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Student fees deadline could change, spring appropriations looming South Alabama student government starts off spring semester, wraps up fall projects According to Dean of Students Mike Mitchell, details are still being ironed out before the change is made official. In officer announcements, Rajendra updated the senate on past projects that were completed over the break or will be in this upcoming semester. One of the completed projects are the pawprints on the university roads leading onto campus. Student-at-large Ashley Ford spearheaded the project and worked Mitchell to complete it before students returned. “It was part of our promoting campus spirit initiative,” Ford said. SGA will be taking the books collected in the “Book Your Ride to Troy” drive, to Greensboro, Alabama on March 2. The drive was held last semester, before the South Alabama-Troy football game. The books will be a part of a “popup library” for Read Across America Day. The group will also read to children at local schools. Vice President Dan Currie is spearheading a push to work on preventing smoking outside of buildings on campus, and said Humanities was the worst-affected building. The University became a tobacco-free zone in August 2015. Currie said that SGA has sent emails to
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outh Alabama’s Student Government Association met for the first time since Christmas break and discussed an array of topics that will highlight the new semester. One of the biggest topics in the SGA’s new business is a change in student fees and tuition. Currently, a workgroup is looking into having fees due a week before classes begin, instead of the current model, where fees are not due until the end of the first week of school. “The movement of the deadline presents advantages to students with very few disadvantages,” SGA president Ravi Rajendra told The Vanguard. “It ensures that sports being held by students who have not paid by the deadline open up to students earlier.” Under the current academic schedule format, the deadline to add classes is before the tuition and fees deadline. “It alleviates stress for students during the first week of class and will decrease wait times in the financial aid office,” Rajendra said. “The changes will only affect students who pay their own tuition, not financial aid, scholarships and etc. It seems like a definite win-win for students.”
White paw prints have been repainted leading onto the campus. Studentat-Large Ashley Ford spearheaded the project to promote campus spirit. (Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief) professors and deans to encourage students to inform others of the tobacco ban. Spring appropriations are coming up in the next few weeks. Groups who were approved in the fall need to turn in all receipts by Friday, Jan. 22, at 5 p.m. for reimbursement. Appropriations meetings for the spring will be Jan. 25 at 2:30 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m.
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If you SEE something 251-460-6312 SAY something! 12/13/2015 7:17 Campus weapon violation The Grove Male subject not affiliated with the University had a weapon confiscated for violation of USA policies. 12/16/2015 13:22 Property Damage North Drive at University Blvd Unknown person left roadway and struck yield sign causing damage. Left the scene before police arrived.
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Archaeology center focuses on local history Department allows students, visitors to gain deeper understanding of Mobile, Gulf Coast past By TORI BRACKETT Staff Reporter
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he Archaeology Department at South Alabama established the Center for Archaeological Studies on campus, which promotes the study of archaeology and the preservation of archeological evidence in the north-central Gulf Coast region. Research at sites such as Old Mobile, Port Dauphin, Dog River Bridge and Bottle Creek has revealed information about the earliest modern occupants of our region and their ways of life. Students from South Alabama are frequently involved in such research projects, gaining field experience in a different learning environment and using their findings in the laboratory to gain a deeper understanding of the past. Over 1,000 survey and excavation projects have been carried out by the staff at the Center for Archaeological Studies. The staff assists those in the surrounding areas with archaeological surveys, testing and mitigation, including data recovery and evaluations of any evidence found. In the Mobile area, many artifacts from French colonial sites have been discovered, including Faience, a white earthenware delicately decorated in floral and geometric styles. In the eight colonial-era sites on
the northern Gulf Coast, many distinct groups of settlers have been identified: the Spanish, Dutch, English, French and Mexican. The Archaeology Museum on USA Drive South is home to artifacts from over 12,000 years of prehistory and more modern archaeological events, using life-size representations of the past’s archaeologists to give us a glimpse into the life of the past occupants of the area. These include the mound-building Mississippians, an African American family post-Civil War, and the early French settlers. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the week, offering students at South free admission. “The Archaeology Department works towards making history and education more interesting for students by putting together a coherently projected collection of artifacts,” said Teresa Condon, who works at the museum as a student. “I’m proud of what they’ve done with the museum and the department.” Condon said the museum hopes to generate curiosity about the archaeological field and to make history meaningful to young students from schools in the area. The students take part in multiple labs, including a bone lab, to determine the life and death of people from the area in the past using plaster casts; an artifact lab, to piece together the life a person may
The Center for Archaeologial Studies brings Mobile, Gulf Coast history to South Alabama campus. (Photo | Vanguard Archives) have lead; and a rocks and minerals lab, to determine the geologic timeline of the area. The Archaeological Department said it inspires awareness and appreciation of the region’s past by building a better understanding of our origins and offering authentic artifacts to connect generations and cultures. In the past, the museum has hosted such exhibits as Selma to Montgomery, with Civil War-era photographs; Project
562 by Matika Wilbur of Native American tribes and the Alan Borg Rock and Mineral Collection. At the end of the month, the museum is hosting Family Matters: LGBTQ Youth Perspectives, a photography exhibit on young LGBTQ identifiers in Alabama. The Center for Archaeological Studies accepts donations and volunteers, who can assist in excavations at local sites and help to document and catalog artifacts in the laboratory.
