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ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
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WEDNESDAY
April 21 2004
Vol. 92 No. 49
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U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer R-Lubbock 19th district incumbent
in the living Room of the Campus Center on Monday. Neugebauer
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U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm D-
Abilene 17th district Incum-
bent Is focusing his re-election
effort in Lubbock.
Devotional attendance
Numbers drop to
about 60 at latest
nine o'clock devo
Sarah Carlson
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At 8 50 p m . the auditori-
um was empty
At 8 52 three people came
in.
"I remember getting here
at a quarter till nine o'clock
and you would have to go up
to the balcony to line seats.'
said Austin Crow junior edu
Inside today's
Optimist
Stutfsnts psitlelpst In ACU for
AdHmm csmpuswld unlet day
Saturday Psgs S.
Finalists for Mr. and Mlvs
ACU will be aniiounc ed
Thursday Paget.
The Optimist reviews various
pizza restaurants in Abilene
WednesdayPltts Page 8.
Candidates campaign
for congressional race
Neugebauer visits
campus as Stenholm
focuses on Lubbock
Paiii A. Anthony
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Although redisricting is
Randy Neugebauer s reason
for running in Abilene tic
prefers to talk about some-
thing oilier than lines court
battles and partisan brawls in
cation major from Philadel-
phia about the weekly 9 p m
devotional at University
Church of Christ.
About GO students attend-
ed Sunday night's devotional
far fewer than in previous
ears Crow said
Crow said nine o'clock was
popular during his Ireslimau
and sophomore ears and he
does not know why atten-
dance lias dropped so drasti-
cally "I hope it goes back up
because it was amaing to feel
tills place just shake when
Former press
secretary visits
Roussel tells about
his experiences in
White House
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Peter Roussel a former
White House press secretary
visited campus Monday to
speak at a luncheon cospon-
sored by the Department of
Journalism and Mass Com-
munication the Pope Fel-
lows and the Center for
Building Community.
Roussel now an author
and commentator spoke to
students and members of
the community about the
"A lady In Lubbock told me 'You can change
the lines but you can't change the minds."
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greets Cliff DuBose senior agribusiness major from Fort Worth
visited campus Monday to meet students and faculty.
the lexas Legislature.
Instead the Republican
Congressman from Lubbock
is looking to both keep his Job
and take Abilene Democrat
Charlie Stenliohn's in what
looks to be a fiercely c oinpeti-
tivc race for the newly formed
l'Jth District. Monday he
brought his campaign lo'i am-
pus "Tlie most important fac-
tor in this election ism about
the past" Neugebauer told
people sang." Crow said. "It
was awesome."
The devotional service was
begun in 1090 as a time for
students to get together for
praise and communion.
Crow said one reason at-
tendance might be down is
that the devotional time has
been restructured
Chris Blair campus minis-
ter for University Church of
Christ said the new structure
of nine o'clock begins with an
introduction followed by
song In the middle of the
service a scripture is read or a
relationship between the
press and tiic president. He
was press secretary for
President Reagan and also
worked for President Tord in
the White House and Presi-
dent George H.W. Bush while
Bush served in Congress.
Roussel stayed after the
luncheon to sign copies of
Ills book. RuJJleil Flourishes.
Roussel's nephew attends
ACU and because he was
already traveling for his book
tour Roussel called the
Journalism Department and
asked If he could speak to
some of the classes said Dr.
Cheryl Bacon chair of the
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the Optimist Monday "It's
about the Itilure."
Neugebauer said that
future Includes less govern-
ment fewer taxes ami fewer
regulations painting himself
as a more conservative alter-
native to Stenholm. who lias
represented Abilene and its
surroundings lor 25 ears
lexas' Republican leader-
ship targeted Stenholm as one
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few words said to transition
into a lime ol communion
with another transition at the
end. Blair said
The end 'transitions us
awav Irom the table and into
the world to proclaim what
Cod has done." Blair said
"I he songs can be a little bit
lighten they don't have to lie
as solemn and that's what we
wanted to provide "
Blair said he restructured
the format because some stu-
dents wanted a solemn time
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Peter Roussel White House press secretary under presidents
speaks to students about the use of humor in his profession at
Provost calls
for diverse
senior video
VanRheenen wants
video to reflect
'rich texture'
Lori Bredemeyer
Cofy Etilor
The Alumni Delations Of-
fice has requested seniors'
photographs from their col-
lege experience to include in
the senior class video
Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen
provost sent a letter April 1 to
Students' Association execu-
tive officers and candidates
asking for help Incorporating
more diversity into the video
"What I'm struck by is that
when I see the video some-
times it doesn't reflect the
whole student bodv." Van-
Ithecnen said in an interview
"The question Is 'Does the
video represent fullv the rich
texture of what we're about?' '
lama Cadle. coordinator of
alumni inrcach and Kayla
Oiristlanson the video's pro-
ducer select the photographs
to use. but Cadle said the
problem is not in which pic-
tures arc etioscn. but in which
students submit photos
"I think a lot of times ott
get (lie SA folks or you get the
social club folks" she said
"and when you think about it
that's just a small amount of
Four vehicles
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vandalized
during Easter
Windows shattered
CD players damaged
in string of burglaries
Biakf Farmer
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After seeing glass scat-
tered on the asphalt of the
Adams and Smith halls park-
ing lot Jason Northrup said
lie feared the worst.
"At first I was just relieved
it wasn't my car." said
Northrup graduate student
of marriage and family thera-
py from Dallas
' What Northrup had dis-
covered was one in a string of
four cars burglarized the
evening of April 10 Separate
offenses were reported in the
the senior population."
VanRheenen said he be-
lieves photos normally in the
video should stay but others
or students with different
backgrounds and ethnicities
should be Included
"There's such a ricli texture
of who we are as an institu-
tion so let's try to represent it
the best way we can." he said
Cadle said she may try to
seek help from cultural
groups such as I lispanos Uni-
dos or Essence of Ebony in
groups such as
dos or Essenc
s
obtaining an
assortment of
photos
"We want
everybody
represented
because the
video's going
vaniuieenen s)e
said "and wewant to remem-
ber their ACU experience
fondly."
Portions of the video will
be shown at the senior dinner
May 7 at 6 p m in the Teague
Special E cuts Center. Seniors
can purchase the full-length.
J0-45 minute video and Ca-
dle said she is still negotiating
the price for the VHS and
DVD
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parkinglots of Adams Smith
Gardner and Sherrod halls
April 11.
Brlana litlon freshman
speech pathology major
from fjler. returned from an
I'astcr weekend trip to find
her car vandalised one of
two at Sherrod Hall Her sis-
ter's car was also damaged.
"It's just a hassle." I itton
said "But when it comes
down to it it's only a car."
Litton said she appreciat-
ed that the ACU Police
Department had covered her
broken driver-side window
before she returned April 11.
As w itli each of the burgla-
ries Litton said tier CD play-
er was damaged but nothing
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Reagan and George H. W. Bush
a luncheon Monday.
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