The Vol. 95, No. 13
IN THIS ISSUE CAMPUS
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Student Reporter
A grain of SALT
The Service Action Leadership Team started a new program called Neighborhood Partners, which sends students into neighborhoods to meet local residents, page 3
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October 6, 2006
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Unwind for the weekend with sumo wrestling, fun By MEGAN LOWE
Members of Hispanos Unidos learn dance native to Latin culture weekly, page 4
FRIDAY
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n Students can take a break from studying Friday by having fun during Unstressed Day, which is sponsored by CAB and the Counseling Center.
Latin beat
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Students will have the opportunity Friday to relieve stress by playing on inflatable blowups and eating free popcorn. The Campus Activities
Board will offer a chance for students to take a break from studying to have fun during its annual Unstressed Day. CAB partners with the Wellness Center to offer students fun things to do on campus, said Candace Williams, CAB officer and senior social work major from Garland. Popcorn and cotton candy will be offered to students as a stress-re-
lieving snack. This year bungee jumping, jousting, and obstacle course inflatables will be set up in the campus mall area for students. New this year will be the sumo wrestling and velcro wall inflatables. In the past, there was a rock climbing wall, but organizers decided to do something with less work for the volunteers, said See
UNSTRESSED page 7
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Scott Cauthern, junior criminal justice major from Kerrville, and Chris Cobb, junior finance major from Euless, race on the bungee run inflatable during last year’s Unstressed Day on March 8 outside the Campus Center in the mall area.
Constructive combat
Sunday dinner served at Bean n More than 800 students signed a petition that helped Congress create a resolution with the administration for the Bean’s hours to change this year.
ARTS
By COURTNEE HEMBREE Student Reporter
Responding to requests made by students in the spring, the Bean is now open to serve dinner on Sunday evenings. Maher Saab, senior political science major from Abilene and SA president, said he came up with the idea during Christmas break. He said he was trying to think of ways to help improve certain things at the university, and it bothered
Barbecue: Part II
Jordan Swim looks at two other restaurants in Abilene famous for their barbequed goods, page 5
SPORTS
him that the only place to eat on campus Sunday evenings was Pizza Hut. “Every Sunday, Pizza Hut was always overrun and would run out of pizza because there was no other place [on campus] for students to get food for dinner,” Saab said. After more than 850 students signed a petition and SA passed legislation, Saab’s idea became a reality when at the start of the fall semester the Bean began staying open for an extra hour Sunday evenings to provide students another place to eat. SA worked with Corey See
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SA unanimously passes resolutions n Two resolutions were passed by Congress on Wednesday supporting a soda fountain in the Bean Sprout and an ultimate Frisbee club.
Moving up in rank
The Wildcat football team has the No. 1 defense in the LSC as the team heads to Oklahoma where they have the chance to go 5-0 for the first time since 1969, page 8
By BRIAN SCHMIDT Chief Photographer
The Students’ Association spent its second meeting of the year discussing two additions to campus. The first resolution asks for the addition of at least one fountain drink dispenser in the Bean Sprout, while the second supports the addition of an ultimate Frisbee club on campus. The Bean Sprout resolution, introduced by Don
ONLINE Familiar Follies
Members of the freshman class participated in Freshman Follies last weekend, view it at: www.acuoptimist.com
SPEED READS Home sweet home
Surveys show 58 percent of college graduates that graduated in 2006 moved home with their parents after graduation and 32 percent stayed home more than a year. This is a trend that continues to grow each year, said a spokesman for Experience, Inc., an organization that provides career services to students and alumni. Because more students move back in with their families now, analysts have labeled this generation the “Boomerang Generation.” -UWIRE
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Phil Sage and Joey Medina from Kuk Sool Won demonstrate Tae Kwon Do staff combat in the Campus Center on Thursday as part of Campus Activities Board and the Counseling Center’s Wellness Week.
Morris Rep. Kelline Linton, sophomore journalism major from Spring, passed 343, with four abstentions. Linton said the aim of the resolution is to show the support of the student body for soda fountains, which could reduce congestion and wait time in the Bean Sprout, two things Linton said she had heard many complaints about. Linton said she hopes Congressional support will give her additional leverage. Linton said after hearing complaints from students focused primarily on beverages, she talked with Bean See
SA page 7
Pledges participate OCAD launches Career Month in social club grubs n Pledges for both men’s and women’s social clubs have been creating skits to perform for members and other clubs at grubs this weekend and last weekend. By TIFFANY GAUNTT Student Reporter
Some social clubs will attend grubs this weekend in the midst of the pledging process, while some clubs hosted events last weekend. Members of social clubs Frater Sodalis and Gamma Sigma Phi will attend their annual grubs Friday, while
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Alpha Kai Omega and Ko Jo Kai will attend grub Saturday. A grub is an annual social club celebration in which pledges serve food and perform silly skits. Last weekend, members of GATA, Delta Theta, Galaxy and Sigma Theta Chi dined as they enjoyed watching pledges scramble to hand out food and compete for the members’ attention before they were booed off stage, said Siggie Caddie See
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n The Office of Career and Academic Development sponsored workshops this week helping students write resumes and find career paths. By JAYME SMITH Student Reporter
Students gathered Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the Learning Commons and Campus Center Living Room for a series of career discovery and preparation workshops that offered tips on writing a resume and finding a meaningful career path. Workshops will continue throughout the month and are hosted by the ACU Discovery Center. Staff members
from the Office of Career and Academic Development are presenting the topics. “Our first set of workshops—‘Money, Power and Time’ and ‘Orderly or Adaptable’—are created to help students learn about themselves and the qualities that make them special,” said Rachel Phillips-Buck, career and academic counselor for the Discovery Center. Other workshops like “My Three Part Mission” and “Lifework Legacy” will help students learn how to do ministry in the field he or she chooses and also look at deeply held beliefs about jobs
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Upcoming seminars
n Oct. 11; 4 p.m.; Library Commons; “Orderly or Adaptable?” How understanding your personality is the key to choosing a career you will love. n Oct. 18; 5 p.m., Library Commons; “My Three Part Mission” How does career or vocation fit into your mission as a Christian?
n Oct. 26, 5 p.m.; Library Commons; “Lifework Legacy” A look at the influences that shape our beliefs about work and calling. For more seminars contact OCAD at 325-674-6540
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