Students react to campus construction, changes From speed bump removal to student health relocation, students split on campus renovations By BRIA JOHNSON Staff Reporter
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s students made their way back on campus last week, they were quick to notice an unusual sight. Speed bumps all over campus had been removed, construction around the traffic circle was still going and some construction rose around the Epsilon buildings. Confusion among students began to flare and raise even more questions. Randy Moon, assistant vice president of facilities management, said that the rain was an inconvenience for construction. “We were hoping to be through at the end of the year; we should be rapping up though,” he said. “They’re paving the traffic circle this week and next we’ll start doing the landscaping and grass that got damaged.” Another project started beside the
Epsilon buildings. According to Moon, an electrical communication duct tank that ties the university’s power grid together, providing backup power to the dining hall, is being fixed. Construction plans to have that project completed and speed bumps paved over in the next couple weeks. The project was scheduled to be finished before students returned from the break. “We’re trying to get through and get out so we can turn the streets back to normal,” Moon said. “I know it can be an inconvenience at times. We just couldn’t do it because of the rain.” According to Moon, administration made a decision to take them out a couple months ago. He said he is not sure why, but most were taken out during Christmas break. Speed bumps remain on Stadium Drive, between the Beta/Gamma Commons and the police station.
They aren’t scheduled to be removed until next summer. Some students are unsure how to react to the speed bump removal. Elexis Stallworth, a senior Spanish major, said she isn’t sure about her safety now that there isn’t going to be speed bumps. “I live in the dorms near the communication building and it's hard to cross from communications to humanities,” she said. “There was a big speed bump there and that was like the signal to start booking it across the road.” Senior Kaitlyn Byrd said that she doesn’t like the idea of not having the bumps either. “There might be wrecks, people aren’t paying attention,” Byrd, also a Spanish major, said. “They are texting while driving, like me. It’s easy to go over a speed limit when you’re not paying attention.” There has not been word of anything for safety precautions, except instituting a 20 mph speed limit through campus.
Other construction plans include renovating Faculty Court South to move the Student Health Center closer. Sophomore Juliette Falls said she liked the idea of a closer health center. “I think moving the health center is great,” she said as she made her way to Student Health for a flu shot. “I had to call a friend to come pick me up because I don’t want to wait for the JagTran and it’s a really long walk back to my dorm.” When Student Health does move the old space, currently located at Research Park building 3, will be turned into rentable tenant space for Research Park. Student Health will continue its services for students when they move into their new home. Moon said that construction has some upcoming projects that are going to be finalized by the end of the semester and that students can look forward to seeing next fall.
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JAN. 18, 2016
Happy Birthday: Fairhope Brewery turns three Events of the Week
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efore 2009 craft breweries were scarce in the state of Alabama. Post-prohibition laws that had stuck around kept us years behind other states in the brew game. Now, just seven years later there are 28 craft breweries in the state of Alabama, but only one in lower Alabama: Fairhope Brewing Company. Fairhope Brewery celebrated their three year anniversary on Saturday, Jan. 16. They celebrated their anniversary the best way possible, with lots of beer. What can be better than over 30 locally brewed beers? A Fiesta themed party, that’s what! Hundreds of patrons, and even a few dogs, came out donning tiny, fluorescent sombreros to celebrate and drink craft beer. “We don’t want people to say ‘That’s good beer for Alabama.’ Our goal is for people to say, ‘That is damn good beer,’” Tim Heath, head brewer, said. As a former engineer, Heath says that brewing beer is much more rewarding. “Going from your typical “The Office” or “Dilbert” type job to this is the dream.” Playing around with flavoring in beers and putting ideas into motion combines the engineering side of the brain and the creative side. “I get to do all of my favorite things.” With a beard down to his belly button and a jolly grin, Heath’s appearance is far from “engineer,” but when you taste his masterpieces you can tell the recipes are meticulous, exact and made with passion.
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Fairhope Brewery celebrated its third anniversary on Saturday, Jan. 16. (Caitlin Smith | Staff Reporter) added an air of exclusivity to the evening. With a live Mariachi band and Mexican food trucks, the fiesta theme really came together. “I felt like the theme was quirky and fun, much like the brewery itself,” Arie VandeWaa said while drinking the “Gringo Stout.” “This stout is my favorite that I have tried by far. I have never had a white, vanilla stout before.” Hence the name “Gringo.” “This is the most beer we have ever
brewed and the biggest party we have ever thrown,” Heath said. This bodes well for 2016 and the years to follow. If you have never taken a journey across the Causeway to the Brewery, put down your Bud Light and give local, craft beer a try. They only sell and bottle a few of their beers in stores, so the only way to know what you are missing is to venture down to Fairhope and enjoy a cold one amongst great company.
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Aside from the regular favorites on tap like the “I Drink Therefore I Amber” and the “Take the Causeway IPA” there were 25 beers that were brewed and created just for this party. They also rolled out their “King Cake Stout” just in time for the Mardi Gras festivities. The Brewery brought out new kegs of beer every half hour so the selection was constantly changing, which
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IMC Concert: Ryan Culwell Satori Coffeehouse 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Jags After Dark: PJ Party and Old School Cartoons Student Center Ballroom 7-11 p.m.
