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JACI SCHNEIDER OPINION EDITOR Dr. Jonathan Wade, assis- tant professor of English and assistant director of honors studies, announced his resig- nation from the university Monday. He will complete the fall semester and move to Cullowhee, N.C., in Decem- ber, where he will take the position of center fellow at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. “I’m not leaving ACU because I dislike it or have any hard feelings,” Wade said. He said that the over- whelming reason for his deci- sion is that the center is five minutes away from his wife’s parents’ home. He said he wants his two children, ages three and six, to grow up with their grandparents. Wade was scheduled to teach one honors Bible class and two English courses next spring. “It really just came up in the last two or three weeks,” he said. “It was a now-or- never sort of thing.” The center where Wade will work is part of the University of North Carolina system. He will teach about 12 renewal seminars a year for public school teachers. After four years of teaching at ACU, Wade’s absence will be noticed in the English and Honors departments next semester. Dr. Chris Willerton, direc- tor of the Honors Program and professor of English, said he is trying to arrange for a differ- ent teacher to take over the Honors Bible class Wade was supposed to teach. “Long-term, I don’t know what will happen,” Willerton said. “I don’t know how we’ll By JENNA LUCADO STUDENT REPORTER More than $3,780 has been raised since Chapel Monday to help buy rice, beans and water for the victims of Hurricane Jeanne in Haiti. The money will go to a branch of Healing Hands International, a Christian worldwide relief effort, located in Abilene, who will in turn give the money to Brad and Monica Gautney, two ACU graduates who now work as missionaries in Lagosette, Haiti. “Brad and Monica are the people who will be physically purchasing and distributing the water and food there in Haiti,” said Melanie Booker, junior political science major from Sugar Land and Students’ Association vice president. “That way they can bypass the black market that is so preva- lent there.” Dr. Ed Enzor, director of Healing Hands International in Abilene, said the Gautneys had returned to the United States because of the hurricane threats in the Caribbean. While they were in the United States, Hurricane Jeanne hit Haiti on Sept. 16. Eznor said the magni- tude of the hurricane’s destruc- tion has pressed the Gautneys to return and help the relief efforts this week. The Guatneys will purchase 100-pound sacks of rice and beans, and water will be bought in Haiti. Enzor said they are looking at possible emergency rations in Lubbock and buying rice in the Houston area. “The drinking water that the Haitians have available for them are polluted by the dead bodies floating in it,” Booker said. Hurricane Jeanne is consid- ered one of the deadliest hurri- canes in history, killing 2,000 people in Haiti, 11 people in Puerto Rico and at least three in the Dominican Republic, according to BBC News. The storms have left thou- sands homeless and starving. HHI sent letters to churches around town, as well as the ACU campus, asking for money. “They generally don’t ask for donations on the ACU cam- pus,” Booker said, “but this was such an immediate oppor- tunity to minister to these peo- ple that they wanted to do a huge campaign.” A slide show presentation of the disaster in Haiti was played after Chapel on Monday, and SA and International Students Association members held donation buckets outside the OPTIMIST THE Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Abilene Christian University Serving the ACU community since 1912 WEDNESDAY October 6, 2004 Vol. 93, No. 14 1 section, 12 pages www.acuoptimist.com Coming to America: Chronicle the Malagasy students’ journey from Madagascar to Abilene. Page 6 and 7 Wireless routers clog the airways: Wireless Internet routers, especially in the resi- dence halls, have caused significant problems, network administrators said. Page 4 ‘Friday Nights’ light up: Football coach Gary Gaines will be portrayed in the movie Friday Night Lights. Page 12 By LORI BREDEMEYER MANAGING EDITOR Although a national poker craze has grown through the last several years as ESPN, Bravo and several other TV networks have broadcast major tournaments, Dr. Wayne Bar- nard, dean of Campus Life, said he has not seen much of a problem on campus and has not had to take any discipli- nary action against it. Gambling in any form is a violation of Section 1-06 of the Student Guide, and conse- quences can include an infor- mal or written warning. Barnard said instead of repri- manding the men playing the card game, residence directors this year are focusing on encouraging the use of chips instead of money. “What we’ve attempted to do is create environments where playing poker could be much like playing spades or chess or any other game,” he said. Men are allowed to play poker as long as the money they put in is used as an entry fee, like what they would pay to play in any other kind of tournament. Jason Craddock, residence director of Edwards, said he thinks his residents under- stand the distinction between gambling and paying an entry fee. “They should be aware of that difference,” he said. “Like it says in the handbook: Gambling is against the stu- dent guide, and if you’re put- ting down your own money, that’s just leading to issues. They should know the differ- ence, and they will be treated as if they know the difference.” Barnard said he has been considering the effectiveness of the policy against gambling and said it might be clarified more in the future. “Our policies can’t legislate behavior,” he said. “… I don’t even assume that we’re going to control behavior off campus. What we can do though is set some limits about what’s allowed on campus in our resi- Poker allowed, not gambling Residence directors encourage playing for chips, not money See POKER Page 9 By CHRISTY GOWER FEATURES EDITOR David Leeson, class of ’78, has been named this year’s Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, the highest award an ACU alumnus can achieve, by the Alumni Association. “I was excited, naturally, and I felt very honored to be chosen for the award,” Leeson said. “I was humbled, actually. There’s a lot of alumni out there, and for me to be chosen for the year is an honor. It’s an important event in my life, an important milestone in my life.” Linda Giddens, president of the Alumni Association and 1972 graduate, said the award is given to honor someone who, through their work, has put ACU on the map. “He has excelled in his chosen field of photography,” she said. “It seemed to be the right selection at the right time.” Leeson recently won the Pulitzer Prize, the highest award in print journalism, and the Edward R. Murrow Award, the highest award in broadcast journalism, for photographs and a documentary of the war in Iraq. Leeson said the award is more complete than the oth- ers he’s received because they go beyond the tangible prod- uct of the photographs and videos. “To me, to win an award from your university and hometown, it’s more person- al,” the native Abilenian said. “These people know your background and history. They’re not doing it just because of the Pulitzer, and I know that. “I could be a low-life and still win a Pulitzer, maybe,” he said. “That’s why it’s so hum- bling that people have noticed my life and my faith and how it is integrated in my career.” Dr. Charlie Marler, profes- sor emeritus of journalism and mass communication, said Leeson was a “wanna-be photographer” when he attended the university, which was before the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication had a degree in photography. “He was a natural story- teller, and it didn’t matter to him what tools he had to tell the story, and what tools he didn’t have to tell the story,” Marler said. “It was an insa- tiable drive in him.” Marler said the Pulitzer is made for unique people, and so Leeson winning the award was a good match. “It’s a story about how a person uses adversity,” he said. “He didn’t pick a big university or a big photojour- nalism program. You put together a student with high Photographer named alumnus of year Leeson won Pulitzer Prize this year for war coverage in Iraq See ALUMNUS Page 9 BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer Courtney Amos, freshman journalism major from Lake Charles, La., looks away as Jodi Jordan, a blood bank technician from Hendrick Medical Center draws blood during the blood drive in the Living Room of the Campus Center on Monday. Six investigated for theft of crest By JONATHAN SMITH EDITOR IN CHIEF Six members and pledges of the Gamma Sigma Phi men’s social club will go before a panel of faculty, staff and stu- dents Wednesday afternoon to tell of their involvement in the theft of the Frater Sodalis crest from the intramural fields across from Gardner Hall. The panel will recommend to Dr. Wayne Barnard, dean of Campus Life, what disciplinary action to take against the men. Should the university decide to pursue criminal charges— something Barnard said is not yet decided — the men could face felony theft charges, said Jimmy Ellison, chief of ACU Police. The bronze crest was stolen around 1 a.m. Friday morning from the newly built archway at the entrance to the Larry “Satch” Sanders Intramural Fields, Ellison said. By 11 a.m. Friday, Ellison said he had identified the six individuals involved in the theft and through their cooper- ation found more evidence implicating those involved. Ellison said Tuesday he had completed his investigation and was awaiting word from Barnard and tomorrow’s hear- ing. “We’re going through a very reasonable process for the stu- dents,” Barnard said, regarding the panel and hearing. Tomorrow’s panel will be chaired by Neal Coates, assis- tant professor of political sci- ence, and Barnard will select one faculty member and one staff member to also serve on it. Layne Rouse, executive president of the Students’ Association, will select two students to serve, and a club president and adviser not affil- iated with Gamma Sigma Phi or Frater Sodalis will also be randomly selected for the panel. Barnard said in similar situ- Suspects to go before panel of faculty, students Wednesday See THEFT Page 9 Students raise money for Haiti Donations will go toward buying food, water for victims See HAITI Page 9 Memorial Service A memorial service for Emmanuel Anyanwu will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Chapel on the Hill. The International Students Association is helping to organize the service. Anyanwu, 22, died Sept. 24 in a car wreck on North First and Mesquite streets. He was an interna- tional student from Nigeria for one semester at ACU in the spring of 2001. Funeral services for Anyanwu will be in Houston on Friday where members of his family from Nigeria can attend. Wade to leave at semester Assistant direct of honors studies takes job in North Carolina See WADE Page 9 ‘This won’t hurt a bit’

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JACI SCHNEIDEROPINION EDITOR

Dr. Jonathan Wade, assis-tant professor of English andassistant director of honorsstudies, announced his resig-nation from the universityMonday.

He will complete the fallsemester and move toCullowhee, N.C., in Decem-ber, where he will take theposition of center fellow at theNorth Carolina Center for theAdvancement of Teaching.

“I’m not leaving ACUbecause I dislike it or have anyhard feelings,” Wade said.

He said that the over-whelming reason for his deci-sion is that the center is fiveminutes away from his wife’sparents’ home. He said hewants his two children, agesthree and six, to grow up withtheir grandparents.

Wade was scheduled toteach one honors Bible classand two English courses nextspring.

“It really just came up inthe last two or three weeks,”he said. “It was a now-or-never sort of thing.”

The center where Wadewill work is part of the

University of North Carolinasystem. He will teach about 12renewal seminars a year forpublic school teachers.

After four years of teachingat ACU, Wade’s absence willbe noticed in the English andHonors departments nextsemester.

Dr. Chris Willerton, direc-tor of the Honors Program andprofessor of English, said he istrying to arrange for a differ-ent teacher to take over theHonors Bible class Wade wassupposed to teach.

“Long-term, I don’t knowwhat will happen,” Willertonsaid. “I don’t know how we’ll

By JENNA LUCADO STUDENT REPORTER

More than $3,780 has beenraised since Chapel Monday tohelp buy rice, beans and waterfor the victims of HurricaneJeanne in Haiti.

The money will go to abranch of Healing HandsInternational, a Christianworldwide relief effort, locatedin Abilene, who will in turngive the money to Brad andMonica Gautney, two ACUgraduates who now work asmissionaries in Lagosette, Haiti.

“Brad and Monica are thepeople who will be physicallypurchasing and distributingthe water and food there inHaiti,” said Melanie Booker,junior political science majorfrom Sugar Land and Students’Association vice president.“That way they can bypass theblack market that is so preva-lent there.”

Dr. Ed Enzor, director ofHealing Hands International inAbilene, said the Gautneys hadreturned to the United Statesbecause of the hurricanethreats in the Caribbean. Whilethey were in the United States,Hurricane Jeanne hit Haiti onSept. 16. Eznor said the magni-tude of the hurricane’s destruc-

tion has pressed the Gautneysto return and help the reliefefforts this week.

The Guatneys will purchase100-pound sacks of rice andbeans, and water will be boughtin Haiti. Enzor said they arelooking at possible emergencyrations in Lubbock and buyingrice in the Houston area.

“The drinking water thatthe Haitians have available forthem are polluted by the deadbodies floating in it,” Bookersaid.

Hurricane Jeanne is consid-ered one of the deadliest hurri-canes in history, killing 2,000people in Haiti, 11 people inPuerto Rico and at least threein the Dominican Republic,according to BBC News.

The storms have left thou-sands homeless and starving.HHI sent letters to churchesaround town, as well as theACU campus, asking formoney.

“They generally don’t askfor donations on the ACU cam-pus,” Booker said, “but thiswas such an immediate oppor-tunity to minister to these peo-ple that they wanted to do ahuge campaign.”

A slide show presentation ofthe disaster in Haiti was playedafter Chapel on Monday, andSA and International StudentsAssociation members helddonation buckets outside the

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Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Abilene Christian University Serving the ACU community since 1912

WEDNESDAYOctober 6, 2004

Vol. 93, No. 141 section, 12 pages

www.acuoptimist.com

Coming to America:Chronicle the Malagasystudents’ journey fromMadagascar to Abilene.

Page 6 and 7

Wireless routers clog the airways:Wireless Internet routers, especially in the resi-dence halls, have caused significant problems,network administrators said.

Page 4

‘Friday Nights’ light up:Football coach Gary Gaineswill be portrayed in themovie Friday Night Lights.

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By LORI BREDEMEYERMANAGING EDITOR

Although a national pokercraze has grown through thelast several years as ESPN,Bravo and several other TVnetworks have broadcast majortournaments, Dr. Wayne Bar-nard, dean of Campus Life,said he has not seen much of aproblem on campus and hasnot had to take any discipli-nary action against it.

Gambling in any form is aviolation of Section 1-06 of theStudent Guide, and conse-quences can include an infor-mal or written warning.Barnard said instead of repri-manding the men playing thecard game, residence directorsthis year are focusing onencouraging the use of chipsinstead of money.

“What we’ve attempted todo is create environmentswhere playing poker could bemuch like playing spades orchess or any other game,” hesaid.

Men are allowed to playpoker as long as the moneythey put in is used as an entryfee, like what they would payto play in any other kind oftournament.

Jason Craddock, residencedirector of Edwards, said hethinks his residents under-stand the distinction betweengambling and paying an entryfee.

“They should be aware ofthat difference,” he said. “Likeit says in the handbook:Gambling is against the stu-dent guide, and if you’re put-ting down your own money,that’s just leading to issues.They should know the differ-ence, and they will be treatedas if they know the difference.”

Barnard said he has beenconsidering the effectiveness ofthe policy against gamblingand said it might be clarifiedmore in the future.

“Our policies can’t legislatebehavior,” he said. “… I don’teven assume that we’re goingto control behavior off campus.What we can do though is setsome limits about what’sallowed on campus in our resi-

Poker allowed,not gambling

Residence directorsencourage playing

for chips, not money

See POKER Page 9

By CHRISTY GOWERFEATURES EDITOR

David Leeson, class of ’78,has been named this year’sOutstanding Alumnus of theYear, the highest award anACU alumnus can achieve, bythe Alumni Association.

