A&E: DANZZG PAGE 7 SPORTS: TAAC e PAGE 10 CHANTICLEER Brewer Hall hosts rape crisis seminar by Jeana Miller psychological aspects of preventing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Monday, News writer assault and rape. January 21, President Bill Clinton Johnson believes a need exists in this celebrated his re-election with the last On Jkember 2,1996, the Daybreak area for the kinds of services provided by ignaguration of the millenium. The Crisis Recovery Center opened its doors the center. ''The statistics tell us that in ceremony and its surrounding events on the seventh floor of the Amsouth 1994 over 600 rapes occurred in Calhoun cost over $40 million. Clinton building in Anniston. The center is a non- County," she remarked, "and those are became the first Democratic presi- profit organization offering its services only the reported ones." She adds that dent since FDR be inaugurated more than once. fiee of charge to residents of Calhoun one out of every four women and one out County. It provides rape and sexual of every ten men will be sexually assault- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House assault counseling for victims and their ed in his or her lifetime. More than 80 per Ethics Committee recommended that families, a support group which meets cent of these assaults will be committed House Speaker Newt Gingrich pay twice a month, a 24-hour crisis hotline, by someone the victim knows, and rape is $300,000 and be reprimanded on the and various other services. the most unreported crime in the US. floor of the House. Gingrich was On Saturday, January 11, it held an 8- The Center will give a presentation on found guilty of ethics violations , and hour self-defense course on the second rape prevention in the lobby of Sparkrnan the first Speaker to be reprimanded, a floor of Brewer Hall here at JSU. Hall at 7 p.m on March 17. Also, any punishment only one step below cen- According to Prevention and Education student organization or community group sure. Censure would have resulted in Coordinator Tonja Johnson, the course who would like the center to give a pre- his expulsion from the House. was a success. Johnson says the partici- sentation at one of its meetings should RADFORD, VA (College Press pants not only learned physical self- contact either Tonja Johnson or Renea selfdefense during a seminar at Braver Hall. Service) - A bomb sculpture is caus- defense techniques but also learned the Cook at 237-6300 or 1-800-656-4673. ing controversy at Radford University. The sculpture, in front of the university's science building, has . JSU offers distance-learning courses ignited criticism from faculty and stu- dents. They have circulated a petition by Rachel Watkins asking administrators to move the News writer sculpture, saying it gives science a Jacksonville State University is bad name. The sculpture, inscribed making it easier for some students with a quotation from Sir Issac Newton, is entitled "Speculations on to earn amaster's degree . Nature". This semester, the College of Education and Professional Studies DENVER, CO (College Press began offering four teleconferenc- Service) - Students who skip class ing courses at the master's level. risk a lower grade, but for one profes- Dean Stan Aman says the response sor, failing to attend class could cost from faculty and students has been him his job. Harold Eisenhuth, a favorable. "The faculty is elated to tenured criminal justice professor at be part of the new program. This waller Metropolitan State College, was put Students can now take courses via the Internet, through compressed video, as on unpaid leave for missing 10 class- new program is really pushing the well as telecourses. es over a nine-week period, and often education envelope to a new level," feedback has been positive. "The nology, in which an audio/visual dismissed students 30 minutes early. Aman added. students that are taking the courses signal is "compressed" at one loca- He said that he missed the classes due At this point, the four classes are are older, more focused people, tion and is "decompressed" at to suffered from rhinitis and sinustis. limited to the education sector of while certain students might have a another site through the use of tele- the college and are geared toward bit of a problem with the format, phone lines. The classes offered by people already in the field of educa- since they are used to the other way JSU can be accessed from four sites of learning." including the Gadsden campus of Compiled by Thomas Webb tion. Dr. Charlie Walker, who teaches a course called Law and The concept of distance learning Chanticleer Staff writer See Distance page 3 Politics of Education, says student is based on compressed video tech- The Chanticleer January 