Jacksonville, AL JSU’s Student-Published Newspaper Since 1934 January 24, 2019 in ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 2019 Oscar Nominations released Page 5 in NEWS Daniel Mayes/The Chanticleer VeoRide Fleet Coordinator Trent Dickeson, a graduate of JSU, shows off the new bikes that Jacksonville residents and JSU students will be able to use. COMMUNITY Shutdown enters fifth week Bike sharing pedals Page 2 into Jacksonville VeoRide, which is the first company of its Daniel Mayes in SPORTS Editor-in-Chief kind to come to Alabama, allows users to use a bike by downloading an app, scanning Have you ever faced the dreaded walk to a QR code on the bike, and then taking off. or from Stone Center and wished there was a Users are charged 50 cents per 15 minutes on way to move more quickly? Wanted to finally the bike, and monthly and yearly packages get out and explore more of the Ladiga Trail? are also available for repeat users. Wanted to bring your bike to campus, but The company launched their program, don’t want to deal with storage, upkeep, or which will start in Anniston, Oxford and the risk of getting it stolen? Jacksonville, with an event at the Jacksonville A new bike-sharing company coming to Train Depot on Friday, where the public and Gamecocks duo receives town might just be for you. OVC, national honors see BIKE page 2 Page 8 COMMUNITY on CAMPUS Local man campaigns to bring TV series to Jacksonville International JP Wood House Staff Reporter Presentation: It could be out with the Benin construction equipment and Thursday, in with the camera equipment January 24, soon in Jacksonville. 11:00 a.m. Local software developer International Joe Donahue has launched a campaign to bring a television House series into town, and with some serious backing to his efforts. Come learn more Based on an idea that came about Benin from one of our JSU to him while bouncing around students! ideas back and forth with a friend, Donahue ultimately Photo Courtsey of IMDb came to devise what he describes 4th Annual Actor Jayson Warner Smith, pictured in his role of Gavin from The Walking as a modern-day fantasy take Dead, is on board with a campaign to bring a tv series to Jacksonville. Minds Matter on Mega Man. Over the course Rally of half a decade, Donahue costumes, etc. speed, etc.) throughout history, Thursday, cultivated, revised and polished Donahue already has a few using enchanted stones that big names committed to his are passed down throughout January 24, what ultimately became a project. Jayson Warner Smith, the generations. One family 5:00p.m. television pilot. The Chameleon Stone known for his role as Gavin possesses the most powerful TMB Auditorium Chronicles is currently on The Walking Dead, and stone of all, The Chameleon crowdfunding for a trailer Heather Rule, who has starred Stone, and it has the ability The JSU Women’s on Indiegogo. The 10-15 in Iridescence and Dynasty, are to absorb the power of all the and Men’s Basketball minute trailer would be used both attached to the project. other stones.” teams take on OVC According to their Indiegogo Smith says the script has a foe Belmont at Pete as a marketing tool to build page, the premise of the lot of different influences. Mathews Coliseum exposure and attempt to gain the “It’s Sci-fi, it incorporates beginning at 5:15. exposure of a major production show, dubbed The Chameleon The Men go for company or television network. Stone Chronicles, “is that elements I would say from The their fifth straight The goal is $50,000 to cover various magical families have Lord of the Rings, Shakespeare, win over the Bruins filming, actor salaries, union specialized in various schools and try to keep requirements, film crew, props, of magic (fire, ice, life, death, see TV page 2 their unblemished conference record. @ChanticleerJSU The Chanticleer January 24, 2019 2 News NATION TV from Page 1 Game of Thrones, it’s got a little bit of Negotiations at impasse as everything in there,” Smith said. Smith, in a video to shutdown enters fifth week potential backers on Scott Young The Chameleon Stone Staff Reporter Chronicles Facebook page, reiterated how As of Wednesday, January excited the group 23, the United States Federal behind the campaign Government has been shutdown for 32 days, extending its record is about the potential as the longest in U.S. history. for a show. The shutdown is a result of “I have no financial opposition from congressional gain from this. Right Democrats to providing $5.7 now, this is a passion billion to President Trump to project. Something fund a border wall along the U.S.