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OPTIMIST THE

FRIDAY October 15, 2004

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

Abilene Christian University

Vol. 93, No. 17 1 section, 8 pages www.acuoptimist.com

Serving the ACU community since 1912

Lighting up theatres:

Study Abroad deadline nears:

Lucky 13:

Arts editor Dee Travis reviews the film Friday Night Lights. Page 5

The deadline for students to submit applications to study abroad in Oxford, England, or Montevideo, Uruguay, is Thursday. Page 3

The volleyball team pushed its winning streak to 13 of 14 games. Page 8

Friends remember professor, mentor Funeral for Trevathan planned for Saturday in Moody Coliseum By LORI BREDEMEYER MANAGING EDITOR

Colleagues describe him as a friend, a mentor and a father figure. Students remember his wild stories in class and how he talked to and treated them like he had known them his whole life. Dr. Charles Trevathan, 68,

instructor of sociology and Fund has been set up for dona“Charles was one of the first social work and associate gen- tions in lieu of flowers. of the faculty to come in and eral counsel for the university, Bill Culp, chair of the say, ‘What do we need to be died Tuesday after suffering an department, has worked with doing?’” Culp said. “I learned a apparent heart great deal attack. about him; I Charles—to me—his life was to tell stories Visitation will learned to apbe from 6-8 p.m. preciate him to see if that could make all of us better. Friday in the right off the Family Room of bat, his canPhyllis Trevathan, Dr. Charles Trevathan’s widow Hillcrest Church do-will-do of Christ, and attitude, and the funeral will take place at 2 Trevathan since 1998, and he very quickly was impressed p.m. Saturday in Moody said he was influenced by with his love for students and Coliseum. The Charles Treva- Trevathan’s approach to teach- the ability to turn that love into than Endowed Scholarship ing and living. action.”

Culp said Trevathan always worried about students’ low grades and always blamed their failure on his inability to reach them. He even graded himself on each lecture; sometimes he was happy for doing well, other times disappointed for not getting his point across. “He would come in, and he would say, ‘Boss, I gave myself and A- because I could have done this or that better,’” Culp See TREVATHAN Page 4

Trevathan

Media group leader visits university President of New Media Consortium views technology on campus By CHRISTY GOWER FEATURES EDITOR

ACU had a visitor Tuesday: the president of the New Media Consortium, an international organization of about 150 colleges and universities, high-tech corporations and museums that work toward innovation and creativity within the learning environment. Dr. Larry Johnson made his first visit to ACU to discuss what is happening on campus to integrate technology with learning. “Our organization is focused on meeting the needs of our member universities, so whenever I have a chance to spend a day on campus, I always take it,” Johnson said. “You can read a Web page, you can read about an institution, but until you walk the campus, meet the students See MEDIA Page 4

Social clubs plan grubs Candidates debate as election nears BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R.-Lubbock (left), and Rep. Charlie Stenholm, D.-Abilene, participated in a debate on Thursday night at McMurry University. Neugebauer, Stenholm and Dr. Richard Peterson, Libertarian, are all running for the 19th Congressional District seat.

Congressional contenders encourage young-voter turnout By SARAH CARLSON COPY EDITOR

Social Security, agriculture, Dyess Air Force Base and disaster relief were a few of the topics debated between Rep. Charlie Stenholm, D.Abilene, Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R.-Lubbock, and Dr. Richard Peterson, Libertarian, Thursday at the 19th Congressional District Issues Forum and Debate at McMurry University. “I believe you the voters are presented with a very clear choice in this election,” Neugebauer said at the beginning of the debate, adding that this election is not about the past but about the future. “If you believe that President Bush should continue to be our commander in chief and that we should not relegate our national security to NATO and that terror-

ism is a weapon of mass destruction, then vote for George Bush and Randy Neugebauer.” The 19th District is one of only two House races where incumbents are pitted against each other after Texas redistricting last year. Stenholm said in the debates that his 26-year experience in Congress and ranking-member status on the agriculture committee make him the best candidate for the district. “We’ve got a tremendous amount of challenges and responsibilities ahead of us, and redistricting didn’t help,” Stenholm said. Both candidates said afterward they feel it is important for students and those in the 18-to24-year-old demographic to vote in this election. “I think the way [young people] have a voice and input ... is by going out and voting, getting to know the issues and getting to know where the candidates stand on the issues— that’s very important,” Neugebauer said. He said he is the best candidate for students

to vote for because he is an effective problemsolver and knows how to create jobs for young people. Stenholm said he is the best candidate for students because of his stance on Social Security that reduces unfunded liability. “Well, as you’ve heard many times people saying this is one of the most important elections in the history of our country, I happen to agree with that,” Stenholm said. “We’re talking about the 18-to-24-year-olds that are going to have your future planned for you by the next three congresses, and you have an excellent chance to listen and to look and to see who you think will best represent your values and the direction you think this country should go. The best way to do that is to educate yourself on what the real differences are and then to make up your mind on which candidate you believe will do a better job.” E-mail Carlson at: skc02a@acu.edu

Club pledges responsible for organizing themed dinners By SARAH CARLSON COPY EDITOR

As the pledging season nears its end, grubs for social clubs took place last weekend and will continue Friday and Saturday. For most clubs, the grubs are put together by the pledges who come up with a theme, find a location, design T-shirts, arrange catering and provide entertainment. The women of Sigma Theta Chi, however, organized their grub for the pledges, or Squigs, and Squig president Lauren Usrey called it a blessing. “It is much appreciated with so many other things to stress out about during pledging,” said Usrey, sophomore nursing major from San Antonio. The theme for the Siggie grub Saturday was See CLUBS Page 4

Curator plans for Centennial Estrella hired to plan, document, display university artifacts By EMILY CHASTAIN STUDENT REPORTER

With the campus as her museum, one thing curator Becky Estrella won’t have to worry about is running out of space. Estrella, acquisitions coordinator for Brown Library, was hired in September to be the Centennial curator for the Centennial Collection. The Centennial Collection is a collection of artifacts including documents and three-dimensional objects relating to the

history of the university. “Curator is usually a term used [to mean] a person working in a museum, and this time the campus is the museum,” Estrella said. “It’s not just one building.” Estrella’s job as curator involves processing and cataloging the artifacts that come in, as well as designing exhibits and implementing them around campus. Exhibits are to open next August. Estrella, who has prior experience in designing museum exhibits, will work solely as the Centennial Collection curator beginning in January. Her position will last 21 months. “I was very pleased and a lit-

tle overwhelmed to have been chosen,” Estrella said, adding that she looks forward to the challenge. “My hope is that we will establish a permanent museum on campus.” Estrella is in charge of the 3D artifacts, which are currently being housed in the old child development center on Avenue E. Documents and other 2-D items will be archived by Dr. Carisse Berryhill, the university archivist and special services librarian. Responsible for hiring Estrella is the Centennial Collection task force, a group of people dedicated to the historical preservation of the univerSee CURATOR Page 4

EMILY CHASTAIN/Staff Photographer

Becky Estrella looks at an old Vitrola record she found in the Special Collections room at the library. The university hired Estrella in September to serve as the Centennial curator, and she will collect, document and display objects important to the university’s 100-year history.


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