Budget Breakdown See where SA’s funds come from and where they go
vol. 100, no. 55
wednesday, May 2, 2012
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Community members had some fun at University Church of Christ’s block party Sunday afternoon.
Mandy Lambright Chief photographer
University Church of Christ enjoyed fellowship at their block party Sunday afternoon. Community members were invited to eat, get their faces painted and visit the petting zoo.
University
Kinsmen raise funds through volleyball students and faculty were invited to join in the volleystudent reporter ball games. Their financial goal $20,000 by Monday. Throughout the 68 hours, Students filed into Moody for Chapel Monday to find GSP members took different the men of Gamma Sigma shifts between playing volPhi playing the last couple leyball games, cheering on of minutes of their 68-hour other students, and getting about six hours of sleep over volleyball tournament. The Kinsmen conducted the three days. After setting the world record breaking up camp in one of the gyms tournament to raise funds at the Rec Center, students for a family through Habi- passed the time by watchtat for Humanity. Starting ing movies, eating, drinking at 3pm Friday afternoon, coffee and making Facethrough 11:01am Monday book videos. Matt Sanderson, junior morning, GSP club members along with any ACU marketing and finance
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major from Lubbock, is the Service Activities director of GSP. He said that the idea has been in the works since last semester. “GSP started working with Habitat for Humanity last fall, and that was also when I was challenged to dream big. A seed was embedded in me and God came into my heart. He said I want you to do something big. Where there’s big problems or when things seem impossible, that’s where the biggest opportunities are. So I took that, presented it to club and the guys ran with it,” he said.
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A seed was embedded in me and God came into my heart. He said,‘ I want you to do something big.’”
and to see the student body, not just GSP come together for this was incredible. It’s about all of us becoming servants,” he said. Steven Leggett, ExecuMatt Sanderson tive Director of the Abilene junior marketing chapter of Habitat for Humajor from lubbock manity, came to Chapel Monday morning to speak Sanderson also said on Habitat’s mission in that the clubs theme verse Abilene and to thank the of Matthew 20:28 was fuel- ACU community for their efforts. ing this event. “The family receiving “What I wanted to do is use our verse as a driving the house will move into force for club as a whole and it later this year. Its a great for this fundraiser. It’s one of construction project, and the best feelings to do this, I know the family is ex-
cited as we are. You guys this weekend are just another chapter in Habitat’s story,” Leggett said. “We are a community building a house for someone who deserves it, and I want to thank you for your efforts to the guys and gals who participated by playing volleyball. Habitat’s mission is to put God’s love into action by uniting people to build homes, communities and hope. You guys have contact wilson at naw10A@acu.edu
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Students crown Best, McNiece Mr. and Miss ACU it means a great deal Student reporter to me to be selected Mr. Connor Best, senior politi- ACU.” Five men cal science major from Sacsix ramento, Calif., was select- and ed as Mr. ACU, and Kimmy women were McNiece McNiece, senior art major a nnounced from Abilene, was selected as finalists for this year’s Mr. and Miss ACU award, as Miss ACU. “It really means a lot to me an award given to students to be chosen by my peers,” best exemplifying ACU as Best said. “SA has been try- decided by their peers. The nominees were ing to make this award a meaningful tradition like announced last Monday, it has been in the past, so when voting for Mr. and
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Mrs. ACU began. Voting was opened until April 18. This year, 810 votes were cast by Best students to elect one of these senior candidates to receive the annual honor. Rebecca Dial, SA President-elect, said the candidates chosen are being recognized not exclusively for achievements, but their
character. “The candidates are qualified based on being peer-nominated as the students who best represent ACU and who are wellknown across campus for their outstanding scholarship, character, service, and leadership,” Dial said. Mr. and Miss ACU will be honored at Commencement, May 12.
2012 Honor Awards Honor Man Connor Best Honor Woman Emily Privett Trustees Award Amy Archer Jeff Craig Stephanie Frakes Peter Hargrave
contact powell at gmp10b@acu.edu
B. Sherrod Scholarship Wade Casey Erin Daugherty Keri Gray Carson Henley Noemi Palomares Dean Adams Achievement Jessica Backfisch Bethany Hunter Camilia Robles Anne Weaver
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ACU football players face possible future in NFL
ACU’s right to want to get on board with tablet textbooks
Kirk Goodwin Run raises money for bus crash victims
5K to benefit Make-AWish foundation
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Abilene Christian University
acuoptimist.com
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WEdnesday 05.02.12
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5 p.m. Dr. Piersall’s Faculty Recital and Retirement Reception
thursday
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All day - Softball Regional Tournament
friday
7:30 a.m. ACU Choirs Concert @ St. Paul’s United Methodist.
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12 p.m. Wind Ensemble Brown Bag Concert @ Cullen 5 p.m. Frater Sodalis Luau 8 p.m. ACU Swing Cats @ Moody Coliseum
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All day - Outdoor Track LSC Championship @ Commerce All day - Ping Pong Tournament @ ACU Bowling Alley
Chapel checkup
Around Abilene May 2
May 3
May 4
May 5
10:00 a.m. The Stephen Fite Concert Tour, ‘A Funtastic School Day,’ will be showing at the Abilene Civic Center. Tickets are $5 per person and must be reserved by phone at 800-234-9228, Monday Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Visit melodyhousemusic. com/stephen-fite-concerts-6 for more information.
7:30 p.m. The Abilene Community Theater will be performing ‘The Spitfire Grill.’ Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, seniors and active military and $8 for children.
7:00 p.m. The Center for Contemporary Arts will be showing ‘The Art of Dr. Seuss’ touring exhibition. Light hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and entertainment will also be included. Tickets are $50 per person and $600 for a table of eight.
8 p.m. The Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra Concert, ‘Broadway A La Carte II,’ will be held at the Abilene Civic Center. Tickets range from $15 to $41.Krisiti Tingle and Jason Forbach will be bring hits from Guys and Dolls, Cabaret, Miss Saigon and more to the stage.
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Police Log announcements The ACU Student-Athelete Advisory Committee will be hosting the 2nd Annual Run for Wishes on May 5 from 8 - 9:30 a.m. Register at bit.ly/acurunforwishes. Registration costs $15.
