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Fca tures: f Campus LifeiEn tertainment: Successful dSU Nationally knowa senior maintains poet Harper busy schedule. speaks Nov. 2: The Chanticleer Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL 36265 Vol 3.5 ho 8 + Ortnkr 29 1987 1 JSU Psychology Institute 1 tutoring program spotlighted JACKSONVILLE - The Jack- One-on-one tutoring is offered and sonville State University Psy- each student's program is individ- chology Institute Tutoring Program ually tailored to address specific is still accepting students for after- academic problems. school tutoring sessions. ' The sessions continue through The program includes academic Dec. 3. Fees have been reduced to tutoring in a choice of math or $70 for the remainder of the reading for elementary students, semester. Low-income families can study skills for junior and senior particpate at rates with permission high students, and SAT of the directors. ACT preparation for senior high For further information, contact students. the Psychology Institute at 231-5640. Freedom Day celebrated How would you like the chance to This event will take place at fire a training mortar round and get Rowe Hall and in the fje]d adjacent Your hands on the Army's new to the Houston Cole Library parking A-2 assault rifle? lot. You can do both without disturb- On display will be a Blackhawk ing the neighbors or even worrying Helicopter, a 4.2 inch mortar car- about the enemy returning fire at ried on an armored, tracked vehi- Freedom Appreciation Day, No- cle, a five ton cargo vehicle, a ~198 vember 5. artillery Howitzer, a chemical dis- Foreign students I The Military Science Depart- play showing equipment necessary These 11 foreign students are "first-timers" at second row, Elsa Mesa of Peru; Koen Jansen of ment, in cooperation with the U.S. for survival in a chemically con- Jacksonville State University. This academic year Netherlands; Martine Kock of Austria; back row, Army, Army Reserve, and the Ala- taminated environment, the new begins their first semester in JSU's International House Christian Fried1 of Germany, Zia Ansari of Pakistan; bama National Guard, will sponsor squad automatic weapon, and an Program. They are, left to right, first row, Leanne Mikael Edegren of Sweden; and Vincente Diaz of the day with an open house as part M-60 machine gun. Other displays Hockey of Australia; Deny Ching of Hong Kong; Rhitta Mexico. of the bicentennial celebration of will show rafts, scuba- gear and Silvennoinen of Finland; Isabelle Duchemin of France; the United States Constitution. (See FREEDOM,Page 8) Nineteen ROTC students honored at ceremony Two weeks ago on a beautiful fall presented the Superior Camp Per- military potential. Col. Borstorff Graham, John Hopson, and Suzanne school year 1986-87, and Timothy day, in front of the historical Bibb formance awards to: Michael presented the Distinguished Mili- McCarty. Colonel also presented Ward received the J.S.U. Rifle Graves Building, nineteen students Dalesandro, Barry Graham, Scott tary Student Award to the following Mark S. Sullivan with the Most Team Award along with the Top were recognized for their various Thornton, and Timothy Ward. stidents: Willie Crosbv. Barrv Improved Cadet Award for the Land Navigation Award. accomplishments during the past Receiving awards for attaining a year in the Reserve Officer's Train- superior score on the Army Physi- ;;,- 3rps (ROTC). During this an- cal Fitness Test, which consisted of nual ROTC fall awards ceremony, sit-ups, push-ups, and a two mile the entire ROTC Cadet Battalion run, were: Marvin Bennett, Derrick stood at attention, while special Bryant, and Kimberly Parris. guests, family, and friends gathered to catch a glimpse of their awardee. Dr. McGee presented ROTC Dr. Harold JP. McGee, Professor scholarships to the folling eight stu- of Jacksonville State University, dents: Craig Caldwell, Michael and Col. Allan R. Borstorff, Pro- Douglass, Glen Kunter, Katherine fessor of Military Science, were Couch, Charles Prevatte, Jr., David there to present the awards and give Shumway, Paula Tighe, and Debra their personal congratulations to Tranell. These students received the students being honored. these scholarships based on the fol- lowing criteria: leadership poten- This year, four JSU ROTC Cadets tial, academic and Military Science received recognition for completing performance, and a desire to serve Advance Camp, held at Ft. Riley as an officer in the U.S. Army. Kansas, in the top ten percent of all cadets in attendance. Criteria for Being ranked in the top one this rating was made based on their third