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new dorms to be modeled after Stokes

Deltas to be demolished; replaced with new residential facility

not even a year after the opening of Stokes hall, plans have already been put into place for construction to begin on a new residence hall on campus. starting as early as the end of this spring semester.

at the most recent meeting of the university’s Board of trustees, members approved a plan to demolish delta One and replace it with a new residence hall.

delta One currently houses 150 students in single occupancy rooms. the new building will feature double occupancy rooms and is estimated to result in a net increase of around 200 beds.

the new dorms will be double occupancy, as mentioned, with two students sharing a bathroom, but each having a personal vanity and sink. Like Stokes, there will likely be classrooms built into the new building as well.

though it is only currently in the

By patrick herringStaff Reporter

Students coming back to classes in the humanities Building on tuesday were greeted with a reminder of the university’s policy on smoking.

two campaign-sized white signs with the words “no Smoking area” written in red were displayed in the courtyard that separates the two wings of the building.

the campus policy for smoking is that it must be done at least 25 feet away from a building, and small signs are posted at building entrances.

however, the policy has been ignored by many students who use the humani-ties courtyard as a place to relax and so-

see Smoking page 4

By kalyn mcclellanJagLife Writer

humanities smoking policy enforcedcialize between classes.

Many students seem to be ignoring the new signs, and one student who was interviewed did not even realize they were there.

Freshman biomedical science major Brendan (asked for last name to be left out) is a smoker and he said, “I didn’t notice the new signs, and nobody seems to be enforcing the policy.”

Brendan said he can understand why this policy should be enforced.

“Many campus clubs and organiza-tions have their bake sales and fundrais-ers in the courtyard, and maybe having a lot of smokers around takes away from some of their business.”

Senior photography major Molly

see Delta page 4

Construction of a new residence hall could begin as early as May. The dorms will resemble the new Stokes Hall and will feature two-student rooms. The new facility will replace the pre-existing Delta 1 and Delta 2 buildings.

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Senior Bowl, NFL traveling circus arrives at Port City: pg. 13

Phalan said “the signs are very unwel-coming and confusing because there are still ashtrays in the area.”

Some students who smoke may share her feeling of isolation, having to smoke well away from the building.

Kayla trosclair, a freshman commu-nication major said she likes the policy. “When I come out of the building, I don’t like to have all the smoke blowing in my face.”

Junior Bryan grizzard, a mechanical engineering major agrees with trosclair.

he said that “it’s actually not a bad idea because some people don’t want to be around smoke.”

three faculty members who work in the humanities Building were asked for

Many students still disregard the no smok-ing policy in the populated humanities courtyard. There is a strong effort to curb the prevelance of smoking in HuMB.

MCClellan / ConTriBuTing wriTer

vol. 50, no. 2 / Jan. 23, 20122

Occupy Mobile: USA students arrested, appealing convictionsAfter several occupiers were convicted in early January, the group plans to appeal their trespassing convictions and use different venues for political involvement.

On Jan. 4, a group of 16 Occupy Mobile protestors were convicted of Criminal trespassing in the third de-gree for an incident that took place last year in downtown Mobile. the protestors were arrested on nov. 9 at Memorial Park, approximately a few minutes after midnight. among the group of protestors were a few South alabama students. One of those stu-dents, communications major tyler henderson, said the arresting police officers treated the protestors “like criminals.” uSa student and arrested occupier Clay Parker echoed that sen-timent.

according to henderson, Occupy Mobile set up camp in Spanish Plaza on nov. 5 but were evicted on nov. 8. that night, about 50 people from both Occupy Mobile and Occupy Pensacola congregated at Memorial Park to dis-cuss further action. henderson said that a few minutes after midnight, po-

lice began circling the park. Officers approached the group and ordered them to leave, stating that parks close after dark. another protestor asked which law they were breaking, to which they received no answer. Parker said one of the Occupy members pre-sented a list of city ordinances to an officer, and quoted the officer as say-ing, “I can’t read that.”

the officers announced that the group had five minutes to leave or ar-rests would be made. Both henderson and Parker said officers began ar-resting people before the five minute mark. a video of the arrests that night show several occupiers being arrested by officers, and one protestor being dragged down the steps of the memo-rial feet-first.

Mobile Police spokesman Cpl. Christopher Levy stated that police “acted appropriately and were as pro-fessional as they could be.” “Some of [the protestors] did an active resis-tance,” Levy said, addressing the stair incident seen in the video, so police

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had to separate protestors accord-ingly. Levy also stated that there are proper channels to protest in Mobile.

