Oct. 28, 2013 Vanguard

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VOL. 53, NO. 14

“If it matters to the USA family, it matters to us.”

OCT. 28, 2013

INSIDE

Jags twice overcome double digit deficits, lose on last-second field goal.

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By NOAH LOGAN

► Life: The Muslim Student Association promotes community understanding.

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See JagLife, page 4

ALYSSA NEWTON|LOC EDITOR

District 1 candidates visit USA By SAM ANDREWS thevanguardeditor@gmail.com

► Life: Chi Omega Songfest makes dreams come true. See JagLife, page 4

Oracle prepares for 2014

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tudent leaders from multiple USA organizations showed up in force to volunteer for the congressional candidate forum on Oct. 21 in the Mitchell Center. Organizations including the Southerners, the College Republicans, Army ROTC’s honor society Scabbard and Blade, the Future Criminal Justice Professionals (FCJP) and Phi Kappa Sigma personally escorted the candidates, assisted visitors and accepted questions from the audience during this hour-long

event. Alabama’s 1st District congressional seat, which comprises Washington, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia and Monroe counties, has been vacant since Jo Bonner stepped down on Aug. 2. The three candidates running for the seat, Republicans Bradley Byrne and Dean Young and Democrat Burton LeFlore, spoke passionately on a variety of issues, which appealed to different audience members. “I’m interested to see what kind of opinions they have on gun law and gun safety,” Andrew Augustine, FCJP mem-

ber, said. FCJP President Vladyslav Hayvoronskyy was curious to hear the candidates’ thoughts on Medicare, while Josef Hobdy, an ambassador with The Southerners, was interested in overall progress, saying, “Even though health care is a big issue, it’s not the only issue we’re facing at the moment.” The forum was a collaborative effort by AARP, the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, the University of South Alabama and local news channel 15 WPMI-TV. Jesse Salinas, AARP state director, See Candidates Page 2

► Sports: Mobile MLB stars playing in World Series. See Sports, page 11

he submission deadline for this year’s edition of The Oracle Fine Arts Review has been extended to Oct. 31 due to a shortage of submission, according to the editorin-chief of The Oracle, Joseph Kees. This shortage in submissions, Kees said, can be attributed to a number of things but mainly a lack of publicizing the need for submissions. However, this is not an isolated incident, as The Oracle often tends to push back the deadline to accommodate students who are trying to get something submitted last minute. Dr. Ellen Harrington, faculty adviser and associate English professor at South, explained that even though the deadline date always needs to be extended, it always benefits The Oracle. “Each fall, we have to publicize the issue to encourage students and members of our campus community and local community to submit, and most people submit close to the deadline,” Harrington said. “We often push the deadline back to encourage a range of submissions in all genres.” She continued, “We’ve never had a problem putting an issue together from the submissions we receive, and our issues normally range from 150 to 220 pages, which makes for a substantial yearly publication.” Katie Pope, the Oracle fiction editor, explained how students who get See Oracle Page 2

► Sports: Allison’s hat trick carries Lady Jag soccer over ULL. See Sports, page 12

SAM ANDREWS | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

From L to R, Moderator Greg Peterson asks the congressional candidates, Bradley Byrne, Burton LeFlore, and Dean Young, a range of question during the forum at USA on Oct. 21.

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