The Optimist - 10.12.12

Costly Errors Mistakes hurt volleyball team in loss to Dallas Baptist vol. 101, no. 15

friday, october 12, 2012

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sing song

Judges select six hosts, hostesses

INSIDE NEWS ACU Museum renovated recently to improve marketability Page 3

NEWS ResLife advises ignoring cats on campus instead of feeding them Page 3

mark smith editor in chief More than four months before one of the most anticipated events at ACU, the hosts and hostesses for Sing Song have been chosen.

Austin Anderson, Jace Reinhard and Jarrett Ward will be the 2013 Sing Song hosts. Abbie Boyd, Bree Hembree and Amanda Jarufe will be the hostesses.

Forty-two students auditioned on Monday in front of a panel of 11 judges; some of the judges are associated with the university, some not. The panel invited 14 of the 42 back for final auditions, evaluating the tryouts for vocal technique and quality, blend, stage presence and overall entertainment quality.

Anderson, senior predentistry major from Flower Mound, was one of the three

men selected as a host. He said the auditions were intimidating because of how talented the other auditioning performers were.

“I felt good about my initial audition, but had no idea what the outcome would be,” Anderson said. “When I found out I had made it, I was ecstatic but dazed at the same time.”

Anderson said he was resee auditions page 5

SING SONG HOSTS AND HOSTESSES Austin Anderson

Amanda Jarufe

Abbie Boyd

Jace Reinhard

Bree Hembree

Jarrett Ward

Senior biochemistry major from Flower Mound Junior elementary education major from Austin Junior vocal performance major from North Richland Hills

NEWS

Senior theatre major from Coppell Senior theatre major from Greenville, Ill. Junior vocal performance major from Houston

crime

Athletics director tells SA that game admission will remain free for students

Abilene PD on lookout for assault suspect

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OPINION Fashion advice from the editorial board for the fall season

marissa jones managing editor page 4

SPORTS Four tennis players are competing in national tournament Page 6

SPORTS Our sports staff predicts the football team will fall in tough game at WTA&M

deanna romero staff Photographer Ellen Donaldson, freshman music education major from Richardson, smashes a mirror at the Beyond 31 Chapel outside Nelson Hall on Thursday.

Abilene Police are continuing an investigation on an attempted robbery case that occurred near the ACU campus last Friday.

A 19-year-old female reported a suspect attempted to rob her while she was jogging near ACU on EN 19th St. The victim reported to the ACU Police that around 1:15 p.m. a white male hit her, demanded money, knocked her to the ground and forcibly searched her pockets before leaving on foot.

The suspect was described to be in his late 30s to early 40s, about 5’10” tall, weighing about 200 lbs. with a dark complexion and beard. The suspect was wearing a dark gray hoody with worn sleeves and a rip in the collar and dirty blue see assault page 5

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NEWS About 20 students have de-pledged since Bid Night Page 3

ONLINE NEWS Many students expressing interest in Leadership Summit acuoptimist.com

NEWS “Olympics”, “Alphabet Soup”, a couple social club grub themes acuoptimist.com

VIDEO

homecoming

Voting for Queen nearing end end, and the nominees are excited about the Homecoming events still to come.

Ten in all, the president Friday is the final day of each women’s social club to vote for Homecom- was nominated along with ing Queen. Students can two Siggies and three Kojie choose from among the 10 officers. senior Homecoming Court Samantha Adkins, senior nominees until voting clos- alumni relations officer, is es online at 5 p.m. in charge of the HomecomThe Homecoming fes- ing Court and helps organize tivities began when four Ko- events that the court memjies, three Siggies, one Kaio, bers will be involved in. one Zeta and one GATA were “It’s an honor to be nomkidnapped by the Home- inated and usually shows coming Committee two the girls are active on camweeks ago to serve as the pus and that people think 2012 Homecoming Court. of them in a positive light as The annual kidnap- role-models,” Adkins said. ping got the ball rolling for see queen page 5 Homecoming next week-

THE 2012 HOMECOMING COURT

audrey schaffner copy editor

Becca Clay

Speech pathology major from Salt Lake City

Zeta Rho President Leigh Foith

Ad/PR major from Plano Ko Jo Kai Historian

Jocelyn Groves

Biology major from Lubbock Sigma Theta Chi member

Sarah Kelly

Ad/PR major from San Antonio GATA President

Sarah Miller

Accounting major from Irving Sigma Theta Chi President

Bethany Morgan Ad/PR major from Nocona Alpha Kai Omega President

Erica Porter

Kinesiology and nutrition major from Kerrville Ko Jo Kai Chaplain

Mary Elizabeth Shive

Speech pathology major from Fort Worth Ko Jo Kai Vice President

Ali Wren

Speech pathology major from Arlington Ko Jo Kai President

Suzanne Zeller

Family studies major from Abilene Sigma Theta Chi member

service

Watch the JMC Network newscast, covering voting, Wellness Week

Ag department to return to Medina mark smith editor in chief

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VIDEO See footage from Bid Night activities

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Eleven months after an accident that injured more than a dozen students and faculty members and killed one student, a group more than twice the size will leave on Friday to participate in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’s annual service trip to Medina Children’s Home.

On last year’s trip, the group’s minibus drifted off the highway and crashed into a culvert, throwing almost all of the 12 students, three faculty members and a faculty spouse from the bus. Anabel Reid,

a 19-year-old sophomore environmental science major from Becton, died in the accident.

Merissa Ford, junior agricultural business major from Seattle, went on the trip last year and was injured in the accident. She said she had been looking forward to the project.

“We never made it there,” Ford said. “This year, I want to make it there, work hard and bless some kids.”

The group will detour around the crash site.

About 30 students, a larger amount of students than usual, and all of the faculty in the department will be going this year.

Ford said many of the larger group wants to go

because of last year’s accident.

“Last year, several people signed up and then couldn’t go,” Ford said. “I think it’s kind of a support thing.”

