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SGA elections April 3-5

Pictured above are SGA presidential candidates Carl Thomas Jr. (left) and Reagan Barr (right). Photos by Jake Cannon

By shannon lundgren | Reporter

SGA candidates attended a forum hosted by The Vanguard on March 27 in the Student Center Terrace Room.

The Vanguard and the public put candidates to the question.

SGA elections begin April 3 at 8 a.m. and will continue through April 5 at 5 p.m. Students check their Jagmail for more information on how to vote.

There are two SGA presidential candidates: Reagan Barr, and Carl

Thomas Jr. Barr said he was elected president of SGA in middle school. He is currently President of the Society of Collegiate Leadership and Achievement.

Financial responsibility, food and environmental sustainability are Barr’s largest concerns.

Barr said he plans to cut “frivolities” and save the SGA’s money for a natural disaster. Barr also said he plans to install an old-fashioned style soda bar.

As SGA president, Barr plans to de-

fund or reduce the size and cost of the spring concert. He proposed spending the money on the sustainability council.

“The sustainability council is quite underfunded, and they have a bunch of plans and they aren’t able to follow through with them.” Barr said. “We could wind up with a bee-keeping place and our own honey,” Barr said.

The second candidate for SGA president is Thomas.

As SGA President, Thomas said he

will work with Sexual Assault Violence Educators to reduce and raise awareness of sexual assault on campus.

Thomas also stated that he will work to raise awareness of mental health issues on campus by having a mental health awareness month.

To promote student engagement, Thomas wants to promote student attendance at USA sporting events and create an event tentatively named “Unityfest.”

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He described Unityfest as similar to the block party hosted by Jaguar Productions. Thomas did not provide further details.

Thomas wants to partner students and student organizations with local non-profit organizations to improve the number of community service hours students at USA donate.

There are two candidates for SGA vice president: Elizabeth Hernandez, and H. Carter Phillips III. Hernandez has been involved with SGA every academic year since she was a freshman on First-Year Council.

She has served as an allied health senator for two years and has additionally served as senator pro-tem for the last semester. The senator pro-tem leads the senators, which enforces senatorial responsibilities.

While a senator, Hernandez served as the student affairs committee chairman. As the student affairs committee chairman, Hernandez organized “Pizza with the President,” an event where students ate pizza with USA President Dr. Tony Waldrop. She also coordinated “Nacho Typical SGA,” which gave students and senators the chance to talk about their concerns over nachos.

As an allied health senator, Hernandez worked with senators from her college to write a bill that purchased 50 practice Medical College Admissions Tests for pre-medicine students.

Hernandez also helped pre-health honor society Alpha Epsilon Delta get SGA sponsorship for their charity fundraiser Mega-Musical Chairs.

As senator pro-tem, Hernandez required all SGA committees to publish their minutes on a publicly available Google drive.

As a vice presidential candidate, Hernandez is committed to educating senators on Robert’s Rules of Order and governmental transparency.

If elected vice president, Hernandez said she will nominate current senate clerk Savannah Hoyt to serve another

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The second vice presidential candidate is Phillips. Phillips served for two semesters as a college of continuing education and special projects senator.

Phillips stated his proudest achievement as a part of the SGA was purchasing 40 new bikes for the Outdoors Adventures program.

Phillips also worked with the video game development group on campus last year. As a part of that program, he worked with their recruiting and retention efforts and helped manage their limited resources.

If he becomes vice president of the SGA, Phillips wants the SGA to support athletic event attendance, increase governmental transparency, protect free speech and promote fiscal and environmental conservation.

To increase governmental transparency, Phillips said he will share the SGA Google drive, including minutes and bills, with JagMedia. Currently, the minutes are linked from the SGA webpage, but current and pending legislation is not.

Phillips also wants to bring back voting by yay or nae instead of using the clickers. This is to encourage voter accountability, according to Phillips.

If elected vice president, Phillips said he will nominate Carissa Barrios to serve as senate clerk.

There are two candidates for SGA treasurer, Kevin Aria and Blake Lee. The job of the treasurer is to set the budget each semester and to oversee the appropriations committee.

The appropriations committee receives and votes on requests for funding from recognized student organizations.

Aria served on the appropriations committee last year and is the SGA comptroller this year. The comptroller’s job is to assist the treasurer.

As treasurer, Aria plans to renew talks with Uber to have Uber provide a 50 percent discount or $20 free fare to students during the after hours, on Thursdays to Saturday from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Five universities approximately the same size as USA have entered similar agreements with Uber. The partnership will cost $35,000-40,000 per semester, according to Aria. To defray the cost, Aria will solicit partnership with other departments on campus.

“If we want it, we can get it done,” Aria said about the proposed Uber partnership.

Aria proposed giving new student organizations a start-up fund of $300.

Currently, a student organization must

be registered with the office of student activities for three semesters before they can receive funding from SGA. Aria promised to find out how much of our tuition funds the SGA. “We want to know, first and foremost, how much of our student’s fees actually go into the SGA appropriations budget... Here at South, we don’t actually know that. As treasurer, I pledge to find out.”

The second candidate for treasurer is Blake Lee. Lee served as a college of engineering senator for two years.

While a senator, Lee served on the appropriations committee.

As treasurer, Lee will implement an open-door policy, but is satisfied with current levels of governmental transparency.

