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THE 1 The judges have spoken: New kings of / onville State University 1 rhe Art Departtnenr rule JSU 1 j ! Proration: How it """11 """11 NEWS aboard as Train rumbles into Jacksonville p-----. CC -.-.-C-Zi -I..,...--...I - ----- President Bush launched a week [By Adam Smith of lobbying for his 10-year, $1.6 !~ditor trillion tax cut proposal Monday by will affect JSU appearing briefly at the Whitc j The Student Government By Danni Lusk House with members of four fami- i~ssociationwill finally make good Stcff Writer lies he said could experience signif- ion its concert promise when Train icant benefit from his planned rtakes to the stagc at Pete Mathews Governor Don Siegeltnan restr~~cturingof thc tax rate system. icoliseum on March 16. announc'ed a 6.2 percent proration Two prominent Czech citizens 1 Tickets go on sale today, with stu- in Alabama's education budget who had been held on state security ident tickets going for $10 per ticket, Friday, Feb 2. charges since January 12 were freed !limit two. General public tickets The proration ordcr wa brought Monday after they admitted they !will go on sale Feb. 16 at $15 per on by a decline in the national ccon- broke Cuban law by meeting with /ticket. omy that caused a "downturn in dissidents. 1 This will be the first conccrt to Alabama's revenue srl.ean1." Thc head of Indonesia's parlia- j /appear at JSU since I998 when ~nerit~lrgcd President Abdurrah~nan according to Siegelman. Siegelman ISemisonic appeared at the coliseum. IVahid to resign on Tuesday even as said that the state had considered sPrevious bands appearing over the thousands of the vresident's sup- I1 seeking a tax increase to cover the porters protest against moves to /last several years have included of 2000 and 2001 finishing up their The SGAactually went through 15i shortfall but decided that Alabama force him from power. !~ootie& the Blowfish. Tonic ar.d forthcoming album. "Drops of or 20 bids to gct liantis, said SGA: was not ready for a tax increase. A former employee at a suburban !sister Hazel. Jupiter" to be released in stores on 2nd Vice Presiden~Donuell ~umes.i In JSU President Bill Meehan's Chicago engine plant walked into i The Los Angeles-based Train is no March 27. However. they felt Train was the; report to the Board of Trustees on the factory Monday and opened /stranger to the state of Alabama, Anniston music storeowner Carl best choice available. "We had sur-1 Jan. 22, he said the University had fire, killing four people and wound- /having performed a handful of times Lackey of Slip Disc believes getting veys and a lot of people said they: "not experienced proration since ing four others before turning the Bin both Birmingham and Huntsville. Train was a wise decision for liked new alternative music, and1 fiscal year 9, when two prorations gun on Iiimself, police said. I~ormedseven years ago, the band Jacksonville State University. Train is fairly new," said ~urnes.1 reclaimed 6.5 percent of the The U.S. Marines' top officer in icame into prominence in 1999 with "Their star potential is very high "We looked at how much money we: University's appropriation." Japan has apologized for an e-mail itheir radio smash "Meet Virginia." right now," said Lackey. "It's going - had and we looked at who we/ "Proration may mean freezing personnel positions, reducing in which he described government B!Their 1999 self-titled release subse- to appeal to the college crowd, but liked." officials on the island of Okinawa jquently went platinum. it's also going to draw outside the Continued on page 3, Spring concert departmental operating budgets and ..nuts and a bunch of wimps." L----------.-.--.--*,.----------.- --X__ ---- -- _I__.- w,--,-..III--.--- ---.----.--------- i using selected reserves," Dr. Worried bankers kept toughening Meehan said. "We will work dili- terms for making loans to business- gently not to reduce our academic es and to consumers in the past Senator Shelby speaks to JSU programs and student services." three months as they grew wary According to the Associated Press, about being repaid, a Federal objectives while in the White House. teacher salaries cannot be cut. But, Reserve survey said. According to the senator, Bush plans increases in salaries to match the Worried bankers kept toughening to "transform the federal role in edu- national average will be delayed. terms for making loans to business- cation," compete with the education Vickie Brown, director of JSU's es and to consumers in the past provided to other countries, make Financial Aid Department, hopes three months as they grew wary social security available to future that proration will not affect the about being repaid, a Federal generations, and obtain privacy in number of scholarships the Reserve survey said. medical and personal records. University provides. