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vol. 103, no. 13
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Sing Song Hosts and Hostesses selected
what’s INSIDE NEWS Registration to vote in state wide election ends on Monday
James eldred staff reporter
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SPORTS Football dominates in win over HBU, third win in a row.
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OPINION Life isn’t as simple as the romantic comedies make it seem Page 4
NEWS Protests in Hong Kong carry weight for ACU students from Asia jarred schuetze chief Photographer
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A giraffe at the Abilene Zoo spends his last week in the original giraffe habitat with the pedestrian bridge overhead.
Giraffes’ feeding bridge closed
OPINION Plans to build a spaceport in Midland will bring economic and technological advantages.
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SPORTS Football looks to increase their winning streak to 4 against Lamar this weekend Page 6
Kynzie Newman student reporter The popular giraffe-feeding exhibit at the Abilene Zoo is under construction for major improvements and won’t be open again until fall 2015. With plans to spend $3.8 million on this project, the behind-the-scenes construction has already begun. The giraffes will stay in and around their new barn while the new Giraffe Safari exhibit is being built. The animals will be within view during that construction phase, but people will not be able to feed them. Zoo Director Bill Gersonde said the current ex-
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what’s online VIDEO The ACU Roller Hockey team raises money for Hendricks
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A series of car burglaries that took place on the same night has left ACUPD looking for a suspect. On the night of Sept. 20, three students’ cars were broken into and multiple items were stolen from each, said Jimmy Ellison, ACUPD police chief. “We are actively investigating the incident, but we don’t have any leads or suspects right now,” Ellison said. ACUPD responded to six car burglaries in the
Thompson said. The zoo launched two fundraising campaigns to raise money for the project – Buy-a-Spot and the Tall Neck Club. The Buy-a-Spot campaign for individuals and businesses consists of several levels of giving beginning at $100. The name of the donor, or the donor’s designee, will be displayed on permanent signage at the exhibit. “It will be a vast improvement,” said Thompson. This weekend is the last weekend for visitors to feed the giraffes before construccontact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
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month of September. Three of those happened on the same night in the parking lot of Smith Hall and Adams Hall. The suspect walked in front of security cameras outside the dorm several times, which allowed police to pinpoint what time the burglaries occurred, as well as see what the suspect was wearing. However, not enough of his face was visible to identify him. Between the hours of 3:30 and 4:40 a.m., security cameras captured a white or Hispanic male wearing green shorts, an oversized gray shirt and a dark base-
ball cap breaking into cars in the Smith Adams parking lot. He arrived on foot, stayed in the lot for about an hour and then stole a bike from a bike rack in order to leave quickly. According to Ellison, the perpetrator was not only caught on camera. “You can see on the footage two different residents of Smith Adams coming and going from the dorm, but nobody reported him,” Ellison said. This was the most frustrating part of the incident,
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Screen capture of suspect from security camera outside see Police page 3 of Smith Adams patio area.
Stone-Campbell Dialogue comes to campus their common heritage in the Stone-Campbell movement. The Stone-Campbell The Stone-Campbell Dia- movement began in the logue will conduct a series early 1800s when Barton of meetings and worship Warren Stone and Alexanservices in Abilene on Oct. der Campbell came togeth5-6. er with the common goal The dialogue is an to restore Christian unity ongoing effort between through abolishing creeds Churches of Christ, Dis- and returning to the principles of Christ and Chris- ciples of the early churches tian Churches to discuss described in the New Tesovercoming divisions and tament.
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exhibit. Since the new exhibit will allow more space, the zoo will begin a giraffe-breeding program. It will receive the male giraffe, which is 18 feet tall, in the upcoming weeks. The highlight of the exhibit will be the new feeding deck where visitors will share an eye-to-eye experience with the giraffes as they hand-feed them. Kelly Langford Thompson is the marketing and Development Coordinator of the Abilene Zoo. “Feeding the giraffe is one of folks’ favorite experiences from a visit to the zoo, so we know people will be disappointed that they won’t be able to do that for a year,”
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hibit was outdated and no longer met professional standards. The bridge is a safety hazard to the giraffes because it is too low. The giraffes must duck to pass underneath. “There is a risk that the animals could damage their horns or any part of their heads on the current bridge,” Gersonde said. The new “Giraffe Safari” exhibit will double the size of the current facility, allowing the zoo to add to its giraffe family. A new covered feeding deck, a new bridge, new viewing areas, a new barn and the addition of three smaller exhibits of African animals, including Colobus monkeys, will complete the
Three men and three women have been selected as the 2015 Sing Song hosts and hostesses. The six students are: • Meggie Lewellyn • Joel Edwards • Ryce Garren • Cheryl Bell • Abbie Baird • Enrique Barrera Tom Craig, director of student activities and productions, said that the judges were very impressed by these particular candidates. “We’re very excited about this group of six,” he said. “They’ve got great voices that sound wonderful together.” Hopeful hosts and hostesses are scored on their technique and ability, with the top 12 moving on to the second round to evaluate how well their voices blend. “We teach them a song that they don’t know, so they have to learn it on the spot,” Craig said. The hosts and hostesses will begin some core training to prepare for the aerobic challenge of singing 16 songs back to back. A three-day retreat after Finals Week will allow them to learn all of the show’s musical numbers. “While Sing Song may seem to be a long way away, it actually starts right now,” Craig said. Garren, a senior musical theatre major from Amarillo, attended his first Sing Song in his freshman year. During the show, he told his girlfriend that he wanted to be a host at some point, and she encouraged him to follow up on it. “I was so interested in the process of being a host for the show,” he said. “I just wanted to have that experience.” “I’m just excited to be a part of the process with everybody, and to get to work with the backstage dance crews and all of the downstage groups,” Edwards said. The hosts and hostesses will be formally announced in Chapel on Monday.