Occupy Mobile protestors have cited certain city ordinances as being non-conducive to public protest, such as article II, Sec. 49-36, which states that those who participate in public demonstrations done on any sidewalk in front of a public or commercial es-tablishments shall be no less than 10 ft. apart and only six people at a time may demonstrate in front of such es-tablishments. Since the arrests, Oc-cupy Mobile has focused on different methods of political participation and protest.

those arrested will be appealing their convictions, both Parker and henderson said. Parker does not be-lieve his arrest was lawful, saying that the group could not “find a law that gives police officers the right to arrest citizens for being in a public park after daylight hours.” henderson is confi-dent that a jury of their peers “cannot possibly convict us of trespassing in a public park.”

By genny romanAssociate Editor

vol. 50, no. 2 / Jan. 23, 20123

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winter has left the southeat with no plans on coming back anytime soon. we’ll start off the week with scattered thunderstorms in the morning before we clear out in the af-ternoon with highs in the low 70s and over-night lows in the upper 40s. Tuesday looks to be the only rain-free day in the forecast with sunny skies and highs in the low 70s with overnight lows in the upper 50s. Show-ers and thunderstorms return wednesday through friday as a cold front slowly moves through alabama. Highs will be in the mid 70s with overnight lows in the upper 50s. another area of disturbed weather moves through for the weekend bringing us the chance for more showers and thunder-storms. Highs will be in the upper 60s with overnight lows in the mid 50s.

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1/5 Public Intoxication, Possession of alcohol, violation of government law, appearing in a public place under the in� uence of alcohol

Two underage suspects were arrested near the Sigma Chi house.

1/9 Possession of Marijuana, 1st Degree

A 35-year-old suspect was arrested for possession of marijuana at � e Grove.

1/11 Carrying Concealed Weapon, Minor in Possession of Alcohol

A 19-year-old male was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and possession of alcohol on Jack Brunson Dr.

1/12 � e� of Property, 3rd Degree ($500 or Less)

Property was reported as stolen from the Administration Parking Lot (N. Universtiy Blvd.).

1/13 Driving under the in� uence - Alcohol

A suspect, 21, was arrested for DUI on Old Shell Rd.

Editor’s note: Have a question for USAPD? Email us at editor.in.chief@usavangaurd.com

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tevin Javoris Wells, 19, and Quinten Orlando godfrey, 21, were arrested Sat-urday night and charged with murder, police spokeswoman ashley rains said. they were taken to Mobile County Met-ro Jail where they were held today with-out bail.

earlier Saturday, 26-year-old Chris-topher Case was arrested and charged with murder, rains said. Case was also charged with 2nd-degree burglary in an unrelated incident, she said.

andrew Saxon was shot to death at

UPDATE: Arrests made in Mobile murder of USA student

his home on university Boulevard directly across from uSa. Saxon, 25, was a junior majoring in biology, according to a univer-sity spokesman.

the case is being handled by Mobile Police and not by uSaPd.

If anyone has any more information on the case, please call Mobile police at 251-208-7211, CrinmeStoppers at 251-208-7000 or text 274637 with the keyword CrIMe 411

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design phase, early estimates have the ballpark cost of this new residence hall in the vicinity of $15 million.

But rest assured, the construction of this building will not result in any increase in fees or tuition for students, nor will any state revenue be used. housing, like the food services on campus, is completely auxiliary. all of the money spent on erecting this building will be recouped through the money charged for rent.

vice President of Student affairs John Smith, cited a continual increase in demand for on-campus housing as the reasoning behind these plans being approved.

“the number of incoming freshman who desire to live on campus rose from 2010 to 2011; and the demand for housing in fall 2012 is already ahead of last year’s numbers,” Smith said.

With the football team and band being added in recent years, South is heading toward becoming a more “traditional” university with a stronger

delta demolition to make way for new hallDelta, from page 1

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their opinions, and although they wish to remain anonymous, they all agreed that they will adhere to any policy put in place by the university.

according to the office of the dean of arts and Sciences, located in the north Wing of the humanities Building, mem-bers of the Faculty Senate are working at reestablishing the policy that has been ignored. their goal is to make the court-yard a smoke-free environment.

But, just as there are two new signs designating the non-smoking area, there is also a sign that directs smokers to a permissible area. this area is on the east side of the courtyard.

although this could be seen as an in-convenience by those who can no lon-ger smoke under the covered walkways, most of the students interviewed under-stand why the policy is in place, and can see why it is a good idea.

however, with people still smoking in the courtyard, these new signs may not be enough to get this policy noticed.

Smoking still prohibited near buildingshUMAnitieS, from page 1

campus life, and with that comes the need for more on-campus housing.

If everything goes as scheduled and they are able to begin construction at the end of this semester, Smith hopes the new building could open as early as fall 2013.

Smith also believes these new residence halls promote the community feel in housing, which the current model fails to provide. he says studies show these community-style buildings result in better student retention rates and even students graduating faster.

