haines said that book 13 is already in the works.

But how long will the Sarah Booth Delaney series continue?

“I love these characters, and as long as readers buy my books and the publisher continues to offer contracts, I’ll write about these characters. Some writers get tired of their characters.

“There are issues of aging and time, which can seem daunting in a long running series. But these people are like my family. I enjoy writing about them.

Until that changes there will be more dead bodies strewn around Mississippi,” Haines said proudly.

“Bonefire of the Vanities” will be available in bookstores and online on June 19, 2012.

If you are planning a summer reading list, Carolyn Haines’ latest novel should be at the top.

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Fairy tales come to local gallery USA students put together art exhibit featuring pieces inspired by fairy tales and folklore bailey hammond JagLife Editor

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lowers and Daggers,” an exhibition of fairy tale inspired art works by Sara E. Morales and Haley Franklin, is set to be unveiled May 1 at the Mobile Arts Council.

The show will run the entire month of May with a reception for the artists on May 11 at 6 p.m.

The artwork is a mixture of ceramic wall sculptures and portraits on wood.

“The power of fairy tales is timeless, although the details of the stories have strayed through the ages.

“My work shows five of these stories in the contexts of their earliest publications. I have interpreted their timeless themes through ceramic and mixed media sculptures,” said Morales about her sculptures.

The sculptures show the fairytale characters and their villains.

The artists have been planning this show for a while and are hoping to appeal to the resurgence of interest in the fairytale genre in recent months.

With all of the new movies retelling popular fairy tales, such as “Snow White,” it’s no wonder that artists want to give the area their own touch.

Franklin addressed this idea as regarding her own paintings.

“The paintings for this exhibit showcase heroines and other characters from traditional fairy tales. The posed char-

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The postcard for the exhibit shows pieces from the show.

acters are made up of graphite drawings, acrylic paint and ink on wood.

“Artistic liberties were taken with the design of each character, all of which are posed like snapshots from their stories.

“These long-told tales are considered in the contexts of modern society’s unusual standards for physical beauty.

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“Flowers and Daggers” is a collaborative exhibit of fairy tale art created by USA students Sara E. Morales and Haley Franklin. Featuring scenes from popular fairy tales and literature, the exhibit will run for the entire month of May. “Make up, unnatural proportions, unrealistic hairstyles, ornate clothing and the loss of childhood qualities are all concepts that every person faces in fashion and media,” Franklin stated.

Since the exhibit is running for an entire month, fans of fairy tales and art have the chance to visit the gallery on Dauphin Street and see Morales and

Franklin’s take on the genre.

Even though finals week is fast approaching, taking a break to peruse beautiful works of art created by fellow students who would not be considered amiss.

In fact, it may just do you some good and help spur your own creativity in regards to those final essays and papers.

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jayson curry, sports Editor sports.editor@usavanguard.com

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Bennett rises up and shines

Only seconds separate Bennett’s best and worst moment at USA Jayson Curry Sports Editor

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single second or inch can make or break a moment.

Within the blink of an eye, everything can change.

When it comes to sports, that thought is magnified and displayed on every play, in every game. One inch can be the difference between a game-winning three-point shot, or a miss off the rim.

One single second can give a quarterback just enough time to throw a game winning pass, and one inch can mean a perfectly handled snap from center or a fumbled snap.

For South Alabama quarterback CJ Bennett, this lessoned was learned during a game in 2010.

South Alabama was still undefeated on October 23 when they flew to California to face UC Davis. The Jags had only played football for one season prior to the 2010 season and had only played outside of Mobile two times, but California was surely a new experience for the entire program.

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USA quarterback CJ Bennett.

season and a crucial game to keep the team undefeated.” Bennett said.

After three quarters in the game between the two schools had been played, UC Davis led the undefeated Jags.

The Jaguars had used multiple quarterbacks in the game, as they had done for most of the season but with the game on the line, and the season, the coaching staff turned to then freshman Bennett.

Bennett led the offensive drive like a veteran and with just over five minutes left in the game, Bennett connected with USA wide receiver Courtney Smith on a 45-yard touchdown pass to give the Jags a three point lead after the extra-point.

“We went empty and we waited for the defense to get set. We saw they brought the house and Courtney Smith was one-on-one on a post and I let it go,” Bennett said. “Their guy had good coverage on him and when I looked at Courtney he had broken away.”

