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SPORTS Soccer finsishes season with 1-0 loss to McMurry
The university is seeking to close the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science as part of its efforts to reduce expenses. Dr. Gregory Straughn informed students in the department at a meeting after Chapel on Monday. Straughn, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said this fall and into the spring the university will decide how to close the department, moving portions to
the Department of Biology. The proposal is to allow students currently enrolled in all three agriculture department majors – agribusiness, animal science and environmental science – to complete their degrees. After that, the biology department will serve students in pre-veterinarian medicine and wildlife and natural resource management, the department’s two most highly subscribed programs. Once students now seeking agribusiness and animal science degrees have been graduated, those majors will
be closed. Dr. Susan Lewis, assistant provost, said closure of those degrees and merging of the others with biology remains a proposal that will require faculty approval but believes it is the most likely path forward. “We have a lot of conversations to have and the opportunity for input from faculty and students,” Lewis said. “We will now need to start conversations with the faculty councils that ultimately vote on this.” The department will be allowed to respond to the
proposal in writing, then both the proposal and the department’s response will go to a university academic council of nine members who vote to approve the proposal. Students at the meeting Monday expressed frustration with the decision and asked Straughn and Lewis questions about their concerns. Mike Keenan, junior wildlife and natural resource management major from Redwood City, California, said he is concerned the wildlife and natural resource
management degree will turn into a wildlife biology degree once it moves to the biology department. “In our department, the two predominant majors are pre-veterinarian medicine and wildlife and natural resource management,” he said. “It is in fact, not prevet and wildlife, which head honchos don’t understand.” Keenan said natural resource management is a huge, growing field. “The natural resource management degree is kind see AES page 3
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OPINION Marissa Jones stands up for Generation Y and why we aren’t quite doomed Page 4
NEWS Minda Street Church of Christ celebrates its 35th anniversary
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OPINION High courts should be cautious of ruling on Voter ID close to election season
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Enigneering and physics students hold their breath hoping for the completion of their new building before the start of next semester. The construction fell behind schedule after a delay in acquiring city permits and building materials.
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ARTS Richard Lyne reviews the student opinion of the World Famous Bean and its food Page 5
daniel block intramurals editor Bennett Gymnasium’s transformation into new engineering and physics laboratories has fallen behind schedule. The upgrade to the historical facility is one of five major projects included in ACU’s Vision in Action initiative. Construction on Bennett Gymnasium began in April 2014, with the original date of completion expected to come before the start of the fall semester, said Kevin Rob-
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at the outside, it takes two weeks,” Roberts said. “And that’s a really long time. A combination of some vacation time with the city, and then May ended up being the busiest month for permits ever in the history of the city of Abilene. What normally took two weeks took us six. Everything just ground to a halt.” Construction also hit a snag while drilling to pour cement piers, Roberts said. “We started drilling down, and at about 16 to 18 feet we hit concrete,” Roberts said.
The concrete was poured during the 1929 construction of Bennett Gymnasium. Roberts said the construction crew was unaware the concrete columns existed because the original blueprints for Bennett could not be found. Engineers returned and redesigned the layout for the steel beams, causing another multiweek delay, Roberts said. Steel had already been ordered to build the new laboratories before the crew knew it would have to relocate the beams, Roberts said. When the
time came for the Bennett order to be processed and manufactured, the engineers had not finished redesigning the layout. As a result, the order was pushed to the back of the waiting list. “We lost our place in line,” Roberts said. “Now we’re way behind.” As the order moved its way up the line the second time, the entire Texas steel industry suddenly experienced a shortage of raw materials used for supply, Roberts said. “All of a sudden we lost see bennett page 3
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erts, vice president of operations. Roberts said the project has fallen behind schedule because of a domino effect of minor hiccups during construction. “It’s kind of hard to unwind exactly which (event caused the delay),” Roberts said. “But essentially, there were some preceding events that led to it.” A busy summer for the city of Abilene delayed the acquisition of proper construction permits by four weeks, Roberts said. “Permitting, usually
After two years of attempts at re-chartering, Tri Kappa Gamma is now the sixth women’s social club on campus. After many conversations with the Office of Student Life, the second charter class has chosen sponsors and will begin meeting this semester. Mark Jackson, director of Student Life, said TKG will have its first pledge class in the spring. Last spring, there was
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an attempt to re-charter Tri Kappa, but Student Life said the process of re-chartering would take at least a year. The first attempt didn’t pan out last year. However, this fall, an increased number of girls wanting to pledge meant more of a demand for bids, but not enough supply. With these conditions at hand, Student Life said they felt like the re-chartering needed to be done in a shorter amount of time. “For the past two years as the numbers have continued to grow in girls that are interested and girls that actually do pledge, we’ve
known for some time that we probably need to get a sixth girls club on campus,” Jackson said. “With last year, it was one girl who was doing a lot of it on her own. There were other interested girls but at that time we really felt like it needed to be a yearlong process. This year, realizing the amount of girls wanting to pledge, we said we need to do this and do it sooner rather than later.” Brooklyn Merkord, sophomore elementary education major from Round Rock, is one of the students who has been involved with the rechartering process.
