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Fever
FACULTY
RANGER
University to reform faculty benefits
Students, faculty break to watch Texas take on Yankees for pennant
Christianna Lewis Senior Reporter
team. John Martin, freshman advertising and public relations major from Pflugerville, is normally a Houston Astros fan, but he is cheering for the Rangers during the 2010 playoffs. “Truthfully, I’m an Astros fan, but they are trash this year,” Martin said. “So I decided to root for the Rangers this year.” Even with the Rangers’ success, the Yankees still have their loyal followers on campus. Timmy Fuentes, sophomore business management major from Monahans, has been a Yankees fan his whole life. He said he has been surprised with the series so far but thinks the Yankees still have a chance to win. “The Yankees haven’t been too hot this year, but they are still the Yankees,” Fuentes said.
With health care reform comes sweeping changes for every U.S. citizen – including ACU employees. While most Americans will not be affected by many of the new laws for several years, faculty and staff will experience their own reform in health benefits starting Jan. 1, 2011. Wendy Jones, director of human resources, presented ACU’s new health benefits plan Thursday. One of the government’s changes concerns employees’ flexible spending accounts, which employees can take from their paychecks and put on a spending card to use for medical costs, Jones said. Employees are receiving the account because the money is not taxable and employees receive the full amount at the beginning of the year, Jones said. The federal government is enforcing a new maximum limit of $2,500 annually from ACU’s current cap of $8,000 starting Jan. 1, 2013. Jones said employees will also no longer be able to use this new account for some overthe-counter drugs without a prescription in 2011. Another major change concerns health insurance providers. ACU is switching from FirstCare to BlueCross BlueShield, which is more equipped to meet ACU’s needs and will reduce costs for the university, Jones said.
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Several students gather in the University Park Apartment Clubhouse to watch Game 5 of the seven-game series between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees. Students and faculty gathered in various locations around campus to watch the game.
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he Texas Rangers continue to venture even further into the uncharted territory of postseason baseball, and fans across ACU’s campus have caught a sweeping case of “Rangers Fever.” Several groups of fans gathered in various locations around campus to watch Game 5 of the American League Championship Series between the Rangers and New York Yankees, hoping to see the Rangers secure their spot in the World Series. “They’ll at least go all the way to the World Series,” said Bradley Campbell, senior psychology major from Abilene. “I was raised in Fort Worth and grew up going to all the games. You can’t grow up there and not be a Rangers fan.”
At 7-2 the Yankees were ultimately victorious in Game 5, but the Rangers still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. The televisions in the McGlothlin Campus Center were tuned to the game, and several students gathered around the screens to watch. Other students headed to dorm lobbies across campus. Cason Dickson, a student in the graduate school of theology from Normal, Ill., watched the game in the Mabee Hall lobby. He said he is confident the Rangers are headed to the World Series. “I genuinely think with the way they’ve played the last three games that it would take an act of God for them to fumble this one,” Dickson said. The Rangers’ recent success has also created a following of new fans who are cheering for the
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Students inducted to honor society L.A. screenwriter to Skype workshop Linda Bailey Editor In Chief
Six students were inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society and ACU’s first collegiate honor society for students of Spanish. Sigma Delta Pi is the largest foreign language honor society and has chapters across the country, said Dr. Beatriz Walker, associate professor of Spanish and adviser of Omega Gamma, ACU’s Sigma Delta Pi chapter. “It is very important for our students to belong to an honor society that
represents what you are studying,” Walker said. “That means you are top in your field. For students taking a foreign language as a minor or major, I would assume if they have that pride in their studies, they want to belong to an association that recognizes their academic ability.” During the ceremony students read excerpts from Spanish poetry and literature, and Dan Mitchell, instructor of guitar, played Spanish guitar songs. “Nothing is more Spanish than the guitar,” Walker said. Four of the six inductees were also appointed officers of the new honor society.
news The National Association of Professional Women named Jennifer Ellison, ACU event coordinator, 2010 Woman of the Year. page 3
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Lawson Soward, senior electronic media major from Colleyville, receives his certificate of induction to Sigma Delta Pi Thursday at Chapel on the Hill. President of Sigma Delta Pi Lawson Soward, senior electronic media major from Colleyville, said he was honored when Walker
asked him to be president. “Walker is an absolutely amazing Spanish teacher,” see LANGUAGE page 4
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inside arts Brian Selznick, popular children’s literature illustrator, recently spoke to a crowd at Abilene’s Art Walk. page 5
which partners with the Council of Christian Colleges Opinion Editor and Universities. “He was very influential The FilmFest Committee will conduct a Screenwrit- in my own writing and what ing Workshop from 11 a.m. I wanted to do with my life,” to noon Friday in the Mabee Johnson said. “I thought that we needed someone Library Auditorium. Kris Young, an instructor like him to come to the ACU at UCLA’s School of Theater, campus and help students Film and Television, will speak out, especially since ACU’s screenwriting class isn’t ofat the workshop via Skype. Christina Johnson, senior fered every semester.” Young has written six English major from Dallas and co-chair of the FilmFest movies for the Disney ChanCommittee, met Young while nel and has also produced attending the Los Angeles material for Columbia, Film Studies Center through the Best-Semester Program, see WORKSHOP page 4
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11 a.m. Praise Day in Moody Coliseum 4 p.m. Soccer game at Angelo State University
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2 p.m. Home volleyball game vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State 3 p.m. Football game at Eastern New Mexico University
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announcements Screenwriting Workshop. Students seeking to improve their writing abilities are invited to hear Chris Young, UCLA/LAFSC professor and screenwriter will speak at a FilmFest screenwriting workshop from 11 a.m. -12 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Mabee Library Auditorium. Dallas White Rock Marathon. Students wishing to run the Dallas White Rock Marathon or HalfMarathon can sign up with ACU to receive a $20 rebate, a free ACU running shirt and a free pre-race
party. Register to run at www.acu.edu/whiterock A Crash Course in Photography, Poetry and Fiction Writing. The Shinnery Review, ACU’s student art and literary magazine, is hosting a free, one-day crash course in photography, poetry,and fiction writing from 1 - 4 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Living Room of the Campus Center. Students are welcome and encouraged to refine their skills or learn something new. Casting Crowns will give a concert with special
guest Lainey Wright at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Taylor County Coliseum. Advance tickets are $30 ($20 for groups of 15 or more) or $25 for general admission tickets ($20 for groups of 15 or more). Call (325) 677-4376 or visit www.liveatthepark.com for more information. Graduate and Professional School Fair will take place from 1:30 -3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the McCaleb Conference Center (Hunter Welcome Center). Recruiters from graduate and professional
schools from across the country will answer questions concerning the programs their schools offer and the admission process. Featured schools include: ACU, Dallas Baptist University, HardinSimmons University, McMurry University, Texas Tech, University of Texas and University of North Texas. FCA, the ACU chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, meets at 9 p.m. every Thursday in the Living Room of the McGlothlin Campus Center.
