The ChanticleerStories from the current online edition of The Chanticleer.Childree: JSU Show Choir strikes wrong chord- April 17, 2008 On Friday, April 11, I attended a JSU Show Choir performance. The show was a mash-up of tunes from Broadway shows. Being a musical lover myself (no comments about stereotypes please), I figured it would be a fun show to see. Then the choir got to the song "La Vie Boheme" from the musical Rent. I've heard the song many times and was astounded to hear the show choir sing a version completely devoid of any "boheme."http://www.thechanticleeronline.com/news/2008/04/17/Opinion/Childree.Jsu.Show.Choir.Strike... Meehan addresses Faculty Senate- April 17, 2008 On the afternoon of April 14, the Jacksonville State University Faculty Senate met to discuss subjects such as the proposed stadium expansion, the increase in tuition, and the plan by the university to implement a bus transit system on campus.http://www.thechanticleeronline.com/news/2008/04/17/News/Meehan.Addresses.Faculty.Senate-3... 2nd-place Morehead takes two of three from softball team on milestone weekend- April 17, 2008 After breezing through the early portion of their OVC schedule, the Jacksonville State softball team met their match last weekend against Morehead State. The Gamecocks (25-11, 14-3 OVC), who entered the weekend ranked ninth nationally in scoring, struggled to score runs all weekend, dropping two of three against the Eagles.http://www.thechanticleeronline.com/news/2008/04/17/Sports/2ndPlace.Morehead.Takes.Two.Of.... University amid process of bringing Internet presence up to date- April 17, 2008 JSU's more than decade-old Web site is getting a facelift. The site has remained virtually unchanged since the early to mid-1990s, according to Graham Lewis, one of the remodelers. By mid-May, the team hopes to have the site in operation.http://www.thechanticleeronline.com/news/2008/04/17/News/University.Amid.Process.Of.Bringi... Our voice: Benedict's visit to U.S. highlights problems within Catholic Church- April 17, 2008 On Tuesday afternoon, April 15, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Washington, D.C., to inaugurate his first papal visit to the United States. While on paper the purpose of Benedict's trip is to help celebrate the bicentennial of the oldest Catholic dioceses, there is an unwritten reason: to help heal rifts within the Church here in the States.http://www.thechanticleeronline.com/news/2008/04/17/Opinion/Our-Voice.Benedicts.Visit.To.U... JSU board raises tuition, housing prices- April 17, 2008 On Monday, April 14, the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees decided, in a unanimous vote on Resolution 515, to increase tuition for the first time in two years. Undergraduate tuition will shoot up 12.4 percent and graduate courses by 11 percent. The university's graduate and undergraduate distance learning courses will undergo a $50 per credit hour increase, and the cost of residence housing will shoot up 15 percent. The fee required when applying to JSU is also increasing from $20.http://www.thechanticleeronline.com/news/2008/04/17/News/Jsu-Board.Raises.Tuition.Housing.... Review: Willie Nelson- April 17, 2008 Willie Nelson is one of the greatest, most prolific songwriters America has ever produced. His songwriting career spans more than half a century. His new box set One Hell of a Ride is a picture-perfect slice of that career, containing 100 songs.http://www.thechanticleeronline.com/news/2008/04/17/ArtsEntertainment/Review.Willie.Nelson... |