“There is already quite a bit of transparency, or at least from what I’ve seen on the appropriations committee….” Lee said, “If anything, the responsibility is more on the students for the transparency aspect. It’s out there, you just gotta put some effort into looking into it,” Lee also said he would give the Continued on page 3

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senate and The Vanguard weekly updates on the budget.

Tyler White also spoke at the forum but withdrew from the race for treasurer in a March 30 social media announcement.

The candidates for positions of chief justice, attorney general and studentat-large are unopposed this election cycle.

Taylor Davis, the current chief justice, is seeking re-election. The chief justice oversees the associate justices who serve on the University Disciplinary Committee and interprets the SGA constitution and code-of-laws.

Davis plans to work to better integrate the associate justices into the SGA and to raise campus-wise awareness of the USA Supreme Court.

Josh Robertson is running for SGA attorney general. The attorney general is responsible for coordinating USA’s participation in Higher Education Day. Once in office, Robertson plans to use social media to educate students on the role of the governmental affairs committee.

While serving on the SGA as a college of nursing senator, Robertson served as the governmental affairs chairman.

Emily Viglione, a two-year veteran of SGA and Greek life, is running for student-at-large. The student-at-large is an officer position that represents the SGA to student organizations.

Viglione has two years of experience in SGA and in Greek life.

“My main goals are to publicize student organizations through social media spotlights, strengthen SGA and admin relationships with student organizations and collaborate with Office of Student Activities to provide additional engagement opportunities for student organizations,” Viglione said.

Election results will be announced in a “call-out” party hosted by the SGA in the Student Center Amphitheater on April 5 from 4-6 p.m.

Pictured above is SGA vice presidential candidates Elizabeth Hernandez (left) and H. Carter Philips III (right). Photos courtesy of Hernandez, and Philips, respectively

2017 SGA Candidates SGA Presidential Candidates

SGA Student-at-Large Candidate

Arts and Sciences Senator

Reagan Barr Carl Thomas, Jr.

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Mitchell College of Business Senator

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Elizabeth Hernandez H. Carter Phillips III

Elizabeth Hernandez H. Carter Phillips III

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Mitchell College of Business Senator

Kevin Aria Blake Lee

Jordan Griffin Jack Stover Sahilee Waitman Allied Health Senator

SGA Chief Justice Candidate Tyler Davis SGA Attorney General Candidate Josh Robertson

Addison Grissett Kevin Hartley Breanna Healy Deangela McGee Collin Miller Justin Penninger Derek Pickett Amaris Samuel

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Managing Editor | Marissa Mason smm1421@jagmail.southalabama.edu Monday, March 27, 2017

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USA sorority raises money for alumna liver transplant

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Alpha Gamma Delta created a banner for the fundraisng event. Photo by Janae Thomas By janae thomas | reporter

Alpha Gamma Delta sorority hosted a philanthropic taco luncheon on March 30 at their sorority house to raise money for a university and sorority alumna for her liver transplant.

All the proceeds were donated to Stacy Stevens, an Alpha Gamma Delta and South Alabama alumna, for her future surgery. Stevens needs a liver transplant due to diabetes.

The admission to the event cost $5 if previously brought from a sister or $7 at the door. Upon arrival, the attendees were served tacos and socialized with the sorority members while a musician played guitar in the background.

Caitlin O’Malley, vice president of community affairs and over philanthropy events for Alpha Gamma Delta, organized the event. “I think it’s a good way, just to raise money for her and to kind of bring awareness to the effects that diabetes has on other people,” O’Malley said.

The sorority’s philanthropy is diabetes awareness and the members decided to raise money for Stevens’ future transplant because it directly affected a member of the community with the disease, O’Malley explained. O’Malley also talked about how bringing awareness to diabetes was important.

“I had a friend in high school who had diabetes, and I saw how difficult it was for her. Just joining the sorority has made me so much more passionate about it and I think that effects everyone here,” O’Malley said.

The sorority will participate in the Camp Seale Harris Walk on April 29 to raise money and awareness for Camp Seale Harris, a program for diabetic children and their families that hosts events to empower youth with diabetes.

Next fall, the sorority will host their Poker and Pearls event and the proceeds will go to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, which sponsors diabetes awareness, according to O’Malley.

Students, faculty and community members enjoyed festive food at the Taco Jam hosted by Alpha Gamma Delta. Photo by Janae Thomas

Alpha Gamma Delta sorority members served guests at the fundraising event. Photo by Janae Thomas

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Appropriations deadline due this coming Friday By alanna Whitaker | editor-in-chief

Requests for SGA appropriations funds for recognized student organizations are due April 7.

Appropriations is funding from the SGA for recognized student groups, which have a faculty advisor. Applicants apply through OrgSync, and must have the student group advisor’s approval.

Money is granted on a first come, first served basis. So far, there have been 10 requisitions and one co-sponsorship. There are 19 requests pending.

Only complete applications will be considered.

Organizations are encouraged to apply throughout the semester to avoid the rush that normally comes at the end of semester with finals.

Appropriations can be used for various needs such as professional travel or certain promotional items,

such as T-shirts.

There are approximately 200 student groups, according to Appropriations Chairman Ryan Creel.

Creel warns that spring appropriations quickly run out.

