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MONDAY FEB 12, 2018 VOL 1719 ISS 18
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Signing Day
Can the iPhone maintain popularity?
African-American Student Association
USA football signs on new players for the new season.
After admitting to slowing older phones, the iPhone faces backlash.
AASA plans to host a luncheon to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
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Tips to avoid the flu
USA’s Student Health Center has administered more than 700 flu vaccines, according to Beverly Kellen. Photo courtesy of USA President’s Office. BY: RACHEL SULLIVAN AND MARISSA MASON | THE VANGUARD STAFF
flu outbreak an epidemic and they anticipate the flu outbreak is likely to continue. The University of South Alabama Student Health Center urged
students to be proactive in avoiding the spread of this season’s flu virus. They provided some tips to help students stay well and avoid spreading the flu. “The best way to prevent the flu is to be immune to the viruses,” Director of Operations of Student Health Beverly Kellen said. “Thus far this season, the USA Student Health Center has administered over 700 influenza vaccinations to students, and we still have a very limited supply available.” Though the vaccine can vary in how it works, it is the first and best way to prevent seasonal flu, according to the SHC website. The SHC has the flu vaccine available to currently enrolled students for $20. An appointment is not necessary for the vaccine. The cost
Jim and Mary Mather are celebrating their 20th anniversary of helping international students in Mobile. Photo courtesy of Jim Mather
Club Spotlight: Friends of Are security cameras keeping you safe? Internationals This year’s flu mortality rates have prompted the Center for Disease control to declare this season’s
BY: ELAINE RUSS | REPORTER
There are more than 700 security cameras on campus, according to Zeke Aull. Photo by Briana Cunningham
Despite what television may lead you to believe, security cameras are only one of the tools that police rely on to solve crimes, according to Zeke Aull, chief of the University of South Alabama Police. “What [mainly helps] us is information from the victim and information from the public,” Aull said. “When you put that all together, that is what solves crime. What
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works is not just cameras, but a combined effort of police, information from the public and technology. We have our saying, ‘If you say something, do something.’ It used to be, ‘If you see something, say something,’ but we changed that, because that is what stops crime: getting the community involved.” “A camera is a camera,” Aull said. “You can only see what it sees.” Continued on page 4
BY: NATASHA SPRADLIN | REPORTER
Missionary leaders Jim and Mary Mather came to the University of South Alabama in 1998 after receiving a phone call to help international students on campus through the student and community organization, Friends of Internationals. The husband-wife Continued on page 6