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Tagged tiger shark becomes an unofficial South Alabama department’s mascot

By TORI BRACKETT Staff Reporter

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he marine sciences department has tagged a tiger shark, in which the department is using for research, education and representing South Alabama in the open ocean.

“SouthJaw,” as named by undergraduate students in the department, has a satellite tag from the group OCEARCH, so that he can be followed on his journeys. The 9-foot-long tiger shark was captured less than 20 miles off the coast of Orange Beach in August, 2015.

OCEARCH, according to its website, “is a recognized world leader in generating critical scientific data related to tracking… keystone marine species.”

Marcus Drymon, Ph. D., research assistant professor with the marine sciences department, and a film crew from National Geographic, were filming a documentary called “Crossing Boundaries.” The special will air in July 2016 during NatGeo’s “SharkFest.”

A total of 9 tiger sharks were tagged on the filming expedition.

“SouthJaw is an unofficial mascot for South,” said Ravi Rajendra, SGA president and biology major. “It makes us

unique as a school, and really showcases the marine sciences program.”

OCEARCH’s website has an interactive map, the Global Shark Tracker, using multiple “pings” to determine a shark’s location. When a shark surfaces at sea, the tracker on that shark transmits a signal to the OCEARCH satellite, which uploads to the website, allowing the public to visualize a shark’s travel patterns.

The organization said it is focused on spreading a message of conservation.

OCEARCH offered Drymon and colleagues the opportunity to upload their tagged tiger shark’s information to the global shark tracker. They were advised to name the shark, start social media profiles for the shark and create a platform for people learn more about the animal.

SouthJaw was named for South Alabama’s mascot, SouthPaw, and now has a twitter account (@TheSouthJaw) for students and interested parties to follow.

SouthJaw is around seven years old, and is still an immature male shark.

There is a lot to be learned from a tagged shark, including the calculations of latitude and longitude, shark conservation, population growth rates, and population management. SouthJaw pinged several times after initially being

SouthJaw, a tagged tiger shark, now can be tracked online and has become an unofficial “mascot” for the South Alabama department of marine sciences. (Photo | Carlos Ruiz) tagged, and since then, has pinged several dozen times, allowing researchers to see his travel paths.

What initially started the interest in Tiger sharks actually came from what happned when they were caught. When sharks become stressed, the sharks regurgitate their stomach, and this has provided an interesting source of research

on sharks’ dietary habits.

These sharks have a wide range in feeding, including terrestrial birds.

Studying the correlation between the dietary habits and the tracker signals gives scientists a glimpse into the movement patterns of these sharks, to determine See SouthJaw Page 6

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Ghost bike of University Boulevard Why a white bicycle is starting a conversation about cycling safety

By ALYSSA NEWTON Editor-In-Chief

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orth of campus, a white bike sits before the research park on University Boulevard. Some may not notice it, but to others it’s a symbol of a life lost.

“If a cyclist is hit, a ghost bike will show up,” Monica Warren, a 46-year-old cyclist, said.

On Sept. 25, 2015, 70-year-old Steve Huffman was hit by a car while riding his bicycle that Friday morning. He suffered for months after the crash, before passing away at the end of January.

That is when the white bicycle appeared.

According to Ghostbikes.org, ghost bikes are “small memorials for bicyclists who are killed or hit on the street.”

“A bicycle is painted all white and locked near the crash site,” the website said. “The bikes serve as reminders of cyclists' right to safe travel on the roads.”

A 1991 South Alabama alumna herself, Warren wanted to share the importance of cyclist safety and said she believed that the ghost bike of someone in the Mobile cycling community was a place to start the conversation.

“We really want to change the climate in Mobile,” Warren said. “Ever since my husband Claude and I began to ride that (being struck by a vehicle) has always been one of our fears.”

On Aug. 6, 2015, less than a month before Huffman, Claude Warren, Monica’s husband and a 51-year-old USA alum, was hit across from Foosackly’s on University Boulevard at 5 a.m.

“I wasn’t with him this time,” Warren said.

“A car just came up behind him and hit him.

“He had a broken shoulder, broken finger and lots of lacerations and bruises. It was horrifying. It had always been our biggest fear.”

She recalled receiving the phone call early that morning, from a friend that was riding with her husband.

The ghost bike stands chained to a tree on University Boulevard where Steve Huffman was hit by a car while biking. (Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief) “She called me and told me that he had an accident and called the ambulance,” Warren said. “It was 12 minutes away… as I was getting everything I needed to get together, I just had to know to know if it was a car.”

She called her friend back and asked. The friend said, “Yes, it was a car.”

“I couldn’t come up to it if I don’t know what to expect,” Warren said, “I told her I was almost there.

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“They told her I only had one minute. At that time I was close and pulled up behind the flashing police cars and told her, ‘I’m here, I’m here.’”

When Warren arrived, she said all she could

see were flashing lights and her husband’s bike on the side of the road, crunched up from the accident.

“I was so unprepared,” she said. “I saw his bike on the side of the road. And it wasn’t the fact it was the bike, that’s replaceable, it was the fact he was on that bike and that he wasn’t on it anymore.”

For bicyclists, being hit by cars is not a rare occurrence.

According to the 2012 national survey of bicyclist and pedestrian attitudes and behaviors, nearly a third of all injuries are caused when bicyclists are struck by cars.

“We know so many people that have been hit,” Warren said. “I know at least two people within the perimeter of the University that have been hit, and you’d think it’d be one of the safest places to ride.”

Warren said that many do not know proper bike laws, and that education is what is lacking in order to clear up misunderstanding.

“People are not friendly at all,” Warren said.

