Broken Record QB Mitchell Gale sets ACU and LSC passing yards record vol. 101, no. 22
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INSIDE OPINION Newspapers will soon have to charge for online content
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FEATURES Despite similiarities, SHADES and Sanctify finding separate identities
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SPORTS Volleyball team aiming for second upset of No. 2 WTAMU Page 8
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brittany williams staff photographer A war veteran stands for recognition during the Veteran’s Day tribute during Chapel in Moody Coliseum on Monday.
Chapel tribute honors veterans surrounded the entrance of Moody Coliseum. War Veterans from Abilene and the families of veteran’s atACU honored those who tended the tribute along have served and those cur- with many ACU students. rently serving in the miliACU’s A Cappella Chotary with a special Chapel rus and Grand Chorus hontribute in Moody Coliseum ored the veterans by singing on Monday. “The Star-Spangled BanAmerican flags, pro- ner,” “In Remembrance” by vided by Prosperity Bank, Jeffrey Ames and “A Tribute
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to the Armed Services.” Veterans were encouraged to stand when their military branch’s song was sung by ACU’s Grand Chorus in “A Tribute to the Armed Services.” Jim Holmans, executive assistant to Chancellor Royce Money, said the Veteran’s Day tribute started in 2009 when Money de-
cided to change the focus of opening Chapel from honoring veterans toward education. Money then chose to honor veterans on Veteran’s Day, which Holmans said has worked out much better. “I think it gives time to reflect and gives opportunity for people who’ve never
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ONLINE NEWS Piano majors to perform in recital on Friday
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NEWS Big Country Art Association to feature students in show
NEWS Students continue volunteer service with United Way of Abilene
CURTIS CHRISTIAN staff photographer Brock Niederhofer, junior Ad/PR major from San Antonio, fights off a defender during a waterball game in the Money Rec and Wellness Center.
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thought about the military and how it’s contributed to where they are in their life, the freedoms they have, the rights they enjoy by a different set of people that they’ve never thought about,” Holmans said. “Many of those people, like me and like several others, have served or
Waterball returned to campus last year and is back again in full swing this year. However, because of injuries last season, the rules have recently changed. Kenli Edwards, head intramural director, clarified the change. “The only new rule is that you cannot hold your opponent or make aggressive contact if your opponent doesn’t have the ball or is not going for the ball,” Edwards said. “Changes
were made to keep waterball as an intramural sport and to keep anger and tempers at a low.” Stephanie Bradley, member of the Alpha Kai Omega team, believes this rule will alter the game significantly. “I think the new waterball rules have drastically changed the game,” said Bradley, junior music education major from Littleton, Colo. “The game is no longer an all-out brawl, but it is now about strategy and fast-paced swimming.” Bradley also said that it makes the game safer
for people who have never played before. She said it forces the veteran players to adapt to the new rules so they won’t get a penalty call. Kaylee McGee, junior speech pathology major from Aledo and GATA intramural director, supports the rule change. “I think the rules are going to prevent injuries, because we aren’t allowed as much physical contact,” McGee said. “However, they’re going to take a while to get used to. It’s still going to be intense though so everyone needs to come watch.”
This isn’t the first time that rules have been changed in this sport. During the 2008 school year, waterball was cut from the intramural schedule because of injuries and unsportsmanlike conduct. When it came back during the 2009 school year, dunking and holding became a penalty and all players had to sign a waiver releasing the school and the intramural office from liability for injuries. contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
The Honors College recently created the Office of Major Scholarships to help walk students through the process of applying for competitive national scholarships. Next semester, an Honors colloquium will be offered in conjunction with this office. Dr. Jason Morris, associate dean of the Honors College, was chosen to direct the Office of Major Scholarships and teach the Honors colloquium because of his personal experience with applying and winning the Fulbright Scholarship and literally writing the book on scholarships. The Best Scholarships for the Best Students, coauthored by Morris, is designed to help students locate and apply for prestigious awards. The colloquium will address much of the same material presented in Morris’ book. see morris page 4
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The ACU community lost Kathryn Brasher Rockwell last Sunday at the age of 100. Rockwell was landlady to 90 different men over a 24-year period, mostly
members of the men’s social club Galaxy. Dr. Gary McCaleb, vice president of the university, said it all started when Rockwell’s son, Walter Rockwell, was playing baseball at ACU. Walter decided to move back home with his mother, and in-
vited McCaleb and another man to live along with them. McCaleb said Rockwell had one side of the house with a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and living room, and all of the mens’ bedrooms were on the other side of the house that also
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had a door where they could come and go without disturbing her. “She was such a neat lady, the kind of person who was always positive and always encouraging; but she wasn’t nosy,” McCaleb said. “She just wanted you to find your
talents, develop them and do something. She was big on not just talking about it, but doing it.” McCaleb said when it came time for them to move out, she asked them to pick a few more men see rockwell page 4