“I was excited, naturally, andI felt very honored to be chosenfor the award,” Leeson said. “Iwas humbled, actually. There’s alot of alumni out there, and forme to be chosen for the year isan honor. It’s an importantevent in my life, an importantmilestone in my life.”

Linda Giddens, presidentof the Alumni Association and1972 graduate, said the awardis given to honor someonewho, through their work, hasput ACU on the map.

“He has excelled in hischosen field of photography,”she said. “It seemed to be theright selection at the righttime.”

Leeson recently won thePulitzer Prize, the highestaward in print journalism, andthe Edward R. Murrow Award,the highest award in broadcastjournalism, for photographsand a documentary of the warin Iraq.

Leeson said the award ismore complete than the oth-ers he’s received because theygo beyond the tangible prod-

uct of the photographs andvideos.

“To me, to win an awardfrom your university andhometown, it’s more person-al,” the native Abilenian said.“These people know yourbackground and history.They’re not doing it justbecause of the Pulitzer, and Iknow that.

“I could be a low-life andstill win a Pulitzer, maybe,” hesaid. “That’s why it’s so hum-bling that people have noticedmy life and my faith and howit is integrated in my career.”

Dr. Charlie Marler, profes-sor emeritus of journalismand mass communication,said Leeson was a “wanna-bephotographer” when heattended the university, which

was before the Department ofJournalism and MassCommunication had a degreein photography.

“He was a natural story-teller, and it didn’t matter tohim what tools he had to tellthe story, and what tools hedidn’t have to tell the story,”Marler said. “It was an insa-tiable drive in him.”

Marler said the Pulitzer ismade for unique people, andso Leeson winning the awardwas a good match.

“It’s a story about how aperson uses adversity,” hesaid. “He didn’t pick a biguniversity or a big photojour-nalism program. You puttogether a student with high

Photographer named alumnus of yearLeeson won Pulitzer

Prize this year for warcoverage in Iraq

See ALUMNUS Page 9

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Courtney Amos, freshman journalism major from Lake Charles, La., looks away as Jodi Jordan, a blood bank technician from HendrickMedical Center draws blood during the blood drive in the Living Room of the Campus Center on Monday.

Six investigated for theft of crestBy JONATHAN SMITH

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Six members and pledges ofthe Gamma Sigma Phi men’ssocial club will go before apanel of faculty, staff and stu-

dents Wednesday afternoon totell of their involvement in thetheft of the Frater Sodalis crestfrom the intramural fieldsacross from Gardner Hall.

The panel will recommendto Dr. Wayne Barnard, dean ofCampus Life, what disciplinaryaction to take against the men.Should the university decide topursue criminal charges—

something Barnard said is notyet decided—the men couldface felony theft charges, saidJimmy Ellison, chief of ACUPolice.

The bronze crest was stolenaround 1 a.m. Friday morningfrom the newly built archwayat the entrance to the Larry“Satch” Sanders IntramuralFields, Ellison said.

By 11 a.m. Friday, Ellisonsaid he had identified the sixindividuals involved in thetheft and through their cooper-ation found more evidenceimplicating those involved.Ellison said Tuesday he hadcompleted his investigationand was awaiting word fromBarnard and tomorrow’s hear-ing.

“We’re going through a veryreasonable process for the stu-dents,” Barnard said, regardingthe panel and hearing.

Tomorrow’s panel will bechaired by Neal Coates, assis-tant professor of political sci-ence, and Barnard will selectone faculty member and onestaff member to also serve onit. Layne Rouse, executive

president of the Students’Association, will select twostudents to serve, and a clubpresident and adviser not affil-iated with Gamma Sigma Phior Frater Sodalis will also berandomly selected for thepanel.

Barnard said in similar situ-

Suspects to go beforepanel of faculty,

students Wednesday

See THEFT Page 9

Students raisemoney for Haiti

Donations will gotoward buying food,

water for victims

See HAITI Page 9

MemorialService

A memorial service forEmmanuel Anyanwu willbe conducted at 7:30 p.m.Thursday in the Chapel onthe Hill. The InternationalStudents Association ishelping to organize theservice. Anyanwu, 22, diedSept. 24 in a car wreck onNorth First and Mesquitestreets. He was an interna-tional student from Nigeriafor one semester at ACUin the spring of 2001.Funeral services forAnyanwu will be inHouston on Friday wheremembers of his familyfrom Nigeria can attend.

Wade to leave at semesterAssistant direct of

honors studies takesjob in North Carolina

See WADE Page 9

‘This won’t hurt a bit’

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Volunteer Opportunities

11MondaySA Live, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,Campus Center tables.

Faculty Women’s Meeting, 11:30a.m.-1 p.m., Faculty-Staff DiningRoom.

Social club officers meeting, 5-6:30p.m., Living Room.

McNair Scholars, all day, CampusCenter ticket windows.

Wellness Week expo, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Campus Center tables.

SA Live, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,Campus Center tables.

Wellness Week, “Passion for Life,”11:30 a.m.-1:25 p.m., Hilton Room.

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Covenant Place of Abilene,an assisted living facility, needssomeone to tutor a student whowants to learn to read and write. Forinformation, contact the Volunteerand Service-Learning Center.

The Service Action Lead-ership Team is trying to create adatabase that will send e-mails tokeep students informed of opportu-nities for service. To create the data-base, the center needs student par-ticipation. Students can visit theVolunteer and Service LearningCenter to fill out a volunteer regis-tration form. By filling out the form,students are not committing to anyservice project, but they will receivee-mails that will enhance theirawareness community needs.

The Noah Project needs volun-

teers to answer hotline calls andattend to shelter needs. For informa-tion, contact the Volunteer andService-Learning Center.

City Light Ministries needsvolunteers to tutor elementaryschool students and to play gamesor read to them on Mondays from3:30-5 p.m. People who enjoy chil-dren and are interested in thisopportunity can go to the Volunteerand Service-Learning Center forinformation.

Fashions for the Cure, a fund-raiser for Breast Cancer Awareness,needs volunteers to transport andset up a stage and help with decora-tions before and after a dinner andfashion show Wednesday. Contactthe Volunteer and Service-LearningCenter for information.

ACU Computer Auction, 7 a.m.-10p.m., Hilton Room.

Jason Morris- McNair and Friendsworkshop, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Freshman Tailgate Party, 12:30 p.m.,Shotwell Stadium.

Sigma Theta Chi Grub.

GATA Grub.

DAY

Gamma Sigma Phi Grub.

Frater Sodalis Grub.

Sub T-16 Grub.

Interest group meetings forstudents interested in studyingabroad will be this week. The LatinAmerica interest group meeting willbe Thursday from 11:45 a.m.-12:45p.m. in the Mabee BusinessBuilding, Room 118. The Oxfordinterest group meeting will beFriday from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. inthe Mabee Library Auditorium. Afree pizza lunch will be provided atboth meetings.

Wellness Week is featuringbooths in the Hilton Room from11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Students cancheck their knowledge of howdepression, anxiety, stress and rela-tionships shape minds and atti-tudes. Students can relax with afree massage and register for freeprizes.

Students can sign up for theweekend racquetball tourna-ment that will take place Friday andSaturday. The sign-up deadline isThursday, and cost is $10 per per-son. Sign-ups are in BennettGymnasium.

Hello Books will be heresoon. Order the 2004-05 campusdirectory in advance for $10 by con-tacting Lorri Ware in the Journalismand Mass CommunicationDepartment at Ext. 2296 [email protected]. Students cancharge it to their account or pay bycheck or credit card. Students canalso visit http://www.acu.edu/aca-demics/cas/jmc/store/hellobook.html to fill out an order form.

Education Department stu-dents planning to student-teachin spring 2005 must attend arequired information meetingWednesday or Thursday from 5-6p.m. in the library auditorium. Thedeadline to submit applications tostudent-teach in spring 2005 will beOct. 20.

The second annual gospelmeeting at Hillcrest Church ofChrist is being conducted thisweekend. The event will take placeSaturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 1p.m. Food and childcare will beprovided both days.

Students may nominate fac-ulty members for the PiperProfessorship award. Students mayselect one full-time faculty memberas a nominee for the PiperProfessorship award, a prestigioushonor granted by the state of Texasrecognizing the 15 most outstand-ing teachers at the college level inTexas. In addition to statewiderecognition, Piper professorsreceive a $5,000 award. To nomi-nate, e-mail [email protected] by Friday.

The Spiritual Life Core is pro-viding the opportunity to beinvolved in a small group study forone hour per week. The groups willbe going through the book NotEven A Hint by Joshua Harris.Students wishing to participate in asmall group with other students cane-mail [email protected].

Unstress Day.

SA Live, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,Campus Center tables.

Medical Clinic flu shots, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m, Faculty-Staff DiningRoom.

Wellness Week, “Passion for Life,”11:30-1:30 p.m., Hilton Room.

Bible study group, 7-10 p.m., LivingRoom.

Announcements

Pruett Gerontology display, all day,Campus Center tables.

Pruett Gerontology display, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Campus Center tables.

JamFest interest meeting, 10 p.m.,Bean Sprout.

McNair speaker, 7-9 p.m., HiltonRoom.

International Students Association,8-10:50 p.m., Living Room.

Wildcat Walk Meter check-in/out,11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., CampusCenter ticket windows.

Wellness Week, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.,Hilton Room.

Faculty-Senate meeting, 7-8:15a.m., Faculty-Staff Dining Room.

Wellness Week expo, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Campus Center tables.

SA Live, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,Campus Center tables.

Southern Hills, Frasier’s Life Group,7-8 p.m., Campus Center RecreationArea.

SA Live, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,Campus Center tables.

Campaign video viewing, 1-2:30p.m., Hilton Room.

Movie Night, 6:30-10 p.m., LivingRoom.

McNair Scholars, all day, CampusCenter ticket windows.

By SALLY STEVENSSTUDENT REPORTER

Next week about 35 stu-dents will begin to wear pur-ple every day.

The purple-clad studentsare members of theHomecoming SteeringCommittee, which is headedby two co-chairs and super-vised by the staff in theAlumni Association.

"We want to increase stu-dent awareness; yes it’sHomecoming and yes it’s forstudents as well," saidKathleen Pina, Homecomingco-chair and senior politicalscience major from SanAntonio.

Pina said wearing purpleevery day will emphasizethat Homecoming is not justfor alumni and will showthat this year’s committeewants to increase currentstudent participation andinvolvement, even at theplanning level.

Applying for the Home-coming Steering Committeein the past years has been"application by invite" only,Pina said, but this year theywanted to open it up foreveryone. She said evenfreshmen could apply andwould be great for the com-mittee because of all the timeand energy they could con-tribute. Of the students on

this year’s committee, 15 arefreshmen.

Another way the commit-tee will be getting studentsinvolved is through JamFest,a concert made up of studentbands and performers. LydiaSpies, Homecoming SteeringCommittee co-chair and sen-ior pre-physical therapymajor form Glen Rose, saidthe concert scheduled for theFriday night ofHomecoming, will featuremany students instead ofbringing in a single artist.

It is always a challenge tofind someone who willappeal to the interests ofboth the alumni and stu-dents Spies said. She said thecommittee is even trying tohave alumni participate inJamFest this year.

The committee is workingon ways to get studentsexcited about all of theevents and is looking forprizes for the annualHomecoming Golf Classic.Spies said one of the prizeswill be a car, and there is apossibility that one of theprizes will be a motorcycle.

This year Homecoming isscheduled for Oct. 21-24,and the full schedule ofevents, including informa-tion about the Homecomingmusical Kiss Me Kate and theclass reunions, can be foundonline through the ACU Websites.

Steering Committee toincrease awareness

Members to wearpuple every dayin preparation

E-mail Stevens at: [email protected]

By TABITHA VAILSTAFF WRITER

Deep Dish Philosophygives students an opportuni-ty to discuss topics rangingfrom philosophy to religion.

It began three years ago inthe Student HonorsDepartment but did not runlast year. Patrick Leech,sophomore history majorfrom Abilene, leads the club.

Deep Dish combines fel-lowship and “encouragesintellectual discussion”asBill Rankin, professor ofEnglish, said. It begins witha guest speaker who“launches student discus-sion” said Dr. Chris Willer-ton, professor of English anddirector of the HonorsProgram.

A unique aspect to DeepDish is that it is not in lec-ture format like many collegecourses. Willerton said it isan “opportunity outside ofthe classroom” where thereare no holds barred and“anything goes.”

Attendance ranges fromsix to 12 students, allowingthis intimate group deeperdiscussion on topics rangingfrom Aristotle’s philosophiesto last week’s topic of biolog-ical altruism. Leech said thatthese topics usually lead tohow they “impact our faith.”

Leech said Deep Dish ismeant to be a safe environ-ment where students canshare their personal beliefsand receive friendly feed-back.

The goal of this programis to facilitate at least 50 freethinkers, whether they are inthe honors program or not.The Honors Program tries toprovide social activities com-bined with intellectualthought where students canuse their minds and thenapply that knowledge, saidJonathan Wade, professor ofEnglish .

E-mail Vail at: [email protected]

First serving of Deep Dish

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Various walks help encourage disease awareness

By VALERIE HANNEKENSTAFF WRITER

As students begin the longprocess of pledging and intra-mural sports, other activitiesbustle around campus. On Oct.2, students from numerouscampus clubs, volunteers fromlocal organizations, and staffjoined to support the annualHeart Walk. This walk, and thefunding received, went towardresearch for heart disease.

“Heart disease affects everyage, even little babies,” saidPam Medulla, secretary for theMedical Clinic.

The five-mile walk started at9:00 a.m., but some came asearly as 7:30 a.m. because theywanted to participate and hadconflicts later in the day. Thewalk started near Buffalo GapRoad at Wylie Baptist Church,continued through the FairwayOaks neighborhood and endedback at Wylie Baptist.

Some of the big supportersof this walk included the socialclub Alpha Kai Omega, the

track team, and numerous resi-dence hall residents.

“Heart disease runs in myfamily, and I want people to beaware that heart disease canstart at an early age,” GardnerHall residence director Jac-quetta Etheridge said. “I wouldlike Gardner to start even earli-er next year, maybe even in thesummer.”

The Heart Walk this yearwas coordinated by several dif-ferent representatives of col-leges in the area, as well asorganizations such as BlueCross Blue Shield. Medullaserved as the ACU coordinatorfor the second consecutive year,and her job consisted of gather-ing donations and walkers forthe event.

She said that the studentparticipation made the event asuccess. Medulla said that stu-dents were calling her daily tosee what they could do to helpwith the fund-raiser. She saidpeople with that initiative madeher job easier.

