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0~· C RYSTAL T HOMPSON STAFF IVRIT~R There arc stories within the Bible that most know or are at le-ast familiar with. Two of the more famous are the parable of the prodigal son and the parable of the good Samaritan. But what about the lesser known writings. ones that arcn 't necessarily taught in Sunday ----- school? The man so obese 1ha1 he pooped himself when stabbed in the gut? l11c Old Tcs· tarnent law that says parents can have a swb- born son stoned to death? Song of Solomon's strong eroticism'? Students learn these stories in the English ....- Oepmtmcnt's Bible as Lilerature class. and now there is strong possibility the class will be ofTered in two se-clions. Starting nex1 se· mester, The New Testament as Literature may debut Spiritual roots aside. all biblical tales are. at their heart. works of literature. This is what English inst1·uctor Jennifer foster wants sru- dcnts to take away li·om the class. " I think this book unequivocally has af. te.chnology has changed, our govcmment has religious beliefs aboul the Bible." She only fectcd and impacted Wcstcm cuhurc more changed, our political systems have changed. asks studcnls to look a11he stories from a liler- than any other piece of art or literature," says but the human condition hasn't. \Ve're all kind ary perspective by stepping outside those be· Fosler. "I think !his whole idea of the !heme of screwed up and we're all 1rying to be opti· liefs. not abandoning them. Those who remain of redemJltion and optimism and there being mistie and hopeful about it." in the class tend to agree. hope for every individual. that's what I love One of the bigges1 obslacles 10 ~eaching a Junior Daniel 1-lughe.s admits he was wary about the stories in the Bible. religious text in this manner is conveying the of Foster's teaching method when it came to "The whole gamut of human emotion is idea that it isn't on 1he religion itself. Mrs. such a deeply personal topic, but now feels portrayed in the Bible. You have love, hate, Foster admits several students have dropped like he has gained more from her class than jealousy. envy, strife, agony. all these diner. the class. feeling as if she was asking them to many others . .. Her technique encourages stu- ent things. And thousands of years later we 'rc ignore their personal beliefs. She insists this is dents to decide which questions are the most fa r from the case, as she herself holds ..s trong still experiencing chose san1e emotions. So our See " Bible''' pa(>e. 2 Unconnected campus By JORDAN S:\IITII Professors get mixed reviews, STAFF WRITER "This webpage is no1 available ...connec1ed some even get chili peppers with limited connectivity ... Windows cannot find any netwot·ks." These are words students at Jacksonville State read on a daily basis. Or MEGAN llOBf; llTS Numerous students say they do not base JSU is fac ing a problem with the rnten1et in STAFF WRITER their decision on how ·hot' the p1·ofessor is, campus housing. Steven Coates, a sophomore bul il's definitely an added bonus. Junior at JSU described 1he lnlernel as "horrible." "II Stephanie Smith says that she sometimes goes out at least once a day," he says. "When it looks at the website during a semester, and is working, it's some of the best that r ve had," Who rates highest:» is able 10 find feedback on how 1es1s will be says Junior Dimetrio Tyson. "But it constantly w better prepare herself. As f..~r as reviews. it goes out." seems few write unlcs..s they love or hate the The Internet affects more than jusl studenls. ·Communications instructor Mike Sted- professor. Visitors here on business fhce the same issues. ham receives a 5.0 in Overall Qu:11ity. Some aren't in favor of a website that al· AI Muskewitz is the beat writer fo1· the Annis· lows college s1udems 10 openly display !heir ton Star and covers football games from the •English instructor Jennifer Foster receives aiTection or disdain. Communications in· pre-ss box above Stadium Tower. Members of a 4.2 in Overall Quality and scores a chili stn.ICtOI' Mike Stedham says. " ll 's like a f\111 the press usc the same lntemct as the residents pepper. game. I do not take it seriously." of Stadium Tower, and experience the same is- He believes JSU is lucky 10 have I he IDEA sues. '"The new laptops we usc now have 3G ·Associate Professor ofMathematics Dr. system ..., put a lot or stock in what they say network everywhere we go, so I don·, run into David Dempsey receives a 4.6 in Overall because these are my s~ndems in my class, 11te problems The Calhoun County Civic Chorale THE TEASE will be perfonning its winter concert Sunday, December 4, 20 II at 3:00 CAMPUS CRIME p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Need trea Movie poster for Brt!aking Dawn, Part I Breaki g aw opens a success llY MINNIE MARBURY STAFF WRITER The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dmn1. previous installments 1hat were filled with Part I is expected 10 remain number one 1 Part I opened in theaters November l8 h . action packed fighting scenes. but the at the box office. Bret1king Dawn. Pari I is a continuation intensity is still there. 