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Volume 60. Issue 15 The Student OC\\spapcr of Jacksonville State University since 1934 , Febnmry2,2012 '

...... - ...... Upshaw speaks on alcohol-related deaths

·~ ~1 1 LYGLASE i t SENIOR STAFF WRITER Five students die cvCI)' day from an alcohol­ related de:•th, said Erica Upshuw, as she began her keynote speech "Keep Friendship Alive.·· ·nc J:.muary 24 event was mandatory for all Greek Sill· Aid modifications begin soon dents. but other Stlldcnts helped pack the Loonc Cole Auditorium. Upsh:•w uttcnded Ohio State University with her brother. Joey was lWO years older and Upshaw Students take note. Changes arc coming described him as her best friend. l11ey were both actively involved in Greek life. he a member of for those who receive federal and/or state Della Tau Delta fratemity and she a sister of Delta Gammn sorority. The two loved to party. They und funds to finance higher education. their social circle saw it <'IS" reward for hard work. difncult classes. ~md endless studying. To them. partying involvt:d e\'erything from drinking 10 ex­ perimenting with recreation;)] drugs. It wns a recreational dru~s that killed Joey in April of 2000. r\t a frntcrmty party that Upshaw EMERALD DUKES did not attend. ~' dnulken Joey took a big drink of SENIOR STAFF WRITER the popular r<.-creational dmg at the time, Gammn­ Hydroxybutyric ncid. The combinntion of nlcohol rmd GHB rendered Aotording 10 an intcn,iew wilh Vickie Adams, Direc­ Joey's motor skills useless and he collapsed to the tor of Studcnl Pinancinl Services . .. Beginning wi1h the floor. His fraten1ity brothers put him an his bed. 2012·2013 academic year. the financial aid office will n$r<."t.•d to check on him eve!)' so oflen, but Joey no longer be able to accq>1 signed copies of federal tax d•cd within two hours of drinking the GHB. No rciUms frQm siUdcnl.s and parents for FAFSA Verifica­ 011e. inc ludin~ Upshaw. blamed his friends. In fac1. tion purposes. IRS tax tmnscripts will be required." Joey might st1ll be alive had they known what signs Anolhcr major change for lhc 20 12-2013 ncadcmic to look for that 11ight. year begins this summer. Due to htck of funding from According 10 the her web site, kecpfricndshi­ the fCdem l govenunent, Pcll grants will no longer be pnlive.org, the speech had three mnin goals. ·1"o offered year-round. Only students who did not anend J)J"C\'ent senseless deaths by educating smdems on full ttmc in the ran and/or spring may qualify for the how to par!y smart, ide-ntify and approac-h a friend remnindcr of their 2011-2012 fedcrnl Pel I Grant. $('t ''financial aid" on J)a~e 4 Sec "Ali ,.e,.. J)age 4

A HOVE: SJ>ice and other synthetic versions of mnriju~na and cocaine :.uc under scrutiny in Alabama

LEFT: Spice is a man-made synthetic chcmi· cal, glazed onto things like dried leaves. (Oi:;mc Mathews, Daily Press) Spice: unc ring "T Real Truth" KARA COLEMAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER For the first time in United States showed graphic photos and videos dis­ anxiety, seizures, vomiting and el­ dn1•~s. ~ .. history. more teens and college- pla.ying wilat can happen when people evated blood pressure. It h~s also been Another smt1SIIC revealed that 11.4 age adults died last year fro m drug expcrimcn1 wi1h the drug. He tra\'ciS known to make users agitated. to the percent of high school seniors have O\'trdoses than fl'om car accidents. arouJld the state, trying to dri\'e home point where they cut, or in mrc ca.~es tried spice. One of them was Brandon This was just one of many statistics a point students have f1 eard their entire shoot. themselves while on the drug. Clark. a local teen who died from pr<.-sented lal)t Wednesday ni14h1 at the lives: "Don't Do Drugs." JSU student Nick Reeve$ knows trying it. Clark's father, Joe, spok~ at SGA's "Spice a.nd 'rhe Real t ruth" As its name implies. spice is n blend fir~aha.nd how powerful nnd dangerous the semin~ r and had this warmng to seminar. or spices and herbs. But what makes it spice is. At the seminar. he shared thm offer 10 students. "You arc here for a The seminar focused mainly on d.;ngert)uS and addicting is a synthetic he and a friend decided to LI'Y the drug purpOse," he said. "Make right choices I he dangers ofsy nlhet ic mariJuamt, chcmic~tl compound that closely re· just once. Moments aOer inhaling. and things will work out. II's easy lo known on the street as "SI>icc," hut sembles TIIC, the active ingredient in Reeves began bleeding from hil:l nose get sidetracked. so remember, it only also touched on synthetic cocaine, or mari/·unna. Spice is sold in slick. col· and cars, seizing, and hnllucinnting takes one mistake:· "bath salts ... orfu !Xtekagmg that looks similar to that the devil was standing in front of SGA President B•yant Whaley The Calhoun County Drug T.otsk Pop Jh.eks or a pack oftr.lding card.;;. him. Ree\'eS awoke in Lhc hospital to believes it was no mist~lke that this Force \\'ltS present for the event, :md Mnny brands do not feoture n w~•ming find his pnrents, nunt und two police seminar \V'IIS scheduled I he night after LieUicnant Mike Reese with the ABC about the ham1ful effects it can have. officers at his bedside. OruJ·free since a similar presentation was held by a Boord was primary speaker. Reese such as heart uuacks. hallucinations, then, he now cncourngcs h1s peers different grou1>o n campus. "I'm not to learn the kind of guy who believes in coin· from his cidcnce." Whaley said. "Everything On Camj:>us 2 Entertainment 5 -6 mistake hap1)Cns for a reason. Students really and not need to be informed so they can be experi­ responsible." 0 inion 3 Sj:>orts 7 - 8 ment with Volume 60, Issue IS The SH.JdCnl newspaper of Jacksonvill e State University s ince 1934 Fcbn•01ry 2, 2012 PUS& COMMUNITY, CAMPUS AND SOCIAL NEWS YOU CAN USE

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS

Monday, January 23 The Division of Academic Stacey Mann. an assistant Gamecock Basketball and and Student Affairs welcomes professor in the Departrnelll of Cooper Chevrolet· Buick in An· Ms. Janet Moore as the new Di­ • Gas Leak, Dixon Hall Eme1·gency Managernent, was niston pre-sent Free Faculty and rector for Academic Enhance­ • Then of Property. Stadium Tower recently named the recipient of Staff Day at the JSU vs. Ten­ ment. A key role fulfilled by the the Southcastcm Conference for nessee Tech Basketball Game • Violation of Student Code of new Director includes provid­ l'ublic Administration's (SECo­ on Saturday, Feb. 4 a1 Pete Conduct, Pelham Road ing a comprehensive academic PA) Morris IV. H. "Bill" Col­ Mathews Coliseum. All r.,cuhy, skills enhancement program lins Award. The annual award staff and their families get in through academic workshops. recognizes the most outstand­ free with faculty or stall' I.D. tutoring services, mentoring ing paper written by doctoral Tuesday, January 24 programs and stn•ctured St\ldy candidates in the southeasten1 halls. both for undergraduate region of the American Society students in gener-al and special • Threat Assessment, Daugeue Hall for Public Administration. student populations. • Leaving the Scene ofan Accident, Tnostee Circle TEASES • Burglary. Stadium Tower Jacksonville State University·s Honors Program is sponsoring their annual S.H.O.E. (Scholars Helping Others Excel) drive for the needy throughout the month of Febmary. The students have placed collection boxes in buildings campus Wednesday, January 25 wide and invite the campus community to donate new and gently used shoes for their distribution to the area •s needy through the Jacksonville Community Outreach Center. • Violation of Student Code of Conduct, Jacksonville Police The offices of Career Services and Ac-adernic Advisement will sponsor an Academic Majors & Minors College Fair Wednesday, Febmary 29. The event will take place in the Leone Cole Audi­ Department torium beginning at 8 a.m. and will give students an opportunity 10 research majors and minors at • Arrest- Possession of Mal'ijuana• one central location.

