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Isaac make-up days are unlikely  Isaac disrupted class schedules leading many to wonder if fall break would be sacrificed

By JAYSON CURRY jayson-curry@hotmail.com

Courtesy Public Relations

A decade to dedication

 After 10 years of hard work, federally-funded Shelby Hall will be dedicated Sept. 9 to its senatorial champion Richard Shelby.

Hurricanes are something that students in the state of Alabama and the Gulf Coast have become accustomed to dealing with.

One problem that goes with hurricanes for students is missing school and having to make up those days missed.

The students and faculty at USA had to literally weather the storm as Hurricane Isaac pounded Mobile and surrounding areas early last week and forced USA to shut down the campus for two whole days.

Many students worried if and when classes would be cancelled before the storm hit as well. ”I know everyone thinks it’s as simple as ‘just cancel classes, it’s not a hard decision,’ but it’s not. For all we know, the University could cancel classes and the storm not even touch this area, or vice versa,” USA

student Timothy Battle said on The Vanguard’s Facebook page.

“Either way, changing the schedule means spending a lot of money on overhead costs, as well as crunching the curriculum down by 1-3 classes. It’s not as easy or as simple of a decision as ‘just cancel school,’” Battle continued.

University of South Alabama spokesman Keith Ayers did his best to communicate with South Alabama students and faculty during the storm about what the schedule would be.

Ayers utilized Jagmail when sending out urgent information to everyone concerning the cancelations of classes.

Although such missed days in the past have been made-up, Ayers says the University has not scheduled any make up days and students should work with their individual faculty members on making up class assign-

USA falls to UTSA in heartbreaker

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Foreboding clouds impose upon USA’s campus as the Moulton Tower looms large.

ments.

Any other missed days due to weather in the future will be dealt with as a unique situation.

INSIDE The Jaguar Marching band is

► making strides with its proBy CASSIE FAMBRO

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Shelby Hall has brought prestige to USA. Its namesake comes from Senator Richard Shelby and his wife Dr. Annette Shelby.

Shelby helped secure $40 million in federal funding for the building in a process that began in the early 2000’s. Now home to the college of engineering and school of computing, Shelby Hall is considered stateof-the-art.

155,000 square feet of space provide students with abundant laboratory space, study rooms and even a Starbucks which will open soon.

“We owe a debt of gratitude to

gram and shooting to go even further. See what the Saints and the Jags have in common on page 4.

U.S. Senator Shelby whose steadfast support over many years has made this facility a reality,” USA President Moulton stated.

With Airbus, Austal, Ingalls and multiple military establishments local to Mobile, the time is now for a hightech learning experience for the gulf coast’s future engineers.

“The expanding science and technology-based industry in Mobile will only demand more university-skilled workers for high-paying jobs in the future,” stated the senator.

Prospective students from all over the United States are noticing that the University of South Alabama has a unique gem in the new facility.

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USA Marching Band learning and growing this year

By Stuart Sox sgsox@att.net

Out of all of the new developments at USA in recent years, the Jaguar Marching Band is not to be forgotten.

Since its inception in 2009 with the creation of the football team, the marching band has steadily grown each year along with the rest of the university.

On the growth of the marching band, Director of Athletic Bands Dr. Ward Miller commented, “It’s gotten easier as we increase in both quantity and quality, we find great new musicians every year.”

The marching band consists of 240 musicians, with 112 of those being first year members all of them being on partial scholarships.

This year the band will travel many places to perform, most notably to New Orleans for the Saints vs. Falcons game at the Superdome

on Nov. 11.

T h e marching band’s goals for this year, according to Dr. Miller, are the same as they are every year.

“We are about having a great sound and being a first class representation of the University of South Alabama,” stated Miller.

Sophomore Rebecca Mitchell will be starting her first year as drum major and is excited about what lies ahead for her and the band.

“The band is doing so well… we’re learning something new every day,” Mitchell said.

As drum major, Mitchell under-

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stands the prestige as well as the pressure that comes with such an important position.

When asked about her personal goals for the year, Mitchell said, “I just want to be able to serve the band and represent my school to the best of my ability. I understand the pressure that comes with this position and I’ve got to be prepared. The band expects you to be

the leader.”

T h e Ja g u a r M a r ch i n g Band is not just an organization, but a character building experience, according to

Miller.

As much as the band is about the music, it is even more about people that make it all happen.

“We’re not just teaching musicians and marchers, but people,” Miller said.

“We are teaching accountability, because there is always someone watching. When you put on that uniform you give people license to

judge you and the University,” Miller added.

“It’s about carrying ourselves in a way that our school can be proud of,” Miller continued.

Miller reflected on how far the band has come and how much success they have already had.

“I count myself very fortunate every day. I take a certain amount of pride in knowing that our hard work will live on in fight songs and traditions for years and years to come,” Miller said.

You can catch the University of South Alabama Jaguar Marching Band next at the Shelby Hall Dedication Sept. 9 outside of the plaza at 3 p.m., as well as at all home football games.

You can also hear the fight song by downloading it on the USA app, available for Android and iPhone.

Shelby Hall to be dedicated Sept. 9 SHELBY, from page 1 neering Dr. John Steadman is optimistic about the long-term impacts of Shelby Hall.

“This wonderful facility has already attracted great new faculty and students to the University of South Alabama and will only increase our

impact in the coming years,” stated Steadman.

The dean of the school of computing Alec Yasinsac echoes Steadman’s sentiment.

“We are now in a world-class facility that elevates our research capabilities and stature tenfold,” said Yasinsac.

Design-centered, Shelby Hall was designed by Bargainer Sims Architects in spanish-colonial style. The famous orb was designed by Barganier Davis Sims.

