By Kaitlin Fleming
This time last year I was excitedly preparing for the biggest role of my life — Editor in Chief of the Chanticleer Newspaper at Jacksonville State University — and now things are coming to an end.
News
Zachary Grizzard, Correspondent
Jacksonville State University is offering a discounted rate for online tuition for undergraduate summer 2020 classes. Online classes at JSU normally cost $377 per credit hour, but the rate has been reduced to $324 per credit hour for the summer.
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Miranda Prescott, Correspondent
Jacksonville State University announced on Tuesday, April 14 that the English Competency Exam, or ECE, will no longer be required by students to graduate from the university. This change in requirements will take effect as of the summer term this year.
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Scott Young, News Editor
Jerod Sharp, the incumbent Vice President of Student Senate, has been elected SGA president for the 2020-2021 academic year, defeating his opponent, Kate Seibert. The margin of victory was approximately two to one, with Sharp earning 914 votes to Seibert’s 449 votes.
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Josie Howell, Sports Editor
Jacksonville State University’s acting president Don Killingsworth and provost Christie Shelton took to Instagram Live on Thursday, April 9 to address specific questions students have recently voiced about university operations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic such as the new grading policy, graduation, summer courses and plans for the fall 2020 semester.
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