“They’ll tell us to get out of the road and honk at us. We go out early in the mornings when it’s still dark outside. People say we're stupid to ride in the dark, but the truth is we’re safer in the dark with our lights than we are when there are cars in the road.”

Sydney Warren, a senior communications major and Monica’s daughter, said that she wishes people understood the laws.

“I don’t want them on the road, they’re my parents,” she said. “But it's the law and they have the right to be there just as much as you do.”

Last semester, the bike lanes were repainted on the University’s sidewalks, to allow college bikers a safe way to travel.

“I love the bike lanes, I wish there were more,” Sydney said. “I wish they would wear helmets, but the bike lanes are so much safer.

But, I know that they probably don’t know what to do off campus.”

Bikes have to follow traffic laws, and that includes riding on the right-hand side of the street and stopping at red lights and stop signs.

Bikers must ride in a single-file line, walk bikes across busy intersections using the crosswalk and obey traffic signals.

When sharing the road with a bicyclist, there must be three feet between you and the bike at all times.

“The most important thing is to build a bridge with the community,” Monica Warren said. She emphasized how important it is to educate on bicycle safety.

“When you have police that don’t know the law… that’s a problem,” she said.

But most of all, the mother, wife and bicyclist said she pleads to remember one thing.

“It’s a person,” she said. “Steve (Huffman) was a dad, a grandfather. He was a loving vibrant participant in the community. We lost someone as a community.”

Instead, a white bike stands chained to a tree on University as a reminder to share the road.

South Alabama to launch ‘The Jag’ sports radio station

By ALYSSA NEWTON Editor-In-Chief

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outh Alabama sports will have its own home on the radio staring in April. iHeart Media and South Alabama are launching a new sports station in Mobile, 99.5 FM The Jag. “iHeart Mobile approached us,” JD Byars, South Alabama Director of Broadcasting, said. “They had two low-power FM stations being created. One was already on the air and the second they were trying to decide a format and they felt like sports was a good fit if they could get Jaguar Athletics on it and feature it in a big way.”

The Mobile sports station will be a new platform for all South Alabama athletics tics and will be affiliated with the FOX Sports orts Network as The Jag. Familiar talents on FOX include Colin olin Cowherd and Rich Eisen. The network ork also has agreements with multiple sports orts organizations, including the NFL. “It’ll always be quality programing for our fans and listeners,” Byars said.

South Alabama will now have one local ocal station for game broadcasts, specialty alty programming, coaches’ shows and more.

The announcement of the upcoming radio station took place on Signing Day. Region President of iHeart Media Mike

be an ““open SScott said id that h the h station i would ld b platform” for the University and could be found with an easy, familiar search.

“No matter where you are, you get it

24-hours a day,” Scott said. “You download 24the free iHeart app, it’s always free, you type in ‘The Jag’ and you’re there. That’s where the home of the Jags will be.”

Byars said that the station is an opportunity to highlight even more South opp Alabama athletics that have seen less Ala coverage in the past. cov “It helps us feature as many sports and athletes as possible,” Byars said. “We want ath to highlight the hard work of our coaches and athletes on the radio via programming.”

The station will reach as far north as Satsuma, south to Tillman’s Corner, west to the Mobile airport and east to Daphne.

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SouthJaw Continued from page 2 whether they spend a lot of their time close to land or platforms.

Drymon teaches a shark and ray biology class at Dauphin Island Sea Lab in the summer. His students will have the opportunity to see firsthand and personally apply these tags to sharks captured in the Gulf of Mexico.

Since May 2006, he and his research teams drop a “long line,” about a mile long, containing 100 hooks with bait. The information is used for stock assessments, tagging and abundance.

All sharks caught are tagged with small, less costly-tags that are only used if the shark is recaptured. The tags are inserted in the shark’s dorsal fin, which is completely cartilaginous, and have a reward posted on one side.

The recapture rate is roughly 3 percent.

“You see a shark in an aquarium, and it’s just not the same as seeing it out in the wild,” Rajendra said. “The ones in aquariums have no stimulation or life to them, versus the ones you see in the Gulf. The coast is so important to our livelihood, and sharks are one of the most important pieces of that ecosystem.”

Several other types of tags are used

You can follow SouthJaw on Twitter at @TheSouthJaw. (Photo | Carlos Ruiz) and have been proven to hold out well.

Recently, a sandbar shark tagged 20 years ago was recaptured by the shark research class at Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The recapture showed that the tag was still in place and not inhibiting the shark in any way.

The sharks are kept hydrated with hoses during all tagging procedures, though with any of the tags, the procedure takes less than 90 seconds.

“Sharks are often misunderstood, but that’s really shifted in the past couple decades, and we’re not there yet,” Drymon said.

Drymon and his researchers conducted a survey at the Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, where, for the first time, the “kill” category for sharks was shifted to a “catch and release” category.

The surveys were administered to see how fishers, anglers, and the general public felt about the shift. The research team said it was interested to find that not all of the survey takers were on board with the “catch and release” style for the sharks.

Shark populations decreased in the years surrounding the popular movie “Jaws,” and the novel on which it was

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based. In a 2000 article with “National Geographic,” Peter Benchley, the author of the novel said that if he had known the impact that his story had on shark culture, he would not have written it.

Drymon said the harvests are continuously increasing, though the number of sharks in Gulf waters has drastically decreased.

Sharks are commonly caught for their livers. Shark livers are extremely rich in Vitamin D, which cannot be synthetically manufactured.

Immature sharks are also frequently captured and killed before they have the chance to contribute to the reproducing population, which poses an inherent threat to populations as well.

“Having a shark like this, tagged, that a lot of people can see, gives us the chance to reach a wide audience and show that sharks are a critical component of these near-shore ecosystems,” Drymon said.

