NUMBER 43 VOLUME 101 MARCH 8, 2013 ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ABILENE, TEXAS
Learning Studio Eases Videos with ‘One Button’ New studio simplifies video projects for students and faculty, using a simple USB drive. ACU is the first university to have this studio installed outside of where it was founded, Penn State. The Learning Studio gives students and faculty the opportunity to easily record video content with one touch of a button through a new system called the One Button Studio. The concept is simple. Users bring their own USB drive to the One Button Studio in the Learning Center, plug the drive in to the monitor, and hit the button to record. The user stands in front of the monitor to record their video. The system records the content onto the USB drive instantly. Kyle Dickson, director of the digital media center, explained the system’s usefulness for students. “Some students have had difficulty editing video recorded with traditional camcorders,” Dickson said. “Now they have access to high-quality video and lighting without having to understand how a piece of equipment works and can edit the video clips on their own computers.” Students can record video quickly when pressed for time on assignments. “Ten years ago, the rule of thumb was to dedicate one hour of editing time for every one minute of video you wanted to produce,” Dickson said. “With the One Button Studio, the time is cut down tremendously.” Bryana Guy, sophomore interior design major from Keller, said the studio will help her with future assignments. “It all sounds very simple,” Guy said. “Recording video is complicated for me usually, so I am excited to have an easier way.”
INSIDE °Alum, professor to explain ‘God particle,’ the Higgs boson – page 3 °Alum creates employment website – page 3 °Chapel series offers Chapel credit and pre-marital counseling for engaged couples – page 4 °Students’ Association grants $710 in conference requests, leaving $848 left in the budget and $16,791 in remaining requests – page 4 °Faculty stages mock radio murder mystery – page 3 °Women’s basketball team loses in first round of Lone Star Conference – page 8 °Soccer team recruits 12 incoming freshmen for first Division I class – page 7 °Women’s tennis team loses to Barry University while men’s team prepares for weekend matches against Prairie View A&M, Rice and Incarnate Word – page 7 °Five seniors show off their artwork in Senior Showcase – page 5 °How to react to the tuition hike – page 6 °HashtagACU and Throwback Excerpts – page 6
The studio will be ideal for projects in multiple departments. “Instant video recording is helpful for assignments in a range of classes, whether it’s communication, foreign language, history or business,” Dickson said. “We have a number of faculty who want their students to capture short bits of content that can be turned in quickly.” The One Button Studio concept was developed at Pennsylvania State University. ACU is the first university to have a studio installed outside of Penn State. Dr. John Weaver, dean of library services and educational technology, said faculty will benefit as well. “We are excited about the faculty’s ability to use the studio for recording lectures and online presentations for their courses,” Weaver said. “Through the One Button Studio, videos can easily become a part of the classroom experience.” Weaver said the studio will help the ACU community become comfortable with the latest technology. “The studio is intended to develop digital fluency on campus and help students more readily The One Button Studio is located inside Studio 1 of the Learning Studio in the Brown Library. To use the studio, make a reservation for Studio 1 at the front desk of the Learning Studio or online at http://blogs. acu.edu/learningstudio/grouprooms/. – by Jocelyn Nederhoff
Freshman nursing majors Megan Turner, from Colleyville, Kaila Daley, from Boerne, and Jonny Anyasi, from Mansfield, take advantage of the warm spring weather while studying for midterms. (PHOTO BY MANDY LAMBRIGHT)
Soccer, baseball teams give back
The ACU soccer and baseball teams not only make a difference on the field, but also in the classrooms at Martinez and Taylor Elementary schools. Both teams have taken time out of their busy schedules to expand the minds of young children by reading, teaching math, making patterns with shapes and being mentors. The soccer team goes to Martinez Elementary every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 p.m. The women meet with Mrs. Allen’s first grade class each week. Madison Brown, sophomore interior design major from Frisco and outside midfielder, said she enjoys mentoring the kids. “The kids could theoretically read to themselves but it’s not hard for kids so young to get off task,” Brown said. “It’s easy to see that they enjoy it more when they are reading to us and vice versa.”
Study Abroad: United States Many students know about the opportunities to study abroad with ACU, but few are aware of stateside opportunities offered through the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. ACU is one of the 118 members of the CCCU. Four semesterlong programs are offered in the United States: the L.A. Film Studies Center in Los Angeles, Calif., the Contemporary Music Center in Nashville, Tenn., the American Studies Program in Washington D.C. and the Washington Journalism Center, also located in Washington D.C. Rachel Brown, Study Abroad coordinator, works with students who are interested in spending a semester in one of the programs. “For people who are interested in these fields, these programs are really great opportunities to get an idea of what it would be like in that industry,” Brown said. “Some students have gone for the second semester of their senior year and decided to stay and live there.” Lucius Patenaude, junior multimedia major from Phrae, Thailand, spent last fall at the L.A. Film Studies Center. His class list included Hollywood production workshop, faith and artistic development, an internship and one of three electives. “The entire course was very project-based,” he said. “I had to have a screenplay completed by
the end of a semester, they wanted us to have a short film that could be submitted into film festivals, I wrote essays and there was an expressive art project to summarize what we learned.” Outside the classroom, Patenaude had the opportunity to intern at Bold Films, an independent production company that produced the movies “Drive” and “Legion.” “The interns there read all the scripts that get submitted and then write what they call ‘script coverage,’” he said. “As I was learning how to screen write, I got to hone my eye to see what was really, really good and what wasn’t so good.” The L.A. Film Studies Center welcomes a variety of students, even those disinterested in film. “If you’re considering the entertainment industry, it is one of the best things you can do,” Patenaude said. “It was really good for me to learn how to work in a secular workplace, in a very secular environment, finding my own identity in Christ as a Christian. It was a very eye-opening experience.” For more information about the L.A. Film Studies Center or other programs offered through CCCU, go to www.bestsemester. com. – by Megan Robinson
Brown said in order to move on to the second grade, the students must be able to read at a reading level of 18 or above. The students’ reading levels in this specific class are all over the board, some well beyond the requirements, others at lower levels. She said each day Mrs. Allen tests students’ progress individually or works with them in small groups. Meanwhile, the other students are left to practice their reading, and that’s where the team comes in and helps out. “The kids are so excited to see us as soon as we walk in. It’s a great feeling,” Sarah Schoch, sophomore nursing major from Amarillo and center midfielder, said. “We help them stumble through the words they don’t know when they read.” “The kids automatically look up to you for different reasons and watch everything you do and say,” Brown said. “You never really know when something so simple can have a huge impact.” The baseball team goes to Taylor Elementary every Monday at 2 p.m.
