The Vanguard October 5 2015

OCT. 5, 2015

VOL. 57 #10

Battle for the Belt: Jaguars top Troy Trojans in rivalry game 24-18

NEWS News Engagement Day

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Boehner resignation

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News Engagement Day event to include all students Communication department holds contest for students, winners will receive Kindle Fire tablet

By ALYSSA NEWTON Editor-In-Chief

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espite today’s generation having the world at their fingertips, many young people do not have getting informed about news around them as a top priority.

The communication department will be a part of News Awareness Day on Oct. 6 that encourages all to read, watch, tweet news and be informed.

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Media started the effort in hopes that it will raise awareness of how important it is to be informed. Colleges from all over the country will be participating in the event.

The department and has something special for all South Alabama students to be a part of in hopes of raising awareness of how important it is to receive news, no matter the platform.

On Tuesday, the department will allow students to click a link that will be provided on The Vanguard Facebook

and through mass email and view 10 different headlines. Then, the student will decide which one they believe is the most newsworthy, or important, and write why they believe it is.

The contest will begin at 8 a.m. and at 3 p.m. the submissions will be viewed by a panel of judges. The top two winners will receive a new Kindle Fire tablets.

“I think that the notion that college students are not informed is wrong,” communication department chair Jim Aucoin said. “I think they know a lot of what is going on around them, they just find out in different ways. Usually when I ask my students about something that has happened in the news, they usually know, or at least have heard about it.”

Within the survey, students will also be asked about what platforms they use to get news. The choices will give the department and university publications, such as The Vanguard, a better idea of how students receive their news.

Aucoin said that even if students do not participate in the survey they are invited to come by the communication

News Engagement Day is an effort to make engaging with news a national priority. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, everyone is encouraged to read, watch, like, tweet, post, text, email, listen to, or comment on news. (newsengagement.com)

department throughout the day and receive a free, iced soft drink. There will also be a display full of Vanguards, Due South Magazines and other student media information available to students.

“This is for all the students across

campus,” Aucoin said. “This is a great way of raising the awareness of the importance of news and getting students to think about what new is most important to them and why it is so important to pay attention to the news.”

The Prowl brings College Radio Day to South

By BRIA JOHNSON Staff Reporter

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outh Alabama’s student radio station celebrated College Radio Day last Thursday, a nationwide day that recognizes college radio and the students involved in it.

“College Radio Day is by far the biggest day for the station, we’ve planning this event for months,” said Jackson Armstrong, the operations manager for The Prowl.

Promotion for College Radio Day kicked off Thursday at the student center and the event continued Friday with The Prowl live broadcasting from Humanities with stations scattered throughout the campus.

The Prowl also had booths set up at the student center and the dining hall to support College Radio Day, promote student listenership, and celebrate its transition to FM. The completely student-run station plays a wide variety of music, from top 40 to vintage and a lot of what The Prowl believes college students

want to hear. The station also has sports broadcasts and specialty shows throughout the week.

Adam Shubert, Program and Sports Director, was excited about the day and the support from other organizations on campus.

“I think it’s really cool that some other organizations are coming in and helping us out with promoting our station,” Shubert said. “It makes us look more relevant on campus for when we make the transition.”

The Prowlers, along with South Alabama mascots Southpaw and Ms. Pawla, also attended the festivities as they gave a performance at the dining hall.

Heather Stanley, advisor for The Prowl, said the day went very well.

The staff interacted with hundreds of students while having fun.

“The Prowl has participated in the event for the last five years, the whole lifespan of College Radio Day,” Stanley said. “We are using this opportunity to tell people not just about college radio and what we do on campus and for the community, but also that we are going FM and getting the word out about

The Prowl members were sprinkled all throughout campus for College Radio Day, The station broadcasted from the Caf, gave out prizes to students. (Heather Leigh Stanley)

where we will be located and when that will happen.”

Stanley said The Prowl was officially approved to go FM about 20 months ago and though a specific launch date has not been announced, The Prowl plans

to be live and broadcasting on 97.1 The Prowl by January-February 2016.

Until the station fully launches, the variety of music and shows on The Prowl can be heard by downloading the USA app or on their online live-stream.

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New student group advocates for reproductive rights USA Generation Action is affiliated and advocates for Planned Parenthood

By MITCHELL KAHALLEY Managing Editor

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s the U.S. House of Representatives vote to defund Planned Parenthood, a new student organization on campus has emerged to advocate for it. This year a chapter of Generation Action has begin operations on the campus at the University of South Alabama.

Generation Action is a national organization affiliated with Planned Parenthood that according to its website “advocates for advocates for reproductive freedom; in addition to raising public awareness about reproductive health and rights, educating young people about sexual health, and creating lasting change in those communities.”

South Alabama’s chapter of Generation Action has been in the works since the spring semester. This is their first semester on campus. Their first event as an organization was a gender equity bake sale meant to draw attention to the the wage disparity between men and women.

They sold cookies, cupcakes and brownies for a dollar to men. Women, minorities, gay people and transgender people were all given a discounted rate.

The group was set up in the Humanities courtyard. Their table featured a Planned

Parenthood banner and signs advocating for the organization. Generation Action president Olivia Martin said she wasn’t concerned about the Planned Parenthood signs discouraging those that have antiabortion views from coming up and discussing the pay equity issue.

“We’re not confrontational, so our approach is they’re not gonna change our minds and we’re not gonna change theirs” Martin said, “We respect their beliefs and we’re happy they have the ability to vote in the in the direction of their beliefs but we’re also happy to have the ability to do the same for ourselves.”

Generation Action’s major event for the fall semester is hosting USA’a First Ever Condom Couture Fashion Show, in cooperation with House of Jags. Nine student organizations will have a month to design. create and build an outfit made entirely out of condoms. Martin hopes that the show will reduce the stigma of talking about sexual health on campus.

“Condoms are kind of like a taboo thing, people know they should use them, but they're embarrassing to talk about them, they're embarrassed to buy them.

This is a normal thing.” Martin said “If you wouldn't go out of the house with your earrings but you're sexually active, then you shouldn't go out of your house without your condoms.”

Generation Action held their bake sale days after the United States House

Olivia Martin, Joel Goode and Andria Colvell sold baked goods in order to draw attention to the wage disparity between men and women. (Mitchell Kahalley | Managing Editor)

of Representatives voted to defund Planned Parenthood. Martin said that the vote was disappointing.

Martin said “It’s mostly just enraging because I have a hard time accepting or believing that people are doing this for any reason other than religion. We are not a country founded on religion, our country is founded on religious freedom.

