The Vol. 95, No. 10
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n Two groups of students are attempting to recharter men’s social club the Knights, and create a new women’s social club for black and international students. Student Reporter
Habitat for Humanity Awareness Week began Monday so students can learn more about the recently rechartered chapter, page 5
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WEDNESDAY
September 27, 2006
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Two clubs could begin in 2007 By SHELBY COATES
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Andrew Cramer wants to change the face of the ACU social club scene. Cramer and two friends are working to make the idea tangible. Three sophomore men are pushing to revive a defunct social club by getting two-dozen student signatures after two weeks of planning. Andrew Cramer, sophomore marketing major from Houston, and two
friends plan to recharter the Knights, a club rechartered by a group of freshmen in 1990. “It seems like it would be a fun thing,” Cramer said. “I really don’t feel like I fit in any other social club.” Cramer said he wants the Knights to be about brotherhood, growing closer to God and building relationships. The Knights will be like other social clubs on campus but without the pledging process, Cramer said. Cramer met with Mauri Westbrook, coordinator of student organizations and activities, to start the reactivation process. “It’s a big process,” Cramer
said. He said Westbrook told him he had to research the club and its traditions. Cramer has not started the research, but he knows the process will be a lot of work. Westbrook did not comment on the rechartered club. At first, reactivation of the old social club was just an idea among friends after Cramer and friends could not identify with any existing social clubs, he said. “I just thought it would be a good idea,” Cramer said. Three black students will present a new female social club for black students See
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Jason Drysdale, junior Bible ministry major from Spring; Blake Earnhart, senior youth and family ministry major from St. Louis; and Ray Donnelly, three of the four members of Streets of Simon Lee perform at the Hardwood Cafe on Wednesday as part of the Lectureship Afternoon concert series.
Fall Lectureship numbers drop
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n Although out-of-town guest attendance was low for the first fall Lectureship, the number of students that participated was higher, Lectureship planners said. By TODD PIERSALL and SHARON RAPELJE Student Reporters
Attendance for the university’s 89th Annual Bible Lectureship was less than previous years, but it wasn’t unexpected. Although attendance was down, planners were content with the number of attendees at the first fall Lectureship, said Dr. Mark Love, director of ministry events and director of Lectureship. “We anticipated that our out-of-town guests would be fewer, given that this was the second Lectureship in one year,” Love said in an e-mail. Despite the drop in attendance, this year’s results were promising to the future of fall Lectureships. “We anticipate higher numbers for next fall then what we typically got in February,” Love said. Dr. Derran Reese, instructor of Bible, missions and ministry, said student involvement and enjoyment was high because of Lectureship’s new spot on the calendar. “Overall, it was a great program—one of the best in awhile,” Reese said. “I think some of that had to do with it being in September.” The number of students who attended this year’s Lectureship helped fill the drop in regular attendance. Reese said it is hard for students to get involved because of the multitude of activities in the spring. Sing Song especially “hurt the ability of students to be involved,” Reese said. With a fall Lectureship,
Elephant love
Dr. Bob Hunter, vice president emeritus, has a collection of more than 1,000 elephants he has collected since the 1950s, page 4
ONLINE Football frenzy
The Wildcat football team won its third game Saturday, view highlights online at: www.acuoptimist.com.
SPORTS
Setting the record
Two records were set this week for the football team. The Wildcats were ranked No. 25 in one of four categories in Division II, the first time since 1997; and the team went 3-0 after its win Saturday, a first since 1995.
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Melissa Ferguson, Master of Divinity graduate student from Grand Island, Neb., and Jennie Wright, freshman applied studies major from North Richland Hills, work together during a neighborhood clean-up job on Nelson Street as part of Service Saturday on Saturday afternoon.
SPEED READS Death of a legend
Professional golfer Byron Nelson, brother of Charles Nelson, professor emeritus of music, died Tuesday at age 94. Byron Nelson was also a member of the ACU Board of Trustees. Nelson won 11 consecutive PGA golf tournaments in 1945, and 18 total during that year. In 1968, the Dallas Open of the PGA was renamed the Byron Nelson Golf Classic, and since has been renamed the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. He is survived by his wife Peggy.
students now have a greater opportunity to be involved and interact with the other Lectureship attendees. Students could receive two Chapel credits by attending nightly lectures in Moody Coliseum because Chapel credits were not given at the normal 11 a.m. time during the week. See
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Frame built for Habitat House n Students, faculty and guests from Lectureship began building a house for a family in Abilene last week in the Edwards parking lot. By RACHEL DAVIS Student Reporter
Construction on a Habitat for Humanity house began last week on campus with a combined effort from students, faculty and Lectureship participants. Habitat for Humanity is an international organization that provides homes for underprivileged families, and the ACU chapter decided to incorporate the effort during Lectureship. Volunteers built the framework for the walls of the house in the parking lot north of Edwards Residence Hall. After the walls are complete, the house will be transported on a to the house’s permanent site on Orange Street near HardinSee
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Abilene to build second Lowe’s in November n Home improvement store Lowe’s will be part of a new development area built next to Holiday Inn Express off Interstate 20 near Super Wal-Mart. By MALLORY SCHLABACH Editor in Chief
Abilene’s second Lowe’s will be built in November east of the Holiday Inn Express off Interstate 20, said Kenneth Musgrave, Abilene land owner and developer. The home improvement store joins the recently developed area on the north side of
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town where a Super Wal-Mart, Chili’s and Cracker Barrel were built in the past year. Musgrave estimated that construction of the 116,000 square-foot development could be completed by March, and it will look different than the Lowe’s on the south side of town. “This Lowe’s will have some masonry accents which will make it look much better, I think,” Musgrave said. “It’s the latest style of the store that they are building now.” He said he has been working with people from Lowe’s
for the past year trying to get the business to build in Abilene again. He said he thought Lowe’s would bring as much, if not more business to the area along I-20 than the Super Wal-Mart did when it was complete last spring. “You know how much activity happened on Highway 351 when the Super WalMart went in,” he said. “When Lowe’s gets in there, it will do as much for the area if not more to bring people in.” Musgrave said new access roads and ramps were being
built off I-20 to make access easier to get to the new businesses. He said the Super WalMart is hard to get to because of how the roads are set up, causing traffic to back up Highway 351. “It’s just going to be much more convenient to get to,” he said. He said Lowe’s will be a key building for future development along I-20. “I’m working on a billion projects to develop in this area, but it will take many,
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NEW LOWE’S STATS n Construction is set to begin in November and could take five or more months to complete. n The building will be one of the largest styles Lowe’s builds and will be 116,000 square feet. n Developer Kenneth Musgrave will have decorative masonry put on the outside of the building, similar to how the unusual look of the Super Wal-Mart on Highway 351. n New access roads will be built off Interstate 20 to help traffic flow.
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