JSU Crowns New Royalty for 2016 NEWS Katie Cline Tration in Public Relations from Editor-In-Chief Pell City, Ala., and Ritchie Is a Veterans Junior from Oneonta, Ala
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For more information, please contact [email protected]. inSIDE Kappa Kappa Psi’s an- nual Haunted Mason fundraiser page 5 WEATHER: Partly Cloudy High 83, Low 55 Thursday, November 3, 2016 inTHE JSU crowns new royalty for 2016 NEWS Katie Cline tration in public relations from Editor-in-Chief Pell city, Ala., and Ritchie is a Veterans junior from Oneonta, Ala. ma- Day Cer- The Gamecocks celebrated joring in the same field. All emony Homecoming 2016 with a win Homecoming representatives over the Eastern Illinois Univer- were sponsored by an organi- JSU will hon- sity Panthers on Saturday, Oct. zation. Bruce was sponsored or America’s 29. But the game was just the by the Marching Southerners, veterans on finishing touch to ‘The Greatest where he has played saxophone Thursday, No- Show on Turf.’ for the past two seasons, and vember 10 from On Thursday, October 27, Ritchie was sponsored by the 10-11 a.m. with JSU crowned its newest Home- GO! Leaders. She was a 2016 a ceremony in coming King and Queen: Car- GO! Leader this summer and Pete Mathews son Bruce and Elsie Ritchie. has been a member of Alpha Coliseum. Bruce is a sophomore commu- Omicron Pi fraternity since Other activites nications major with a concen- 2014. this day will See HOMECOMING page 2 include a pa- Top: Carson Bruce and Elsie Ritchie pose with Cocky after being triotic lunch in crowned JSU’s 2016 Homecoming King and Queen at the Home- photo courtesy of Jack- the Jack Hop- coming Pep Rally on Thursday evening. ( sonville State University) Right: The Marching Ballerinas perform per Dining Hall. during the pre-game show at Saturday’s homecoming game. Meals will be Below Right: VPSA Ranger Rumrill gets the crowd pumped dur- $5 a person for ing the Homecoming parade. (photos by Matt Reynolds) Below this day only. At Left: Jessica Gattis, Heater Marshall, Dr. Christie Shelton, War- 1:30 p.m., there ren Sarrell, Mark Angle and Colonel Todd Key pose following the Alumni of the Year presentation at halftime. (photo courtesy of will be a rib- Jacksonville State University) Bottom: Members of the Elite Letter- bon cutting and man’s Club, a group of ROTC alumni, paint up for the homecom- open house for ing parade. It is a tradition for the men. (photo by Matt Reynolds) the Center of Excellence of Veteran Stu- dent Success on the JSU Quad in front of Daugette Hall. Backstage with Willy Shake- speare From 7-9 p.m. on No- vember 2 and 3, join assistant professor of drama Mike Boynton in the Stone Center theater for a Shakespeare workshop series. Guests International House hosts annual U.N. Day Tea will learn tips for reading Eric Taunton “The UN Tea from different coun- and performing Staff Writer Day is a way to cel- tries together. Shakesperean ebrate culture, love “It gives foreign plays. Admis- Jacksonville and our international and American stu- sion is free and State University’s students and all they dents the opportunity open to all! International House can do,” said Ellen to interact with one program hosted its McNeely, the Inter- another and share Fall Pre- 70th annual United national House coor- their cultures,” said view Day Nations Tea Day dinator. McNeely. “It increas- 2016 event on Sunday, The Internation- es understanding and October 30 at the al House program also shows us that International House. was created by Dr. cultural differences Fall Preview The event gave resi- James H. Jones and aren’t a good or a bad Day 2016 dents the opportunity his wife Myra Jones thing.” is Saturday, to perform dances, in 1946 after witness- McNeely also November 3. songs and other ing the horrors that wants more students Beginning at forms of expression took place in Europe to know about the 8:30 a.m., high that are native to their in the 1930s. Since International House school students respective countries. then, it has been the program as well as be from across The U.N. Tea Day mission of the Inter- involved in it. the South- event has been an national House to “We take both east will be on annual tradition of promote peace by American and inter- Hannah Ellis/The Chanticleer campus. GO the program since its bringing students national students,” GAMECOCKS! creation. Brody Grider performs during U.N. Day at the See U.N DAY page 2 Intenational House. VISIT WWW.jsu.edu/chanticleer for the latest in JSU NEWS The