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TUESDAY February 22, 2005
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Abilene Christian University
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Section F salute:
Manager on a mission:
Sweet sweep:
Students are attempting to bring spirit and enthusiasm back to basketball games. Page 1B
Anthony Williams, manager of The Campus Store, announced Feb. 11 that he will run for reelection to Abilene’s City Council. Page 3A
The Wildcat baseball team went 4-0 against Cameron last weekend. Page 1B
Change headlines opening event Lectureship will transition to September in 2006 By JONATHAN SMITH EDITOR IN CHIEF
Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, announced Sunday night that Bible Lectureship will move from its traditional February timeslot to the third week of September in 2006. During that transition, the university will conduct two Lectureships within seven months of each other. Dr. Mark Love, director of Ministry Events, said several
factors converged that convinced him to make the change. One of the chief reasons for moving Lectureship to September, Love said, is to give it its own space on the university calendar instead of following on the heels of Sing Song. He said after the stress and work of Sing Song, many students do not participate in Lectureship activities. “As Lectureship currently stands, it really involves a small part of the ACU population,” Love said. “We feel like if we can
provide Lectureship its own space, we can involve more of the campus.” Love said a problem he has encountered is cynicism that Lectureship is only an event for the Department of Bible, Missions and Ministry. To counter that perception, Love said he would like to involve more of the campus and use more of the campus’ public, outdoor places—something he said he could not always count on doing in February. Love said he knows the weather in
September will not always be less extreme than in February, but it should be better. He also said if weather were the only factor in this decision, he would not have moved Lectureship. Love said moving Lectureship would also help organizers create a new image for the event instead of just being a time to listen to speakers giving lectures. “Lectureship right now feels See LECTURESHIP Page 4A
Speaker calls on crowd to remember its rescue By MALLORY SHERWOOD FEATURES EDITOR
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BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
Billy Wilson, keynote speaker from Castlemilk Church of Christ in Glasgow, Scotland, speaks to more than 2,300 people at the opening session of the 87th annual Bible Lectureship in Moody Coliseum on Sunday night. His lecture, “He has rescued us,” focused on Colossians 1:1-14.
Trustees approve tuition increase Cost per credit hour will jump from $455 to $487 next year By JACI SCHNEIDER OPINION EDITOR
Tuition will increase by $32 per credit hour beginning next semester, said Phil Schubert, vice president of finance for the university. Each credit hour will cost $487 instead of the $455 students currently pay, which is a normal 7 percent increase. For a typical student living on campus, Schubert said the average cost of attendance will be about $22,000. The cost includes housing, food and books. The tuition increase will affect all students currently enrolled in the university and incoming students, Schubert said. The Board of Trustees decided on the increase this weekend See BOARD Page 5A
Songs echoed throughout Moody Coliseum on Sunday as more than 2,300 people gathered for the opening night of the 87th annual Bible Lectureship to worship with ZOE Group and listen to Billy Wilson, guest lecturer from Glasgow, Scotland. Guests also heard two important announcements regarding Lectureship and the university. Wilson, the preacher at Castlemilk Church of Christ in Scotland, opened his lecture, titled “He has rescued us,” by singing the first stanza and chorus of O Holy Night. The song should be musically to Christians what Acts 2:38 is to us spiritually, Wilson said. “This song should make the hairs on the back of our neck stand up,” he said. “... We were lost in sin; we had a noose around our neck and the chair kicked out beneath us, and then a thrill of hope came, a star of light. A child was born.” This child became our hope even though we didn’t deserve it, and we have hope even when we are too ashamed to come before him, he said. “A heavenly bloodhound has sought you out; he is bent on your rescue.” Wilson concluded his lecture by reminding the audience again of this child born long ago. “God tore the heavens apart to get to us,” he said, and the only significant thing about our rescue is our rescuer. “We know this,” Wilson said. “A child was born. The child, he saved the world. True story.” Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, said Wilson’s lecture is the “most important true story we’ll ever hear.” After the lecture, Money announced that Lectureship will be moved to the third week of September beginning in 2006 because the university desires to integrate Lectureship with the rest of campus and to integrate faith and learning, which is at the heart of the mission of ACU. Also, Dr. Jack Reese, dean of the College of Biblical Studies, announced the Jo Ann Walling Halbert Institute for Missions now has the opportunity for full-time staff to serve the students and nurture an interest for missions. He introduced five full-time mission coordinators in areas of the world such as Asia, North America and Africa. The institute’s goal is to train and send 200 men and women to plant churches in the next five years with four church-planting moveSee LECTURE Page 4A
University halfway to centennial goal School’s celebration will coincide with other local anniversaries By SARAH CARLSON ARTS EDITOR
About $77 million in gifts and pledges have been donated
to the “Called to Faith and Excellence” Centennial Campaign, which is a little more than halfway to the goal of $150 million to be raised by Dec. 31, 2006, said Phil Boone, director of the Centennial Campaign. “We’re pleased with our progress, and we hope to be well
on our way by the time we kick off the Centennial Celebration,” Boone said. Opening Day of ACU’s 100th year will begin Aug. 22, the first day of classes in the fall, and Boone said he would love to announce the campaign has raised more than $100 million by that day.
Aside from the monetary goal of $150 million, he said a participation goal has been set for at least 20,400 people to contribute to the campaign. Boone said the difference between this campaign and the previous campaign, “To Lead See CAMPAIGN Page 5A
Leeson honored at alumnus lunch ‘Dallas Morning News’ photographer named Alumnus of the Year By LORI BREDEMEYER MANAGING EDITOR
When David Leeson was younger and developing an interest in photography, he didn’t know people could get paid for doing something that he loved to do so much. He said he once saw a photographer at a graduation ceremony, and he asked the man why he had so many cameras and where he had gotten them. The man explained that he worked for the Abilene Reporter-News, and Leeson said
he couldn’t believe the man got paid for shooting pictures, and he thought, “Dude, I’d do that for free.” More than 30 years later, Leeson, who graduated in 1978 with a degree in journalism and mass communication, not only has been paid for his photography and videography but has led a career in the field that has earned him many prestigious awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, two Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Award and an Emmy Award. The Alumni Association honored Leeson for his career achievements and service to See AWARD Page 4A
BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
David Leeson, class of 1978 and ACU’s Outstanding Alumnus of 2004, talks with Dr. Charlie Marler, professor emeritus of journalism and mass communication, and Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, about the signed prints of his Pulitzer-Prize winning photographs he donated to ACU.
CAMPUS
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Calendar&Events Tuesday
Service Saturday sign-ups, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Campus Center ticket windows.
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Thursday
Premarital counseling, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Living Room.
International Student’s Association carnival, 8-12 p.m., First Baptist Church Family Life Center Cycling Club sign-ups, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Center.
Wildcat Kids movie, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Hilton Room.
Seek and Follow Spring Break Campaign bake sale, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Campus Center.
Cascade College Reception, 8-11 p.m., Living Room.
Student African-American Brotherhood meeting, 6-7 p.m., Living Room
Presidential Scholarship interviews, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Hilton Room.
Twelfth Night auditions, 7-11 p.m., Fulks Theatre.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes party, 9-10:45 p.m., Living Room.
Service Saturday sign-ups, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Campus Center ticket windows.
Herald of Truth breakfast, 6:30-9 a.m., Hilton Room.
Service Saturday sign-ups, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Campus Center ticket windows.
National Campus Ministries breakfast, 6:30-9 a.m., Living Room.
See Lectureship Schedule.
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Wednesday
Women’s social clubs meeting, 810:45 p.m., Living Room. Peer Leader interviews, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Hilton Room. Cycling Club sign-ups, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Center.
“DUI: A Powerful Lesson” Chapel forum, 7 p.m., Cullen Auditorium. Latin America interest meeting, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Mabee Library Auditorium
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Friday
Fair Trade meeting, 6:30 p.m., 710 E.N. 13th St.
The Mousetrap, dinner at 6:45 p.m. and performance at 8 p.m., Williams Performing Arts Center. Oxford interest meeting, 11:45 a.m.12:45 p.m., Mabee Library Auditorium.
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Saturday
Morris Hall tea party, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Living Room.
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Monday
Skywarn weather training, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Hilton Room.
About This Page The Optimist maintains this calendar for the ACU community to keep track of local, social, academic and service opportunities. Groups may send announcements directly to optimist@jmc.acu.edu or to the Page 2 Editor, ACU Box 27892, Abilene, TX 79699.
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Sunday
Monday 02/14/2005 10 a.m. Walk through of Campus Center. 6:15 p.m. Noise violation at 600 E.N. 1st Street, was quite upon arrival. 7:40 p.m. Report of bat in the Bible Building. 8:05 p.m. Incomplete 911 at Zellner, misdial. 9:01 p.m. Parking violations at Teague lot.
Making Healthy Choices Week. Presidential Scholarship interviews, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Hilton Room. Sundaes on Mondays, 7-10 p.m., Hilton Room. Presidential Scholarship interviews, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Living Room. Alpha Chi induction ceremony, 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Living Room. Seek and Follow Spring Break Campaign bake sale, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Campus Center. Graduate School of Theology Preview Weekend.
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Making Healthy Choices Week.
The Mousetrap, dinner at 6:45 p.m. and performance at 8 p.m., Williams Performing Arts Center.
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Graduate School of Theology Preview Weekend.
Police Log
Leadership Camps staff training, 4-7 p.m., Hilton Room. Faculty Women’s Luncheon, 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Living Room.
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Wednesday
USA track and field re-certification clinic, 1-5 p.m., Hilton Room.
Making Health Choices Week.
Spring Break Campaign Leader Meetings, 7-9 p.m., Living Room.
Women’s social clubs meeting, 810:45 p.m., Living Room.
Tuesday 02/15/2005 9:10 a.m. Parking violations at University Church of Christ Special Events Center lot. 10 a.m. Parking violations at McKinzie lot. 7:45 p.m. Gave directions to visitor on Oliver Jackson Boulevard. 8:40 p.m. Assisted Abilene Police Department with traffic stop on 1500 Washington Blvd. Wednesday 02/16/2005 8 a.m. Walk through of Campus Center. 10:20 a.m. Parking violations on ACU Drive. 2:20 p.m. Placed boot on vehicle on ACU Drive for multiple citations and unable to identify owner. 3:18 p.m. Report of suspicious subject at Gardner lot. Contacted WFF worker 4:20 p.m. Removed boot from vehicle on ACU Drive. 6 p.m. Found set of keys at Chambers Hall. 9 p.m. Parking violations at Bible lot. Thursday 02/17/2005 1:50 p.m. Placed boot on vehicle on West Campus South lot for multiple citations and unable to identify owner. 5:40 p.m. Parking violations at McKinzie lot. 6:20 p.m. Parking violations at Smith lot. 6:15 a.m.Service check of vehicle.