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Tuesday, Oct. 12 3:16 a.m. Abilene Police called ACU Police for assistance with a reported assault at The Grove apartment complex. ACU Police contacted the victim, who reported he had been walking around and was jumped and hit by two men. He was transported to Hendrick Hospital by ambulance for treatment of a cut over his right eye. Wednesday, Oct. 13 8:05 a.m. An ACU employee reported the handicap parking spaces in the Campus Center lot were blocked again due to construction. Thursday, Oct. 14 10 a.m. Campus Center officials reported that a person previously barred from campus and issued a criminal trespass warning by ACU Police was on campus in the Campus Center. The subject left the Campus Center prior to police arrival, but officers located the subject in the Nelson Hall parking lot. The subject was arrested for Class B Criminal Trespassing and booked into the Taylor County Jail by ACU Police. 2:15 p.m. Someone reported they lost their iPhone on the Lunsford Trail.
Friday, Oct. 15 1:30 a.m. ACU Police handled a loud party and underaged alcohol violations in the 1400 block of Cedar Crest Drive. 8 p.m. Someone reported her bicycle had been stolen from the bike rack on the north side of Gardner Hall. Saturday, Oct. 16 11:30 HSU Police notified ACU Police that three ACU track and field hurdles were on the HSU campus. ACU Police retrieved the hurdles and returned them to Elmer Gray Stadium. 6:26 p.m. ACU Police assiated Abilene Police with a major accident at Highway 351 and Stamford Street. Sunday, Oct. 17 12:20 a.m. Someone reported a loud party at a residence in the 2900 block of Garfield Avenue. Tuesday, Oct. 19 1:20 a.m. ACU Police assisted a citizen who arrived home on Griffith Road to find a door open at their house. ACU Police checked the house. Everything was OK.
Report all suspicious activity to the ACU Police Department at (325) 674-2305.
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CAMPUS NEWS
October 22, 2010
Seeing Stars
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Fair to feature graduate schools Laura Gasvoda Staff Reporter
STACY ACTON // Staff Photographer
Joe Thompson, member of the Big Country Astronomy Club, helps Christopher Burkes look through a telescope on top of the Grace Museum at Abilene’s monthly Art Walk on Oct. 14.
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The second-annual Graduate and Professional School Fair will take place from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the McCaleb Conference Center of the Robert D. and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center. Abilene’s three universities – ACU, Hardin-Simmons University, and McMurry University – organized the event, which will be hosted by the West Texas Central Consortium. Twenty-six schools will present their graduate and professional programs at the fair, including the University of Texas, Texas Tech
University, Texas Woman’s University, Dallas Baptist University and the University of North Texas. No RSVP is required to attend, and business casual attire is recommended. Several universities will have multiple representatives showcasing specific interests. For example, Texas Tech will have representatives from its University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy. “This is a great opportunity for students considering going to graduate school to ask questions about admission requirements and learn more about specific programs,” said Bradon Owens, ACU
Career Center employer relations manager. Rachel Elam, ACU Career Center Office Manager, said the event continues to expand and offer students more opportunities. “We have more schools registered this year than last,” Elam said. “It is a growing event that Abilene universities plan to continue hosting in the future.” The UNT Health Science Center will conduct a seminar on Careers in Biomedical Sciences immediately following the fair. The seminar will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Alumni Conference Room located on the second floor of the Hunter Welcome Center. This event is for anyone
interested in an alternative to medical or dental school. The seminar will focus on a variety of professions in academia and the clinical field, as well as the graduate programs offered at UNT Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Speakers will address how to pay for graduate school, how to succeed and job availability. For more information on the Graduate and Professional Fair and the UNT seminar, contact the ACU Career Center at 674-2473 or online at www.acu.edu/ careercenter. contact Gasvoda at
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STAFF
University events director earns national award Marissa Ferguson Staff Reporter
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ACU Event Coordinator Jennifer Ellison recently earned recognition from America’s largest and most recognized network community for professional women. Two weeks ago, Ellison received a letter from the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) awarding her its prestigious title 2010 Woman of the Year. “It’s definitely an honor to be amidst such professional women who are known to have great influence and are on top of their professional fields,” Ellison said. Ellison was among the one percent of members chosen to even be consid-
Ellison graduated from ACU in 2004 with a Bachelor I strive to be a positive of Science degree in family role model to women on and consumer science and campus and encourage business administration. She professional growth and is currently working on nucommitment to service. merous campus and comJENNIFER ELLISON // director of university events munity events, including the Veterans Day Tribute, the Earl Young luncheon and a ered for the title. Stepha- scrutinized the final choice. Boy Scout dinner. “For University Events, we Colleague and friend nie Jackson, representative from the NAPW office Morgan Wilks worked with strive to retain a cutting edge in New York, said women Ellison for two years while reputation,” Ellison said. “We had to receive an invita- she was a student. After want to continue to grow in tion into the organization graduation, Ellison was the department and to keep before they could even asked to serve as events ACU events at the front of higher education.” begin the application and coordinator. However, she also deems “She’s amazing at what interview process. “Ultimately, the Board of she does,” Wilks said. the opportunity to impact Directors made their deci- “While I was working with other women important. “I strive to be a positive role sion by looking at her in- her, she was not the typiterview when she became a cal boss; she made the job model to women on campus member,” Jackson said, add- fun. How she does her job and encourage professional growth and commitment to ing that a research team also just inspires me.”