In 1999, nine people from the three religious groups met in Cincinnati. They committed to begin a series of dialogues to develop relationships and to bring understanding and healing to rifts between the groups that shared the same beginnings. In 2009, ACU hosted an event called The Great Communion in Moody Coliseum to celebrate the 200th anniversary of
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Campbell’s Declaration and Address, a document that set the tone and direction for the Stone-Campbell Movement. “The Great Communion was a successful effort to bring Christians from both streams together to remember our common heritage and celebrate the love of God in Jesus Christ,” said Don Wilson, senior minister at the First Christian Church
of Abilene. The meeting will begin with a worship service, communion and a fellowship meal Sunday night at the First Christian Church in Abilene. On Monday, several sessions on ACU campus will discuss topics like non-traditional and emergent churches. The sessions are open to the public and are free of see dialogue page 3
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2 p.m. Volleyball game at Stephen F. Austin State University
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3 p.m. SJ Jiang senior recital
8 p.m. Swing Dance Concert at Elks Art Center
6 p.m. Football game versus Lamar
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If you are a fan of hockey or want to learn how to play, join the ACU Hockey Club! The team plays at the Div. II college level of Inline Roller Hockey. Email our club president, Ryan Podany, at rap10c@acu.edu or our team captain, Tim Holt, at tdh10b@acu.edu for more information. Books in the library are being relocated to movable compact shelving on the first floor of the library. The move will take place through September and October and will make it difficult to access some of the
books. The move will open up more of the library for study spaces on the first and third floors. We apologize for any inconvenience and ask that you seek librarian assistance at the main floor research desk if you are not able to easily find what you are looking for. This year’s homecoming musical is Big Fish, which centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to the fullest. ACU Theatre is one of the first in the nation to mount a production. The musical’s three shows will run Oct. 10-
11 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. The show is suitable for all ages. Tickets can be purchased online at acu.edu/theatre.
Thursdays in the Bible building, room 104. Our Chapel is open to everyone. Come study the Bible, pray, worship, talk and laugh with us, and get a chapel Come join the ACU Swing credit in the process! Cats and Jazz Ensemble at this year’s Fall Stomp for a swanky Looking for a Summer 2015 night of swing dancing and live Internship? Come visit with music! It will be in the Elks Ball- Arms of Hope recruiters Nov. room at 1174 N. 1st St., on Oct. 4 at their booth in the Cam3. We will have a lesson at 7 pus Center 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and p.m., and dancing will be from learn about great opportunities 8-10 p.m. Dress up, or dress at the Medina Children’s Home vintage! campus. There will also be an information session in the Seekers of the Word Drama Campus Center Living Room Ministry meets for Chapel on at 2 p.m.
optimist@acu.edu Police log SELECTED ACUPD CALLS FOR THE WEEK 09/27/2014 6:21 p.m. ACUPD investigated a report that someone had exited Mabee Hall dorm via an alarmed non-exit door. The person was identified by surveillance video. 9/28/2014 A student reported that someone entered his residence and set off fireworks. 09/29/2014 4:20 a.m. ACUPD responded to a desk worker’s report of a suspicious vehicle circling the Smith Adams lot. 09/30/2014 10:44 a.m. An unknown driver struck and ruptured the gas meter behind the WACU Museum and then fled the scene. 09/30/2014 12:18 p.m. ACUPD responded to student reports of an elderly wheelchair-bound lady at Ave E & EN 16th and returned the woman to her home. 09/30/2014 5:05 p.m. ACUPD assisted APD in serving a felony arrest warrant on a subject at the 500 block of EN 23rd. 10/01/2014 4:57 p.m. A student’s parked car in Barret Hall lot was struck by another vehicle operated by an unknown driver who fled the scene. Weekly Stats For Week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 2014 - Total Events: 381 ACCIDENT 2 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY 23 ALARM 1 ANIMAL CALL 1 ARRESTED SUBJECT 1 ASSIST 3 BOOT/UNBOOT VEHICLE 1 BUILDING LOCK/UNLOCK 10 CHECK BUILDING 163 CITATION ISSUANCE 2 DISTURBANCE 1 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 1 ESCORT 5 FOOT PATROL 24
HIT & RUN 2 INFORMATION REPORT 6 INTOXICATED PERSON 1 INVESTIGATION FOLLOW UP 11 LOST PROPERTY 3 MAINTENANCE UNIV. ASSETS: CCTV 6 MAINTENANCE: UNIVERSITY ASSETS 1 MEDICAL EMERGENCY 2 MONITOR FACILITY/LOT 2 MOTORIST ASSIST: INFLATE TIRE 1 MOTORIST ASSIST: JUMPSTART 8 MOTORIST ASSIST: OTHER 2 MOTORIST ASSIST: UNLOCK 9 OTHER 1
PARKING LOT PATROL 15 PATROL VEHICLE: MAINTENANCE 6 PATROL VEHICLE: REFUEL 7 PROWLER 3 RANDOM PATROL 34 RECKLESS DRIVING 1 REPORT WRITING 8 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 7 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 2 THEFT (NON VEHICLE) 1 TRAINING 1 WELFARE CHECK 3
Police Chief Tip of the Week: ACUPD has investigated 6 car burglaries on-campus and near campus last month. Remember to lock your vehicle and remove valuables. Report suspicious activity immediately.