“I usually get 80 to 100 applications per semester,” Creel said. “The majority of student organizations receive funding. Those who are denied didn’t submit all information before end of the grace period, or they are asking for funds for things they can’t buy.”

According to Creel, SGA is generally allotted about $88,000 per semester for appropriations.

Students cannot apply for funding ahead of the semester, but Creel said that fewer organizations apply for funding in the fall.

Student organizations can make a list and prepare to apply for funding for the upcoming academic year.

Faculty Senate talks sustainability By krisha amin | life editor

The Faculty Senate met at the Faculty Clubhouse for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 22 to discuss the upcoming agenda and policy changes at the University of South Alabama.

The guest speakers at the March meeting were Dr. Glen Borchert, USA biology professor and Dr. Glen Marshall, USA sociology professor. They spoke on behalf of the USA Sustainability Committee.

“We are, this year, getting much more serious and much more effective about ruling out all kinds of recycling opportunities that haven’t been here before, from new signs going up to new bins,” Marshall said.

The sustainability council has not gotten full campus coverage. Yet, they are expecting that by the end of this semester and, if not, definitely at the end of the summer to have full coverage.

Every hallway and building on campus will have bins that will take almost

anything, including glass, plastic, cardboard, etc., that one chooses to throw in there. Desk side recycling is also a project that the sustainability committee is pursuing.

In order to implement this project, Marshall and Borchert encouraged fellow faculty members to become BRCs, Building Recycling Champions, on campus.

“Being a champion means to be our eyes and ears on that section for the hallway,” Marshall said.

BRCs will ensure that recycling is picked up on their designated hallway and section.

Todd Culp, USA facilities services manager, is working with the housing staff to ensure that the recyclables are getting picked up at a certain time and place.

“The single biggest champion of recycling on this campus is Todd Culp, who is in charge of housekeeping,” Marshall said.

Senate elections are scheduled to take place at the next faculty senate meeting on April 9.

5 USA Crime Report 03-24-2017 Criminal Mischief - Third Degree Parking lot, Pi Kappa Phi House An unknown person damaged the windshield of a Volkswagen.

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the occurrence. A Smith & Wesson M642; CTH0043 pistol with a special crimson trace laser grips valued at $439 was reported stolen.

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Theft – Third Degree Recreation Center An unknown person stole an iPhone 7 plus.

Unoccupied Vehicle Struck Student Health Center An unknown suspect struck the rear left car bumper of an unoccupied Lexus, damaged estimated to be worth $500.

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Criminal Mischief – Second Degree Delta 6 parking lot An unknown suspect keyed victim’s car

Domestic Violence – Third Degree USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital A domestic violence occurrence was reported at the listed location at 10:40 p.m.

03-21-2017 Property Theft – Third Degree Epsilon 2 A laptop, backpack, phone charger, iPhone were stolen by an unknown person.

03-21-2017 Trespassing – Third Degree Delta Commons Housing Office A student was arrested for criminal trespassing on university property after previously receiving a warning.

03-20-2017 Unoccupied Vehicle Hit Laidlaw Performing Arts Center An unknown person hit the rear passenger door causing $300 worth in damages.

03-20-2017 Criminal Trespass – Third Degree Student Center A student was arrest at the Student Center Office of Academic Affairs.

03-16-2017 Breaking & Entering Vehicle Alumni Hall parking lot The victim reported property stolen from her car a week after

03-14-2017 Accidental Damage to Property Administration Damage The left side driver door and rear passenger door sustained damage valued at $200, after a Grounds Department sign was blown over by high winds.

03-13-2017 Unoccupied Vehicle Struck The Grove Bldg 19 A vehicle parked in The Grove near building 19 was struck by an unknown vehicle. The driver left the scene without leaving a note or contacting the owner.

03-10-2017 Property Theft – Fourth Degree Unspecified Dorm Room An unknown subject removed the victim’s property, valued at $500, from the residence.

3-13-2017 Criminal Mischief Third Degree Football Practice Fields Multiple fire extinguishers were discharged in the bathroom and ice box at the football practice facility by unknown persons.

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When a student finds the egg, they may enter to win a $150 “JagSwag” basket if they post a picture with the egg and use the hashtag “#AVanguardEaster,” tag our social media, and tell us what they like or would like to see in The Vanguard.

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In the current job market, you should be doing everything to make your resume better than the competition and internships are a great place to start.

Contrary to popular opinion, your diploma does not come with a job attached with it. While that slip of paper proves that you made it through many sleepless nights and tyrannical professors, you are not guaranteed a job. College was just round one on the battlefield of the unemployed.

Consider internships to be the new interview. It is your chance to make an impression on those who may hire soon. It also shows employers that you have, in some slight sense, experience in the field.

Internships are more than just polish to your resume. They can give you important life experience and guidance that your bank-breaking education can not. Your lecture style classroom does not resemble the ebb and flow of an office or lab.

Megan Sparks, senior instructor and internship coordinator at the communication department, has this advice: “Most students lack experience since they have been attending school full time. Internships can bridge this gap and provide hands-on experience for recent graduates seeking employment,” said Sparks.

Physically setting yourself in the workplace may provide insight if your dream job is really the dream it seems to be. An internship can allow you to dip your toes into the water and see if you enjoy the job. If you love or hate your internship, will you still walk away knowing more than you did before the internship. You will be either reassured that the student debt

is worth it or convinced you need to change your major. Fast.