Interestingly, it symbolizes the connection between the mind and the world, according to Sims.

Some of the benefits of Shelby

Hall include its sustainability. According to Public Relations it’s expected to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. $1.4 million worth of recycled materials went into building Shelby Hall and more than half the construction waste was recycled.

The dedication will begin on Sun-

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day, Sept. 9 in the plaza in front of Shelby Hall.

The Jaguar Marching Band will begin the ceremony and it will be followed by refreshments and tours of the facility.

This is the first official event of the 50th year anniversary of USA.

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The Vanguard Viewpoint Election 2012: A STAFF EDITORIAL

The Isaac Debacle: Students felt screwed; that wasn’t the case A

tremendous amount of pressure is placed on USA administrative officials to do numerous things.

Maybe it’s easy to look at an email and not think there are people behind them, but there are. After last week’s Isaac incident, we got a first-hand look at students accusing the men in the ivory tower of being monsters.

That couldn’t be further from the truth. Making Public Relations Director Keith Ayers a verbal punching bag is a quick-fix and an easy target for emotional frustrations, but it isn’t right.

Just as we called out financial aid for not signing their emails, we’re calling out students that send emails to officials containing vulgar and rude language.

We were carbon-copied to several of these messages and received several to our own Facebook page amidst the confusion over school cancellation due to Isaac. Tense times beget tense emotions, assuredly.

But each and every one of us can control our reactions. The people you message, call or email and scream at are people too. Believe it or not, they do care about your life.

An administrative source confided in The Vanguard that one of the largest issues they were weighing in cancelling classes was the fear of USA students being caught in evacuation traffic and being in even more danger.

Sometimes in our frustrations, we lose sight of the big picture..

The fact of the matter is that USA acts under its own shield of antialarmism. They do not want to create panic, so they have standard protocols.

One of which involves the state level.

After the governor declared Ala-

bama a state-of-emergency, USA cancelled classes, as they should have. Students got Tuesday and Wednesday off.

Then came a wave of complaints that we should have gotten Thursday off as well.

The weather is a gamble.

It could have been far worse, and it could have been much better.

Any way the dice fell, people were not happy.

The administration’s job is not to make students happy, much like it’s not your parents job to make you happy.

It’s to look out for the greater good.

We believe classes should have been cancelled earlier and greater transparency in the decision-making process should have been evident so emotional uproar would have been minimized.

Then again, people complain when there is too much information given as well.

We do our best at The Vanguard to keep students abreast of all things USA-related, and we monitored information and stayed in contact with administration throughout last week even until late hours.

For the record, Keith Ayers responded to us on his personal cell phone, even when he was at home.

What struck us in the tone of the messages we received is that people felt that USA was forcing them to risk their lives for class.

That’s the thing about college; you make your own choices. Explain your situation to your professor and deal with it like an adult.

Then if the professor doesn’t understand, take it to the chair of the department.

Let us know and we’ll raise the

alarm. But expecting administration to sprinkle fairy dust and make everyone happy is inconceivable.

Someone is always going to be mad (which we can certainly identify with.)

The campus warning system is lacking to say the least. Emails are delayed and it should not be the primary way we are notified of tornado warnings.

The productive steps to take are to fix it so emails telling students about a tornado warning don’t reach us an hour after the warning was issued.

No one can hear the audio on the sirens, that’s just a fact. Admin recognizes these issues and they’re going to work on them.

As students, it’s our job to seek out information and make critical decisions the best we can.

Follow us on Facebook, watch the weather and plan ahead for situations like last week’s.

Admittedly, a lot of students and parents told us we were their only source of information during Isaac since the school was so tight-lipped.

As honored as we are, it shouldn’t be that way, and administration needs to consider a better way of relaying their thought process.

Behind that thought process is a lot of minds working together, and it’s important to remember what’s behind them.

Behind every word typed in this newspaper or on our Facebook page, there is a person.

Behind every USA email or alert, there is a human-being.

We’re all working to get better at what we do, and we all care about this University and everyone in it.

Take a step back and breathe, USA. We’re all in the same corner.

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Students’ time to rise  With the 2012 election fast approaching, South Alabama should take more initiative in getting students to vote and making registration easier for students

By NOAH LOGAN

opinion.editor@usavanguard.com

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n 2008, President Barack Obama set a precedent that will be hard to break for campaign trails in the future.

Obama easily drew crowds of 50,000 plus time and time again in a matter that American politics had not seen previously.

The strength of the campaign rested on location as the trail ran through many college towns. At a three day, three city event in 2008, Obama drew over 100,000 listeners including 50,000 at a Colorado State appearing at the same three city event with diminished but still impressive numbers at 50,000 attendance.

With numbers like these, it’s hard to imagine that young voters still play backseat to the rest of the electorate when it comes to turning out to vote. In 2008, young voters made up only 19 percent of the electorate, only two percentage points up from 2004. While young people who go to college are still more likely to vote than their peers by nine percentage points, as reported by Campus Vote Project, young adults age 18 to 24 still show up less than voters who are older. Campus Vote Project is one of numerous campaigns designed to help increase student voting turnout in the United State.

Registration is the primary step in increasing student voter turnout. In 2008, 87 percent of college students 18 to 24 that were registered to vote went and voted as reported by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and

Engagement (CIRCLE).

This shows that if you want more students and young people to vote, registration for voting should be pushed a lot more by the state, colleges and the students themselves. For example, The University of Florida posted links to the Florida voting form and the national voting form on their school integrated web system, similar to PAWS. Every time a student logs in with his or her student ID, clear and simple instructions are provided for him or her to become a registered voter.