The ACU Parents’ Association is hosting a midnight breakfast that will be held on May 7 from 10:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. in the BEan. Use your meal plan or pay $5 for an all you can eat breakfast. There will also be a live DJ, karaoke, The Service Action Leadership Team wants board and card games and door prizes you to bring your old clothes, room stuff, including a $150 Grand Prize drawing plastics, cardboard, glass, paper and alu- at midnight. minum to recycle. If you bring something to donate, you may swap it with other The Office of Multicultural Enrichdonations. Free Cajun Cones will also be ment presents Combined Multicultural provided. The Year-End Recycling Project Chapel to celebrate the closing of the will be held on May 5 from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. spring 2012 semester on May 3 in Busiin the University Church parking lot. on ness Building Room 201. Russ Kirby the corner of E.N. 16th and Washington. will be speaking at this last combined Chapel and burritos will be provided. Dr. Neal Coates will be teaching a special topics class, Politics of Israel, for Check online for the spring final exam the Fall 2012 semester. This class will schedule. Go to http://www.acu.edu/ be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at campusoffices/registrar/finalexams to 3-4:20 p.m. find times and dates of finals.
Dr. Sean Pullen will be having auditions for the ACU A Cappella Choir and the ACU Singers Choir on Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sign up for an audition slot on his office door in Room 132 in the WPAC.
Medical and Veterinary Entomology is now being offered Fall 2012 taught by Dr. Qiang Xu. The class will be on Wednesday and Friday from 10 to 10:50 a.m. and the lab on Monday 2 to 4:50 p.m.
The ACU Choirs preform their Spring Concert on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church located at 525 Beech Street. Admission is free.
Registration for the National Women in Ministry Conference for the Churches of Christ has begun. The conference’s theme will be ‘Partnering for Good’ and will take place on June 29 through July 1 in the Kansas City area. For more information visit www.womenministrycc.com.
Beginning Fall 2012, the Department of Art and Design is now offering a Minor in Interior Design. For more information call 325-674-2085 ext. 2087. The HACU National Internship Program is offering internships for Fall 2012. 10 to 15 week paid internships are open to undergraduate and graduate major. Apply online at www.hacu.net/himp.
Spots are still available for Nil Santana’s summer photography courses. Art 29101, Introduction to Black and White Photography is being offered May 1431. Art 440-01, Digital Art Photography is being offered July 16-August 2.
Volunteer Opp0rtunities Abilene Hope Haven needs volunteers from May 4 through May 6 to help in a variety of ways with their annual youth soccer tournament. The event will be held at the Abilene National Soccer Complex at 3025 Maple. Contact Alan Jeter at 325-677-4673 or alana@ abilenehopehaven.com or Kathy Reppart at 325-6774673 or kathy@abilenehopehaven.com. Ben Richey Boys Ranch is looking for volunteers for their annual Ben Richey Boys Ranch Clay Break Classic on May 5 for shifts throughout the day from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Duties will include set up, helping on the clay-break range, clean up and variety of other tasks during the event. Contact Patty Dunn at 325668-0557 or Karen Martin at 325-668-9554 or e-mail klmrep02@hotmail.com. The Abilene Zoo is looking for volunteers to help with general labor such as grounds cleanup and painting any weekday at any time between noon and 4 p.m. The Zoo is located at 2070 Zoo Ln. Contact Joy Harsh at 325-676-6487 for more information. Child Protective Services needs volunteers for clerical work as well as volunteers who can organize a playroom. Volunteers are needed any weekday anytime between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Child Protective Services are located at 3610 Vine St. Background checks are required and are done at the center. Background checks usually are cleared in about two weeks. For more information call V. Danette Cummings at 325691-8214. Medical Care Mission is looking for volunteers to assist medical or dental staff with patients any weekday from 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For more information contact Dave Kraly at 325-676-3104 or email medicalmoose@sbcglobal.net. Abilene Hope Haven Inc. needs volunteers to provide childcare while parents are in class, any evening Monday-Thursday from 6:45 - 8:15 p.m. Abilene Hope Haven is located at 801 S. Treadaway Blvd. For more information contact Kathy Reppart at 325-6774673 or visit www.abilenehopehaven.com/volunteer. The Abilene Boys and Girls Club needs help any weekday between 3:30 - 6 p.m. helping children of all ages with games, art, gym time, reading and computer skills. Locations are 4610 N. 10th St. or 1902 Shelton St. Contact Mark Denman at 325-672-1712 for more information. Volunteers are needed to enjoy a free lunch with students at Bonham Elementary School on a weekly
basis. This would be sometime between 10:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., and would involve spending lunch time with students and having a positive impact on their lives. Contact Jason Shaw at 325-639-3745 or e-mail jason.shaw@abileneisd.org. Meals on Wheels Plus needs volunteer drivers to deliver afternoon meals to seniors and adults with disabilities Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Drivers must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license. Training is provided. A Chapel exemption is available if delivery time conflicts with Chapel. Contact Jessica Stewart at 325-672-5050 or email volunteer@mealsonwheelsplus.com. The Big Brothers Big Sisters program is looking for volunteers to participate in Lunch Buddies. Bigs and Littles will enjoy lunch together at the child’s school once a week. Students can earn Chapel credit for each visit. Big Brothers Big Sisters is also looking for volunteers for its Community Based program. Bigs are matched with Littles in a oneon-one relationship and spend four to six hours per month together in the community. To sign up or learn more visit www.bbbstx.org or call 325-6743113. New Life Alliance is looking for volunteers to help with their after school program on Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. You will help with snacks, homework, crafts, games and other activities in addition to mentoring and building relationships with youth. Contact Ashley Kee at 325-672-1636 or e-mail akee@newlifehousing.com. The House That Kerry Built is looking for volunteers to assist in the day care of medically fragile children any day Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Contact Dave Kraly at 325-676-3104 or e-mail medicalmoose@sbcglobal.net for more information. Rescue The Animals is looking for volunteers anytime between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. They need help around the adoption center with general cleaning, socialization of the animals, helping potential adopters and other tasks. Contact Mindi Qualls at 325-698-7722 or email rescuetheanimalsvolunteers@ yahoo.com. The center is located at 5933 S. 1st St. Young Life Ministries needs volunteers Mondays, Tuesdays and weekends from 6-9 p.m. Volunteers will hang out with kids, experience leadership roles, serve others and introduce students to Christ. Young Life is located at 1917 S. 6th St. For more information contact Chuck Rodgers at 325-676-1211
or email clrodg@wrproperties.com. Disability Resources, Inc. is looking for volunteers to assist developmentally disabled residence. Help is needed with activities, art projects, reading books, exercise activities, assisting with vocational training needs and other interactions Monday through Friday from 9 a.m-4 p.m. For more information contact Becky Moody at 325-677-6815 or e-mail bmoody@ driabilene.org. Volunteers are needed to read to Taylor Elementary School students Monday through Thursday afternoons at UCC from 3:15-4:30 p.m. Enter through the south entrance. Contact C.G. Grey 325-668-2842. Da’ Cipher 360, a program for at risk children, is looking for volunteers on Monday evenings from 5-8 p.m. at the Rose Park Activity Center, 2625 S. 7th St. Volunteers can help in a variety of ways including helping with set up, learning activities for kindergarten-3rd graders, tutoring 4th-8th graders, and assisting with clean up. Contact Alvina Scott at 847-333-7026 or e-mail ams07b@acu.edu. 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 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. Access Learning Center is looking for volunteers to help elementary school kids with homework, reading, computers and games. The center is located at 2102 Ambler Ave. For more information contact Bret Hines at 325-670-9727. Call ahead to schedule a time to volunteer. College Heights Friendship House needs child mentors Monday - Thursday from 3 - 5 p.m. Contact Dusty Garison at dusty@wecareabilene.org for more information. For additional volunteer opportunities visit: www. acu.edu/campusoffices/slvr/vol_opps/