“We meet in the cafeteria and work with four different kindergarten classes,” said Sean O’Donnell, sophomore business management major from Aledo and outfielder. “We help them with their math activities, specifically counting and simple addition, subtraction and patterns.” O’Donnell said even though some of the kids have hard time paying attention and learning, the team members like being there as buddies and people the students can look up to. While the kids receive a lot out of this experience, the team also gets something out of it as well, said Tyler Eager, sophomore business management major from Fort Worth and first basemen. “It allows us to stay young and get our minds off baseball for awhile and just hang out with some kids who really look up to us,” Eager said. “They might not know it, but they’re impacting us just as much as we impact them.” – by Margo Herrera
Social Work Students Marching for Heroes
Students taking Intro to Social Work with Dr. Stephen Baldridge, director of the bachelors of social work program, are working to raise money during the month of March for the Heroes for the American Red Cross program. The goal of the Heroes for the American Red Cross campaign is to raise money and awareness for disaster relief locally by asking people in the community to pledge to raise a minimum of $1,000 during the month of March, according to the Red Cross website. “I presented it to the class, and they thought it was a great idea, and so as extra incentive I put them in two different teams and I challenged them to raise $1,000,” Baldridge said. “If the class raises the money, whoever’s team raises the most gets an automatic 100 on the final. If the class can raise $2,000 they all get an automatic 100 on the final.” He is encouraging his class to come up with some creative ways their teams can raise money. He also encourages students who are not in his class to find out how
they can get involved in the Heroes program as well. The Abilene Area chapter of the Red Cross serves twelve counties in Abilene and the surrounding area, including Callahan, Eastland, Haskell and several other counties by providing disaster relief services, health and safety services, volunteer services, services for international or displaced people and services for military personnel and their families. “We have about 150 home fires per year in Abilene, and the Red Cross goes out and they work with those families, providing them temporary housing, clothes, food and stuff like that, and it averages about $1,000 to $2,000 per family,” Baldridge said. Anyone can get involved with the Heroes campaign in town by going to americanredcross.org/heroes and finding the Abilene Chapter, which has several teams students can donate to, or by contacting anyone in the school of social work. – by Brock Niederhoffer
Throwback Series: Edition 4 of 4
This it it. It’s our final issue of our “Throwback Series,” our twoweek-long series of front pages designed like the Optimists of old. The logo at the top of this page was first used in 1970, when the
publication changed logos mid-semester. It was used until 1973. It’s my favorite old logo – because it’d be so bad in today’s print world. Remember to check the Opinion page for more throwback excerpts, fun pieces of old stories we
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found in the old records. A huge thank you to Asia Todd, our design editor, for putting these designs together. She did a great job and deserves recognition for the blasts from the past. We will be off spring break, but
right back in the swing of things on March 20 with all the news of the day. Thank you all for reading, and we’ll be back to our normal, less text-heavy self after the break. – Mark Smith, Editor in Chief
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All Day - TRK - NCAA Championships
All Day - Lone Star Conference Basketball Tournament at Allen
All Day - Lone Star Conference Basketball Tournament at Allen
7 p.m. Baseball vs Bellarmine
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All Day - Lone Star Conference Basketball Tournament at Allen, TX 2 p.m. ACU men’s and women’s tennis at Incarnate Word
9 a.m. ACU Men’s Tennis at Houton 12 p.m. Baseball vs Bellarmine 1 p.m. Softball vs Incarnate Word - DH 5 p.m. ACU Men’s Tennis at Houston
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Announcements Abstract submission for the Undergraduate Research Festival is now open. The 5th annual ACU Undergraduate Research Festival will be Apr. 4-5. To submit your abstract or get abstract writing tips and information on the review of abstracts go to the Research Festival Blog at blogs.acu.edu/researchfest.
Submit your poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, photography and other art works to The Shinnery Review, ACU’s undergraduate literary arts magazine, for a chance to be featured in this spring’s edition! Email submissions to shinnery@acu.edu. Deadline for submissions has been moved to March 15.
Freshman Formal is Apr. 19. Tickets are $20 before spring break and $25 after.
Lost & Found, ACU’s annual film festival, is March 22. For more information or questions email filmfest@acu.edu.
The ACU Career Center is now on Pinterest. Go to pinterest.com/acucareercenter to begin following the boards from the ACU Career Center Pinterest today. SA is accepting entries to The Greatest Idea Challenge. Videos must be shorter than three minutes explaining why your idea is the best. The top video submission will advance on in the competition. Cash prizes will be given out.
Women for ACU are offering a scholarship of $2,000 to men and women who have sophomore or higher status. The application is due March 22. For more information visit acu.edu/WACUscholarship. The Campus Store is having a Garage Sale March 18-19. Springboard Ideas Challenge are due April 3. Cash prizes are given to the top three ideas. Early registration is $10 through March 8, and final registration is $20 trhough March 27.
optimist@acu.edu Police Log Police log 2/26/2013 8:00 a.m. The Bean reported that three female students had jumped across the dessert counter and stolen a box of cookie dough valued at $15.00. The suspects were identified but The Bean elected to not file charges. The offense was referred to Judicial Affairs. 2/27/2013 3:30 p.m. ACUPD was notified of two non-student males soliciting donations, purportedly for the Wounded Warriors program. A UP student said she had been approached at her apartment, and males reportedly followed female students into Morris & Sikes Halls. Officers apprehended the males at EN 18th & Ave D. Both were found to have outstanding arrest warrants from 2 different states, but neither state would extradite. Therefore, ACUPD released the males after issuing them Criminal Trespass Warnings forbidding their return to any ACU property.
Weekly Stats for week of Feb. 26-March 5 3/02/2013 10:19 p.m. An area resident contacted ACUPD regarding a loud noise complaint [music] at a house in the 300 block of College. The responding officer confirmed validity of the complaint and had the tenant turn the music down. 3/04/2013 2:34 p.m. ACUPD officers responded with APD to an “armed subjects” call at the Allsups Convenience Store at 1741 Hwy 351. The calling party said that 5 occupants of a dark blue Suburban and a gold van were waving guns around. By the time the three officers arrived, both cars and their occupants had fled the scene. Police Tip of the Week: Plan for a safe Spring Break Week. Get plenty of rest before driving, take frequent breaks or switch drivers every 2-3 hours.