Volunteer Opp0rtunities Big Brothers Big Sisters “Lunch Buddy” program is looking for volunteers. Each volunteer is matched with an elementary-age child. Volunteers spend just 30 minutes per week eating lunch with their “little brother” or “little sister” at local elementary schools, while mentoring through the simple act of friendship. Participants can enjoy playing card games, reading books and visiting during lunch. Each volunteer can choose their own “lunch buddy day” that fits best with their schedule. 138 children are on the waiting list. Contact Jamie Bearden at 325-674-3113 or jbearden@ bbbstx.org for more information. Communities in Schools needs 10-20 reading and lunch buddies at Ortiz Elementary. Volunteers are needed anytime between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Contact Sheila Ashford at 325-671-4945 ext.5351 or sheila.ashford@abileneisd.org for more information. Friends for Life needs volunteers to work with the elderly and people with disabilities, focusing on those that don’t have family or friends to care for them. Some live in nursing homes and some live independently. For nursing home clients, we have friendly visitation, reading to the blind, entertainment, playing games, help writing letters, special holiday recognition, adopt a grandparent and Gifts for Grannies and Grandpas at Christmas. For those living independently, we have minor household repairs, transportation to the grocery store or doctor appointments, running errands, reassurance calls, change light bulbs and mow lawns. Dates and times are flexible and able to work around students’ schedules. Contact Cecilia Barahona at 325-672-2635 or cecilia@friendsforlife.org for more information. Girl Scouts is seeking volunteers to help make a difference in the life of young girls. Girl Scouts offers several flexible ways to volunteer. You choose how: a one-day event, six-week series or year-round troop! Volunteer
Keep Abilene Beautiful is looking for volunteers to help with litter clean-ups. Small and large groups are both needed. Contact Nicole Eaves at 325-734-3301 and nicole.eaves@abilenetx.com for more information.
Chisholm House. This could involve playing board games, helping with arts and crafts and helping with a walking club. For some of these tasks volunteers may be asked to lead a group or work alongside a staff coordinator. Volunteer opportunities are from 2-4 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. daily. Contact Larissa Blankenship at 817-578-9296.
Kingdom Kids (Beltway Park Baptist Church) is looking for assistance with Sunday morning activities for Kingdom Kids (physically and emotionally challenged children). 5-6 volunteers are needed. Contact: Sharla Sanders at beltwaykids@beltway.org for more information.
The Noah Project is seeking volunteers to help with tasks such as answering phone calls, providing child care and doing maintenance and housekeeping. To volunteer call 325-676-7107.
positions are ongoing and varied. Contact the Michelle Lawson in the Girl Scout Office for current opportunities at 325-670-0432 and mlawson@gs-top.org.
Meals on Wheels Plus, Inc. is looking for volunteers to help deliver meals to the elderly and home-bound in Abilene, and to volunteer in their kitchen or pantry. Contact: Jessica Stewart at 325-672-5050 or volunteer@mealsonwheelsplus.com for additional information. REACH @ Abilene North Apartments is seeking volunteers. Volunteers will be a part of building relationships with at-risk kids and their families through a unique and developing apartment ministry. The program takes place Mondays from 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Contact Caroline Thompson at 281-782-2956 or crt12a@acu.edu for more details. The Alliance for Women and Children is seeking volunteers for after-school child care for Pre-K-5th grade children, 6th-8th grade children and A-Teens Middle School Girls Program. For more information about times and location, contact Toni Brown at 325-677-5321 or info@afwconline.org. The International Rescue Committee in Abilene needs your help in welcoming refugees to our community. We are seeking the following donations: hygiene and cleaning supplies, bed linen, towels and kitchen items (dishware, silverware, pots/pans etc). Donations are accepted Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2-4 p.m. or by appointment. Their office is located at 3303 N. 3rd St. Suite D. For more information contact Marie-Pascale Manishimwe at 325-675-5643. Love and Care Ministries is looking for volunteers to help with sorting clothing, stocking their food pantry, assisting in prayers in their prayer room and serving food to the homeless. For more information call 325-670-0246. Volunteers are needed to help with daily activities organized by the staff at
The Betty Hardwick Center is seeking volunteers for the Human Resources Center to help with filing and organizing. This job requires someone with attention to detail who wishes to learn more about Human Resources. The job is open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. To volunteer, please contact Martin Walker at 325-690-5235 or mwalker@bhcmhmr.org. House of Faith is an organization that seeks to take Jesus to neighborhood children. Volunteers are needed to help with the various programs they do throughout the week. Backyard Bible studies are hosted Mondays and Wednesdays and a youth program takes place on Thursday evenings. The organization is seeking volunteers who can commit to a specific day a week. House of Faith lasts from 3-5:30 p.m. To volunteer or for more information contact Amy Jeffers at abj09a@acu.edu or call 832331-5324. Breakfast on Beech Street is seeking volunteers to help set up, prepare and serve breakfast to homeless/lower income folks any Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday at 5:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 5 a.m. B.O.B.S. is located at First Christian Church on 3rd Street and Beech Street Service times must be scheduled in advance. To serve on Mondays contact Jody Depriest at 325-669-3312 or jody.depriest@gmail.com. To serve on Tuesdays contact Allen Daugherty at 325-660-6949 or ale.al@suddenlink.net. To serve on Wednesdays, contact Jane Harvey at 325-695-0092 or jharvread@aol.com. To serve on Thursdays, contact Margaret Beasley at 325-692-4149 or mbeasley5@suddenlink.net. To serve on Fridays contact Terry Stremmel at terry.stremmel@acu.edu. The Food Bank of West Central Texas needs volunteers to help sort and stock food and other items MondayFriday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The Food Bank is located at 5505 N. 1st St. For more information contact Janice Serrault at 325-695-6311 or abfoodbk@camalott.com.