“We went with two quarterbacks that game and I came in late in the game and threw the touchdown pass to Courtney Smith and we went up by three points. That was my biggest moment, and later in that game I had my worst moment.”

UC Davis got the ball back with a chance to tie or take the lead back from the Jags but eventually gave the ball back to the Jags.

Bennett and the USA were looking to just run the clock out as very little time remained in the game.

On a third-and-short, Bennett got the call from the coaches to try to get the UC Davis defense to jump offside in an attempt to get a first down from the 5-yard penalty.

Bennett came up to the line of scrimmage and started shouting out his snap count.

“We were up by three and we had the ball and all we had to do was run the clock out and it was third and inches. We wanted to draw them offside and we faked the snap count.

The ball got snapped. I messed up the cadence and I fumbled and they got it back,” Bennett explained. “It went from being the highlight of my career so far to the lowest point. Everyone on the sidelines and thankfully their kicker missed the kick because everyone told me I would have been riding in the luggage on the way back.”

Bennett has learned and grown from that game.

With South Alabama being a transitional program, Bennett has been given the opportunity to play five full seasons at USA, a luxury he hopes to take advantage of.

“That is one of the biggest reasons I came here, Redshirt sophomore,” Bennett said. “It’s just so unique and it can only help me as a player with an extra season.”

USA’s spring practice has already come and gone but that doesn’t mean Bennett isn’t thinking about the upcoming season and further into the future already.

“My personal goals and our team goals are probably very similar. I want to have the most wins as a quarterback in USA history. We want to win the Sun Belt as a team and I think we have a great opportunity to do that next season and I want to be the first quarterback to win a bowl game for South,” Bennett said.

It’s all about the wins for me; personal records don’t really mean anything.”

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USA men’s tennis honored

vol. 50, no. 15 / APR. 30, 2012

Patrick herring Sports Reporter

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he rich history of men’s tennis at the University of South Alabama got richer Wednesday night at the annual Sun Belt Conference awards banquet. Senior Romain Bocaert and junior Alex Bernard were named to the All-SBC Men’s Tennis Team for the 2012 season.

The ceremony may have seemed like déjà vu to Bocaert, because for the second straight season he was voted to both the singles and doubles teams. He is the first player to do so for South since Julien Raynal and Christian Thall both did so in 2001.

“I didn’t realize it was the first time someone had done that back-to-back in 10 years,” Bocaert said. “It’s an honor for me to have done it this year.”

Coach Nick Brochu was proud of the senior from Lille, France.

“This was a great accomplishment for Romain, he’s been working extremely hard this season,” Coach Brochu said. “He’s earned it.”

Bernard was named to the doubles team, making for the first time he has earned AllConference status.

This was the first year Boceart and Bernard, also a native of France, played doubles together.

“It was good to have gotten this honor with my friend,” said Bernard, who knew Bocaert going back to their time in France.

Brochu saw the pair gel together as the season progressed.

“They obviously elevate each other’s

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South Alabama’s men’s tennis is honored at the annual Sun Belt Conference banquet. game,” Brochu said.

The team is currently in the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Denton, Texas.

They played Florida Atlantic Thursday.

After dropping the doubles point, the Jaguars went on to win four singles matches in straight sets to win 4-1 and advance to the semifinals. The win gives the No. 57 Jags a 16-6 record on the season and sends the No. 5 seed Owls home with a 13-9 record.

After rain delayed the semifinal rounds, the Jaguars defeated top seed Denver Uni-

versity. South Alabama was down 3-1 before winning its final three singles matches to complete the improbable comeback.

In the Sunday game to decide the Sun Belt Conference champions, the Jaguars fell to Middle Tennessee in the same fashion they defeated FAU. After winning the doubles point, South Alabama fell in four singles matches in straight sets to lose 4-1.

The second consecutive loss to MTSU in the SBC championship game drops the Jaguars record to 17-7.

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Florida International baseball game, the University of South Alabama cut the ribbon on the new “ring of honor.”

The ceremony started at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

The “Ring of Honor” is placed behind the third base dug out of Stanky Field at the South Alabama campus.

The “ring” is a symbol that commemorates the rich history of the South Alabama baseball program. Part of the history is legendary South Alabama baseball coach Steve Kittrell, who retired after the 2011 season.

Kittrell is one of the most winning coaches in college baseball history and came one win from the college baseball world series on six different occasions.