A total of 25 beers were specially brewed for the anniversary celebration. (Caitlin Smith | Staff Reporter)
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Mobile Jewish Film Festival review: “The Green Prince” By NATALIE FRANKLIN Life Editor
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he Mobile Jewish Film Festival held a screening of “The Green Prince” at Laidlaw on Wednesday, Jan.13. “The Green Prince,” despite its name, is no fairytale. This gripping documentary tells the story of Mosab Yousef and his time as an Israeli spy. Yousef, the son of Hamas co-founder, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, eventually becomes a spy for the Israeli secret service. The documentary features Yousef himself, explaining his life story. The film includes English subtitles because of Yousef ’s Palestinian accent. Yousef stares directly into the camera for the duration of the documentary as he describes his time as a spy. This, along with the dark and ominous film score, creates a chilling effect. The documentary begins with Yousef describing his childhood and his relationship with his father. He deeply respected his father and believed him when he said he was doing Allah’s work. Yousef also describes the immense hate he felt for the Israelis after Israeli soldiers arrested his father. His father was the cofounder of Hamas, a militant Islamic organization that advocates the destruction of
Mosab Yousef is the “Green Prince. “ (Photo | Wikicommons) Israel. It was Yousef ’s hatred for Israelis that led to his arrest at the age of 17 and his subsequent life as a spy. While in custody, a member of the Israeli secret service, Gonen Yitzhak, approached Yousef and asked that he spy on his father and work with the Israeli secret
Mobile Symphony Orchestra presents American Masters By CAITLIN SMITH Staff Reporter
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merican composers are the underdogs of the classical music world because they have to compete with illustrious composers like Bach and Beethoven. The Mobile Symphony Orchestra celebrated the American composers with their annual concert, “American Masters.” The concerted, hosted on Jan. 16-17, included pieces from Aaron Copland, who is considered the first truly American Composer, Leonard Bernstein, who composed the music for the musical “West Side Story,” and two newer composers, Christopher Rouse and Austin Wintory. The show opened with Rouse’s “Rapture.” Rouse explained on his website that the whole piece is supposed to create a sense of bliss and make you feel as if the world has no darkness. “It begins quite slowly but, throughout its duration proceeds to speed up incrementally until the breakneck tempo of the final moments is reached,” he said of his 11 minute piece. Opening the show with a light, cheerful composition put the audience in an elated mood and the show did not disappoint. In 2012, Austin Wintory became the first composer to win a Grammy for a videogame score. The Symphony played a piece from that score entitled “Nascence and Apotheosis.” The work that Wintory does to bring modern,
pop-culture into the classical world with videogame scores is groundbreaking. “Video games are now a full-blown art genre right alongside literature and any other form of storytelling,” Wintory wrote on his website. Hearing the orchestra play his score proved that to be true. When you think of American composers, Aaron Copland should be the first name that comes to mind. Before the orchestra played his piece, “El Salón México,” conductor, Scott Speck, explained that this piece was about Copland’s struggle to understand Mexican culture. He traveled there many times and listened to the Mariachi bands that maybe weren’t the most classically trained musicians but wanted to emulate that style of music in a classical way. He even composed in errors to make it more authentic. Leonard Bernstein is most famous for composing the music that the Puerto Rican gangs in “West Side Story”danced to. In the concert on Sunday, Julia Bullock, soprano singer, sang “Somewhere” from Bernstein's “West Side Story” as the orchestra played along. The orchestra also closed the show with three pieces from Bernstein's musical “On the Town”. Hearing the works from such esteemed American composers played by the Mobile Symphony Orchestra was an excellent way to spend a Sunday afternoon. If you missed out on this performance, the Mobile Symphony Orchestra will transport you into a fairy tale with “Mother Goose Suite” on Feb. 21.
service. Yousef reluctantly agreed out of fear of what would happen if he said no. Yousef was sent to prison and placed with other Hamas members. While in prison, Yousef witnessed Hamas members torture numerous people they thought to be traitors and spies. His status as Hassan Yousef ’s son kept him relatively safe. After witnessing torture that his father’s people inflicted, Yousef began to question his father’s motives, and he fully committed to being a spy for the Israeli secret service. Upon his release from prison, Yousef became his father’s assistant, all the while working for the Israeli secret service. He was in a very dangerous position: if his cover was ever blown, he would be killed. He was arrested and sent back to prison for six months in order to keep his cover. No one ever suspected him. Throughout the documentary, real footage of suicide bombings and the ensuing aftermath are shown. These scenes are graphic and only add to Yousef ’s serious tone. Yousef ultimately grew weary of his role in the Israeli secret service. He spent over a decade with the service, he was exhausted from constantly lying and he resented the Israeli agents for not trusting him, even though he was risking his life to
work with them. Yousef stopped working with the Israeli secret service and fled to the United States. He moved to California, converted to Christianity and began a new life. Yousef wrote a book about his role in Hamas and as a spy, and he came clean to his father, who publically disowned him. He faced deportation from the U.S. due to “incriminating material” and ties to terrorists. The government eventually dropped the charges against Yousef. He currently lives alone in California and has no contact with his family in Palestine. Shame is a major concept presented in this documentary. Yousef constantly mentioned how in his culture, working with the Israelis was very shameful. During his time as a spy, the Israeli army was able to stop suicide bombings and capture several terrorists. Even though he was following his own moral code and doing what he believed to be right, he still felt as if he was betraying his family. He wrote his book, “Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices,” in order to “fight against shame.” He wanted his story to be told. “The Green Prince” has received four awards, including Best Documentary Award by the Israeli Film Academy.
