Goose Egg Football team shut out for the first time in 11 years vol. 101, no. 16
wednesday, october 17, 2012
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Sports Page 6
res life
Smoke bombs force dorm evacuation
INSIDE NEWS Many students expressing interest in Leadership Summit Page 3
NEWS Hardin Administration Building undergoing renovations
marissa jones
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managing editor Smoke filled the SmithAdams Hall kitchen after things went wrong for a sophomore making smoke bombs late Monday night. Two fire trucks responded to a call around 11 p.m. and residents were forced to evacuate as thick smoke overflowed from the kitchen, said a Smith-Adams resident. “I walked through the lobby thinking it was a false alarm and then I saw the smoke,” said Bailey Gaspard sophomore biology major from Anoka, Minn. “It felt fake when the alarm went off. After an hour, I went back into the lobby to get my laptop and homework, and the smoke was still thick even then. It definitely made me cough.” Sean Branchaw, sophomore finance and math major from Derwood, Md., was mixing potassium nitrate and sugar when it got out of his control and smoke began to fill the lobby. He is pledging Gamma Sigma Phi and claimed to fellow residents that he was making the smoke bombs for club.
NEWS Clinic adminstering $15 flu shots, chargeable to student accounts Page 5
OPINION Political ads should focus on issues, not opponent’s faults
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SPORTS Lone goal by Coppedge gives soccer team win over Incarnate Word Page 5
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Volleyball team wins first match against rival in more than six years
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ONLINE NEWS Intramurals to begin inaugural season for new sports soon acuoptimist.com
paige otway staff Photographer Jonathan Pruitt, senior criminal justice major from Brazil, participates in the King of Campus Court Debate in Hart Auditorium on Tuesday night. The winner of the competition will be announced in Chapel on Friday
campus store NEWS Annual JamFest concert to feature variety of student artists acuoptimist.com
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Many students buy snacks from the Campus Store and Campus Center, though some students complain that items are overpriced. However, prices of food items sold in the Campus Store are determined by the food suppliers, not the store, said Scott Harsh, director of the Campus Store. Amber Rush-Jones, freshman math major from San Antonio said she be-
lieves the snacks available in the Campus Center are expensive. “I understand that they’re trying to make a profit, but we’re cheap,” she said. Rush-Jones said she doesn’t buy snacks from the Campus Center. Instead she buys them from a grocery store. “I have them in my room and I don’t have to go anywhere and grab anything,” she said. Many students purchase snacks in the Campus Center or Campus Store be-
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he uses Bean Bucks. “It doesn’t feel like you’re actually spending money,” he said. Harsh said the prices of food sold in the Campus amber rush-jones Store are set on suggested freshman math major retail, which is why prices from san antonio are slightly higher than those in grocery stores. cause of the convenience. “Food doesn’t have a Lewis Golmick, fresh- high margin on it and supman information technolo- pliers we use, they service gy major from McAllen, said a lot smaller accounts, it’s helpful to grab some- kind of like ourselves,” thing from the Food Court Harsh said. for breakfast if he wakes up Harsh said the cost of late. He said he is willing to see store page 5 pay more for snacks when
I understand that they’re trying to make a profit, but we’re cheap.”
It was incredible how much smoke filled the kitchen. It went all the way to the front door.” mat solomon sophomore computer science major from austin
GSP President Blaine Smith, senior biology major from Keller, said the smoke bombs were not sanctioned by the club. “He was apparently making them on his own time,” Smith said. “It wasn’t for club.” After smoke filled the kitchen and lobby, residents evacuated as fire alarms went off to their inconvenience, said Mat Solomon, sophomore computer science major from Austin. “I was doing laundry and was putting my stuff in the dryer when the fire alarm went off,” Solomon said. “I finished putting my stuff in the dryer and went outside. Fire trucks came, and we were out there from about 30 to 45 minutes.” Solomon said he was surprised at how pervasive the smoke was. “I think more than one smoke bomb had to have accidentally gone off,” Solomon said. “It was incredible how much smoke filled the kitchen. It was all the way to the front door.” contact jones at mnj10a@acu.edu
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Professor dies of sudden heart attack in 2002 after leaving editor in chief a consulting position A faculty member in the Colwith Arthur lege of Business AdministraAndersen in tion who died suddenly last Chicago. He week will be remembered taught coursjinkerson es on organifor his loving and caring personality, heavy involvement zational bein ACU academics and his havior, statistics and strategy. deep faith in God. Dr. Rick Lytle, dean of Dr. Darryl Jinkerson, as- COBA, was a classmate of sociate professor of man- Jinkerson’s at Harding Uniagement, died Friday after- versity. He said Jinkerson’s noon of a heart attack. sudden death came as a Jinkerson, 54, joined ACU surprise to everyone.