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She said as of now, about 70 women have expressed some interest in Tri Kappa Gamma, with 30 of them “very serious” about joining. The club will hold its first officer elections close to Thanksgiving. “I am most looking forward to having a group of girls that enjoy having fun together and building relationships that I would not have made otherwise,” Merkord said. Tri Kappa Gamma has secured four sponsors for the club. Cindy Gravitt, office manager at the ACU Clinic, was a member of the Tri
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Kappa Gamma pledge class of 1989 and will now serve as an on-campus sponsor. “When I interviewed in 2011, as I walked across campus, I remember thinking it would be so cool to get a job here and to help bring Tri Kappa Gamma back.” Gravitt said. “There were great people 20 years ago and I can tell there are great people now. It’s generated a lot of excitement among alumni.”
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2 p.m. Football game versus University of Central Arkansas 2 p.m. Volleyball game versus University of the Incarnate Word
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6 p.m. Mall of Abilene Fall Festival and Costume Contest. Join us for a night of fall fun featuring games provided by local organizations, prizes, candy and a costume contest! Costume contest is open to children up to age 12 and will begin at 7 p.m. Pre-registration will begin at 6 p.m. Prizes will be awarded. Sponsored by Arrow Ford.
11 a.m. D1 Sports Training and the Meek Blood Center are teaming up for a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Keep a lookout for the Meek Blood Center donation van in the parking lot on 4351 Ridgemont Dr. to donate! Visit http://www.hendrickhealth.org/bloodcenter/ BloodDriveCalendar. aspx?calendar=y for more.
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1 p.m. Grapevine Farms will host a Fall Harvest Festival to celebrate the fall harvest. Activities will include inflatables, local music, hay rides, pumpkin patch and other activities for all ages. Local food demonstrations will be given. Grapevine Farms is located one block south of I-20 at 2826 West Lake Rd. Call 325-665-7818 with questions.
7:30 p.m. Guest artist recital featuring Lungta Duo with Nick Lantz. The concert will be in the Williams Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.
optimist@acu.edu Announcements Seekers of the Word Drama Ministry meets for Chapel on 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 credit in the process! Don’t get sick and miss out on any fun (or classes) this season! Flu shots are now available in the ACU Medical Care Center for $20. We accept cash, check, credit, debit or you may bill it to your ACU Banner account. Office hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Watch for announcements of special clinic hours.
Sigma Tau Delta’s Short Story and Flash Fiction contest is open to all writers! There will be cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners! Judges will be published authors from the Abilene Writers’ Guild. Short Stories: 1000-7000 words, Flash Fiction: 1000 words or less. Turn in paper copies, with a cover sheet, to Admin 212. The deadline is Friday. Send questions to sdh11a@acu.edu.
Looking for a Summer 2015 internship? Come visit with Arms of Hope recruiters in the Campus Center on Nov. 4 and learn about the great opportunities at the Medina Children’s Home campus.
The ACU Graduate School’s academic journal, Conversations, needs peer reviewers for its upcoming submissions. Engage in the most modern academic dialogues while expanding your resume! Email snw12a@acu.edu by Nov. 7th.
SSWA is collecting donations for the Community youth outreach in Conroe, TX until Nov. 24. You can place your donations in the box in the Campus Center. Items such as toiletries, small notebooks, pens, sunscreen, repellent, bandages, hand sanitizer, Tylenol and
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.
are needed. Contact Sharla Sanders at beltwaykids@beltway.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 positions are ongoing and varied. Contact the Michelle Lawson in the Girl Scout Office for current opportunities at 325670-0432 and mlawson@gs-top.org.
Special Olympics is seeking volunteers for two upcoming events. The first is September 26-27. They will be hosting a Bocce Ball tournament at Centennial Park. 20 volunteers per day are needed to keep score, hand out medals, escort athletes and cheer! The second event is November 6-8. They are hosting a bowling tournament at the Abilene Bowling Lanes. 30-35 volunteers are needed per day to sit with the athletes at the lanes, make sure each athlete bowls on his/her turn and handle issues of stuck balls and lane malfunctions. Contact Luann Chastain at 325-677-3200 or lchastain@sotx.org to volunteer.
Come to Chapel on the Hill Thursdays for Drenched a cappella chapel. See you there for a time of fellowship and reflection!
clothes for 16 to 24-year-olds are welcomed! The Departments of Music and Language & Literature present poet Nick Lantz of Sam Houston State University in a special event on Mon. Nov. 3, from 4-5 p.m. in Mabee 301. If you like your poetry funny and with an unsparing stance towards the foibles of modern civilization, Nick Lantz is the poet for you. You don’t want to miss the chance to hear this award-winning, top-ranked poet reading his best stuff! Looking for a summer job? Visit the various camp booths in the Campus Center Nov. 12-13 to learn more.
Volunteer Opportunities 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 325-6743113 or jbearden@bbbstx.org for more information. Communities in Schools needs 1020 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.
Keep Abilene Beautiful is looking for volunteers to help with litter cleanups. Small and large groups are both needed. Contact Nicole Eaves at 325-734-3301 and nicole.eaves@abilenetx. com for more information. 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
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 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. 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. 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 832-331-5324.