“Without them, these aren’t healthy systems anymore, these are degraded systems.

“Their populations are really in trouble, from overfishing, habitat loss, etc. They’re very long-living and slow growing, so when you remove them from a population too fast, it takes them a long time to recover. These are things people need to know, and it gives them a different perspective.”

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Football will also gain a new affiliate, 96.1 The Rocket WRKH. “iHeart Media and South Alabama athletics felt like it was a better fit for their audience and ours,” Byars said.

A huge gain for the University will be the revenue opportunities that will come with the station.

“Outside of our broadcast we can use the station as a revenue generating platform by selling commercial advertisement that will go straight back to South,” Byars said. “Our advertisers can have commercials during FOX programing.”

A familiar voice will also be heard on The Jag after its launch in the mornings, Chris “Uncle Henry” Smith from a simulcast with sister News-Talk WNTM-A. “Uncle Henry is a Mobile radio institution,” Byars said. “Now to have him on FM is a tremendous move benefitting Mobile listeners.

“His ‘Ask the Experts’ segment we can now sprinkle in our own experts because we’re so diverse … we can go to a professor, a doctor and have them on for an hour, a whole hour that highlights South Alabama.”

The launch date is set for April, and the Red-Blue spring football game is set as the premier game broadcast. The Vanguard will keep updated as the launch approaches.

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Yipp app allows you to make anonymous calls South Alabama student Rafi Qumsieh and instructor David Mullens created a social media app

By CAITLIN SMITH Staff Reporter

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retty much everyone has a smartphone which means you are constantly connected with the world around you.

Apps like Facebook and Twitter keep you connected with your friends and family and people you already know.

Tinder is all about appearances, while Yeti and Yik Yak keep things anonymous.

But there isn’t an app that allows you to anonymously call people around you.

Until now.

Two South Alabama students saw this void in the realm of social media and pulled their minds together to create Yipp.

Mathematics graduate student, Rafi Qumsieh and instructor, David Mullens wanted to help bring back the original use of the phone. Actual phone calls.

“The idea is that you can call a random person within your proximity, which right now is 10 miles, and you can choose male or female to call and connect to them randomly and anonymously,” Qumsieh explained.

Making the app random and anonymous was important.

The calls being random let people meet and talk spontaneously and with anonymity you do not have to be afraid of judgement.

Qumsieh believes this app can really

The app is called Yipp. It is available at the Apple App Store. (screen shot) help people who are shy.

“You can say anything you want and reveal your true self all while keeping your identity private.”

Creating an app is full of long nights

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The idea is that you can call a random person within your proximity, which right now is 10 miles...

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staring at code and planning how everything is going to work, but it all starts with a problem.

“First you get the inception of the

idea. You get a lightbulb and see this problem that you can solve,” Qumsieh said.

Qumsieh and Mullens find comfort in the theoretical aspect of math, but with smartphones we are able to create something that can make a difference.

“With apps you can come up with so many ideas where you can change people’s lives.”

The app creators are working on a chat feature but right now it is just phone calls.

“We feel that with a phone call it is more direct, and that is the vibe we want for Yipp.” Qumsieh said.

“These days people just want to text but we wanted to do something different. If you just want to anonymously text people there are already plenty of options for that.”

So, the next time you are bored or just need someone to talk to, check out Yipp and help get to word out.

You can go to the App Store on your iPhone and download the app today.

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Kanye West’s latest is the perfect album for the internet era

By MITCHELL KAHALLEY Managing Editor Last weekend, those of us that hang on every word of Kanye West were treated (?) to one of the most haphazard, disjointed, confusing and inspired record release of all time. Still, the record is still not out yet. In fact, “The Life of Pablo” might be the first album that we’ve all heard, but still hasn’t truly been released. And this piecemeal record release makes it an even grander artistic achievement. “The Life of Pablo” was going to be an album that the culture as a whole would debate and discuss via reviews, think pieces and conversations Twitter. The slow roll out makes an already active culture even more active in the production, release and reception of the album. A interactive product blurring the walls between creation, curation and consumption.

This is not the first time West has dabbled in unique means of distribution. Leading up to the release of his 2010 album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” Kanye began his GOOD Friday’s series, releasing a new single each week in the lead up to the record, many of them appearing on the final album. Starting on New Year’s Eve, West brought back GOOD Friday’s releasing “Facts” The next week saw the release of “Real Friends” and the following week saw “No More Parties in L.A” with Kendrick Lamar. It didn’t last until the release of the album, but still West was teasing out the album with all three songs appearing on the final track listing.

The return of GOOD Friday’s also saw a return of Kanye’s presence on Twitter. His account has been active since 2010, but up until this year he

would only tweet sporadically and only follows one person, his wife, Kim Kardashian. The brash and bold superstar has never shied away from giving his opinion in interviews and in public appearances, remember the 2009 VMAs? But his brashness on Twitter feels much more personal. He doesn’t have a manicured Twitter account like many celebrities, but this is part of what makes him such a fascinating artist. His presence on Twitter breaks down the walls between artist and listener is a way that others don’t.

Kanye debut his album last Thursday along his Yeezy Season 3 fashion line at Madison Square Garden. The show streamed in select movie theaters across the globe and on online streaming service Tidal. I drove to Gulf Shores, Alabama last Thursday to the nearest theater streaming the show to get a first listen to Kanye’s latest. About a dozen of us were treated to Naomi Campbell, Young Thug and dozens of other models as Yeezy played his new record. Those of us that thought we would receive our digital copy of the album in our inboxes later would be disappointed.

