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te University 'Eye of the Beholder, 'the rI 6 season k worst t ! Volume 48, Issue 17 i February 3, 2000 www.jsu.edu/chantic~eer --" --pagec ---"-""A / WORLD NEWS for coveted titles: A U.S.-operated cruise liner Mr. & Miss lax State ith 186 people aboard was arooned in a field of ice off the oast of Antarctica on Monday and Friendly Bv Amanda Laughlin Staff Writer 1 Halls may go Campaigns for Mr. and Miss Jax 24 hours State and Mr. and Miss Friendly will begin this Friday, February 4. Bv Jeffery Young Elections for the titles will be held Staff Writer on Thursday, February 10 at the TMB from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The visitation rules, considered S-related illnesses at a rate "Both Mr. and Miss Friendly "annoying" by some students, times higher than the gener- should exhibit the qualities of the may be changing in the near population and the cause is 'friendliest campus of the South,"' future. said Elizabeth Webb, SGA 1st Vice Jacksonville State University is President. According to Webb, Mr. considering implementing a 24- and Miss Jax State need to exem- hour visitation policy in some of Pro Bowl linebacker Ray plify "what Jax State has to offer the resident halls. wis was charged with murder students". Part of Webb's job "It's our goal to move in that e Monday in the slayings of includes being directly in charge of direction," said Bob Boyle, the all elections on campus. Area Coordinator of the JSU Candidates must be full-time stu- Housing Department. "The plan Bone chilling dents with at least a 2.25 cumula- now is to have current residents tive GPA. A nomination from an vote on whether they want 24- organization recognized by the hour access or not." temperatures Office of Student Activities is However, there are a number of needed to run for one of the posi- issues being considered by the tions. If a student who is not a Housing Department before they member of such an organization can, allow 24-hour visitations. produce zilch wishes to run, he or she may submit One of those issues is safety. a signed petition with 25 student As of now, the University Police Bv Dave Sharp tions were correct? What hap- names and student numbers (forms Department and the Housing Editor pens when Jacksonville gets 6 available in the Office of Student Department are considering a inches of snow and a sheet of Activities). card-access system for all resi- Old Man Winter teased ice on top of that? Is such an Campaign materials cannot d practically every element of dent halls. "These are pretty unlikelihood ever taken seri- Jacksonville State University exceed $50 and a list of the materi- sophisticated systems where [stu- students last weekend with a ously? als must be submitted to the Office dents] slide their card [down] and taste of winter weather. If you were on campus last of Student Activities no later than the door unlocks," said Boyle, It snowed early Friday morn- Thursday, chances are it - 24 hours following the election, "Some of them have an automatic homosexuals and ing and then melted by the looked like a ghost town. along with any receipts. On elec- arm that closes the door behind s in a magazine inter- time most students would have "The students are gone," said tion day, no campaigning or cam- the student. If a door is left ajar, had their first class. The ice JSU Safety and Security paign materials may be displayed an alarm will go off." that was supposed to pelt the Officer Sam Fiol. "Usually inside the TMB. Also, no candidate the parking lots around cam- Officials hope, these systems area later was a no-show. for the titles can loiter within 50 pus are packed on a will deter any fears students may INSIDE Temperatures rarely dropped feet of the polling area on election below the freezing mark. Thursday." But students fled have about keening their resident *NEWS* day. ., The fear of ice emptied the Jacksonville this weekend halls safe. Ultimately, residents SGA looking to give away $200 Applications for Mr. and Miss Jax milk and bread aisles at the early, fearing the bad weather. will have to take responsibility *RED HERRING* State and Mr. and Miss Friendly grocery stores. Y2K stock- If Jacksonville lost power, for their guests' actions as well as Hello Dave coming to Brothers can be obtained in the Office of piles were finally broken into, JSU would have lost power, their own. *TOWN CRIER* Student Activities on the 4th floor again in vain. according to University Police The idea of using 'cameras to Apathy plagues J'ville nlghtllfe of the TMB. The due date for But what could have hap- Deputy Chief Terry Schneider. monitor resident activity is also *WEEK IN SPORTS* pened? What if the predic- Though the lights would be applications is today by 4:30 p.m. I Gamecocks still # 2 Please See Winter Wonderland, page 3 Please See 24 hour pass, page 4 . Pdge 2 * Februarq 3. 