8ret1kiug Donn I personally loved N~rt I because it of the famous Twilight saga book series, Part I racked in an impressive $139.5 builds the anticipation for Part l . This by Stephanie Myer, that has been adapted mi Ilion in box offices opening weekend. movie revealed more of the relationship 10 tilm and is the first half of the tina! h did not do as good as New A1oon, the between Edward, Bella, Jacob and the insta llment. T he movie expla ins what second installrnent and series record, Cullen family. every fan has been waiting on since the last which made $142.8 million We get to sec Bella a t her most vulnerable reel of Eclipse. moment as she decides to give bir1h Bella and to her itnrnortal baby, even though Edward arc she knows it may kill her. finally married • She stands strong on her decision and starting their to have the baby. no mauer how lives together. The much her friends and family try 10 fans quc-$tions talk her out of it. are answered The rnovie itself draws in the as to whether audience and leaves everyone Bella is changed begging for more. The anticipation into a vampire. builds as the audience is lefl with II also fu lfi lls the cliff hanger ending, which the viewer's keeps people questioning what is expectations to come. as far as the \Vc experience the emotional love story that roller coaster of Bella, Edward and entrenches Bella Jacob as they all come 10 grips with and Edward. Bella's decision to keep her child The movie and her decision to be turned in to finally lcllfills the un,lcN!'Iua.con~ a vampire. most m~tic i pa ted Poster for Breaki"g Daw11. Pari I The ending makes the viewer event m Bella question the fu ture of Bella and the and Edwards's direction that her life is headed. relationship. The movie docs a good job Tite target audience and the majority of I recommend this movie for any true of showing a very tasteful and PG-13 those movie goers going to sec this fi lm Twilight fans or anyone curious about the rated sex scene, afler their wedding day. are, not surprisingly, 80% female. famous saga. ofcourse . The movie also shows a In the end it was really worth the wait. very gory and scary birth scene, as Bella Several dinerent wcbsiles gave Breaking This is the reason it wil l be wo1'th another and Edw~-1rd welcome their half-human, Dawn. Pan I a rating of 8+. The fi lm is year's wait fO r the conclusion of the half-varnpire child into the world. anticipated to make at least $700 million Twilight saga, Bret1king Dawn. Pllrt 2. Breaking Dawn. Part I indulges more worldwide, which is the average of the into the personal ,·elationships more than previous Twilight films. Breaking Dawn. The sleeze: Updates on Juicv CelebritY News nones Top 10 Songs IIY EIIONEE ROSTOX STAFF WRITER Yeater wirhdrew her paternity lawsuit last we-e-k. Baby. Baby. Baby NO! Although he did not have an obligation to, Bieber de- Justin Bieber has dealt with rece-nt allegations of fa. cided to take a DNA test anyway, which proved ex- thering a child with concer1 attendee. Mariah Yeater. actly what everyone suspec1cd: Bieber you are nol the l11e Seventeen year old father! pop singer had a pate r- Kim Kardashjan's Oujcky nity lawsuit fi led against Kim Kardashian married . BA star Kris Humphries him in San Diego. Cali- August the 20'h in a lavish ceret·nony in Montecito. I. II Will Rain, Bruno Mars fOrnia. Twenty year old CA. The wedding is rumored to have cost as much as 2. Sexy and J Know lt. Yea1erclaims Justin is the SIO million. LMFAO fa ther of her three month 3. We Found Love, Rihanna Kardashian filed for a divorce from Kriss llumphries feat Calvin Harris o ld son, T ristin Yeater. 