Chanticleer November 3, 2016 2 HOMECOMING from page 1 “Elsie is a great “Carson has a mag� nearly 400,000 peo� leader for our cam� netic personality that ple. Bruce has started pus community,” draws people to him. a fundraising page to said Terry Casey, He is one of the most fund the building of a the Director of kind�hearted people I well in India. Student Life, who have ever met. He is Ritchie’s plat� worked closely with always willing to go form is ending child� Ritchie over the sum� that extra step to help hood hunger. She mer. “She has been in� others.” hopes to work with volved in campus life A new re� local schools and since she was a first- quirement for churches to provide year student. I think Homecoming this snack sacks for chil� Elsie demonstrates year was that all can� dren to take home, outstanding leader� didates must have a ensuring that they ship skills for our philanthropic plat� will have food to eat student body. She is form. The king and when not in school. extremely active in queen will be re� Other members many organizations quired to host at least of the Homecoming and her personality one fundraiser ben� Court were Paris is contagious. Elsie efitting their charity Coleman, Kyle will fulfill her obliga� over their yearlong Burt, Jared Davis, tions and will contin� reign. Jacob Hogue, Malin ue to be a leader that Bruce’s philan� Barber, Rebekah we admire.” thropy is NeverThirst, Beasley, Kendal Dr. Ken Bodiford, an organization that Garrett, Adriana the Director of Bands provides clean water Smolik and Nicki at JSU had similar for villages in North Arnold Swindle. sentiments about Africa and South The Bruce. Asia. The organiza� Homecoming King Top: Delta Chi and Alpha Xi Delta’s parade float featured Cocky as the circus ringmaster throwing knives at the EIU panther while the “I don’t think that tion’s website states and Queen were se� JSU’s previous “victims” from the season watched from cages. JSU could ask for that it has completed lected through a one� (photo by Matt Reynolds) Bottom: Carson Bruce and Elsie Ritchie were a better representa� over 5,800 projects day online voting recognized by Drs. John and Pam Beehler during the halftime on tive as Homecoming in five countries and process on Tuesday, Saturday. (photo courtesy of Jacksonville State University) King,” Bodiford said. has brought water to Oct. 25. U.N. Day from page 1 Latin American film McNeely said. night, a water balloon and otherwise, with The International fight, a silent auction the entire world, but House is current� and as the Taster’s in order to do that we festival returns to JSU ly accepting ap� Fair, an event where have to have an un� plications for both students are given the derstanding of other for fourth year American and inter� opportunity to serve cultures and tradi� national students. traditional dishes tions in the world,” Ashley Colvin Applications for in� from their native said Beehler. Staff Writer ternational students countries. Students Beehler also went will be accepted from that attend will be on to say that more Every fall, November through able to watch a talent programs encourag� Jacksonville State January and applica� show while they eat ing interaction with University hosts a tions for American the various dishes. people from other Latin American film students will be ac� Dr. John Beehler, countries will be cre� festival for students cepted year�round. President of JSU, ated at JSU. and the commu� The International believes that such “As we move for� nity. Dr. Alexandra House will be hosting events are very ben� ward, we’re going to Martinez is the co� more events this year, eficial to the students add more and more ordinator of the film including the pro� of the university. internationally�based festival and an as� grams’ International “As we move for� initiatives so that we sistant professor of Education Week ward into the future, can have our students Spanish Language Alexandra Martinez event that will take we’re going to find be exposed to other here at Jacksonville place Nov. 14�18 of that we’re not just go� cultures and other State. partment have re� The film festival is this year as well as a ing to be doing busi� languages and really “The event is open ceived a grant each currently taking place Thanksgiving dinner ness with people in have an appreciation to the public and is year from Pragda, a in the Wallace Hall that will be hosted by Northeast Alabama, for the rest of the an attempt to bring Latin American and Auditorium in the the program on Nov.