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September 2, 2005
Vol. 94, No. 5 1 section, 8 pages www.acuoptimist.com
Kicking off
Short tenure
‘Grand’ opening
The Wildcats begin the season against No. 25 Central Oklahoma, page 8
Lipscomb University’s new president was an ACU trustee since the spring, page 3
Music lovers of all ages will enjoy A Grand Night for Singing, page 5
On-site director hired for Uruguay
Healing body and soul
n The hiring will allow Study Abroad students to return to Montevideo after a semester off. By MALLORY SHERWOOD Managing Editor
Photo courtesy of JASON MORRIS
A Zambian mother and child visit with an American doctor from the Zambia Medical Mission team in July in a rural African school building in Kanyanga, Zambia.
Zambia Medical Mission brings God and medicine to Africa By MALLORY SHERWOOD Managing Editor
After flying for 23 hours with more than 100 people from across the United States, Lane Miller was ready to disembark from the South African Airways airplane. He looked around the plane at the group of people sitting and sleeping in their black T-shirts with Zambia Medical Mission printed on the front, knowing the 20 or so from Abilene and smiling at the others. He glanced out the window as the plane was touching down and saw Victoria Falls. Finally, he thought, he was back again, back in Zambia, Africa. Miller, freshman exercise science major from Abilene, was one of nearly 180 people from across the world that had arrived nearly 8,000 miles from home on July 6, to work alongside local Zambians to serve with the Medical Mission, which brings medical care to villagers for the next two weeks. This was Miller’s second year to come to Africa and although he had been here before, his mind raced as he boarded the plane first in Dallas, then Atlanta, Johannesburg, Africa, and here in Livingstone, just a few hours away from where they would stay.
“I knew what to expect,” Miller said, “I just had nervous anticipation about getting there. I was excited to be serving the Lord.” As he waited at the airport, holding his small carry-on bag and pulling the red tote filled with donated medicine from across the world, a caravan of 14 vehicles was on its way to pick up the travelers and take them back to Namwianga, their host city. Coming in a yellow school bus, Julie McQueen, instructor of developmental mathematics, contemplated the past few days’ events. This was her third year here so she knew she had to get here early if she wanted to overcome the jetlag and seven-hour time difference before she began working. She had arrived three days earlier with her husband, Ronnie, to begin setting up for the medical mission that was to begin once the entire group arrived. McQueen had begun by sorting through dental equipment, an area she was familiar with and would be working in for the next two weeks. Her husband found himself busy with the task of setting up tents, finding water for when they traveled to remote villages and solving other problems as they arose. Now they were in Livingstone, wondering
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how all the people would fit with their luggage and medicine. As the group boarded the buses, Land Rovers, small pickup trucks and the back of an eighteen-wheeler, they curiously looked at the landscape on the trip to their headquarters, noticing how much it looked like West Texas and anxious to begin early the next morning, some ready to do what they had been doing for the past six years, some anxious because they had no idea what to expect.
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Dyess stays unaffected by closings n Dyess Air Force Base will neither lose nor gain airplanes in this round of base realignments.
All in a day’s work The next morning at 6 a.m., the group awoke, and excitement was in the air as they loaded into the vehicles and drove 10 mph across dirt paths that had been made so the group could make it to the village. As they drove the 37 miles to the first village, Zambian volunteers broke out into song, encouraging them as they prepared for the first day. The mission was set up on school grounds, and by 9 a.m. the doctors, nurses, assistants and spiritual teams were ready to begin helping the people of Zambia. However, the locals had begun arriving hours before. “The villagers had heard about the mission from the chief of the village, and by the time it opened we had more than 200
Next spring, students will be able to return to Montevideo, Uruguay, to participate in the Study Abroad program that was suspended this fall until a permanent director was found when the on-site directors, Dr. Warren Roane and his wife, returned to the United States when their children began high school. Dr. Rhonda Collier, associate professor of English at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., was named Friday to be the permanent on-site director for the Uruguay program beginning in January 2006. Collier, a professor at Lipscomb since 2001, graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Georgia Tech, respectively. She also earned a master of arts degree in English and in comparative literature from the University of Tenneesse-Chattanooga, according to the Nashville City paper. Collier also completed her doctorate in comparative literature.
Photo courtesy of CHAD MORRIS
Jason Morris baptizes a young Zambian mother a few minutes before his brother, Chad, baptizes the woman’s daughter as part of the Medical Mission. people descending upon us,” said Dr. Neal Coates, assistant professor of political science and a first-time member of the Zambia Medical Mission. “Either the night before they start arriving by the hundreds and set up campfires, or they arrive early in the morning.” As the people arrived, volunteers, such as Miller, began directing them into lines by gender because the men would cut in See
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By TIFFANY TAYLOR Features Editor
The Base Realignment and Closures commission voted Aug. 26 not to transfer B-1 bombers to or remove C-130 cargo planes from Dyess Air Force base. No changes were made to the Abilenebased Dyess because the BRAC commission decided not to close the Ellsworth Air Force base in South Dakota, which would have resulted in Dyess receiving 24 B-1 bombers. The transfer would also have resulted in Dyess sending it’s 22 C-130 cargo planes to the Little Rock Air Force base. However, some thought the domino effect was unnecessary because Dyess’ runways and hangers have space for additional B-1 bombers and the C-130 cargo planes. “We can have the B-1s and keep the CSee
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CSI experience comes to Abilene n Dr. Autumn Sutherlin led 16 Honors Program students in a colloquium Monday that allowed them to look into the world of crime scene investigation. By LAUREN SUTTON Staff Writer
Sixteen honor students analyzed a murder scene Monday and will attempt to solve the crime in the coming weeks. To teach students about forensic science, as well as to satisfy one of three re-
quired colloquium for the honors program, 16 students have been given the opportunity to participate in a new, sixweek course called CSI: Abilene. CSI: Abi lene began M o n d a y Sutherlin night with a mock crime scene in Foster Science Building. Students played the role of forensic
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investigators by observing, surveying and drawing sketches at the place where the mock crime occurred. For the next several weeks, students will analyze the data they found as they learn skills like taking DNA from blood samples and studying fingerprints. Autumn Sutherlin, professor of biochemistry, came up with the idea of CSI: Abilene while searching for ways to teach a fun, hands-on colloquium. After attending a workshop on
forensic science at Williams College, Sutherlin received the materials and wisdom to oversee CSI: Abilene. Chemistry, biochemistry and biology students couldn’t join the colloquium, Sutherlin said. “This limitation was put on because I felt that if there were both science and non-science students in the class, I would either bore one group with material that is already covered See
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BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
Seniors Daniel Wheeler, English major from Van, and Jason Knight, political science and English major from Abilene, pick up evidence from the mock crime scene in the Foster Science Building for the Honors colloquium, CSI: Abilene.
