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THE Contestants strip from gowns to swim- ille Sta suits iiz an all-out ca$ifightjior the co~,- eted title of M1.n JSU I January l 1, 200 1 wu.w.jsu.edulchanticiecr Voluinc 19, Issue 14 page 5 I -- . - - -- - -mww ---J Inventors to ea~her ""VridayNEWS fim Ieaa Sports Nut parched and boiled Prosecutors were due to begin By Gracie Catchings their closing arguments in the case New Editor against two Libyans accused of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, as the at Alabama conf erence With cigarettes and beers in hand, marathon trial draws to a close. they watched their investment, their State prosecutor Colin Boyd was to livelihood, go up in smoke. The By Information Services sum up the case against Al-Amin owners and employees of The Khalifa Fhimah and Abdel Basset Sports Nut and Hall Printing Inventors and experts from across Ali al-Megrahi on Tuesday. looked on as their businesses were consumed by flames Friday, Jan 5. the nation will be gathering on Top NATO and European Union Harold Hall, builder of Hall January 18 - 19, 2001 at The (EU)officials are heading into sep? Printing, estimated a total loss for Alabama Conference for Inventors. arate talks over depleted uranium himself and about a 70 percent loss The Conference, sponsored by the for The Sports Nut, according to weapons fears. NATO's political Jacksonville State University committee and the EU's political The Anniston Star: Center for Economic Development and security committee are both Gisela Burton, manager of The Firefighters from Weaver, Jacksonville and Alexandria work to put out a fire that devastat- and Small Business Development convening on Tuesday to begin Sports Nut, said when she arrived ed Hall Printing and The Sports Nut on Friday. on the scene all she saw was Center, will be held at the City addressing European concerns that trucks carry 500 gallons of water. Printing, Adams said. smoke. Meeting Center in Anniston, the ammunition used in the Balkans "We called 91 1 and stepped away We had two trucks on the scene The Sports Nut was established Alabama. has caused cancer among peace- from the building, waiting for the pretty quick that used up that water, in 1988 and is currently owned by keepers. fire department." and we had a tanker coming from a Mary Beth and Mike Williams. All inventors are welcomed and The U.S. Navy's top admiral has Weaver Fire Captain Chris nearby fire department which is The bar had become a popular encouraged to attend the decided the commanding officer of Adams said the blaze started at about 2,000 gallons of water." nightspot for college students and Conference which is aimed at help- The firemen from Weaver, won critical acclaim from Grant the USS Cole should not be pun- about 1:30 or 2 p.m. and was ing to eliminate some of the barriers reported at about 2:15 p.m. The Alexandria and Jacksonville Fire Martin of The Star for its German ished, despite his failure to imple- to successful inventing as well as flames took about 30 or 40 minutes Departments also had to "hand lay" lunch cuisine. Echoing the ment some 30 security measures on to get under control, and the hot 700 feet of hose in order to reach Williams' sentiments, employee providing inventors with good ideas the day the Cole was bombed in spots were still smoldering hours more water supplies behind the Greg Shadrick hopes they would be for marketing their inventions. Yemen, a senior Pentagon official later. building, Adams said. able to rebuild. Experts will address a variety of The possible cause of the fire was "It'll be better than it was," told CNN on Monday. "There's no hydrants in this area, topics-patents, how to evaluate an A new sort of civil war is brewing so we immediately had a water later determined to havebeen caused by a furnace in Hall Conflnued on page 3, Sports Nut Fire invention's potential success, in Georgia, where opponents of the supply problem," Adams said. "The avoiding scams, pricing evaluation, state tlag, which bears Internet usage, licensing of inven- Confederate battle emblem, theare JSU'S pep band named tops in the nation tions and more! demanding the Legislature vote to change the flag. Conference speakers include: Marching Southerners Director Ken Richard Apley from the U.S. Patent Ford Motor Co. says it will equip Bodiford said. "It's Mark Fifer, the and Trademark office;Don Kelly of all its Ford-branded sport utility director. He's come in