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business
Dinner gives students etiquette opportunity make a good impression and get the job.” student reporter Ellison discussed the importance of first impresStudents in the Employee sions and proper etiquette. “Especially in business Planning, Recruitment and Selection class faced a interviews with bosses or employers, five course meal as part of perspective people are constantly anatheir class. Dr. Malcolm Coco, pro- lyzing you. Having good fessor of human resource manners and proper edict management, allowed stu- is essential, especially in dents an opportunity to job market today when it’s competitive,” apply what they’ve learned especially in his Employee Planning, Ellison said. “Any edge is Recruitment and Selection super important.” “People notice,” Coco class through partnering with Jenifer Ellison, Direc- said. “A large part of finding tor of Events and ACU Din- a job is in how you network ning services on Thursday with others. First impressions are very important.” for an etiquette dinner. Served in the president’s dining room, students ate People notice. First a five-course meal includimpressions are very ing tomato basil soup with puff pastry as an appetizimportant.” er, chicken involtini with basil orzo and glazed carrots as the main course. A dr. malcolm coco professor of human sponge sugar cake with resource management macerated oranges and citrus pastry cream was For Ellison, students are served for dessert. As the dinner was held, Ellison never too old to learn propeducated students on din- er etiquette. “Etiquette is lost art toing etiquette skills. Ellison has taught les- day. Most families don’t sons in Coco’s class earlier teach these skills anyin the semester and has more, but employers and also held several seminars businesses expect you to with departments on cam- know them. We feel like pus, educating students this is a great opportunity and faculty on proper eti- to reinforce some of what they may or may not have quette. “This dinner was a learned at home.” Coco plans on having graduation for my class in a sense,” Coco said. “The an etiquette dinner every last part of the course is semester for his Employee over the employee selec- Planning, Recruitment and tion process, and part of Selection students in hopes selection process depends that the skills attained in on how well you conduct these lessons will grant yourself in business set- them a competitive edge ting with a prospective when applying for jobs. employer. The intent of the class is to educate students contact fatheree at on business dining and sjf08a@acu.edu etiquette so that they can
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brittany williams Staff Photographer
Dyess Air Force Base opens its doors to the public for the annual Dyess Air Force Base Airfest/Open House.
music
Chorus, Singers to give tryouts to keep it interesting for features 15-20 singers that was started last fall. They the audience.” student reporter Many students who focus on pieces that were have performed in the constructed for smaller The A Cappella Chorus and chorus feel that it has groups and really aim to the ACU Singers will have mad them better singers help those involved beauditions for the 2012-13 and helped progress their come better singers. The University Choschool year on Friday from career. “My favorite thing about rale is open to all stu8 a.m until 4 p.m. Students who are in- the choir is making mu- dents regardless of their terested in joining either sic with so many talented ability and it counts as choir must sign up for an people at one time,” said a one hour credit course audition with Dr. Sean Naomi Worley, sophomore or can be taken as a noPullen, director of cho- vocal performance major credit class. University ral activities. The sign up from Plano. “The chorus Chorale was created to sheet is on his office door, goes on tour every spring allow ACU students who to perform concerts in have a choral background WPAC 132. The ACU A Cappella schools, churches and oth- to continue singing without sacrificing their time Chorus is the oldest A er venues.” The A Cappella Chorus to go on tours. Cappella chorus in the “ACU choirs is a very southwest. The group is has 45-60 members each exciting program and we dedicated to the study year. The ACU Singers is a look for ways for people to and performance of the finest choral literature of smaller ensemble which be involved,” Pullen said. all musical eras. “The A Cappella Chorus My favorite thing about choir is making music with so sings mostly formal literamany talented people at one time. ture, the great composers of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart to the more contemporary composer of formal music,” Pullen said. naomi worley sophomore vocal performance major from “We have some lighter plano pieces as well, and we try
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arts
McMurry, ACU students join forces to fight hunger erin coldewey student reporter Students from McMurry University and ACU united to raise awareness for hunger by participating in an Empty Bowls event Friday. Empty Bowls, an international effort to fight hunger, brings together crafts people, educators and students within the community to create handcrafted bowls. Those in attendance were invited to a meal of soup and asked to keep the bowls as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. Suggested cash donation was $10 with 100 percent of the proceeds going toward ending local and global hunger. “This year, a group of McMurry students, local potters, and some local businesses decided to host the Abilene Empty Bowls Project as part of World Village on the campus,” said Tim Palmer, assistant chaplain at McMurry University. “All of the proceeds will go to feeding our hungry brothers and sisters through the Methodist Food Pantry,” Palmer said. “We hope to raise
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I felt in my heart that I needed to see what needed to be done and to see how I could help.” briana dinella senior interior design major from mcpherson, Kan.
awareness about the issue of hunger in our own community as well as cocreate a culture in which hunger is history,” he said. Since Abilene’s first Empty Bowls Project in 2008, the group has raised more than $35,000 to combat hunger. Briana Dinella, senior interior design major from McPherson, Kan., connected the ACU Department of Art and Design with this event. Dinella, heard about Empty Bowls through her Art History professor and asked if ACU could be involved. “ACU helped with Empty Bowls a few years back, but this year I thought I would keep it going,” Dinella said. “I felt in my heart that I needed to see what needed to be done and to see how I could help.” After talking with her professor at McMurry, Dinella contacted Kenny Jones, a professor of art and design who teaches ceramics, to get him on
board with Empty Bowls. “Mr. Jones also asked his students in his ceramic classes if they would donate some of their bowls that were projects from their class. A lot of them were very generous and made beautiful bowls,” Dinella said. Morgan Hudson, junior interior design major from Abilene, volunteered at the event. “What I really enjoyed about the Empty Bowls project was blending communities between universities. It was an awesome experience meeting the other students and coming together for a great cause. I wish this happened more often,” Hudson said. Dinella echoed this sentiment and hopes that someone will take the reins next year and keep it going. “What a great project and a great way to bring people together. People with no art background and with an art background both coming together and making bowls for the hungry. Every bowl is worth the $10,” Dinella said.