Other notable alumni of the baseball program include major league baseball players Marlon Anderson, Jon Lieber, P.J. Walker,

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Young golfer gives tips in Mobile

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HO: The sport of golf is focused on bringing more youth and energy into the sport. Lexi Thompson, along with local instructor Dolph Roder, will tell her story, give tips and interact with 100 youth at Red Bull Tee Time.

Alexis “Lexi” Thompson is an American professional golfer. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women’s Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15.

WHAT: Red Bull invited collegiate and high school golf teams between the ages of 16 to 24 from the Mobile area to Red Bull Tee Time including the University of South Alabama, University of Southern Mississippi, Springhill University, University of Mobile and the University of West Florida. Young golfers will be welcomed to hit balls alongside Lexi at the range, receiving one-onone instruction from Lexi herself.

Lexi Thompson will share her compelling story of entering the sport of golf at a young age and making an effort to

pursue it as her career. Lexi will serve up some of the obstacles and tips that it takes in order to play with the professionals, and how she became one herself. Dolph Roder will talk about the technicalities that lead Lexi to expertise, and how to gain the fundamentals as a young golfer.

WHEN: Monday, April 30, 2012, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL Thompson has won almost $700,000 in the past two years competing in various events.

In 2011, Thompson was attempting to qualify for an LPGA tour membership for 2012. She competed in the first stage of LPGA flight school; and won the stage by 10 strokes.

Thompson then followed that performance up with a win at the Navistar LPGA classic.

After the win, Thompson dropped out of flight school and petitioned the LPGA to grant her a membership for 2012. Her petition was granted last September.

HOOK’S WALK-OFF HOMER LIFTS JAGS OVER FIU

Lexi Thompson

LPGA Pro Golfer Lexi Thompson with South Paw at a USA baseball game this past weekend.

Ring of honor Continued from page 10 Adam Lind, and most notably Luis Gonzales and Juan Pierre.

Gonzales is remembered most for hitting the game winning hit in the 2001 world series, defeating the Yankees when he played for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Pierre was part of the 2003 world series champion Florida Marlins. While at South Alabama, Pierre won the Sun Belt conference player of the year in 1998.

The “Ring of Honor” will serve as a reminder of not only the last, but the future as well as the baseball program continues to grow and produce great players and coaches.

Athletics updates

Brad Hook hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the University of South Alabama baseball team to a 9-7 win over Florida International Friday at Stanky Field.

South Alabama (17-25, 11-8 SBC) trailed by a run heading into the bottom of the ninth after FIU’s Mike Martinez hit a go-ahead solo shot in the top of the ninth. But the Jags rallied with one out in the bottom-half of the frame with a walk by Jordan Patterson and single by Graham Odom off of FIU closer Michael Gomez. Hook worked the count to 1-1 before lifting a fastball from Gomez over the right field wall.

“He (Gomez) threw me two fastballs low and away, and then he threw me an inside fastball,” Hook said. “I just wanted to get my hands inside, and I did and just put a good swing on it.”

FIU (24-17, 10-9 SBC) held a 5-2 lead through 3 1/2 innings before the Jags scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game 5-5. With two runners on and no outs, Whitt Dorsey doubled down the left field line to score Robby Campbell and Nolan Earley, who reached on a single and a walk, respectively.

Patterson followed with an RBI single back up the middle to score Dorsey and tie the game.

USA SOFTBALL SPLITS WITH FIU SATURDAY AFTERNOON

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Statue of Steve Kittrel is the centerpiece of the Ring of Honor

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The University of South Alabama softball team dropped game one of the Sun Belt Conference series-opening doubleheader with Florida International 1-0 before downing the Panthers 2-0 in game two Saturday afternoon at Jaguar Field.

“Both of these teams have very good pitching staffs,” said USA head coach Becky Clark.

“FIU’s pitching staff has been through it this season. They know how to pitch these games and they’re not going to give you anything.

From the offensive side, we knew they weren’t going to give us a whole lot, so we had to fight for whatever we got. For us to come back in game two and scrap, claw, compete and pull out the win was huge.

“Hannah (Campbell) and Farish (Beard) had great days today. Hannah was a little unlucky early on. They glued some things in on her, and we didn’t push the run across for her, but she pitched extremely well. Farish stepped in and did a great job in game two until we could get the bats going.”

South Alabama now holds a 32-15 overall record and 14-7 mark in the SBC while FIU is now 25-24 on the year and 13-8 in league play.