911 call Accident Administrative activity Alarm Assist Attempt to locate Building lock/unlock Check building Criminal mischief Disturbance Domestic disturbance Drug activity/offense Escort Event support Foot patrol Found property Hit and run Incident report Information report Investigation follow up Lost property Maintenance: University assets Medical Emergency
1 Monitor facility/lot 1 Motorist assist: 15 Inflate tire 5 Jumpstart 5 Other 1 Unlock 10 Noise violation 103 Other 1 Parking lot patrol 2 Patrol vehicle: 1 Maintenance 1 Refuel 8 Prowler 1 Random patrol 8 Reckless driving 2 Report writing 1 Sex offense 1 Special assignment 2 Suspicious activity 1 Suspicious person 1 Theft (non vehicle) 3 Traffic stop 1 Unauthorized motor vehicle use
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Volunteer Opp0rtunities The Center for International Education is looking for conversation partners for international students to practice English, conversations and cultural learning. Partners meet for one hour each week at a time and place determined by the partners. For more information contact Laura McGregor at 325-674-2821 or laura. mcgregor@acu.edu. St. John’s Episcopal School is seeking volunteers to paint metal playground equipment anytime MondayFriday after 3 p.m. and Saturday anytime. For more information contact Rebecca McMillon at 325-695-8870 or flores@stjohnsabilene.org. Center for Contemporary Arts needs a gallery assistant to greet patrons, answer phones and answer basic questions about the Center and its programs. This opportunity is open Tuesday-Friday. The Center for Contemporary Arts is located at 220 Cypress Street. For more informa tion contact Jessica Dulle at 325-6778389 or visit: http://www.center-arts.com/. Rescue the Animals is seeking volunteers to take pictures and videos in preparation for the launching of their new website as well as maintenance of the site after the launch. This opportunity is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. For more information contact Kathy Walker at 325-677-7722 or rescuetheanimalsvolunteers@yahoo.com. The National Center For Children’s Illustrated Literature is looking for volunteers to greet patrons, assist with art activities, sell books and make visitors feel welcome. Help is also needed for special events like Artwalk and exhibit openings. The NCCIL is located at 102 Cedar St. For more information on times and dates contact Debby Lillick at 325-673-4586 or visit: http://www.nccil.org/index.htm. The Christian Ministries of Abilene: Food Pantry is searching for volunteers to greet and interview neighbors, do computer entries, shop with neighbors, take groceries to vehicles, bag, stock and pick up orders on Mondays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. The Food Pantry is located at 701 Walnut St. For more information contact Becky Almanza at 325-673-1234 or cmapantry@aol.com.
The Christian Service Center is seeking volunteers to help assist with filling requests for items such as clothing, bedding, kitchen utensils, etc. from the donation center, sort and organize donations and occasionally pick-up donated items. Volunteers are needed every weekday and the first Saturday of each month between 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. For more information contact Roberta Brown at 325-673-7561 or at robertabrown51@ hotmail.com. For more information on the program visit: http://www.uccabilene.org/ministries/csc.htm. The Food Bank of West Central Texas needs volunteers to help sort and stock food and other items any weekday Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The Food Bank is located at 5505 N. 1st St. For more information contact Janice Serrault at 325-695-6311 or abfoodbk@camalott. com. Meals on Wheels Plus needs volunteer drivers to deliver afternoon meals to seniors and adults with disabilities Monday-Friday between 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Drivers must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license. Training is provided. For more information contact Samantha Barker at 352-672-5050 or visit: http://mealsonwheelsplus.com. The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers for a variety of needs including sorting and pricing items in the thrift store, helping in the kitchen and/or doing yard work. Times are flexible. Volunteers are needed throughout the week Monday-Saturday. The Salvation Army is located at 1726 Butternut St. For more information contact J.D. Alonzo at 325-677-1408 or visit: www.satruck.com. The House That Kerry Built is looking for volunteers to assist in the day care of medically fragile children any day Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. or 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Contact Keith Loftin at 325-672-6061. The International Rescue Committee is seeking volunteers to work with refugees who recently moved to the U.S., teaching English, helping with homework and mentoring. Contact Susanna Lubango to make an appointment at 325-675-5643. The Covenant Place of Abilene is seeking volunteers to lead singing and/or play piano for residents. For more information contact Ann Erwin at 325-793-1144.
University Place is seeking volunteers to help with the resident birthday party for residents the third Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Linda Tijerina at 325-676-9946. Breakfast on Beech Street is seeking volunteers to help set up, prepare and serve breakfast to homeless/lower income folks any Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 5:30 a.m. or Tuesday at 5 a.m. B.O.B.S is located at First Christian Church on 3rd St. and Beech St. Service times must be scheduled in advance. To serve on Mondays contact Jody Depriest at 325-669-3312 or jody.depriest@ gmail.com. To serve on Tuesdays contact Allen Daugherty at 325-660-6949 or ale.al@suddenlink.net. To serve on Wednesdays contact Jane Harvey at 325-695-0092 or jharvread@aol.com. To serve on Thursdays contact Margaret Beasley at 325-692-4149 or mbeasley5@suddenlink.net. To serve on Fridays contact Rachel Brown at rdb08a@acu.edu. Christian Homes & Family Services is seeking volunteers to do minor landscaping such as raking, trimming bushes, minor apartment repairs and general upkeep MondaySaturday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information contact Shaylee Honey at 325-677-2205 or Shoney@ ChristianHomes.com. The Abilene Public Zoo is seeking volunteers to help clean/feed animals, assist zookeepers and assist with educational classes any weekday any time between 12 p.m.-4 p.m. They are also seeking volunteers to help with general labor such as grounds cleanup and painting any weekday at any time between noon and 4 p.m. For more information contact Joy Harsh at 325-676-6487. The CAC Department is seeking volunteers to participate in Special Olympics, by helping mentally/physically challenged people play games and sports Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. For more infomation contact Angel Seca at 325-690-5235. For additional volunteer opportunities visit: www.acu. edu/campusoffices/ccsl/ministry-service/volunteeropportunities/
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Alumnus, professor to explain the ‘God particle’ joshua Garcia managing editor
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Thrower Andrew Hudson, senior from Amarillo, takes a break from practice to show the Optimist’s own Edward Isaacs how to throw a discus. Stay tuned for his feature following spring break.
The Society of Physics Students is set to introduce the Abilene community to a conversation on the Higgs boson, commonly referred to as the “God particle.” The conversation, titled “The Search for the Higgs Boson,” is apart of SPS’s ongoing “Science Café” series aimed at promoting scientific discussion. Monks Coffee Shop will play host to SPS, speakers Austin Basye (‘08) and Dr. Michael Daugherity, and anyone interested in participating. Spenser Lynn, SPS president, said the presentation will last about a half hour before the floor will be opened for questions.
“There won’t be any PowerPoints, no equations, anything like that,” said Lynn, senior physics major form White Oak. “It’s real conversation style.” Bayse graduated from ACU with a degree in Physics in 2008 and is a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bayse resides in France, working on the Atlas experiment, which possibly discovered the Higgs boson this summer. Lynn said he and Daugherity, assistant professor of engineering and physics, will fully dissect the Higgs boson. “They’re going to kind of tag team it, go through the history of the Higgs boson,” Lynn said. “This has been an active part of research for the past forty years.”
