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Abilene Christian University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
April 28 2000 Volume 88 Issue No. 56
Friday
Sub T-16
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Wendy Waller
Assignments Editor
The men of Sub T-16 literally
laid to rest their use of the Con-
federate flag as part of an
announcement of their intent to
change their image.
Members of Sub T retired the
Confederate flag during Chapel
as all members of the club sym-
bolically discarded their Confed-
erate flag memorabilia and skip-
per Matt Kincaid senior man-
agement major from Tulsa
Okla. announced the clubs
commitment to changing their
reputation.
"This is how God is working in
Sub T" Kincaid said in his
Chapel speech. "I know the rep-
utation Sub T has and so some
people might think thats an oxy-
moron but that's just how God
works."
Kincaid said God was using
trouble at an April 20 rush
"Last Thursday we made some
mistakes at our rush at Will
Hair but I'll tell you what God
does He takes those mistakes
and he turns us into the people
that he wants us to be because of
those mistakes" Kincaid said
Kincaid said the club felt it nec-
essary to discard the Confederate
flag because to some the flag rep-
resented hate and racial discord.
"We would rather put that
down and lay that aside than
have that reflect on us" Kincaid
said. "We're going to take a stand
on this and not use that flag to
promote our club. It will no
longer be associated necessarily
with Sub T"
In addition the club will pre-
sent a $2000 check to ACU to
cover a $1900 debt
Kincaid said this money was a
"symbol of our commitment of
what we want to be. We want to
change we want to challenge
ourselves. We want to change
our image a little bit. We want to
promote being a better person
being a better Christian. Thats
what our challenge is "
After the Chapel speech
Garage sale benefits
Amy Wilson
Copy Editor
Ellen Presley adjunct faculty in
lerman raised more than $300
iturday in a garage sale where the
ems had no prices.
he money was given to an
itemational student who is strug-
llng financially and the effort
:ached two more causes to help
lose in need
'You would Give me whatever
iu want to contribute to help the
udent and I give you whatever
u want to take Presley said.
he sign in Presley's driveway at
G Parson's Road said. "Unique
ew men's social
Chris Smith
Sports Writer
new social club has formed on
U campus.
le men of Delta Chi Rho turned In
i constitution to Campus Life April
elta Chi Rho was chartered last Friday.
Bomlng the 10th mens social club.
le newest ACU social club he d its
jcial rush a Subway rush at Will
fk Tuesday evening.
elta Chi Rho is the second social club
chartered this year. The womens
i Chi Omega was chartered in January.
is year stneter pledging rules for
M clubs and a change in administra
Lay it all down
commits
change
Wayne Barnard dean of Campus
Life said that he hopes the ACU
community will take Sub Ts
commitment seriously.
"These are men of their word"
Barnard said. "Like any of us they
make mistakes but the blessing is
that they've helped us to see and
leam from our mistakes. They've
stepped up and made a commit-
ment in a very public way which
is something not many people are
willing to do."
Kincaid said he also felt this
Chapel was a step in .the right
direction.
"We've had a lot of people
come up and say that they're
going to help us out and watch
out Tor us" Kincaid said. "We
just need help from them and
help from God and thats where
we want to go."
Members of Sub T-16 said they
agree and are excited about the
changes that lie ahead
"It's incredible to see the way
Gods working in the hearts of all
my friends" said Chad Missil-
dine senior finance major from
Tyler. "I know that we're going to
make more mistakes for every-
one to see but I pray they they
can also see the good things God
has done with us "
For the future of Sub T
Barnard said this is something
he wants to encourage through-
out the ACU community as Sub
T continues to live out its com-
mitment. "I think the next step for Sub T
is to continue to be true to what
they want to be and who they
know God wants them to be"
Barnard said. "I want ACU to give
them a chance. 1 want professors
and staff and students to meet
these guys spend time with them
go to lunch with them and get to
know them because Gods doing
some amazing things."