Sunday’s series finale will determine the second place spot in the Sun Belt standings which the Jags have held on to most of the season.

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That requisite end of the semester article T

his year has been the most defining year of my life, personally.

As we print this last issue of the 50th volume of The Vanguard, we’re already looking ahead to next year Cassie Fambo Editor-in-Chief with open eyes.

Our goal is to be the voice of the students. Not some. Not certain ones. All students.

There may not be a single demographic that we haven’t irritated this year, and we take a lot of pride in knowing we did our job as the student newspaper for South Alabama.

I have an amazing team.

My associate editor, Aaron Etheredge, rejuvenated my spirit for what we did earlier this semester. Faced with a plethora of professional, personal and vehicular obstacles, The Vanguard has been reinvented.

Etheredge’s enthusiasm reflects my own when I began three years ago, and has reiterated to me that I am in the right place.

Bailey Hammond, my Life Editor this year but my friend forever, has kept sunshine in the box that is this newspaper. She is everything I would ever want in a daughter.

Jayson Curry has gone hard in the paint all year long and throughout his tenure at the paper. From tailgating to Drake, he’s added swag to The Vanguard one issue at a time. Oh, and Jag Tweets are brilliant.

Carey Cox has been with The Vanguard for a few years as well and is graduating this semester and following the rainbow to Florida.

We wish her the best of luck in Panama City and have truly enjoyed our time with her, from Bubble nights to freezing office nights.

Patrick Herring has been an awesome addition and a true team member. His campus knowledge and personality makes him easy to work with and talk to, something invaluable in a student journalist.

Matt Weaver is as talented as he is charming, with his tenure at The Vanguard and experience with almost every beat in this newspaper, he is irreplaceable.

His cool-headed approach to leveling and rationalizing has made me a better editor as well as a better person.

An extra kudos goes out to writers Kalyn McClellan, Jake Howell and JT Crabtree and everyone else who has contributed regularly this year for the love of the craft.

The people that made me who I am as an editor are Matthew Peterson, Alex Whalen and Daniela Werner. The Vanguard is more of a family, and somewhat like a mob. We stick up for each other, past, present and future alike.

I reiterate that Dr. Aucoin is Dumbledore.

Without him, I simply don’t know what we would do.

Dr. Mike Mitchell is as important to me, using his leadership skills, wisdom and common sense to provide guidance and logical answers to even the toughest questions.

Dr. John Smith, I’m not sure I even have words to express how much I respect him. You will never meet a more sincere person.

Keith Ayers has constantly offered his advice, leveled with me, and provided insight into complicated subjects like state funding and tuition increases. He goes above and beyond.

I miss Chris Willis, as he was always open, snarky and reminded me very much of my father in his perception of the world. His involvement in JagSmart helped make it what it is, and I hope that he sees this and knows we’ll never forget that he was one of the original JagSmart folks with us.

President Gordon Moulton and wife Geri Moulton were both immediately concerned when they heard about my back injury this semester, and I want to openly thank them for their compassion and humility towards myself and this university.

Dr. Jim Connors is a Jedi Master, for those of you that aren’t aware. I’ve had the honor of presenting him with a faculty member of the year award as well as working with him for my entire career at South.

I look forward to one more year, and hope he knows that I seek to emulate his philosophy and always rise above.

Dr. Shelley-Tremblay has given me too many chances, and I am forever grateful for his support, understanding and humor.

Behind the scenes, Mrs. Kathy Brannan has supported me like the pillar of strength that she is. She keeps folks in line too!

Other people off the top of my head that I want to thank are Dr. Tom Meyers, Dr. Doug Marshall, Dr. Phil Carr, Dr. Nicole Carr, Jennifer Ekman, Renee Paul, John Adams, Maxey Roberts, Paul Taylor, Ashley Givens, Becky Tate, Sabina Ademovic, Dr. Ward, Mr. Sellers, Nadia Bush, Catherine Durroughs and everyone else I forgot but remember in my heart.

Next year is going to be amazing, and I look forward to it, challenges and rewards.

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Education a priority

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e’re overwhelmed. As much as it is reiterated every year, no one wants a tuition increase.

Even President Moulton says that he doesn’t want students to be overburdened.

With increases over 20 percent in the last three years total, we’re facing another increase this coming year.

Stretched to the limits of federal aid, we just hope to remind the administration and powers that be that we are hurting.