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Professor stages mock radio murder mystery katie Williamson student reporter Dr. Chris Willerton, professor in the Department of Language and Literature, presented his research on detective fiction and and performed in an “old-fashioned radio murder mystery” as a part of the fifth annual Culp Professor Reading. Dr. Willerton is in his second year serving as the university’s Culp professor. The Culp Professorship is awarded competitively for three-year terms and research must be presented once a year. Recipients have reduced teaching loads and a research budget and must pursue a major professional project. Dr. Willerton has chosen to spend his time investigating the question, “Is there a Christian way of
reading detective fiction?” The last Culp professor, Dr. Al Haley, professor in the Department of Language and Literature and writer in residence, presented his research while enjoying live jazz music, a skit and a reading from his latest novel. Dr. Willerton wanted his presentation to be different, but still exciting. “What’s drawn me on into it is the fun,” said Willerton. “I’ve used a different set of professors this year and next spring I’ll work with four different people. That way a good section of the department has had a chance on the stage and we can build up some awareness.” “What we are doing is sort of the comic relief for his serious presentation of his serious research,” said Dr. Joe Stephenson, assistant professor of language
and literature. “Murder by Heartburn,” with a script written by Willerton, imitated the halfhour radio murder mystery popular in the 1940s. Five professors from the department. Five professors from the department of language and literature gathered on stage and read their lines into a microphone as if they were broadcasting. The cast consisted of Willerton, Stephenson, Yann Opsitch, instructor of French, Dr. Shelly Sanders, assistant professor of language and literature and Dr. Jeanine Varner, professor of language and literature. Willerton said he has high hopes for this project. “I’d love for this recording to go out to graduates of English and foreign language,” he said. “I’d love for some trustees to hear it. I’d like
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BSB hosts NERF war denzil lim staff videographer The Biblical Studies Building was booked for a FilmFest production team Saturday from 1-10 p.m. The team used the site for a NERF gun war story. Caleb Williamson, sophomore digital entertainment technology major from Thousand Oaks, Cali., is directing the mocumentary. “What we’re doing here is to shoot a film for FilmFest. Our film is called ‘NERF Wars, A Mocumentary.’ It’s kind of confusing, but it’s a film inside a film,” Williamson said. “The production team is also acting inside a film as the production staff. The inside film is the NERF wars.” After competing last year, Williamson said he and his team were too serious about winning Film Fest. This time
he wanted to have a good storyline and a lot of fun. Williamson said the team envisioned a parody of a documentary similar to the television series “The Office.” The production staff includes Williamson; Timothy Holt, video editor and sophomore digital entertainment technology major from Plano; Ryan Podany, production designer and sophomore information technology major from Willow Park; and Stephen Estrada, screenwriter and sophomore business management major from San Antonio. “We’re trying to rotate having a lot of scenes that are about the NERF wars and the mocumentary itself,” Holt said. “We’re are having to move around to shoot different scenes, but it is all going to come together and I am really looking forward to it.” Holt worked with Williamson and Podany to plan
scenes, sounds and lighting for the film. The production’s equipment was rented from the Learning Studio while the team and crew brought their NERF guns. “When I looked over the script, I had a broad idea of what they wanted,” Podany said. “As the production designer, I set up the scene following the script or what the director says. This includes costumes and props. I also give instructions to the extras on what to do.” Riley Scroggins, junior art education major from Cisco, plays Kim in the mocumentary. She said the scenes and battles were really fun. “I got upgraded from an extra to a role and it’s pretty awesome,” Scroggins said. “I’m glad to help these guys.”
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Graduate designs employing website emmett Niland student reporter Wade Floyd, 1999 graduate of ACU, has started a website designed to connect people who have to-do lists with people who have the skills to get things done. “NeedTo.com is a webbased social helping platform,” said Floyd, CEO and founder of the website. “Whatever people need done that they don’t have the skillset to do themselves, they can just post it online and people from the community can see it and offer to help. They can offer their own prices and collaborate to help each other out.” The website acts as a liaison between people who are looking for work and people who need help
getting day-to-day tasks done. Listings on the website span from people who need their lawns mowed, fences built and cars fixed to people who are looking for math tutors, golf lessons or wedding photographers. “Here is a perfect example of how NeedTo works. Say you’re a stay-at-home mom who really likes photography and is really good at it, but you’re too busy to do it full time. All you have to do is post your skillset on the website and you can get connected with people in your community who need photographers,” Floyd said. The website allows users to post ratings for the people they’ve employed so that future customers can better decide who to pick for jobs. “NeedTo is awesome. It’s
like Craigslist but specifically for work,” said Casey Duncum, senior business management major from Decatur. “I’ve used it when I needed help getting something done and it worked out great. It’s always frustrating when you need help but you don’t want to pay too much. NeedTo lets you pick your own price so you never have to pay too much.” One of the best things about NeedTo is their commitment to helping end unemployment. Not only do they help people who need work get in touch with people offering employment, they also donate 10% of all of their earnings to non-profits that focus on job-training skills. contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
for people to get the sense of excitement in what Culp professors do, then build support for at least one more professorship like it.” Willerton believes more opportunities similar to the Culp professorship will encourage more scholarship in the department. “For a school this size we have a remarkable number of people with a drive for research in English and foreign language. We really need more opportunities for them to take a couple of years with reduced teaching so they can do more scholarly articles articles, more novels, more papers and more research travel,” he said. “That’s one way we can recruit the very best people to come here.” contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
The Higgs boson is a theoretical particle thought to be responsible for mass. A particle matching the description of the Higgs boson was discovered in 2012; research is ongoing to conclude if the particle actually is the Higgs boson or not. “Really in a nutshell, the Higgs boson is responsible for mass,” Lynn said. “So, if the Higgs boson and the Higgs field don’t exist, you can’t have any particles with mass.” SPS has conducted three Science Cafés, one per semester, beginning in Fall 2011. Attendance has regularly been between 20 and 30 people. Lynn said he wanted the Science Cafés to feel as little like a class as possible. “We decided to do it at Monks because we wanted
a more informal setting,” Lynn said. “We don’t want anyone to feel like this is a lecture.” Though the topic of this Science Café is specifically on the Higgs boson, Lynn said participants can ask any questions they want. Additional professors will be in attendance to help aid discussion. “We’ve had people ask about time travel, the Big Bang, nuclear power, all kinds of things,” Lynn said. “We kind of bill this as a time to ask a physicist any question.” The Science Café will take place on March 19 at Monks and will begin at 7 p.m. contact garcia at jtg10b@acu.edu
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Credit, therapy offered to engaged couples katie williamson student reporter Engaged students have received the opportunity to gain Chapel credit by signing up to attend Premarital Counseling Chapel in the Biblical Studies Building on Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. This Chapel series has consisted of three sessions held in the Chapel on the Hill at 11 a.m. for one hour on Thursdays so far: February 7, 14, 21. Two sessions remain, on March 21 and 28. One Chapel credit will be given for each session and the cost is $35 per couple. There will also be a 2-hour individual follow-up session with a counselor. “We have a strong group of therapists who will be facilitating the series and I’m confident that the couples who attend will be blessed,” said Tim Ehrhart, a member of ACU’s counseling staff. The therapists, Loren Morcomb, Raelle King, Zach Austin and Meredith Platt are all graduate interns of the marriage and family therapy program at ACU. According to Dr. Jamie Goff, chair of the Depart-
ment of Marriage and Family Studies, an assessment instrument called, Prepare, will be used to guide each of the conversations. Prepare is an online survey each couple will take to help them see growth and strength areas in their relationship. Each week the couples will receive a report specifically tailored to them based on their assessment from Prepare. At the end of the six sessions each couple will be given the chance to meet one-on-one in a two-hour session with one of the graduate interns for more detailed feedback of their Prepare results. Upon completion of the Chapel series and the follow-up sessions, couples will receive a Together in Texas certificate and will be eligible to receive a $60 discount on their marriage license. The Chapel is limited to 30 couples. “It will be a great opportunity for couples to grow in their relationship and to prepare for their life together,” Ehrhart said. mandy lambright chief Photographer contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
Danny Fulton, sophomore information technology major from Santa Maria, Calif., peers through the telescope that mysteriously appeared on campus earlier this week.
