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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
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6:30 p.m. The Wagon Wheel Squares are sponsoring a square dancing workshop at the Wagon Wheel in Tye.
11:30 a.m. A community Thanksgiving dinner will begin at Lawn Baptist Church. Guests are encouraged to bring a covered dish or dessert.
11 a.m. A Thanksgiving dinner will be served at Morgan Mill ISD. Admission is free.
11 a.m. A ceremony and parade for Santa’s arrival at the Mall of Abilene will begin at the El Chico entrance. Santa will be available for photos through Dec. 24 in the Women’s Dillard’s courtyard.
7:30 p.m. A production of “Southern Hospitality” will be presented at Abilene Community Theatre. For reservations, call 325-673-6271.
7 p.m. A barn dance featureing Muddy Creek will be at the Wagon Wheel at 1023 North St. in Tye. Admission is $5.
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.
Registration for the Dallas Marathon is open at http://www.dallasmarathon.com/ register-to-run/. The marathon will be Dec. 9 in downtown Dallas.
Leadership Summit will be having an interest meeting Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. 11:50 a.m. in COBA 201. Chapel credit will be provided.
The men of Pi Kappa are hosting the fourth annual Turkey Throwdown 2012 Nov. 1518. Sign-ups begin Nov. 5 in the Campus SAND will be hosting the 2nd annual Center. The cost is $8 per person, and Zumbathon in the SRWC Dec. 1 from 10 each team is required to have a minimum a.m. to 12 p.m. Tickets will be $12 dollars of 8 players. For more information email (with a free t-shirt) in the Campus Center turkeythrowdown2012@gmail.com. or $15 at the door.
The IRC in Abilene is collecting items such as towels and toiletries through Sigma Delta Pi on ACU campus in the Admin Building, Chambers Hall and the Campus Center throughout the month of November.
ACU Theatre presents Time Stands Still Nov. 13-17 at 7:30 p.m. in Fulks Theatre. Tickets are $15. Call 325-674-2787 or purchase tickets online at acu.edu/theatre. Connections Cafe is now open in the Business building. La Popular breakfast burritos and Mission Lazarus coffee are among many of the new items on their menu.
Volunteer Opp0rtunities The Center for International Education is looking for conversation partners for international students to practice English, conversations and cultural learning. Partners meet for one hour each week at a time and place determined by the partners. For more information contact Laura McGregor at 325-674-2821 or laura.mcgregor@acu.edu. St. John’s Episcopal School is seeking volunteers to paint metal playground equipment anytime Monday-Friday after 3 p.m. and Saturday anytime. For more information contact Rebecca McMillon at 325-695-8870 or flores@ stjohnsabilene.org. Center for Contemporary Arts needs a gallery assistant to greet patrons, answer phones and answer basic questions about the Center and its programs. This opportunity is open Tuesday-Friday. The Center for Contemporary Arts is located at 220 Cypress Street. For more informa tion contact Jessica Dulle at 325-6778389 or visit: http://www.center-arts. com/. Rescue the Animals is seeking volunteers to take pictures and videos in preparation for the launching of their new website as well as maintenance of the site after the launch. This opportunity is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. For more information contact Kathy Walker at 325-677-7722 or rescuetheanimalsvolunteers@yahoo.com. The National Center For Children’s Illustrated Literature is looking for volunteers to greet patrons, assist with art activities, sell books and make visitors feel welcome. Help is also needed for special events like Artwalk and exhibit openings. The NCCIL is located at 102 Cedar St. For more information on times and dates contact Debby Lillick at 325-673-4586 or visit: http://www.nccil.org/index.htm. The Christian Ministries of Abilene: Food Pantry is searching for volunteers to greet and interview neighbors, do computer entries, shop with neighbors, take groceries to vehicles, bag, stock and pick up orders on Mondays and Fridays from
9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. The Food Pantry is located at 701 Walnut St. For more information contact Becky Almanza at 325-673-1234 or cmapantry@aol.com.
The House That Kerry Built is looking for volunteers to assist in the day care of medically fragile children any day Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. or 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Contact Keith Loftin at 325672-6061.
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 International Rescue Committee is seeking volunteers to work with refugees who recently moved to the U.S., teaching English, helping with homework and mentoring. Contact Susanna Lubango to make an appointment at 325-675-5643.
The 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 MondayFriday 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 MondaySaturday. The Salvation Army is located at 1726 Butternut St. For more information contact J.D. Alonzo at 325-677-1408 or visit www.satruck.com.
The Covenant Place of Abilene is seeking volunteers to lead singing and/or play piano for residents. For more information contact Ann Erwin at 325-793-1144. University Place is seeking volunteers to help with the resident birthday party for residents the third Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Linda Tijerina at 325-676-9946. Breakfast on Beech Street is seeking volunteers to help set up, prepare and serve breakfast to homeless/lower income folks any Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 5:30 a.m. or Tuesday at 5 a.m. B.O.B.S is located at First Christian Church on 3rd St. and Beech St. Service times must be scheduled in advance. To serve on Mondays contact Jody Depriest at 325-669-3312 or jody.depriest@gmail. com. To serve on Tuesdays contact Allen Daugherty at 325-660-6949 or ale.al@ suddenlink.net. To serve on Wednesdays contact Jane Harvey at 325-695-0092 or jharvread@aol.com. To serve on Thursdays contact Margaret Beasley at 325692-4149 or mbeasley5@suddenlink.net. To serve on Fridays contact Rachel Brown at rdb08a@acu.edu. Eternal Threads is seeking volunteers to help with packing and organizing ship ments, labeling products, errands and cleaning any weekday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information contact Pam Early at 325-672-6000 or pam@eternalthreads.com.