Gas, food, or books. We can’t have all three. While USA remains to be one of the most affordable institutions in the state, we hope for minimal increases in the future.

It’s hard to explain to students what an influence state money has and the concept of proration. Higher Education day is often seen as a dog and pony show.

Incoming SGA President Parker Chastain has this to say.

“Our state government is cutting our funding more and more on a regular basis... we are losing a big battle. We need to put pressure on the state government as a student body (not just one day a year) and let them know how vital university funding is...” Chastain encourages students to write letters to the state.

Let’s come together and let them know, USA. Alabama Commission on Higher Education: P.O Box 302000 Montgomery, Al, 36130.

-Stay tuned to The Vanguard’s Facebook page: we will compile a list of comments to give to the Board of Trustees in June.

What would you tell the Board in regards to tuition?

In order to have bright futures for their students at the University of South Alabama, they need to realize what is more important for their students and not themselves. Students want to be able to have an opportunity to go far in life, and in order to do that, the tuition rates need to remain a stable amount so that he or she can afford the payments!

-Brandy Friedman Tuition is already out of control. When I first came to South, tuition was in the 170’s. I left to enlist in the Army and had to come back to 250 tuition. This is dumb and needs to stop. If I wanted to

spend this much I would go to UA. Our board needs to stop thinking we have money. Financial aid is not increasing, and tuition is increasing faster than inflation. I have to maintain 12 hours for Finaid and cant afford that with another increase. Because I already pay out of pocket too.

-Michael Bishop I feel like our Board of Trustees is more worried about the plastic surgery of our campus than the actual education going on in it. They are trying so hard to change this school’s image to a non-commuter school that it’s causing tuition to rise and forcing

students to leave. I personally have had to make the decision to commute next year instead of living on campus because the residence life is continually increasing. I think it’s worth it though because I will still have the chance to finish my degree, but isn’t that the opposite of what they want? You’re going for non-commuter yet I just became one. Stop worrying so much about crunching numbers and start worrying about the people that want an education.

We need our education! Trust me, I’m willing to fight for it, but in this economy it’s becoming a losing battle. Give us a chance, Board of Trustees.

-Rachel Doctor

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Opinion

vol. 50, no. 14 / APR. 23, 2012

USA offers aquatic adventure, scuba classes By darren parks Contributing Writer

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he world offers constant opportunities for adventure, but with 70 percent of it covered in water the easiest way to explore the underwater world is with SCUBA gear.

I was glad to see that USA was offering the first step to seeking underwater adventure with the SSI Open Water Diver Course.

I have been an avid diver for 18 years.

I have worked as a diver, taught diving and still dive frequently; it is the excitement of exploring that keeps me coming back to the ocean.

When USA Campus Recreation offers the SCUBA course here at South I jumped at the chance to follow along with the class.

I knew it would be fun to watch the students learn the necessary knowledge and skills of SCUBA diving and then test these new skills out in the open water.

I meet the six students in the classroom receiving the knowledge portion of the class from longtime Instructor, Julian Stephens of Underwater Works dive shop in Fairhope.

Julian was fielding curiosity questions from the full class of six students. Some

having previous experience like, Randy Hunter, Danny Clarke and Mitchell Tafra, whereas Greg Lorino, Joey Clarke and Alex Brown this would be their first chance to try SCUBA. After class were pool skills at the new USA Rec Center. You could see the excitement building as the class put the specialized diving equipment together.

Assembling the life support SCUBA gear and donning the heavy equipment needed to live underwater, you begin to feel like you're setting out on an expedition. I was impressed with the ease that the class adapted to breathing underwater.

I have seen some students take a lot of coaxing to get them past the new experience of being underwater.

The class performed essential skills, like recovering a lost airline, and blowing water out of a flooded mask with confidence.

All of these lifesaving skills would be tested when they moved out to the open water in the next step of their training.

The open water dives were held at Morrison Springs Florida; a handy dive site set up for divers.

Here, the class would have to show that they can put the knowledge and skills learned in the class and pool to use during a real dive.

The only complaint from the students was the weight of the SCUBA equipment, but of course once in the water the goal is to find a state of neutral buoyancy.

Once you set up your buoyancy and can hover in mid-water, it feels like gravity has disappeared and you have entered into a new fluid world.