Friday 02/18/2005 12:10 a.m. Medical emergency at Adams Hall, female taken to Hendrick Hospital. 1:20 a.m. Attempted to locate student at South lot. 6:15 a.m. Service check of vehicle. 10:15 a.m. Parking violations at University Church of Christ lot. 4:50 p.m. Suspicious person at Business lot, contacted subject and asked him to leave. 5:10 p.m. Contacted male subject from earlier call and gave criminal trespass warning. 5:40 p.m. Contacted male subject at Mabee, subject was arrested for criminal trespass and taken to Taylor County Jail. 9:30 p.m. Suspicious subject at 500 College Drive, unable to locate. 9:50 p.m. Jumpstart vehicle in Bible lot. Saturday 02/19/2005 12:30 a.m. Blocked off parking spaces in Teague Special Events Center lot. 2:05 a.m. Report of fight in Smith Lot. 5 a.m. Blocked of Big Purple lot 8:20 p.m. Service check of vehicle. 10:35 p.m. Directed traffic at Teague Special Events Center lot. 10:40 p.m. Parking violations on ACU Drive. Sunday 02/20/2005 1 a.m. Set up barricades at Teague lot. 8:44 a.m. Report of missing golf cart from Teague Special Events Center lot. 5:15 p.m. Parking violations at Teague lot. 7:10 p.m. Service check of vehicle. 8:45 p.m. Lost item turned into the Station. 10:22 p.m. Report of missing golf cart at Teague Special Events Center lot. Golf cart was located and given back to subject responsible for it.
CAMPUS NEWS
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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T.J. McCloud, Poor Rich Folk to perform on campus Thursday CAB scheduled concerts for this week and in April By MONICA SMITH STAFF WRITER
The Campus Activities Board scheduled two concerts this semester. T.J. McCloud will be in the Bean Sprout at the end of this week, Shane & Shane will perform in April. This week’s concert is at 8
p.m. Friday in the Bean Sprout and admission is free. McCloud, an ACU alumnus and former lead singer and songwriter for band Stephen Speaks, has developed a solo career, according to his Web site, www.tjmccloud.com. He performs across the country, and his song “Miles Between Us” was used in the motion picture Decoys. Despite his success, McCloud never expected to have a singing career.
“God gave us talents,” McCloud said. “It’s really been great. I hope that part of what I do is ministry, and I pray God continues to use me whether in music or not.” Billy Smith, member of CAB and junior marketing major from San Antonio said, “T.J. McCloud has been wanting to play at ACU for a while, so we worked it all out.” Fans of Stephen Speaks can expect McCloud to sing some of his songs from the band in
addition to songs from his new CD, Kind of Life. “If you liked Stephen Speaks, you’ll like this album,” McCloud said. The CD can be found on his Web site and in The Campus Store. Opening for McCloud is Poor Rich Folk, a band of ACU alumni and Randy Fuller, a current ACU student who will graduate in December 2005. The three-and-a-half-year-old band has played at ACU the past two semesters and will
Campus Store manager seeks term on City Council Anthony Williams announces plans for re-election in spring By TIFFANY TAYLOR PAGE 2 EDITOR
After almost three-and-a half years as an Abilene city councilman, Anthony Williams said he thinks he can be even more effective if elected for another three-year term. Williams, The Campus Store manager, announced Feb. 11, he would be seeking a second full term. Williams was elected to the City Council in November 2001 when a seat was vacated, and he was re-elected by 87 percent May 2002 for a threeyear term. His experience on the City Council, as well as his community service record and the Council’s decision to make him mayor pro tempore, are evidence of his hard work and
affinity for such a job, Williams said. “Anthony is very easy to work with. He’s a person who I think really loves Abilene and wants to make a positive difference for our community,” said Laura Moore, city council member. “It is very important as a Christian people that we stay engaged in this political process, so we can have our voices heard,” Williams said. He describes himself as a family man, a tax-paying workingman and a Christian, and Williams said he believes his values match those of the people of Abilene. “I think that if you want someone to represent you, then they need to be like you,” he said, emphasizing his loyalty to God and family. Moore said she would describe Williams as a team player and a conservative, always thinking of the financial effects of his actions.
Williams, who represents the north side of Abilene, said he is proud of what he has accomplished so far. “We have more people working right now in Taylor County than we have ever had,” Williams said. In addition to higher employment, Williams mentioned a decrease in crime rate after hiring 35 new police officers, which he said he has influenced as a representative. Also an advocate for the public’s involvement in the city
government’s activities, Williams had the idea to conduct some of the city council meetings at night, when more people can attend. He insisted this “makes the government a richer entity and more elastic.” In his next term, Williams said he wants to help improve the job market, creating “goodpaying jobs with benefits, so we can retain the college students.” E-mail Taylor at: tat04a@acu.edu
return again, said Luke Brawner, a member of Poor Rich Folk. Shane & Shane will return to Abilene and play on campus. Last semester, the band had a concert at a local church, which brought people from as far as Brownwood to Abilene for the show. On April 7 at 7 p.m., Shane & Shane will perform in Cullen Auditorium. Ryan Bowles, junior sociology major from North Rich-
land Hills, attended last semester’s concert and is planning to attend the one at ACU . He said he is impressed with the band’s lyrics. “I’ll be there. I’ll be on the front row,” Boles said. “The stuff they write is how I feel. The way they portray Jesus is how I need to see him.”
E-mail Smith at: mxs02a@acu.edu
Getting down to the beat
BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
Members of Zambian Vocal Collection perform in Moody Coliseum before the opening ceremony of Lectureship on Sunday.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Lectureship: Change to fall semester to occur in September 2006 Continued from Page 1A like a talking-head event,” Love said. “We want it to be colorful, multifaceted and participatory. A move allows us to put a new stamp on Lectureship.” Another facet leading to the change was that several other universities conduct similar programs to Lectureship in the spring. Pepperdine University’s Bible Lectures occurs the first week in May. This year, Oklahoma Christian University’s Lectureship was Jan. 30 through Feb. 2. Love said he felt many people were in a position where they had to choose between ACU’s February Lectureship and one of the other events. He
said a September Lectureship would conflict with fewer events. Although a September Lectureship might conflict with fewer non-ACU events, the change would put the event just one month before Homecoming. Love acknowledged that the change would create an initial hardship for offices like Creative Services and University Events, which do work organizing both Homecoming and Lectureship. Dr. Michelle Morris, assistant vice president for University and Alumni Relations who also oversees Creative Services and University Events, said the change will be difficult,
especially in 2006. “The work for the fall Lectureship will back up into our centennial year,” Morris said. “That could cause some problems. From 2007 forward, it should become much easier to work Lectureship into our normal schedule. “It will make early fall pretty busy,” Morris said, “but if this move is in the best interest of the university and our Lectureship guests, our team will give their support to it.” Love said to simplify matters for these offices, any event not directly tied to Lectureship will not be moved to September. Morris said leaving these events—such as board meetings, President’s Circle Dinner
and the Outstanding Alumnus of the Year luncheon — will make the fall easier. Love said he also conducted research to make sure moving Lectureship would not hurt attendance at Homecoming and Sing Song. Love said he surveyed two groups. The first groups—older preachers who attend Lectureship—for the most part did not attend other major ACU events. Out of the second group — younger preachers who attend Lectureship—only a few regularly attended Homecoming or Sing Song. Although he said he will not know until it happens, Love said moving Lectureship should not hurt attendance of other events.
Love said he also checked with the city of Abilene to make sure a fall Lectureship would not interfere with events for the city. Nanci Liles, executive director of the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau, said although February was a good time for Lectureship, the new date should work. Although September is a busy month for the city with events like the Big Country Air Show and Book and Author Festival, the new Lectureship date will not necessarily conflict with those events. After Money announced the change Sunday night, Love said he was prepared to answer questions from people who were uncertain about the
change. He planned a questionand-answer session Monday evening in Teague Special Events Center, but only two people posed questions or concerns, and a few others stopped by to listen. Love said he took that to mean that the change is not a big concern for those attending Lectureship this year. With time, Love said he thinks other concerns will also be alleviated. “We think three years from now once we’ve ironed out all the rough parts and gotten everyone used to the new time,” Love said, “we’ll really be at a good place.” E-mail Smith at: jvs02a@acu.edu
Lecture: Gathering a celebration Award: Leeson at ‘top of career’ Continued from Page 1A ments on each of the continents, Reese said. “We ask that you will help, pray and support these people that will raise up men and women to share the Gospel throughout the world,” Reese said. Gerald and LoweAnn Elliot, guests from Winnsboro, drove to Abilene to attend Lectureship, as they have for many years. Gerald Elliot said Wilson made a positive presentation, and the couple is looking forward to the rest of the week. Ryan Bowman, senior com-
“We are gathered here to celebrate that Christ is alive here and leading his church.” Dr. Royce Money, president of the university
munication major from Orlando, Fla., also attended the lecture on Sunday. “Wilson was a great speaker and a great guy,” he said. “I came because I like a little diversity, and even though I am African-American, I think we can all share something together through the word of God, no matter what race or color you are.”
