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Student arrested for knife assault
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able by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. According to the sherAn ACU student was ar- iff’s office, 18-year-old rested for threatening an- Pilgram from Port Lavaca other student with a knife posted a bond of $25,000 inside McKinzie Hall ear- and was released Sunday ly Sunday morning. at 4:39 p.m. According to the TayACU Police Deparment lor County Sheriff’s Of- Chief Jimmy Ellison, who fice, Zachary Pilgram was did not disclose Pilgram’s booked into the Taylor identity or that of the vicCounty Jail for aggravated tim, said the victim was assault, which is punish- not injured.
Marissa Jones
NEWS
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Tippens and Starr speak at the faculty meeting Page 3
SPORTS Men’s basketball team starts practice for their upcoming season
At 2:43 a.m., a student called ACU Police and reported he had been pilgram a s s a u l t e d inside Mckinzie Hall by another student. Officers responded while both parties and a witness were still on the scene. The victim alleged that the suspect had ap-
proached him, exchanged words with him, pulled out a knife and attempted to stab him. Based on interviews with witnesses, the victim and the suspect, officers arrested the suspect for aggravated assault and booked him into the Taylor County Jail, Ellison said. “The aggravated assault was reported, and ACU police immediately responded and did a thor-
ough investigation,” Ellison said. “They made an immediate arrest of the offender, removed him from campus and booked him in jail, so there is no ongoing danger to anyone.” Pilgram will not be allowed back on campus.
contact jones at mnj10a@acu.edu
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NEWS A fake social club, Alpha Alpha Alpha, has been created by students Page 3
OPINION The editorial board discusses the demographics of Homecoming Court
ONE WEEK Page 4
NEWS Students participate in the new tradition, Hawiian Shirt Wednesday Page 5
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Senior musical theatre majors Rachel Faulkner, from Bloomington, Ind., and Alexandra Bonneau, from Farmers Branch, are fitted for Les Miserables’ costumes. The Homecoming play, Les Miserables, will begin showing Friday. Tickets are available on the theatre website.
SPORTS ACU golf team placed second in Huntsville Page 6
Hosts, hostesses chosen for Sing Song Laura Benson
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AES prepares for their trip to Zambia Page 5
OPINION Mandy Lambright talks about the dangers of the Twitter account, ACU Crushes Page 4
Six hosts and hostesses were selected for this year’s Sing Song. This year, 38 students tried out for the coveted five to seven spots. Tryouts were Oct. 7 and 8 in Cullen auditorium. Tom Craig, director of student activities, is one of multiple judges for the auditions.
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through the second round were notified by the office of student activities at 10 p.m. Tuesday. The basic criteria potential hosts and hostesses needed were a minimum of a 2.5 grade point average, full-time student status and good standing with the university. Students signed up in the office of student activities.
SING SONG HOSTS AND HOSTESSES Chris Balsly
Rodney Johnson
senior management major from North Richland Hills
junior management major from Odessa
Emily Dixon
Caroline Nikolaus
senior family studies major from Dallas
senior psychology major from O’Fallon, Ill.
Chelsea Emberlin
Trey Wrape
junior vocal major from Forney
senior youth and family ministry major from Rowlett
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Students hope to recharter social club kirsten holman
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“We look for a variety of characteristics in Sing Song hosts and hostesses,” Craig said. “First, they have to be top-notch singers. Second, they have to blend well vocally with others. Third, they have to have good stage presences.” The first round of auditions took four hours on Monday night, with the second round on Tuesday night. Those who made it
Tri Kappa Gamma womens’ social club is looking to recharter on the ACU campus. Lauren Payne, sophomore graphic design major from Lubbock, said she is interested in rechartering Tri Kappa Gamma because of what they stood for. “They were really involved in service when they were a club here,” said
Payne.“The ‘Tri’ in Tri Kappa Gamma symbolized friendship, service and dedication and ‘Kappa Gamma’ meant ‘knowing God.’ So, I thought that was a really good basis and I really liked what they stood for.” Payne said she also sees a need for another women’s social club due to the large number of pledges this year. “I feel like there is just a need on campus. I just think there should be another club that could be peoples first
choice,” said Payne. Payne meets every week with Mark Jackson, associate director of student organizations and programs, and has talked to Tom Craig about rechartering Tri Kappa Gamma. “She approached me probably two weeks ago just stating interest in possibly re-chartering a club,” Jackson said. “I told her that because of the amount of freshman girls that we seem to be getting year after year,
and with almost 100 more girls registered to pledge this year than last year, I do think at some point, even though that may not mean this year, we do need to look at that maybe being a possibility.” Jackson said a definite decision has not yet been made. Payne has met with alumni who have been helpful in getting her acquainted with the club and its traditions. Lauren also met with Lisa Herndon, the woman who
originally chartered Tri Kappa Gamma in 1986. “She was really excited and told me, ‘I’m going to get you tons of alumni support,’ and she actually put us in contact with two other people that work at ACU and we are having meetings with them to see if they would be willing to sponsor us,” said Payne. Tri Kappa Gamma alumni will have a homecoming see Recharter page 3
Visitors arrested for public intoxication Marissa Jones editor in chief Two individuals from Kentucky were arrested by ACUPD for public intoxication on campus. Jennifer Ellison, director of University Events, saw a suspicious vehicle in the Hunter Welcome Center parking lot and called the ACU Police Department at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
“I called the incident in because there were suspicious people sitting in a suspicious vehicle,” Ellison said. “They didn’t walk anywhere on campus. They just sat in their car.” ACU officers arrived and performed an on-scene investigation and determined both individuals were intoxicated, ACUPD Chief Jimmy Ellison said. Jimmy Ellison said they were both arrested for pub-
lic intoxication and booked in the Taylor County Jail. One of the individuals was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant in Kentucky. Terry Dye, 48, and Diana Frey, 46, posted $100 bail and were released the next day, according to Taylor County Jail records. “It was not a major call by any means, but to have an incident like that occur on one of the highest profile
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places on campus – I think it drew a lot of attention,” Jimmy Ellison said. “That’s part of why we constantly preach around campus to report suspicious activity and to be observant.” Brantly Houston, junior advertising and public relations major from Abilene, witnessed the event through the window of the Welcome Center. “Thankfully they didn’t try to cause any harm,
but the fact that someone could drive up to our campus while intoxicated and potentially be dangerous is kind of freaky,” Houston said. “But, luckily, the police responded really quickly, and there were people like Jennifer looking out, so that’s a comforting thought.” contact jones at mnj10a@acu.edu
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11 a.m. Mitchell East and Wishing Well Chapel
11 a.m. Softball vs. Trinity Valley College
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7:30 p.m. Football at Houston Baptist
Announcements
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The ACU Fishing Club is conducting the 1st Annual Bank Fishing Tournament from 5-10 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Lake Fort Phantom. A prize will go to the contestant that catches the biggest catfish. Open to members, nonmembers, faculty and staff. For more information, contact Jackson Conway at jcc09b@acu.edu. Intramural Games start Oct. 21. Students must sign up by Oct. 16 on imleagues.com. Men who want to study abroad can call Stephen Shewmaker at 325-513-9240.
