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VOL. 57 #8

Central Concern: Students see a lot of problems with South’s parking

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University plans don’t call for building more parking spaces South Alabama survey states University has ample parking, ‘We have the space and the map to prove it’ spaces. With almost 14,000 parking passes and fewer than 9,000 available spots, one might think the parking situation on South’s campus is a problem that the University is facing.

However, an updated parking survey shows otherwise.

There are four parking zones that are designated for students: Central, which has 1,324 parking spaces; East, which has 1,169 spaces; North, which only has 746 spaces; and South, which has 1,142 spaces. Lowry provided a map made in 2012 that shows the total percentage of parking available by lot.

The color coded map breaks down all the parking lots on campus by giving a percentage of availability. For example, the parking lot in front of the Humanities building is zoned Central. It is colored in blue to show that 71 percent to 80 percent of the lot was available when the survey was made.

“As you can see from the numbers, there’s plenty of parking. It just might not be right at the front door,” Lowry said.

Ken Gates, facilities utilization planner, who compiled the information for the parking survey, said, “The map we have is from 2012.

The map for 2014-2015 is not yet finished, but the numbers haven’t changed much, if any at all.”

The four lots designated for students range from 0-80 percent availability, so depending

JORDAN KNOX Contributing Writer

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he University of South Alabama has the difficult task of providing parking spaces for 16,000 students, in addition to hundreds of staff members and faculty.

But, one thing is certain: The University has no plans to build more parking anytime soon.

Senior Melanie Bergmann doesn’t think the University does a very good job. “I live off campus and drive to school every day,” she said. “I leave an hour early so I can get a parking spot in my designated lot. I have an East parking pass, and I can hardly ever find a spot unless I’m at least 30 minutes early.”

When asked about the five-year plan for parking, Bob Lowry, director of communications and media relations, stated that the University of South Alabama is working on an updated parking survey that should reveal new information concerning the state of parking on campus.

Lowry said that only 13,950 of the over 16,000 students have been given parking permits for the 2014-15 school year. Of those, 8,230 commute to campus.

According to the map provided by Lowry, across campus there are only 8,810 parking

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The central parking zone is one of the busiest places to park throughout the day.

(University of South Alabama) on which zone a student is assigned to can determine how that student feels about the parking on campus.

“I commute to class every day and have no problems,” art student Kristina Vanella, she said. “ I park in the Central lot and there are always plenty of spaces available. I have friends who park in different lots who don’t feel as satisfied with parking as I do.”

In 2004, a campus circulation and parking study prepared by a private traffic engineering consultant was conducted because of the parking and traffic congestion that occurred because of the increased enrollment. The proposed 2010 Campus Master Plan states, “In addition to a series of campus roadway

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08/31/2015 12:31 Theft of Property Second Degree (Greater than $500 to $2,500) Mitchell College of Business A student reported to the police that her backpack was stolen from the Mitchell College of Business.

09/01/2015 4:27 Title IX University Commons (Psychology Department) Student entered department to make a complaint about harassment from a classmate

09/02/2015 3:01 Drug Paraphernalia-2nd Offense Beta 4 An individual was arrested for poss. of marijuana and poss. of drug paraphernalia from the Beta housing area.

09/02/2015 12:31 Duty Upon Striking an Unoccupied Vehicle Greek Residence Parking Lot Unidentified subject struck a vehicle in parking lot and failed to leave information.

09/02/2015 1:54 One Injured Greek Row Female fell off of Jagtran while exiting stop on Greek Row. 09/02/2015 2:32 Theft of Property Third Degree ($500 or less) Recreation Center Officer was dispatched to the Recreation Center in reference to a theft of property complaint.

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University holds 9/11 commemorative ceremony, highlights student veterans resource center TORI BRACKETT Staff Reporter

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his year marked the 14th anniversary of the tragedy that shook the nation in 2001. All can remember the despair and grief that followed the attack on our country, as we watched the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. targeted by hostile enemies.

Over 2,900 civilians and emergency service members were taken that day and will never be forgotten.

Today, the sight of the attacks in New York City at the World Trade Center is commemorated with two one-acre long memorial pools, along the edges of which the names of all of the fallen are etched, and a park stretching over 8 acres, containing the largest manmade waterfalls in the United States and 400 white oak trees.

The University held a commemorative service the morning of 9/11. The short service was held in the Student Center, and featured Kyle Parrish, the president of the Student Veterans Association, who served two tours of duty in Iraq as a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

After the presentation of the country and

state flags, a welcome and invocation followed, as well as a moment of silent remembrance for our country’s fallen.

The day also held an open house of the new Student Veterans Resource Center on campus.

The room was established as a safe place for student veterans to relax, study, and gather as a family.

The furniture, appliances, and technology were secured for the facility by a $10,000 grant from Home Depot, with help from development officer Aimee Myers. The room features a 60 inch flat screen television, refrigerator, and spaces to convene comfortably.

“Veterans are really the only people that understand each other,” Parrish said. “I was a 30 year old college freshman, and I didn’t have a lot in common with the 19 year olds that had just graduated high school. It’s just a nice place to find other veterans because we didn’t really have an identity on campus before this summer.”

The student veterans club is pushing for awareness of veteran suicide, with 22 veterans committing suicide a day.

Since 9/11/2001, almost 150,000 veterans have taken their own lives. The new room for the SVA will hopefully serve as a beacon for our

A crowd of people tour the newly renovated veterans resource center in the academic support center. (John Adams | University Photographer) veterans, where they can feel understood and safe.

The association also hopes that the resource center will serve as a training area for faculty, staff, and administrators in issues concerning veterans and their challenges or struggles.

“We want this room to be a safe haven for veterans to come and be with people who get them, and just have a place to encounter fellowship among each other better,” Parrish said..

The Student Veterans Resource Center is located in the Academic Services Center and is open to the public to visit.

South Alabama is currently home to almost 1,000 student veterans, with just under 400 dependents of veterans utilizing the G.I. bill.

As the number grows larger, the association hopes to be revered as a growing institution of veterans coming together for support and appreciation.

Parking tickets: Where does your money go, how is it used?