Dr. Michael Nicodemus, assistant professor of environmental science and the driver of the bus last year, said the volunteer trip has become a staple of the department for about seven years, but the work they do at Medina varies.

“We do whatever they ask us to do,” Nicodemus said. “One year we picked pecans that they sell to raise money, and one year people cleaned houses.”

Nicodemus said he

Abilene Christian University

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mandy lambright chief Photographer A member of the ACU community participates in the candlelight vigil held after the bus accident in November last year.

friday 10.12.12

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1 p.m. FilmFest Interest Meeting 4 p.m. ACU Soccer vs Angelo State U

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sunday

10 a.m. ACU Football West TX A&M

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1 p.m. ACU Soccer vs Incarnate Word u

monday

2 p.m. ACU Volleyball West TX A&M

All day - Graduate Student Association fall reimbursement deadline

7 p.m. ACU Volleyball vs Eastern NM U

Announcements

Chapel checkup

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Students interested in joining The Wildcat Reign can sign up at thewildcatreign. com. The Wildcat Reign aims to provide students the ability to facilitate Wildcat pride on campus and serves as a linking point between students and Wildcat athletic events.

@acuoptimist The Optimist optimist@acu.edu

ACU Theatre presents their 2012 homecoming musical 42nd Street Oct. 19-20 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 21 at 2 p.m at the Abilene Civic Center. For tickets call 321-674-2787 or purchase online at acu.edu/ theatre.

ACU Swing Cats are hosting lessons for beginner and intermediate levels of swing dancing Thursday nights in SRWC Studio B. Intermediate lessons are at 8 p.m. and Beginners are at 9 p.m. Social dancing begins at 9:30 p.m.

JMC will have an interest meeting Oct. 16 at 11:30 a.m. in Don Morris 320 for their Europe Study Abroad program in the summer of 2013.

Pizza will be provided.

Weekend Campaigns will be serving the Brookwood Community near Houston Oct. 12-14. Interested students should email weekendcampaigns@gmail.com.

Leadership Summit will be having an interest meeting Oct. 30 and Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. in COBA 201. Chapel credit will be provided.

ACU Speech and DebateTeam is seeking new members interested in speech and debate. For more information email Dena Counts at dena. counts@acu.edu or text/call 325-428-6699.

The Graduate Student Association fall reimbursement deadline is Oct. 15. For more info go to acu.edu/gsa or contact gsa@acu.edu.

A FilmFest Interest Meeting will be in Cullen Auditorium Oct. 12 at 1 p.m.

Police Log Police log 10/05/12 2:20 p.m.

10/06/12 Varying hours

10/08/12 1:25 p.m.

10/09/12 2:10 p.m.

A female jogger reported that she was attacked by a W/M subject in his late 30’s to early 40’s, 5’10” 200 lbs, dark complexion, wearing dark gray hooded pullover sweater, blue jeans, scruffy beard/mustache, short hair. The suspect demanded money from her then struck her in the face knocking her to the ground and kicked her. Case is open.

ACUPD received several reports of automobiles that had been “egged” by unknown suspects in a full-sized dark SUV. These incidents took place on campus and in the ACU area.

An area resident contacted ACUPD and reported a noise violation in the area of EN 16th & Smith Street about very loud music that had been playing for a long time. Officers contacted the homeowner and he lowered the volume.

ACUPD officers apprehended a suspect who had robbed Wal-Mart loss prevention officers during a shoplifting incident where he attacked Loss Prevention Employees who were trying to detain him.

Weekly Stats For Week of Oct. 2 - 9 - Total Events: 239

ACCIDENT 2 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY 19 ALARM 3 ASSIST 4 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE 2 BUILDING LOCK/UNLOCK 13 CHECK BUILDING 80 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1 DISTURBANCE 1

ESCORT 4 FOOT PATROL 3 FOUND PROPERTY 1 INCIDENT REPORT 1 INFORMATION REPORT 4 INVESTIGATION FOLLOW UP 5 LOST PROPERTY 1 MONITOR FACILITY/LOT 1

MOTORIST ASSIST: JUMPSTART 12 MOTORIST ASSIST: UNLOCK 13 NOISE VIOLATION 1 OTHER 13 PARKING LOT PATROL 11 PARKING VIOLATION 1 PATROL VEHICLE: MAINTENANCE 9 PATROL VEHICLE: REFUEL 5

RANDOM PATROL 10 REPORT WRITING 5 ROBBERY 1 STANDBY 1 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 3 THEFT 1 TRAFFIC STOP 4 TRAINING 1

Police Tip of the Week: Remember to always carry a cell phone with you while out jogging, walking or exercising. When possible, go with others, use the Lunsford Trail and always report criminal or suspicious activity to ACUPD immediately.

Volunteer Opp0rtunities The Center for International Education is looking for conversation partners for international students to practice English, conversations and cultural learning. Partners meet for one hour each week at a time and place determined by the partners. For more information contact Laura McGregor at 325-674-2821 or laura.mcgregor@acu.edu.

St. John’s Episcopal School is seeking volunteers to paint metal playground equipment anytime Monday-Friday after 3 p.m. and Saturday anytime. For more information contact Rebecca McMillon at 325-695-8870 or flores@ stjohnsabilene.org.

Center for Contemporary Arts needs a gallery assistant to greet patrons, answer phones and answer basic questions about the Center and its programs. This opportunity is open Tuesday-Friday. The Center for Contemporary Arts is located at 220 Cypress Street. For more information contact Jessica Dulle at 325-677-8389 or visit: http://www. center-arts.com/ Rescue the Animals is seeking volunteers to take pictures and videos in preparation for the launching of their new website as well as maintenance of the site after the launch. This opportunity is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. For more information contact Kathy Walker at 325-677-7722 or rescuetheanimalsvolunteers@yahoo.com.

