Story Index
1. J Day Game Saturday, March 13
2. SGA Election Results
3. Registration Now Open
4. New Faculty Recital March 13
5. Two One-Act Operas to be Performed
6. Two Exhibitions to Show Student Works
7. Drama Department Calendar
8. SGA Announces Spring Concert
9. Chamber Winds and Wind Ensemble to Perform March 9
10. Dr. Jackson to Discuss New Book March 9 at Cole Library
11. Evening Frog Pond Adventure
12. Dr. Meehan's Radio Guest This Week

J Day Game Saturday, March 13

The annunal J Day football game will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13th at Paul Snow Stadium. Admission is free.

SGA Election Results

Emily Williams of Hokes Bluff, an education and Spanish major, has been elected Jacksonville State University's new Student Government President. Other officers elected last week are: Alison Renee Piece of Boaz, a marketing major, vice president of student senate; Mardracus L. Russell of Dadeville, an education and social science major, vice president of student activities; Allison Renae Crow of Alexandria, a elementary education major, vice president of organizational affairs.

Registration Now Open

Registration for the May, Summer I, Summer II and Fall terms is now open. Registration is based on the number of hours earned; the times are listed in the front of the schedule booklets. Schedule booklets are available in the departments on campus, in the Registrar's Office and on the web. Priority registration will continue through Friday, March 12. Registration will continue for each term until the due date for each term. The due dates for each term are also listed in the schedule booklets. Students must meet with their advisor prior to registration. For more information contact the registrar's office at 782-5400.

New Faculty Recital March 13

Dr. Nathan Wight, accompanied by Dr. Gail Steward, will be presenting a recital on Saturday, March 13, 2004 at 7:00 pm in the Performance Center in Mason Hall. He will be singing works by George Butterworth, Gaetano Donizetti, Maurice Ravel, Erich Korngold, and Robert Schumann.

Two One-Act Operas to be Performed

After more the 15 years of the absence of opera in Jacksonville, the David L. Walters Department of Music will present two one-act operas May 27 to May 28 at 7 each evening in Stone Center Theater. The operas are Signor Deluso and Down in the Valley. Down in the Valley is written by Kurt Weill, a German-born American composer who was intstumental in melding opera and musical theater. The opera is about a young girl who is in love with a man who has been sentenced to death in a Birmingham jail for murdering a man. A series of flashbacks portray their love for each other and how the murder happened. Signor Deluso is a comedy of misconceptions composed by Thomas Pasatieri, the orchestrator for Finding Nemo. Celie is in love with a young man, Leon, but her father will not allow it. Deluso's wife believes he is having an affair with Celie. Deluso believes his wife is carrying on with Leon, who believes that Deluso is married to Celie. When the confusion finally reaches the boiling point, the pleasantly plump maid enters the fray to straighten everything out. For more information contact Dr. Nathan Wight at 782-5876.


Two Exhibitions to Show Student Works

There are so many Jacksonville State University student artists with outstanding work in this year’s BA & BFA Senior Show that the show has been split into two exhibitions. On Tuesday, March 30, the first show will begin from 7-9 p.m. with an opening reception. The display ends on April 9. The second show begins April 13 with opening reception taking place also between 7-9 p.m. It ends at April 29. MORE >>>

Drama Department Calendar

Below is a list of calendar events for JSU’s Drama Department through April 25:

One-acts (student performances) – March 10, 12 and April 19, 20, 4 p.m.. SC

Plays – March 13, Virtual Love, staged read of an original musical, 7 p.m. SC, Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero, April 15-18, Time: 7 p.m. for 15-17 and 2 p.m. for 18.

SGA Announces Spring Concert

The JSU Student Government Association has announced a spring concert on April 9 at Pete Mathews Coliseum. No word yet on the name of the group, time of the event, or cost of tickets. For further information contact Mardracus Russell at drakejsu19@hotmail.com or at 782-5741.

Chamber Winds and Wind Ensemble to Perform March 9

The Chamber Winds and JSU Wind Ensemble will hold a free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9 in the Earnest Stone Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature special performances by Mr. Jeffery Solomon on horn and Dr. Jerryl Davis on double reed. The concert is free. For further information contact Mr. Ken Bodiford at bodifor@jsu.edu or 782-5562.

Dr. Jackson to Discuss New Book March 9 at Cole Library

The Friends of Houston Cole Library will present a "booktalk" and signing by Dr. Hardy Jackson featuring his new book, Inside Alabama: A Personal History of My State, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9 on the 11th floor of Cole Library. Dr. Jackson, head of JSU's history and foreign languages department, will sign copies of the book. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Mr. William Hubbard at bhubbard@jsu.edu or 782-5248.

Evening Frog Pond Adventure

Jacksonville State University’s Little River Canyon Field School will present one of its most popular programs, “Frog Pond Adventure: Early Spring,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 13. Transportation will be provided to the site. Pre-registration is required by Friday, March 12. The cost is $1 for children and $5 for adults. For further information call 782-5697.

President Meehan's Radio Show

Dr. Nina King, professor of education, discusses childhood stress -- and what parents and teachers can do to help. Tune in here or go to president.jsu.edu.

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