October 27, 2014

Third time’s the charm: Jags dash past Troy 27-13

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OCT. 27, 2014

Cardboard City: A day in the life of the homeless

By LAURA HAVARD Staff Reporter

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he soccer field at the Alabama School of Math and Science was covered in boxes Saturday night with participants eager to help raise awareness for the local homeless population. Cardboard City gives people the opportunity to experience first-hand what homeless people experience every day by sleeping outside for a night.

The Cardboard City organization is working to make a change for the more than 633,000 individuals experiencing homelessness in America.

The mission of this organization is to raise public awareness about local homelessness and benefit two agencies: Family Promise of Coastal Alabama and Wesley Community Center’s Sybil H. Smith Family Village. Participants of the Cardboard City event sleep overnight in a cardboard box and dine from a soup-line to

connect with the struggle of homelessness.

The two local agencies that benefit from the proceeds of this event aid in ending homelessness in various ways.

Family Promise of Coastal Alabama is the only organization in Mobile County that provides shelter for entire families facing the reality of homelessness. They also offer case management and help families identify and resolve the problems that led them to homelessness.

This program has an 85 percent success rate for helping families and placing them into safe and permanent housing.

The Dumas Wesley Community Center’s Sybil H. Smith Family Village has an 80 percent success rate with services varying from job readiness to counseling and parenting. This organization uses a duo of case management and temporary housing which can be used up to 24 months. This method gives women the chance to get back on their feet while striving to improve their health, finances, and relationships.

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OCT. 27, 2014

SGA funds on-campus sustainabiliy projects ALEX MOYLAN

Justin Roberts gives a presentation on composting, specifically discussing how easy it is to start composting at home.

By ALEX MOYLAN Copy Editor

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he South Alabama SGA recently provided requested funds to be used on various projects to the Student Sustainability Council and Home Grown, both student-run organizations dedicated to promoting sustainability and composting awareness on campus respectively.

SGA also allocated additional funding for a multi stream recycling bin and funding to help subside the start-up costs of a large-scale composting program here on campus.

The multi stream bin will allow students to deposit plastic, aluminum, and paper recyclables into one bin whereas previously only plastic recycling was possible on campus. Aluminum recycling has been nearly impossible to consider without the efforts the Student

Sustainability Council. SGA granted the Student Sustainability Council funding for the multi stream bin through a co-sponsorship which involves SGA covering a portion of the bin’s cost whereas students will fundraise a smaller percentage of the bill in order to bring the multi stream bin to campus.

Since the beginning of the fall semester, one multi stream bin was donated to the University and will be placed in the Beta Gamma

Commons, mainly serving the residents of that housing community.

Now, with SGA’s help, the Student Sustainability Council will continue fundraising in order to bring the second multi stream bin to campus.

This second bin will be placed in Delta Commons, also the home of the Delta Deli.

A grassroots student movement accounted for the recent surge in sustainability awareness on campus. Last year, the Delta housing community maintained a year long recycling program that continued to grow throughout the year thanks to the efforts of the Delta housing staff. Before long, students outside of the Delta community began aiding in the recycling efforts while SGA also pledged their support.

“In the span of two semesters, our organization has grown from 10 students to 40. I constantly get emails about ideas for projects, and we have been so strongly supported by so many other student organizations.” Student Sustainability Club President Angela McGaugh said.

What started as solely a student effort involving boxes and bags of overflowing recyclables in the former Delta housing office has since grown into a campus-wide effort.

Students are gradually becoming more knowledgeable about the organization’s sustainability efforts.

“I’ve seen more and more people show up to the meetings. The student body is showing interest. Student Sustainability Council actually

has guest speakers coming to help grow more and reach out,” senior biology major Bhoomika Vakharia said.

Sustainability is about more than solely recycling plastic and aluminum materials on campus.

Not only is eliminating unnecessary waste a goal of the council but they also hope to spread awareness as to other ways one can be sustainable.