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Group promotes hip-hop Jozie Sands Online Editor
Sanctify, a hip-hop dance group that has performed on campus in the past, recently conducted auditions and now has more than 12 members. The group’s mission is to praise the Lord through hiphop dance, not to change ACU’s policy on dancing, said Tom Craig, the group’s sponsor, and Teri Wilkerson, the group’s adviser. “I’m really impressed with the talent we have. I’ve never seen so much dancing at ACU. I think it’s really a step forward,” said Joshua Cook, freshman musical theater major from Abilene. “It’s really changing some things and making new things happen.” Sanctify’s first performances were Oct. 1-2 in
Cullen Auditorium. The group began with between eight and nine students, but after auditions its numbers jumped to around 14. Eean Cochran, freshman musical theater major from Fort Worth, was one of the students selected from the pool of dancers at Sunday’s audition. He said he learned about the auditions through the Dance Discovery Studio. “The auditions were great; a lot of people showed up,” said Cochran. ”We did fun, fast-paced dancing.” Cochran said Sanctify expects to conduct a couple of shows in Cullen Auditorium this year. The group also hopes to perform at Sing Song and FilmFest in the spring. “We just want open minds,” Cochran said. “Dancing is not just a thing – it’s a
passion. It’s something I do to make people happy and to open minds to dancing with purpose and passion.” The group performs mostly fast-paced themed dances along with lyrical hip-hop and contemporary pieces, cook said. Members focus on a verse that tells a story and try to present that message in their dance. “We want to get people to understand that hiphop isn’t all just the vulgar things we hear on the radio and stuff,” said Cook. “There is actually Christian hip-hop out there. There are people trying to spread the message through the type of modern music that we listen to.” contact Sands at
jgs07a@acu.edu
Professionals International service,” she said. Ellison is also involved in and the International Spesome capacity with the As- cial Events Society. sociation of Collegiate Conference and Event Directors contact Ferguson at mlf10a@acu.edu International, the Meeting
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October 22, 2010
FACULTY
Employees: University changes health benefits Continued from page 1
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BlueCross offers a 24-hour nurse line, a vast network of health care providers employees can choose from without a referral and the option to service at Abilene Regional Hospital or Hendrick Hospital, Jones said. “That’s really going to be great for a lot of us,” Jones said. “All hospitals nationwide who take BlueCross will be open for us.” One of the biggest changes from the switch is the discounted rate it offers through providers in place of co-pays. While employees had been able to make a doctor’s appointment for a $20 co-pay, they will now have to pay the discounted price, which will vary by provider. Rather than an HMO or POS plan, ACU has set up a Health Care Account, a set amount of money ACU will provide each employee and his or her family every year for medical and prescription costs only. This money will make up part of an annual deductible – the rest of which will be the employees’ responsibility.
I’m going to have to look very carefully at the way it’s going to impact our family. DR. STEVEN WARD // associate professor of music
Employees can choose when and how much they use their account to cover medical expenses, Jones said. Any money left over will be added to the next year’s account. If employees’ medical costs meet the deductible’s threshold, ACU will pay 100% of their medical costs for the rest of the year. Single employees will have a Health Care Account of $1,000 and a deductible of $3,000. Employees with spouses or children will have a Health Care Account of $2,000 and a deductible of $6,000, Jones said. Dr. Steven Ward, associate professor of music, questioned the philosophy behind the Health Care Account allotment system. “How is a couple with no children costing more than a couple with two children?” Ward said in the
presentation. “It doesn’t make sense how that helps the family.” Ward, a father of two, said while he likes some of the changes to ACU’s health benefits, he is concerned about the $4,000 gap families will have to pay out of pocket before receiving more than $2,000. “I’m going to have to look very carefully at the way it’s going to impact our family,” Ward said. “Obviously in the new system we’re going to meet that $2,000 faster than before because we don’t have co-pay.” Dr. Cheryl Bacon, chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, said she was a faculty representative during the planning stage of the new health benefits plan. ACU is allocating the same amount for couples as families because a cou-
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ple without children is statistically more costly than a couple with children, Bacon said. The plan will probably be more beneficial for singles and larger families than those who fall between that range, said Rachel Foster, benefits and compensation specialist. However, she said the plan should help employees lower their health care costs and prepare the university for the national health care reform. “It’s very much of a consumer-driven plan that will start to make employees more aware of their health care costs,” Foster said. “We believe that making this change in 2011 is going to put us ahead of the game for many health care changes to come.” For more information about the changes in ACU health benefits, including the slide-show presentation Jones presented, staff and faculty can visit www. employeebenefitswebsite. com/acu.com/acu. contact Lewis at
cll09a@acu.edu
quick facts The university has changed the health care benefits package it offers to its employees. The majority of changes can be found in four key areas: Health Insurance n ACU will switch from First Care to BlueCross BlueShield of Texas on Jan. 1, 2011. n BlueCross offers an open network with a 97.9% network utilization guarantee, rather than an HMO/POS plan. n Instead of co-pays, BlueCross will provide discounts through its network of health care providers. n BlueCross covers one annual doctor’s appointment and 100% of preventive care. Health Care Accounts n The HCA is a set amount of money ACU will allot each employee and his or her family every year for medical and prescription costs only. n The HCA is $1,000 for singles and $2,000 for couples and families. n Employees can decide how much and when they want to use the HCA. Unused dollars roll-over annually to the amount of the deductible. Deductibles n The deductible represents a threshold annual medical expense met by the HCA, the flexible spending account and an employee’s personal expenses. n The deductible is set at $3,000 for singles and $6,000 for couples and families. n When an employee reaches the deductible, ACU will pay 100% of medical expenses for the rest of the year. If the deductible is reached after Oct. 1, ACU will provide for the following year. Flexible Spending Accounts n A flexible spending account is an amount of money employees can withdraw from their paychecks to use only for health expenses. It does not roll over annually. n The card will no longer be effective for some over-thecounter drugs without a prescription. n The card’s cap will change from $8,000 to $2,500 starting Jan. 1, 2013 for the next year.