Central Station JSU Drama prosents RENT by Jonathan larson this February. Show times are as follows: Feb. • Automobile Accident, Martin Hall, 16-18 and Feb. 23-25 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 19 and 26 at 2 p.m. Ticket prices vary. For more infonna­ Parking Lot On tion contact Randal Blades @ [email protected] or (256)782-8429. • Harassment & Violation of Student The SGA will feature "Soul Food Night in the Cafe" on Wednesd

Parking Lot ' • Assist Other Law Enforcement Agency, Pannell Hall JSU CAMPUS EVENTS • Violation of Student Code of Conduct. Stadium Tower

The B.L.U.E. Print fashion Show, Le.one Cole Auditorium, 6:00 .. 8:00pm, Thursday, J anuary 26 Admission: S2 w/out clothing item; S l w/clothing Contact: John Lesley Morton at Thursday, jmor·ton [email protected] • Lost Property, Jack Hopper ** Benefits JSU \\'eou You' re Going Campaign. February 2 All clothing will be donated to

Friday, January 27

• Domestic Dispute. Trespass Issued, Community Service with Uga nda Children, Jax Apanments Friday, Wesley fou ndation, 6:00- 10:00 pm, • Arrest- Consumption of Alcohol by Contact: John Lesley Morton at [email protected] · a Minor. Paul Carpenter Village February 3 • Arrest- Consum1>tion of Alcohol by a Minor. Paul Carpenter Village

Saturday, January 28 llrotherhood Nightllasketball Game, Saturday, JSU Coliseum, 4:30- 6:00pm, Contact: J ohn Lesley Morton at j [email protected] u • Then of Propetty, Crow Hall February 4 Spring Preview Oay • Arrest- Criminal Trespassing, Dixon Hall • Domc.·.stic Dispute. Trespass Issued, Stadium Tower Big Man on Campus, • Theft of Property. Crow Hall Leone Cole Auditorium, 7:00 - 9:00 1>m, Admission: S3 or $2 if you wear pink Thesday, Contact: Emerald Oukes at [email protected] February 7 Mixer, Leone Cole Auditorium, 7:30 pm, Sunday, J anuary 29 Conhl

• Then of Property, Dixon Hall chanticleeronline .com \~lumc 60,lsiiuc IS The Student newspaper of Jacksonville SHllc Univcrsi1y since 1934 Fcbn.•a.r)' 2, 2012 OPI CASUAL CONVERSATION. TRENDY TOPICS Nicotine still side dish of choice in Alabama EM i l..YCL.ASER small area. good ventilation is hard to SENIOR STAFF WRITER come by. Another reason that spa1'ked the Restaurants all across the country dumgc was that Johnson had ht"''lrd haw: been blowing oul the ashes. !XX>I>I e saying that they would be more Cigareuc ashes that is. Twenty· likely to dine in Coote-r Brown's if it nine states ha\'e jumped on the band was non-smoking, wagon and nrc trying 10 m<1ke dining Just because the restaurant is in a experiences pleasant fo1· all in their colle-ge town docsn 't mean that the dining estnblishment:; by pa$Sing no main customers ::arc college students smoking legislation. Alabnma is one who like to drink and smoke. Eighty five percent of s~tlcs arc of food. with Making the most of of the eight states that have not. The laws that those twemy~llin e only the l'emaining ilfteen percent smtcs ha\'e enac!Cd in lhe past decade being alcohol sales. The clientele is OOn smoking in thre<.: establishments: very mixed. with studeniS. families. weekend workplaces. res:tau.rants, and bars. nnd just people p.as.sing through the TI1ese lnws not only protccl the area. Hangover relief, food pep talks and bathroom advice. customers. they protect the employees Since making the change to a a.o; well. Another nine state-s have non·smoking cstnblishmcnt. Cooter bmmcd smoking in two of the three Brown's has not lost any business. EMIL\' IIA \'ES who',:; maintuincd 11 65-pound loss for listed establishments. Alabama and according to Johnson. NEWS EDITOR rour years. "Ask yourself why you are se\'cn olher stntes have somewhal Joe and Katie Donahue have been at the game. Is it to cut o r is it to watch Aah. the Super BowL Nothing created restrictions on smoking in loyal custome-rs of Cooter Urown 's the game?" like a Sunday night full of football, establishments. But the restrictions for nine years now. TI1cy s.:1id lh:•l "Make be-tter food choices,'' says Neil the smoking in the restaurant never food and commercial run. \Vhclhcr are llOihing like the other states' and Anderson. a master personal lrainer. really bothered them, but now that you're wntching the acllml game, still leave customers nnd employee:; To nKlke that t -asier, prepare and bring in great danger of inhaling someone there won't be any smoke inside. their the commercials or the half·time hcnhhicr items such as shrimp wilh else's smoke. dining experience will be even more wardrobe malftulCtion, here arc three enjoyable. cocktail sauce, veggie or fruit trJys or According to the Center for Disease tiJ)S and tricks to m::~kc lhe most of your bags of l ow~fatmicrownvab l c: popcom. Control and llrevention. secondhand According to the Alabama State weekend. Lcgislah•rc. for the past 13 year$, A1\d fOr those of you not concemed smoke exposure causes lung cancer and I. Hangovers bills have been introduced in the with caloric contenl. you can find a cardiovascula hl1ps://dl-web.dropbox. Need a 1nagic pill to keep away the com/get/NFL.jpg'!w•"d 16c I cfc r and Alobama Legislature to ban smoking wealth of game reci1)CS by googling a h:mgover? It's not a pill, but i1 sounds rcspirntol)' dh•cal;(.'S in nonsmoking in some wny. shnpc: or form in public few key words. magic. Dr. Leonard Grossman is a adults and children. resulting in an establishments. They have yet to be 3. Safely estimated 46,000 heart disease deaths passed. plastic and reconstructive surgeon with Or. Jen· Kalina, ttSSO<'iate medical Johnson believes that the state one of the most prominent practices Md 3.400 lung cancer deaths among director of emergency medicine at ·nle of Alabama will eventually pa.~s Unitt'ti States nonsmoking 11dults ench in New York City. In 20 11 , Grossnutn Meth(XIist llospitol in I louston, sees all year. legislation that requires all restaurants teamed up with l"ricnd to formulate a sorts of injuries ... some fatal ... occur on Sornehow. the smoke free freight to go smoke fr(,.'C. She bdicv(.'S tlml Bytox, the specially formulated Super Bowl weekend, because J'eople truin skii)Jxxi right over ;-\labnmu. society is making the change. by hangoveHcmedy patch that effectively dociding that we don't want to breathe pay more tttlention to the game than to leaving nothing but slow movement replenishes the vital levels of vitamins in second h3nd smoke while we're: their health and safely. of smoke free bills in the Legislature. and nutrients your body loses when you Some cities in Alabama have enacted e-ating. ··super Bowl game dny usually brings consume alcohol. their own policies regarding smoking "N04 even smoker.:; want to be around on ~l rise in dmnken -air. Bytox oiTers next-day shipping. the second side dish. the c:onunercials and not have any which gives you plenty of time if this Cooter Brown's Rib Shuck of problem," Kalina s.nid. "1-lowevcr. most is something you' II need to make it to Jacksonville, Alabama allowed of the time the commercials are the best Monday classes. smoking inside from its Opt:-ning in part of the Super Bc:nvl, so we have S(.'Cn April2000 until sc,nember 17. 201 1. 2. Food people who have to come in and have a For people still sticking to ll weight· Coote-r Rrown 's did not ban smoking catheter put in to rei ie"e themselves." because of legal requirements. because loss resolution. Super Bowl Sunday "People have to remember th 31 the it is not within the Jack::.onville city might be the firSt major challenge. Super Bowl is just a game," Kalina said. limits. Owner Bnrbnr:t Johnson snid WcightWatchers.com can be a vital "Oon ., drink too much. don'l cat too that they decide to switch to smoke resource for advice and low~c.alorie SMOKE much, and get up and go to the bathroom. fr(.'C because of how society now views game food recipes. smoking, Doing all these things will mnkc your Before entering your buddies' hou.~e . Johnson is from a f.-uuily of smokers, gathering and viewing of the Big Game FREE give yourself :1 mental pep talk nnd so it isn't thnt smoking bother$ her. It much more e•~ oy.:tblc ... is the simple fact that the restaumnt then "stick with your plan." advises seaLs only 50 people and in such a ZONE Juy Fleming. 11 Weight Watch c~ leader Wene a new government not a new lace