“the key is to have Student affairs and academic affairs working hand in hand to help students progress through graduation,” Smith said.

Senior Ian McLendon believes delta 1 functions fine and is livable as is.

“I’ve lived in delta One for five consecutive years, and I love it,” McLendon said. “It’s nice being able to back my car straight up to the door to unpack; and I enjoy my big, single occupancy room.”

another delta One resident,

Johnathan Pham, likes the idea of a new indoor facility.

“I believe the community feel will be nice, and the university could definitely use more room for housing. It also has the potential to be safer for students,” Pham said.

Should this new residence hall be a success and the demand for housing continues to increase beyond capacity, there are plans to add more of these community dorms as needed.

there is currently no plan to construct additional parking for this building, but Smith says if on campus housing continues to balloon at the current rate, the need for a supplemental parking area will be inevitable.

Smith did say he wants to keep parking as close as possible to the dorms as opposed to some other universities where students are shuttled to housing.

5vol. 50, no. 2 / Jan. 23, 2012

by JeFF GillContributing Writer

every eye is on the republican nom-inee rat race these days. and why not?

It is a very entertaining and dramatic one, with all of my favorite archetypes: the cranky has-been, the business-ori-ented flip-flop, the often-overlooked idealist, the social conservative weasel, and even a cowboy!

the one I would like to bring your attention today is the one who seems the most inept to me: rick Santorum.

When I first learned that Santorum was running for president, the immedi-ate response I had was laughter. I could not stop for a minute or two.

at a distant time, I can recall learn-ing of the esteemed former Pennsyl-vania representative and senator. the “google Santorum” campaign, started by LgBt rights activist dan Savage, was launched response to the anti-gay, pro-Christian-only platform Senator Santorum proudly supports.

If one were to look at his platform, you would know the relative banal-ity of its meaning. Slogans for “Faith, Family, and Freedom,” or “traditional Family values” are found after digging

OPInIOn

Rick Santorum not truly a viable candidate

Editorial Board

imran Mohiuddin > Opinion EditorMatt Weaver > Senior Reporter

bailey hammond > Life Editor Jayson Curry > Sports Editor

Cassie Fambro > Editor-in-Chief Genny Roman > Associate Editor

Jag voice >> opinion poll

Should attendance be taken at the college level?

taking attendance is great, but dock-ing students points for not being there is unethical considering the amount of money they are paying. if i want to waste my money, it’s my own busi-ness. take attendance so you can tell which professors are interesting and engaging to their students.

Steven ArnoldSr. honors

to find us > search “The Vanguard USA”

CASSie FAMbRO, eDiToreditor.in.chief@usavanguard.com

From speeding down Stadium drive and flying over speed tables to rioting in the Chick-Fil-a line, it’s evident that the Jags have lead feet and short tem-pers.

uSaPd has directly appealed to a higher sense of reason, sending emails and posting to Facebook in an effort to implore uSa commuters to be more cautious.

Slow down, and don’t kill the idiot walking diagonally across the road. they’re stupid for walking diagonally, but life is precious, guys. You don’t want to pay for their prosthetic leg.

It’ll cut into your Starbucks fund.the new student center food court

has opened, providing a viable alter-native to the Fresh Foods Co., that you may or may not be able to get to during the day.

around 11 a.m. every day, there will be a mass exodous from humanities to ILB of students making a frantic dash to get in line for chicken sandwiches.

a freshman will be Lysol-ing the automatic touch-screen at the burger studio and a senior will be pushing her out of the way because they’re already 15 minutes late to geology lab and they just wanted a damn burger.

Tempers flare. Ice is thrown. Out-side, sirens sound because a tahoe mowed down a kid on a Jag Bike.

We can see it now. Chaos.the reality is that it’s your reponsi-

bility to manage your time. rusing to get to class and speeding?

You’re an adult. get up earlier.Walking across the road? Be on a

crosswalk and take out your head-phones.

riding a bike? Stay in the painted bike lines that are designated for your two-wheeled commute.

The traffic circle is not the newsst naSCar venue, although that would be a fun event with university golf carts. (We’re looking at you, uSaPd.)

You don’t get cool points for swerv-ing around the dumb girls talking on their cell phones in the middle of the road.

You also aren’t cool to be in a group of 15 people in front of the dining hall in the middle of the road.

have a little patience, and take a lot of responsibility, uSa.

My absolute favorite classes are ones where the teacher straight up says you don’t have to attend if you don’t want and that passing the class is on the students. i’d waited 18 years to be considered an adult and then get to college and am told that i can’t be trusted enough to do my own work and pass my classes unless forced to go by some higher power saying, “you must be here.”