The National Center For Children’s Illustrated Literature is looking for volunteers to greet patrons, assist with art activities, sell books and make visitors feel welcome. Help is also needed for special events like Artwalk and exhibit openings. The NCCIL is located at 102 Cedar St. For more information on times and dates contact Debby Lillick at 325-673-4586 or visit: http://www.nccil.org/index.htm The Christian Ministries of Abilene: Food Pantry is searching for volunteers to greet and interview neighbors, do computer entries, shop with neighbors, take groceries to vehicles, bag, stock and pick up orders on Mondays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. The Food Pantry is located at 701 Walnut St. For more information contact Becky Almanza at 325-673-1234 or cmapantry@ aol.com.

The Christian Service Center is seeking volunteers to help assist with filling requests for items such as clothing, bedding, kitchen utensils, etc. from the donation center, sort and organize donations and occasionally pick-up donated items. Volunteers are needed every weekday and the first Saturday of each month between 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. For more information contact Roberta Brown at 325-673-7561 or at robertabrown51@hotmail. com. For more information on the program visit http:// www.uccabilene.org/ministries/csc.htm The Food Bank of West Central Texas needs volunteers to help sort and stock food and other items any weekday Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The Food Bank is located at 5505 N. 1st St. For more information contact Janice Serrault at 325-695-6311 or abfoodbk@camalott.com.

Meals on Wheels Plus needs volunteer drivers to deliver afternoon meals to seniors and adults with disabilities Monday-Friday between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Drivers must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license. Training is provided. For more information contact Samantha Barker at 352-672-5050 or visit http://mealsonwheelsplus.com The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers for a variety of needs including sorting and pricing items in the thrift store, helping in the kitchen and/or doing yard work. Times are flexible. Volunteers are needed throughout the week Monday-Saturday. The Salvation Army is located at 1726 Butternut St. For more information contact J.D. Alonzo at 325-677-1408 or visit www.satruck.com.

The House That Kerry Built is looking for volunteers to assist in the day care of medically fragile children any day Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. or 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Contact Keith Loftin at 325-672-6061.

The International Rescue Committee is seeking volunteers to work with refugees who recently moved to the U.S., teaching English, helping with homework and mentoring. Contact Susanna Lubango to make an appointment at 325-675-5643.

The Covenant Place of Abilene is seeking volunteers to lead singing and/or play piano for residents. For more information contact Ann Erwin at 325-793-1144.

University Place is seeking volunteers to help with the resident birthday party for residents the third Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Linda Tijerina at 325-676-9946.

Breakfast on Beech Street is seeking volunteers to help set up, prepare and serve breakfast to homeless/lower income folks any Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 5:30 a.m. or Tuesday at 5 a.m. B.O.B.S is located at First Christian Church on 3rd St. and Beech St. Service times must be scheduled in advance. To serve on Mondays

contact Jody Depriest at 325-669-3312 or jody.depriest@ gmail.com. To serve on Tuesdays contact Allen Daugherty at 325-660-6949 or ale.al@suddenlink.net. To serve on Wednesdays contact Jane Harvey at 325-695-0092 or jharvread@aol.com. To serve on Thursdays contact Margaret Beasley at 325-692-4149 or mbeasley5@suddenlink.net. To serve on Fridays contact Rachel Brown at rdb08a@acu.edu.

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 325-6766487 for more information.

Eternal Threads is seeking volunteers to help with packing and organizing shipments, labeling products, errands and cleaning any weekday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information contact Pam Early at 325-672-6000 or pam@ eternalthreads.com.

Christian Homes & Family Services is seeking volunteers to do minor landscaping such as raking, trimming bushes, minor apartment repairs and general upkeep Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information contact Shaylee Honey at 325-677-2205 or Shoney@ ChristianHomes.com.

Rescue the Animals is seeking volunteers to work at the adoption center doing a variety of tasks including cleaning, socializing and grooming the animals Monday - Saturday from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. For more information contact Mindi Qualls at 325-698-7722 or rescuetheanimalsvolunteers@yahoo.com.

The CAC Department is seeking volunteers to participate in Special Olympics, by helping mentally/physically challenged people play games and sports MondayFriday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. For more infomation contact Angel Seca at 325-690-5235.

Disability Resources Inc. is seeking volunteers to mentor clients, plan/assist with activities, read books, teach lessons and any other needs Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information contact Becky Moody at 325-677-6815.

For additional volunteer opportunities visit: www.acu. edu/campusoffices/ccsl/ministry-service/volunteeropportunities/

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campus news

Friday 10.12.12

students’ association

AD: D-I changes won’t affect free tickets josh garcia staff reporter Jared Mosley, director of athletics, met with the Students’ Association on Wednesday to address rumors about how ACU’s move to Division I sports will affect campus life.

Formerly, students were able to enter games for free by presenting their ACU identification cards.

However, this semester, a new policy was implemented that required students to visit a website to receive their free ticket. SA members have been critical of the changes in ticket policy and have speculated they were connected to the move to Division I. However, Mosely said the move to Division I was not related to ticket changes.

“I know rumors are floating around that we’ve changed from IDs to the ticket system so that we can eventually charge you guys for tickets to go to athletic

events,” said Mosley. “That is not the case. Our plan moving forward is to continue to offer students free admission to games and contests.”

Mosley said alumni took advantage of their student IDs to get into games for free and the quality of last year’s ticket vendors, including customer service, was poor. Under the new ticket system, profits can now be generated from alumni through a more reputable ticket vendor.

Mosley said there is no requirement for ACU to add additional athletic facilities, but is interested in conducting renovations and possibly building an oncampus football stadium in the near future. There will be no significant increases in tuition as a result of the move to Division I. “All of our planning has been to minimize the institution’s investment into the actual transition process,” Mosley said.

Dr. Brady Bryce, director

of ministry events and assistant professor of ministry in the Graduate School of Theology, also met with the SA to receive feedback from this year’s Summit and to discuss ideas for future Summit sessions. Congress members were generally positive about many aspects of Summit, but were critical of the questionand-answer segments that followed the speeches in Moody, dubbing them unnecessary.