MATTHEW TYS0:'\1 to rip this country apan. We ate no longer a savior. j ust like the Democrat~ were in allowed to do what he WMts with it. STAFF COLUMNIST country that \VOrks together. We arc divided 2008, and if my predictions come true. right?" by col()rs. We align ourselvc-.o; with a cenain then Mitt Romney is going to be the No. Like I said, Romney is In 2008, as the Bush ern began to !XI11y. nnd then believe whntevcr the leaders man who nnswers the: call. \llleml>loyed. His income came !"rom creep into its final days and the public of our respective parties tell us to believe. Sadly. Mitt Romney is the lasl person inve..;;tments. not ha1·d work. attention turned towards an important That isn't a democracy. Th11t is two power~ ~~ Republican should want in ollic:e. "But what about when he worked for and monumental election. I heard a hungry. dominating forces competing ror Let's take taxes. for example. Taxes Bain Capital'!" you ask. "What about cry coming from the leO !hat was born contrt)l of our country while operating under arc a rnaS$ive part of debate betwe-en the ruoney he eamcd there?" from a fawl mentality, the guise of a democracy. Democrats and Republicans. The Oh. you must be referencing the: "Anyone but Bush" J anl: 1101 a Republican. nor a Democ-rat. general opinion of the people seems money Romney made by putting tons In January 2009, Bnruck Obama I was raised in a strong Republican to be that Democrats raise t:ues, of hard~working Americans out of o took to the While House with a Christ· household. but the Republican pa11y that I Republicans lower taxes. By that job and out·sourcing the jobs overseas m~my like following. He WIL" the man th:\1 grew up believing in. the one I was J'roud logic. I'm sure believe that if for cheaper labor. was going to tinally fix this country. to be nssociatc.:d with, isn 'I the one trying Romney takes office he will lower Now, I'm not s.uying thnt re-electing NQsition from released his 2010 tux information aOer uble to give the country whnt it w-ants. field. The Republicans. who had spent the government. The Republican l)arty has pressure !"rom Gingrich. the media Why? Because of public mentality, 8 yean; tiS Ihe dominant pa11y, suddenly become an cxclusi"e club ror the rich and and the public. Romney, who by the Many seem to think that Romney will found themselves as the political (ort\lll::IIC. wny is unemployed. made over $40 be the nns,ver 10 their prayers, but 1 underdogs. They soon began to stage Ask any regular. middle class. GOJ million and paid only 13.9% in taxes in will he'! So far he's proven himsell"to a slow and deliberate: auack on Obama suppo11er and I guamntee they will tell you 2010. No. Romney didn't do llt into that has been met with only at the Theron Montgomery Build· inclement weather. or laziness most collec1ion of tickets. stated. both positive and negative reactions. ing, Stone Center :md tf1e parking lot drive to their building tmyway. At JSU. students pay 35 doll:ars for :l The reasons tOr the change in park· behind Houston Cole Librnl)' and Mar· Faculty and stan· seem to have the parking decal and 15 to 50 dollars for ins system are numerous. According to tin Hall. The total JJarking spaces al· best situation. There ~lre a total of I ,022 violations. umversity polil-c, when university ofl1- lottt-d for commuters is I ,822 and 850 gold parking spaces di t~pcrsed over At the Uni\•crsity of Alabama at Bir­ cials dcc1dcd to install a trnnsit system. additional spaces up for grnbs for any campus. There are gold parking lots be· mingham. students pay I00 dollars or they were told by the planning com­ color at Pete Mathews Colisemn. side e\'CI'Y major ac-ademic and service more for a J)al'king spot in a deck. That pany that it would never work with the ·n1is seems to be plenty of sp"ecs. building. is. if you can get one. as I here is a \\'311· current parking system. There was too but when you compare that to the filet JSU. in 2010, had 876 full-time em­ i 1~g list. Stude1n workers can apply for much trallk on nil roads on the muin that 8 1o/o of JSU students in 2010 were ployees. Thnt leaves 146 spaC<.".S open a parking llermit that allows them to cam1>us. cspe<:ially Trustee Circle, :.tnd commuters. totaling 7,703 students. on a regular basis if every employee park close to their departmcn1 building directly around campus. there is an obvious lack of spaces. If took a car to work. Not all drive to for a fee of 15 dollars per month. Thercfc>re, the current system was even only half of the c-Ommuters were work though, and that leaves even At the University orAlabama in TlL'i· devised where commuters would stay on campus at the S>lJUe t i1ne. that would more sp~lces open. Some em1)loyee lots caloosa. student parking pennits for off o f the mttin cmn pus und residents leave ubout one space for every three stay full while others always have open perimeter parking are ISO dollars and wot1ld park at one location and rc· students. spaces. residents pay 175 dollars. They also main there throughout the week. This Obviously. not all commuters are on With a lack of spaces or lack of ideal have the option of1xu·king in a reserved way, the transit buses can elrking. but they need to w;.llk across campus to ticket ru1d is also unsa.te. as it congests pay 32 dollars per semester to park on maybe there just is not enough parking their actual cla.;;!)rt'IOill building. the pJrking lot's trafl1c Ot'tw. campus nnd their system is similar to where students want it Rcsi tatcd. close to their nuain building. Commum­ Students living in housing h:a\'e a to­ businesses in hopes tlmt the owner$ ..T he tmnsit system also takes :. lot of cmion majors have no parking around tal of2.200 spaces a.'•ailablc: although. find pity and allow them the space. student surveys ;.lSking where students their main building or Self llall. Mu­ onl)' 18% of studenu lived on c-ampus Other students fi nd ways around tick­ go and what routes they take. They sic majors can.not park close to Mason in 2010. That is 1.801 students lh•ang ets by palidng at the Alumni House. even changed a few." I lall, honae of the de-partment of music, on campu.;:: including all re-side-nce halls, which is an undeclared parking lot. lie also states that there is just as unless they hltve a gn:en parking ~mss . apartments and Paul Carpenter Village. Though the UPO holds th:at they huve much ticketing. The parking sys1cm If they do. they likely live in one of the l"herc are only 2.015 beds available on never encountered a situation where all has both critics and supponers.. as it has residence halls directl)' be-hind Mason campus all tosether. parking lots \Vere COillJJietely fu ll; still . benefits and draw-backs. llullanywny. In the idealistic situation as plonnl'd when n mning lnte or in dis.rcgnrd oft he TI1e Jacksonville State University by Skii!J*r Consulting Inc.. who rules, many eark their ve-hicle as close