Martin said that Generation Action has been well received by everyone on campus.

“I feel like I owe the students and the faculty a big thank you, because we’ve

just had so much support. We’ve had fewer than 10 people really question us, and even the ones that have they have not been rude they have been just curious and they want to talk.”

Generation Action holds meetings every month and they can be found on Facebook at “USA Generation Action.”

Their Condom Couture Fashion Show will be held Thursday, Oct. 29 in the Student Center Ballroom. Tickets are a donation at least $2 and all proceeds will be donated to AIDS Alabama South to provide for those affected by AIDS and HIV.

South Alabama implements sexual assault training With universities now required train incoming studets on sexual assault, South starts with freshmen

By TORI BRACKETT Staff Reporter

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his year, the university has implemented a new policy for incoming freshman to the school. It is now mandatory that all incoming and first semester students at South Alabama take an online training designed to educate students on the pertinent issue of sexual violence and safety.

As the rate of sexual violence in the country has increased, so have precautionary measures across America, especially on college campuses.

“Universities are now required to train all incoming students on sexual misconduct issues and we decided to start

with incoming freshmen,” the associate dean of students Krista Harrell said, “USA has had ongoing sexual violence prevention and training efforts for years through the Violence Prevention Alliance, Mobile Rape Crisis Center, Penelope House, and the Title IX team.

South Alabama is working towards a comprehensive violence prevention model which will include all incoming students completing an online module on sexual assault prevention as well as the strengthening and development of strategic and varied-methods of programming and education to reach our diverse community. National evidencebased and researched programs, including a bystander intervention program, a peer education group and community-specific programming are

examples of education that will take place as a part of this comprehensive model of violence prevention.”

South Alabama is implementing this mandatory training with hopes to increase awareness in students and educate them regarding sexual assault prevention, and what to do in the case that a student is witness to any form of sexually aggressive attack.

Dr. Harrell said “As of Friday afternoon, 540 have completed for nearly a 26% completion rate. We have 45 non-freshman who have taken the course.”

All students are welcome to take the online training to help prevent sexual assault, but first year students are required to complete it. The training takes 15 minutes and students may

face academic holds on accounts or transcripts if they have not completed it.

The university hopes the training will help to prevent sexual assault on and off campus, and that those who know of or have personally been sexually assaulted will feel comfortable to step forward and report it. Dr. Harrell stated that “Prevention and intervention education and training is the most effective way for the campus community to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment.

The online training will be one tool in a comprehensive model of resources and information provided to our students.”

The cell phone application LiveSafe, which university officials and the Student See Training pg. 5

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South Alabama ‘yaks’ about Troy, donates over 1,000 books during rivalry week

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Government Association have heavily promoted this year, allows students to have immediate contact with campus police, and can even give a student’s coordinates to a friend or authorities through the GPS feature, in the event that the student feels unsafe on campus.

The application also includes interactive maps that highlight hot spots for crime on the university’s campus.

The University of South Alabama’s Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Statement of Policy states: “The University of South Alabama is committed to establishing and maintain an environment in which students, faculty, staff, and guests are free from sexual harassment, including sexual violence, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.”

The training was implemented in hopes that students wold recognize what behavior is unacceptable, what can be done in the face of an attack, how students can avoid or prevent these events, and hopefully to create a safer atmosphere for all at the university.

By BRIA JOHNSON Staff Reporter

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n preparation for the “Battle for the Belt” rivalry game against Troy, SGA held events for students to get them in the spirit.

For the first event, SGA took it upon themselves to give students a healthy way to talk smack back with YakTalk.

The YakTalk was set up in the student center mall last Monday for students to write their best yaktalk about Troy using the hashtags #BeatTroy and #YakTalk. Students wrote their own yaks on white boards and took pictures with it and posted to social media.

“I love Yak Talk,” Kinsley Knapp, a senator on SGA, said. “It’s been a lot of fun getting to hanging out with a bunch of students and see their thoughts on Troy and just increase our rivalry and build it up on Yik Yak.” Robert King, YikYak campus representative, said that all the YikYak merchandise was sitting at his house and he saw an opportunity pass it out. He believed it was a great way to get the students and football players riled up for the big game, so he worked with SGA. After the talk, students say Troy’s yik yak was “blowing up” with yaks about South.

But students did not just ‘talk the talk’ they also walked the walk.

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South student Audrey Lewis posted her Troy yak to Twitter (Twitter) SGA’s “Book Your Ride to Troy” was a huge success. When students donated five they received a “Beat Troy” t-shirt and the first 100 students also reserved a seat on a bus to the South Alabama, Troy game, a ticket and tailgating food.

Through this initiative, South Alabama collected 1,456 books.

According to SGA president Ravi Rajendra,

the books will set the basis for a bookstore to be built by the HERO Organization, which is currently working to help revitalize Hale County, Alabama.

SGA meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the student center ballroom. Students are encouraged to attend and keep informed of what the student government association is doing throughout the year.

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The Kappa Sigma chapter of Alpha Tau Omega was officially chartered on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 at the University of South Alabama. (Facebook)

By NATALIE FRANKLIN Life Editor

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t’s official. Alpha Tau Omega has been chartered at the University of South Alabama. The Kappa Sigma chapter of ATO celebrated their huge accomplishment on Saturday, Oct. 3.

“It’s not only a joyful day for the men because they initiated and started a chapter, but it’s also a joyful day because they can see the fruit of a whole lot of hard work that they have done through thick and thin to achieve something that’s very valuable, not just for them but for generations of men who come to the university and have the opportunity to join ATO,” Wynn Smiley, the Chief Executive Officer of the ATO National Headquarters, said.

Smiley, and other members of the ATO’s national staff, flew down to Mobile from Indianapolis to honor the newly chartered chapter of young men.

All day Saturday, the brothers of the Kappa Sigma chapter of ATO participated in various ceremonies to finalize their initiation and chartering. The day’s events culminated at the Battle House Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Mobile.

Family, friends and loved ones gathered to celebrate the young men’s achievement. Representatives from oth-

er ATO chapters, including UAB, Samford and Troy, were also present for the celebration.

“The university [South Alabama] has been very supportive from even before day one when we were invited on campus,” Smiley said. Landry Underwood, the Greek Life Coordinator at USA, was recognized for her involvement with ATO’s journey.

“This group of men excels in academics, philanthropic work, community service and leadership. I’m excited

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We’ve gotten to the goal that we initially set out for, but we don’t stop here.

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to welcome the newly chartered Kappa Sigma chapter of Alpha Tau Omega to the University of South Alabama,” Underwood said.

