The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 25, Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 20, 2002 Page: 1 of 8
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A winning team
The Wildcat football team defeated West
Texas A&M to finish Its season with n 6 5
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The Optimist
Abilene Cluisti.m Uimcrsity
Department ofjournalism
and Mass Communication
November 20 2002
Volume XCI Number 25
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-WEDNESDAY
Police investigate phone calls
University police are Investigating o string of harassing and some
times obscene phone calls that have been placed to several women
on campus Pago 4
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Death penalty
debate twists
States that use the death penalty
Capital punishment Is legal in 38 states Maryland has placed a
moratorium on executions but Its governor elect has pledged to
end it when he takes office In January
Court students
faculty question
lulling mentally ill
Jennifer McMichael
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lie was scheduled to die at
7 p m Nov G but James Col-
burn ma) have schizophrenia
so the Supreme Court post-
poned his lethal injection un
til more conclusive facts c in
bo gathered
Convicted of strangling
and stabbing a woman in
199-1 Collium 12 hasicport-
cdly been mentally ill Tor at
least 10 ears
Hie process of deciding
whether or not he deserves
the death penalty could take
several months accoiding to
the Washington I'ost
lhe stav of execution lias
Weekend
Campaigns
wrap up
Trip
laised several ethical ques-
tions about executing the
mentally ill 1o some the
question Is in a grav area that
makes a straight answer diffi
cult to find
I dont have the couli
deuce in die Trailtv ol hum in
llr.- su DLATll 1'n.i
to Oklahoma
this weekend
is last of semester
City
Record audience sees show
Cullen filled for first time
in Culture Show history
Elizabeth Macias
I iir J nlir ii
To a packed house in Cullen Auditori-
um the International Students Associa-
tion presented I tbnos Culture Hcload
frida) night
This) ear was the first time ISAs histo-
ry that such a large audience attended
their annual Culture Show
The general comments of students
faculty and other visitors praised the
event agreeing U has been the best cul-
ture show so far
I loved the show said Phyllis Wilson
director of student productions I here
was a lot of excitement lots of move-
ment Wilson said she learned so
much about culture
Students agreed
I he Culture Show was excellent
because it brought together all the
nationalities to express their reality into
the United States' said Jason Alpcrs
sophomore missions major from
Abilene and allowed us to sec a glimpse
of how incredible many cultures are and
how we dont get to see it on an every day
basis
God is a v erv creativ e artist he is 1 he
Artist and we want Culture Show to be
his canvas in this campus with all the
other cultural events' said Carlos
Macias sophomore architecture major
from Mexico and director of the show
Macias said the Culture Show repre-
sents the world on campus during one
evening of songs traditional dances
fights drama suspense comedy and
even firecrackers
It is the greatest opportunity for the
ACU body to have a cultural taste of the
world Macias said lhe main purpose
was to share our culture '
With a crew of 15 people and a team of
six head committees that started working
on different jobs in mid September
Macias presented the story of the file
'ethnos
' 'In the world of Culture Show
Macias said a world war broke out in
2002 leaving no trace of culture m the
planet Ilefore the war had started the
United Nations created a file containing
detailed information about ever)' part of
culture for future generations just in case
that had happened The file was called
'ethnos"
The file was lost after the war when a
culturelcss dictatorship started ruling the
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Lauren Crist
SnjUilin
lhe last Weekend Cam-
paign of the semester will he
a Mad 1 ood Drive held in
Oklahoma Cit) to prepare for
thanksgiving festivities in
the homeless community
I he campaign which has
attracted a-
bout 100 pos- m m
siblc volun-
teers will be-
held Iridav-
Stinda) It will be
the filth cam-
paign of the
j ear for the
Students Association
which broke a
record this
ear with the largest number
of Weekend Campaigns
Weekend Campaigns fo-
cus is on the homeless and
the children' said Chris 1 all
sophomore computer sci-
ence major from San Antonio
and director of the cam-
paigns We provide muscles for
churches ahead) working in
this area
SA is already planning live
free Weekend Campaigns for
the spring
I he last Weekend Cam-
paign was held earlier this
month in Houston at Impnct
Church of Christ
Volunteers laid grass
around the )outh center
organized and decorated
rooms of the church took 15
inncr-cit) kids roller-skating
on Saturda)
I hey also taught chil-
dren s church
and serveil
lunch to r00
homeless pco
pie in the arc.i
Sunda)
I his is the
greatest min-
istry on cam
pus because
its free and its
something dif
ferent because
it changes
from place to place I all
s ud
It's onl) one weekend a
great wa) to make 10 new
lricnds have super fun and
best of all its doing what
God wants us to do'
To learn more about Wee
kend Campaigns visit Week
end Campaign Chapel on
Nov 21 in the Bean Sprout B
"This is the
greatest ministry
on campus."
