Jacksonville, AL JSU’s Student-Published Newspaper Since 1934 March 7, 2019 CAMPUS in ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Longtime JSU officials to retire JSU Drama presents Company Page 4 in VIEWPOINTS Photo Courtsey of JSU News Top 5 things to do near Drs. Turner, Fielding announce plans to end their careers Jacksonville Page 3 James Waller as Dean in Health Professions and Wellness, Staff Reporter she will serve as both provost and dean. A search for her replacement as dean is being conducted on a national scale. Long time Jacksonville State University in SPORTS officials, Dr. Rebecca Turner, Dr. Bill Field- Dr. Fielding plans to remain voluntarily ing announced plans to retire. active on campus following his retirement. Dr. Turner has served as Provost and Vice A search for his replacement is also being President of Academic Affairs, while Dr. conducted on the national level. Fielding is Dean of the School of Business Dr. Turner stated her that her reason for and Industry retiring is that she wished to spend more time Dr. Turner will be replaced as provost by with her family, taking care of her 90-year- Dr. Christie Shelton, Professor of Nursing old mother, who lives alone after the passing and Dean of the School of Health Profes- of Dr. Turner’s father. Dr. Turner said she sions and Wellness, on June 1. Until a re- would be “just making sure all of her needs Gamecocks fall in OVC placement can be found for Dr. Shelton as tourney see RETIREMENT page 2 Page 7 STATE on CAMPUS Gov. Ivey proposes ten cent gas tax hike International Scott Young House Staff Writer Presentation: Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday Honduras proposed a 10-cent gas tax hike as Thursday, part of her “Rebuild Alabama Infra- March 7 structure Plan,” a plan designed to 11:00 a.m. raise more funds for building roads International and bridges. House “After 27 years of stagnation, adequate funding is imperative to fixing our many roads and bridges Come learn more in dire need of repair,” said Gov- about Honduras ernor Ivey, announcing her plan. from one of our JSU “By increasing our investment in students! infrastructure, we are also making a direct investment in public safe- Safe Zone ty, economic development, and the Training prosperity of our state.” Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser Wednesday, The bill released by Ivey’s office, fee would be imposed on electric Ivey cites a 2019 report from the called the Rebuild Alabama Act, vehicles and a $150 fee on hybrid- University of Alabama’s Transpor- March 13, would implement the gas tax in- electric vehicles. tation Institution that found 69 bil- 12:00 p.m. crease over three years, with a six- According to Ivey, the funds are lion miles were being driven on our Room 208 cent increase on August 31, 2019, to be dispersed among state, county, roads and bridges every year. TRIP, Self Hall a two-cent increase in 2020, and and local governments for “used for a national transportation research a two-cent increase in 2021. After transportation infrastructure im- group, found that 30 percent of ma- Faculty, staff and 2023, the Alabama Department of provement, preservation and main- jor roads and highways are in “poor students are invited Revenue can adjust the fuel tax by tenance projects.” 66 percent would or mediocre condition”, and that to attend basic Safe no more than one cent every year go to the state, 25 percent would go driving on the rough Alabama roads Zone training in one based on the National Highway to the counties, and eight percent costs taxpayers approximately $507 of four sessions of- Construction Cost Index. The cur- to the cities. Another portion of the annually. fered in Spring 2019. rent rate is 18 cents per gallon of funds would be used to pay a bond gas and 19 cents per gallon of die- that would be issued to finance im- “I think it’s going to be positive Participants will gain sel, a rate that has not changed since provements to the Mobile Bay ship- for the people of Alabama, creating a basic understand- 1992. ping channel. much safer roads and bridges,” said ing of gender identi- A $250 license and registration To justify the gas tax increase, see GAS TAX page 2 ties, sexual orienta- tions and how to best support the LGBTQ community at JSU. @ChanticleerJSU The Chanticleer March 7, 2019 2 News STATE Lee County tornado claims 23 lives JP Wood Staff Reporter 23 people are dead after an EF4 tor- nado barreled through Lee County on Sunday. The tornado was one of 34 that spawned during an outbreak across Ala- bama, Georgia, Florida and South Caro- lina. Its 23 victims make it the deadliest tornado in nearly 6 