Clinton Wins Record-Setting Election
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FEATURES:Crisis Page 7 SPORTS:Interview with a ntarksman Page 10 CHANTICLEER Gena Miller SGA will give a portion of the money raised from l~tudentnames Chanticleer News writer the movie to the AIDS Clinic in Anniston. store, wins bike The Student Government Association is adding a Narvaez believes that now more than ever stu- more personal perspective to next week's AIDS dents should educate themselves about AIDS in by Rachel Watkins _ Awareness Week activities. "We always hear about Chanticleer News writer the medical side of it," explains Angel Narvaez, see AIDS page 3 Last week, in front of a small group of SGA Second Vice President. "This year we wanted faculty and students, JSU president Harold McGee presented Kelli to put sort of a human touch to it." Slaughter with the bicycle that was the The SGA is planning several events including prize in a recent restaurant-naming con- Project Face To Face, an exhibit from California. test. Out of the 202 entries, Slaughter's The exhibit contains plaster castings of the faces of idea, "Jacks Snack Shack" was selected twenty AIDS victims who range in age from chil- as the best by a panel of faculty and stu- dren to senior citizens. Visitsrs can listen to tape dents. recordings of these people telling about their expe- Ms. Slaughter, who works at JSU's riences with AIDS. "It's ... powerful because you Part-Time Employment Office, said, "I not only hear their voice, but you're sitting there ... was thinking of Luttrell Hall, and the looking them in the face," Narvaez says. "It puts fact that there was a food store there, things on a more human level." The SGA is also and the name of the restaurant occurred hosting the program' "Friendship in the Age of to me from that." She said she got the idea to enter the name into the contest AIDS" with T.J. and Joel again this year. from a friend. The winning entry was Admission is free to the exhibit and the program. chosen by both students and faculty, The Tuesday night movie will be "And the Band though primarily by the SGA three-stu- Played On," an HBO original picture about the dent panel. beginnings of the AIDS epidemic in America. The JSU hosts inaugural Writers' Bowl Clinton wins record-setting election by Thomas Webb by Jennie Ford Analysts say that people were content with the Alabama Supreme Court Chanticleer News writer Chanticleer political writer status quo and did not feel that they needed to Harold See, R vote. , There were some amendments to the On Tuesday, October 29, JSU hosted Election day brought with it many firsts this Here at home, the Republicans dominated. Alabama State Constitution that voters were its first ever Writers' Bowl. Twenty-one year. This was the first time in 68 years that a Dole carried Alabama with about 688,986 faced with on Tuesday that many voters did Republican Congress was re-elected, the first teams from sixteen schools across the votes as opposed to Clinton's 590,954. The not really know anything about. These five time that a Democrat President was re-elected state competed for top honors in two Republicans won 5 of the 7 seats in the House amendments were on issues like hunting and since Franklin D Roosevelt, and the first time and Jeff Sessions beat out Roger Bedford for fishing rights and bingo. The results of that areas: drama and poetry. Each team in many, many years that a Republican consisted of two sophomores, two Howell Heflin's vacated Senate seat. In the vote are as follows: Amendment No. 1 Congress and Democrat President were re- Supreme Court race Republican Harold See Hunting and fishing rights was approved, juniors, and two seniors. elected in the same year. beat Judge Kenneth Ingram by a narrow mar- No.2 Retirement for public officials was The Writers' Bowl was arranged by In case you have not heard President Bill gin. approved, No.3 Guilty pleas in non-capital JSU's English Department. The idea Clinton was reelected for a second and final Here's a list of Alabama's newly elected cases was approved, No.4 Morgan County came about through a meeting between term on Tuesday. Clinton fell short of his goal officials: Bingo was approved, and No.5 Jefferson JSU President Harold McGee and sev- to win 50% of the popular vote by only 1%, US Senate County Bingo was also approved. eral members of the English taking 49% and leaving Dole and Perot to Jeff Sessions, R Here at home in Jacksonville the Department. English professor Steve divide it with 41% and 8% respectively. US House Jacksonville Board of Education had one seat However, Clinton won by a landslide in the Whitton