University Park Apartments is hosting an Open House event from 4-5:30 p.m. each day of Homecoming Weekend. Students who are interested in living in UP are encouraged to bring family and friends to check out the apartments. Weekend Campaigns are traveling to The Arms of Hope Children’s Home in Medina. All weekend campaigns are free. Students interested can find more information by emailing weekendcampaigns@gmail. com.
The ACU Printing and Leafwood Press are having a contest for students to design the cover of two books being released in Fall 2014. The winner will recieve $500 and their cover on the book. Contest entries will be accepted until Dec. 13. For more information, go to acupressbookclub.com/ blog/judgeabookbyitscover The ACU Theatre is now selling tickets for the homecoming musical Les Miserables. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Oct. 18-19 and 2 p.m. Oct. 20. Tickets may be purchased online at acu.edu/ theatre or at the box office .
The Career Center is hosting a Linked-In Headshot Photo Booth 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Sept. 23, Oct. 16 and Nov. 5 in the Campus Center. Students can recieve help setting up Linked-In profiles at booth. Scott Acton will be conducting a lecture titled “The Telescope from Hawaii to Beyond the Moon” at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in the Walling Lecture Hall of Foster Science Building.
Police Log Police log SELECTED ACUPD CALLS FOR THE WEEK 10/01/2013 8:55 p.m. Police responded to a loud music complaint in the 1200 block of Monroe. A warning was issued and tenants cooperated. 10/02/2013 6:24 p.m. Student reported the burglary of her car and theft of gasoline via syphoning from the 1500 block of Washington. Case remains open. 10/06/2013 1:41 a.m. Police responded to a burglary-in-progress in the 700 block of EN 13th. Suspect was arrested for Public Intoxication. 10/06/2013 2:43 a.m. Student is now in jail on felony Aggravated Assault charges after threatening to stab another student with a knife at McKinzie Hall. Weekly Stats For Week of Sept.24-Oct.01, 2013- Total Events:321 911 CALL 1 ABANDONED VEHICLE 2 ACCIDENT 3 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY 17 ASSAULT 1 BARRICADES 5 BICYCLE PATROL 17 BUILDING LOCK/UNLOCK 12 BURGLARY (MOTOR VEHICLE) 1 CHECK BUILDING 127
DRUG ACTIVITY/OFFENSE 1 ESCORT 1 FOOT PATROL 14 FOUND PROPERTY 1 INFORMATION REPORT 3 INVESTIGATION FOLLOW UP 11 LOST PROPERTY 1 MEDICAL EMERGENCY 3 MONITOR FACILITY/LOT 3 MOTORIST ASSIST: INFLATE TIRE 1
MOTORIST ASSIST: JUMPSTART 10 MOTORIST ASSIST: UNLOCK 11 NOISE VIOLATION 5 PARKING LOT PATROL 13 PARKING VIOLATION 11 PATROL VEHICLE: MAINTENANCE 4 PATROL VEHICLE: REFUEL 7 PROWLER 2 REPORT WRITING 6 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 3
THEFT (NON VEHICLE) 3 TRAFFIC STOP 2 TRAINING 2 WELFARE CHECK 3 Police Tip of the Week: An ACU student riding his bike was struck while crossing the street at EN 16th and Campus Court this week. Please use due caution in yeilding to pedestrians and cyclists in the marked crosswalks around campus.