Christian Homes & Family Services is seeking volunteers to do minor landscaping such as raking, trimming bushes, minor apartment repairs and general upkeep Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information contact Shaylee Honey at 325-677-2205 or Shoney@ ChristianHomes.com. The Abilene Public Zoo is seeking volunteers to help clean/feed animals, assist zookeepers and assist with educational classes any weekday any time between 12 p.m.-4 p.m. They are also seeking volunteers to help with general labor such as grounds cleanup and painting any weekday at any time between noon and 4 p.m. For more information contact Joy Harsh at 325-676-6487. Hill Resources is seeking volunteers to encourage and entertain mentally delayed individuals Monday through Friday any time between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information contact Michelle Espinoza at 325-673-3346 or mespinoza@ hillresource.com. The Oaks at Radford Hills is seeking volunteers to participate in activities, go on outings and provide social stimulation for residents any day at any time. For more information contact Michelle White or Sonia Serrato at 325-672-3236. Rescue the Animals is seeking volunteers to work at the adoption center doing a variety of tasks including cleaning, socializing and grooming the animals Monday - Saturday from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. For more information contact Mindi Qualls at 325698-7722 or rescuetheanimalsvolunteers@yahoo.com. The CAC Department is seeking volunteers to participate in Special Olympics, by helping mentally/physically challenged people play games and sports Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. For more infomation contact Angel Seca at 325-690-5235. For additional volunteer opportunities visit: www.acu.edu/campusoffices/ccsl/ ministry-service/volunteer-opportunities/
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A ‘CULTURE SHOCK’ photos by Paige Otway Staff Photographer
Top left: Josh Bonnett, junior English major from Converse, performs with the E5 Krew. Top right: Both international and non-international students perform a traditional Japanese dance. Bottom left: International students enact a traditional Chinese dance with fans. Bottom right: Paige Berry, junior graphic design major from Pasedena performs with the Omega Dance Co.
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AES dance raises barn roof Erika Tanaka student reporter The Agriculture and Environmental Science club hosted its first Fall Barn Dance Bash on Saturday at the ACU Rhoden Farm. About 50 students drove out to Rhoden Farm and two-stepped the night away. Samantha Stien, junior business finance major from Georgetown, was among the students who attended the dance. “It was a great opportunity for students to learn two-stepping and mingle,” Stien said. “I can’t wait for next year’s.” The night featured hayrides, a raff le and the crowning of the twostepping king and queen. Many students came to support the AES club and enjoyed the night dancing with their friends, leaving the student body
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I thoroughly enjoyed being able to be a part of history, since ACU didn’t previously sponsor dances.” Samantha stein Junior business finance major from Georgetown
hopeful for more dances in the future. Kathleen Henderson, senior environmental science major from Rockport and vice president of the AES club, said she was anxious about how the dance would turn out but was pleased with the success of the event. The AES club usually hosts the ACU Rodeo each spring semester, and Henderson said the club is now hoping to make the Fall Barn Dance Bash an annual event each fall semester.
Though a disc jockey dance and increase parprovided music, the club ticipation amongst the had a few bands that student body. offered to play for the dance. Because of scheduling contact the optimist at problems, the club was jmcnetwork@acu.edu unable to get the final details sorted in time to have a live band perform. Henderson said the club would love to have a live band perform at next year’s dance. “The dance is yet another example of ACU supporting culture,” Stien said. “I thoroughly enjoyed being able to be a part of history, since ACU didn’t previously sponsor dances.” Henderson said the club is trying to increase their involvement around campus and thinks the dance is a great way to begin. The club has discussed the possibility of partnering with a social club next year to host the
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Flag football event to feed hungry jimmy isbell student reporter The men of Pi Kappa will be hosting this year’s Turkey Throwdown, an annual f lag football tournament held the weekend before Thanksgiving at the Larry “Satch” Sanders Intramural Fields. The event was formerly hosted by women’s social club Delta Theta, but after they lost their charter last year, Pi Kappa decided to take over the event. Delta Theta, started the Turkey Throwdown in Nov. 2009 to support the charity, Meals on Wheels. Meals on Wheels strives to feed hungry senior citizens during Thanksgiving. Pi Kappa is donating their proceeds to this organization as well. The Turkey Throwdown is a seven-on-seven, double-elimination style tournament, assuring each team the opportunity to play at least two games. The cost is $8 per person. Teams must have a minimum of eight players, but will only be issued 10 T-shirts per team. The T-shirts are popular around campus and will be sold to those not par-
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One reason I joined Pi Kappa was because of what we do for the community, whether that be by service projects or activities like the Turkey Throwdown.”
Clint Coulter senior kinesiology and health promotions major from celina
ticipating for $15. Jake Morris, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Shallowater and member of Pi Kappa, said he expects a good turnout because the tournament is a popular tradition that has been going for four years. Many men’s and women’s social clubs compete in the tournament each year. “Several of the members of Pi Kappa held a meeting and decided that giving back to the community through the annual Turkey Throwdown was a great idea,” Morris said. “It’s not going to be too competitive, not like champ league or anything. It’s just going to be a good time to get some physical activity outside, fellowship together and have some friendly competition.” In years past, the teams who won the men’s and women’s divisions were given the opportu-
nity to donate an amount of the profits to the charity of their choice. Clint Coulter, senior kinesiology and health promotions major from Celina and member of Pi Kappa, said the prize for the winners this year will be bragging rights. “One reason I joined Pi Kappa was because of what we do for the community, whether that be by service projects or activities like the Turkey Throwdown,” Coulter said. “We are doing this for the families around Abilene and for the ACU community.” Students interested in competing in this year’s tournament may sign up at the table in the McGlothlin Campus Center from the end of Chapel until 2 p.m. Friday.