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Taylor County to offer 23 voting locations Madelyn bane student reporter Registration to vote in the upcoming statewide election ends Monday. The Taylor County general election will take place Nov. 4 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Voters can also choose to participate in early voting instead from Oct. 20 through Oct. 31. Kristi Allyn, the Taylor County elections administrator, said that early
voting will also be held through the weekend giving voters a larger opportunity to vote. “About 50% of voters take advantage of early voting, so we’ll have a huge turnout for early voting as well as Election Day,” Allyn said. This year, Abilene is implementing vote centers, which is countywide polling– meaning voters are no longer subjected to vote in the precinct they are registered in. Any registered voter in
Taylor County has the option to vote at any one of the 23 different locations throughout the city of Abilene. “This is a huge step for Taylor County,” Allyn said. “It’s going to be a great convenience for the voters because they can just go to any of our locations.” Vote centers are offered for Election Day only. The process for early voting, which takes place the week before the general election, has not
changed. Early voting will be offered at six locations around Abilene. Young people, primarily college students, typically do not show up to the polls to vote. James Sulzer, a freshman political science major from College Station, said he is not registered to vote primarily because he was unaware of the registration process. “When we’re basically out of high school, we’re not told how to register,” Sulzer said. “I think if
people were aware of the process then we would find more voters getting involved and taking a look at political views.” For students interested in being apart of the upcoming election, there are a couple of different options offered. One is to register in Taylor County and vote in Abilene. Another is to register in their hometowns and request ballots by mail. To vote by mail, the student must request the ballot, fill it out and
mail it back to their home county. Sulzer said if his schedule allows for it, he will register to vote in the upcoming general election before the Oct. 6 deadline. Visit www.votetaylorcounty.org for details regarding the different vote centers and to find out which location is closest to you. contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
Short SA meeting passes pair of resolutions allison brown managing editor Students’ Association appointed a new member and passed two resolutions this week in Congress. Thirtyfour of the 43 members were present in Wednesday’s session. The meeting began with the appointment of Liz Cansino, senior exercise science major from George West, as representative for the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. This is not Cansino’s first time to serve in the role of SRWC rep. She had the position her freshman and sophomore years at ACU. The vote to appoint Cansino passed unanimously. After Cansino’s appointment, Rodney Johnson, president of Students’ Association, gave a report on Wednesday’s Student Activity Fair, which took place after chapel in the mall area outside the Campus Center. Johnson said he hoped for student groups to get more out of SA than just money and that this activity fair was successful in that goal. Beau Carter, vice president of Students’ Asso-
ciation, reported that Congress is still looking to fill the positions of Sikes representative, Williams Performing Arts Center representative and Zona Luce representative for the nursing school. Andrew Tate, executive treasurer of Students’ Association, touched on the subject of class budgets. This year, budgets for the four classes were increased from $500 to $1,000 so class officers will have the funding to put on better events. Tate spoke to class officers present, urging them to be planning how they will spend their $1,000. Savannah Hostetter, executive administrator, announced that Congress members received the first ever SA Weekly this week, a new publication for members. Hostetter said the SA Weekly will be sent out each week, updating members on what others in Congress have been doing throughout the week and providing a place for members to publish ideas they have for projects or initiatives. Two resolutions were passed by Congress. The first was a resolution
to repair the skylights in the Onstead Packer Biblical Studies building. The bill, proposed by Ryan Bischof, freshman Bible ministry major from Amarillo, urges administration to repair the chipped tint on the windows of the Biblical Studies building. It passed 32 voting in favor, zero opposing and two abstaining. The second resolution on the floor, proposed by Daniel Vargas, freshman accounting major from Coppell, and Catlin Young, freshman communication major from Dallas, was to fix handicap doors on campus. Vargas and Young said handicap doors on campus don’t function properly and the university should repair them for students’ safety. The resolution passed unanimously, 34-0-0. In addition to other business, several students from Hardin-Simmons University visited the meeting. HSU students are in the process of restructuring their student government and came to observe SA.
CONGRESS ATTENDANCE FOR OCT. 1 Present: Abraham Enriquez Adam Andrade Amanda Ford Brooke Savko Bryson Jennings Burton Cannon Caleb Orr Catlin Young Colton McCoy Daniel Guerra Daniel Vargas David Sanderson Emily Moreno Emily Guajardo Fabiola Vargas Gideon Luck Kalyn Prince Kimberli Coleman Lorena Ponce Marcus Washington Mary Cansino Morgan Jennings
Nicholas Holloway Ryan Bishchof Rachael Shudde Samone Smith Sean Branchaw Stephen Estrada Stephen Martin Sunni Zamora Tre Byrd Vincent Rojas Zach West
Absent: Abby Moses Ashlyn Anthony Chuck Opeta Conor Steward Eboni Ellerson Jesse Leon JP Festa Kenzie Jennings Logan Dyer Taylor Crumpton
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Hong Kong protests stir student interests elijah evans Student reporter ACU students from Hong Kong are watching events unfold in their home country as students lead pro-democracy protests. Hong Kong is in the throes of a pro-democracy revolution that expanded into an anticipated citywide protest movement with an unprecedented turnout on Monday. The city-wide protest is a byproduct of the Occupy Central with Love and Peace movement. Occupy
Central demands the resignation of Chief Executive CY Leung and democracy for Hong Kong. The protest is another symptom of civil disobedience in Hong Kong that has been increasing since the beginning of the year. “This protest is mainly led by students and most of my old classmates are pretty involved in it,” said Edison Zhu, junior accounting major from Hong Kong. “They post everything on Facebook which is the way I actually learned of it.” This round of protests
is not led by a specific organization and it is not located in a specific park. The protest is free-form, coalescing in intersections, city streets and overpasses. Students, parents and individuals from numerous social strata are joining together to state their disapproval. Zhu said the protests are a tool to reclaim Hong Kong’s democracy and the right to vote for Hong Kong’s chief executive, the leader of Hong Kong. Protestors have disregarded police demands to disband, and continue to
occupy massive areas of the Hong Kong business districts. The protestor’s disobedience presents a perplexing problem for the President of China, Xi Jinping. Even mild compromises, at this point, would open the door for future protests and demands. “What Hong Kong is fighting for, I totally support,” said Jason Lo, freshman elementary education major from Hong Kong. “We want true democracy, we don’t want a central government deciding for us what
Police: nearly $1000 stolen from Smith-Adams vehicles from page 1 Ellison said. “We have to get students acclimated to reporting suspicious activity. We’d rather respond to a call and have everything be fine than find three cars broken into the next morning,” he said. In order to keep himself from being noticed, the suspect held his phone up to his ear whenever someone passed by, pretending to talk to someone. When the people passed by, he went back to working on the car he was breaking into. The first car the suspect broke into was not locked. Ellison warned against
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We’re not even making them work hard to steal things from cars if they’re unlocked.” jimmy Ellison ACUpd chief of police
this practice for all students. “We’re not even making them work hard to steal things from cars if they’re unlocked,” Ellison said. From the first car, the suspect took an iPod Touch, iPod classic and a TomTom navigation system, a total of $600 in losses. The suspect then moved to the second car
where he tried to steal it by tampering with the steering column. When that did not work, he took a pair of running shoes from the trunk of the car, which was later recovered nearby. Next the suspect tried the third and final car where he rifled through bags and took cash and the dashboard stereo along with other items that totaled $300 in losses. There are many things to do to prevent having a car broken into such as locking the doors and not keeping valuables inside of it. While some students may worry about this happening to them, Macie Dunn, sophomore kine-
Dialogue: Abilene churches discuss heritage from page 1 charge. Dr. Doug Foster, professor of church history and director of the Center for Heritage and Renewal in Spirituality, has been a leader in the Stone-Campbell Dialogue since it’s first meeting in 1999. Foster said the meetings are an opportunity to raise consciousness of the call to unity, to worship together and network with church leaders in the area.