One of the organization’s latest endeavors involves research into starting a Food Recovery Network on South’s campus through collaboration with Home Grown and Dining Services. This initiative is aimed at strengthening the connection between campus and community by gathering and transporting uneaten food from the dining services on campus to homeless shelters throughout Mobile.

Ms. McGaugh, encourages anyone interested in learning more about the Student Sustainability Council to attend one of their weekly meetings on Tuesdays beginning at 6 p.m. in room 254 of the Student Center.

McGaugh believes change is finally coming to the university, “I think that South is finally ready to take the next step to commit to be more environmentally conscious.

We are very excited by our current projects and hope to continue to create, sustain, and inspire others in order to make South a more sustainable and green campus.”

The USA Marx Library receives tech renovations

By JOHN FELSCHOW Contributing Writer

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he USA Marx Library has renovated its third floor to better accommodate the increasing technological and scholastic needs of USA students.

One of the most interesting changes is evident in the Personal Observation and Development area in Room 312. In the Computer Lab, provisions have been made to facilitate advanced telecommunications, editing and digital recording. This area has room for as many as six persons to work in close proximity to a massive charging station for a variety of cell phones and an area for video conferencing, Skype, record presentations and video

editing.

Room 305 of the Library Instruction classroom area has received a complete makeover.

Renovations include a redesigned layout, new projector, two new flat screen TVs, sound system, instructor station and six additional student work station computers.

The third floor has been prepared to receive the incoming McCall Library and Archive.

The incoming archive is moving from its downtown Mobile location next to the USA Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

The Marx Library encourages teaching faculty interested in arranging library instruction for their courses to contact Elizabeth Rugan Shepard at 460-7025 or erugan@southalabama.edu.

Students watch a presentatio on in the newly-renovated ed roo oom m 305 of the Marx Library.

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OCT. 27, 2014

OktSOBERfest promotes sober fun on campus

By JENNA MUNDAY Staff Reporter

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ktSOBERfest recently took place at the University of South Alabama and included many events for students to have “Fun Days without the HAZE.” OktSOBERfest began in 2005 at the University of South Alabama as a way to tie in with The BACCHUS Network’s thirty year old mission, which, according to their website is to “support leadership in promoting health and safety and saving students’ lives.”

“BACCHUS” stands for Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students and it was the first student organization of its kind. This organization was founded at the University of Florida in 1975 and they say “what started as a student led alcohol abuse prevention effort has grown to the largest organization in Higher Education today.”

To live up to their mission statement of promoting health and safety in students, The BACCHUS Network offers the National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Campaign which also includes the impaired driving prevention campaign.

The BACCHUS Network explains, “Alcohol abuse has been identified as a primary concern for college campuses for decades. Many negative consequences are associated with student alcohol abuse, all of which can impact a student’s education and career.”

This year, National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week took place from October 19-25 and to get involved with the

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The opening day of oktSOBERfest was Sunday, October 19 and included the Jags vs. Arkansas-Little Rock volleyball game at 12 p.m. The “Sober Social” Jags vs. Georgia State soccer game took place on the same day at 1 p.m.

On Monday, the “Know your BAC’s” event was at the Student Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students could take a sobri-

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Tuesday featured Stevie Starr, “The Regurgitator,” at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Starr is a Scottish performance artist that came in fourth place on “Britain’s Got Talent.” Also on Tuesday, there was a music concert in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, featured a dine-in movie at the Campus Rec Center. The movie “God’s Not Dead” was showed at 7:30 p.m.

There was a “Hall Crawl” on Thursday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. It featured “mocktails” and fake drinking games. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. there was a “Rave from the Grave” in the Student Center Ballroom.

On Friday, there were more “mocktails” and a t-shirt giveaway during tailgating for the South Alabama vs. Troy football game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

To end oktSOBERfest on Saturday Oct. 25, there was a Magnolia River canoe trip at 7:30 a.m. for those who pre-registered.

Also on Saturday, the Student Sustainability Council hosted a kickball tournament at 1 p.m. at the intramural fields. A USA jazz concert wrapped up the week at 7:30 p.m. in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center.

If you missed out on the “Fun Days without the HAZE” this year, be sure to mark oktSOBERfest down in your calendars for the years to come.