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Season of Caring encourages donations kara stutesman student reporter Turkeys for Taylor and a donation drive for the International Rescue Committee are just two of the organizations supported by ACU’s Season of Caring. Turkeys for Taylor is a fundraiser the Service Action Leadership Team has been doing since 2001. SALT partners with Taylor Elementary to provide 65 Thanksgiving meals for the families of
students at Taylor. “All of the students are chosen by Taylor Elementary,” said Jen Rogers, director of student ministries at ACU. “Each of the students is typically on the free or reduced lunch program.” SALT Special Events Coordinator Stewart McGregor said, “If students are not able to donate money but want to help they can email me and I will give them information about putting the baskets together, which we will be doing next
Saturday Nov. 17.” The cost to fund a full meal for one of the families is $70, but donations of any amount are welcome. “It’s getting to be the hands and feet of Jesus and going and actually delivering the meals to the family,” said McGregor, junior Christian ministry and political science major from Arlington. A donation drive for the IRC is another fundraiser students are putting on in November.
Sigma Delta Pi, an honors organization that recognizes outstanding students of Spanish language and literature, is partnering with ACU for the IRC to collect toiletries for the refugees placed in Abilene. Dr. Beatriz Walker, advisor for Sigma Delta Pi and the IRC faculty sponsor for ACU, said last year the organizations were only able to put on the drive for a month. This year they ran the drive the entire semester and each month had a
theme. October’s theme was school supplies, November’s theme was toiletries and December’s theme will be for small household items like silverware or drinking glasses. “I am an immigrant so my heart is with the immigrants in this country,” Dr. Walker said. “We have to remember who we are and teach our kids to go out into the world and do something for somebody else.” Bins have been placed in the Campus Center,
Hardin Administration building, Chambers Hall and the Education Building for students to drop their donations in. Dr. Walker said, “I’ve been blessed in these organizations to have students with such a heart for service.” Students can contact McGregor to learn more about Turkeys at Taylor at stm09a@acu.edu.
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Vocal jazz students to improvise at Monks Maggie Marshall student reporter ACU vocal jazz students will be performing at Monk’s on Sunday at 8 p.m. for their final exam. Students of Kirstin Ward, the jazz voice instructor at ACU, have spent the semester going over techniques and preparing songs for this per-
formance. “We really focus on making things our own,” said Sydney Wooton, sophomore social work major from Uvalde. “It’s very different from the other music classes.” While other music classes such as piano and voice focus on classical and structured music, jazz focuses on scatting. “Our teacher, Kristin
Ward, had us practice a lot of improvisation and scatting which was something I’d never done before,” said Abbie Baird, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Austin. When entering a new musical genre, new rules and techniques must be learned. “Jazz is different from other kinds of music be-
cause there are so few rules,” Baird said. “It’s more about conveying a message and getting into it than it is making a performance perfect. A big part of the class is to learn to let it go if something you do with your voice sounds weird, and just go for it.” Students will not perform alone, however. Each student will per-
form with a partner. “You just get used to being put on the spot,” Wooton said. “You learn to listen to your partner and the instruments.” Despite the nerves that come with any performance, the students are hoping people will come watch the result of their efforts. “I don’t think I’ll get nervous until the night
of. This is one of my favorite things to do,” Wooton said. “So I’m hoping people are there.” Students are encouraged to attend the performance, grab a cup of coffee and listen to some jazz on Sunday.
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Scholarship: New office promotes awards Continued from page 1 “With all of these opportunities and awards out there, we saw that these types of offices are very common especially at more elite institutions,” Morris said. “So we wanted to create a place on campus where we could provide students with awareness, counsel and support about these major awards.” Morris said the office will assist students specifically with fellowships such as Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Goldwater and Truman.
The Office of Major Scholarships will provide students with mock interviews and feedback on essays. Students will also go through a committee review. Each student will receive individual attention, Morris said. “This is a transformational learning process because the student gets to clarify goals, think about their own future and write a rigorous piece about the proposal they would like to pursue,” Morris said. “They walk out of it knowing more about themselves, what they want to do and their
strengths and weaknesses.” Morris said even though the Office of Major Scholarships is located in the Honors College, their service is available to the entire student body. “We want to get the ball rolling and become a school that really has in its DNA a culture of achievement and of scholarship,” Morris said. “We want to be a catalyst that can help students reach these difficult goals.” Several ACU students have recently started ap-
plying for prestigious national scholarships. Four students have applied for the Fulbright award, and senior Brittany Partridge was named a Marshall scholar finalist. Morris said he hopes that the recent scholarship winners will inspire more students to seek assistance from the office. Partridge, political science major from Annandale, Minn. and past winner of the Truman award, sought help from the Office of Major Scholarships as well as past Truman and Marshall scholars.
“The office helped me do mock interviews. They reviewed my application and looked over my essay,” Partridge said. “They helped a lot with getting me ready to go.” Partridge said she thinks some qualified students are unaware of the opportunity to win these awards. “One of the main things is just being aware of the scholarships. Most people have no idea what the Truman or Marshall awards are,” Partridge said. “People also say that they don’t think they’re qualified enough to win.