BRETT PARKER Contributing Writer

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he University collects approximately half a million dollars a year by ticketing students, faculty and staff who park improperly, issuing an average of 28,332 citations a year during the past five years.

Parking citations are given out by parking services attendants, who issue citations while patrolling on foot or in golf carts. There are currently six zones on campus that a student can choose to suit their best walking distance to and from class. Parking zone restrictions are enforced from 7 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. After 1:45 p.m. students can park anywhere on campus that have designated white lines. Parking violations range between $15 and $30, with the exception of parking in a handicapped zone and tampering with a wheel lock, which are enforced with a $100 parking citation.

The most common citations issued are for having no parking permits visible, parking in a faculty/staff space, parking out of zone, and parking in non-designated spaces. These citations can be issued for multiple violations, which can result in receiving two or three citations at the same time.

Manuel Godwin, budget and accounting analyst at the University of South Alabama, says revenue from citations goes to fund salaries and other expenses in the parking services department. The money is proportionately

divided into three ways: Wages of staff and students, supplies, and equipment.

“The money is directed toward new vehicles and repairs, uniforms, electronic ticket writers, office supplies and anything the department may need to operate the parking services department. The wages of staff and students in the department are paid for with the citation funds, also,” Godwin said.

Police Capt. Keith West says, “Tickets, fines and other associated sanctions are the standard method around the world for managing violations of parking and traffic regulations.

If we didn’t enforce parking citations on a daily basis, it would result in students taking advantage of the parking situation and the parking would get really chaotic and out of hand.”

In fiscal year 2014, the roughly $500,000 raised by writing citations was used for wages ($210,000), supplies ($290,000), and equipment ($30,000). . In the past five years, the most money from parking citations in any one year was in 2013, with a total revenue of $550,000.

“In the past five years, 141,662 parking citations have been issued. This seems like a large number, but with an average of 16,000 students per semester and multiple citations issued at the same time, the number is rather low,” West said.

“Out of all the parking citations issued I would say that 76 percent are paid, others are simply not paid or thrown out through the appeals process. In the appeals process about 46 percent of appeals are overturned by the

The table above demonstrates the ticket revenue from 2010-2014.

Student Government Association,” West said.

The parking citation prices are based on a reasonable amount average to fund the University Police and the Parking Services costs for wages, supplies, and equipment.

The University Police monitors the funds appropriately so that the revenues of the tickets come close to the total expenditure needed to

fund that fiscal year.

The department takes in consideration lowering or raising prices based on future revenue to fund the department.

“That decision ultimately rests with the administration. However, all aspects of parking management are reviewed on a regular basis,” West said.

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Over 500 students respond to parking survey TYLER BRANTLEY Contributing Writer

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student survey conducted during April 2015 received responses from 554 students. The university has long maintained that no further parking spaces will be built in the near future and none are even needed. The survey respondents do not agree.

If the survey participants do in fact represent the 16,000 students who attend USA, and there is little reason to think that they do not, the students are generally obedient with parking regulations, but they do not seem to agree with them.

Of those surveyed, about 70 percent agreed that they always park in their assigned lot. Less than 10 percent agreed with the statement that there is enough parking on campus with over 80 percent disagreeing. Asking the question the opposite way, 85 percent of respondents agreed that more parking is needed on campus.

Some say this is even more apparent during both move in and move out week at the residence halls.

“They move in all of the dumpsters closer to the dorms when everyone’s trying to move out,” said Heather Bullard, a junior majoring in communication.

“The dumpsters take up even more spots. It’s driving

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enhancements to reduce congestion, this study also proposed the development of a campus transit system paired with a ’zoned‘ parking scheme.”

In 2004, the infrastructure for the student transportation system, JagTran, was also completed. The proposed 2010 Campus Master Plan states that in order to effectively reduce traffic congestion and encourage ridership, a zoned parking scheme would definitely need to be implemented along with the transit system.

“In the fiscal year 2001 federal budget, USA was awarded $2.5 million for buses and bus facilities,” Lowry said. “Ultimately, that was used to create JagTran, which began serving the University community in 2005 and has transported more than one million riders.”

According to the University website, the JagTran was created to provide a safe, easy and efficient mode of transportation for students, employees and visitors.

The original idea behind JagTran, according to the University website, was that students would park in one of the four zoned lots, leave their cars there for an extended period of time and use the JagTran to get around campus.

However, this does not seem to be what is happening.

“Most people drive to whichever lot is closest to their class at the time and then drive to the lot closest to their next class,” junior English major Shannon House said.

“The JagTran just takes too long and isn’t very reliable.”

Gates, though, is certain there is plenty of parking on campus.

“We have the spaces,” he said, “and we have a map to prove it.”

me crazy.”

The respondents also do not have a positive opinion about parking attendants. About 47 percent contend that the parking attendants abuse their power, and about 32 percent replied that they were unsure. The majority of the respondents, about 53 percent, disagreed with the statement that parking attendants are fair when giving tickets. Additionally, 49 percent of the respondents believed that they have had to pay for a ticket that they felt they did not deserve.

Overall, the majority of the respondents did not agree with the various enforcement policies that the university employs to get students to pay their parking tickets. About 63 percent disagreed with the statement that placing a hold on a student’s account requiring them to pay their parking tickets before being able to schedule classes is fair. Around 29 percent agreed with the statement.

Another 59 percent of the respondents disagreed with the statement that withholding transcripts as a means to get students to pay their tickets is fair, and only about 30 percent agreeing. Students have reported that they have been prevented from accessing their term grades because of parking tickets on their accounts. “Last semester I only had one ticket, and I couldn’t get into my grades until I paid

it,” said Max Wilcox, a junior nursing student.

The survey revealed that many students did not know what to think about the ticket appeals process.

About 30 percent disagreed with the statement that the ticket appeals process is fair, 14 percent agreed and about 54 percent were neutral or did not know.

The ambiguousness of the neutral majority could be explained by participants never having attempted to appeal a ticket or not understanding how the appeals process works.

The survey also included an open-ended question that allowed participants to write in their opinions on campus parking, and the results were colorful to say the least. With 1,899 staff and faculty parking spots and 5,239 student spots, many of the student responses took issue with the amount of faculty spots compared to student spots and the fact that faculty members are able to park in student spots without being reprimanded.