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Minda Street church celebrates 35 years reese gwin student reporter A local church celebrated its 35-year anniversary on Friday. Gas was only 86 cents, and a Happy Meal was new to the McDonald’s menu when the Minda Street Church of Christ opened in 1979. Since then, it has been a cornerstone in the Abilene community and lives of its members, said Gary Bryant, a long-time member and elder at the church.
“It changed my whole life,” he said. “I had practically given up on churches. I was on the edge of divorce.” The Minda Street church has been preparing for its anniversary for its last year. Since last October, the church has hosted one event a month to raise awareness and excitement about the milestone marker. The build-up culminated in a weekend-long celebration that started Friday night and ended Sunday. Festivities kicked off Friday with a black-tie gala
at the Hunter Welcome Center. A red carpet greeted current and former members as tuxedos and pearls shimmered in the autumn evening. The Minda family gathered the next morning at Nelson Park for fellowship and food. They reconvened that evening for a gospelsinging extravaganza. Guest singers and groups from across the country came to lead the church in a celebratory worship service. The anniversary celebration ended the next morning with their
standard Sunday services. The festivities went far beyond celebrating the church’s 35-year existence, though. Dr. Tony Roach, the church’s founder and preacher, used the milestone to reunite the entire church family. “It just allows old members to fellowship with the ones that are here now,” Bryant said. “That’s what church is all about.” Throughout the weekend, everyone in attendance had the opportunity to document his or her “My Minda
Story.” People filmed or wrote down their favorite memories from their time in the church or simply what the church has meant in their lives. These will serve as time capsules to preserve the church’s history and unite the congregation. “When I came to Minda Street in 1981, there was only 25 to 30 people there,” said Fred Famble, another church elder. “I really thought it wasn’t enough people to eat a chicken, let alone have a church.” Now, Minda Street has
200 members. Bryant believes the longevity and growth are a testament to the church’s first member, Dr. Roach. “What has kept us going, I think, is his love for this church and the fact that he is not afraid to speak the truth,” Bryant said. “That is what we have done the whole 21 years I have been here. We just stick with the Bible.”
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student reporter KACU, Abilene’s public radio station, commenced its fall pledge drive last weekend with an increase in donations. This will be the first of two pledge drives this year; the second will be in the spring. KACU opened its phone lines on Oct. 18 with a goal to raise $40,000 by the end of the fundraiser. “Experience Abilene” was the fundraiser’s theme, and it ended Friday. “We are still waiting on the rest of the mail to come in because it typically takes about a week to get here, so we do not have a final amount just yet,” said Nathan Gibbs, General manager or KACU. Gibbs took on the role as general manager last year and is also an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication as well as director of operations for ACU’s television production studio. This was his third time to
“In comparison from the 2014 spring pledge drive to the fall pledge drive so far, there was a 12.5 percent increase in the average gift price. It rose from $128 to $144.” The pledge drive is a necessary event that goes toward funding KACU. “It’s always good to see pledges renew their donations, and those that are giving are giving more, but it’s great when new people start making contributions,” Gibbs said. “There was a 73 percent increase in new contributors this fall.” Funds they receive from pledge drives allow KACU to continue bringing quality public radio to the community. During the pledge drive, KACU had phone lines open and had a link on their homepage directing visitors and listeners to “Give Now” to show their interest in the station. To show gratitude for their audience and donators, KACU gave prizes to those who contributed to the fun-
draiser. Haley Remenar, a student worker at KACU, helped with the drive. “With the theme being Experience Abilene, we had people such as employees from local news stations and loyal listeners come in and talk,” said Remenar, freshman convergence journalism major from Albuquerque, New Mexico. “We also had prizes for those who donated which had to do with attractions in Abilene. A couple prizes they could get were tickets to the Grace Museum or the Paramount. The prizes depended on how much money the person donated.” KACU used the company Celebrity Attractions to give back to those that donated. Other prizes included a chance to go to Frontier Texas and Bringing Broadway. Those that enjoy listening to the program will have another chance to donate during the next pledge drive in the spring. alicia adams Staff Photographer contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
Beth Pope, Jostens representative, met with future graduates this week as they ordered class rings and graduation caps and gowns in the Campus Center on Tuesday.
AES: Discussions continue on closure plans from page 1 of like a liberal arts environmental degree,” he said. “You learn about wildlife, you learn about the habitat, the water resource management. So that’s what will be lost when it becomes biology.” Straughn offered three primary reasons for the proposal. First, the distribution of majors in the department’s nine tracks is concentrated in two majors that make up two-thirds of the department’s majors.