Medulla said ACU has beenthe top donating college for theHeart Walk in the last 2 or 3years. The results for this yearwill not be disclosed until theend of this week. Regardless of

the monetary results, the dona-tions made by the ACU campuswill result in continued in-depth research for heart dis-ease.

“I want to commend thedorms for raising money. It wasjust awesome; all the studentsare great!” Medulla said.

Next year, she said shehopes they can do more toreach out to the faculty andstaff to get them more involved.

As many students walked toraise money for heart diseaseresearch, a large group of ACUstudents walked to help anoth-er cause.

On Oct. 2, 20 Lynay stu-dents walked a mile at NelsonPark. These 20 students werepart of the 103 Lynay membersand numerous others through-out the community that helpedto put together the annualAlzheimer’s Walk. This walk,along with the donations col-lected, raised $1,880 bySaturday when the money wasturned in.

Other groups walking in-cluded neighborhood hospitalsand the Sears’ nursing facility.The Alzheimer’s Walk started at9:00 a.m. and lasted until 6:00p.m. The time frame allowed

people to participate wheneverthey were available.

Besides walking, many peo-ple in the Sociology and SocialWork Department used thisevent for volunteer hours.

Without the time andresources of many different

groups, this walk would nothave been a success.

"I feel that the walk was amutually beneficial experi-ence,” said Dr. Gary McCaleb,ACU Vice-President and Lynaysponsor. It was successful tothe Alzheimer's unit and help-

ful to Lynay members becauseof the reward they got whenhelping people who feel forgot-ten."

E-mail Hanneken at: [email protected]

Citizens of Abilenesupport research for heart disease

EMILY CHASTAIN/Staff Photographer

Benjamin Hoyle, 3, plays with balloons in his wagon Saturday at the Heart Walk at Wylie Baptist Church.Hoyle was the grand marshal for the walk, having had three open-heart surgeries himself.

By TABITHA VAIL STAFF WRITER

The Campus ActivitiesBoard and the Meek BloodCenter conducted a blooddrive in the Living Room onMonday from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Cookies and juice were provid-ed to patients after they fin-ished giving their pint ofblood, as well as a complemen-tary T-shirt.

Amanda Spell, coordinatorof student organizations andactivities, organized the eventand said she feels that donatingblood is an important part oflife that should evolve into

habit. Attendance ranges from 25

to 65 participants, and if thereis not a line, giving blood takesless than a half hour. Spell saidthat it is “something that takestime but not much else.” Spellsaid the gift of blood is a bless-ing for someone else.

Chelsie Fletcher, senior his-tory major from Midland, saidshe gives blood every eightweeks. Giving blood is “some-thing that I enjoy doingbecause I have lots of blood togive,” Fletcher said.

The blood drive usuallytakes place twice a semester orevery eight weeks because thebody must have time to replaceits lost supply, Spell said. Thenext blood drive will be Jan. 18in the Living Room from 11a.m.-5 p.m. and then March 30.

Those who are over the ageof seventeen, weigh more than110 pounds and have healthyblood are encouraged to giveblood, and one pint of bloodcan save as many as three lives.Students can go to www.-givelife.org for more informa-tion about blood and the dona-tion process.

E-mail Vail at: [email protected]

Students helped saveothers by donating

blood Monday

Campus blood drive succeeds

By DANIELLE LINTHICUMSTUDENT REPORTER

Homecoming Queen nom-inations are in, and this year,587 ballots were submitted,nominating senior women tothe Homecoming Court, witha total of 279 women nomi-nated. The top 10-12 womenwill be chosen to be on thisyear’s Court.

Any senior woman can benominated to the Home-coming Court, with thosesponsored by organizationstypically getting the mostvotes, said Betsey Craig, coor-dinator of Queens Activities

for Homecoming. However,she said women do not haveto be a member of an organi-zation to be nominated.

“Even smaller groups cannominate women if they canget their members, as wellfriends, girlfriends andboyfriends involved in thevoting process,” Craig said.

Craig said there is alwaysthe risk of the nominees find-ing out before the appointedtime, so she doesn’t let stu-dent workers handle any partof the voting process.

“I don’t tell anyone theresults,” she said. “It wouldget out because it’s just tootempting.”

When the time comes totell the nominees who theyare, Craig said that this year’sHomecoming Court will be

“kidnapped” sometime thisweek, given a gift packageand told that they are on theCourt.

“It’s a lot of fun,” she said.“They are so surprised…they squeal and get reallyexcited.

Craig said she loves work-ing with the HomecomingCourt, as well as the ComingHome Court, which are thewomen who were on theCourt 10 years ago who comeback to ACU for Home-coming.

“It’s a great tradition,” shesaid. “It’s part of what’s funabout ACU.”

Queen’s court to be nominatedNearly 300 womenwere nominated forHomecoming Queen

E-mail Linthicum at: [email protected]

Blood driveAll who meet require-

ments are eligible to give,and one pint can save asmany as three lives.

The next blood drive willbe Jan. 18 from 11 a.m.-5p.m..

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2003-04 ‘Prickly Pear’ will include high-quality DVD

By DEE TRAVISARTS EDITOR

Nearly halfway through thefall semester, many students arestill missing a piece of last year:their yearbook.

The 2003-04 Prickly Pearshould be distributed on Oct.15, said Cade White, instructorof journalism and mass commu-nication and faculty adviser ofthe Prickly Pear.

“We’re really excited aboutthe book,” White said. “It’s defi-nitely worth the wait for thequality of the finished product.”

The main reason the year-book is late is the DVD that willaccompany every book.

“Last year’s DVD was atremendous success,” Whitesaid. “Our goal is to documentthe lives and happenings ofACU, and the multimedia facetof the DVD is invaluable as ahistorical record.”

The 2003-04 Prickly Pear isonly the second volume to comewith a DVD.

Sarah Reid, senior electronic

media major from Abilene andeditor in chief of the PricklyPear, described the differencesbetween the information on thebook and the DVD.

“The yearbook itself coversthe same material it always has,”Reid said. “It has informationabout social clubs, sportingevents and the students’ pic-tures.”

The DVD, she said, goesmuch more indepth.

“We try to produce qualitythat’s equal to a DVD you wouldpurchase at Hastings,” Reid said.

She said the Prickly PearDVDs are being replicated by a

professional company to helpensure quality, and they canhold twice as much video as theblank DVDs available for per-sonal use.

“The 2002-03 DVD hadabout three and one-half hoursof video,” Reid said, “whereasthis one has close to five hours.”

The DVD will contain sever-al documentary features cover-ing sporting events, the Home-coming Parade and Sing Song.Reid said there would be shortvideo segments of every socialclub’s Sing Song act, as well asdocumentaries about the hosts,hostesses and co-chairs.

“There are many stories thatcan’t really be told in print,”Reid said. One example is thefeature that will be on the DVDabout a student who almostnever wore shoes.

“Video just allows for moreinformation,” Reid said.

Not only can Prickly PearDVD owners plug the disc intotheir DVD players, but they canexplore additional features on apersonal computer.

“The DVD-ROM will haveevery page of every Optimistissue from the entire year,” Reidsaid. “You’ll be able to printthem and see crisper quality

than when you held the actualnewspaper.”

The DVD will also have large,downloadable versions of all thestudents’ pictures.

Reid said the Prickly Pear isalready looking to make im-provements for next year’s vol-ume.

“We hope to have more ofthe personal features in thefuture,” Reid said. “We’re grow-ing, but we’re always trying totake the next step forward.”

DVD to include videosof events and special

documentaries

E-mail Travis at: [email protected]

Running the race for wellness

By JULIA REIDSTUDENT REPORTER

Wellness Week coordinatorsand the Abundant Life Teamhave coordinated a one and one-half mile walk called WildcatWalk. The walk is intended toencourage students, faculty andstaff to lead a healthier lifestyle.

The Wildcat Walk, scheduledfor Friday, is open to studentsand faculty, and the deadline tosign up is Wednesday. Facultyand staff can sign up for thewalk by calling Ext. 4808, andstudents can sign up in theCampus Center.

Suzanne Allmon, director ofHuman Resources and chair ofthe Abundant Life Team,explained why they decided tosponsor a walk this year.

“We wanted to continue topromote healthy lifestylesamong faculty and staff,”Allmon said. “We believe thatparticipating in a walk with thestudents is a great way to dothat.”

Kerri Hart, Abundant LifeTeam member and instructor ofthe Department of ExerciseScience and Health, said partici-pants may break off from thegroup to do less or more thanthe rest of the group.

The walk will begin at 11:45a.m. and will start and end at thebell tower located betweenGibson Health and P.E. Centerand the Campus Center.

The walk falls on the last dayof Wellness Week, “UnstressDay.”

Wellness Week focuses onhelping students to becomemore aware of their personalwellness both physically andspiritually through differentactivities.

Allmon anticipates between75 and 100 walkers to partici-pate in the walk.

For their participation, thefirst 50 faculty and staff mem-bers who are members of theAbundant Life program and thefirst 50 students to sign up willreceive a free step meter, whichwill aid in keeping track of howfar they walk.

Participants are also encour-aged to bring an old T-shirt andexchange it for a new one. Thecollected T-shirts will be donat-ed to Healing Hands Inter-national.

Those who would like moreinformation about the Abun-dant Life program or theWildcat Walk can visit theAbundant Life Web site atwww.acu.edu/abundantlife.

Walk for students, faculty encourageshealthier lifestyles

E-mail Reid at: [email protected]

Wildcat Walk promotes health

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Phil Ware, pulpit minister at Southern Hills Church of Christ, speaks at a brown-bag lunch for WellnessWeek 2004 in the Campus Center’s Hilton Room on Tuesday.

By DEE TRAVIS ARTS EDITOR

Changes made to the net-work last summer, such as thenew registration system NetRegand the spam filter Brightmail,have made a noticeable differ-ence, said Kay Reeves, directorof Technology Support Services.

"We have 25 percent fewerwork orders these days becausethe network is stable," Reevessaid.

Reeves said that approxi-mately 300 computers havebeen denied access to the net-work because of viruses thissemester.

"The same policy of seques-tering computers applies to ouroff-campus users as well,"Reeves said. "People becomeunderstandably aggravatedwhen sequestered, but theydon't realize how many othersare able to use the networkbecause viruses are kept off."

She also said that in onemonth's time, approximately 4.5million spam messages havebeen blocked from the network.

"It's made a huge differenceacross the campus," Reeves said.

While the new programshave performed well, there isanother problem becomingincreasingly difficult to handle:wireless Internet.

"When wireless routers areon the network, they're causingproblems," said Arthur Brant,network administrator. Brantsaid a wireless router in GardnerHall recently caused a majorproblem, leaving hundreds ofstudents without Internetaccess.

"The stability of a wirelessrouter is questionable,” Brantsaid. “There's just too manyissues and too many questions."

Brant said all students in aresidence hall on one wirelessrouter are in danger of experi-encing network failures at anytime.

K.B. Massingill, chief infor-mation officer, said the campuswireless policy is evolving, andthat there will be a clearer policyas time goes on. Although wire-less routers are not currentlyprohibited in residence halls,Massingill said students are dis-couraged from using them.

"They can easily put us atrisk from a security standpoint,"

Massingill said, "and that's apretty big price to pay for a wire-less router."

Massingill also said the poli-cy isn't arbitrary but is based onthe ramifications to the net-work.

"We're always going to dowhat we can to protect the ACUnetwork community," Mas-singill said. "I don't want stu-dents left without Internetresources because someonewants the luxury of not having awire going into their computer."

Wireless Internet access is inthe Campus Center, Library andMabee Business Building.Massingill said a plan exists forspreading that access campus-wide.

"There will be furtherdeployment of wireless accessby the end of the year,"Massingill said. "and our planwill be to look at commonlyused spaces first.”

Massingill said the new resi-dence hall might act as a proto-type to help understand howcampuswide wireless Internetaccess would need to beinstalled.

Network changes prove valuableNew technology helpscampus, but wirelessInternet spells trouble

E-mail Travis at: [email protected]

By SUSAN SPIVEYSTUDENT REPORTER

Auditions for Sing Songhosts and hostesses areMonday and Tuesday, andstudents planning to try outshould be prepared to showoff their talent, said KendallMassey, director of studentproductions.

Three male and threefemale students will beselected for the role of hostsand hostesses, who performsolo and group acts in SingSong.

Tryouts consist of a three-minute solo audition Mondayand a call-back interview, anensemble and sight-readingaudition, and a dance per-formance Tuesday.

The solos are open to allstudents with 60 or morehours as of next semester anda cumulative grade pointaverage of 2.5 or higher.

Students can sign up foran audition or pick up aninformation sheet at Massey’soffice in McKinzie Hall Room133.

Students should bring anaccompanist or a CD track tosing along with and choose a

song “that strikes a note,”Massey said in an interestmeeting Monday night.

“We try to get you guys tobring the performer out.”

After the solos, Masseyand five or six other judgeswill select the candidates theywant to hear again and post acall-back list about 30 min-utes after the last audition,Massey said.

Candidates will submit apersonal reference fromsomeone whom they workwith on a performance basisat their 15-minute interviewwith judges Tuesday. Masseysaid they will also be requiredto sing their vocal part in anensemble piece they havenever seen before and partici-pate in a dance audition,directed by Teri Wilkerson.

“Don’t sweat it,” Masseysaid in reference to the danceportion. He said the judgesare looking for people whoare comfortable onstage andconnect with the audience.

About 60 people tried outfor host and hostess last year,and about 35 people attendedthe interest meeting Mondaynight. Most of the studentswho try out are not music ortheatre majors but just enjoyperforming, Massey said.

Among them is ValerieCompton, junior undeclaredmajor from Huntsville, who

said she hopes to become ahostess.

“I’m kind of nervous,” shesaid.

Compton said she hasnever performed a solo in anACU production but has par-ticipated in Sing Song withthe GATA social club.

“I really like to sing andenjoyed doing theatre in highschool,” she said.

Massey said he does notknow how many studentswill try out this year, but heexpects widespread interest.

“People this year are reallywanting to be a part of SingSong,” he said.

Massey said the auditionsare a month earlier than usualthis year because he is plan-ning to produce a six-songalbum featuring the hosts andhostesses. In past years, CDshave been made of the SingSong show, but this is the firstyear the hosts and hostesseswill make a separate album.

The hosts and hostesseswill work on the album overChristmas break, and it willbe available early next semes-ter, Massey said. He said itwill cost about $6, and heexpects to sell 800 to 1,000copies.

