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AHS 002 Tom Peterson 3-19-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Ryan Morini interviews Tom Peterson about his experiences as a student at the University of South Alabama in the late 1970s. Mr. Peterson describes the process of coming to South Alabama from Foley in 1977, and his memories of living in Alpha Hall East his freshman year. He also describes the “East Beasts” organization that existed in that particular dorm. Mr. Peterson reflects on his student experience in general, and shares some stories that particularly stand out in his recollection
AHS 011 Lori Burkhead Morgan 4-19-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Alisha Palmer interviews Lori Burkhead Morgan for the McCall Archive at the University of South Alabama. Dr. Morgan emphasizes her excitement regarding her arrival at South Alabama and checking into the Alpha Hall dormitory. She describes a strong sense of community within the Alpha Halls, and shares anecdotes from her time as a Resident Advisor. She tells the story of how she decided to major in Speech Pathology. She is thankful to South for allowing her to grow as a person and giving her an excellent foundation to go on and earn a PhD. Dr. Morgan discusses her role as a student ambassador and takes pride in being a South Alabama alumnus. She also details her time in pageantry and explains how she won Miss South Alabama
AHS 003 Lynn Thompson 3-25-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Ryan Morini interviews Lynn Thompson about her experiences as a student at the University of South Alabama in the early 1970s. Having grown up in Ohio, Ms. Thompson describes her adjustment to Alabama in high school, and the family circumstances that led her to choose to attend South and then later stop attending. She describes her experiences living in Alpha Hall East for the duration of her time at the university, and also discusses other aspects of student life as she experienced them, and experiences in wider Mobile, as well as the trajectory of later parts of her life
AHS 004 Dorcy Tate 3-29-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Ryan Morini interviews Dorcy Tate about his experiences as a student at the University of South Alabama in the mid-1970s. Dr. Tate describes growing up in Mobile, and shares some of his memories of K-12 school in the area, as well as attending Bishop State prior to matriculating to South. He describes his impressions of South, his recollections of campus life, and then his reasons for leaving before continuing his education in Chicago
AHS 007 Martha Hughes 4-10-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Martha Hughes is interviewed by Ryan Morini of the McCall Library at the University of South Alabama. This interview begins with Ms. Hughes mentioning her music scholarship as a clarinet player that influenced her decision to attend the University of South Alabama. She describes the arrangement of the Alpha dorms where she lived her freshman year and talks about where and how students spent free time. Ms. Hughes tells the story of a prank and how she met her husband. She recounts her experience of the decision to major in criminal justice and mentions Dr. Anderson’s guidance during her time at South. She discusses how a professor taught her a study technique that she used the rest of her time there as well. Ms. Hughes then gives credit to South and to Dr. Anderson for an internship with the Secret Service that led to her career with the agency for 10 years
AHS 021 Dom Soto 6-10-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Dom Soto is interviewed by Ryan Morini. Mr. Soto was born in Puerto Rico and is a veteran of the Air Force. He goes over student organizations, picketing, and politics. He speaks about encounters with President Whiddon at the University of South Alabama. Mr. Soto describes bringing people to the college to speak, as well as starting the experimental college, and he recounts his experience with the student publications The Vanguard and its countercultural counterpart, The Rearguard, which he helped to organize
AHS 022 Chuck Torrey 6-10-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Amber Fillingim interviews Chuck Torrey about his experiences as a student at the University of South Alabama. He notes professors who were very influential to him, listing some books that his professors had published. As he received a degree in history, Mr. Torrey offers insights into some of Mobile’s history, not only describing the history of the buildings on campus, but also his family’s history in the area. Mr. Torrey speaks fondly about his years at the university
AHS 032 Keith Sterne 7-20-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Amber Fillingim speaks with Keith Sterne about his experience living in the Alpha Hall dorms in the 1970s. He reports that the proximity to other students made living in the dorms enjoyable, and that there was always someone to hang out with. He recalls having a larger dorm room on the end, which became a popular hangout spot among the residents. Majoring in Accounting, Mr. Sterne speaks highly of a professor he looked up to and who encouraged him during his time as a student. He also mentions Coach Eddie Stanky and explains that baseball was a big sport on campus. Mr. Sterne describes trips to Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island, and other popular places that students would frequent off campus
Interspecific Venom Variation Among Three Shades of Aphonopelma Tarantulas: A. Gabeli, A. Hentzi, and A. Anax
No full textPhenotypic variation is a common occurrence throughout the animal kingdom and can occur both interspecifically and intraspecifically. Interspecific variation evolves in response to differential selection between species whereas intraspecific variation is commonly expressed as sex-based or population-based differences. Both interspecific and intraspecific phenotypic differences occur frequently in venomous species including arachnids, and can often result in differences in venom yield, potency, and protein. The North American tarantulas (Theraphosidae: Aphonopelma), include approximately 35 species and little is known about their venom. To test for interspecific and intraspecific venom variation, we collected individuals from three species and generated proteomic profiles and Illumina venom gland RNA-seq libraries for 62 total individuals. These represent the first venom protein profile and venom gland transcriptome for A. hentzi (Texas Brown Tarantula), A. anax (Texas Tan Tarantula), and A. gabeli (Chihuhuan Grey Tarantula). We found both transcriptomic and proteomic evidence of interspecific differences. Specifically, we found similar toxin families between the species, but differences in the relative abundance of the families and differences in expression of individual transcripts. Furthermore, we found transcriptomic and proteomic evidence of sex-based venom variation in two of the species, A. gabeli and A. anax. Overall, toxin family identification was difficult as there were very few known toxin sequences for comparison for the family Theraphosidae. The general lack of knowledge on the ecology, and especially the venom, of these organisms underscores the necessity of this project