with all his vehicles with tire pressure monitors new ideas, the new Go-Go dancers the American Academy of Science; and other safety improvements by and all his arrangements." Milissa Rick from the Wisconsin 2005. The pep band was started as a mix Innovation Service Center; Mark "Jazz," Ken Bums' latest docu- of scholarship holders. As auditions Davis and Bruce Koppenhoefer of mentary, began its 10-episode run toughened, Bodiford said, the quali- Invent Alabama; David Day from Monday night on PBS. A history ty of performance started getting the UAB Research Foundation; lesson for some and a tuneful better. Greg Peterson and Margaret The pep band is now comprised of reminder of an art form for others, Kubiszyn from the law firm of the work details the rise of this dis- 32 musicians and 14 dancers. Fifer, who has been working with the pep Bradley, Arant, Rose and White;Joe tinctly American music, its players Paxton of the UAH Research and the profound influences both band since 1995, generally "runs the show," while Jodie Milam and Center; Andrew Wohrley of the have had on 20th century culture. Brian McLemore coordinate and Auburn University Library; and INSIDE choreograph the Go-Go dancers. Giles McDaniel of the Northeast JSU's pep band, Hardcorps, performing at a recent basketball game Fifer alsoAdevelops the ideas for m--- - Alabama Entrepreneurial Center. New campzis lighting a bright idea By Gracie Catchings "It's a mystery to me how they themes and music for the band. The conference fee is $93 per par- "We've been more of a funk, R & -RED HERRING- News Editor found out about us," Director and ticipant and includes lunch, breaks, Klose Ozcounter: President and CEO of StaffArranger Mark Fifer said. "We B band the last few years," Fifer IVPR cornes to speak to JSU and conference materials. The dead- Jacksonville Sate Uni versity's pep can only assume an NCAA official said. "This year we're doing a lot *EDITORIAL- more disco, like dance club music line for registration is Monday. for band. The Hardcorns. featured at was at a game or perhaps they found E,t-t,anrely optin~isticpredictions rile ~\'e'ei.v and a couple of contemporary tech- January 15, 2001. For more infor- Ear. every basketball home game, was out by word or mouth. We're just *WEEK IN SPORTS* recently nained the best college pep really excited about it. I'm not real- no-style tunes. then we're doing mation about the conference call "Tlirii!" sirn~rlzoiidnv hiisketbi~ilin one band in college basketball by Tie ly yure what to makc of it yet." some vintage disco like 'Stayin' (256)782-5324 or (256)782-5271, Sporting News magazine. "i can't take any of the credit." Cont~nuedon page 3. Hardcorps named tops Page 2 January 11,2001 THE CHANTICLEER I 1 Campus Crime I New camms light The Campus Crime Docket is Clubs- and Oraanizations never, and will never be, w edited unless an incident installations may report involves a minor. Zeta Tau Alpha Items in the Campus Crime The sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha welcome everyone back to Jacksonville State! We hope everyone had a Merry Docket are obtained from inci- Christmas and a Happy New Year! Good Luck to both the JSU mens and womens basketball teams Thursday dent and arrest reports at the night and boys WHUP TROY! We also wish Meredith Barns and Amber Reid (the reigning swim suit champion) bnng new things JSU Police Department. JSU students have the right to Good Luck in the Miss JSU pageant this Saturday night! view these public records. Delta Zeta If any information is incorrect, Delta Zeta would like to welcome everyone back for the new year. We hope everyone had a very merry to light at JSU please contact us at 782-5701 Christmas. We wish you good luck on all of your classes. Good luck to everyone playing intramural basketball. By Gracie Catching or call the JSU Police Thanks to the SGA for all of thier hard work and the great movies. We would like to thank the BCM for a great News Editor Department at 782-5050. welcome back party. Awards for the week are: twisted turtle - Jamie Sexton, Alumna of the week - Denise 12-19-00: Fan Xu, of McCullers, support - Jessica Johnson, and faculty of the week - Kim Weatherford. Students attending night classes at Jacksonville, Ala., reported bur- Panhellenic Council Brewer and Merrill halls will no glary at Campus Inn Apartments The Panhellenic Council would like to wish everyone a successful semester! We had a great time on our retreat.