Jacksonville, AL JSU’s Student-Published Newspaper Since 1934 August 30, 2018 COMMUNITY in VIEWPOINTS Jacksonville builds community ‘Spirit’ on Mountain Street JP Wood by Morgan Wallen. definitely saw a spike in cli- Staff Reporter The event has had a posi- entele after their attendance tive impact on local business- last year. es for years, and 2018 was no This year’s Spirit on Welcome week festivities Meet the Newbies: A message different. Mountain Street comes marched on at JSU Thursday from new A&E Editor Jean and Steven Ellison, amidst rising tensions be- Page 3 night as The City of Jackson- Taylor Mitchell JSU graduates and owners of tween the University and the ville and Jacksonville State ‘The Music Box’ in Annis- City of Jacksonville as hous- University came together to ton, which offers instrumen- ing, zoning and parking issues host the 13th annual Spirit on tal lessons of all sorts to local have become more prevalent Mountain Street. children, say the event al- during tornado recovery. El- in ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Local businesses, Jack- lows them to spread the word lison says that the joint ven- sonville residents and JSU about their business and get ture between JSU and the students all turned out on the word out in a mass set- Jacksonville community is “a Mountain Street in front of ting. This was their second great way to kick off the year JSU Stadium for food offered year as vendors at Spirit on on a united front.” by local restaurants, an an- Mountain Street. According tique car show, a hotdog eat- to Jean Ellison, her business ing contest and a free concert see ‘SPIRIT’ page 2 Collider.com Film review of ‘The Meg’ Page 5 in SPORTS Hollie Ivey/ The Chanticleer JSU Football falls to open The Jacksonville community gathered on Thursday to celebrate 2018 season Page 7 Spirit on Mountain Street CAMPUS on CAMPUS Sophomore Convocation welcomes JSU Student Health Center returning students (back) to campus Relocated Breanna Hill The JSU Student News Editor Health Center relocated this week On Tuesday the 28th, the TMB lawn was buzz- to its new home at the JSU Nursing Center ing with second year students at Jacksonville State (formerly Jacksonville University’s annual sophomore convocation. Hospital Emergency The promise of free food, the various booths Room). Patients were set up, fun games, and the possibility of winning welcomed to the new a prize was enough to draw a pretty big crowd of location starting on sophomores to the event, which lasted from 5:00 Tuesday, August 28. p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Corn hole, rock wall climbing, and the blaring of the top tunes were just some of the activities offered for returning students. Young Lee Open- Along with the Jacksonville State ROTC booth ing Reception that was set up, there were several other booths to and Artist Talk attract the sophomores, such as the university’s ca- Thursday, reer services and a booth involving opportunities August 30, 5pm available after college. Hammond Hall Dozens of students were already gathered on the lawn by the time the event began. Some were found Breanna Hill/ The Chanticleer Join us for an exhibi- attempting to climb the tall rock wall, others were A rock climbing wall was one of many activities avail- tion of works by in line for the delicious looking hotdogs, and the able for students at Sophomore Convocation. Atlanta based artist rest were either testing their corn hole skills or min- With the devastation of the March 19 tornado in Young Lee. There will gling with others. mind, the students of Jacksonville State returning be an artist talk given Along with the corn hole game and the rock for a second year were happy to forget about cam- at 5:30pm during the wall, students were invited to prove their strength pus construction for a while to celebrate their return exhibit. Along with by trying military, or test their skills by shooting a to Jacksonville. Young Lee, we will also basketball. have artists Despite all the chaos going on all around cam- Not only did students enjoy food and compete Christian Dunn and pus, the volunteers who organized the event were against each other in activities, but several students Trey Ingram exhibiting able to create a fun, and exciting atmosphere for the could be seen reuniting with friends from Freshman in our Roundhouse class of 2021. Gallery, and JSU year. Alumni Justin Farmer in the Hammond Hall Student Gallery. @ChanticleerJSU The Chanticleer August 30, 2018 2 News NATIONAL NEWS U.S. Senator John McCain dies at 81 Scott Young Staff Reporter Former Senator from Arizona and 2008 Re- publican presidential nominee John McCain died Saturday evening after roughly a year-long