From r•a~c I ''F imlllcial Aid" In addition... Students must keep in Graduate students will sec a new will remain at $5550. said Adams. available in the fin:.mcial aid office and mind. lf !hey rc.-celved their m:IXimum change, as well ...Begi nning 2012- Although many changes have lx'Cn online beginning Mnrch 12, 2012. Stu­ fedcr;.l l loon eligibility during the full 2013. subsidized loans will no longer made to federnVstate financial aid. JSU dents must be registered for all summer and spring semesters. they may not be be >Wa ilable to graduate students. only continues its JJart in helping students. classes before completing the aJJplica­ eligible to borrow for summer tenn(s)," unsubsidized loans," said Adams ...11 1is last year the university paid out more tion. S.'lid r-\dams. However. parents may still will not change the annual loan limits than $14.5 million in scholarships. and Students may direct all questions apply for the Parent·l)LUS loans for that graduate students C;.lJl borrow." schola.rshil) amounts have continued to about fiJl

From Page I " Alive" with n problem, nnd most ing problem, and she en- ho i awnrcness and safety imponanlly - what to do 00\lr.lgcd those st\ldents for me. Not only was her in an emergency si(Ua­ to spe-ak up. Upshaw pei'Sonal connection with tion." rcitcrntcd the danger of the loss of her brother Upshaw explained waiting. because by then hc.art-\\'fCI~ch i ng. but her th11 t to party smart meant it might be too late. intense p:1ssion for pre· to "know your limit." Before the program venting the same thing Most deaths by alcohol ended, Upshaw mSlniCt· froo1 happening to others poisonin •1 occur when a ec:l the audience to enter was contagious," iiaid so­ person's ~blood alcohol the campus emergency cial work major Amanda content (BAC) is .30 or phone number - (256) Moore ..., look forward higher. and Upsh.1w sug· 782-6000 - into their 10 staying in touch with gestcd everyone visit phone . "The most im­ her!" b4udrink.org to help bet­ txmant thing thnt you do f()r more information ter understand BAC. IS to call for help;· Up· on Upshaw's story or More tlmn 20 hnnds shaw said, "because il getting involved in her rose when she asked who may save their life." projc.-ct, visit W\V\v,kcel>­ in the audience knew "Eric" 1•evived (the) friendshipalive.org. S(lmeone with a drink- worn out topic o f alco- GET COCKY ON OUR PAGES

WE WANT YOU TO JOI N OUR STAFF: E-MAIL US AT CHANTYT!PS@GMA!L.COM V(lfume 60, Issue I 5 The Student newspaper o r Jacksonville State University since 1934 ft:btu3ry2, 2012 Arts and Entertainment s rprises and upsets at SAG Awards Alec Baldwin wi ns again ; Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Sofia Vergara snubbed at thi s year's awards.

SIERRA TILLMAN STAFF WRITER On Sunday, January 29'", the I &th annual of the fun with award shows, you Scr<..-cn Actors Guild Awards aired and wus never know wh:ll can happen. one tOr the books. The blogs and social All eyes were on the ladies· race media sites were goiu~ cr.tzy after all the to see if the ~ndulu.n would swing winners were announced. one movie and in Viola Davis' or Meryl Strce1>'s cast that survrised everyone was the cast direction. Well, better Ju<:k next from 111e Help. time Mel)•!. And \Vhilc there arc l'hc movie took on a lot of heat prior to its many people on the Bcuy White rclea.~e for the depiction or 1963's Jackson, tra i•~. the-re are many othets who Mississippi. Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, can't understand why Sofia Vc-rgarn and the rest of Th~ 1-/elp cast were one didn't win lOr Mot/em Familt.-·. hundred percent genuine in their acceptance One thing thai wasn't 11 surprise io speeches. Myonc-Aiec Baldwin winning his "I had to fi nd .ny voice as a woman of 6th con~utive SAG awa•·d. Son')• color, an artist, aru.i l never thought that I'd guys, bul Mr. Baldwin seems to ha\'e '---~-~---~-"' have to be l>llt in a J)()Sition like th3t" Viol.-. th1s one on lock. - Davis :mid. Many people arc now saying Wmpping up the end of lhc night Ale<: Ualdwm at the SAC Award!> that those girls better bnng a wheel b:.urcl to \v;tS the Lit'Ctimc Achievement the ACyball and George Clooney with her smile" was honored. Here Outstanding Performance b~· a J\ 'l alc- Actor i 11 a Leading Role: for 111e De.sce11dem.s. Both Clooney and is n rundown of all the winners of Jean Dujardin. 11t<' Anist J>iu lost to T/r(! Arti.st :t Jean Duja•'din tOr the SAG Awards and remember to O utst:mding Pcrfo rm:lllcc by n fem:ale Actor in :a Lc:1din~ I~ ole: Outstanding Performance by a rvtale Actor look for t\ur ooverage of this years Violn Davis. Tht: Help in a Lc.-.ding Role. Mnny were perplexed Academy t\wnrds. coming up in O utstanding Pcrfnrnumce by a Male Ac:tor in a SuJlJJOI1 ing Role: with this. be-cause Clooney was already a February. Chril>IOpher Plummer, Beginners Critics:' Choice and Golden Globe Award Outstanding Performance by a Female- Actor in a Supporting Role-: winner for 1J1(! Desttudtmrs. but that is pan Oct:.wia Spencer. The Hdp ::----'IIi:::::::---, O ulstanding Perfnmuuu·e by a Stunt E n sembl e in a ;\'lotion Pit:ture: /Jtmy Potter and tlw D(!(Jthfy 1/a/lon·;t- Pllrt 2 O utstandin g Performanfe by a Male Actor in a Television Mo,'ie Or ;\1 i n iser i e.s: l)uul Ginmaui. Too Big 10 Ft1il O utstanding Pcrfo rnum ce b~· a female Actor in a Television .\ lovic O r ;\l in iseries: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pieru O utstanding Pcrfornmnre by a Male Actor in a Or::una Sed cs: Steve Bu;;cemi. Boardwalk Empire O utS tllnding Performance by n Female- Actor inn Drama Series: Jessie