Dr. Michael Mitchell, dean of students and vice president of student affairs, was also present at the ceremony.

“As the dean of students, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many of the young men in this room, and see many

familiar faces as I look out among this crowd, and feel confident in saying that ATO at the University of South Alabama is off to a great start,” Mitchell said.

Nothing but words of encouragement and kindness were spoken about the brothers of ATO. This young fraternity has made quite an impact on campus. From its colonization on February 21, 2014, to now, the brothers have continued to grow and develop on campus.

What started out as few young men with a desire to start something new, is now a 46 member strong chartered fraternity on South’s campus.

The current president of the new Kappa Sigma chapter of ATO, Patrick Marsh spoke at the ceremony. “We’ve gotten to the goal that we initially set out for, but we don’t stop here,” Marsh said.

At the end of the ceremony, Smiley presented the new chapter with several gifts. Among these gifts were a brand new gavel, a Bible and an official ATO badge.

This badge was presented to chapter president, Marsh, with the hopes of him passing it down to his successor in the future, and so on for years to come.

“I hope that each day we can go out and hopefully strive to make an impact on the university and all the students that we have around us…just continue to see what excellence really means,” Marsh said.

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BayFest cancelled after 20 year run

By CAITLIN SMITH Staff Reporter

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or the past 20 years, one weekend in the month of October meant that the streets of downtown Mobile would be filled with music, food and local arts and crafts.

However, this year, the festivities came to an abrupt end just two weeks before the event was to begin. Even though it is sad to see this event cancelled, it is still nice to reminisce on what it once was.

Aside from generating a substantial amount of revenue for the city of Mobile, BayFest was something fun to do in town for all ages. “It was always more of the people that we were with than the bands to me,” Mobile native Michael Parrish said. “I hadn’t gone in the past few years, but when I was younger it was the place to be.”

Having such big name acts, from Wiz

Ludacris performing at BayFest 2014 (Mitchell Kahalley | Managing Editor) Khalifa and Ludacris to Widespread Panic and Toby Keith, come to your hometown was not only convenient, but an incredible experience. “Not having to drive to New

Orleans or Atlanta to see a band was the best part to me,” Leah Smith, a Graphic Design major at South, said about BayFest. “Plus it was impossible not to like at least a few bands on every day of the festivities.”

Yes, support waned in the last few years of the festival, but most Mobilians can tell you a great story about BayFest.

The BayFest Board of Directors announced that ticket sales were less than half this year than they were last year. “I think it just ran its course,” Parrish said when asked why he thought it ended. “It had its time to be great, but the drive for me to go just wasn’t there anymore.”

For local musicians, playing BayFest was a sign of great honor. “It was fantastic exposure to an audience that might not have ordinarily seen us playing around town,” Arie VandeWaa, Past Too Far From Amsterdam front-man, said.

“And it gave us the chance to network

with other bands.” Even though there are places like Soul Kitchen and the Blind Mule for bands to play, there was just something special about being on the BayFest stage.

VandeWaa’s band got the chance to play a few years in a row and still raves about the experience, “It was just great to play at a festival in your hometown, it made you feel appreciated and proud to be a musician in Mobile,” VandeWaa said.

The excitement over BayFest this year may have been lackluster, proven by the low-ticket sales, but it is still sad to see a Mobile tradition end.

Hopefully a new tradition can begin and take locals and tourists to the streets of downtown Mobile just like Bayfest did 20 years ago.

Perhaps Ten Sixty Five music fest can swoop in and make the first weekend in October a time for music and celebration again.

Ten Sixty Five music fest takes over downtown

Ten Sixty Five was put on to replace BayFest. (Emily Rodrick | Staff Photographer)

By LEE HEDGEPETH Contributing Writer Ten Sixty Five, a free music festival, launched last weekend in Mobile, and turned out to be a success for both concert-goers and businesses alike, particularly in the wake of the end of BayFest’s two decade reign as Mobile’s signature music festival.

Thousands packed the streets for the weekend event, which featured handfuls of local and regional bands, and even some acts that had been slated for this year’s BayFest, like Three Doors Down, which performed on Saturday night.

While Ten Sixty Five may not yet have the full range of headliners BayFest had accumulated over the years, those who attended and businesses who benefitted said the event – which the City of Mobile helped put together in just weeks – helped to fill the hole the larger festival had suddenly left behind.

Ten Sixty Five featured three nights of events, multiple stages, and over a dozen bands including Three Days Grace, Sublime with Rome, and Wet

Willie.

Even the mayor came out to see the spectacle.

One attendee said he wasn’t surprised by the high attendance.

"If you're not coming here what's wrong with you? It’s free! And last night, hanging out with the mayor – that was cool.”

Workers at a downtown bar said they thought the open layout of Ten Sixty Five was even better than BayFest, something many commented on.

"I really like how spread-out it is. It goes down Dauphin Street and it's awesome to have both ends be able to come together and put on a great shows."

That “spread-out” nature of the festival did cause a challenge for local police, though.

“The difference here is we don’t have gates that we’re letting people in, so they’re free to come and go. So, we’re monitoring parking lots a little more closely,” a Lt. Rowland with the Mobile Police Department said.

That challenge for law enforcement was a godsend for some businesses, bringing crowds into bars

and restaurants that had been afraid BayFest’s departure would cause a financial void.

"We stayed open later than we usually do and we had people here drinking right until the very end," said a manager at Bob's Downtown Restaurant. "It's hard to know exactly but I would say we got 50 percent more business than we normally do."

That increase in business and entertainment is part of the energy one of the sponsors of the event said made Ten Sixty Five’s kickoff so successful.

"That's been the really cool part is seeing everyone pulled together and it's all for the love of the city,” said the Executive Director for the Jake Peavy Foundation, one of the event sponsors. "They said we had about 5,000 or 6,000 people total down here between the two stages and I think last night, with the energy that was here, that will continue to build all weekend."

In fact, many said the only way they feel festival could improve would be to expand.

"Maybe use a few of the parking lots that are empty and have more people play, maybe another

stage," the Bob’s manager suggested.

Donna Shoaf at Spot of Tea expressed the same sentiment.

"If this is going to be an every year thing and if it's going to be a free festival too, you can't beat that.”

Michael Perhaes of Wind Creek Casino, another Ten Sixty Five sponsor, said he hopes this year won’t be the last, too.

“Mobile is a thriving metropolis in Alabama. We recognize that as a growing city and future tourist destination, we want to do our part and contribute to that success,” he said.