Bryce addressed the condition of Dallas Willard, who was scheduled to speak during Summit but was unable to do so because of surgery. Willard, professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California, was recently released from the hospital.

Students expressed interest in having Willard speak at Summit in the future. Bryce said he also would like to bring Willard to Summit.

“I consider him top of the list of people who have been influential in my life,”

Bryce said. “I would love to be able to have him here.”

Conference fund requests continued this week.

The Students’ Association granted: • Swing Cats- $250 for the Buddy’s Big Band event • The Students Social Work Association- $115 for the North American Christians in Social Work Annual National Convetion • The Ad/PR Association- $225 for the American Advertising Federation luncheon and agency tours •The Student Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management- $200 for the Human Resource Southwest Conference.

SA meetings are open to all students. Meetings are conducted on Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. in the OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building room 114.

SA officers who were absent from the meeting: Stevon Carr COBA representative Emily Dosa Gardner Hall representative Richard Elmore Harding Adminiatration representative Alice Hodde Smith-Adam Hall representative Simon Jowett Senior class president Colton McCoy Sophomore vice president

Maddie Pickle Morris Hall representative David Sanderson Edwards Hall representative Emily Schuster Zona Luce representative Chris Singleton Off-campus representative Austin Wade Freshman vice president

contact Garcia at jtg10b@acu.edu

res life

No kitten around: Barret tackles cat woes alikay woods copy editor Though stray cats on campus may seem pathetic, cuddly and furry at first, students have been warned that the stray prowlers on campus are a threat to student health and safety.

Many students view the cats that live on campus the same way they view their house cats at home.

However, Angela Neal, assistant director for Residence Life Education and Housing and resident director for Smith Adams and Barret Halls, advises students to completely ignore the cats.

“Students care a lot and miss their pets at home,” Neal said. “But if we weren’t feeding them they would find another source of food.”

Sydney Wooton, sophomore social work major from

Uvalde and Barret resident, said the cats often hang around the residence hall.

“Twice I was walking outside and a cat came into our pod behind me and surprised of my roommates,” Wooton said. “Usually the cats aren’t that friendly but recently, they’ve seemed extremely friendly. They just want to be loved.”

Wooton said she received an email that told students to avoid feeding and housing the cats because of dorm rules.

“I heard there was a guy in Barret who was actually letting a cat sleep in his own bed and was feeding him,” Wooton said.

Though the cats are not easily avoided, since they seem to be all over campus, Neal still advised students to stay away.

“They’re not ours so leave them alone,” Neal said. “It’s

when people show them affection and then walk away that they get angry and hiss.”

In the email sent to Barret residents, Neal said there was a “significant problem” with cats around the building.

According to the email, the problem was not only the cats roaming around the building, but the problem also was with students who are associating themselves with the strays, feeding the cats and letting them into their dorms.

Neal advised students that the majority of cats on ACU’s campus are homeless, which implies that they have not had their shots and could cause potential danger.

Neal said, “When students feed the cats they get more and more comfortable.” contact Woods at akw10a@acu.edu

Paige Otway Staff Photographer

The Office of Residence Life has advised students to ignore the many cats on campus.

Social Clubs

Average number of students depledge from clubs the process,” Jackson said.

Jackson said the number of students depledging this year is similar to the Two weeks after the pledg- number of students who ing process began, about depledged last year.

20 students have decided “The numbers are pretto depledge. ty close to where we were This number is consis- at this point last year, give tant with the number of or take a few,” he said. students who decided to “There’s nothing that sugdepledge last fall. gests that it’s greater or Mark Jackson, associate anything like that.” director of Student OrganiJackson said students zations and Programs, said who decide not to pledge almost every club has been anymore usually approach impacted in some way by their club president or students depledging. another club officer first.

“I would say across the At that point, any items board, virtually every club they have received from has had at least one person the club, including pledge that has dropped out of pins, are returned to the

Melany Cox

Online Managing editor

club. The students are then referred to Jackson who takes them off email lists and ensures that everything is OK with the students.

Students who have chosen to depledge have given different reasons for their decision, including family health issues, time, exhaustion and a change of heart.

“Probably the reasons that we get the most, is just the amount of time that’s spent,” Jackson said. “Each week they do 12 hours of pledge activities, and that takes time. It takes time away from other friends, sometimes their studies,

boyfriend/girlfriend relationships, so that’s part of it.”

He said depledging impacts both the pledge class and the social clubs.

“These guys and girls are pledging,” Jackson said, “bringing forth unity and togetherness, and all of a sudden when a group of people have gone through, whether it’s one day or one week, however long they’ve gone through the process together and all of a sudden when one person is not there, it does impact those that have started the process with them.”

Bethany Morgan, senior

campus

ACU Musuem receives a face-lift Elizabeth WEiss student reporter The ACU/WACU Museum was recently renovated with the goal of raising traffic for the museum which is located at the corner of EN 16th and Campus Court.

The museum has been around since 1980 and is curated and staffed by the Women for ACU. The Women for ACU Board has re-landscaped the outside and placed vinyls on the windows showing the history of ACU. WACU has also reorganized exhibits within the museum.

Groups are now allowed to rent out the museum for events. The museum has hosted a GATA rush, a dinner for ACU’s History department and a

Women for ACU event.

It costs $75 to rent the museum, and $25 for the conference room.

Dr. Marianna Rasco, ACU Museum board president, said she is focusing on marketing the museum.

“We’re really looking from the standpoint that this is a gem of a museum.” Rasco said. “We want to market it so people will include it on their walk around campus.”

Jennifer Ellison, University Events Director, and Elizabeth McAnally, Hunter Welcome Center Event Coordinator, have both been a part of the entire process and working with the museum board to assist in the updates made.

Bettye Shipp, ACU Museum board member, said she is thankful for the in-

dividuals that have helped joy it and learn about the revamp the museum. history of the university.