Kanye announced that he was adding more tracks to the record and then latter called out colaborator Chance the Rapper on Twitter for making the record even later because he wanted the track “Waves” to appear on the album. Saturday night Kanye and his cavalcade of collaborators, including Chance, Kelly Price, The Dream and El Debarge performed “High Lights” and “Ultralight Beams” on Saturday Night Live. At the end of “Ultralight Beams” he frantically announced that the album is streaming on Tidal and ready for purchase on his website before frantically rushing off stage. Of

Kanye West deconstructed the concept of the album release with his new record “The Life of Pablo” (Photo | Wikicommons) course, there were problems with the rollout that still haven’t been fixed. West announced his album wouldn’t be available to download until Feb. 21 and it was exclusively streaming on Tidal. Tidal is still facing issues. At the time of writing, the album’s last track “Fade” won’t play on the streaming service, instead it repeats the track that come immediately before it, “Facts” Kanye also said he would also go back and “fix” the track “Wolves” Still for all the confusion that came with the rollout, the listening public was a part of the creative process of the record, being able to discuss and digest the work as it’s revealed. The record itself is an amalgamation of Kanye’s last three records. It some of the autotune and raw emotion of “808s & Heartbreak” with none of the perfectly pristine polish of “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” but without

sliding into the abrasive grime of “Yeezus.” The album is sonically consistent, but varied. The sounds are sporadic, from the harshness of “feedback” to the electro-gospel transcendence of “Ultralight Beams” to the analog-soul of “Real Friends” and “30 Hours” it’s not unlike Yeezy’s Twitter timeline.

Kanye is the only artist that can bring together an all-star list off collaborators, while pushing the envelope of what a hip-hop album can be while simultaneously deconstructing and reconstructing the concept of the album release. The genre melding sound and who’s who of collaborators is the perfect album for the internet age.“The Life of Pablo” is the kind of record that should be streamed on Tidal or released piecemeal on Soundcloud and streamed through an aux cord at Madison Square Garden, because it sounds like being on the internet in 2016.

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Speed Mixer: meet a Jag and make a friend

By NATALIE FRANKLIN Life Editor

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alentine’s Day came a little early to South Alabama this year with a Speed Mixer.

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Student Center Lobby was transformed into a version of speed dating.

Jaguar Productions hosted the Speed Mixer for students to get to know each other a little better.

“I wanted to give people a chance to do something for Valentine’s Day, whether it’s to find someone or to just make

friends,” Gabi Vargas, Jaguar Productions Special Events Chair, said.

“No pressure, but just something fun and something to do.”

Students in attendance were serenaded with live jazz music. The trio band consisting of drums, the keyboard and trumpet played light jazz to set the mood.

The Student Center Lobby was decked out in a Valentine theme with pink and red hearts everywhere.

There was a full candy bar complete with marshmallows and of course chocolate.

Students were also able to make their own stuffed animals. The cutest little un-

Students made their own stuffed animals at the Speed Mixer. (Natalie Franklin | Life Editor)

Jagaur Productions hosted a Speed Mixer on Feb. 10 to celebrate Valentine’s Day. (Natalie Franklin | Life Editor)

stuffed Jaguar animals were provided.

Huge boxes of soft, white stuffing were set up so that you could stuff your little Jaguar. Students smiled and laughed as they stuffed the little Jags to life.

Most students seemed to be enjoying themselves, and several people were chatting away. Friendship appeared to be the main goal at the Speed Mixer. Freshman student Taliyah Tyes was eager to meet new people and hopefully make new friends.

“My friends moved, and I don’t really have many people here to talk to and I

wanted to meet new people,” Tyes said.

For the main event, there were several tables set up in a traditional speed dating style.

Two chairs were placed at either side of the table, and students had a few minutes to talk and get to know each before a bell rang and people shifted down one chair to meet new people.

The Speed Mixer was a fun little reminder that Valentine’s Day isn’t only about celebrating the love between partners, it’s also a celebration of the love between friends.

Black History Month 2015 Helen Keller Art Show events at South A Alabama

By NATALIE FRANKLIN Life Editor

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lack History Month is still in full

swing.

The Office of Multicultural Student Af-

fairs has created a month long series of events to celebrate and honor African American culture.

Several events have already occurred, including induction ceremonies for both Collegiate 100 and Women of Excellence.

Other events included Comedian Orlando Baxter and the annual Minority Preview Day. Events this week include the Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society (ABK) induction, Black Fashionova Fashion Show and African American Student Association (AASA) Talent Show.

House of Jags and NPHC are presenting the Black Fashionova Fashion Show at the

Student Center Ballroom on Feb. 18 starting at 7 p.m. The much awaited release of MelaNews magazine will occur at the fashion show.

The AASA Talent Show on Feb. 19, promises to showcase the many talented students of South Alabama, while the ABK induction ceremony on Feb. 17 will introduce some of the brightest students.

Events to come later this month include a Violence Prevention and Assault Forum, an Evening of Negro Spirituals and special guest speaker, Stephen A. Smith.

Stephen A. Smith will be speaking at the Mitchell Center. Smith is an African American sports television personality,a sports radio host, and a sports journalist.

He is also a commentator on ESPN First Take. Smith will be here Monday, Feb. 29.

For more information on these events go to southalabama.edu/departments/ omsa/.

rt is always a facet at the USA Marx Library. Currently, the 2015 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama is on display in the first floor gallery at the library.

Of course, it is free and open to the public during regular library hours.

The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama, established in 1983, is an annual show for Alabama students who are visually impaired, blind, or deaf/blind. Students of all ages in Alabama public, private, residential, and home schools are able to participate in the art show.

The philosophy of the exhibit is that all participating students are considered winners, and teachers are encouraged to incorporate visual arts into the individual educational plan of each student.

The art show is an outlet for students wanting to showcase their special talents and abilities.

The artwork is unique to each student and emphasizes creativity, color and tactile media.