Whether Ten Sixty Five will grow to rival the legacy of BayFest is a question for years and years in the future, but whether it’s on its way doesn’t seem to be a question to those who attended.

They, and the businesses they patronized, were happy Ten Sixty Five at least tried to fill the hole BayFest so abruptly left behind.

As Ten Sixty Five’s slogan says – and they tweeted after the festival’s launch – “You wanted a party.

We gave you a party.”

Ten Sixty Five music fest replaces BayFest. (Emily Rodrick | Staff Photographer)

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Student organization spotlight: Indian Student Association

By NATALIE FRANKLIN Life Editor

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he Indian Student Association is one of the 200 plus organizations on campus. ISA offers students cultural variety with events such as Garba and Holi.

This organization is dedicated to bringing cultural awareness to South and the Mobile community.

“Our main focus is to share our culture with the campus and to share our events and our traditions and bring culture to the University of South Alabama,” Veena Danthuluri said. Danthuluri is the vice president of ISA. She, as well as the majority of ISA members, is of Asian Indian descent.

However, the group does not put a limit on who can join. “Anyone interested is always welcomed,” Danthuluri said.

ISA hosts several events throughout the school year. Some of these events celebrate traditional Hindu festivals such as, Navratri, Diwali and Holi.

Garba Night is an event hosted by ISA in celebration of Navaratri festival. Garba Night, this year, was Friday, Oct. 2, at the Student Center Ballroom.

Members of ISA taught everyone in attendance Garba, which is a traditional Asian Indian dance.

“It consists of three parts. There is a slow part and then it gets faster. Then

there is Raas, which is done with dandiya, which are sticks,” Danthuluri explained.

The dance is commonly performed at night.

Holi, the other main event hosted by ISA, occurs in March. Holi is a festival of colors. “It’s kind of like the Color Run, but we don’t run.

There is a lot of colored powder that we throw at each other, music, dancing and games. It’s just a lot of fun,” Danthuluri said.

Holi is an Indian holiday that celebrates the triumph of good over evil.

For the Holi festival, people gather together to celebrate good’s victory over evil by throwing colored powder on one another.

Last year’s event was held at Fort Conde in downtown. “It had like over a thousand people come, so it was a lot a lot of fun,” Danthuluri said.

ISA will occasionally have Bollywood movie nights. “Our last one was a success,” Danthuluri said. They play classic Bollywood movies with English subtitles, and snacks are provided.

The organization recently showed “Dil Dhadakne Do,” a family-friendly movie.

Besides hosting exciting, cultural events, ISA fundraises for charitable causes. “We donated to the Nepali earthquake fund last year,” Danthuluri said.

ISA also donates the majority of their funds to the Aashray Care Home, a care

Veena Danthuluri, ISA vice president, and other members perform traditional dance at Garba Night. (Mitchell Kahalley | Managing Editor)

home for children infected with HIV in India.

They sell henna tattoos every other week in the Student Center, and they also sell mango ice cream to fundraise.

ISA meets once a month as announced.

Their events are usually publicized on social media and in the USA Daily Digest.

The organization is always eager to welcome new members.

“We have a decent number of people and we want more, so join,” Danthuluri said.

For more information about the Indian Student Association, email isasouthalabama@gmail.com.

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Reel Talk: Fall 2015 Movie Preview

By SHANNON HOUSE Contributing Writer

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pooky Flick: “The Final Girls” is a horror comedy directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and starring Taissa Farmiga (“American Horror Story”), Malin Akerman (“Watchmen”), Nina Dobrev (“The Vampire Diaries”), Thomas Middleditch (“Silicon Valley”), and Adam DeVine (“Workaholics”). An official selection of both the SXSW Film Festival and TIFF, “The Final Girls” is about Max (Farmiga), who while on a trip with her friends, gets sucked into

the world of “Camp Bloodbath,” a classic 1980s slasher flick.

While there, Max and her friends relive the plot of the movie and try to stay alive based on horror film conventions and “rules.” Seeing as the stars of this movie are also stars of either horror or off-the-wall comedy TV shows, “The Final Girls” will have the opportunity to be a chilling and hilarious blend of movie genres. Wide release for “The Final Girls” will be Oct. 9, making it the perfect film for Halloween.

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Toro are familiar with i.e. insect imagery, creepy monsters played by Doug Jones, and of course amber lighting.

However, in interviews for the film, del Toro insists that “Crimson Peak” is less of a horror movie and more of a gothic romance. Mia Wasikowska plays the aspiring author/medium Edith who has to choose between the affections of her old friend Dr. McMichael (Charlie Hunnam) and the mysterious Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston).

She’s soon swept off to the sprawling, yet crumbling old mansion that belongs to Sir Sharpe and his sister Lady Lucille Sharpe (Jessica Chastain). There, Edith slowly learns that the Sharpes aren’t who they seem all while being haunted by the many ghosts of Allerdale Hall.

“Crimson Peak” comes out on Oct. 16.

Fan Favorite: On Nov. 20, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” hits theatres. Since some fans only watch the movies instead of reading the books, I’ll refrain from any spoilers. Katniss, played by everyone’s favorite actress Jennifer Lawrence, and the rest of District 13 launch a complete attack against the Capitol and President Snow.

Will Katniss choose Peeta or Gale? Is President Coin really and advocate for change? “Mockingjay Part 2” will be sure to rack up ticket sales for the fall, but what new young adult film adapta-

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tion will replace The Hunger Games after the Capitol is defeated? “The Mortal Instruments” bombed tremendously, the “Maze Runner” movies receive moderate success, and the “Divergent” series is close to ending as well with the first part of “Allegiant” premiering next year. Therefore, enjoy the last part of “Mockingjay” and may the odds be ever in your favor.

The Hunger Game’s Katniss is played by popular actress Jennifer Lawrence.

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MARY ALICE WILSON SPORTS EDITOR usavgsports@gmail.com

OCT. 5, 2015

Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief

South Alabama claims first Battle for the Belt Jags turn Troy blackout into a back-to-back win over Trojans, claim first conference win 24-18

BY ALYSSA NEWTON Editor-In-Chief

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outh Alabama brought home the champion belt in a 24-18 victory over Troy in the inaugural “Battle For the Belt.”

The Troy crowd and team came out to Veterans Memorial Stadium decked in all black for a “Back in Black” blackout game against South Alabama.

This ending would not be a last-second thriller repeat from the last time the Jags visited the Trojans at home, thanks to the South Alabama defense as they held Troy in the second half before shutting down the Trojans final chance with a big fourth down stop. Thompson would ensure the Trojans wouldn’t touch the ball again in the contest with a crucial first down to run down the clock.