Oberlin College in Ohio found ways to work with new voter ID laws. The college issued $0.00 utility bills to all students living in campus dorms. This bill was sufficient evidence enough for same day registration and acquiring voter ID’s.

Campuses all across the country have embraced projects like the Campus Vote Project. Projects like these do great work in getting students on campus caring about voting and getting others to vote, supplying “tool kits” that come with templates for starting the campaigns, forms for local officials, documents to bring polling locations to campus and methods of acquiring voter ID’s.

With important issues such as federal Pell Grants on the line, students should take initiative now more than ever. The University of South Alabama should take example from other universities and organizations around the country and encourage students more to become a registered voter and participate in their right to vote that not everyone in the world is so lucky to have.

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POINT COUNTERPOINT Did administration handle Isaac correctly?

Editor’s Introduction: With Hurricane Isaac bearing down on the gulf coast, the University of South Alabama announced at 12 p.m. Monday that all classes were to be cancelled Tuesday and Wednesday. Faculty and staff reported back on Wednesday. Many students have shown disapproval towards the handling of Isaac by the administration. Do you think USA handled the cancellation of classes correctly?

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In all the chaos, it was nice that South recognized the real-life demands on the non-traditional student population.

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Counterpoint: Give students further notice

outh Alabama offers many accommodation options which allow one to work education around existing responsibilities. This attracts many non-traditional students, like myself. We are the students who have homes we’ve spent decades building and children who rely on us for protection.

We give our classes high priority, but when a hurricane comes, the importance of school must take the backseat to the safety of our families and security of our homes. University faculty, likewise, have more than a dorm room at risk. From my experience, preparation is a timeconsuming, high-stress headache.

I inventoried my batteries and made multiple Walmart runs, then gathered the grill and tricycles, canvased the yard for potential projectiles and filed longdistance phone calls from concerned relatives looking for updates. Nobody wants to do these things, but we have to, especially once the stakes get serious.

The situation appeared serious once Governor Bentley declared a state of emergency and called for an evacuation for zones one and two of Mobile and Baldwin Counties. The School Board Superintendent canceled school after dinner Sunday evening, leaving many of us unable to make last minute arrangements for childcare. On top of that,

For the sake of the people who give the University a purpose, the students, the administration needs to make a yes or no decision about the cancellation of classes much sooner.

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every news source preached a possible Armageddon riding the storm’s winds.

With a forecast of destruction and the rising body count reported out of the Caribbean, people were scared. The Gulf Coast learned its lesson in 2005 when a lack of preparation made Katrina one of the most expensive and deadliest hurricanes.

Isaac coming into town on Katrina’s anniversary and demonstrating similar behavior felt like an ominous harbinger to locals. I couldn’t walk into a gas station or a supermarket without hearing people recounting hurricanes past and talking about what they planned to do different this time. These things are unpredictable, so we had to prepare for the worst.

I couldn’t chain the kids to the banister and tell them not to get blown away so I could learn civics, as much as I may have wanted to after three days of indoor confinement.

In all the chaos, it was nice that South recognized the real-life demands on the non-traditional student population.

When made to choose between the welfare of our family and our GPA, we don’t really have a choice. For both faculty and students, this closure gave us one less thing to worry about so that we could go home and focus on what really matter.

know that many have said that a Category 1 hurricane like Isaac is nothing to worry about. I feel that the University administration took this stance as well by waiting until Monday at noon to tell students that classes were canceled on Tuesday and even later to alert us all that classes would not resume until Thursday.

This was very insensitive on behalf of the University and, frankly, it makes the administration look bad.

Why did our school not take into account the large portion of the student population that doesn’t live on campus? Just because campus may be safe during a Category 1 storm does not necessarily mean that the areas where the students live are safe.

I know several students who travel daily from Mississippi and Florida to come to school at USA, and others who live in coastal regions like Dauphin Island. If they wanted to (or were required to) evacuate, they were only given about twelve hours to get things in order and leave before conditions started becoming hazardous.

I am sad to say that I’m actually surprised that classes were canceled at all. For the sake of the people who COURTESY OF STORM TEAM 4

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give the University a purpose, the students, the administration needs to make a yes or no decision about the cancellation of classes much sooner so as to give us adequate time to prepare for the storm or continue our class work.

Besides the lack of timely notice for students, the administration really dropped the ball when they required that professors and all cleaning staff come to work while classes were canceled. Why completely disregard their personal safety? There are no students to teach or clean up after. So please tell me, why make them come to work? To sit around and hope that their families are safe without them?

I personally want to ask the administration, why would you risk the safety of your own? Do you really think that it would look good on the University if one of these people got injured while “on the job” when there was no real job to do in the first place? I think the administration should have done a better job at recognizing the needs of students, faculty and staff that possibly lived in mandatory evacuation zones and presented the students and faculty in a much more timely manner.

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“What the Frack” is going on at Science Cafe

JAKE HOWELL | JAGLIFE EDITOR

Science Cafes are excellent ways to get your opinions heard and learn something new at the same time.

By JAKE HOWELL life.editor@usavanguard.com

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n Sept. 6, True’s Midtown Kitchen in downtown Mobile on Dauphin Street, will host the first Science Cafe of the school year.

Science Cafes, which began in Mobile around six months ago, are a worldwide phenomenon that began in the United Kingdom in 1998 and has since spread across the globe.

One of the most interesting aspects of the Science Cafe movement is that each individual cafe is brought about by its particular community.

This means that the very culture and cares of the community are reflected in the Science Cafe.

Barbara Filion, the education curator at the University of South Alabama’s Archeology Museum and mastermind behind the Science Cafes here in Mobile, said, “The number one purpose is to bring some topics that are a little bit controversial or you have lots of different information flying about and bring people to hear a little bit about it and talk about it... in a non-academic setting so that people are comfortable.”