;\IAI)ISON A. RHOOES STAFF WRITER lnmginc thn1 you arc one of the stay in Stol)Ornrily. time greatest fairy-talc char.lcters of all becomes UJlfrozcn and the journey time-. Snow White, but yt\u arc unable hegins. to remember wbo you nrc. You believe You nmy sec some familiar names that you arc som<.•one else entirely. in the credits of this show. Ginni fer This is the storyline of ABC's new Goodwin. from the film f./e S Just Not show 011tl» Upo" '' 1ime. That Into You. l>lays Snow White in The evil queen, played by Kristin the serie..:;. Jcnnirer Morrison, from Bnucr. hnscast a spell overt he fairytalc Ho,~.--;e, plays Snow White's dn.ughtcr. land sending everyone into a present The series was wrinen by some day town, \\~l crc tunc is frozen. of dlC writers of the hit ABC show The town is called Storybrooke. Losr. Some of the chamcters in the i\•lainc-, and is e.ausin.:• all of the show are ba1>ed on and named after ch:arnctcrs to forget tEcir idcnlics. the characters that Disney lms made The day of the curse. Snow White's movies about. and the writers have daushter, Emma, is sent through a written interesting pamllels between magt<:al wardrobe out of fairytale the characters that arc catching the land and into the real world. It is viewer's in1erest. predicted thnt she will one day return The show has rt.'Cciv<.'d mnny high to Storybrookc and break the curse. ratings. and is set to go worldwide Emma eventually retums 10 this year. Jt is a show that all ages c-an Sto!)•brookc. When she da<.".S. she enjoy l.x.ocausc of the notoriety of the finds her son that she had give-n up charn<.:ters and the interesting plot. for adoption many years ago. He tells The :;JlQw nin; on Sundays at 7 p.m. her his ideas about how he thinks CT. You can also catch up on Cl>isodcs each l'erson in the town is a f.'lirytale on abc.go.com, where :.l ll episodes are ch:mtctcr, b:tscd on the tales in a book currently uvuik1ble for viewing. that he owns. When Emm.-. decides 10 THE CHANTICLEER The Student newspaper of Jacksonville State University since 1934 LEnERS TO TilE EDITOR POLICY: Room 180 S&lf Hall, Jack.SOnvill& Stat& Univ&rsity Jacksonville. AL 36265 l11c Chanticleer welcomes lcners to the editor. Lcncrs for THE CHANTICLEER STAFF publication mu.st be limited tO 300 words and must be typed. Letters may be haJld-dcl ivered or sent dlrough campus mail to MJ Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief: [email protected] our olliccs in Room 180. Self Hall. or to the mailing address. letter:) may also be c-mailed to ehantyeditorl@'gmail.com. Emily Hayes, News Editor [email protected] Tile Chanticleer will not print letters which are libelous or Paige Baker, A&E Editor: [email protected] defnmatory. U:ttcn; m:.ly be edited for style, brevity or clurity. The Chanticleer reserves the right to refuse publication of:my Maurice Winsell, Sports Editor: [email protected] submission. Letters must be received by noon on the Monday Mike Stedham, Faculty Advisor: [email protected] before the desired publication date. 11H!rC will be at least two week:) between publication of CONTACT US letters from the same person. Rebuttals will be published no News Tips: [email protected] later than two weeks after publication of the aniclc. editorial Editor·in·chief: 782·5701 or letter in question. Volume 60. l$8uc IS The Student newspaper of Jacksonville State University since 1934 Fcbrwryl. 2012

Arts and Entertainment ood THAD BURTON SPECI>\L TO TilE CHANTICLEER every minute of every day. and I am sure several people reading if we don ·r know about things this know exactly how mtmy days going on in the world around us, Ki.n KarI c rend· with knowing the former as long as you ing this didn't watch it .-.nd were realize that tfie Iauer is of importance to mad thot their Tucsduy night your life and the lives of those aroond network lineup was intem1pted. you. I hope I am mistaken. but the As college c.."d ucutcd JX.'Oplc we h:tvc odds aren't good. an advantage over someone like a 11lings like last week's speech chalk inspector from Mapleton. Iowa, are ve-ry importan1 1o watch, and lxx:aus.e we have a wide variety of rc· I don·, m<:a.n watch FOX News. sources fbr knowledge - professors, MSNJ3C. or CNN the next day peers. libmrics. dutabascs, etc. to st'C which commcntutor IS We. as the future 1.'lnics .-.nd so­ candidate or all of them. How· cial ·~ etwotks. ever. it is important to know Opposition only startt."anish OOm I am not advoc:.uing any spc· philosopher. essayist. poet alld novel· cific candidate or any specific Juhan Aswng.: 1St, is anributcd with the famous (JUOte; political ideology, instead I am ai)J'IY it to make Mt Ollly yout life bet· our lives? The answer is 1u·eny clear. "'Those who cMnot remember the past advoc.lting knowledge. ter, but the livt':S of pt."{)l>le around you I think we all remember Schoolhouse arc condemned to repeat it." Knowledge can be empowering, but better? Rock and their slog:.m "It's great to Seems simJ>Ic enough - go to history knowledge is useless t~nlcss you utilize We can have u debate on whethe-r or learn bccau.sc knowledge is power!"' class. take notes. study. pass tests. and it. not the Kordashian/Humphries wed· Spec-i<•l 1/umks 10 Dr. J, Palt'ick Me· you are okay. Not so fast my friend. I r I am ignorant of my own ~If and ding was a seHII). or we can have a de· Grail for itrspirittg ml! 10 urite thi.t Whut is history? Hit~tory hoppcns all circumstances. then f hnve no chance to b<"lle on the impact of Busl1:1 r ai·Assad, piet·e. the time. You arc making history right have the p()wer to change any of it. the leader of Syria, finally stepping now. History is made every second of What good is knowledge if you don't down. Which one is of cii'Culnstance to Are we on the verge of a new musical revolution:-