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Shelby also answered questions "We won't know until we hear who played a couple overcoming regarding the county and gave his exactly what Governor Siegelman marital troubles in the film "Eyes opinions on resident worries. Many has to say about it," Brown said. Wide Shut," announced Monday Calhoun County residents expressed According to Dr. Kelly Gregg, that they are separating. their concerns about the new incin- president of the faculty senate, erators being constructed in many of the currently unfilled fac- INSIDE -- A .-: AILlllbLUII. ulty positions will remain that way. wFx"s Senator-. ~. Richard Shelbv~, addresses concerns from area citizens last Friday Trarn'r a comrn'. JSU srudentsflnally have When asked if he could guarantee "We've got positions at the a isason to rock sen.~i~h~~d Shelby spoke at a maximum protection for an area res- University that they haven't been *RED HERRING* By Steuhanie Pendergrass town meeting, on ~~b.2, to the resi- ident's children once they endure the able to fill," Gregg said. Rsnembenng tlre dream JSUplans for a dents of Ca]houn hi^ harmful exposure released from the Around nine percent of the facul- full of Blirck Hrston Celebratzuns Assistant News Editor county, *EDITORIAL* marked the 15th year the senator has incinerator, Shelby stated, "There's ty left last year. Free \our mind people' attended the county meeting. risks everywhere and there's no per- "They're leaving for better jobs," *WEEK IN SPORTS* Jacksonville State University was Brills iirid 5trike.r talk. plr~s"Thrill" liuc a recently visited by an important fig- A supporter of George W. Bush, Continued on page 3, Senator Shelby Continued on page 3, Proration hits JSU chur rvitll Coaclz Dutru Auifrr~ use in Alabama politics. Shelby spoke about the president's Page 2 February 8,2001 THE CHANTICLEER dent and arrest reports at the Features Editor JSU Police Department. and done some beautiful artwork please contact us at 782-5701 or call the JSU Police Department at 782-5050. 1-29-01: Keith S. Gregory, of State University is now seeking submissions from students to print of property at the Athletic "Something Else," the literary mag- azine of JSU. The poetry must be or less. The original artwork and to JSUPD occurring on 2-1-01. photos must be pre-shrunk to 8.5 by 2-2-01: Dennis L. Can; 20, of 2-2-01: Jonathan L. Hudson, 33, sheet campus address, phone num- JSUPD for possession of dmg will be judged under blind review. 2-2-01: Robert E. Clem, of Send entries to Writer's Club, JSU Jacksonville, Ala., reported unlawful breaking and entering a Professors Jones, McCurdy- Department in the Stone Center. rials," said Dr.' Jones, "different occurring on 2-3-01. represent the student body." To 2-5-01: Ray L. Marshall, of Jacksonville, Ala., reported theft price of postage." Jacksonville @ 6 p.m. THE CHANTICLEER February 8,2001 Page 3 All aboard for Train: Concert comes to JSU Continued from page 1, Senator Shelby Continued from page 1, Proration hits JSU Continued from page I, Train While the SGA and Wright have special exception to come play at Sect incinerator. I can't tell you Gregg said. "Our salaries are been working together on getting JSU. "This is the first opportunity there will never be a mishap over at already low here in Alabama, and the incinerator. Let's hope and pray with proration it shows they'll just However, college students have the Train concert off the ground, as Train fans will have to hear the new that there won't be." get lower compared to everyone mixed feelings about having Train of this writing 92J Program Director material," said Wright. Most of the questions asked con- else." in concert at JSU. "I won't be Jason Bozeman has not been invited Tickets will be available today at cerned the future health of residents Don Thacker, vice-president of there,,, said student Nicole Burney, to help in any way. "As of right now, the athletic ticket box in the field once the incinerator is used. A citi- Administration and Business "I don't care anything about seeing 925 is waiting for Mr. Humes and house, and will also be available zen of Anniston confessed that she Affairs, said that if tuition changes one-hit wonders." Mr. Brackett to send us whatever online through a link on the K98 and her husband moved to the city it will not be until fall. Others on campus have been more information or promotional materi- website located at www.k98.fm. from Ohio once they retired. The "It will be determined by how the positive, JSU student Becky Brock als we can use to help make this Both Lackey and Wright agree this couple was left unaware of the plans economy goes from now until was more excited about Train's event a success in our own little is a show not to be missed by any- for an incinerator.