Soccer Player Brittney Neely Stands in Front of a Gqal, ;Tiall Hand, on the Prrrcfice Iteld on ~Uescr$~,Oct
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I ~h~fosfrom the week that was, including Saturday's game. Page 2 - Left: Cheerleader Ern~lyFarr gets l~ftedup at Saturday's game Photo by L~ndseyWade 1 The Chant~cleer me 56, Issue 9 st-- a e 19.34 October 25, 2007 MORE . ONLINE Nor any drop to drink. @ Growth puts pressure on Jacksonville's water system I By Brandon Hollingsworth sus to 112,903 In a 2006 Census Bu- the pipes can carry). I Mews Editor reau update. a growth of 0 6 percent In I-esjdential areas, the pipes are In Jacksonv~llethe Increase has been small, only six to eighr inches in di- - By th~spolnt, it should come as no even greater, from 8.404 in 2000 to ameter. In downtown and near the uni- hrprlse that water In Alabama IS In 9,114 in 2006,an 8 5 percent boost versity, the pipes get larger to satisfy short supply A lung-l~veddrought u Add to that JSU's campaign LO In- greater demand, to about 10 inches. Tihe work of photographer drwning lakes, lower~ng well levelk crease student eniollment to 10,000 by Only a few of the pipes are 12.to 16 and JSU student Lindsey and even drylng up spilngs 2008, adthe numbers tell the story inches, capable of carrying the' big- wade is making its way . Whlle the &ought 1s the top~cof' strain oo the city's aglng wate~system gest flows. The problem, according to around, including album maversat~on across the state, c~ty will only grow in coml ng years. Patterson, IS that there aren't nearly leers and water engineers ale focus- enough of those larger pipes. GOVeTS; It's a problem constantly sitt~ngon Ing on an even larger conceln loo~ning Chris Patterson's m~nd.Patlc~son rs "The biggest thing we're trying to do , -.corn right now is beef up our system with a I over Jacksonv~lle,Ann~ston and othe~ the wastewatzr plant manager for rhe rnun~c~pal~tresIn the county a boom- c~tyof J&soeville's treatment plant 12-inch main," Patterson said. ing populat~onand ~tsgrowlng demand At hls.o@w off Highqy 204. Pat- That main is a pipe that ties into Germania Springs, one of the two springs for water terson &sp&s maps of he-cjty water Anniston's city water system at Jack- that supply Jacksonville's water, is run- The popuiat~onof Calhoun County ning about two feet below normal. Photo by system &f$ jripes color-ded for d lf- See "Water leveb" page 3 Dr Lori Owens, a rose from I 12,249 as of the 2000 Cen- ferent flow levels (the a&& of warer Matt McRae 1 The Chanticleer' professor of pol~t~cal .# sclence at JSU, was electedda charperson of the H~gherEducation 0 Valencia! Partnersh~p. Story on 1- -. NET LO,.;jSES Cantrell is the 2007 Homecoming Queen ENTERTAINMENT By Anna Keefe staff Reporter Jimmy Eat World's new release, Chase This The clouds were dark, but spirits were Light, is on par with the bright. Excitement filled the air in Paul Snow best work of the band's Stadium during the Homecoming pep rally held 14-year career. We also 'Thursday evening. Oct. 18. despite the threat of have reviews of the new rain and the absence of the traditional bonfire. Coheed and Cambria, For many, the most exciting part of the Yikes and Kenna. evening was the Homecoming Queen crowning Reviews on page 5 ceremony. Valencja Cantrel l won the crown. Supporters stood and cheered feverishly when Cantrell's name was called. QUEgnON of the "Honestly, when they called my name, I didn't even have time to be excited because WEEK everybody ran onto the field and tackled me. trnirrc, waa Lar1r;u. PUESTlON of "Honestly, when they called my name, 1 the didn't even have time to be excited because WEEK everybody ran onto the field and tackled me. My immediate thought was, 'Oh my gosh, What are you doing to what's going on?" Cantrell said. "Then after a second, after they rushed me celebrate Halloween? and knocked fie, tackled me, 1 was excited. I was so nervous and so excited. Then, it made me even happier that they were all excited. So, it was just like they had won something too. It was a big rush. It all happened so fast." Some of those who rushed Cantreli were her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters. Cantrell said that she likes being involved in AKA because of what they stand for. "Higli scholastics, moral standards;". she Former soccer player Brittney Neely stands in front of a gqal, ;tiall hand, on the prrrcfice iteld on ~uescr$~,Oct. said. ';We do a lot of community servic; work. Speadlng the evening at 23. Neely is one of several players to leave the soccer team iln* Julie Davis has been head coach. Photo by I really loye that. Helping, being able to go out honie Kevin Jeffers / The Chanticleer and help others, I think is really-. important." 