The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, February 1, 1980 Page: 1 of 23
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Optimist
February 1 1980
Abilene Christian University
Volume 67 Number 17
Abilene universities
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co-sponsor Milsap
Representatives of the
Students Association KFMN
r.idin station and the Haidm
Simmons Universit) Student
Congress will meet toda to work
out details in an aiiangcment to
to sponsor a concert withcountiv
singer Ronnie Milsap
Although the HSl ad
ministration has not given final
approval to the concert that
approval is expetted said Hon
Hohfield SA president
Hohfield met earhei with
David Perrv from KFMN and
lit eg .laklewic fiom the HSl
student congiess and Gaivm
Beauchamp vite president for
student personnel services talked
to Ross Johnson dean of students
at HSl' Heauchamp told
Hohfield he didn t foresee a
problem in the HSl! ad
mimstiation approving the
concert
A verbal agreement has been
leached with Milsap for the
conceit tentative!) scheduled foi
April 17 in Moodv Coliseum A
signed contract was to have been
mailed this week according to
the singers representatives
Hohfield said
The Student Senate approved
the concert at its Mondav night
meeting
Intruder frightens student
An armed man enteied a
She! rod Residential Park
apartment earlv last Ihursdav
morning said Steve Mever head
of secuntv but was frightened off
Bodi
Forum
Should women
be drafted
A-4
Funny Money
$10 passes
for $100
A-10
it's Back
Opry comes
to the Paramount
A-13
Lonesome
Hot shooting
guard returns
to 'his game'
B-4
Anonling to the tentative
terms of the agreement the HSU
Student Congiess would pi ovule
$')(K)0 foi the conceit KFMN
would donate $1000 of air time
and the SA would pa.v the oilier
expenses expected to run to
about $12 500
Milsap s contract calls for the
singer to receive $12 oo plus the
cost of lighting .ind sound and
other incidental expenses and
also to receive half of anv
proceeds
The tem.iming proceeds would
be dividied equillv between the
thieesponsois
Tickets will probablv be S" for
ACl and HSU students and $ for
the general public Hohfield said
He said HSU leptesentatives
had original!) contacted the SA
last month about co sponsoring a
concert with one of three musical
groups When none of those three
groups were available Hohfield
suggested co sponsoring Milsap
since the SA had been negotiating
w ith the singer since ixovembei
Milsap is famous for such hits
as What a Difference You've
Made in M) Life' and ' It Was
Almost lake .1 Song '
1 he Shoppe is being considei ed
as the waimup act for the
concert Hohfield said
b) one of the residents
Nothing was taken and the
police department has no
suspect in the case
The man enteied the apart-
ment through an unlocked
sliding glass dooi on the balcony
of the studio apai Uncut
One of the iesidents was
awakened and screamed when
she saw the man pointing a gun at
hei I he man then ran down
stairs and out the fi out door
I he girl repotted that he was
wearing all daik clothing in
eluding black gloves and a black
ski mask and she said it was too
daik to determine his height and
weight
Mevei said he was siupnsed
that the inti uder was ai ined
I hev don t usuallv e.inv
guns he said
He also said this was the fust
intrude! at Sheriod since thice
apaitmcuts were butglaiicd in
one night last semester None of
tho-e apartments wei e locked
Securit) officer Mike
Massengill responded to (he 2 -T
a in call and teported the in
truder incident to the Abilene
Police Department Massengill
saw no one in the area
Les Hopper Sherrod super-
visor patrols the apaitments
about two and a half to three
and a half hours each night and
Mc)er said that in the future
residents should contact Hopper
first then the security office and
they will contact the APD
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Knight pledge Scott Singleton bobs for an activities for 13 social clubs (See related
apple in flour during Friday's Bid Night stories on A 12 )
Sing Song participants pick projects
Sing Song p iitieip.ints voted
this weekend to fund loin
piojects with pioneds fiom the
Ft b 1") It) show
Ptofits of an estimated $r not)
$40 000 will be used foi campus
beautification a subsulv lot the
inli.iinui.il piogi.uu spotlights
foi Sing Song and the spi ing
break campaign to St Louis and
Boston said John Dutv Sing
Song eooidinaloi
Of the pioeeeds $2") (KM) will be
used to complete landscaping of
the area noith ot the GAPA
fountain between Moodv
Coliseum the Campus Centei
and the Don II Moms Center A
spi inkier system lights and ti ees
will be purchased
An intramural subsid) of $2 500
Bid Night Blues
will cut costs foi pai tie ip ints
said Dutv lhe mom v will help
p.iv lot equipment awaid
displav s and a scoi e boat d loi the
single gvm in the Gibson P V.
I entei
Iwotioupei spotlights lot Sing
Song will be put chased loi $7 (00
I his will eliminate tenting
spotlights e'.iehveai Dutv said
IheSpimg Bieak Campaign to
St Loins Mo and Boston
Mass will iceeive $2 "00 in Sing
Song proceeds to help with
liinim.es About 200 students aie
expected to paiticipate in the
annual campaign
A subcommittee of the Sing
Song executive committee was
lesponsible for investigating
possible uses of the funds this
Ptioto by Der c W lliams
v ear Last vear the Intel Social
Club Count il ami c lass pi esidents
l iM'.n diet! the pi ojeets
lhe executive committee is
the gi oup that gov ei ns Sing Song
so it makes sense that I hev should
tlo the leseaich and planning on
the pioeeeds anil ideas said
Dutv
lhe ideas the subcommittee
lecommcnded weie submitted to
Dutv loi apptoval and then to
Piesident John Stevens foi final
apptoval
In othei vears proceeds have
gone tow aid landscaping the
mall aiea noith of the Fostei
Science Building a mobile
telephone svstem for the campus
secuntv department and choir
risers
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