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Night at the Museum 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

USA Archeology Museum Free

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USA Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

Laidlaw Performing Arts Center $5 for USA Students

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Lambda Pi Eta Ice Cream Social Hummanities Courtyard Ice cream starting at 50 cents, topings extra Think Pink Carnival 5 p.m.-8p.m.

Student Center amphitheatre $1 students, $2 general

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“Story-Telling Through Song” discussion with Anne E. DeChant 4 p.m.

Marx Library Auditorum Free Anne E. DeChant Acoustic Concert 7 p.m.

Satori Coffee House Free

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Alabama Music Box Fourth Annual Zombie Prom 9 p.m.

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OCT. 27, 2014

Jag Intramurals haunt the nature trail for a good cause

By JENNA MUNDAY Staff Reporter

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s October comes to an end, many may look for haunted houses or trails in Mobile to get into the spooky spirit of Halloween.

There are the House of Horrors, the Nightmare Chambers and now, the Haunted Trail Tour at the University of South Alabama.

This is the first year that the intramural program has done a Haunted Trail Tour and according to ticket sales, the event seems to be a hit.

“We have sold nine of the 15 scheduled tours,” said Brian Allred, Assistant Director of Campus Recreation. “We expect all tickets to be gone before we start.”

The tour will take place through the Glenn Sebastian Nature Trail, which is located on the northwestern corner of the campus. The Haunted Trail Tour will include a 45-minute walk through the spooky, winding trails.

While walking on the tour, a tour guide will lead the group and will tell scary stories that are related to the University of South Alabama campus and the West Mobile area. Various apparitions will then pop up that relate to the stories being told by the guides.

The cost to walk through the Haunted Trail Tour is $5, but don’t worry, when you get scared, it will be for a good cause.

“All proceeds [from the tour] will go to our Holiday Havoc Charity,” said Allred. “It’s for underprivileged children in the Mobile area.”

Holiday Havoc is an event through the campus intramural program that asks students to team up and help underprivileged kids in the Mobile area. According to the intramural website, they invite 100 kids between the ages of 4-10 years old and match them with 4 students from the University of South Alabama to make a Holiday Havoc team.

These teams then bring a $20 toy and at the end of the afternoon, Santa stops by to pass out the gifts to the children.

The website says, “It’s the best thing we do but we really need your help. We need 100 teams. Help us out and be a part of this very special afternoon.”

The Haunted Trail Tours are being held at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. starting Monday, October 27. The trails will take place all week long and will continue through Friday, Halloween night.

“What will take place in the woods will stay in the woods,” said Allred. “[This week] should be a fun and spooky week on our USA campus.”

Tickets for the Haunted Trail Tours are going fast, so be sure to purchase a ticket and secure your spot in a tour. Anyone interested in buying tickets for a Haunted Trail Tour can stop by the intramural field house after 1 p.m. or call 251-461-1627.

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Bringing down the House lights: Halloween Viewing

By SHANNON HOUSE Contributing Writer With Halloween this Friday, it’s time for carving pumpkins, dressing up, and watching scary movies. Horror is one of the most subjective movie genre because everyone has their own fears that keep them awake at night. I can handle gore, demons, and masked killers, but the fear of isolation that settles in on characters in certain horror movies unnerves me. Therefore, here’s a list of my top five horror movies.

The Shining - 1980 - Director: Stanley Kubrick A tidal wave of blood, creepy twin girls, and an isolated hotel contribute to only a portion of the scare factor of this movie adaptation of Stephen King’s psychological thriller. Jack Nicholson’s performance as Jack Torrance—a writer who takes his family to a closed resort to “work”—is one of the most riveting depictions of the deterioration of a character in any movie. This, combined with Stanley Kubrick’s ingenious cinematography that takes the viewer from a huge helicopter shot of mountains and aforementioned hotel to enclosed rooms, create palpable tension. This two-hour plus movie has more layers than an ogre’s onion, but viewers will never forget the young, innocent Danny Torrance whose visions of the past and present and “little friend” Tony guide viewers through the halls and horrors of the Overlook Hotel.