contact coldewey at erc07a@acu.edu
“It’s grown quite a bit.” All of the university choirs are preparing for their spring concert which will take place May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
contact wiser at cxw08a@acu.edu
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Organizations
5K to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation dent-athletes that is a part of the NCAA. It is a group student reporter that serves as a leadership group recruiting fellow Students, faculty and the student athletes to serve Abilene community can the campus, community, participate in a 5K run Sat- and athletics to impact urday to benefit the Make- student athlete welfare. In the NCAA Division II, A-Wish Foundation. The May 5 run brings every member institution area “Wish Kids” families raises money for the Makeand participants together A-Wish Foundation, being to make wishes come true. one of the largest contribuThis is the second annual tions for the organization. run hosted by the Student Over the past seven years, Athlete Advisory Commit- the Division II SAAC has raised more than $1.9 miltee. SAAC is a nationally lion to help grant wishes recognized group of stu- for kids.
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“We are committed to this foundation and being a top fundraising school, and we hope this event will continue to grow and be a great event each and every year,” said David Pillen, senior electronic media major from Sugar Land, and SAAC chair. “As of right now, we have about 50 people pre-registered, which is 10 times more individuals than we had last year. We hope and are planning for another great turnout this year to help make wishes come true.” Liz Lurz, sophomore
business management major from San Antonio, is participating in the race and said she is happy that she is able to make a difference in a child’s life just by running. “Make-A-Wish is a chance to give a child a day full of smiles and memories to last a lifetime,” Lurz said. “Knowing that I am able to contribute and be a small hand in making their wish become reality and a chance to give them a break from all of the daily challenges they face is so fulfilling to the heart.”
Lurz runs with a purpose and the memory of a close friend. “I lost a very close friend last summer to acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She was 19, but two years before Paige passed away, her wish was to go to Disney World with her whole family, I was able to be a part of making her wish come true through months of fundraising. Her smile is forever ingrained in my heart. I fully support Make-A-Wish and their efforts to make a child’s wish come true.” All pre-registries will
receive a Red Mango gift voucher, race T-shirt, certificate from Road ID, a 14-day pass to Hendrick Health Club and other benefits. More information about the event can be found at www.acurunforwishes. eventbrite.com. To register, visit http://bit.ly/acurunforwishes. To be a sponsor or donor, visit http://bit.ly/ x6Vc9S.
contact weiss at emw09b@acu.edu
dance
Floor concerns nix swing dance “No one person is at fault here,” Bennett said. online managing editor “Facilities personnel notified me last week that they The Swing Cats Spring Jam would not allow a dance to has been cancelled due to happen on the gym floor a miscommunication with unless participants wore the Athletic Department socks, or unless the floor about the use of Moody was papered—a procedure that inhibits dancing Coliseum for the event. In celebration of the and is very expensive.” Last fall, the Windnew dance policy, the Swing Cats intended to sor Hotel facilitated the host a campus-wide event “Swing Cats Fall Stomp”, offering free swing dance a public event with live lessons followed by a music in the hotel’s balldance with a live perfor- room. The event brought mance by the ACU Jazz participants from all over Abilene and even Dallas, Band. The Swing Cats organi- encouraging the Swing zation booked Moody Col- Cats to make the dance a iseum months in advance, yearly off-campus event. Bennett feels that the but there was a delay in the event details being function of the facilities should be communicated properly organized. The dance was can- more clearly especially uncelled due to a concern der the new dance policy. “ACU has lifted the that the shoes required for swing dancing would ruin ban on dancing, but we the gym floors. Moody have not thought through facilitators notified the the facilities part of the Swing Cats earlier last equation,” Bennett said. week that they would only “The Swing Cats certainly allow the event if the par- don’t wish to damage any ticipants wore socks or if gym f loors, but we did not the floor was completely anticipate any difficulties since we’re a student papered. Cole Bennett, Swing athletic group wanting to Cats sponsor and Chair of use a student athletic fathe English Department, cility.” attempted to find another location for the dance, but due to expense and time, contact foith at could not find another lolmf08a@acu.edu cation.
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Students and their four-legged friends gather at Redbud Park for the Second Annual Student Dietetic Association 5k & first annual Pet-A-Thon.