of their ROTC class and the performance in the areas of leader- upper half of their University class, ship, Physical fitness, tactical ap- the following students exhibited out- plications exercise, and overall mil- standing qualities of initative, lead- itary proficiency. Col. Borstorff ership, high moral character, and Awards presented 2 Thursday, October 29,1987, The Chanticleer POLL: Most Americans agree SDI speaker addresses Wesley Foundation colleges cost too much bly by the Depart- By Joey Luallen underestimated (cP*)-- In the great debate about "The Amerlcan people have made An Independent study released by Chanticleer Staff Writer ment of Defense He suggested the college costs, a majority of Ameri- a tremendous flnanclal commit- Research Associates of Washington Ted McLaughlln, former head of money being spent on the current cans agrees with U.S. Education ment to educatlon," Bennett sald the flrst week of September, the Emergency Preparedness Agen- program be used to research other Secretary William Bennett that "It's tlme we started gettlng a moreover, asserted that, for the cy, spoke on the Strategic Defense alternatives. schools don't deliver good value for much better return on that ~nvest- money, colleges are "one of the best Inltlatlve program Monday nlght McLaughlin sald that the U.S. the dollar. ment " buys In the country " McLaughlln was the head of the government is putting emphasis on About 60 percent of the re- In all, students, parents, state A Research Associates spokes- agency durlng the Carter admlnls- nuclear mlssles from another conti- spondents to a Media General poll legislatures and the federal govern- man, who asked not to be named, tratlon nent while Soviet submarines lie released Aug. 31 said private col- ment wlll spend $124 bllllon on attributed most of the increases to The EPA advlses the president on just off of the coast. He said these leges especially cost much more hlgher educatlon thls year, Bennett need to pay faculty members more. any emergenry McLaughlln was submarines have enough weaponry than the value of the education they flgured In hls annual back-to-school "In times of inflation, salaries appointed to tne posltlon by Carter to destroy the nation and the pro- deliver. report on Aug 26 don't keep up," the spokesman said. Even though McLaughlln ad- posed SDI program would be useless Students will spend an average of "When the cost of tultlon 1s golng "During periods of low inflation, mltted he was not an authority on against them $10,493 to attend private campuses up twlce as fast as the rate of such as now, schools like to pay SDI, he produced facts and flgures After speaking on the inade- during the 1987-88 school year, ver- ~nflatlon," added Bennett spokes- back the faculties." to support hls oppos~tlon to the quacies of the system further, there sus an average of $4,104 for public man Loy Mlller, "that's too much " Nevertheless. 51 percent of the current program "The approx- was a question and answer session. colleges and universities, the Col- The accusation lnfurlates respondents to the Media General lmate total cost for the program 1s McLaughlin's speech was spon- lege Board estimated in August. educators, who say they must rase poll of 1,348 adults thought even from 130 to 180 bllllon dollars," he sored by the Wesley Foundation as tultlon to help compensate for cuts public college tuition was too high. sald addlng that thls flgure 1s proba- part of Peace With Justice Week. Such numbers represent the sev- In the money they get from states But a bigger majority -- 72 enth straight year in which colleges and the federal government, to pay percent -- thought a college educa- have raised tuition faster than the for longdelayed bulldlng main- tion was "more important" today inflation rate, a phenomenon that tenance and to raise faculty than it was in the past as an ingre- Announcements prompted Bennett to renew his at- salaries, whlch have been almost dient in personal success. k tack on campus administrators. stagnant stnce 1972 *On November 5th the JSU Military Science Department along w~ththe Unlted States Army, Army Reserve and Alabama Natlonal Gudrd are plannlng a Freedom Appreciation Day on the JSU campus. SGA plans activities *The Hammond Hall Permanent Collection is again available for loan to~- deoartments~. and offices on campus. You have the option of By GROVER KITCHENS in the dorms. future of the dormitories and Ste- I selecting the works you previously had-or selecting different ones. I Chanticleer Staff writer *November 17th there will be a phelsonGym' The works may be checked out during regular business hours.