Second, a reduced budget for the department means several faculty members who left have not been replaced. “We made reduction in roles that were vacated and didn’t renew a hire, and that has positioned us in this place,” he said. “There is not funding available for the university to say we can fund two or three positions to keep the department in the same structure it is now.” Finally, he said retaining the department may not be
the best way to steward the university’s resources. “If that’s the case, it seems to me our best move forward is to look holistically and objectively at what areas are of the most interest or demand and to be able to push our resources towards that in similar ways that we have done the past.” This is not the first time the agriculture department has faced closure. On Nov. 1, 2011, Dr. Charles Mattis, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the time, sent an email to faculty in
the College of Arts and Sciences announcing the agribusiness major would be closed while animal science and environmental science majors would be realigned into biology. Three days later, a group of students from the department traveling in a shuttle bus to an annual service project in Medina flipped in a one-car accident, killing one passenger and hospitalizing others. On Dec. 19, 2011, Straughn, who was interim provost at the time, sent an email to faculty and
staff announcing the department would remain under its existing structure. The programs in Animal Science and Environmental Science would not undergo realignment. In May of 2011, two professors, Dr. Foy Mills and Dr. Florah Mhlanga, left the department. Mills now works at Sam Houston State University and Mhlanga now works at Lipscomb University. Dr. Michael Nicodemus left in 2014, moving to Harding University and Emmett Miller, whose involvement
dissipated after the bus accident, retired in 2014. The two remaining full-time faculty are Dr. Ed Brokaw, Chair of the department and professor of animal science, and Dr. Jim Cooke, professor of environmental science. This semester, there are seven adjunct professors. Students will meet with the Provost and the President on Thursday. contact orr at mco10a@acu.edu
Women for ACU looks to expand members Tori valdivia student reporter Women for ACU looks to expand their organization by conducting their annual membership luncheon as they look for members ready to encourage and provide financial support to students. In 1969, Women of ACU was founded by a group of women associated with ACU with a focus to providing students scholarships. The organization was only made up of women who were associated with ACU, whether they were ACU graduates, sponsors with family members or faculty members’ wives. “Women for ACU was originally formed as a scholarship program,” said Aubree Selinger, WACU alumni relations officer.
“The group of ladies had the mindset of ‘How can we better ACU?’” The organization is now called Women for ACU and has opened its membership to anyone who has an interest in supporting a Christian education. “It started off as Women of ACU so it was only for ACU graduates and ACU moms, but they wanted to make the group more available which is when they changed it to Women for ACU,” Selinger said. The group’s activities and involvement in the university have greatly increased over the years as they lend a helping hand wherever the need may be in the form of financial aid. “Each year, we fund a project on campus,” said Roberta Bender, WACU vice president for publicity. “This year, we
funded new furniture and decor for the biblical studies undergraduate common area. We were able to provide $10,000 in order to get new carpeting, painting and furnishing that was outdated.” The driving force behind WACU is to do things for ACU that are outside the realm of the financial budget’s reach. “What we look for in our projects are things that will directly benefit students,” Bender said. “We want the students be able to get the benefit of them immediately.” WACU still provides scholarships and were able to give 17 students $4,000 scholarships to help pay for schooling. Currently, WACU has a bake sale every Thursday from 12-5:30 p.m in the ACU Museum gift shop. “We have a group of
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tion site, Roberts said. Construction should now another three or four move ahead at a swift weeks, just idle because pace. we couldn’t get the iron “They’re over there ore for those guys to start right now erecting it, putworking on the steel,” ting it up,” Roberts said. Roberts said. “We’re back on track. We As of Friday, all neces- have a high, high level of sary materials had been confidence that we’ll be delivered to the construc- done for the start of the
spring semester.” Roberts said the construction crew is prepared to work two shifts a day, six days a week, in order to complete the project. contact block at djb13a@acu.edu
ladies who make fresh baked goods along with frozen casseroles which college kids seem to particularly like,” Bender said. This weekly bake sale is one of WACU’s main fundraising activities. The group will have
their membership luncheon on Nov. 13 in the Hunter Welcome Center at 11:30 p.m for anyone interested in becoming a part of WACU. “We would like to increase our membership,” Bender said. “We know that by having more members
with their financial membership fee support, we would able to do more.” The entrance fee for the luncheon is $5.
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Voter ID laws should be decided further out the issue Voter ID laws have a significant impact on the number of people who are able to partipate in elections.
our take Courts should rule on decions further out from elections as a way to reduce confusion and to increase voter turnout.
The U.S Supreme Court recently ruled to uphold the Texas Voter Law that will affect the upcoming November elections. The new law has changed the accepted forms of identification, stating that only certain types of identification will be accepted to
vote. Personal IDs, drivers licenses, birth certificates, U.S. citizenship papers, a U.S passport, a federallyissued veteran’s ID card, a gun registration card, or some form of a utility bill are all acceptable forms of identification to vote in Texas.