dining
Event to give students study break a D.J. The Bean will serve a breakfast of sausage, eggs, Student reporter bacon gravy, pancakes, waffles, biscuits and fruit. Finals week survival kits Students looking to grab some grub and take a little will also be for sale. Parbreak from studying dur- ents have until Tuesday to ing finals week need not purchase the survival kits look further than Midnight for their kids, and Thursday they will be given to Breakfast. The event, a combina- the students. “Parents drive all the tion of food and entertainment, is scheduled to run way from Houston for this from 10:30 p.m.-12 a.m. event and have a blast. The event has been going on Monday in the Bean. There will be karaoke, back when I was in school door prizes, a $150 mid- in 1998, and I know it’s night giveaway, board been going on for at least games, breakfast, and even 20 years,” said Misty Spain-
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hower, liaison for Midnight Breakfast. Last year, the Parents Association served up a record number of breakfasts, with 681 students attending the event. The event is a come and go environment where you can either use your meal plan or pay $5 to attend. The money received from the sale of Survival Kits will go to the door prizes. Door prizes will be given every 10 minutes with up to five prizes per person. “The idea of Midnight Breakfast is to provide
students with an event that they can have fun at and relieve some stress during finals week since students are up anyway,” said parent volunteer coordinator of the event Valerie Hilliard. Students looking to win $150 for the midnight giveaway must sign up at the front table in the World Famous Bean. Students who win door prizes will also be eligible to win the $150. contact williams at arw11a@acu.edu
housing
UP to offer storage during summer 13, the day after the spring semester ends, at a rate of Staff photographer $450 for the entire summer. Residents staying in Residents at University their apartment for any Park Apartments headed reason, including summer home for the summer don’t classes, will be charged on have to move their belong- a case-by-case basis. “It is a great way of offerings out of their apartment only to move back for the ing our residents a convenient alternative to packfall semester. “We are offering sum- ing up for the summer,” mer storage to our current said Resident Director of residents and to anyone that University Park, Jordan leases with us for the Fall,” Hatcher. Hatcher said items besaid Guy Stuart, said interim ing stored will be kept bedirector of University Park. Residents are being of- hind locked doors. “The items will be fered storage beginning May
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locked away in their apartment and we will keep an eye on apartments like we typically do, but we will not be going into their apartment during the summer,” Hatcher said. Once summer ends, residents will pick up their permanent key in the clubhouse and will be checked in by the staff and they will be able to begin living in the space immediately. “Residents enjoy having summer storage as an option, so the response is always good. Our facilities are nearly completely full
through out the summer,” Hatcher said. Hatcher said storage and leasing for the coming year is available on a firstcome-first-serve basis. To find our more information about the apartments, summer storage or leasing information, visit their website at www.universityparkACU.com, visit their office at 2150 N. Judge Ely Blvd, or call (325) 7384600. contact williams at bnw11a@acu.edu
music
Students showcase abilities in recital brookelee galle Student reporter Eight piano performance majors displayed their talents Sunday afternoon at an annual piano recital. The concert was conducted in the Williams Performing Arts Center and an audience of about 20-30 people gathered to listen to eight performers: Parker Gorndon, Robert Hull, Nathan Hamilton, Beccy Hutton, Jing-Yuan Jiang, Joe Rush, Michelle Sulaiman and Brooke Trapp. Trapp, sophomore piano performance major from Texarkana, has been playing piano since she was in the first grade. She played two pieces during the recital and is also a member of the ACU Big Purple Marching Band. “About my senior year of high school, I realized I didn’t see myself doing anything else besides piano,” Trapp said. All participating students were piano performance majors taught by Pauline Bjorem, director of piano. Each of the students played a few songs at the recital. The songs performed varied from Bach to more modern pieces. Parker Gordon, sophomore piano performance and political science major from Stephenville, said the recital was a broad sampling of very well-known repertoire. They have been practicing all semester long for the recital Sunday, but they have also been preparing for juries, the final exam for piano perfor-
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It’s rewarding to know you went up and played well in front of an audience.” robert hull sophomore piano performance major from Rippon, Calif.
mance majors. “Performing at the recital was a good way to test out the pieces before we have to perform them in front of juries, our end of the year final,” Gordon said. The free recital lasted about an hour and a half. The students felt they had a good turnout and feedback from the audience. “It was a good success, and a very good turnout, and considering all of the hard work going into this, it was a combination of our hard work this year,” Gordon said. “It’s always nerveracking. I was nervous, but I think once you get through, it is rewarding to know that you went up and played well in front of an audience,” said Robert Hull, sophomore piano performance major from Rippon, Calif. “We got a lot of compliments from everyone.” Gordon said the last piece, La Felle Aux Cheveux De Lin, performed by Michelee Sulaiman from Indonesia had several people in the audience crying. “It was obviously very powerful and moving,” Gordon said. contact galle at blg09c@acu.edu
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wednesday 05.02.12
STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
At the beginning of every semester, SA allots funds. Some funds stay within the organization, while most of the money is distrubuted to student groups all over campus.
MONEY MATTERS
8.9% $23.60 $90,000 OF ACU’S STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE GOES TOWARD SA
OF THE $265 FEE BELONGS TO SA, MAKING YOU A MEMBER
WAS PAYED BY THE 3,806 UNDERGRAD STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SPRING 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FUNDS GIVEN TO STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 1- STUDENT ORGANIZATION BUDGET ALLOCATION This spring, 44 student groups went to SA for funds. In total, the groups asked for $91,159.79. SA granted them $36,198.53. Examples: SHADES, Swing Cats, W Club
$36,200
40%
40%
Student Organization Budget Allocation
Congressional Budget
Class Allocation
Appropriations X.O. Student Initiative Fund Executive Officer Wages Administrative Officer Wages Operational Expenses
Student Development
OF SA’S TOTAL BUDGET GOES TOWARD STUDENT ORGANIZATION ALLOCATION
Student organizations such as the American Society of Interior Designers, Black Students’ Association and the Locavore Club utilize the money given to them by SA.
2- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
3- CLASS ALLOCATION
4- APPROPRIATIONS
5- X.O. STUDENT INITIATIVE FUND
Project Fund: Groups introduce bill to Congress for approval.
Classes need funds too, especially the Freshman class.
Pure back-up fund. Usually, the money is not needed but is used in more urgent circumstances.
Example: JamFest, etc.
Example: Freshman Formal, Freshman Follies, Sing Song
Supplemental fund for student organizations. Groups can request additional money from Congress, and members will vote. Example: Groups unaware of initial budgeting process
Conference Request Fund: Student groups utilize this for conference trips.
Example: Christmas Slam, Summit
Example: Swing Cats Lindyfest
$10,500
12% $6,500
7% $5,235
6% $1,000
1%
FUNDS INTERNAL TO THE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION 6- EXECUTIVE OFFICER WAGES
7- ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER WAGES
8- OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
9- STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
These positions are paid a fixed salary based on 20 hours per week. Executive officers include: • president • vice president • treasurer • administrator
These positions are paid a fixed salary based on 10 hours per week. Administrative officers include: • chief financial officer • chief communication officer
Every business must pay these. They are things needed to function effectively.
This fund is mainly for internal purposes of SA.
$17,280
19% $6,480
Examples: office supplies, printing expenses, mail box fee, phone
7% $4,306
Examples: SpringFest, Changing of the Guard, Congress retreats
5% $2,500
3%
opinion
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editorial
ACU should adopt tablet textbooks Team 55 mistakenly sent out an email saying the university was considering adopting a policy requiring all students to have an iPad by 2013. And as long as the Mobile Learning Initiative team follows through on the idea, we think this would be a change that benefits students and the future of the university. There are a lot of genuine benefits for students and faculty including custom content, group note taking and real-time feedback
from student to teacher. We would also like not having to carry a bunch of books around, but that’s not a legitimate reason to implement this. We’re just weak. One thing we do worry about is the book we will receive if the university does go digital. Most traditional textbooks aren’t published as interactive books yet, and we don’t want regular PDFs. There was a lot of talk about Inkling, a San Francisco based company built
on the idea of envisioning a better interactive textbook for the iPad, at the Connected Open House this year. Inkling and Apple with iBooks are doing some great work to bring traditional publishing companies into the interactive age and allow professors to publish their own textbooks. We like the idea of using Inkling books, or something like them, but would really like professors to create their own books.