“We are gathered here to celebrate that Christ is alive here and leading His church,” Money concluded. “Billy Wilson helped to begin this rich week of messages that will remind us that we are people of the resurrection.” E-mail Sherwood at: mes02e@acu.edu
Continued from Page 1A the university on Sunday by honoring him as Outstanding Alumnus of the Year at a luncheon at the Civic Center. Leeson has worked as a senior staff photographer at the Dallas Morning News since 1984 after working at the Abilene Reporter-News and The Times-Picayune/The States-Item in New Orleans. He won the Pulitzer last April with Morning News photographer Cheryl Diaz Meyer for his coverage of the war in Iraq, where he was an embedded journalist. He said winning the alumnus award means just as much to him as the Pulitzer. “It really means a great deal to me,” he said. “I thought, how is it possible an alumni award like this would mean so much and in fact surpass in so many ways even a Pulitzer Prize — [it’s] simply because these are people who presumably knew me back then and should know better.” Ron Hadfield, editor of ACU Today and longtime friend of Leeson’s, spoke at the luncheon and said Leeson is lucky to have found his calling early in life. “One of the greatest discov-
eries you can make is the realization that God gives each of us gifts; I believe David has recognized his most useful one,” Hadfield said. “We all should be so fortunate to find our unique gifts while we still have time and energy and motivation to use them to help others.” Hadfield hires Leeson occasionally as a freelance photographer for ACU Today, and he said Leeson sees the world differently than others do. “He simply sees things others do not see,” Hadfield said. “His photographs often catch the crux of the moment, the heart of the story and the soul of the person.” One of Leeson’s former professors, Dr. Charlie Marler, professor emeritus of journalism and mass communication, said although Leeson wasn’t eager about school while he was enrolled, he has helped the department and the university for several years by teaching as an adjunct professor and serving on the Visiting Committee. He also was one of the first recipients of the department’s highest alumnus honor, the Gutenberg Award. “David is a significant reason why the department and
ACU continue to grow in stature,” Marler said. Gerald Ewing, who worked with Leeson at the ReporterNews in the late ’70s and early ’80s, spoke of how he and Leeson created contests all the time while they were working to see who could get the best photo. He said Leeson’s competitiveness has worked to his advantage. “He’s at the top of his career now—the very pinnacle of success as a photojournalist,” Ewing said. “It came with hard work and a burning love for photojournalism … and really, in my opinion, I think David’s career may be just beginning.” After receiving his award, Leeson announced he is donating 20 signed prints from his Pulitzer Prize-winning portfolio to the university. “I am very proud to be an alumnus of Abilene Christian University; I’ve said it proudly for many years throughout my career,” Leeson said. “I’m also very, very proud of being an Abilenian. I’ve always said I’m just on one long assignment away from home.” E-mail Bredemeyer at: lmb00g@acu.edu
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Board: Committee chairs named Continued from Page 1A at the annual board meeting. The board also approved an annual budget of just more than $80 million, Schubert said. The budget for this year was about $77 million, Schubert said. The increase is mostly from the raise in tuition. Schubert said three factors determine Schubert the budget. First, the board wants to ensure that it provides competitive salaries for the faculty and staff. “Second,” Schubert said, “we want to ensure our students receive a state-of-the-art classroom and learning experience.” This includes new technology and resources for classrooms. Third, the board wants to
provide adequate funding for the general costs of the university, like raises in health insurance costs, for example. “Thirty cents of every dollar of tuition increase goes back to students in scholarships,” Schubert said. Students receive scholarships based on student need, excellence in academics and talent in other areas, such as athletics and music. “ACU is in the least expensive 25 percent of private institutions,” Schubert said. “The cost of education is high no matter where you go.” Schubert said the university’s budget woes of the past few years have significantly improved. “We don’t expect any financial hurdles in the future,” he said. “But that doesn’t mean we can always have what we want.” The tuition increase and
budget decision were the main results from this weekend’s board meeting, said Dr. Gaston Welborn, vice president and general counsel. Other business included the unanimous re-election of Dr. Royce Money as president of the university and the election of five new board members. The board also appointed two members to committee chairs, which means they will be on the executive board. Dr. Eddie Sharp, minister of University Church of Christ and adjunct faculty of Bible, missions and ministry, is now the chair of the Committee on Campus Life, and Melinda Worley of Austin is now the chair of the Committee on Academic Affairs. E-mail Schneider at: jrs02a@acu.edu
Campaign: More than half raised Continued from Page 1A and to Serve,” in the amount of donations has stemmed from the effects from the events on Sept. 11, 2001, the struggling stock market and the war in Iraq. “They have caused people to be hesitant and uncertain about the future,” he said. “However, we Morris have seen a definite improvement in people’s outlook this fall and this spring.” At last year’s Bible Lectureship when the Centennial Campaign was officially announced, about $56 million had been raised in about three years, compared to about $21 million raised this past year alone. “We feel very optimistic about God’s blessings to help us meet this $150 million goal,” Boone said. Dr. Michelle Morris, Cen-
tennial Celebration director and assistant vice president for university and alumni relations, said in an e-mail that planning for the Centennial Celebration is going well, and many projects are making great progress. Before the first day of classes, the university community will have the opportunity to come together Aug. 21 for a Covenant Serve, a time of faith renewal and commitment for faculty, staff, students and board members, Morris said. She said academic conferences for the centennial year have been set, and most of the speakers have been confirmed. This week, she said, she and others are meeting with representatives from various entities across the city because they have anniversaries that coincide with ACU’s. For example, Dyess Air Force Base will celebrate 50 years, The Historic Paramount Theatre 75 years and the city of Abilene 125 years. “We have to develop great synergy among these organiza-
tions in the coming year,” Morris said. Many areas around campus are working on restoration and memorabilia projects for the centennial. Becky Estrella, centennial coordinator, is planning for a number of exhibits across campus and is already beginning to build them, Morris said, adding she wants to encourage people to continue to donate items of significance in ACU’s history. Items of memorabilia that will be available during the centennial year include various items featuring the centennial logo to be sold online and in The Campus Store. The ACU Century, a book with photos and essays about ACU, also will be available. “In addition,” Morris said, “Dr. John C. Stevens has helped produce a perpetual calendar with highlights about ACU on every date of the year. I predict that these keepsake items will sell out fast!” E-mail Carlson at: skc02a@acu.edu
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Forums take good steps toward unity
The issue: Two forums addressing International Churches of Christ and multiracial congregations are part of Lectureship.
Our view: The forums take steps toward addressing difficult issues that need to be discussed in churches.
The solution: People should attend the forums and discuss the topics with an open mind.
February 22, 2005
This year, Bible Lectureship has included two forums that address difficult topics among Churches of Christ. “Continuing Conversations with the International Churches of Christ” will look back at progress made between mainline Churches of Christ and the ICOC since last year’s forum at Lectureship. “Living Beyond Racial and Ethnic Distinction” will address the successes and failures in multiracial congregations. The Optimist commends Dr.
Mark Love, dirmany mainline Both of these issues are part of an even larger of ector of MinChurch issue among churches: unity. istry Events, Christ ministers and Lectureship labeled the planners for inICOC as a cult cluding the forums. The forums Chapel and in other forums; because of its aggressive recruitcould easily have been left out, however, little ever seems to be ment and pyramid structure of and the issues glossed over, but done. The Optimist hopes that mentoring within congregations. Love said Dr. Royce Money, instead they have been put in the this forum will spur Lectureship forefront. attendees to action and give them president of the university, made The “Racial and Ethnic Dis- direction for integration in the a historic apology to ICOC five years ago, and some individual tinctions” forum will focus on future. “moving from rhetoric to action,” The ICOC is also an impor- ICOC congregations have made according to the description in tant topic for Church of Christ apologies for past actions. Members of both fellowships the Lectureship program. This is leaders to discuss. According to an important step in addressing an article in the Feb. 22, 2004, is- have taken steps toward reconcilthe issues regarding integration. sue of the Optimist, “ICOC forum iation, and continuing the conThe issue is brought up often in relocated as interest grows,” versation is important.
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Students can be involved in future Imagine this: A student grill set up between the and faculty adviser in the Biblical Studies Building and Psychology Department the Mabee Business Building have been thinking together can provide hamburgers or about the fajitas for friends in ministry m i n d - b o d y who haven’t been able to problem and share what is going on in how certain their lives for years. Sunday evening, Dr. understandings have Money, president of the unii n f l u e n c e d versity, announced a date the way we change for Lectureship. Inthink about stead of the current Febworship and ruary date, beginning in Guest s p i r i t u a l i t y September of 2006, LectureColumn and evangel- ship will move to the third Dr. Mark Love ism. They Sunday in September. This is a significant have brought Bible Department faculty change for both Lectureship and church leaders into and the life of the university. their research, and a hearty While the reasons for the dialogue has ensued. At change are numerous, two Bible Lectureship, church stand out. Currently, given leaders from around the its connection to Sing Song, country have a chance to President’s Circle dinner and look over their shoulders the various board meetings and benefit from their re- that happen during this search. More than that, psy- time, it is difficult for stuchology and Bible faculty dents, faculty and staff to be have anticipated this class deeply involved in Lectureship. By and are refinding its quiring their own place students to By finding its own on the uniattend. I m a g i n e place on the universi- versity calendar, it is this: An anty calendar, it is our our hope nounced fut h a t ture Lectureship theme is hope that Lectureship Lectureship from the can be a bigger part can be a bigger part book of Exodus, which of the academic life of of the acabrings special the entire university. demic life of the entire emphasis on university. liberation, We conjustice and holiness. Students and facul- stantly stress the need for ty submit proposals for proj- the integration of faith and ects to support the theme. learning. Lectureship allows Films are commissioned. us a great opportunity to Original hymns or choruses display that — not only for in the Bible are composed. The Shore Art those Gallery features paintings Department, but for stuand sculptures depicting dents and faculty across the Exodus themes. Those campus who are interested involved in business trade in such integration. The second reason for the talk about themes of economic justice. When change is that in a campus Lectureship arrives, original full of active students, it is music is being played on the difficult to create the public lawn between Brown Library places necessary for creating and the Campus Center or community for our Lecin one of the newly land- tureship guests. A move to scaped areas between the September, and the prospect Mabee Business Building of warmer weather, opens and the Williams up so many venues across Performing Arts Center. our attractive campus. I hope the announcement Student films are being shown at the Beauchamp of a Lectureship date change Amphitheater or on the out- will sound two prominent side wall of the WPAC. The commitments: First, we porticoes framing the hope to make Lectureship a Onstead-Packer Biblical more integrated part of the Studies Building are the set- life of the university, invitting for a variety of worship ing greater participation of experiences or exercises in faculty and students. Seccontemplative spirituality. ond, we hope this signals The possibilities are nearly our desire for Lectureship to be a greater place of welendless. Imagine this: Lectureship come and community for guests, instead of driving our Lectureship guests. across town to eat a rushed meal at Johnny Carino’s or Dr. Mark Love is the director of Abuelo’s, can share barbecue Ministry Events, which includes Bible on the lawn with their chil- Lectureship, and he is assistant prodren who attend ACU and fessor of ministry in the Graduate their friends whom they School of Theology. He can be reached haven’t seen for years. The by e-mail at mark.love@acu.edu