The art show travels throughout the state of Alabama and is displayed in museums, art galleries, and agencies. This year, the art show came to South on Jan. 11. The show will be on exhibit until May 31, 2016.

The grand prize winner’s art remains in a permanent collection at Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Alabama, which is Helen Keller’s birthplace.

Support for the annual Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama is provided through the sale of the art and through various sponsors.

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South Alabama wins two tight home games Jaguars finish the weekend tied for No. 7 in Sun Belt Conference rankings

By D’MITRI WREN Sports Editor Feb. 11, USA 79 - 78 GSU On Thursday night South Alabama’s Lady Jaguars took on the Lady Panthers of Georgia State.

The Jaguars picked up their sixth win in conference play with 8345 blowout win. The 38 point win was the largest margin of victory for the Jaguars all season. The 83 points was also the most points scored by the team all season.

"I think that our kids were just locked into the scout, and our defense tonight was able to turn into some offense," South Alabama head coach Terry Fowler said. "It was an outstanding job in how we shared the basketball, I asked them 'How much fun is this?' when we were moving and sharing the basketball. I told them that if we would keep moving the ball, we would get easy shots." (game recap) The game on Thursday night

gave the club their 10th win of the season. The team hasn’t had a 10 win season since the 20122013 season. Along with the win, the team had five players in double figures with Marquita Daniels leading all scorers with 18 points and hitting 4 3-pointers. To add to the high scoring night she also got things done on the defensive side with 6 steals. Joining Daniels in double figures were LaNeetra Guillory (14), Colby Davis (12), Chyna Ellis (11) and Juliann Miller (10). This was the first time since 2012 that the team had five different players in double figures. The Jaguars also had a huge lift from the bench who were able to contribute 21 points.

The win gives the team a 1012 record and 6-7 record in conference play placing them at 6th place in conference standings.

The win is the first of a three game home stretch.

Feb. 11, USA 79 - 78 GSU On Saturday night, the South Alabama Jaguars men’s basketball

team took on the Eagles of Georgia Southern.

The Jags(11-14, 6-8 SBC) blew a 19-point lead in the second half, but they were able to pull out a 8076 win against the Eagles(11-12, 7-7). The Jaguars won the secondstraight game of their three-game home stand, putting the Jags at a tie for the seventh in the Sun Belt Conference.

The win also put the Jaguars two games ahead of their spot this time a year ago.

Georgia Southern’s Jake Allsmiller made it hard for the Jags to hold on to their lead, scoring a career-high 29 points and shooting 53.3 percent from the behind the three-point line. The Eagles also had a huge game from Mike Hughes, who contributed 23 points with 18 in the second half.

The Jaguars led 74-57 with 5:20 left to play. Georgia Southern then went on a 19-2 scoring run over 4:28, bringing the game to 76-76 with 51 seconds left in the game.

Over that time, GSU went 3-of5 from three-point range and

turned up the heat on the defensive side of the ball. It forced the Jags to miss all four of their attempts from the field and to commit four turnovers during this time.

"It was two-fold,” said USA head coach Matthew Graves about the GSU run in the second half.

“They were making some big shots.

“I'm not going to take that away from them at all, but we took a couple quick 3s, and we panicked in our extended defense and our

attack. We just got in a big hurry, and part of that, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to understand time and score and valuing possessions. The hope is that tomorrow when we watch film, we'll really take a lot from that snapshot."

The Jags scored the final four points of the game with a pair of free throws from Ken Williams and the other pair from Georgi See Men’s basketball Page 11

COURTESY OF USAJAGUARS Junior Forward Georgi Boyanov puts up 20 points and 9 rebounds in the win against Georgia Southern on Saturday night. (Photo | USAJaguars)

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South Alabama softball starts season 5-0

By JOSH RUTLEDGE Staff Reporter Feb. 11, USA 4 - 0 UAB The Jaguar softball team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers with a 4-0 victory, a fantastic start of a new season. Sophomore pitcher Devin Brown kept UAB at bay, keeping them scoreless only giving up three hits, one walk, while striking out eleven in a total victory.

The top of the 5th brought a challenge as the bases were loaded with no outs, but with skill, she put three out without giving up a run, keeping UAB scoreless.

Seven different Jaguars got hits against the Blazer’s pitchers in Thursday’s game. In the bottom of the 4th inning, Sophomore Haleigh Lowe tripled, and her pinch runner, freshman Megan Harris, was driven in by a double hit by senior catcher Stephanie Pilkington.

The bottom of the 5th brought in bags full of jags. An infield hit brought in freshman Haleigh Lane, a walk plated sophomore Kaleigh Todd, and a sacrifice fly drives home junior Amanda Minihan, giving the Jags their 4-0 lead.

The Jags are now 10-2 all-time versus the UAB Blazers.

Feb. 12, USA 7 - 3 LU University of South Alabama softball team pulled a dramatic 7-3 victory over Lipscomb to kick off the 2016 Sand Dollar Classic, being held at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex this weekend. Junior Destin Vicknair struck out seven Bison batters and gave up only one walk, three runs (one earned) in a full-game effort.

Emily Messer was 4 for 5 hitting and got on ever time she came up to bat. Seven Jaguars added hits to their record, and freshmen Megan Harris and Haleigh Lane recorded a pair of RBI apiece. Harris pinch-hit and fired off a base hit to right to drive in two Jags, pushing USA ahead with a score of 4-0 in the fourth inning.

Lipscomb came back with three runs in the next half inning, leaving the Jaguars with a lead of one. Lane's single scored Foster and Savanna Mayo to give USA the lead with a score of 6-3. Lane brought it home for the Jaguar’s final score on Kaleigh Todd's bunt single.