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“This loss is a shock to us all,” he said. “Our hearts are hurting right now.” Lytle said Jinkerson will be remembered for his close relationships with God, his family and his students. “He was a man of deep faith in God and a man who loved his family,” Lytle said. “Darryl was one of the most active faculty in the building: teaching, researching, serving, consulting, shepherding and leading a number of important initiatives for the college.”
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believed to be right,” Lytle said. “He was an authentic human being.” The ACU flag flying near the Judge Ely Boulevard entrance to campus is flydr. phil vardiman ing at half-staff in honor of associate professor of Jinkerson. mangement Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, sent What Lytle remembered an email to all faculty and most about Jinkerson was staff Friday evening to tell his passion for what he be- them of Jinkerson’s death. lieved in. “All of us held Darryl in “I can remember on sev- high esteem and his stueral occasions Darryl fightsee jinkerson page 5 ing hard for that which he
He was a good mentor, not just to his students, but to his peers.”
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6 p.m. JamFest 1 p.m. ACU Volleyball at Tarleton State U
7 p.m. ACU Volleyball at Angelo State U
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10 a.m. The Disability Resources Inc. Pumpking Patch will be open at 3602 N. Clack St. For more information call 325-677-6815.
7:30 p.m. A performance of the muscial “Return to the Forbidden Planet” will be perfomed in the Amy Graves Ryan Fine Arts Building at McMurry Univeristy. Tickets are $12 and students will receive a $5 discount. For more information call 325-793-3889.
12 p.m. The Premier Vintage Market will be in Colorado City, Texas and will feature over 65 unique vendors with antiques, vintage finds, furniture, clothing, cool junk, repurposed items and jewelry. The entry fee is $5.
6 p.m. The Abilene Derby Dames will be hosting their home bout against the East Texas Bombers in the Roller Derby at the Abilene Civic Center. Tickets are $12.
The Optimist optimist@acu.edu Police Log Announcements 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.
Students will have the opportunity to join ACU President Dr. Schubert for a meal in the bean Oct. 18 at 11:30 a.m. For more information email rad08a@acu.edu or visit the SA Office.
ACU Swing Cats is hosting lessons for beginner and intermediate levels of swing The ACU Roller Hockey Club Team is dancing Thursday nights in SRWC Studio B. accepting new members who are inter- Intermediate lessons are at 8 p.m. and Beested in playing roller hockey. For more ginners are at 9 p.m. Social dancing begins information on the team, you can post on at 9:30 p.m. the ACU Wildcat Hockey Facebook page or email acuhockey@gmail.com. The 26th Annual Homecoming Chemistry Circus is Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Walling Lecture Hall.
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 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.
The Black Student Association is having a free skate night to celebrate ACU’s Home- JamFest will be Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. on the coming at The Skating Place Oct. 19 at 11 HWC east lawn. p.m. The Homecoming Carnival will be Oct. 19 Elevator Pitch registration is now open. at 5 p.m. on the WPAC north lawn. General Early registration is until Oct 31 and costs admisson is $3. $10. Late registration is until Nov 6 and costs $20. ACU will be shooting off fireworks Oct. 19 at 8:15 p.m. on the HWC east lawn.
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 325-6742821 or laura.mcgregor@ acu.edu.
Center for Contemporary Arts needs a gallery assistant to greet patrons, answer phones and answer basic questions about the Center and its programs. This oppotrunity 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/.
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 325-6958870 or flores@stjohnsabilene.org.
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. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is seeking volunteers to help in their baby room by interfacing with clients, hanging clothing, cleaning, and packaging on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. For more information contact Peggy Valentine at 325-8293425. House of Faith is seeking volunteers to participate in the after school Backyard Bible Club on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and/or Thursdays for elementary children or with the Thursday Xodus program for middle school children. For different club locations, contact Denise Davidson at 325-3703642. 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. 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 325-6769946. 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 325-6950092 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.
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Admin renovating to prepare for Ag move Kyle Knapp student reporter
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Construction crews work to renovate the first floor in the Hardin Administration Building. The Agriculturual and Environmental Science department will move in when renovations are complete.