Springing or falling into Lectureship Fall Lectureship bad idea New schedule benefits all Bible Lectureship: three days with no Chapel, no Bible classes and no parking. At least this is how many students see it. Campus leaders have their reasons for the moving Lectureship from February to September, but few will benefit I am the students. Enemy Here are Sarah Carlson some of the reasons why Lectureship should not be moved: 1. The weather. The average high in September in Abilene is 87 degrees with a low of 65 degrees, compared to 60 and 36 in February. In September 2004, the temperature was 90 degrees or higher seven times. In 2003, it passed 90 five times,12 times in 2002, eight in 2001 and 21 times in 2000. On eight days in 2000, the temperature was 100 degrees or higher. In February 2003 and 2004, however, the temperature only dipped below 45 degrees five times each, three times each in 2001 and 2002, and never in 2000. Although the past two Lectureships, 2003 and 2004, saw ice and snow, the short sleeves and sandals I’m wearing indicate this is the exception instead of the rule. Abilene in September is not conducive to sitting around outside and enjoying the heat waves. And, if the heat does not induce a stroke in some visitor, the short shorts, skirts and tank tops some women wear to beat the heat, despite dress codes to
Leaders have reasons for the change — few will benefit students the contrary, surely will. 2. Class goes on. Unless Dr. Mark Love, director of Ministry Events, will be able to cancel all classes during Lectureship, students will not be able to participate as he hopes. Our lives are already consumed with classes, extra curricular activities and friends. As of now, if we are excused from Chapel or a Bible class, we’ll take it gratefully, go home and sleep. 3. Life goes on. A September Lectureship will fall right in the middle of pledging, which means students who are involved in Sing Song and too tired to care about Lectureship in February will be involved in pledging and too tired to care about Lectureship in September. Then there’s Homecoming, just one month later—pledges building parade floats, club members planning club breakfasts and teas, the Homecoming Steering Committee preparing for dozens of events. Regardless of whether it moves or not, Lectureship remains a time when students feel their campus is invaded for an event that doesn’t apply to them. If this is to be remedied, more needs to be done and considered than simply moving the date. Respond to Carlson at: optimist@acu.edu or skc02a@acu.edu
Whenever change is mentioned, people’s ears perk up and their muscles tense in preparation to jump up and resist. N a t u r a l l y, people would be concerned when change is mentioned for an 87-year tradition in the Ask the Churches of Question Christ. Jonathan But as students and Smith guests discuss Sunday night’s announcement to move Bible Lectureship from February to September, they should consider the advantages the change will bring to the event and the university. As it stands now, Lectureship comes on the heels of Sing Song, a time when many students only care about the next time they will see their beds. This, in no way, inspires student involvement. Lectureship should not be about several thousand visitors taking over campus while an uninterested student population watches from the sidelines. It should be about several thousand Christians coming together in community with the several thousand Christians already living on campus. A move to September—a time when students are not yet worn down by activities and the school year — could encourage more students to be involved. Lectureship has had the same feel to it for a long time. Dr. Mark Love, director of
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Give it three years, and Lectureship will be entrenched in its new time Ministry Events, even admitted it feels mostly like a “talkinghead event” right now. He said he would like to see it become more participatory. A change in the date should help signal a change within Lectureship itself, and it will allow Love and the organizers to put a new stamp on the event should they choose. Transitioning to the new Lectureship date will not be easy for any staff that helps organize the event. Love and his staff will have the difficult task of planning two Lectureships within seven months during the first year. The offices of University Events and Creative Services will have Lectureship, then turn around a month later with Homecoming. Next year won’t be easy. People still might struggle to transition in 2007. But give it three years, and Lectureship will be entrenched in its new time, and all involved will hardly recall what it was like to do anything different. Love said he has dreams about Lectureship — about what it can become. If achieved, those dreams will be good for Lectureship and how it operates with the university. The move to September will help facilitate that change. Respond to Smith at: optimist@acu.edu or jvs02a@acu.edu
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Both of these issues are a part of an even larger issue among churches: unity. Without unity, churches become ineffective in their purpose of edifying and bringing together Christians. One of the main purposes of Lectureship is to “dialogue for the sake of unity,” according to the Lectureship program. The Optimist hopes these two forums will move Church of Christ members toward meeting those goals. In order for that to happen, those attending the forums need to discuss the issues with an open mind and listen to what others have to say.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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School to auction computers to raise funds for new ones Event planned for 1 p.m. March 5 in Campus Center By SHAVONNE HERNDON STUDENT REPORTER
Organizers will sell computers and other donated electronics to collect funds for the Computer Replacement Program, which will use the money to purchase new computers for the university. Since June, more than 450 electrical machines have been replaced on campus. The university auctions computer equipment about
four times a year, but the past year was the first time the auction took place on campus. Two auctions will take place this March. Rob Schryer, hardware analyst, said he believes the auctions serve an important purpose on campus, which is why he dedicates Saturdays for the auction without pay. “I just feel that the auction is important to maximize ACU's return, and it is the best way to allow everyone to benefit from the used computers,” Schyer said. The funds from the merchandise will help keep technology current for faculty and staff.
“The auction ... is the best way to allow everyone to benefit from the used computers.” Rob Schryer, hardware analyst
The Computer Replacement Program receives donations as well, but generally money is made by auctioning old computer equipment. “Part of our goal is to sell old computers while they are still useful,” Schryer said. “Keeping computers in service until they are extremely old increases maintenance costs, decreases employees’ effectiveness, and the computers have
no resale value. In that case, the computers are a liability rather than an asset.” The computers have an ACU network card, and auctioning begins at a reasonable price, he said. A wide variety of computers will be offered from fast to slow, new to old and at prices that fit most students’ budgets. Prices for full working computer systems range from $25
to $500, depending on different factors. Schryer said students, faculty and staff buy computers for their own personal use. Some students even buy machines to resell them. People outside the ACU community also visit the auction to buy computers for businesses, churches, charities and personal use. “Auctions are the best way to sell the many computers that we generate,” Schryer said. “We do not have the time for individual sales in a storelike environment.” “It allows the fairest distribution of the machines while making a fair return of funds to
the CRP program,” he said. “These auctions allow anyone to bid on and purchase a machine without favoritism. “I've found that the people who attend the auction have a good time. The bidding is open and is fun to hear and watch.” The computer auction will be at 1 p.m. March 5 in the Hilton Room of the Campus Center. Students, faculty and staff members can donate laptops or computers by contacting Rob Schryer at Ext. 2881 or schryerr@acu.edu. E-mail Herndon at: optimist@acu.edu
Students to have opportunity to serve this weekend Volunteers can help children, elderly, medical missions By EVAN BLACK STUDENT REPORTER
Students can sign up this week for Service Saturday, a volunteer opportunity for students to serve in Abilene, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Campus Center ticket windows. More than 100 students
participated in recent Service Saturdays on Sept. 18 and Oct. 16, proving the success of the volunteer event, said Erin Martin, junior youth and family ministry major from Houston and chair of the Service Saturday committee. The sites for this weekend’s Service Saturday include The House That Kerry Built, a nonprofit organization that cares for the needs of medically fragile children; Windcrest Alzheimer’s Care Center, a treatment center for patients with Alzheimer’s disease;
“Picking up trash became kind of fun ... We would shout to each other, ‘What did you find?’” Lyndi Roden, sophomore speech pathology major from Cleburne
Spring Season Nursing Home, which asks volunteers to help with games; and Healing Hands International, a nonprofit organization that sends medical supplies throughout the world. “We talk to the various sites and see how many people they can accommodate,”
Martin said. “We try to get as many people involved as possible. “Service is really important,” She said. “It lets the people of Abilene know how much ACU students care.” Service Saturday is sponsored by the Service Action Leadership Team, which plans most of
the ACU service projects. The event is a fun way to help the community, said Lyndi Roden, sophomore speech pathology major from Cleburne and previous participant in Service Saturday. “The group I was with was very diverse, and the people we worked with were receptive and friendly,” Roden said. Volunteer tasks can range from day care to picking up trash, Martin said. Roden picked up trash along North Treadaway Boulevard when she was involved in Service Saturday.
“Picking up trash became kind of fun as the morning went on,” Roden said. “We would shout to each other, ‘What did you find?’” Another Service Saturday will be March 19. ACU for Abilene, an annual citywide service day, is scheduled for April 16 and is sponsored by SALT and the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center.
E-mail Black at: optimist@acu.edu
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Missions moves to North America
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
‘Almost have it ... nope, not quite ... keep smiling ...’
“Americans are on a spiritual quest, but they don’t Graduate program realize that Jesus is the answer to that quest.” trains students, spouses to plant churches Dr. Kent Smith, missions coordinator in the Bible, Missions and Ministry Department By TIFFANY WILLIAMS COPY EDITOR
North America is a mission field that is often overlooked. But Dr. Kent Smith, missions coordinator in the Bible, Missions and Ministry Department, plans to change that. The purpose of the new program, Missionary Residence for North America, is to train five graduate students and their spouses Smith to be missionaries in the United States and Canada. “North America is now the fourth most unreached nation in the world,” Smith said. “We are living in one of the greatest mission fields in the planet. “Americans are on a spiritual quest, but they don’t realize that Jesus is the answer to that quest. We need churches to reach pockets of people who aren’t even clear who Jesus is.” Smith said the graduate stu-
dents are planning to build churches in the major cities of North America, like Boston, Los Angeles or Chicago. The students train by beginning home churches in Abilene. “Much like a medical residency prepares doctors who are training for full-time medical work, our initiative trains people who would like to plant churches in our continent,” Smith said. Because this is the program’s pilot year, Smith said he expects a larger response next semester. The students will spend this semester learning about the mission lifestyle, and they will form their mission team, consider their destination and develop a support base before leaving ACU with a graduate degree in hand. Dwayne Mackey, who is assisting Smith in the program, said he has spent time traveling in Europe, and he doesn’t want to see North America become as spiritually depraved as European countries. “The program has given me
great insight about why we should look at North America as a mission field,” he said. “England and Germany used to be the cradle of Christianity, but now those nations are dead spiritually. Those of us in North America don’t realize that we are going in the same direction.” Mackey said he mostly handles administrative roles in the program, but he is also taking classes with the graduate students. He said 95 percent of North Americans believe in God, but less than half of them go to church, which is why Mackey believes “North America is one of the richest mission fields in the world today.” “We spend millions of dollars to send people overseas,” Mackey said. “If we would just begin house planting movements in metropolitan cities, we could make a great impact on people by reaching across our own country.” E-mail Williams at: tnt00a@acu.edu
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Taylor Black, senior education major from Boerne; Katherine Reeder, sophomore undeclared from Dallas; and Katie Campbell, senior sociology major from Houston, all members of Delta Theta’s Sing Song act, fix each other’s costumes before the Friday night performance in Scruggs Gymnasium double gym.
Healthy Choices Week begins Thursday Chapel forums, activities, information booths available By EMERALD MCGOWAN STUDENT REPORTER
“Making Healthy Choices Week: Committed to a Safe and Healthy Spring Break” will begin Thursday and last through March 2, according to the University Counseling Center. The week will commence with a Thursday night Chapel forum featuring guest speaker Mark Sterner, who will discuss the choices he and three of his friends made during spring break in 1994. The forum is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board and the Peer Health Education program and will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Cullen Auditorium. Events for the week will continue Monday with special Chapel topics, outdoor activities and a variety of booths set up in the Campus Center.