Volunteer Opp0rtunities The Noah Project is seeking volunteers to help with tasks such as answering phone calls, providing child care and doing maintenance and housekeeping. To volunteer, call 325-676-7107. Love and Care Ministries is looking for volunteers to help with sorting clothing, stocking their food pantry, assisting in prayers in their prayer room and serving food to the homeless. For more information, call 325-670-0246. Volunteers are needed at the BCFS Abilene Transition Center for event planning and setup, assisting in teaching life-skills classes, accompanying transport,visiting homes, and/or assisting in construction of facilities for assisting in the betterment of male and female youth ages 15-25. This opportunity is open each morning Mondays through Fridays. Students interested must contact Johnny Nguyen at 325-692-0033 or jnguyen@bcfs.net. The Betty Hardwick Center is seeking volunteers for the Human Resources Center to help with filing and organizing. This job requires someone with attention to detail who wishes to learn more about Human Resources. The job is open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. If you are interested, please contact Martin Walker at 325-690-5235 or mwalker@ bhcmhmr.org by Aug. 31. House of Faith is an organization that seeks to take Jesus to neighborhood children. Volunteers are needed to help with the various programs they do throughout the week. Backyard Bible studies are hosted Mondays and Wednesdays and a youth program takes place on Thursday evenings. The organization is seeking volunteers who can commit to a specific day a week. House of Faith lasts from 3-5:30 p.m. To volunteer or gain more information, contact Amy Jeffers at abj09a@ acu.edu or call 832-331-5324. Volunteers that have a friendly personality and an interest in helping older adults are needed at University Place Retirement. Volunteers are needed to assist the activities director with various tasks throughout the week, as well as some weekends. Contact Haley Rude at 325676-9946 for more information. Rescue the Animals is seeking volunteers to work at the adoption center performing a variety of tasks, from playing with the animals to working in the office. For more information visit their website at http://www.rescuetheanimals.org/volunteer. Breakfast on Beech Street is seeking volunteers to help set up, prepare and serve breakfast to homeless/lower income folks any Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday at 5:30 a.m. or Tuesdays 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. 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 Center for International Education is looking for English speaking students to be paired with international students for English practice, conversation and cultural learning. Partners meet for one hour each week at a time and place determined by their partners. To volunteer contact Laura McGregor at laura.mcgregor@acu.edu. Volunteers are needed to help with daily activities organized by the staff at Chisholm House. This could involve playing board games, arts and crafts and helping with a walking club. For some of these tasks, volunteers may be asked to lead a group or work along side a staff coordinator. Volunteer opportunities are from 2-4 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. daily. Contact Larissa Blankenship at 817-578-9296. 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 325675-5643. The Christian Service Center is seeking volunteers to help with filling requests for items such as clothing and bedding 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 9-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. For more information contact Roberta Brown at 325-673-7561 orrobertabrown51@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 such as sorting and pricing items in the thrift store, helping in the kitchen and/or doing yard work. Times are flexible, and volunteers are needed 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. Eternal Threads is seeking volunteers to help with packing and organizing shipments, labeling products, running errands and cleaning any weekday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information contact Pam Early at 325-6726000 or pam@eternalthreads.com. University Place is seeking volunteers to help with birthday parties for residents on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Linda Tijerina at 325-676-9946. 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. Big Brothers/Big Sisters offers two volunteer programs. Lunch Buddies pairs volunteers with a little brother or sister to have lunch with once a week for 30 minutes. Lunch Buddies has a preferred time of 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The Community Based program pairs volunteers with a little brother or sister that they will hang out with two to four times a month. Both programs require committment to the program for 12-18 months. To sign up stop by the Big Brothers/Big Sisters office at 547 Chestnut St. or contact Randy Woods at 325-674-3102. The Abilene Zoo is looking for volunteers to help with general labor such as grounds cleanup and painting any weekday at any time between 12-4 p.m. The Zoo is located at 2070 Zoo Ln. Contact Joy Harsh at 325-6766487 for more information. For additional volunteer opportunities visit: www.acu. edu/campusoffices/ccsl/ministry-service/volunteeropportunities/
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Students start fake club with real pledges LInsey thut page 2 editor Students pledging for a fake club called Alpha Alpha Alpha could be spotted this past week doing things such as dragging an orange behind them on a floss-leash, or making animal noises as they entered and exited buildings. AAA was created by Andrew Brown, sophomore international studies major from Carlsbad, N.M. and Jerry Polvadore, sophomore engineering major from Iowa Park, because they said they fancied the idea of pledging. “I think we both just want to do weird things and not get ostracized,” Brown said. “We like the
idea of doing the activities [the social clubs] do.” Brown said pledging was originally only going to be two weeks, but might have to be extended due to the large number of students joining daily. The fake social club, that even made bids to accept pledges, currently has 34 pledge. The pledges include students who are already members of Pi Kappa, Alpha Kai Omega, GATA and Zeta Rho. Both Polvadore and Brown said they never expected to get the reaction they did. “We thought it was the two of us being weird, and then people were asking to join,” Brown said. Cara Buenz, junior social work major from Wo-
odridge, Ill. and secretary of Alpha Kai Omega, said she decided to pledge because she likes the fact that it doesn’t have ACU set rules. “Basically, I just wanted to see what ridiculous things he would try and make us do,” she said. “I just like any excuse to make a fool of myself with purpose.” Buenz said that it’s interesting for her, as an officer of a club, to be pledging a fake club in the middle of helping with Alpha Kai’s pledging season. “There are some people pledging my club that I’m supposed to have authority over, who I’m also pledging with in Alpha Alpha Alpha, which is an interesting dynamic,” Buenz said.
Katy Escott, junior secondary education major from Arlington, is pledging Alpha Kai Omega and AAA at the same time. She said there is a definite difference in the pledging styles of the two. “In club we have to do stuff that’s maybe weird, like wearing two watches, but it’s not outright totally outrageous,” Escott said of Alpha Kai’s pledging. AAA, on the other hand, is pledging just to have fun. “I feel like what we are doing is for us to look stupid, and we’re choosing to be stupid,” Escott said. Jenny Dudensing, junior accounting major from Rule, is not a member of an actual social club but is pledging AAA. She said
the activities they do are a kind of play on pledging. “They’re obviously going, like, way over what normal pledges do but it’s funny because they’re just being stupid,” she said. Each night pledges receive instructions for the next day’s pledging activity and a picture showing them how to do it by email. Brown said the point of the ridiculous activities is just to have fun with other students. “You have to get over yourself to do some of this stuff,” he said. Pledges for the fake club are called “Energizers” and members will be called “Enforcers.” The club’s mascot is the Energizer bunny, playing off of the club’s initials “AAA”.