“A lot students at ACU right now really don’t know anything about the heritage of Churches of Christ or the Stone-Campbell movement,” Foster said. “Visible Christian unity has been something that is important to us and is in our history.” Wilson said he looks forward to an opportunity to be the body of Christ together and it is an honor for his church to host the Dialogue. “Disciples of Christ have always advocated for meet-
ings with other Christians,” Wilson said. “It comes naturally to us and we look forward to worship together.” Foster said close to 100 people from Abilene and surrounding areas have already registered to attend. The service at First Christian Church will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday night followed by the fellowship meal at 7:30 p.m. contact orr at mco10a@acu.edu
siology major from San Antonio and resident of Smith Adams, is not too concerned. “I don’t have anything of value in my car anyway,” she said. contact runnels at anr11a@acu.edu
we want. In my opinion, there isn’t anything that you can do; the government has already said no. You can fight all you want, but there isn’t going to be a result. It will only result in casualties.” Though change may not occur soon, this turn of events marks an important shift in the relations
between Hong Kong and China. The peaceful and steadfast nature of the protests means that despite being in a tight situation, President Xi will be forced to show his hand.
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Spaceport in Midland? An out-of-this-world idea the issue The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a license to build a spaceport in, of all places, Midland, Texas.
our take Although expensive, it will bring a wave of innvoation and economic benefit to our state.
Mid-September marked a historic event in the state of Texas when the Federal Aviation Administration issued a license for the Midland International Airport to build a commercial spaceport. This will be the first time a primary commercial service airport will also be cleared to host spaceships. XCOR Aerospace will relocate its headquarters
and flight test operations center from Mojave, California, to Midland where it will run suborbital tests of its Lynx rocket plane. XCOR President Andrew Nelson said the company hopes to provide rocket plane rides up to 38 miles in altitude by 2015 or 2016. Another year or two after, they plan on offering trips to outer-space altitudes. This is the kind of thing
we’ve been anticipating for a while now – commercial rocket trips available to the public for a high price. Leonardo DiCaprio already purchased a seat on a trip to the moon on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo. The same vehicle has already booked more than 500 seats on a flight that will loft passengers to an altitude of 360,000 feet at an initial price of $200,000 per ticket. Space travel tends to come with a taboo of irrelevancy. Maybe it’s because some think we should be spending our money on existing earthly problems instead of seeking them
out on Mars. Or maybe it’s because the high cost doesn’t seem to be worth it for the majority of humans who could never afford to travel to space. Though it’s obvious normal people like us won’t be buying tickets to space anytime soon, there are other reasons to support the industry, even beyond the adventurous spirit that has always accompanied space travel. And even though it’s a seemingly random location, the Midland spaceport will kickstart a plethora of benefits to West Texas and the aerospace industry. NASA is already propos-
ing to contract with private aerospace companies to build and rent spacecrafts. NASA believes it will be less expensive to get crews into space if it rents rather than owns the vehicles to send them there. This means private companies will not be solely dependent on people with $200,000 to burn, but will have the government to keep them in business, too. NASA might not be sending it’s crews out of Midland, but the spaceport will be a factor in helping private companies grow and compete for those big contracts. Finally, the economic benefit that the spaceport
will bring along with it is undeniable. It’s not like Midland needs help boosting it’s economy with the current oil boom that has taken over. But an industry like aerospace with constant research and technology poured into an infinite frontier makes it seem more sustainable than the non-renewable resource industry we’ve seen go dry before. This is an investment that will carry West Texas further into the future than we can begin to imagine. contact The Optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
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John Oliver: Late Night journalist
It looks like a new style of late-night television is making its way onto the scene. John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, has begun to incorporate hard-hitting journalistic stories as a regular part of his show. Along with being the comedic, satirical and entertaining host that we have all come to expect from late night shows, the thing that has separated Oliver as of late has been his evident journalistic skills playing a major part of his show. Oliver claims his show is just like any other latenight show, but it has become evident that he has surpassed the norm by not just making jokes about current events. He and his staff have gone so far as to investigate and provide real-life stories from real-life journalists. Some of his topics have included the Assad Regime in Syria, the death penalty, the Indian general election, American political attack ads among others. His most recent investigative journalistic story focused on President Barack Obama’s administrative drone wars. Many people discredit Oliver and have said he needs to fall in line as one of the other numerous late night hosts. This may be true, except for the fact that Oliver is providing real results
and even change. In his story that criticized the Miss America pageant, the piece was enough to cause outrage and a response from pageant operators. Oliver called out the Miss America pageant when he and his team found out the pageant promised $45 million in scholarship funds to most of the contestants. After investigation, Oliver and his team found documents that indicated the pageant only gave around $4 million and it was only to the winner, not any other contestants. After letters to the pageant, the Miss America contest changed its reward process and promised to apply these changes in the next pageant. So for most of you who are on the fence about whether this is needed or not, consider this. Oliver is not a late-night host, he’s a journalist. He has applied the same style of investigating and storytelling that journalist use everyday. The only difference is that he’s funny. If you would like to see someone who is a Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart mix on steroids, Oliver is your guy. If not, I’m sure Letterman is still on.