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Book review: “Mindset” by Carol S. Dweck By JAMESON CRABTREE Contributing Writer
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indset,” written by Carol S. Dweck, is a book that focuses on fixed mindsets and growth mindsets. Dweck is a professor of psychology at Stanford University. She believes that teaching about growth mindsets creates motivation in the areas of sport, education and business. Bill Gates, one of the world’s most famous billionaires, said that “Mindset” is one of the best books he read in 2015. According to Dweck, everyone is a combination of both fixed and growth mindsets. However, people who are more prone to fixed mindsets are convinced that their characteristics, talents and abilities are already established. When you’re in a growth mindset
you understand that even the most basic talents and abilities can be developed through hard work, good strategy, input and mentoring from others. In a fixed mindset you may think, “My intelligence is fixed.” This thought can cause you to always ask yourself, “Am I smart enough?” If you make a mistake, you’ll begin to think,”Will people think I’m dumb?” You become obsessed with what level your traits are fixed at. With a fixed mindset, you are less likely to take risks and give up easily when hit with setbacks. Believing your abilities can be developed may cause you to just go for it. People end up accomplishing more when they have a growth mindset, according to Dweck. There are certain triggers that activate a fixed mindset. These triggers include being asked to step out of your comfort zone or when you experience
a serious set back. Some other triggers involve encountering someone who’s much better than you at something you think you’re good at. You start to doubt your abilities. Even people with mostly a growth mindset may be placed in these situations which in turn triggers a fixed mindset. It’s important to be aware of the triggers that can activate a fixed mindset. It is also important to have an overall awareness about the types of situations which trigger a fixed mindset. In “Mindset,” Carol S. Dweck studied students at a university who were experiencing depression. She found that students with a fixed mindset started to let things go. For example, they didn’t do chores or they didn’t turn in their papers on time. The students with a growth mindset forced themselves to get up, shower, do their chores and study for tests even though they were experiencing
depression. The students with a growth mindset didn’t let their mood take control of them. These students felt they could still function and when their mood did lift, their life was still on track. Dweck also found in another study that people with a fixed mindset did not like to put in any effort. They felt that if they were good at something, then it should be easy. Dweck asks that, in these cases, we look to our heros. Sometimes people think that their hero is someone who has coasted to greatness on unprecedented talent. However, in most cases, you’ll find that your hero worked harder than anyone else, had setbacks and overcame those setbacks. That’s how they got to where they’re at now. For a more in depth understanding of growth mindset you can check out the book “Mindset” by Carol S. Dweck at the Marx library.
2016 Mobile Mardi Gras schedule Friday, January 22 6:30 p.m. - Conde Cavaliers (Mobile, Route A)
Saturday, February 6
Friday, January 29 6:30 p.m. - Order of Inca (Mobile, Route
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Saturday, January 23
2:30 p.m. - Bayport Parading Society,
Mystic DJ Riders (Mobile, Route A) 6:30 p.m. - Pharaohs, Order of Hebe,
Conde Explorers (Mobile, Route A)
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6:30 p.m. - Order of Venus, Order of
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of Goats, Prichard Carnival Association (Krewe of Goats Prichard route)
Tuesday, February 2
Mobile, Mobile Mystical Ladies, Order of Angels (Mobile, Route A) Noon - Mystic Revelers (Bay Minette) 2 p.m. - Krewe of Mullet Mates (Mullet Point) 5:30 p.m. - Mystics of Pleasure (Orange Beach) 6 p.m. - Mystics of Time (Mobile, Route A) 6:45 p.m. - Shadow Barons (Daphne)
Noon - Floral Parade, Knights of
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Saturday, January 30
10 a.m. - Hickory Ridge Kids Krewe
<kids> (Timberly Circle) 2 p.m. - Mobile Mystics, Mobile Mystical
Revelers (Mobile, Route A)
6:30 p.m. - Order of LaShe's (Mobile,
Route A)
6:30 p.m. - Maids of Mirth, Butterfly
Sunday, January 24
2 p.m. - Krewe de la Heron Lakes
<kids> (Heron Lakes Circle)
Maidens, Krewe of Marry Mates (Mobile, Route A) 6:45 p.m. - Knights of Ecor Rouge
(Fairhope)
11 a.m. - Foley parade (Foley) 11 a.m. - Krewe of Kids <kids>, Krewe
Thursday, February 4 10 a.m. - Order of Impalas <kids> (St.