Sparks added that are several resources available to students at USA seeking internships. She suggested that students make use of their advisors and major departments, as well as Career Services located in Meisler Hall.

Other places to search include professors, organizations connected your discipline and online websites where internships opportunities are posted, such as Jaguar Job Link.

You should also check with your academic advisor to see if you can intern for credit hours. The time you put into raising your survival odds post-college may also pay off academically. You can gain field experience that will count toward your college degree. Some internships even pay.

Sparks said to be wary of unpaid internships. Sometimes companies will try to find free labor or temporarily replace someone in their organization. In these cases, students do not receive the benefits of being mentored and do not gain experience, added Sparks.

Internships give you invaluable social contacts in your job field.

A letter of recommendation or a good word carries a lot of weight in the workplace.

“In media, it’s all about networking, so being able to set up a network in my hometown was great,” said Adam Shubert, a USA broadcast journalism major who completed an internship with 94.5 WJOX in Birmingham.

In a shrinking job pool, you should be doing everything you can to make you and your resume better.

Internships are a great a place to start.

Hop on the computer, email your advisor, call your contacts. Start improving your odds for the post-college world.

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The University of South Alabama men’s tennis team rallied after dropping the doubles point to win 4-3 over UAB Saturday at the Adams Tennis Complex.

This marks the second straight win for the Jaguars, as they improve to 195, while UAB dropped to 9-8 on the year.

“Today was close to being a nightmare,” said USA head coach Nick Brochu. “I’m happy that we won but not happy by the way we played.”

Senior Juan Cruz Soria (San Juan, Argentina) and freshman Loic Cloes (Remicourt, Belgium) opened doubles with a 6-2 win over Stefan Gonzalez and Anru Fourie at No. 1.

Junior Oliver Gingras (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) and senior Pierre Noyon (Oye-Plage, France) fell to Nikolai Manchev and Kenton Parton 6-4 on court No. 3, and senior Tuki Jacobs (Windhoek, Namibia) and sophomore Lucas Gonzalez (Chateauroux, France) were defeated

by Eric Komati and Tim Dollman 7-5 at No. 2 to give UAB the doubles point.

“In doubles, after winning convincingly at No. 1, we were up 4-2 at No. 3, but we got soft and gave them the doubles point,” said Brochu.

The Jags opened singles with two straight victories. Gonzalez defeated

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USA Baseball sweeps Georgia State Courtesy of usajaguars

No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette scored nine unanswered runs for a 10-2 seriesclinching win over the University of South Alabama baseball team Sunday at Russo Park.

ULL (16-12, 6-3 SBC) trailed by a run through two innings, but scored runs in each of the next four frames including a three-run third and a fourrun fourth.

Cajun left-hander Hogan Harris (3-0) allowed two runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and a pair of walks in five innings pitched in the win. Tyler Carr (2-1) allowed five earned runs on seven hits with two strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings in the loss.

USA (16-12, 6-3 SBC) scored its lone runs of the game on a pair of solo home runs. Drew LaBounty gave the Jags a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning with a leadoff home run to center field, his third of the season and second of the series, on a 1-0 pitch from Harris.

The Cajuns answered with a run to

tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly to left field

by Steven Sensley that scored Ishmael Edwards, who led off the inning with a single to right field.

USA responded with its final run of the game in the top of the second inning on a leadoff solo home run to right-center field by Eddie Paparella on a 2-1 pitch from Harris.

ULL tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the third on a one-out RBI single to center field by Edwards that scored Hunter Kasuls, who reached on a single and stole second ahead of Edwards. Joe Robbins delivered a twoout, two-run home run to right-center field later in the inning for a 4-2 Cajun advantage.

The Cajuns pushed their lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth on a oneout RBI double down the left field line

by Handsome Monica. Edwards then delivered an inside-the-park home run down the right field line with two outs later in the inning to extend the ULL lead to 8-2.

Drew LaBounty waits, watching for an opportunity to steal a base. Photo courtesy of usajaguars

ULL pushed its lead to 9-2 in the bottom of the fifth on a two-out single to right field by Alex Pinero, and added the game’s final run in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out RBI single back up the middle by Sensley.

LaBounty and Paparella each went 2-for-3 with a home run, one RBI and one run scored to lead the Jaguars offensively. Edwards finished 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored to lead the Cajuns at the plate.

“We had opportunities early to score five or six runs after the home runs, at least four, that could have changed the tide of the game,” USA head coach Mark Calvi said. “But we didn’t. Their kid made some pitches and we gave some at-bats away. I told our guys after the game that it’s disappointing; we let them off the hook. We had some opportunities we earned – you earn the right to have opportunities – and we didn’t seal the deal. And on the mound we just didn’t make pitches. Their (ULL) guys made

pitches when it mattered and we didn’t today – that’s the bottom line.”

USA will return to action Tue., April 4, when it travels to Hammond, La., for a 6 p.m. contest with Southeastern Louisiana.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with USAJaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at Twitter.com/ USAJaguarSports.

Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

Join the Dugout Club, the baseball specific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund.

Members enjoy all games from inside the Stadium Club with climate control, private restrooms, private concessions and access to listen to the radio broadcast. All donations to the Dugout Club go directly to support the South Alabama baseball program.

For more information on how you can join visit: jaguarathleticfund.com/ dugoutclub.