This coffee shop style setting for the cafes facilitates the feeling that participants aren’t just sitting through an hour-long lecture from a random scientist. The whole goal is to get people talking about the topic at hand.

“Sometimes at a lecture there’s a question period and not everyone’s that comfortable raising their hand,” added Filion in talking about the much more personal atmosphere of the Science Cafes as opposed to a

normal scientific lecture.

In order to promote discussion among the participants of the cafes, Filion says that most of the presentations by the guest speakers are capped at half an hour long before opening the floor up for discussion.

They also try to make the cafes different from what students normally experience in the classroom five days a week.

“We try to stay away from powerpoint... we try to make it a little bit more dynamic,” Filion said.

This format seems to work extremely well, seeing as the previous Science Cafes held in the spring were “sold-out,” so to speak.

The current line-up of Science Cafes for this semester includes talks on relating human community structure and altruism to ant communities, symbols and myths and forensic anthropology.

The Science Cafes also serve another purpose. The Archeology Museum opens on Oct. 14 and Filion, after realizing that there were no Science Cafes in the area, decided to start them to not only help foster communication, but also raise visibility for the fantastic new exhibits

that will soon be open to the public.

“Museums nowadays are taking on more nonconventional roles. I really want to be a part of that trend that’s sort of breaking out of the traditional museum model... reaching out to the community and going beyond even archeology,” explained Filion.

The Science Cafe to be held on Sept. 6 will feature Dr. Doug Haywick, an associate professor in the geology department. Haywick will be discussing the controversial method known as “fracking.”

This method was in the news a few months back when the Keystone Oil Pipeline was on the front pages of most major news outlets. There has been debate over the relative environmental and economic advantages and disadvantages associated with “fracking” from both sides of the political spectrum.

So much information has been pumped into the mainstream media that most people really have no idea what “fracking” actually is, which makes it a perfect topic for a Science Cafe discussion. Come out to True’s Midtown Kitchen at 7 p.m. on Sept.

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Johnson and Parker tour coming to Satori

By ADRIANNA MANIACI amm902@jagmail.southalabama.edu

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he Independent Music Collective will kick off the fall semester with a highly anticipated event at Satori Coffee House on Thursday, Sept. 13.

Satori will be hosting a live show featuring Will Johnson and Anders Parker.

Will Johnson, the lead for the indie rock groups Centro-matic and South San Gabriel, releases his most recent solo album, Scorpion, on Sept. 11.

Johnson will commence his tour here in America, and then travel to Europe later in the year. Anders Parker, collaborator and front man for Varnaline, will also be touring America with him.

Johnson and Parker both are also members of one of their latest formations, New Multitudes.

Jay Farrar, of Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, and Yim James, from My

Morning Jacket, are also a part of New Multitudes.

New Multitudes is a project that produced an album back in February of this year and pays homage to the works of Woody Guthrie.

The event at Satori will begin at 8:30 p.m. and the doors will open at 8 p.m.

University of South Alabama students can attend the show for free with a valid student ID, and everyone else for just $5.

“The IMC is really fortunate to have landed the duo. It should be a great show.

Both Johnson and Parker will play individual sets, and they’ll also play a set together. It’s not to be missed,” says Dr. Justin St. Clair, the IMC’s faculty advisor.

So get out to Satori next Thursday and be there for the IMC’s first major event of the year, when these two highly commendable artists begin their tour.

Weekly Lowdown Monday > Sept. 3 •

Labor Day HolidayNo School!

Tuesday > Sept. 4 •

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2 p.m. - “How to Approach Employers at the Career Expo” in Career Services, Meisler Hall, Suite 2100.

7:30 p.m. - USA NPHC Greek Informational in Shelby Hall.

Wednesday > Sept. 5 •

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2 p.m. - Cooperative Education and Internship Program Orientation in Career Services, Meisler Hall, Suite 2100.

10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

- T-shirt Factory in the Student Center Mall. Free (limit of 1 per student).

Thursday > Sept. 6 •

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11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Allied Health and Nursing Career Expo in the Mitchell Center, Waterman Globe Lobby. Please dress professionally, or in clinical attire, and bring copies of your resume.

6 - 9 p.m. - Foam-aPalooza and Water Balloon Battleship at the Student Rec Center

Friday > Sept. 7 •

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Anders Parker (pictured) and Will Johnson will be putting on an incredible show at Satori Coffee House. Come out and enjoy the sounds of these two prolific musicians.

7:30 - 10:30 p.m. Block Party at the Moulton Bell Tower.

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Old Dutch serves up decadence in a waffle cone

By MAELYNN LA ml802@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

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et me begin my first ever food review as honestly and scrupulously as I can; I write not for the sake of increasing my own regard, but to depict the rapidly growing cuisine scene of Mobile from a local’s perspective.

With that being said, there is no branch of food more honest than ice cream. Ice cream is unabashedly creamy and decadent, and is essentially nostalgia wrapped up in a fresh waffle cone. Some may try to convince you to head to Marble Slab or TCBY, but a landmark of Mobile sits on the corner of Florida Street and Old Shell Road: Cammie’s Old Dutch.

A stone’s throw away from campus, this place will eradicate that perpetually broken soft serve machine in the dining hall from your minds.

Cammie’s Old Dutch is locally owned and has been around for 42 years.