Sing Song searches for emceesAuditions for Sing

Song hosts, hostessesto be conducted soon

E-mail Spivey at: [email protected]

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By DANIELLE LINTHICUMSTUDENT REPORTER

Students sit in class, watch-ing as Rocky trains for hisfamous match with WorldHeavyweight boxing championApollo Creed, Inigo Montoyaavenges his father, and Andyand Red find new life in theShawshank Redemption. No, thisis not Film Appreciation; it isDr. Jeffery Houghton’s businessmanagement class.

Dr. Houghton, associate pro-fessor of management, usesthese clips as well as othersfrom popular movies to demon-strate what he calls a “realworld approach to manage-ment.” Houghton said hebelieves his unusual way ofapproaching class is more effec-tive than a typical lecture.

“My philosophy of teachingis that my students should beenergized, engaged and chal-lenged,” he said. “Students whoare enjoying the learning expe-rience will learn more thanunmotivated, unengaged andbored students who are notenjoying the learning experi-ence.”

Houghton uses various cre-ative tools, such as PowerPoint,

to keep his students interested.“My PowerPoint slides are

very heavy with photos andimages that help me to tell

important sto-ries in class,”he said. “Myentire class isvery visual.”

Houghtonalso uses team-work and lead-ership build-ing exercises.For instance,

on the first day he divides theclass into teams and gives eachteam a Wall Street Journal, aroll of masking tape and a fullcan of Dr Pepper. The goal is tomake the tallest possible struc-ture using the given supplies.Houghton said this exercise ismotivating because the mostsuccessful team receives bonuspoints.

These kinds of activities helpstudents recognize the conceptsof teamwork and leadership,Houghton said.

“Movie clips especially helpthe students to connect themanagement process with reallife,” he said.

Houghton described onemovie lesson that uses Rocky todemonstrate the managementprocess and define the processof achieving goals.

“In order to achieve thisgoal, Rocky must plan hiscourse of action, organize hisresources and his efforts, and bemotivated through leadershipfrom himself or those aroundhim,” Houghton said. “This isthe basic management process,and I point out that the samething is true for any individualor organization that wants toachieve its goals and objec-tives.”

Students say they are inter-ested and have learned a lot inhis class, not only because ofhis unique teaching style, butbecause of Houghton himself.

“I’ve really enjoyed hisclass,” said Elizabeth Canarsky,junior communication majorfrom Waverly, Neb. “He is soenergetic and because he isexcited about the subject, then Iam too. It’s like a chain reactionof energy.”

CAMPUS NEWSWednesday, October 6, 2004 Page 5

By LAURA STORKSTAFF WRITER

Thom Lemmons, managerof the ACU Press and HillCrestPublishing, was recognizedTuesday at the Friends of theAbilene Public Library’s WestTexas Authors of the Monthluncheon.

Lemmons was one of twolocal authors recognized for themonth of October.

The West Texas Authors of

the Month, which recognizeslocal authors who have pub-lished a book within the last 12months, is the newest additionto the West Texas Book andAuthor Festival, the annualweekend event that showcaseslocal authors’ books and helpspromote reading.

The volunteer group thatbegan the West Texas Authorsof the Month is called theFriends of the Abilene PublicLibrary.

Margaret Basquette, memberof Friends of the Abilene PublicLibrary, said that it is importantto recognize authors.

“We believe that reading is

important, and you can’t readwithout authors,” Basquettesaid.

Lemmons, author of SundayClothes and King’s Ransom, saidit is “nice to have folks in yourhometown recognize yourwork.”

“A lot of people don’t realizethat people in town are writingand publishing books,”Lemmons said.

Students can purchaseLemmons’ books, which arehistorical novels, in theCampus Store.

Lemmons recognized as author

By BRIAN SCHMIDTSTUDENT REPORTER

Increasing fans’ unity andspirit was the goal of WhiteOut, a program designed bythe College of Business Ad-ministration’s Marketing Clubthat tried to get as many fansas possible to wear white toSaturday’s football game, saidDr. David Wright, assistantprofessor of management sci-ences and club adviser.

“White Out is an attempt toevoke greater support, in-crease fan spirit and unify thecrowd,” Wright said.

White Out was created bythe club officers, Wright said.The officers collaborated withthe Athletic Department andJared Mosley, athletic director,to get spirit towels to pass outto fans entering Shotwell Sta-dium. Mosley said he wasenthusiastic about the idea.

Marketing Club presidentAllison Stoll, senior marketingmajor from Tucson, Ariz., saidshe is trying to use White Outto decrease what she feels is anabnormal amount of apathytoward the football team.

“We are trying to create afeeling of excitement, enthusi-asm and increased participa-tion by the fans at footballgames because it feels like peo-ple don’t really care as much asat other places,” she said.

Stoll said members of theclub heard of other schoolsand sports teams’ fans havingwhite outs at games and want-ed to generate that type ofspirit at ACU that will carryover to future games andother sports.

The Marketing Club givesstudents a hands-on approachto the marketing world, Stollsaid, and it is open to studentswho are not marketing ma-jors.

“Its goal is to try to givemembers a chance to get ex-perience in marketing,” shesaid, and “to be a leader andto implement programs.”

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Students cheer and wear white in support of the Wildcat football team Saturday at Shotwell Stadium aspart of White Out, a program created by the College of Business Administration’s Marketing Club inwhich fans wear white to games instead of purple to increase school spirit.

White overshadows purple

E-mail Schmidt at: [email protected]

Marketing Club promotes school’s

other color at games

Manager honoredlocally for writingChristian books

E-mail Stork at: [email protected]

By SHAVONNE HERNDONSTUDENT REPORTER

The office of StudentMulticultural Enrichmentencourages students to speakout about controversial topicsin a forum setting called Sun-daes on Mondays.

“This idea came to mind tostart a discussion about issuesthat can be debatable becausethere aren’t any forums at ACUthat deal with race, ethnicityand everyday issues,” saidLaShae Sloan, director ofStudent Multicultural Enrich-ment and organizer of theevent.

“When I was in college, wetalked about things amongstourselves but not out,” Sloansaid.

She said Sundaes gets stu-dents talking about diversityand about secrets never sharedwith others, and they are ableto learn from each other abouttopics they may not agree on.

Sloan said she named theforum Sundaes on Mondaysbecause the idea is to “get stu-dents to talk about heatedissues and feed them ice creamto cool them off.”

During the first meeting,students discussed affirmativeaction, its necessity and whomit benefits. Sloan said this topicled to a discussion about ra-cism and white privilege. Thatdiscussion will continue at thenext meeting.

Noel Cothren, sophomoreart major from Albuquerque,N.M., said she learned a deeperaspect of affirmative actionitself and how it has a lot ofqualities.

“I wasn’t sure that it washelping America, but now I’msure it is helping America,” shesaid.

Students who attended thefirst forum said they were ableto speak freely, and they came

with the hopes of learning fromothers while having respect forthem.

“Everybody that was thereoffered their opinion, and Ilearned a lot from their view-point,” Cothren said.

The attendance for the firstSundaes on Mondays was rea-sonable, Sloan said, but as theevent progresses and gainsmore recognition, she said shehopes students will start flood-ing in.

Future topics will includediscrimination among interna-tional people and HomelandSecurity.

Sundaes will meet the lastMonday of every month. Thenext Sundaes on Mondays willbe at 7 p.m., Oct. 25, in theLiving Room.

Forums encourage discussion

E-mail Herndon at: [email protected]

Sundaes on Mondaysallow students to share

opinions, ice cream

Movies inspire learningProfessor uses unusual

techniques to teachmanagement course

E-mail Linthicum at: [email protected]

Houghton

“I wasn’t sure that it was helping America, but nowI’m sure it is helping America.”

Noel Cothren, sophomore art major from Albuquerque, N.M.

“My philosophy of teaching is that my studentsshould be energized, engaged and challenged.”

Dr. Jeffery Houghton, associate professor of management

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Dr. John Tyson walked into the presidentialpalace in Antananarivo, Madagascar, oneSaturday morning in November 2003 not

knowing what to expect.While visiting the country on the first U.S.-

Madagascar Business Council and trade mission, Tyson,vice president for development, represented WorldChristian Broadcasting, of which he is a board member,as well as higher education. He met with officials anddelivered a message from ACU for the country.

“My message was that if the Republic of Madagascarwas truly interested in developing the country and mak-ing its way out of poverty,” Tyson said, “then it would beimportant to invest in its most precious resource, whichis the human resource.”

Tyson couldn’t help but notice the poverty of thecountry and the poor condition of the city. He alsonoticed its beauty.

French colonial style houses, tall with narrow roofs,line the crowded streets of the capital and reflect theinfluence France once had on the country. Smaller, redclay houses can be seen in fields along the roads and inthe countryside.

Dressed casually for traveling home, Tyson said hewas ushered through the palace to meet President MarcRavalomanana. The palace is not the gaudy place DidierRatsiraka, the former president, had built outside of thecapital, Tyson said, but rather the same buildingRavalomanana lived in as mayor of Antananarivo,Madagascar’s capital city of 4 million people.

The president was wearing a dress shirt and jeans,and Tyson noticed on his desk the engraved ACU clockfrom The Campus Store he had given to the president’schief of staff to deliver to him.

“Tell me about your university,” said Ravalomananaas the two sat down in his office.

Tyson described why he was visiting Madagascar anddetailed ACU’s Christian mission.

Ravalomanana leaned forward, Tyson recalled,then hit his desk with his fist and said, “That’swhat I want. I want to send 22 students to your

university.” “Well we’ve never had one student from Madagascar,”

Tyson said. “So of course I was taken aback and said,‘Well, that’s wonderful. Tell me, what’s your vision?’”

The president began to describe the poor economicstatus of his country and said he himself is a Christianbusinessman and a capitalist who made his own for-tune. He said he is OK financially, but most Malagasyaren’t.

Madagascar, an island nation of 17 million people offthe southeastern coast of Africa, was a colony of Francefor almost 70 years, gaining independence in 1960. Thenation endured socialist-leaning presidents, Tyson said,and the economy began to decline.

Ravalomanana was mayor of Antananarivo and ranfor president in December 2001 against incumbentRatsiraka, who had ruled since 1975, but the electionresults were inconclusive with both candidates claimingvictory. Violence erupted, and for months both menclaimed the presidency. In February of 2002,Ravalomanana declared himself president and was pub-licly affirmed in June by Wanda Nesbitt, U.S. ambassa-

dor to Madagascar. Now, Tyson said, Ravalomanana istrying to bring the country out of its economic crisis.

Madagascar’s main industries are agriculture and tex-tiles. Natives can be seen climbing the winding dirtroads throughout the city barefoot, some with baskets ofproduce or merchandise balanced on their heads. Theaverage annual income is $800.

Ideally, Ravalomanana wanted one student from eachof Madagascar’s 22 regions to attend ACU, and he washoping to have them there in January. He indicated toTyson that the government of Madagascar would sendthe students, and he wasn’t asking ACU to pay.

When Tyson arrived at the Dallas-Fort Worth AirportSunday afternoon, he called Dr. Royce Money immedi-ately.

“You’re never going to guess what happened,” Tysonsaid to Money. “Well, I don’t know how to explain this,but basically, Madagascar wants to send 22 students toACU.”

Back in Abilene, Tyson formed a team of people fromacross campus trying to plan exactly how to bring stu-dents from Madagascar to the university, mapping outevery possible obstacle in the journey and planning forthe needs of the students.

For months, Tyson tried to communicate withthe president’s chiefs of staff and protocol, buthe didn’t get the reception he had anticipated.

In March, Tyson made a second trip to Madagascar tomeet with the president’s new minister of education,who had not heard of the project, and with members ofthe World Bank to develop plans to send students toACU.

After many meetings, one of the World Bank repre-sentatives finally said, “If the government wants to send22 students to ACU, they can. What I really want to knowis would you be willing to consider building a branch ofACU in Madagascar?”

“Well,” Tyson said, “we would be willing to take a lookat that, but let’s do one thing at a time.”

At a meeting with Ravalomanana the next day, theminister of education told the president they had foundfunding through World Bank to send 22 students to ACU,costing $2.6 million over four years. World Bank loanedthe money to the government for full-tuition scholar-ships, and the government paid the university.

“The president began to applaud,” Tyson said. “Well,we all began to applaud.”

Finding the studentsAdvertisements for the scholarships were broadcast

in the month of May on national radio, television and innewspapers. At the end of the month, 1,031 completedapplications had been received.

“Now to kind of get a little context,” Tyson said, “wegot over 1,000 completed applications within 30 days in

this one country. For the entire year last year, wereceived well over 4,000 applications from all othersources for new students to ACU.”

Only students who graduated in the spring of 2003were eligible to apply, and only about 20 percent of thepopulation in Madagascar attends high school, with theaverage family sending its children to school from fourto six years, sometimes as many as eight. The studentswho applied, however, had finished high school andwere in their first years at a college.

Carolle Ranaivoarivelo was in her first year at theUniversity of Antananarivo when she heard about theopportunity and decided to apply. She said she wantedto study in Americabecause she consid-ered it one of the mostpowerful countries inthe world, and thetechnology availablemakes it easier for oneto study.

“It’s not everyonewho is given the opportunity to come to America tostudy; America is a kind of dream,” Carolle said. “Even ifI applied, I never imagined that I could dream I couldcome to America.”

She mustered up the courage to apply, but she saidshe didn’t think she would be chosen, being only oneperson out of a thousand hopefuls.

“I was really nervous because 1,000 students applied,and it was a really great competition; in that case onlythe best can win,” Carolle said. “They wanted to selectthe best of the best, and I’m not the best so I was worried[and] nervous, but I just said, ‘I have nothing to lose, butthings to gain in applying.’”

The American Embassy in Madagascar receivedapplications and provided a space to interviewthe students, but did not take part in the deci-

sion making process.Back on campus, admissions staff gathered data on

the success of international students from Frenchspeaking schools to help develop criteria for admission.Standardized test scores could not be required becauseof the time constraints.

Meanwhile, in Madagascar, a businesswoman whoprovided support for internationals in that countrydeveloped a matrix for analyzing students’ files. ThenTyson and others narrowed the list of applicants to thetop 150 prospects; a staff of four Malagasy narrowed thelist to 75.

The businesswoman was able to contact most of thestudents to set up interviews, Tyson said, but some ofthe families lived in remote parts of the country andwithout telephones.

“So, some of these students who came for their inter-views heard about it on the radio,” Tyson said.