Ignatius Catholic School) 6:30 p.m. - Mystic Stripers Society
(Mobile, Route A)
Wednesday, January 27
12:30 p.m. Mystics of Ashland Place
<kids> (Lanier Avenue)
Sunday, January 31 2 p.m. - Mystics of Children <kids>
(Rosswood Drive) 2 p.m. - Crewe of Woodmont <kids>
(Village Drive, Daphne)
Thursday, January 28
6:30 p.m. - Order of Polka Dots
(Mobile, Route A)
6:30 p.m. - Neptune's Daughters, OOI
(Mobile, Route A)
Friday, February 5 6:30 p.m. - Crewe of Columbus (Mobile,
Route A) 6:30 p.m. - Mystical Order of Mirams
(Orange Beach) 6:45 p.m. - Maids of Jubilee (Fairhope)
Sunday, February 7 (Joe Cain Day and Super Bowl 50) 2 p.m. - King Elexis I Motorcade (Mobile,
Route E) 2:29 p.m. - Loyal Order of the Firetruck
(Daphne) 2:30 p.m. - Joe Cain Procession (Mobile,
Route A) 5 p.m. - Le Krewe de Bienville (Mobile,
Route A)
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Men’s hoops come back to knock off UTA in OT Jaguars fall to Texas State, rally late to upset Sun Belt Conference title contendor By MITCHELL KAHALLEY Managing Editor
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en WIlliams scored his 1,000th career point and the Jaguars pulled out an overtime win against one of the top teams in the Sun Belt in an eventful week for South Alabama’s men’s basketball team. The Jaguars moved to 7-10 overall and 2-4 in Sun Belt play after losing to Texas State 78-67 on Thursday night and beating the University of Texas-Arlington 8885 in overtime on Saturday. Thursday night saw a rough start for the Jaguars as the Bobcats of Texas State opened the night on a 14-1 run. However, the Jaguars fought back by hitting the next nine points and eventually tying the game at 32-32 just before halftime, but Texas State’s Ethan Montalvo drained a corner three and was fouled by Nick Davis. Montalvo missed the shot from the charity stripe, but Texas State headed into halftime with a 35-32 lead. USA head coach Matthew Graves said “Getting down 14-1 set the tone for the game. I was really proud though. Our guys fought back, got it to 32-32. They got a nice play there at the end of the half to hit a three, but the problem with that is when you spot a team 13, you play in catch-up mode the entire game, and in the second half we never could jump out on top of them.” In the second half, the Bobcats
were able to rattle off 11 straight unanswered points, including three straight three-pointers. The streak eventually hit 16-3 after Anthony Roberson finished a put-back layup, giving Texas State a 61-44 lead. Graves said “We just got really frustrated with when they scored a couple baskets, we sped up on offense instead of slowing down and getting the right shot for the right person. We let some adversity affect our play for that moment.” The Jaguars made a late effort to get back into the game by going on a 15-4 run, but the Bobcats were too good from the free-throw line making four of their last five shots from the charity stripe to win the game 78-67. Emani Grant and Ethan Montalvo led the Bobcats in scoring with with 22 points and 18 points respectively. Montalvo finished shooting 6-16, 4-12 from behind the arc after being held to 2-7 in the first half. Grant shot 8-13 and had 14 rebounds. Junior Ken Williams led the Jaguars in scoring with 13 points. During the second half, the guard scored his 1,000th career point for the Jaguars. Graves said, “It’s a wonderful accomplishment for Ken halfway through his junior year to score 1,000 points...I’m really proud of that, and he should be proud of that milestone. Hopefully, by the time he’s out of here, he’ll have another 1,000 for us.” Williams would be honored with a
pregame ceremony on Saturday before the game against the University of Texas-Arlington. Graves presented Williams with a commemorative basketball honoring his 1000th point. “It’s a great milestone and I hope I can accomplish plenty more, but it’s a great milestone for me.” Williams said of his achievement. UTA came into Saturday’s game with a record of 13-2 and 4-1 in Sun Belt play. The Mavericks had posted big out of conference wins on the road at Ohio State and Memphis, making them one of the top teams in the Sun
Belt Conference. The Jaguars were able to amass a nine-point lead at the end of the first half led by 14 and 10-point performances from Nick Stover and WIlliams respectively. Georgi Boyanov made his way to the free-throw line six times in the first half and sank all six shots. With 11:43 left to play in the half, UTA took the lead after scoring 11 straight points. The run eventually extended to 16-2 to give the Mavs a 66-60 lead. The Jags rallied with 3:22 to play. In the final 3:05 seconds, Boyanov and WIlliams combined for 8 of the final 9
Junior guard Ken Williams scored his 1000th career point for the Jaguars against Texas State. He was honored with a pregame ceremony against UTA on Saturday afternon. (Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief)
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points including an open three by Williams with 1:41 left to cut the lead to 78-75. “Georgi had dribbled middle, and I came baseline and called behind, something we work on everyday in practice.” Williams said, “So he kicked it out I just took my time and made sure I elevated enough to lift the ball and I’m glad it went in.” In the extra period, Williams and Boyanov continued their strong play. Williams finished a layup and Boyanov finished two from the stripe to give USA an 85-82 lead. UTA’s Erick Neal responded with a three to tie the game. Williams found Shaq Calhoun, who drained game-winning three-pointer on the right wing on the Jaguars’ final possession, giving them and 88-85 lead. UTA couldn’t score on their final possession after missing three three-point attempts. Graves said about the game winning shot, “It was a very mature play by (Ken),” Graves stated. “In the past, he would have forced that off the ball screen and maybe thrown up a floater, tried to shoot a contested shot. He had the maturity to come down off the ball screen, he didn’t have the play, he pitched it to Shaq and Shaq stepped up and made a huge shot.” With that win the Jaguars moved to 6-9 on the season and 2-4 in the Sun Belt. They open up a three-game road trip on Thursday at LouisianaLaffeyette.