Shipp said, now that the museum has been updatcontact the optimist at ed, students, faculty and jmcnetwork@acu.edu the city of Abilene can en-

AD/PR major from Nocona and president of Alpha Kai Omega, said depledging is a “sad” topic to discuss at the weekly club presidents meetings.

“The days when we have discussed depledging were not the happiest of times,” Morgan said. “Depledging takes a big toll on clubs as a whole and for each specific club as well.

It’s never a fun topic.”

Morgan said the reasons students have given for depledging are “understandable.”

She said the entire pledge class is influenced when people depledge.

“When pledging Alpha

Kai, they are no longer individuals but one as a unit.

The entire unit is affected when one isn’t there anymore,” she said.

Jackson said he understands that the pledging process can be demanding. This year Jackson’s office has begun holding weekly meetings with the pledge presidents so the voices of the pledge class can be heard. He said he wants everyone involved in the pledging process to know he has their best interests in mind. contact Cox at mkc09b@acu.edu

Opinion

FRIDAY 10.12.12

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Editorial

Fashion advice for the changing seasons EVAN’s marks

the issue

evan marks

For most Texans, the unpreictable weather is something we’ve grown used to. But it seems many of us still haven’t learned the sutle nuances of dressing for Texan “winters.”

our take Dressing yourself is mostly up to you, but there are definitely some rules everyone should follow when picking out clothes for the coldest part of the year.

Wal-mart has been promoting Halloween decorations for about a month and a half. And you can’t go any where near a coffee shop these days without being bombarded by pumpkin-f lavored this or that.

It must be mid-October.

For most people in this country, it means the leaves change to red, orange and yellow and shorts can be put away until March. It means snow plows and ski season won’t be far away.

For us in Texas, it means the leaves will stay green until they all just die and fall to the ground during the same weekend next month. It means next week’s high could be 85. Or 50.

This irregular winter weather leads to the unsure and questionable dress of the typical student, resulting in a drop in campus morale.

Please, remember these tips when you wake up 10 minutes before class starts tomorrow morning.

Tights are not pants.

Leggings are not standalone. Something else goes over them. Even Superman wore briefs over his spandex suit. (But don’t try that on campus.)

Really, nobody needs to see that.

Dress in layers. This time of year, it’s cool in the morning, warm in the afternoon. Crazy, we know.

So, to avoid either being cold in the morning or hot later on, put a sweater or jacket on over your shirt before you leave for class.

Guys, you don’t have to prove your manhood by freezing to death.

You’re plenty manly in that jacket. And by jacket, we don’t mean your high school letter jacket.

Why? Because you’re no longer in high school.

No more f lip-f lops.

Toes deserve to bask in sun rays on the beach.

Not turn purple in a freezing puddle.

It’s freezing and windy, put some boots on your feet. And if you don’t have any, surely a girl on campus can loan

you a pair or ten.

These are dorm specific, not season, but important nonetheless.

All freshmen must remember that a towel is not enough cover-up after your Thursday evening shower. Visitation

days are great, but not for the girl who leaves the communal bathroom wearing just a towel. It is hard to tell who will be more surprised, her, or the five guys ambling down the hall.

Boxers and a t-shirt

are less than the minimum dress required to be in an on-campus laundry room. Especially when men and women are using the same one.

And finally, one of the most popular Texas winter wardrobe pieces:

sweatpants.

They are totally okay, as long as you can handle having hot legs in the afternoon sun. contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu

column

Apparently, everything is like Facebook ONES AND ZEROS BLANE SINGLETARY

Remember when we tackled that MySpace trailer talking about its new design and such?

Well, the next week Facebook decided to release their own commercial, if you can call it that. Coming out just after their announcement of 1 billion active users, it could easily be read as a battle cry to claim the other 5 billion on this planet.

Let’s start with the obvious: does Facebook even need a commercial? It seems to be doing pretty well so far by word of mouth.

Facebook can be seen as one of the first Internet fads to grip the real world as well. Just think of how many advertisements you see that say, “Like us on Facebook.”

That’s the focus for

this 90-second audiovisual conglomeration: things in the real world that are like Facebook, somehow.

We start with a beautiful montage of chairs; people lounging on them, dancing on them and kids unsafely playing with them in the street.

And now the punchline: “Chairs are for people, and that is why chairs are like Facebook.”

What?

Technically, the video is correct. Chairs are for people, but since people are the dominant species on this planet, so is pretty much everything else.

And that’s exactly where the video goes from there. Naming off other random things that connect people or bring them together, like bridges, airplanes and basketball. Apparently they’ve never been to a U.T. vs. A&M game.

One of the huge things I think this video leaves out, however, is the ground. People who don’t have access to chairs sit on the ground and interact with other people on the ground with them. There’s also a gravitational force pulling us there constantly.

Therefore the ground is

like Facebook.

One of the last few Facebook comparisons we hear about is a “great nation.” Given all the buzz coming out about how Facebook uses your information to become an advertising juggernaut, it seems eerily appropriate. And like any great nation, they could easily take over the world!

Our last comparison is the universe, and how all of these random, aforementioned things remind us that we are not alone in it. Do you hear that, extraterrestrial lifeforms? After you destroy the earth, be sure

to post about it on your Facebook timeline. Zuckerberg’s ghost will like it.

This commercial, or whatever it is, doesn’t really seem to know what it’s trying to do. I’m sure many people will continue to join Facebook, but it won’t be because of this video. On the plus side, it’s very easy to make parodies of. Just think of how many things are “like Facebook.”

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My whole life is, or at least it was, on my computer CULTURAL VAGABONDAGE CLICHÉ SAMANTHA SUTHERLAND

If my life is on my computer, then this weekend I guess you could say I lost my life.

Since my external hard drive was already filled to capacity and my laptop had a broken disk drive, I had been unable to back up my files for months (backing up regularly is good practice, by the way, if you don’t already do it). So, when I downloaded a virus

that ultimately wiped out my hard drive, there wasn’t much to fall back on. I had the daunting realization that I was going to have to start from scratch.