Renovations are being made in the Hardin Administration Building and are planned for the Zona Luce Building in anticipation of moving the School of Nursing into Zona Luce. Scot Colley, executive director of Risk Management and Construction, said the renovations in the Hardin Administration Building are being made in the first floor of the southwest wing. “It’s mostly a cosmetic clean up,” Colley said. “We’re going to paint it, put in new carpet where we can, move a few walls, create an office suite and remodel some classrooms for them.” Colley said last year the Foreign Language department moved from the Admin building to Chambers Hall when the English and Foreign Langauge departments were combined. This provided an opening for the Agricultural and Environmental Science department
to move into the first floor offices when the renovations are completed. “What we’ll do is move a few non-load-bearing walls, spruce it up, take two smaller classrooms to create a larger classroom for them and provide all their offices to move them over here,” Colley said. The School of Nursing plans to take the place of the Agricultural and Environmental Science department in Zona Luce. This is all being done in anticipation of possible changes in the nursing program. The nursing program is currently an intercollegiate school with Hardin-Simmons and McMurry. The nursing program takes ACU students off campus for their last two years. Dr. Becky Hammack, associate professor for the School of Nursing, said, “We want them to be part of ACU. We want them to have that ACU experience all four years rather than have two years, then leave.”
The School of Nursing, if it gains approval from the Broad of Nursing, wants to use the Zona Luce Building to keep their students on campus for all four years of their schooling. “We have submitted our proposal to the Board of Nursing, and we’re just waiting to get that approval from them,” Hammack said. “And we anticipate that being in January.” Hammack said they will receive the board’s decision by January, just in time for the renovations in Zona Luce to begin. Renovations in the Admin building are expected to be completed by the end of December, while renovations in Zona Luce are planned to start sometime after January. Colley said the exact time is still under discussion. “We hope to have plans for Zona Luce complete by July of 2013,” Colley said. contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
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Students applying early for short course Mark Smith editor in chief The limited number of spots available for a business short course in Colorado are already being filled. The College of Business Administration’s Leadership Summit course will take place during the first week of January in rural Colo. The course will feature guest speakers who are successful in entre-
preneurial business management and leadership, interactive group activities and question-and-answer sessions designed to enhance students’ internal leadership abilities and their Christian perspectives in business. Tim Johnston, assistant dean of COBA and administrator of the Leadership Summit, said the number of students going to the Colorado ranch will be limited to about 120. Johnston said the guest
speakers will bring new and challenging ideas, lessons and perspectives to students. “It brings you a great opportunity to learn from business leaders of power and position and to gain context about how business fits into society,” Johnston said. “This year, an executive vice president of Walmart will be speaking about some of the challenges of business.” Leadership Summit, led by Dr. Rick Lytle, dean
of COBA, is open to all students, not just business majors. Johnston said about 40 percent of the students who attended last year were not in COBA. “Even students outside of business majors will be involved with the business world in their careers,” he said. Nuria Hall, academic adviser in COBA, said during the first day of advising she talked to several students who were going to apply. She said she under-
stood why they were interested in applying. “I wish I could go,” Hall said. “I’ve heard from students that it was their best experience as a student. The material they learn prepares them with information they’ll be using in the world.” The week-long program will take place in Frontier Ranch in Buena Vista Colo., about 90 miles west of Colorado Springs. The group from ACU will join a small group from Lub-
bock Christian University. The $650 fee to cover room and board is in addition to tuition for the threehour course, BUSA 435 Christian Leadership Perspectives. All students are responsible for transportation as well. The application deadline is Nov. 16.
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Political ads favor attack over platform EVAN’s marks
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‘Mudslinging’ has practically become an understood part of the campaign process. But these attack ads overwhelm those who hope to truly understand a candidate’s platform.
our take The candidates are human. So instead of focusing on a minor mistake, we need campaigns that promote the positives of their own platforms. In a recent debate, presidential nominee Mitt Romney told the moderator “I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I’m going to stop other things. I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually I like you, too. But I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for.” Though Mitt Romney
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By merely focusing on an opponent’s mistakes, nominees belittle the democratic process.”