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Women’s hoops bounce back after last minute-loss By MITCHELL KAHALLEY Managing Editor
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ast week, the South Alabama women’s basketball team let huge lead slip and bounced backback to win a close game at home. On Thursday the Jaguars lost to Texas State 73-71. On Friday, they regrouped to win a tight matchup against the University of Texas-Arlington. The Jaguars tipped off at 11 a.m. on Thursday after, a seemingly unusual time for a college hoops game, but this was USA’s fifth annual “Pack the House” game. Students from local middle and elementary school’s were brought to the game and filled the lower deck of the Mitchell Center. The crowd of 2,861 sounded much closer to capacity as the kids created a raucous atmosphere for the Jaguars. “Thanks to the University of South Alabama for providing an unbelievable atmosphere for our student-athletes; the attendance was 2,880 but it felt like 5,000.” said USA assistant coach Dan Pressel, who was filling in for head coach Terry Fowler who was forced to miss the game with an illness. USA jumped out to an early lead, leading 27-15 at the end of the first quarter, shooting 71.4 percent from the field. Shooting trailed off in the second half, with the Jaguars only making 3 of 13 shots, holding on to a 38-26 lead at the half. With eight minutes to play in the third period, USA lead 44-26, but Texas State went on 13-2 runs
Marquita Daniels led the Jaguars in scoring with 13 points in a 59-55 win over the University of Texas at Arlington. (Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief) on two separate occasions in the second half to take the lead. The Jaguars trailed 73-71 with 23 seconds to play. Juliann Miller was able to get a three-point attempt from the right side of the arc, but her shot rimmed in and out as the buzzer sounded, giving UTA the 73-71 victory. “We played well to start and were up 18 with eight to go in the third [quarter]. Texas State went to a 2-3 and we really got stagnant.” Pressel said. “We were not able to get the stops required to win the game. We pride ourselves on playing great defense
in the half court and tonight we were unable to live up to the standard that we have created.” Miller finished the night with a career high 21 points, shooting 66 percent from the field. Miller also made four of her five three point attempts. Genesis Perrymond finished in double figures with 14 points. Perrymond also grabbed five rebounds on the defensive end. On Saturday afternoon, USA welcomed the University of Texas-Arlington to the Mitchell Center in an attempt to bounce back from Thursday’s devastating loss.
The game was a back and forth affair. Marquita Daniels and Chyna Ellis led the Jaguars with 13 points a piece. Ellis was one rebound shy of a double-double, bringing down nine. Daniels came up with four steals. Daniels leads the team in steals with 24, but had not registered one in either of her last two games. “I watched film on the last few games and I was letting people get past me instead of taking that extra step. So I took that extra step, and everybody else was there to be in a gap with help.” Daniels said. USA lead 57-55 with 39 seconds left in the game. The Jaguars stopped the Mavericks four times on their final possession. After a missed UTA threepointer, Ellis blocked Rebekah VanDijik’s layup, giving her 5 blocks on the night. Ellis leads the team in blocks and is averaging 2.8 a game. After another missed three-pointer, Cierra Johnson turned over the ball and Green quickly fouled Juliann Miller. Miller hit two free throws to extend the lead to 5955, cementing the win for the Jaguars. Head coach Terry Fowler said, “We told our team yesterday in practice that we should be on a four-game winning streak, but we’re not...We have to keep moving on, we go to Louisiana next week, so I’d like to build some momentum and keep going. I think the kids are understanding what it takes to prepare, and they are executing it on game day.” The Jaguars are currently 6-9 on the season, 2-4 in the SBC. The Jaguars head to Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday to start a three-game road trip.
Track breaks two records USA faces three of four to open indoor season SBC bowl teams in 2016 By MITCHELL KAHALLEY Managing Editor
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outh Alabama opened the indoor track and field season by breaking two school records when they traveled to Nashville for the Commodore Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Rafael Scott and Sean Collins both broke school records in the 60-meter dash and pole vault respectively. In an interview with USAJaguars, "I knew they were going to do well, but it was a pleasant surprise," Jag head coach Paul Brueske said. "We knew what Sean was capable of, and Rafael has worked extremely hard and continues to improve; he broke the record of Ahmed Awesu, a conference champion. That gives us a weapon in an event that we haven't done as well in." Scott finished third in the 60-meter dash final with a time of 6.72 seconds, breaking Ahmed Awesu’s record of 6.74 seconds posted in 2007. Scott’s previous personal best was 6.80 seconds set in 2015. Scott placed seventh in the 200 meters with a time of 21.91 seconds, putting him at fourth on the Jaguars’ all-time performing list. Collins recorded a 5.35m mark to win the men’s pole vault in his collegiate debut while also breaking Thomas Fowlkes record of 5.21m, set in 2006. Multiple Jaguars recorded individual marks. Ravaughn Pope recorded a career-best 8.15 seconds in the preliminary heats of the men’ 60m hurdles, tying Tyler Agee for the fourth best time
in USA history. Four Jaguar men placed in the top 10 in the weight throw, three of them accomplished the same in the shot put. In the weight throw, Renaldo Frechou led the team with a fourth-place finish after recording a 17.40m mark. Jan-Louw Kotze finished sixth with a throw of 16.70m, a personal best for him. Zach Blahnik recorded a mark of 16.10m, earning him a seventh finish. Thomas Boyd rounded out the top 10 with a mark of 14.64m. Kotze, Matt Weinhold and Blahnik finished seventh, eighth and 10th in the shot put. Weinhold’s 14.95m throw in the shot put was a personal best for him. Blahnik recorded a 14.64m mark in the shot put, resulting in a personal best for him in both events. On the women’s side of things Kaitlyn Beans finished fourth in the triple jump after posting a 12.66m mark. Jordan Friz finished sixth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.75m. Kayla Carlile finished 10th after recording a personal-best of 3.60m. Megan Hall placed in the top 15 in the weight throw, with a career-best 14.45m mark. Marina Swanepoel led USA in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58:47 seconds. Tiombe James recorded a career-best in the same race with a time of 59.79 seconds while Sara Jernfelt matched her personal-best with a time of 1:00.01. Some Jaguars will compete at the Samford Stand Alone Multi on Wednesday and Thursday. The next full-squad meet will be the Privateer Invitational is set to take place on Sunday Jan. 31 in Birmingham.