Brown and Polvadore said they are still deciding what will happen once pledging ends. Members will receive a shirt, and there may even be a Grub in the works. Brown said the biggest lesson they’ve learned from the club is to have fun. “Don’t take yourself seriously. If you’re in a group, it is okay to be weird,” Brown said. Mark Jackson, director of Student Organizations and Programs, said Alpha Alpha Alpha is in no way connected to any of the established social clubs on campus. contact thut at lct10a@acu.edu
Starr, Tippens address hiring policy future Baylor president and Pepperdine provost attend facutly dinner madeline Orr managing editor Judge Kenneth Starr, president of Baylor University, and Dr. Darryl Tippens, provost of Pepperdine University, participated in a faculty dinner Monday evening on ACU campus where they shared ideas about how to build a strong faculty at a Christian university. Tippens and Starr met with senior leadership and individual faculty members throughout the day. Additionally, Starr met with the Faculty Senate and with
students interested in graduate studies at Baylor Law School. M u c h of the disstarr cussion with faculty members centered around whether the university will continue to hire only members of Churches of Christ as full-time faculty members. About a 100 faculty members attended the faculty dinner emceed by the provost, Dr. Robert Rhodes. Together, Tippens and Starr discussed
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“m i s s i o n fit” hiring, said Dr. Neal Coates, chair of the Department of Political Science and chair of the Faculty Sen-
ate. “They wanted to tell us about positives and negatives that those schools have grappled with over time,” said Coates. “ACU does not aspire to make its mission like Baylor’s or Pepperdine’s or any other particular school. We’re looking to see
how we can provide Christian education the best way that we think we should.” Tippens, who will return to ACU in fall 2014, said during some periods at Pepperdine hiring for Christian mission has been lax and that this inattention created problems for them as they attempted to remain true to their Christian mission. Neither Pepperdine nor Baylor limit faculty hiring to members of their affiliated religious heritages, Churches of Christ and the Baptist Church, respectively. “Our premise was that there is no single model for
how to do this,” said Tippens. “Judge Starr and I provided examples of how the hiring of faculty is carried out at our respective institutions.” Tippens said his day with the ACU faculty and administration was invigorating. “I was struck by the obvious interest in the discussion of how to make ACU an even greater University,” said Tippens. “ACU has a clear mission and a proud tradition of excellent education, but I sense that no one wants to rest on last year’s laurels.” Coates said this semester’s campus visitors such as Rick Atchley, minister at The
Hills Church of Christ, and Dr. F. LaGard Smith, professor at Church of Christ-affiliated Faulkner University, have brought ideas that have resonated throughout faculty meetings. “All four of our speakers have been received well on campus this fall,” said Coates. “We’ve all learned from them. We haven’t agreed 100 percent with what any one particular person said but we have appreciated all of them coming.” contact orr at mco10b@acu.edu
SA promotes white-out shirts for homecoming brittany jackson copy editor Students’ Association passed a bill in their Wednesday night to allocate funds for creating tshirts. These t-shirts will be worn for the Homecoming football game to enhance student and alumni experience. Brian Mier, math teaching major and Mabee Hall representative from St. Louis, Mo., created the initiative and presented the bill. “I thought that having a whiteout for a Homecoming game would be a big step toward enhancing
the experience at sporting events and unifying the student body,” Mier said. “If we could ask alumni to wear white it be a big push towards showing ACU is supportive of their athletics and we’re unifying our alumni for a worthy cause.” A deduction of $2,175 for the shirts is being pulled from SA’s congressional fund. The shirts will have the new Wildcat sports logo accompanied by “live purple” on them and will cost $5. SA will be selling them at a booth in the campus center from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. until Oct. 25. Dylan Benac, senior political science major from
Boerne and senior president, said the shirts are intended for sporting events but are versatile in their use. “Its not exclusive for sports, but those logos are all branded for ACU sports, so we had to go through those venues to get permission for the shirt,” Benac said. “Their intent is for sports because those logos are associated with the university’s attempt to rebrand our Wildcat logo.” SA is currently working alongside the Alumni Office in reaching out to the alumni returning for Homecoming, in order to enact a thorough white out for the game. The basis is
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be a hostess one day. I am so honored to have been Chelsea Emberlin, junior chosen because there vocal major from Forney, were so many amazingly was one of the three girls talented people at the selected for hostess. auditions. I am so look“Ever since I learned ing forward to the amazwhat Sing Song was when ing journey I am about to my sister participated in it embark on with my fellow years ago, I knew I wanted hosts and hostesses, the to be a hostess,” Ellison sing song co-chairs, and said. “I remember lean- all of the coaches, direcing over to my mom when tors and choreographers I was about 11, in the who make Sing Song posmiddle of Sing Song, and sible.” saying ‘Mom, I’m going to Trey Wrape, senior
youth and ministry major from Rowlett, is one of the three men selected for host. “I was completely stoked,” Wrape said. “This is something I’ve been hoping for since I set foot on campus, and now it’s finally happening.”
