2005 11 02

Vol. 94, No. 21 1 section, 8 pages

WEDNESDAY

November 2, 2005

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Showing some leg

Campaign managing

Career performance

Placekicker Matt Adams ties a school record with four field goals, page 8

Students can sign up for Spring Break Campaigns on Thursday, page 3

Michelle Bernhardt tops 2,000 career kills for the Wildcats, page 8

Filmmakers reach Milestone n Students will watch 11 films for the second annual FilmFest competition during Friday night’s awards ceremony at the Paramount Theatre.

By TIFFANY TAYLOR Features Editor

Creators of last year’s FilmFest, the university’s first film festival, are once again prepar-

ing for the awards ceremony, to take place Friday at the Paramount Theatre.

Those who pay the $3 ticket price and attend the event will spend at least two hours watching all 11 movies that made the final cut. Judges and event organizers will then present awards.

Keeping with last year’s design, Doug Darby, executive di-

rector of FilmFest, said all crew members will compete for their position’s award. However, last year’s choice to award the top films within each genre has been changed at the request of past judges and the need to make the awards more comparable to the Academy Awards.

One award will be given for the overall winner. Darby said he wanted each entry to be

judged based on its quality as a film not just compared to others within its category.

The audience will view only half of the films submitted, since some were not turned in on time, were longer than contest rules allow and pushed the PG rating limit. Although last year, 15 films made the cut, See

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Alumnus to receive university distinction n Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, will present Don Hall with a Distinguished Alumni award Sunday at a reception in Waco.

Students in for a treat

By MITCH HOLT Opinion Editor

Don Hall, class of 1951, will receive the prestigious Distinguished Alumni award in Waco on Sunday, after his wife of 56 years, Joann, wrote a letter of recommendation stating why he would be a good candidate.

Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, will present the award, and Samantha Adkins, coordinator of Alumni Programs, and Chris Campbell, alumni outreach officer, are in charge of the planning of the event.

“A Distinguished Alumni citation recognizes distinctive personal and professional achievement that has merited the honor and praise of peers and colleagues,” Adkins said.

Usually, four recipients are named each year, but the selection committee decided to recognize one winner for each month in the university’s Centennial year, she said.

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Staff makes conscious coffee effort Emerald McGowan/Staff Photographer

Hannah Anderson, freshman elementary education major from Waco, and Brittany Bagby, freshman business management major from Sugarland, pass out candy to Alex Nelson, 10, when the Wildcat Kids went trick-or-treating in Gardner Hall on Sunday night. Wildcat Kids also visited Sikes Hall.

Students in residence halls provide candy for trick-or-treaters from Wildcat Kids and Treadaway Kids

By BRIAN SCHMIDT Chief Photographer

Students across campus showed that Halloween is not just a time to scare people but also to serve them. On Oct. 26 and Sunday, four of the women’s residence halls opened their doors and allowed children from the community to trick-or-treat through the halls.

Student leaders of Wildcat Kids and Treadaway Kids organized the event to give the kids a safe and fun place to go trick-ortreating. Treadaway Kids visited Nelson and McDonald halls Oct. 26, while the Wildcat Kids went through the hallways of Gardner and Sikes halls on Sunday.

Jeremy Shipp, Wildcat Kids committee member, said the group was approached by

Treadaway Kids members about the trick-or-treating idea and decided that it would be fun for both the kids and the students participating.

“We felt the event was good because it got a lot of college students involved and all of the kids from the community involved,” said Shipp, sophomore communication major from Grapevine.

“Most of the Wildcat Kids were

Summerall to visit campus n National Football League sportscaster Pat Summerall will speak at a luncheon Tuesday as part of the university’s Centennial Speaker Series.

By JACI SCHNEIDER Copy Editor

NFL sportscaster Pat Summerall will visit the university Tuesday and speak at a luncheon at 11:45 a.m. in the Teague Special Events Center.

Summerall is well-known for his NFL telecasts with John Madden, former coach of the Oakland Raiders on the TV networks Fox and CBS. He used to be the kicker for the New York Giants, has struggled with alcoholism and has been through a liver transplant,

according to the Alumni Association Web site.

A member of the Board of Trustees knows Summerall and had the idea of bringing him to campus, said Amber Peck, director of Alumni Relations, in an e-mail.

“He told us Pat had a great story and helped us arrange to bring him here,” Peck said.

Summerall will not charge the university a speaking fee, Peck said. Instead, he asked the university to donate the money to a charity of his choice.

Peck said the luncheon is open to everyone who purchases a ticket, and students, faculty and areaalumni were invited to the event.

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

“One of the reasons you attend college is for exposure to a variety of ideas and opinions, so you can learn critical thinking skills,” Peck said. “Students should take advantage of these opportunities to broaden their horizon.”

The last day for purchasing tickets for the event was Tuesday.

A.J. Smith, senior political science major from Pampa, said he grew up listening to Summerall commentate on football games.

“He was like the voice of football for me,” Smith said. “He has the most recognizable voice of Sunday afternoons.”

E-mail Schneider at: jrs02a@acu.edu

there, and a lot of ACU students got involved, so it made it a lot of fun for everybody.”

Shipp said Wildcat Kids has scheduled activities once a month but encourages members to participate in additional optional activities with the kids, such as trick-or-treating.

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n Gary Oliver and Dr. Jack Reese now serve Fair Trade coffee, which comes from companies that guarantee decent worker wages, in their offices.

By SARAH CARLSON Arts Editor

“Coffee with a conscience” is a term Gary Oliver likes to use to describe Fair Trade coffee.

Fair Trade is a movement that ensures international producers receive fair wages for their products, which range from coffee, clothing, electronics and produce. Oliver, cataloger for the Brown Library, learned about Fair Trade about eight years ago and has made changes in his life to buy Fair Trade products.

An avid coffee drinker, Oliver goes through at least three cups a day. He decided to combine his passions for coffee and social justice by ordering Fair Trade coffee for his perSee

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Holding back a laugh

Anna carroll/Staff Photographer

Daniel-Paul Watkins, freshman political science major from Fredericksburg, Va., watches as Adam Molhagen, part of the traveling comedy show “We Can Make You Laugh,” tries to make him laugh in the Bean Sprout on Monday.

Contestants could win $50 if they could go four minutes without laughing — a feat Watkins achieved.

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Calendar & Events Wednesday

Fall Graduate Recruiting Fair, 1-4 p.m., Hilton Room.

FilmFest tickets on sale, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Center ticket window.

Honors Program Masquerade sign-up, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Campus Center ticket window.

Weekend Campaign sign-up, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Campus Center ticket window.

Essence of Ebony Poetry Night sign-up, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Center ticket window.

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Thursday

David Leeson and Rolando Diaz Art Talk and Starbucks Coffee, 6:30 p.m., The Grace Museum.

Weekend Campaign sign-up, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Campus Center ticket window.

FilmFest tickets on sale, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Center ticket window.

Essence of Ebony Poetry Night sign-up, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Center ticket window.

Spring Break Campaign Information Fair, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.

Campus Center.

Announcements The ACU Chapter of the NAACP will have an informational meeting in the Bean from 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Nov. 10th.

Six spaces remain to study abroad in Latin America next semester. For more information, contact Lauren Graham at Lauren.

Graham@acu.edu.

Anyone interested in being the director for junior class sing song can sign up at the SA Office by Wednesday. Nov. 2.

Sign-ups will be on the table at the front door of the SA office. For more information, contact Lauren Hart at lmh02g@acu.edu.

Dr. Abraham J. Malherbe, Buckingham Professor Emeritus at Yale University, will give the 19th annual Carmichael-Walling Lectures Nov. 10. Malherbe will lecture on “Indispensable Intermediaries: Paul’s CoWorkers” at 4 p.m. and on “Mutual Ministry in the Pauline Churches” at 7:30 p.m. in room 130 of the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building.

Lester Holt Centennial Speaker Series is rescheduled for Dec. 1.

By popular demand at FilmFest, there will be a Viewer’s Choice award this year.

To participate, students can view the films on ACU Channel 24 (SATV) or go online to view the movies at http://homepage. mac.com/acandleburns/FilmFest/ Menu37.html.

Students can cast votes before Friday at noon at http:// w w w. a c u . e d u / f i l m f e s t 2 0 0 5 / viewerschoice.html. Winners will be announced at the Premier and Awards Night.Prizes include iPod nanos, cash awards and more.