4. Good Feeling FloRida Yearter claims she met on a Monday moming a fter only scvcnty~lwo days of S. man·iage. l lumphries claims to have no knowledge of Moves Like J:1ggcr. Bieber at a c.once11 in Los Maroon 5 feat. Christina Angeles. Kardashain 's anangemcnt or plans fo r divorce until Aguilera Yeater c la ims that that moming. Even though the marriage wasshon, Kim 6. The One That Got Away Bieber sent two secu- Kardashian is not se-eking :m annulment. The marriage Katy Perry rity guards to get her to is believed to be over because of disagreements 7. Someone Like You meet with him backstage. and arguments of pennanent living arrangements. ADELE Bieber and Yeater got ac~ Humphries wanted to move to Minnesota while 8. 5 O'Clock T-Poin quainted, pm1ied, and shared a couple ofdrinks back- Kardashain wanted to stay in L.A feat. Wiz Khalila & Lily with her family. friends, and Allen stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. She says 9. Without You (feat. Usher) she indulged in sex with Bieber on October 25,2010 thougll it would be best 10 in that town for her career. David Gucna & Usher when she was nineteen and he was sixteen. I 0. Perfect (Glee Cast Ver- Yeate-r said, "Justin suggested that I go with him ro a date of separation was listed sion) Glee Cast private place where we could be alone; after walking October 31, 20 I I. Kardashian away from the other people backstage. Justin found a sta ted that she would pay for Check Us out on place where we could be alone ... a bathroom." own lawyers' fees and ex1pe<:ts1 Social Networks: Bieber's legal team issued the following statement: Humphries to do the same. "\Vhile we haven't yet seen the lawsuit. it's sad that wants the court to reject an•1 m1ovesl faccbook.com/jsuch- someone would fl-1b ricate malicious, dcfhmatory, and by Humphries which anticleer demonsn·ably false c laims." geuing spouse support. The coo.opl•eJ @chanliclcer)SU "\Ve will vigorously pursue all available legal rem- has a prenuptial agreement. edies to defend and protect Justin against these allega- tions." p«~plc.c;:nn Volume 60. lu.U<: ll D«cmbcr I. 2011 OPINIO &LO Two for the price of o : Music reviews ANDREW HOLO£ Rfi£LO WLJS REPRESE TATIVE JSU alum and rhyme slaye1· to get out and tell the story of to hear Anthony grow. but they Something Like A Player, the streets without demeaning d011'1 stick a.-ound long. just S.L.A.P., is back with his your listenership to the lowest past the obvi-single "Midnight newest spinner Life of a common denominator. City.. on disc one. the lis1ener ScOIJJio, an album well on par This is what S.L.A.P. is tn!atcd to noisy pop with with most of the mainstream accomplishes on Life of " plenty of trip. mp cfl"orts out there today. Scorpio, pure rap. If you 'rc Stretching the album across with the small exception of looking for an album to throw twodiscs.(which may not have production va l u e~ and what on at your next part)', a die· been technically necessary the albun1 lacks in produc1ion hard suppoo·teo· of local talent being has how the LP is only value, it more than makes up or just something to bump to a lillie over an hour long) for in raw 1alcnt. ohat still holds on 10 the shreds I swore to myself when r actually elTcctively serves to S.L.A.P. has given us of integrity that mainstream pressed play on this album break up what could possibly 24 tracks of ill with a little rap has foregone. This is the that I wasn't going to use the veer onto a droning affair. something for everyone. Party disc for you. name of famous 80's auteur But just as you're popping anthems like ..Ra ce Trac" John Hughes in reference to the second disc in. the album make up the majority of the Trax To check out: Race Anthony Gonzales. aka M83. gets almost immediately more disc. but interspersed is the Trac, Slcp Up to Da Plate It's difficult not to. but it's restless withoul sac.:riflcing downbeat urban poetry of For fans of: Gheuosocks, getti11g a lot easier. the KARA COLEMAN STAFF WRITER last \Vednesday night, seven te-ams of JSU students pel'fbrmed counselor at JSU; Tessie Britton, owner of Get Personalized kamoke~s t y l e songs fo r a panel ofjudgcs, and the winner received office wear: and music major Scott Johnson. The fourth member a $ 100 Wai-Mart gift card. l11is may sound like any other talent of the panel was the record keeper. JSU student Maegen Gladden. show/fundraiscr held at any school across the nation, but there Hostesses for the event were Alii Davis and Stacy Allison. was a catch: teams had to utilize sign language and choreography A variety of ge-nres were represented in the song selections for in their nurnbers. the evening. ·ntird place was awarded to the JSU Ambassadors, The Sing and Sign was sponsored by Delta Zeta. whose who pcrfonncd a hip-hop/rap number, "The Creep" by The philanthropy project is speech and hearing. Teams paid a