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Seniors’ hard work leads to med school acceptance Their time at ACU has been busy and challenging for these future physicians — years full of job This semester 25 talented shadowing, rigorous class seniors will graduate and work, community involvecontinue their education ment, passing the Medical at medical schools across College Admissions Test, the state. medical school applica-
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tions and interviewing at multiple institutions. For these students, their hard work has finally paid off. “The program at ACU pushed me to achieve things I didn’t know that I was capable of and made
myself and my peers competitive medical school applicants,” said Blaine Smith, senior biology major from Keller. Smith will attend either the University of Texas Medical School at Houston or the Texas Tech School of Medicine. He will decide on his specialty once in medical school, but he is currently inter-
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Palestine, will attend the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine in San Antonio. She is interested in dermatology and emergency medicine. French said she values the experiences she had at ACU. “I don’t think I would have gotten such a wellrounded education at any other institution,” French
I cannot imagine having a better experience anywhere else. We are genuinely a family.”
luke sorrell senior biochemiistry major from Coppell
ested in being an orthopedic or opthalmic surgeon. Luke Sorrell, senior biochemistry major from Coppell, and Heather Kregel, senior English major from Tyler, will attend UT at Houston as well. Both are interested in pediatrics. “I cannot imagine having a better experience anywhere else,” Sorrell said. “We are genuinely a family. Because the program is small and closeknit, we get opportunities for job shadowing and medical mission trips that you would not get at other schools.” Chloe French, senior biochemistry major from
said. “I feel very prepared mentally, academically and spiritually to enter medical school.” Invitations to interview and acceptance letters came as a relief after a long application process. Applications began at the end of the students’ junior years after passing the MCAT. The applicants were asked to interview at the schools during their senior year and informed of their acceptance soon thereafter. Smith said the process was exhaustive. “The application process was rather extensive,” Smith said. “I think my completed application was 30 pages in length be-
cause they ask you to describe the last four years of your life in excruciating detail.” Kregel recalled the essays being the most time intensive aspect to the applications. “I believe I wrote 16 different essays total for my applications,” Kregel said. “Some schools require four or more essays per application.” Currently 21 of the 25 seniors who have applied for medical school have been accepted. The remaining four hope to hear back soon. Additionally, four students will begin dental school in the fall, three are going to school to become physician assistants and one has been accepted into a Nurse Practitioner program. Each of these gifted students will use their education along with their hearts for service to impact the world. “Medicine is an avenue that allows me to serve others,” Smith said. “I may not have the right skills to evangelize from a pulpit. I do, however, think that I can use my skills as a physician to alleviate physical suffering in Jesus’ name.”
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Conference request funding continues joshua Garcia managing editor The Students’ Association granted an additional $710 to student groups Wednesday as part of its continued conference request funding. The conference request fund is a line item in the SA budget set aside to help finance student groups taking trips this semester. The amount provided for the fund was $6,500; however, SA had $48,882 in requests. SA began the meeting having granted $4,942, with $1,558 remaining. On Wednesday, Congress heard presentations from three student groups. At the end of the meeting, Congress had granted $5,652 of the total $6,500. Congress has $848 left to spend, but $16,791 worth of requests remain. After lengthy argument, Congress granted the Chi-
nese Christian Fellowship $375 of its requested $690 for a weekend retreat at Butman Methodist Camp in Merkel on March 29-30. Subsiding in debate, Congress granted the Family Studies Association $285 of its requested $1,995 for the Texas Council on Family Relations in Austin on April 4-5. The American Marketing Association was granted $50 of its requested $250 for the AMA 35th Annual International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans, La., on March 21-23. SA meetings are conducted Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building Room 114. Meetings are public and anyone is welcome to attend. Congress will not meet next week due to spring break. contact garcia at jtg10b@acu.edu
Several representatives were absent on Wednesday Simon Jowett, senior class treasurer Brady Kile, junior class president Maria Martinez, Sikes Hall representative Maddie Pickle, Morris Hall representative JP Festa, Barrett Hall representative Elizabeth Cansino, Rec Center representative Chris Singleton, off campus representative Emily Schuster, Hardin Adminstration representative Andrew Saucedo, Onstead-Packer BSB representative JP Ralston, COBA representative
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arts
SIGNING OFF
mandy lambright Chief Photographer
Above: Street Photography by Kelcie Broom, senior graphic design major from Richardson. Below Left: La Popular by Ashley Beddingfield, senior graphic design major from Nocona. Bottom Right: Glamour by Beddingfield. Bottom Left: Johnny’s Apple Cider by Beddingfield; Leeanna McGee, senior graphic deisgn major from Abilene; Carlie Walters, senior graphic design major from Fresno, Calif.