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I really think a lot of it comes down to if you’re willing to try because it takes a lot of hard work. I spent about six months on the application.” contact jones at mnj10a@acu.edu
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Rockwell: Past room mates honor owner Continued from page 1 to come and live in the house. Through the years, McCaleb said it became a house where members of Galaxy would live, and they would just pass it down to other Galaxy members. Since her name was Rockwell, the men just shortened it and started calling it the Rock House. “Even years later, I would have guys come up to me and say, ‘Hey, I heard you lived in the Rock House,’” said McCaleb. “The name just got passed down over the years.” Within the last year, McCaleb said men who had
lived in the Rock House got together to do something for Rockwell. They raised money and refurbished the recreation room at Christian Village, where Rockwell lived. “They decided to rename it the Kathryn Rockwell Recreation Center,” McCaleb said. “They even put up a little plaque over there that tells about Kathryn’s boys who had lived in the Rock House and that the refurbishment was to honor her. She was always thinking about other people. She created the same atmosphere over there at Christian Village.”
Daryl Zeller, who lived in the Rock House from 19831984, said Rockwell was a “sweet lady” and he has nothing but great memories from the time he lived there. Zeller, a surgical sales specialist for Johnson & Johnson from Abilene, attended ACU from 19801984 and was an officer in Galaxy when he first moved in. He said Rockwell was always involved in their lives and kept them in check. “Sometimes she would cook for us and occasionally she would fold our clothes, which was really nice,” Zeller said. “However, she had a handmade
sign that she would put up when one of us guys didn’t do our dishes to remind us to clean up after ourselves. It said, ‘No washee dishee, no eatee.’” Zeller said he rented the room for $60 a month, all bills and rent included. He said the cheap rent helped his family when tuition increased. He remembers when Rockwell, who he said loved the Thriller music video by Michael Jackson, would come and get them whenever it showed on MTV to have them watch it with her. “Living in that house was definitely a blessing,” Zeller
said. “One of the neatest things about living there was seeing the pictures of all the boys who had lived there that she had hanging in the hallway.” Linda Mitchell, administrator of Christian Village Retirement Center, said Rockwell had been a wonderful example to everyone she came in contact with, and Rockwell lived a life everyone can look up to. Rockwell moved into Christian Village the day it opened in 1986 and lived there until her passing: a total of 26 years. Rockwell was a retired nurse when she lived at Christian Village and Mitch-
ell said she was always helping others, whether it was working in the office, serving as the activity coordinator for her peers at the retirement center or just using her training in nursing to help others heal. Mitchell said Rockwell loved to play games and always looked for ways to keep her mind sharp. “Kathryn was loved by everyone,” said Mitchell. “She was such a special person and was a friend and a leader to every person here.” contact schaffner at als09d@acu.edu
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Tribute: Service reflects on veterans, history Continued from page 1 are continuing our service through the university.” Dr. Gary McCaleb, vice president of the university, emphasized the impact the Choral department’s participation had on the tribute. “It’s a busy time for them, yet I think they see the importance of this event,” McCaleb said. “I think having them be a part of it, to add the music element to it, really adds a special dimension to the time.” McCaleb also said the different generations of veterans that come to the Veteran’s Day tribute have an important impact on students.
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Other people do things that make our life better. Therefore, one of our best responses is that we live lives that contribute to making other lives better. It’s sort of passing it on.”
“A number of the veterans come and are recognized, and the students, I think, kind of see in them their grandparents and their grandparents’ era,” McCaleb said. “It puts a human face on history that they read about and study about.” Holmans and McCaleb both said they hope the tribute inspires students. “It says something about living a life with appreciation and an
Dr. Gary mcCaleb Vice president of the university
awareness that we can’t live a self-contained life,” McCaleb said. “Other people do things that make our life better. Therefore, one of our best responses is that we live lives that contribute to making other lives better. It’s sort of passing it on.”
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DANCERS The women of SHADES perform a step routine in the Homecoming Parade.
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UNITE SHADES and Sanctify dance teams partner for first joint show MARK SMITH
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early a dozen women on campus share a passion for stepping. Performing a combination of dance and creative percussion, SHADES stomps and claps in unison and rhythm to create its own music or to accompany other songs. SHADES will perform a show in Cullen Auditorium on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. alongside a similar dance group. Rather than stepping, however, Sanctify is a hip-hop group. “Sanctify doesn’t do any stepping, and that’s all we do,” said Victoria Jones, SHADES head captain. “They do all their dance to music, while a lot of the time we create our own music with our hands and feet.” “We have different ways of having practice, but we both have the same goal,” said Sanctify captain Jacob Kilpatrick. The two groups share similarities beyond their styles. Both groups perform to playlists including Beyonce and other hip-hop or R&B music. Both groups set aside time before and after each practice for prayer, worship and encouragement. Both groups aim to glorify God through their dance. Both groups are practicing for two hours nearly every day in preparation for their joint show during the weekend. The groups have performed in the same show together before, most recently Ethnos on Friday and Saturday. They have shared common members who enjoy stepping and hip-hop dancing enough to commit to both groups.