So, I began the process of reconstructing my document, photo, video and music libraries, digging through random piles of old CDs or ancient photo disks and forgotten f lash drives to see

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what I could salvage. And I noticed different eras of my life where I went from old fashioned technology to digital technology. The photo prints from disposable cameras disappeared after I got a digital camera, the photo CDs stopped after the iPhone and hard copies of CDs started dwindling when I got my first MP3 player.

College students today make up a generation that has seen the coming and going of several phases of technology. Without realizing it, our records have transitioned from paper and plastic to digital. Soon, all we have may

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grows and replaces additional things, physical copies will become more and more rare and reliance on digital databases will increase.

So, before old skills are lost completely, take a moment to be nostalgic. Hold a book, listen to a CD in a stereo, record a home video on tape, play a movie with a VCR, write a friend a letter and know things will never be the same.

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feel the need to get a personal camcorder, since most mobile devices capture video. Most won’t need to get their hands on a camera with a manual focus or an actual attachable lens, because iPhones and iPads can auto-focus. Most won’t need to be able to burn CDs or, much less, ever have a need to use a cassette tape recorder. Most will rarely need to get physical pictures developed or will know what to do with a VHS tape.

Many think their lives are on our computers today, but it’s only the beginning. As technology

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be digitized and stored within the confines of a glowing screen.

Essays in grade school used to be hand-written on double-sided wideruled paper which was kept in a binder and lugged from class to class.

Now professors almost always require typed papers. Many students even abandoned writing out notes and now type them for each class.

It seems plausible that generations to come, who are now being conditioned to use technology from infancy, may lose certain skills along the way. Most probably won’t

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ACU (4-2) at #20 West Texas A&M (5-1) Game Preview

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The offensive matchup can be summed up by one rivalry that goes back several years, Mitchell Gale vs. Dustin Vaughan.

The two talented quarterbacks command their offenses, and whoever plays better on Saturday will probably lead

WT’s defense has a reputation for having talented players all over the field, and this season is no exception. Linebacker Kyle Voss has already made 12 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, and he may not even be their best defensive

Throw the records out the window when these two teams get together, because they don’t like each other. WT has had this game circled on the schedule since last year, when ACU got the best of them in Shotwell 28-18.

their team to victory. The Buffs are scoring 38.5 points per game, and their switch to the pro style offense has paid off so far. Wide out Torrence Allen leads WT in receiving with over 500 yards and 7 touchdowns in six games this season. How the Wildcats handle the loud crowd in Canyon will be a major X-factor tomorrow night. WT is known for their loud fans, and it will only be tougher for the ‘Cats because it is WT’s homecoming. Expect ACU to handle the noise and turn the game into a shootout.

player. Five Buffs players have registered multiple sacks, and the WT defense will be f lying around the ball all night long. For the ‘Cats, Thor Woerner will hold down a beat up linebacking corps, Nick Richardson will provide the pressure, and L.B. Suggs and Mike Wallace will be playmakers in the secondary.

Wallace had 5 picks in the last 3 games, and will be looking to get his hands on a few more passes Saturday night and ruin the WT homecoming celebration.

Of course, the ‘Cats would like nothing more than to ruin the weekend for a WT team that has thoughts of an LSC title dancing in their heads.

ACU has momentum on their side after a great win against Delta State and the ENMU smack down last week. But, Canyon is a tough place to play, and the entire city will shut down to watch the biggest game of the year so far for either team.

The next chapter of this historic rivalry will be written tomorrow night.

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Big game is almost an understatement for Saturday’s matchup with WTAMU. This game will mark the end of the biggest rivalry in the LSC. It’s homecoming for the Buffs, and their fans will be sure to pack their side of the stadium to full capacity.

The ‘Cats will have their hands full in this one.

This is the closest thing to a Red River Rivalry the Lone Star Conference has ever seen. No two teams have a history as rich as WT and ACU and there’s no doubt the Buffs want to make the ‘Cats look tame. Two dynamic quarterbacks. Two extremely similar offenses.

Four-hour drive and only one winner.

It’s WT week, the biggest game of the year.

Rivalries like this one highlight everything we love about sports. The ‘Cats would love to ruin homecoming week and hurt the Buffs’ chances of winning a LSC title this season. I think the ‘Cats defy the odds and win in a nail-biter.

ACU took a convincing win last week, but a victory against WT won’t come as easy. WT has a highpowered offense and they are not afraid of putting points on the board. In addition, we’ll be playing on their field in front of their homecoming crowd who’ll be eager for a win. It may be too much for the ‘Cats to handle this week.

Pick: ACU 45-42

Pick: ACU 31-28

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There’s nothing the Wildcats would rather do than show up to WT’s homecoming and come out with a win. ACU beat the Buffs in the last two rivalry matchups, but I think this year will be a much closer game. WT is extremely talented this year, and it may prove too much for the ‘Cats.

Pick: WT 35-21

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The do’s and dont’s of sports etiquette sloa n steady matthew sloan

Poor sports etiquette is an epidemic that is sweeping our nation, and I for one cannot stand the injustice anymore. So here are a couple quick rules to follow on your next trip to the ballpark.

First and foremost, no

booing your own MVP caliber players. Yes, I am talking to you Rangers fans.

The only reason to boo your own team is after a season of underachieving, not a poor three-week stretch. It looks terrible, and it isn’t like they are trying to strike out, cut them some slack.

In a horrifying event last weekend, Kansas City Chiefs fans cheered when their quarterback Matt Cassel left the game with a concussion.

Under no circumstances is it okay to cheer when someone’s brain is bleeding, whether they are talented or not. It is important to keep in mind that these players have lives and families too.

So cheering after injuries is never the right thing to do.

Third, keep the bad language to a minimum. Of course, an all star shooting guard missing both free throws is enough to make anyone tear their hair out,

but mix in an SAT word to describe his horrendous shooting display instead of a word with only four letters.

There are probably children present. Parents pay good money to watch the game with their family, not cover their kids’ ears because of your potty mouth.

