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April 1,2004 Jacksonville State University Volume 52, Issue 27 Local apartment complex suffers fire damage Chase's Courtyard damage substantial after grease fire breaks out in apartment of JSU student By Rosalind L. Moore how the Fire Department The Chanticleer News Editor would deal with the break- out. "They were worried On Monday night, about the fire moving and Jacksonville City Police and because it may have moved the Jacksonville Fire into the attic, so they didn't Department responded to a want anyone to go back in 91 1 call reporting a fire until they made sure they put occurring at Chase's the whole fire out," said Sgt. Courtyard, a local apartment Weinman. cpmplex located on Wyle The occupants of the entire Ave. middle complex, of about 30 According to Jacksonville units, were forced to relocate for the evening because the Fire Chief, , Michael Daugherty, the Fire power had to be cut to the Department responded to the building for the evening. breakout at around 11 p.m. Residents were allowed to and upon arrival attempted to return to their apartments the control the fire which was following morning. spreading to the apartment "I was doing my homework directly above and next door. in my bedroom, while Ashley "The guy and girl that live was watching TV," said next door, were cooking and William Buchanan, resident it caught on fire," said next of the apartment where the door neighbor, Rachael fire originally broke out. White. "I heard the girl and "I had just cooked some the guy ran out and she was French fries and I probably screaming, so I thought they left the pan on and the grease started exploding. When we were fighting." " So, I ran out- The Chant~cleerIMalcolmThomas side and then 1 Saw that the it the went ~hasi'sCourtyard was the scene of a fire on Monday night which caused substantial damage to two apartments and minimum damage in the next door apartment. kitchen was on fire and I and the flames were every- Residents of the apartment were forced to evacuate and leave for the evening because power was cut to the building for the night. called 91 1. Everything start- Buchanan stated through two apart&ents and JSU student and originally of his belongs in the fire. He belongings. ed smoking so we ran out." There are no estimated a third next door apartment from Sax, Alabama. He is estimated the loss of a com- According to the Web site, Jacksonville Police Officer, damages at this time, but the received minimal damages. currently staying with his puter, TV, appliances, cloth- Sgt. Weinman, explained fire charged Buchanan is currently a parents in Sax since the loss ing, and other personal See Fire, page 3 JSU classes IS0 gears up for officer elections train people for work in International Student Organization candidates seek to improve JSU through awareness medical fields By Rosalind L. Moore The Chanticleer News Editor By Jessica Centers The Anniston Star Jacksonville State University's International JACKSONVILLE, Ala. Student Organization (ISO) is (AP)- When Donna Roberts gearing up for executive officer was laid off from her last job, elections. The elections will she decided it was time to do take place on April 9 and will something different. She had decide who will lead the organi- been working for an zation next year. This year's Advanced Auto Parts distrib- election has been met with Candidate for PresidentiJirnrny Mbiye Candidate for PresidentiGordana Lakcevic Cand~datefor 1st VPISushm~taSllwal Candidate for 2nd VPIAmna Jakupovlc . ution center in Gadsden and much enthusiasm, as there are Several JSU International Students will campaign for IS0 officer positions. This year's election has alot of interest with a total of 11 students competing for 5 exec- had done a variety of retail 11 candidates running for 5 offi- utive offices. Pictured above are several candidates for office. Three students are running for president including Jimmy MMbiye, Gordana Lakcevic, and Uzoma cer positions. Bruno Duru (not pictured). Candidates for 1st Vice President include Sushmita Silwal, Vanessa Deliso (not pictured), and Elizabeth Maduka (not pictured). Smrity jobs before that. Silwal, candidate for Secretary and Svavar Svavarsson, candidate for Treasurer , are uncontested. 