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ACU Fall Dinner Theatre’s A Grand Night for Singing, Fulks Theatre.
Home football game 6 p.m. and Pre-party 4 p.m., Shotwell Stadium.
Un Noche de Futbol, 7 p.m., New Intramural Fields.
ACU Fall Dinner Theatre’s A Grand Night for Singing, Fulks Theatre.
Emily Hobbs, Mass Matter Infrastructure, and Homer Hiccolm and the Rocketboys concert 7:30 p.m., Bean Sprout.
Fivetimesaugust, The Hero Factor, and Stephen Speaks concert, 8 p.m., The Paramount Theater.
Volunteer Opportunities Volunteers are needed to help with the March of Dimes golf tournament fundraiser from Sept. 20-25 at Fairway Oaks Country Club. Big Country Ballon Fest needs volunteers to man ticket booths, silent auction, and the children’s area September 23-25 from 7 a.m.11 p.m. in two-hour shifts. For more information, contact Julie Young at 665-6307. Parents of Children with Down Syndrome is seeking volunteers to help with child care during support group meetings. Meetings are 6:45-8:15 p.m. Wednesdays at the Women`s Center of Abilene Regional Medical Center. For more information, contact the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center in the Bean Sprout. Boys & Girls Club Teen Night needs volunteers to work with underprivileged teens from 7-10 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and 7 p.m.-midnight Friday. Healing Hands International needs volunteers to help local churches prepare, gather and sort clothing for impoverished children on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 2-4:30 p.m. For more information, contact David Catalina at 677-9991. American Heart Associations needs help running a golf tournament on Sept. 20-25. For more information, contact Jennifer Woodard at 672-0566. Christian Ministries of Abilene needs volunteers to paint their waiting area on Monday,
Wednesday, or Friday. For more information, call Camila Becton at 673-1234. March of Dimes needs a communications intern to help with newsletter, newspaper articles, marketing and planning events. For more information call Jennifer Woodard at 672-0566. International Rescue Committee needs volunteers to mentor refugee families who have recently moved to Abilene. For more information, contact Debi Wheeler at 675-5643 ext. 12.
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Swing Cats interest meeting, 7 p.m. Single Gym.
Awake 318 interest meeting, 5:30 p.m., Gardner West Lobby.
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FilmFest Interest Meeting, 6 p.m., Library Atrium.
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Announcements Applications for the Service Action Leadership Team, S.A.L.T., are available in the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center located in the Bean Sprout. A typist is needed for a hearingimpaired student. Good listening and typing skills are necessary, but no tools are needed because the student has a computer. Help is needed on Mondays at noon, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30
p.m. For more information, contact Mattia Bray at Ext. 2554. Freshman Follies tickets are now available online for students and members of the community at www.freshmanfollies.com. The women’s synchronized swimming club is looking for members. No previous experience is needed if the student can swim 200 yards. Members will be swimming a routine to music. For more information, contact clm02e@ acu.edu.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Friday, September 2, 2005
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Board of Trustee member accepts Lipscomb position n Dr. Randy Lowry, law pro fessor at Pepperdine University and expert in dispute resolution, becomes Lipscomb University’s next President on Nov. 1. By DANI LINTHICUM Staff Writer
Dr. Randy Lowry, founder of the nationally recognized Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., professor of law at Pepperdine, and recent addition to the ACU board of trustees, will take office as Lipscomb University president Nov. 1. Lowry and ACU President Dr. Money have already spoken about plans to continue working together, according
to the ACU News Web site. “Lipscomb is a great school,” said Dr. Jeff Houghton, associate professor of management at ACU, “I believe that they are at a crossroads right now in deciding who they want to become and where they want to go.” Houghton taught Business Management at Lipscomb for nine years before he came to ACU in 2002. “I think that the past president of Lipscomb did a wonderful job,” he said. “Dr. Lowry will just continue on and hopefully strengthen relationships and build more bridges between Lipscomb and ACU.” Dr. Charles Siburt, vice president of Church Re-
lations, said the same strengths that made Lowry a good candidate for a board member is what will grant him success as Lipscomb’s president. “He is a visionary, he is
“Dr. Lowry will hopefully strengthen relationships and build more bridges between Lipscomb and ACU.” Dr. Jeff Houghton, associate professor of management
creative and effective with people,” Siburt said. “This is kind of a loss for us, but I think it’s a good thing.” Dr. Lowry showed his unique gifts and abilities when he founded the Straus
Students spread Gospel across globe n Wimon Walker and Gary Green founded two missions programs giving students the opportunity during the summer to share the Gospel with others. By LUKE HARRIS Staff Writer
More than 50 students from the university spread the Gospel to people all over the globe this summer with World Wide Witness, a program that allows students to go on the mission field with missionaries and spread the Gospel. Students also taught English and the Gospel to people all over the world with the Let’s Start Talking program. W i m o n Walker, Bible Walker and Missions instructor and co-founder of World Wide Witness, said the program has grown over the past years and continues to do well. Walker said many students are involved with the program,
Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University. Since founding, Lowry has served as the Director of the Straus Institute, which has consistently ranked as the No. 1 dispute resolu-
tion program in the nation according to U.S. News and, World Report. Lowry served as a visiting professor for ACU as well as several other colleges and universities around
the world, teaching dispute resolution. He has traveled to places such as Hong Kong and Australia and consulted with many major firms, including Nike and Lexis-Nexis. Dr. Jerry Strader, Mediator in Residence at ACU’s Center for Conflict Resolution, said he counts Lowry among his close friends. “Every conversation is a negotiation,” Strader said. “What we do—what Dr. Lowry does—is help those negotiations to go well and facilitate good communication.” Strader said he believes conflict resolution to be vital to the church. “If we’re always fighting amongst ourselves, who would want to be a Chris-
tian?” He said. “God has given us the ministry of reconciliation by reconciling us to Himself through Jesus. “We have disputes and disagreements because we don’t know how to resolve them,” Strader said. “And that’s what Dr. Lowry is trying to help.” The ACU Center for Conflict Resolution is at 809 Judge Ely Blvd., and is open to students for help and counseling in roommate disagreements or any other disputes. For more information, visit www.acu.edu/ conflict.
E-mail Linthicum at: del01a@acu.edu
Taking the plunge
“Anyone who participates will have a spiritually charged experience.” Gary Green, mission coordinator for Latin America and co-founder of WWW
which has continued to grow since it began four years ago. The World Wide Witness program is also involved with Let’s Start Talking. Gary Green, mission’s coordinator for Latin America and co-founder of World Wide Witness said that while the World Wide Witness program is based on the willingness of missionaries all over the globe, the Let’s Start Talking program is a national pre-planned program. Green also said many schools have participated with ACU on these trips, including Harding and David Lipscomb Universities. Walker said World Wide Witness participants go to the mission field and learn from missionaries to adapt to whatever place and culture they live in. Students spend six to 10 weeks with the missionaries, help with the ministry and learn from their teachings.