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My life is not a romantic comedy
“Now that was when people knew how to be in love. They knew it! Time, distance... nothing could separate them because they knew. It was right. It was real. It was...” “A movie! That’s your problem! You don’t want to be in love. You want to be in love in a movie.” – Meg Ryan and Rosie O’Donnell in Sleepless in Seattle. First off, Sleepless in Seattle is one of my three favorite movies ever made (The others You’ve Got Mail and Pride & Prejudice, duh). Second, Meg and Rosie pretty much nail it when it
comes to what many people think about love. Time and space can’t keep true love apart, the Empire State Building on Valentines… You know, very Cary Grant-type stuff. The background music, the perfect words to say, Tom Hanks is always the guy you fall for, everyone’s hair looks great… We want to be in love in a movie. We want to be Tom and Meg, because, well, who doesn’t. We want to be Jim and Pam and overcome the odds of being together. And on the subject of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, don’t even get me started.
I will be the first to admit – I am prone to fall into this line of thought because, quite honestly, Tom Hanks from the ‘90s makes me weak in the knees. I dream up plotlines and story twists for my own life and, of course, I can’t forget, a slam-bang finish. One in which Tom Hanks finally shows up in the end and I say, “I wanted it to be you so badly…” I even own all of the soundtracks to these movies and listen to them frequently. But some days, there’s a moment when a little light bulb comes on and I snap out of my daydream. I remember that Norah Ephron isn’t directing every scene of my life. I remember that I don’t actually know Tom Hanks. And I’ve never heard a guy from Seattle on a callin radio show who needs a
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new wife. I probably won’t ever meet a stranger I fall in love with on top of the Empire State building on Valentine’s Day, and in case you hadn’t noticed, I’m not Elizabeth Bennett or Kathleen Kelly. I love romantic comedies and think they are great stories, but honestly they are not very realistic. So, dear reader, remember – don’t get so mesmerized by Tom Hanks’s voice that you forget movies aren’t real life. It’s important to find a balance between a love for the movies and a desire for love like the movies. In the mean time, you might just find me watching Sleepless in Seattle on my iPad in class.
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Music software competition Catherine blakemore arts editor With music streaming becoming the most popular way to listen to old and new releases, deliberation comes from what medium is better for the ultimate listening experience. Four major streaming sites that compete for business are Rdio, Pandora, 8tracks and Spotify. These sites are most widely used and come with their own benefits as well as overlap. The free music-streaming sites transition to paid subscriptions through the use of tagline advertisements. Rdio says, “Stations are always free. If you want more, Rdio Unlimited lets you listen to playlists, albums and songs, online or off.” Pandora says, “No ads. Enjoy your personalized radio
completely free of all ads. More skips. Hear the music or comedy you want with more daily skips. Fewer timeouts. Listen for longer periods of time without the worry of your station pausing. Plus more!” 8tracks says, “Subscribers to 8tracks Plus get a completely ad-free experience. We sell ads on 8tracks to keep the service free for everyone. But if you want to remove ads, or if you just want to show us your support, you can subscribe to 8tracks Plus. We’ll hide the ads and love you forever.” Spotify says, “Premium lets you play any song, anytime. You can even listen when you’re off line. No restrictions. No ads. With the choice of free and premium usage via these music site venues, the problem comes when choosing the best and most affordable. Spotify seems to offer the
best premium options for its cost and is most popular among students compared to other music sites. “I get to make my own playlists and listen to music I choose when I choose, not at random,” said Jesse Leon, sophomore biology major from Midlothian. “Also, Spotify has a student special, so I get to download any songs and playlists for only $5 a month. Pandora is old news.” Spotify allows users to access music on their computers and online, and a premium subscription allows users to save music and listen on and off line and on a mobile device. “I used Pandora for a long time, and it’s great, I just wanted to be able to control my music according to what mood I’m in,” said Alli Collins, sophomore family studies major from Vista, California. “They have playlists just like Pandora that you can
listen to if you’re looking for more music. Spotify lets you see what your friends are listening to like a music feed and your friend basically introduced you to it without knowing!” Despite the avid support of Spotify from students, advocacy for Pandora is still alive and strong. “I use Pandora because I am a fan of many genres and artists,” Ricky Jackson, sophomore financial management major from Angleton. “On Pandora, I can pick any station based on genre, artist, or song and listen to what I want based on the mood I’m in. Plus it’s free and I am too cheap/broke to buy music so I listen for free.”
jarred schuetze In 2010, Foster the People released their smash hit, Pumped Up Kicks, a song about a school shooting. This controversial song spearheaded their journey into popularity and deservingly became one of Billboard’s Top 15 songs of 2011. The catchy and dance move-provoking song labeled the style of Foster the People as Pop but with morbid undertones. The obvious challenge was how to follow up this out-of-nowhere success. The album, Supermodel, explores the fast-paced wear and tear of fame and life on tour. What set this album apart from the current pop albums was the continuation of darkness in each song. However, the impressive camouflage of the dark lyrics allow the songs to be played on mainstream radio and not sound out of place. For instance the song, Ask Yourself includes the act of coughing blood, which most would agree is not the typical choice for a pop song. Similar to their previous album, the band retained their unique sound in the song Best Friend which con-
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream performed by Hardin-Simmons Theatre at Van Ellis Theatre. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5. Dead Ringer performed by McMurry University Theatre. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream performed by Hardin-Simmons Theatre at Van Ellis Theatre. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5.