We realize it would be a lot more work for them, but we think it could enhance the effectiveness of their lecturing tremendously. They are hired to be experts in the field, so it would be great if they were able to compile the best journal articles on each source instead of having to find a textbook that covers each topic pretty well. Eventually, tablets will take over most of our daily reading. The iPad is an amazing device and other tablets are catching up
Oh Dear, Christian College
the issue The university is considering requiring students to have iPads by 2013.
our take The iPad text book will take over soon. We might as well start now.
quickly. The format of the new textbooks isn’t something that will be ready before we can start using it. The technology will never be completely ready – it will
Ben miller
always be evolving. We might as well be involved in the direction it takes. contacT the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
Column
Power of nostalgia keeps retro-game culture alive Ones and zeros
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Column
Wandering and wondering on foot oh dear, christian college
BEN MILLER
I thought I would walk to downtown Abilene from my house. My house is about a mile from campus, next to the Riatta Ranch Apartments. It took a long time to get to the Paramount Theater. It was about 1:30 a.m. when I started out, and 3:00 a.m. when I finally got back home. People are pretty slow without cars. It was strange to walk for a five minutes, look up, and find that the downtown buildings still looked as far away as ever. In a car, five minutes is all it takes to get there.
When you walk, the roads look different, the signs look huge, and cars passing you are a really big deal. You feel like you’ve shrunk. Space feels different at a walking pace. It feels more connected. The city of Abilene was all broken up in my mind before this. It was segmented into little spaces like campus, my house, downtown. These little spaces were all connected by “car-space,” which doesn’t really feel real. Walking around connected everything. It filled in the roads with “real space,” so to speak.
It was almost unsettling how different everything looked, how different everything felt. Trying to move over a distance longer than our college campus was an alien experience. But it was an important one, I think.
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When you walk, the roads look different, the signs look huge, and cars passing you are a really big deal. You feel like you’ve shrunk.”
The huge difference between the two transportation methods, walking and driving, gives you a lot to thing about. I thought of driving as a pretty normal activity, now it seems much stranger. I thought I could imagine what a longish walk would be like by taking my driving experiences and slowing them down in my head. But you can’t do that, it’s not the same at all. How many other experiences in life are comparable to this? How many other ways of doing things would seem completely different with a little perspective? We won’t know unless we try new things once in a while. We won’t really know much at all if we don’t. contact miller at bwm07a@acu.edu
In today’s forward-thinking world of technology, it’s always out with the old and in with the new, and this is a good thing. Technology and its progress impacts and enhances our world in more ways than we realize, or will realize. But a certain amount of press must be given to yesterday’s technology: the previous model, the old medium, or the idea that was ahead of its time in its day. Take for example the Sega Dreamcast. One could argue that this video game console was ahead of its time in 1999. It brought bold, new ideas to console gaming. Amongst these included online play. Online gaming, and going online in general, is something as easy as turning on your computer, mobile device or game console. However, at the turn of the millennium, many people still had to take a few minutes to connect via dial-up, marginally slower than today’s cable or DSL. The concept of playing a video game with people on the other end of your phone line had been tried many times before at this point, but never quite got off the ground. Enter Sega’s Phantasy Star Online. It brought hackand-slash sci-fi adventure gameplay to the net. (Think Zelda with beam sabers.) Four people, whether they knew each other or not, could meet up and play through the game, level up and collect rare equipment as a team. While not a huge success for Sega, it maintained a large cult following. Even
after Sega discontinued the Dreamcast a couple of years later, they kept the servers for PSO running, and released versions of it on the Nintendo Gamecube and Mircosoft’s Xbox and Windows PC platforms. PSO’s fanbase was devoted, and stayed with the game for years. And many of them were saddened when Sega began to take the game servers offline in the span of 2007 to 2008. By this point, PSO’s influence had been realized. Many ideas introduced in this game are now mainstays in massive-multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs). But some dedicated fans wanted more, and as a result they began figuring out how to run their own servers of the game. One particular private server known as “Schthack” has a thriving community where 100-300 players can be seen online at any given time. Schthack and other private servers have essentially revived this 12 year old game, keeping it alive not by subscription fees but by the community itself. One could argue that they have done more to support this game than Sega themselves. As a tech columnist, I am always surprised and astounded when the power of enthusiasts comes through in a big way. It just goes to show that one should not underestimate the power of nostalgia, it can inspire people to do amazing things. contact Singletary at sns07a@acu.edu
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Eating a baguette sandwhich. feeling like I’m in Oxford. Abilene wind knocks it out of my hand. reality check. #wompwomp
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Umm excuse me it’s May?! Life just became real. #freakoutmode #seniorsentiments
when u realize ur eating a chicken sandwhich and mt dew in front of ppl literally working their butts off in the rec..#awkward
12:04 p.m. May. 1
Bible Final this week. Now I’m really wishing I had done Bible Bowl in LTC.
@holleycraft
In the middle of my 1st all-nighter of the semester, which will surpass my previous record of 0 all-nighters pulled in my entire life, ever.
@claygreenwalt
@ treytres3 @ashlee_justice
8:30 p.m. Apr. 30
Ugh. If one more nasty bearded man ruins it for one of my teams, I am going to flip out. I’m looking at you, Brian Wilson and James Harden.
1:59 p.m. Apr. 30
Boys who take the landscaping jobs on campus #marriagematerial
@Makenzerie
11:38 p.m. Apr. 30
8:47 p.m. Apr. 30
Kickball: I LIVE FOR THIS.
@mackenzienorth @rossdarden
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softball
‘Cats lose in quarterfinals to Buffs bryson shake sports reporter
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Junior infielder Sara Vaughn reaches for a ground ball at second base. The Wildcats lost to West Texas in the quarterfinals of the LSC Tournament, 5-1.