One response read: “Too much faculty/staff parking; not enough student parking. It burns me up to see half of the fac/staff spaces in East go continually unused, while students have to fight for a space.” Another response shared similar thoughts and states that “there are too many faculty parking spots and not enough for students. With that being said, I think that the faculty should park in their

assigned parking and not in resident parking or any other lot.”

Another point of contention that came up in the responses was the inadequate amount of parking spaces surrounding the university’s recreation center.

One respondent pointed out that “parking at the rec center is out of hand on baseball game day. Paying rec center clients have nowhere to park when such activities are going on.”

Many residents at The Grove wrote that it was unfair that the university automatically assigned them resident lot passes. One respondent stated that “the Grove is automatically assigned resident. That is absolutely ridiculous when most of my classes are across campus at Allied Health. Something needs to be done about this issue.” Another wrote that they “understand that The Grove is affiliated with the school, but anyone living in The Grove should be allowed to choose what zone they want to park in.”

In the end, it is evident that, at least according to these respondents, parking on campus is a huge issue that many students are not happy about. One respondent summed it up nicely by saying that “this is a huge problem that needs to be remedied for a school as large as USA. We pay way too much money to have to circle parking lot after parking lot to find that there are no available parking spaces.”

Moulton Tower fountains filled with bubbles by unknown prankster ALYSSA NEWTON Editor-In-Chief

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s morning classes were beginning on Friday morning, students noticed that Moulton Tower’s fountains looked a little more bubbly than usual.

Every fountain surrounding the belltower was filled to the brim with white bubbles that looked to be from a liquid soap, most likely a

hand soap or washing detergent.

Four maintenance men could be found in the background. Their reactions were very different from the students approaching the tower while taking selfies and posting pictures to social media.

Although the trick was one that made a normal Friday a little more fun than usual, liquid soap can be harmful to the pumps within the fountains and can take hours to remove.

Chemicals were added to allow the bubbles to go down, and the fountains were drained.

Moulton Tower’s fountains are now back to the soapless pools they were before the incident.

This prank isn’t the first of its kind. Bubbles in fountains has been a trick that has been played in colleges and towns for years.

Maybe next time the prankster will think of the consequences, but hopefully this trick will be remembered as just a funny college memory.

Moulton Tower’s fountains were filled with bubbles on Friday morning. (Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief)

Why does it matter? Editor’s note on parking stories ALYSSA NEWTON Editor-In-Chief The parking stories in this issue are the first in a series that The Vanguard will be running in the coming weeks..

Enrollment has increased again this year and it is important that students are asking questions on what impacts them on a daily

basis, and if that doesn’t include parking, I am not sure what does.

Our parking issues may be on a smaller scale when compared to other universities, but they still impact the everyday student right here at South Alabama. Those who pay to attend this University have a right to question any issue that they believe is important enough to bring to the attention of the South Alabama

administration.

In the next week we will be in contact administration further and learning more about the plans the University had for our ever-growing amount of students.

Continue to follow as The Vanguard addresses parking in the next issue. ***Stories were written before the increase in enrollment

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NATALIE FRANKLIN LIFE EDITOR nsf1222@jagmail.southalabama.edu

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Student organization spotlight: USA Sustainability Council

By CAITLIN SMITH Staff Reporter

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here are over 200 student organizations on South Alabama’s campus. Each organization is diverse and can be beneficial to the South student. The various types of organizations range from academic to faith based clubs. This week, Caitlin Smith, staff reporter, sat down with Angela McGaugh, the president of the USA Sustainability Council.

By Natalie Franklin | Life Editor With new recycling bins sprouting up across the university, the Dream Machine in the Student Center, and the brand new recycling center on campus, it is hard to ignore the efforts the USA Sustainability Council is implementing here at South this year. By taking strides to educate students and increasing visibility on campus, the council is really seeing progress and plans to do even more throughout this school year. The organization’s president, Angela McGaugh, thinks that the university is finally moving in the right direction when it comes to sustainably. “It is about time. This group was started in 2009, but the faculty and students just weren’t ready. People are finally realizing this is

extremely important,” McGaugh said.

The organization just mapped out every building on campus to see what location has the most traffic and the largest need for recycling bins. “We do not want any of our efforts to go to waste, so we are really making sure we get this right.”

McGaugh said, “A lot of students don’t know that so many of the things they are just throwing away can actually be recycled.” McGaugh and the council are trying to set up educational workshops with housing to inform the students who live on campus that not everything needs to go to the landfills. “We want to divert as much waste as we can to a green energy source.”

Composting is also a huge part of sustainability. Compost is a mixture of decaying organic substances that can be used to fertilize soil. USA Dining Services has agreed to donate all the food remnants to the council in order for the council to produce compost. The council will be able to pick up these food remnants every day and take it directly to their new garden. “We really want a central location to drop things off, but for now, if students want to participate in composting they can drop things off directly at the garden.” The garden is located by the intramural fields at the start of the nature trails.

More than just recycling falls under the category of sustainability, including financial sustainability. McGaugh says the council is also working with maintenance to find out the hours the lights are on in certain buildings and find out how to reduce or cut that time down. “The Life Sciences building needs all of its wiring redone to be compatible with the motion sensor technology. Some things just aren’t feasible right now where others are,” McGaugh said.

What the Sustainability Council lacks in numbers, it makes up for in passion, and McGaugh believes you just need a few voices to make a lasting impact on your environment. “If you want something changed on campus, the students have the power. You can’t get intimidated by the professors or administration.” The organization is focused on making sure the university is being held accountable for the waste it is producing and to improve the environmental quality of this campus. “It is everyone’s civil responsibility to take care of the environment.”

For more information about the organization and to learn some helpful tips, check out the group’s Facebook page or attend their meetings in the Student Center at 6 p.m. every other Tuesday. You can also email them at greenjags@gmail. com.

Events of the Week

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Study Abroad Fair!

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Student Center Lobby (Downstairs)

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JP Movie Night: McFarland 7 p.m.- 10 p.m.

Student Center Ballroom

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Girls Night Out Student Center Terrace 5 p.m.