Ryan MottletySr. Computer Science

Punishing students based on their at-tendance is not conducive to the varying learning techniques of students. Some students learn more effectively outside of class in a silent, lonely environment, while others prefer to be in a classroom with a professor who is capable of guid-ing him or her through the information. Students have a plethora of learning disabilities and methods that can’t all be catered to by a single method of teach-ing.

Maya RobnettSr. Art

Our view >> a staff editorial

through his 11th-grade-final-project of a website.

his idea of foreign policy screams ig-norance. having an ally in Israel is fine, but lashing out in defense of Israel is usually interpreted as an act of offense to Iran, especially when Israel can sup-port itself adequately enough.

this is a major source of worldwide animosity towards america (the one thing we can still export).

there is one issue I agree with Santo-rum on: getting america out of the red with a strong fiscal budget.

unfortunately, it is nothing I haven’t heard from any other republican candi-date or Obama, to be honest.

It is obvious that he is campaigning to a specific demographic: the WaSP, or White anglo-Saxon Protestant.

the way I understand it, he thinks that there is something wrong in most households that is destroying america’s values.

there seem to be Christian overtones in his message to voters, and this mes-sage seems to suggest that only Christi-anity is correct.

Fortunately for us americans, we are more diverse, religiously and otherwise,

than one person can ever know.to support rick Santorum, with his

strong stance on many trivial social issues, would be a vote not well-re-searched, so go ahead and google him (carefully.)

rick Santorum merits research to under-stand his stances on policy.

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A little, patience, USA

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Most anticipated of 2012

Depending on the season, the variety at your local farmers markets can be quite vast. However, some fruits and vegetables only grow during a certain time of year, so you may have to compromise when it comes to selection in some instances.

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the proof is in the produce

In recent months, signs and commercials have been urging people to “buy local.” While these advertisements have been around for years, the economic downturn transformed their whispers into deafening yells.

even the campaign speeches of the upcoming presidential election echo of this “buy local” adage, and they’re present for one main reason.

Buying locally ensures that most, if not all, of the money spent on products stays and circulates throughout that particular com-munity rather than being siphoned off overseas or even to other parts of america.

according to Sustainabletable.org, americans consume more than $600 billion in food every year. In most communities today food is purchased entirely at a grocery store or market, with only

Buying produce at local farmers markets is good for the economy, your health and your wallet.

JAke hOWellJagLife Writer

about 7 percent of local food dollars staying in the community.an excellent way for people to make sure that most of their

hard-earned money is going to stay within their community is to buy from local farmers directly.

Farmers markets are great alternatives to the grocery aisles of Winn dixie and Wal-Mart because they cut out the middleman.

Farmers markets are places where local farmers gather to sell their goods directly to the people. they were once staples of town and village life and are now making a comeback in industrialized nations such as the united States.

One of the main reasons for this return is a desire for organic or fresh produce, rather than imported produce. Farmers plant,

see PROOF, page 9

Bailey hammonD, Jaglife eDiTorlife.editor@usavanguard.com

jagLIFe

The Books

“rebel heart” (dustlands #2)

Projected Publication: October 30

Sequel to widely acclaimed “Blood red road.” Part thriller, part dystopian, all action.

“Midnight in austenland” (austenland #2)

Projected Publication: January 31

Set in a town where people can “live” in an austen novel as a vacation, mystery, intrigue, and victorian traditions abound, and love sneaks into hearts.

“Insurgent” Book two of the divergent trilogy

Projected Publication: May 1

dystopian series that has taken over the Ya literary world with the sheer fierceness of Tris’s story.

“Bitterblue”sequel to “graceling” and companion to “Fire”

Projected Publication: May 1

Set in a kingdom torn apart by a terrible ruler, the people must fight for their right to heal in the wake of his death.

7vol. 50, no. 2 / Jan. 23, 2012

Local musician edward appleby releases full length albumBailey hammonD

JagLife Editor

Prior to releasing his first full-length album, local musical anomaly edward ap-pleby has released a series of ePs.

the most recent was his Christmas themed collection, “Lo! the Snow in the Chimney Froze!”

Prior to that eP, appleby released a halloween collection titled “Music for the Living dead.”

But if you’re still not sure who edward appleby is, well, you’re not alone. You see, edward appleby is not real.

edward appleby is a stage name, and no, I’m not going to give away anyone’s true identity.

appleby regularly plays at alabama Music Box with other indie bands.

In fact, on Friday, Jan. 27, appleby will be playing at Blind Mule with the band dave.

all ages are welcome and the doors open at 7 p.m. Fans of eclectic sounds and symphonic pop are sure to enjoy edward appleby’s performance.

dave is a rock/electronic band com-prised of three members: hvarzeim, Liotta and Carl.