31% She said that the sorority hclps her IGoing to a paity 27% . .. JSU Soccer is in a state ofdisa~rayafter the resignation See "Valencia Cantrell," page 3 'BOther 159k I Trick or treating of an assismfit coach and the loss of several players under 11% 5etting drunk the 3-ywr of head coach Julie Davis 1m Stealing candy from kids- i 4% By Jered Stanbs fairs within the s probably better than we e"er have Staff Spa& Writer . Is this a team in this year as far as bonding." Coach Julie Da But.before the bonding, there was A tumultuous seasgn .$r the JSU a mass exodus. '. soccer team took anorher strange twist A former player, who would like w~th.the sudden resignatian of asus- to remain anonymous, said, "(Da- tant coach Summer Covhgton. vis) took the fun out of soccer for Covington's dec~sion,.@pe days me. before a cruclal stretch $fgahes that and persevere thro "I've played since 'I .was four will determhe whethe the ,Game- years old. It was always fun and she Valencia Cantrell, JSU's 2007 Homecoming took that away from me." Queen, stands with her escort Terrell cocks qualify for the cowncetour- Montgomery and is greeted after being nament and does nothing.&ut conjure crowned by President Meehan. Photo by Eric more questions about the itate of af- See "Soccer turmoil," page 7 "I pIan to stay at home and month, but the te Beck / The Chanticleer watch rnoXks." . ~idigTaylor -. 51 Freshman Even tho I am purty good at Friend or foe, tool or crutch? Students growing increasingly reliant on Spell Check Next week's question: catching grammer mistakes; Which kind of severe :Y :Y that doe'snt mean that I By Be~rWsrbison 'I, , iyg' wok is essen'tial for catching all mistakes. weother do you most fear? I I Copy Edit& He said that he tries to instill this habit into his students by reqilir~ngthem to actually pick up I cain' make an error With Sp,, Qeck and Grammar Check at a pen or a pencil and go over their own papers I their dismal and the Internet only a click away, with a critical eye. today's students possess an arsenal of tools fo; Dr. Gordon IWelson, chair of JS,U3seduca- crafting. their essays and reports. tional psychology program, has a mild form of Some Jacksonville State University profes- dyslexia and explained that though Spell Check sors, however, are.conc,erned that such tools is not infallible, it can be a valuable asset. may be breeding a lax attitude toward proof- "There are 1imitations.to it, but I really don't reading. think of it as a crutch," Nelson said. "I think 1 Mmecoming... .2 "Primarily, miexperience has been that spell .of it as a help, especially for people who have Check and Grammar Check are only as good some form of dyslexia." Campus Crime...... 4 as the people using them," Dr. Steven Whitton, Nelson said that thaugh some may call stu- Hitorial ... .. .. .. .4 professor of English, said: "I tell [my students] dents lazy for felying too heavily upon such Entertainment... .5 . that they themselves are the best tool." Whitton stressed that physically proofread- Sports.. .. .. .. .. ..; .6 1' See "Spell Check," page 3 Page 2 Volume 56, Issue 9 ' CAMPUS 1 The JSU Registrars Office re- Partv like a Gamecock BRIEFS ports that midterm grades will be available on MyJSU starting 1 An accident on Hwy. Thursday, Oct. 25. 204 just north of Self Hall Monday afternoon Baptist Campus Ministries injured a woman. The will hold a Halloween party victim, who was not on Tuesday night, Oct. 30, identified, was struck beginning at 8:00 p.m. by a car that left Hwy. 204 at 1 :39 p.m. The victim was taken to Jacksonville .Medical Wednesday, October 17 Center, where she,was Randall Harcrow was treated and released arrested for driving under the, 1 after observation. No other information was influence on Hwy. 21. available as of press Student Amanda Thrasher 1 time; reported theft of lproperty at , Ayers Hall at 1220 p.m. JSU's Office of Institutional Research Thursday, October 18 and Assessment is Student Brandon Self making available four reported unlawful breaking and 1 publications online. JSU entering of a vehicle at Cole at a Glance, Momentum, Dr. RV Park. the 2006-2007 Trustees Jacob Maples was arrested I 'Report to the Alabama Commission on ~igher for marijuana possession at Education, and the JSU Daugette Itall at 3:20 a.m.