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FRIDAY
April 25 2008
Vol. 96 No. 52
1 section 8 pages
www.acuoptimist.com
'88 Minutes' you wish
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PTIMIST
you could have back
See why movie reviewer Blake Penfield wasn't impressed
with the new Al Pacino film "88 Minutes" page 5
Paper Waste
The Campus Store began selling paper and
other products made from elephant dung page 3
Racquet Bracket
The ACU men's and women's tennis teams will
host the LSC tournaments this weekend page 8
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Student
By Richel Dtvit
Opinion Editor
Any student organiza-
tion wishing to be officially
recognized by ACU must
now apply for recognition
by May 5.
New state legislation has
recently been passed that
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By Ktlii Peace
Managing Editor
The 85th Students' Asso-
ciation Congress concluded
with a lively debate over Con-
gress' power over election
rules and a resolution sup-
porting an alternative Instru-
mental Chapel option.
Congress appealed a deci-
sion from chief development
officer Matt Grecnberg that
Rep. Casey Bingham's move-
ment to amend the election
rules and procedures was
unconstitutional because
Congress does not have the
power to write the rules.
"I think the Constitution
organizations required to
requires the unlversit) to
provide management train-
ing to officers and advisors
of certain student organi-
zations and to know which
organizations must receive
that training administra-
tors need a better grasp of
the inner workings of each
organization said Mauri
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By Lauren Sutton
Copy Editor
As TOMS shoes gains recognition at ACU and
around the Abilene communit) students can
utilize their creativity on Tucsda and take
et another step in helping supply footwear
for children without shoes.
In conjunction with TOMS an organization which
markets shoes to Westerners and uses the proceeds to
provide children in developing nations a pair of their
own ACU will host Srjle Your Sole an event aimed to
raise awareness of the TOMS cause and give students
an excuse to decorate their own shoes while listening to
local musicians.
The Students' Association and the Spiritual Develop-
ment Office will help host Style Your Soul which will
begin with shoe decorating at 4'30 p m. in the mall area
of the Campus Center followed by musical performanc-
es by Anchorman Kirk Thurmund Andrew Duge and
Alex Howard as well as a performance by SHADES at G
pin. TOMS interns will be on campus and will provide
paint and decals to decorate the shoes.
The event is part of TOMS national college tour
geared to raise awareness for its upcoming shoe drop
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to amend
clearly grants Congress the
power to discuss and amend
election rules" and senior
senator Brandon Smith who
opposed Greenberg's ruling.
Smith cited a phrase that
grants Congress the power to
"regulate and conduct elec-
tions." Smith argued that Con-
gress should be able to regu-
late the logistics of elections
but not run them because
often Congress members are
the ones who nin.
Grecnberg said the vice
president assigns the power
to set the rules to the elec-
tions committee which he or
she appoints. An amendment
from Congress he said would
Westbrook director of stu-
dent activities.
"We Just need to get a
thorough understanding of
exactly what the) 're doing
so we can assess better"
Westbrook said. "It's a pro-
cess we should have been
doing; other universities
we've benchmarked with
election
be unconstitutional.
"They don't want Con-
gress people running the
elections because the) 're
the people running" he said.
"This issue was addressed
last )ear and the decision
was made last ear that it
was unconstitutional."
President Matt Worthing-
ton also weighed in on the
decision backing Grecnberg
and telling Congress that a
change to the election rules
would hav e to come first from
a change to the b) law's or the
Constitution.
Rep. Casey Bingham who
opposed the decision re-
minded Congress it is a "poli
have been doing this for a
long time. This isn't out of
the norm."
If an organization docs
not register it will not be
recognized and cannot ap-
ply for funding from the
Students' Association. Un-
registered organizations
will not be able to advertise
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FOOTING THE BILL FOR THE SHOELESS
While working on a polo ranch In Argentina Blake Mycoskle
designer and "chief shoe giver of TOMS Wed on a pair of alparagata
shoes a worker's shoe in Argentina. He was amazed at how
comfortable the simple shoes were While volunteering during his time
in Argentina Mycoskle noticed children walking around without shoes
on .tfCalrfcmiaratJveosigned a shoe based on the alparagata
design and founded TOMS which was based on the phrase Shoes for
Tomorrow He decided that for every pair he sold he would donate a
pair to a child in need It's simple" Mycoskle wrote on TOMS Web site
"You buy a pair of TOMS and I give a pair to a child on your behalf."
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rules found unconsitutional
cy-making body."
"All of student Congress
should be able to participate
in this" he said.
And Rep. Jared Elk also
an opponent of the decision
agreed arguing that Congress
should regulate the process
the vice president should
oversee it and the elections
committee should execute it.
Other members how-
ever backed Greenberg and
Worthlngton.
Rep. Aaron Escobedo
lauded the importance of
"preserving precedent" and
senior senator Hallie Roberts
See SA page 4
register
on any avenues or media
that the university offers to
student organizations like
myACU student organiza-
tion fair or the ACU Student
Events Calendar.
Failure to apply will re-
sult in non-recognition and
Sec REGISTER page 4
Senior senator Brandon Smith debates the constitutionality of amending
the election rules at the final meeting of the 85th SA Congress.
Honor
societies
induct
members
By Klmbcrly Prathcr
Student Reporter
PI Sigma Alpha and Mu Phi
Epsllon arc just two of the
well diverse Honor Societ-
ies that arc reaching out and
doing things outside of their
particular field.
Every department at ACU
has a National Honor Society
which students are Inducted
into early. Honor Societies
recognize the accomplish-
ments of ACU students for
exemplar)' knowledge in a
certain study.
Pi Sigma Alpha the Politi-
cal Science Honor Society has
a primary purpose to recog-
nize the accomplishments
of those students who have
achieved distinction in the
field of Political Science.
See INDUCT page 7
Student
servants
honored
Friday
By Kciline Union
Student Reporter
Senior sen ant leaders were
scheduled to be honored Fri-
day with a Chapel ceremony
and snack-filled reception.
The Volunteer and Service-
Learning Center recognized
graduating seniors who were
nominated by staff faculty
and other seniors as exem-
plary leaders dedicated to
service and selfless giving.
The VSLC sent an email
in March to all seniors that
asked them to nominate
peers who embodied the role
and characteristics of a ser-
vant leader. Administrators
also gave staff and faculty the
same link to the nomination
Web page which Included a
list of Ma graduates based
on the Registrar's current
records. No limit was placed
on the number of nominees
an individual could submit
but each nomination had to
include specific examples of
servant-leadership; therefore
See SERVANTS page 4
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