Put the two together and you’ve got an interesting artistic, musical combination.

edward appleby’s newest album, “the City (Waiting for the Inevitable disaster)” not only has a cool title, like his other works, but also combines an upbeat selec-tion of melodies with haunting vocals.

his songs are sequential and easy to listen to. there’s just something hypnotic about the flow, and it is difficult at times to tell when one track ends and another begins.

all of edward appleby’s music can be found on his website (edwardapplebymu-sic.com) and is released via SoundCloud.

“all these things i’ve done” review

The minimalist cover belies the rich depth of prose contained within.

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Bailey hammonDJagLife Editor

What if chocolate and coffee were ille-gal? What if water was rationed and show-ers limited to 60 seconds?

doesn’t sound like the world we know, does it?

In the novel, “all these things i’ve done,” gabrielle Zevin explores an alternate fu-ture where those mundane items are on the blacklist and anyone caught in posses-sion of chocolate is sent to jail.

It’s no surprise then that there is a black market for chocolate and the main character, anya Balanchine, is the daugh-ter of the mafia bigwig (who was murdered in front of her when she was nine).

the story is from anya’s perspective, told in past tense, as she’s reflecting back on her life and the sorry state of humanity during her childhood.

“all these things i’ve done” is the first book in the Birthright series, and as a first in a series, it sets a great tone and pace for any books following.

Zevin writes with a practiced hand, weaving a tale of unparalleled believability despite the ridiculous nature of the illegal-ity of chocolate and coffee.

Part memoir, part tell-all, part dysp-topia, part romance, “all these things i’ve done” is a fresh look at what makes society the way it is and why people act the way they do when put in extreme circumstanc-es.

the politics of family, the mob and the justice system are explored with an eye to

Gabrielle Zevin’s take on a future society gets:

the details often left out. Zevin doesn’t pull any punches and

neither does anya. teenage issues are in-termingled fluidly with those of the adult world.

anya Balanchine deals with tough de-cisions to protect her family from a dan-gerous world of criminals of which she is a part by birth, but it is that very resistance that brings her to realize that family is something that you don’t get to choose.

Without giving too much away plot-

wise, Zevin leaves readers wanting to know what anya Balanchine will do with regards to following her heart or the dic-tates of her mafia family.

In all, I give “all these things i’ve done” five out of five stars.

It’s well worth the read and will cer-tainly get you to thinking about the things that you take for granted, such as choco-late, in your day to day life.

that, and it’s one of the most well-writ-ten books I’ve read in a while.

on friday, Jan. 27, Dave and edward appleby will be performing at Blind Mule. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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weekly lowdown

tues > jan 24“Archaeology at the La Pointe-

Krebs house in Pascagoula, Missis-sippi” Presentation by Bonnie Gums

7 p.m. at the alfred and lucile Del-champs archaeology Building

wed > jan 25Trumpet Virtuoso Paul Merkelo

Performance with trumpet master-class

6 p.m. at the rehearsal Hall of uSa’s laidlaw performing arts Center. Tickets for this event will be sold at the door only. admission is only $5 general and $3 for uSa faculty and staff, uSa students, youths under 18 and all senior citizens.

sat > jan 285th Annual USA Jag 5K & Fun Run

8 a.m. Start/finish at Moulton TowerBenefits the USA Students Today Alumni Tomorrow Scholarship fund.Cost for pre-registration is $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under.The day of the race cost is $20 for adults and $15 for children 12 andunder. race day registration will be held at Moulton Tower and alumniplaza from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.please contact alumni relations with any questions at 460-7084

FLASH FORWARDmon > jan 30Disney College Program Presenta-

tion

5 p.m. Meisler Hall, Career Services room 2100. Hosted by the Delta gamma chapter of alpha omicron pi women’s fraternity. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime!”

tues > jan 31Disney College Program Presenta-

tion

12 p.m. Meisler Hall, Career Ser-vices room 2100. Hosted by the Delta gamma chapter of alpha omicron pi women’s fraternity. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime!”

Want your event featured? E-mail the name, date, time, price, place and a brief tagline (under 7 words) to life.editor@usavanguard.com. Include “Weekly Lowdown” in the subject line. E-mails must be received at least 7 days before the event.

STaff illuSTraTion

in our society, there are numerous “contra-band” materials that actually do real harm to people. The so-called war on drugs is one instance where the government has cracked down on illegal substances, but “all these things i’ve done” questions the re-strictive power of the government. The line between illegal and allowed substances is blurred in a way that we aren’t used to en-countering.

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the proof is in the produce

grow and pick their produce and bring it directly to the farmers market at the peak of freshness.

this also means that farmers markets normally only sell produce that is in sea-son.

“the quality is almost always much bet-ter. there’s a noticeable difference in the produce,” Mercy Blalock, a sophomore biomedical sciences major who buys from farmer’s markets, said

Many people, though, might be skepti-cal about the prices at farmers markets.