Much of the debate circulates around the idea that the law will have major limitations on the amount of people able to vote. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the dissent for the case, stating the law is unnecessary because Texas did not have an issue with voter fraud and that the law seems to target a singular crowd and is discriminatory. However, a broader issue here is that the court is even able to rule on such an issue at a time so close to Election Day. The Supreme Court has ruled on at least
four recent emergency actions in election matters. Justices also allowed Ohio to cut back on early voting and let North Carolina prohibit same-day voter registration and out-of-precinct voting. Contradictory to the Texas law, they blocked Wisconsin from enforcing its voter ID law for the midterms. When it comes to election laws, it doesn’t matter if the court upholds or overturns a decision—either way it has a significant impact on voter turnout. One way increases the amount of people who can partici-
pate and the other way is restrictive. Whether that amount is actually detrimental to election results, depends on one’s stance on the issue. The court should be cautious making decisions with high impact so close to Election Day. Fifth Circuit judge Edith Brown Clement wrote that changing the voter ID rules “substantially disturbs the election process of the state of Texas just nine days before early voting begins.” In 2006, a lower federal court halted Arizona’s voter ID law shortly before
an election. The Supreme Court, in Purcell v. Gonzalez, reinstated the law. “Court orders affecting elections,” according to the justices, “can themselves result in voter confusion and consequent incentive to remain away from the polls. As an election draws closer, that risk will increase.” Thus, courts should be reluctant to hammer down decisions affecting election laws as Election Day draws near. contact The Optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
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There was a spider in the shower this morning, so I’m moving out of Morris and possibly leaving the country. It’s the only reasonable option
@emilystemen It’s that annoying time of the year where it’s hoodie weather in the morning but by midday you’ll die of heatstroke.
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Sometimes it feels like our name should be the Doomed Generation instead of the Millennials. Seriously, if you Google “why this generation is...” the first suggestion Google gives is “doomed.” If you’re ever feeling overly optimistic, try Googling different variations of that search. It’s partially entertaining but, for the most part, downright depressing. People love to theorize and rant and moan about how burdensome we are or how past generations have ruined our future. But I’m not completely convinced. I think we’ll turn out OK. Why? 1. Because our cartoons
were actually good. Recess, Dexter’s Laboratory, Arthur, Rocket Power, Scooby-Doo, Samurai Jack, The Fairly Odd Parents? We were blessed indeed with a goldmine of cartoons in our childhood. Saturday morning cartoons are a thing of the past. How will children learn the lessons we did from Arthur the Aardvark, Goku or Eliza Thornberry? Our cartoons actually had meaning. Who knows what’s going on with Disney Channel these days. 2. We grew up during the age of Harry Potter. We are the Potter generation. The years before and after us? Sure, they enjoyed the series, but they didn’t
live it like us — standing in line to get the new book after years of waiting, dressing up for the midnight premiers, sobbing shamelessly when key characters were killed off. We understand this magical world better than anyone else. Maybe our world will be a bit more magical because of it. 3. We didn’t always have cell phones. It’s the perfect sweet spot of growing up with a childhood not as saturated in technology, but still becoming a tech-savvy generation. We also had to deal with dial-up which must have taught us great patience. 4. Despite it all, we’re optimistic We’ve witnessed stock market crashes, the World Trade Center towers fall and a hopeless war. We’re facing melting ice caps, global turmoil and exorbitant debt. The future doesn’t look too
rosy. In fact, 54 percent of Americans over the age of 55 think young people are unlikely to have a better life than their parents. But in the face of all this, Millenials remain optimistic. Despite high unemployment rates among young adults, 88 percent of people ages 18 to 34 say they have enough money or will have enough in the future to meet their long-term financial goals in a Pew Research Poll. And about three out of four Millenials believe they will achieve their life goals — or they already have. So even if most of America is predicting our doomed lives, don’t we, the Millenials – the Doomed Generation – have the final say?
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Uprooted in Uruguay, finding universal grounding
Fluent English speakers are rare, but on the off chance I do meet up with an English speaker in South America, questions about “the States” are abundant. Questions about prom, about individual states and about school. That’s easy; I can confidently say that prom is not like “Pretty in Pink,” and yes, there are more states in the U.S. than California and New York. When they ask about family, about religion and politics, that’s where it gets
tough. Although Uruguay and most of South America is stereotyped as Catholic, a lot of people have stepped back from the church to reevaluate their faith. Because of this, a lot of people have turned from their roots to explore ideas of faith, moral absolutism and the church. I’ll talk about my parents, about my state and my church, but the question will always come around, “But what are your
thoughts, what do you believe?” In other words: what are you rooted in? About three years ago, I was rooted in California. I had my family, friends and my one-track way of thinking. Then I settled down in Texas, entering this new era of my life with Welcome Week appropriately themed ‘Rooted.’ Now, I’m hopping around South America. So, what am I rooted in? I have no idea. As anyone could have guessed, setting down roots is pretty hard to do when you keep jumping around. Something I’ve learned, though, is that if I am to be
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rooted in anything, I chose love. Heritage is important, and culture is fascinating, but as time goes on it all changes. Even your mind is susceptible to inconsistency. Looking back at freshmen year, just after Welcome Week talked about roots, I walked into my English class and was confronted with contradicting statements. Such as Ralph Waldo Emerson in “Self Reliance:” “Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradicts every thing you said to-day.” I was frustrated to no
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end, because I wanted so badly to find stability, to find roots, in my own thoughts, at the very least. Further down the road, I’ve had time to live out what Emerson said. I’ve had my cultural norms challenged and ideas flipped, but have found roots in perhaps the most useful piece of advice for all the places I have yet to go:
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” (Ephesians 3:16-19 NIV).
