The Vol. 95, No. 18
IN THIS ISSUE CAMPUS Neighborhood festival
The G.V. Daniels Recreation Center will play host to a Fall Festival Tuesday for neighborhood children, page 4
Friday freebie
The Campus Activities Board will show ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ on Friday for free with a student ID, page 3
Out for an evening ride The Night Riders cycling group will ride bikes Tuesday in costume for Halloween, page 3
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OPTIMIST
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FRIDAY
October 27, 2006
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Abilene’s spooks, haunts and thrills Local church provides Halloween option
Area children to trick-or-treat at ACU
n Hillcrest Church of Christ will offer Abilene families a different approach to trick-or-treating with “trunk” or treating in the church parking lot on Wednesday.
n Local children from three organizations can go trick-ortreating on campus Tuesday at Morris Residence Hall and University Park Apartments.
By LAUREN SUTTON Opinion Editor
By JOHNNY BAUTISTA
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Local legend
Harold’s Pit Barbecue garners a review in Jordan Swim’s three-part Meat Abilene series, page 5
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Mystical movie
A star-studded cast conjures thrills in ‘The Prestige,’ a film about a magician’s tricks-gonewrong, page 5
SPORTS
Hillcrest Church of Christ is providing families in Abilene with an alternative to the Halloween tradition of trick or treating. Instead, the church will “trunk” or treat. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, members of Hillcrest Church of
Children from Wildcat Kids, Treadaway Kids and Taylor Elementary can participate in a Halloween event sponsored by University Park Apartments and Morris Residence Hall. From 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, children can trick-or-treat through some of the rooms at UP and Morris Hall. Chris Windsor, resident director of UP, said the children will be able to walk around the complex to look at decorations and to get candy. The rooms with the best decorations will win a prize. Windsor expects a great turnout for the event. “The event has always been
UP page 7
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Erin Anderson, senior nursing major from Cairo, Egypt, gives candy to Eva Straughn, 4, at University Park Apartments during last year’s trick-or-treating for local children.
Businesses offers scary, safe events for town n Businesses in Abilene allow people to experience the holiday through watching scary movies at theaters or by helping children’s carnivals in town. By BRANDON COOKS Student Reporter
The Paramount Theater will show its yearly scary movie feature The Changeling starring George C. Scott. The film
will be shown at 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. Tuesday. Barry Smoot, artistic director of the Paramount, said he expects about 500 people to watch the Halloween presentation. “We’ve been showing this movie for years now, so it has become somewhat of a tradition,” Smoot said. Smoot said he wouldn’t be surprised if the expected number of people exceeded the Par-
amount’s predictions. “On a day like Halloween you can never tell how many will come out,” he said. “A lot of times we get close to 1,200 people, so I would imagine the attendance of The Changeling has potential to go beyond 500.” Although the Paramount may draw quite a number of students to its event, some students have chosen to use their
Halloween night for different purposes. Joshua Jackson, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Wichita, Kan., said he plans to help the carnival in the Mall of Abilene this year. “I plan on spending my Halloween night at the mall’s carnival because it’s a more positive way to spend my time,” See
MOVIES page 7
TREAT page 7
Students to wear costumes in Halls n Students in Residence Halls can dress up for Halloween this year, receive candy and participate in holiday parties sponsored by the RA’s. By LAUREN SUTTON Opinion Editor
Neighborhood children aren’t the only ones dressing in costumes for Halloween this year. Residence halls like Nelson and McDonald Hall will sponsor holiday parties for resiSee
HALLS page 7
Balancing student lifestyles SA tables Bean Sprout resolution Fresh start
The women’s basketball team begins its season on Nov. 17 at Incarnate Word in Austin, page 8
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Spirits Island
The men of Frater Sodalis will finish their weekend hauntings at Spirits Island this weekend, view it at: www.acuoptimist.com
n College students often can’t balance a healthy lifestyle and busy schedule, so health professionals on campus offer suggestions to help.
n Two Congress representatives presented a resolution to support the installation of a microphone in the Bean Sprout for when orders are complete.
By ATSUMI SHIBATA Page Designer
College students lead busy lives. Some of them stay up late to study, and others want to spend time with their friends. Having a balanced lifestyle is a key to a healthy life. However, many college students have trouble practicing balanced living because of busyness or, perhaps, laziness. And some don’t realize it could harm them both physically and mentally. Dr. Nicki Rippee, chair of the Exercise Science and Health Department, said being away from home is one thing making it difficult for students to have a balanced lifestyle. “They aren’t used to having a freedom of choices,” she said. Dr. Tony Rector, director of the ACU medical clinic, said various sicknesses can be traced to poor sleep, poor nutrition and lack of exercise. Having seven to nine hours of sleep, well-bal-
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Zach Smith junior communication major from San Antonio, works out during the cross training class Thursday morning. anced meals without skipping and 30 minute-long exercise three days a week: these are basics that anyone can do for a healthy life. And poor performance of these basics can increase the risk of infections, obesity and a lack of energy. Rector said many of his patients have problems in their lifestyles, and these problems affect not only current conditions but also cause deadly illness in the future. A few examples of possible
long-term diseases are heart attacks, obesity and cancer. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S., and cancer No. 2. These two diseases have a strong connection with tobacco use and obesity, according to the Institute of Medicine. According to the World Health Organization, tobacco is the second major cause of See
LIFESTYLE page 7
The Students’ Association considered a resolution to support the installation of a microphone in the Bean Sprout for announcing orders Wednesday. The resolution, written by Katherine Lee Young, University Park representative and junior families studies major from Dallas, and Kyle Pickens, Foster Science Building representative and sophomore biology major from Garland, was postponed until Wednesday to allow time to poll students. Brandon Smith, junior political science major from Keller, called for a division after both sides had presented their argument. The informal vote found SA split almost evenly, with 14 supporting, 16 opposing
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and 12 abstaining. Smith said SA should take an “active part of seeking student opinion,” and he said he thought the student body needed to be polled. Pickens said before writing the resolution, he and Young spoke with Andre Allen and five Bean Sprout employees, all in support of the resolution. The resolution calls for support from SA—not money. “This is not something SA has to finance,” Young said. Opponents of the resolution said orders are often not heard because students aren’t listening. Tyler Cosgrove, treasurer and senior management and finance major from Amarillo, voiced concern for noise issues a microphone would create in offices surrounding the Bean Sprout. Cosgrove also suggested tabling the resolution until any changes with the new See
SA page 7
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