battle with brain cancer. He was 81 and only four days shy of his 82nd birthday. In a statement from his office, it was an- nounced McCain passed away at 4:28 p.m. lo- cal time at his home in Cornville, Arizona, one day after it was announced that he would dis- continue treatment for cancer. McCain began his service to the country fol- lowing his graduation from the United States Naval Academy, where he was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy. His first combat as- signment was to an aircraft carrier where he flew A-4 Skyhawks over North Vietnam dur- ing Operation Rolling Thunder, which was an eight-week air campaign designed to impair Vietnam. While flying his 23rd bombing mission, his aircraft was shot down over Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo Courtesy of NBC After the impact fractured his arms and legs, Former Presidential candidate John McCain died Saturday the North Vietnamese pulled him to shore, bay- his policies and views were conservative, he rallied around to pay tribute to Senator McCain. oneting him and beating his shoulder with a ri- was viewed in Washington as a ‘maverick’, or “He showed us who we are and who we can fle. For the next five and a half years, he would an independent thinker, not afraid to deviate be when we are at our best,” said Senator Jeff remain a prisoner of war, enduring torturous from mainstream conservative thought to vote Flake of Arizona, “And he devoted his life to conditions and receiving minimal care for his his conscience. During his term, he fought for service and to the exalted idea of America that injuries. Following McCain’s release from im- campaign finance reform, an end to pork bar- was bigger and better than him. Bigger than us prisonment, he ended his military service a dec- rel spending, veterans’ benefits, and a pathway all.” orated war hero, receiving two Purple Hearts, to citizenship for certain undocumented immi- Former President Barack Obama, and his op- the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Legions of grants. ponent in 2008, took to Twitter to say, “Few of Merits, two Navy and Marine Corps Commen- Despite running an unsuccessful presidential us have been tested the way John once was, or dation Medals, and a Prisoner of War Medal. campaign in 2000, he launched his campaign required to show the kind of courage that he McCain began his political career upon ex- for the Republican nomination for President in did. But all of us can aspire to the courage to iting the United States Navy. He was elected 2008, where he went on to become the nomi- put the greater good above our own. At John’s to serve as a Representative to Arizona’s 1st nee. His candidacy faced an uphill battle as best, he showed us what that means.” Congressional district, where he showed strong much of the electorate aligned McCain with In a raucous political environment, McCain support for then-President Reagan’s economic the unpopular, presidency of George Bush. He stood out as someone who practiced civility, and foreign policies. went on to lose to then-Senator Barack Obama, even when it might have been inconvenient for Four years later, McCain was elected to the only achieving 173 electoral votes. him. So today, we honor the sacrifice given by United States Senate, where he would serve Following news of his death, members of McCain and thank him for his decades of ser- until his passing on Saturday. Though most of Congress, former Presidents, and celebrities vice. CAMPUS INFO ‘SPIRIT’ from Page 1 Alongside The Alpha Xi Delta to hold color run Sept. 22 Music Box, there Chanticleer Staff Report were also tents set up from multiple clothing vendors, Jacksonville State University’s insurance agencies, Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta will hold and oh so many its 8th annual Color Me Alpha Xi 5K restaurants. Pizza, Run/1M Walk on Saturday, Septem- sandwiches, and ber 7 at Jacksonville State Univer- drinks were flowing sity. in abundance as at- tendees took advan- Proceeds from the event will go to tage of the $1 flat Autism Speaks, an Autism advocacy rate for concessions. As the sun set on group. the street festivities, country artist Mor- The 5K Color Run and 1 mile walk gan Wallen took the will begin and end at the Theron stage in the Meehan Montgomery Building on the JSU Hall parking lot for campus. a free concert, in front of a large and Registration/check in for the Run/ enthusiastic crowd. t-shirt pick up will begin at 7:00am Proceeds from (CDT) and the walk registration/ the event went to the Jacksonville check in/t-shirt pick up will begin at Christian Outreach 7:30am. The run will begin at 8:00am Center, an organiza- and the walk will follow at 8:30am.