But while the groups share many similarities, it’s their differences that helped them grow and change to establish separate identities. SHADES: the woman’s step team
Jones, senior psychology pre-med major from Dallas, stands in front of her team in the Studio A of the Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Chassity Robinson, the team chaplain, opened with prayer and devotion, reciting Romans 8:28 from memory. Jones’ group of 10 other women has warmed up and perfected some of its acts for the upcoming show. Now each one watches her every move as she begins to teach a new dance. Step, clap, left leg, left foot. The group follows slowly, then again. Now faster, until each member flows swiftly in unison. Step, clap, left leg, left foot. Step, step, clap, under, step. Clap, under, clap, right, left, clap. The group follows. They put each piece together until they reach the pace Jones wants: four seconds for those 14 moves. The group continues in this style, perfecting a 20-second part of the act in 20 minutes. Jones goes back through the act alongside a member struggling with a move. “Stepping requires a lot of hands and feet coordination,” Jones said. “It takes a lot of practice.” The group’s numbers are down from last year after many leaders and members quit the squad at the end of last semester. For the first time, the entire team is made up of women. “We’re used to having half men and half women, and we’re used to having a total of 30 people. Now we only have the
Members of Sanctify show off thier hip-hop moves in the Homecoming Parade.
11,” Jones said. “It’s actually made a lot of but Sanctify members use their talents as things easier, especially teaching a small- worship to God, on and off the stage. er group. And we can relate better since “We’re doing it without forgetting we we’re all girls.” need to purify ourselves,” Kilpatrick said. “We don’t want people to think we’re Sanctify: to purify doing it to be flashy or vulgar. The word sanctify also means to set yourself apart High-top sneakers and vibrantly col- from something. It sounds so cheesy, but ored athletic shoes squeak and pound on we try to set ourselves apart from everyeither side of the Dance Discovery Stu- body else. When we’re dancing, it’s literdios on S. 2nd Street. The men and wom- ally just us and God, no matter what the en of Sanctify split from their group re- environment is.” hearsal to work on separate acts, already tired from the fast-paced dancing. Before Coming together they begin again, freshman Khamisie Green provides some comic relief while The two groups tried to perform a he dramatically vents about a recent trip show together in April, but the planning to McDonald’s, like a bearded, black Wil- fell through. Scheduling conflicts and liam Shatner raging in the middle of the busy workloads made it impossible for dance floor. Sanctify to join SHADES for their annual “I asked for a second sweet and sour sauce, spring show. Now, the two are preparand she wanted to charge me 11 cents,” said ing for their first joint effort, built on the Green, music education major from Odessa. theme of “Strength.” “The biggest fast-food place in the world “We took some stories and messages wanted 11 cents for an extra sauce.” from the book of Genesis and put that Most of the other 17 team members lis- into our dance and music to build around tened intently, then laughed when Green the theme of strength,” Kilpatrick said. asked, “Do you know how mad I was?” “It’s something we’ve been working on The newer of the two groups, Sanctify was for a while.” begun in 2010. Kilpatrick, junior Ad/PR major “We’re looking forward to this show,” from Mesquite, joined both groups as a fresh- Jones said. man. The next school year, he was named As they continue to rehearse daily, the captain of Sanctify and chose to focus solely groups also have one other focus: getting on the hip-hop group. the word out. “What I loved about SHADES is that be“As soon as Ethnos is over, we’re chalkfore practice, they would make everyone ing up that campus,” Kilpatrick told the find their own spot and play an inspirational, entire Sanctify team after rehearsal. “Evspiritual song that would get you in the mood eryone’s going to be breathing in chalk to worship while you practice,” he said. “We dust all week. We want people to come to do that at the end of Sanctify rehearsal now.” this show we’ve been working so hard on.” Kilpatrick said Sanctify’s name, which means “to purify”, is an attempt to redeem contact SMITH at hip-hop at ACU. He said he understands why mds10a@acu.edu mainstream hip-hop is viewed as impure,
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Charging for online news is essential the issue The decline of newspapers is an issue that has been discussed in recent years. Low print subscriptions have led to many papers charging for access to their website.
our take Charging for online content is not only neccessary, but it should be accepted by all. News is an important aspect of our culture and deserves as much of an investment as a Netflix account. The Abilene ReporterNews has been planning for quite some time to implement an online subscription service for its news coverage. If this plan is realized, the Reporter-News would be following a trend of many other newspapers around the country in converting to an online format instead of a daily delivered print product.