Monday’s Chapel speaker will be Bob Marcho, adjunct professor of the Department of Bible, Missions and Ministry, and Tuesday’s Chapel speaker will be Sally Gary, assistant professor of communication The supporting verse for the week is 1 Corinthians 6:12; “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.” On Tuesday, weather permitting, activities such as an alcohol-impaired driving demonstration and a basketball game will be conducted in the mall area, near the Campus Center. On March 2, representatives from Crime Victim Crisis Center, Abilene Area Council on Alcohol and Drugs, the Sleep Clinic and the West Central Texas Auto Theft Task Force plan to set up booths in the Campus Center. Peer Health Educators also will pass out Life Savers Candy on Monday and Wednesday with positive rein-
forcement messages about the week, said Heidi Morris, director of Peer Health Education. New this year to Making Healthy Choices Week will be a banner, displayed Thursday through Wednesday in the Campus Center, featuring the statement “Committed to a Safe and Healthy Spring Break” for students to sign if they can make that commitment. “We want to send the message to students that there are lots of their peers who want to play it safe over spring break,” Morris said. “Our basic goal is to help inform the ACU community, particularly the student population, about health, wellness and safety issues in order to make healthy and Godly lifestyle decisions,” said Kurt Boyland, counselor at the University Counseling Center “These issues seem to be magnified during spring break.” E-mail McGowan at: optimist@acu.edu
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February 22, 2005
LSC South Standings current through 02-20-05
Men’s Basketball Team A&M-Commerce A&M-Kingsville Midwestern State West Texas A&M Angelo State E. New Mexico ACU
Div. 8-2 7-3 7-3 6-4 4-6 2-8 1-9
Tot. 21-4 16-9 15-10 12-13 11-14 9-16 8-17
Women’s Basketball Team Angelo State West Texas A&M ACU A&M-Commerce E. New Mexico Midwestern State Texas Woman’s A&M-Kingsville
Div. 10-2 9-3 8-4 7-5 5-7 4-8 3-9 2-10
Tot. 22-3 18-7 17-8 12-13 11-14 9-16 10-14 6-19
Baseball Team ACU Angelo State E. New Mexico Tarleton State A&M-Kingsville West Texas A&M
Div. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Tot. 8-2 5-3 4-4 3-3 3-4 2-5
Softball Team Angelo State A&M-Kingsville Texas Woman’s ACU E. New Mexico Tarleton State
Div. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Tot. 10-1 14-2 2-1 9-5 6-7 5-6
Scores Saturday, February 19 Men’s basketball Texas A&M Kingsville 88, ACU 59 Women’s basketball Texas A&M Kingsville 79, ACU 78 Softball ACU 9, Nebraska-Kearney 1 ACU 11, Fort Hays State 2 Baseball ACU 7, Cameron 3 ACU 7, Cameron 1
BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
Students in Moody Coliseum’s Section F scream and cheer for the ACU men’s basketball team with Section F T-shirts, colorful balloons and posters in an attempt to encourage the team and renew the enthusiasm of spectators.
Reviving the spirit
Sunday, February 20 ACU 14, Cameron 8 ACU 11, Cameron 8
Upcoming events in Wildcat sports... (home events in italics)
Take a walk back into the days of ‘Section F,’ when ACU’s basketball fans led the Wildcats to victory after victory By KYLE ROBARTS
Tuesday, February 22 SB: St. Edward's, 5 p.m. Thursday, February 24 MB: Texas A&M Commerce, 8p.m. WB: Texas A&M Commerce 6p.m. Friday, February 25 BSB: Central Oklahoma, 1p.m. SB: LSC Crossover Tournament S.W. Oklahoma, noon S.E. Oklahoma, 2 p.m. WTN: Tyler College 9a .m. Centenary, 2 p.m. Saturday, February 26 MB: Midwestern St. 6 p.m. WB: Midwestern St. 4 p.m. BSB: Central Oklahoma, noon SB: LSC Crossover Tournament Cameron, noon Midwestern St, 2 p.m. WTN: Stephen F. Austin St. 9 a.m. Sunday, February 27 WTN: North Central College, 9 a.m. North Texas, 5 p.m.
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Spirits might have been a little low at halftime on March 1, 1987, as the men’s basketball team trailed 38-32 at the half of the Lone Star Conference championship game. The team was in search of its third straight LSC title, but West Texas State — now known as West Texas A&M – was the new kid on the block on the verge of stripping the defending champions of their glory. The Buffaloes had left the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference after the 1985-86 season, joined the LSC, and proved to be a thorn in the side of ACU, handing the Wildcats a 94-75 loss just six games before. During the break between the action ACU president Dr. William J. Teague went down to the floor of Moody Coliseum and stood before the spark plug of Wildcat basketball: the student crowd in Section F. Teague led the students who helped make up the crowd of 4,300 in a collaborative cheer that energized the popular student section, which rubbed off on the Wildcat players in the final period, and ACU went on to 78-69 victory that gave it a third consecutive LSC title. In the midst of a 44-game home winning streak at Moody that began in 1984, Section F emerged to strike fear into the hearts and minds of opposing players, coaches and referees. Nearly two decades later, students are trying to bring back the support that the teams of the late 1980s enjoyed. The section was partly responsible for the departure of West Texas State’s head coach Gary Moss after the 1986-87 season, as Bill Hart, former Abilene Reporter-News sports writer, reported in April 1987. Hart’s article gave three reasons why Moss took the head coaching job at Sam Houston State: “1. He wanted to coach in NCAA Division I; 2. He
didn’t like the officials in the LSC; 3. He didn’t like playing at Moody Coliseum.” Moss expressed his displeasure with the fans from ACU in an Amarillo newspaper article written by Tim Buckley in February of 1987, just before his team handed the Wildcats the 94-75 loss in Canyon. “We have to have the same kind of home crowd to play in front of when they (ACU) come to our place – not an obnoxious crowd, but one just as belligerent as the one here,” Moss said in the article. “I hope Abilene has to go through exactly what we went through.” David Robinette, a 1990 graduate of ACU, said the students sometimes got to the officials, too. “We had a referee hanging on a stick, and when the fans felt like the refs made a bad call, they’d hold the ref not hanging on the rope yet, and the crowd would chant ‘Ahhhhhh!’ and somebody would drop the rope and hang the referee,” Robinette said. “One time a referee was kind of jumpy because of us,” Robinette said. “He made us put the stick away. It kind of spooked the ref; I’d never seen a ref react to anything like that before.” Kerry Cole, a 1988 graduate of ACU and former sports editor for the Optimist, recalled a memorable moment from another game with rival West Texas State that involved Abilene’s current mayor and former dean of students, Norm Archibald. “There was a struggle for a rebound under the basket, and things got a little rough,” Cole said. “Players from WT bench ran onto the court, and it looked like it could get ugly. Norman Archibald, who was the PA announcer, grabbed the mic, just about swallowed it and yelled ‘Stay off the court!’ “It was so loud — you could just hear it throughout the coliseum; everybody just froze — the guys who were fighting stopped fighting, and the guys who were running out onto the floor stopped. Everyone realized that Norm stopped the fight with his voice, and almost immediately Section F started chanting “Stay off the court!” and pointing towards the West
Wildcats sweep the Aggies over weekend ACU prevails with pitching on Saturday, hitting on Sunday By WARREN GRAY SPORTS WRITER
The baseball team’s fourgame set against Cameron on Saturday and Sunday featured different stories on each day. Luckily for the Wildcats, both stories ended with ACU wins, resulting in a four-game sweep. “It gives us a big boost in the region,” head coach Britt Bonneau said of the four wins. “We’re 8-2, all in the region, so that’s going to help us down the road.” Saturday’s games belonged to the Wildcat pitchers, specifically Ben Maynard and Ben Brockman. In the first game, Maynard (2-0) pitched five innings, giving up three runs, before giving way to Andrew Dillman. Dillman allowed only one hit in two
innings to earn his first save of the season in a 7-3 ACU win. Ben Brockman continued his hot start to the season with a seven-inning performance in ACU’s 7-1 win in Saturday’s nightcap. Brockman (3-0) gave up two hits and one earned run. On the season, Brockman has pitched 18 innings, giving up just one earned run in that span. Although the ACU bats didn’t necessarily struggle in Saturday’s action, posting seven runs in both games, they weren’t nearly as lively as they were in Sunday’s games. ACU scored 25 runs on 25 hits for the day. “We pretty much outslugged them the second day,” Bonneau said. “But you take those wins any way you can get them.” Sunday’s second game was the toughest one of the series See BASEBALL Page 2B
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Wildcats win two, lose one on road Women lose final road game to Javelinas by one point in OT By WARREN GRAY SPORTS WRITER
BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
Andrew Dillman, sophomore pitcher, throws a strike to an Aggie batter in the seventh inning of the Cats’ 7-3 victory over Cameron in game one of a doubleheader sweep at Crutcher Scott Field on Saturday. Dillman entered the game and pitched two scoreless innings of one-hit ball for his first save of his collegiate career.
The ACU women’s basketball team ended its three-game road trip last week in unexpected fashion with a 79-78 overtime loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Wildcats won the first two games of the trip against Angelo State and Texas Woman’s University. “You figure if you go two out of three on the road, it’s pretty successful,” head coach Lavender said. “Kingsville’s just probably not the one you expect to lose.” The Javelinas are now just 620, 2-10 in Lone Star Conference South Division play on the season. ACU, meanwhile, moved to 17-8, 8-4 and remains third in the South Division, a spot Lavender said
the team will probably still be in at the end of the regular season. In order for the Wildcats to win the division, West Texas A&M and Angelo State must both lose their last two games. Lavender said the Wildcats came out sluggish in their final road game of the regular season but played well overall. “I thought our girls showed a lot of heart just getting the game into overtime,” Lavender said. “There were a lot of positives that came out of the game.” ACU was down 67-59 with 1:52 left in regulation when it kicked it into high gear. Kierstan Barbee scored four unanswered points in 20 seconds to cut the lead in half, and after a missed shot by Kingsville’s Aasia Betts, Haley Hammond hit one of two free throws to pull the Wildcats to within one possession at 57-54. After two more Javelina misses, the Wildcats got the ball with See WOMEN Page 2B
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Tennis serves up successful start Women take the spotlight on road trip, men improve to 6-4 From ACU SPORTS INFORMATION The Abilene Christian University’s men's tennis team improved to 6-4 on the season with Tuesday’s 6-3 win over Midwestern State at the Teague Special Events Center. The Wildcats won at Nos. 1-3 and No. 6 singles and won at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Artin Tafazoli downed MSU's Brett Emerson for a 62, 6-0 win at No. 1, and Jason Ray won his singles match 46, 6-3, 6-1. Casper Steenkamp also fought off MSU's Gene Ligeon 6-2, 6-4. In doubles action, Steenkamp and Ray paired to down Emerson and Jared King 8-6. ACU assistant coach John Walker said his team didn't expect such a strong effort from MSU. “We wanted to get the upper hand early because it was an important match for us,” Walker said. “We were shooting for it to be a little
more decisive, but it was a close enough match where the next time we play them we might be a little scared.” The Wildcats, who are ranked No. 22 in the nation in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Top 25 poll, don't play again until March 4 when they serve as host to Western New Mexico University, a Division II school from the Pacific West Conference. The women's tennis team completed a three-day road trip with wins over Lone Star Conference foes East Central University and the University of Central Oklahoma. ACU defeated East Central 8-1 in Ada, Okla., taking all of the doubles matches and five of six singles matches in the win. In Edmond, Okla., the Wildcats won 9-0, taking every match in both the singles and doubles divisions. Those two wins finished off a 5-1 road trip for ACU that saw them also take wins over Drury, Northeastern State and Oklahoma Baptist. The Wildcat’s only loss on the trip — and on the season — was an 8-1 loss Sunday at Arkansas.