Dr Pepper cans commemorating ACU’s Centennial are now available. Six packs may be purchased in the Campus Store for $1.99, or cases of 24 may be purchased from Central Stores for $8.48.

Sing Song “THE 50TH SHOW” tickets are now on sale for the 50th annual ACU Sing Song.

Visit http://www.acusingsong. com/ for more information.

Pat Summerall Centennial Speaker Series luncheon will be held on Nov. 8 at Teague Special

Event Center. For ACU faculty/ staff, table sponsorships are $300, general admission tickets are $20, student tickets are $10, and student sponsorships are $10. Purchase tickets by calling 674-2622.

Homecoming T-shirts are for sale in the Alumni Relations Office. The shirts are $7 for adults and $4 for children.

Plan to attend the Fall 2005 ACU Graduate School Fair.

Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. in the Hilton Room of the McGlothlin Campus Center. Stop and visit with representatives from each of the ACU Graduate School Departments. Register to win one of two $300 ACU Graduate School Scholarships and other door prizes. For more information please call 674-2656.

The Intercollegiate Community Celebration is Nov. 12. Students from HardinSimmons and McMurry will join for a united day of fellowship and service with local agencies and neighborhoods. The day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with worship. Service projects are from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Dinner will be 7-8:30 p.m. at the homes of faculty and staff from the three universities.

The Taylor County Historical Commission is hosting their annual Fall Historical Marker tour from 1-5 p.m. Nov. 5.

Participants will enjoy a guided bus tour of 15 or more current or proposed historical marker locations throughout Abilene, Buffalo Gap, Merkel and the county. The bus leaves Lytle Land & Cattle Company, 1150 E. S. 11th at Judge Ely Boulevard, at 1 p.m. and returns at 5 p.m.

Contact Commission President Jim Bucherie at 325-695-4250, Stowe, or Anita Lane at 325-5723269 for more information about the tour.

For students needing notary services a Notary Public is available at the Information Desk at the Campus Center 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. Notary services will no longer be available to students in any office on campus other than at the Information Desk at the Campus Center.

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Friday

Sunday

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Monday

Nothing scheduled this day.

Purple Friday.

Essence of Ebony Skate Night, 10:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m., Skateland.

FilmFest 2005: Milestones, 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre.

Essence of Ebony Poetry Night sign-up, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Center ticket window.

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Saturday

Essence of Ebony Poetry Night, 7:30 p.m., Bean Sprout.

FilmFest Symposium, 10 a.m., COBA Room 115.

Shades ticket sales, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Campus Center ticket window.

Music Department Alumni Recital featuring Glenda Weatherford, 8 p.m., Williams Performing Arts Center.

SIFE Enterprise City, 5:30 p.m.-11 p.m., Hilton Room

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Tuesday

Pat Summerall Centennial Speaker Series, 11:45 a.m., Teague Special Events Center.

Police Log (edited for space) Oct. 24 9 a.m. Medical emergency at WPAC 12:15 p.m. Attempt to locate on overdue student at Edwards Hall. Located student in his room 1:50 p.m. Vehicle accident at Mabee/Edwards lot 4:23 p.m. Alarm at McDonald Hall, was reset by desk worker, all OK 9:09 p.m. Suspicious vehicle at Mabee lot, all OK 10:30 p.m. Report of subjects in pickup throwing water balloons. Checked area unable to locate Oct. 25 1 a.m. Suspicious vehicle off campus, checked all OK 1:15 a.m. Gave access to Campus Center for student to retrieve backpack 5:20 a.m. Attempt to locate student at University Park Apartments 8 a.m. Service check of vehicle 8:31 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in Gardner lot, all OK 8:50 a.m. Parking violations at West Campus Central lot Noon Vehicle accident in Gardner lot 15 p.m. Report of vehicle in Gardner Lot with obscene writing on it. Contacted owner of vehicle to remove paint 10:30 p.m. Report of subjects throwing water balloons, checked unable to locate Oct. 26 2:33 p.m. Placed boot on vehicle in Library lot for citations and unable to identify owner 5:20 p.m. Searched vehicle for contraband at Morris lot Oct. 27 12:05 a.m. Theft report at Bible lot 8:31 a.m. Parking violations at E.N. 18th Street and Campus

Court 10 a.m. Report of vehicle accident at E.N. 18th Street and Campus Court 4:15 p.m. Jumpstart vehicle at Bible lot 7 p.m. Service check of vehicle 10:10 p.m. Jumpstart vehicle at Gardner lot 11:10 p.m. Escorted student to vehicle in library lot 11:15 p.m. Discovered unsecured vehicle in West Campus South lot. Contacted owner and asked that vehicle be secured.

Oct. 28 1:05 a.m. Discovered stolen street signs from City of Abilene in student vehicle.

APD Citation issues, referred to Judicial Affairs 11 a.m. Unlocked vehicle at University Church lot 12:40 p.m. Jumpstart vehicle at Gardner lot 1 p.m. Had vehicles washed 2:10 p.m. Vehicle accident at WPAC lot, parties exchanged info.

Oct. 29 12:50 a.m. Report of subjects in costumes in Gardner lot 10:50 a.m. Fire alarm at Gardner Hall. Burned bag of popcorn, all OK 5:30 p.m. Assisted student with removing lock from bicycle at Gibson lot 7:35 p.m. Parking violations at library lot 11:40 p.m. Noise complaint at 600 E.N. 18th St., subjects were gone upon arrival Oct. 30 9:10 a.m. Left message for student in reference to found wallet.

5:30 p.m. Student picked up wallet at station 6:35 p.m. Report of student playing with fog machine in Morris Hall.

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Weekends offer time to serve n Students spent time serving the needy last weekend in San Antonio during Weekend Campaigns and hope to do the same in Houston on Friday.

By DANIEL GAMBERO Student Reporter

Students left for San Antonio on Friday to help the needy as part of a weekend campaign.

Jonathan Wood, sophomore undeclared major from Devine, led the campaign. The students worked with Christian Hope Resource Center.

“CHRC is a Salvation Army-type organization,” Wood said. The organization is comprised of mostly Oak Hills Church members.

The students on the campaign made food baskets and sorted clothing to be handed out to anybody who needed to be helped.

“It went really well,” Wood said.

CHRC had two portable classrooms filled with clothing. Several students painted a sidewalk railing to make it look nice, while other students played with the children whose parents went to look for clothing and get the food baskets.

On Friday and Saturday nights, Wood organized

devotionals. The first night he based his talk on acceptance and used the movie Instinct as a tool to show his point. The second night he used the song “Run” by Kutless as to ask “Why are we so afraid? And why do we run from God?” It kept the camaraderie of the group together, he said.

“No one looked down on the trip. Everyone was excited that they came.

We worked as a team the whole time,” said Rachel Rutledge, junior accounting major from Grand Prairie.

Wood said on these trips students do anything from feeding the homeless to street evangelism.

The next few trips they are going on is Friday to Houston and a big trip to Oklahoma City on Nov. 18, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Campaigners will have a food banks, give away clothing and prepare food baskets.

“We’ll be giving them turkey, all types of sides, dressing, and everything else that we can make,” Wood said.

E-mail Gambero at: optimist@acu.edu

Volunteer Opportunities The Neighborhoods In Progress group needs volunteers to help with installing a sprinkler system in some neighborhood housing Saturday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to noon until the project is complete. No experience is necessary, and all equipment is provided. For more information, contact the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center in the Bean Sprout.

Habitat for Humanity needs volunteers to work at their Halloween Carnival held at the mall on Monday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact Karen Mendoza at 325-201-0250 March of Dimes needs volunteers to help decorate, monitor the silent auction and clean up after a black-tie fundraising dinner on Nov. 7 and 8. For more information, contact Jennifer Woodard at 672-0566.

Weekend Campaigns are open on the following weekends: Sunday through Nov. 18-20.

For more information, contact Jonathan Wood at 210-273-1466 or email him at jrw02i@acu.edu.

KGNZ, Abilene`s Christian radio station, needs volunteers to help answer phone lines and take pledges during their annual “Friend Raiser.” The dates are Tuesday through Thursday and times slots are anytime between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on those days.

Contact the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center.

There will be an ACU Environmental Science Service Project on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Lake Kirby.