nects Foster’s first album, Torches, by singing about your best friends being addicted to drugs but with a beat that makes you want to sing along. The same goes for the lead single, Coming of Age which tells of the journey to stardom. The album’s ghostly vocals and principal bass lines are hard to ignore. In the song Goats in Trees lead singer, Mark Foster, sings “I’m falling apart” and “the numbness was getting closer,” in an eerie falsetto and then concludes the album with the song Fire Escape and includes the guided lyrics “save yourself, save yourself.” The artist is clearly lost and looking for something to believe in but is still mindful of how he got to this point. It is the subtleties of this dark vibe that sets Foster the People apart from their pop contemporaries such as Imagine Dragons and Passion Pit. Overall, the album doesn’t bring a new sound to the table, but the band, confident in their success, stayed true to their original style giving the album a contrast of pop sound and grim lyrics.
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Smith sings what it is to be In The Lonely Hour Catherine blakemore arts editor In the most recent album of recording artist Sam Smith, blues, R&B, and soul meet demanding vocals to create the sound that is In the Lonely Hour. In his second record, the UK artist came back with an impressive 10-track album. The album features heartwrenching ballads, fast-paced jams and tracks laced with an undeniable catharsis of love. Though the lyrics hold exceptional insight about every facet of a love lost and a rising bitterness, the songs leave an emotionally distant feel via mechanically repetitive sound and clearly processed piano and percussion beats. Think of a voice like Bruno Mars meets Tank with the vocal range of Adele with words that haunt more than those of the best poets. In the slow ballad about a cheating partner, Smith takes a
step back from the situation in I’m Not The Only One singing along to the I-told-you-so sound, “You say I’m crazy/ ‘Cause you don’t think I know what you’ve done/ But when you call me baby/ I know I’m not the only one.” Also, deep in the album is I’ve Told You Now which begins with his realization of what it’s like, whatever “it” is. “You know what I mean/ It’s like walking in the heat all day with no water/ It’s like waiting for a friend/ Watching everybody else meet theirs on that corner.” The words ring clear in front of an almost quiet guitar in the background leading into the catchy percussion-based chorus. Independent of his usual band or instruments, Smith’s vocals stand the test of whatever in-studio production changes are made, and that’s abundantly clear with this latest work, In The Lonely Hour.
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First-place soccer travels to UCA daniel zepeda sports director The women’s soccer team has a chance to accomplish something it has not done all season, own a winning record. The Wildcats currently stand 6-6 with a 3-1 Southland Conference record, but will have the opportunity to go above .500 this weekend against the University of Central Arkansas. “Our main thought going into this game is simply just win,” said Natalie Thronberry sophomore midfielder. “We are so focused and have our mind set on conference that we know we just have to keep winning one game at a time.” The Wildcats have won three of their last four games. Since entering conference play, ACU has outscored its opponents 8-4 and shut out Nicholls State, 3-0. “We have really worked
on playing together and playing for each other,” Thronberrysaid. “We have focused on finishing our chances and making sure we play a full 90-minute soccer game.” The team is coming off two impressive wins at home last weekend. The shutout win was followed by a hard fought victory over conference leader Southeastern Louisiana in which the Wildcats were able to overcome an early 1-0 deficit and overcome SELU, who is now 3-1 in conference and 10-2 overall. “Getting those two wins at home is a huge confidence boosts for us,” said Alyssa Gerner sophomore defender. “We have a lot of things going right for us right now, we just have to keep it up and keep doing what we know best.” UCA will come into the match with a 5-4-1 overall record and a spit 1-1 conference play record. The Bears have dropped their last two out of three
games and the offense has been nonexistent, having been shutout in three of the last five games. Freshman forward Baylee Mitchell has been extremely vital to the Wildcats’ success this season. Mitchell leads the team in points (14), goals (7) and game winning goals (4), all while coming off the bench. She is fourth in the Southland in points, tied for second in goals and tied for first in game winning goals. “I think all my success so far comes equally as much from my teammates as well,” Mitchell said. “They play a huge role in helping me obtain certain game to game goals we’ve set for the team.” The game against Central Arkansas will be satet at 7 p.m. Friday on the road in Conway, Arkansas.
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2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2
MSU NSU Lamar HBU Nicholls St. UIW
Ovrl 3-2 3-2 2-3 2-3 3-1 2-1 2-2 3-2 1-3 0-5 0-5
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SELU 3-0-1 ACU 3-0-1 SFA 2-0-0 SHSU 2-0-1 Nicholls St. 2-0-2 HBU 2-0-1 Lamar 1-1-1 UCA 1-0-1 TAMU-CC 1-0-2 MSU 1-0-2 NSU 0-3-1 UIW 0-0-3
Ovrl 10-2 6-6 6-2-1 3-7 6-5 2-5-3 3-6-1 5-4-1 2-4-2 3-6-1 3-8-1 0-10
volleyball Standings jared schuetze chief Photographer contact zepeda at djz11a@acu.edu
Sophomore Kelsie Roberts competes to get the ball away from SELU at Shotwell last weekend.