Baseball: Players score 25 runs on 25 hits Sunday Continued from Page 1B
BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
Senior Artin Tafazoli lunges to return the ball to Midwestern State players in the Teague Special Events Center on Tuesday. The men will play at home March 4 when they face Western New Mexico.
Women: Cats wrap up season, two games at home Continued from Page 1B with one more shot, and they went to someone who had surprisingly not hit a shot all game. With three seconds left, Ashley King scored her first points of the game on a gametying 3-pointer. “They did a great job of taking her out of the game as far as giving her any open looks,” Lavender said. “But she had eight assists, played great defense and played smart basket-
ball. Then when we needed her to hit the big shot, she did.” The 67-67 tie as overtime began was the closest ACU would get for the rest of the way as they ran out of gas down the stretch. Jamie Boles and Stephanie Riles played well offensively down low for the Wildcats, scoring 22 and 17 points respectively. But no other Wildcat reached double figures. Still, ACU shot 47.8 percent for the game, and, after 15 first-half turnovers, committed
just seven in the second half. But the Wildcats’ undoing was a Kingsville 47-38 rebounding advantage. “That hurt us quite a bit,” Lavender said. “We gave up too many offensive rebounds. The first half is what hurt us the most.” The Wildcats wrap up their regular season with two games in Moody Coliseum this week. On Thursday, Texas A&M Commerce will travel to Abilene for a 6 p.m. game, and Midwestern State will take on
the Wildcats on Saturday at 4 p.m. Lavender said the team will approach the games as stepping stones to the post-season tournament. “You want to build momentum and work on some things going into the conference tournament,” Lavender said. “Once you’re in the tournament, it’s anybody’s game then.” E-mail Gray at: weg02a@acu.edu
to obtain. The Wildcats found themselves behind 6-1 after Cameron batted in the fifth inning, but ACU responded with two runs in its part of the fifth and eight in the sixth inning to seal the sweep. Shortstop Brenan Herrera put the finishing touches on the eight-run inning with a two-run home run after Dan Gubbels’ single scored Chris Walsh and Joel Wells to give ACU the 9-8 lead. “I tip my hat to our hitters,” Bonneau said. “They did a great job of coming through late in the game.” The production was a welcome sight from Herrera, who came into the series hitting just .200 for the season. But Herrera seemed to hit everything hard over the weekend and came away with seven hits in 13 at bats, a .538 average. Center fielder Cody Cure also found his stroke in the series. Cure, the selection for Lone Star Conference South Division Preseason Player of the Year, was hitting just .238 before Saturday. He went 6for-16, a .375 average, in the series, including a six-RBI, two-double performance in ACU’s 14-8 win in Sunday’s first game. In that game, Walsh continued his torrid play with a two-run single in the first inning to give the Wildcats the early lead. The Aggies then made several runs as they looked for their first win of the series, but ACU had the answer every time. Cameron tied the game at two in the third inning, but ACU responded with one in the bottom half of the inning. In the next inning, the Aggies took a 4-3
lead, only to see the Wildcats take it right back with a three-run frame. Both teams put up three runs in the fifth, but the sixth inning made the difference. ACU reliever Brandon Moore came in and threw the first perfect inning of the day for either squad and earned the win. Then the Wildcat offense put five more runs on the board to put the game away. Bonneau said it was good to come away with wins in two games that didn’t feature great Wildcat pitching. “We were in a situation last year when we didn’t have the offense we needed,” Bonneau said. “This year, we still have the great pitching, but we’ve added some offensive production. So now if we just get average pitching, we can still win some games, and if we get great pitching, we blow people out.” Two pitchers who didn’t have their best outings on Sunday were Justin Whitlock and Kade Simmons, who are still recovering from arm surgery. Simmons pitched one inning, giving up four runs, and Whitlock went just twothirds of an inning while giving up two earned runs. “They haven’t pitched in over a year, and they’re still not 100 percent,” Bonneau said. “But you’ve got to get them some experience. They may take their bumps and bruises, but we need them to be 100 percent in April, not February.” The Wildcats will hit the field again for another weekend four-game set on Friday in Edmond, Okla., against Central Oklahoma. E-mail Gray at: weg02a@acu.edu
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School spirit: Fans bring energy to games Continued from Page 1B Texas bench. Cole later tried to write an article on the effect of the student crowd on opposing teams, but rival coaches “A often declined to comment. “They were careful not to say anything that would be ‘bulletin board material’ or something that would get the fans even more fired up,” Cole said. “You could hear in their voices that they had a tough enough time playing there already.” The winning streak ended in 1988, the year after the departure of Mike Martin, who had led the Wildcats to the three straight LSC titles. Shortly after, Section F began to deteriorate. David Bacon, sports director at KTAB-TV, who still broadcasts ACU basketball games, said the void left by Section F has changed Wildcat basketball, and other than a couple of years under former head coach Shannon Hays, it has never reached that level of fan participation. “It was just a great time for ACU basketball for the men because once Section F was discouraged, the fan support
Bacon said was “packed every er room for halftime, and the going to slap you in the face, night” during the streak, but women’s head coach for Texas all because you got in their men’s head coach Klint A&M-Kingsville was in con- heads.” Pleasant also said that stuPleasant said they are having stant direct conversation with dent support has an effect on the students of Section F. an appreciated influence. The Texas Woman’s head the home team’s players and “I wanted to tell those guys coach approached the section coaches. “When I was at Kent State, the other night after ACU won 71-61 and fan has two jobs. No. 1, make their team better, and No. 2, after the game apologized for his players’ they had something called the make the other team play worse.” how much I reactions and obscene gestures “gold zone,” and we’d walk a p p r e c i a t e d to its heckling and told the out and there would be just a Craig Dennis, senior secondary education major from Rio Vista sea of students in gold shirts,” them,” Pleasant students they were great fans. “A fan has two jobs,” he said. “It felt like when it said after a Feb. 10 loss to Dennis said. “No. 1, make was time for the jump ball we friends and other students to Eastern New Mexico. “It their team better, and No. 2, were already up 10-0. I don’t said. Although the administra- sit together in Section F means a lot; win or lose, it make the other team play think people realize the energy it brings to the game.” worse.” tion didn’t officially terminate instead of spreading out all means a lot.” Whether this year’s attempt Dennis said he has trouble Section F has had effects on the student section, Robinette over the coliseum. Two days later, the group opposing players this year understanding why today’s to resurrect Section F will have said he believes there might have been a push to get rid of attempted to be more organ- already, even with its small students can’t fill the section long-term effects re-mains to ized for the men’s and women’s numbers. The students’ sup- and bring back the influence be seen, but the future of it. “When (Martin) resigned doubleheader with Texas port especially has had an that it had in the 1980s. He Section F depends on the energy that the students the next year, they wanted to A & M - K i n g s v i l l e . will provide, Dennis go in a completely different They made signs, direction,” Robinette said. tallied the team’s “Well, we may not be Duke, we may not be a D-I school, but we said. “People are confield “The older fans — probably three-point can make it a whole heck of a lot of fun to come to a game.” vinced that ACU is a people who give school money goals on the rails, Division II school, so — were a little offended that and worked to bring Craig Dennis, senior secondary education major from Rio Vista sports aren’t imporwe were so excited at basket- back some of the tant,” Dennis said. ball games. I don’t know that pregame rituals that “They think we can’t they made an official effort, their predecessors influence on the women’s also said he wishes the stu- be like those teams on TV. but it seemed to me there was, from the 1980s left behind. Craig Dennis, senior sec- opposing players and coaches dents who do attend games Well, we may not be Duke, we being on the student side of may not be a D-1 school, but ondary education major from as the Wildcats have lost just would be more active. it.” “It is so much more fun to we can make it a whole heck of In the years since the sec- Rio Vista, said he is having a one game at Moody Coliseum tion’s submersion, there have great time trying to revive the in conference play this season. get into the game than sit there a lot of fun to come to a game One of Eastern New Mex- like you don’t want to be and get into it.” been a few attempts at reviving section but would like to see ico’s assistant coaches told the there,” Dennis said. “It’s so Section F. None have succeed- even more effort. The attempt at reviving section that he was going to much more fun to leave the ed at this point. But this seaE-mail Robarts at: son, Wildcat fans are making Section F this season hasn’t “come up there” after the game game hoarse, get flipped off, kdr00c@acu.edu brought the attendance that as his team went into the lock- have players tell you they’re another chance at revival. hasn’t been quite the same, the coliseum hasn’t been quite the same, and for that matter, men’s basketball hasn’t been quite the same, period,” Bacon
On Jan. 20, in a women’s game against Texas Woman’s University, Clinton Farrell, a member of the ACU football team, made an effort to get his
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Students plan trade mission
Follow me with this one, guys
International Business Society will travel during spring break By LAUREN WARE STUDENT REPORTER
BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer
Eric Harrell, assistant professor of theatre, performs the role of Kyle in ‘An Inch of Rope’ on Sunday night in Culp Theatre in the Williams Performing Arts Center. Harrell wrote the play, and the show will run again Tuesday night in Culp after the evening Lectureship ceremony.
Departments welcome visitors Committees to examine curriculum, make program suggestions By MITCH HOLT STAFF WRITER
The departments of Exercise Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and Psychology will host visiting committees, groups that will examine and help improve each department. Each committee will examine the educational and administrative state of each department and provide feedback to help department members improve their tasks. “The intent of a visiting committee is to study a program or department and make suggestions regarding curriculum and environment,” said Dr. David Hughes, chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. The computer science committee came to the campus
Jan. 11 to examine the department, but the mathematics committee will not be on campus until Friday, Hughes said. He said the departments take the committees’ recommendations seriously; however, visiting committees do not make decisions. The committees recommend certain changes to make, but the department and university ultimately make decisions. Dr. Larry Norsworthy, chair of the Psychology Department, said the department’s visiting committee makes suggestions about the topics of meetings. “The Psychology Department has been revisiting its focus — value, vision and mission,” Norsworthy said. “We will be presenting this to the visiting committee, and they will be presenting vision and mission statements from other universities.” The Psychology Department’s meeting is Friday. The meeting will begin at a 7:30
a.m. The committee will work through breakfast and will finish around 6 p.m., Norsworthy said. “The psychology visiting committee is selected based on several factors,” he said. “Each member must be one of the following: a psychologist, an employer of psychologists or teacher of psychology.” In the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, recommendations are made to the department chair regarding people who might be willing and appropriate to serve on a visiting committee. “The department chair then makes nominations to a committee of the Board of Trustees, which makes the membership decisions,” Hughes said. “Invitations to serve are then sent out from the president.”