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JP 90s Skate Night 8:30 p.m.- 10:30 p.m.

Sunshine Skate Center 950 Hillcrest Road Mobile, AL 36695

Sidewalk Step Show Chi Omega Amphitheater 6 p.m.

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USA Sustainability Council members working on campus garden. (Facebook)

Poetry Corner with Carlos Andres Gomez 7 p.m.- 8 p.m.

Student Center Terrace

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2015 Mobile Heart Walk storms South’s campus

By CAITLIN SMITH Staff Reporter

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or some, Saturdays are for sleeping in and college football but for over 100 supporters of the American Heart Association, it began with a lively threemile-run around South Alabama’s campus. The annual Heart Walk was held Saturday, Sept. 12. and began at the Moulton Tower. Several student organizations and colleges fundraised for the Heart Walk, including the Resident Assistants, SGA, and the College of Nursing. Together, all South Alabama teams raised over $27,000. This is an important cause for so many people because heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. Events such as the Heart Walk help advance medical research and awareness for the American Heart Association.

After running three miles, supporters were still excited about the cause.

“I do it every year,” Martel Pinkney, runner, said after he crossed the finish line.

“I just like to run and show support and give back.” Having supporters walk or run the course is not only a great way to raise awareness for the disease, but it is

The American Heart Association’s annual Heart Walk was held Saturday, Sept. 12.

(Caitlin Smith | Staff Reporter) also a reason to get moving to become healthy. According to the American Heart Association’s website, walking briskly can lower your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Long time runner and supporter of the American Heart Association, Marti

Smith, has been directly affected by heart disease, and even though she has suffered great loss because of it, she is optimistic for the future. “My father had a heart attack in his 50s and back then there was nothing to be done but wait to die,” Smith said. “Yet today, I am going to have tests

done to detect hereditary problems before they become symptomatic.” Smith believes that soon heart disease will become a thing of the past. “In my lifetime, so much has changed and that’s why I run. I run for my mom and dad.”

The majority of the runners are longtime supporters of this event, but having new faces join the cause is what moves it along. “I just heard about the Heart Walk last night when my friend told me about it,” Matthew Johnson, a student at South Alabama, said after the race. “I have family members who suffer from heart disease so it really makes me feel like I am making a difference when I can do something like this.”

A cardiovascular survivor, Curt Kennedy, believes he is here today because of the awareness that this event brings to the disease. “Every single one of these runners are changing lives,” Kennedy said.

The Heart Walk is an extremely important event to South and to the Association as it is their signature event. If you were unable to attend the event on Saturday and would still like to be involved, there will be another Heart Walk at the Fairhope Pier on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 8 a.m.

Reel Talk: The Diary of a Teenage Girl

By SHANNON HOUSE Contributing Writer

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arielle Heller, a sometimes actress and first-time director, brilliantly encapsulated growing up in a film adapted from a hybrid graphic and prose novel, "The Diary of a Teenage Girl." While most coming-of-age movies focus on the male’s perspective i.e.

“American Pie” or “Superbad,” “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” is all about a young girl’s discovery of her sexuality, her relationship with her family, and most importantly, herself.

The film has relatively big names at its helm, such as Kristen Wiig who plays Charlotte and Alexander Skarsgård as Monroe, but with one notable exception: its female protagonist.

Newcomer Bel Powley stars as Minnie, a 15-year-old artist living in San Francisco in 1976. “Diary” is framed through Minnie’s tape recordings from her diary whereby we learn her innermost thoughts about life, boys, and sex.

The award-winning cinematography of “Diary” is primarily formulated through comic book animations of Minnie, her favorite animator/imaginary motivator, and typical doodles of a teenager.

Together, the animations, costuming,

set designs, and the soundtrack (my personal favorite) are highly reminiscent of the 70s, all of which make the film realistic—a subtle reality for viewers to immerse themselves in Minnie’s world, which drastically changes when she has sex.

The film starts off with Minnie triumphantly walking in a park, checking out both boys and girls alike while her offscreen narration proclaims, “I had sex today.” However, another ten minutes into the movie, viewers realize that Minnie’s first sexual partner was her mother Charlotte’s boyfriend, Monroe.

The two share both a twenty-year age difference and an illicit relationship behind Charlotte’s back.

Some viewers might find this onscreen polarizing, and a bit off-track for a girl discovering she’s an adult. However, the relationship and ultimate falling out between Minnie and Monroe doesn’t portray Minnie as a victim. During their relationship, Minnie also has an affair with a boy her own age. When they’re together, he seems put off by her sexual advances because instead of being his object, Minnie shows sexual prowess.

Did Monroe take advantage of Minnie? Definitely. But through her relationship with Monroe, her high school fling, and another girl, Minnie learns that the

Kristen Wiig stars in “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” as Charlotte.

(Wiki Commons) only person she needs to be happy is herself.

I wholeheartedly agree with Manohla Dargis of the New York Times who wrote that “Diary” “pulls off the tricky feat of honoring Minnie’s sexuality without exploiting it or her.” “Diary” obviously had to prove itself after portraying the affair between Minnie and Monroe, but it succeeds by showing the

strong, independent women that emerge like Minnie and Charlotte while the men play background characters.

Not only does “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” pass the Bechdel Test by having two women who talk to each other about something besides a guy, but it also created a new chapter for female sexuality. In the words of Minnie, “this is for all the girls when they have grown.”

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USA Study Abroad, student shares experience

By VANITY WASHINGTON Contributing Writer

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magine packing your bags, leaving home and travelling to a foreign country of your choice all for the sake of your college education.

Some travel with fellow students, some travel alone, but all travel with the hopes of learning new things in a distant country. Of course the thought of travelling to a foreign country can be a bit intimidating, but once abroad, students create everlasting memories, make new friends and expand their knowledge.

Last spring semester, Vanity Washington travelled to Passau, Germany to study German as an exchange student. She left for Germany in March, and came back home at the end of July.

Vanity was excited to travel abroad. “I’ve been wanting to go to Germany for years,” she said.

This was her first time travelling overseas. During her time in Germany, Vanity made lasting friendships and memories. What makes travelling abroad so special for college students? “You meet so many cool people. I still talk to everyone that I met there,” Vanity said.