fee to Lonely Island. Runner-up was a group from Alpha Omega Pi, enter their group in the compe tition, and audience member were with Katy Perry's "Hot and Cold". The winner was a group from charged S3 each for admission. Delta Zeta l)hilamhl'opy chairman Zeta Tau Alpha. who performed a Dixie Chicks song. "Goodbye Angela Marino speculated that the event raised about S300. Earl". Proceeds are 10 be split between the Starkey Hearing foundation "\Ve definitely want 1he Sing and Sign to bec-ome an annual and the House Research Institute. event," said Marino. "It was a lot of fun." The Starkey Hearing Foundation goes on "global hearing missions" all over the world, from Nashville to Port Au Prince to Cairo. On the-se trips, a te-am of audiologists and volunteers fit hearing aids for hearing-impaired children and adults. Starkey's Hear Now prograrn helps Americans obtain hearing aids who otherwise don't have 1he resources to pay fo r thern. ·nteir Lisum Carefully program encourages teens to protect their hearing by tunting down the volurne on their headphones when they listen to music. The Sound A1atters campaign promotes regular car checkups and prevention of hearing loss by employing he-althy listening habits. Fonnerly known as the House Ear lnstitute,lhe House Research Institute has been working for over sixty years to improve quality of Ii fe for people with he-aring problems. Their Chi ldren's Center treats over 1.200 hearing-impaired kids annually. and their doctors work with researchers to integrate science and medicine, on top of educating the public on healthy hearing. Judges for the Sing and Sign were \Vhit McGee. an admissions Sn1dents pe1forming at Sing and Sig_n THE CHANTICLEER The Student newspapeo· of Jacksonville State Univeo·sity since 1934 Room 180 Self Hall. Jac:J MJ Ortiz Editor-in-Chief: mjnewsed@gma•l.com Emily H a yes N ew s Editor: [email protected] nl(' Chat\llclrtr v.--clcomcs kners 10 the editOr. Ut!Cr.l for pubi~IIIIOn li'IUlit be lull· tted 10 300 words and mus• be t)'I)Cd. Lenm tUA)' be band-dehvered or !>C1ll 1hrough Paige Bak er A&E Editor: [email protected] campus INIIIO our oilicxs m Roonl H~O. 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EdilOr-in Gamecock Spons Fast Break #5 JSU Rifle aims and claims Gamecock invitational title JACKSONVILLE - The on her home range as she Jacksonville Slate rifle claimed the top spot in ..Bringing their championshiP team claimed the overall both sections of the event. tille this past weekend The \Vinnipeg, Canada- wavs to JSU Softball" at the Gamecock Invita- native tumed in personal tional, hosted by JSU a t the collegiate bests with a 591 Gamecock Rinc Range. in air rine and a 583 in The fif\h-ranked JSU smallbore. Both rnarks are squad posted an aggregate 20 points higher than her score of 4641, 38 points previous rnarks. better than second-place Senior Andrea Dardas Memphis, 4603. TI1c invi- posted a 576 in small· mtional field included three bore and a 584 in air rifle. other teams ranked in the finishing fifth and seventh Collegiate Rifte Coaches respectively. Freshman Association Top 20 Poll Dan McCall shot a per- - the No.9 Tigers of UM. sonal best in aggregate and No. 18 North Carolina smallborc. McCall. from State and No. 20 Colum- Dundalk, Md., tallied an bus State. l n-foc UAB 1149 aggregate and a 572 was also competing this in smallbore. weekend. The Wolfpack Sophomore Sam Mueg- claimed third, while CSU ge added a 572 in small· finished founh among the bore and a 583 in air rifte collegiate squads. for a total of 1155. Gamecock:> ink two Alabama prep Stnr:) in early :)igning period The Gamecocks turned JSU renrrns to the range in a 2303 in smallbore and on Jan. 14,2012, hosting accumulated a total of 2337 the Cougars ofCSU. JACKSONVILLE Head coach sixth and her 31 home runs a re in the air riAe p<>nion. Jana McGinnis picked up a pair of seventh. She has amassed 90 or -From Sports WirF Junior Monica Fyfc Alabama prep stars in last week's more hits in e-ach of the last three had a stellar pcrfonnance early signing period. inking out- seasons. including a 104-hit enort fielder Ella Denes and shortstop in 2010. Pelletier earns CoSIDA ESPN The Cadi Olive1· 10 National Lctte1·s of 0 1iver heads into her third season Intent to join the Jacksonville State with Sumiton Christian a fter trans- Magazine academic all-district honors softball prograrn. ferring from Fultondale prior to he1· "We arc very excited about add- sophomore season and immediately JACKSONVILLE - For field accomplishments in ing Ella and Cadi to our