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Jag Golf opens final month of regular season Courtesy of usajaguars

With postseason action less than a month away, the University of South Alabama men’s golf program will take part in its final stroke-play event of the regular season when action begins Monday at Mississippi State’s Old Waverly Collegiate Championship.

“We have another good chance to prove where we are as a team right now, it’s a solid field and an opportunity to play against some good competition and see where we stack up,” Jaguar head coach Alex Hamilton said. “Hopefully we can put together a full tournament, we haven’t been able to do that yet this year. I know the guys are working hard trying to get it, but we have to step to the plate and do our job.”

Rasmus Karlsson leads the Jags coming into the tournament with a 73.28 scoring average and five top-20 finishes, including a tie for 12th place in the individual standings last time out at UNC-Wilmington’s Seahawk

Intercollegiate. The freshman has posted two other top-10 results this spring, tying for third at the USA Individual Tournament in February before following up with a tie for sixth at the Tiger Invitational hosted by Auburn.

Peter Staalbo has a 73.82 stroke average entering the event, with his performance at UNCW — a tie for 22nd individually — his best of the spring campaign. He is tied for second on the squad with seven rounds at or below par as well as with four top-20 finishes.

Brooks Rabren and Jason Mendel are carrying 74.58 and 74.59 scoring averages, respectively, and both have placed among the top 20 in the individual standings on multiple occasions this season. The latter has shot par or better nine times with six of those rounds coming in the spring, while the former was South’s top finisher in each of his first two appearances this season. Yannick Schütz, who has a 75.67 stroke average

over 12 rounds his first year at the collegiate level, will be making his first appearance in the Jag lineup since the final tournament of the fall campaign, the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational.

“We are dealing with some injuries, it looks like Sylas [Elliott] will be out the rest of the year and Stephen [Wall] has an issue as well,” said Hamilton. “We’re a little bit hobbled right now, but we have five guys going to Mississippi State who hopefully will step up and play well. After this we have a match play tournament that will hopefully get us ready for that part of the Sun Belt Conference Championship, it will be a good test for our guys with three good schools we will face that day; we will keep working from there.”

Play at the par-72, 7,088-yard Old Waverly Golf Club is set to begin with an 8:30 a.m. (CDT) shotgun start to 36 holes Monday, with the final round scheduled for Tuesday. The highest-rated school in the field in this week’s Golfstat rankings is Mississippi

— which stands 24th — with Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, LouisianaLafayette, Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, Memphis, Rice, South Florida, Southeastern Louisiana and Southern Mississippi competing along with USA and MSU. This will mark the fifth consecutive year that the Jaguars are taking part in the tournament. USA finished third in a field of 14 schools in its first appearance, and a year later added another top-five result. Last spring, Staalbo tied for third out of 84 individuals with a 2-under-par 214 54-hole score, and Mendel placed among the top 30 after posting a 224 two-day total that was second-best on the squad.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/ USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1872.

FOR JAG MEDIA Communication Media Managers Paying positions. Send your résumé and cover letter explaining the position for which you are applying.

Saturday,March April 15th.

Applications are due no later than Tuesday, 31st.

Please send applications to jaucoin@southalabama.edu. Be prepared to interview for the position.

Positions Available

Editor-in-Chief, The Vanguard

The editor-in-chief is responsible for the overall operations of the newspaper, ensuring that all tasks, from planning to distribution are completed. Applicants should have strong understanding of journalism techniques and leadership skills. 20 hours per week and scholarship.

Advertising Manager

The advertising manager is responsible for advertising sales in both The Vanguard and Due South. Duties include cultivating and calling on advertisers, overseeing ad designs, overseeing sales staff, and ensuring the quality and accuracy of advertising. 20 hours per week and scholarship.

General Manager, Jag TV

The general manager is responsible for hiring and overseeing the Jag TV staff, ensuring quality of the campus news programs, covering campus events, producing original programming and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the television station.

Applicants should be familiar with video editing techniques, camera operation and television direction.

20 hours per week and scholarship.

Editor-in-Chief, Due South

The editor-in-chief is responsible for the overall operations of the magazine, ensuring that all tasks, from planning to distribution are completed. Applicants should have strong understanding of journalism techniques and leadership skills. 20 hours per week.

Assistant Editor, Due South

The assistant editor is responsible for all production functions and operations of the newspaper. The managing editor is also responsible for all layout and design responsibilities as defined by the editor-in-chief.

15 hours per week.

Operations Manager, The Prowl

The operations manager is responsible for recruiting and overseeing Prowl staff, ensuring the quality of the campus radio programs and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the radio station. Applications should be familiar with audio editing techniques, broadcast operation and radio direction. 20 hours per week.

USA sophomore golf player Brooks Rabren prepares to hit. Photo courtesy of usajaguars

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Track and Field claims nine top-ten finishes at Pepsi Florida Relays Courtesy of usajaguars

The University of South Alabama’s track and field team claimed nine topten finishes at the Pepsi Florida Relays hosted by the University of Florida this weekend.

“This meet was valuable experience for the team,” head coach Paul Brueske said. “We had several athletes rise to the occasion and many set new or came close to their personal bests.”