As I entered the building, I could see why it has lasted so long. A myriad of flavors, made in-house, were there for my choosing. Classics, such as Dutch chocolate, vanilla, butter pecan, etc., are side by side with more exciting fare like strawberry cheesecake, Creole praline and the

EDITOR’S NOTE It was brought to the attention of The Vanguard that the article entitled “The Bro Code brings real talk to USA students,” which printed in the JagLife section of the August 27 edition, contained quotes attributed to Dr. Darleen Dempster of USA Counseling and Testing Services which she did not say.

The quote in question was “Our hope is that every student will be assured that they have entered a safe and friendly campus,” which was in reference to freshmen hazing. Her words were also used extensively throughout the article without attribution.

In the article, from the same issue, “Girls Night Out fosters lasting, trusting friendships,” it was stated that the USA Counseling and Testing Center is sponsoring the event. Instead, the Violence Prevention Alliance is the sponsor.

The Vanguard would like to sincerely apologize to Dr. Dempster for these mistakes. We here on staff strive to do the best work we possibly can and will work even harder to make sure that errors such as these do not happen again.

Jake Howell JagLife Editor

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Cammie’s Old Dutch serves up a plethora of enticing and delicious flavors of homemade ice cream, a perfect treat after a long day of classes.

seasonal peach flavor.

For those who are inclined to fruitier flavors, raspberry, orange and lime sherbet are available as well.

They also serve floats, milkshakes and monstrous-looking sundaes. On this trip, I ordered a single waffle

cone with half mint chocolate chip and half cinnamon ice cream for the princely sum of $2.95.

Clearly the odd one out is the cinnamon flavor. It tasted like Cammie herself churned the milk leftover from eating a bowl of Cinnamon

Toast Crunch into ice cream form.

This one was a winner for me because it was not overly sweet and incorporated one of my favorite spices in an interesting way.

Something about that green color and dark chocolate chunks draws me to mint chocolate chip every time.

The perfect amount of mint flavoring was added to avoid the toothpaste taste that other ice creams can possess.

Surprisingly, it is easy to forget about the relentless humidity when you have a cone of mint chocolate chip in your hand.

My dining partner, Dalton Burks, a senior chemistry major, enjoyed a cookie dough ice cream cone.

He remarked, “I like the vanilla base, chocolate chips, and the bits of cookie dough in it. My only complaint is that I wish there were more of them in the ice cream. However, I think the ice cream here has a better consistency than that of Marble Slab’s.”

While there is indoor seating, I wish there was more outdoor seating because ice cream and hot days just go together. Really, they just do. If this is your first taste of Mobile, let it be at Cammie’s Old Dutch. It’s no wonder that they’ve been around for 42 years and will be for many more.

Pitch in for 9-11 Day of Service

By BAILEY HAMMOND baileyh803@gmail.com

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ven 11 years after the horrible events of 9-11, that date still tinges American memory with the bitter taste of loss and pain. In order to pay tribute to those who lost their lives to the senseless violence, cities, towns, universities and private citizens gather together on the anniversary of that awful day to remind themselves that goodness still exists.

The University of South Alabama is one such institution that honors those affected by the tragedy of 9-11 by holding the 9-11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.

From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium, students, faculty and members of the community are welcome to come and participate.

The USA Center for Academic Service-Learning and Civic Engagement (CASLCE) is partnered with Hands On South Alabama and the Center for Healthy Communities to create a day of service focused on putting together kits for all types of disasters.

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This memorial to members of the USA family who have fallen in combat already stands on campus. The 9-11 National Day of Service and Rememberance serves another way to honor those who gave up so much for us.

The funds for making these preparedness kits come from a grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health.

According to CASLCE, “Volunteers will be helping those going through each station understand the checklists and answer questions. We will have the kit broken down into sections, so we need students to help get the community prepared for all types of disasters.”

If you go to the CASLCE website

(caslce.org) and click on the 9-11 Day of Service Information link, you can find the link to register as a volunteer.

So, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, stop by the Student Center Atrium in between classes or on your lunch break to help.

You’ll be a part of an occasion that celebrates the ideals for which this country stands and helps people remember those who lost their lives or someone close to them.

Nuggets of Wisdom

By JAKE HOWELL life.editor@usavanguard.com

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s freshmen, we begin our college careers full of excitement, passion and a little trepidation. There is so much to pack into these four, possibly five, years and the thought of it all is just pure adrenaline.

This feeling tends to last until the third or fourth week of classes. This is, as most upper classmen know, when exams start popping up. That feeling of excitement and passion is burnt away by excessive amounts of caffeine in whatever form is available and a distinct lack of sleep.

As the semester continues, nothing seems to slow down. If exams aren’t happening one week then there are several assignments, organization meetings and events going on instead.

College students aren’t in possession of exhaustless stores of energy. We get tired and bogged down during the semester and just muddle through to the best of our abilities while trying to retain what little sanity remains in our possessions.

Before long, it’s senior year and we look back and wonder where all our time has gone. These four years pass much more quickly than the four years of high school, and it’s up to each student to make sure he or she make his or her years count.

As of yet, no one has been able to bend the rules of time and space like the Doctor and his TARDIS. We can’t get back those freshmen, sophomore and junior years when senior year dawns.

The only thing anyone can do is make the most of the time that they have.

This is an old, and entirely overused, statement, but it fits. We each have a legacy to leave when our time here at the University of South Alabama is over.

Some will be remembered as the star football player, while others will be lauded for the ground-breaking research they did.

Some may not be remembered at all, while others may wish that they could be forgotten.

If there is any advice that this writer could ever offer it is to not let these four years pass by without making a mark.

It doesn’t have to be huge and spectacular or world changing. All that matters is that you leave the legacy that you want to leave.

Don’t wake up on graduation day and realize that the last four years were a waste and that your only legacy is that you got good enough grades to get that diploma.