“This was big,” lineman Kalen Jackson said on the rivalry. “I didn’t realize it was

that big coming in, but this is a very big game. The crowd was hostile, and when I first got on the field I just got that feeling. I felt like this was a day our team was going to come out here and be successful. I just knew we were going to come out of here with a ‘W’. We were pumped all week. The Good Lord gave us another opportunity to come out here and redeem ourselves, and that’s what we did.”

Xavier Johnson was the first to open up the scoring for the rivalry game with a 1-yard touchdown run to put the Jags up early in the first quarter.

The Trojans got a huge break from South Alabama as a punt snap hit a Jaguar lineman. That allowed Troy to recover the ball on the Jags’ 11-yard line and lead to a touchdown. Brandon Silvers connected with Emmanuel Thompson for 6-yard score, followed by a two-point conversion to Brandon Burks to give Troy the 8-7 lead.

Troy added a 33-yard field It didn’t take long for the half. Andre Flakes made a 20Jags to answer as they drove yard touchdown run to cut the goal with just over 10 minutes down the field in the next pos- Jags’ lead to 21-15 that would left in the game. A few plays earlier it looked as if the Trosession to end it with a 17-yard stay going into the half.

In the second half, Aleem jans would pull within three touchdown to Everett to put Sunanon nailed a 35-yard field points of the Jags as the Trothe Jags up 14-8.

Kalen Jackson grabbed his goal with 46 seconds left in the jans scored a touchdown on a first interception of the night third quarter to give South a five-yard pass from Silvers to in the second quarter, giving little breathing room with a 24- Jarvis Bentley. But, an ineligible the Jags great field position on 15 lead.

See Battle for the Belt pg. 5 the Troy 9-yard line. Clements found Everett for the second time, this one for a 6-yard touchdown and a 21-8 lead.

“Coach Jones emphasizes in practice to just do whatever we can to keep the play alive,” Everett said. “The first one, Cody did a great job keeping his eyes downfield and he found me for an easy score. The second one Coach Vincent called a great play inside the red zone and it just came down to who wanted it more.”

The Trojans responded an COURTESY OF USAJAGUARS eight-play, 58-yard march, drawing to within six points with eight minutes left in the Everett scored two touchdowns for the Jaguars. (Alyssa Newton EIC)

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receiver downfield on the play forced a Trojan field goal that cut the deficit to six points.

The atmosphere intensified as the Trojans faced their final chance with a four-and-one on their own 43-yard line with less than two minutes left in the game Lewis stopped Burks shy of the line to gain the first turning the ball over on downs. The Jags took over with a minute and 44 seconds left and faced one final fourth down with two yards to go. Thomas sealed the Jags win with a run went up the middle to gain four yards.

“Our defense came up with a 4thand-1 stop that was huge,” head coach Joey Jones said. “Our offense got it and we had 4th-and-2. Do you punt it or go for it? We went for it and we made it, and the game is over. I’m real proud of those two plays. It comes down to plays like that. You have to make them to win big games, and we certainly did tonight.

The Jags, now 3-2, outgained the Trojans 365-265 yards, the Jags earned 160 on the ground after only seeing 45 yards last week. Johnson ended the night with 94 yard and a 1-yard touchdown run.

Cody Clements went 11-for-21 passing for 205 yards with two touchdowns to Everett. Silvers went 16-for-35 with three interceptions.

The Jags’ defense came out strong in this week’s contest making crucial stops and forcing three turnovers that kept the Jags’ on top. Kalen Jackson had his breakout game with two interceptions against the Trojans, two of the three interceptions in the Jags’ favor. Roman Buchanan recorded the third interception.

Dees lead the defense with nine stops on the night, Reaves and Jackson recorded 6 a piece.

Troy’s Brandon Burks ended the night with 93 yards on the ground, one of the key players that Jones said earlier in the week that South would have to look out for.

SGA president Ravi Rajendra presented the champion belt to senior Terrance Timmons and the team celebrated on the field, including Jones jumping into a dogpile of players during a team picture, and shared the trophy with the Jag fans.

“That added a lot to this game,” Jones said of the rivalry and belt. “Whether we won it, whether we lost it that added a lot to the ballgame. It’s something we’ll talk about for years. I’m glad we won it.

This team will always be able to say they were the first ones to win that belt.”

South Alabama returns home Tuesday, Oct. 13 against Arkansas State at 7 p.m. The contest will be nationally televised on ESPN2.

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ross country met a competition of 24 schools and almost 500 runners in the Greater Louisville Classic this weekend.

Christoph Graf was the lead Jag for the men's team, with a time of 24:40.12 in the 8000-meter race. This time left Graft in 37 place out of 213 competitors.

Katleho Dyoyi placed 94 in the men's competition with a time of 25:18.18, making him the only other Jag to make the top 100.

Patrick Rohr was close behind, finishing in 107 with a time of 25:26.57.

South Alabama men finished the rally in 17 place out of 24 teams. The Jags recorded a total of 501 points.

"The men didn't have their best day but at the same time they are heading in the right direction considering the training we are doing," USA head cross country coach David Barnett commented to USA Jaguars. "To go out there and beat a couple of regionallyranked teams while we are training hard is a good sign for us moving forward."

Ashley Heitling was the top Jag for the female's team in her premiere race with the Jaguars. She completed the 5k race with a time of 18:10.21, leaving her in 105 place out of 260 female runners.

The Lady Jags almost finished as team with Laura Labuschaigne and Ivy Chastain

Graf, Heitling top charts for USA Jaguar Cross Country (Photo courtesy of USA Jaguars) finishing 119 and 120 with times of 18:15.85 and 18:16.86, respectively. Nicole Durham finished 139 in 18:25.58. Joanna McCoy placed 146th in 18:31.00.

The women's team finished ranked 21 out of 30 squads and recorded a score of 539 points.

"The women ran a really good race, probably the best they have run this season,"

Barnett explained to USA Jaguars. "We had a really tight pack — our top women were only 20 seconds apart — which is going to translate very well at bigger and better meets down the road. I was really excited for them."

South Alabama will finish up the regular season on Friday, Oct. 16, at the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, AL.

The rivalry through the eyes of a Trojan

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nowing about the South Alabama and Troy rival game, many fans and students did everything to prepare for Saturday’s game in Trojan arena.

Students Jordan Mogell and Priscella Hancock, both juniors at Troy University agreed that South Alabama and Troy rival game was one of the best games they were able to attend.

This rivalry meant a lot to both girls and to their school.