Green said the Let’s Start Talking program is a national program where students teach people to read and speak conversational English by reading and quoting scripture. Walker said that the recruiting process usually begins in October when Walker visits Bible classes to talk about the program; he also makes announcements in Chapel. Once the announcements have been made, flyers will be posted around campus, and when students fill out applications they will be interviewed, and Walker and Green will decide if they fit the profile to participate in the program. “World Wide Witness is designed for anyone, not just missions or Bible majors,” Green said. “Anyone who participates will have a spiritually charged experience.”
E-mail Harris at: dlh03a@acu.edu
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Amy Connell, senior international studies major from Marietta, Ga., slides down the hill behind Adams and Smith halls on a makeshift Slip’N Slide during Tri Kappa Gamma’s Water Rush on Tuesday.
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Forum promotes service n Professionals speak on the importance of community service and suggest possible places for students to volunteer, during the Tuesday night chapel forum. By MITCH HOLT Opinion Editor
A Chapel forum called “Lifetime of Service” took place Tuesday evening in Cullen Auditorium and attracted more than 150 students, showcasing an assortment of qualified professionals and faculty that spoke about the importance of service in the community. Brad Carter, from the New Life Church and one of the evening’s speakers, spoke about the importance of living a life of service, highlighting that it is important for college students to get plugged in with a congregation, instead of simply “visiting churches” for their four years in Abilene. “Signing up to be apart of a program or congregation should be a commitment
in itself,” Carter said in his speech. “It has gotten to the point where churches expect college students not to be interested in getting involved because they’ve gotten burned so many times.” The forum filled the back majority of Cullen Auditorium and students received three chapel credits for their attendance to the event, which lasted less than an hour and a half. “The purpose of the forum was to show that service is about who we are and that God has created each of us with gifts and talents and he calls us to use those to his glory,” said Nancy Coburn, director of the Volunteer and Service-learning Center. Janet Ardoyno from Abilene’s Big Brother Big Sister program spoke about the importance of going into your community and serving those in need. “If you want a place to serve, it’s right at the end of your driveway or your church parking lot,” Ardoyno said.
Ardoyno said that Jesus was the ultimate mentor because he guided 12 men along with the rest of the world. “You shouldn’t plan your entire future by going to school and trying to raise your GPA,” she said in her speech. “Figure out ways to use your gifts; every profession can mentor.” Other voices for the night included student speaker Jordan Swim, junior Bible ministry major from Richardson, faculty speaker Cole Bennett, assistant professor of English, and community partner presenter Jo Beth Willis from Hendrick’s equine therapy program (HERO). “For those who attended, I think a seed was planted,” Coburn said. “Not everyone came caring about the subject, but I pray that some students now feel freed to serve in ways they might not have considered before.”
E-mail Holt at: mah02f@acu.edu
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on the list, it does create a concern to the local citizens,” Lapte said. Now there is a certain relief for Robinett, even though Dyess’ situation hasn’t improved after the BRAC review. The Secretary of Defense’s original suggestion was to make the changes, which had the potential to leave Dyess in a bad situation, Robinett said. “A lot of people think as long as you’re not on the closure list, you’re OK,” Robinett said. He disagrees with
Pentagon and Air Combat Command in the interest of 130’s and, by the way, we Dyess, said he continued to still have room for more airpress upon officials the imcrafts,” said Gary Robinett, portance of Dyess during the director of military affairs decision process. and education for the Abilene He helped organize busChamber of Commerce. Robes that took more than 600 inett said his committee acpeople to the regional BRAC tually asked the commission hearing and gave a 25-minto give Dyess everything and ute presentation to the BRAC include C-17’s, a larger cargo commission explaining why plane. he felt Dyess should only Dyess officials, who have benefit from consolidating been instructed to make the bases, Robinett said. only neutral comments on The commission needed to the situation, explained why take into account that Dyess changes ranks higher in the Air than both the Force basEllsworth and “The whole process is to save money. Since the es have Little Rock Cold War ended in 1989, there hasn’t been a need bases, Robibeen necessary. nett said. for such a large standing military force.” “ T h e The comTechnical Sergeant Gene Lapte whole promission’s decess is to cision will be save monformally preey. Since sented to the the Cold War ended in 1989, this, and said Dyess could president before the Sept. 8 there hasn’t been a need for have been left with only B-1 deadline. The president will such a large standing mili- bombers or in an even worst then be required to either tary,” said Dyess technical situation if the Ellsworth approve or disapprove of sergeant Gene Lapte. Cutting base had not closed after the commission’s choices on down on bases means the Dyess’ C-130s were given to Sept. 23, with the decisions military won’t have to pay Little Rock. going into effect 45 days electrical bills or pave streets His committee worked after an approval. Congress for those bases, Lapte said. to convey the different pos- may use those 45 days to Lapte said his concern sibilities to the public of express its approval or diswas not if the base closed or Abilene. approval of the President’s stayed open but following the “One of the things we choice. command of the Secretary of tried to do is to educate the Defense. He does, however, people on what could hapunderstand Abilene citizens pen,” Robinett said. are not so neutral. Robinett, who said his “When your base does go job entails lobbying at the E-mail Taylor at: tat04a@acu.edu
Anna Caroll/Staff Photographer
Adam Biesman, freshman bio-chemistry major from Lake Jackson, watches as the needle goes into his arm at the blood drive, which took place in the Hilton Room of the Campus Center on Wednesday.
London attacks hit home n Attacks on London during the summer lead to changes in the Study Abroad program and leave one student thanking God for keeping him out of harms way. By LUKE HARRIS Staff Writer
Lauren Usrey, junior nursing major from San Antonio, was making plans for a trip to London when she learned of the bombings of the city’s mass transportation system. The July 7 bombings killed 52 people, injured hundreds and caused panic throughout the city. Usrey, who was studying in Oxford as part of the university’s Study Abroad Program, learned about the bombings with the rest of the students in the program from the onsite director, Dr. Ronald Morgan. And the students’ trip to England’s capital was moved back one week.
“It was very surreal when Dr. Morgan told us what was going on,” Usrey said. The students were in London one week later when the moment of silence that took place July 14. “The city went completely silent in respect,” Usrey said. Although Usrey said she was frightened by the acts of terrorism against the city, she also said she felt very lucky to be able to witness the very powerful and touching act by the people of London. Study Abroad students weren’t the only ones who were in the London area on the day of the bombings. Paul Bezinque, junior finance major from Midland, was vacationing and said that he was in the airport awaiting his flight home when he got news of the attack. “We actually had a problem with the flight plans so we were early,” Bezinque said. “If we hadn’t
had those problems we would have most likely been near the bombs that went off. It was a real act of God that we weren’t.” Since the terrorist acts in July, the Oxford Study Abroad Program has gone through a few changes. Stephen Shewmaker, associate director for the international office, said not many changes have been made to the program but students will no longer use private coaches on trips and the program will discourage students from using public transportation while on their own in London. Shewmaker also said when the whole group travels to London it will not use public transportation.