Volunteers will clean up litter around the lake and recycle items. Contact the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center for more information.

About This Page The Optimist maintains this calendar for the ACU community to keep track of local social, academic and service opportunities.

Groups may send announcements directly to optimist@acu.edu or to the Page 2 Editor, ACU Box 27892, Abilene, TX 79699.

To ensure that an item will appear on time, the announcement should be sent at least 10 days before. The Optimist may edit items for space and style.

Corrections and clarifications of published news articles will be printed in this space in a timely manner.

Wednesday, November 2, 2005

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CAMPUS NEWS

Students can pick campaigns n Twenty-seven locations, domestic and international are available for students to travel to for spring break this year during March 13-17.

By JAYME SMITH

“We extend our service to other parts of the globe and try to shine God’s light into lives that may not have been touched.”

Jessica Masters, senior English major from Tallahassee, Fla.

“Most leaders recall stories of how it excites them to Four new Spring Break share the love of Christ with Campaigns were added this others,” Thompson said. year to the list of 23, bring“Our leaders know that their ing the total number to 27 excitement is contagious bedomestic and international cause it gets other students locations for the campaignexcited to serve.” ers of 2006, and students Students are affected difcan sign up for a location ferently while on the camThursday. paigns.

Two of the new campaigns “The students who go on specifically focus on hurricampaigns build a strong cane relief in sense of comthe Louisiana munity with and Florida the people in Spring Break Campaigns areas, such as their group by New Orleans. serving God to• Total number of Spring Break Campaigns: 27 The other two gether,” Hurst • Number of new Spring Break Campaigns: four new cities said. “Friend• Price range: $200-$1100, depending on location are San Luis ships are often and travel arrangements Obispo, Calif, formed that will • Spring Break Campaign Sign-ups: Thursday from 6-9 p.m. in the Living Room of the Campus Center and Columbus, last through • Spring break dates: March 13-17 Ga. Because of their entire colthe lack of stulege career. Not dents stepping only do they up to lead camaffect the lives paigns, specific destinations year,” said Justin Thompson, of the people that they minthat SBC supported in past spiritual focus leader of SBC ister to, but students often years will not receive aid and graduate student from come back changed as well.” from the university during College Station.

Spring Break Campaigns are spring break this year.

Campaign leaders were one of the best parts of stuSign-ups for Spring Break present to answer questions dent life at the university, Campaigns are Thursday dealing with the specific fo- members of the SBC comfrom 6-9 p.m. in the Living cuses of each campaign as mittee said.

Room of the Campus Cen- well as the prices.

“This is an incredible opter. Students will sign up ac“Homeless ministry, portunity to serve God in cording to their lottery tick- youth ministry, community a different way than most et numbers, which students service work and manual la- people think about,” said can pick up from the ticket bor are just a few of our fo- Jessica Masters, advertiswindow in the Campus Cen- cuses,” Thompson said. ing coordinator of SBC and ter on Monday, Tuesday and The prices of campaigns senior English major from Wednesday, free of charge. range from $200-$1100, Tallahassee. “We extend our “This helps us make the depending mostly on the service to other parts of the process fair for everyone in- location and travel arrange- globe and try to shine God’s volved when it comes time ments. light into the lives that may to sign up,” said Eric Hurst, Many campaign lead- have never been touched.” chair of SBC and senior ac- ers have traveled on Spring counting and finance major Break Campaigns in past from Garland. years.

E-mail Smith at: optimist@acu.edu Student Reporter

Frolicking on the field

SBC Committee members selected leaders for the campaigns, who are working with their host contacts to begin the initial planning of the campaigns, Hurst said.

On Tuesday night, the SBC Information Fair was in the Campus Center.

“The purpose of the fair was to inform students about the different campaigns and locations for this

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Members of the Big Purple Band’s Color Guard perform during halftime of ACU’s final home football game on Saturday.

Faculty can vote on curriculum n A new curriculum should be in place for incoming freshman students by the fall of 2007, once faculty vote on the final changes to be made in January.

By KAYLA ANDERSON Student Reporter

The General Education Review committee is fine-tuning the plan for new core curriculum requirements to prepare for a faculty vote later this semester or in January.

The committee has been working since January 2003 on a plan to change core curriculum classes, which are classes that all students, regardless of major, must take.

“Part of our goal as a committee is to prepare a proposal that enhances the learning of our students, reflects the interests of our faculty and is true to our mission to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world,” said Dr. Jeff Arrington, associate dean of Campus Life and committee chair.

Arrington recently attended a conference sponsored by the Association of American Col-

leges and Universities, where he learned more about “integrative study in which students are involved in learning in the classroom that is connected with learning out of the classroom,” Arrington said.

Arrington and other faculty members have been researching the use of integrative study at other universities and have incorporated it into the new plan.

The committee hopes the new core curriculum will change students’ attitudes toward general education, said Dr. Nancy Shankle, chair of the English Department and committee member. Many students see general education requirements as unimportant classes to get out of the way before moving into major classes, Shankle said.

The committee does not view general education as a stepping-stone that leads to higher-level courses but rather scaffolding that continues throughout a student’s education, Shankle said.

Committee members want the core curriculum to give students and faculty the “op-

portunity to think about how our disciplines connect with learning in other disciplines, so that our students are being presented a seamless education,” Shankle said.

The committee presented three different plans to the faculty last year. After receiving feedback, the committee combined features from the plans into one plan, which it is still working on, Shankle said.

Committee members are discussing methods to implement the program, Shankle said. They are also discussing how to assess the future program. Deans, registrars, academic advisers and provosts advised the committee, Shankle said.

If the faculty approves the new plan, the committee will implement parts of the plan in a pilot program for a limited number of students in the fall of 2006, Arrington said.

The committee hopes to begin the program for all incoming freshmen in the fall of 2007, Arrington said.

E-mail Anderson at: optimist@acu.edu

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Mission workshop inspires n Almost 50 students attended the World Mission Workshop at Harding University last month where they heard perspectives on missionary life.

By KELLINE LINTON Student Reporter

The attendees held their candles tightly as they listened to the global percentages rattled off by the keynote speaker—1.1 billion people lack access to clean water, every two seconds a child under the age of five dies, 227 million Bibles are in non-Christian nations.

Monte Cox led the “Whole New World” mixer event Thursday night as the opener of this year’s World Mission Workshop at Harding University in Searcy, Ark. He concluded the night with a final statistic: the current global ratio dictates that if every attendee represented a large population who did not know of God its Savior, only one evangelist would come to them. While saying this, a girl stood up among

the crowd holding her lit candle. Slowly, she passed the flame on, and the light spread across the darkened crowd, as she brought light to the world.

“He gave us a more global perspective,” Marcella Walker, freshman Biblical text major from Abilene, said. “It reminded us of the importance of spreading the gospel, so that when we return to our colleges, we can keep the energy and mission focus alive.”

The World Mission Workshop was at Harding University with the theme “If You say ‘Go.’” Almost 50 students from ACU attended the annual event, even though it took place during Homecoming Weekend.

The workshop was a threeday program consisting of keynote speakers, specialty classes and fellowship. Brittany McKinney attended primarily for fellowship.

“Anytime you go to something like this with people who have the same dream and desire for missions, it is

encouraging and uplifting,” McKinney said. “You can find someone who has the same passion for a people or country and even form teams.”

The speakers this year brought perspectives from all over the world, from Japan to Ghana to South Carolina. The classes also presented many options on missionary work.

Medical, motherhood and long-term missions were just a few topics hit in the more than 60 classes offered.

The theme this year stressed the will of God. If he says “go,” people should listen.

“This workshop is great if you are thinking of being a missionary, for it has a direct impact on your life,” Walker said.

The World Mission Workshop will be at Lubbock Christian University next year. ACU planned the Workshop in 2002, and will next house the event in 2011.

E-mail Linton at: optimist@acu.edu

Student servant leaders honored n Seniors graduating in December who were nominated by their peers will be honored in Chapel on Nov. 9 with the Student-Leadership Award.

By DANI LINTHICUM Staff Writer

Students are used to receiving and watching others receive recognition for academic accomplishments, but Nov. 9, ACU will honor graduating seniors for a different reason: their servant-leadership.

All seniors graduating in December are eligible to be nominated for the StudentLeadership Award, and may or may not be official members or leaders of any student organizations, according to the Volunteer Service

Learning Center.

The Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership defines ServantLeadership as: “a practical philosophy that supports people who choose to serve first, and then lead as a way of expanding service to individuals and institutions.”

These exceptional student leaders are nominated by their peers and professors, honored as a group in Chapel, given an honorary certificate and invited to a special luncheon.

According to the letter sent to faculty by the VSLC, by recognizing these students the university hopes to: bring honor to them for their good example; encourage these students to continue to serve and

lead others after they leave ACU; inspire undergraduate students to examine themselves and realize their potential as student-leaders; and hold up the example of Jesus Christ as he washed the feet of the disciples.

Honoring student-leaders at ACU began in the spring of 1999, begun by Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen, provost of the university, said Rita Harrell, director of the VSLC. Usually about 40 students receive the honor.

“It’s a very special award,” Harrell said. “It’s really meaningful to the students who receive it.”

E-mail Linthicum at: del01a@acu.edu

The Monster Mash

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Tim Conners, junior missions major from Baldwinville, Mass., pauses to frighten a group of spectators at the Haunted Village in Buffalo Gap on Saturday.

Videos highlight news stories n ‘The Optimist’ now offers videos of news events on its Web site, ranging from university events to student bands to the student group called the Night Riders.

By KELLINE LINTON Student Reporter

Val Valle watched the Night Riders circle campus, howling at the moon. She watched them chant in the night, and watched as the group ran, jumping into Catclaw Creek. Valle, freshman undeclared major from Helotes, was watching the video “Night Riders in the Sky,” featuring the growing Tuesday night club.

The Optimist highlights this film along with other video documentaries on its Web site, www.acuoptimist.com.

Each vid­­eo is three to five minutes long and is a short visual news story.

This new feature to the Web site was introduced this semester under the supervision of Julia Reid. Reid, junior photojournalism major from Abilene, had charge of the Prickly Pear’s

DVD this year.

Two videographers work for the Optimist, Hutton Harris, sophomore broadcast journalism major from Sulphur Springs, and Dustin Reid, junior electronic media major from Rockwall. They interview, film and edit all the videos. Both have worked with Julia Reid to edit the Prickly Pear DVDs in the past and are familiar with the filming technology.

“This is personally a great outlet for video makers,” Julia Reid said.

Fourteen films are currently available to students and anyone who visits the Optimist Web site.

“The videos’ goal is to give people who go to ACU a more in-depth look of what goes on at ACU,” Harris said.

The present films cover Sunrise devotional during Welcome Week; student band Homer Hiccolm & the Rocketboys; Bid Night; the football team’s new quarterback Billy Malone and other recent topics. The latest film is a close look at JamFest.

Student response for the new aspect of the Optimist has been positive. Valle said she enjoyed the Night Rider film.

“It was nice to see things from their perspective,” she said.

Michelle Ward, freshman art major from Bellingham, Wash., watched the video featuring the Centennial Gallery at the Grace Museum, which included a look at the art from the university’s past 100 years.

“As an art student, I would love to see artwork created by students who went through the same program I am going through,” Ward said. “The film has encouraged me to see some of the history of ACU at the Grace Museum.”

Students can find links to the videos on the Optimist homepage under the multimedia tab, or at http://pricklypear. acu.edu/videos/ to view all the titles.

E-mail Linton at: optimist@acu.edu

Day of the Dead honored on campus n Hispanos Unidos will celebrate Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, on campus during November to celebrate Hispanic heritage and customs.

By TAKISH KNIGHT Page 2 Editor

The Day of the Dead is dawning on campus as Hispanos Unidos attempts to teach students about the Mexican tradition Dia de los Muertos.

Hispanos Unidos treasurer Dulce Vidaña said she remembers Dia de los Muertos, The Day of the Dead, as being a time to spend with family and remember loved ones.

“I used to love to go to the cemetery with my grandfather because it is a huge deal,” she said.

Vidaña, sophomore accounting and marketing major from Zacatecas, Mexico, said her family would make an offering of their deceased loved one’s favorite things, including food, clothes and flower decorations, for the Day of the Dead, the day tradition says

the spirits of the dead return to live among their family and friends.

It’s not scary, she said.

“It’s family.”

She said she is fond of the stories her grandfather told about her family members who had died. She said she feels connected to them by knowing their history.

“It’s not a party to have fun but a time to remember,” she said. “It explains who I am.”

In Mexico, paper mache skeletons dressed like Mexican citizens going about their daily tasks are commonplace during Dia de los Muertos.

Hispanos Unidos president Francisco Villa, sophomore political science major from Hurst, said the celebration is a way of making light of death, a fact of life that Americans tend to avoid.

“I hope [students will] understand that the view about the dead is different,” he said.

“Mexico is a third world country. Death becomes not as scary for us because dead is always there.

“Since death is always behind us trying to get us, why not make fun of it,” he said Villa said the main reason he wants to have the commemorative event is to educate students on the parallels and differences between Dia de los Muertos and Halloween.

He said he wants to clear up misconceptions of it being a day of witchery or evil, unlike Halloween, a religious Celtic tradition.

Hispanos Unidos has a mission to share the cultures of Latin American students with the ACU community, Villa said.

Mexican revolutionary Caesar Chavez will be honored with a commemorative memorial in the Bean Sprout for as long as the university allows it to be displayed, Vidaña said.

Vidaña said she hopes other Hispanic students on campus will understand traditions from their backgrounds because of the event.

E-mail Knight at: tnk03a@acu.edu

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

CAMPUS NEWS

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Finding culture in food n ISA is planning a food festival and inviting students to prepare food highlighting the different meals associated with various cultures represented at the university.

Anyone who wants to participate is strongly encouraged to do so, especially since anyone who cooks for the festival will be reimbursed up

By DANI LINTHICUM to $50 of their food cost Staff Writer

by OSME, Lau said.

Students will get the “I just think it’s a great opportunity to try foods event. Last year we had from many different culan awesome turnout, and tures and countries at it’s because people know the International Food that the food is good,” Festival on Nov.8.

Lau said. “Everyone who The International Stugoes gets a small taste of dents Association and another culture.”

Office for Student MultiEveryone is invited to cultural Enrichment are the Festival, which will working together to help be from 7 – 9 p.m. Nov. 8 students share from their in the Hilton Room. Tickown cultural traditions ets cost $3 per person and learn and can about new be purones, said chased at “The food is truly amazing. This is just another way LaShae the door. that people can share their cultures with each other.”

Grottis, “ T h e director food is Rachel Lau, junior photojournalism major from Penang, Malaysia of the Oft r u l y fice for amazing,” Student Lau said.

Multicultural Enrichment. students are also encour“This is just anoth“Everyone is encour- aged to participate as er way that people can aged to sample dishes well, if they have some- share their cultures with from each of the coun- thing unique to share, each other.” tries represented,” Grot- said Rachel Lau, junior tis said. “The people who photojournalism major cooked each dish will from Penang, Malaysia, also be there serving and and public relations ofexplaining the food.” ficer for ISA. E-mail Linthicum at: del01a@acu.edu

Show and tell

In the past, as many as 100 students have attended, and there has always been more then enough food, Grottis said.

“By the time you sample all of the food, it’s a pretty good dinner and a great experience,” Grottis said.

Students from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds will prepare traditional foods.

In the past, students had prepared a wide variety of foods have, ranging from countries such as Japan, Nigeria, Russia, Indonesia, Mexico, China and Korea.

American

Anna CARROLL/Staff Photographer

Destiny Guevara, senior marketing major from Austin, shows her pumpkin to Eva Straughn, 4, during trick-or-treating at University Park Apartments on Halloween.

SAAB building base n Somewhat new to the university, the Student African-American Brotherhood is working to attract new members and establish itself as an active organization.

By JAYME SMITH

Group supports expression n Essence of Ebony is organizing a night for students to meet in the Bean Sprout and share poetry, singing and art with each other and other interested students.

By BLYTHE THOMPSON Student Reporter

Essence of Ebony is calling all students to pick up paintbrushes, write a poem, dust off their vocal chords or find their inner artistic ability for this semester’s second Poetry Night planned for Saturday night in the Bean Sprout.

Poetry Night is planned to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Bean Sprout and will consist of a non-structured, free-lance meeting of the arts.

Whether students want to sing, read a poem, draw a picture, their art is welcome, as long as it comes from within the person, said Eric Mallet, sophomore communication and Christian minis-

try major from St. Louis.