Bob Booth senior youth min-
istry major from Richardson
said he agreed.
"Any change where God is
working in a man's heart to
make him more like his son is a
good change" Booth said.
Garage Giveaway." People chose
items and left donations.
Presley said the student never
asked for help.
"That was not her idea" Presley
said. "I knew she had been having
a hard time."
Presley said the idea came to her
when she decided to give some of
the items stored In her garage to
the campaign to Honduras led by
Jack Walker missionary-in-resi-dence
but she thought she had
missed the deadline.
She said she didn't like the idea
of sorting and pneing items so
she created the garage giveaway.
Presley said the support was
tive policies toward hazing has provided
the opportunity for new clubs to emerge
"It seemed like there was a demand for a
new club" said Jon Hartnagle freshman
Bible major from Superior Colo. and pres-
ident of Delta Chi Rho. "Other clubs are fine
with it and I think they will be happy to
work with us."
But Delta Chi Rho is like no other club
on campus. The 15 charter members will
not only pledge in the fall but every sub-
sequent pledge season Hartnagle said.
"Every year every active member of the
club will be pledging so there will not be
any authority placed down on anyone"
Hartnagle said. "Everyone will be working
together as a team."
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change its image and discard the Confederate flag as a symbol.
more than one
overwhelming; many people
brought additional items to sell
"One person would get one book
but leave $15" she said. "I know
that's not a garage sale pnee
"I was amazed how people
responded in such a positive way
because 1 feel like there is a heart-
felt understanding" she said. "By
the end I know our stuff wasn't
worth $300 "
Presley said compassion is
required to help those in need.
She said often the same people are
asked to contribute to many caus-
es and everyone should have the
ability to help in some way.
"All It takes Is a little bit of will"
club plans first pledging
The club started when Hartnagle and his
friend Dustln Adams decided they were
ready to start a club from scratch.
However starting the new club has not
been easy.
"It has been really really hard" said
Perry Bolton freshman social work major
from Paris and vice-president of Delta Chi
Rho. "We have come such a long way
since we first began."
Hartnagle said God has guided the club.
"It seems like every turn we took the
Lord was with us and kept opening doors
for us and making things work for us" he
said. "Personally we have all changed and
that has caused us to mature and looked
at ourselves more responsibly"
she said "On my part it was my
morning my Saturday morning
from 8-noon that I helped out."
Presley was able to contribute to
the Honduras campaign after all;
she donated the items that did not
sell at her giveaway to the cause.
The Honduras campaign recent-
ly had its third annual garage sale.
Walker said the garage sale raised
about $3400 The unsold items
were taken to help a third cause
Goodwill Industries of Abilene.
What started as an effort to help
someone from a foreign country
increased the outreach to people in
a different foreign country which
contnbuted to a cause in Abilene.
Justice chapter
forms on campus
Lauren Crist
Student Reporter
Kanmani became a slave tn India
when she was 5.
At 10 years old she was rolling
2000 cigarettes for 10 hours
every day and six days a week.
This was her job for the last five
years - until now.
The International Justice Mission
set Kanmani free and sent her to
school It also had the slave own-
ers arrested and set free nearly 500
children who were bonded into
slavery in the community just as
Kanmani was.
The U.S. 1JM helps people from
other countries who arc treated
unfairly and unjustly by docu-
menting the abuse or oppression
of individuals and using this infor-
mation to free them through the
countrys criminal court system
Some ACU students arc forming
the first campus chapter of the
US 1JM
As a campus chapter the IJM
will financially and prayerfully
support the U S IJM and encour-
age students to be aware of the
international issues such as child
labor forced prostitution illegal
detention and police misconduct.
"People at ACU get trapped into
a bubble to where they don't sec
what's happening outside of
ACU" said Angela Dockcry coach
for the Cultural Awareness Com-
mittee and sophomore psychology
major from Springfield Mo "The
IJMs mission is to burst that bub-
ble and force students to look at
international problems."