E-mail Harris at: dlh03a@acu.edu
Bands to play at theatre n Tickets can be bought online for the Saturday performance of Five Times August, The Hero Factor and Stephen Speaks at the local Paramount theatre. By ANDREA LUCADO Staff Writer
On Saturday the stage of the old Paramount Theater, on Cypress Street will vibrate with the sounds of
three independent bands: Fivetimesaugust, The Hero Factor and Stephen Speaks. The bands’ tour, which began Thursday, will hit many other Texas cities in the next two weeks. For Fivetimesaugust, a pseudonym of solo act Brad Skistimas of Dallas, this tour is an introduction to roadlife. “I haven’t really been on a real tour before,” Skistimas said, “I’m really looking forward to spreading the word about my music and gaining some new fans.” Skistimas will be the first opener for Stephen Speaks on Saturday night. Four songs from his latest album, Fry Street, have been played on the MTV reality show, Laguna Beach. The show will continue with The Hero Factor, a fivemember band based out of Tulsa, Okla. Eric Arndt, founder of The Hero Factor, believes the band is a mustsee because of the members’ “passion and energy” and the fact that each “bring something unique to the musical palate.” The Hero Factor’s C.D., Interactions, is sold at awarestore.com, and Texas will be
a regular stop for the band throughout the fall. Stephen Speaks, perhaps a more familiar name to the university community, is headlining the tour with Rockwell Ryan Ripperger overseeing everything from mic checks to venue bookings. Rockwell, 25, is the longest standing member of the band and the mastermind behind the tour. Although Stephen Speaks is renown in the Philippines, he said the band wants to increase its album circulation in the United States. Ripperger’s goal for the Texas concert series is “that our fans come out, and everyone has the time of their life.” He said he is excited to share his lifelong love for music back in his home country and especially in Abilene, which he describes as “a special place in my heart.” Doors open at 8 p.m., and tickets are $8 at stephenspeaks.com or $10 at the door.
E-mail Lucado at: apl03a@acu.edu
ArtsFriday Optimist
September 2, 2005 Box Office Figures for the weekend of August 26-28, in millions. Total grosses in parenthesis. 1. The 40-Year-Old Virgin—$16.3 ($48.6) 2. The Brothers Grimm—$15.1 (new) 3. Red Eye—$10.3 ($32.6) 4. Four Brothers—$7.9 ($55.4) 5. The Cave—$6.1 (new) 6. Wedding Crashers— $6.1 ($187.5) 7. March of the Penguins—$4.7 ($55.9) 8. The Skeleton Key—$4.5 ($38.1) 9. Valiant—$3.5 ($11.7) 10. The Dukes of Hazzard—$3.1 ($74.5)
Today’s Movies The Constant Gardener (R)—starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston; directed by Fernando Meirelles. Justin Quayle (Fiennes) is a low-level British diplomat with a radical wife (Weisz). Once his wife is mysteriously killed, Quayle begins to investigate and finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. Underclassman (PG-13)—starring Nick Cannon, Roselyn Sanchez; directed by Marcos Siega. In what appears to be a fairly unnecessary movie, Tracy “Tre” Stokes (Cannon) is a streetwise LA cop who goes undercover at an elite private school after one of the students is murdered.
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One ‘Grand’ musical revue By SARAH CARLSON Arts Editor
A Grand Night for Singing, a revue of more than 30 of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical numbers, is enjoyable and lightweight entertainment designed with the musical lover in mind. Ten actors—Juliette Miller, Ben Jeffrey, Annika Johansson, Heather Ketchersid, Lara Seibert, Sunday Ibok, Ryan Massie, Ryan Fonville, Jason Kennedy and Jessica Patterson—shift through scenes, changing roles and singing partners, smiling broad enough to challenge many a Sing Song face and cooing over the wonderfulness of love. The set up takes the viewer through the various emotions and stages of love, whether it be puppy, unrequited, married or the love for a child. A problem that comes with a musical revue is that it’s just that—a revue. Hits from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s plethora of musicals dating back
to the 1950s and 1960s are spliced throughout, meaning there’s no dialogue and essentially no plot. The play deals in abstracts and merely brushes over the themes of love, and, personally, hearing songs I grew up with out of context was distracting. When I hear Oh, What a Beautiful Morning, I picture Gordon MacRae riding a horse through a corn field, or I envision nuns singing in a courtyard when Maria is sung. Nevertheless, I found myself tapping my foot and smiling at parts along with the actors and the audience, which was made up of every age group. The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Cinderella, Carousel, State Fair and The King and I are the main musicals from which the numbers are pulled. If you enjoy watching old musicals or just happened to be in show choir in high school, you’ll recognize most of the songs and be entertained at the company’s performances. Honey Bun from South Pa-
Tickets Remaning dates: Sept. 2-3 and 9-10. Dinner begins at 6:45 p.m., the show at 8 p.m. Dinner plus show tickets are $27, show-only tickets are $15 and may be charged to your student account. Box office is open Monday - Friday, 1-5 p.m. Call: Ext. 2787 cific was the best number, performed by the cast but headlined by Jeffrey and Ibok. All 10 actors have impressive voices, which unfortunately were sometimes drowned out by the musical accompaniment. Still, they provided the energy needed to present more than 30 songs in two acts with plenty of choreography and no dialogue. The Fall Dinner Theatre is a pleasant and carefree night out and enjoyable for the entire family. E-mail Carlson at: skc02a@acu.edu
BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
Lara Seibert, senior theatre major from Grapevine, and Sunday Ibok, senior theatre major from Irving, perform in the opening number of A Grand Night for Singing, the fall dinner theatre, which runs Sept. 2-3, 9-10 in the Fulks Theatre.
Death Cab signs with Atlantic, makes financial ‘Plans’ By MITCH HOLT Opinion Editor
Death Cab for Cutie Plans Atlantic Records 77/100 (Good, worth buying) Death Cab for Cutie has covered so much musical ground in its five album career but has never ventured far enough away from the indie pop rock that its fans love to love for them to establish skeptics among these listeners. The band’s fifth album, Plans, had me curious before I even listened to it. The quasi-
veteran musicians, after four small-label releases, were releasing the new album on Atlantic. Had Gibbard and gang finally decided that they were sick of “mediocrity?” Why, after all these years of independence, were they signing with Atlantic? Plans lyrically hints at loss and death, carrying a nostalgic aura throughout the 11 track album that is a solid listening experience no matter how you feel. Much of the music holds an upbeat musicality that would lead one to believe the song is a happy one, but, beneath the happy guitar melodies and
poppy drum beats lie lyrics that speak of the aforementioned loss, inadequacy and death. Crooked Teeth, track 11, portrays this description perfectly. Ben Gibbard, the band’s lyrical brains, does nothing short of paint lyrical pictures with his melodies, carrying each lyric with a picturesque delicacy that, in the pop rock world, only he can do. The lyrics that grabbed my attention instantly are the ones that decorate What Sarah Said, track nine. Much of the song is spent in a hospital ICU, waiting while a loved one is being treated and eventually passes away.