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ast Friday, the Sun Belt Conference announced the conference opponents for the 2016 football season. The Jaguars are set to face three of the four SBC schools that appeared in bowl games this season during the upcoming year. Georgia State and Georgia Southern will both make trips to Mobile next season to take on the Jaguars. Georgia Southern finished with a record of 9-4 last year and finished third in the Sun Belt with a record of 6-2. GSU traveled to LaddPeebles Stadium in December to take part in the GoDaddy Bowl. The Eagles trounced Bowling Green, the team that beat USA in the 2014 Camellia Bowl, by a score of 58-27. Georgia State was also a bowl team last season after finishing 6-7 with a record of 5-3 in the conference. The Panthers fell 27-16 to San Jose State in the inaugural Cure Bowl in Orlando Florida. Troy will head to Mobile to try and wrestle back the belt that USA won on the road last season. The Jaguars beat the Trojans 24-18 in the inaugural “Battle for the Belt” firmly cementing the rivalry between the Sun Belt’s two Alabama schools. New Mexico State will travel to Mobile for the first meeting between the two schools. The Jaguars will take a road trip to Louisiana to take on both Louisiana-Lafayette and LouisianaMonroe. The Jags beat the Ragin’ Cajuns 32-25
in Mobile last season. The last time USA played Louisiana-Monroe was in Mobile in 2014. The Jaguars beat the Warhawks 36-14. The marquee Sun Belt road game for the Jaguars will be their trip to defending champion, Arkansas State. The Red Wolves finished the season with a record of 9-4 and a perfect 8-0 record in Sun Belt play. However, the Red Wolves fell 47-28 to Louisiana Tech in the New Orleans Bowl. The Jaguars remaining in-conference road games will be against Texas State and Appalachian State. Texas State finished second to last in the Sun Belt with a record of 2-6 in the conference, 3-9 overall. The Jaguars fell to Texas State in San Marcos 36-18. Appalachian State beat the Jaguars in Mobile in their final game of the season 3427. The Mountaineers posted an 11-2 record, 7-2 in Sun Belt play. They traveled to Montgomery, Alabama in the postseason to play in the second ever Camellia Bowl. USA played in the inaugural edition of the bowl in which they lost to Bowling Green. The Mountaineers squeaked out a 31-29 victory against the Ohio Bobcats. The full schedule, including dates is expected to be released in early March. The out of conference schedule for the Jaguars sees Nicholls State and San Diego State traveling to Ladd-Peebles Stadium, while they face two massive SEC opponents on the road in Lousiana State and Mississippi State. USA finished last season with a record of 5-7 and 3-5 in the Sun Belt. The Jaguars finished in fifth place, just outside of a bowl bid.