Leave a mark that matters to you.

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PATRICK HERRING SPORTS EDITOR Clockwise from left: RB Demetre Baker attempts to get away from a UTSA defender. Players making their entrance before the game. TE Greg Hollinger makes a catch in the first half. The offense lined up and ready to begin a drive.

Turnovers doom Jaguars, UTSA wins 33-31 Texas-San Antonio converted multiple South Alabama turnovers into points and won on a 51-yard field goal.

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he Roadrunners of Texas-San Antonio got revenge for last year’s home loss in overtime by defeating USA 33-31 on their home turf.

Turnovers told the story in this contest as UTSA scored four times off of the Jaguars’ mistakes.

Quarterback C.J. Bennett threw an interception in the endzone and fumbled twice; and T.J. Glover fumbled on a kick return to round out the turnover woes for USA. “We’ve been focusing more on ball security in practice and we just didn’t execute that in this game,” Bennett said. “We turned the ball over too many times and you can’t do that in a close game.”

After the game, head coach Joey Jones addressed the turnover problem,

echoing what his quarterback said.

“Turnovers and stupid penalties got in the way today, but luckily, these are mistakes we can correct,” Jones said.

Roadrunner quarterback Eric Soza scored 3 touchdowns and racked up 215 yards on 18-30 passes en route to the victory.

Bennett went 15-24 for 182 yards and scored two touchdowns through the air.

The Jaguars started off the scoring on their first possession. Bennett completed four passes for 34 yards and rushed for 5 more to put the Jags at the UTSA 11-yard line. Running back Demetre Baker punched it in from there to put USA up 7-0.

After a Roadrunner three and out, Bennett again drove the Jags into the

redzone. A 23-yard completion to tight end Greg Hollinger and a 28-yard rush

by Baker keyed the drive and brought the ball to the UTSA 9-yard line.

After a false start penalty on USA, Bennett threw an interception to Triston Wade in the endzone to put an end to a promising drive that would have put the Jaguars up two scores in the first quarter.

On the Roadrunner’s following possession Soza completed a screen pass to wide receiver Kam Jones who took the ball 58 yards into the endzone for UTSA’s first score of the game.

T.J. Glover returned the ensuing kick 48 yards before being caught from behind and fumbling the ball. Wade recovered the ball for the Roadrunners.

It took less than three minutes for UTSA to drive down the field as Soza

tossed his second scoring pass, this one to receiver Cole Hicks for 23 yards to put UTSA up 14-7.

After failing another drive, Jones decided to put in second string quarterback Ross Metheny. The drive started at the Jaguars’ own 7-yard line.

His playing time was short-lived as he threw two incompletions and the Jaguars were forced to punt.

USA punter Scott Graber failed to get good power on the punt and it was downed at the USA 46.

Two Soza scrambles later put UTSA in field goal range. Kicker Sean Ianno’s boot was true from 47 yards out to put the Roadrunners up 17-7.

Another promising USA drive ended on the opponent’s side of the 50 as Bennett fumbled the snap after driving the ball 47 yards down the field. De-

fensive end William Ritter recovered for UTSA. David Glasco II broke a 50-yard run on the next Roadrunner drive, but the drive would stall and they would have to settle for another Ianno field goal. The kick was good from 32 yards to increase the lead to 20-7.

Ianno followed up the field goal by angling the kickoff out of bounds to give USA the ball at their own 35.

Bennett and company drove down the field, helped by a 19-yard completion to Hollinger that put the Jags in the redzone. Six plays later Bennett tossed a 2-yard touchdown to running back Desmond Jones to bring the first half scoring to an end and bring the Jags to within one score of the lead, 20-14.

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The Roadrunners got the ball to start the second half, but couldn’t get anything going and were forced to punt after a three-and-out.

A Bennett completion to Glover and a personal foul penalty on the next drive put the ball at the UTSA 27. Glover tried to get too fancy in the backfield on the following play and lost 12 yards. The Jags had to settle for a field goal, cutting the lead to 20-17.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Soza threw an ill-advised pass and was intercepted by cornerback Tyrell Pearson who returned it to the UTSA 7-yard line.

Four carries later, running back Kendall Houston barrelled his way into the endzone from a yard out to give the Jaguars their first lead since

The women of Alpha Omicron Pi tailgating before the game.

SouthPaw poses with a young jaguar fan.

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the first quarter, 24-20.

Houston finished with 44 yards on 11 carries and the lone touchdown.

Soza completed 5 passes for 63 yards on the next drive, including a 34-yard touchdown to Earon Holmes.

The Jaguar defender cramped up in mid-stride leaving Holmes wide open in the endzone for his only catch of the game. UTSA reclaimed the lead, 27-24.

Bennett ran into Baker and fumbled the ball at the USA 21 on the first play of the Jaguars’ next drive. Defensive end Dan Winter recovered for the Roadrunners.

The USA defense held strong and forced UTSA to settle for another Ianno field goal, this one from 21 yards, increasing the lead to 30-24.

Neither team could get anything going on their next possessions. UTSA punted to Glover with 3:45 left in

the game. Glover broke a tackle and squirmed his way to a 37-yard return down to the UTSA 35.

He finished with 145 all-purpose yards.

Bennett threw a 34-yard touchdown to Jereme Jones two plays later to give the Jags the lead again, 31-30.

After the Roadrunner kick return, USA wide receiver Tyrome Bivins made a critical mistake drawing a personal foul penalty that might have turned the tide in the game.

UTSA got the ball at their 46 to start the drive with 2:38 left in the fourth quarter.