The lyrics read, “And I rationed my breaths as I said to myself that I’d already taken too much today, as each descending peak of the LCD took you a little farther away from me.” Brutal honesty like this is what makes Gibbard’s lyrics so grabbing and chilling. The song ends, “And I’m thinking of what Sarah said that love is watching someone die, so who’s going to watch you die?” By far, my favorite track on the album and definitely on my list of favorite Death Cab for Cutie songs. Plans has been much anticipated since the 2003 release
of Transatlanticism, which resounded heavily among indieloving kids and adults alike around the world. With an album as anticipated as this one, it usually has to grow on me. But Plans—I instantly liked it. The album may sound joyful but is in reality one of the most mournful, reminiscent and bittersweet musical works I’ve ever heard. This 11-song compilation is chilling, musically and lyrically gratifying and one of the best indie albums to come out this year.
E-mail Holt at: mah02f@acu.edu
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Students will strengthen weak
The issue:
Thousands of people have been greatly affected by the hurricane in the Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi areas, and many are wondering what they can do to help.
Our view:
The Optimist believes that students and faculty can do several things to conserve resources and ultimately help people in need.
The Solution:
Be aware of what you can do to be conservative with your resources. Walk to class if you can, save a dollar or two a day with peers and send the money to those in need. Look for ways to help and contribute.
September 2, 2005
Katrina has destroyed much of the Gulf Coast. Hundreds of thousands of people are without homes, millions are without electricity and water, and anarchy reigns in New Orleans. As college students in sunny Abilene, it’s easy to feel helpless in the face of tragedy. After all, we can’t just quit school and go help, and we don’t have thousands of dollars to donate to the cause. However, college students can make a difference and help the victims of the hurricane in their time of
need. buy less Although most of us aren’t overflowing with Although gas. The cash, we do have much more than the people of h u r r i c a n e most of us New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Coast. aren’t overshut down flowing with eight oil extra cash, refineries we do have much more than ricane victims, the university in the Gulf, President Bush the people of New Orleans, could send $25,000; If every- said in his address to the naBiloxi, Miss., and the rest of one gave $10, we could send tion Wednesday night. The the Gulf Coast. Students can $50,000, which, according United States will be tapping easily give up Route 66 drinks to salvationarmy.com, could into its emergency reserve from Sonic for a week to save feed 500 four-person families and depending more on other a few bucks, or rent a movie for two days, provide them countries for its gas. Students on Friday night rather than each with two cases of drink- should have noticed that gas going out. If everyone on ing water and a clean-up kit. prices have already begun riscampus, including all 4,250 Do you really need that ing. By walking to class and students and 550 graduate Cherry Limeade? carpooling, students can constudents and 200 faculty Another big way students serve gas and help keep pricmembers gave $5 to the hur- can help the situation is to es down. It might not seem
Abilene needs its own disaster relief
Cole Williams
Let Loose
The news can’t possibly family unannounced, a mom successfully cover the dam- can’t support her family and age done by Katrina—there her drug addiction, so she is simply too much going gives up on her children and on for mere leaves, a teenaged high school news watch- student walks up to the car ers to under- window of a peer and shoots stand in a few him in the head—things like thirty-minute this happen more than you b r o a d c a s t s . would think in Abilene. . Thousands It’s so important to look of people are around the world at what e s t i m a t e d injustices or attacks or diDon’t Believe dead, but of- sasters are tearing families ficials in the apart or killing people bethe Hype area believe it cause there is so much goMitch will be much ing on while we sit here at higher when our exceptional university, Holt it is all said engaging in an exceptional and done, according to CNN. education. com. The number of injured But, one thing that should individuals is much higher be just as high or higher on as well. your priority list is serving Katrina, with such a lovely those in need here in Abilene. name, inflicted no lovely af- It’s wonderful to care about fection upon world issues and New Orsend money to Sri leans; rather Lanka and IndoOpen your eyes it destroyed, nesia for tsunami to the service turned-over, support or sponpossibilities killed, pilsor a child in Aflaged and exrica (by all means, around you. terminated in continue), but, you a span of just must be careful a few hours. People were of overlooking problems in torn from their homes, chil- your own neighborhood. dren lost parents, parents Open your eyes to the lost children—it was prob- service possibilities around ably the most deadly event you. So many times, we subto take place in the U.S. since consciously close our eyes to Sept. 11. those in the community who This catastrophe deserves truly need nurturing because special attention and prayer we pull excuses from our list as the consequences of the on why we can’t volunteer hurricane are still unfolding. somewhere or give a few exMonday was truly a day from tra dollars to a guy on the hell as natural disaster took street. on a new meaning. I am as guilty as the next Hopefully, this will bring guy—maybe more. However, your attention to those in problems in Abilene aren’t need on the Gulf Coast and going to fix themselves. then to stretch your attenIn the future, as you turn tion back to those in need your eye to those who are in Abilene. It shouldn’t take frequently in need around a monumental disaster like the world, also keep a fixed this one to turn your eye eye on your city. upon service to others. Catastrophes happen evE-mail Holt at: mah02f@acu.edu, optimist@acu.edu ery day. A man leaves his
Moody bubble bursts ACU bubble The ACU bubble. The university’s own Lochness Monster; its own Bigfoot. The thing that all the experts will say doesn’t exist but many c o m m o n people will swear is out there. Then the proof of its existence Ask the came Aug. Questions 26, in the Jonathan form of a pieced-toSmith gether tarp larger than a basketball court placed over the floor in Moody Coliseum and expanded to reach almost to the bottom of the hanging scoreboard. This bubble’s purpose: to provide a dry and stable atmosphere to allow dehumidifying
You’ve got the rest of your life to live without required Chapel attendance. fans to extract more than 150 gallons of water that somehow seeped into the floor of Moody Coliseum, warping the wooden gym surface. This bubble in Moody Coliseum (for this column’s purposes, we’ll call it the Moody bubble) might not be direct proof of the ACU bubble itself. But it proves its existence because the Moody bubble has disrupted one of the main facets of the ACU bubble: Chapel. For six days now, Chapel attendance in Cullen Auditorium has been voluntary. Or look at it this way: More than one-tenth of your required Chapel credits have been earned whether or not you even have thought about God.