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Taylor Swift, all out of teardrops
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Shedding her country twang, Taylor Swift gravitated toward the Return of the Haunted Isappeal of pop in her fifth studio album, 1989. land, brought to Abilene After the catchy tune Shake It Off was released last month and by the Frater Sodalis sospread virally on the Internet, Swift’s latest work finally hit the cial club, provides a scary shelves, and iTunes, Monday. Similar to Shake It Off, songs like Welcome to New York offer a outdoor haunted expeplain, yet unearthly captivating and repetitive sound. rience at 401 Loop 322. Channeling Swift’s inner early-Katy-Perry, Style draws on dra- Admission is $10. matic pause and over-processed vocals to match the POPular Friday, Oct. 31 trends of today. In this track, following in the footsteps of many great rappers, Swift sings all about her self and her style. “And I got that red lip classic thing that you like,” and later, “And I got that good girl fig and a tight little skirt,” topping off the track with a very humble, “We never go out of style.” In contrast to her “red lip classic thing,” Swift approaches her familiar lyrical trend in singing about a break-up, but this time with Return of the Haunted Isa twist. land, brought to Abilene Without warning, Swift unleashes her new side of writing with by the Frater Sodalis soa misplaced teenage angst in Bad Blood when she sings, “Did you have to ruin what was shining, now it’s all rusted/Did you have to cial club, provides a scary hit me? Where I’m weak baby I couldn’t breathe/I rubbed it in so outdoor haunted expedeep/Salt in the wound like you’re laughing right at me.” rience at 401 Loop 322. The question stands in Clean: Was Swift suffering from a depen- Admission costs $10. dency issue, or is it another lyrical strategy to sing about yet another heartbreak? “Rain came pouring down when I was drowning/ Ghostbusters 30th anThat’s when I could finally breathe/And by morning, gone was any niversary screening at trace of you, I think I am finally clean/I think I am finally clean/ the Historic Paramount Said I think I am finally clean.” Playing off her ambient echo in songs like This Love and All You Theatre. Admission is $5 Had To Do Was Stay, Swift no longer relies on her vocal talent but for students. the production talent of Max Martin and Shellback. In songs like Blank Space, Swift no longer needs the use of her Kevin Fowler live at The talented band but favors computer-generated sound to create a Silo. Must be 18 years or beat and to create a voice. older. Admission is $20Unlike previous Swift albums in which her voice was the primary focus with highlights from guitar, banjo and even violin, 1989 $25. takes the route of the robotic. So this is it, the major transition from her twang country style Saturday, Nov. 1 to her new pop identity. The album itself is truly a bad mashup of a celebrity in an identity crisis, relying too much on her big brother, Neon Parrot Lounge Mr. Producer. Launch Party, new music This album will f ly off shelves not for its quality, but for its statevenue featuring former ment as a separation from what was and a standout among what is.
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Deeply weird, feverishly emotional, wildly enthusiastic, 1989 sounds exactly like Taylor Swift, even when it sounds like nothing she’s ever tried before. And yes, she takes it to extremes.” rob sheffield rolling stone magazine
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Everyone else striving to sound like now will have to shift gears once the now sound changes. But not Ms. Swift, who’s waging, and winning, a new war, one she’d never admit to fighting.” jon caramanica new york times
To Bean, or not to Bean? That is the question. Richard Lyne Arts reporter Do students prefer to eat three meals a day in the Bean, prefer to gravitate around to one of the other several eating options on campus or prefer to avoid campus meal plans altogether in favor of self-service options? There are students sitting in all three camps, and there are probably several who don’t have strong opinions on the subject. There are also many who f loat between the extremes, eating in different venues as the mood strikes them. But what do students have to say about the quality of food available to us on campus? Particularly, we wanted to find out how different students evaluated the experience of eating in the Bean. Kennedy Morrison, a sophomore social work major from Irving, was one student who had praise for the Bean. She cited the Bean’s many options, giving
the salad bar as an example that “encourages me to eat better.” Compared to her perception of other schools’ offerings, Morrison was satisfied that the Bean places a good level of priority on student health, encouraging them to try a variety of different cuisines. Logan Smith, a junior kinesiology major from Houston, has a seven-day meal plan and frequents the Bean though he also enjoys the Food Court’s offerings. He often purchases smoothies from the Oasis after exercising, and likes the library’s inclusion of a Starbucks. He called his current plan convenient. “The variety (at the Bean) is desirable; I can get something different every time I eat there. It’s pretty easy to eat relatively healthy in the Bean, and the food has improved since we were freshmen.” He also said it’s really generous of ACU to offer so many options for students. Still, a number of students appreciate the convenience and
variety of foods around campus. Jacob Drake, a sophomore digital entertainment technology major from Pomaria, South Carolina, mainly eats at the Bean, but has a five-day plan. Pizza Hut or Quiznos are his usual stops, as they offer more convenience. He calls the Food Court offerings “something I can grab and go,” and he often prepares his own food while living in off-campus housing. A few students added that food-serving staff members are not always particularly friendly to the students. Additionally, it was mentioned that the quality of options like Pizza Hut and Chick-Fil-A do not always measure up to their off-campus counterparts. However, as somebody who has worked in the food and retail industry, I can also see the other side of these issues. Many of my coworkers would agree with me that customers are not always considerate of the difficulties and stresses of working in food, particularly
when guests’ needs and desires are pitted against the workers’ abilities to effectively carry out their other tasks. The job of a food worker is a delicate balance of customer service and obligation to an employer to effectively carry out many different tasks. To summarize the responses we heard: generally, students appreciate and are happy with the quality and variety of foods offered on campus. The Bean offers numerous healthy options, while the Food Court has convenience to its credit. While there were a few concerns over the servers’ behavior and the quality of the fast food options, the overall response was strongly positive. It looks like our much-discussed Bean has stood up to the test of student scrutiny.