Her time in Passau, Germany was unforgettable. Vanity shared one of her most memorable moments with The Vanguard. Here, in her own words, Vanity discusses her favorite experience abroad. By Natalie Franklin | Life Editor Last summer I received the opportunity to

study abroad in Passau, Germany. Passau is a beautiful town located in Lower Bavaria along the border of Germany and Austria. It’s also known know own ow wn as the “City City of Three Rivers Rivers” because becau the Ilz, Inn, and Danube join in there. One of my favorite things about the city, other than its ridiculous beauty, is one of the first events I attended while I was there.

The University of Passau’s student group, AEGEE, hosted an event called Bavaria Night.

The sole purpose of this event was to gather all of the international students attending the university and introduce us to traditional Bavarian culture. When we first arrived, there was a table filled with popular German cuisine. This was the night that I tasted the best mustard I had ever eaten in my entire life. As a result, by the end of my stay I ate at least 10 medium sized jars of this mustard on just about everything. I know that sounds a bit excessive, but if you tried this mustard you would completely understand why I ate it so much.

After introducing us to the Holy Grail of all mustards, they taught us how to speak BavarianGerman. This is one of the strangest dialects that I have ever heard because it is almost completely impossible to understand, unless you are from Bavaria. Northern Germans often say that it is not German at all because they, like me, cannot understand a word of it.

At the end of our crash course in BavarianGerman the AEGEE students brought in a group of traditional Bavarian folk dancers, all of

Vanity Washington abroad in Passau, Germany (Vanity Washington | Contributing Writer) whom were dressed in lederhosen and dirndls.

Much to my, and everyone else’s, surprise these clothes are only worn in Bavaria. Seeing this group dance really made us all feel like we had stepped back in time.

This was exactly what I had come to Germany to experience, what it really means to experience German culture. This night not only

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MARY ALICE WILSON SPORTS EDITOR mw1221@jagmail.southalabama.edu

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SEPT. 14, 2015

Husker Terrell Newby ran over the Jags, ending the night with 198 yards on 28 carries with three touchdowns. (Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief)

Huskers run over the Jags to a 48-9 victory South can’t contain Nebraska run game, takes first loss on the road

BY BRIANNA DiGIORGIO Staff Reporter

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outh Alabama came to Nebraska looking to give the Cornhuskers their second upset, but the Cornhuskers didn’t give the Jags a chance.

The Jaguars suffered their first loss of the season as the Nebraska Cornhuskers ran over the Jags for a 48-9 final score.

Nebraska took a tough lost to BYU in last week’s game thanks to a last-second hail mary which left the Cornhuskers wanting a comeback more than ever and a comeback is what they got.

The Huskers gained 561 yards of offense while holding the Jaguars to 19 rushing yards in front of their 342 sold out crowd of 88,822 at Memorial stadium.

Junior linebacker Terrell Newby lead the Huskers on the ground with 198 yards on 28 carries and three touchdowns.

“Anyone could have a great

game if you have an offensive line that performed like Nebraska’s tonight,” junior safety Roman Buchanan said. “They played really well. We saw [how well they can play] on film as well. That was one of the best offensive lines I have played against in college. We’ve played Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, and I knew from the beginning (of the game) that Nebraska is very fundamentally sound. They may not be as athletic as an SEC team, but as far as technique and getting after it, they play real team football.”

Newby scored all three of his touchdowns in the first half with two runs of 13 and 8 yards and a 8-yard reception from Husker quarterback Tommy Armstrong.

The Huskers topped off the first half with a field goal to lead the Jags 24-0 at halftime.

“They just really ran at will all night against us,” head coach Joey Jones said. “We really worried about their size, or a lot worried. When you look at the

size of their line and the inexperience that we do, we knew it was going to be a matchup problem.

South Alabama put some points on the board after another Husker touchdown. Kicker Aleem Sunanon kicked a 36-yard field goal cutting the Jag deficit to 31-3 with 6:04 left in the third.

But that wouldn’t deter the Husker offense as they added three more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to bring the Husker lead to 48-3.

South Alabama’s freshman quarterback Dallas Davis wouldn’t let that be the final score. Davis found Josh Magee, who earlier had a touchdown called back due to a penalty, barely in the end zone as his left foot gave the Jags their first and only touchdown. The first call was an incomplete pass out of bounds, but after review, the play was ruled touchdown.

“I knew I got one foot inbounds as I actually tweaked my ankle doing that, so I knew I had drug the foot inbounds for

the touchdown,” Magee said. “It was great to have it overturned [by replay] knowing the previous touchdown that was called back by penalty earlier in the game.”

Magee had the best night for South Alabama, catching six passes for 147 yards and the touchdown from Davis’ 36-yard shot.

South Alabama starting quarterback Cody Clements finished 23-of-40 for 271 yards.

“I don’t think we quit at all, we kept fighting the whole 60

minutes,” Clements said. “...

We’re gonna watch the film and get better and get ready for next week.”

“You learn about your players and how they’re going to react,” Jones said about the Jags playing a team like Nebraska. “I didn’t see any heads dropping. I didn’t see anybody quitting. They kept fighting; that’s what I asked them to do and that’s what they did.”

South Alabama will travel to San Diego State this Saturday for a 7 p.m. contest in hopes of their first road win.

COURTESY OF USAJAGUARS Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium has been sold out 342 consecutive times, the longest running streak in the NCAA. (Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief)

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Previewing the enemy: San Diego State

By ALYSSA NEWTON Editor-in-Chief

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outh Alabama heads west as they face the Mountain West Conference’s San Diego State.

The Aztecs are coached by Rocky Long who has a 32-20 record at SDSU. The Aztecs went 7-6 last year including a 17-16 loss to Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl. They have fourteen returning starters; six on offense and eight on defense.

The key starter on offense is running back Donne Pumphrey (No. 19). Pumphrey is a 5-9, 180 pound junior from Las Vegas, that had 1,867 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns last year. This was good enough to earn Pumphrey all-conference honors last year and preseason all-conference this year.