Ted and Ellen Presley, former director and interna-tional student coordinator for the Center ofInternational and Intercultural Education, respectively,and Tim Johnston, chief strategic enrollment officer,went to Madagascar in June for two rigorous weeks ofmeeting with the 75 applicants, who took an essay examand had a 20-minute interview.

“I was really, really, really nervous,” Carolle said.“More than nervous, and I didn’t have confidence, butI’m in communications and I got to use the smallamount of communication skills I have. Even thoughyou’re scared, you have to hide your feelings sometimes,and that helped me. But I was really, really scared.”

Journey preparationsOn Sunday, June 27, the final decision was made and

the 22 students were selected, representing 15 of the 22regions of the nation.

By July 3, all of the students had been notified andcame to a meeting at the minister of education’s office.When Carolle learned she had been accepted, she saidher first reaction was to cry.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she said.Only Carolle and one of the other students had been

out of the country before, with the other student beingthe only one of the 22 who had a passport. Officials hada month to get the students passports, immigration doc-uments and through interviews at the AmericanEmbassy, as well as have the government pay for theirtuition.

“So, when you stop and think about what all hap-pened in a very, very short period of time,” Tyson said,“it’s just an amazing story.”

By the time the money was transferred to ACUfrom the government, the exchange rate hadfluctuated and enough money had been sent to

send 23 students. “They recommended another student, and we

offered to provide a 24th student’s scholarship,” Tysonsaid. “So in the end we’ve had 22 students come at one

time and two comelater, so 24 herenow.”

The Presleys wentback in July and metwith the studentsevery day for twoweeks, orientingthem about Ameri-

can culture.“The biggest difference between virtually any country

in the world and the United States is our emphasis ofindividualism,” Ted Presley said.

Something they had to teach the students was thatAmericans may come across as being very selfish, TedPresley said, but it shouldn’t be viewed that way.

“Americans share and are involved in all kinds of waysto help other people as far as benevolence,” he said. “Wegive more than most other people. But our sense ofidentity is wrapped up in self. ‘I am me,’ rather than ‘Iam a part of this family’ or ‘I am a part of this tribe, orculture group or ethnic group.’”

He said they tried to give the students basic tools forlearning about another culture, how to go to anothercountry, learn how to survive and learn about the cul-ture.

“In other words,” he said, “we tried to help thembecome kind of amateur anthropologists.”

The transition from Malagasy to American culturewas difficult for Carolle, but she said the Presleys helpedher prepare for the change. One of the main differencesshe said she has noticed is Americans’ self-reliance.

“American people value self-reliance, but in my coun-try, self-reliance is said to be something really badbecause you’re thought as selfish,” Carolle said.

“We always taught ourselves that we need to gettogether to make a bigger thing. The old tradition thatsays when you break you become sand, but when youcome together you become strong, and that’s a Malagasyvalue – to never rely on yourself but to always listen towhat society needs, what society says.”

Ted Presley said he taught the students to learn howto look at a different culture objectively.

“Ethnocentrism is one of the most difficult plagues toget rid of because we all have it,” Ellen Presley said. “Wethink we are the best and what we do is the best, and sodoes everybody else. By trying to help them and teachthem anthropology, you learn to look at something youobserve that at first looks ridiculous [and] just simplystate here is what I see.”

Other concepts, such as time, vary drastically fromthe Malagasy’s culture to Americans, said Ellen Presley.For example, the word in Malagasy for future literallymeans behind, and the word for past means ahead. Thefuture is behind them because they don’t know what it’sgoing to be, they can’t see it. The past is ahead of thembecause they know what happened and can see it.

“It’s a totally different concept,” Ellen Presley said.“For us, looking into their concept is foreign.”

Most of the students chosen are Christian, shesaid, with one Muslim. Tyson said manyChristians in the country attend the

Malagasy Church of Jesus Christ.When Carolle applied for the scholarship, she said

she didn’t know she would be attending ACU, or aChristian university for that matter. She is a Christianthough, and said she was not forced into her faith byparents or others, but chose it. Her father is Catholic butshe attended a Protestant church in Madagascar. Shehad never heard of the Church of Christ until she cameto ACU, but that didn’t bother her.

“For me, as long as you pray to one God, the only Godthat is up above, and you believe in Jesus Christ, that’sthe only thing that matters,” Carolle said.

Before the students were ready to leave for America,the Presleys walked through the steps and rehearsedgoing through immigration and the consulate at the air-port, and what to say when questioned by immigrationofficers.

“It’s critical, it depends entirely on the immigrationofficer,” Ellen Presley said. “They have the power to say‘I don’t think you’re a legitimate student, go home.’”

The Presleys also taught the students about Americancurrency, how to write checks and use credit cards. Oneof the things that struck them, however, was the stu-dents’ reaction to the topic of money.

“Interestingly enough, we were talking about howthey would probably need some spending money, andby their blank looks I knew something was not commu-nicating,” Ellen Presley said. “So I said, ‘Well, when yougo with your roommate to Wal-Mart and want to buysomething like a CD or whatever’” you will need money.“They all said, ‘“this is not our priority.’”

The students were provided with basic necessities,Tyson said, such as linens and toiletries. Members of theHillcrest and University churches of Christ also havedonated items to the students and taken care of otherneeds. The students will all have on-campus jobs to pro-vide spending money.

Ted Presley added, “One of the girls said, “Why do weneed money?” The Madagascar Presidential Scholarshipprovides tuition and room and board to the students, sothey don’t see a necessity for anything else, he said.

Saying GoodbyeTyson went back to Madagascar at the end of July, and

when he arrived and met with the minister of education,he learned that Ravalomanana wanted to meet with thestudents. Tyson went to the American Cultural Centerrun by the American Embassy in Antananarivo, wherethe students were in class with the Presleys.

“The first time I ever met the students, I walked inand introduced myself and said, ‘My name is JohnTyson, and the president wants to see you guys.’”

The group found taxis and held up traffic as theywound their way through the narrow, crowdedstreets of the capital city. When they arrived at

the palace, the president talked with them for more thanan hour.

“He was very personable and talked to them verydirectly about his expectations and the fact that theywere not just going for themselves but they were goingfor their country, and he expected them to come backand make a difference in the country,” Tyson said. “Hehad them all stand up and introduce themselves, andthen he would call randomly on different people and

they would get up and talk about what their dreamswere and what they were hoping to do. It was remark-able.”

Parents, some of whom had traveled for two or threedays to get there, were invited to a closing ceremony atthe Hilton Hotel with the students. Representatives ofthe Malagasy government, the U.S. State DepartmentWorld Bank, students and their parents, the nationalpress and finally those from ACU joined together tomark the occasion.

The students sang “This is the Day the Lord HasMade” and “Make Me a Servant” to the crowd in English.

Afterwards, at a reception, Tyson said parents whocould not speak English would talk, using their childrenas interpreters.

“They would try to say thank you for this opportunityand indicate ‘take care of child,’” he said. “It was very…well it was just overwhelming.”

Life in AbileneCarolle is having to adjust to life not only in America,

but in Texas. Getting used to things as basic as food canbe a task. Seeing a pot of beans in the Bean, she took alarge scoop expecting the taste she is used to from backhome. To her, they were too sweet, and she couldn’tstomach them.

She is homesick. She has never left her familybefore, and her culture does not allow her totruly move away from her parents until she is

married. Luckily, Carolle said, she uses the Internet andoccasional phone calls to keep in touch with her family.She said Internet cafes are prevalent in the cities ofMadagascar, so most of the students have been able tocontact their families.

“Yes, I miss them a lot,” she said. “I know it’s a greatplace, being here in America, but I can’t wait till I get

back home because I miss home.”The language barrier is also a problem. Six of the 24

students remain in English as a Second Language class-es, trying to learn the language to be able to take regularcourses. Carolle is enrolled in English, math, communi-cation and Bible classes, but said she finds understand-ing her professors and peers difficult because of thespeed with which Americans talk, as well as the dialectsof Texans.

Once the students can overcome the language barrierand aren’t as homesick, she said, then they will be ableto focus on their degrees and gaining knowledge toimprove their country.

For now, Carolle is adapting to life at ACU and anAmerican roommate. Leaving her country was the hard-est thing she’s ever had to do, but she said Abilene is agreat temporary home.

“Everything is so beautiful in Abilene,” Carolle said.“That’s true, I’m honest.

“It’s not what I thought of America. I thought Americawas violence, I thought America was what I see in themovies; but here it is such a beautiful place, and it’s real-ly a Christian university.”

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“So when you stop and think about what allhappened in a very, very short period of time,

it’s just an amazing story.”Dr. John Tyson Jr., vice president for development and alumni relations

STORY BY SARAH CARLSON

The long journey from home

PHOTO COURTESY OF TED AND ELLEN PRESLEY

Ted and Ellen Presley, Dr. John Tyson and some Malagasy students wait at the airport in Madagascar before coming to ACU. Thestudents will only be able to return to Madagascar once before they graduate; they will visit home in June 2006.

EMILY CHASTAIN/Staff Photographer

Dr. John Tyson looks through mementos from a box given to him byMadagascar President Marc Ravalomanana last November.

FILE PHOTO BY EYAKEM GULILAT/Staff Photographer

Malagasy students Carolle Ranaivoarivelo and Corine Goulam talk witha student at the welcoming reception Aug. 4.

Madagascar sends 24 studentshalfway across the world to ACU

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Two full years on theOptimist staff have taught meat least one thing about theuniversity: Students respond

almost thesame way a-bout every-thing, everyyear.

Same com-plaints aboutmeal plans,U n i v e r s i t y100, Chapeland the listgoes on. I’vegotten towhere I almost

have to hear these responses toknow that life, the world andthe university are continuingas they should.

However, strange things arehappening thisyear that haveled me to onec o n c l u s i o n :Pledging mustnot have startedyet.

More thanone whole weekhas passed sincepledging sup-posedly began,and the Optimisthasn’t receivedone letter from ad i s g r u n t l e dgroup of stu-dents about how their seats inChapel have been thoughtless-ly invaded by a pledge class.

The “Pledge Jesus. He bidsall who come” T-shirts—someone’s oh-so-brilliantprotest against pledging thelast two years—have yet tomake an appearance. Maybethat tradition has finally died.

No one I know is no longerspeaking to a roommate be-cause they are pledging differ-ent clubs, and none of thegroups of friends I know havebeen ripped apart by clubs.

In fact four pledges sat inmy apartment last week: twoSquigs, a Kai-O and a Nunu.No one uttered a remotelydivisive word regarding herrespective club, and all remainfriends. If not for the eyesoressome were required to pin totheir shirts, I might not haveeven known they were pledg-ing.

Is that supposed to happenonce pledging starts? Not if Ibelieved all the rumors I’ve

heard the last two years.I can’t decide which pledg-

ing season I like better: the oneI’ve heard about the last twoyears, or the one I am experi-encing now.

The one I’ve heard aboutthe last two years certainlyseems like it would give theOptimist more copy to fill itspages. Students are more likelyto have a vocal opinion ifthings are not going well andthey are no longer speaking toa roommate.

Although, I will admit that Ihave enjoyed pledging muchmore this year because it hashad no adverse effect on mylife. Freshman year, pledgingjust seemed to get in the wayof my daily routine as neitherme nor any of my friends were

affected by it.Last year, Ithink it was myduty as a sopho-more non-pledge to be bit-ter about thewhole process.

This year,however, I havebeen able towatch pledgingand enjoy andlaugh at thequirky thingspledges have todo.

I’ve seen that my group offriends has not been torn apartafter two pledging seasons, andyes, I’m still talking to and liv-ing with my roommate eventhough he pledged GammaSigma Phi last year, and Ipledged the Optimist.

I do not want to say thosetypes of things do not happen.With hundreds of peoplepledging and even morealready members of a club, I’msure many people have lostsome friends or drifted apartbecause of the time pledgingcan drain from one’s schedule.

But I have seen no proof ofthis being a widespread prob-lem plaguing campus. For themost part, for those who wantto pledge, it seems like a goodexperience for all involved.

Maybe pledging and I final-ly have come to an agree-ment—if it is true that pledg-ing actually has begun.

The wind roars as it whipsdown streets, bending palmtrees and turning horizontalsheets of rain into thousands of

little pelletsthat sting theskin.

When ah u r r i c a n emakes its wayacross land,“roaring” isn’tjust an apt per-sonification ofthe storm. It’sthe sound thatpeople re-

member.It’s a sound that Floridians

have heard four times in sixweeks. To say that this isunusual is an understatement;the last time four hurricaneshit one state in a season wasTexas in 1886.

And this is the weather thata Texas transplant has learnedto live in. Give me a green-skied tornado, golf-ball-sizedhail or a West Texas thunder-storm any day. Those kinds ofstorms pop up in an afternoon,unleash their fury in a fewminutes or hours and give wayto clearer skies.

Hurricanes last for days. People in the path watch for

a week in advance as the hurri-

cane gets closer and stronger.Anxiety builds. Bottled water,canned food and gasoline aredifficult to find.

As Hurricane Charleyapproached in August, myhome of Tampa sat in thecrosshairs. I was out of town,visiting my family on an airlineticket bought months before.My mother was relieved, but Iwondered what I was missing.

Charley jogged south andmade landfall two hours away,barely affecting Tampa.

Frances loomed over theeast coast on Labor Day week-end, posing an eventual threatto Tampa. My bosses urged thenewspaper staff to stay at theoffice overnight if we wereworried about wind and flood-ing preventing us from gettingback the next day.

It was kind of like hurricanecamp. We ate pans of BostonMarket meatloaf and dozens ofKrispy Kreme doughnuts. Wewatched 24-hour storm cover-age on TV, and the editorsmade me listen to ’80s music.

The next day, I heard tropi-

cal storm force winds for thefirst time. They don’t soundmuch different than theCategory 1 winds that hitTampa during Jeanne.

The hurricanes’ pathsformed a giant “X” through thecenter of the state, along withan ugly slash across thePanhandle.

The eyes of two of thestorms have passed just northof Tampa. The city had bill-boards blown over, a few top-pled trees, some flooded riversand homes, streets closed untilwater drained and homes with-out power. But we didn’t seethe real damage.

Compared to other places inFlorida, Tampa is blessed. Wegot back to normal within afew days. Two of the stormshad aimed at us, and wedodged the bullet at the lastminute. Perhaps that survivor’sguilt brings a pervasive feelingthat this storm season isn’tdone with us yet.

But we might deny until thelast possible minute that wewere in danger.

We’re not foolhardy or reck-less. We are numb.

Many have worked weirdhours, missed school, sweatedthrough humid nights withoutair conditioning, thrown outspoiled food in the refrigeratorand cleaned the yard, and noone wants to do it again.