Kaitlyn Beans and Kristina Szabo both notched top finishes in the women’s triple jump. Beans placed seventh with a 12.58-meter mark while Szabo earned ninth with the same distance. Olivia Swan and Taylor Dames tied for seventh in the women’s high jump by clearing 1.68m — a personal best for Swan.

Michaela Preachuk earned ninth in the women’s’ hammer with a throw of 54.96m, while LaMia Miller placed just outside of the top 10 with a 54.92-meter mark. Miller also placed 24th in the women’s shot put with a 13.37-meter throw.

Barbara Rivera took seventh place in women’s javelin with a 45.84-meter throw, while Jessica Matthews finished behind her at 13th with a 41.17-meter

throw.

Megan James cleared a personalbest 3.85m in the women’s pole vault to tie for 11th place. Ireland Armstrong cleared 3.70m to tie for 13th in the event.

In the women’s 1500m, Laura Labuschaigne crossed the line at 4:33.01 to finish 23rd.

On the men’s side, Niel Giliomee tied for eighth in the men’s pole vault, clearing 4.92m. In throws, Zack Blahnik finished 10th in the men’s hammer college invite event with a personal best throw of 63.86m.

The junior also finished 19th in discus (47.55m) and 17th in shot put (15.28m).

Andrew Allen recorded ninth place in the men’s hammer recording a 56.00-meter mark and also claimed a top-25 spot in the men’s javelin with a throw for 56.33m.

Two other Jaguar throwers - Matt Weinhold and Jobi Finau - posted top-20 results in the men’s discus and shot put. Weinhold earned 13th and 14th in discus (50.58m) and shot put (15.84m), respectively, while Finau threw for a 50.19-meter mark in discus to finish 14th in the event.

In the men’s 400-meter hurdles, Artius Gilstrap crossed the line at

54.16 seconds, just one place outside the top 15. Larry Lombard finished with a time of 54.53 for 31st in the event. Warno Potgieter ran in the men’s 1500m and completed the race in 3:54.64 for 29th.

On Saturday in Austin, Texas, Sean Collins competed in the men’s pole vault at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The sophomore finished in 7th, clearing 5.35m.

South Alabama track and field will be back in action April 7-8 as Jaguars travel to the Tiger Track Classic hosted

by Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with USAJaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at Twitter.com/ USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

Join the Finish Line Club, the track and field and cross country specific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund. All donations to the Finish Line Club go directly to support the South Alabama track and field/ cross country programs. For more information on how you can join visit: jaguarathleticfund.com/finishlineclub

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Softball vs Texas State April 8 | 1 p.m.

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April 9 | 1 p.m.

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Softball Hosts Sun Belt Shootout April 8-9

Away Games Baseball vs Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond Louisiana April 4 | 6 p.m.

Baseball vs University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, Louisiana April 7 | 6 p.m.

April 8 | 4 p.m.

April 9 | 1 p.m.

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Michaela Preachuk earned ninth in the women’s’ hammer with a throw of 54.96m. Photo courtesy of usajaguars

12 Mens tennis rebounds Courtesy of usajaguars

After dropping the doubles point, the University of South Alabama men’s tennis team rallied to defeat Valparaiso 4-2 Sunday at the Adams Tennis Complex.

This marks the third consecutive victory for the Jags, improving them to 20-5, while the Crusaders dropped to 17-3.

“Today was a great battle,” said USA head coach Nick Brochu. “Both teams played extremely well. Being an indoor team, we knew that Valpo would be aggressive in doubles.”

To begin doubles, senior Juan Cruz Soria (San Juan, Argentina) and freshman Loic Cloes (Remicourt, Belgium) fell to Jeffrey Schorsch and Dave Bacalla 6-2 on court No. 1.

Junior Oliver Gingras (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) and senior Pierre Noyon (Oye-Plage, France) bounced back to best Kyle Dunn and Brandon Ancona 6-4 at No. 3. Charlie Emhardt and Chad Kissell defeated senior Tuki Jacobs (Windhoek, Namibia) and sophomore Lucas Gonzalez (Chateauroux, France) 7-5 on court No. 2 to clinch the doubles point for Valparaiso.

“We played well but dropped a close one at No. 2 in the decisive match,” Brochu said.

In singles Gonzalez began with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Ancona at No. 5, and Cloes dropped Emhardt 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 to give the Jaguars a 2-1 lead.

The Crusaders tied it when Garrett Gardner beat Noyon 6-0, 7-5 on court

No. 6, but USA came back when No. 97 Jacobs won 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) over Kissell at No. 2. No. 111 Soria clinched the victory for the Jags by defeating Schorsch 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 on court No. 1.

“We felt confident going into singles,” said Brochu. “We need to stretch the points. The longer the points, the more we felt it would work to our advantage. We started very strong, winning the first set on five courts. We had the momentum and needed to stay tough. Valpo fought hard and came back on three courts.

With the overall score tied at 2-2, our top two players stepped up. It was great to see Tuki and Juan Cruz play some big tennis after having a bad day yesterday. They both delivered when it mattered the most.”

The Jaguars return to the court Thursday at 1 p.m. to play Troy at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/ USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

Join the Baseline Club, the tennisspecific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund. All donations to the Baseline Club go directly to support the South Alabama men’s and women’s tennis programs. For more information on how you can join visit: http://jaguarathleticfund.com/ baselineclub

USA senior Juan Cruz Soria prepares to serve. Photo courtesy of usajaguars

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Softball players celebrate as they play their way to a shutout against rival Troy. Photo by Briana Cunningham

Softball wins shutout By ryann guy | sports reporter

South Alabama softball shutout Troy University 8-0 in five innings after an early six run lead by the second inning on Wednesday. This was their first win in five games.