23, 1997 Residents receive scholarships by Katrina OliverThomas or by downsizing of the depot. any field will need to use a 1/17/96 Eddie James Harris, 18, of Jacksonville was arrest- News writer The scholarships are for computer," She attended ed at Dixon Hall and charged with menacing. tuition and lab expenses, and Alabama A & M University 1/17/96 Ann Priddy reported criminal mischief at Trustee Thirty-nine area residents can be used anytime this year some years ago, and took Circle in the rear of the Montgomery Building. have been awarded partial for whatever academic pro- classes through Army corre- 1/17/96 Jonathan Mark Ebert, 26, of Jacksonville was scholarships at Jacksonville gram each student wants to spondence courses. She is an arrested at Park Avenue and West Mountain Street and State University thanks to a pursue. LPN at Noble Army Health charged with DUI. $16,424 grant from the Susan Berry works at Fort Clinic. 1/17/96 JSU reported DUI at Park Avenue and West Economic Development McClellan as a budget ana- Unlike the rest, Kathryn Mountain. Consortium (EDC). lyst. She used her money to McManus enrolled as a grad- 1/17/96 Murat Seker reported harassment on the 2nd floor "We wanted to help every- enroll in an oral communica- uate student at JSU where she hallway of Dixon Hall. one, as many people as we tions class taught at Anniston is studying public adrninistra- could, that's why there are 39 High School during the tion. partial scholarships," says evenings. "I took a couple of Jacksonville State was one Frank E. Field, executive classes at JSU back in the of three instihitions to receive director of the Manufacturing "We wanted to help the grant. Gadsden State and Technology Consortium at Ayers State Community *Football equipment managers wanted. Scholarships are JSU. The whole process everyone, as many people College were issued grants available. For more information, call the athletic department began when the EDC was as we could, that's why also. In announcing the at 782-5365. founded by Senator Doug there are 39 partial scholarships, Dr. David Watts, *~inandalaid sessions will be held in the Round House Jan Ghee. The Consortium was scholarships, )' the Vice President for 29 from 3-4 pm, Feb 11 from 5-6, Feb 24, 10 -11 A.M., and funded by the state and con- --Frank E. Field Academic and Student March 14, 10 -11 A.M. Applications are available in the sisted of members form Affairs, expressed apprecia- Financial Aid Office 203 Bibb Graves Hall. Deadline tc Talladega and Calhoun '70s," she says. Mrs. Berry is tion to Senator Ghee and all apply for Financial Aid for the next academic year is March Counties. Political leaders, also enrolled at Gadsden State the members of the Economic 15, 1997. bankers, and other people Community College along Development consortium for *JSU's Art Department is presenting an exhibit titled made up the panel. They then with her husband. She has their continuing efforts to help "Landscapes of the Southwest" featuring the works of Jean decided the money would be chosen accounting as her field displaced workers in the com- George through January 24 in the Hamrnond Hall Gallery used to set up programs to of study. munity prepare for new Hours a= 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The retrain workers. Jeanette Simmons enrolled careers. "We are just pleased exhibit is free, and the public is invited. The recipients are all civil- in an introductory computer to make the money available *The Office of Minority Affairs is sponsoring events cele- ian employees of Fort course at JSU. "Being a to students wanting to pursue brating Martin Luther Kmg Week. Please contact the Office McClellan or the Anniston nurse, I use computers every an education at JSU," says of Minority Affairs at 782-5886 for more information con- Army Depot who may be dis- day," she says, "but anyone in Watts. cerning these events. placed by closure of the fort *Students are eligible to take the English Competency Exam (ECE) when they have accumulated 60 credit hours and havc Online chat rooms may prove risky to users sucessfully completed EH 101 and EH 102. The dates for thc Spring ECE are as follows: by Colleen DeBaise and threatening to dismember Virginia woman discovered four months into her marriage College Press Services her. Workshops: Mon, Feb 3,6:00-7:30 Oliver Jovanovic and the that her spouse, whom she Tues, Feb 4,3-4:30 NEW YORK - After weeks of female student met last fall first met in a "chat room," (101 Merrill Hall.) exchanging messages over online. was actually a woman. Exams: Tues, Feb 11 6-7:30 the Internet, chatting about "The medium is really a Margaret Anne Hunter, 24, Wed, Feb 12.3-4:30 their favorite movies and playground for manipulative said she and Holly a.k.a.