contact benson at leb10b@acu.edu
Recharter: Sophomore hopes to bring back club from page 1 breakfast this year at Mckay’s Bakery, as they have for the past several years. Heather Young, a Tri Kappa Gamma alum, is putting together the homecoming breakfast this year, as she has in the past. Tri Kappa Gamma became unchartered because they didn’t maintain enough funds to remain a social club on campus. Payne is receiving a lot of support from not only the alumni, but also from the students. “Everyone I have talked to have said that they want to do this one hundred percent,” said Payne. Payne has been in contact with 25 other students through a Facebook page who are also interested in Tri Kappa Gamma. However, certain steps need to be taken before Tri
Kappa Gamma can become a social club on campus. It must first become a student organization, have at least 10 people interested in the social club and have at least one on-campus advisor. “We want sustainability within social clubs and we don’t want to see social clubs come onto campus for a short amount of time and then not be here,” said Jackson. “We want them to be here for the long haul.” In the next couple of weeks, Mark Jackson and Tom Craig will collaborate with the existing social clubs on campus, along with the clubs’ sponsors, to discuss the possibility of Tri Kappa Gamma becoming another social club on campus. Payne hopes to have an interest meeting in mid-October for Tri Kappa Gamma and become a student organization
by December. “I’m not overwhelmed, it’s just a lot of mystery of, ‘will this go forward?’ But I have been praying a lot about it and I think it will. I just think we have too much interest and too much alumni support for it not to go forward.” Payne said she has already set goals for herself and for the vision of Tri Kappa Gamma. “My first goal is to concentrate on being sisters in Christ before sisters in club, concentrate to be a club of service because Kappas were built on the tradition of service, and be a thriving club with a diverse group of women who reflect God’s love by encouraging and uplifting each other,” Payne said. contact holman at keh09c@acu.edu
to create an event that students and alumni will remember to most in years to come. “Not in my record, of the past three and a half years
that I’ve been here has this It serves a really good purbeen done,” Benac said. “I pose.” think its a cool opportunity to provide students with contact jackson at a cheap, yet meaningful, bkj12a@acu.edu sports article of clothing.
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Homecoming Court all about the clubs However, many successful women on this camThe nominees for the 2013 Homecoming Court are all pus who are not social club members of social clubs. members also deserve the chance to walk onto the field at Shotwell wearing a pretty our take dress. But they did not reWhile each nominee deserves the honor, the overall popuceive a nomination. lation of senior women on campus is not well represented. Only 25 percent of women on campus are in In September, 11 women being represented. an ACU social club. This were nominated for the First, the accomplish- means three-fourths of the 2013 Homecoming Court. ments of the nominees female population on camThey are all members of should not be downplayed. pus is not represented by social clubs. They invest their time in uni- the Homecoming Court. These nominees deserve versity organizations. They Women who are memour congratulations. How- are successful, well-liked and bers of social clubs have ever, the overall population good representatives of ACU. a better chance of getting of women on campus is not They all deserve the honor. nominated by their club
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sisters. In the past, social clubs have practiced block voting and campaigning. However, the Homecoming Committee has asked students to avoid using these tactics to make the voting process fair. For seniors from other areas of campus to be nominated, they will have to be backed by other members of the student body. If other groups like Big Purple or the Office of Multicultural Enrichment got behind a nominee, the Homecoming Court might be a more accurate representation
of social diversity on campus. Some of the trouble arises from a lack of participation from students in the nomination and voting process. It is up to the students to nominate seniors who they believe deserve to wear a crown. Once the nominees are chosen, the student body has a responsibility to vote. Remember, the Homecoming Court nominees and the future queen are representatives of the university. When selecting a potential queen there are several things to be considered. To deserve a nomina-
tion, candidates must be involved on campus. They must be performing well academically. They should be representatives of their social group as well as the university as a whole. Each of the current nominees is worthy of being crowned as the 2013 Homecoming Queen. But seniors who are involved in other groups and activities on campus should also have the chance to vie for the crown. contact The Optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
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It’s time we had a serious conversation about the Twitter epidemic plaguing our university: ACU Crushes. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m all for social media. I think it’s the bee’s knees, the cream of the crop and the cheese to America’s macaroni. But seriously? With all of the unnecessary ACU Twitter parodies flying around (I’m talking to you, @GATAFountain), the last thing we need is an outlet for students to send anonymous love letters riddled with bad grammar and overused hashtags. It’s amusing to see the stream of names and comments coming in from all corners of campus. And I think some kudos are in order. First, a shout out to Nik Grau. The ladies love you. Number 43 on the field, number one in their hearts. Gwin boys, congratulations on having the whole family represented in fangirl tweets. (Don’t worry, Micah Reeves. You’re included in this one.) And props to Lexi French, for being some serious wife material. Ladies, take note. That being said, you gain nothing by sending in your 140-character “Dear Johns.” At the end of the day, you’re still anonymous. Until you speak up with your own voice, you will continue to be invisible. This is a campus full of young adults. We have been through years of English classes, grammar lessons and vocabulary quizzes. We have done our fair share of group projects, class presentations and speeches. Schools are teaching us from knee-high-to-a-grasshopper how to speak in society. And, apart from the occasional private school attendee or
homeschooler, we are not foreign to co-ed activities. So, please explain to someone who has taken these lessons to heart and finds merit in face-to-face interactions, what’s with all the anonymity? How many love stories began with, “Well I sent her an anonymous message on Twitter?” None. Gentlemen, Romeo didn’t send Juliet a carrier pigeon with a letter saying, “You look beautiful from outside your window. Love, Anonymous.” He scaled walls just to speak to her. In The Notebook, Noah didn’t just stare at Allie from afar, chatting with his friends about her great assets. He dangled from a ferris wheel to get her attention. If they can face imminent danger for love, you can walk across the Bean and introduce yourself to the pretty girl from your psych class. Ladies, we aren’t off the hook either. We all saw Up. Ellie made the first move on Carl, and thus was born one of the most beautiful love stories ever to be told during the opening credits. Now, I’m not saying you have to be as forward. (It’s not as cute when you have all of your teeth, and I don’t think we could pull off the aviator cap like she does.) But put yourself out there. Dip your toe in the water. It’s time to put down the phones and pick up the pieces of a society clinging to anonymity like the baby blanket that we outgrew years ago. Step outside of your comfort zone. And for Pete’s sake, stop with all of the #marrymes. Nobody likes a beggar. contact Lambright at arl09a@acu.edu
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Conviction led to a meat-free diet meat was no life at all. But I couldn’t ignore the conviction in my gut telling me the same God I believe in created animals and didn’t plan on them being treated this way. So, I stopped eating meat. I gave myself a threemonth trial to test the waters and see if this was something I could handle. I didn’t tell anyone, I didn’t do any research, I just cut it out of my life. It’s been almost two months and I have been astonished at how easy it is. Sure, it’s an inconvenience to constantly check if there are meat products in what I’m eating, and Texas is one of the hardest places to find meat-free dining options, but every time I abstain from meat
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I have never liked animals. I don’t want a puppy, I think cats are the embodiment of Satan on earth and I’ve killed every fish I’ve ever owned. I am also a carnivore. Eating meat is one of the most fulfilling aspects of my life. Or, at least it was until I stopped eating meat altogether. It started this summer when a boring project at work drove me into the arms of documentaries on Netf lix. I had seen some of them before, but
this time, for some reason, the reality of how animals are treated and the business practices I was supporting by eating meat really hit me. I didn’t know how to react to my newfound conviction that the merciless slaughter of animals was wrong. I am not a hippie. I didn’t recycle or attend government protests, and I certainly never planned on being a vegetarian. In fact, I routinely made fun of vegetarians. In my opinion, a life without
I feel good about honoring my convictions. Some people might say that I’m just one person and my giving up meat doesn’t matter because the rest of the world is still eating it. I refuse to believe that one person can’t make a difference. I don’t think everyone should be a vegetarian, but I do think people should respond to their convictions. I want to be a person who cares about the world and who isn’t living mindlessly. My decision may not be changing the meat industry but it has changed me, and that’s enough for now. contact Wood at AKW10a@acu.edu
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If that little spout on the GATA fountain can find the courage to keep going, I can find the courage to make it through the day.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a twitter account for the GATA fountain soon. @overheardACU
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Pardon me, Squig, er... I don’t mean to be rude, but uh... I’m afraid your phone is a little bit rotten.