Soza completed a couple passes to put the ball on the USA 34. With 23 seconds left on the clock UTSA head coach Larry Coker elected to bring out the kicking team to attempt a long field goal. His confidence in Ianno payed off. The 51-yard field goal attempt was

good. UTSA took the lead for good, 33-31. Ianno finished 3-3 on field goals and 3-3 on extra points.

With only 16 seconds left, USA couldn’t get within field goal range and succumbed to defeat.

Linebackers Enrique Williams and Jake Johnson paced the defense with eight tackles apiece.

Williams was somewhat optimistic after the game.

“If we would’ve played together as a team and not turned the ball over and gotten stupid penalties, it would’ve been a different game,” Williams said.

“We can learn from these mistakes.”

Tyrell Pearson was visibly disappointed.

“Words can’t even describe how I feel right now,” Pearson said. “But we can learn from it. We’re gonna bounce back.”

College Football Predictions Editor’s Note: During the 2012 football season we here at The Vanguard Sports Section will be doing weekly predictions of South’s football game, popular in-state games, and one or two nationally significant games. We will keep a running tally of who’s “winning” the prediction game, and may from time to time include a guest picker.

Week Two Last Week’s Results USA vs Nicholls St.

#2 Alabama vs.

Western Kentucky

Auburn vs.

Miss. State

Mizzou vs. #14 Georgia

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Jayson Curry Senior Reporter (3-1)

JT Crabtree Sports Editor L.O.C. (2-2)

After a tough loss to UTSA last week the Jags bounce back and bring their record to 1-1. Jags win 31-10.

The Jags took care of the Colonels two years ago, and this is a much better team now, Jags 34-14.

Alabama’s second and third stringers should see playing time in this contest. It will be a nice warm-up for Arkansas next week. Alabama wins 45-6.

This game doesn’t need much analysis. The Tide rolls. Alabama wins 48-3.

The Sun Belt has one win all-time against Alabama, and that was UL-Monroe back in 2007. They won’t get another here, Bama 41-10.

Auburn welcomes the return of suspended center Reese Dismukes. The offense clicks as they squeeze out their first win. Auburn wins 21-17

This should be an interesting game on offense. It could be a shoot-out of a grind out game. Kheil Frazier’s legs save the Tigers. Auburn wins 21-20.

This doesn’t feel like a conference game for the Bulldogs who are travelling to Missouri, but they still handle the Tigers. Georgia wins 38-14.

Georgia didn’t blow out Buffalo like many thought they would but a looking past a weaker opponent has happened before. Missouri will lose their SEC opener to the Bulldogs but in a close game. Georgia wins 24-21.

USA won’t lose two in a row at LaddPeebles stadium. The Jaguars put last week’s loss behind them and defeat Nicholls State. Jags win 26-14.

This was a nailbiter last year, and I don’t expect it to be any different this year, Auburn 24-21.

Georgia will look like a band of misfits after all their suspensions come Week 2, but I still say they take it on the road, UGA 28-20.

JT Files @jtfiles5: Catcher If only Arkansas State played the Oregon 3rd string the whole game, they could have stood a chance #cupcake Chris May @CmayFive5: Offensive Lineman You win some and lose some...

Lesson learned now on to the next challenge #gojags #JagNation Austin Cole @Cole_World_61: Long Snapper Hope I’m not the only that was shocked as I looked in the mirror at the massive tan lines .. excuse me *borders on my arms and legs.

Jereme L. Jones @J11Jones: Wide Receiver I think bama just ran blade..they got that ish from us The Greg Hollinger @LeonG_10: Tight End Still proud of our team we fought back and never doubted ourselves Ellis Hill @Eazy_E13 Running Back Smh just gotta bounce back fellas!

Drew Dearman @Drewpac72: Offensive Lineman Critics criticize because they can’t DO IT. Team. We not Me. Back off my boys we played hard.

C.J. Bennett @CJbennett15: Quarterback My wife better be down to kill some cockroaches cause I sure as Hell don’t mess with em!!!!

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or all the fans wondering what the heck you’re supposed to be doing in certain situations, this is what you need. Cut it out. Take it with you. Memorize it.

Take a picture on your phone and always have it. Whatever you need to do to have this handy guide with you at South Alabama football games.

If you don’t know what to do, see what the band is doing and mimic them. Also, super fans TogaMan and AfroMan lead several chants from the front row of the student section.

Please take into account also that these chants are not necessarily official school chants.

The Fight Song (South!)

The fight song is generally used when South Alabama scores a touchdown, field goal, when the team runs onto the field and at the conclusion of the game. Any time you hear it playing, you are encouraged to stand up and clap, and if you know the words, sing along. The words are printed below:

South! Alabama, We’re the pride of the red, white, blue Loyal, strong, and faithful, To our Alma Mater true.

South! Alabama, We will cheer you to win the day.

For it’s J-A-G-U-A-R-S for U-S-A!

Chant USA The Alma Mater - Any time you feel like making some noise, these are always good go to things to yell.

The U-S-A! chant is always a powerful one when you get a large group doing it. “(chant) U-S-A!” “(chant) South in your mouth!”

f o e s n Defe ld e i f e h t

At the end of every game, the fan and players stand at the fence together as the band plays the Alma Mater.

While the band plays, everyone makes “J” with their index finger and thumb, as shown in the picture.

“All hail great university, Our Alma Mater dear, South Alabama, red and blue, proud colors we revere.

Nestled among the hills of pine, enduring throughout time, Upward and onward may your fame continue in its climb.

It seems that we have just begun; too soon we must depart In all that life has planned for us, you’ll share within our hearts.

So with thy blessings now send us, pray highest be our aim, South Alabama may we ever glorify your name!”