Sign-ups for Poetry Night began Monday after Chapel in the ticket windows for students who want to share their artistic ability in any form that is comfortable for them.

“Poetry Night is a time for anyone to express themselves through art,” said Mallet, also president of Essence of Ebony. Self-expression will be the theme for Poetry Night, and it is open to all students.

Essence of Ebony has organized Poetry Nights for a couple of years, but this is the first time the group has sponsored two in one semester. The first one was in September on a Thursday and had an attendance of about 75.

The club is planning for a bigger crowd because it moved Poetry Night to Saturday, Mallet said.

Mallet said he did not

know if he would participate in this semester’s second Poetry Night, but said he would decide by Saturday.

In September, Pharren Crawford, sophomore political science major, was a host and performer at the semester’s first Poetry Night. Last year the Poetry Night was at Java City, and the club accepted donations, but at this Poetry Night, the club will not collect money, said Crawford, treasurer of Essence of Ebony.

If students fail to sign up for Poetry Night before Saturday night, they should come to the Bean Sprout that night anyway, and if time is permitting, they will be added to the program. Regardless of whether students want to perform or not, planners encourage all to attend, Mallet said.

E-mail Thompson at: optimist@acu.edu

Student Reporter

On Monday nights, any student interested in learning about a group that embraces the principles of accountability, proactive leadership, self-discipline and intellectual development can attend a 17-member meeting sponsored by the students’ organization Student AfricanAmerican Brotherhood.

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and concludes at 7:30 p.m. in Room 103 of the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building.

Brandon Jones, president of SAAB and senior graphic design major from Tyler, and Phillip Powers, vice president of SAAB and sophomore computer information systems major from Houston, aid in managing the activity.

The purpose of SAAB, is to “equip young African-American men with the tools to live their lives spiritually, academically and physically in a Christlike manner,” Jones said.

“However, we’re also try-

ing to help ACU in its endeavor to reach out and accept everyone.”

The group is becoming more diverse, Jones said.

Even though SAAB began last year, it’s grown tremendously in size, Jones said. There were only four members in August, compared to the now 17.

“We’re continually trying to get the word out about SAAB and what it is that we do,” Jones said.

“We try to distinguish ourselves by showing students that our organization is about ‘doing’ and not just ‘talking,’ “Right now, SAAB is sort of in a training ground,” he said. The organization is sponsoring various activities for SAAB to grow.

One activity planned for the organization was a forum that was Oct. 24, which explained to newcomers the organization’s goal and how students currently represent themselves on campus. Other forums are possible for the future, Jones said.

Each month, the group concentrates on a particular theme. The theme for the month of October was “respect and representation.”

The group watched the movie Crash and discussed how particular people represented themselves throughout the film. Then, the group took a Biblical standpoint by talking about how each member should represent themselves as Christ would.

The topics discussed in the Monday night meetings range from helping one another with appearance and representation during a business meeting to important financial issues, Powers said.

“We’re trying to better the image of AfricanAmericans on campus and not fall into the regular stereotype,” Powers said.

Members of SAAB contribute in their own individual ways.

“We try to represent the group’s name, and I personally have helped by contributing to the structure and future planning of the organization,” said Eric Mallet, sophomore communication and Christian ministry major from St. Louis.

“We’re also good at keeping one another in line.”

E-mail Smith at: optimist@acu.edu

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November 2, 2005

The issue:

13-year-old pop duo Prussian Blue speaks of white supremacy and nationalism in its music. Often, children are taught ideals at a young age and believe them simply because they are told to.

Our view:

Many people spend their entire lives believing things that they were told when they were young and spend little time researching why they believe these things.

The solution:

People need to be careful what they are passing on to younger generations. A level of freedom should be given to allow these impressionable minds to form their own opinions. Even those who think they have their views figured out need to re-examine the motivation for those beliefs.

Belief should come from research, conviction “We want our people to stay white … we don’t want to just be, you know, a big muddle. We just want to preserve our race.”

This statement is so shocking that some might have trouble accepting the fact that someone actually made this statement only a few weeks ago.

Even more disheartening: these words were uttered by 13-year old girls.

Lamb and Lynx Gaede might look like any other teenage pop stars. Their music might sound like every other CD in a middle schooler’s collection. But their words and lyrics preach a much different message: white nationalism and racism.

Have conscience with your coffee

What did you eat for break- are not given fair contracts or fast this morning? wages from their employers.

If you had coffee, juice, sugar A growing awareness of this or fruit, chances are they were injustice spurred the creation produced in a of Fair Trade, an international different part movement that ensures proof the world, ducers in poor countries rewhere people ceive fair wages and can live barely make beyond their current hand-toends meet. mouth existence.

“Before According to www.maketyou’ve fin- radefair.com, this movement ished your seeks to ensure that producb r e a k f a s t ers receive a fair price for their I am the this morning, goods (one that covers the cost Enemy you’ll have of production and guarantees a relied on half living income); long-term conSarah the world.” tracts that provide real secuCarlson Those words rity; and for many, support to spoken by Dr. Martin Luther gain the knowledge and skills King Jr. ring true for Ameri- that they need to develop their cans, people who live in the businesses and increase sales. wealthiest country in the world A new Library Commons and generally take their posses- is under construction in the sions for granted. ground floor of the Brown LiRecently, workers and pro- brary. A coffee shop will be fessors in built in the the Brown Commons, Fair Trade coffee Library and an addition should be served in the Onsteadlong-asked the new Library Packer Bibfor by stulical Studdents.

Commons area. ies Building Fair Trade began only coffee should brewing Fair Trade coffee, be served in the new Commons. which they buy from the Fair As Christians, we should supTrade coffee company Café port the practice of helping the Campesino. The coffee costs poor in our world and realize slightly more than what one that even the smallest action, normally buys at the grocery such as which coffee we decide store because it is organic and to buy, has a drastic effect on ensures the farmers in Central our environment, social and and Latin America are paid a economic systems. minimum of $1 per pound. The Buying Fair Trade products, amount might not appear sig- such as coffee, is a step toward nificant, but it helps raise the creating a more socially conquality of life of the farmers by science lifestyle, something the allowing them to plan for their university should be concerned futures and pay for the educa- with instilling in its students tion of their children. during their time here.

Most indigenous farmers cannot compete on the world market against Goliath-like proE-mail Carlson at: skc02a@acu.edu, optimist@acu.edu ducers such as Wal-mart and

Social club concern Any student on campus is familiar with social clubs and the image those clubs project.

The connotation of social clubs doesn’t extend far beyond the reaches of parties, T-shirts and friendships—none of which are bad things. But when clubs try and put up a front and say that they exist to glorify God, I say that is a lie.

Believe me, the impression those of us outside the “club world” is that it has absolutely nothing to do with Christ. Social clubs try too often to play the Jesus card for the sake of saying they are projecting a different image than they are.

If clubs really did exist simply for the Lord, they would look very different.

Social clubs are supposedly an integral part of the

Your Voice In response to “Pledge season teaches new perspectives” in the Oct. 26 issue of the Optimist. university. At one point in the university’s history, social clubs may have served an actual purpose.

Some would argue that certain clubs weren’t involved in breaking the rules. Our campus should be about unity and the true nature of Christ.

If social clubs aren’t doing that, maybe they don’t have a place here anymore.

Valerie Morby senior integrated marketing communication major from Katy

Under the If you are still regurgitating what you were to begin grooming group name even the youngest told to believe as a child, now is the time to generation to carry Prussian Blue — educate yourself and develop opinions. for their bright on our beliefs when blue eyes and we’re gone. Those German heritage—the Gaede they hear from their parents. beliefs can include white natwins sing songs and make CDs And to that point, the girls’ tionalism, political ideology targeted to attract younger au- mother, April Gaede, seems and even religion. diences to the white nationalist to agree in a recent interview.

Even if people want to instill movement.

“Well, all children pretty their beliefs on the young with Two questions stand out: much espouse their parents’ at- the very best intentions, we How do 13-year-old girls be- titude,” she said. “We’re white need to realize how impressioncome ensnared in such think- nationalists, and of course able children are. They will take ing, and do they really under- that’s a part of our life, and I’m what they are told and accept it stand the full ramifications of going to share that part of my as truth without question. the message they convey? life with my children.”