spoke only a few sentences on this topic, the audience, specifically President Obama’s campaign, has eaten it up. The Obama campaign released an ad titled “Obama for America: Save Big Bird and PBS,” filled with sarcasm and derogatory comments aimed at Romney. Though the commercial is funny, should there be such a big a deal
made over what Romney said? More so, should political ads focus on the faults of the opponent instead of addressing issues that the people should consider before we vote? By merely focusing on an opponent’s mistakes, nominees belittle the democratic process. The Big Bird discussion is just one example of this, and both sides are guilty of focusing on the other candidate’s faults instead of the issues at hand. When candidates attack the character of their opponent, the result is a weak form of discussion. The masses deserve to know what a political candidate stands for and how they intend to solve this nation’s problems. Our intelligence is insulted when they do not do so and it undermines the election process. One bigger issue the ad could have been pointed out is that the majority of funding for PBS does not come from the government. The government allocates $420 million to the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, but the majority of that is distributed to the National Public Radio and various other stations, leaving only about 5 percent to PBS. And according to a statement from PBS, the federal investment in public broadcasting is only about
0.00012 percent of its entire budget in 2011. The Obama campaign could have focused on this aspect of the issue and pointed out the small statistic, but instead they created a sarcastic ad that focused on mocking Romney. Our economy is facing
serious difficulties that candidates should focus on, such as unemployment, our trillion-dollar debt and weakening foreign polices. Do we really want to focus on a laugh, grimace or an ill-timed word, or should we focus on the serious problems
occurring in our world? When we spend our time on petty, insignificant issues, it is impossible to discuss and begin to understand what really needs to be fixed. contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
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Baldness no longer my schoolyard bully THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID
MARISSA JONES
When I was young, I thought I was going to go bald. It started with a conversation I overheard when I was six. My Mom was talking to a lady at church about my hair. I had very impossible, curly hair. “Kids usually lose their curly hair when they get older though,” my Mom said.
Of course she was referring to the fact that hair loses its curl, but I just assumed that she meant because my hair was curly it was going to fall out when I grew up. I didn’t immediately freak out or panic. But it was a fear that pervaded my life. A fear I had accepted but that stuck with me. It was like being told
by a large bully I was going to get beat up at the end of the school day and having to sit in my desk all day, accepting the inevitable pain but feeling dull fear in the pit of my stomach. My execution date was set. I never mentioned this fear to my parents. I never wondered why I didn’t see more balding curly-haired people walking around. I don’t remember when it occurred to me I wasn’t going to go bald anytime soon. It was a gradual realization, the kind that
comes when your brain develops more.
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is I haven’t completely grown out of it. Trips to the hair dresser make me abnormally nervous. I don’t trust them. I just know they’re going to mess up somehow. I’ve heard a story of a lady going to get her hair cut and her hair dresser had a stroke of some sort while cutting her hair. The hair dresser continued to violently cut and cut and cut the lady’s hair until someone realized there was something wrong with her. That really scares me. Before school started I
I didn’t immediately freak out or panic. But it was a fear that pervaded my life.”
Though I don’t remember very many specific moments from my early childhood without the aid of photos or home videos, this fearful memory has stuck with me. The interesting thing
went to get my hair cut. I told the lady I wanted a trim. I guess her definition of trim is wildly different from mine. She cut off more than four inches. That was a devastating moment when my fear was realized and confirmed. You learn to get through a bad haircut though. Life goes on. Until the day my friend found a gray hair on my head.
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Science proves ‘Jurassic Park’ an impossible dream MARK MY WORDS
EVAN MARKS
Nothing is cooler than dinosaurs. They ruled the planet for millions of years, then, mysteriously, they all died. But they left all of their awesome bones in the desert for us to find and daydream about. As a kid, nothing captured my imagination as much as the movie Juras-
sic Park. It was the perfect movie. They brought dinosaurs back to life, something I’d been wishing would happen for the first 14 years of my life. The movie was ridiculous, (-ly awesome) held together by Hollywood ‘science,’ and everyone knew we could never actually bring extinct dinosaurs back to life ... yet.
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If you were like me, you always hoped that someday, science would catch up to Holly wood, and create a real life Jurassic Park (or at least the hover-board from Back to the Future 2). But last week my dreams were shattered. A group of Australian scientists have discovered that DNA has a halflife of about 521 years. So after that amount of time, half of the chemical bonds holding that DNA together would decay, and after another 521 years the bonds would be halved again,
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million years ago, just 64 million too early. Suffice to say, I was crushed.
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Maybe, God gave us the ability to create and learn, and bring back dead dinosaurs somehow?”
Now, perhaps it was all a false hope to begin with, and even without the short DNA half-life, bringing back an extinct creature was impossible.