WIKICOMMONS The Evil Dead - 1981 - Director: Sam Raimi Sam Raimi’s directorial debut in 1981 played on body gore, shock horror, and dark comedy.

It spurned two sequels and a remake that has its own merit. However the first installment provides the best tracking shot of a film to show that the cabin five college graduates have for their vacation is actually evil. The movie’s lead Ash (Bruce Campbell) discovers the Book of the Dead (“Necronomicon”) and listens to a recording that incants demons to take over the house…and its inhabitants. Perhaps the best scene of the movie comes at the end when Ash believes all is right again, and Raimi proves us wrong again with the evil coming to

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The Blair Witch Project - 1999 - Director: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez This film was one of the first found-footage horror movies, produced on a low budget, with unknown actors. At the time of its release, marketing for the movie made it seem like the Blair Witch and the three documentary filmmakers in the film were real. Blair Witch delivers on the scare factor because your imagination creates the fear based on what the filmmakers hear and encounter through their hiking trip in a Maryland forest. The ending is one of the scariest scenes in any movie I’ve seen because the movie doesn’t rely on a building score or jump scares. You’re alone with the fi-

nal character in the discovery of pure evil.

28 Days Later - 2002 - Director: Danny Boyle Before Danny Boyle struck moviemaking gold with “Slumdog Millionaire,” viewers knew him for his work on “Trainspotting” and this lesser known zombie flick. Boyle took the typical zombie apocalypse and showed it on a massive scale before “The Walking Dead” became popular. Cillian Murphy stars as a bike courier who wakes up from a coma only to discover the world around him has completely changed. With only a seldom few strangers to help him travel across a completely deserted London, Murphy has to battle terrifying zombies and a new age military that replaces the government and the survivors’ belief systems.

Sinister - 2012 - Director: Scott Derrickson This movie takes the creepy kid trope in horror movies to a whole new level. A truecrime writer, played by Ethan Hawke, is down on his luck, but believes he can revitalize his career when he moves into a house whose previous tenants were all murdered—except for the youngest daughter. “Sinister” delivers on quality jump scares and a false sense of hope for the characters. Its score is also impressive and reminds me of the work done on David Fincher’s films. The “bad guy,” a Babylonian deity, proves to be a tough adversary for Hawke who pieces together evidence of films left in his house’s attic.

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OCT. 27, 2014

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Jags run past rival Troy Trojans South Alabama offense tears through Trojans, Jaguars win 27-13

By ALYSSA NEWTON Sports Editor

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he third time and a strong running game was the charm as the Jaguars ran past the Sun Belt rival Troy Trojans for a 2713 victory.

Kendall Houston rushed for a career-high 178 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries to lead the Jaguars. Redshirt freshman Xavier Johnson added 107 yards on the ground and a touchdown to contribute to the Jags’ 296 total rushing yards Jay Jones, South Alabama’s leader in rushing, suffered a career-ending torn ACL. Houston and Johnson stepped in and performed in the senior’s place each recording more than 100 yards, the first time two South Alabama Jaguars have had two players achieve the feat since 2010.

“Losing Jay Jones is a kick in the gut, but sometimes life is tough and he has to move on and so do we.

I thought our guys really picked it up,” said USA head coach Joey

Jones. “Kendall Houston is about as dependable of a guy as I have ever coached, when you put him in the game he’s going to get the job done.

We put Xavier in there and he did a heck of a job, he made some great runs and made people miss. And our offensive line really took over, hey, knew we had to run it, and I thought the offensive line did one heck of a job in the second half.”

The contest against Troy was the first time the senior has rushed for more than 100 yards since South Alabama faced North Carolina State on Sept. 17, 2011. It marked the seventh 100-yard game of his career.

“It feels great,” said Houston. “I knew I had to play a big role when Jay Jones went down, all the running backs had to do it for him; we wanted to dedicate this game to him.”

Antonio Carter led the defense with a career-best 14 stops. E.J. May had a career-high night after finishing with seven tackles along with Terrell Brigham who also recorded seven.