But that doesn’t last forSome might assume that, Some attitudes are better left ever. At least, it shouldn’t. at such a young age, Lamb for children to accept or reject As college students, we and Lynx must have been at an age when they can fully should examine our instilled raised with these beliefs, understand the issues. beliefs—political ideologies, maybe even repeating what The temptation for some is religious beliefs—to develop

Cole Williams

Let Loose

Good laugh keeps sanity intact Dressed as a prom queen whose peak was in the 1980s, I, along with seven others paraded around Abilene on Monday night, arriving on the doorsteps of our professors’ homes. Once they arrived at the door, they were surprised to see their Face the students Facts dressed up with eager Mallory faces, begSherwood ging for candy.

It was Halloween night, and instead of paying attention in class, finishing overdue work or beginning on Wednesday’s edition of the Optimist, the Optimist staff decided to take a break and have fun.

Tensions rise each day as I fall farther behind in my classes, have more articles to write each week and care less about whether I accomplish it all. The truth is, probably 90 percent of the students on campus feel this way, too.

Instead of stressing about how to accomplish everything, I’m realizing it’s more beneficial to find the humor in every circumstance for more reasons than just to save my sanity and do things spontaneously, like trick-or-treating while I’m still in college.

In a recent study con-

Improve your frame of mind by enjoying a funny sitcom on TV, telling a joke or doing something ridiculous to make you laugh, straight from your belly. ducted by the Loma Linda University of Medicine, researchers found that laughter has many benefits to our bodies.

A technique called humor therapy has been used since the 1930s to help patients overcome illnesses, help teenagers battle depression and help the average person beat stress.

Doctors, researchers and patients are finding that laughter could be the best medicine.

Laughter activates the immune system to fight illness and the common cold, according to Humor Therapy’s Web site. It also decreases stress hormones by reducing at least four of the neuroendocrine hormones associated with stress.

Laughter relaxes the muscles that don’t participate when you laugh from your belly. It also is proven to reduce pain by allowing patients to “forget” about aches and illnesses.

Laughter lowers blood pressure, especially in women, helps respiration and is a form of cardiac exercise.

Doctors say a belly laugh is equivalent to an “internal jogging” and gives people a good cardiac conditioning.

After laughing for only 15-

20 seconds, the heart will remain stimulated for three to five minutes, although researchers say laughter can’t substitute for actual cardiac exercise. Who knew so many benefits come from a good laugh?

I spent Monday laughing until my sides ached at how ridiculously my friends and I were dressed and am still laughing today when I see the pictures we took of our night out. I did not get anything finished that I needed to Monday night, and my to-do list will continue to grow as the day goes on.

Regardless of my list, I enjoyed myself for the night and temporarily forgot about everything that had stressed me out that day.

Forget about whatever looms dark in your mind today and enjoy these random facts and jokes I found amusing: • Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in America.

• 333 toilet paper squares make up a roll of toilet paper.

• The one hundred billionth crayon made by Crayola was periwinkle blue.

Taken from the Reader’s Digest Web site: A panda walks into a

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our own opinions. Some still have not.

Be careful about promoting your own beliefs if you have not thought through all the issues fully.

And if you are still regurgitating what you were told to believe as a child, now is the time to educate yourself and develop your own opinions.

The Gaede twins are approaching that age when some of that questioning begins to take place. We hope they examine their beliefs instead of simply accepting their upbrining.

But the need to examine one’s convictions does not come and go at age 13.

restaurant, sits down and orders a sandwich. He eats, pulls out a gun and shoots the waiter dead. As the panda stands up to go, the manager shouts, “Hey! Where are you going? You just shot my waiter and you didn’t pay for the food.”

The panda yells back, “Hey, man, I’m a panda.

Look it up!”

The manager opens his dictionary to panda: “A tree-climbing mammal of Asian origin, characterized by distinct black and white coloring. Eats shoots and leaves.”

• Psychiatry students were in their Emotional Extremes class. “Let’s set some parameters,” the professor said. “What’s the opposite of joy?” he asked one student.

“Sadness,” he replied.

“The opposite of depression?” he asked another student.

“Elation,” he replied.

“The opposite of woe?” the professor asked a young woman from Texas.

The Texan replied, “Sir, I believe that would be giddy-up.”

Improve your heath and frame of mind by enjoying a funny sitcom on TV, by telling a joke to a friend or by doing something ridiculous to make you laugh, straight from your belly.

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Coffee: Professors seek to serve fair trade coffee Continued from page 1

sonal use, and after making presentations to members of the library, Fair Trade coffee is what is brewed during the day at his work.

“As Christians,” Oliver said, “it’s only right that we make an economic decision that is a greater benefit for the poorer people in the world than otherwise.”

After making presentations to Mark Tucker, dean of the library, Oliver talked with Dr. Jack Reese, dean of the College of Biblical Studies. After tasting the coffee and learning more about the topic of Fair Trade, Reese said he was hooked and sent

out an e-mail to all faculty and staff in the OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, asking them to consider serving Fair Trade coffee.

Reese received only positive feedback, he said, as has Oliver, who both are excited to spread awareness of the issues involved with Fair Trade through something as simple as coffee.

Oliver and Reese purchase their coffee from Café Campesino, a Fair Trade Coffee company based in Americus, Ga., that works with producers in Central and Latin America to manufacture and sell coffee at a decent wage for the indigenous producers. Many of these producers

have trouble competing in the world market, especially against large companies that can manufacture products cheaply and thus sell them at a discounted rate, a rate most farmers around the world can’t compete with.

Café Campesino features coffee directly from farmers in Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Sumatra and East Timor, and Oliver said it is easily the best coffee he has ever tasted.

Oliver said Café Campesino pays its coffee farmers a minimum of $1 per pound.

“That might not seem like a lot to you and me,” Oliver said, “but to them, it’s the difference of if they can

send their kids to school or not. That’s a big deal.”

The price of a pound of coffee from Café Campesino ranges from $9.95 to $11.25, depending on the bean and the roast. Oliver said the price is well worth it, and he and his library coworkers figured that considering how many cups of coffee they drink a day, they are paying about 10 cents per cup. Oliver buys the coffee on his personal credit card, and staff members give their monthly share, depending on how many cups they usually drink.

Reese said the funding for the coffee is absorbed from his dean’s budget. He

Alumnus: Hall named for award Continued from page 1 Campbell said the selection committee accepts nominations all school year, and the Alumni Advisory Board makes its final decision in February.

Included in the reception will be three guest speakers who personally know Hall and who will explain why he deserves the award, the actual presentation by Money and a des-

sert reception following the ceremony.

The letter written to the university by Joann Hall shared the story of Don Hall’s life and achievements.

While at the university, Hall participated in A Capella Chorus all four years, was the vice president of his sophomore and junior classes, president of the senior class, served two years in the Korean War and an additional six years

as a reserve. Hall served as president of the Alumni Association from 1978-1980, currently serves as an executive recruiter, placing people in jobs in the millworking industry and remains active in the Alumni Chorus.

Joann Hall said several men deserve this award, but Hall’s ongoing service to the university and the Lord’s cause deserves recognition where it is due

“This is truly a great honor for several men who will be recognized as [Distinguished Alumni] during this Centennial year,” said Joann Hall in her recommendation letter. “And I truly cannot think of a more deserving man than Don.”

E-mail Holt at: mah02f@acu.edu

Masquerade for Honors students begins Saturday n The fourth annual Honors Masquerade will begin at 7 p.m. at the Abilene Women’s Club for all students interested in attending the event.

By SHELBY COATES Student Reporter

The Honors Students’ Association will have its fourth annual Honors Masquerade on Saturday at the Abilene Women’s Club; Wednesday is the last day to buy tickets.

The Masquerade is open to all students. Tickets will be sold for $14 a person until 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Campus Center ticket windows. Tickets will cover a catered dinner by the Abilene Women’s Club, a plastic mask to wear to the Masquerade and entertainment.

The Masquerade, which will begin at 7 p.m., will include small table games and door prizes from local movie theatres, Rosa’s Café, Sonic Drive-In, Stone Cold Creamery Best Buy and other local businesses.

A mask-decorating contest

their decorated mask and dress semi-formal in red, white, or black, to keep with the old fashion Masquerade theme, said Bethany Scroggins, senior English major from Hallsville and president of the HSA. “We try to make it cre-

“This is a great way to have fun this weekend and get to know Honors students.”