The worst thing happened to me today.. I accidentally deleted my Candy Crush app
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To the Piano Man in the Bean, You are awesome and very appreciated. Thank you for blessing us with your skillz. Sincerely, People
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I’ve listened to wrecking ball 4 times today so far. Y’all can all unfollow me now.
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T-Swift playing in the Rec. How inspiring! #WorkoutWednesday
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Say ‘aloha’ to Hawaiian shirt Wednesdays Dystanie douglas student reporter Hawaiian shirts appear across campus every week. Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday is a new trend on campus rallied by students wanting the entire school to wear tropicalprinted shirts every Wednesday. Selvin Villeda, sophomore biology pre-med major from Rockwall, is responsible for starting the trend. “I started Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday in high school. I was on the basketball team, and we used to wear them on game days, just to be different,” said Villeda. “I already had a bunch in my closet when I came to ACU, so me and a couple of my friends decided to wear them on Wednesday’s and just started spreading the word.” Villeda said Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday originally started off as a way to be different, but has now taken on a whole new light. “In college, everyone has their basic style. They wear their Polo and Sperrys. With Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday, it allows people to stand out and branch out into a different type of style,” said Villeda. Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday began last year with Villeda and
four of his friends. This year, Villeda says the number has increased to about 45 other students on campus. Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday is open for any one to participate in. Villeda said that he would like to see more girls join in on the trend and hopes to see the general number of students grow. Villeda says he hopes to impact the campus with Hawaiian shirt Wednesday by showing students that materialistic things are not the only things that matter in life. “Sometimes we tend to get caught up in all the materialistic things in life, and when you can go to Goodwill and get a simple shirt for $2 and you don’t have to spend a lot of money on it and still be looked at the same way. It brings a source of togetherness and closeness with your friends when you can share things like that with each other,” said Villeda Kyle Vick, sophomore nursing major from Carrollton, participates in Hawaiian shirt Wednesday every week. “By wearing my Hawaiian shirt on Wednesday, I feel that I am helping promote unity within a community on campus,” said Vick. Christian Fugar, sophomore nursing major from Cypress, said the event helps him main-
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Freshman psychology majors Jonathan Bradford from College Station and Dylan Daugherty, from Stephenville, represent Hawaiian Shirt Wednesdays in their psychology class. tain a good attitude amid school work. “Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday seemed like a really fun thing to do. It is in the middle of the week, so it helps remind me to not stress so much about
school, but to relax and chill a bit when things get stressful,” he said. Demonica Coleman, sophomore biology premed major from Fate, said she likes the variety it brings to Wednesdays.
“From the outside – people participating in looking in, I enjoy see- a common thing,” Coleing the different shirts man said. on campus. I think it is something that definitely binds people together. It contact the optimist at is a great example of what jmcnetwork@acu.edu community essentially is
AES Department plans Zambia mission trip jc peeples student reporter The Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science is taking eight students to Zambia this summer in an effort to learn about foreign agriculture. Dr. Ed Brokaw, chairman of the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences said the trip is specifically for environmental majors in the International Applications in Agriculture and Environmental Science class. “The mission of this
department is to help students learn how to serve through conservation and other aspects of agriculture not only here in the states but also in developing countries,” Brokaw said. Dr. Michael Nicodemus, associate professor of agriculture and environmental science, will lead the trip. “Students will learn how people do agriculture in developing countries,” Nicodemus said. The way the Zambian people do agriculture is different than U.S. agriculture, Nicodemus said. Farmers there use a
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The Zambia trip is a great oppurtunity to change students’ perspective on how they view poverty, the world and, most importantly, themselves.” Dr. Michael nicodemus associate professor for the deparment of agriculture and enviromental sciences
slash-and-burn method, which is hazardous to the soil. “Students will create a small-scale plot that shows how we do agriculture in the states and teach our method of farming to the Zambian people,” said Nicodemus. While there, students will also visit lo-
cal churches and local events. “The purpose of the trip is to expose our students to a new lifestyle and learn more about the Zambian way of life,” said Nicodemus. This is not the first trip the department has taken to Zambia. The department took three
students last year. Nicodemus said the trip last year changed the way he viewed poverty. “The people we worked with make one percent of what I earn a year and yet they survive,” said Nicodemus. Nicodemus said the trip gives students a chance to view a world much different than their own and compare it to their own lives. “The Zambia trip is a great opportunity to change students’ perspective on how they view poverty, the world and, most importantly, themselves,” said Nico-
demus. Dayna Roe, sophomore environmental science major from Fort Worth, went to Zambia with the department last year. She said the comparisons between U.S. and Zambian agriculture made a major impact on her. “I learned a lot about sustainable farming methods in Zambia and the variety of farming techniques the people have,” she said.