The guy to look out for on defense is linebacker Calvin Munson (No.54). Munson is a 6-1, 240 pound junior from St. Charles, Missouri, that had 83 tackles, four sacks, four interceptions and two

forced fumbles last year. He already has 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks and two interceptions so far this season.

Offensive lineman Pearce Salter, defensive back Damontae Kazee and placekicker Donny Hageman were also named to preseason all-conference.

San Diego State currently stands at 1-1 after they defeated San Diego 37-3 at home in week one, but lost to California 35-7 last week.

The Aztecs’ defense is their strong point. They run a 3-3-5 defensive scheme that can give opposing quarterbacks nightmares with blitzes coming from anywhere.

They are averaging 121.5 yards rushing, 215 yards passing and 19 points allowed per game this year.

The offense, led by University of Kentucky transfer quarterback Maxwell Smith, Calvin Munson has 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and is averaging 159 yards rushing, 156 yards two touchdowns this season so far. (San Diego State Athletics) passing and 22 points per game.

The Jags will see if they can get their The Aztecs starting center and backup San Diego State plays in Qualcomm left guard were dismissed from the team Stadium which holds 71,294 fans, the first road win of the season against the Aztecs on Saturday at 7 p.m. back in February, so the team has some home of the NFL’s San Diego Chargers. question marks on the offensive line.

Volleyball sweeps Jaguar Invitational

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he South Alabama volleyball blew out every opponent who entered the Jaguar Invitational this weekend. On Friday September 11th, South Alabama wins a 5 set rally against Houston Baptist resulting in a 3-2 battle with scores of 25-25, 20-25, 25-17, 26-28 and 16-14.

South Alabama went back and forth in Friday’s game against Houston Baptist, winning the first set, losing in the second, and then coming back in the 3rd to take their win, losing again by two in the 4th and winning the final game by two in the 5th set.

“We pretty much controlled sets one and three, and at those times, we were really playing our style of volleyball,” Amy Hendrichovsky explains. “We had a lot of fun and played free. In the game of volleyball though, you reset after every set and it’s always a new game and that’s just about controlling your emotions and the momentum.

In the game of volleyball at this level, it’s about being able to be mentally tough and fight and compete. In set five, Houston Baptist had match point twice and we fought, dug in and got some gutsy points in the end.

It was to see our team do that.”

The following Saturday, The Lady Jags return to host McNeese State at 1 and Samford at 6 PM. Both matches, the Lady Jags defeated their opponent in a 3-0 match win.

Mechell Daniel was named the tournament’s MVP after averaging l 45 kills and 29 digs.(USAJaguars) The scores for the McNeese State game consist of 25-23, 25-13 and 25-21.

Next, the ladies took on State Rival Samford where they repeated the same match score of 3-0 resulting in set scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 25-17.

“This weekend was the best volleyball that we’ve played this season and we got better as the tournament went on,” Coach Hendrichovsky explains. “It’s exciting to see our team put things together and do the things that we as coaching staff have be-

lieved they could do. They are really starting to believe it and see it. It was good to play at home and hold home turf. We had a great crowd, especially for our two night matched and we hope that they come out and support us next weekend.”

Mechell Daniel was names the tournament’s MVP after leading with 45 kills and hitting .330, with her 29 digs for the weekend tournament.

“I think that this weekend we executed really well as a team.” Daniel explains. “We

focused on not making many errors, and it was great to have our offense executing the way we want it to. We were able to come up with some key plays when we need them. No matter what situation we were in. The execution of our passers and setters were great this weekend as well and it’s good to see that as we head into our conference play.”

South Alabama, now standing with a 5-4 record, will now open Sun Belt Conference play next Friday when the Jaguars will host Arkansas State at 6:30 PM.

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South Alabama soccer Papke earns wins at falls to No. 9 Auburn Thomasville invitational

By MITCHELL KAHALLEY Managing Editor

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his weekend the South Alabama Jaguars got the chance to test themselves against a top 10 opponent on their road trip to the plains of Auburn this weekend.

However, the Jaguars couldn’t pull of the upset, falling to the ninth ranked Auburn Tigers 2-1.

“The result is very disappointing because I felt like for large portions of the game we were the stronger team, but credit to Auburn, they are a very good, wellcoached team,” USA head coach Graham Winkworth said to USAJaguars. “They hit us immediately after we scored, which is always a dangerous time – sometimes it’s difficult to keep your concentration and Auburn scored on two nice crosses and headers at the back post. We know we’ll be a lot more ready to defend those in future

games.”

The Jags opened the scoring in the 22nd minute after freshman Hannah Godfrey headed home Jemma Purfield’s corner kick.

The Jags didn’t hold on to the lead for long, in the 25th minute, Auburn’s Taylor Troutman headed in a cross from Ellie Leek leveling the game 1-1.

A minute later Casie Ramsier headed in a Taylor Troutman cross to score what would be the game winner for the Tigers.

The teams were evenly matched in terms of shots with 13 a piece. Auburn lead South in shots on goal 6-4. Sarah Hay started in goal for the Jags and finished the day with four saves. The Jags were caught offside five times over the course of the match.

South Alabama was scheduled of play Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, but the match was canceled due to a waterlogged pitch.

The 5-2 Jags return home to take on the Marquette Golden Eagles on Thursday Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.

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niversity of South Alabama senior Cinta Maria Papke (Flein, Germany) picked up victories in singles and doubles Sunday at the Thomasville Invitational at Glen Arven Country Club.

Papke reached the semifinals in singles before withdrawing, and she teamed up with fellow senior Paula Sanchez (Bogota, Colombia) to advance to the semis in doubles as well.

Sunday marked the only day of play after rain forced a cancellation of Saturday's matches.

"Overall it was a somewhat disappointing start to the preseason," said USA head coach Jaco Keyser. "The intent was good but it's always disappointing when we cannot execute basic fundamentals, and to an extent, get out-

toughed in the 50/50 points.

"It's definitely an eye opener to everyone involved that we have a lot of work to be done before January, but that's why we have a preseason. Hopefully we'll use this weekend as a wake-up call and get better as the preseason progresses."