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Soward said. “Because she has been so instrumental to my learning, it was something I wanted to rise to, regardless of how much my other time commitments might pile up.” Soward studied abroad in Montevideo during the spring semester of his sophomore year. He said he wanted to be a part of Sigma Delta Pi because of the love for Spanish he picked up while abroad. “Ever since I studied abroad I’ve really loved everything about the language,” Soward said. “Being able to be in a society that extenuates everything I’ve been a part of in my minor sounded like a good idea.” Students must complete two advanced Spanish
quick facts Six students were inducted into Sigma Delta Pi: n President Lawson Soward, senior electronic media major from Colleyville n Vice President Emily Miller, junior management major from Grapevine n Secretary Leslie Record, senior communication sciences and disorders major from College Station n Communications Officer Aaron Shaver, senior vocational missions major from Tyler n Amanda McAdams, senior social work major from Henderson n Abby Allison, senior vocational missions major from Amarillo
courses, have a 3.5 GPA and complete the appropriate forms to be evaluated for entrance, Walker said. Communications officer Aaron Shaver, senior vocational missions major from Tyler, said he is in the Department of Biblical Studies but doesn’t see himself working on church staff. He said his Spanish background would help in future job searches.
“In a lot of ways, my membership in Sigma Delta Pi might get me more job opportunities than my Bible degree,” Shaver said. Walker said belonging to Sigma Delta Pi is a benefit to any job that requires a different language. “This is an honor that is with you for life,” Walker said. “When you go to apply for a job, maybe you can say you speak another language, but if your transcript can say that you are qualified to use that different language, and if you belong to an honor society within that field of the second language, of course you are a shoe in, I would imagine.” contact Bailey at
ljb07a@acu.edu
“My son has developed several different dance “If they keep playing well I moves when the Rangers think they can come back do well,” Schubert said. Schubert said Rangers’ and win the series.” The Rangers also have outfielder Josh Hamilton the support of President Phil is his family’s favorite Schubert, who said his entire player, and he believes the family supports the Rangers. Rangers will come out on
top in their series with the New York Yankees. Game 6 of the ALCS will be played at 7:07 p.m. Friday back in Texas at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. contact Staff at
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FILMFEST
Workshop: UCLA teacher to conduct online lecture Continued from page 1
to see more events during the year. “Last year we had a Nickelodeon, CBS and Triworkshop on directing; mark Pictures. The workshop is open now we’re doing one on up to everyone interested screenwriting and how in expanding their writing to write better,” Amstutz capabilities. Many faculty, said. “This year we’re hopstaff and students have ing to have two or three expressed interest and more spread out throughhave submitted questions out the year.” The workshops were to Young, which they hope he will answer over Skype created after FilmFest was moved from the fall to the on Saturday. The workshop will focus spring semester, as a way on writing in the three-act to help participants prestructure for a full film, but pare for and learn about it will also highlight ways the film-making process to incorporate that pro- before actually competing. “We didn’t have very cess in a condensed time many participants in frame for short films. Sandra Amstutz, se- years past because [Filmnior electronic media Fest] came so fast into the major from La Seria and school year and caught a co-chair of the FilmFest people off guard,” JohnCommittee,said she hopes son said. “When I became
co-chair three years ago I met with Provost Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen. We talked about how FilmFest should be more focused and have a theme. We decided it would help if it was moved from the fall to the spring.” Amstutz said the FilmFest Screenwriting Workshop was not advertised outside of campus but welcomes anyone in the community. The FilmFest Committee also hopes this weekend’s workshop will encourage participation in the upcoming 24-hour Film Festival on Nov. 6.
contact Woodrow at
mrw08a@acu.edu
October 22, 2010
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Abilene Events FRIDAY Tejas Storytelling Association Tumbleweed Festival Varying Times Downtown Abilene
FRIDAY Haunted Abilene 6 p.m.-11 p.m. The Swenson House
SATURDAY-SUNDAY Haunted Abilene 6 p.m.-11 p.m. The Swenson House
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Above: The cover illustration from Selznick’s book, The Houdini Box; Below: The cover of Andrew Clement’s 1996 award-winning book, Frindle, was illustrated by Selznick.