"We were able to get time for some younger players tonight," Clark told USAJaguars:"They came up big and it was awesome to see. Overall, it was a great team win."

Feb. 13, USA 8 - 0 BSU South Alabama took on Ball State in the first game of the double header on Saturday, February 13th.The Jaguar softball team scored in almost every inning in the game versus the Mid-American Conference champions of 2015. Thanks to a two run homer by Pilkington to center field, the Jags took a 3-0 lead in the third inning. South brought on bags full of Jags in the fourth inning and Pilkington drove in Mayo to increase the lead. A wild pitch brought

in Harris, and Lowe singled to bring in Messer.

Todd walked with the bases loaded in the fifth inning to plate Holmes. Tucker Caraway, the pinch runner for Lowe in the sixth inning, was driven home by Holmes’s single, bringing the score to 8-0. Messer, Pilkington and Lowe each recorded two hits apiece in the game. Pilkington drove in three runs, while Lowe brought home a pair. Messer scored twice. The Jaguar softball team came away from this game with another win.

Feb. 13, USA 12 - 0 UCA The Jaguars took on Central Arkansas in the next game of the series at Gulf Shores Sportsplex. The Jags did all of their damage to the 2015 Southland Conference champions in the third inning, which took an exciting 31 minutes to play out. A solo homerun by Mayo got the Jaguars rolling, and Messer took home on Todd’s single to bring the score to 2-0. Kristian Foster slammed a base hit that scored Todd, then Holmes took it up a notch with a two-run double, bringing in Foster and Lowe, making the score 4-0. Lane reached base on a fielder’s choice, and made it all the way home on the second UCA error of the night, bringing up the lead. With the bases loaded, Messer walked to bring in Holmes, and Todd singled to score Mayo. With the bases still loaded, Pilkington walked to score Harris, Bringing the score to a whopping 9-0. Lowe then cleaned up the bases with a double bringing in the final three scorers of the game. With Vicknair striking out six of the last eight batters, the Jags brought home another victory.

Feb. 14, USA 5 - 2 SMSU The University of South Alabama softball defeated Southeast Missouri State on Sunday to improve its record to a perfect 5-0. The Jaguars scored four runs to pass the Redhwaks on Sunday after falling behind twice. SEMO struck first in the top half of the first inning on Savannah Carpenter's solo homer, the first and only USA has given up all year. South Alabama tied the game in the bottom half of the first on Kristian Foster's RBI single to left field, which brought in Emily Messer. Foster brought the Jags out of the deficit, Bringing home Pilkington with a single which brought the score to an even 2-2. Megan Harris led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a single, and then scored on a Redhawk throwing error to give the Jags a 3-2 lead. Haleigh Lowe then sacrificed an infield groundout that allowed Messer to score her second run of the game to give USA a two-run advantage. Messer singled to center field in the bottom of the fifth inning to plate Paige Holmes, pushing the score to 5-2. Abby Tincher made her first start as a Jaguar, going three innings and giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits with three strikeouts and two walks. Devin Brown pitched four innings and picked up the win. Messer went 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Foster was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, and Holmes got a pair of hits and a run

Devin Brown led the Jaguar pitching staff in strikeouts with 183 total in 117.1 innings pitched (Photo | USA Jaguars)

scored. Pilkington was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored. Harris was 1-for-2 with a run. On the 5-0 start to the season, head coach Becky Clark said, according to USAJaguars, "It is not a lucky 5-0; they earned their wins. We worked incredibly hard, mentally and physically, this weekend. If I had to grade them from Thursday to today, I'd give them an 'A' for sure.

We learned some things today that we need to get better at, but these ladies have been working at a very high level and haven't made many mistakes.” South Alabama steps up to the plate next weekend when it hosts the 2016 Mardi Gras Invitational on Feb. 19-21. USA will host Southeastern Conference rival Mississippi State at 5 p.m. on Friday to kick off the event.

Women’s tennis on 5-game win streak

By JOSH RUTLEDGE Staff Reporter Feb. 13, USA 5 - 2 LLU The University of South Alabama women's tennis team extended its win streak to five with a 5-2 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday morning. The Jaguars improve to 6-3 on the season, while the Ragin' Cajuns fall to 4-2.

South Alabama claimed the doubles point at the top two flights, as junior Laura Matuskova (Bratislava, Slovakia) and freshman Alina Zolotareva (Barnaul, Russia) dropped just one game at No. 2, and senior Michaela Meszarosova (Bratislava, Slovakia) and junior Laura Valkova (Piestany, Slovakia) defeated Melissa Burckhartt and Kelly Drew 6-3 at No. 1. In singles, Matuskova doubled the Jags' lead with a 6-0, 6-2 win on the No. 5 court, but Burkhartt cut it in half after a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 4 over Zolotareva. USA put the match away at Nos. 3 and 6. Meszarosova downed Abby Johnson 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3, and senior Cinta Maria Papke (Flein, Germany) followed with a three-set win over Alexandra Way, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4. Drew accounted for the Cajuns' second point of the day at the top flight, rallying to defeat Valkova 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Junior Monica Mitta (Fairhope, Ala.) finished things off on the No. 2 court, defeating Elena Sava 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.