Farmers do set their own prices, and many times these are somewhat higher than their store-bought counterparts.

according to a study done by the northeast Organic Farming association of vermont that examined price differences between stores and farmers markets, non-organic grocery store products were cheaper for nine of 14 products examined.

In the same study, however, it was de-termined that all except potatoes were

PRODUCe, from page 6 cheaper at farmers markets in terms of or-ganic produce.

Yes, money is a precious commodity, and, as college students, we tend to have little of it.

By making a few purchases at farmers markets, however, you are not only help-ing build your local economy but are also treating yourself to fresher, crisper and healthier produce.

there are several farmers markets in and around the Mobile area.

Students have mentioned Burris Farm Market in Loxley and Windmill Market in Fairhope as being excellent places to browse.

there is also halls Mill road Farmers Market right here in Mobile. Located at 2245 halls Mill road, the market begins in early May, on tuesdays and thursdays from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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South alabama basketball’s forward Javier Carter takes a contested shot against Sun Belt Conference foe MTSu.

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Carter stands tall for Jags

Javier Carter has not reached his ceiling yet. the 6’6” junior from texas has starred on the uSa basketball team for the past three seasons, and in each season he has improved. this season is no exception.

Carter has come a long way from his home in dallas, but the one thing that stood out to him was it actually felt like home.

“I took an official visit and met the coaches and my teammates, and I thought it was a good fit.” Carter said.

“It gave it more of a home feel because there are four of us from texas, and we have played against guys I played in aau ball from back home.”

Including Carter, this season’s team has four players from texas: guards trey anderson and Xavier roberson and uSa’s other starting forward augustine rubit.

after playing in 60 games and starting in 33 the past two seasons, Carter has stepped up his game and has started all 18 games so far in the 2011-12 season.

and there is a reason Carter has gone from the first sub off the bench for ronnie arrow’s team to in the starting five every game. Carter has put in the hard work it takes to become and to continue to be successful in his sport.

as a freshman in 2009, Carter averaged 4.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest. his numbers slightly improved in his sophomore year averaging 5.3 points a game and 3.8 rebounds.

as the 2011 season started, Carter came in knowing that he would have to step up even more as the Jags would have an entirely new backcourt. the one thing the Jags did have to help with inexperience in the guard position was a ton of experienced big men.

“It gives us some experience coming back. It’s pretty solid because it’s all returning big men,” Carter said. “this year’s team is more of a close-knit team. It feels like there is a sense of winning.”

uSa returned Carter, augustine rubit, antione Lundy, deandre hersey and andre gowins to the forward/center position from last season.

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Carter’s play wouldn’t be just step up, it would be jump up. the South alabama forward has become a huge help to his team this season. he has averaged 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and the even more impressive average of 3.25 blocks per game.

at two separate stretches this season, Carter has blocked no less than four shots. the first such stretch started in uSa’s upset win over SeC foe LSu in late november when Carter blocked five shots. he then continued his block party against uaB when he blocked seven shots and went on to block four and five in the next two games.

“I just try to play with a motor, so it’s not something where I count my blocks,” Carter said. “It’s just I get as many as I can, and it seems like it’s working so far.”

Carter has also brought the big play to the offensive end of the floor for the Jags. even with a newcomer at each guard position this season, Carter and his new teammates have built a relationship and almost always play in rhythm.

they have used that newfound rhythm to bring a version of “Lob City” to the Mitchell Center. Carter has brought down the house and brought the crowd to their feet with one midair pass and slam dunk.

“It’s just one of those ‘feels’ type of things,” Carter said. “Since we have a lot of guys on the team that can jump, they know they can throw it up, and hopefully we will finish.”

Carter is a rare breed of athlete, not only for his athletic potential but because of his willingness to put his team first.

“I always put the team before myself, so I want us to not give up,” Carter said. “this team has a history of persevering, so we need to play as hard we can for the rest of conference so we can get a good seed and win our conference so we can go to the nCaa tournament.”

“We have had a slow start this year but we will pick it up.”

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the Lady Jags tough and tenacious play wasn’t enough after late free throws cost them the win over Florida International uni-versity 50-48. With the loss, uSa is now 11-7, 4-2 SBC.

In the game, Mansa el had another great performance by leading all scorers with 18 points. El was 6-of-16 from the floor and also had three steals. Sarda Peterson, who is uSa’s second leading scorer, was held to only three points against the Panther’s tough defense.

taylor ammons again led uSa in re-bounding as they held a 48-35 advantage on the glass. ammons pulled down 15 boards which was the highest in the game for the Jags.

