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Page 5 September 7, 2000 www.jsu.edu/chanticleer Volume 49, Issue 1 -- WORLD New on-campus ministry broadens 1 major appmved - NEWS JSU's denominational diversity By Gina Rae Smith by ACHE /- After a month long summer News Editor /recess, Congress returned By Christina Monism /Tuesday to face a stack of con- JSU News Bmau Are you an Episcopalian or Lutheran student here at / tentious measures and a looming JSU? Are you searching for a way to get involved on Students this fall can sign up for the /struggle for control of both cham- campus? Look no further than the recently established new Earnmace major in Jacksonville State University's College of Commerce /bers.Budget bills, normalized Canterbury Club. trade with China, rival plans for and Business Administration. l This new campus ministry has been set up in con- The Internet-related business program /prescription drugs for seniors junction with St. Luke's Episcopal Church in received unanimous approval by the /under Medicare and a proposed Jacksonville, as well as Grace Episcopal Church and Alabama Commission on Higher /$1increase in the minimum wage Education (ACHE). the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, both in JSU is only the second university in the lawait action when the House and Anniston. state to offer the degree program. /Senate come back after Labor While 'Canterbury Club' is a tentative name for the Dr. Wfiarn Fielding, Dean of the /Day. President Clinton charged in group, one aspect of the organization will continue to College of Comand Business Administration, s& 'mmmerce is /his weekly radio address that rais- ring true, according to Stan Easton, a retired JSU pro- paa of the Internet economy. The 'ing the minimum wage by $1 an fessor of education. "All students and faculty are wel- Internet economy is the fastest growing /hour to $6.15 an hour had been come," said Easton. pat of our economic system in the There are many Canterbury Clubs on college cam- United States. Approximately 650,000 /the victim of every legislative new jobs were created just last year by ;maneuver possible, from "poison puses across the nation, including one founded several the Internet economy. This major deals Jpillattachments to special-interest years ago at JSU. However, the group has remained withscommerceandallthebusiness j strong-arming." dormant on our campus for the past five years. Easton knowledge necway to support an e- hopes the Episcopalian presence will be revived here wmpany" /* Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Many sales are mtlymade over the lBarak arrived at the United via club members' involvement not only on campus, In~andnotjusthmbus~to /Nations for its Millennium but in the community as well. individual corwmers. ''Many sales are : The name of the club may change due to the fact that mackfiombusktobusinessand /Summit on Monday, saying hmbusiness to govemmnt, which cre- 'Canterbury Club' has been a title long associated with /Israeli and Palestinian leaders ates a hge market for ecommerce," the Episcopal church alone. This new outreach also / needed to make a peace deal expWDr. Fielding. welcomes those who are members of the Evangelical 'To give an example of why business- I soon. Lutheran Church of America, in addition to all interest- esareusingtheIntemet:Eachretail /* Efforts by Russia and Japan to The new home of JSU's Episcopal campus mlnirtry center tmmction a business makes might cost ed students and faculty of any faith. /sign the first peace treaty between JSU faculty member and Episcopalian Susan a company about $100, pperwak- The club will begin its activities this Sunday, Sept. wise.Butifthkcompanyusesthe Methvin said, " I believe this will bring Episcopalians / Russia and Japan since World 10 at 7 p.m. with a dinner at St. Luke's, located one Intemet,theycanreducethatbyabout90 and Lutherans closer together. I think it's a great idea." /War I1 look set to fail because of block east of the town square at 400 Chinabee Ave. SE. pexentandenduppayingonly$lO. So Methvin also said the organization hopes to become businesses are really getting into this, / continuing disagreement The dinner will become a weekly event, along with a involved with Habitat for Humanity, as well other buying and sehg among themselves, lover ownership of four islands Eucharist service to be held each Wednesday morning and the the community service programs. same thing goes for govern- land the sovereignty of the islands at 11:30 a.m. at