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If you're a believer in the notion thm Jloison required an almost orches-tral peril. Flannel had replaced leather and coup d 'Ctat'! I cannot be sure. but as the history docs indee-d repeat itself, then nrraugcmc-nt to simply make the teams of record producers had ... bands inspired by grouiJS like Nirvana ponder this: f\rc we in t~tore for a new them sound realistic. Starlets like Tif· well, most of those curly albums didn' t grow into almost rep icants soulless wave of popular music on par with tbny and Madonna crisscrossed the even have producers. Songs were often area-rock groups Cobain and company America e-arly I 990s? Well, in order to nation on huge convoys of tour buses. self.recorded in the same basements in had helped destroy. one c-annot help answer thnt quet~tion, we hnvc to look wooing crowds with disnm:cted tunes which the bands performed on Sutur· but suspt'Ct t h~1t we might not be far backwards. ~1bout love in relation to shopping, day nights. oiT from ~ln 'O«upy Music· movement In the late SO's the world was riddled even as the cQuntry's t'('onomy began TI1e world w:1t1 different and 24 favoring relevant bands like Bleeding with huge bands and acts bellowing out to wane. To J>Ut it simply. popular mu· months wns all it took. fast·forward Knees Club while leaving ovcrpro· hit after hit and filling are1lOSsible fancy mechanical gimmicks to actuul In tlic :;pan of 2 years, from 1989· Arc the Lady Gngns, KeShns and Niki past/future of mut~ic . song quality. 1991. groups like Wamnt were re· Minajs of today the 'hair bands' of yes· Bands like Styx spent more on a gi. duced 10 driving 10 bars i•~ vans as terycar'! Arc the songs they sing really +Andrew liolderfield is the Assistant gantic 'Mr. Roboto prop thtm they did band:; like 111e S m ashin~ Pumpkins, relevant in the world we fi nd ourselves Program Director of WLJS and the actunlly recording the song. Now. this Jlcarl Jam and Sonic Youih domm:ucd in? Will our kids look back nnd lnugh? host of ·The Pulse', a triweekly show is not to say that the songs weren't ex· the air waves with the antithesis of 11lis anicle is not meant to bash (I. focused on new music. IJH11se919.rum· pensive to record. At the time. studio evcrythine, the country wa.s so much personally. love both Cindi Lauper and blr.com} budgets tOr J)OJ) acts were oif the !'ails. about a few years prior. Songs were Katy JleiT)'.) but it is a querf that has Guitar solos featuring dozens of gui· no longer overwhelming force:.·$ of pro· bt.-cn at the back of my mine for quite tars were not uncommon. even ::as the duction and money. They were simple, a while. amount of voct~.ltracks fronl bands like angry. dis101'1ed odes to a country in Are we poised for another musical Banle rovale erupts between Moppets and Fox News Top Ten on wus There have been some fun en· indust•')'. In filet. he is more of acari· tenainmetlt·industry beefs, but it cature of a stereotypic--al villain m<>rc doesn·t get moch better th.1n the so than any kind ofc-upita lism·huting Muppets taking shots at Fox News. goon tl')•ing to braimvash Ame1·ica's I. Justi n Christopher - "Color In '·The MuJJpets," oil tycoon Tcx youth. of His Skin'' Richnmn (Chris Cooper) nefuriou.sly Fox also likes to shove the notion 2. Apollo- II - "The plans to te-ar down the Muppct Tile· down our throJts th:tt "family val· :,tcr. When F'ox News nnd Fox Busi· ucs"' nrc vi11u:tlly nonexistent these G un{)owdcr Treason" ness Network anchor E.1·ic Bolling days. If Fox is seriously that up· 3. Beach Side Prope1ty ­ caught wind of the film, he accused set that our society hiL<: turned into ''Southern Drawl" it or "libcrnls bmimvushing children one big Sat.:uH,·orshipping: orgy. it 4. The Fourth Estate - against capitalism" for its po11rayal should appreciate "'The Muppcts.. "Mcmqrial DaY. Parade" . of Ric-hmun. In a press c-onference for being: tfle kind of Disney furc that Thursday ahead of' the fi lm's release Walt Disney hims.elf(who was aRe· 5. Sima Gavnelov - "Crazy' in the United Kingdom, the Muppcts publican) has made rnmily·friendly 6. Capsula - "Hit 'N Miss' rcspon~ c."(( to the tl]leg-utions. .. for dcc:tdet~. 7. Menaoe - "Wake UJ>'' "That s categoncally not true. I suppose this all comes down to 8. I nd ue~ - "Livin' in the Kermit the Frog said of Bolling's ac· Fox doing the same kind of scnsn· Future ''(Remix} cusations. "And besides. if we had tionalizing it alw-ays has. which has a problem with oil companies, why undoubtedly heiJ)ed it become the 9. The barcys- " Home at would we have SJ?ent the entire film mot~l·\'icwed c.tlblc news network, Last'' driving around Ill a gas·guzzling for better or worse (but mostly (or I 0. Weaver at the Loom ­ Rolls Royce?" worse). But mnki•~g flm of the Mup· ''Encyclopedia" rvliss Piggy ulso sctlffed at the ac· pets, who have bt..~ome a timeless cusation. example of good.nmured filmily "It's almost as hmghable us nccut~· fun? ing fox News of. you know. being Oh no you dido ·1. ( ..Z .. snap,) news," Miss Piggy said. 11~ere have been plenty of instances Ouch. Fox takt.·s :1 big "L.. there, of the e:ll1ies represent in ~ the many and rightfully so. Bolling ·s argument sides Fox hns villainized over the is fulr of holet~, :tnd can reully only ye:tr'!) addressing Fox and gelling be j\IStitled if he either had a closed· the one·up. Jon Stewart and Stephen head injury or likes to wear tin.foil Colbert ht'IVe done it to Bill O'Reilly. hats. Now, the Muppets have done the "The M\•ppcts"' isn't some subvcr· snme. sive commentary on the evils of ca1,.. Fox: You lost to puppets. italism. Richman's ch~roct cr isn'• even a •x:presentation of a specific .from Uwin• chanticleeronline .com Volume 60. Issue 15 The Student ncwsp:1pcr of Jacksonville St:.Hc Uni versit y since 1934 .-cbruary 2. 20 I 2

