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. See
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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.
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“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. Marie Thomas, residence diSee
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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
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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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