“We played hard, and we competed, but when you shoot 26 percent against a quality team you lose by two,” South alabama head coach rick Pietri said. “Scoring for us, at times, is a major chore.”

the Jags were struggling with scoring over the first four and a half minutes as they missed their first seven shots from the floor. this allowed FIu to grab an early 5-0 lead. However, El was finally able to put points on the board by driving and hitting a one-hand-ed runner in the lane. ammons then added a pair of putbacks to give USA their first lead of the night (6-5).

After the first half, USA held a big advan-tage on the glass as they out-rebounded the Panthers 27-18. Of the 28 boards, nine came off the offensive glass, which uSa was able to convert into 10 second chance points.

at one point the Jags were up 31-20 just one minute into the second half, but for the

uSa women’s head coach rick pietri huddles him team up during a game Saturday against MTSu. JaySon Curry/ SporTS eDiTor

Athletics updatesLATE RUN, WRIGHT GIVES FIU

65-62 WIN

Florida International’s men’s basketball team scored the last five points of the con-test and shot 54.3 percent from the floor in a 65-62 win over the university of South alabama thursday night at the Mitchell Center.

the Panthers also shot 63.6 percent from 3-point land improve to 5-13 overall and 2-4 in the Sun Belt Conference. the Jaguars lose their third straight at home to fall to 10-7 and 2-4.

uSa sophomore augustine rubit (hous-ton, texas) recorded his league-leading seventh double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Mychal ammons (vicksburg, Miss.) poured in a team-best 15 points, but only three in the second-half.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE TAKES SECOND HALF, GAME OVER MEN’S BASKETBALL

Middle tennessee outscored South ala-bama 40-25 in the second half and used a solid defensive effort to defeat the Jaguars men’s basketball team 68-47 Saturday night at the Mitchell Center.

the Blue raiders are currently riding an 11-game winning streak and are 19-2 overall and 8-0 in Sun Belt Conference play. the 8-0 league start is the program’s best since 1985-86. the Jaguars drop to 10-8 and 2-5.

uSa freshman Mychal ammons (vicks-burg, Miss.) poured in a team-high 13 points and sophomore augustine rubit (houston, texas) added eight points and eight rebounds. Junior Javier Carter (dal-las, texas) blocked three shots to move into second place on the school’s career blocks list (116).

MEN’S TENNIS FALLS TO FLORI-DA STATE, PICKS UP WIN AGAINST FURMAN

the university of South alabama’s men’s tennis team gained a split Saturday, losing to no. 44 Florida State but blanking Furman.

the Jaguars were swept 4-0 against FSu, but came out victorious 7-0 over Furman.

at no. 2 doubles, senior Christian Kue-hne (Morbach, germany) and freshman Daniel Leitner (Niederfischbach, Germany) fell 8-1 to dominic Cotrone and anderson reed of FSu, while seniors hanno Bartsch (Pretoria, South africa) and dauw Kruger (Pretoria, South africa) lost at no. 3 to Ben-jamin Lock and andres Bucaro 8-5 to clinch the doubles point.

the Jaguars open their home schedule Feb. 1 when they take on nicholls State.

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next five minutes they would go cold missing their next seven shots. FIu took advantage of this and cut into their lead with an 8-0 run.

el ended the scoreless drought, however, with a 3-point play to increase their lead to six (34-28). Slowly the Panthers began to chip away at the Jags’ lead making the deficit just two.

el put the Jags up 44-43 after draining a 3-pointer but as the game clock was winding down. after trading buckets the Lady Jags had a 48-47 lead with little time remaining in the game. uSa would then turn the ball over on their next possession, and Mansare was fouled by ammons. Mansare hit both giving the Panthers a 49-48 lead.

With less than 10 seconds remaining, the Panthers would make another attempt from the line. uSa was unable to answer and they fell 50-48.

after a tough loss to FIu earlier in the week, the Lady Jags had to play against the best team in the Sun Belt Conference as Mid-dle tennessee traveled to Mobile Saturday. uSa was in the game almost the entire way but fell just short of an upset victory at the Mitchell Center 60-53.

the loss makes the Lady Jags record 11-8 overall and 4-3 in conference play. the Blue raiders remain an impressive 8-0 in confer-ence and 16-5 overall.

In the first half of play, both teams came out playing high energy basketball. the Lady Jags shot an exact 50 percent from the floor in the first half making 12-24 shots. The USA defense actually outshot MtSu in the half holding MtSu to only 40.7 percent but the Blue raiders made up for it on the free throw line, making 5-7.

going into half time, the Blue raiders

Lady Jags fall short at home

only held a two-point lead at 29-27. But the Lady Jags struggled in the second half of play shooting only 27.3 percent to MtSu’s 45.8 percent.

“that’s the best team in our league,” South alabama head coach rick Pietri said. “they’ve demonstrated to this point that they’re the best by a stretch.”