Papke rallied from an early deficit to defeat Symone Townsend of Florida A&M 5-7, 6-2, (10-8), but Sanchez fell 3-6, 6-3, (10-6) to Alex Dean of FAMU. In doubles, USA's pair started off by downing Bea Morales and Sabrina Schmidt of Valdosta State 8-4 in the quarterfinals. Their run ended there, however, and they were eliminated in the next round 9-8 (7-4) by Katarina Dikosavljevic and Sarai Flores of West Florida.

The Jaguars return to the courts next weekend at the Warhawk Fall Tennis Tournament hosted by Louisiana-Monroe.

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outh Alabama hosted the 2015 Azalea City Classic Friday, Sept. 11.

Christoph Graf was the lead Jag winning the Azalea City Classic, finishing the men's 8k with a time of 23:56.7.

Nathan Reich followed behind with a time of 24:51.9, Katleho Dyoyi next for the Jags at 24:54.9 and Patrick Rohr with a respectable time of 24:58.3.

Joanna McCoy took home her second victory of the season this weekend with a 4,000 meter race time of 21:02.1.

McCoy was the first of three Jags to cross the finish line in the top five. Nicole Durham finished third with a time of 21:31.7 and Ivy Chastain finished right behind Durham at 21:53.9.

"Christoph is a great runner but an even better leader," USA cross-country head coach David Barnett told USA Jaguars. "He has the respect of all the guys, and he puts in the work. That was a big race for the women, especially the top three. They had a hard workout this week and responded well."

The men’s team finished in first place and the women’s team took third at the contest.

This was all following last week’s Jaguar Opener.

Joanna McCoy and Nathan Riech were the lead Jags on the day.

McCoy opened her senior season by crossing the line first, more than 15 seconds ahead of her closest opponent, with a time of 14:21.9 in the women's 4,000-meter race.

"Joanna has gotten better and better.

Christoph Graf lead the men to a first place finish after placing first in the 8k with a time of 23:56.7 (USAJaguars) She is very coachable, and she is not afraid to put herself in a position of pain to get ahead of people," head coach David Barnett explained to USA Jaguars. "She will go where she has to go no matter what it takes to win. I was really pleased to see her get over the hump and final get one."

Riech finished the 6k course in 18:41.5, placing second in his pilot race with the Jags after transferring from Furman University.

"I think our top two guys today raced pretty comfortably until the last half mile,” Barnett told USA Jaguars. "I think they have a lot more to give, and will continue to be a really valuable part of our team moving forward."

Junior Katleho Dyoyi followed right behind Riech to place third with a time of 18:47.2.

Four lady Jags made it into the 4,000 meter race top 10 on the day, along with McCoy. Ivy Chastain placed fourth, Nicole Durham placed fifth, and Kailee Kiminski placed ninth.

The men’s team started this meet ranked 10th in the region and has five starting men returning to the team.

Both teams finished in second place in the opener.

South Alabama makes the next appearance at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 3.

This week in South sports: Mon. Sept. 14 - Tues. Sept. 15 Mens Golf Sam Hall Intercollegiate Hattiesburg, MS. Fri. Sept. 18 Women’s Volleyball Arkansas State Mobile, AL. Fri. Sept. 18 - Sun. Sept. 20 Women’s Tennis Warhawk Fall Tennis Tournament Monroe, LA.

Mon. Sept. 14 - Tues. Sept. 15 Women’s Golf Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate Memphis, TN. Sat. Sept. 19 Women’s Volleyball Appalachian State Mobile, AL. Sat. Sept. 19 - Sun. Sept. 20 Men’s Tennis Southern Miss Invitational Hattiesburg, MS.

Thurs. Sept. 17 Women’s Soccer Marquette Mobile, AL. Sat. Sept. 19 Football San Diego State San Diego, CA. Sun. Sept. 20 Women’s Soccer Southern Miss Hattiesburg, MS.

ALEXANDER MOYLAN OPINION EDITOR alm1323@jagmail.southalabama.edu

OPINION

SEPT. 14, 2015

Donald Trump: Make America White?

Republican frontrunner’s comments shed light on candidate’s controversial views on major issues

By KIRAN AWAN Contributing Writer

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ront-running Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faces growing criticism for his inflammatory remarks on immigration, deportation, and what constitutes an American citizen. His campaign focuses narrowly on immigration, with particular concern for immigration from Mexico. He has not emphasized many substantive policy positions on other important issues.

In his very first statement announcing his bid for presidency, Trump declared that illegal immigrants are criminals, rapists and drug dealers. Then on June 30, Trump tweeted that Mexican immigrants are, “killing us at the border and they’re killing us on jobs.”

I can’t remember the last time I, or any other American I know, lost out on a job to a rapist, drug dealing immigrant, so it’s unsurprising that Trump’s vitriolic statements are, at worst, blatant lies, and, at best, based on a misconstruction of data from a 2012 report by the Congressional Research Service that actually proved that the opposite of Trump’s bold proclamations are true.

The racist rhetoric Trump spouts has struck a chord among bigots across America, includ-

ing members of the Ku Klux Klan and the Council of Conservative Citizens. According to video footage from Trump’s assembly here in Mobile two weeks ago, a member of the audience can be heard shouting “white power!” at various points throughout the rally.

Trump’s bombastic comments even went so far as to inspire two white men to assault a Hispanic man in August. The men allegedly punched, beat with a metal pole, and urinated on a 58-year-old homeless man in Boston. It seems that proponents of Trump and his exclusionary immigration policy don’t care about making America “great again,” but rather want to make America white again, like in the good ole days of settler colonialism, manifest destiny and the genocide of the Native American peoples.

In particular, Trump has come under fire for his stance on the children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States-whom he derogatorily refers to as ‘anchor babies.’ If Trump gets his way, he’ll not only deport millions of illegal citizens, but he will also throw out the 14th Amendment so he can deport 300,000 children born on U.S. soil to non-citizens.

According to Trump’s website, immigrants are what’s destroying the middle class. He

Hot Take The Rec Center

By ALEXANDER MOYLAN Opinion Editor

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enjoy the Rec Center, I really do. After at least two years of students begging for it to be open longer during the week we finally have been granted that time. Hooray for an extra hour!

Still, why are some students being turned away throughout the week?

Now I remember. Students can only access the Rec Center with a valid Jag Card.

Something about this is just off.