Super Bowl Golf Action: Gamecocks fi 11th XLVI is on us on final dav of JU Invitational DANIEL PORTER PONTE VEDRJ\ BEACH. Fla. The Ga.t1ccocks le~l J>ed host Jack­ over for the toumament. Seniol' Tom SENIOR STAFF WRITER The J>Jcksonvillc State men ·s golf sonville and Georgia State on the Robson bounced back from a Iough team dim bed two spots in T ues· final day of the 54·hole e\•tnt, their first round to finish tied for 49th. In this sure to be Cl>ic rematch of Super day's final round of the Jnd:sonville first fi nish out of the top I 0 this .se~l· Freshman Dylan Sheppard rounded llJdc and lcfl the Patriots under 71 on Tuesday to lina rounded out the top five. 18-1. fi nish the twcrday cvcn1 !=lorida's T.J. Vogel won mcd11list Tom Brndy willtl)' for his founh Surx:r with a 227, )>lacing him in honors with an even-par 216. Bowl and add to his magnificent legacy. a tic for 20th. Jmlior An· 'l'hc Gmuccocks will not be back Mnnning will try !c) stop Brody again and drcs Schonbaum fell inlo in action until Ma•·ch 11-13. when in the process wm his second Super Bowl. .. a tie for 25th af'ier a fina l· they compete in the Louisiana Tech passing big brother Jleyton. round 78, while senior Bulldogs CI>Jssis at Squire Creek Tile State of Alnbama is well represented Alfonso 01oya finished Country Club in Choudrant. La. in the Super Bowl mostly 1hanks to New in a tic for 35th in 1he York. s,.:.n""'" 69·playcr field. after his .f--tt>m Sports Witt• 11lc P:.ttriots have only two !>layers who Freshman Tomas.z Anderson Lied for 20th. final-d-ay73 pul him at J7. played college in the state with sixth year man Mark Anderson and second ye-ar Bran· don Dcaderick. both who played for the Crimllon Tide. TI1c Gi:.tnts field a few more l>l:.tycrs out S.T.R.O.N.G. words to local letes of the state sta11ing with lead running back who lr<~nsfem:d to St:mth· em Illinois but playc..'rior to t~al. Three Ginn!~ played at Troy in~ ludin!t JSU Softba ll coaches and kicker Lnwrcncc ryncs. stnr defCilSlVC end team promote a religious . nnd I'OOkic Jerrel Jernigan. Brain Withc~poon a defen· tone and structme towards sive corner played at Stillman, while 1111 0th· al hletic success. er comer Michael Coe played at Alabama Stntc. 111e Giants and Patriots met up a1 the midpoint of this sca.~on in a game the Gianb JACOB HII.L won 24-20 in foxborough due to al:.tte drive STAFF WRITER and pass by Manning ... similar to Super Bowl XLII. Coach Alex McGinnis, Cocky and 111e Giants have a much more Shlblc the JSU Softball team visited middle tC

SCorn SIMI'SON play at least 60 percent of its contests sioner of the Sun Belt Conference. The only schools with smaller arc· SPECIAL TO Tl IE CI IANTICLEER aguinsl othe-r FDS schools and at least Waters added that any institution nas arc Troy (4,000) and Florid-a Atlan· five home g11mes ag:.tinst PBS schools. considered must bring vah•e to the con· tic (5,000). 11le JSU Board of Trustees have Any institulion wishing to gain FBS fercnce. As for the baseball fuci litics. Rudy shown interest in making the move StatuS muSI also oOtr at least 200 ath· '"Value has many definitions. We Abbott Field just can't hold the CSI-season play, riglu away. JSU left the Oivh;ion II , Gulf South Students may be considered for ntten· Rclt I hey would hllve the third smallest "For JSU to join a conference, such Conference to join the Division I At· dance only if there is a proper count. football venue. The only schools with as the Sun Belt. they would have 01 two lantic Sun Conference i•l 1995. JSU has averaged 17.282 in at· smallet venues are Western Kentucky yea•· probationary pc•·iod. whe,re they In 2003. the Gamecocks made their tendancc per game over the last two (22.000) and f· lorida lluemational would have to schedule mostly FBS move to the Ohio Valley Conference. seasons.TI1is meMs JSU meets the re. (23.000). members," said TOll)' Ferrante. Asst. Since joining the OVC. the Gmnecocks quirements to compete at the FBS level When it comt."S to bnsketbnll facili· Director of Athletic-s ut Troy Univer· have won 44 conference titles. more in football. but what about the other tics. The l,ete just can·t compete. Pete sity. .. However. in those two years they than any other OVC school. varsity S1Xli'1S at JSU? Mauhcws Coliseum is a 5.500 scat bas· would not be eligible 10 join a confer· According to the NCAA any uni· Requirements \'01)' basc..-d upon ketball arena that t)pt-nt." must in· women's basketball. baseball. softb.-111. due for :another one. r\ tlcr the probationary yc>Jr they elude at least six male or mixed teams volleyball and a total of 16 of the 19 If the Gamecocks were to make a would be eligible to compete tOr a con· and a minimum of eight intercollegiate conference champion sports. We have move 10 the Sun Belt, Pete Mauhews ferc-nce title and post·Season play," said teams for women. scheduling crilcna in men's baskclbnll Coliseum would be the third sm:.tllest F'crranlc. Varsity football must schedule tmd as well," snid Wright Waters Conunis· b~tsketball arena in the Sun Belt. Volurne 60, l.ss.uc 15 The Student newspaper of Jacksonville State U niversity s ince 1934 Gamecoc Sports Mondav Madness: Gamecock streak ends in thriller DANIEL I'OftT ER Rcccnlly name Fresh· SENIOR STAFF WRITER man of the Week i1\ 1he OVC. Onrion Rackley hit u three Tile Gamecoc-ks matched of his own and the Garne. up ngainst the Spartans of cocks began to pull away. South C:.lrolina·Upstate Mon· 11le Span:.lns didn't go d.-'l.y Jan30. Both teants came in away and JUSt under two min· Urt:m W1lhums (ll) hud u tc;un h1gh I 8 pom\s 1.1gmnstthe Cougars Suturday mg.hl. on three game winning strcuks. utcs until halftime the Spar­ The game was a brc;~k tans took a one point le::td. from conference piny after The Gamecocks eventu­ the G-amecocks had played ally went to halftime down Gamecocks hold on late their way into position tOr a by three. Tite second half spot in the OVC Toumament. started lopsided for Up­ SC-Upstate w::ts 13·9 en· stntc as JSU was charged tering the game and thi•·d in with questionable fOuls. surge, roll past SlU-E 10-65 the Atlmuic Sun Conference. JSU held strong and stuck Tile S~_Xl•1ans controlled the with the Spi'U'tans who may DANIEl . PORTER the gr•p to two, 33-31. scored double digit points opening 11p otr and assumed the repre-sent to A-Sun conference SENIOR STAFF WIUTER JSU added a few and including: juniors Ron· early lead. but it wouldn ' 1 l::tst. in the Marc-h Tournament. took a halftime lead of 38- nie Boggs (I I points). and Jacksonville State took With five minutes to go The Gamecocks entered 34 into the locker rooms. Tar\•in Gaines (10 points), back the lead on a Grant White in the game it was tied at 64. on a two game win stre-ak The Cougars scored first sopho ntores Nick Cook ( 15 three pointer. Scoring wcm Upstate quickly grabbed a und looked lo rt~mi n vic­ in the st:cond holf to close pomts). :md Brinn Williams back and fort h a~ both team.;; 71-64 lead as time was run­ tiorious Saturday night the le-ad to two bll1 JSU took with a team high 18 points. b.'lttled to maintain on top. ning out for 3 comeback. With against the Cougars of South· over immediately aOerwards and also freshman Darion 1l~e two schools met car· a minute remaining JSU was e-rn Illinois - 'Edwardsville. and begm a fifteen p(lint deficit to hit huge threes that pulled E in the conference stand· out to a twelve poim lc.1d JSU outscored SlUE in win December game 50-48. the game within two with ings and be in position to 62-50. However. SlUE gave fastbrcak points 25-2. With This time it looked as if seventeen seconds to go. nmke the OVC Toumament. a fina l mn at a come-back. the win the Gamecocks pass tl1c score would be just as llowevcr, the Spar- JSU won the opening lip but With two minutes left the Cougnrs in the OVC close. With ten minutes re­ tans hit late fr-<.'C thows to the Cougars were the first to Tarvin Gaines fouled out standings and cumntly have a maining in the first half the put the game away and find the basket taldnga 2-0 lead. of the game and with free spot in the OVC Tournament Gamecocks trnilcd 20-19. The be.1t the Gamecocks 77-82. With just under five min· throws the Cougars made If JSU can get into the Gamecocks responded with Brain Williams matched utes re-maining in the half Nick it a five llOint game 70-65. OVC Tournament they may a three to take a 22-20 lead. his jersey number in points Cook threw down an ally­ JSU held on and with very well get another shot at The Spartans went back with 21 as five G:.mc.."Cocks oop that stretched the Game· Cook"s dunk with n second Murrny State who is ranked down and :.lddcd a three once again scored double dig· cocks l e~ld to nine, 33·24. left the Gamecocks put the fin­ #9 in the country aond the nly of their own to take a 23· its points. The le--ad ch~lnsed SlUE didJt't go away and ishing touches on a 76-65 win. remaining unbeaten team. 22 lead. JSU responded as 14 times during the thrilling at the 2:00 mark the Cou­ The Gamococks shot just JSU held close late in the Drian Williams hit a three game, but ultimately the Spar­ gnrs hit a three thut closed under 50% as five playcn; game l::.st time they phtycd. to n:gnin the lead 25-23. tans took the se~tso n series.