Feb. 14, USA 4 - 3 LSU The University of South Alabama wom-

en's tennis team extended their win streak to six matches after defeating No. 13 LSU Sunday. With the victory, the Jaguars improve to 7-3, while the Tigers fell to 8-3. According to USAJaguars: "It was a great win for the program," said USA head coach Jaco Keyser. "We definitely showed today what kind of team we would could be. Hopefully we enjoy this feeling, and it motivates us to work even harder and be excited to get back on the practice courts." In the doubles portion, Alexandria Stiteler (Bradenton, Fla.) and Monica Mitta (Fairhope, Ala.) beat Jessica Golovin and Skylar Holloway 6-2 at No. 3, but LSU tied it up when No. 23 Ryann Foster and Joana Vale Costa defeated Laura Valkova (Piestany, Slovakia) and Michaela Meszarosova (Bratislava, Slovakia) 6-4 at No. 1. Alina Zolotareva (Barnaul, Russia) and Laura Matuskova (Bratislava, Slovakia) secured the doubles point by winning 6-4 over Abigail Owens and Skylar Kuykendall at No. 2. To start singles, Stiteler bested No. 40 Golovin 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2, and Matuskova won 6-2, 6-1 over Ella Taylor at No. 6 to give the Jaguars a 3-0 lead. At No. 4 Foster dropped Zolotareva 6-3, 6-2, and No. 25 Vale Costa beat Valkova 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1 to tighten the score to 3-2. Meszarosova clinched the victory after coming back 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 against Owens at No. 5. At No. 3, Kuykendall defeated Mitta 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) to end the match.

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Men’s basketball Continued from page 10 Boyanov.

Williams had 15 points and 7 assists. Boyanov had 20 points and was a rebound shy of a double double. Boyanov also shot 73 percent from the free-throw line, going 8-of11 and the last two free throws in the game.

“When I'm up at the FT line, I actually think about my wife," Boyanov said. "And I think about how important it is to play my role in the team.”

Williams and Boyanov were not the only players who got into double-figure scoring.

Sophomore Shaq Calhoun contributed 20 points, with 12 of them coming from beyond the arc.

"We were doing a great job of attacking the paint," Graves said. "We were getting to the paint.

“We were getting to the free-throw line.

We were pounding them on the offensive glass. Then when things got helter-skelter, we were settling for quick threes early in the shot clock, we weren't moving the ball as quick and we were really playing to protect instead of attack, probe and make the right play. We've got to continue to coach that, preach that, and show it on film. At the end of the day, learning from a win is a little bit easier."

The Jags return to the court on Feb. 16, as they take on their conference rival Troy Trojans. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m.

Lady Jags win two straight at home

By D’MITRI WREN Sports Editor Feb. 11, USA 83 - 45 GSU On Thursday night the South Alabama’s women’s basketball team took on the Panthers of Georgia State. The Jaguars picked up their sixth win in conference play in an 83-45 blowout win. The 38 point win was the largest margin of victory for the Jaguars all season. The 83 points was also the most points scored by the team all season.

“I think that our kids were just locked into the scout, and our defense tonight was able to turn into some offense,” South Alabama head coach Terry Fowler said. “It was an outstanding job in how we shared the basketball, I asked them ‘How much fun is this?’ when we were moving and sharing the basketball. I told them that if we would keep moving the ball, we would get easy shots.”

At the end of the first quarter the Jaguars led 22-15. The Jaguars would erupt with a 9-0 run to start the second quarter. This hot start would eventually turn into a 28 point quarter for USA which is the most points scored by the team in a single quarter since putting up 27 points in one quarter against Texas State earlier this season. Along with this spectacular start the Jags went 14-of-18 from the free throw line. At the end of the first half the Jags led the Panthers 50-29. USA held a 21 point lead going into halftime and two players in double figures, Chyna Ellis leading all scor-

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ers with 11 and Marquita Daniels with 10. After one half of play the Jaguars were shooting over 50 percent from the field.

The second half was no different from the first for the Jaguars. They continued their impressive style of play and hitting their ninth 3 pointer of the game during the third quarter. USA ended the third quarter on a 10-2 run to give them a 35 point lead, 70-35, going into the final quarter of play. The Jaguars held the Panthers to shooting just 3-of-12 during the third quarter. The fourth quarter would be no different as the Jags lead would go up to as much as 40. The Jaguars would hold GSU scoreless for the four minutes of the fourth quarter.

The game on Thursday night gave the club their 10th win of the season. The team hasn’t had a 10 win season since the 2012-2013. Along with the win, the team had five players in double figures with Marquita Daniels leading all scorers with 18 points and hitting 4 3-pointers. To add to her high scoring night she also got things done on the defensive side with 6 steals. Joining Daniels in double figures were LaNeetra Guillory with 14, Colby Davis with 12, Chyna Ellis with 11 and Juliann Miller with 10. This was the first time since 2012 that the team had five different players in double figures. The Jaguars also had a huge lift from the bench who were able to contribute 21 points.

The win gives the team a 10-12 record and 6-7 record in conference play placing them at 6th place in conference standings. The win is the first of a three game home stretch.

Feb. 13, USA 48 - 45 GSU The South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team beat Georgia Southern, 48-45 on Saturday night. It was the annual Pink Game at The Mitch and USA's lovely ladies wore pink in dedication to breast cancer awareness.

"It was really good to come out with

the win but ultimately we didn't play well," USA head coach Terry Fowler said. "Good teams find a win when they don't play well, I told the team that, but I was disappointed in how we came out. I felt like we didn't have good energy."

The Jaguars trailed 10-6 with six minutes played in the first quarter, and it seemed as if both teams went cold in the first with USA still trailing 10-8 at 4:38. GSU missed four consecutive shots and USA only making 1-of-7 from field.

Things began to heat up as GSU garners up 8 points, giving the Eagles a lead 1413. With one minute left in the first. USA’s Marquita Daniels came up short, missing a 3-pointer, the first quarter ending 14-13.

"Knowing they were up the whole game we had to pick our energy up, everybody has to get tuned in. On the defensive end we had stops and then transferred that to the offensive end and got baskets." said Marquita Daniels, when asked how they were able to pull off the win.