Perhaps God planned for the dinosaurs to stay dead, and we would merely be messing with powers greater than ourselves? Or maybe, God gave us the ability to create and learn, and bring back dead dinosaurs somehow? I had hope before, and I think I still will after this, because I can think of nothing cooler than riding a Tyrannosaurus Rex to work.
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and so on and so on. This means that the oldest usable DNA we could potentially use to bring a creature back to life is a measly one million years old; after that any usable information has all but decayed away. Sure, this leaves hope for Wooly Mammoths, Sabertooth Tigers, Moas, and other extinct species (I’m looking at you, Dodo), but none of those are nearly as awesome as a full-f ledged dinosaur. And if you paid attention in middle school you know that the last dinosaur died about 65
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Upset: ‘Cats end 7-year drought vs. WT from page 6 six-time LSC champions. The victory capped a weekend where the Wildcats went 2-0 in Moody Coliseum. The squad has played well the past two weeks losing only one game in a six-game homestand. The other win over the weekend was against Eastern New Mexico University on Friday, 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-19). The ‘Cats had a much tougher time in sets two and three against West Texas than in set one. ACU jumped out to a 9-1 lead in game two, but the Lady Buffs stomped back to pull within one point, 11-10. “We were so frustrated at that point,” Mock said. “WT went as hard as they could when they were down and we had to learn how to deal with that.” WT would later grab their first lead of the match, 20-19, after scoring five consecutive points. Sophomore Sara Oxford delivered
a clutch kill to steal the lead back. Outside hitter Rachel Riley shut the door on the set by smacking three kills during the team’s final possessions. WTAMU built a 5-1 lead in game three. After falling behind 20-17, the Wildcats made a late surge after another kill by Riley and a service ace by freshman Sarah Siemens. The Lady Buffs would eventually tie the score at 21-21. ACU reached match point several times during the next stretch of points however, West Texas A&M would not give up the fight. Loerch recorded her 15th kill to give the team the lead, 26-25. She had a chance to end the match on her serve the very next play, but hit the ball into the net for an error. Fortunately, West Texas also committed an error on their serve which gave the ‘Cats possession again. This time, the team made sure they did not give WT anymore chances for a
comeback. Oxford smashed the match-winning point and the celebration began. “If we would’ve lost that game because of that, I’d have been in a depression forever,” Loerch said. “From 20-17 to the end of the match was the hardest the girls have fought all year,” Mock said. Loerch finished the match with 15 kills while Siemens had 43 assists. Madison Hoover recorded 18 digs and Corrie Reeder had five of the team’s eight blocks. In the Eastern match, Oxford was the leader in kills (14) and points (17). ACU dominated the Zias with a season-high .400 attacking percentage and out-blocked them, 7-0. The ‘Cats hit the road this Friday and Saturday when they travel to Angelo State University and Tarleton State University. contact isaacs at jei08a@acu.edu
paige otway Staff Photographer
The ‘Cats celebrate after sweeping No. 8 WT in three sets, 25-17, 25-22 and 28-26.
soccer
Coppedge leads team to 1-0 upset over UIW for the Rambelles from 30 yards out. She was assistassistant sports editor ed by Kara Edwards. It was the only goal of the game. The women’s soccer team ACU outshot Angelo fell short 1-0 to Angelo State, 7-6 but failed to State on Friday, but came follow though. Several of back with a 1-0 upset those shots came early against Lone Star Con- in the second half as the ference top-ranked In- Wildcats pushed for a tie, carnate Word at Wildcat but they were unable to Soccer Pitch. overcome the 1-0 deficit. The ‘Cats and Ram- The Wildcats returned to belles were tied 0-0 un- the field on Sunday ready til the 33rd minute when for a win. Maggie Schaffer scored “We played well enough
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to win both games this weekend,” head coach Casey Wilson said. “We finished our opportunity Sunday to win.” The game remained scoreless until the 86th minute, when senior midfielder Julie Coppedge fired her fourth goal of the year in from 18 yards back off of a corner kick by junior midfielder Ashley Craig. The ball sailed past Cardinals goal keeper Karly Brightwell, and was the
only goal of the game. Coppedge now leads the team in goals this season. “Julie had a few leverage shots on Friday, but were just off frame a bit,” Wilson said. “It was nice to see that one go in and keep us from overtime.” The ‘Cats held the Cardinals to only three shots in the second half. Wildcats senior goalkeeper Arielle Moncure made five saves in Sunday’s
match. It was her fourth shutout game of the year. ACU junior midfielder led the ‘Cats with three shots. Sunday’s win brings the Wildcats within two points of Texas A&MCommerce, and the final spot in the Lone Star Conference post-season tournament with three more matches left to play. The ‘Cats play Commerce this weekend. “The team knows our backs are against the