Garnecock made an impact by eaming state the third time in four years, the program's history. On family," McGinnis said. "They tournament MVP honors by guiding Jacksonville State's Chel- the field, she was a two- arc two quality players as well as the Eagles to the state title. sea Pelletier has earned time AII-OVC selection people. Both have championship The warn's leadoff hitter. she is a CoSIDA/ESP The and ranks as one of the top experience from their high school two·time Hitter of the Year Award Magazine Women's Soc- scorers wever don a Game- levels and we plan on thern bring- winner, including last season. \Vhcn ce-r Academic All-District cock jersey. Pelletier has ing their championship ways to JSU she hit .497 with 16 home runs and honors. announced Fri- etched her name in the JSU sofiball." 48 Iilli from the tOP of the order. day by the College Spons record book in four di ffcr- Denes has sta11cd the last fi ve In that junior season, she Jed the Information Directors of cnt categories. She con- seasons fo1· Pisgah, most rccen1ly in Eagles with 73 1'uns scored and 35 America organization. cluded her career ranked center field and has guided PHS to stolen bases, while boasting a .608 Pelletier was tabbed to among the program's lead- a pair of Alabama High School Ath- on-base percentage and a .947 slug- the District 4 Second Team ers in matches played with letic Association (AHSAA) state ging percentage. Opposing pitchers for the second consecu- 72 and is listed founh all- titles and nabbed lhree all-state struck her out just 19 tirnes in 204 tive year and was named time in shots taken with J 44 mentions along the way. at bats. ro the district's First Team throughout he1· career. \Vith She was a first-team sclcclion in In guiding Sumiton Christian to as a sophomore in 2009. her two goals this season, 2010 and 2011 alter earning honor- the state championship as a sopho- To be nominated a stu- Pelletier drew even with able mention recognition as a fresh- more, Oliver hit .459 with 16 home dent-athlete must be a start- former Gamecock Ash- man in 2009. As an eighth grader in runs. 20 doubles and 14 triples. She er or irnportant reserve with ley Martin in care-er goals. 2008, she was an All-Tournament swiped 24 bases, scored 81 runs at le-as1 a 3.30 cumulative Both Martin and Pelle- selection for PIIS 's state title team. and d1·ove in 74. grade point average (on a tier finished their respec- A three-time Huntsville Times McGinnis and her Gamecocks 4.0 scale) at her institution. tive careers with 20 goals. All-Metro Elite Sollball Fi1·st Team head into lhe 2012 season seeking In the classroom, Pelletier Pelletier also carved her pick, Denes hit 12 home runs as a a fifth consecutive OVC trophy and has a perfect 4 .0 grade point name in the program's all- junior in 20 II to team up with cur- an unprecedemed fifth-slraight trip average in communications time minutes played chart rent JSU freshman Shelby Holley to the NCAA Tournament. with a minor in marketing. by logging 4,525 minutes and help Pisgah break the national The season will get underway Pelletier is one five play- on the pitch in her career. record tbr home nms in a single on l'eb. I 0, when they face Lip- ers from the Ohio Valley Pelletier has represent- season with 71. scomb in the fi rst game of the Soulh Conference that eamed the ed JSU and the OVC at Denes emers her senior season Alabama Mardi Gras Invitational distinction ofearning a spot the 2009 NCAA Leader- with 380 c:uccr hits, 69 career in Mobile. Their first home game on one the CoSIDA ESI'N ship Development Confer- doubles and 291 runs scored, all will be Feb. 17. when they open the The Magazine Teams. ence and is a mcrnber of numbers that mnk her third on AH- three-day Jacksonville State lnvita .. The FOI't Wonh. Texas- the Omicron Delta Kappa SAA"s ca1·eer lists. Her .487 career tiona I at Universily Field. native finished her JSU Leadership Honor Society. batting average is filih in AHSAA career as one of 1he most history, while her 11 9 walks rank -From News Wire decorated players in terms -From Sports Wire of acaden1ic and on the Thanksgiving Classic coverage: Southern Miss downs JSU, 75-58 IIA1'TIESI3URG. Miss. - A 22-6 second-half scoring run propelled of those points in the opening half. Junior Danielle Vaughn recorded Southern Mississippi over Jacksonville State, 75-58, on the opening her third double-double in the last four games with a I 0-point, li-re- day of the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic on Friday a t Reed Green bound effort against