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Basketball prepares for a hopeful season daniel zepeda sports editor The men’s basketba ll team started practice last week in preparation for the upcoming sea-
son. With the move to Div. I and a roster filled mostly w ith transfer students, the team a lready has a lot to work on. “So far, ever y thing has been going great and
the guys are work ing hard,” assistant coach Brette Tanner said. “Ever yone is tr y ing to learn, and w ith the jump to Div. I, that’s something that has to happen. We have to get ever yone on
the same page and get ever yone to buy into our way of play ing.” The team’s main focus has been tr y ing to get a lmost an entirely new roster to play as one. With only t wo Wild-
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Sophomore guard Parker Wentz drives to the basket last season in Moody Coliseum. Wentz is one of two players that returned to the basketball team this season. The Wildcats opened practice last week.
cats returning from last year, the cha llenge is to establish team chemistr y and establish an ACU basketba ll st yle of play. “It’s a process; ever yone is coming in from different places and our job is to tr y to get a ll of them to buy into our st yle,” Tanner said. “We’re starting to see them mesh and ever yone getting comfortable w ith each other. It’s gone faster and easier than I thought, which has been awesome. We have a lot of tough teams to prepare for, so we don’t have a lot of time to establish chemistr y.” The coach’s staff has a lready made it clear that the emphasis for this year w ill be put on the defense. “We’ve spent, a lready, a good amount of time on the defensive side of the ba ll,” Tanner said. “Our goa l is going to be to wa lk out of ever y g y m we play in
w ith our heads held high and people say ing ‘wow, those guys rea lly k now how to play defense.’ Our defense w ill hopefully lead to our offense, but we’re going to look to shut teams dow n.” The Wildcats w ill look to improve after last year’s 12-14 season filled w ith severa l close game losses that ACU could not overcome. “We want to be a tough team that grinds our opponents and be able to play our way,” junior guard Julian Edmonson said. “If we continue to practice the way we have and stay focused, we’ll be a tough team to beat.” ACU tips off their season w ith a trip to Pittsburgh, Pa. for a game against Duquesne Universit y on Nov. 9.
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Soccer set for tough games on road daniel zepeda sports edtor The soccer team will be on the road this weekend as they make trips to Northwestern State and Stephen F. Austin. The Wildcats currently own a 10-2-1 overall record, including a 4-2 Southland conference record. They are coming off a two-game homestand in which they went 1-1 against Central Arkansas and Oral Roberts. “We are very confident,” freshman mid-fielder Natalie Throneberry said. “Being our first year participating in the Southland Conference, we are the underdogs and so every game we just come out ready to win and upset some teams. We know we can compete.” Their first game will be on Friday at 7 p.m. against Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La. The Demons are 4-7-1 and own a 2-2-1 conference play record. The game against the Wildcats will be their third
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tie between them, Southeastern Louisiana and Oral Roberts. SFA is riding a three-game winning streak, including an overtime win against Sam Houston State. “The players know they can compete in this conference and they also know that every team will present a different challenge,” head coach Casey Wilson said. ACU will continue to ride the incredible play from senior forward Andrea Carpenter. Carpenter leads ACU with nine goals made, four assists and total of 23 points. She is second in the Southland Conference in points, trailing Nicholls State’s SpenJerred schuetze Staff Photographer cer Valdespino, who has 25. Katherine Garner heads a ball toward the box at the ACU soccer pitch. After their road trip, the Wildcats will return to straight game played on their Obviously, everyone hates physical and just put the ball Abilene for two games. They home field. Northwestern is losing, so we are hoping to cut in the back on the net.” will play Texas A&M Corpus 2-1 in their last three games, off our losing streak and get a The Wildcats will then Christi on Oct. 18 and Incarwith wins coming against win,” Throneberry said. “We return to the Lone Star state nate Word on Oct. 20. Houston Baptist and Sam have been focusing on doing with a game against Stephen Houston State, both on 2-1 the little things right so in the F. Austin in Nacogdoches. The final scores. game we do not mess those 9-2-1 Jacks also own a 4-1-0 contact zepeda at “We are going to come out up. We plan to not turnover conference record, which is djz11a@acu.edu fighting coming off our loss. the ball as much. We will play good enough for a three-way
Defense
PICK: ACU
The ACU offense scored 20 points in last week’s game against Pitt State, but the playmakers for ACU are still everywhere. It is only a matter of time until the Wildcats get back on track. They are due for a huge game. John David Baker played well last week in the loss and should have another big week in BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. On the outside, Darian Hogg, Taylor Gabriel, Demarcus Thompson and Darrell Cantu-Harkless should cause problems for the Huskie secondary. Houston Baptist has played three different quarterbacks, including former ACU quarterback Jonathan Fleming. Running back B.J. Kelley is averaging almost 100 yards a game and has three touchdowns in their first three games. The Huskies also have several players capable of making big plays on the oustide, but their focus is on establishing the run with Kelley and backup Craig Bell, who is averaging 4.8 yards per carry off the bench.