With this change, however, comes the necessity to charge for online content. This may come as a huge surprise for many people reading this, who normally associate the Internet, and the news that it provides, to be a mostly free platform. Long gone are the days of hooking your phone line into your computer for dial-up access. In
today’s WiFi-enabled world, free access to the Web is as easy as driving to the nearest coffee shop or fast food restaurant. It’s effortless and, for the most part, free. But with the rise of wireless Internet has also been the reappearance of other services that charge a monthly fee for access. Services like Netf lix, XBOX Live and Hulu Plus charge monthly (or yearly) for access to their entertainment services. And from the looks of things, people are okay with it. Many people have ditched their cable or satellite provider to essentially live off of these services alone. Entertainment is a big part
of our day, and so is the news. The newspaper format allows readers to go more in-depth on a story, whereas broadcast TV or cable news may only
The decision of the Reporter-News and other news outlets around the world to switch to an online subscription model may seem jarring to some, but it is a necessary cost to receive this It is a necessary cost valuable information on a daily basis. With physito receive this valuable cal paper sales on the information on a decline and online readership increasing, it isn’t daily basis.” just a smart business move, it is almost a requisite for many papers to stay af loat. By the same token, scratch the surface. It is however, it is up to the important for people to newspapers to set combe informed citizens and petitive and reasonable keep up to date with what pricing points for daily is going on in the world, access with easy payment our country, and most im- methods. The informaportantly our community. tion they have is impor-
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tant, but they should not be withholding it from the masses with an expensive price tag. Whether you like it or not, there’s no stopping the newspaper transition from a physical to a digital medium. In order for reporters like ourselves at the Optimist to continue telling the stories happening around our campus and city, we must adapt the form of our message as technology rapidly changes. And with this change in medium, must also come a change in how the subscriptions are collected. contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
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Jets proving to be all talk while franchise crashes
The New York Jets need to shut their pie holes. The Jets (3-6) are terrible. This is an understood truth. They’ve scored one touchdown in their past two games, and that was in garbage time during their 30-9 loss to the Miami Dolphins. They’ve made it clear they’re all talk and no walk. Before the Oct. 28 Miami-New York matchup, the Jets returned to their
able coach in the league. The team talks trash more than any other WELL, THIS team. I’ve been surprised IS AWKWARD to hear so many native MARK SMITH Texans tell me they hate the Jets, even though their favorite teams are old ways of trash talking. not Jets rivals. The team The Dolphins respond- oozes characteristics any ed on the field, domi- good-natured football nating their hated rivals fan could hate. throughout the game, The worst part about despite playing without their unlikeable attitude their starting quarterback is they never learn. Last for three and a half quar- week, cornerback Antoters. It should have been a nio Cromartie told the humbling experience for media the Jets will make the Jets. the playoffs. That’s great The Jets? Humble? that he believes so ferFuggetaboutit. vently in his team, but New York’s head coach, don’t make promises you Rex Ryan, is the least like- can’t keep. That’s just
embarrassing. New York is bad. They lost by a score of 28-7 on Sunday to the Seattle Seahawks, failing to score a point on offense. They even had a bye week the Sunday before, giving them two full weeks to prepare for the Seahawks. Quarterback Mark Sanchez couldn’t play much worse, but Ryan refuses to bench him in favor of backup Tim Tebow. This must mean he believes the popular Tebow would put up statistics worse than Sanchez’s performance on Sunday: 41 percent of passes completed, 124 yards, zero touchdowns and an interception. He
was also sacked three times for 31 yards lost. Ryan could lose his job because of his stubborn faith in Sanchez, who has not lived up to expecta-
remain as stubborn and annoyingly loud as they are. There are two acceptable instances for a team or player to talk trash: after a Super Bowl victory, and after the team beats team who talked trash Ryan could lose his job abefore the game. because of his stubborn The Dolphins and Jets faith in Sanchez.” don’t like each other. They are each other’s biggest rivals. Miami was more than happy to prove New York’s bark had no bite. I’m looking forward to watching the drama sure to tions, his No. 5 selection follow this debacle of a seain the 2009 NFL Draft or son for the New York Jets. his $58 million contract. The Jets are a mess. contact SMITH at They’ve lost too many mds10a@acu.edu games and key players to
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Thanksgiving: a time of free food WOAH! IS ME DAVID SINGER
If there is one thing I’m thankful for, it’s free food. Here in Abilene, I run a tight ship financially. Bimonthly visits to United fill my pantry with the basics: bread, milk, eggs, Ramen and Ben & Jerry’s “Americone Dream”. I ration food like a Depression-era family and have slowly begun to embrace leftovers. It’s not the most glorious (or nutritionally acceptable) life, but I get by. Then, once every year, Thanksgiving comes along. A festive feast. A cornucopia of cooking. And most importantly, a free meal that I don’t have to pay for. For the small price of gas, I can transport myself to the land of milk and honey (my parent’s house) where turkeys are never-ending and bowls of creamed corn are without end. A place where cranberry sauce falls from the sky and Tryptophan is injected directly into the veins. Heaven. Don’t get me wrong, it is great to see family and friends again. It’s nice to spend time reflecting on all the things I am blessed with. And I absolutely love the break from all this learnin’. But let’s get real, if you think stuffing my face with ungodly amounts of food is
not the point of the weekend, then you’re as crazy as the first person to put marshmallows on sweet potatoes. It begins on a morning scattered with appetizers. But don’t you dare spoil that appetite. Of all days, this is when you’ll need it most. Then comes the main course. Never before have you seen such a grand culinary selection. It’s like a buffet that hasn’t been sitting under heat lamps for hours. With classes on a break, my schedule is wide open and my mind is relaxed. Responsibility and worry free, I can direct all my focus toward lifting a fork from plate to mouth. Over. And over. And over. Finally, dessert is the literal cherry on top. After I conquer my meal, a combination of football and angry mobs/ great discounts await. But at this point, the meal is beginning to settle in and my eyelids, along with the rest of my body, are getting heavier. And if there is one thing I’m thankful for, it’s naps. contact SINGER at dis08b@acu.edu
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wednesday 11.14.12
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‘Cats earn No. 7 seed, face WTAMU
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The volleyball team celebrates after winning a point in Moody Coliseum. The team earned a No. 7 seed in the Lone Star Conference Championship after winning their final two conference matches of the regular season. The ‘Cats overall record is 12-18 (8-12 LSC).