Illustrator Extraordinaire Children’s book author and illustrator, Brian Selznick, speaks on the passion behind his creative process
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brought Selznick to Abilene and hosted his evening at the Paramount in conjunction with the current showing of his work at its downtown gallery, which will be on display until Jan. 29. “I didn’t expect somebody that awesome to come to Abilene,” Leznina said. Selznick gave an engaging, multimedia presentation about his life, work and creative process – including baby pictures, his favorite childhood storybook (Remy Charlip’s Fortunately), and pictures of himself inside a statue of a dinosaur. His presentation revealed both a dedication to his craft and a natural talent. He showed doll-models and clothes he made by hand and pictures of monsters he drew as a gradeschooler that could easily hang in Shore Art Gallery next to senior art students’ work. “I always thought it was important to draw what I wanted,” Selznick said. Selznick concluded his presentation with a showing of Georges Melies’, Trip to the Moon, which he nar-
Varying times Buffalo Gap
SATURDAY Montage Festivals-Arts and Crafts Show Varying times Abilene Civic Center
TUESDAY Fiddler on the Roof 7:30 p.m. Abilene Civic Center
THURSDAY Casting Crowns 7 p.m. Taylor County Coliseum
by Bethany Bradshaw, Contributing Writer nder the artificially twinkling sky of Abilene’s downtown Paramount Theater, the curtain pulled back and the audience was introduced to “the man whose name is synonymous with brilliant.” Brian Selznick burst into Abilene’s Art Walk, Thursday Oct. 14, in snazzy silver shoes, a stylishly coordinating belt and a blast of personality. Selznick is the Manhattan-based author and illustrator of several awardwinning children’s books, including The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Houdini Box. He is also the illustrator of Frindle and The Doll People. From the moment his presentation began, the atmosphere inside the historic theater was buzzing with the energy of his clever and creative enthusiasm. “I thought it was the perfect place,” said Asja Leznina, sophomore art education major from Estonia. “It was so fairy-tale-ish, and his stories are like real-life fairy tales.” The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
Buffalo Gap Fall Festival and Parade
rated with characteristic flair. Dan McGregor, associate professor of art and design, attended the event and was especially enthusiastic about Selznick’s presentation, praising his “beautifully hatched drawings that feel like they are made of static and dust.” The playful, curious Selznick privately admits to sculpting shapes out of kneaded erasers and taking inspirational naps on his desk when he gets stuck during his creative process. He likes magic, monsters, movies and mysteries, and his artistic heroes range from Caravaggio to Maurice Sendack. His advice to aspiring Selznicks was simple: “Do what you like. Love your project – there has to be a reason for it to exist.” After a thoughtful pause he added, “And don’t be afraid of failing.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Selznick’s latest and most celebrated work, won the Caldecott Medal and is currently being made into a 3D film directed by Martin Scorsesi. Influenced by his interest in early French cinema, Hugo Cabret is a unique, 533-page combination of words and illustrations that pulls us into a boy’s world in a 1940s Paris train station – a world filled with machinery, silent movies and mystery. With each turn of the page the reader enters another engaging scene, sometimes expressed in words and sometimes in S e l z n i c k ’s beau-
tifully rendered, carefully composed graphite illustrations. For Selznick, “a book is a technology” — and he utilizes this technology to its full potential. Every page of Hugo Cabret feels magical, somehow managing to weave a story about automatons, friendship, clockmaking, mystery, trains and family into a book that is really all about historic French filmmaking. Like the story’s interlocking mechanisms, Selznick has carefully crafted and fitted the pieces of Hugo Cabret into an intricate and ingenious machine. He also gives readers the tools and freedom they need to enjoy it, and leaves it up to them to keep the story in motion with each turn of the page. Selznick’s presentation revealed the otherwise hidden cogs and gears of his imaginative process that create his fantastic and complex world – a world that, like Selznick’s favorite kind of story, “feels magical, but isn’t.”
ACU Events FRIDAY Jordana Torrez, Soprano 8 p.m. Recital Hall Williams Performing Arts Center
FRIDAY Study Abroad Art Show 5 p.m. Shore Art Gallery
SATURDAY Shinnery Review Crash Course in Poetry, Photography & Fiction 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Campus Center Living Room
THURSDAY Duo Piano Concert featuring Jim Rauscher & Richard Fountain 8 p.m. Recital Hall Williams Performing Arts Center
App of the Week Fake Conversation Social Networking
HHII Whether you need a quick escape from an awkward dinner date, you want to appear deep in conversation or you just want to try out a new practical joke, the Fake Conversation app is a must. The app allows you to preselect a “situation,” call the app number and then repeat a script provided by the recording. In other words, you can fake a crisis, a conversation with a pretend celebrity or employer, or an imaginary girlfriend. Fake Conversation boasts 50 personality options, several language choices, and a speaker mode in order to replay your recorded conversations with friends. Available for free at the iTunes app store.
New Releases Hereafter
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Oct. 22
The Company Men Oct. 22 (The Weinstein Company)
Inhale
Oct. 22
Rising Stars
Oct. 22
Kalamity
Oct. 22
(IFC Films)
(Doberman Entertainment)
(Screen Media)
Paranormal Activity 2 Oct. 22 (Paramount Pictures)
Opinion
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EDITORIAL
October 22, 2010
Government reviewing game ratings How much should our government control the video game industry? This has been a question almost since the first video game hit the shelves. One of the first video games that generated reviews from the National Safety Council and numerous protests was the 1976 arcade game, “Death Race.” The gamer controlled a car used to run over gremlins that made their way into the vehicle’s path. Since then, as video game graphics have improved, so have the protests. When games such as “Mortal Kombat” and
“Doom” reached the market, senators Joe Lieberman and Herb Kohl led the 1992-93 hearings regarding video game violence. The government gave its ultimatum: either make your own rating system, or we’ll make one for you. After several different rating systems were suggested, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) became the the standard in September 1994. ESRB’s current ratings include Early Childhood (eC), Everyone (E), Everyone 10+ (E10+), Teen (T), Mature (M) and Adult Only (AO).
Because even the Mature rating is so vague, the ESRB not only places the rating on the video game box, but also provides content descriptors, such as “Strong Language,” “Nudity,” “Intense Violence” and several others that give a clearer reason for the rating. In October 2005 California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law fining $1,000 to anyone who sold or rented violent video games to minors, with “violent” defined as the player offensively “killing, maiming, dismembering or sexually assaulting an image of a human being.”
The law was struck down in courts on First Amendment grounds, but it is set to be reviewed by the Supreme Court in early 2011 after an appeal from the State of California. While a forced voluntary rating system isn’t exactly voluntary, we still don’t think the government should take a more active role in enforcing regulation of video game sales. To prevent further regulations, sellers should be more concerned with the ages of their customers. Mature games are suggested only for ages 17 and up, and sellers should
the issue
The video game rating system is often unclear, and the government is debating regulating sales.
our take
Individuals need to take responsibility in monitoring violent video game usage in homes and stores. respect that suggestion just as they would R-rated movie ticket sales. Parents should also take a more active role in monitoring what material their children are exposed to. Between the rating and the descriptor, parents should be able to decide if a particular video game is appropriate for their child. If they’re still not sure, they
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By Morgan Davis
The Funny Funnies
can review the game online or play it themselves. Video games are not all “Mario” and “Sonic” – the Teen, Mature and Adult Only ratings are placed on the box for a reason. Individuals should be aware of that fact, so the government doesn’t have to be.