says that the Writers' Bowl was District 1- Sonny Callahan, R vacant. Mike Limerick and "Mike" Zenanko Electoral College taking 379 votes leaving District 2- Terry Everett, R squared off in this race and Limerick was the to encourage writing. This could also 151 for Dole and none for Perot. This trans- become a recruiting tool, by introduc- District 3- Bob Riley, R winner by a landslide. lates to 31 states carrying Clinton and 19 car- District 4-- Robert Aderholt, R Both Democrats and Republicans came out ing prospective students to JSU. rying Dole. District 5- Bud Cramer, winners on Tuesday and the face the challenge Despite all this pollsters say that it appears District 6- Spencer Bachus, R of four more years in office and leading there was one more record set this year-a District 7- Earl Hillard, D America across "the bridge to the future." record low voter turn out nation-wide. PAGE 2 NOVEMBER 7,1996 THE CHANTICLEER NATION0 STATE % Chanticleer November 7,1996 *The SGA Student Senate meets every Monday night at 6 p.m. in the TMB auditorium on the 3rd floor of the TMB. Everyone is encouraged and welcome to attend. UM student drops to keep baby Congratulations to Alpha Xi Delta for winning the IM Football. by College Press Service make the settlement easier to in college. Groups such as 1 carry out. the American Civil Liberties *Just a reminder - submissions for the announcements box may bc ANN ARBOR, Mich.- The case drew national Union and the National brought to the Chanticleer offices at 180 Self by 12 p.m. Monday before Jennifer Ireland, a Uriiversity attention in 1994, when a cir- Organization for Women the desired publication date. of Michigan sophomore who cuit court judge awarded cus- protested the ruling. almost lost custody of her tody of the little girl to Last November, the daughter because she used Smith, because Ireland Michigan Court of Appeals day care, is dropping out of placed her in day care while ordered a retrial in circuit school to end a bitter custody attending class. Judge court, and the state Supreme battle with the girl's father. Raymond Cashen said the Court agreed that day care Ireland, 2 1, agreed to share plan would mean the child was not a legitimate reason custody of 5-year-old would be "raised and super- to deny custody. Marada with Steve Smith, vised a great part of the time When the parties agreed to who lives about 50 miles by strangers." a settlement, Judge Lido V. away from the Ann Arbor The decision upset many Bucci, who was to preside campus. Ireland has said that educators, who feared that it over the new trial, said it was 010-29-96 Lee Otis Tippins, 36, of Jacksonville, AL was arrested at she plans to leave the univer- would discourage women time for them to "stop the Mountain/l'ark Ave., Jacksonville, and charged with DUI. sity and move to that area to with children from enrolling bloodletting." 010-29-96 William Ashley Robinson repolred unlawful breaking and entering of a vehicle at the Houston Cole Library parkmg lot. Guy Fawkes day burns new memories for JSU 010-30-96 Jawanda Munford reported harassment (comrnunica- ministers on November 5, tions) at Curtiss Hall. Chris Colvard est of the works of Thomas Hardy with Smith. In 1605. The zealous Roman 010-30-96 UPD reported criminal mischief at the Kappa Sigma Chanticleer News writer building site. "Return of the Native," Catholics were angered by Guy Fawkes Day, a 010-31-96 Trei M. Johnson reported criminal mischief at Sparkman Hardy mentions Guy James' refusal to grant more British holiday, was cele- Hall. Fawkes Day. Smith and religious toleration to brated last Tuesday in a 010-31-96 Jacquiselyn Steele reported criminal mischief at the park Prentiss got together and Catholics. The conspirators most peculiar place -the ing lot of Curtiss Hall. organized the first annual rented a cellar extending intramural fields of 011- 1-96 Byron Cole reported criminal mischief at Paul Snow Guy Fawkes Day celebra- under Parliament, and Stadium (Concession B). Jacksonville State tion at JSU. Fawkes planted at least 20 011-1-96 Matthew Brannon Morgan, 18, of Gadsden, AL was University, USA. This year, they organized barrels of gunpowder there. arrested at the Mason Hall parking lot and charged with possession of This marks the second the second annual event One of the followers alcohol by a minor. year that members of JSU complete with all the right issued a warning to his 011-1-96 James Matthew Kay, 18, of Gadsden, AL was arrested at faculty have organized this touches, including tea and cousin, a member of the Mason Hall parking lot and charged with possession of alcohol by event to celebrate the defeat a minor.