Students Angered by Double Parking Tickets, Feel Ticketing Is Too Aggressive

By Conor Merrick | News Editor | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo by: Michael Dunn | Photographer Students on South’s campus have criticized Parking Services for leaving two $40 tickets on their cars at a time. They also feel parking around campus is too limited, making it easier to get a ticket.  The cost of an average ticket from parking services is $40. But some students are finding more than one violation left on their windshield, which means violations can quickly add up. If a student incurs fines over $200, it can result in a hold and prevent them from registering for classes … Continue reading Students Angered by Double Parking Tickets, Feel Ticketing Is Too Aggressive

Ex-USA Staffer Facing Ethics Charge

By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Editor In Chief | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Prosecutors brought additional charges this week against a former campus media advisor accused of stealing $7,729 from the university. Heather Leigh Stanley, 44, of Semmes, was arrested Dec. 27 and charged with using her position at USA for personal gain, a violation of the 2020 Alabama Code of Ethics, and booked at the Mobile Metro Jail. She was released on bail that night. The Vanguard attempted to reach Stanley by phone but was unable to make contact before publication. The ethics charge was added after Stanley was indicted on the … Continue reading Ex-USA Staffer Facing Ethics Charge