A three-run first inning coupled with missed scoring opportunities played the role of Achilles’ heel for the ACU softball team Friday as it lost 5-1 to West Texas A&M in the Lone Star Conference quarterfinals in Denton. For the Wildcats, the game was identified by repeated missed chances, as the team did not score its only run until the sixth inning when senior catcher Erin Gilliland drew a bases loaded walk that scored junior Sara Vaughn. By the conclusion of the game, the ACU offense remained stagnant, leaving eight runners on base, including three in the sixth and two in the first. In addition, five of ACU’s seven leadoff hitters reached base with nowhere to go afterward. The ACU lineup did not even go down in order until the seventh inning where West Texas A&M starter Marci Womack caused three ground ball outs to end the game. “Saturday, West Texas A&M had our number in every facet of the game,” head coach Bobby Reeves said. “Their pitcher did a great job of keeping our lineup off-balance and
guessing. She also did a great job of getting out of scoring opportunities.” The Lady Buffs jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first off of ACU starter Peyton Mosley. The Wildcats recorded the first two outs of the inning on a pair of defensive gems by Mosley, but then a walk followed by two stolen bases led to Meghan Brown’s RBI double. Two plays later, rightfielder Lyndi Smith lost a fly ball in the sun, leading to the second West Texas A&M run. The lady Buffs extended their lead to 3-0 on another sun-induced fly ball that gave the ACU defense trouble. Outfielder Madison Buckley and Vaughn were both converging on a flyball, but ran into each other in shallow left field and the ball went uncaught. However, Vaughn retrieved the ball and threw out the West Texas A&M runner trying to score. In the second, the Lady Buffs almost extended their lead to 5-0, but centerfielder Keanna Winkfield made a leaping catch at the wall, robbing a homerun. “Our defense did a great job all over the field,” Reeves said. “Keanna’s catch was a highlight reel catch and Sara threw
a strike to Erin, which stopped that run from scoring and was a big play for us.” Mosley barley escaped the third, but with a runner at third and two outs, Lacey Seidi hit a line drive over the outreached arm of third baseman Courtney Flanary’s glove, giving them a 4-0 lead and Mosley an early exit after 2.2 innings pitched. Mosley ended the outing with one strikeout, four walks and three earned runs. Junior Caitlyn Crain relieved her, coming in with two outs and striking out Mercedes Garcia to end the threat. Crain retired the first seven batters she faced, including five by strikeout. “Yeah, I came in and things went smoothly,” Crain said. “All of my pitches were doing what I hoped they would do. Then I left a ball up that got caught in the wind and paid for it.” The Wildcats (29-16, 1511) earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and will play No. 3 seed Emporia State in a first round game Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Edmond, Okla.
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column
2012 class holds promise for football stars the sports jedi Austin gwin
With four Wildcats suiting up for NFL teams this spring, that gives ACU 10 players in NFL uniforms. The first, Danieal Manning was drafted in 2006, and is now a starting safety for the Houston Texans. The other nine however, have all come into the league in the last three years. In only three seasons, former head coach Chris Thomsen turned Abilene Christian from an unknown
Division II school to an NFL factory. Not only has ACU produced raw talent, but that talent has turned into points at the highest level and the NFL has taken notice. So far ACU has had three players, Danieal Manning, Bernard Scott and Johnny Knox, return kickoffs for touchdowns. Scott has added four rushing touchdowns over the last two seasons, including three last year.
Knox, an all-Pro his rookie season, has had 12 receiving touchdowns in his career. These three, and other NFLers Trevis Turner, Clyde Gates and Raymond Radway, have put ACU on the map in the pro sports scene. So, it didn’t come as a surprise when running back Daryl Richardson got taken with the second to last pick in the final round of the draft by the St. Louis Rams. Richardson had an outstanding Pro Day in front of scouts from 14 NFL teams. He didn’t disappoint them either, running a 4.44 40yard dash time and jumping a 40.5 inch vertical leap.
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might have a better chance at competing for playing time than Richardson. Shortly after the draft ended, Whiteside was signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an un-drafted free agent. Whiteside gives the Cowboys much needed Richardson will have to depth at the linebacker fight for a role though on position despite playing the Rams who have one of defensive end during his the better running games in time as a Wildcat. The Cowboys drafted two the NFL. St. Louis boasts super- other linebackers with late star running back Steven round draft picks, but with Jackson, and also drafted their thin linebacking core, a running back with their Whiteside could give them second round pick in Isaiah some speed and playmaking ability at linebacker. Pead from Cincinnati. Both tight end Ben Gibbs Although Aston Whiteside went undrafted, he and offensive lineman Neal
Whiteside gives the Cowboys much needed depth at the linebacker position.”
Teams succeed at DI meets sports editor In preparation for the post-season, the track and field team split the weekend between three meets across the country. Seniors Amanda Ouedraogo and Nick Jones both finished in the top two of their respective events, and Chloe Susset received a NCAA Division II National Championship qualifying mark. A group of Wildcats competed at the prestigious Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia Friday and Saturday, placing high in several events. Ouedraogo won the triple jump, posting a jump of 41 feet, 6.5 inches. The national leader in the event, Ouedraogo passed Ohio State’s Kelcey McKinney at 40 feet, 5 inches.
Levance Williams placed sixth in the long jump. The senior finished with a mark of 24-6.50. The national leader in Division II shot put and discus, Jones also represented the Wildcats well. Jones finished second in discus with a mark of 1850, just behind Andrew Evans of Kentucky at 185-6. Jones finished fifth in shot put with a throw measuring at 62-3.50. In the running events, the ‘Cats took five top-50 finishes. The men’s sprint medley relay team of Jordan Geary, Paris Robertson, Osei Allyene-Forte and Banjo Jaiyesimias finished 14th in 3:28:08. The 4x100 relay of Dennis Bain, Willams, Robertson, and Geary finished 25th in 41.47. Bain, Geary, Osei Allyene-Forte and Banjo Jaiyesimias finished 43rd in the 4x400 in 3:21.11.
The women’s sprint medley relay team of Shennae Steele, Karolyn Palmer, Karla Hope, and Ayesha Rumble placed 21st in 4:-4:00. The 4x400 relay team of Lexus Williams, Steele, Rumble, and Hope placed 41st with a time of 3:48:18. Meanwhile, Susset was competing across the country at Stanford’s Payton Jordan Invitational. The senior finished a 3,000 meter steeplechase in 10:24:65, automatically qualifying for the NCAA Division II National Championship. Susset’s time on Sunday was by far her season best, since her 10:56:80 steeplechase appearance at the University of TexasArlington Bobby Lane Invitational. Susset is the first runner to receive an automatic qualifying bid, fol-
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Tivis will have to do a bit more work to make an NFL team. Both have been invited to rookie tryouts, but their is no guarantee that they will make an NFL roster come training camp. The talent pool at ACU isn’t empty yet either. Barring an injury, quarterback Mitchell Gale should get some looks from NFL scouts around next year’s draft. With potential across the board, look for Wildcats to make a splash in the 2012 NFL season.
only to see ASU break away with a three run home run in the bottom half. From there, the Rams never looked back. They went on to score two more in the seventh and four in the eighth to claim the 12-3 victory. “Those first six innings were a reminder of what we’re capable of,” Schue-
tze said. “We hung with them until that inning.” Aaron Lambrix settled for the loss after going five innings and allowing six runs on seven hits.