Haley Dilling, freshman marketing and graphic design major from Vero Beach, Fla.

is also planned, said Haley Dilling, a freshman marketing and graphic design major from Vero Beach, Fla, and HSA member. Students are encouraged to decorate the masks they receive when they purchase their tickets.

Students should wear

ative so people don’t get bored every year,” Scroggins said. “We are trying to create a fun bond between the association and the community.” The association is still looking for a live band to perform the night of the Masquerade that plays into the theme. In the past, HSA

has had masquerades at the Abilene Zoo, the Grace Museum, and Fairway Oaks.

This year, Scoggins said she has a lot of support..

Several freshmen members of HSA have met to plan for the event, including Dilling.

The group made Masquerade masks and sought out donations for door prizes, Dilling said.

“This is a great way to have fun this weekend and get to know Honors students,” Dilling said.

HSA will plan more events in the future for Honors and non-Honors students, such as a murder mystery dinner and Deep Dish Philosophy, where students discuss philosophical topics with professors over deep dish pizza.

E-mail Coates at: optimist@acu.edu

said he thinks that coffee is a community-building aspect of office life and is willing to pay a little extra for a worthy cause.

“Of all people, we ought to be folks who are aware of those who are abused by our consumption,” Reese said.

Oliver said he has contacted Kevin Watson, vice president of administrative services, and Cory Bourg, director of ARAMARK, about serving Fair Trade coffee on campus, especially in the coffee shop that will be built in the upcoming Library Commons and is awaiting a reply.

Other coffee producers, such as Starbucks, which could be possibly be served

on campus, do serve Fair Trade coffee, but Oliver said that is not enough.

“If Starbucks was serious about selling Fair Trade coffee, that’s all they would sell,” he said. “I think it’s a marketing ploy.”

He said because Fair Trade coffee is produced by socially conscience people and benefits the less fortunate, it only makes sense that a Christian environment would support it.

“As a Christian institution,” he said, “it seems to me like we should do the right thing.”

E-mail Carlson at: skc02a@acu.edu

FilmFest: 11 student groups participate Continued from page 1 Darby said he is happy with the number because the films have improved this year.

“The films that are in this year are exponentially better than last year,” Darby said.

Along with improvement has come a change in the filmmakers’ interests. Darby said he was surprised no one submitted a documentary this year. Instead, three inspirational films, six dramas, one comedy and one action thriller made the final cut. Darby said following certain moods isn’t unusual, and sometimes genres aren’t appealing during some periods of time.

“I think people were trying to push the envelope a little bit and do something different,” Darby said. “People were much more interested in expressing themselves than they were last year.”

Students can decide before awards night what they think of the films by watching them on SATV, channel 24, where they are currently playing in a loop. After viewing the films, students can vote online for their favorite, with the film having the most votes receiving an award Friday. Voting will be stopped mid-afternoon Friday.

Each team member involved in the film awarded the People’s Choice award will receive $50. Team members in films honored by judges will receive $100, while individual winners

will receive iPod Nanos.

Only about 30 tickets had been sold as of Monday, said Robyn King, co-chair of FilmFest, not filling up the about 1,200 seats at the Paramount Theatre. Less than the 45 tickets had been sold at this point last year. King, senior marketing and management major from Fort Worth, said the numbers aren’t worrying, because last year the theatre was packed with people who bought their tickets at the theatre on the night of the event.

Matt Maxwell, co-chair of FilmFest, said he hopes this is the case, since FilmFest is such an important addition to the university.

“It’s something so original to ACU,” said Maxwell, junior electronic media major from Abilene. “It allows students from different departments to take part in the same creative endeavor.”

Saturday, everyone is invited to a symposium, costing $3, where seven of the 12 judges will be present to explain their jobs in the entertainment world, discuss Christianity in the workplace, explain their judging decisions and answer questions.

Students will receive a valuable, unique experience, Maxwell said, because they will be in direct contact with alumni who are in demand within their fields.

E-mail Taylor at: tat04a@acu.edu

Candy: Wildcats trick-or-treat on campus Continued from page 1

PHOTOGRAPHER/Staff Photographer

Jacob Renfro, 7, trick-or-treats with Laura Shoemaker, sophomore el­e­­mentary education major from Spring, and Lara Poindexter, sophomore communications disorders major from Spring, at Sikes Hall on Sunday with Wildcat Kids.

rector for Nelson Hall, said she was approached by Sikes residence director Rebecca Cates about getting several residence halls to offer trick-or-treating and immediately thought it would be a good idea. Thomas, whose hall gave out treats to Treadaway Kids, said she had a great response from her residents, with more than 50 rooms signing up to hand out candy.

“Whenever there’s an opportunity to serve children, and it’s feasible, I will want to do that,” she said. “I like helping kids out, I love kids. When I heard about it I was like, ‘Yeah, I would love

to do that, I’d love to let the kids come through and trickor-treat, and I was glad the residents felt the same way.”

Thomas said she thinks the large response came from students’ love to serve people and enjoyment from being around children.

“I think a lot of the girls here, they like kids and they just like the opportunity to be able to serve the kids,” she said. “Plus it’s Halloween — they want to do something fun, since they’re probably too old to go trick or treating — it’s probably their first time buying candy and letting kids come by their place.”

Shipp said he thinks the response was also because the students thought it would be fun to see the costumes and be around the children. He joined Wildcat Kids for similar reasons, he said.

“I enjoy Wildcat Kids because I love children, they have a certain innocence and non-caring fun about them, and most of the kids in Wildcat Kids get involved because they need a good role model or another buddy, and it’s just a good ministry, a fun ministry,” he said.

Both Shipp and Thomas agreed that trick-or-treating through the residence halls

is something that should be continued and maybe even expanded in the future.

“This was our first time ever doing something like this, but I would like to see it become a tradition for the kids, even for kids in the community to come and trick-or-treat in the residence halls because it’s safe, and the residents enjoy it; it gives them something to do,” Thomas said. “A lot of kids showed up, and most of them left with a whole bag full of candy because so many people signed up to help.”

E-mail Schmidt at: bms02e@acu.edu

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November 2, 2005

Bernhardt gets 2,000th kill; streak still intact

Standings Football Team Conf. Overall 7-1 9-1 WTAMU Angelo St. 6-2 8-2 Tarleton St. 6-2 7-2 TAMU-K 5-3 6-3 Midwestern 4-4 5-4 ACU 4-4 4-5

n The Wildcats extended their win streak to 25 last weekend and now face Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M to close out the regular season.

By BRIAN HOLLAND Sports Writer

Volleyball Team Div. ACU

8-0 WTAMU 7-1 TAMU-K 5-4 ENMU

2-6 Tarleton St. 2-7 Angelo St. 1-7

Overall 25-3 25-7 10-18 7-18 16-15 9-21

Scores Friday

Volleyball ACU 3, Incarnate Word 1

Saturday

FOOTball ACU 18, Texas A&M-Kingsville 7

The 13th-ranked Wildcats cruised to two more victories on the road Friday and Saturday, defeating Incarnate Word and St. Mary’s and extending their record to 25-3 with 25 straight wins. But the story of the weekend was Michelle Bernhardt recording her 2,000th career kill in the game against Incarnate Word.

Bernhardt joins a list of only four hitters in Lone Star Conference history and the 26th in Division II to have accomplished such a feat.

Bernhardt, a senior outside

Volleyball hitter and a four-year starter, downed 14 kills in the game against Incarnate Word to give her 2,001 for her career.

She then followed that performance with 18 kills in the win against St. Mary’s on Saturday.

Senior setter Lindsey Martin posted 88 assists to lead the team in the two-game span. Earlier this season Martin made her 5,000th assist, making her and Bernhardt the first tandem to play together in Lone Star Conference history to have 2,000 kills and 5,000 assists.

“It’s pretty cool,” Bernhardt said about reaching 2,000 kills. “I had no idea until the next morning when one of the parents told me.”

Coming into this year’s training camp, Bernhardt

wasn’t sure if she would be able to play her senior season.

In December, Bernhardt underwent surgery on a torn rotator cuff and said sitting on the sideline and not being able to practice was probably the hardest thing she has ever had to do.

Bernhardt Head coach Brek Horn said she thinks the injury has made Bernhardt a better player.