I constantly hear gripes about the ACU bubble—that students here are sheltered too much from the outside world by the university’s rules and requirements—but I have yet to hear one person complain about the bubble in Moody. If anything, I have heard it praised. It doesn’t make much sense; after all, the Moody bubble’s purpose is not so different from that of the mythical ACU bubble. It makes me ask: What’s wrong with wanting to provide students a clean and stable atmosphere during the short time they are at this university? Granted, it is important to realize that the world outside ACU will be much different.
like a big deal, but every little bit helps. You can also send the extra money you save on gas to the Red Cross or Salvation Army. Victims of the hurricane need fresh water, food, medical care and clean-up supplies immediately. While we might not be able to provide those necessary items to them directly, we can do our share here in Abilene to help. As Christians it is our duty to help the weak and powerless. First, pray—then send money. We have been blessed, and it is now our turn to help those in need. Do your part.
I’ve spent the past two summers in Washington, D.C., and Miami, and I will certainly attest to the difference. But it does not take four years of college to realize that. If anything, use these few years to form an appreciation for a place where 30 minutes each day is carved out to come together as a community and worship God. Few of us will be so lucky after we graduate. You’ve got the rest of your life to live without a curfew, required Chapel attendance or university rules stricter than the law. Personally, I’m ready for the Moody bubble to burst so I can go back to enjoying all the amenities of the ACU bubble for the next nine months before graduation. E-mail Smith at: jvs02a@acu.edu, optimist@acu.edu
Student’s statement about athletics offends readers Staff member says problem isn’t quality of teams As a member of the ACU staff who works directly with Wildcat coaches and studentathletes on a daily basis, I feel compelled to correct Meagan Brunts’ assessment in the Aug. 31, edition that athletics doesn’t get enough attention on campus because “they’re not very good.” Perhaps Ms. Brunts needs to make her way to ACU
Your Voice The Optimist, Aug. 31. “In Your Words” response to Meagan Brunts’ comment.
athletics contests, because I believe that if she did she would find some of the finest programs in NCAA Division II. ACU’s athletics programs have won 56 national team championships, pro-
duced hundreds of all-America athletes and seen 24 student-athletes win NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships, the second-highest total of any school in the state behind only the University of Texas. Just last year, 13 of ACU’s programs reached NCAA Division II post-season competition, including every women’s program. ACU won six Lone Star Conference championships and won its 10th straight Lone Star Confer-
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ence All-Sports championship. The Wildcats also again finished in the top 15 in the United States Sports Academy Director’s Cup, which measures the top programs in NCAA Division II. It’s not that ACU athletics “aren’t very good;” it’s just that some among us choose not to pay attention.
Lance Fleming sports information director
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Athlete disagrees with Brunts In the Aug. 31, issue on the Views Wednesday page, the “In Your Words” question was, “Do athletics get enough attention on campus?” I am writing because one young lady responded with, “They don’t, because they’re not very good.” Are you kidding me? Last year all but two sports made it to regional competition or further. That’s 11
out of 13 sports that not only made it to the conference tournament, but advanced to the regional tournament. Some even further. I think it is safe to say that ACU athletics as a whole is not only the best in the Lone Star Conference but is also one of the best in Division II.
Andrew Dillman senior business major from Abilene
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Friday, September 02, 2005
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Mission: Volunteers offer medical aid, Bibles Continued from page 1 front of the women and children and crowd them out, McQueen said. Then they would go into specific lines that addressed ailments where doctors from America and Canada and nurses from Zambia were paired up to act as translators and medical personnel in tents designated for eye care, dental work, wound treatment, colds and the flu, infectious diseases, broken bones and others as well. . The local villagers moved through the lines after waiting several hours and were appreciative of the help, Miller said. “There are some people who come in here that are in bad shape,” Miller said. “I don’t have the guts to do what these doctors are doing here.” Miller said that besides grotesque wounds and burns, people also come in with herpes, hepatitis, tuberculosis, AIDS and things as common as coughing or the flu, who just want medicine from the pharmacy. “You have to look for people with hair that has a red tint to it and bloodshot eyes first,” Miller said. “It’s what they warned us to watch for since AIDS is so prevalent.” Living in a country that is short on medical care and high on poverty, it is common to see people no older than 35 years old in the villages, said Jason Morris, di-
rector of the McNair Scholars Program and first-time member of the Zambia Medical Mission. “When you looked around you wouldn’t see very many old people,” Morris said. “The average life span is 33 years and that is my age. The oldest person I came into contact with was 78, and that is rare.” People lined up all day long and patiently waited with their children, Morris said. “One of the hardest parts for me was to see the mothers bringing the babies in because I have a one-yearold at home,” Morris said. “It tore me up to see the babies come in that were malnourished. The first day I was on the verge of breaking down.” McQueen said the children looked better and were healthier than they had been in years past though because this year wasn’t a drought year, like other years she had come. She said it was still so sad to see, as a mother, that these mothers couldn’t provide for their children. For seven days the group ran medical clinics in five villages and provided medical help for more than 17,000 Zambians. They averaged helping 2,800 Zambians a day and occasionally had to turn some away because it was dark and they could no longer see to perform examinations, McQueen said. “Usually they could get
through the whole crowd but for those that don’t receive help, some walk through the night to get to the next village where the medical mission will be,” she said.
Changing Lives Once the villagers made it through the lines and had gone to the pharmacy to receive medicine, they had the option of staying and talking to one of the members of the spiritual team to ask questions and hear them read from the Bible in their native language, Tonga. Beneath a tree, sat Neal Coates, holding a Bible and waiting with a Zambian translator for anyone to come and talk with him. Just behind him in an animal trough, local Zambians were
great effect,” Coates said. “To give you an idea of what the Zambians are doing in their country with tools like the medical mission, in 1980 there were 211 churches of Christ,” he said. “In 2004, there are 1,050 Churches of Christ. “They’ve experienced in 25 years a growth rate of 379 percent and now there are about 73,800 members of the church. That doesn’t happen just by sitting around,” Coates said. Morris, also a member of the spiritual team, said that people would sit and talk for hours about God. He said that the Zambians would get into deep conversations about God that people in America would rarely talk about. McQueen has also seen
“Once you go, you’re hooked. It’s like not seeing your family if you don’t get to go.” Julie McQueen, instructor of developmental mathematics
putting on a baptismal robe and being baptized. Coates said that as Americans, they may have come on a mission trip to take care of the people and share the gospel, but it was the Zambians who gave inspiration. “Zambian Christians are a real inspiration to American Christians because they are putting a real effort into their evangelism, and it is having a
this fire in Zambia. “People are hungry for the Word, and they love to have the Word read out loud,” McQueen said. “We raise money for Bibles every year so they can have the Bibles in their own tribal language. We have had people come and beg for a page out of the Bible because they don’t have that.” This year 202 baptisms took place, more than they
have ever had before, McQueen said. The volunteers at the Medical Mission may have helped to prolong a life, but the Zambians made just as much, if not more of an impact on them, Coates said. “When you meet Christians around the world that have a real fire in their belly for God, and you see what they are doing, it makes you remember that wherever you’re from, you need to be doing the same thing,” Coates said.
