Jacksonville State University JSU Digital Commons Chanticleer Historical Newspapers 2017-03-02 Chanticleer | March 2, 2017 Jacksonville State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_chanty Recommended Citation Jacksonville State University, "Chanticleer | March 2, 2017" (2017). Chanticleer. 1707. https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_chanty/1707 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Historical Newspapers at JSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Chanticleer by an authorized administrator of JSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Happy inSIDE Birthday, Dr. Seuss! “Moonlight” wins Best Picture after Oscars mishap page 5 WEATHER: Sunny, High 59, Low 35 Thursday, March 2, 2017 inTHE NEWS Ayers Lecture This year’s Ayers Lec- turer is Kath- leen Parker, an opinion columnist for The Washing- ton Post. The Ayers Lecture will be Thurs- day, March 1 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on the 11th floor of the Houston Cole Library Greek JSU Athletics Week Renderings for the new Rudy Abbott Field were presented at the October Board of Trustees Meeting. Construction on the stadium begins in Spring 2017, and the facility intends to be ready for the 2018 season. Greek Week 2017 kicks off New field on Monday, March 6. There in the future for will be activities Homerun! each day and Gamecock Baseball a weeklong Grant Benefield The massive letic training treat- here,” said head base- massive of an under- “Penny Wars” Staff Writer project will com- ment area. ball coach Jim Case. taking as it is now, event in the pletely change the For spectators, “This is something not before Jackson- TMB lobby to They say hard face of the 22-year- the project adds a we felt very strongly ville State received raise money for work pays off, and old field, adding canopied 1000-seat that we needed in or- the largest private the Boys and for JSU baseball, their many new amenities grandstand, four VIP der to compete at the donation in the uni- Girls Club of hard work has earned for the players and suites and a new highest level, and as versity’s history. Jacksonville. them a brand-new sta- coaches, including press box. we’ve gotten into this Jacksonville dium. an indoor training “The excitement process, I feel like the State Athletic Direc- SGA In July 2016, Jack- facility for both bat- around the baseball stadium we’re going tor Greg Seitz ex- Candidate sonville State Uni- ting and pitching, a program with us to have is more than plained how a very Speeches versity confirmed a new locker room, a building a new stadi- we could ever have small project became $7.5 million project team meeting area, um right now is prob- dreamed.” what it is now: “A to completely revamp ably at an all-time But the project Students run- new coaches’ offices, Rudy Abbott Field. high since I’ve been did not start out as See BASEBALL page 2 ning for an a lounge and an ath- SGA office will meet and de- bate on Mon- 2017 General day, March 6 JSU named top producer from 7-9 p.m. in Election the TMB Aud- of Fulbright Scholars torium. Come Candidates out, meet the candidates, JSU Newswire academia, the Fulbright with the following three Patrick Yim and be an Scholars program is the recipients: Special to the Chanticleer informed voter The US Depart- US government’s flag- Guillermo Fran- on March 9! ment of State’s Bureau ship international edu- cia – A computer sci- The following 39 names are of Educational and cational exchange pro- ence professor, Francia those students who have been ap- Cultural Affairs has gram. is a recipient of a Ful- proved for election to one of the 30 Joint named Jacksonville JSU received more bright Cyber Security JSU Student Senate seats. The Stu- Musicale State University a top Fulbright awards in Award from the US- dent Senate acts as the legislative producing institution 2016-2017 than any oth- UK Fulbright Commis- branch of the Student Government The sisters of of Fulbright Schol- er university in Alabama sion. He is in London, Association. They are responsible Sigma Alpha ars. One of the most and was among the top for creating and amending the JSU Iota and the prestigious awards in producers in the nation, See FULBRIGHT page 2 Code of Laws. If selected, these stu- brothers of dents will be responsible for making Kappa Kappa sure that JSU is a better place for all Psi and Phi Mu students. Alpha will join During the election on March together for a 9, 2017, each student currently reg- spring musicale istered and taking classes will be on Tuesday, allowed to vote for three separate March 7 at 7:30 senators. p.m. in the Ma- The choices for Student Senate son Hall Perfor- are as follows: mance Center. 