Back in the second quarter, GSU took advantage of a lot of great execution and 3-pointers to extend their lead 29-21.

After a media timeout, the score goes to 31-23 for the 2nd half. Resuming after halftime, Marquita Daniels has a 3-ball cutting the GSU lead to a one point, 3130.

"I feel like everybody can contribute and boost each other's energy but when they have that one person to rally around and they know is making heavy contributions it helps with the energy also," Marquita Daniels said.

In the fourth quarter the Jaguars took advantage of their defense and reclaimed the lead at the four minute mark, 45-44. Daniels went one for two the charity stripe giving them the 48-45 lead with 31.1 seconds left in the game, enough to hold on for the victory.

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CAITLIN SMITH OPINION EDITOR lcs1222@jagmail.southalabama.edu

FEB. 15, 2016

You can’t buy love, but you can rescue it Why would people rather spend hundreds of dollars on an animal instead of saving a life

By CAITLIN SMITH Opinion Editor

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very year almost 3 million animals are euthanized while waiting in a shelter. Three. Million. That number is so high because the number of animals that get abandoned or need a home is not equal to the number of people willing to rescue.

People being willing to drop, sometimes, hundreds of dollars on a pure-bred dog keep the number of euthanized animals rising and the number of breeders and puppy farms rising too.

Knowing exactly what you are getting in a dog is comforting to some because you have an idea of the type dog you will be getting. But the type of dog that your puppy becomes depends on you as an owner.

A $500 dog can turn out to be a misbehaved terror that eats your favorite shoes if you do not spend that time with it. Too many people get dogs and do not realize that it requires constant love and care and training to make your dog a great pet.

An expensive dog is not inherently a good dog. The responsibility of creating a good dog lies within the owner.

Having so many healthy pets be put to sleep because of not having a home is a terrible problem with such an easy solution; adopting.

Many people’s argument for not rescuing is that they know what type of dog

they want and shelters cannot guarantee that the breed they want will be there.

The easiest solution there would be to call around. There are also many breedspecific rescue organizations so you can find exactly what you want and save a life at the same time.

The Haven in Fairhope, Alabama posts pictures of the pets they have every day.

All animals that are available for adoption have been spayed/neutered, treated for heartworms, had all their vaccines and have been microchipped. The puppy that you buy from a breeder will not have any of that.

I don’t know when having dogs that have been bred in the same gene pool over and over again became popular but the health issues that come from inbreeding grow every year.

Take the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, according to Scientific American, because of inbreeding more than half will develop mitral valve disease which leads to premature death. Then 70 percent will suffer from canine syringomyelia which is a neurological disorder that causes severe pain for your poor pooch… But at least you have a purebred.

Breeders take certain traits that are praised in dogs be it physical or temperament and are selectively inbreeding and it is the root of so many dogs’ health problems.

When you buy a dog you are supporting breeders and puppy mills that pump out dogs just to gain money. These breed-

Captain (top) and Catelyn Stark (bottom) are both available for adoption today at The Haven in Fairhope, Al. (Photo | Havenforanimals.org)

ers just add to the problem and you do not get to meet your new family member in person.

Adopting an animal lets you meet your new family member face to snout and find the perfect puppy or kitty for your personality.

The bond between pet and owner is

one that can never be matched, they will love you unconditionally. Adopting a pet will change their life, and it will change yours too.

With a rescue pet you may not know their past but you do guarantee that their future will be more than a cage.

The relationship effect: How we mirror emotions

By TIFFANY COLE Contributing Writer

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here are many things throughout the world which can affect a person’s everyday life. One thing which has a tremendous impact is relationships.

Whether it be a significant other, a friend or a family member, your relations with others affect how you will think or act.

As James Coan states in the Huffington Post, “People close to us become part of ourselves. Literally we are under threat when a friend is under threat.” This can be due to love for that person.

It is hard to hear your little sister or brother is crying as they vent to you about an emotional situation. The reason is simply because you care for that person and do not want to

see them hurt.

Often times, we tend to put ourselves in their shoes and portray their actions.

Relations with others also explain why people tend to act different while they are around their friends versus being around people they do not know.

As a new semester begins, students are still getting used to their new classes and peers.

The first couple of weeks of class are quiet and for many it is easier to concentrate and keep grades up.

Once the students start to get comfortable they make new friends and build new relationships. As the relationships begin, the once quiet and delicate class is now a louder more open group of individuals.

This also happens in the workplace. As a person begins their new job, they are quiet and it seems as only a task and not something

they enjoy doing. Once they are comfortable and start communicating with their coworkers, they being to enjoy their job and get more relaxed.

Relationships are likely to occur with people who are more alike and have similar mentalities. The reason is, humans like to be around people who think the same way they think it is sort of like the “misery loves company” saying.

Most times people do not believe their own opinions or goals so they look for someone else who can validate it for them.

Coan also goes on to describe that, “Humans come together to prosper with similar goals.” So if your coworker or classmate is struggling, you feel as though you are going through a rough patch as well.

There are many relationships, but the best ones are good relationships. Sometimes we

have connections with people who are not good for us and they only want to see us fail.

That is not a good relationship.

A good relationship is being around someone who cares about and loves you just for who you are. They push you to do your best and is always there when you need them.

When you have a good relationship in your life it seems each day is easier to go though because you have someone running the race beside you.

The extra positivity a good relationship brings causes a chain reaction. That person brightens your day and puts a smile on your face which helps you make someone else smile.

Every day will not be perfect but nothing in life will be. We just have to realize mistakes happen, we cannot dwell on yesterday, yet we can continue moving in a positive direction.

CAITLIN SMITH OPINION EDITOR lcs1222@jagmail.southalabama.edu

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