Theo Rich recorded 2½ tackles for loss among his five with Devon Earl

and Desmond LaVelle posted five as well.

The Jags were the first to put points on the board as Aleem Sunanon kicked a 38-yard field goal less than five minutes into the game.

Brandon Bridge would then cap the Jags’ scoring for the first half with a pass under pressure to hit a 45-yard pass to Shavarez Smith.

Before halftime the Jaguars suffered injuries back-to-back. Late in the second quarter tight end Wes Saxton would be injured after a tackle from what is believed to be a minor ankle injury. Saxton would sit out the rest of the game. The next play, on third down, Brandon Bridge landed on his non-throwing shoulder and helped off the field.

“I sprained my left AC joint in my shoulder,” said Bridge. “I came out and I was told I had to sit out the rest of the game. I told them I wasn’t going to sit out for this type of moment. I’ll feel it tomorrow morning, but I told them I couldn’t

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Sun Belt Soccer Champions

By AARON POIROUX Sports Reporter

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he South Alabama soccer team clinched the Sun Belt regular season title after beating Arkansas State 4-1 on Friday, Oct. 24.

The Jags outshot the Red Wolves 15-13, and South put four of the five shot on goal into the net.

“It feels great,” said USA head coach Graham Winkworth about winning the title. “It was the part that we missed out on last season, which was very disappointing. It was something that I was really focused on, making sure that we competed for it this year. To win it with a game to spare is magnificent. I can’t give enough credit to the players that I’m fortunate enough

to work with every day.”

The Red Wolves started the game off with an early goal six minutes into the match. The Jags rallied after Danielle Henley found the net in the 19th minute. Henley’s goal was followed by a goal from Steffi Hardy at the 21:08 mark.

The score would stay unchanged until the 80th minute when Chardé Hannah scored off of an assist from Chelsea Followwell. At the 89:13 mark, Rio Hardy scored off of Alyssa Pejic’s assist to put the game away at 4-1.

Goalkeeper Sarah Hay made eight saves during the match.

The Jags also took on Arkansas-Little Rock this weekend. The match took place on Sunday in Little Rock in the Jags’ favor, 2-1.

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South Alabama volleyball splits weekend on the road

By DREW SCELSI Sports Reporter

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outh Alabama’s volleyball team split their games this weekend, winning in five sets against Louisiana-Monroe Friday, and falling to Arkansas State on Saturday.

On Friday, the Jaguars beat ULM in Monroe, Louisiana, in five sets: 25-20, 20-25, 25-17, 19-25, 15-13.

Mechell Daniel powered South Alabama with her team-high eighth double-double of the season, posting 20 kills and a season-high 19 digs. Four Jaguars set or tied season high marks in the match: Daniel with 19 digs, Jenna Hassell with 26 digs, Mallory Moore with 16 kills, and Kelly Little with 14 digs. Emily Hundt posted her seventh double-double of the season with a match-high 60 assists and 10 digs.

The Jaguars held the Warhawks to just 44 kills, while recording 73 of their own. USA also held the advantage in assists (67-38) and digs (87-71).

Louisiana-Monroe fell to 7-18 (1-11 Sun Belt Conference) with the loss. Hope Pawlik was the only player to finish with double-digit

kills for the Warhawks with 12, and added 19 digs. Marcela Araya led the team with 24 digs.

ULM currently sits tenth in the Sun Belt standings in the midst of a four-game losing streak.

On Saturday, South Alabama traveled to Jonesboro, Arkansas, to take on Arkansas State, but lost in straight sets, 25-21, 25-22, 25-17.

Mechell Daniel posted double-double once again, her ninth of the year, with a match-high 14 kills and a team-high 15 digs. Hundt recorded 30 assists for USA, while Hassell added 14 digs.

Nikki Gittens also contributed 10 kills for the Jags. South Alabama hit just .167 for the game.

South Alabama fell to 4-26 all-time against Arkansas State, who got a double-double from Mallory Warrington with 38 assists and 18 digs.