“Last year, she had to place her shot a little more because she was playing hurt, but this year she’s got the placement of her shot and the power,” Horn said. “The average athlete wouldn’t have been able to play through that.”

From the time of her surgery in December through late July, Bernhardt wasn’t able to spike or hit a volleyball. Instead she endured up to four hours a day in the training room.

“She is the toughest player I’ve dealt with,” said Britney Webb, an ACU trainer. “Her pain tolerance is more than I have ever seen at the high school or college level, guy’s or girl’s.”

Bernhardt gives credit to her teammates in helping her to accomplish the all-time lead in kills at ACU and her newly acquired 2,000 kill mark, but still points to the rest of the teams’ remaining games.

“I just want to thank all my teammates,” Bernhardt said.

“It’s an awesome accomplishment, but I’ve got other things to be worried about

right now.”

Next for the Wildcats are the upcoming road games to finish out the conference schedule. Thursday, the Wildcats take on West Texas A&M at 7 p.m., followed by the conference closer at Eastern New Mexico at 2 p.m. Saturday.

“Two of our goals coming into the season were one: to go 10-0 in conference, and two, to go to Easter New Mexico and win,” Horn said.

No current volleyball player has won at Portales, as the Wildcat seniors will try to win their first game at Eastern New Mexico, while a win at West Texas A&M would clinch the South division and the right to have the conference tournament at Moody Coliseum.

E-mail Holland at: beh03e@acu.edu

Volleyball ACU 3, St. Mary’s 0

Upcoming Schedule Thursday

VOlleyball ACU at West Texas A&M, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Football ACU vs. Midwestern State, 1 p.m.

VOlleyball ACU at Eastern New Mexico, 2 p.m.

Cross country NCAA Division II Regional, 11 a.m.

• Home games listed in italics

Briefs Adams named LSC South Division Special Teams Player of the Week after Kingsville victory.

Freshman placekicker Matt Adams received Co-Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his perfect performance Saturday against Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Adams tied the ACU single game record with four field goals in the Wildcats 19-3 win.

On the windy afternoon, Adams made field goals of 35, 53, 27 and 28 yards. Adams is now 8-11 on field goal attempts for the year.

Bernhardt earns LSC award after passing 2,000 career kill mark.

Senior outside hitter Michelle Bernhardt became the fourth LSC and 26th NCAA Division II player to top 2,000 career kills.

Bernhardt made 14 kills against Incarnate Word to pass 2,000, and totaled 48 kills last week.

Bernhardt received LSC South Division Offensive Player of the Week for her performance.

Manning nominated for Harlon Hill Award.

Junior defensive back and return specialist Danieal Manning is one of 26 NCAA Division II players nominated for the Harlon Hill Award. The award goes to the top player in Division II each year.

The top two players from each region will be voted on, and from there will be placed on the national ballot. The winner will be announced Dec. 9, at the Harlon Hill Trophy Presentation Banquet.

Cross country runners receive LSC honors.

All-Conference awards were announced Friday, and ACU had four men and three women earned All-LSC honors.

Along with the all-conference honors, Serge Gasore was named Men’s Freshman of the Year.

Runners earn All-LSC by finishing in the top 10 at the conference meet.

Individual champion Nicodemus Naimadu, Phillip Birgen, Martin O’Kello and Gasore earned All-LSC recognition for the men, and Trina Cox, who was the overall champion, Olha Kryv’yak and Adeh Mwamba.

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Defense smothers Javelinas n The Wildcats held the Javelinas to only 185 yards of total offense to beat a nationally ranked opponent for the second straight week.

By JARED FIELDS Sports Editor

For the second consecutive week, the Wildcat defense shut down the opposing team’s offense and set the tone for the Wildcats 19-3 victory.

With less than a minute remaining in the first half, the Javelinas drove deep into ACU territory. Kingsville faced third-and-four, and a 6-3 deficit, when an option toss passed over the head of the intended running back. Sophomore Corey Jordan picked up the fumble and ran 87 yards for a touchdown to score the only touchdown in the Wildcats’ win against the No. 21 Javelinas.

“It felt great. It was even better to look back and see all my teammates running with me,” Jordan said. “I was tired by the time I hit the 50, though.”

Freshman placekicker Matt Adams made field goals of 35, 53, 27 and 28 yards to tie a school record for field goals in a game.

Adams’ 53-yard kick, with a strong wind at his back, came in the first quarter and gave the Wildcats a 6-0 lead.

“With that kind of wind at your back,

Football you kick the ball straight, and [the wind] will do the rest,” Adams said.

The Wildcat defense held Kingsville to 185 total yards in the game and only 69 yards of offense in the second half.

The Wildcats played through the first half of the game in a rut. The team converted none of its six third-down tries, and amassed 39 yards from 26 plays.

Redshirt quarterback Nick Bird, who made his first collegiate start, completed one 15-yard pass to Robb Spells in the first half. Bird finished the game completing six-of-14 passes for 71 yards.

“We didn’t have any turnovers, that was a big key obviously,” Thomsen said.

“But he’s still got a lot of work to do.”

Bird took over the starting role for Saturday’s game from Billy Malone, but Thomsen said practice will determine playing time at quarterback for the Wildcats’ final game, which is Saturday at Midwestern State.

“We’ll see how practice goes,” Thomsen said about his two quarterbacks.

“We could play them both, get them both ready.”

Redshirt freshman running back Taber Minner had another big game for the Wildcats, rushing for 137 yards on

27 carries. Senior Rashon Myles, who has been battling an ankle injury, was brought in during the fourth quarter and ran 12 times for 43 yards.

“I thought Rashon would give us a little change of pace,” Thomsen said about bringing in Myles instead of Minner.

Saturday, the Wildcats play the Midwestern State Indians at 1 p.m. in Wichita Falls for the final game of the season.

Last week the Indians totaled 668 yards of offense in its 62-27 win over Eastern New Mexico. Midwestern is out of the playoff hunt, but on a hot streak, winning three in a row. The team has a 5-4 overall record and is 2-3 in the division.

“They’ve really got it together, and they’re playing really well,” Thomsen said.

The Indians sophomore quarterback, Daniel Polk, rushed for two touchdowns and 244 yards and threw for 149 yards and two more touchdowns. Thomsen related Polk to a player like Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and said his defense will be challenged by the Indians offense.

“They’re just very, very explosive, so it’ll be interesting.” Thomsen said. “Our defense is up to the challenge.”

E-mail Fields at: jrf03b@acu.edu

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Top: Javelinas running back Raymorris Miller is swarmed by Wildcat defenders in Saturday’s game.

Above: Sophomore cornerback Corey Jordan rips the ball away from Javelinas wide receiver Clint Bingham in the fourth quarter.

Practice, new season begins for basketball team n The men’s basketball team begins the season ranked at the bottom of the LSC South Division, as first year head coach Jason Copeland tries to improve on last year’s finish.

By Brady Hilton Student Reporter

The Wildcat men’s basketball team is gearing up for a new season with the LSC preseason poll placing the men in last in the Lone Star Conference South Division.

The men have been selected to finish seventh overall this year in the LSC South Division, after collecting only

at all with the rankings, but it does not bother me too 33 points in the poll. much,” Copeland said.

After last season’s finish Two big hurdles the men’s of 8-19 overall and 1-11 in basketball team will have to the LSC South Division under overcome is the lack of expeformer head rience and coach Klint learning the Pleasant, the new pro“Try to establish who’s tough, who’s tougher and men’s team gram. who can get it done.” will be under “I have new leaderbeen real Jason Copeland, men’s head basketball coach ship with pleased with head coach the new playJason Copeers and the land. Copeland will begin the seem worried. returnees on adjusting to a year as the fourth new head “With how it is picked on new system,” Copeland said. coach in the past six years for the performance of the year The biggest goals for the a team that has not been to before, I was not surprised team looking toward the sea-

Basketball

the LSC Postseason Tournament in the past seven years.

Copeland also has his hands full with only three returning players and no returning starters, but he does not

son at this point is working on getting everyone to play the same game and identifying the team leaders, Copeland said. With a new coach, little experience and no returning starters, everyone one on the team will have something to prove.

“We got to get to where we play hard every day,” Copeland said. “And try to establish who’s tough, who’s tougher and who can get it done when it gets tough.

Those are the guys you win games with.”

E-mail Hilton at: optimist@acu.edu