E-mail Holt at: mah02f@acu.edu
For the first time, members of the International Business Society will go on trade missions during spring break to Croatia, Vienna and Wales. “We really think we can reach a lot more people through business than we ever could through the church,” said Emily Tate, senior marketing and management major from Crowley. “I think we could all use our different fields and talents to reach people who don’t go to church.” Mike Winegeart, assistant professor of management sciences and club sponsor, created the trade missions after an associate in Croatia expressed a need for business advice.
“We’re not going in to it like, ‘We’re the Americans, and we’re going to solve all your problems,’” said Tyler Cosgrove, junior finance and management major from Amarillo. “There are a lot of things we can learn from them.” Society members have three goals for the trips: to establish business contacts, to create ties with local churches and to explore potential study abroad cites. “If you can put a businessrelated trip on your résumé, then that is just as good as an internship,” Winegeart said. “They get to actually do what they’re learning about in their core courses. To me, it’s a win-win for everyone.” The trip, designed as a fact-finding experience, will help the College of Business Administration determine what needs to be addressed on possible future trips. “It’s like the Macedonian call,” Winegeart said. “So
why do it? It’s because the need is there and the demand is there.” Three students are going to Wales, three to Vienna and eight to Croatia. The trip is not exclusive to business majors, Cosgrove said. Two international relations majors and one communication major are going. “We’re all coming at it from different viewpoints,” Cosgrove said. “I think that’s what this is all about: sharing ideas.” The students began the society in late October because of the large interest in trade missions, Cosgrove said. “I’m really excited to have three destinations in our first year,” Winegeart said. “I think God is just opening doors, and there will be more opportunities next year.” E-mail Ware at: optimist@acu.edu
New Wal-Mart brings new restaurants Upcoming Supercenter draws in dining, resale tenants By TIFFANY WILLIAMS COPY EDITOR
Students can look forward to a larger selection of restaurants and retail stores on the north side of Abilene near the new Wal-Mart Supercenter in the coming months. “Anywhere a Super WalMart is built attracts all kinds of business,” said Kenneth L. Musgrave, who owns 2,500 acres of the developing land. Aside from new restaurants, homes and retail stores, East Lake Road will be extended to Interstate 20 to accommodate the traffic from the new developments, Musgrave said. He declined to release the names of future tenants because the respective restaurants are conducting due dili-
gence, or the steps businesses take to avoid harm to their patrons. Musgrave said this involves surveying the land and considering environmental aspects, like whether the soil has been contaminated. The businesses also survey the income of residents who live near the area. The process will continue for 60 days; however, Musgrave said he believes it will be worth the wait for college students. “There will definitely be some nice restaurants there quickly,” he said. Students have ideas about what restaurants they would like to see come to the north side of town, and their opinions fit nearly every restaurant genre. “I want to see Bennigan’s, and Pancho’s and the Waffle House,” said Vikki Chaffin, senior family consumer science major from Haslet.
Krystal Scott, assistant manager of The Campus Store, agreed. “I’ve heard rumors we are getting a Bennigan’s,” she said. “And Applebee’s. Those are the two restaurants I’ve heard about.” “Razzoo’s would be nice, but it would never come to Abilene,” said Destiny Gueara, senior marketing major from Austin. She said she would also like to see Wendy’s come to this side of town because she doesn’t like driving so far to eat at the fast food restaurant. “Joe’s Crab Shack would be good,” said her friend Julie Swart, freshman undeclared major from Abilene, before adding “A stand-alone Chickfil-A would be good, too.”
E-mail Williams at: tnt00b@acu.edu
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Calling Center hiring students to contact friends of university Center expects to hire about 25 more students in March By MARY TAN STAFF WRITER
Students looking for a job with flexible hours near campus could consider working at the ACU Calling Center. Workers call alumni and friends of the university and request donations for the ACU Annual Fund, which helps keep tuition costs from rising any more than necessary. “If you would total up all the money it costs to run ACU for a year, tuition fees only cover about half of it,” said Jennifer Sweeney, program manager of the ACU Calling Center. The Annual Fund
makes up the other half. The Calling Center, located at 1075 N. Judge Ely Blvd., hires ACU students or alumni who learn quickly, have strong communication skills are outgoing and are open to constructive criticism, Sweeney said. Student workers are required to work at least three shifts a week. Before beginning work, applicants complete a four-day training program where they learn the history of the company and the company’s affiliation with ACU, as well as what to say when making a phone call. The center has 37 students on staff, but it hopes to have about 60 by March, Sweeney said. “Once March 1 rolls around, we’ll have a lot of ACU prospects to start call-
ing,” Sweeney said. “We may not always need people, but we can always use people on our staff.” The center’s three main ob-
ver get to the point where you can ask for money,” she said. “If you don’t get their address information, then even if they say they’ll give money, you
“If you would total up all the money it costs to run ACU for a year, tuition fees only cover half of it.” Jennifer Sweeney, program manager of the ACU Calling Center
jectives are to foster a good relationship between the university and the prospective donor, to update alumni information, and to raise money. Sweeney emphasizes all three are equally important. “If you call and you don’t foster a good relationship with the person, you will ne-
Preview Weekend begins for students Graduate School of Theology welcomes prospective students
“We want to let them see the community here, and we want to help them understand the academic rigor of the place.”
By JEREMY L. POND
B.J. McMichael, organizer of graduate school Preview Weekend
don’t know which address to send the pledge information to. It’s a cycle that revolves around those three things.” Employees of the Calling Center are working to raise $424,000 for the university this year, and they have collected $308,000 so far. Donors who give $1,000 or more automatically become
part of the President’s Circle, the strongest group of supporters the university has. However, Sweeney admits that it is more common to have people say no to a donation request. “We call about 50,000 people a year, and only about 6,000 actually give a gift,” she said. Callers usually ask for $200, but most people who donate give between $35 and $50. The figures do not worry Shane Davies, student supervisor at the ACU Calling Center and junior physical therapy major from Tucson, Ariz. He has worked at the center for two years. “I am confident that we’ll meet our goal by the end of the year,” he said. The Challenge Grant is another of the Calling Cen-
ter’s projects. An anonymous donor is willing to donate $250,000 to the university if at least 6,000 people make donations. The challenge is part of the university’s Centennial Campaign. This summer, callers will “survey high school students who have expressed interest in ACU,” Sweeney said. The results of the survey will go to Admissions and Enrollment Management. For more information about the Calling Center, students may contact Jennifer Sweeney at 675-2601 or jennifer.sweeney@ruffalocody.com. Information will be e-mailed to any student upon request.
E-mail Tan at: mtt04b@acu.edu
‘And this is how you attack a fox that enters the henhouse’
STUDENT REPORTER
The Graduate School of Theology will bring in prospective students from around the nation for Preview Weekend beginning Sunday. The weekend will be an opportunity for prospective students to meet the faculty and current students of the Graduate School of Theology, organizers said. Events include dinner and orientation after the students arrive, followed by a time of worship and fellowship. The event will conclude Monday with a continental breakfast, informational sessions and a closing Chapel. A fee of $15 per student will cover the cost of food and registration. Faculty members and current students of the graduate school will provide housing at no cost. B.J. McMichael, director of Graduate Student Services in the Graduate School of The-
ology and the organizer of the weekend, said he got the idea for the weekend while looking at the Web sites of other seminaries. “I kept bumping into this idea that one of the key things people need to do to make a decision is visit the campus,” he said. McMichael also said the weekend is not limited to Bible majors. “There are people that do a major in communication and then decide they want to enter the ministry,” he said. The organizers had originally hoped to enroll 50 students for the weekend, but they expect the actual number to be between 20-30 students. “At the start, we simply didn’t know how many people to expect,” McMichael said. Dr. James Thompson, associ-
ate dean of the Graduate School of Theology, said the purpose of the weekend is to aid prospective students in deciding whether they want to attend the Graduate School of Theology. “We want to let them see the community here, and we want to help them understand the academic rigor of the place,” he said. Thompson said the Graduate School of Theology has never hosted a weekend like this before. “It’s really an experiment,” he said. “If it works well, we’ll do it again. If not, we’ll try to figure out how to do it better.” Monday is the deadline for students to R.S.V.P. for the weekend. E-mail Pond at: optimist@acu.edu
Ko Jo Kai Sing Song co-director Dawn Engleheardt, senior instrumental music teaching major from Abilene, animatedly directs her chickens in Ko Jo Kai, as they practice before Friday’s Sing Song performance in Scruggs Gymnasium’s double gym.