edward isaacs sports editor The Wildcats enter the Lone Star Conference Championship as the No. 7 seed after wining their final two matches of the regular season. The team will face No. 2 seed West Texas A&M University in the first of four first-round matches. The tournament begins Thursday and will be hosted by Angelo State who recently won their first conference championship since 1992. Head coach Kellen Mock said WT is a program she always loves to play. “The girls have some
confidence going into that game because they know their capable of playing at their best against the Lady Buffs,” she said. “We play similar styles of volleyball.” WTAMU finished second in the LSC with a 17-3 record - one of those losses came against the ‘Cats. Texas Woman’s University and Tarleton State University both finished with 15-5 records to make it into the top four. The bottom four are Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, ACU and University of the Incarnate Word. “Our serve receive and defense will have to be spot on for us to beat WT,” Mock
said. “We’ll also have to play good mentally.” The first match is at noon Thursday, featuring No. 3 Tarleton State against No. 6 Kingsville, followed by the Wildcats and Lady Buffs at 2:30 p.m., No. 4 TWU against No. 5 Commerce at 5 p.m. and No. 1 Angelo State versus No. 8 Incarnate Word at 7:30 p.m. All matches will be aired live on FoxSportsSouthwest.com free of charge. All webcasts will include both video and audio. Friday, the ‘Cats traveled to Cameron University and defeated the Aggies 3-1 (2522, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15). The team then made the trip to face Midwestern State Uni-
versity on Saturday where they beat the Mustangs 3-1 (18-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-23). After those wins, the squad ended the regular season with a 12-18 overall record (8-12 LSC). The team dedicated the Cameron match to Rex Fleming, who is battling brain cancer. Each of the Wildcats wrote either ‘Rex’ or ‘P4X’ (Pray For Rex) on their wrists. “It was cool to come out with a victory while playing for him,” freshman Corrie Reeder said. “A lot of us had an extra energy boost because we knew who we were playing for.” Reeder had a career-setting game versus CU. She
smacked 18 kills and had four block assists. Senior Kalynne Allen hit .448 and did not record an error. “That was a lot of fun,” Reeder said. “Sarah and I got on a roll. There was a lot of connection between us in that game.” “It was one of those days where she (Reeder) could do nothing wrong on the floor offensively,” Mock said. Freshman Jennie Loerch whacked 11 kills and sophomore Sara Oxford had six kills and two block assists. Setter Sarah Siemens also played a big role in the offense with 52 assists. Defensively, Madison Hoover and Madelyn Robinett combined
to have 47 of ACU’s 83 digs. “Cameron was a really good offensive match for us,” Mock said. Oxford and Allen led the team to victory against the Mustangs. Oxford put up 20.0 points with 16 kills and Allen recorded 17.5 points to go along with 15 kills. Hoover led the action again on defense with 27 digs. “We started really slow against Midwestern,” Mock said. “But that was the best I’ve seen our team adjust in a match. There were a lot of things we fixed from the first game to the second.” contact isaacs at jei08a@acu.edu
football
Record: Team beats UIW in last D-II game ACU did not record a touchdown until the secmeans to me,” he said. ond quarter and trailed InThe Cardinals kept the carnate Word 6-3 after the game close despite not first quarter. scoring a single touchThe ‘Cats first score down. An interception came on an 87-yard toss and several costly penal- from Gale to running back ties stopped the Wildcats Charcandrick West. It was from putting points on the the longest touchdown board when they were in pass of Gale’s career. West the red zone. also scored the last touchfrom page 8
down of the game on a five yard run. He had 11 rushes for 72 yards, two touchdowns and 109 receiving yards. Wide receiver Darian Hogg caught the Wildcats second score of the game on a crossing route. Gale threw him an 80-yard pass that put the team up 17-6 right before halftime.
Hogg recorded three receptions for 92 yards. Receiver Darrell CantuHarkless did not score any points but had nine receptions for 102 yards. ACU’s defense did a good job of limiting the damage once the Cardinals got into the red zone. UIW had four opportunities to score, but could only
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Freshman guard Cemetra Jenkins takes a shot in Moody.
led to easy layups and open threes. They were able to cut the deficit to eight in the first five minutes with a 55-47 score. “We definitely need to work on our turnovers,” Marquez said. “We had a lot more than we needed which led to the other team having probably half of their points.” The ‘Cats quickly took back control, bumping the lead back into double digits and never looked back. ACU’s engulfing defense held TAMI without a field goal for the last 5:51 of regulation, while the threes continued to fall for the Wildcat offense. “Honestly, with the rate we were playing and as hard as we were working, I was confident that we would eventually pull away with a lead,” sophomore center Paige Parliament said. ACU received significant contributions from Marquez, Kelsey Smith and Sadie Dickinson. Marquez was the top scor-
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I was confident that we would eventually pull away with a lead.” paige parliament center acu women’s basketball
er with 18 points, along with eight rebounds and she went six for six from the charity strike. Smith added 13 points and seven boards, while Dickinson grabbed a career high 12 rebounds and added 16 points, including shooting three of six from the three point line. “Everyone is great at looking for the open player if they don’t have a good shot which allows every person on the team to contribute in scoring,” Marquez said. The Wildcats played Texas-Permian Basin Tuesday night, and will face off against West Texas A&M University on Wed. Nov. 28. contact zepeda at djz11a@acu.edu
muster four field goals. The ‘Cats forced two fumbles including one on the opening kickoff which linebacker Travis Tarver II recovered. The team was not sure Tarver would make the game. He had to rush to Incarnate Word after attending his uncle’s funeral Saturday afternoon. Linebacker Justin Ste-
phens led the defense with 14 total tackles (11 unassisted) and one sack. Mike Wallace also had a big game defensively. He recorded 10 total tackles including three for loss.
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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
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UIW ACU MSU ENMU WTAMU Cameron TSU ASU TWU Commerce TAMU-K
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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ASU WTAMU TWU TSU Commerce TAMU-K ACU UIW MSU Cameron ENMU
18-2 17-3 15-5 15-5 11-9 9-11 8-12 7-13 5-15 4-16 1-19
25-4 27-4 22-7 22-8 20-10 17-13 12-18 10-20 7-23 10-22 6-24
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briefings
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Quarterback Mitchell Gale, senior from Alva, Okla., laughs with his teammates after being soaked with water to celebrate the Wildcats victory over the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Gale threw for 409 yards in the game, bringing his career total to 12,109 yards passing.