One of the biggest problems for uSa in the game was the turnover to assists ration, having 18 turnovers and only nine assists. uSa also had problems with their starting five not shooting well from the field.

Starting guard Sarda Peterson was only able to make 2-10 shots for just five points. Also starting forward Taylor Ammons fin-ished with zero points on a 0 for 3 shooting night.

veronical Cherizol led the Lady Jags with 12 points shooting just below 50 percent.

“I felt this game was winnable, but we didn’t make enough open shots,” Pietri said. “and while I thought we were aggressive, we just weren’t able to get to the free throw line.”

another stat that stood out was uSa played all 10 active players on the bench in the game in contrast to MtSu using only one player off the bench for just three minutes of the game. Four out of five Blue Raider start-ers played all 40 minutes of the game.

the Blue raiders had three players in double figures in points with Kortni Jones with a game high 20 points and Icelyn elie recording a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

the Lady Jags will head to uaLr for a road game on Wednesday but will return home Saturday to face troy at the Mitchell Center Sunday. tip-off is at 3 p.m.

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Three of the 2012 Senior Bowl athletes, from left to right: D’anton lynn, Jack Crawford and quinton Coples. JaySon Curry/ SporTS eDiTor

Senior bowl week begins

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Nike uniforms for seniors

this year’s Senior Bowl, held in Mobile, ala., will have a new look. Of course there will be new faces on each team as there is ev-ery year, and the rotation of coaching staffs is always different, but this year’s Senior Bowl will be different in another way.

the 2012 version of the Senior Bowl will be without a title under armour since 2007. Following the 2011 under armour Senior Bowl, the contract between the sports appar-el company and the Bowl game has ended.

this year’s Bowl might not have the un-der armour sponsorship or the apparel they bring with them, but the Senior Bowl leaders have brought in a great replacement on the

clothing side. this year, the country’s best senior foot-

ball stars will be sporting new uniforms de-signed by nike.

nike is considered to be the top sports ap-parel company by most people, and over the past few years, nike has come up with new designs and new technology for their sports clothing and uniforms.

One of the new things nike has done is create a line of football uniforms called “Pro Combat.”

this line has only been worn by select college football programs since its creation, and now it’s made its way to the Senior Bowl. this year the elite seniors in the bowl will be fitted with newly designed Pro Combat Nike Jerseys and accessories.

the start of the 2012 Senior Bowl was not exactly what most thought it would be. On Sunday, most people woke to the news that started circling the country Saturday night. the news was that former Penn State head football coach was in serious condition and Sunday news broke that he had officially passed away.

as Senior Bowl players, coaches and media covering the game traveled down to Mobile, they were all hot with the news that would overshadow what the day was thought to be about.

Luckily or unluckily, the Senior Bowl has two former Penn State football play-ers on the roster for this year, and they had a chance to speak with the media in the introductory press conference Sunday evening.

after introductions by Kevin Mcder-mond and Senior Bowl CeO Steve hale, the two former nittany Lions spoke about their former coach as well as the opportu-nities for themselves this week and in the future.

First to speak was defensive back d’anton Lynn.

“I am from texas, and I chose to go all the way to Penn State because of coach Pa-terno, because I wanted to grow more as a football player and more as a man,” Lynn said. “Coach Paterno taught us lessons to carry on.”

next up was defensive end Jack Craw-ford. Crawford shared the same thoughts of his former coach as Lynn did.

“after all of this, people forget that coach Paterno donated his whole life to this program. this is a sad moment for the whole Penn State family,” Crawford said.

Both players said the last time they saw

and talked to Paterno in person was the day before he was fired.

“he came in and said he was going to retire,” Crawford said. “It was really emo-tional, and that was the last time we saw him. he told us no matter what, we would always be teammates. he wanted every-body to become a better person and a bet-ter man.”

Crawford also added, “It is an honor to play against some of the best players in the country this week.”

The final player introduced to the me-dia was Quinton Coples, who played de-fensive line and linebacker for the north Carolina tar heels the past four years. Co-ples was announced by Steve hale as one of the classiest players he has had come to the Senior Bowl.

“It is an honor and a privilege to be here,” Coples said. “there are a lot of high caliber athletes here. this week is for us to

go out and have fun. It is set up to be fun, and it is a business.”

Steve hale commented that he was also very excited about the roster this year. the Senior Bowl has always had players come in to Mobile with the hopes of either keep-ing their draft stock or creating more draft stock for themselves.

the Bowl offers a unique opportunity to have a week of practice with pro coach-ing staffs and to play with and against all-stars from across the country.

this year will be no exception as play-ers from big name teams to seldom heard of universities will work to show their unique abilities on and off the field.

For any more information regarding the Senior Bowl and Senior Bowl events, visit the Senior Bowl website at www.se-niorbowl.com/index.asp.

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