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Wednesday 10.29.14
Volleyball steals two wins in Louisiana
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Tori valdivia sports reporter The Wildcats claimed their first back to back victories this weekend after beating Southeastern Louisiana University on Saturday. ACU beat SELU by 12 points in the first match. The following two rounds left the Wildcats victorious by only a couple points. They finished the Lions off with a final 2519 victory. They only had one loss out of the 4 sets. Jenni Loerch, once again, killed her opponents. She had 12 kills against the Lions. Following close behind, sophomore middle blocker Lexi Mercier had 11 kills, and sophomore Dorothy Swanson added in another 10. Their competitors did not stand a chance against the offensive game that the Wildcats brought to the court. “We are really focusing on bettering ourselves as volleyPaige Otway Staff Photographer ball players in every aspect Sophomore Lexi Mercier looks to spike the ball for a kill. of the game, but most specifically defense,” said Taylor Mercier leads the team in blocks this season with 91.
Nix, junior outside hitter from Crawford. “Jason has instilled in each of us that our blocking and defense is important and has got to continue to be better.” The Wildcats still have time to turn around their season and from their last two matches, it would appear they are on their way to do so. The team faced the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Monday night. The match resulted in an overall loss for the record books for ACU. They were 1-3 in the match. Despite the loss, Loerch was still able to supply her team with 17 kills while Lexi Mercier , sophomore middle blocker from Centennial, Colorado had four blocks in the match, the highest for the team. “We need to work on keeping that mental mindset of scoring our own points,” said Brooke Ray, sophomore defensive specialist from Lucas. “We need to push ourselves even if
the other team is giving us points.” The team added two wins to its record, but one more loss. The Wildcats are now 2-8 in conference and 4-20 overall. They still have 5 conference games left in the season, and the Wildcats will continue to face top-notch competition. “We understand that chemistry and communication really impact this game at this high of a level. We will continue to grow and develop in all areas of the game while also focusing on chemistry on and off the court. The better our chemistry the better our communication will be,” said Nix. The Wildcats are in Louisiana once again on Wednesday to face their conference opponents, the Colonels, at Nicholls State University.
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‘Cats fumble game away in Huntsville
Team
Div.
SELU UCA SFA MSU SHSU Lamar NSU ACU HBU UIW Nicholls St.
4-1 4-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-3 1-4 1-4 0-5
Ovrl 6-3 5-4 6-2 5-2 4-4 5-3 4-4 4-5 2-6 1-7 0-9
soccer Standings
Team
Div.
SFA 9-0 SHSU 7-2 HBU 6-1-2 ACU 5-4-2 SELU 5-4 MSU 5-5 Nicholls St. 4-5 TAMU-CC 3-5-1 UIW 2-4-3 Lamar 2-6-2 UCA 1-7-1 NSU 1-7-1
Ovrl 13-2-1 8-8 7-6-3 8-9-2 12-5 7-9-1 8-8 4-7-3 2-11-3 4=11-2 5-10-2 4-12-1
volleyball Standings
Team
Div.
SFA UCA TAMU-CC SHSU HBU NSU SELU Nicholls St. Lamar UIW MSU ACU NO
11-0 10-0 7-3 6-3 6-3 7-4 5-5 3-6 3-6 3-8 2-8 2-8 0-11
Ovrl 18-7 15-7 14-13 13-9 11-12 10-14 8-14 7-15 3-18 7-17 12-14 4-19 6-19
Who’s Hot Cornerback/wide receiver/ return man Jonathan Epps turned in epps his best game Saturday. Epps led the team in allpurpose yards with 113 against Sam Houston. He also caught one touchdown and had three tackles and a tackle for loss on defense.
briefings ACU’s cross country teams will compete in Southland Conference Championships on Nov. 10 with a De’Andre Brown the Wildcat 14 points, as the tions for 98 yards. Demar- game with what appeared 3. Shera Niemirowski Sports multimedia director
Freshman running back De’Andre Brown had 60 all-purpose yards and a rushing touchdown against conference opponent Sam Houston State. The Wildcats are now ranked 8th in conference after Saturday’s loss. They have lost three out of their last four games.