Wildcats seek fourth straight collin wieder sports editor The ACU football team looks for its fourth consecutive win as they play host to the Lamar Cardinals on Saturday. ACU enters the matchup at 3-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while the Cardinals enter at 3-2 and 0-1 in conference. The Cardinals are the first established Southland Conference opponent the Wildcats have faced this year. Junior linebacker and leading tackler Lynn Grady thinks the team needed wins against Incarnate Word and Houston Baptist. “When you win the games you’re supposed to win, it gives you confidence,” Grady said. “It also helps us to work on our fundamentals and make sure we are doing things right.” The Wildcats’ offense has looked efficient and clean over the last two weeks. Sophomore quarterback Parker McKenzie has not throw an interception in two weeks and the offense has yet to lose a fumble this season. McKenzie continues to impress as he has compiled 1,568 passing yards, 14 passing touchdowns and a passing efficiency rating of 175.6. The receiving corps for the ‘Cats continues to look good this year as junior Cedric Gilbert has caught a touchdown in every game this season. Gilbert has 14 receptions for 315 yards for a team-leading six touchdowns. Senior Demarcus Thompson still leads the team in both catches (27) and yards (351) as well. Utility player Jonathan Epps will also be someone to watch for Saturday. Epps has three catches for 83 yards at receiver, four tackles and
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UCA SFA HBU Lamar SELU TAMU-CC Nicholls St. UIW NSU SHSU MSU ACU NO
3-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-4
Ovrl 8-7 9-7 7-9 1-12 4-10 8-11 5-10 5-10 4-11 7-7 9-8 2-13 6-11
Who’s Hot Junior running back Herschel Sims had his best game of Sims the season so far against Houston Baptist University. Sims rushed for 128 yards on 15 carries and scored three touchdowns in ACU’s 59-14 win over the Huskies. He also had four catches for 66 yards.
briefings Running back Herschel Sims will face his former team, the Lamar Cardinals. Sims attended and played at Lamar for the 2012-2013 season. Softball was honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as a NCAA Div. I AllACU will rely heavily on pushing people around. The Academic Team. paige otway Staff Photographer
The Wildcats are seeking the teams fourth straight win Saturday at Shotwell Stadium. The team has outscored its opponents 118-49 over the past three games. ACU would move to 3-0 in conference play with a win against Lamar. a pass break-up as a defensive back and nine punt returns for 165 yards on special teams. ACU’s running game ran for over 200 yards last week and hope to build on last week’s success. Junior Herschel Sims ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns and freshman Randy Gober ran for 80 yards and a touch-
down as well. The defense comes off a solid two game stretch where they allowed a total of only 14 points and 433 total yards. The defense will need to play well to shut down a prolific offense from the Cardinals. Senior quarterback, Caleb Berry, leads an experienced offense that face FBS opponent Texas A&M.
senior defensive end Nick Richardson to pressure Berry. Richardson totals 26 tackles and leads the Wildcats in both tackles for loss (8.5) and sacks (3.5). “Our defense is in a groove right now and it starts with the defensive line,” said Ken Collums, head coach. “It’s a big boy game and it’s about
ACU Wildcat defense is playing well and playing hard.” ACU will kick off against Lamar at 6 p.m. Saturday in Shotwell Stadium.
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Volleyball set to face conference foe SFA tori valdivia sports reporter
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Sophomore Lexi Mercier attempts a kill for ACU in a home game at Moody Coliseum.
The ACU volleyball team will head to Nacogdoches this Saturday to take on SFA for their fourth conference game. The Wildcats will enter the game winless in conference (0-2) after coming off a five-set loss against Incarnate Word Thursday. The Ladyjacks are currently undefeated (2-0) in conference after defeating McNeese State Saturday. ACU lost their first two games in five long sets. They dropped their first Southland match to Central Arkansas (22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20 and 15-12) and then to Incarnate Word (20-25, 2624, 26-24, 14-25 and 15-8). “Right now we are struggling with finishing off sets and matches,” said Jason Bibler, head coach. “ We are close and closer than we were a month ago, but we have to keep focusing and trying to get better.” The Wildcats’ offense has
been primarily led by their outside hitters junior Jennie Loerch and freshman Stephanie Schoelman, both from Georgetown. Loerch has played every match for the Wildcats hitting .152 and averaging 4.01 points per set. She was also named to the Hampton Inn Waco North Baylor Invitational All-Tournament Team at Baylor’s tournament earlier this season. Loerch also made the All-Tournament Team at Texas Tech’s Lone Star Showdown. The Wildcats will have to play the rest of their season without Schoelman due to a torn ACL and MCL. The injury occurred in the last set against Central Arkansas during their first conference game. Schoelman had an impressive year hitting .108 and averaging 2.57 points per set. She is expected to be out for six months minimum. ACU’s defense has been led by Madison Hoover, junior libero from Flower Mound, with 3.80 digs per set. SFA’s captain caught the
conference’s attention as OJ Olson, junior defensive specialist from Cedar Park, was just named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week Monday afternoon. This is Olson’s second time receiving the honor. “We expect a good team coming at us and to take care of our side of the court,” said Brooke Ray, sophomore defensive specialist from Lucas. “We need to focus on executing our game plan and first ball side outs.” The Ladyjack’s offense has been led by senior outside hitter Jill Ivy who recently hit .405 with 16 kills against McNeese State. “SFA has some very athletic hitters,” Bibler said. “They are quick and terminate the ball really well. We will have to be on our best defensively in order to slow them down.” The game is set to start 2 p.m.
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The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be selling TOMS Shoes starting Monday to help raise money for TOMS World Sight Day. Sophomore Alyssa Gerner was selected as the conference’s defensive player of the week this last week. Be sure to follow @OptimistSports on Twitter for more stories and the latest ACU sports news coverage.
Upcoming Women’s soccer heads to Arkansas to take on Central Arkansas. The game starts at 7 p.m. this Friday. The cross country teams travel again this weekend to Fayettville, Arkansas for the Chili Pepper Festival. The meet will start at 8 a.m. Women’s volleyball hits the road on Saturday as they take on Stephen F. Austin at 2 p.m. in Nacogdoches. Football returns home for their third Southland game of the year. The Wildcats play Saturday at 6 p.m.