And finally, for the love of all things holy, do not walk in front of fellow fans during an at bat.

I understand everyone

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wants to get back to their seats, but nothing is worse than missing a big hit because some dope is sliding past you, slurping his drink and stepping on your toes while your favorite player scampers to second base.

That is the quickest way to become the most despised person in section 204. Just watch the game from the top of the stairs until the end of the at bat, and the world will be a bet-

ter place for everyone.

Most importantly, don’t forget to have a good time.

Pack the stands and scream your heart out with 70,000 of your closest friends. Every game is a chance to make memories with people you will never meet, and that’s why we are all fans in the first place. contact sloan at mes11a@acu.edu

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Queen: Voting ends today Assault: APD investigating Continued from page 1 Leigh Foith, senior Ad/PR major from Plano, said she is honored to be nominated and is even more honored to share this experience with the other nominees who represent many different faces of campus life.

Foith, Ko Jo Kai historian, is excited for the weekend activities to begin.

“I can’t wait to share the excitement with my parents, grandparents and all the alumni who come back for the event,” Foith said. “The familiar faces in the crowd will make the weekend even more memorable.”

The Homecoming Court will have a full weekend during Homecoming. Next Friday, the court will be introduced during Chapel and will participate in the invitation-only Queen’s Tea held in honor of the Homecoming Court and the Coming Home Court.

On Saturday, the court will participate in the parade and then again be introduced at Chapel. The winner will be crowned during halftime of the ACU Homecoming football game that afternoon.

The nominees for this year’s Homecoming Court

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I can’t wait to share the excitement with my parents, grandparents and all the alumni.” leigh foith senior ad/pr major from plano

will return in 10 years to participate in the homecoming festivities for their 10-year reunion.

In addition to the 2002 Coming Home Court, who will be celebrating their 10year reunion, Addie Rheiner Felts, ACU’s first Homecoming Queen will return to campus for Homecom-

sing song

Auditions: 14 called back, 6 selected for show Continued from page 1 minded of his performances during his freshman year.

“I had a flashback to when I was an emcee in the Freshman Talent Show and to when my friends and I wrote this crazy song about snow cones and performed it at Freshman Follies,” Anderson said. “Those are some of my best memories and now it’s coming full cir-

cle. This opportunity is the perfect way to end my years at ACU.” Tom Craig, director of student productions, said the 2013 Sing Song hosts and hostesses will bring different aspects and energies to the performance.

“They will be able to provide a wide variety of styles and genres of music,” Craig said.

Craig said the upcoming

show’s theme, “Sing Song Vacation,” will allow the production to have a relaxed atmosphere.

“The theme will be focused on a lot of fun songs,” Craig said. “The hosts and hostesses will be able to interpret that theme in a way the audience will enjoy.” contact smith at mds10a@acu.edu

service

Trip: Department students, faculty looking for ‘healing’ Continued from page 1 believes this is the most important thing the department does together.

“Our students can get to know the faculty really well, and they’re getting to serve which is just as important, if not more,” he said. “It’s a re-

ally great opportunity for students to feel like a family and for them to actually do something that helps people.”

Ford said she is still nervous about the upcoming trip.

“Knowing we’re going to be on similar roads to the crash site is going to bring

up a lot of emotions,” Ford said. “But with the large group of people, it’s going to be very joyful. I think it’s going to be full of laughter and full of healing.” contact smith at mds10a@acu.edu

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ing. She was crowned in 1951 and will be representing the 60-year Coming Home Court this year.

Sarah Kelly, senior Ad/ PR major from San Antonio, said she has loved getting to spend time with other nominees on the court.

“I am most looking forward to coming back ten years from now and getting to be a part of the court with all of the girls again and getting to meet the nominees for that year,” Kelly said.

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jeans. He had the hood over his head and was wearing sunglasses.

The victim reported to the ACU Police about one hour after the incident occurred.

The ACU Police responded to the report immediately and also notified the Abilene Police Department. They checked the area thoroughly but did not find the suspect.

“One of the challenges of this case is that there was approximately a one hour delay between when the incident occurred and when the victim reported it,” said Jimmy Ellison, chief of the ACU Police Department. “This

posed a challenge. The suspect had one hour to get out of the area.”

The victim wished to remain anonymous and was unable to be contacted.

Ellison said this was a highly unusual event to occur near ACU. “When you run, we suggest you carry a cell phone with you,” Ellison said. “Call the police immediately if something happens or if you see suspicious activity. We always recommend you use the Lunsford Trail to run or jog on.” contact jones at mnj10a@acu.edu

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Wildcats finish fourth in Amarillo both shot well too.” natalie goin Junior Trey Sullivan assistant sports editor shot 2-over-215 and sophomore Corbin Renner shot The No. 3 ranked golf 3-over-216. Both Sullivan team placed fourth at the and Renner, along with Ryan Palmer Foundation Carpenter, finished in the Invitational in Amarillo top-20 out of 90 athletes on Tuesday. from 17 different schools Senior Alex Carpen- in the tournament. ter finished first for the Renner shot the team’s Wildcats in ninth place lowest score on Tuesday with a score of 213, shoot- at 4-under-67 in the secing 2-under-69 in the first ond round. Sullivan shot round and 1-over-72 in a 3-under-68. rounds two and three.

However, the ‘Cats “We all played pretty were unable to top the well this week,” Carpen- first place team, Colorater said. “Corbin and Trey do School of Mines who

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It’s really exciting that we have been playing so well.”

of 72, 67 and 70.

Michael Lee of Colorado State-Pueblo finished second with 2-under-69 and teammate John Ahern finished third at Alex carpenter 6-over-858. senior ACU shot opening acu golf rounds of 291 and 284, and were seven strokes shot 4-over-856 to 5-over- behind Colorado State857 on Monday, and par- Pueblo who was in first 284 during Tuesday’s fi- place after Monday. On nal round.