wall,” Wilson said. “We need to want it more this weekend, as we lost to Commerce last time on our own mistakes.” The Wildcats return to action this Friday when they play Commerce at 4 p.m., and Texas Woman’s University at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Wildcat Soccer Pitch. contact goin at nsg10b@acu.edu
health
ACU Clinic offers students, faculty flu shots past few f lu seasons have been mild, Inf luenza is notoriously unpredictable. October is the unofficial “I have taken the f lu start of f lu season and shot since I was a child the ACU clinic is offering and I have yet to get sick f lu shots to help keep stu- during f lu season,” said dents healthy. Tommy Evans, junior Only 46 percent of marketing major from Americans get the f lu Southlake. “I am sold on shot every year, accord- the f lu shot and plan on ing to the Center for Dis- taking it again this year.” ease Control and PrevenACU is offering the f lu tion. Even though the shot at the clinic behind
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Moody Coliseum. The f lu shots are offered at $15, a relatively cheap price. Students can charge it to their account. The f lu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by inf luenza viruses that infect the nose, throat and lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the f lu is by getting vaccinated
each year. Symptoms of the f lu include feelings of a fever, cough, sore throat, headaches or fatigue. The ACU clinic began offering the shots in September and will continue to do so until they run out. The clinic expects to use all of their f lu shots by mid November or early December. They are open from 8 - 10:30 a.m., closed during Chapel and open
again from 1 - 4 p.m. Not everyone agrees that f lu shots are necessary to prevent illness. Many people are very hesitant about sticking a needle into their body. “I will never put a needle in my body even if I have a chance of getting the f lu. I just cannot do that and never will,” said Beth Goodall, junior special education major from Irving.
The f lu vaccine is not equally effective for all people. It is most effective in healthy adults and young children. But the sooner the f lu vaccine is administered, the better. The risk of getting the f lu becomes greater further into the f lu season.
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obituary
Jinkerson: Colleagues remember COBA professor Continued from page 1 dents loved him for the many ways he cared for and mentored them,” Schubert said in the email. Jinkerson earned his Bachelor’s degree at Harding in 1980 and graduated from Northeast Louisiana University with a master’s degree in 1982. Five years later he received his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois Uni-
versity at Carbondale. Jinkerson was a member of the University Assessment Committee, a Sam Walton Fellow, he served as ACU’s Students in Free Enterprise chapter and served several terms on Faculty Senate. He led the study abroad program for COBA and served as chair of the Department of Management Science from 2004-2008. Dr. Phil Vardiman, associ-
ate professor of management and Jinkerson’s closest friend, said Jinkerson truly loved his work and his family. “He was a good mentor, not just to his students, but his peers,” Vardiman said. “He’s a really good example of what a Christian teacher and husband should be.” Dr. Don Pope, assistant professor of management, said Jinkerson’s invested interest and involvement
in COBA made a great impact on the college and its students. “His students remember him as a professor who cared deeply for them, opening class with a prayer,” Pope said. “We will miss him deeply.” Jinkerson was a regular member and elder at University Church of Christ. He met his wife Cindy in the registration line dur-
ing their freshman year at Harding in 1976 and were married three years later. Jinkerson is survived by Cindy and three daughters; Whitney Olsen, Rachel Goodman and Amanda Carpenter, and one granddaughter. He’s also survived by his mother, LaVerne of O’Fallon, Ill.; two brothers, Richard of Lake in the Hills, Ill., and Perry of Starkville, Miss.; sister, Cheryl Hamm
of St. Louis; and numerous nieces and nephews. A viewing will be conducted at Piersall Funeral Home in Abilene on Wednesday from 6- p.m. The funeral service will take place the following day at 2 p.m. at University Church of Christ. contact smith at mds10a@acu.edu
campus store
Store: Margins not to be the same as large stores Continued from page 1 food is slightly higher than prices in grocery stores because the Campus Store doesn’t buy in high quantities like grocery stores. “To offset some of the higher costs we try to supply a good assortment of items,” he said. “Obviously we’re more of a convenient store type of setting, just trying to provide things people might need on the run or real quick.” He explained the reason prices are slightly higher in the Food Court is because those prices are determined by Aramark. Harsh said prices fluctuate and are at the discretion of the suppliers. He said the Campus Store is working on increasing selection and they have seen some sales increase because of that.
