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Thursday Jacksonville State University’s Student-Published Newspaper since 1934 April 10, 2014 The Chanticleer WEATHER: High 73, Low 48, Clear FORECAST PG. 3 President Meehan: ‘We will do our best to keep our promise not to increase tuition this fall’ Zach Tyler two options on the table: either The compromise meant that the employee” at JSU. He said in Associate Editor give teachers a pay raise of two state would fund the increased an interview Tuesday that the percent, or cover the increased cost of healthcare for education university “really only has two Last Thursday, Alabama’s healthcare costs of the Public employees, but only in grades steady sources of income,” the House of Representatives Education Employee Health K-12. Two universities in Alabama state appropriations provided approved a $5.93 billion Education Insurance Program (PEEHIP). participate in PEEHIP, JSU and through the ETF and tuition Trust Fund (ETF) budget for the The Republican supermajority Athens State. They will receive no collected from students. fiscal year of 2015 that will leave in the House of Representatives additional funding to cover the If state appropriations won’t JSU scrambling to cover increased chose to forego the raise in favor increase in costs. cover increased PEEHIP costs, insurance costs. of paying for the healthcare costs, According to President Meehan, Meehan has said that JSU’s Board The budget was the result of which amounted to about $200 the legislature’s budget means congressional compromise, with million. “costs will be going up $66 per See TUITION, page 2 First Mentoring Autism speaks to the women of Session presented by Alpha Xi Delta JSU Gospel Choir Alexandra Black Staff Writer If you were to ask any member of JSU’s Alpha Xi Delta chapter what cause they are most passionate about, you will likely get the answer of Autism research, awareness, acceptance, and treatment. With over 135,000 members across the country, Alpha Xi Delta has a long history of supporting child-focused issues. Alpha Xi Delta officially partnered with Autism Speaks in 2009. With April being designated Autism Awareness month, you Vallean Jackson/The Chanticleer probably have seen “Light It Up JSU’s Gospel Choir invited Emily Blue” signs around campus and Studdard, mother of American Idol town, as the ladies of the JSU Ruben Studdard, to their first-ever gospel Epsilon Pi Chapter of Alpha Xi mentoring session. Delta pour of all their collective Vallean Jackson energy into promoting this cause. Alexandra Black/The Chanticleer Autism Spectrum Disorder Staff Writer Morgan Raines and Katelyn Brasher working the Alpha Xi Delta/ (ASD) is a complex and Autism Speaks table at the TMB. increasingly prevalent brain The Music Department’s Gospel Choir known cause and no cure, boys are four times on Thursday, March 20th welcomed Emily disorder, and according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in 68 more likely to have the disorder than girls, and Studdard, mother of American Idol star the diagnosis of ASD has more than doubled Ruben Studdard, to its first ever mentoring children are affected. Most individuals know of someone in their since 2002. session. The event was held in the TMB The financial cost to the patient, their auditorium. family or circle of friends who have a family The main focus of the mentoring session member on the Autism spectrum. With no See AUTISM SPEAKS, page 2 was youth involvement in chorale groups. Choir singer Rachel White said that the session was “created to encourage the youth towards excellence.” Justice and Civil Rights Initiative hosts panel Before introducing Studdard, Gospel Choir member Camila Dean introduced the on ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws other members of the choir in attendance. In line with the theme of youth Danielle Moss and Samaiyah Steward Stand your ground does not only affect involvement, the session’s opening Staff Writers regular civilians but it also affects politicians performance consisted of praise dancers, and other people of the law. “Judges have to ages seven to 19, dressed in angelic white JSU’s Justice and Civil Rights Initiative think about how this [decision] will affect me robes. presented on Wednesday, April 2nd an during the next election”, says Councilman The performer that followed the dancers— outstanding panel on “Stand Your Ground” David Reddick. Jackie Young—made clear with the passion laws. According to him, the “political aspect” of in her voice that she loves the gospel, and Founder and President Ed Moore III collected enforcing the law can sway a judge’s decision. she loves what she does. a panel that consisted of two police officers, an Councilman Reddick’s example was the Young is a former servicewoman currently Anniston City council member and the District Trayvon Martin case. In his opinion the case taking online classes at JSU. She thinks Attorney. would not have made it were it not for the people shouldn’t underestimate her. “I am The panel discussed the many different political backlash it generated. Reddick said glad to be 42 years old, because it was only situations in which “standing your ground” “they have a duty as a judge but an obligation a miracle that I stand here today, because I would be necessary. The group answered as a constituent.” was lucky to have been discharged from the questions and gave advice on the right thing to Stand your ground is more popular in the military two months before 9/11,” she said. do when the threat of violence looms. South because more people are gun owners as Later, Studdard told the audience at the One might ask, what is “stand your ground”? opposed to those in places like California or mentoring session that Young was clearly According to Marcus Reid, Chief Deputy Seattle. “in the right place at the right time.” She District Attorney of Etowah County, “stand “Stand your ground” in situations involving your ground is the right to defend your home See MENTORING, page 2 and family.” See STAND YOUR GROUND, page 2 One Large one (256)-435-7272 topping pizza $6.99 702 S Pelham Rd Order online @ www.papajohns.com Promo Code JSU699 Delivery Charges may apply. Customer pays all applicable sales taxes The Chanticleer April 10, 2014 2 TUITION, from page 1 AUTISM SPEAKS, aimed at improving by accepting and awareness and from page 1 services and research loving autistic people. acceptance. of Trustees will have to consider raising to assist patients and Ignoring them only Raines also tuition. That would break the pledge families, and society is their families. Autism makes matters worse. explains, “We visit not to increase tuition that Meehan gave not insignificant. Most Speaks focuses most You don’t have to a local school called to students at the SGA’s public forum traditional insurance of their funding on raise $10,000 to make The Learning Tree on Higher Education Funding back in policies will not campaigning, raising a difference. Just where Autistic October of 2013. cover the costs for However, President Meehan stressed testing, counseling, that the proposed budget isn’t law— and treatment, so yet. “We don’t have a budget yet. We these costs must be won’t until the Governor signs it,” he paid out of pocket. said. Bentley has until the 13th to do so; Many autistic if he chooses not to, the budget will be individuals also pocket vetoed. struggle with being President Meehan may be hoping that misunderstood or is exactly what happens. left out of social The budget awaits Governor Bentley’s situations. signature. It’s possible that Bentley will The Autistic veto the budget because it didn’t include spectrum includes the two percent pay raise he wants for a wide range of teachers and support personnel. forms, from the Bentley promised the pay raise in his milder forms such State of the State address in January. as Asperger’s That same month, he proposed an ETF Syndrome, budget that covered both the pay raise where a person and increased insurance costs. exhibits repetitive However, lawmakers in the House or obsessive of Representatives refused to pass the behavior and some Governor’s budget, accusing Bentley of going around the ETF spending difficulty with cap he signed into law in 2011. It’s communication and interesting to note that the version of social interaction, the ETF budget that passed the House of to more severe Representatives Thursday also violates cases, where the the spending cap, although by a lesser individual is totally non-communicative amount. Alexandra Black/The Chanticleer Some state legislators called on JSU and needs assistance and Athens State to pass the increase with everyday tasks. Sisters Brooklyn Patty and Holly Cova at Alpha Xi Delta’s Color Run for Autism in PEEHIP costs on to their employees, Autism Speaks Speaks, held last fall. but that’s something President Meehan was founded in 2005, merging doesn’t want to see happen. awareness, and being proactive and children attend. We with the National “We haven’t been able to give a raise research. caring can change bring cupcakes, hang to some employees,” he explained.