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Gale breaks career passing record to join elite group of quarterbacks
edward isaacs sports editor The Wildcats’ last game of the season was significant in more ways than one. The ‘Cats defeated University of Incarnate Word 24-12 while wearing red bands in support of Rex Fleming and his fight with brain cancer. Senior quarterback Mitchell Gale surpassed former ‘Cat Billy Malone (‘05-’08) to become ACU’s and the Lone Star Conference’s all-time passing
leader. He needed 312 yards to jump ahead of Malone and reached that mark late in the third quarter. “This is crazy,” Gale said. “I’m super blessed to be where I am right now. I love everything ACU stands for.” Gale was 25 for 36 with 408 yards passing and two touchdowns. It was his last game in the purple and white and ACU’s last game as a member of the LSC. He ends his career with 12,109 passing yards, 97 more than Malone. The team finishes its
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Division II and Lone Star Conference career with a 7-4 mark (4-4 in the conference). It is the 25th seven-plus win season in school history. “We ended the season 3-0 and that’s what we wanted to do,” Gale said. Gale spent his four years at ACU alongside head coach Ken Collums and was delighted to have him at his last game. “Words cannot express how much that
sports reporter The ACU Women’s basketball team tipped off the season with a convincing 94-66 win over the Texas A&M International Dustdevils. The Wildcats had no trouble running up the scoreboard, shooting 40 percent from downtown and 79 percent from the free throw line in Coach Julie Goodenough’s first game as head coach. “The match-up was very
good,” senior Emily Miller said. “Both of us are fast teams, we look to push the ball and kick for the three, but by the second half, I think that we were just in such better shape. They were tired towards the end.” The game was close in the early goings, as both teams came out energized on offense and physical on defense. Within the first ten minutes of play, neither team held more than a five point lead. Junior Renata Marquez scored on a layup to put the Wildcats
up 34-25 with 6:28 left in the half. The Wildcats then exploded on a 17-9 run to conclude the first half with a 51-34 lead. “I thought both teams were really ready to play and came out very sharp and played with great competitiveness,” Goodenough said. “We executed pretty well as far as distributing the ball and playing team basketball.” The Dustdevils responded at the start of the second half, getting a couple of steals that
sports reporter The men’s basketball team traveled to Dallas to make their season debut against the Dallas Baptist Patriots but were unable to overcome a large first half deficit and lost 79-72. The Wildcats got off to a hot start, lead by transfer Eric Lawton, who was dialing it up from long range. Lawton finished with a game-high 23 points, including three makes from behind the arc. Elliot Lloyd and Parker Wentz also finished the
Rams running back Daryl Richardson rushed for 58 yards against San Francisco. His longest run was 32 yards. St. Louis tied with the 49ers 24-24.
The women’s basketball team plays the University of Texas Permian Basin in Moody Coliseum Tuesday at 7 p.m. curtis christian Staff Photographer
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Freshman guard Cemetra Jenkins drives to the basket.
‘Cats fall to Pats in season opener game in double figures with 16 and 13 points respectively. “Our offense brings a lot to the table,” guard T.J. Brown said. “With four guards, you can get up and down the court and create mismatches for other teams.” But the Wildcats entered halftime down by double digits. In the second half, ACU was able to come back and narrow the gap, scoring 43 points before running out of time. “We let them come back and get on a run, and got in some foul trouble,” head coach Joe Golding said. “We
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Junior volleyball player Caley Johnson was named to the Capital One Academic All-District 6 First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Houston Texans defensive back Danieal Manning had three total see record page 7 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble in Sunday’s 13-6 win against the Chicago Bears. Manning was named the MVP of the game.
Girls’ game turns into track meet daniel zepeda
Senior quarterback Mitchell Gale and sophomore linebacker Justin Stephens were named the Lone Star Conference Players of the Week for their performance in Saturday’s football game against Incarnate Word. Gale broke the conference and ACU record, passing for 12,177 yards in his collegiate career. Stephens led the defense with 14 tackles and a sack for a loss of 19 yards.
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We let them come back and get on a run, and got in some foul trouble. We had a lot of adversity in that first half. ”
had a lot of adversity in that first half, but looking towards the future I think that will be a good thing for us.” The Wildcats only returning player is Desmond Woodberry, so the ‘Cats are still working on integrating the eleven new faces into a four guard offense that can make it tough to rebound.
The Wildcats will have the rest of the week off before they play in their home opener Friday night in Moody Coliseum as part of the annual Whitten Inn Classic. joe golding head coach “I think this team will acu men’s basketball continue to get even better,” Golding said. “I really “I want to guard the ball like this group. I think this better, play better team de- group will be a lot of fun, I fense, and rebound better,” think it is a group that the Golding said. “I don’t think ACU community will emoffense will be a problem brace, and we have a chance for us at all this year.” to have a really good team.” Woodberry pulled down 10 rebounds to go along with his five assists in his return contact sloan at to the court after a medical mes10a@acu.edu redshirt last season.
The volleyball team will play West Texas A&M in the first round of the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in San Angelo. The men’s basketball team will host the annual Whitten Inn Classic this weekend in Moody Coliseum. Their first game is against York College Friday at 8 p.m.