PICK: ACU
Tyler Chapa had his second interception returned for a touchdown last week in the loss to Pitt State. Chapa’s ball skills and air-tight coverage have made it difficult for quarterbacks to even look at his side of the field. The rest of the secondary has also played well for ACU. Safety Angel Lopez leads the team in tackles. ACU’s front seven will be facing another running offense Saturday, and they should be up to the task. Linebacker Justin Stephens will be back from a knee injury, which means that ACU’s linebackers will be back to full strength. The Huskies will look to use Terrell Brown as a safety that can do it all. Brown leads HBU in tackles with 22, but has also made multiple tackles behind the line of scrimmage, recorded a sack and picked off a pass. Brown needs a big game in order to slow down a potent ACU offense. Cornerback Taylor Thompson has also made impact plays for HBU, recording two interceptions in three games and defending three more passes.
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ACU should look to get an easy win against the first year Huskies to end the three-game skid before Homecoming. Expect a bounce back in the game from the offense.
ACU has lost three games in a row, something they haven’t done since 2005. Their loosing streak should end against an inexperienced HBU team and we should look to get back in the winners column.
Coming off a few rough games, the ‘Cats should look to step up against the Huskies. Defense will step up and restrain their offense, and John David Baker will lead ACU to victory.
Pick: ACU 45-14
Pick: ACU 34-21
Pick: ACU 42-14
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In the biggest rivalry since Jacob vs. Esau, the ‘Cats and dogs face off in Houston. ACU gets the best of this matchup and improves to 4-3.
ACU will finally break the loosing streak when they travel to Houston Baptist. The Wildcat’s offensive plays will come together and the defense will play another great week.
ACU can’t afford another loss. Houston Baptist may bring a challenge, but the Wildcats will be sure to focus on perfecting the little things.
Pick: ACU 48-17
Pick: ACU 49-24
Pick: ACU 38-31
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After going 0-3, the ‘Cats are set to face a first year team in HBU. The Wildcats need to bring back the offense they had in their first three games.
The game at HBU came at a great time. The Wildcats will leave Houston with a 4-3 record, and head into Homecoming with a past win.
Even with West and Parker listed as game-time decisions, ACU should get the win Saturday. Our defense will lead to easy points on offense.
Pick: Pitt 42-34
standings Soccer
Team
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SELU SFA ORU ACU UCA Nicholls St. NSU UIW SHSU HBU Lamar TAMU-CC MSU
4-1-0 4-1-0 4-1-0 4-2-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 2-2-1 2-3-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 1-4-1 1-4-0 0-5-0
9-2-1 9-2-1 9-3-0 10-2-1 6-4-2 9-2-1 4-7-1 8-4-0 4-7-1 3-8-1 4-8-1 2-9-0 5-7-1
Team
Div.
Ovrl.
UCA SHSU ORU TAMU-CC NSU MSU SFA UIW HBU Lamar ACU NSU SELU NO
6-0 6-0 5-1 5-1 4-1 5-2 2-3 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-5 1-5 0-5 0-6
14-3 9-6 13-3 10-7 8-9 12-8 10-8 6-8 7-11 4-14 5-9 4-12 6-11 2-16
Team
Div.
Ovrl.
ACU MSU SHSU Lamar Nicholls St. NSU SLU SFA UCA
0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
3-3 5-1 4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-3 2-3
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Pick: ACU 38-14
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ex- factor Clyde Gates had one reception and the New York Jets (3-2) will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (0-4) in New York on Sunday at noon. Danieal Manning and the Houston Texans (2-3) host Daryl Richardson and the St. Louis Rams (2-3) Sunday at noon.
briefings Student-Athletes of the month: John David Baker: 64.0 pass completion, 1,648 yards and 19 touchdowns this season for the football team. Caley Johnson: 2.51 digs and 14 assists for the volleyball team this year. Whitley Lindholm: a defensive specialist for the soccer team, has appeared in every game this season. Thor Woerner: a defensive captain for the football team, 40 tackles, two interceptions and a
Upcoming Soccer is on the road to face Northwestern State University today at 7 p.m. Volleyball will compete against Sam Houston State on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Pick: ACU 52-24
Football travels to Houston to take on the Houston Baptist University Huskies Saturday. The game is holes was not ideal,” said 24th and Luke Carpenter, than the D-2 level,” said at 7:30 p.m.
Renner finishes 4th in Huntsville price bahcall sports reporter The ACU golf team, lead by Corbin Renner’s fourth place individual, took second place at the Harold Funston Invitational in Huntsville. Hosted by the par-71, 6,943 yard Raven Nest Golf Course, the Wildcats finished 24 strokes behind the Bearkats of Sam Houston and barely edged Oral Roberts by
three strokes. Renner shot a firstround par, followed up with a 4-under-par-67 and finished with a third round 72. He finished six strokes behind Zach Cabra, winner of Sam Houston State, at three under for the tournament. Renner said he was happy with his overall performance. “I was pleased with the way I played the first day, but coming in with two bogeys on the last two
Renner. With a good season thus far, Renner took home the win of the first tournament of the season at the Charles Coody West Texas Intercollegiate and finishes in the top 20 and top five. After Renner’s 210, ACU individual finished were Kyle Kennedy’s 216, good for 11th place, Kyle Karnei, tying for 20th with a 221, Trey Sullivan with a 222, tying for
shooting 237, finishing 45th. With the transition to Div. I comes the five-year period of not being able to compete postseason in any sport. Knowing there is no season after the regular season can affect the excitement and atmosphere of a team. The atmosphere is definitely different at the Div. I level, the depth of field is much stronger
Coach Campbell. “We got our first trophy this past tournament and is our first step in the journey of becoming a successful D-1 golf team.” The Wildcats play next week at The Territory Classic in Duncan, Okla. This will be ACU’s final tournament of the fall season. contact bahcall at pmb09a@acu.edu
Cross Country will compete in the Incarnate Word Invitational on Saturday. Golf travels to Duncan, Okla. to play in the Territory Classic on Monday and Tuesday.