Reaching Out More than 11 years ago, Kelly Hamby, a retired faculty member and his wife, Eleanor, started the Zambia Medical Mission. Since then the medical mission has grown from 20 people to 225, said KB Massingill, director of information technology and co-director of the Zambia Medical Mission. Massingill said that the Hamby’s have been working in Africa for more than 30 years, and it was their dream to start the medical mission. After he took his family nine years ago to participate in his neighbor’s mission program, he fell in love and has been a passionate director ever since. “It comes down to this,” Massingill said. “The first year we went, my daughter was 9 years old. I fully anticipate my entire family going again this year and they have been every year.
“As a father, when I find a ministry that every one in my family participates in, in a ministry that has a meaningful opportunity for every member of my family to contribute to, I just can’t let it go,” he said. Others, too, feel the same way. “Once you go, you’re hooked,” McQueen said. “It’s like not getting to see your family, if you don’t get to go. It’s an incredible experience, and the need is just so great.” McQueen first began going when her daughter was in high school and wouldn’t stop talking about her incredible trip to Africa. It has been six years since then, and her daughter and husband have gone every year. McQueen was able to go three more times and plans on going each year. “Each year we think we won’t be able to afford it, but each year, God somehow provides, and we go to help,” she said. “I wish everyone could have this experience.” Every time a volunteer goes, they always try to make it back. “The next chance I get, I am going back,” Morris said. “If you are a Christian, and you want to see Africa, there is no better way.”
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Uruguay: Program to resume CSI: Class to solve crime Continued from page 1 In addition to these degrees, she also was a Fulbright Scholar in 2001 and studied at Sao Paulo University in Brazil. “We have hired someone that we feel has a lot of experience,” said Kevin Kehl, Study Abroad director. Kehl said the director had to meet academic qualifications, have international experience living and working abroad and must be fluent in Spanish, all of which Collier meets, he said. Collier will begin working in Uruguay with the next group of Study Abroad students and will co-direct in the spring with Dr. Bob McKelvain, chair of the psychology department. Nearly 150-200 students have gone through the Uruguay program since it began in 1999. Cristina del Pinal, sophomore business management major from Fort Worth returned in May after spending four months touring Central America, despite only being a freshman. She said she was glad that the business department made an exception for her since she was a major and was already fluent in Spanish because she was able to grow from her time in Uruguay.
“My experience was amazing,” del Pinal said. “I got to try new things that I had never done before. I got to experience making decisions on my own, traveling and participating in a mission trip that really opened my eyes. It was a really growing experience.” Students who attend a Study Abroad Program will not only gain experience traveling internationally, make life long friends and bask in the 80 degree weather during the winter season but they will also receive 16 hours of credit, too. Dr. Jeff Houghton, assistant professor of management taught a management class and international business class that was tailored to Latin America culture and his wife, Loree Houghton, development director for KACU, taught a class called Latin American and the Arts, which focused on the literature, music, arts and architecture of the culture this spring. This was the first time for the Houghtons to teach in Uruguay, but not the first time for them to study abroad. Jeff Houghton said they taught last summer in Oxford as well. Besides the major specific and general education course offered, students
also participated in group classes to learn Spanish with the Houghtons. “It was such a wild experience to be teaching these students one hour and the next hour to be working alongside them, struggling to learn Spanish in the beginner’s course,” Jeff Houghton said. Both Houghtons said they would return to Uruguay the first chance that they had because they already missed the students, country and food. “Ask any student who has ever gone and they’ll tell you the best thing is the food,” Jeff Houghton said. “Raquel, the full-time cook made us the best food I’ve ever had in my life.” Loree Houghton said the country was not a desperate medical field, like many students may think. “It is a European city that is comparable to Prague,” Loree Houghton said. “It is a beach city where there is water surrounding three sides and sycamore trees line every street. “This is a unique education experience unlike anything you’ve ever done before,” Loree Houghton said.
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Continued from page 1 in their curriculum or go over the heads of others,” she said. Sutherlin said she opened the course up to non-science majors because she felt that science majors were already exposed to a lot of forensic material. Amber Larson, senior, business management major from Tucson, Ariz., will be one of the few involved in CSI: Abilene this fall. Larson’s interest in
the colloquium was sparked by her aunt who works with forensic science. Larson said she is curious about this field of study, and hopes to gain a better understanding as to what procedures investigators go through at the scene of a crime. Both Larson and Sutherlin said they are excited about CSI: Abilene. “Many realize that the topic is a good way to teach students scientific principles while holding their interest,” Sutherlin said.
Sutherlin said she hopes students will gain a deeper understanding of science and how it works. “I hope this course will make them more informed citizens who will have more knowledge about how science affects the legal field,” she said. “Someday one of them may be in a position where they play a role in creating laws and this may help them make that decision.”
E-mail Sutton at: les03c@acu.edu
SportsFriday Optimist
Page 8 Standings Football Team Angelo St. TAMU-K WTAMU ACU Midwestern Tarleton St.
Conf. Overall 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Volleyball seeks win in Colorado n The Wildcats left Abilene Wednesday afternoon going to compete in the Premier Challenge, hosted by Metro St. and Regis University. By JARED FIELDS
Volleyball Team WTAMU Angelo St. TAMU-K ENMU Tarleton St. ACU
Conf. Overall 0-0 3-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3
Scores Friday
volleyball Metropolitan State 3, ACU 2
Saturday
volleyball Central Missouri St. 3, ACU 0 Tampa 3, ACU 0
Upcoming Schedule
Sports Editor
After a disappointing start to the 2005 volleyball season, ACU head coach Brek Horn said she hopes to get her team heading in the right direction this weekend at the Premier Challenge in Denver. The team lost its first three games of the season last weekend in Florida but has a chance to redeem itself in Denver. The Wildcats will play sixth-ranked ConcordiaSt. Paul at 1 p.m. on Friday, then at 8:30 p.m. will play co-host school Regis University. The results of Friday’s games will determine Saturday’s games.