At Walmart, a box containing six Clif bars can be purchased for $5.58, excluding sales tax. This means that a single Cliff bar would cost less than a dollar. At the Campus Store, a single Clif bar can be purchased for $2.19. Harsh said the Campus Store shouldn’t be compared to big grocery stores like Walmart and Target because the stores have a huge amount of buying power. “We can’t really compete because we’re buying for us, whereas they’re buying for a whole national chain,” he said. For example, the Campus Store can’t buy products directly from Nabisco. They must instead go through a middle man who will supply them with Nabisco products and be willing to deal with their
small account. “I wish we had a lot more capabilities for a broader selection and lower price, but for the size we are and the indus-
try we’re in it’s just hard to come up with a lot of options to lower prices,” Harsh said. “It’s probably one of our smaller margin areas in the store and
we’re not making a ton of a higher amount to get money off that stuff, even those in here.” though with the prices, you would think that we contact cox at are. It’s just that, for us to mkc09b@acu.edu supply it, we have to pay
sports
wednesday 10.17.12
standings
tennis
Hach falls in finals at D-II nationals daniel zepeda sports reporter The Wildcat tennis teams concluded their fall season over the weekend with four of their players participating in the Division II finals of the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships. Senior Julia Mongin and sophomores Borja Cortes and Brittney Reed competed in the tournament, but it was junior Hans Hach who had a chance to make school history. “Hans is a great player, he worked really hard to make it and he deserved
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it,” Mongin said. “I am glad that he is at ACU and I knew that he could go to all the way to finals.” Hach reached the championship match where he faced number one ranked Georgi Rumenov of Armstrong Atlantic. After a competitive match, Hach could not hold on as Rumenov took the victory with a 6-2, 6-2 score. “I knew that I was going to do my best and that no matter who I faced, I was going to give everything I had,” Hach said. “I faced a very good player and he was better than me on that day. But I am happy on how I played overall this year.”
In doubles, Hach and Cortes placed third overall after defeating Concordia’s Daniel Piludu and Andrey Boldarev, 6-3, 6-3, in the third-place match. “To get third out of the entire nation, feels pretty good,” Cortes said. “I felt we should have been playing for the championship, but you can’t change that. Hans and I had a great season together and I really learned a lot from him.” For the women, Mongin placed fourth in the singles tournament. She outplayed Drury’s Natalia Kozel in the first-round, 6-2, 6-2, but lost to third-seeded Barbora Krtickova of Armstrong At-
lantic, 6-4, 7-6 in the semifinals. Then in the third round match, Florida Tech’s Kristina Huba upset Mongin 6-3, 6-1. “I was really happy to be able to play nationals for three consecutive years,” Mongin said. “It means a lot to be able to go to nationals and fight hard on the tennis court representing the university and yourself.” On the doubles end, Mongin and Reed finished fourth after beating their first-round opponents Fanni Varga and Mehak Singh of Southwest Baptist in three sets, 7-6, 6-7, 10-2. They then lost to number one ranked Annie Hwang and
football
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WTAMU MSU Sherry Liu of BYU-Hawaii. “We really had fun and TSU played our best,” Mongin ASU said. “We had a really good ACU match against BYU Hawaii TAMU-K in the semis, even if the ENMU score does not reflect our performance. It was a plea- Commerce sure to play with Brittney, UIW she is a great player and I was happy to be able to volleyball share nationals with her.” The teams are now Team preparing for their spring ASU season. The 2013 spring TSU schedule will be released WTAMU late November. TWU Commerce ACU contact zepeda at djz11a@acu.edu UIW TAMU-K Cameron MSU ENMU soccer
briefings Tennis player Hans Hach was a recipient of the James O’ Hara Sargent Sportsmanship Award. The award is presented to players who display oustanding sportsmanship and exemplify the spirit of college tennis. Freshman Jennie Loerch and Sarah Siemens were named Lone Star Conference volleyball players of the week on Tuesday. Loerch was the cooffensive player of the week, while Siemens shared the setter of the week award.
ex- factor
mandy lambright chief Photographer
Quarterback Mitchell Gale lays on the turf in Canyon after a sack by a Buffalo defender. Gale was sacked eight times in the game, the last being the 100th of his career. The ‘Cats were shut out by WT, 36-0.