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(Bottom) Jag Nation cheers on South Alabama during a football game in the 2011 season. (Top) Super fans AfroMan and TogaMan typically lead student chants along with the band

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An example of the “J” hand.

First Down

You’ve heard other teams do it.

Ole Miss comes to mind. Any time South Alabama gets a first down, you will be prompted by the stadium announcer on what to do. Your response is below.

Said by the announcer, “And that’s another South Alabama…”

Said by the crowd, “First Down!”

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South Alabama makes enjoying the game day even easier

By JT CRABTREE

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South Alabama running back Demetre Baker scores against UT-Martin in the 2011 season.

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The beginning of a rivalry South Alabama fans have chance to start USA-Troy rivalry

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ne of the greatest things about college football are the rivalries.

From the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn, Michigan-Ohio State, USCNotre Dame, The Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma, the Alabama-LSU game,or the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party between Florida and Georgia, they all have deep traditions and roots within the game of collegiate football.

The Iron Bowl was started in 1893 and is widely considered the biggest rivalry in American sports. The annual Alabama-Auburn game became known as the “Iron Bowl” due to the game originally being played in Birmingham, Ala., a city known for its iron and steel production. The rivalry is so intense that it divides the state in half the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

This year South Alabama starts its first full season playing football in the Sun Belt Conference. As part of that, they will be playing several members of the Sun Belt consecutive years for many years to come.

One of those members is Troy. See what I’m getting at?

In basketball, Troy is the closest team we have to a rival. It always seems to pull more fans to the game and the crowd al-

most has an animosity to it. The same applies for baseball.

The Jags are a young football program, and this year they will be playing a full FBS schedule for the first time ever.

That means no more little unknown schools, no more Division II cakewalks, none of that. It now means a full conference schedule, and several tough out of conference opponents. Mississippi State, NC State, and Hawaii are the opponents slated for this year, but in the future, USA will be playing Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Tennessee and LSU. Like I said, no cakewalks.

But what does this also mean for South Alabama football? To be part of the college football world, you need one more thing: a rival. And it’s the Troy Trojans.

Football has a contagious feeling that other sports lack, and that feeling is ramped up when a rival comes to town.

The Jags host Troy at Ladd-Peebles Stadium this season on September 29. The game will be the “Game of the Week” on the Sun Belt Network and will be televised on CSS and ESPN3. This is the game everyone is waiting for. Not only is it the start of a football rivalry, but it also is the first ever Sun Belt game for South Alabama.

Since the rivalry is just starting, the

fans have an opportunity to start a tradition that will be carried on for years to come. Not just by South Alabama, but by Troy as well. Many rivalries have names that are associated with both schools.

Others describe the day they are played, such as Alabama-Tennessee’s “Third Saturday in October.”

Having a rivalry game and a tradition that goes along with that game is part of being a college football team. Without it, fans will always ask “What about us?”

They will have a feeling of being left out, like the fans are missing out on something and deserve more.

And the fans will get what they want.

Actually, they get to decide what they want.

It’s really up to the fans to decide what they want to do with the USA-Troy rivalry.

Come up with a name for it. Design some trophy or object that is passed around to the winning team every year. Whatever you want it to be. That’s one of the great things about having a young program, you can start the traditions. You can sit back and look at the program 10 years later and say, “I helped start that.”

Put on your thinking caps Jag fans.

You can start something special with this game. Let us know what you think. Email us at jtc804@jagmail.southalabama.edu, or find us on Facebook and Twitter.

s a student at USA, you have the privilege to attend all athletic events for free. All ticket costs are included in your tuition as an “athletic fee.” But free admission to home games is not the only perk provided by South Alabama Athletics. Many students are unaware of many of the other services available that make enjoying South Alabama sporting events easier.

One of the most overlooked services provided by South Alabama is students being able to receive a parking pass for football games for free. All parking passes allow students to park within the parking lot of Ladd-Peebles Stadium starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday gamedays and 12 p.m. for weekday gamedays. Parking passes may be picked up in the SGA office, located in the Academic Support Center, the Monday before the game. The office opens at 8 a.m.

Each student is limited to one parking pass and must present their student ID. The SGA is allotted 350 parking passes to distribute, and according to their office, they don’t always run out. “We don’t always run out of passes,” said Greta Washing-

ton, secretary for the SGA, “It really depends on the opponent and the student interest in the game.”

A student parking pass also allows you to tailgate for the game you have a pass for.

Another service offered by South Alabama in conjunction with The Wave, the city of Mobile’s public bus transit system, is transportation to all Jaguar football games.

The University of South Alabama has shuttle transportation to and from Ladd-Peebles Stadium through The Wave, with pick up being located in the Bel Air Mall south parking lot. Round trip costs $2.50.

The shuttle begins running at 9 a.m. and will continuously run until 90 minutes after the conclusion of the game. In an email sent to all students through JagMail, fans are encouraged to ride an hour before kickoff in order to arrive on time.

If you are a student going to a game and you want to bring a friend who is not a student, you may purchase a student guest ticket for them.

Each student is allowed to purchase one guest ticket ($8) per student ID. Student tickets and student guest tickets are only valid for sections N, O, P or Q.

Fan Guide Included The first time I went to a Jags football game, I honestly had no idea what to do. I didn’t know the fight song.

I didn’t know the chants. I didn’t know anything. So that’s why I have included this week “The Fanguard.” See what I did there?

“The Fanguard” has a list of chants, cheers, guidelines and the words to the fight song included in it. That way you can feel like a true member of JagNation and not feel awkward when you’re standing hearing everyone yelling something and not knowing what to do.

Whether you’re a freshman or you’ve been here for 3 years, it’s never too late to learn and cheer on the Jags.

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