The Chanticleer

Since 1934, students at Jacksonville State have been producing The Chanticleer, a publication that highlights events and topics relevant to the campus community. Initially called The Teacola and later The Collegian, the publication adopted its current name in 1967. Today, a dedicated team of four student editors, along with numerous volunteer writers and photographers, manage The Chanticleer. While it is still referred to as a newspaper, "The Chanty" has transitioned to a digital-first platform, connecting with students and the wider JSU community through online content and social media. The name "Chanticleer" is inspired by a recurring rooster figure found in medieval fables from France, Britain, the Netherlands, and Germany, and has appeared in literature as a name for roosters. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term comes from Old French words meaning "to sing clearly."

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The Magick Shack: All things hippie

2 weeks ago | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

Mackenzie Henderson’s mother knew that her daughter would start her own business from a young age. Ever since the first grade, Henderson would talk about how she wanted to run a place of her own, according to her mother. It started with ideas of a coffee shop but it morphed and blossomed over the years. Now, the 24-year-old Gadsden native owns and operates a quaint shop on the south end of the Jacksonville square.
Madeline Ricard: Here's to The Chanticleer

2 weeks ago | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

It’s hard to forget the day that I saw Ben Cunningham’s pivotal email land in my inbox. “Hi Madeline,” he started off by saying. “I suspect you are busy preparing for a flight to Spain soon, and I'll bet you're excited.”He was correct. At that very moment in May of 2023, I was 19, walking around Oxford’s Walmart.
SGA Elections 2025: Runoff election results

2 months ago | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

Bethany Dean-Stoots won an executive Student Government Association position by 13 votes in the 2025 runoff election Thursday. Dean-Stoots, who narrowly received the title of VP of student affairs, said she was very excited to win this position. “I’ve worked really hard for this and I really wanted it,” Dean-Stoots said. “I want to make this campus for extroverts and introverts.”Dean-Stoots’ competitor, Kylie Swinford, was not present.
SGA Election 2025: Two executive positions go to run off Thursday

2 months ago | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

A run off election for the Student Government Association vice president of organizational affairs and student affairs will take place Thursday from 12:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on CampusGroups. According to the election results posted Tuesday, the run off will be between candidates Trey Landman and Keon-Dre Swift for VPOA and Bethany Dean-Stoots and Kylie Swinford for VPSA. Out of the 1776 votes, 1099 were cast for VPOA. Landman received 504 votes with Swift receiving 348.
SGA Election 2025: Executive officer candidates

2 months ago | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

Students will vote for the Student Government Association executive officers March 11 via CampusGroups. The officers include president, vice president of Student Senate, vice president of organizational affairs, vice president of student activities, and vice president of public relations. For this annual election, The Chanticleer has interviewed all 14 candidates and asked them about their goals were they to be elected for the various positions.
Jax State cheerleading coach remains on administrative leave due to conduct complaint

2 months ago | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

The Jacksonville State University cheer coach remains on administrative leave for a third of a year after receiving a complaint about his conduct. Brett Langston, the cheer coach, was placed on administrative leave Nov. 15, 2024, according to a letter from the human resources director in his personnel file, which is a public record made available under Alabama's Public Records Act. “We have received a complaint regarding your conduct,” the letter reads. As of Jan.
Rural parts of Jacksonville to evacuate; no threat to Jax State

2 months ago | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

Roads that should be evacuated:-Charlie Penny -Charity Lane -Cove Road -Kelly Lane -Gaddy Drive -Peace Road -Dogwood Lane -Mixon Road -Faith Drive -Grey Harslon -Foster West -Tims Lane -Williams Road The Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency has called for an evacuation of select roads in rural Jacksonville and Piedmont areas due to a woods fire. There is no danger to the Jax State campus, just the rural part of Jacksonville, University Chief of Police Michael Barton said.
Student Senators the other six days of the week; “My job is to help you”

2 months ago | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

When Ashlyn Smith, pro-tempore of the Student Government Association Student Senate, originally joined Senate, she thought she would originally create a lot of bills. “When I first came in, my whole goal was to… write all these bills,” she said. “There’s a lot of things you learn very quickly..” However, now that Smith has been in Senate for two years, she recognizes that her impact extends out of Monday meetings. “My job is to help you,” Smith said, referring to the students.
Madeline Ricard: No one cares that I’m a woman

Feb 5, 2025 | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

If there is one thing I hate more than mannequins, it is getting my blood drawn. Yet I found myself in Anniston’s Labcorp office on Jan. 24 in preparation for participation in the football team’s walk-on tryouts. As I was getting ready for Monday, I naturally had many concerns: keeping up with the participants, not passing out, making sure I had all the needed documents and what outfit I should wear. My biggest concern? My gender.
What happens at Gamecock football walk-on tryouts: “Stand up”

Feb 4, 2025 | jsuchanticleer.com | Madeline Ricard

Roughly 40 men were lined up in the stairs of Stephenson Hall on Monday afternoon. With backpacks in tow and papers clutched in their hands, one by one the majority were cleared to participate in the football team’s walk-on tryouts. I was right behind them.