1. Coleman Amason Admission is 2. William Arrington free. Jacksonville State University Steve Latham/JSU Jacksonville State University Dr. Guillermo Francia Dr. Russell Lemmons Dr. Ellen Peck See CANDIDATES page 2 VISIT WWW.jsu.edu/chanticleer for the latest in JSU NEWS The Chanticleer March 2, 2017 2 BASEBALL from page 1 couple years ago no wonder that the of the tradition that when I talked with project came about. Coach Abbott built,” Coach Case, he said The Gamecocks Seitz said. that we needed to do have had immense Rudy Abbott some updates at the success during Coach began his coaching baseball stadium. As Case’s 13-year ten- career in 1970 on we started talking to ure, no doubt earning an interim basis and some of our potential the program a new coached 32 seasons donors, we had two stadium. In the past for the Gamecocks donors step up and 13 years, Gamecock from 1970 to 2001. In donate $1 million baseball has been that time, he posted each. This became to the Ohio Valley an incredible record the starting point for Conference champi- of 1003-467. He also the project that we onship tournament led the Gamecocks have now.” game nine times and to two consecutive And with the won six. Coach Case Division II national success that the has posted a spectac- championships in JSU Athletics Gamecock baseball ular 229-125 record 1990-91. Abbott An aerial view of Rudy Abbott Field as it looks today. program has had, it’s during his time as earned Division II head coach and Coach of the Year overall fan experi- baseball in 2017. year. We’ll have to has won OVC honors both years. ence. Obviously, this Coach Case has a travel for all of our Coach of the Year With the new sta- will also be a great very positive outlook games, but that’s just honors twice. dium, Case believes recruiting attraction on what 2017 has in one of those grow- I asked Seitz he will be able to for future student- store for Jacksonville ing pains that we’re if he believes that take the program to athletes.” State Baseball. definitely happy to the project is a even greater heights. With construc- “This year will be go through because result of the pro- “The new sta- tion for the project a little bit different for of what we’ll have in gram’s success, dium is going to now underway, the us,” said Case, “but the 2018 season.” and he respond- mean so much to our Gamecocks will not we’re so thankful for The Gamecocks’ ed, “There’s no baseball program,” have any “true” home the city of Oxford. first “home” game doubt.” said Case. “It will games this year. They’re allowing us will be Wednesday, “Coach Case provide our student- Instead, Choccolocco to use the new facil- March 8 at 6 p.m. JSU Athletics has done such an athletes with a first- Park in Oxford will ity there, and that’s *For the complete Baseball head coach unbelievable job class facility, while be the home-away- where we’ll play story, go to www.jsu. Jim Case at building on top also improving the from-home for JSU our home games this edu/chanticleer* FULBRIGHT from page 1 CANDIDATES from page 1 for the spring term, working expanded world view, teach in 3. Malin Barber Vice President of Student Senate with a group of prominent cy- universities around the world, and 4. Jesse Battles • Hayden Clay ber security experts at Imperial bring those perspectives back to 5. Rebekah Beasley • Lucas Taliaferro College to perform research on our campus,” said JSU Provost Re- 6. Jenna Bennett Vice President of Student critical infrastructure security. becca Turner. “For a campus our 7. Whitney Bennet Activities He is part of the first wave of size, located in a small town in ru- 8. Mohammed Bouzouba • CJ Abernathy American researchers travel- ral Alabama, we are proud of our ing to the UK as part of the global citizenship emphasis and 9. Bailee Bryant • Chelsea Carlisle 2015 Obama-Cameron bilateral thank the Fulbright program for as- 10. Kaitlynn Campbell • Kasey Gamble agreement to strengthen 11. Evan Clarke Vice President of Organizational cyber security research 12. William Daniel Affairs collaboration between the 13. Tyler Elsberry • Carrigan Hicks US and UK. 14. Laci Gurganus • Breon Moore Russel Lemmons – 15. Clay Hardin • Katelin Molan A distinguished profes- 16. DeLena Harris Mr. Jax State sor of history, Lemmons 17. Hailye Hatton • Jay Boatwright will travel to the Ludwig- 18. Gregory Heathcock • Blake Brown Maximilian University of 19. Ulises Herrera • Kyle Burt Munich in Germany over 20.