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ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Seven quali
WEDNESDAY
April 14 2004
Vol. 92 No. 47
1 section 10 pages
www.acuoptlmist.com
fied Saturday for the
NCAA Division II out
door track and field
champi
Sports:
The Optimist
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Students elect
Executive officers
select Woodroof
as secretary
LoRI BRUIFMIYtR
C.pl I r
Students voted in SA class
sen.itor elections April in
which six freshmen fixe soph-
omores .ttul one junior r.in for
five openings for each tl.iss
said Haley Sutherland mem-
her of the elections enmmit-
tee .mil freshman missions
major from I ort Worth
I he only tontested rate
was for sophomore tlass sen-
ator and although the clct-
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Dr. Jack Maxwell right chair of the Department of Art and Design and Dan McGregor assistant professor of art judge entries for the
year-end comprehensive student art show In the Shore Art Gallery Tuesday afternoon. The final selections will be displayed Monday.
Group promotes justice awareness
Concert ultimate
frisbee 5K run
among activities
Warren Gray
MuJnlKHMr
Ten Shekel Shirt will per-
form in Mood) Coliseum
Mondav as part of Inter-
national lust Ice Mission
Awareness Week. Hie ton-
cert will conclude a week-
long series of activities
including a Chapel forum
ultimate Irishee tournament
and 5K run
Sarali Wnodrool sopho-
more psvthologv major Irom
Brentwood lenn and
Inside today's
Optimist
WednesdayPlus looks Into the life ol M
Haley aulitant protestor ol English
at an author and teacher Page 8.
A Holocaust survivor will
speak to students in the Hilton
Room on I hursday Page 3.
ACU's roller hockey team will
compete for the national title
this month Page 5.
lions went smoothly Suther-
land said site thinks the low
voter turnout was hei.uise of
latkufadvcrlising
"last semester went well
heiaust' we had a lot more
turnout then" she said ' We
ma he had a prohlem with
advertising and annoimte-
ments lull I in happy will) the
elettions "
Site said she has tonfi-
deiue in those who were
seleiltd
' I think evervone who was
thosen is really enihusiastit
about serving" Sutherland
said "lhey want to represent
their peers and really get
involved ontampus"
'They missed a spot'
member ot DM said the
organization seeks out vic-
tims of crimes in oilier coun-
tries such as those forced
into prostitution and
attempts to free them
"lhey work with mission-
aries and take law vers to
other countries to help those
people in need' Woodrool
said
lov Oclfkc junior interna-
tional studies major Irom
Houston and IIM member
said ACU's IIM chapter looks
to attomplish three goals
and this week's events are
structured around those ini-
tiatives Hie lirst goal is to raise
pr.i)er support lor the v it-
Medical
Counseling Center
moving to McKinzie
Hall basement
Lorn Brkdimhik
t.p i Jit i
Steve Rowlands tan find
mil) one word to describe
how he feels excited.
How lands direttor of the
Counseling Center and the
counseling staff soon will
move their offices to the
basement of McKinic Hall.
Rowlands said (he lower level
currently is being renovated
'"We're very excited about
it" he said "Lveryhody thinks
the basement of MtKlnie's
class senators for Congress
I he ncvvl) eletted execu-
tive oltiiers also appointed
Sarah Woodroof sophomore
ps)cholog) major from Hient-
wood lenn as eetuiive set
retary
Next semester's sopho-
more tlass senators are latoh
Anderson vouth and famil)
miuistrv major from Alvin
Cases Dingham politital sti-
ente major from Connie
Daniel Cms social work
major from Colllerville lenn ;
Itehett.i tones journalism
major from Burleson and
lake Koseherrv management
major from Irnv Ohio
Jonathan Hollowav hiologv
major from Abilene also ran
tints of injustite and mem-
bers nl IJM are prav ing everv
day this week at the OAIA
fountain immediately alter
Chapel
' lor about live minutes
we'll he prating about speci-
fic tases and countries
Oelfke said
She said another goal is to
raise monetary binds tor the
work IIM does
'It costs about $r)()() to
rescue a child from slave
labor and SI (Kit) to get a
woman out ol forced prosti-
tution' Oclfkc said
All proceeds from this
week's activities will help
dinner the work ol the
organization I en Shekel
clinic to
kind ol a dungeon I think
the) 're going to be reall)
impressed with how it's going
to look; it II lie a warm coin-
lorttible setting
As the Counseling Center
moves downstairs the
Medical Clinic will begin
moving into the vacated
offices so tli.il the Medical
Clinic will occup) the entire
east ground floor of Mc-
Kinic. Dr. louy Rector director ol
the medical clinic said he
hopes in have ever) thing
moved and organized before
school starts in August
"We'll have more exam
rooms; more exam rooms
means better flow; better How
hut was not eletted
limior tlass senators are.