Consistent in the circle, Devin Brown stuck out two batters every inning totaling 10 by the end of the game. This was her eighth shutout of the season. Brown is ranked first at South Alabama for the most strikeouts (10.95) in seven innings. She improves her record to 10-6.

Amanda Minahan recorded five RBI’s after hitting her seventh homerun of the season. MC Nichols and Kristian Foster went 2 for 3 in the box, both running around the bases once. Kaleigh Todd scored three runs and went 1 for 2 at the plate.

For Troy’s offense, Madeline Porter and Katie Webb managed the only two hits against the Jaguars.

In the bottom of the first inning, Todd slapped to third and beat out the throw after third basemen Webb bobbled the ball. Nichols slapped the ball and after a hard bounce to the shortstop held the ball, both runners safe on first and second. Foster was safe at first after hitting a grounder, but Nichols got thrown out by the shortstop by a fielder’s choice at second. With runners on first and third, Minahan flied up to left field, Todd tagged up on third and scored the first run of the game.

The Jaguars next time at bat, Savanna Mayo shot a line drive past the shortstop into left field. Aly Smith came up to bat next, laying down a perfect sacrifice bunt, moving Mayo to second. Megan Harris got caught up at first when she slapped down the line and tagged out but moved Mayo to third. Patient at the plate,

Todd received a walk and stole second during Nichols’s at bat. She slap hit past shortstop as Mayo ran home for their second run of the game and first of five for the inning. Up next, Foster continued with a hit past shortstop, scoring Todd. With two runners on, Minahan smacked a ball over the left field fence, making her 24th career homerun.

In the fourth inning, the Jags scored two more times. Harris started off the inning with a sneak bunt and advanced to second on a pass ball during Todd’s at bat. A perfect hard bounce slap to the shortstop by Todd landed her on first and Harris on third.

Foster’s turn up at the plate resulted in another run as she grounded past the shortstop. Minahan recorded her final RBI of the game when she flied out to left field.

South left two runners on that inning but Brown solidified the win her next appearance on the mound.

The final out of the game Brown struck out the batter swinging. Every batter Brown struck out during the game went out swinging.

Head coach Becky Clark gave great remarks about her players after the game about how they took advantage of making plays and hitting the ball when they needed to. After a four-game losing streak, the Jaguars revamped themselves, playing great offensively and defensively with no errors. For the team, it was an impressive performance to the nearly 700 people in attendance and a win much needed to regroup and regain confidence in themselves after losing four games in a row.

For more information about the softball team, check back weekly or online. Tickets can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1872.

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Jaguar softball completes sweep over App State Courtesy of usajaguars

The University of South Alabama softball team completed the Sun Belt Conference series sweep Sunday afternoon with a 5-3 win over Appalachian State at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium.

“Anytime you get road wins in conference you have to be please with that,” South Alabama head coach Becky Clark said. “I was glad to see us come up here and take care of business. We’ve got to keep this forward momentum and lock into what we’ve created for ourselves from an execution, fight and mentality standpoint. Staying locked into that is the biggest thing for us. We need to stay locked in every single inning and every single pitch; we’ve just got to keep working.”

South Alabama (23-12, 6-7 SBC) will now return home to host Southern Mississippi on Wednesday night with first pitch set for 6 p.m. at Jaguar Field. Live stats and web streaming can be accessed at www.

USAJaguars.com. Fans can also keep up with in-game Twitter updates via the softball program’s official handle, @USAJagsSoftball.

Destin Vicknair, Kaleigh Todd and Savanna Mayo each recorded multihit performances in Sunday’s win, while Haleigh Lowe was 1-of-1 with a pair of walks. Vicknair was 2-for-3

at the plate with a walk, a RBI and a pair of runs scored, while Todd and Mayo were each 2-for-4. Kristian Foster drove in two runs in the finale and finished the series with five RBI. Amanda Minahan and Morgan Lutticken also had a hit and a RBI against the Mountaineers.

Devin Brown (12-6) won her thirdstraight and went the distance for her 14th complete game of the season.

In her seven innings of work, Brown allowed three runs on five hits, while walking one and striking out five.

First baseman Haley Stewart was the lone Appalachian State (12-21, 0-9 SBC) player to record more than one hit as she finished the day 2-for-3 with a RBI. Katie Mathewson drove in both her runs on her first home run of the season in the fourth.

App State starter Katie Williford (1-1) took the loss and lasted just 2.2 innings and gave up two runs on four hits. Annaleise Kennedy pitched 1.1 innings in relief and allowed three runs on four hits, while Kenzie Loganecker closed out the game with three scoreless innings.

The Jaguars struck first with a run in the top of the second. Vicknair walked on four-straight to start things off and Mayo then reached on a swinging-bunt single. The duo was moved into scoring position one batter later on Abby Krzywiecki’s sacrifice bunt, setting the table for Lutticken.

Senior Destin Vicknair prepares to bat. Photo courtesy of usajaguars

The freshman catcher making just her second start behind the plate lined a solid single to center, scoring Vicknair.