It was clear from watching the class perform the underwater tasks for the instruc-

tor that Julian had taught the new divers well and the diving community had new members ready to explore a new world right next door to USA. Keep an eye out for the next SCUBA class offered by USA Student Recreation, and for current divers be sure to check out upcoming SCUBA trips to the Florida Keys with USA Outdoor Adventure through Randy Hunter at rhunter@usouthal.edu.

Darren Parks / Contributing Writer

SCUBA students embark on aquatic training at the Rec Center pool in full equipment.

College tuition is too high: cut the bloat, cut the cost

By Andrew Schneider Contributing Writer

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t’s hard to believe I’ve almost finished my first year of medical school here at USA. I’ve had the opportunity to learn anatomy, bioAndrew Schneider chemistry, physiology, histology and a million other things over these past two semesters. I never knew I would actually be able to fit that much information inside my brain.

My only regret is it cost me $24,000 in tuition to do it. Every student here at USA and other universities across the country has had to face the harsh reality of rising college tuition.

We had an increase last year, and more than likely we will have an increase this year.

In times like these, the first question students should ask is, “Why are costs going up in the first place?”

To answer this, I’d first like to mention a few statistics. Between 1975 and 2005, the total spending on higher education tripled to $325 billion a year.

Medical education alone has grown 450 percent. During the same time period, the student to teacher ratio remained the same. However, the real growth was in administration and support staff. By 2005, there were 1.2 non-teaching employees per every one teacher.

The spending on administrative cost increased 235 percent while teaching cost only increased 128 percent.

Unfortunately, USA has not escaped this trend. A visit to the administrative department page on USA’s website shows a list of 53 departments. A visit to the academic department page yielded a list of 53 academic departments amongst the ten colleges that make up the university.

When you have such a bloated bu-

reaucracy as to have one administrative department for every academic it’s no wonder the cost are high.

The medical school alone has 11 deans or assistant deans for a group of less than 300 medical students.

The second question to ask is, “Why doesn’t the University cut back?”

The simple answer is that those in charge simply don’t feel the need to stop leeching money from us and the feds.

With grants and loan money backed by the US government, the administration sees no need to cut back wasteful growth.

Many experts are calling this the “Higher Education Bubble.”

The bad debt on college loans could become as much of a problem as the housing crash.

I, and many others, argue that if guaranteed federal funding was taken away and the market was allowed to dictate cost, college tuition would fall dramatically. In short, costs always go up when the federal government subsidizes something.

In medicine, the feds are now subsidizing electronic medical records. The result: bad EMRs that can cost over $50,000 for a small physician’s office.

The federal government financed Cash for Clunkers. The result: used car prices are at record highs.

The same trend can be seen for solar power and ethanol.

To conclude, I often ask myself if the education I received this year was worth the $24,000 I paid at 7.9 percent interest.

Besides the humbling experience of the gross anatomy lab, it’s extremely difficult to say that it was.

With the increase in technology and information on the Internet, everything I learned outside of lab I could have done for free.

This is the final question we should ask all ourselves.

When we have the ability to share a limitless amount of knowledge with each other across the internet, what is it that justifies the high cost?

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Horoscopes Aries: 3/21 - 4/19 Your nose looks silly.

Taurus: 4/20 – 5/20 An apple a day keeps you regular.

Gemini: 5/21 – 6/21 Achieve world peace: kill all humans.

Cancer: 6/22 – 7/22 Never bring a gun to a bomb fight. It won’t end well for either of you.

Leo: 7/23 – 8/22 Women love men with a long stride.

Virgo: 8/23 – 9/22 Caffeine can make you do amazing things.

Libra: 9/23 – 10/22 Don’t trade your little brother for a jar of peanuts.

Scorpio: 10/23 – 11/21 Don’t trade a jar of peanuts for a pack of oreos.

Sagittarius: 11/22 – 12/21 Adopt-a-Goat has a special going on next week.

Capricorn: 12/22 – 1/19 You can now purchase Coffins and Urns at Walmart.

Aquarius: 1/20 – 2/18 America rocks my socks. Canada too. Not really Mexico though.

Weekly Quotable Quote We challenge the culture of violence when we ourselves act in the certainty that violence is no longer acceptable, that it’s tired and outdated no matter how many cling to it in the stubborn belief that it still works and that it’s still valid.

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Pisces: 2/19 – 3/20 Pisces is a fish. Hahahahah. Not even a big fish.

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This was the scene at the University of South Alabama while USAPD search for the alleged gunman, checking various rooms in Stokes Hall and Delta 4 Sunday.

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