Sarah Carlson journalism
major Irom San Antonio
Andrew drteuherg political
science major Irom (ir.tnd
l'rairie Urad Cowers undctid-
ed major lioiu ( lovis Calif;
liistin Stott politital stiente
major Irom Whitchotise and
Sametria lurner pschologv
and criminal justice major
from Dallas
Senior class senator is
Michelle Morris marketing
major from lledford lavnc
House next ear's executive
president said lie w ill appoint
fluiv. v. ELECTIONS (is-. 7
hi
1
Shirt is perloriuing at no
charge so that all monev
irom ticket sales can go
direcilv to IIM
I he lead singer went
witli IIM on trips and now
the group is going around to
other universities perform-
ing these tree concerts'
Oelfke said
I lie tontert is at 7. .11) p m
and tiikets aie S7.
Hie ultimate Irishcc tour-
nament will be I ridav and
Sattudav and tosts Sr a per-
son Students mav enter as
an individual and lie plated
on a team or enter as a team
ol seven Ibeie will also lie a
'.i Mi IJM ;is
add more
means increased volume' ol
students served Hector said
Other changes lor the
Medical Clinic occurred earl)
in the semester when new
statt iiiein-
Rector
Noles are helping treat the
large number ol students
tared lor 1 the clinic. Chant
and Noles are able to examine
patients and write prescriptions
VPPH hers were
H M hired Rector
HfW said a regis-
Bf.JFr tcied nurse
Hrtae-$S Ranee Knox
B"s'gJ and two nurse
f fL practitioners
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.ind Dr. Ian
New Student Congress members
Executive secretary: Junior senators:
Sarah Woodroof sophomore Sarah Carlson journalism
psychology major from major from San Antonio
Brentwood Tenn Andrew Greenberg political
science major from Grand Prairie
Sophomore senators: Brad Powers undecided major
Jacob Anderson youth and from Clovis Calif
family ministry major from Alvin Justin Scott political science
Casey Bingham political scl major from Whitehouse
ence major from Conroe Sametria Turner psychology
Daniel Gray social work from and criminal justice major from
Collierville Tenn Dallas
Rebecca Jones journalism
major from Burleson Senior senators:
Jake Roseberry management Michelle Morris marketing
major from Troy Ohio major from Bedford
fttuHpnt tfrmin
rnnrdirmtnr
not returning
Spell's successor
could be determined
in coming weeks
Jonathan Smith
Minium; I (Hi r
Amanda Spell will not
return as coordinator of stu-
dent organizations next vear
and might not return to the
university at all once her hus-
band finishes graduate
school and finds a job
Although no official
announcement has been
made Spell said she has told
some people of the decision
and others are beginning to
find out.
Spell's husband Michael
Spell will graduate from the
Scholars chosen
for achievement
Faculty nominate
more than 50 for
high academic honor
Jaci Schnhdfr
si ij; Unit i
Hie university will honor
50 seniors for academic
achievement as Universitv
Scholars lluirsd.t) in a spe-
cial Chapel ccrcmon) in
Chapel on the Hill
Hie title of University
Scholar is the highest aca-
demic honor alter valedicto-
rian and salutatorian said
Craig Churchill libr.irv the-
ologian and chair of the sub-
committee of the facult)
senate.
I ach department can
nominate an eligible stu-
dent for the award One stu-
dent Irom each department is
rooms by August
"I he real situation was
people needed that level ol
care and it was a bottleneck
etlect; there was only so
much of my time to go
around" Rettor said "Ibis is
reall) a very good step'
He said one of the clinic's
nurses resigned in early fall
and he had been looking to
replace 'that position and add
a nurse practitioner. Hie
three new stalf members
each work part time so the
work Is split between them
and the clinic will extend its
hours to (i p m. on Monday
and Thursday to accommo-
date their schedules and be
open later for students
He said he was lucky to be
marriage and family therapy
graduate program in August
and she said he would be
applying for jobs both in and
out of Abilene
' We're not sure where
we're going to be or what
we're going to be doing" Spell
said
Because of that even if
they stay in Abilene Spell
said she will not be the coor-
dinator an) more because she-
is also expecting a baby in
October in the middle of
social club pledging season.
Dr. W.i)iie Barnard dean
of Campus I ife said lie has
not determined what will be
done to fill (he position vet
but he will look into it during
p.iist Mt SPELL f'uiit 7
awarded the honor as well as
any additional exceptional
nominees
' It's ccrtainl) an honor just
to be nominated' Churchill
said
Io be nominated the stu-
dent must have a grade point
average of .1 5 or higher and
must have completed 90
hours by the end of last fall
semester A latulty member
in the student's department
had to write a one-page letter
of recommendation to nomi-
nate the student Nomina-
tions were received on behalf
of 5d students
I or their achievement the
students will be given a cer-
tificate and a medallion and
will also be recognied at
graduation as a University
Scholar
Huh. mi SCHOLARS Pujji r
able to add the three to the
clinic.
'My triteria was quality
references as far as skills and
a focus on Christian princi-
ples" Rettor said. "The) 're
good folks I think students
will really like them they're
a good lit."
Rowlands said the coun-
seling center will probabl)
not add an) new staft mem-
bers hi the near future but
there will be more interns to
counsel students I he new
location will have more room
for offices and exam rooms
and a waiting room and re-
source room will he added.
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