2nd Vice President candidates include Anielka Lacayo (not pic- The International Student tured), AmnaJakupovic, and Olugbenga lgbalajobi (not pictured). "With everything going Organization serves as a venue overseas, you've got to be dent, Gordana Lakcevic from and platform for the concerns of students and provide help and efforts of the past officials, earthquakes in Morocco and qualified, trained and certi- guidance to first-time fresh- especially the past president," Montenegro wants to "make Iran that claimed the lives of the many international students fied to do something more men." said Duru. "I intend achieving IS0 grow healthy and make thousands of people," said that are attending JSU. They technical now," she said. listen to international student Some of the major concerns of my objective of moving IS0 sure to provide a good goal for Svavar Fvavarsson, an interna- the candidates focus on creating forward and putting IS0 is the making IS0 successful." tional student from Iceland and As a displaced worker, concerns and try to do some- Roberts qualified for job thing about issues of concern. a better network between non- spotlight in the school commu- Other candidates running for candidate for treasurer. training, but she didn't have This semester, the organiza- international students and JSU nity by integrating international IS0 positions have concerns "When the terrorist attacks on about current events going on in tion has three candidates for international students. students, extending the integra- the WTC were made, flags were time to start a two-year president, 1st vice president, According to presidential candi- tion into the larger school com- our world and want to see better pulled to half a pole all over my degree program. She wanted and 2nd vice president. Jimmy date Bruno Duru, from Nigeria, munity, working closely with awareness for international and country to remember the people something that could get her Mbiye, who is from DR Congo, he intends to make the IS0 a the SGA, and establishing an American students at JSU. who were lost ad to support the quickly back into the work is running for president because spotlight in the entire school alliance with Multicultural "I did not hear anyone men- U.S. We could do something force. Now she's enrolled in. tion on campus mention the ter- he wants to "create a stronger community. Services." community for international "I sincerely acknowledge the Another candidate for presi- rorist bombings in Spain and see ISO, page 3 see JSU, page 3 Fight to keep Ten Commandments in school gets political support - By Connie Farrow dates for governor. Gov. Bob Holden, whose office able Friday to comment and did Humansville School District. lead to the removal of a Ten The Associated Press Public opinion remains divid- says he is Protestant, and likely not take a stand on the issues. Roat also objects to prayers Commandments monument in ed over displaying religious Republican nominee Matt The debate began to stir in being said before athletic ban- Jefferson City. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP)- A symbols in governmental build- Blunt, the current secretary of Missouri after resident Carrie quets in the town of 946 resi- "On the grounds of the state small southwest Missouri ings and school prayer, even state, whose biography in the Roat filed a federal lawsuit dents. capitol, the Ten Commandments school district that faces a law- though the courts have consis- state's Official Manual lists him Monday in Springfield. She Blunt said he believes are displayed and have been dis- suit for hanging a plaque of the tently ruled both are prohibited as Baptist. objects to an I l-inch-by-14- Humansville should be allowed played for several decades," Ten Commandments in its cafe- by the Constitution. A spokesman for Democratic inch plaque engraved with the to display religious symbols and Blunt said. "If the Humansville teria and allowing students to But both activities may be candidate Claire McCaskill, Ten Commandments that is pray if those activities clearly lawsuit were successful, I sup pray before athletic banquets among the few things agreed who is state auditor and a hung in a cafeteria where high reflect community values. He's has the support of two candi- upon by incumbent Democratic Catholic, said she was unavail- school students eat in the worried that Roat's suit could see Ten, page 3 Most runs scored In one game by JSU Baseball: Softball: I Announcements, Crime ..... 2 Comics ......................... 6 baseball team so far th~sseason March 28 - JSU 11, Samford 3 March 29 - JSU 4, Austin Peahy 1 Opinion .............................. 4 Concert calender .............. 6 Saturday - vs. SE Missouri 1 p.m. Saturday - vs. Eastern Kentucky 1 p.m. Features ............................ 5 Question of the Week ........ 4 16 Tuesday - [email protected] 6 p.m. Sunday - vs. Eastern Kyntucky 1 p.m. Sports ................................ 7 .. v I Pane 2 The Chanticleer April 1, 2004 I Alpha Omicron Pi: Sister of the week is Pascha Thacker and Positive Panda is Emily Furr. Our records on middle-class tax cuts '.%aches of the Month" is Mrs. Marilyn Johnson. Congrats to all the new ambassadors. We are looking forward to a great workshop this weekend with our wonderful alums. Contact: Debates continue to surface as Bush and Kerry battle with words [email protected]. Alpha Xi Delta: We hope everyone had a great Spring Break! Thanks to the wonderful brothers By Matt Steams of Kappa Alpha Order for a fun cookout mixer on St.

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