The IJM committee will officially
begin in the fall
Leaders of the committee plan to
Dallas program
seeks fall students
Melissa Sheldon
Student Reporter
Anne Henning recalls the
moment she helped saved some-
ones life.
A woman came to the food
pantry complaining of a bad
headache and Henning sopho-
more social work major from
Lawrence decided to take her
blood pressure. The results made
the women panic.
"We re-checked It three times"
she said "It was 210 over 250
and I couldn't believe she hadn't
already had a stroke."
The woman was admitted to the
hospital and the stroke was pre-
vented. Henning said she now plans to
attend nursing school.
Henning is one of three students
participating in the Urban Studies
Program with Central Dallas Min-
istries this semester.
As the semester comes to a close
the Sociology Department Is
accepting applications from stu-
dents who want to participate in
the fall semester program.
Fifteen freshmen make up the club
which is sponsored by Bob Gomez coor-
dinator of Student Multicultural Enrich-
ment and Spiritual Life; Randy Harris
Instructor of Bible; Steve Hare adjunct
faculty in undergraduate Bible and min-
istry and Jason Craddock director of
McKinzie Residence Hall.
Delta Chi Rho which means "to serve
Christ" in Greek is the goal of the club
Bolton said.
"We want to do service projects as much
as we possibly can" Bolton said. "One of
main goals is to strengthen ourselves the
schaoland the community around us.
"So to do that we figured the best way
was service projects not only helping the
have a prayer room where stu-
dents take shifts praying for the
IJM three days out of the week
from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m They will also
ask students to give at least 50
cents every week outside of
Moody Coliseum during Chapel.
The cost to free a bonded slave
in another country is $500 which
includes travel and all expenses
for those who work to free the
slaves
"Five hundred dollars to a college
student is a lot of money" said
Hilary Stlrman co-chair for the JJM
and sophomore history major from
Sugarland "But for freedom. $500
is so little IJM gives students the
opportunity to reach people who
need our resources and our time;
otherwise they'll never be able to
get themselves out of bondage."
Giving 50 cents each week will
be affordable for most students
and will also help the IJM reach Its
goals to free more bonded slaves
according to Stlrman.
The campus chapter has raised
$1000 for the mission with the
help of Andrea Baker sophomore
missions major from Nashville
Tcnn who took donations for the
mission at the ticket window last
week
The IJM will also be having a
chapel in the fall where the Cul-
tural Awareness Committee will
encourage international students
to speak about personal experi-
ences of oppression in their coun-
tries. Dockery said this approach
will .have a great impact on mem-
bers of the 0M.
Furthermore the JJM will be
encouraging other schools to be a
Please see IJM page 6
The deadline to sign up is June 1.
As of Friday no one has signed up.
During the semester students
take 12-15 credit hours while vol-
unteering 10-15 hours a week
rotating among various programs
offered through Central Dallas
Ministries
Among them are the food pantry
Central Dallas Thrift Store and
church health ministries
Others programs include The
Urban Justice Center a law firm
that practices "poverty law" for
those who cannot afford legal rep-
resentation The Urban Acade-
myInnovative Learning Center a
computer-based self-paced adult
education center and The Jubilee
Academy which offers employ-
ment readiness placement and
adult education programs.
Students do not need any previ-
ous experience in law or medicine
to participate in the programs.
All students live in an apartment
complex located near Central Dal-
las Ministries to fully experience
the inner-city atmosphere.
Please see COM page 2
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school and community but other social
clubs as well."
Unity is also important for Delta Chi Rho
"We want to make sure when someone
else is weak we come around them and lift
them back up and put them back on their
feet" Bolton said. "We want to put the
focus on social clubs back to where it
should be.
"There is nothing wrong with social
clubs. All of them have some godly
aspects about them but when we are seen
out In public we would rather be known
as Christians than men of Delta Chi Rho."
He said the club wants to take 15-20
pledges in the fall who will pledge with
the charter members.
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