Art students leave their mark classes taken during their “I didn’t do very time at ACU. Styles of the well in accounting work consisted of paint- originally.”Botha said. “I ing, photography, sculp- would look through my Five seniors’ countless ture and graphic design. notes before a test and hours and all-nighters “It made me feel really they would just consist spent in the Department awesome seeing my fam- of drawings and doodles. of Art and Design paid off ily, friends and strangers That’s the moment when last Friday as their work appreciate these pieces I realized that I was probwas showcased to family I’ve been working on for ably meant be an art maand peers in the Shore Art the past few years,” Bed- jor,” Botha said. Gallery for “Signature: A dingfield noted as she sat Since many of the Senior Art Show”. in the gallery still filled pieces had been comArtwork from seniors with their artwork in the pleted in past semesters, Lene Botha, graphic de- show’s aftermath. each member of the show sign major from Richardson, and Ashley BeddingI’m kind of sad its all over, but we can all focus on field, graphic design major other important things now.” from Nocona, could be seen on display throughout the 2,200-square-foot gallery. “This whole producLene Botha senior Graphic Design tion was an effort done major from Richardson solely by the five of us,” participant Lene Botha explained. “I feel like we’re locked had the chance to revise Each of the students up away in the art building older work in their portcontributed to making the all the time, and being able folio class if they were disshow happen by organiz- to show people what we’re pleased with or wanted to ing the gallery to display actually doing is really improve their material. their work nicely, produc- gratifying,” Botha said. Beddingfield said she ing flyers and promotional Interestingly, neither intentionally did not chose material, arranging food Beddingfield nor Botha to display any of her work for guests to enjoy and started out in the Depart- that she completed as an many other tasks that pre- ment of Art and Design; underclassman. pared the successful dis- Beddingfield studied biolBoth of the girls voiced play of their efforts. ogy for pre-veterinarian their deep appreciation of The pieces of art on work while Botha pursued the quality of ACU’s Dedisplay were completed business before making partment of Art and Deby the five seniors as as- the switch to graphic de- sign and their professors, signments for various art sign. specifically Nil Santana,
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photography professor, and Ryan Feerer, graphic design professor. “I’m kind of sad it’s over, but we can all focus on some other important things now,” Botha said.
The artists will now portfolios with graduation look onward to an ACU and job-hunting swiftly art competition to be con- approaching. ducted at the end of the semester, and soon the contact morgan at five participants will file jwm10c@acu.edu their work away in their
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How to deal with another tuition increase WELL, THIS IS AWKWARD MARK SMITH
ACU raised tuition again, and, not surprisingly, students are upset that their $26,770 will no longer cover the entire cost of taking 2436 hours. Next school year they must pay a whopping $28,350. So, in the spirit of making financial cutbacks for the
greater good, let’s examine how ACU students could save some green to make these terribly expensive payments. Don’t go to Sharky’s as much. I’m kidding, of course. Sharky’s is good. Seriously though, go to
the Bean and use up all your meal plans. It’s paid for; don’t spend extra money eating elsewhere. Make the most of your freshman and sophomore eating experience. Instead of going out of town every weekend, stay in Abilene, save up your gas money and then give it to ACU. Didn’t ACU just make $10 million worth of budget cuts? I challenge ACU to announce it’s reduced its tuition cost next spring for the 2014-15 academic year. Ask
students what things ACU offers that they don’t utilize. With a tuition decrease, however small, this school would make national headlines and would receive excellent PR opportunities and a greater presence outside of Texas. Not to mention make current students happy, which is a bonus. Or, instead of all of that, we could just raise our debt ceiling. The government does it, so why can’t we? It seems to be working well. Regardless of the belttightening method used, the
university and students need to save enough money to counter balance the tuition, plus some additional difference to put away in an “End the Pepsi monopoly” savings account. Though I am bitter that I was denied any opportunity to buy Coca-Cola on campus throughout my entire college career, in looking out for all those yet to arrive on campus, I strongly advocate selling Pepsi’s superior on campus. I understand the university renewed its contract with Pepsi because the soft drink company that
makes sub-par cola gave ACU a better financial deal. But I guarantee the university would make more money from soft drink sales if the most popular drink were in every vending machine around the school. So, ACU, tighten your belt, save up some of the millions of dollars students pay you, reduce tuition by a tiny amount, and make a deal with Coke. It’ll do you good. contact smith at mds10a@acu.edu
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Burning the Quran does not make you an expert OXFORD COMMA
MARISSA JONES
There aren’t very many Muslims in Texas. Not that I’ve crossed paths with, anyways. What I know about Muslims comes mostly from the media, and they’ve gotten a pretty bad rap in the last couple of years. Burkas, beards and turbans. That’s the image that pops into my
head. But that’s really not the whole picture at all. I’m taking a class called The Cross and the Crescent, and the goal is to look at Islam in light of Christianity. Sometimes it’s great realizing how much you don’t know– great in an embarrassing kind of way. Rather than the differ-
ences between Christianity and Islam, it’s the similarities that stick out to me. Don’t get me wrong. There definitely are differences. But right now they’re not as big to me as the similarities. Like how highly Muslims regard Jesus. The Gospels are incredibly respected and frequently closely followed sometimes in a greater capacity that many Christians, including myself, are capable of. What has been repeated numerous times is how ashamed and horrified Muslims are of the acts of
terrorism committed in the name of Islam. It always reminds me of the Westboro Baptist Church or Terry Jones. At one of the mosques we visited, a Muslim said they had invited Terry Jones, the preacher who burned the Quran, on a radio show the mosque broadcasts. On the show, Terry Jones professed he was an expert on Islam. The Muslim interviewing him responded with the question “Have you read the Quran?” to which Jones replied no. This blatant hatred in the
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face of ignorance is pretty sickening to me. I imagine a good deal of the Muslim world feels even more revolted about al-Qaeda. Sometimes looking at different religions strengthens your own faith. Sometimes it leads you down different paths. There was a guy from a Muslim background, Mazhar Mallouhi, who is a big deal Arab author. This man became a disciple of Christ because of Mahatma Gandhi, a Hindu who was deeply influenced by Jesus. Though the high-profile
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Just walked in on same gross couple laying on top of each other making out on couch in The Inkwell in Chambers, It is 2:50 pm. COME ON.
@lexifrench Didn’t think my passport photo was too bad until the post office man replied “Ughhh, definitely a deer in the headlights face there” thx bro
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The tuition may be increasing, but hey look at the bright side! The meal plans at the bean are the same, and that is priceless
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Throwback excerpts
Muslims we see in the news might demonstrate a different kind of religion, at its heart Islam is a beautiful faith that emphasizes good deeds, love and following God’s will. The word islam means submission to the will of God, and a muslim (with a lowercase ‘m’) is one who submits. So maybe, we should try to be more of a muslim.