Sarah Kemp led Arkansas State with 13 kills, the only player for the Red Wolves in double figures.

The loss drops the Jaguars to 10-12 (5-7), ranking them sixth in the Sun Belt. The Red Wolves improved their record to 13-8 (8-4), putting them fourth in the conference. South Alabama rounds out its three-game road trip on Friday, traveling to Statesboro, Georgia, to play Georgia Southern, then returning home to take on Texas State on Sunday.

Rabsatt-Smith scored at the 6:22 mark. UALR answered back with a goal of their own in the 33rd minute. Rio Hardy scored the final goal at the 37:18 mark off of an assist from Chardé Hannah. Sarah Hay allowed one goal and made five saves.

“Obviously it was a very close game, just as the statistics would suggest,”Winkworth said.

“A lot of credit to Arkansas-Little Rock, they played very well and gave us everything we could handle. I’m happy to pick up a win on the road; every time you travel in this conference there’s not such a thing as an easy game and Little Rock proved that again today.

After this win, South Alabama became the first SBC team in four years to go undefeated in conference play. The team finished the regu-

lar season 8-0-1 in conference play and 16-2-1 overall.

“It was not just about South Alabama today,” noted Winkworth. “We worked hard all season long against every one of our opponents, and you don’t want your integrity challenged by the teams you’ve already played, so it was important that we gave everything we could to get a positive result today. I was really proud of the girls’ character; they could have taken their foot off the gas but didn’t, and that speaks volumes of this group.”

The Sun Belt Conference Women’s Soccer Championship will be hosted by USA this year and is set to commence on Nov. 5. The No. 1 seeded Jags will again face No.8 seed UALR Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.

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OCT. 27, 2014

‘Mama Deb’ big part of South Alabama football program Athletics secretary Deb Robinson is known for the love she shows her sons, all 120 of them

By JAYSON CURRY Sports Contributor

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t doesn’t take long to figure out how Deb Robinson got her nickname.

Robinson, who works as the front lobby secretary for the USA football program, has earned the title “Mama Deb”.

Robinson started working with the football program three years ago and considers her job an answer to a prayer. After raising a son who played football and being around his friends, Robinson missed being around young people and hoped to find a position that allowed her to do that again.

“I have a son that grew up playing ball and I was always involved in his school and was close to all of his friends,” Robinson explained. “My house was always the house they would come to after the game to spend the night and I loved that.”

“I often tell people when I took this job I had one son and now I have 120,” Robinson added.

Robinson’s desk job consists of clerical work but she finds joy in showing off the football facility and

being there for the young men in the football program.

“One of my favorite parts of my job is a get to tour people around the field house,” Robinson said. “They are very impressed with this facility because we haven’t had a football team for very long.”

USA head football coach Joey Jones knows the important role “Mama Deb” plays outside of her title as secretary.

“I think the clerical stuff is minimal compared to her main goal of taking care of our players and really being a mother or a grandmother to them,” Jones said.

Robinson also helps with community events for the football team.

She fields offers from organizations ranging from businesses to USA’s Women’s and Children Hospital.

“Mama Deb” makes sure her boys are doing more than just standing around when they do events.

“We go to St. Mary’s and they do a pancake breakfast. Our guys get to eat pancakes and sausage, which they enjoy, but they also get to interact with the children,” Robinson explained.

“A couple of years ago we had

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Robinson admittedly finds the most joy from her job by just being there for the players. She says she stresses to them and their families that she is there no matter what they need.

“I do feel like they are my children,” Robinson said. “A lot of them are away from home and away from their mothers and there are some days when they just need a hug from a Mama. I try to stress to them and their parents that

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sit out. I told them it’s my left arm, not my throwing arm and that I was going to go back in no matter what.”

Coming back from the half, Ryan Kay kicked another 38-yard field goal for the Trojans to cut South Alabama’s lead to 4 points.

The Jaguar offense would answer with a Johnson touchdown, his first rushing touchdown of his career with a 14-yard run. To top off the third quarter, Houston would break out for a 21-yard run to add to the Jaguar lead, 24-6.