Pictures of hurricane dam-age used to be abstractions thatmeant little to me. I was sad forthe people who were affected,like I might feel about victimsof an earthquake, a car bomb-ing or a famine, but I had noconcept of the terrible build-up and anxiety, the floodingand the interminable recoveryand clean-up. I might haveseen only the outer bands of afew hurricanes, but I under-stand better now.

No one in Florida will for-get this season; I won’t forgetmy first hurricanes. Or thatroaring sound.

Jessica Smith is a 2002 grad-uate of the Journalism Depart-ment and former editor of theOptimist. She has just conclud-ed two years as a copy editor atthe Tampa Tribune and is nowa full-time graduate student atUniversity of South Florida. E-mail her at [email protected]

The last time four hurricanes hit one statein a season was Texas in 1886.

Pledging pranks turn into trouble for GSPSocial club ri-

valry took an un-acceptable turn

during the week-end —from harmless

practical jokes to allegedcriminal activity.

The ACU Police began inves-tigating on Friday morning thedisappearance of the Frater So-dalis club crest from the newlybuilt archway on the Larry“Satch” Sanders IntramuralFields across from Gardner Hall.The investigation soon centeredon six men—all members orpledges of Gamma Sigma Phi.

Club rivalries are fine and

healthy if kept inthe proper for-um. Many ofthese forumshave alreadybeen established through intra-mural sports and Sing Song,among other activities, andthese places are appropriate toperpetuate the rivalries.

However, when club mem-bers include criminal activityinto the rivalry, all rationalityhas been abandoned.

Because of the value of the$3,500 bronze crest, all six indi-viduals involved with itsremoval could be charged with

felony theft if the universitychooses to pursue that course ofaction.

Even if the university forgoespressing charges and insteadhandles the discipline internally,the magnitude of the six men’sactions must be kept in perspec-tive.

This action was not simplyone club acting against another.Although members of GSP stolethe Frater Sodalis crest, they

also defacedproperty meantfor all studentsto enjoy.

Frater So-dalis worked to secure morethan $100,000 in donations—most of which came from clubalumni—to add lighting and afence around the field acrossfrom Gardner. The club did notwork to improve the intramuralfield for other Frat members; itwas a gift to the entire studentbody.

The men involved might havemeant the stunt to affect the cur-rent members of Frater Sodalis.

However, they have done moreto harm the name of GammaSigma Phi, and the universityalumni who donated moneymight not see the finished prod-uct at the field’s ribbon-cuttingceremony during Homecoming.

Regardless of how the univer-sity handles discipline for theindividuals involved, all clubmembers should think about theconsequences of any club prank.

Club rivalries have a placeamong the many club competi-tions, but none is worth policeinvestigations and felony charges.

In Your Words

VIEWSWEDNESDAYPage 8 OPTIMIST October 6, 2004

OPTIMIST Editor in ChiefJonathan Smith

Managing EditorLori Bredemeyer

The Optimist Editorial Board

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of the Optimist Editorial Board and may notnecessarily reflect the views of the universi-ty or its administration.

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“I didn’t watchthem this weekbecause I didn’treally see the needto, but I shouldwatch it this weekso I can make aninformed decision.”

In My Words Daniel Barcroft

Did you watch thepresidential debateslast week? Are youplanning on watch-ing the debates this

week?

When club members include criminal activity intorivalry, all rationality has been abandoned.

The issue:Six Gamma Sigma Phimembers and pledgescould face felonycharges for stealingthe Frater Sodalis crestfrom the new intramu-ral fields.Our view:The theft of the crest isan example of club ri-valry gone too far.The solution:Clubs need to restrictrivalries to properlyestablished forums, likeintramurals and SingSong, not criminalpranks.

Emily Lippincottfreshman family ministry majorfrom Plano

THE

Tumultuous season numbs Floridians

“No. I don’t knowwhen they are.”

David Sessionssenior Christian ministry majorfrom Issaquah, Wash.

“I watched a littlebit of it; it was theonly thing on.Watching the firstone made memore interested inthe second one.”

Ashley Ketchersidsophomore business managementmajorfrom Bloomington, Ind.

“No, I did notwatch the debateslast week. I didn’tthink about it.”

Emanuel Whitejunior interior design majorfrom Fort Worth

E-mail Smith at: [email protected] or [email protected]

Jessica Smith

Guest column

Chief PhotographerBrian Schmidt

Sports EditorKyle Robarts

JonathanSmith

Ask theQuestion

Campus missingusual complaints

I’m still talking toand living with my

roommate eventhough he pledgedGamma Sigma Phi

last year, and Ipledged theOptimist.

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dence halls or what’s allowedby our sponsoring groups,whether they’re any studentorganization, social club orotherwise.”

Todd Ormsby, residencedirector of Smith and Adamshalls, said although he hasnoticed a few poker games inSmith Hall, it’s not somethinghe has encouraged, especiallybecause of the stigma attachedto the game.

“It just has that negativeconnotation to it regardless,”he said. “I do believe it to belike any other game … butbecause it’s poker, it’s knownto people as a gambling game.

That’s why it’s probably bestthat we don’t play in the lobbybecause if a parent walked inand saw there were chips outand the guys were playingpoker, they would assumethere was gambling going on.”

Barnard said the importantthing about allowing non-gambling poker games in theresidence halls is that they canbe supervised.

“We know that we can’tcontrol all behavior,” he said.

“That is not the point. Thepoint is to be actively involvedin students’ lives so that wecan have a positive presencein their possible choices.

“Our greatest concern ismaintaining relationshipswith students so that we cancontinue to have a positivevoice in their decisions.”

Poker: Staff supervises games Continued from Page 1

doors of Moody Coliseum asstudents left. Donation op-portunities were also madeavailable at the “SA Live”tables in the Campus Centeruntil 3 p.m. Monday.

Initially, Enzor said thegoal of the donation campaign

was to raise between $5,000and $10,000 to give theGautneys. Before Monday’scollection, and with the helpof churches around Abilene,HHI has raised roughly$5,000 to $6,000.

If students are unable togive, Enzor said, HHI needsvolunteers and most of all

prayer for Haiti.“The Devil is alive and well

in Haiti,” he said. “Haiti hasmore Satanism per squaremile than any other country.Please pray that God willopen their hearts.”

Haiti: Fund-raising goal reachedContinued from Page 1

aspirations, and you get aPulitzer. It’s a great formula.”

This is the second year in arow an alumnus from theJournalism and Mass Com-munication Department hasbeen awarded OutstandingAlumnus of the Year. Lastyear, Max Lucado, class of ’77,won the award.

Giddens said the AlumniAssociation tries not tochoose alumni from the samedepartment or college toooften so every college is repre-sented.

“I don’t think it’s happenedsince I’ve been on [theboard],” she said. “This isunusual.”

Giddens said Leeson’srecent awards were consid-ered but were not the sole rea-son for choosing him. She saidthe 36-member committeealso considers the person’scontinued contact with theschool, his moral characterand humanitarian activities.

She said along with theprominent professional recog-nitions, Leeson has remainedactive with the university andhas been gracious about

speaking to students withoutcharging a fee, as well asallowing the Optimist to pub-lish his photographs.

“That just gives you anidea about the kind of personhe is,” Giddens said. “It wasn’tjust that he stayed close to theschool, but what he has donein his community, his serviceleadership.

“He’s really gone out andshowed the characteristics ofwhat ACU stands for.”

Alumnus: Leeson won PulitzerContinued from Page 1

fill his position. We’re goingto redistribute his duties forone year at least.”

Aside from scrambling toreschedule Wade’s classes, thedepartments must deal withthe loss of a popular teacher.

“It’s a loss, no doubt aboutthat,” Willerton said. “He’spopular with his students anda very effective teacher.”

Dr. Nancy Shankle, chair ofthe Department of English,said she is also working to re-schedule classes next semester.

“I’m looking for a part-timeteacher,” she said. “We maywait to offer the classes nextfall so we can find a teacherwith matching qualification toDr. Wade.”

She said she has been look-ing at students’ schedules, andthe rescheduling shouldn’taffect any graduating this May.She also said that she will askthe Dr. Colleen Durrington,dean of the College of Artsand Sciences, for permissionto hire someone on a tenuretrack to replace Wade.

“We’re very sorry to lose

him,” Shankle said. “He is awonderful member of theEnglish Department.”

Although Willerton andShankle will feel the loss ofWade in their departments,they said they appreciateWade’s contribution to cam-pus.

“It’s better to have a bril-liant teacher for a few yearsthan to never have had him atall,” Willerton said.

Wade: Shankle looking to hireContinued from Page 1

ations, he would be solelyresponsible for determiningthe disciplinary action; how-ever, using the panel raises theimportance of the situation tomatch the severity of theoffense.

The hearing will be closedto the public because itinvolves only disciplinary ac-tions from the university andis not yet a criminal matter.Only if criminal charges arefiled would more informationregarding the case, such as thesix men’s names, become pub-lic record.

Although all sides involvedcan only await Barnard andthe panel’s decision, represen-tatives from both GammaSigma Phi and Frater Sodalishave spoken about their posi-tions.

Tim Yandell, sponsor ofFrater Sodalis, said even if thetheft was meant as a prankagainst the current Frat mem-bers, the ordeal has done moredamage to alumni who donat-

ed money for the project and toall students who use the field.

Yandell and Frat membershave worked two years raisingmore than $100,000 frommembers and club alumni todonate lighting and fencingaround the intramural field.Yandell said the donation wasnever meant only for FraterSodalis but for all students.

“Just respect a gift that’sbeen given to all of y’all,”Yandell said. “I don’t want thissort of thing to ever happenagain.”

A ribbon-cutting ceremonyfor the intramural fields wasto occur during Homecomingwhen many alumni whodonated will be at the univer-sity; however, Yandell saidthat might have to happennow without the centerpieceof the archway — the crest,

which is currently being heldas evidence.

Michael Hunton, presidentof Gamma Sigma Phi and sen-ior management major Nash-ville, Tenn., acknowledged theFrats’ right to be upset, but hesaid the theft was not a club-sponsored or approved activi-ty.

He said he is not aware ofany specific actions that willbe taken against the club andthat the members will contin-ue to cooperate.

“We’re going to do our bestto make sure we act appropri-ately,” Hunton said. “Con-sequences need to be justlypaid, but as a club we want tohold our brothers up whenthey fall.”

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David Leeson, senior staff photographer for the “Dallas Morning News,” rides through Baghdad lastspring with the Task Force 2-69 Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division from FortBenning, Ga. Leeson is being honored as Outstanding Alumnus of the Year.

“Consequences need to be justly paid, but as a clubwe want to hold our brothers up when they fall.”

Michael Hunton, president of Gamma Sigma Phi

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By APRIL WARDPAGE 2 EDITOR

With wickets in hand, theCricket Club is seeking stu-dents interested in learning toplay the international sport ofcricket. Under the leadershipof Kate Smith, freshman psy-chology major from Cam-bridge, England, and MartinWalker, sophomore psycholo-gy major from Abilene, theclub is hoping to promoteinterest in the sport.

Smith said Walker came upwith the idea for the club afterplaying the sport in Africa.

“Martin learned to play atthe school he went to inAfrica,” Smith said. “I’veplayed cricket for about fiveyears, so he asked me to joinsince I’m from England.”

Cricket is played on teamsof 11 players with a flat crick-et bat and a ball. Smith saidthe object of the game is toknock down the other team’swickets—poles that are stuckinto the ground.

“It’s a bit like baseball, butnot really,” Smith said.

Despite little participationin the United States, Smithsaid cricket is an importantsport in other nations includ-ing England, Africa andBermuda.

“My mom is from

Bermuda,” Smith said, “so Iknow it has a lot of nationalattention over there. Eachyear, they have Cup Match—a tournament on a four-dayweekend between teams fromthe two ends of the island[who] play each other. Onthat weekend, all the shopsclose down so people canwatch the tournament. Noone has to work while it’sgoing on.”

Smith said the club herewants to play for fun andeventually make cricket anintramural sport on campus.She said that although somepeople bring their own equip-ment, the club is open to any-one who wants to learn.

“The club is open to bothboys and girls, and no experi-ence is needed,” she said.“We’re wanting to meet everyFriday afternoon.”

Smith said that although anofficial time and meetingplace have not been deter-mined, students interested inplaying can call her at Ext.5122.

The group had its first gen-eral interest meeting onFriday.

“We had about 10 peopleshow up,” she said. “I know ofa lot more people that wantedto come but couldn’t make it,so we should have a lot ofinterest.”

New Cricket Clubseeking members

Leaders looking to share internationalsport with students

E-mail Ward at: [email protected]

“I do believe it to be like any other game ... but becauseit’s poker, it’s known to people as a gambling game.”

Todd Ormsby, residence director of Smith and Adams halls

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Page 10 Wednesday, October 6, 2004CAMPUS NEWS

By EMILY CHASTAINSTUDENT REPORTER

The first day of Dr. BrentReeves’ class was a quite a hit.

Literally. When Joshua showed up

late to the first day of Reeves’management information sys-tems class last semester, itgave Reeves a great opportu-nity to talk about punctuality.When Joshua’s cell phonerang a few minutes later, itgave Reeves an even betteropportunity to talk about cellphones. When Joshua actual-ly answered the call, Reeveswas through wanting to talk.

Walking over to Joshua, hesaid, “Son, may I see thatphone?” Joshua grudginglyhanded it over, and Reevesheld up a hammer.

“This is my grandfather’shammer, and I had brought itto illustrate a different point,but this will work.”

With that, Reeves simplyplaced the phone in the mid-dle of the floor and smashedit to pieces. Politely returningthe parts to Joshua, he said,“Son, I don’t believe this classis going to work out for you.I’m going to have to ask youto leave.”

While class members fran-tically grappled for their cellphones to quickly switch theringers to silent, Joshua head-ed for the door. Just as he wasleaving, Reeves’ voice calledcasually after him, “And tellMom I’m going to be half anhour late for dinner.”

Reeves’ unique tactic fordeterring cell phone usage isjust one of many that teachersare beginning to employ.Mobile communication de-vices such as cell phones arenot anything new for studentsat ACU; however, their rapid-ly increasing popularity ischanging the classroom set-ting in new ways. Cellphones, once just a mere nui-sance in class, are quicklybecoming an issue thatdemands attention.

According to the 2003 U.S.Census Bureau report, thenumber of cell phones in theUnited States is nearly 141million. That means aboutone of every two people ownsa cell phone. And on collegecampuses the ratio is evenhigher.