Mongell said she and some of her friends who attend South picked on eachother throughout the week before the game.

“Honestly it’s a fun way to joke around with my friends that go to South. I think it’s a fun thing to do between both schools.,” Mogell said. “I had friends send me pictures of their teachers in ‘Beat Troy’ t-shirts and we sent them pictures of our bonfire, and it was just fun,” Although the rivalry name and belt is something new this year, students have already started buying into the rivalry perks.

“It would mean everything to bring the belt home.” Mogell said.

“You know it was a lot of talk all week.

There were ‘TroyHateWeek’ and ‘SouthHateWeek’ hashtags, so you really just want to win

South Alabama fans were ‘extremely passionate about the rivalry. What about Troy fans? (Briana DiGiorgia | Staff Reporter) so all that talk wasn’t for anything.” Hancock added.

Both students have attended a Troy and South Alabama game and knew to expect something special as the Jags traveled back to Troy.

“I went to the homecoming game when we played South and it was just back and forth, back and forth,” Mongell said. “We ended up getting the last touchdown and it was a relief.

Everyone was going crazy.’

In 2013, Troy won with seven seconds left in the contest, immediately following a South Alabama touchdown for a 34-33 win.

“I stayed the whole game. It was really

close. The two teams are in-state and they are really good competitors, pretty level with each other,” Hancock added.

Troy prepared for the South Alabama with a week full of events for students to participate in. Both said that Troy l put together a car bash, a bonfire and hyped up the “Back in Black” blackout for the game.

At least the belt was in Troy for the weekend.

South Alabama defeated Troy 24-18 and will be the first team engraved on the WWE wrestling-style belt.

But hey, there’s always next time Troy.

See you next year in Mobile.

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#JagTweets Jags pull out wins in double overtime thrillers

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outh Alabama soccer scraped by with two double overtime wins on the road in Louisiana last weekend to maintain a perfect start to the Sun Belt season.

Rio Hardy scored the game winner in the second period of overtime to give the Jaguars a 2-1 win over the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns. Charde Hannah, who assisted Hardy’s game-winner, put the Jaguars on the board 28 minutes into the game. Lafayette’s Elizabeth Manuel came off the bench to score off a rebound in the 83nd minute to send the match into overtime.

The Jags outshot the Ragin’ Cajun’s 15-4 in the first half, but things were much more even in the second with shots being level at 8. South eventually outshot ULL 28-14 and 9-6 in shots on target.

In an interview with USAJaguars, head coach Graham Winkworth said “Sometimes you can dominate games and not get the result. I feared it could be déjà vu from last year, but like I said, the girls showed tremendous character and I was really proud of them.”

On Sunday, the Jaguars traveled to Monroe, Louisiana to take on the ULM Warhawks. The game was another double-overtime thriller with freshman Jemma Purfield scoring with only 48 seconds left to give the Jags a 3-2 win.

“It was a game where we had plenty of chances to win in regulation, but failed to

Freshman Jemma Purfield scored winning goal in double OT. (Photo courtesy of USA Jaguars)

be clinical in both penalty areas. It was very similar to Friday night, and if we’re going to continue to challenge for championships and improve our national ranking, then we need to be more clinical in the attacking penalty area.” Winkworth said to USAJaguars.

The Jags outshot the Warhawks 11-4 in the first half. Monique Autmon put the Jaguars on the board in the 21st minute with a shot from the right side of the box. South was able to outshoot ULM 13-4 in the second half.

Kelley O’Dwyer put the Warhawks on the board five minutes into the second half after getting on the end of a Karlea Fehr corner.

Charde Hannah scored on a counter attack after being picked out by Sophie Haywood

in the 65th minute. Cke’Lana Cesar was able to find a late equalizer for the Warhawks after heading in an Antonia Land cross in the 85th minute.

“We didn’t come here to try and get a tie, I’m not a firm believer in playing for ties, so in overtime we turned up the intensity a notch and were patient because it took 119 minutes or so to get the winner,” Winkworth said to USAJaguars.

Courtney Baum started in goal against Louisiana-Monroe, her first start since Sept.

20. She made six saves in the game.

The Jaguars currently have a record of 9-2-1 and 3-0 in the Sun Belt Conference.

They return home this Thursday, Oct. 8 to play Appalachian State.

Jags fight for 3-2 win over Georgia State

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n a Sun Belt Conference contest against Georgia State, the Lady Jaguars come back 3 sets in a row after falling to GA ST in the first two sets. The set scores were final with Georgia State taking the first two 18-25 and 19-25. The Lady Jags then came back three straight with scores of 25-17, 25-23 and 15-7.

Mechall Daniel recorded her sixth-double of the season, also a season-high 24 kills and 18 digs.

Daniel recently told USA Jaguars that “this win is a great momentum-builder for us. We started off pretty slow. But after we had the break in between sets two and three, we really stepped up. I think the freshmen really stepped it up for us tonight as well, especially Parker (Harrell). She had phenomenal sets and I’m so proud of her.”

Although South fell short to Georgia State in the first two sets, Jaguar defense had to step up their game if they wanted a comeback.

They seemed to execute defense very well as four players finished the night in double figures with 20 digs or more. Emily Hundt set a new career high with 24 digs while Savannah

Freshman DS Arissa Chappell (Photo courtesy of USA Jaguars) Stewart also had a career best with 20 digs.

Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky told USA Jaguars that “Emily and Savannah were relentless out there. I challenged them in the intermission because we had to be better defensively. In the first and second set , we were getting beat defensively and they are our two seniors out there and it’s their job to control the backcourt. They were definitely leading by example and made some great plays for us.”

Freshman Arissa Chappell added 18 digs to go along with Daniel’s 13 to assist in South’s defense.

Head Coach Amy added that, “Our performance in the final three sets had a little bit to do with what we said at the intermission, but more so it had to do with the changes we made in our lineup. We had some people come off the bench and really contribute, a couple that haven’t really played this year. Our team played more together and the way we like to play in sets three, four and five.”

South Alabama now holds a record of 8-7 and 2-2 in The Sun Belt Conference. They will take on rival opponent Troy on Tuesday night in The Trojan Arena.

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ALEXANDER MOYLAN OPINION EDITOR alm1323@jagmail.southalabama.edu

OCT. 5, 2015

Capitol Hill shocked as Boehner announces resignation Speaker of the House Boehner steps down signaling a shift in Washington’s political paradigm

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nited States Speaker of the House of Representative and de facto leader of the Republican Party, John Boehner has recently announced his resignation from Congress.