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wednesday, jan. 17, 1990
Chairmen pass resolution on Sing Song week tests
College eating habits hidden from mother
“The department chairmen, in response to the Sing Song academic prposal, on Jan. 25 passed a resolution dealing with tests given during the week before Sing Song.
“A baked potato and a serving of green beans can make an entire meal for a college student ... But if Mom knew that her precious child was not eating a full-course meal like she fixes him when he
is home, she would make him sit at the table until he did. ... Mom would be furious if she only knew how her college student really eats.”
“Almost 1,000 ACC students turned out last Friday night in the student center to demonstrate their approval of the needed entertainment for the students. A free movie, free games, free food, and plenty of music, all sponsored by the SA, showed those with and without dates, that one could actually have a good
time on a Friday night in Abilene. ... Leading off with Love the One You’re With by Stephen Stills and followed by the sounds of ‘Rare Earth,’ ‘Grand Funk,’ ‘Santana,’ James Taylor, and the ‘Beatles,’ the Friends’ proved their musical expertness to the enthusiastic audience.”
The resolution read, ‘Department chairmen should ask their faculty, where advisable and practical, to be considerate in test-giving during the week of Feb. 14-19.’”
Nominations Made For sunday, oct. 1, 1916 friday, february 12, 1971 Twelve Class Beauties And (No Headline) Sixteen Favorites “A new laboratory is being being daily added to our li- Free night a success erected on the campus. brary.” Editor’s note: This is
“Wednesday morning, January 12, the different classes of ACC held class elections for beauties and favorites. Each class nominated three beauties, two girl favorites and two boy favorites. Sometime next week the entire school will vote on all of the nominees.
The twelve beauty nominees will have their pictures in the annual. The top six will be on runnerup pages. There will be five girl favorites and five boy favorites, who will have a full page in the PRICKLY PEAR.”
New equipment has been bought, and new books are
monday, nov. 17, 1919
THE HARDING GIRLS “The Harding girls certainly are a live bunch. Their meetings thus far have been opened with peppry yells
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tennis
Women fall to the No. 4 Bucs es to finish. Micah finished strong 7-5, 7-6, (7-3). Laura Mongin was also one among the two that won in singles. She matched up against Kimmy Twelker. She easily defeated Twelker 6-3, 6-3, giving Mongin her seventh straight win in singles. When partnered with Kaysie Hermsdorf in doubles, Mogin faced pair Isabela Miro and Gola to what became the longest and most challenging match of the day. The match was victored by Mogin and Hermsdorf 9-8, (11-9) Julia Mongin and Brittney Reed were defeated by Abanda and Onlia 1-8. Micah and Kelley were defeated by Fritschkem and Twelker 5-8. Overall, the team finished 3-6 against Barry. The women’s team is now 8-3 in conference, and ranked No. 3 Nationally. The loss Wednesday pushed BU to have an 11-0 record. This weekend the ladies will travel to Kingsville and San Antonio to match up against Laredo College, Texas A&M (Kingsville) and the University of the Incarnate Word. The men’s team will travel to Houston and San Antonio to challenge Prairie View, Rice and UIW as well. Both teams will spend three days of their spring break in Las Vegas, Nev., CURTIS CHRISTIAN Staff Photographer serving up against Fresno Junior Micah Hermsdorf stretches for a forhand at the Eager Tennis Pavilion. The girls lost to Barry University. Pacific University, Hawaii here at home at the Eager their single matches and reKaysie Hermsdorf chalOne of two that won Pacific University and brittney johnson Tennis Pavilion. ceived only one point from lenged Karina Gola, put- their singles match was Mi- Armstrong Atlantic State sports reporter The ladies suffered their the doubles matches. ting up a fight, but proving cah Hermsdorf who chal- University. second loss in two weeks Julia Mongin was de- unsuccessful 3-6, 1-6. lenged Elisabeth Abanda. The women’s team and overall third loss of the feated by Buccaneer Linda Hannah Kelley took on The match proved of contact johnson at matched up Wednesday season. Fritschken 3-6, 4-6. Brittney Akemi Maehama and forced great competition as they baj12a@acu.edu against Barry University The team won of 2 of 6 of Reed fell to Emma Onila 0-6. a tie breaker, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6. were one of the last match-
soccer
Wildcats welcome new players to the pitch jimmy isbell sports reporter A dozen new Wildcats will sport the purple and white come next season for the Abilene Christian soccer team. Head Coach Casey Wilson knew he needed to recruit at a high level, especially heading to the Southland Conference next season. He recruited heavily in two key categories: competitiveness and depth. Junior college transfers, Emily Sumrall, Tiffany Ysassi and Nicci
Nelson were three of the twelve new signees, and heard great things from the ACU soccer team. Nelson and Ysassi played with each other at San Diego Mesa College, which is where ACU standouts Anastasia Nelson and Crissy Lawson started their collegiate career before coming to ACU. Wilson and head coach Todd Curran of SDM have built a strong relationship over the years as Curran has now sent four players to the Wildcat depth chart. “We’ve had a lot of success with the San Diego Mesa junior college play-
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I’m so excited for those girls to come in and be that perfect piece to the puzzle of our team.”
ers in the past, and I’ve seen Coach Curran maybe once or twice a year at different tournaments where they feel comfortable sending their players this way,” Wilson said. Sumrall comes from Navarro College, a team which went 17-3-2 last season reaching its dis-
jacey ferrara midfielder acu soccer
trict championship match. She started all 19 matches at midfielder adding nine points as a sophomore at Navarro. The team lost a few standouts, especially in midfielder Julie Coppedge. Wilson believes in Sumrall to fill Coppedge’s big shoes,
men’s basketball
Growth: Program doubles Lone Star win total from page 8 back to campus with a win against a talented Incarnate Word squad. “Coach Burton just put a great game plan together,” von Rosenburg said. “After you beat somebody, it gives you a little more confidence going into the second game.” The Wildcats would go on to sweep their future Southland Conference foe with another victory against the Cardinals on the road in February. The ‘Cats ended up finishing the season 12-14 (612,) which is the best conference finish that ACU has posted since 2007.
