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Students prepare park for spring News format future Ernesto Henriquez News Writer for WLJS radio? Saturday Alpha Phi Omega ser- up a small percentage of the network vice fraternity showed Jacksonville Shannon Cooper day." News Editor an example of their concern for the Tonya Momson, music director for community by 'cleaning' Germania The format of campus radio station 92 J, said many record representa- Springs. WWS,92J, may change from album- tives would cut off the station's sup- The APhiO pledge class me oriented rock to National Public Ra- ply ofpromotionaltapes and compact early to work on one of their most dio as soon as May. discs. important service projects for the In Monday's Communications Hopper said the recommendation semester. Members met at 9 a.m. Board meeting, it was suggested to came as a complete surprise to him. The department of Parks and affiliate the station with NPR Noth- "I did not know about this (the pm Recreation supplied A Phi 0pledge ing was resolved. posal) until (Monday)," he said. class members with tools and ma- "The board will meet again to de- Morrison was taken aback by the terials to clean up the creek, repaint cide this," Jack Hopper, vice presi- proposition. "I'm a little hurt the the bridge and pickup trash from all dent for Institutional Development, faculty and administration trainedme over the park. said of the proposal. "No decision to get what students want over the Seven active APhiO pledges has been made." past year, and now they do something plannedcarefully for three weeks to Craig Morrison, outgoing program that contradicts what they told me to put together the project, according director for WWS, said NPR is "like do," Momson said. '"This was defi- to Rob Hicks, president of the PBS on the radio." nitely not designed with students in fraternity's pledge class. The format will include two daily mind. I think it's a farce." - Members picked up trash and went news programs, radio dramas, blues "I wanted to know (at the meeting) for a dip in the icy creek to retrieve jazz ifstudentshadany inputin thechange. m5 and tracks, along with local 0 debris. They worked in three teams; programming, according to Joe They have had the station since it's 3 one cleared the field of a~ cans. Langston, 921 station manager. "NPR been on the air," Hopper said. r paper and bottles, while another did does not dictate what kind of pro- "1 think they're just talking about Stephen ~0hnSOnrepaintsa bridge in GemniaSprings Park as gramming we do locally," he said. it right now. The change is still in the part of a service project for Alpha Phi Omega. See Germania Springs page 2 "NPR programming will only make planning stage," he said SGA sponsors 'Tour' despite some complaints Senators elected Monday IBM compatible. The computer system will be Despite confusion at the polls Tuesday, the Melanie JOT& I'm not saying MS is a bad new SGA senate was chosen. News Writer purchased at half the market price. charity... students' funds allo- The first of a series of proposals by Freeman The 35 students who wit1 make up the are: In a surprise move Monday, the SGA senate cated to the SGA could be better was passed Monday night. representative body next year Leslie passed a bill allocating funds not to exceed Over the past few weeks, Freeman has been Adams, Donny Anderson, Phillip Atlinger. $750 to the Multiple Sclerosis Tour for Cure spent. working on a revision of the by-laws to the Clinton Baker, Ernest Banker, Jeffrey --Andy Freeman SGA constitution at the request of the SGA Bennett, Cam1 Blankenship, Freddie Britt, P~Ogram. LoriCoker, Frederick Corcoran,Eric Dansby, The money will be divided among five stu- SGA senator executive committee. Though some of them dents and faculty members whoare participating were passed Monday, several others will be Christina Dasingef, William Day, Brooke in the Tour for Cure. voted for on April 2. Monday's proposal Engler, Andrew Freeman, Tanya Glenn, Laura Griffith, Anissa Grimes, Trina Tour for Cure is a two-day, 150-mile bike donated such a large sum to charity. He said he changed the Cultural Affairs Committee from tour from Pinson Valley, Ala. to Decatur, Ala was told that it is the students' money, and they a separate division to a committee of the Uni- Henderson, Jacqueline Jones, Emily sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis should be allowed to decide which charity they versity Programs Council. Kacyvenslri,CarolynKillough, David Long, Tracy Loyd, Lincoln Moody, Mandi Miller, Society. Each rider on the tour is required to want it togoto. "I'm not saying that MS isa bad The Student Services and Public Safety divi- Angeia Morgan, Stephanie Pearson, Chris raise at least