Volleyball Out of the four pools of 12 teams, the first place teams will play in the gold bracket, second place teams in the silver, and the third place teams will compete in the bronze bracket. After missing last weekend’s tournament to stay home with her newborn daughter, coach Horn will join the team in Colorado. Assistant coach Sarah Carthel held the reigns last weekend, but will join Horn on the sideline this season. Horn may not have been in Florida, but she said she knows that her team needs a win. “We need a win; we need some confidence,” Horn said. “I wouldn’t say our confidence is low, but there are a few places in our whole unit that aren’t
quite there. So if we don’t have all six, seven, eight or whatever amount of players on the same page, then we’re going to have a breakdown.” Of the 12 teams scheduled to be in Denver, six are ranked in the national top 25 poll, and four others, including the Wildcats, received votes. Last year’s national champion, Barry (Fla.) will be present, along with three other pre-season top ten teams. The team’s first opponent, Concordia-St. Paul, is 3-1 to begin the season. Its only loss came against Truman State, which was the national runner-up last year, and is ranked second in the nation this year. Regis is 1-3 to start the year, with their only win coming against Drury University. The Wildcats will be
led by senior Michelle Bernhardt, who had 47 kills last weekend, and senior Lindsey Martin, who set the team’s all-time assist record last weekend with 109 to pass Horn’s younger sister, Brittney Binder, for the lead. Senior Amanda Slate was last year’s LSC South Division MVP and scored six total service aces in the team’s first three games. After the tournament in Colorado, the team will return and play its first home game of the year against Wayland Baptist University at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10. “We’re going to get better and try to win some this weekend,” Horn said. “Then try to come back home. I’m ready to play at home.” BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
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Ashlee Motola (left), senior rightside hitter, and Amanda Slate (right), senior middle blocker, during a blocking drill.
Friday
Premier Challenge in Denver
Volleyball ACU at Concordia-St. Paul, 1 p.m. ACU at Regis, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
football ACU vs. Central Oklahoma, 6 p.m.
Friday at Regis
volleyball ACU at TBD, Time TBA
1 p.m. Concordia-St. Paul vs. ACU Tampa vs. Findlay
• Home games listed in italics
4:30 p.m. Regis vs. Concordia-St. Paul Nebraska-Omaha vs. Findlay
Statistics
8:30 p.m. Regis vs. ACU Tampa vs. Nebraska-Omaha
volleyball
Kills-First 3 games Michelle Bernhardt Amanda Slate Ashlee Motola Abbie Lowry Lauren Leone
47 34 25 17 10
at Metro State
1 p.m. Barry vs. West Texas A&M Central Missouri St. vs. Lockwood 4:30 p.m. Metro St. vs. West Texas A&M Augustana vs. Lockwood
Digs-First 3 games Michelle Bernhardt Liz Snoddy Jessica Reyna Malia Plumlee Lindsey Martin
32 30 27 26 23
8:30 p.m. Metro St. vs. Barry Central Missouri St. vs. Lockwood
Saturday
Total Blocks-First 3 games Amanda Slate Lauren Leone Michelle Bernhardt Ashlee Motola
September 2, 2005
at Metro St.
12 11 10 7
Games at: 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
Senior outside hitter Lindsey Martin lunges for a ball during practice Monday. Martin broke the ACU all-time career record for assists last weekend with 109 assists in the Tampa Classic. Martin broke the record previously held by head coach Brek Horn’s younger sister, Brittney Binder.
at Regis
Games at: 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m.
Football team kicks off season against UCO n Central Oklahoma lost 26-7 to Missouri Western last week in the Bronchos first game. The Wildcats play UCO Saturday at Shotwell Stadium for their season opener.
star in football and track at Tarleton, where he anchored a plan for UCO’s talented the 4x400 relay team in the offense. NCAA outdoor champion“If we can get them to ship meet last spring. At be one dimensional, then tight end, Caleb Stone is a that’s what we want,” Manbig target standing at 6’6” By JARED FIELDS ning said. “We want them to and weighing 250 pounds. Sports Editor throw the ball more; that’s At quarterback for the After weeks of practice in what our goal is.” Wildcats is Billy Malone, who the scorching heat, the footThe Wildcat defense will is a redshirt freshman from ball team will get a chance be challenged to stop an ofTulane. Malone was a highly to prove itself Saturday fense that was near the top recruited quarterback out against Central Oklahoma. of the LSC in most offenof high school, but hasn’t The Bronchos of Central sive categories a year ago. played since his senior year. Oklahoma are ranked 25th Broncho quarterback Justin Malone won the job over in the nation after a stun- Allgood returns after throwother quarterbacks during ning loss to Misthe off-season with souri Western last his impressive work week dropped habit and skill. “If we can get them to be one dimensional, then that’s what we them from the No. “Billy’s got a want ... that’s what our goal is.” 12 spot. great arm,” ManLast year, UCO ning said. “I’m glad Danieal Manning, junior strong safety on his team’s game plan for Saturday’s game put up 42-straight he’s on our team.” points en route to The offensive a 49-24 win in Edline will be carry mond, Okla. Howthe responsibility ever, the Wildcats of protecting it’s hope to change the outcome ing for 2,556 yards and 16 The Wildcats have play- players, and with four startfor this year’s meeting. touchdowns last season. makers on the offensive ers returning from last year, The team returns eight Allgood was also chosen as side of the ball as well. Se- should do it’s job. Seniors starters on defense and sev- the LSC North Division Pre- nior Rashon Myles returns Charles Mock, and Josh en on offense to a team that Season Offensive Player of at running back after start- Lively; junior Cody Savage; went 5-5 last season, with the Year. ing most of last season with sophomore Nathan Young; two wins over top 10 teams. At running back for the backup Arturo “Sneezy” Bel- and freshman Sam Collins Out of the returning start- Bronchos is Oklahoma State tran. Beltran has sat out the will line up as the starters ers, possibly none stand transfer Seymore Shaw. last two years after trans- for coach Thomsen. out more than junior strong A 6’0,” 225 pound senior, ferring from the University The Wildcats kickoff at 6 safety Danieal Manning. Shaw was slated to be the of Texas. p.m. on Saturday in Shotwell Manning is the pre-sea- starter at OSU before decidReturning at wide re- Stadium to get the 2005 season Defensive Player of the ing to attend Central Okla- ceiver is Jerale Badon, who son under way. Year in the LSC South Di- homa. led the Wildcats in receivvision and an all-America The third member of ing last year. Tarleton State punt return selection by UCO’s triple threat, Cedric transfer Robert Spells will three sports publications. Jones, caught 71 passes for add size and speed for the Manning and company have 690 yards last year. team. Spells was a two-sport E-mail Fields at: jrf03b@acu.edu
Football
“They have some playmakers on offense,” head coach Chris Thomsen said. “Justin Allgood is a great player; their running back led Oklahoma State in rushing last year; and their wide receiver caught 70 passes last year, so take your pick on that one.” The Bronchos defense isn’t lacking for players either. Seven starters return from a Bronchos team that went 8-2 last fall, including two first team LSC north division cornerbacks.
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Freshman cornerback Roston Veal deflects a pass away from senior wide receiver Robb Spells during practice on Thursday as the Wildcats prepare for their season opener against the University of Central Oklahoma.