years. Governor Kay Ivey, who toured the devastation, described what she saw as “absolutely horrendous.” Ivey requested and will receive help from FEMA in re- covery assistance for the area. She went on to praise the response of the wider state community in their immediate out- pouring of support and assistance, and stated that there is a certain resiliency in the people of Alabama. “We’ve done it before; we’ll do it again.” Attorney General Steve Marshall says Washington Post photo by Kevin D. Liles that his office will make sure that all Danny Allen, foreground, and Dax Leandro search through the remnants of Chris Sward’s home in Beauregard, those assisting the victims monetarily Ala., after a tornado destroyed it on Sunday, March 3, 2019. will have their money go directly to for once I’m happy to see a river of na- Carson echoed the need for assistance those affected. He said the damage he ture that overflows its banks.” from those in the general populous. “We saw left him speechless. To assist in the recovery of Lee County, can’t replace their lost loved ones, but As of Wednesday, all missing per- Marshall says people should first register we can help them at least get their homes sons are accounted for according to Lee with FEMA at www.disasterassistance. and lives back together in as many ways County sheriff Jay Jones. He stated that gov. Lee County EMA director Kathy as we can,” she said. “there has been a river of support, and GAS TAX from Page 1 State Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston. “The last time Alabama im- “It affects the poorest people the most. Especially in rural areas plemented a gasoline tax was in 1992. We’ve had no increase since with no public transit options,” said Pamela Howard, a Democrat then. We’ve actually got data out that Alabamians today are paying who ran for State House District 40 in 2018. “I think we need to less percent for fuel than in ‘92 because standards of living have raise property taxes and corporate taxes for infrastructure.” gone up. Yet the fuel tax has stayed the same. We’ve got people “I do not think a 10-cent gas hike to pay for infrastructure will driving cars that get more miles to the gallon, so they’re essentially work or be enough to cover everything. Maybe our state officials driving more and paying less.” should put the money that is saved to build more prisons into in- Many have voiced their opposition to Ivey’s gas tax hike, ex- frastructure,” said Kyteria Marshall, a JSU student and National pressing concerns that the tax proposed is a burden for the working Council Chair of the College Democrats of America. poor of Alabama. Critics of the proposal argue that the legislature State Representative Bill Poole (R-63) will be the sponsor of the should consider options to allocate revenue that wouldn’t affect bill in the House and State Senator Clyde Chambliss (R-30) will lower-income brackets. act as such in the Senate. CAMPUS RETIREMENT from Page 1 are being met is a real priority, es- James Spann to visit campus pecially now that she’s by herself.” Dr. Turner is Jacksonville State University’s first female vice presi- dent, and she is responsible for the creation of several of Jacksonville State University’s academic pro- grams, including the university’s so- cial work program and some of the its earliest doctoral degrees. Dr. Fielding gave Jacksonville State University more than 50 years of service as university faculty, be- ginning from 1968 as and becoming dean in 1997. Dr. Fielding secured accreditation for the university’s school of business with The Associ- ation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, putting Jacksonville State University’s business school in the top 5 percent of business schools around the world. “JSU thanks Drs. Turner and Fielding for their exemplary leader- Scam Alert: Hoax JSU Fundraiser ship and service over many years. University and local police are investigat- ment. They have had a major impact on ing reports of an individual falsely representing Citizens can check the validity of a student fun- JSU. We look forward to strong aca- themselves as a JSU student seeking donations draiser by calling the Dean of Students Office at demic leadership from new Provost for a chili cookoff fundraiser. The university is 256-782-5491. JSU student groups are reminded Christie Shelton and our new deans as we look forward to our bright fu- unaware of any such event being organized by a to please register fundraisers by submitting a ture,” said Dr. Beehler, Jacksonville JSU club or organization at this time. Police urge Fundraising Form to the Dean of Students Office. State University’s president.