USM. . . . . Coliseum on the USM campus. Senior Destiny Lane added nmc po~nts and SIX rcb~unds t_n 3~ JSU falls to 2-4 on the season. while USM imp1·oved to 2-2 on minutes of floor action. Fre-shman Bnana Morrow chtpped m etght the season and advances to the championship game or the classic on points and three rebounds. The Gamecocks had ten of their II play- Saturday at 7 p.m. against Stephen F. Austin. The Garnecocks will ers avai Iable make the box score in the scoring column. Candace take on Georgia Sou them at ll a.m. on Saturday in the consolation Morton, Bria·unna Buckner and Miranda Cantrell finished with four contest. The Eagles ofGSU dropped a 49-40 decision to Stephen P. points each. Austin in the first game on l~riday. After tmiling by two, 29·27, at the halhimc break, and down 37-.16 with 15:28 Iell in the contest, USM 's defense tumed up the heat as 1ts full court press played havoc for Jax State. USM used its defensive pressure and wmed it into points on the o1her end after ~he def~nse sparked a 22-6 scoring run to push the lead out to 16 pomts at )9-43 with just over seven minutes i!' the conte-st. Tun1ov~rs pla~ued th.e Gamecocks in the second hall as they had 14 of thetr 26 miSCues 111 the second half. USM turned those 14 second-halftumovers into 21 points on the other end. USM ·s Jamicna Faulkner. who wa~ li 1 ~itcd ro one basket in the first 20 minutes, scored 12 of her 14 pomts m the second half. The Black and Gold pushed the lead out to as many as 20 points, 65-45, with 4 :59 left before claiming the 17-point win. USM con- nected on 22-of-40 (55 percent) from the field in the second half en route to out-scoring JSU, 46-31 in the final half. The Lady Eagles scored 56 of its 75 points in the paint and out-rebounded Jax State, 53-37. -•byT<>d """" ;s,,.,, MiAI')' 'S In the opening half, the lead changed seven times, including JSU's largest lead of six points at 23-17 with 5:55 left in the.first half. Bnt- De~a iny Lane had nine J>Oinls and six rebounds in 33 minutes of noor ac1ion. tany Manning, who led the Red and Whtte w1th I I pomts, scored SIX Volume 60. Iss~ 12 The Student newspaper of Jack!I Shamrock Classic coverage: Gamecocks stonn back but ran to Weber state MORAGA. Cali!: TI1e Jacksonville St:Hc men\ ba!<:ketball team almost O\ercamc a bog first-half run by We- ber State but fell shon in a 69-61 loss m the opemng round of the Sham- roc~ OOice SolutiOn> Classic on the campu' of Samt \Ia!} ·s College. Aller \\atchmg the \\'Jidcats (-1-0) roll oil· a 24-J run that ga\e them a 21-pouu :od,anto~;c m the flr:.t half. the Gamccne~' (2-4) outplayed the Bog Sky Conference power over the Mason LcggcH led lhe G:unccocks with 17 points's San FnmciM;o SMtc final half 'I hey cut their deficit to a... few ~h five late in the game. but \VSU wa~ able to con\ er1 just enough to hold oiT JSU's UJ>Set anempt. The Clamccucks lurncd it over Gamecocks feel the Gator bite eight times in t h~: first half, which led to a 14-point WSU advantage in pomh on· lurnmers but turned MORAGA, Clolif. The Jacksonville State lead :11 19-8 with II: 14 remauung m the 111 the >ccond half. They men's baAfrica, js.u.cdu. One qu csti01~ 31\d answcl' will be pub· through December 8, the o,·ganiza- Oceania and can include books from Turkish to lishcd weekly in The Chrmticlccr tion, department or team with the most Korean to Hausa, an African language spoken pounds collected wil l win a fl·ee pizza south of the Sahara. The convenience of having party fort heir group. call numbers means that you can explore any A donation box will be set up in library that uses the LC classification and find the Jack lloppcr Dining Hall (the whatever interests you. Cafe), or you may call ext. 5555 and amnge for a pickup in your depart- ment. Please have all items tumed in by noon on December 8. Winners of campusEVENTS the pizza party will be announced at 2 p.m. US Marine Corps Rccmiting : Tuesday, TMB 2nd noor lobby, 10-2 p.m. Sponsored by Career Services Contact Tawana Roberts at [email protected] l11c Houston Cole Library is pleased to announce that it wi II con- December 6 tinue its late night hours during final exams. From Sunday, Decembe1· 4 Growin' Up Wild for l'reschool Children: Winter through Thursday, December 8 the Saturday, Wonderland Library will be open from 7:30a.m. Little River Canyon Center, I I a.m. -Noon until I a.m. Library services, includ- No tee. but pre-registration is encouraged ing circulation and reference, will be December 10 Sponsored by JSU Field Schools open regular hours. until II p.m. Saturday, Sec