Dog metaphor offers standard Small Town Hero
work to teach him how to do so. He eventually stopped his errant sniffing to look into each of the cars (I’m sure it was into each of the cars, not simply at each of them) as we drew to a stop at the traffic light on the street next to him. When he looked at me there was more than just a mere flicker of intelligence. Sure, his thoughts were canine, but they were intelligent nevertheless. I watched him play, running back and forth, content to simply live and explore the world. He looked happy, just sniffing the bushes and chasing the birds. He had
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Coffee provides break for weary Your Average Jo By Jozie Sands
I don’t believe in travel mugs. Don’t get me wrong, I love coffee. The taste of coffee is more pleasing than any food, and the caffeine in coffee is more beneficial than Sands a full night’s sleep. I just can’t dig the travel mug. The point of a travel mug is to free the coffee drinker from the house or neighborhood coffee shop. The handy sippy-cup lid prevents the beverage from sloshing out of the cup during transit, and the insulated cup has been keeping hands cool and coffee hot for years. It’s a great
invention – it might even be the best since sliced bread. But the principle of the travel mug is what bothers me. Its existence proves that the world has become a place that can’t rest. The death of the front porch and the constant link to work provided by smart phones marks the passing of leisure. People feel a need to get ahead – to get somewhere. The travel mug facilitates that desire. A cup of coffee with a book, a friend or just your own thoughts can provide an instant break. It gives the drinker a 15-minute window to enjoy life. People don’t have time to enjoy life, because they are too busy making it better. I often fall into the mindset that I need to concen-
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The principle of the travel mug is what bothers me. Its existence proves that the world has become a place that can’t rest. trate all of my time on improving my life, whether that means improving my grades, finding a career or figuring out how I will eventually make enough money to live on. Coffee is meant to bring joy to peoples’ lives. It is the perfect breakfast companion, a reason to sit down with friends in the afternoon or a great way cultivate relationships with professionals that we all hope will us lead to that first job after college.
But like many of life’s pleasures, it has been soiled by a need to get there. ‘There’ might not be all it’s cracked up to be, so just take some time and enjoy what’s here. Just stop. Take a moment and a cup of coffee to think about things. Stop and ponder, muse, reflect – whatever you want to call it – over a stationary cup of coffee.
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I was in my car the other day going somewhere or other, and in the dry grass of the church on my right, I noticed a dog. The late afternoon sunlight gleamed off his thin Cherry fur coat to reveal an impressive musculature for such a young Labrador. He was well-groomed and clean, which I thought was odd for a stray. His fur was a brownish-yellow, sort of a lager-colored He could probably amber in the late afternoon find food and sunlight. shelter, though no I noticed one had sat him he wore a nice leather collar, behind a desk but I didn’t for years and see any owner made him answer in sight while he ran around questions. the churchyard, sniffing at the ground and bushes and street no responsibilities, no signs. He wasn’t act- worries, no masters. He ing like a feral dog, but had no forebrain making since his master was no- him question and doubt where around, he wasn’t the world or himself. I showing the restraint envied him as I sat there and discipline I’m sure idling in my car, in traffic, on my way to work. he usually would have. Then the light turned I sat in my car and became entranced by this green, and I drove off. I dog. Before me was pure watched him through animal. After genera- my rearview mirror. Just tions of what appeared as the dog was nearly to be good breeding, out of sight, I saw him he had become fast and sniff at a pole, lift his leg strong – nature’s ath- and urinate all over it. I remembered then lete. He could probably find food and shelter, that despite all of his adthough no one had sat mirable qualities, he was, him behind a desk for after all, still just a dog. years and made him answer questions and contact Cherry at arc07a@acu.edu complete hours of busy-
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October 22, 2010
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Offense Just because the Greyhounds have a 100 snap offense,doesn’t mean they have the better offense. Quarterback Wesley Wood has thrown 23 touchdowns this season but also has 16 interceptions. Gale, on the other hand, has thrown just one interception and 22 touchdowns.
Defense The Wildcats have been stopping opponents all season long, including Harlon Hill candidate Zack Eskridge two weeks ago. The Greyhounds do lead the conference in pass defense efficeincy but have given up too many points to bad teams.
Special Teams The kicking game has struggled recently for the Wildcats, including a few miscues on field goals. But the Wildcats still get the advantage here with so many potent returners like Darrell Cantu-Harkless, Kendrick Johnson, and, as we found out last week, Charcandrick West.
Coaching Coach Thomsen has never lost to Coach Mark Ribaudo, and it doesn’t look like this year will change that. Thomsen has also prepared his players well for the run and gun offense they will face this week.
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The Wildcats have done a great job this season beating the opponents they are expected to beat, and at 3-4 the Greyhounds are another one of those opponents. The offense will need to run the ball a bit more than they have in past weeks to keep Eastern New Mexico’s offense off the field. In the end ACU will be too much on both sides of the ball.