2000 THE CHANTICLEER a dent and arrest reports a1 the JSU Police Department. * Al~haOmicron Pi their all sorority mixer on Wednesday. Good Luck to 2-26-08: Moniquc Jonvclle Harris, 19. of Jacksoriville was criminal mischief occurring at Crowe Hall. week: Rothe McClendon, Tavia McMunn, Shannon Plate, and Jennifer Jones, Sister of the week: Brandi Murphy, and Amanda Miller. We will have a meeting on Feb. 9th at 4 p.m. at t Panhellenic Council Thanks Alpha Omicron Pi for sponsoring the all-sorority mixer we had a great time. Congratulatians to the 2000 Orientation Team: Elizabeth Webb, Shannon Smith, Deidra Tidwell, Steven Brooks, Matt Remiillard, .Misty.Haynes, Brandon Eewis, Have a great week! Congratulations to those Phi Mu ladies who were such a success at the College Bowl last Wednesgay. .You girls did great! Also,, we would like to tell our new Phis Ashley Jloyqd, Jess Ellis, Amanda Jarvis and Alaon .W?tford that xou ar:,so aye- someandwe are so glad that you are now a part of our chapter! Our awards for the week arey~hi~~xady $the,$eek Summer ' Bagwell and our Sunshine Girl is Amanda Downs. Our Birthday for the week is ~ennifer~arrs HAPBY BIRTHDAY! Also Phi Gamble; PC Member of the Week-Meredith Barnes; Social Bunny-Candace Calhoun; New Member of the Week-Amber p .Stillwell; Cuddle ~uEh~-~and~~&een; Most ~a~uab~kPlayer- Stephanie Janis; Sassy Strawberry-Erin Wilsons fie% Member of the Week-All~sonWright; Crown-Andi Cox; strawberry- ell^ Reinhart. We are looking forward to the mixer,with A011 on Wedqesday. Good luck to the Zeta basketball team thi~week. P, JSU @ Flonda Atrantic Women's Tenn~s.hosnng and Busirress Manager THE CHANTICLEER February 3,2000 Page 3 Professors and Students Speak Jack Frost a no show / Continued from front page, Winter Wonderland out on campus, it wouldn't effect the heating system that is provided from Out About a boiler on campus. Students residing in the residence halls would still have heat. "The only problem we would have is feeding the students," said Fiol. Bv TMS Campus getting a college education. Some foster rudeness because the level of Fiol called in his security personnel last Thursday afternoon to prepare students are here with priorities expectation or entitlement is so high for the emergency. He also coordinated efforts at JSU's Jack Hopper "I've noticed an increase of incon- other than to get and education - in the student body. While we are Cafeteria to prepare sandwiches in case resident students were without sideration, not so much rudeness. like developing a social life." here to serve students, we also need food. Things like ringing cell phones and *Sue Lafkey, journalism professor, to help them learn that the world is While snow and ice keep adults from work, children welcome the bad beepers are very distracting when University of Iowa not their oyster necessarily, that they go off in class. Some students "I believe that some of today's they are responsible adults." weather as a break from school. A winter wonderland for area chiidren is have also made a habit of coming to students are more rude than students -Chuck Lewis, assistant professor just that-a wonderland. And where there is snow, there are snowmen, class late or leaving early, and that of the past. Most of this is probably of English, Westminster College snow angels, snowball fights and kids who could be at health risk in the bugs me. It seems like some stu- due to parenting and upbringing. "I've heard tales from others freezing conditions. dents take for granted that they are There doesn't seem to be a big soci- about student rudeness but haven't "Use common sense," said Calhoun County Emergency Management etal push to 'respect your elders' experienced it myself. I try to do a Agency Public Information Officer Delois Champ. "Stay indoors." anymore, and I think that plays a lit- few things: Let students know Champ suggests waiting until a hard freeze is over to trek outdoors, but SGA plans to tle role as well. I haven't really wit- exactly where they stand and exact- if you do have to get out, "dress for the weather." Remember to dress in nessed any extreme cases of rude- ly what I expect, Listen ... some- heavy layers, wear mittens or gloves and hats to keep in body heat. test your wit ness towards professors since I have times students are rude when they If a blizzard were to hit, "hopefully everyone has a 'family emergency been here.