Boehner was first elected in 1990 as a staunch conservative who promotes small-government policies. After the midterm defeat of the Democrats in 2010, Boehner was elected at the start of 2011 from his party to assume the position as the Speaker of the House. But now, he will end his career after 35 years in late October.

So what caused the downfall of Speaker Boehner?

Let’s start back in 2010, when the Tea Party, a steadfast, anti-establishment conservative group, rose to national prominence. Spurred by the message of small government, fiscal conservatism and distrust in the Obama Administration, the Tea Party attracted millions of people into its flock. With an energetic base of supporters, the Republican Party captured the House and reduced the majority the Democrats had in the Senate. Now in control of the House, the Republicans chose John Boehner of Ohio to replace Nancy Pelosi as Speaker.

They also promoted Eric Cantor of Virginia, to the number two position, Majority Leader.

However now, the Republican leadership in the House is in upheaval. In January 2014, Eric Cantor, once seen as John Boehner’s protégée, was ousted in a primary challenge by tea-party outsider Dave Brat. Now, John Boehner has also been disowned by the more conservative members of his party.

So what has caused the Republican base to turn on its leadership? According to Peter King, a Republican from New York, the “crazies have taken over the party.” And former Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has said, “That the resignation of the Speaker is a stark indication of the House Republicans.” The crazies of which Rep. King speaks of is the Freedom Caucus, a small but forceful congressional group of conservatives. The Freedom Caucus have been battling against the Republican leadership for a seat at the table. Recently, there have been calls from over forty of its members to out Boehner.

They believe that Boehner has not been doing enough to halt the advancement of President Obama’s second term agenda. Recently, there has been a big push by Republicans to defund Planned Parenthood. Conservatives have tried to attach a rider to a government spending bill to defund Planned Parenthood. However, no attempt at defunding Planned Parenthood would receive a signature from the President, and thus had no chance of becoming law.

Speaker Boehner had then once again been

An emotional John Boehner steps down in late September. (Fulton Post News) pushed into a position of negotiating a deal that would keep the government open and pass the President’s desk. However, he did not have the support needed from his party to push a deal through. In 2013 during the fiscal cliff crisis, any deal that would reach the President’s desk would require the help of Democrats. However, this time the political cost of such a deal would be Boehner’s job as the ideological divide in the Republican Party has split the party into two factions. Hoping to keep the Party in cohesion, Boehner has chosen to step down in hopes of keeping the party together, and to prevent further discord.

The fall of Boehner should not be celebrat-

ed by anyone who wants to see the government be able to cooperate more. The new position these conservatives have pushed their leadership into will make it harder for deals to make it to the President’s desk. It most likely symbolizes that we will get nothing more than short term continuing resolutions and political grandstanding by politicians. These conservatives are more concerned about appealing to their base, than cooperating with the President for the good of the entire country. The Conservative revolt is ultimately a loss for all American citizens, as we will have nothing but more gridlock and turmoil until the 2016 elections.

Why drive when you can Uber?

Mobile’s latest commercial transportation option may appeal to students, too

By CHERRY SMITH Contributing Writer

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arlier this summer City Council members debated whether to change the city’s vehicle for hire ordinance that prevented Uber from operating within city limits. In July however, City Council members voted unanimously to allow Uber drives to operate within the city, thus giving Mobilians another option for transportation throughout the city. According to AL.com, an issue that previously slowed Uber’s welcome to Mobile was a concern of how the service would be balanced against existing commercial transportation according to al.com. Below is an account from one student who took a unique approach to on campus transportation.

By Alexander Moylan | Opinion Editor Let’s face it, Mobile’s idea of public transportation is a joke. The city’s idea of public transportation involves a bike or a good pair of sneakers. Really? Who is going to hold the umbrella for me while I’m riding my bike in the rain? Who is going to help me carry my books, folders, notebooks, workout clothes,

and laptop? Dare I say what about when there is no parking in my designated parking lot at campus?

Like I said, Mobile’s public transportation is a joke and the JagTran can only go so far.

There have been too many times that I have found myself “carless” and needing a ride.

When you can’t reach your friends to swoop you up in their ride, what do you do?

One day, I asked myself that same question: “What am I going to do?” I had just jumped into my car and tried to crank it. Key word: tried. Suddenly, I found myself with a broken Students may seek additional means to on campus transportation via the Uber app. (AL.com) down vehicle and thirty minutes to get to my first major test of the semester. long it would take, and what it would cost.

I honestly don’t know what I would have I grabbed my phone and started making Surprisingly, within minutes, a car pulled up. done that day if it wasn’t for Uber. phone calls. Without having any luck, I sud- This Uber person was faster than my so called Uber is the perfect solution to many people denly started to panic. As my world started “friends” and the ride to school was pleasant like me who suddenly find themselves “carcrashing down, I remembered a card someone and quick. The driver offered me water, gum, less”. I’ve used Uber several times since that had given me for the Uber app. and even let me pick the radio station. When day; to go downtown and to prevent walking As a last resort, I began downloading the we arrive to campus, I got out the car in front in the dark around campus. However, most imapp while glancing at the clock in fear I would of the building feeling like I was stepping out portantly, I’ve used Uber as a safe alternative to miss the test. I created a short profile, entered onto the red carpet. I was even able to rate my get home instead of getting behind the wheel my debit card information for fare payments, driver and give feedback. Giving her 5 stars, I when I shouldn’t. Save a life, prevent an arrest, and with a tap of my finger, I requested a ride. smiled and thanked my lucky stars that Uber and avoid a failing grade! If you’re wondering, The app was easy to navigate and immediately saved me today. The best part, I had a promo I made a ‘B’ on that test. Go jags and go Uber!

Uber told me who was coming to get me, how code from the card that made the ride free.

Why drive when you can Uber?

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Here today, gone tomorrow

A look back at Bayfest, the moments, memories and what Mobile has closed the door on

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he day that BayFest was canceled I tweeted “The saddest thing about BayFest shutting down is the end of the annual tradition of being underwhelmed by the BayFest lineup.” Okay, that tweet was filled with snark, and it may seem harsh, but I was glad to see BayFest go. BayFest was the product of a bygone era. Festival culture has exploded in the 20 years of BayFest’s existence. It could never live up to Coachella or Bonnaroo and that was okay, until the shiny new Hangout Festival washed up on Gulf Shores with bigger acts and summertime sunshine. The proximity of the new festival exemplified how stark the difference was and marked the beginning of the end for BayFest.

Still, that doesn’t mean I won’t look back on the festival fondly. They would throw out such eclectic lineups year after year that there was sure to be at least one act that interested you.