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Hope: No more heartbreak Continued from page 8
It’s the same story, the same heartbreak. The Stars won the Stanley Cup in 1999 and returned to the finals in 2000, only to lose six games in overtime. Since then the Stars have had a problem with spotty postseason records. It’s the same story, the same heartbreak. In all these instances, I’ve become used to postseason failures. It doesn’t hurt as much because I’ve
seen it before. However, it was always different with the Rangers. They have always just been the Rangers. I always watched their games all summer, but it was okay if they lost or missed the playoffs because at least it was expected. They were bad, but they never broke your heart. This season has been something special for them. They won their first postseason series and went up on the Yankees three games to
one. Still, after losing Game 5 on Wednesday, that fear comes back into your mind. The Rangers are in a great position: they lead the series 3-2, going back to Texas with two chances to close out the series. Cliff Lee is scheduled to pitch Game 7 if necessary. Please Rangers, you have never broken my heart before. It’s time for the heartbreak to end. contact Cantrell at
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GOLF
Preview: Result bodes well game and don’t get ahead of ourselves, but things defireturned again, the team nitely look positive.” has certainly matured. Last season the Wild“We had a good team cats finished seventh in last year, and since every- the Lone Star Conference one has improved on their Championship. Head game that much since last Coach Mike Campbell, who year it’s making a difference has led ACU’s golf team for this year,” Sheppard said. the past six seasons and “We need to be on top of our helped the Wildcats win Continued from page 8
their first title since 1995, said he hopes to make this season something special. The Wildcats will play in the Bruce Williams Memorial next Monday and Tuesday at the Dominion Country Club in San Antonio. contact Jefferies at
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FOOTBALL
Road: Greyhounds will pass the Wildcat backfield licking its chops. Both Darrell of chances against a team that Cantu-Harkless and Daryl throws the ball so much. Richardson will get a good “Our scout team offense number of carries. this week in practice has gone When the Wildcats get fast, fast, fast to prepare our to the air, Mitchell Gale will defense,” Thomsen said. “Usu- have to be accurate. The ally you get 70 plays in a game. Greyhound secondary conThey will try to run 100.” sists of ball-hawks who will The ACU offense will try to take it the other way. look to expose a glaring Eastern ranks second in the weakness against Eastern conference in interceptions – its run defense. The Grey- this season with 12, but it hounds have given up the will face its toughest test second-most yards of any of the year this Saturday in team in the LSC, which has Gale. ACU’s quarterback has Continued from page 8
only thrown one interception all year to lead the LSC. “They are a team that plays extremely hard,” Gale said. “Offensively, if we protect the ball and make the routine plays, we have the ability to do really well.” Every game is a mustwin from here on out for the Wildcats, and this one isn’t any different. Game time between the Greyhounds and Wildcats is set for 3 p.m. contact Gwin at
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The car quickly pulled a Uturn and followed behind on a side road – and first time in 15 years, Gates laid eyes on his father. “It was just relief,” Edmund said. “It was overwhelming, because it’s something I always wanted.” Edmund walked up to his father and shook his hand, but Edward Gates instead pulled his son in tight and held him for the first time in a long time. “It’s a lot of emotions for me, because I have been gone so long, and he was so young when I left, he was just a baby,” Edward said. Edward was incarcerated in 1992 for his part in a murder involving drugs in Wichita County. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 20 years without his son. “I knew there was the possibility that I might not get out until 2012,” Edward said. “How could I tell a 6-year-old that ‘you might be 24 or 26 when I get out.’” Every time he spoke with his son on the phone he said three simple things: I’m coming home soon, mind your mother, and mind your grandmother. And Edmund did. “I knew that I could follow his footsteps and it would be real easy,” Edmund said. “He had a lot of respect in our community.” All Edmund would have needed to do to find trouble was mention his father’s name. But he heeded his father’s advice, kept his nose clean and went a different way. However, Edmund was still tempted to fall into the
I always knew that one day he would show up. EDMUND GATES // junior wide receiver from Vernon
lifestyle so many people he knew had already fallen into. “Of course there were temptations,” Edmund said. “Me coming to Abilene Christian was my escape from the streets and just that type of lifestyle.” It wasn’t just the temptations he had to ignore – it was the people who told him he was going to be just like his father. “He told me he would hear this all day everyday ‘you’re just like your daddy, you’re going to do the same things as your daddy, you’re going to be in trouble,’” Edward said. But in a letter Edmund wrote his father, he said he had gone the other way and had surprised them. He wasn’t just the chip off the old block. Edmund proved his doubters wrong again when an unusual set of circumstances brought him to the university in 2007. When his cousin and former Wildcat Bernard Scott came to ACU to play football, Edmund decided to come with him. At the time, he was a basketball player in Vernon and figured he would try to earn a spot on the basketball roster. During the summer Edmund decided he would give football a try. The receiver approached head coach Chris Thomsen and asked if he could play football. After a tryout, Gates made the team and began to play that season.
“He didn’t play high school football,” Thomsen said. “He was a basketball little 5-feet 9-inches guy in high school.” He has turned into much more than that, both as a player and as a man. “I’ve seen him handle all kinds of situations, and I know he’ll handle this one just as well as all the others,” Thomsen said. Edmund attributes his entire situation and his life – both the good and the bad – to being part of God’s plan, which he believes played a part in how his father was released. Edmund was ready to meet his father as soon as he heard the news nearly two weeks ago that his father would be released in Huntsville. A week-and-ahalf later Edmund learned his father would be released Oct. 20 in Abilene. Edward never requested he be released in the city where his son lives and plays football, but that’s how it worked out. “I thought about it and said ‘it’s a blessing from God,’” Edward said. After 18 years of only seeing him inside prison walls, Edmund will finally look up in the stands one Saturday and see his father. “I always knew that one day he would show up.”
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Standings FOOTBALL Team Div. Ovrl. ACU 4-0 TAMU-K 3-1 MSU 2-1 WTAMU 2-1 ENMU 2-2 E. Central 2-1 Tarleton St. 1-2 Angelo St. 0-4 UIW 0-3
7-0 6-1 6-1 5-2 3-4 2-5 2-5 2-4 2-5
VOLLEYBALL Team
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ACU 8-0 WTAMU 8-0 Angelo St. 7-1 Tarleton St. 4-4 MSU 4-4 TAMU-K 4-4
Ovrl. 20-3 16-8 11-10 17-7 10-11 9-10
WOMEN’S SOCCER Team Div. Ovrl. MSU ACU Cen. Okla. WTAMU NE St. E. Central ENMU
7-0-0 6-1-0 3-4-0 2-4-1 0-4-3 1-5-1 0-7-0
12-1-0 11-2-0 7-7-0 6-5-3 4-5-5 5-7-2 3-11-0
GOLF
October 22, 2010
Carpenter wins again, team in fourth Brenna Jefferies Sports Reporter
The ACU Wildcats golf team finished strong at the NCAA Division II Championship Preview Tournament, placing fourth among 19 teams. The two-day tournament, which featured five of the nation’s top 12 ranked teams, was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at the Shoals Fighting Joe Course in Ford City, Ala., the same location for the Championship Tournament scheduled in May 2011.