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ALEXANDER MOYLAN OPINION EDITOR alm1323@jagmail.southalabama.edu
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Cell phones offer instant gratification at the cost of emotion A comedian uses late-night television to share his take on cell phones and daily life By ALEXANDER MOYLAN Opinion Editor Whenever I hear the word “addiction” I rarely think of cell phones, yet according to a poll sponsored by the National Safety Council in 2015, 82 percent of Americans believe cell phones are addictive. “Our addiction is relatively harmless when we’re using our phones to talk or surf the web from our couches,” said Deborah Hersman, CEO of the National Safety Council. “But when we’re behind the wheel, our addiction can be lethal.” If we can infer that cell phones are relatively addicting, and that addiction itself typically carries a negative connotation, why do we bind ourselves to cell phones? This may not be a popular opinion, but I believe that it is becoming progressively easier for us to rely on our phones for comfort, thereby needlessly avoiding anything that could disrupt our daily lives. In some ways, cell phones provide us with instant gratification. When we want something, we get it, whether it be the number of restaurants closeby, to the location of the gas station with the cheapest prices or pictures of our families and friends via popular apps like Snapchat or Instagram. With that in mind, is there something to the notion that people are becoming, or have already become, “The Walking Dead,” as symbolized by the herd-like movement of college students milling around campus with their attention held only by their cell phones? Perhaps now is the time to put down the cell phone and realize there’s more to life than tex-
ting and photo-sharing apps. The effects of prolonged cell phone addiction have become so prominent that they are even the topic of discussion on late night television. For instance, comedian Louis C.K. shared his thoughts on cell phones during an interview with Conan O’Brien. I had barely finished watching the interview before deciding that Louis single-handedly deconstructed many people’s sad cell phone addiction. After satirically lamenting about how he believes children become meaner human beings more quickly through using a cell phone, Louis suggested that the reason people are on their phones all the time is that they’re afraid of being alone. He said he believes that there are moments when the awareness that we are alone begins to slowly creep into our mind. This feelings incites a tremendous amount of anxiety and forces us to whip out our cell phones and to talk to someone. People are far too afraid of being alone with their own thoughts for any extended period of time. Perhaps his characterization of society is harsh, but is he wrong? I certainly don’t think so. His points are easy to agree with, especially in consideration of my own experiences. I’ve retreated into my phone in the past, scrolling endlessly on Twitter and Instagram, viewing people’s Snapchats nearly as soon as they submitted them and not understanding that perhaps the reason was that I was more interested in becoming a voyeur into someone else’s life rather than focusing on my own. With this in mind, I definitely believe that a
According to a poll by the National Saftey Council, 82 percent of Americans think cell phones are addictive. (Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief) fair amount of other cell phone users are too afraid of being alone and resort to their phones as a means of comfort. As the interview came to a close, Louis recalled an instance where he was driving and a song came on the radio that he reminded him of high school. The song elicited such emotion that Louis’ first reflex was to grab his phone and distract himself from such emotion. Instead, he let it wash over him to the point where he actually had to pull over on the side of the road and sob momentarily. Only by letting himself be crushed by this wave of nostalgia-laced emotion was Louis able to reflect on where he is now in life as compared to where he was in the past, without a family or career. Only then, in that tiny
moment, did he experience a second wave of emotion-- happiness. So think about it, is hiding behind a cell phone during a moment of distress worth it? Consider Louis’ final comments: “Because we don’t want that first bit of sad, we push it away with a little phone, and you never feel completely sad or completely happy.” Your apps aren’t going anywhere and your Snapchats can wait. Go out there and experience the sadness and happiness that living enables us to do, rather than run away from sadness or desperation. If you choose reflection over instant gratification, perhaps you too can enjoy the rush of emotion as Louis C.K. unexpectedly did in his truck that afternoon.
Marijuana won’t help pursuit of escaping depression By OLIVER KARCHER Contributing Writer There are plenty of ways students can deal with stress, however one method is much more harmful than expected. College students who smoke marijuana might be mistaken into thinking that smoking helps anxiety and depression, but it only makes things significantly worse. According to Richard Boyum, EdD., when a person has multiple anxiety attacks consecutively, the attacks begin to damage or bruise the nervous system. Meanwhile, it takes a while for the nervous system to heal back to its original state. Thus, the effects of anxiety and depression last longer. Some individuals who experience severe anxiety but don’t smoke marijuana can attest to having more than one anxiety attack, or panic attack,
in a day. Just imagine a college student who has anxiety attacks regularly, smoking marijuana. According to Harvard’s Medical School, if a person who suffers from anxiety smokes marijuana, they’re getting twice the brain damage on an increasing scale both every time that they smoke and every time they have an anxiety attack. Additionally, many students struggle with keeping track of class times, exam dates, and homework. This is likely even more difficult for students smoking marijuana. Contrary to popular belief, marijuana’s effects last beyond just that one day. The side effects continue even days or weeks beyond initially smoking the drug. Essentially, students who do smoke marijuana on a daily basis aren’t functioning to their full potential as students, according to the Harvard Medical School. This information shouldn’t be taken lightly, because it doesn’t take much for an A to drop an F. Some say that marijuana makes people lazy,
which is just another way of saying that students and individuals who smoke are affected by Amotivational Syndrome. This affects the student’s ability to master what might be an already challenging task. While a student who doesn’t smoke marijuana may already face difficulty with an assignment, Boyum said students who smoke marijuana suffer from the Amotivational Syndrome and, more times than not, the student never does what needs to be done. Marijuana also affects the attention span, and this effect is worsened if a student who already has been pre-diagnosed with an attention deficit disorder smokes marijuana. For example, students who smoke marijuana may experience the side effect of not being able to listen without interrupting in a conversation. They tend to act on impulse with whatever they are thinking is a good idea, to say it at that point and time and to say it without taking into account
if what they are about to say is inappropriate or not. This kind of behavior is not tolerated on the college level and could result in the student being ejected from the classroom. Students who consume marijuana might be trying to repress a recurring discomfort in their life, but a student trying to avoid an unpleasant thought pattern or memory by consuming marijuana and experiencing its extensive side effects will likely feel much worse. Using marijuana on or off campus has consequences that could be avoided if the student just took care of the emotions in a constructive way, instead of a destructive way. The life of a college student can be stressful even without marijuana in their lives. Going to college is like having a fancy car--the car needs to be maintained. Going to college under the influence of marijuana is like driving that fancy car, blind.
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