one dollar in pledges for every charity, but I feel, as do many other students, sions were changed to senate committees. Phillips, DavidPugh, Ashley Richards,J&nt mile ridden, for a total of $150. that students' funds allocated to the SGA could The Public Relations Director and UPC di- Roberts, John Schwartz, Lorie Shore and When the $750 is divided among the five JSU be better spent,"Freeman said. rector will be compensated $200 per month Brett Vebber. participants, each will receive his $150 in "I can understand their point of view," said worked. Chaos erupted when both of the voting pledges, leaving each only the $20 registration Ed Crook, the bill's author. Crook went on to They are only required to work during one of macbines Me, and students had to vote fee to piny. say that senators should vote according to their the four summer months and will be paid only with paper ballots. The elections committee Many senators felt the bill would not pass own opinions. for time worked. managed theprobiem,and the elections went because the SGA already donated $1,440 to the The SGA also voted to spend up to $3500 for Emily Kacyvenski and Freddie Britt were on as scheduled. Alabama Special Olympics earlier this year. a new computer system to be used for the SGA chosen to serve on the Selections Committee, The senators will take offie at the SGA Senator Andy Freeman said many students newsletter and other SGA projects. They plan which determines who will serve as division Banquet April 8. complained when they discovered the SGAhard to purchase an MCR conputex system which is directors. 1 2 Thursday, March 21, 1991 The Cnanticleer Gangs ACHE evaluates JSU prompt policies, facilities Melanie Jones versity officials a chance to learn News Wriier more about Hector's views on issues such as funding and quality of edu- Becky Balcomb JSU President Harold J. McGee cation. "I was concerned about News Wriier had an influential visitor last week. someone coming in from out of state," Henry Hector, the newly-appointed Kribel said of Hector, who is from Thursday, John Dryden, chief of director of the Alabama Commission Indiana. detectives for the Anniston Police on Higher Education, came to Jack- Kribel said Hector alleviated his department, spoke tosociology Club sonville Friday as part of a series of concerns during the meeting by members about gangs and violence. Bwan wrist. Emesto Henriauez and Chere Lee clean trash out visits to campuses across the state to showing a thorough knowledge of With the recent uprising of gang- of-the cold sheam which runs through Gerrnania Springs Park. determine the needs of Alabama's the problems facing Alabama's edu- relatedviolence in the Anniston area, colleges and universities. cational system. Dryden went to Los Angeles in order Hector began his visit in a private Germania Springs for the campus blood drive. Kribel said Hector, who is a propo- to learn how to fight gang and drug- meeting with McGee. McGee then from page 1 Bryan Wright, pledge class service nent of teacher education reform, related violence. gaveHectoratourof theuniversity's chairman, spoke favorably of the seemed favorably impressedby JSU's While in Los Angeles, he worked facilities. After lunch, Hector met and bottles, and another did the organization's efforts."These kinds College of Education. with the Los Angeles Police depart- same in the creek that runs through- ofactivitiesaretheonesweallshould with the deans and vice presidents for ment in fighting gang-related crimes. the park. learn from and the ones the commu- what Robert Kribel, vice president When Hector left campus, he went Dryden defined a gang as two or The final team labored to sand the nity is in need of; they are oriented to for Academic Affairs, called a "get- to Anniston to meet with State Sena- more people who come together with wooden rails of the bridge crossing help the society we are a part of," acquainted session." tor Doug Ghee to discuss the state's an intent of criminal activity. Each the stream and then painted it. Wright said. Kribel said the meeting gave uni- education problems. gang has its own set of rules, he said. The group broke for lunch around 1 Hicks said the work projects give Although one has to be voted into a p.m. and returned to the park to finish pledges a chance to get to know each gang, Dryden said, it is easier to get in their work later in the afternoon. other while they help thecommunity. Acknowledgement than it is to get out. In order to get out In addition to the fraternity's work "Every time we get together like this, In last week's edition of The Chanticleer, an article was wrongly identi- of a gang, one has to get permission at Germania Springs, they recently we learn something new about the fied.