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Lectureship Schedule Tuesday 12:15 p.m. ACU Missions Luncheon; Williams Performing Arts Center, Lobby 2 p.m. Understanding Islam; Dan McVey; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 103 And All I Get Are These Wings? Why the Resurrection is Even Better News Than You Thought!; Ron Highfield; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 112 Through Him and To Him: Jesus as Savior and Creator in Colossians 1:15-20; Ronald Cox; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 113 Christ and Culture at Colossae; Evertt W. Huffard; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 114 1805: A 200-Year Perspecti-
Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 129
ve; Tom Olbricht; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 115
Shepherd Leadership; David Davenport and Blaine McCormick; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 130
Biblical Insights for Today’s Churches; Everett Ferguson; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 117
Seeds, Seasons and Second Chances; Fate Hagood III; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Chapel on the Hill
Humanity 2.0; Wade Hodges; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 120
Ministry in The Marketplace; Don McLaughlin; Biblical Studies Building, Hart Auditorium
The Three R’s of Spiritual Growth; Matthew A. Stead; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 122
A People of Peace for a Fragmented Church; Dr. Jack Reese; Cullen Auditorium
Interim Ministry in Churches of Christ; Charles Siburt, Jerrie Barber, John Parker; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 127 Searching For Identity; Cecil May Jr.; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 128 Christians and the World in Colossians; Wendell Willis;
Will History Repeat Itself?; Lynn A. McMillon; Mabee Business Building, Room 115 Christian Art; Darryl L. Tippens and Steve Weathers; Mabee Business Building, Room 117 The Preacher’s Workshop; David Fleer and David Holmes; Williams Performing Arts Center, Room 184 (Fulks Theatre)
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Church Planting Initiatives; Mark Love and Kent Smith; Williams Performing Arts Center, Room 111 (Recital Hall)
one, Mark Hamilton, Monty Lynn and Eddie Sharp; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 130
Western Christian Schools and Great Lakes Christian College; Campus Center, Hilton Room
3:15 p.m. Models for Godly Mentoring; Penny Tenpenny; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 112
Living Beyond Racial and Ethnic Distinctions; Rick Hunter, Ervin Jackson, Don McLaughlin and Tom Robinson; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Hart Auditorium
Wednesday
Continuing Conversations with the International Churches of Christ; Gregg Marutzky, Chris Seidman, Mike Taliaferro; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 114 Churches of Christ at Our Best; Ronnie Norman; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 115 Are We a Democracy or A Kingdom?; Elaine Denman; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 117 Fortifying Families for the Future; Vincent and Kathleen Hawkins; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 129 The Faith at Work Movement; Ed Bonneau, Grant Bo-
4:45 p.m. Men’s Fellowship Dinner; Gibson Health and Physical Education Center, Scruggs Gymnasium Women for ACU Dinner; Hillcrest Church; Multipurpose Activity Center
6:30 a.m. Spirituality @ Work Breakfast; Southern Hills Church of Christ 7 a.m. 21st Century Christian Power for Today; Williams Performing Arts Center, Lobby
Center for Christian Education Breakfast; McGlothlin Campus Center, “Reservations Only” Dining Room
7 p.m. Since You Have Been Raised With Christ; Billy Curl; Moody Coliseum
8:30 a.m. Embracing Flesh and Spirit; Emily Spivey; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 103
Following Evening Lecture Cascade College Alumni and Friends Reception; Campus Center, Living Room
Jonah: The Running Man; Terry Brown; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 112
Lubbock Christian University Alumni Reception; Mabee Library Auditorium
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Continued from Page 6B
Wilson; Cullen Auditorium
Welcoming The New Creation; Jarrod Robinson; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 113
For Those With Ears to Hear; Gregory Stevenson; Mabee Business Building, Room 115
Hidden in Christ; Ian Fair; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 114 The Saga of the Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement; Paul M. Blowers, Doug Foster, D. Newell Williams; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 115 The Pharisees’ Guide to Total Holiness; Dwight Robarts; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 117 Making Room: Hospitality As a Missional Practice; Grady D. King; Mabee Business Building, Room 117 Bringing The Essentials; Ben Ries; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 122 Fornication is Not Just a One-Night Stand; Jim Morrison; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 126 Becoming a Grown-Up Christian: Studies in Colossians and Philemon; Jan Hailey; OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, Room 128 Colossians and the Duties of the Christian Life; Rick Oster; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 129 Serving a Resurrected Lord: An Easter Ethic for a Fearful World; Lee Camp; OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, Room 130 The Doctor Will See You Now; Rick Atchley; OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, Hart Auditorium Touched by the Blood of His Cross; Tom Olbricht; OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, Chapel on the Hill Weakness is Not a Sin; Billy
He Who Has Ears, Let Him Hear; Greg Straughn; Williams Performing Arts Center, Room 145 (Muns Choral Rehearsal Hall) 9:45 a.m. The Spirit Shepherd; Rick Hunter; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 103 The The World May Know; Mike Taliaferro; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 104 Heartbreak and Heartburn on the Road to Emmaus; Ross Cochran; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 112 Peaceful Conflict: Is There Hope?; Lara Buhrmann and Paul Lakey; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 113 Announcing Good News to the Poor; Larry James, Stuart Love, Harold Shank; OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, Room 114 All Those Untold Stories: African-American Leaders in Churches of Christ; Edward J. Robinson; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 115 Empowered Pictures; Frederick Aquino; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 117 A Candle at Midnight; Jerry Nelson; Biblical Studies Building, Room 120 Christianity and Mental Illness: Coming Out of the Dark Ages; Angela D. Soper; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 122 Living Between the Trees; Galon D. Jones; OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, Room 126
Going Deeper: Discovering the Heart of God; Sally Shank; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 127 Does Purpose Have to Drive the Church?; Danny Sidders, Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building; Room 128 Colossians: Probing God’s Mystery; Carl Holladay, Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 129 A Holy Union; Jeanene P. Reese; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 130 C4: Explosive Community; Chris Seidman; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Chapel on the Hill “Like a Fool”: Paul on Leadership; Tim Woodroof; Biblical Studies Building, Hart Auditorium Ignorance is Not Always Bliss; Randy Harris; Cullen Auditorium The Missing Elements in Church Leadership; David Wray; Mabee Business Building, Room 115 Evangelism and Conversion: Two Words That Need a Facelift; Mark A. LaValley; Mabee Business Building, Room 117 To Praise or Not To Praise; Jack Boyd; Williams Perfor-
ming Arts Center, Room 145 (Muns Choral Rehearsal Hall) How Biblical Preaching Forgot About the Bible; Stephen Johnson; Williams Performing Arts Center, Room 184 (Fulks Theatre) Expressions of the Emerging Church; Chris Flanders, Mark Hopkins, Kent Smith; Williams Performing Arts Center, Room 111 (Recital Hall) 11 a.m. Let the Word of Christ Dwell in You Richly; Phil Ware; Moody Coliseum 2 p.m. Understanding Islam; Dan McVey; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 103 Discovering Your Inner Catholic; Jim Hinkle; OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, Room 112 Enkidu Reads Genesis; Royce Dickinson Jr.; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 113 Christ and Culture at Colossae; Evertt W. Huffard; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 114 1805: A 200-Year Perspective; Tom Olbricht; OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, Room 115
Page 7B Biblical Insights for Today’s Churches; Everett Ferguson; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 117 Help, We’re Being Invaded!; Gary Green; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 120 The Three R’s of Spiritual Growth; Matthew A. Stead; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 122 Interim Ministry in Churches of Christ; Charles Siburt, Jerrie Barber, John Parker; OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building, Room 127 Christians and the World in Colossians; Wendell Willis; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 129 Shepherd Leadership; David Davenport and Blaine McCormick; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 130 Ministry in The Marketplace; Don McLaughlin; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Hart Auditorium Seeds, Seasons and Second Chances; Fate Hagood III; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Chapel on the Hill A People of Peace for a Fragmented Church; Dr. Jack Reese; Cullen Auditorium
The Preacher’s Workshop; David Fleer and Billy Curl; Williams Performing Arts Center, Room 184 (Fulks Theatre) Church Planting Initiatives; Gailyn VanRheenen; Williams Performing Arts Center, Room 111 (Recital Hall) 3:15 p.m. Continuing Conversations with the International Churches of Christ, Gregg Marutzky, Chris Seidman and Mike Taliaferro; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 114 Churches of Christ at Our Best; Ronnie Norman; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 115 The Faith at Work Movement; Ed Bonneau, Grant Boone, Mark Hamilton, Monty Lynn, Eddie Sharp; Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, Room 130 Living Beyond Racial and Ethnic Distinctions; Rick Hunter, Ervin Jackson, Don McLaughlin, Tom Robinson and John Tillman; Biblical Studies Building, Hart Auditorium 7 p.m. That We May Declare the Mystery of Christ; Randy Harris; Moody Coliseum
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Scholarship interviews this week
In Memoriam
High school students aim for Presidential, need at least 3.5 GPA
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Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, speaks at the dedication of the Jo Ann Walling Halbert Institute for Missions in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building’s Hall of Servants at a private ceremony on Saturday. The institute was formerly named the Institute for Missions and Evangelism.
Cycling Club sponsors bike race Group teams with Intramural Office to plan event By VALERIE HANNEKEN STAFF WRITER
Many students probably do not know about the Cycling Club, but club president Bobby Griffith said he wants to change that by encouraging more people to become involved in upcoming activities. On Saturday at 8 a.m., the Intramural Office and the Cycling Club will conduct a mountain bike race, which is designed for an array of people who are interested in cycling. “This race is open to anyone: student, faculty and staff,” said Griffith, exercise science major from San Diego. Griffith is awaiting approval from the city of Abilene so the
race can be conducted on a course just north of Lake Fort Phantom. Griffith and other race coordinators plan to have two racing categories: recreational and competitive. Racers in the recreational category will compete in a two-lap race, and each lap will be between two and four miles long. The competitive category will add a level of difficulty with more laps. Griffith said each participant must have a helmet and bike. The helmet is an essential safety precaution. The Intramural Office sponsored the mountain bike race five years ago, but students have not been able to participate since then. “Bobby came to me with the idea, and we tried to get it started,” said Danny Kittley, director of intramurals. “All club sports are under the Intramural
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Department, and so it was my job to help him make the race a good fund-raising venture and give people a chance to showcase their skills.” Kittley and Griffith have worked together to ensure the race is successful. The cost of the race is $5 per competitor or a combined price of $15 for the race, T-shirt and entry fee. Purchasing a T-shirt is not required. “After this race, we (the Cycling Club) plan on doing a race every semester,” Griffith said. Questions about the race can be sent to Griffith at rlg04b@acu.edu. Further information can be found at my.ACU under intramural sports.
E-mail Hanneken at: vlh03a@acu.edu
“It’s kind of intimidating because of all you have to keep up with, but I like it,” she said. “It’s a competitive process. By RACHEL LAU We expect a lot out of these PAGE DESIGNER students,” Campbell said. “We expect them to be leadAbout 200 prospective ers in the classroom and in high school students from all the dorm. We want them to over the country will travel be directly involved with to Abilene, hoping to be a everything on campus.” future Presidential Scholar at Campbell also said the ACU. scholarship process changed The Presidential Scholar for one year when the univerAward and the National sity only offered full-tuition Merit Finalist Award are the scholarships, most prestigious but officials academic scholarships the uni- “We expect [Presidential Scholars] to be leaders c h a n g e d back to the versity offers in the classroom and in the dorm.” old process students. last year. Students are Kevin Campbell, associate director of Marketing Information When only a either offered a full-tuition full-tuition or scholarship half-tuition He said about 40 students was offered, about 70 stuscholarship. Full-tuition applicants are required to have a are chosen each year for this dents applied, but only about 20 were accepted. high school grade point aver- award. “The biggest reason [to Chosen scholars face high age of at least 3.5 and an SAT score of at least 1360, or an expectations at ACU. They change back to the old ACT score of at least 31. must take 12 hours of process] was to increase our Half-tuition applicants are re- Honors classes their fresh- enrollment with students in quired a have a SAT score of man year and they must vol- that range,” he said. Future scholars will begin at least 1260 or an ACT score unteer for 15 hours of community service per semester. their time at ACU with a of 28 or higher. The Department of Ad- They will also live on campus reception at the home of Dr. missions and Recruiting or- every year of their time at Royce Money, president of ganizes the scholarship pro- ACU. Full-tuition scholars ACU, and they will meet cess. Students will interview must maintain a 3.5 GPA and other Presidential Scholars. for most of the day, attend a half-tuition scholars a 3.2 said Presidential luncheon with their parents, GPA, go on a campus tour, meet Scholar Melissa Landry, department chairs and visit sophomore accounting and E-mail Lau at: classes, said Stephanie Smith, finance major from Plano. rhl02a@acu.edu advisor and administrative coordinator for the Honors Program. The Honors oversees the Program Presidential Scholars during their time at the university. About 40 faculty, staff and alumni will interview four applicants each, one at a time, said Kevin Campbell, associate director of Marketing Information. Campbell is an interviewer, and he will direct communication concerning the award process.