In the wake of this growingownership and usage are theteachers who attempt to deal

with the rising amount ofmobile communication de-vices in class. More and morefaculty members are begin-ning to include cell phonepolicies in their syllabi in aneffort to cut down on the dis-tractions.

“It’s a disruption,” said Dr.Mark Riggs, associate profes-sor of mathematics and com-puter science, whose syllabuscontains such a policy. “Forthat person [with the cellphone], they’re not involvedin class. If [the cell phone]goes off, it not only interruptsmy train of thought but drawsattention to them.”

Riggs said his approach isto ask students who answer acall in class to leave, and thento count him or her absent.

Jenna Jillet, freshman min-istry major from Gladewater,said she too, like Riggs,believes cell phones have noplace in the classroom.

“You’re inclass to learnstuff, not totalk to yourfriends,” Jilletsaid. “I don’twant people tocontact me atall hours ofthe day. I wantto have a littleprivacy in my life.”

For Dr. Darryl Jinkerson,chairman of the departmentof management sciences, cellphones just aren’t that big of adeal. He wears one himselfthroughout the day, and hasno problem answering it inclass.

“I tell my students on dayone that I wear a cell phoneand bring it to class and leaveit on, and the primary reasonfor that is I have three daugh-ters,” Jinkerson said. “I’m afather first and a professionalsecond. If it rings and it’s oneof my daughters, I will takethat call.”

Jinkerson added that hejust expects his students touse good judgment and beconsiderate when bringingcell phones to class.

“I try to treat my studentsas professionals, and the real-ity is that most people carry acell phone, certainly as a partof business.”

Pam Carroll, senior sociol-ogy major from Hampton,

Va., said her reason for havinga phone with her at all timesis solely work-related. As theassistant dorm director ofGardner, she said she takesher phone to class with her inthe case of an emergency inthe dorm.

“I bring it, but I alwaysturn the ringer off,” Carrollsaid.

Though cell phones maybe invading college culture,they are not yet addressed inACU Student Guide.

Dr. Wayne Barnard, deanof campus life, said in an e-mail that he foresees a cellphone policy statement beingwritten this year as an addi-tion in the Student Guide.Such a policy would addressissues such as unauthorizedpictures being taken via pic-ture phones and studentsusing text messaging duringtests. While there has been nodisciplinary action takenspecifically in response tothose problems, there havebeen reports of such activity,said Barnard.

He also said changes to theStudent Guide would beimplemented in February, fol-lowing approval from theACU Board of Trustees.

“I’m not opposed to stu-dent having cell phones,”Barnard said. “However, theresponsibility of having a cellphone is to act in a matureway. Voicemail enables stu-dents to return calls later. Ithink this means that cellphones do not have to beanswered during public meet-ings. Taking calls duringclass, church, movies, Chapel,etc. is rude and unnecessary.”

Meanwhile, cell phonescontinue to command atten-tion in classrooms, and teach-ers like Brent Reeves are leftto illustrate their “no cellphone” policies in all the cre-ative ways they choose.

“Another guy here has apickle jar,” said Reeves, refer-ring to a technique his col-league uses. “He brought onewith the pickle juice but witha cell phone in the bottom ofit. He never says anythingabout it. But you get thepoint.”

Cell phones on campusProfessors use various

techniques to dealwith phones in class

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Jinkerson

“I don’t want people to contact me all hours of theday. I want to have a little privacy in my life.”

Jenna Jillet, freshman ministry major from Gladwater

By ELIZABETH NEWMAN STUDENT REPORTER

Computers and electronicequipment will be auctionedoff to the public in the HiltonRoom on Saturday with view-ing starting at 11 a.m. and alive auction at 1 p.m.

The auction will allow thepublic to bid on Macintoshcomputers, Pentium ma-chines and other computeraccessories that were replacedthrough the computer re-placement program. The prof-its will contribute to the pur-chase of new computers forthe university.

“We used to keep ma-chines until they got so oldthat they would be put inclosets,” said Rob Schryer,lead hardware analyst forTechnology Support Services.“We wanted something wherewhen we replaced a computerthere would be some way toactually get some funds backinstead of keeping them andholding on to the bitter end.”

The auction is the fourthone this year, and 50 to 100computers are sold each time.Each computer will be con-nected to a keyboard andmouse to allow prospectivebuyers to see how it worksbefore bidding.

“This is a way for us to sellthem in bulk and get themout to as many people as pos-sible,” Schryer said. “We justdon’t have the man power todo individual sales.”

Schryer said the last auc-tion made over $14,000,which was enough to pay for20 new computers, and heexpects the profits from theauction Saturday to bebetween $5,000 and $10,000.

The old computers andaccessories were sold to non-profit organizations andschools or auctioned throughKincaid Auction Service andHouse in Abilene untilSchryer volunteered to get hisstate auctioneer’s license inJanuary.

Schryer said having some-one on staff with an auction-eer’s license allows Tech-nology Support Services toconduct the auctions on itsown time schedule and avoidpaying commissions.

“Because these computersare a limited resource, it alsoallows it to be as fair as possi-ble instead of only a friend …getting the computers,”Schryer said. “Some mightnot have had a chance before,

but now they have a chance toget a reasonably priced com-puter.”

The computer replacementprogram, which was put intoeffect in June 2002, replacesroughly 500 to 600 comput-ers out of the over 1,800 com-puters on campus every year.The old computers arecleaned off, tested and storeduntil there are enough to havean auction.

Schryer and hardware ana-lyst Bob Fletcher both volun-teer to conduct the auctionswith the help of studentworkers who volunteer towork extra hours on theweekends setting up, register-ing buyers and cleaning up.

Tara Earwood, senior his-tory major from Albuquerque,N.M., was one of the studentworkers who helped with twoof the past auctions, and shesaid they have gone well.

“They have some reallygood computers that you canbuy for good prices,”Earwood said. “I was temptedto buy some myself.”

Computers up for auctionTechnology Support

Services to auction oldcomputers to buy new

“We used to keep machines until they got so oldthat they would be put in closets.”

Robert Schryer, Technology Support Services

By MALLORY SHERWOODSTUDENT REPORTER

Last summer, Justin Tugglewanted to see what missionwork was all about.

He spent 10 weeks inChiang Mai, Thailand, evan-gelizing to university studentsalongside other Christians oncampus, and he discoveredsomething.

“Foreign missions is excit-ing,” said Tuggle, graduatestudent in Bible fromEdmond, Okla. “It is a chanceto really put into use yourfaith. You really find out whatyou believe in so you cancommunicate it to others.”

Tuggle participated in theWorldWide Witness program,

a program that sends studentsin teams of two to four acrossthe world to 20 different loca-tions for six to 10 weeks toapply what they have learnedin the classroom to the realworld by actually participat-ing, said Wimon Walker,instructor in the departmentof Bible, Ministry andMissions and co-director ofthe program.

The pro-gram will ac-cept studentst h r o u g h o u tthe month ofOctober. It isdesigned forstudents ofany majorwho are inter-ested in interning and workingwith missionaries in a cross-cultural setting, either in a dif-ferent country or in the UnitedStates next summer.

Some of the internshipsinclude studying Spanish andworking with cell churches inMexico City, evangelism inChile, outreach to youth inthe Bronx, New York, work-ing with students in the pub-lic school system in England,participating in urban andrural ministry in Tanzaniaand Uganda and workingwith youth in Australia.

Students who are interest-ed in the internship can applyonline at bible.acu.edu/-witness, or call directorsWimon Walker or Gary Greenfor more information. Walkersaid interest meetings willtake place later this week, and

students should know if theyhave been accepted and wherethey are going by Thanks-giving.

Brent Hines went to NewZealand last summer throughthe program and said heapplied because he felt calledto go.

“I’ve always wanted totravel, and especially to workwith the church,” said Hines,sophomore international rela-tions major from Belton. “AsChristians, there is nothingelse for us to do than to buildup the church; if our purposeis just to be saved, then bap-tize me and kill me because itis the easiest way to go.”

After applying, studentswill be interviewed by theadministration of the WorldWide Witness program beforebeginning a training program,which begins in January, giv-ing them time in December tobegin raising funds to coverairfare and living expenses inthe various countries. Theprecise amount to be raiseddepends on the location, butthe average cost is around$3,000.

Since Chapel on Sept. 29,close to 40 people haveshown interest in participat-ing, Walker said, adding hehopes to have 75 peopleintern this summer. Since theprogram began three yearsago, 110 total students haveparticipated. It has continuedto grow and this year haspartnered with the programLet’s Start Talking.

This ministry sends teams

of students throughout theworld to teach the Biblethrough conversational Eng-lish using the Gospel of Luke.WorldWide Witness is takingresponsibility for recruitingand training students to par-ticipate in this program andtravel next summer toGermany, Japan, Peru andSwitzerland.

These programs were start-ed to help students find aninvolvement with missions intheir lives, Walker said. Hesaid he wants students to goto experience missions first-hand and find out whether itis even for them or not.

“People should go,” Hinessaid. “Just go. Do something.”

Students encouraged to apply for WorldWide WitnessStudents can gain

experience, knowledgethrough internship

E-mail Sherwood at:[email protected]

“You really find out what you believe in so you cancommunicate it to others.”

Justin Tuggle, graduate student in Bible from Edmond, Okla.

Walker

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Jordan Lyons, freshman Spanish major from Tyler, gazes across campus as he talks with a friend onhis cell phone on the steps of the Adams Center in front of the library Tuesday.

E-mail Newman at: [email protected]

By HAYLEY JONESSTUDENT REPORTER

Teaching students abouthealthy snacking will be thefocus of the ACU DieteticAssociation’s booth for WellnessWeek. The booth will be set upin the Campus Center untilThursday.

“We are trying to put theword out about nutrition andthat we have the education andability to teach others to behealthy,” said sponsor Sheila

Jones, instructor of nutrition.The Dietetic Association,

comprised of nearly 20 nutri-tion majors, was started afternutrition split from the Familyand Consumer ScienceDepartment and is primarily forstudents preparing to becomeregistered dieticians, Jones said.

The Dietetic Association hasa number of activities besidesWellness Week it is involved in.

Along with monthly and spe-cial meetings, one of the associ-ation’s activities is attendingDietetic Association confer-ences, including the TexasDietetic Association Conferencein Dallas. The association israising money to attend the con-

ference by hosting two bakesales in the Campus Center. Theitems sold at the bake sales con-sist of nutritional ingredientsonly.

The first bake sale took placelast week and was a success,Jones said.

The association also doesfood-related service withChristian Homes of Abilene,Meals on Wheels and makesfood baskets for the localwomen’s shelter.

“The Dietetic Association isan absolute must for nutritionmajors,” Jones said.

Group promotes healthDietetic Association

to help studentbe more nutritious

E-mail Jones at: [email protected]

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Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Page 11SPORTS JUMPS

blood.”Ryan Rutledge, freshman

fullback and math major fromLancaster, said even thoughcontroversy surrounds thefilm, he is intent on watchingit.

“It’s a football movie, so Igotta go,” Rutledge said.“Most of what I heard aboutthe book made him out toseem like an un-Christianlikeguy. From what I know, he’snothing like that.”

Former ACU running backWillie Williams is also readyto watch the movie.

“I know what the book issaying,” said Williams, seniorbusiness management majorfrom Houston. “As far as themovie is concerned, when itcomes out, I don’t know howinflated or deflated they aregoing to make these issuesseem.”

Williams, who is alsoblack, read Friday Night Lightsas a junior in high school, andhe said he was shocked andinitially felt weird to find thathe would be playing for theformer Permian coach.

Despite the negative por-trayal of Gaines in the book,Williams said he hopes peopledon’t judge Gaines unfairly.

“I just hope that whateverthe end results of the moviebrings, or what coach hasdone in the past, I hope itdoesn’t label the man on hispast actions,” Williams said.

“What we have done in thepast doesn’t represent who weare right now.”

KTAB-TV Sports DirectorDavid Bacon said it is likelythat the controversy sur-rounding the book may haveto be over emphasized to meetHollywood’s standards.

“Unfortunately, for movies,they will probably hype it up,”said Bacon, who has read thebook and plans to watch theonscreen edition. “My fear isthat they’ll try to play on thecontroversy.”

Bacon, who has also beenthe voice of Wildcat footballfor the past 20 years as theplay-by-play announcer, saidthe book unfairly portraysGaines.

In the early ‘90s, Bacontried to do a piece on Gaineswhile Gaines was coach ofAbilene High when specula-tion ran wild that Ron Howardwas set to direct a first versionof Friday Night Lights.

At the time, Gaines was notwilling to talk about the topicand was noticeably upsetabout the inquiries. Gainesdid tell Bacon that he wishedhe never agreed to do thebook.

With the story of FridayNight Lights hitting so close tohome, Abilene’s CenturyTheaters has been preparingfor the release of the movie.

Jalynn Johnson, housemanager for CenturyTheaters, said the anticipationfor the movie’s arrival has

been growing in the pastweeks.

“We have got calls frompeople asking about sellingout and pre-ordering times forthe movie,” Johnson said. “Itcould be as big as The Passion.It could be that big.”

Johnson said the city ofOdessa will be premiering themovie Hollywood style, com-plete with the appearances ofBissinger, Billy Bob Thornton,who portrays coach Gaines,and director Peter Berg, aswell as other Hollywood stars.

To promote the movie,Johnson said that UniversalStudios and Century Theater’shome office began a contest,with the prizes being two tick-ets to the premiere and afterparty along with two tickets tothe next year’s Rose Bowl.

With the movie ready forrelease, it would be easy forGaines to begin to feel like heonce did. But time and anunexpected visit have helpedease the bitterness he oncefelt.

About three months ago,Bissinger went by CoachGaines’ office early one morn-ing after Bissinger visitedOdessa. The two talked forabout 30 minutes, talkingabout each other’s families andabout life.

It was the first time the twomen had spoken since thatfootball year in 1988.

“We had a nice visit,”Gaines said. “We talked aboutold times.”

Gaines said it is under-standable that the communityof Odessa was split in theirresponse.

“Any book that tells abouta community is going to bringmixed reactions,” Gaines said.“Half of them are going to likeit, and half of them are not.”

Gaines still keeps in con-tact with the city of Odessa.

He regularly attends theJoel Beene Golf Tournament,which raises money for the

former Permian football play-er who was paralyzed fouryears ago. Odessa is also ayearly recruiting stop for him.

“All the places that youcoach, you like to see the teamhave success,” he said. “Andthis year it looks like they mayhave another good one overthere.”

As far as the movie is con-cerned, Gaines said he has noidea how this medium willshowcase the ’88 Permian

team.“I don’t really know what is

going to be in the movie,”Gaines said.