You’re telling me that being able to pull up PAWS on my phone and clearly show the Rec Center staff that I’m currently enrolled in classes isn’t enough to grant me access to a facility that my tuition dollars help maintain?

This is, at the very least, interesting to me.

After all, it’s 2015 and in the State of Alabama you can now store a digital copy of your driver’s license thanks to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Yet at the University of South Alabama, there’s some befuddlement

over how to let students avoid actually caring their Jag Card and use perfectly verifiable information to authenticate their student status.

No Jag Card, no entrance. Simple as that.

Go home to your on campus residence, apartment, or home, and return some other time.

I’m not asking the University to do something that actually makes sense, like give us the opportunity to store electronic Jag Cards on our phone. No, instead I’m asking for common sense, again.

This is my third year at South Alabama. I have only used my Jag Card for admittance to the Rec Center and for buying movie tickets at the Jaguar Productions window. Even the library allows me to check out books after only reciting my Jag number.

What is so special about an outdated picture on my Jag Card?

Please, Rec Center. Let’s use our mental muscles for once and put two and two together. I’m sure there’s more than just one thing on my phone that proves I am a student. Let us in!

Trump speaks in front of the Mobile crowd late August. (Alyssa Newton | Editor-In-Chief)

seems to hold Hispanic immigrants personally responsible for the death of the American dream. What Trump fails to acknowledge are the numerous reasons people immigrate from across the southern border. The majority of people come from impoverished areas and work very hard for pitiable wages that are still more than they would get paid had they stayed in their native country, so as to support their loved ones back home.

Furthermore, people who do cross the border with their family are seeking safety from high rates of gang-related crime and homicide, enabled by police and government corruption.

Who is Trump, or any politician, to deny immigrants and their U.S.-born children a chance at a safer life, better schools, and a brighter future? Poverty and poor education lead to increased crime, not a certain race or country of origin.

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JagPulse: How would you perceive the administration’s understanding of your student parking concerns?

BEA ISHLER Same as in the 80’s.

LINDSAY BYRNE I don’t think they give two craps about it. I think that they are just money hungry and greedy. The only wellbeing they are looking out for is themselves. They don’t want to spend the money.

ALANNA LIONESS They make SO MUCH MONEY FROM PARKING TICKETS. . . nothing is going to change.

NICOLE BRIDGEWATER The administration won’t understand the parking situation until they have to drive around for 30 minutes trying to find parking that doesn’t exist.

HANNAH BECTON I think the fact that “not enough parking” is not an excuse to get out of a ticket signals to me that the administration really has no idea what the magnitude of the problem is. With enrollment increasing, South needs the infrastructure to support it because it’s pretty bad when students can’t find parking in their assigned zones or the allzone gravel lots and are basically forced to park illegally – grass, curbs, or faculty.

SYDNEY ESTHER WARREN Generally speaking, I don’t think that they understand. They have numerous faculty parking spots at the front of buildings, so they don’t have trouble finding spots like we do. The president says that there is no problem and that’s because he has a special spot to park.

LISA REYNE I think that they make $5 from every parking pass and the more they give in excess of the number of spots available the more they can make from wrong zone tickets. They likely have no understanding outside of financial and probably think that students are just exaggerating.

TRAVIS JOHNS As a graduate at another school now I can say this - our parking here is horrible, but the administration has gone out of their way to make it work. They’ve ran shuttles, etc. They actually care. At south, you have a bunch of people in administration who like to ignore problems, count their money, and blame the students for parking problems

PAUL LEON The south zone parking lot between MCOB and Shelby Hall AND the one by the CIS and administration building have both had student parking spaces taken away. If student enrollment is rising, wouldn’t it make more sense to add student parking rather than take it away?

There are always blue faculty spots available in any of the parking zones. They should not have added more faculty parking spaces, but rather take care of the people who are part of this university, the students.

TIFFANIE ESPINOZA We need parking garages. When I went back home, I took some summer classes at USF and they had parking garages placed in the middle of campus so that all students had accessibility to their classes.

JANITA LORANE BALL Nonexistent

CRYSTAL MARIE HAMILTON I understand that it can be difficult to have a spot for every student right next to their building. In that case they need to make the buses easier to use. Sometimes you have to ride the entire campus to get where you want to go.

LAURA HELEN ANN CARPENTER Why not issue a general student parking tag rather than zoned parking?!? So many people park out of their zone or at the MC anyway..i agree with those who have said there is always faculty places available regardless of the time of day..particularly in the South zone..administration is only concerned with boosting and then bragging about the numbers..sure it may look good on paper, but you have to make adjustments for those numbers..administration wants the numbers to keep going up and up, but what they don’t realize is just like an overdraft on a bank account there are prices to pay..increased enrollment with parking already posing an issue.. something has to give..Parking has always been an issue as long as I’ve been at South..I’ve tried two different zones

TAYLOR BROWN The fact that someone has to park on the grass in their assigned zone because there are no parking spots and still gets a ticket (for which “not enough parking spots” is not an acceptable challenge) tells me that they do not care.

HARRISON HUDSON I say Admin and Student parking should be open parking zones for a week.

With this said they will hopefully understand the stress from time constraints trying to find a spot in your zone and then having to rush to class. There isn’t even hope finding a spot on the days that it pours down rain. Oh and something that upsets myself and others is that the Mitchell open gravel lot periodically closes unannounced. Yes I know they warned us up front that may happened but my god an email would be much more appreciated than an email regarding water outage at the maintenance shed.

Students would seriously like that heads up to help make plans necessary to finding a parking spot.

VEDRAN DEDIC I would like to add that the Grove seems to have too big of a hand in controlling who gets residential parking if the person breaks their lease with them. The administration will not allow you to change your zone if you do not live at the grove anymore, but were there previously.

SALLY HOLMES WIGGINS I’m not a student but my daughter attends South and the aggravation I hear about is uncalled for. I’ve had to go swap cars with her on a few occasions, what a headache.

MICHAEL MASCOLO Nonexistent

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Find your way through the car maze

SEPT. 14, 2015

This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sudoku

What is the number of parking space containing the car? (answer below)

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ANSWER: 87

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SEPT. 14, 2015