JSU's McClure Chapel at the north end ment," Dr. Fielding said If you are interested in participating in the /known as the Kurils in Russia and of Leone Cole Auditorium. The service will be led by Job oppatunities for students who Canterbury Club, contact Stan Easton at 435-8906 or major in thk field abound in the world of j the Northern Territories in Japan. the Rev. Sherry Travis, Pastor of St. Luke's. Susan Methvin at 782-5469. business, and many Wnts are already /*A new study released Monday waiting to sign up for the major. /says a hormonal male contracep- 'This is just a tremendas opporhity /tive has met with some success today, and &meis a &mendousjob mar- Will fans come home to roost ket, especially in Atlanta. I had xcmiters I- raising the prospect that one hmtheGeogaareacorneby to seeme ;day men will have access to a andencouragemetogetthisprogmm / birth control method similar to running, because students can easily get jobs in Atlanta making a substantial / the pill millions of women take. in new student section? salary,'' said Fielding. program this boost Gamecock spirit and bring students closer togeth- The is underway fall and By Gina Rae Smith the~culumhasalreadybeen~ er. I'm very excited about it," said SGA President / INSIDE News Editor lished. One new faculty member wiU be Elizabeth Webb. hired to suppoa the major, and several I *NEWS* The view is great from the Crowe's Nest. What, might However, reaction from other students is mixed. existing faculty memba have been / Students feeling book buying crunch you ask, is that? "Since SGA has designated a section for the students, trainedtoteachthecoutses. I *RED HERRING* The Crowe's Nest is the newly-designated student the UPD should give us a break. We should be allowed In addition to the major, the gedcur- riculum for busii majors has been / Brothers bringing back the good times to cheer for the football team however we think is best," seating section at Paul Snow Stadium. Designed to bring adjusted to include courses that provide i *EDITORIAL* all JSU students together in support of the Gamecocks, said JSU student Meredith Roy. infdonpeaaining to ecommerce. I Like it or not, The Chanticleer is back the Crowe's Nest covers sections P and Q at the stadium. "Nothing will make me go to a football game until JSU For more infdon on this major I *WEEK IN SPORTS* "We want all students, regardless of organizational is back in Division I1 where we belong," stated JSU stu- contact the College of Commerce and affiliation, to sit in these two sections. I believe it will dent Leslie Valrie in a discussion with other students in Business Administration at (256) 782- / Gamecocks lose opener to USF Continued on page 3, Student Section 5274. Page 2 September 7,2000 THE CHANTICLEER Textbook 'Sticker Shock' Puts College Students In Bind never, and will never be, By Susan Warmbrunn edited unless an incident Knight-Ridder Tribune report involves a minor. Items in the Campus Crime COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Three days Docket are obtained from inci- after fall semester classes began at the University dent and arrest reports at the of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Joe Dilwood still hadn't bought his books. He wasn't procras- JSU Police Department. tinating - he was saving up. JSU students have the right to "I don't have the money yet," he said. view these public records. Each semester, the sociology major struggles to If any information is incorrect, pay his textbook bill. He's taken out loans, shared please contact us at 782-5701 books with friends, begged professors for a copy or call the JSU Police of the course materials. Dilwood, a junior, esti- Department at 782-5050. mates he spends $300 per semester on books. Raymond Deon Little of Like many students going back to college this Huntsville, Ala., reported month, Dilwood will find himself standing at a bookstore cash register asking: "Are you sure a violation of noise ordi- that's right? Are you sure?" nance 387 occurring at And like many college students, he'll find him- Forney and Naylor Streets self basing some educational choices on whether he can afford the books. He's never actually been Todd Durand Steward, able to buy every book on his reading lists, 24, of Birmingham, Ala., "because they're that expensive," he said. Other was arrested on charges of students have had to postpone enrollment over carrying a concealed the cost of books, and student advocacy groups weapon occurring at the are now taking up the cause nationally.