“Hollywood can Holly-wood things up. They canembellish it and think whatthe book was about or not.Like I have been telling every-one, I just hope it turns outwell.”

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to pull the score to withinseven points at the end of thethird quarter, and after stop-ping Southeastern and forcinga punt, the Wildcats had achance to build off the touch-down drive. However, Gaines’fumble on the second playwas returned for a 27-yardtouchdown as the Savagesdoubled the Wildcats’ score28-14 from which ACU couldnot recover.

“I was proud of our de-fense, they held them to 288yards when they had beenaveraging well over 400; I’dsay that was the highlight,”head coach Gary Gaines said.

“It’s hard to tell how they’llrespond; we need to get onthe same page and play a com-plete game,” Gaines said. “Weshot ourselves in the foot forthe second straight week withturnovers, and we only hadthe ball for 28 minutes.”

On the up side, the Wild-

cats aren’t out of any playoffrace or even out of the LSCSouth Division crown, but theteam will need to get tough asthe last five games of the sea-son all come against southdivision opponents.

The team will look to takeadvantage of a strugglingAngelo State team Saturday atShotwell Stadium. The kickoffwill be at 2 p.m.

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By BRIAN ROESPORTS WRITER

A movie with direct ties toACU will be released Friday intheatres nationwide. FridayNight Lights is the big-screenversion of H.G. Bissinger’sacclaimed book Friday NightLights that details the 1988football season at PermianHigh School in Odessa, just180 miles west on InterstateHighway 20.

ACU head football coachGary Gaines was the headcoach at Permian High in1988.

In March of 1988, H.G.Bissinger, an editor for thePhiladelphia Inquirer, visitedOdessa for the first time. Bis-singer wanted to write a bookabout how high school footballcould define the very core of atown. Once he visited Odessa,Bissinger knew he wanted thebook to be about Permian HighSchool.

Bissinger convinced Gainesto let him spend a season withhis football team. He movedhis family to Odessa in July1988, and the newspaper edi-tor’s sole purpose was to spendevery waking moment with thePermian football team.

During the course of theseason, Bissinger attendedevery practice, every meetingand every game involving thePermian Panthers. He went toschool with the players, wentto church with the players andinterviewed more than 100people for his book.

Fifteen years later, the bookremains controversial becauseof its portrayal and descriptionof topics such as race, politicsand the education system inOdessa. In alternating chap-ters, Bissinger chronicles thePanthers’ season and theirtown, in the process portrayingmany citizens, coaches andplayers as racist and ignorant.

The author quotes varioussources from Odessa usingderogatory language towardminorities.

The martyr of Bissinger’sstory is running back BoobieMiles. The star running back ofthe team, Miles was injured inthe preseason and never re-turned to full health. Bissingerrelates the story of Miles’ life

and going from the star playerto just another black footballplayer.

Bissinger also writes exten-sively about the education sys-tem in Odessa and the influ-ence of football in every aspectof the district’s budget anddecision making. According tothe book, the school districtspent more money on footballmedical supplies than on theentire English department. Italso says that of the entire26,000 students in the district,only one was a National MeritScholar.

Bissinger has said manytimes through the years that heliked and respected Gaines andthat the two grew close duringthe 1988 season. Most readersagree with the author thatGaines is not portrayed in anegative light, but Gaines hassaid the book still affects himnegatively.

“I was the captain of thatship,” Gaines said. “I wasresponsible for those playersand coaches.”

Friday Night Lights by H.G.Bissinger is published by DaCapo Press, copyright 1990,365 pages. Available locally atWaldenbooks and Hastings.

Book looks at racism, town’s ignorance

splitting up the teams. I wasvery pleased.”

Summer Beesley, RachelTaylor, Ashley Hawk-Ca-perton and Lana Pavlin at-tended the tournament at theUniversity of Kentucky. TheW i l d c a t sc o m p e t e ds t r i c t l ya g a i n s tDivision Icompetition,none ofwhom wherelower than55th in thenation lastseason.

“The level was by far thetoughest I’ve ever beeninvolved in,” Jones said.“You’re not going to run intoeasy matches.”

The matches were indeedtough, but while all four losttheir first match none ofthem left without at least onewin. Pavlin won two singlesmatches and beat Alex de

Guzman of William and Mary6-1, 3-0 (retired) to finish13th. Hawk-Caperton andPavlin won two doublesmatches, and Beesely andTaylor won one doublesmatch. Jones said that whilethe team “took their lumps”with the win-loss percentage,they werecompet i t iveand tookmany match-es to threesets.

“I’m notlike othercoaches thatdon’t believein moral vic-tories; I believe in moral vic-tories,” Jones said. “I was realpleased with how we compet-ed.”

The Wildcats will getright back into action in theLSC Individual Champion-ships this weekend. With theexperience the team has andthe level of competition theyhave played against this year,Jones said he is expecting the

players to do well. “I feel like we’re ready to

go, to finish off the fall,”Jones said.

“We might be a little roadweary, but we just had someopportunities, and I thoughtwe needed to get some youngplayers a lot of match play.”

The Wildcats have seenplenty of match play: Thisweekend will mark the fifthstraight week the Wildcatshave been in a tournament.ACU is the defending confer-ence champions, and Jonessaid they’re ready to re-estab-lish themselves as the topteam.

“We’re looking to showwe’re still the ones to beat,”Jones said.

The tournament will beboth Friday and Saturday andwill be at Midwestern StateUniversity in Wichita Falls.

Tennis: Cats to defend LSC titleContinued from Page 12

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Billy Bob Thornton as Coach Gary Gaines and Garrett Hedlund as tailback Don Billingsley in ImagineEntertainment's adaptation of H.G. Bissinger's prize-winning book “Friday Night Lights.”

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Caperton Taylor

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Author’s perceptionof racism still eats atGaines 15 years later

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By BRIAN ROESPORTS WRITER

The Wildcat volleyballteam extended its winningstreak to 10 games Saturdayafternoon, winning a matchagainst Eastern New Mexicoin Moody Coliseum.

The Wildcats were comingoff an emotional victoryThursday night over long-time nemesis West TexasA&M, soundly defeating theLady Buffs 3-0 for the firsttime since 1993.

ACU struggled against theGreyhounds on Saturday, ral-lying from an 11-3 deficit towin game one 30-27 beforedropping game two 30-25.The Wildcats dominated

game three 30-18, but thenfell in game four, losing 30-27.

ACU regrouped in the fifthand final game, winning 15-6

to cap its sec-ond victoryagainst an LSCSouth Divisionfoe.

The Wildcatsimproved theirrecord to 16-5overall and 2-0in conference,and through

Monday, sit atop the LSCSouth Division tied with rivalAngelo State. Both AngeloState and ACU beat WestTexas A&M and Eastern NewMexico, who have fallen tosixth and fifth in the stand-ings respectively.

Junior outside hitterMichelle Bernhardt led the

Wildcats with 25 kills and 23digs. Bernhardt posted four ofher 25 kills in the decidingfifth game. Junior middleblocker Amanda Slate—whohad 13 kills in the match—finished the match off on akill from setterLindsey Mar-tin, who dis-tributed agame-high 70assists.

Sophomoreoutside hitterCallie Dela-bano finishedwith 17 kills,junior middle blocker Aman-da Motola added 14 kills, sen-ior middle blocker SophiaKindred hit .304 with 12 killsand senior libero KellenMorrow added 23 digs in thevictory for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats remain unde-feated at home this seasonwith a perfect 6-0 record.

Head coach Brek Horn saidthe plan is to go undefeated athome the entire season.

ACU will next look tobuild a road streak as it playssix of the next seven matchesaway from Moody Coliseum.The Wildcats played lastnight in Lubbock against LCUand will hit the road Thurs-day going to Stephenville toface Tarleton State at 7 p.m.and traveling to KingsvilleSaturday to play against TexasA&M-Kingsville at 2 p.m.

Through Monday, TexasA&M-Kingsville stands 1-0 inthe LSC South, while Tarletonis 0-1.

By RUBEN J. GONZALEZSTUDENT REPORTER

When the controversialpages of H.G Bissinger’s bookFriday Night Lights hit the bigscreen Friday, don’t expect tosee ACU football coach GaryGaines to be the first person inline buying a ticket.

At least not anytime soon.“I will eventually watch it,

I’m sure,” Gaines said. “Butright now, I don’t think I willhave much time because I’m inthe middle of this football sea-son. After the season, I maywatch it.”

Gaines, who was the coachof the 1988 Permian HighSchool football team that isdepicted in the movie, has stillnever read the book. In fact,many people who have read itdon’t recognize the book’sGaines to the one they know.

With Friday’s nationwiderelease, Gaines is aware that themovie may resur-rect a past he hastried to avoid.

Much of thelocal controversy surroundingthe book stems from Bissinger’sportrayal of a football-crazedOdessa that strongly supportedits team but was also a well ofdeeply rooted racism andhypocrisy.

In the book, Bissinger subtlypaints the Permian coaching

staff as playing racial favoriteson the team. There was the caseof the black star running back,Boobie Miles, and the somewhatuseless attitude the staff had forhim after he sustained an injuryfrom which he never fullyrecovered. Then there was thelook-away stance Bissingerwrote about that the coaches

practiced whenit came to theblack playersand their failing

grades.It is a notion Gaines denies.“We treated our players all

the same,” Gaines said. “But thiswas a case of the ‘eye of thebeholder.’ It is what he per-ceived.”

In fact, many current Wild-cat players cannot believe the

way Bissinger depicted Gaines. ACU defensive back Danieal

Manning, who is black, said hewas curious to ask coach Gainesabout the movie and book butwas cautioned by the Wildcatcoaching staff to be careful notto rehash old memories con-cerning Friday Night Lights.Regardless, Manning said noth-ing anyone else thinks could

change his mind about Gaines. “He’s a great coach and man,

too,” said Manning, sophomoreexercise and sports sciencemajor from Corsicana. “To me, Iwouldn’t believe none of thatstuff in the book. A personwouldn’t change that much. Youwould still have it in your

SPORTSWEDNESDAYPage 12 OPTIMIST October 6, 2004

(above) photo courtesy of UNIVERSAL PICTURES (below) BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Billy Bob Thornton (above) stars in “Friday Night Lights” as head coach Gary Gaines (below). The film opens Friday and depicts the 1988 Permian High School football season.

ACU coach portrayed in upcoming film

By KYLE ROBARTSSPORTS EDITOR

The Wildcat football teamstruggled with turnovers forthe second-straight week andas a result fell to 2-3 at thehands of SoutheasternOklahoma State. The 35-14score wouldn’t look so bad,had it not been for the Savagesquick 21-0 start in the firstquarter.

If the game had started in

the second quarter, the scorewould have been tied at 14 all.However, the first quarter wasplayed and the Wildcats canonly look at what could havebeen had they not allowedsuch a quick start for South-eastern.

Offensively, the Wildcatslooked sluggish as startingquarterback Greg Wigginsthrew two interceptions forthe second-straight week andleft the game in the fourthquarter with a sprained ankle.Brock Pierce stepped in duringthe latter half of the fourth

quarter and also threw aninterception. Mark Gaines andRashon Myles each fumbled atkey times during the game togive the team a total of fiveturnovers on the day.

After the defense stoppedthe Southeastern offense at thebeginning of the third quarter,the Wildcat offense had a greatopportunity with their startingfield position beginning attheir own 38. They drove tothe 50, but then Myles lost theball.

Jerale Badon caught a nine-yard touchdown from Wiggins

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Junior setter Lindsey Martin sets up a teammate during Saturday’smatch against Eastern New Mexico. The Wildcats took the match infive games and won their 10th-straight contest.

Anticipation increasing for movie’s

Friday premiere

Five turnovers, 21-0hole keep team from

improving record

This week inWildcat sports...

(home events in italics)

Wednesday, October 6 WCC: at NCAA II regional, 10 a.m.

Thursday, October 7 VB: at Tarleton State, 7p.m.

Saturday, October 9 VB: at TX A&M-Kingsville, 2 p.m. FB: Angelo State, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, October 12 VB: St. Edward's, 7 p.m.

Thursday, October 14 VB: at Angelo State, 7p.m.

LSC SouthStandings

FootballTeam Div. Tot.1. A&M-Kingsville 2-0 4-02. Midwestern State 2-0 4-13. E. New Mexico 2-0 3-34. A&M-Commerce 0-1 2-35. ACU 0-2 2-36. W. Texas A&M 0-2 1-47. Angelo State 0-2 0-6

VolleyballTeam Div. Tot.1. Angelo State 2-0 15-42. ACU 2-0 16-53. A&M-Kingsville 1-0 7-124. Tarleton State 0-1 13-85. E. New Mexico 0-2 12-56. West Texas A&M 0-2 11-9

ScoresThursday

VolleyballACU 3, West Texas A&M 0

Saturday

VolleyballACU 3, Eastern N.M. 2FootballSE Oklahoma State 35, ACU 14

E-mail Roe at: [email protected]

FootballFootball

Turnovers plague Cats

By WARREN GRAYSPORTS WRITER

The ACU women’s tennisteam had an up-and-downweekend in Lubbock andKentucky.

The Wildcats came backfrom Texas Tech with threethird-place finishes from theScarborough Specialties Open.Up north, all four Wildcats atthe Kentucky Fall Invitationalin Lexington, Ky., lost their

first-round matches in thetoughest competition they’llface this year.

In Lubbock, Meagan Brownand Alison Tetrick had an up-and-down time of their own.Brown lost a second-roundmatch in the second flight butrecovered to defeat KarissaWalker of the U.S. Air ForeAcademy 6-2, 6-1. In Flight F,Tetrick also suffered a second-round loss but won the conso-lation title by beating TexasState’s Laura Gomez 6-4, 6-1.

Tetrick captured anotherconsolation prize in doubles

as she teamed up with JoyIsrael to knock off Alcan Bu-tain and Jessica Lee of NorthTexas, 9-8. Holly Lindloff fin-ished fourth in Flight C sin-gles after losing to Texas Tech’sKalann Wagley 6-2, 6-2 in thethird-place match.

ACU coach Hutton Joneswas in Kentucky with the restof the team but said from whathe heard, those in Lubbockplayed well.

“It sounds like we didwell,” Jones said. “I took mytop four to Kentucky, and ourresults were very strong with

Competitive matchesprepare Wildcats

for LSC championships

WWomen’omen’s Ts Tennisennis

Team gains experience

Team moves to 2-0 in LSC South

Division Play

VVolleyballolleyball

Wildcats slip by Greyhounds

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