Sunanon would be the first and last to put points on the board for the Jaguars, capping South Alabama’s score to 27 in the fourth quarter with a 33-yard field goal.

The Trojans would score with a minute to go and attempt an onside kick, but it wouldn’t come close after the Jags’ dominating second half performance.

“I think we came out at the beginning of the game and just hit them in the mouth,” said Offensive lineman Joseph Scelfo. “We let them know who’s line of scrimmage it was.

It was a great feeling when you have guys across the line tapping out and wanting a break. I think we are in better shape than them. We played really hard tonight. Anytime you put up 300 yards rushing, that’s on your offensive line. Our quarterback did a great job of reading everything.

They came out with some new stuff tonight. We just had to overcome that adversity. After we saw it, we talked about it. We got our assignments down and just kept driving until the whistle.”

The South Alabama Jaguars are now 5-2, just one win away from bowl eligibility. The Jags have three conference games, the next Louisiana Lafayette, last year’s Sun Belt Champions, on Saturday Nov. 1 at 4 p.m.

“We just have to take them one at a time and get ready. I feel good with where we are. Our guys are playing confident and mature right now. Physically, we’re not getting too banged up aside from losing Jay (Jones). But other than that I feel pretty good about our team.”

I’m here for them if they need anything and occasionally they will just come up here and say I need a Mama hug. They are big, tough guys but they still need Mama’s love,” Robinson added.

The most memorable moment for Robinson in her motherly role came last season when a player was struck with news his mother was sick.

Robinson explained she could immediately tell something was wrong.

“I walked around to meet him and he just put his arms around me and started balling,” Robinson said.

“It was really good for me that he felt like he could just cry on my shoulder.

I feel good when people are able to come to me in situations like that.”

“Mama Deb” has become a big part of the South Alabama football program and family. Whether it’s a kind word or a much needed hug, she is the person that will always be there when needed most.

Since she was not a part of the staff when the program started, she did not receive an inaugural ring.

She hopes that in her time at South Alabama that she will watch her boys win a conference title and go to a bowl game. Mama wants a ring, and her boys continue to play hard for one of their own.

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Players honor senior Jaguar RB Jay Jones

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By ALYSSA NEWTON Sports Editor

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outh Alabama’s leading running back, Jay Jones, is out for the season after a career-ending torn ACL late in the final quarter of the Jags’ 30-27 win over Georgia State last Saturday.

The senior, a Horn Lake, Mississippi native, transfered to South Alabama after two years at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Jones is currently leading the Jags in rushing with 83 carries for 393 yards and three touchdowns.

Jones was also the Jags’ leading rusher last season with 737 yards and five touchdowns along with catching 18 passes for 135 yards.

During practice this past week, redshirt freshman Xavier Johnson decided to begin wearing the No. 8 in honor of Jones.

“I want to support him throughout this whole season,” said Johnson in an interview with JagNa-

tionTV. “I told him I would play for him this Friday and his whole family.”

“I look up to him,” said Johnson. “He’s taught me a lot, I look up to him like a big brother.”

With his absence, players started a #DoItFor8 hashtag in anticipation of the Troy game that really caught on.

As for Johnson, the freshman posted 107 yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars against their rivals Troy.

“The line kept saying you’re gonna break away, keep in the hole,” said Johnson on his touchdown run. “I got the ball, I ran through the hole and I saw nothing but green. I was like ‘oh man, I scored, I scored for Jay Jones.’ I’m blessed, couldn’t be more blessed than I am now.”

Johnson will continue to wear the number throught the season before converting back to his original No. 28 next season.

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JORDAN KNOX OPINION EDITOR kjk1103@jagmail.southalabama.edu

OPINION

OCT. 27, 2014

Junk the Jungle: harmless tradition or eco nightmare?

By ALEXANDER MOYLAN Copy Editor

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or a week now I’ve been driving throughout campus and faced the same eyesore daily. I can’t escape it. Multiple times a day I’m driving through one section of campus and I can’t help but scoff at one of the biggest symbols of ignorance on South’s campus.