I’m convinced BayFest was the only place in the world where you could see Shaggy and Duran Duran back to back on the same stage. Seriously, I was so hype for Duran Duran I showed up early to watch Shaggy and Shaggy ended up putting on one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen. You don’t really realize how many hits that man had until he played them live. I’ll

never forget the nice middle aged ladies that I made friends with after all my friends left me at Duran Duran to go see 3 Doors Down, or some band of that ilk. I didn’t cry when Duran Duran played “Ordinary World” but 10 years from now I’m sure I’ll tell people I did.

I saw T-Pain debut “Take Your Shirt Off ” at BayFest in 2009. I left that show early to go over to get a spot to see the Commodores at another stage. I could’ve stayed at the T-Pain show longer, and seeing as my appreciation for T-Pain has grown in the years since, I wish I had, because the Commodores started late. Still, being late to the Commodores introduced me to an old funk band called Con Funk Shun. I now own some of their vinyl, including their album “Fever” which has a fork stuck in a flaming chilli pepper on the cover, clearly one of the best album covers of all time.

In 2013, I went down early on Saturday to get a good spot to watch T.I and R. Kelly close out the night. While waiting, guitarist and Mobile legend Dennis “Finger Roll” Nelson put on a fantastic show. He started playing what I thought was the Isley Brother’s “Between the Sheets.” Instead the singer that was with him, whose name escapes me, starting rapping “Big Poppa” which samples the Isley Brothers’ classic.

I saw Earth, WInd & Fire in 2010 and I was amazed that Philip Bailey’s falsetto hasn’t lost

it’s perfectly pristine quality in over 50 years of performing.

Being Mobile, Alabama there would be years when the weather wouldn’t cooperate. Still, one of my favorite memories was a show on a Sunday afternoon by local band the Ugli Stick. The rain started to poor and as a treat for all the fans that stayed in the rain they started playing cover, the highlight being the bassist Quintin Berry took the mic and led the band in Living Colour’s “Cult of Personality.”

Every year I would make sure to spend some time at the Launching Pad stage. Maybe a friends band would be playing, maybe not. It always was a place where you could feel a little hipper than everyone else at the festival.

And that’s the beauty of the new Ten Sixty Five musical festival that’s taking the place of BayFest. The majority of those acts playing were local bands, with some bigger names like Three Days Grace and Sublime with Rome sprinkled in for good measure. I was able to go down and experience the replacement festival for a little while on Friday night while funk legend George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic were playing. The fact that there were only two stages made the festival much more compact.

Unlike BayFest, there was no need to have a ticket or wristband. The festival truly took place on the streets of downtown Mobile amongst all the open businesses and bars. If the festival is

to continue, I hope it keeps that aspect. It really makes the whole experience much more communal and is probably better for downtown business owners.

Still, I have my concerns. I’m sure the crux of Ten Sixty Five performers will always be local artists with bigger names to bring people out, but with only two stages, how many genres will be able to be represented? Hip-hop, R&B and electronic dance music are the genres where the most exciting music is being made at the moment, will Ten Sixty Five provide a place for them? Or attract them in the first place?

And what about local rap artists and DJs? The music of Mobile is much more than acoustic singer-songwriters. Ten Sixty Five should reflect that. DayFest was an alternative festival that took place in downtown Mobile alongside Ten Sixty Five which provided a space for jazz, R&B and hip-hop artists to perform. Hopefully in the future they can come together in the future to make a truly inclusive festival experience.

BayFest was one of the Azalea City’s most beautifully bizarre traditions. It’s been a part of the culture of Mobile for nearly 20 years and I’m much more sad to see it go than I thought I would be, but downtown Mobile is still experiencing rapid growth. The smaller, more community focused festival will hopefully lead for something much bigger, better and brighter than BayFest in the future.

If you can’t stand to eat, get out of the cafe

By OLIVER KARCHER Contributing Writer

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ome people would say that the cafe’s food is a big jump in comparison to the food they ate in high school. In high school some people can attest to saying that the food at their school was almost unedible. I fell in this group of people, so naturally when I made it to South and was faced with the cafe’s endless options and all you can eat system, I didn’t really know what to think. I went from being a student who didn’t eat the food at the cafeteria in high school to the kid who frequently ate at the cafeteria in college. However, while the quality of food at the cafe appears to be stellar, somehow it never fails to make students, such as myself, sick.

Why is it that the food that makes us sick taste so good? I find myself asking this almost daily when I fall ill after I go to the cafe. Usually I just stick with the same old stuff that I eat every day, even though it has made me sick in the past. The few times that I have tried something else it has made me even worse than the other times that I’d been previously. So if I tell my friends I’m sick, they can’t blame me for the fact that I’d tried something else; what option do I really have? Also, humans are just creatures of habit in general, as cliched as that statement

may sound it’s the truth when it comes to what I eat.

So how are we getting sick? The food seems delicious when eaten; however it makes me vomit later on that day. Maybe the fact of the matter is that the whole “all you can eat” atmosphere that the cafe is trying to adopt is just not healthy at all. This being said, then how do the numerous buffet chains across the nation continue to be in business without getting everyone who visits that restaurant’s buffet sick? For every single buffet that I’ve been to when I was growing up, only two of them have gotten me sick. This speaks volumes. Something is terribly wrong with the food at the cafe and something has to change quickly.

Since I’ve been at South, even though the food’s ability to satisfy my hunger is decent, I’ve found that the food can cause symptoms similar to that of the stomach flu. The stomach flu symptoms of which I’ve experienced usually incorporate vomiting and not being able to leave the restroom of my dorm. This being said, a person could assume that with sickness rates going up, class absence rates could go up. In turn, this results in a snowball effect that could lead to the student’s grades lowering and the value of the student’s education being at stake.

Still the question remains, how am I getting

Despite fresh ingredients, some students still walk away ill. (Mobile Press Register) sick? Another thing that is problematic is that the student health center is very far away, and the only time that the majority of students can make it down to the student health center is during the weekends. Obviously, the health center is closed on weekends which creates even more problems for the potentially ill student.

However, there is always an option for the student to make a 911 call. Even though this seems

extreme, it might be just what is needed for the student to be able to go on with their life.

I feel almost as if the only way for my question to be answered is if the cafe undergoes some sort of health inspection or observation.

While such a course of action is on the extreme side, it might be just what we students need for the open ended question of how we’re falling ill to be answered.

ALEXANDER MOYLAN OPINION EDITOR alm1323@jagmail.southalabama.edu

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