In the second half EIU cocks playing the mos1 min· would stretch their lead utes (35) and racking up 14 to 25 points at one point total reb(lwldS (I I on de· Womcn"s basketball wus in before fi nishing with n fcnse) along with 3 blocks action Saturday as the Lady 71·55 victory over JSU. and added 8 points on oftCnsc. BRENTWOOD. Tenn.-Jack­ He was a force off of the Gamecocks laced conference EIU remains the only un· TI'e Gamecocks shots sonville State gunrd Oarion bench in both games but his leader Eastern Illmois ))anthers. beaten team in the OVC and less than 40% from the Rackley hn.$ been named the best came on Saturday in a 76- EIU had won the last nine improve their win streak to court and fell to the best Ohio Valley Conference's 65 win over SlUE. Rackley se1 mc..-eti ng:s betwt"Cn the schools. 9 gnmes. El U had a good temn in the conference. Freshman of the Week for new career highs in points ( 16), The Lndy Gamccock "s last shooting day knocking down The Gamecocks have :.ln· helping guide the Gamecocks rebounds (six), assists (four) victory against El U was i•' 9 three-s along with shooting other home game at The to a pair of wins last week. the and wa.'\ 5-lOr-6 from the floor. 2007 when the Gamc.ococks out· 67% from the free thr()w line. Pete Saturd· r1shoo toutthnt had OOt h teams of Ashville, AL. lead the wny ponenl Tennessee Tee 1. Monday. l l poin1s in a 63·45 win combining for20 I total points. scoring with II points fo l· Rackley. a 6--foot-2 native over EIU. a game in which The Gamecocks fell be· lowed · of St. lot•is. Mo., averngt.xl he ::t lso dished four assists. hind early 0-5, but after n m c di 13.5 points. fi ve rebounds Rackley joins junion; 7-0 run claimed the lc.1d 7-5. and fot•r assists per game in Ronnie Boggs :.l nd Tarvin The early lwo point lead ~vc w~;~~~ hel)>i ng the Gamecocks (9· Gaines as the Game-cocks would be the last for the 14, 4·6 OVC) to conference who have won weekly hem· Gamecocks. EIU would go on wins m·er Eastern lllinoi~ and orS frt'lm the OVC this season. to retake the lead and hold on it SJU-Edwardsville last week. Boggs ~lnd G~l in e-s were for the rem::tining 36 minutes. He and the Gamecocks each named the 1e.ague·s JSU kept it close in the firs! ha\'C won three-straight in Newcomer of the Wcck half but close to halftime £1U IC.1glle piny. the longest such earlier in the season. stretched their lead an went streak smce they won three in into the locker rOtllllli at hnlf a row in the 2005~06 season. with nn II point lead. 24-35. Amanda ~ l cCarthy(J) had 9 poirus. -~- Gamecocksd inate Eastern Illinois 63-45 SIERRA TILLMAN and I 0 rebounds. $1{\ FF \VRITEK He led the team with six ofrensive rebounds a1td also Tile Jacksonville State Gamecocks dished out three assists and dominated the Eastern Illinois !:.anthers collcc1ed two blocks. 63·45 in basketball Thursday night at l~reshman Oarion Rackley Pete Matthews Coliseum on the cam­ notched I I points and Tarvin pus of Jacksonville State University. GaiJle-s poured in I 0. Waiters Tiu: Gamecocks employed a .'iii­ led the team in re.bounding fl ing defense to impro\'e to 8·14 on with 12. the season and crashed the boards for The Gamecock defense 42 rebounds. including 18 on the of­ slowed Ea.•Hern Illinois to 17 fcn.si,•e end of the court. The offensive ))(lints under its season aver­ rebounding led to 19 second chance age of 62. and le-ading scor­ points for )SU. er Jeremy Grnngcr to eight Coach James Green credited high points which is less than half encr~y. a patienc.e olfensc and good re· of his season average of 16.4. OOunding tow11rds the keys of success. Alfon7,o McKinnie wr•s the Junior Guard Oion Waiters cosigned o nly l)anthcr to r-each dou· the success with teum chemist I)'· blc figures in the ~:tmc with Tile game was a defensive stn•gglc 14 points. McKmnic :.llso in the first half with the Gamecocks grabbed I I rebound.;; . holding tightly to a small early ad· ....,..... Jacksonville State is in a vant::tgc for the first 18 minutes of the Nick Cook (33) puJkd a~o~.·uy Wllh his sccond double-double of the season. chase •o make dlcir first con· game. fercnce tournament and taste '' wns then that sophomore guard of his spurt. appeared to be having fun. of postseason play since 2010. and tea.n leader llrian Williams swung The second half started slowly and "'II may look as if we arc hn\'ing fun, According to Coach Green. several the momentum in his f:wor of the Eastem Illinois was able to close the and we nrc but we are more or less try· factors arc the key lo making the con­ Gamecocks when he illumin..,ted 1hc s;np to within six, 36-30 with 14:44 left ing to keep a level head and not cele­ ference tournament this year. SCOI'Cboal'd with nine points on a set of Ill the game. brate until the end," said Waiters. ··continue on the same steady pace. 3 pointers in n I :38 ttmcspan to dose However. the Gmnt.-cocks' offense Four Gamecocks •·cached double focus, rcboundins. getting t() the free out the first half and put Jacksonville gained momentum with an emphatic figure point totals with Williams le-ad­ throw line, and of course making those State on top 32-22. Nick Cook dunk and Jacksonville State ing the w:1y with 18 )>Oints including free throws," Cook said. ··Ket')> playing .. 1 just \\':.lilted to lift the team and outscored Panthers 27-15 the rest of hitting 4·8 from behind the arc . hard. Kee1> playing smart ," keep up the mon1entum:· said Williams the gmue. It was very noticeable that Cook was a force credited with a the team was more relaxed and tilcially double-double by totnling 12 points