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Members or Shades step squad perforin at the International Students Associations
annual Culture Show "Lthnos" Culture Reload" I riday night The show fc.ilurid
19 acts representing 20 different countries
world lhestor) line is an allegor) of the
movie I lie Matrix lhe planets dictator
does ever) thing to stop the reload
which are the 19 acts representing 20
countries presented during the show
while a team looks for I he rhos.cn one
who can download the file and finish the
reload
Grabbing 19 acts Iroin different
countries and coining up with an original
theme that will link them together
requires a lot ol biamsioiming Maci is
said
lhe greatest challenge was culture
itself but the tune invested fioin ever)
person involved m u made the show a
success Maei is s lid
Artistic expiession can be so varied
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Popular restaurant
rescued after closing
for a semester
Bryan Head
SluJtnl Itjilld
On Dec .! Kentucky I ried
Chicken will reopen its loca-
tion at 1 !01 Judge LI) lilvd
lhe popular fast food
restaurant was forced to close
list )car when the companv
that owned the franchise
went bankitipt
Not 'icp Inc is the couipa-
ii) responsible for bringing
K1C back to Abilene lhe
compan) which is based out
ol Wichita Kan owns 20 Kl C
franchises throughout the
Midwest
According to lames Bryan
operations manager at Not
cp Inc the new KI C will be
mail identical to the last
one despite the change of
ownership
It will look like )our aver
age Kl C Br) an said Were
going to keep things prctt)
normal
lhe location near eamjius
has made Kentuck) I ried
Chicken a popular place to
eat for universit) students
I like to eat there because
they have good food at pretty
good prices and it's close to
school said Scott McCor-
mack sophomore business
management major from
Nashville lean
Students can also find cin-
pluyinciH at the new Kl C
We're hiring right now'
Br) an said Anyone that
wants a job can walk in and
fill out An application College
students would be great '
Aii)one interested in work-
ing at Kentucky 1 ried t liicken
can contact Br) an at fi7d
1)280
'Over the river and through the woods'
Abilene offers stress relief as finals near..
Students just have to look for it
Jennifer Bas4
Student Repot ter
After studying three hours
for that microbiology final
students find that their brains
may be in the fried position
Spinner'z located on
Maple Street is a recreational
center with go-karts water
wars palntball volleyball and
a party room where students
can go to get away from the
stress of studying projects
and final exams
"Coming here is a great
excuse to act like a kid" said
Michael Owen general man-
ager. "There is something
entertaining here for every-
one even the game area is set-
What to do in Abilene?
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Series t
n oeetuiimnl &-ffs
ftffmus on l'ijt 1
up with games for all ages '
lhe most popular leature
of the facility is the go-karts
Owen said
It's fun to go race go-karts
with your friends' said
Lindsay Darker general stud-
ies major from Ilolliday
' Getting a big group together
and going to play games is a
great way to get away from the
stressof school'
Another feature of Spin-
ner'z is the paintball courses
that are located in a wooded
area unlike other courses in
the area
Our courses are diflcrcnt
because Ihey are wooded so
people can come out in their
camouflage and have places
to hide 'Owen said
lhe courses are more
entertainment oriented than
other area courses Palntball
at Spinner' is designed more
for fun than intense competi-
tion and is open for anyone 10
or older to play Owen said
Paintball is a game played
between two teams where
each tries to catch the other's
flag without getting hit by a
paintball pellet which are (ill-
caliber gelatin balls filled with
corn starch food coloring and
mineral oil
Niw see STRESS fe 3
KAMII .UIIIIK.VU III I CUll I
A tire bears the marks of battle at Spinner'z Abilcnc's lone paintball battleground Spinner':
also offers go-karls w.iltr wars and volleyball Such businesses' importance becomes greater
as students' stress levels begin lo rise at this time of the simcstcr.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 25, Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 20, 2002, newspaper, November 20, 2002; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101799/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.