Shutout sends team home 4-3 edward isaacs sports editor In the last game of the biggest rivalry in the Lone Star Conference, ACU was shutout 36-0 by No. 20 West Texas A&M University. The ‘Cats traveled to Canyon for WT’s homecoming and could not get anything going offensively in a hostile environment. The ‘Cats were last shut out in 2001, a streak of 121 games. West Texas had not pitched a shutout since 2008. “I think when you don’t score points, it’s very obvious you can’t get anything going,” quarterback Mitchell Gale said. “They
played good on defense and we didn’t play good on offense.” ACU had only 113 yards of total offense in the first half and 210 total yards for the game. Gale was pressured all night by the Buffalo defense. He was sacked eight times, the last being the 100th of his career. Head Coach Ken Collums said the offensive line was getting beat by the defense. “Sometimes it was scheme stuff that they did and sometimes we just got beat,” he said. “The play action pass is used to create more time to throw and we weren’t creating time even doing that.” The Wildcats were helped
by their own defense in the first half. Other than a couple of long plays, West Texas was held to only 13 points and one touchdown. WTAMU’s first touchdown came on a pass from quarterback Dustin Vaughan to receiver Trevor Hammargren. Sergio Castillo kicked a career long 56-yard field goal to make it 13-0 at halftime. West Texas opened up the second half with a 75yard drive on eight plays and a four-yard touchdown run to make it 20-0. The Buffaloes pulled away in the second half aided by a 75-yard touchdown pass to WT wide receiver Jarrian Rhone and
Gale’s second interception of the game. “Their offense just beat our defense in the second half and their defense beat our offense the entire game,” Collums said. The interception came in the WT endzone in the third quarter. ACU was driving down the field at the time and looked to cut into their 27-0 deficit. West Texas continued to swarm to both the football and Gale in the second half. Defensive end Shane Pennix sacked the ‘Cat quarterback in the endzone for a safety in the fourth quarter to make the score 29-0, Buffaloes. Gale was 17 for 29 with two interceptions and 207 passing yards. Running back
Charcandrick West had six receptions for 56 yards. Wide receiver Darian Hogg led the team in reception yards with two for 75 yards. The Buffs offense slashed ACU’s defense for 475 yards. Vaughan threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns. “The bottom line is Vaughan had time to throw and our guy didn’t,” Collums said. ACU falls to 4-3 overall after the loss and 2-3 in the LSC. They return home next weekend for homecoming. The game is at 2 p.m. against Midwestern State University. contact isaacs at jei08a@acu.edu
volleyball
‘Cats upset WT in emotional match edward isaacs sports editor
paige Otway Staff Photographer
Setter Sarah Siemens sets up the ball for her teammates.
The Wildcats did something Saturday that had not been accomplished in over seven years. The team beat No. 8 West Texas A&M University by an astounding 3-0 mark. Freshman Jennie Loerch still has trouble finding words to describe the match. “I can’t even explain it,” she said. “It’s like we won a championship or some-
thing. The best part was the entire team clicked. We were crying at the end and I’m still high off that win.” It was a win head coach Kellen Mock had been waiting for since she took over the reigns at ACU. Mock was winless against the Lady Buffs before Saturday and had not won a set against them since 2009. The ‘Cats last victory against WT was on Nov. 3 of 2005. “That was the best I’ve seen our team play mentally from start to finish,” Mock said. “The team that
played here in Moody on Saturday was the team I thought we’d have all season long. They are so talented.” “That could’ve been our last meeting with WT, so to finally get that win is great,” she said. “I was in tears by the end of the match.” The team (9-12, 5-6 Lone Star Conference) won the three sets by scores of 25-17, 25-22 and 28-26. WTAMU is the defending see upset page 5
Houston Texans safety Danieal Manning recorded six total tackles against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. He had five solo tackles and one assist. The Texans lost 42-24. St. Louis Rams running back Daryl Richardson had 76 rushing yards on 11 carries in a 1417 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. He also had two receptions for 23 yards.
Upcoming Football hosts Midwestern State University on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. for homecoming. Soccer hosts Texas A&M UniversityCommerce and Texas Woman’s University this weekend. The Commerce game is at 4 p.m. on Friday and the TWU match is at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The volleyball team will travel to Angelo State University and Tarleton State University this weekend. The Angelo match is at 7 p.m. on Friday, while the TSU match is on Saturday at 1 p.m. Men’s golf competes in the Bruce Williams Memorial tournament in San Antonio on Monday and Tuesday.