“We are proud of our improvements but at the same time we want to win,” power forward Cornelius Cammock said. “We lost a lot of close games, so felt like we should have been in the conference tournament. But sometimes the ball just didn’t bounce our way.” The team was head coach Joe Golding’s first recruiting class, in which he completely overhauled the roster with a mixture transfer students and freshmen. The Wildcats had three players average double figures for the year. Lone Star Conference newcomer of the year Eric Lawton, LSC
honorable mention team player Steven Werner and talented shooting guard Elliott Lloyd were all able to score consistently for ACU. Senior Dosh Simms also finished third the LSC in rebounding with 8.7 boards per game. Lawton finished second in the LSC in scoring at 17.3 points per game and first in three-pointers made per game with 2.3 makes per contest. As a team, ACU led the conference in three-point shooting percentage at over 40 percent because of their plethora of sharpshooters. Lawton, Lloyd and freshman Parker Wentz all knocked down more than 45 shots
from behind the arc. The Wildcats will head to the Southland Conference in 2013-2014 with a program that is undoubtedly improving every season. “There is some excitement in the program,” director of basketball operations Cooper Schmidt said. “The coaches are out on the road recruiting. We are excited to get some players for next year and see how much the returners can improve in the offseason with work in the weight room and on the court.” contact sloan at mes10b@acu.edu
but hopes the incoming freshman and current players will make the decision tough on him. With returning seniors Brie Buschman, Whitley Lindholm, Jacey Ferrara and Andrea; comes a team with a lot of experience and talent. It also beckons the need for some young talent as well. The players are excited for the new recruits to come in and gel with the rest of the team as the season approaches. “I’m so excited for those girls to come in and be that perfect piece to the puzzle of our team,” Ferrara said.
“I personally think we can do awesome in the Southland Conference, especially with the discipline our coaches have been implementing and the offseason we just had.” The Wildcats’ 2013 soccer season is scheduled to start August 24 at Oklahoma City. ACU will hold its first home game at the Wildcat Soccer Pitch on Friday, September 20 vs. Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State. contact isbell at jri10a@acu.edu
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women’s basketball
standings
‘Cats cough up a hairball daniel zepeda sports reporter The Wildcats hit an abrupt halt in their Lone Star Conference tournament road as Texas A&M Commerce was able to pull off an upset, 8079, on Wednesday in Allen. The Wildcats will now wait until Sunday to see if their season will continue in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament. “Things just didn’t go the way we thought and you figure that if you score 79 points in a ball game that’ll be enough to win,” Head Coach Julie Goodenough said. “It just wasn’t today.” ACU came out of the game slow and heavy as they were never able to keep up with Commerce. The Lions outrebounded the Wildcats 50-24, including 23-3 on the offensive glass. The three point ball did not fall either, as the ‘Lady Cats were 1-10 from beyond the arc after averaging an LSC best 8.7 a game. “Commerce is the best rebounding team in the conference and they proved it today,” Goodenough said. “Harris was great tonight and we couldn’t stop her. It’s a tough win for our team but we’ve had a great season and have accomplished a lot more than most people thought we would.” The second half proved to be no different as the Wildcats were clearly outplayed and outmatched. ACU had no answer for Commerce’s Breanna Harris, who had 25 points and 15 rebounds, including nine offensive rebounds. She dominated play inside as she hit 8 of 16 shots from the field. Junior Renata Marquez had another outstanding game with 26 points, a game after she was just a single assist away from recording a triple double. Junior Mack Lankford finished the afternoon with 15 points. “We did a great job in
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Junior guard Renata Marquez is surrounded by two Texas Womans players in Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats were beat by Commerce 80-79 on Wednesday in the LSC tournament.
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the second half of continuYou figure that if you ing to fight and chip away score 79 points in a ball at the lead,” Goodenough said. “We haven’t been in game that’ll be enough that many close games all to win.” season so for us to keep on fighting like we did shows a julie goodenough head coach lot and I’m just really proud acu women’s basketball of this team right now.” Members of the Wildcats were honored earlier ACU history to be named to this week. Lankford be- the first team all-Lone Star came the eighth player in Conference for three con-
secutive years. Lankford averaged 14.2 ppg. on 41 percent FG percentage. Marquez (13.1 ppg. 5.9 rebounds per game) was voted all second team honors, while senior Kelsey Smith (11.2 ppg. 6.8 rebounds per game) was named honorable mention. In her first year at ACU, Goodenough was selected co-coach of the year along
with Commerce’s Nicole Anderson. Freshman Whitney West was voted the LSC’s freshman of the year, as she averaged 8.1 ppg. in 27 games this season, including a 43 percent 3pt-FG percentage.
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Moody Coliseum with new logo
briefings Senior golfer Alex Carpenter won his 17th career tournament this week when he won the St. Edwards Invitational with a score of 3-under-par 213. ACU finished third in the tournament as a team. The volleyball team will have an alumni weekend April 27th. The event will involve a match between an alumni team and the current ACU roster.
Who’s Hot Junior basketball player Mackenzie Lankford was a named Lankford to the all Lone Star Confernce first team for the third straight time. Lankford averaged over 14 points per game in conference play, including a 33 point performance against Midwestern State.
upcoming The softball team plays Friday at 7 p.m. against Incanate Word at home. They also play a double-header Saturday starting at 1 p.m.
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Moody Coliseum will undergo a makeover this summer. The floor will be refurbished, sanded down to bare wood and then repainted. The new Wildcat logo will be painted at midcourt along with the Southland Conference logo at each end of the court.
men’s basketball
The Golding era is on the horizon matthew sloan assistant sports editor The ACU men’s basketball team finished up their season last week, and although they did not make the Lone Star Conference tournament, the program improved in many ways. The Wildcats got off to a hot start early in the year winning both of their matchups in the Whitten
Inn Classic by double digits. ACU also split a pair of games against Dallas Baptist before conference play began. ACU got a signature win early in the season, taking down rival West Texas A&M in Canyon for the first time in 14 years with a 5958 victory. “We were a better road team it seemed like for most of the year,” assistant coach Jaret von
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We were a better road team it seemed like for most of the year.”
dropped several heartbreakers in a row, losing five straight conference games. Three of those losses were by a combined five points. By Christmas break, Jaret von rosenburg ACU had lost three memassistant coach bers of their rotation due to acu men’s basketball significant injuries, two of which proved to be season Rosenburg said. “We got ending injuries. away and get those 12 For the second year in a guys together on the road row, Desmond Woodberry and they were focused.” suffered a significant conFrom there the Wildcats cussion and was unable to
return to action. Woodberry was ACU’s best defender and their best perimeter rebounder. Meanwhile forward Jonathan King was sidelined with a torn ACL, and athletic wing Tyler Rodgers was dealing with mono that he would not get over until the middle of February. Yet ACU hung tough, welcoming the students see growth page 7
The baseball team plays Bellarmie University at home at 7 p.m. Friday. They also play at noon Saturday. The men’s tennis team plays a double-header against Prarie View A&M and Rice University Saturday all day. The women’s tennis team plays Laredo College and Texas A&M Kingsville Saturday on the road. The track team runs at Rice Saturday and also particiaptes in the Division II indoor championships.