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lowing Jones and Baptiste Kerjean in the shot put and discus, and jumpers Ouedraogo and Williams. The track and field team will return next weekend at the Lone Star Conference Championship at Texas A&M-Commerce.
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standings
Baseball
Wildcats slip into LSC tournament edward Isaacs sports editor The Wildcats are headed to the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Baseball Tournament after missing out last year. However, the team is slipping into the tournament with a 6-11 LSC record in their final 17 conference games to end the season. With the help of Cameron University, the ‘Cats claimed the sixth and last seed in the tournament. “It’s something our program really needed,” said junior infielder Travis Schuetze. “Besides Angelo, every-
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one else needs to win this tournament to move on to regionals,” said head coach Britt Bonneau. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a six seed or a second seed, we all have to win four games.” While ACU ended the regular season at Angelo State University on Sunday with a 12-3 loss, the Aggies were swept in Lawton, Okla. against Tarleton State University. As a result, the Wildcats finished 11-17 in the conference, one game ahead of Cameron (10-18). The ‘Cats were also swept over the weekend. A four-game series resulted in a 16-0 loss in game one, a 14-2 and 4-2 loss in
games two and three and a 12-3 defeat in game four. “There were obviously some games we didn’t hit at all and didn’t pitch very well,” Bonneau said. “We hit a lot of hard balls right at them.” “In the last few games, when we got a hit those players scored,” he said. “We need to build on that.” The team finished below .500 (24-26) in the regular season for the first time since 1995. ACU will play No.1 seed Angelo in San Angelo. It is the first time the LSC tournament has been held there. “The whole team is excited to face Angelo again,” Schuetze said.
“We are the underdogs.” The series opener was the worst loss of 2012 for the Wildcats. The game got out of hand from the beginning as the Rams scored half their runs in the first inning. All nine of ASU’s hitters recorded at least one hit and a run. “ASU has exceptional hitters,” Schuetze said, “especially against fastballs and some of our pitchers had to rely on the fastball heavily this past weekend.” Schuetze went 3 for 3 and Chuck Duarte had two knocks. They combined for all five of ACU’s hits. In game two, Angelo State led 3-0 before they scored
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briefings
football
NFL-BOUND
Pro teams take Richardson, Whiteside; others hope to impress at camps
The men’s and women’s tennis teams both won their regional matches on Tuesday. The women beat St. Edward’s 5-0, while the men defeated Northwest Missouri State 5-0. The softball team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Championships Monday morning. It is the fifth berth in eight years for the ‘Cats. They are one of four teams in the South Central Regional hosted by Central Oklahoma. Senior Chloe Susset qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships in the steeplechase. She recorded a 3,000-meter time of 10:24.65 Sunday night at Stanford’s Payton Jordan Invitational. Susset is the fifth Wildcat this season to qualify for the championships.
Player Profile Sophomore Emily Conrad has been a big part of the women’s tennis team advancing to the NCAA Division II Championships. She has posted a 21-2 overall record and a 5-0 mark in the LSC. In the LSC Tournament Conrad defeated Florencia Tornero from Cameron 6-3, 6-0.
Upcoming Softball plays Emporia State University in the NCAA Division II South Central Sub-Regional in Edmond, Okla. The game begins at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. mandy lambright CHIEF Photographer
Top left: Senior running back Daryl Richardson powers past a defender. Top right: Senior tight end Aston Whiteside prepares to block a defensive player. Bottom left: Senior offensive tackle Neal Tivis pancakes an Eastern New Mexico player. Bottom right: Senior tight end Ben Gibbs sprints for a big gain.
Matthew sloan sports reporter After this weekend’s NFL draft, it looks like there will be some new Wildcats playing on Sundays. For the second straight year, an ACU football player came off draft boards when the St. Louis Rams drafted running back Daryl Richardson in the seventh round. Richardson will join family members and past ACU standouts Bernard Scott and Clyde Gates in pro football, where he will begin chasing a Lombardi trophy when training camps open in August. Shortly after the draft ended, there was a flurry
of activity for former ACU stars when four other Wildcats were contacted about joining a training camp and possibly even making a roster next fall. The Dallas Cowboys snatched up Aston Whiteside on Saturday night, signing him to a free agent contract. Whiteside will be able to give America’s team some much needed versatility, and should have a good chance of making the final roster. Elsewhere in the NFC east, the Redskins invited tight end Ben Gibbs to a free agent tryout camp of their own. Gibbs will get a chance to impress legendary coach Mike Shanahan and could end up learn-
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Once I get fully healthy, the Redskins are going to give me a full tryout.” Ben Gibbs Senior tight end acu football
ing from Pro Bowl tight end Chris Cooley as soon as his knee heals up sometime next month. “I am so thankful for everything God has done healing my knee,” Gibbs said. “Once I get fully healthy, the Redskins are going to give me a full tryout, and I will have a chance to make the roster.” Former offensive tackle Neal Tivis has several options on where he will
play on Sunday’s. Tivis is looking into playing ball in either Cincinnati or St. Louis, where he would possibly join Richardson in the offensive huddle. “Right now, I am looking to play for the Bengals or the Rams,” Tivis said. “I can play tackle or move inside to guard, whatever the team I sign with wants me to do.” Derek Drummond rounds out the Wildcats that signed with professional football teams on Saturday, when Drummond agreed to play in the Canadian Football league. If Gibbs and Tivis are able to make their respective squads and attend training camp, the ‘Cats
ACU Players in NFL Bernard Scott Clyde Gates Daryl Richardson Aston Whiteside Ben Gibbs Neal Tivis Johnny Knox Danieal Manning Raymond Radway Trevis Turner will have 10 players in NFL uniforms when the calendar turns to August, which is a feat that a lot of Division I schools would be proud of. contact sloan at mes10a@acu.edu
The baseball team will face Angelo State in San Angelo for the LSC Tournament Saturday at 7 p.m. Men’s and Women’s Tennis advanced to the NCAA DII National Championship Tournament in Louisville, Ky. It starts Wed., May 16 and ends Sat., May 19. Golf travels to Jefferson City, Mo. for the NCAA II South Central / Midwest Super Regional Monday through Wednesday. The tournament will be held at the Jefferson City Country Club.