- that I’m excited about, Mexican border. others are excited At the end of each year, Photo Courtesy of ABC News about, especially Joe. Congress approves a budget for If you could help us the upcoming fiscal year, and heroin alone, 90 percent of which exchange for the $5.7 billion to out, that would be whenever there is a delay in passage floods across from our southern fund a border wall, which the great.” border.” President called a “common-sense of a new budget, the government Donahue believes During his statement, the compromise”. The counteroffer shuts down. What that means is that a television several government offices that President indicated that he would was swiftly rejected by Democrats, series like this in are deemed “nonessential” are be abandoning his idea for a with Speaker Pelosi deeming it a Jacksonville could closed until a budget is passed, concrete wall at the request of “non-starter” and “unacceptable”, leaving many federal workers Democrats and advocate for a as the offer does not permanently provide a great furloughed or working without “steel barrier”. protect DACA recipients. Senate boost to the local pay. Some departments such as “The President has chosen fear. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer economy. He points Defense, Homeland Security, We want to start with the facts. in a statement condemned the to the success of Education, Labor, Health and The fact is: On the very first day of offer as “not a compromise but The Walking Dead Human Services, Energy, and this Congress, House Democrats more hostage taking.” and its effect on Veterans Affairs are not affected passed Senate Republican As the government remains Senoia, Georgia. His by the shutdown. legislation to re-open government shutdown, federal workers greatest hope for this “Our southern border is a and fund smart, effective border continue to struggle to make campaign is that this pipeline for vast quantities of security solutions,” said House ends meet, routine small business series can be picked illegal drugs, including meth, Speaker Nancy Pelosi in response loans have halted, and several up and filmed in to the President’s address. areas of the government remain heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl,” said Jacksonville, and Last Saturday, President closed. With both parties digging President Trump, in his address to that a new tourist Trump proposed providing their feet in the sand, an end to the nation from the Oval Office environment will earlier this month. “Every week, temporary protections for some the government shutdown seems spring up in the area. 300 of our citizens are killed by undocumented immigrants in distant. CAMPUS BIKE from Page 1 officials from the three JSU holds cities were given a demonstration of the new bikes. Day of Unity Trent Dickeson, a 2017 graduate of Quadarius Whitson Staff Reporter Jacksonville State and Fleet Coordinator for In order to celebrate the legacy of Dr. the Tri-City area says Martin Luther King Jr., Jacksonville State VeoRide will provide University hosted its annual Day of Unity a great opportunity for in Leone Cole Auditorium. JSU’s Day of students to get around Unity is used to showcase the strength and campus more quickly, unity of student organizations such as the sightsee around the Daniel Mayes/The Chanticleer National Association for the Advancement area, or find new places JSU President John Beehler tests out a VeoRide Bike after of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.), Alpha Phi off campus. the company’s launch event on Friday. Alpha Fraternity, and even the Delta Sigma “VeoRide brings the new rec center, VeoRide they can use an app and Theta Sorority. opportunity to transport provides students with jump on a bike, and According to participants, this event is between class. You another option to get out there they go.” an absolute necessity to show students can get to class more and get active. VeoRide bikes are the highlights of the different student quickly, you don’t have “I think the bike located around campus, organizations available to those who may to fight traffic and you sharing is going to in strategic locations not know much about them. can save a little bit of be even better for the such as Stone center and “This event is needed since JSU is such a gas money hopefully students [than the rec the new RFC, and can diversified campus. Also, with JSU being the if you ride a few times center] in a lot of ways, also be found around the friendliest campus in the South, this event is throughout the week,” because if they want to community, especially a perfect demonstration of both. We’re off to Dickeson said. “Even just get away and jump along the Ladiga Trail. a great start!” Deonta Freeman said. later in the evening, on the trail and see some Users are free to ride This event also featured a live Jazz band, you can ride to Struts, great scenery, now they the bikes outside of the free food and a diversity banner which was Jefferson’s, Java Jolt, don’t have to own their area or between cities, used to display what inspires each person anywhere off campus own bike,” Beehler said.