Chico State University placed first, with tournament host North Alabama University taking the runner-up spot. The University of Indianapolis edged out ACU by a mere two strokes for third place. After the first day of play the Wildcats were tied for third, after shooting a one over par 289. The Wildcats turned in a 293 the following day for a two-day total of 582, 11 shots back of tournament winner Chico State. ACU sophomore Alex Carpenter won the individual medalist title, finishing at
5-under-par 139. Carpenter was in eighth after the first day of play in the individual standing after shooting a 1-under-par 71. On the following day, Carpenter fired a blistering 68 to come from behind and capture the individual title by one stroke. His teammate, ACU senior Cyril Bouniol, came in third at 141. “I played pretty good the first day,” Carpenter said. “I played four under, nothing special. The second day the conditions were harder, and so I definitely took advantage of that.” As a freshman, Carpenter earned the Phil Mickel-
son Award as the most outstanding freshman in NCAA Division II men’s golf. He was also named Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year in the Lone Star Conference. In the summer after his freshman year Carpenter remained on top, winning the Southern Amateur and qualifying for the U.S. Amateur, along with teammate Tyler Sheppard. “I played in some big tournaments this summer, and I definitely had some success,” Carpenter said. “Playing well in those tournaments definitely helped my confidence.”
A Sight for Sore Eyes Receiver Gates sees father for first time in 15 years Brandon Tripp Sports Director
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the regional rankings announced yesterday, the Wildcat volleyball team was a comfortable fifth. The top eight teams make it to the regional tournament. The No. 20 ’Cats will take on Southeastern Oklahoma (6-12, 3-5) at 2 p.m. Saturday in Moody Coliseum.
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n The ACU soccer team will continue its 2010 campaign at 4 p.m. Saturday in San Angelo against Angelo State. ACU (11-2, 6-1) will look to extend its current win streak of six games against the Rambelles (9-4-1, 6-1) as they begin their final four games, all of which are on the road.
Charcandrick West, a freshman running back from Spring Hill, La., caught three passes for 85 yards, including a 67 yard catch for a touchdown in the Wildcats’ 54-14 win over Incarnate Word last Saturday. West also had 22 yards rushing in the game, accumulating 104 total yards and one touchdown. His 85 yards receiving doubled his previous season total. West now has over 200 yards rushing on the year and continues to be a special teams threat in the return game for the Wildcats. n
Ex-Factor n Bernard
Scott and the Bengals had a bye week last week and will resume play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Scott has run for 78 yards on 17 carries this year.
n Johnny
Knox had five receptions for 120 yards in the Bears’ 23-20 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday. Danieal Manning had four tackles in the effort.
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FOOTBALL
Briefs
Player Profile
The Wildcats are ranked in the top 10 in two separate national polls. The latest poll, published by Golfstat, puts the ’Cats in fifth place behind Chico State, Western Washington, North Alabama and Lynn University. The Wildcats are ranked 10th in the Div. II Coaches’ Poll, but should move up after placing fourth in the NCAA Div. II Championship Preview Tournament over some teams ahead of them. Sheppard said while all of last year’s players have
BRANDON TRIPP // Sports Director
Edmund Gates hugs his father, Edward, for the first time in nearly two decades. Edward was incarcerated in 1992 and has never seen his son play football. He will get the chance on Oct. 30 when the Wildcats play at home against the Anglo State Rams.
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Claw, antlers give broken fans hope Just A Bit Outside Ryan Cantrell Growing up in the DFW area as an avid sports fan, I have almost become numb to heartbreak. Sure, the Cowboys were good in the early ’90s, but I was still young. The Stars won a Stanley Cup in 1999, but they have slowly gone downhill since then. For most of my life and in my most recent memories, my teams have only caused pain and tears. The Cowboys top this list in recent years. Everyone remembers Romo’s botched extra point snap against Seattle that would have tied up the game late. Dallas followed this performance by not showing up to play against the Giants in the next year’s postseason. The Cowboys missed the playoffs the next season
after a terrible loss to Philadelphia in the last week of the regular season. Last season the Cowboys won their first playoff game, only to get killed by Minnesota the next week. This season the Cowboys were picked to have a chance to make it to the Superbowl, but a 1–4 start is not looking promising. It’s the same story, same heartbreak. The Mavericks’ postseason history isn’t much better. Dallas made it to the finals, went up 2-0 against the Heat and was in a perfect position to win its first NBA Championship. Then the series went back to Miami, and four games later Dallas was still without a title. The Mavs followed this up by being the only No. 1 seed to lose a best-ofseven series, getting upset by the Golden State Warriors. Last season the Mavs lost the Spurs in six, despite being the No. 2 seed. see HOPE page 7
ne hour and 45 minutes passed, and Edmund “Clyde” Gates was still waiting in the parking lot of the French Robertson Prison Unit in Abilene. He was waiting to see his father for the first time in nearly two decades. “I actually didn’t sleep at all; I’ve been up all night,” said the senior wide receiver from Vernon just before seeing his father. Edmund was supposed to drive to the prison and pick up his father, but before he had the chance his cousin, who made the trip with him, had already picked him up. Driving to the parking lot of the Robertson Unit, Gates spotted a familiar car coming from the prison and carrying his father. see GATES page 7
FOOTBALL
DANIEL GOMEZ // Chief Photographer
Linebacker Courtney Lane dives to deflect a pass last Saturday against Incarnate Word.
Blackwater Draw up next Greyhounds lost to perennial cellar dweller East Central Sports Editor Oklahoma in a sloppy game The Wildcats will have to marred by turnovers. While the Greyhounds travel to one of the most unforgiving environments are 3-4 on the season, they in the Lone Star Conference are by no means a team to when they head to Blackwa- ignore. Eastern New Mexico ter Draw in Portales, N.M., has historically been a team to take on the Eastern New that isn’t afraid to throw the ball, and this year is no difMexico Greyhounds. With a rowdy home ferent. Quarterback Wesley crowd and team coming off Wood leads a Greyhound its worst loss of the year, the passing offense that ranks Wildcats will have to tread second in the Lone Star Conlightly. Last Saturday the ference. Wood has thrown 23
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touchdowns this year, leading the conference. “We have to stop Eastern New Mexico’s offense first,” said head coach Chris Thomsen. “They can roll up a lot of yards and a lot of points, and they do it in an up-tempo way.” Frequent passing usually means a lot of picks, and Wood has thrown 17 of them this year to lead the LSC. The Wildcats they will get plenty see ROAD page 7