collin wieder sports editor The ACU football team turned the ball over four times in a tough 38-21 loss Saturday to conference opponent Sam Houston State, falling to 4-5 overall with a 2-3 conference record. The Wildcats came out slow to start the game, as the Bearkats jumped out to an early 10-0 second quarter lead. ACU’s offense attempted to answer on the next drive when quarterback Parker McKenzie threw an interception to Bearkat defensive back Eric Agbaroji, leading to a 28-yard return for a Sam Houston touchdown to make it 17-0 Bearkats. ACU would drive down and cut the deficit back to
5-yard touchdown run. The following drive would result in another touchdown, as McKenzie hit tight end Noah Cheshier for a 64-yard touchdown pass, making it 17-14 Sam Houston. The comeback would stop there as Sam Houston scored 21 unanswered points and pulled away. SHSU’s defense would also score its second defensive touchdown of the afternoon on a 27-yard fumble return for a touchdown by A.J. Davis. Utility player Jonathan Epps would cut the deficit down late for ACU with his first touchdown catch of the season. The Wildcats went stride for stride offensively with the Bearkats, putting up 445 yards to Sam Houston’s 452. The turnovers, however, cost
team lost three fumbles and threw an interception. ACU entered the game without losing a fumble and with only five total turnovers on the year. McKenzie finished the game 29-for-44 for 385 yards with two touchdowns and one pick on the day. McKenzie was pressured all day as he lost two fumbles and was sacked five times. “They are a great defense,” head coach Ken Collums said. “This is the best defensive line we have played all year. Offensively, I am embarrassed by the way we didn’t protect the ball.” The receiving corps put together a complete game, with five different players recording multiple catches. Receiver Cedric Gilbert led the way with eight recep-
cus Thompson and running back De’Andre Brown both had five catches, Thompson with 70 yards and Brown with 40 yards. Epps had one reception for a touchdown and Cheshier had two catches for 73 yards and a touchdown. “I felt the receiving corps did pretty well,” Gilbert said. “There weren’t many dropped balls and I felt like we had a pretty good game.” The running game was ineffective for most of the game as they carried 22 times for 31 yards and one touchdown. The sack yardage affected those numbers heavily, with McKenzie losing 30 yards on the day. True freshman lineback Sam Denmark led the way for the defense with 14 total tackles but left late in the
to be an ankle injury. Fellow linebacker senior Justin Stephens followed with 12 total tackles. The defense did not force a turnover or record a sack all day as sophomore quarterback Jared Johnson had 363 total yards. However, the defense did only give up 24 points as the offense gave away 14. “I am so proud of our defense,” Collums said. “We forced three-and-out after three-and-out and that gives you a chance to win.” The Wildcats will prepare for a matchup against the University of Central Arkansas (5-4, 4-1) next Saturday at Clark Stadium in Plano.
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Quarterback Parker McKenzie continues to lead the Southland in passing yards per game (286.) and in touchdown passes (20). The ACU soccer team finished up their season ranked fourth in the Southland. The ‘Cats had a winning conference record going 5-4-2. ACU football has two players ranked in the top 10 in the Southland for touchdowns scored. Receiver Cedric Gilbert has seven on the year while running back De’Andre Brown has six.
Soccer finished season with 1-1 weekend
Be sure to follow @OptimistSports on Twitter for more stories Dombrowski gave up a Sophomore goalkeeper and the latest ACU lone goal on the two at- Kelsey Dombrowski fin- sports news coverage.
daniel zepeda sports director The women’s soccer team concluded its 2014 season with a 1-0 loss against conference opponent McNeese State Sunday. The Wildcats end the season with eight wins, nine losses and two ties. The Cowboys jumped out early in the 38th minute on a corner kick that would end up being the lone goal of the afternoon. “A negative from Sunday’s game is that we could not get an attack together, and the wind played a factor in the goal scored against us,” redshirt freshman Leslie Snider said. “We weren’t able to get into any form of offensive rhythm and it hurt us.” Despite being outscored, the Wildcats recorded more shots on goal during the game, 6-2, and
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Freshman forward Deonna Calhoun and ACU soccer finished up the 2014 season Sunday with a 2-0 loss to MSU. kept the Cowboys on their of the second half. Sophoside of the field for most more goalkeeper Kelsey
tempts by McNeese. “We were definitely making our game way too hard Sunday,” Snider said. “We did not build any kind of attack and wasted every chance we got really. McNeese did pressure us pretty high, but the second half they didn’t have any attack against us. We pressured their defense the entire second half, but could not get a goal in.” The Wildcats took on Lamar Friday afternoon at Shotwell, and they came away with a 2-0 victory. Sophomore Natalie Throneberry and Snider registered a goal apiece, Throneberry’s coming in the 44th minute, and Snider’s in the 56th minute. “Every line of our formation played their part well and we played consistently for the majority of the game,” Snider said.
ished the game with five saves, pushing her season total to 52 saves in 13 games. The goal was Throneberry’s second of the year, and it was Snider’s third of the season. The Wildcats ended the season with a 5-4-2 conference record, good enough for fourth place in the final conference standings. “It was better to end the season 1-1 than 0-2 like last year,” Snider said. “It would have been nicer to beat McNeese and send our seniors away with a win in their last game. But we all played hard and that’s all we ever ask of each other.”
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Upcoming Football goes to Plano Saturday to play in Clark Stadium against Central Arkansas. The game will begin at 2 p.m. Volleyball plays a home game on Saturday against conference rival Incarnate Word. The match begins at 2 p.m. Men’s and women’s tennis travel to Phoenix on Nov. 7 to play in the Grand Canyon Invitational. Matches begin at 8 a.m.