Tuesday the Wildcats The individual cham- shot 289, finishing in pionship was clenched fourth.

by Kirby Gorzell of St. Regardless of 53 birdMary’s who finished ies, they were unable to 4-under-209 with rounds overcome the deficit.

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WTAMU The Wildcats will re- MSU turn to action next week ASU on Oct. 14-16, at the Que- ACU rencia Cabo Collegiate in TSU Los Cabos, Mexico.

Commerce “It’s really exciting ENMU that we have been playing so well,” Carpenter UIW said. “We’re looking for- TAMU-K ward to taking the team to Mexico next week and volleyball seeing what we can do Team there.”

ASU WTAMU TSU TWU contact goin at nsg10b@acu.edu Commerce UIW TAMU-K ACU Cameron MSU ENMU soccer

briefings Freshman wide receiver Cade Stone was honored as the Lone Star Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday after Saturday’s win against Eastern New Mexico.

Stone returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown.

Freshman volleyball player Sarah Siemens was named the Lone Star Conference’s Co-Setter of the Week. Siemens is the first Wildcat to claim a conference honor in 2012. She was recognized for her performance at the Whitten Inn Classic last weekend.

ex- factor Cincinnati Bengals running back Bernard Scott tore his ACL Sunday in a 17-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

Scott rushed for 40 yards on five carries.

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Sophomores Sara Oxford and Rachel Riley extend to block the ball in Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats lost in five sets to Dallas Baptist University. The defeat ended ACU’s three match winning streak.

Errors haunt ‘Cats in loss edward isaacs sports editor The Wildcats had two errors at the end of their match Tuesday night which cost them a tough five-set loss to Dallas Baptist University.

The squad was defeated in Moody Coliseum, 3-2 (2125, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 1816). The loss dropped them to 7-12 on the year and 3-6 in the Lone Star Conference.

“We made a couple of careless errors at the wrong time,” freshman Sarah Siemens said. “We definitely out played them. The errors were just a bit too much.”

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In the fifth set, ACU led the Patriots 9-6, but DBU had an 8-3 run that led to match point.

The Wildcats kept fighting and tied the score at 14-14 and 16-16 however, a service error by Siemens followed by an attack error by sophomore Rachel Riley put a stopper on the match.

“Unfortunately last night didn’t go our way, but it was a hard fought match,” head coach Kellen Mock said.

“Statistically it was one of our best matches all season.

There is definitely positives we can find in every game.”

Riley had a career and team season high of 20 kills,

unfortunately, her error was one of 36 for the team. Dallas Baptist committed 17 errors during the match.

Riley was not the only ‘Cat with a big game. Siemens recorded a career-high 63 assists. She also had six kills, eight digs and two blocks.

On the defensive end, the team put together seven blocks, two made by freshman Corrie Reeder.

Libero Madison Hoover had the sixth-highest single match dig total in ACU history (36). Angie Palmer is the school record holder in digs with 39 which was set in 1995.

Every set in the match was

a back-and-forth battle between the two clubs. Set one alone had nine ties and three lead changes. Riley and Jennie Loerch each smashed six kills during the opening set.

The Patriots held a seven point lead early in game two and maintained a lead until the very end. The Wildcats had a 5-0 run to close the gap to 21-19, but that was as close as they would get as DBU scored four of the final five points.

ACU had five players with 10 or more kills in the match including Reeder, Riley, Loerch, senior Kalynne Allen and sophomore Sara Oxford.

The ‘Cats jump back into

conference play this weekend with matches on Friday and Saturday against Eastern New Mexico University and West Texas A&M University, both are in Moody.

They face Eastern on Friday at 7 p.m. and WTAMU at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

“We’re going to get pushed this weekend,” Mock said. “Seeing a good team like Dallas Baptist who never got down and kept coming after us really prepares us for the rest of our conference schedule.” contact isaacs at jei08a@acu.edu

Former ACU wide receiver Raymond Radway re-joined the Dallas Cowboys on Monday. He was resigned to the practice squad after running back Lance Dunbar was called up to the active roster.

Upcoming Football travels to Canyon to take on LSC rival West Texas A&M Saturday at 6 p.m.

Soccer hosts Angelo State University and University of the Incarnate Word this weekend. The Angelo game is at 4 p.m. on Friday and the Incarnate Word match is at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The volleyball team will play Eastern New Mexico University and West Texas A&M University this weekend in Moody Coliseum. The Eastern match is at 7 p.m.

Reed who will represent the pete in hopes of getting for the last three years. on the men’s side by the on Friday, while the women. They will all go into the chance to compete In 2010, Hach placed fifth team of John Cole and Robby WTAMU match is on the tournament ranked in on Sunday for a wild card in singles during his first trip Scott. The Wildcats also won Saturday at 2 p.m.

Four players compete in nationals Daniel zepeda sports reporter The ACU tennis teams will be represented at the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships in Mobile, Ala. Junior Hans Hach and sophomore Borja Cortés will represent the men’s side along with senior Julia Mongin and sophomore Brittney

the top four seeds, after their domination at the South Central regional championships two weeks ago.

The tournament will run from Thursday to Saturday morning, as players from eight regions will compete for a chance at their respected championships. Each will com-

entry into the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships.

Cortés and Reed are making their fall postseason debuts, but for Hach and Mongin, it is another step in their quest for a national championship. The all-Americans have qualified for this championship

to Mobile. He placed third in singles last fall in his return.

He also won the doubles third-place match with Bryan Joiner in 2010. Hach and Cortés are looking to bring a men’s doubles championship back home to Abilene.

ACU’s last National Small College Championships doubles titles came in 1994

both men’s (Lance Cowart/ Brent Klapprott) and women’s (Michelle King/Lara Mahaney) doubles crowns in 1991. The Wildcat’s quartet is hoping they can add their names to that list of winners. contact zepeda at djz11a@acu.edu

Men’s and women’s tennis will play at the ITA/USTA National Small College Championships in Mobile, Ala. on Wednesday-Saturday.