USA threatened to add to its lead, loading the bases with just the one out, but Williford was able to get Todd to line out to second and get Megan Harris swinging to end the inning.

South added to its lead in its next at-bat. With two away in the inning, Vicknair drove a 1-1 offering from Williford deep over the wall in straight-away center for her first home run as a Jag and giving USA a 2-0 advantage.

Lowe and Lane sparked the Jag offense in the fourth when they reached on back-to-back one-out infield singles. The single by Todd extended her reached base safely streak to 14 games. After moving around to second and third on a ground out, Foster delivered a tworun single to center and advanced to second on the throw home. With the two-run base hit, Foster has now recorded 14 RBI in her last 13 games.

Foster then stole third and came around to score South’s third run of the inning on Minahan’s RBI single, extending the Jaguar advantage to 5-0.

In the home half of the fourth, App State answered back with two runs of its own. Natalie Orcutt worked a fullcount walk after a nine-pitch at-bat to begin things and drew a leadoff walk.

Two batters later, Mathewson cut the

Jag advantage to three (5-2) when she drove a 1-1 pitch over the wall in left for a two-out, two-run home run. It was her first home run of the season.

The Mountaineers made things interesting in the bottom of the seventh as they scored a run and brought the tying winning run to the plate. Ally Walters led off the inning with a single to center and two batters later, Dodd singled through the right side of the infield. Brown then got Keri White to strike out looking, but Stewart lined a double to left to bring around Walters and cut the deficit to 5-3. With two outs and the winning run at the plate, Brown was able to get pinch-hitter Taylor Rivenburgh to pop out to Todd at second to end the game.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/ USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

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All donations to the Bullpen Club go directly to support the South Alabama softball program. For more information on how you can join visit: jaguarathleticfund.com/bullpenclub.

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OPINION

Higher education in Alabama is hobbled by harsh immigration policy

Attorney General Jeff Sessions responds to questions during his confirmation hearing. Photo courtesy of The Daily Signal

By Joel Goode | Opinion Editor

Alabama has an unfortunate reputation for neglecting the bipartisan values of education.

The state passed House Bill 56, an anti-immigration bill that sought to crack down on the rights of undocumented immigrants, including their right to public education after high school, in 2011.

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, who supported the bill, was nominated to the position of Attorney General of the United States this February. As attorney general, Sessions will oversee laws enforcing immigration policy.

The provision is not the only legacy of the new administration that has a direct effect on international students here at the University of South Alabama.

Shortly before Session’s appointment as attorney general, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order which placed a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries including Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

The most significant reason for anti-immigration policy and rhetoric is the belief that support for undocumented migrants is tantamount to removing scholarship and employment opportunities from law-abiding American citizens.

A study published by the Georgetown Public Policy Institute showed that by 2020, 65 percent of jobs in the United States will require a postsecondary degree or training beyond a high school education. While many lawmakers believe the privilege of being competitive in the workforce should be reserved for documented citizens, there are in fact other avenues to curb the problem of school and job displacement besides further disempowering the most vulnerable members of our communities.

For example, policies which prevent outsourcing and expand funding for resources to institutions of higher education can directly curb the problem of school and work

displacement.

Nevertheless, Trump nominated Betsy DeVos, who supports cuts to federal financial aid, for Secretary of Education. Trump also originally nominated Andrew Puzder, a CEO who specialized in outsourcing, for Secretary of Labor, according to Fox Business.

The reason for barring undocumented immigrants from higher education is not to provide more opportunities for American citizens. Rather, anti-immigration lawmakers want to create an underclass that can be blamed for the economic problems caused by subsidies for corporations that practice outsourcing.

The recognition of the undocumented immigrant as a criminalized scapegoat has drawn bipartisan concern.

In 2013 the conservative group Hispanic Leadership Network issued a memo urging fellow Republicans to stop using the phrase “illegal immigrant” and opt for “undocumented immigrant” when referring to migrants living in the U.S. without documentation, according to NPR. Their concern was that the phrase “illegal immigrant” was dehumanizing and disingenuous to the complex circumstances which have led millions of people to become undocumented residents of the U.S. In his“Immigration Handbook for the New Republican Majority” published in 2015, then-Sen. Sessions explained the motivation behind antiimmigration policy.

Sessions said that the problems faced by undocumented immigrants are secondary to the concerns of immigrants who obtained visas from the Department of State before coming into the U.S. “[Immigration reform] has become a legislative honorific almost exclusively reserved for proposals which benefit everyone but actual American citizens,” said Sessions.

Many South students have family members who are undocumented immigrants. Other students are themselves nationals from the countries which have been subjected to the travel ban.

The implication that people with undocumented family members do not possess the concerns of “actual American citizens” belies a lack of care for the effects of anti-immigration policy, and for the impetus for reform.

Citizens protest the passsage of H.B. 56. Photo courtesy of colorlines.com.

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Life doesn’t give you answers and neither will we, but ponder this: • Thirty white horses on a red hill: first they champ, then they stamp, then they stand still. What are they? (Riddle courtesy of J.R.R. Tolkein) •How can there be a boat full of people without a single person on board?

•A wife shoots her husband before holding him underwater and hanging him. What did she do?

•What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end and the end of every race?

•When is the time of a clock like the whistle of a train?

How many Waldos can you find in this week’s paper?

•How many sides has a circle?

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