What am I referring to you may ask? The

roundabout, also known as the “jungle”, the site of “Junk the Jungle”. One week later, I’ve decided to call it the “Junked-up Jungle”.

Listen, before anyone casts me out as a “South hater”, let me clarify. I love the university. I’ve learned things here that I wouldn’t have learned anywhere else.

Likewise, I’ve been afforded opportunities here, such as writing for this publication, that I couldn’t find at my previous college.

I couldn’t have been more impressed with the staff of the Interdisciplinary Studies during homecoming week. If you hadn’t seen their space in Alpha Hall East then you missed out! Hands down, best decorated office.

But back to the Junked-up Jungle. There was approximately one hour’s worth of time last Saturday that I smiled and was really proud of my university after seeing the traffic circle. Maybe the wind was just right at the moment I drove by, making the scene practically appear picturesque. Then reality set in.

I saw a small piece of land that political cartoons would have humorous field days with. What at one point in my day symbolized a campus that was “getting there”, in regards to campus involvement, soon transformed into a microcosm of a capitalistic, wasteful American society.

Maybe it’s just me and how I think. But when I lay my eyes of the Junked-up Jungle, I don’t see anything except unabashed waste. I can’t help but think both nationally and globally when I see such waste and feel bad for those who do not have the same structure, opportunities or access to the things we take for granted.

Instead of taking paper products and throwing them on the source of such paper products (oh, the irony) what if South’s homecoming tradition was widespread community service benefitting the city of Mobile?

We have the resources, we have the power of a student body and the strength of a variety of student organizations ranging from interest groups to fraternities and

sororities. What we, the students, lack is direction. Our attempts to pursue change often go unheard or lack support.

Why instill a tradition of needlessly wasting toilet paper to mimic the traditions of other universities in the region? Why not begin new traditions with such a young university and a forever changing student body instead?

I pose a challenge to the university. Rather than building tradition off of waste, instead foster a student body and campus culture that sees homecoming week as celebration of our school in addition to the community as well. Forget about these unsustainable acts and the Junked-up Jungle.

Faculty, staff and students of the university, if you take the time to demonstrate to others the value of community service you’re efforts will not go unheard in the community. It’s pivotal to impart the value of community service on our university’s population. Let’s consider instilling memories of affecting the community in a positive way and drop the toilet paper ritual.

What are you going to be for Halloween?

Do you have any Halloween traditions?

SHEREE’ COVINGTON During the day I am dressing up as a jaguar to show school spirit. At night I will be a bat.

KEVIN LANDRY A glassblower and I will be blowing glass at South Alabama’s glass shop.

Dear Whomever,

This is a problem that I feel a lot of kids my age have. I haven’t really talked to anyone else about it but I’m sure I’m not alone in this.

Some people come to college and fit in immediately. They adjust, make friends and make good grades as well. I on the other hand am not one of those people.

I’m a transfer student and this is my first semester here at South. At first I was a little shy and didn’t make much effort in trying to meet people and make friends. I focused on my grades and that was it. But after a while I got a little lonely and tried talking to some people in my classes but that isn’t working out very well... How can I make some friends?

Sincerely, Lonely Girl Need some advice? Talk to us! askwhomever@gmail.com

CODY STEVANUS Mad scientist, I don’t really have traditions though.

ALYSSA NEWTON South Alabama Football player, going to New Orleans this year before the Lafayette game the first!

Dear Lonely Girl, You’re right in thinking you’re not alone! There are tons and tons of people who come to college and have a bit of a hard time adjusting at first.

I can definitely relate to the whole trying to make friends in class thing. People just seem to actually want to focus on their studies in class, imagine that right?

There are a jillion clubs and organizations on campus that you could join. I’m sure there’s at least one club on campus that will interest you.

You could also try taking some classes that are offered at the Rec! Just stay positive and put yourself out there! Don’t be afraid to try new things.

Sincerely, Whomever

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JORDAN KNOX OPINION EDITOR kjk1103@jagmail.southalabama.edu

OCT. 27, 2014

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