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FROM THE FRONT PAGE
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Task Force:
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force co thair said strengths
and weakness were seen from a
survey more than 60 percent of
the university employees partic-
ipated In He said 87 percent of
participants said staff and facul-
ty mentored and modeled
Christian allies heforc the stu-
dents (lie supervisors treat their
employees with respect and
they were proud to work at
ACU
The four main concerns the
task force found among cmplo) -ecs
were comments about low
salaries trust between facult)
and staff and their administra
Class: Students enroll for summer
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Cassic Bclloiuy sophomore
nutrition major from Arlington
is registered for the Christianity
and Culture Maymcstcr class
she said she took a Maymcstcr
class last year
and liked it
Bcllomy is
one of many
students to take
a Mavmcstcr
class to graduate
on schedule
Allison
Wright senior
marketing and
McCarty
management major from Spring
Hill Tcnn said she has never
taken a Ma) uicstcr class but she
is taking one now in order to
graduate next December
"Itsonlv three weeks and you
are done" said Wright who will
be taking the Leadership and
Solicitor: Students should be 'wise5
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Packer Biblical Studies Build-
ing advised him of the policy
took his picture issued a trcs-
fiass warning and made him
eavc campus warning if he
came back without a permit
he would be arrested
Solicitations like this arc
not a good idea" Ellison said
"It is not wise to hand over
your personal
inlormation
to anyone un-
less you know
it is a general
"The avet
about
credit organi-
zation "In today s
society credit
card fraud and identity theft
are running rampant across
the nation "
In 2004 the Consumer
Sentinel which is maintained
by the Tcdcral Trade Commis-
sion received more than
635000 identity theft com-
plaints which resulted in
more than S547 million of re-
ported losses according to the
TTC
Ellison said college cam-
puses arc fertile ground for
identity thieves to prey be-
cause students do not always
understand the risks of giving
this type of information
"A few months ago wc had
Service: Day takes much planning
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bcrvice Action Leadership
Tcam began preparing for ACU
for Abilene at the beginning of
the semester splitting up into
five committees and spending
em
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Uplifting contemporary praise longs Scripture-based power-packed message
You'll also experience our Garden of Prayer a time for you to reconnect spiritually with Cod and to seek
prayers and support from fellow
SOutflERN HILLS
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Committee
tors an overwhelming work-
load and lack of resources and
personnel to do their Job effec-
tively Money said morale on cam-
pus was lower after faculty and
staff did not receive a pay raise
at Christmas for the first time in
15 years but the administration
Is working to recover the pay
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"The decision for not giving
employees of the university a
raise at Christmas came because
of financial pressures" Money
said "Our first priority was to
preserve the financial integrity
of the university Now wc have
got our feet back on the ground
"I'm taking 16 hows next scmestct
and fins will take some off of the had."
AMIton Wright senior marketing and management major from Spring Hill Tenn
Organization class "lm taking
16 hours next semester and this
will take some off of the load "
Other students arc knocking
more classes out by taking a
Maymcstcr and a summer class
Lmily Culp sophomore ele-
mentary education major from
Austin said she is taking a
Maymcstcr class so she can grad-
uate and student teach in four
years Culp is also taking a sum-
mer course in Oxford England
"I in taking Summer II
because I wanted to study
abroad at Oxford" said Culp
who will take Christian Spin-
unlit) and Faith at Oxford "But
lm mainly going to travel and
another situation like this " he
said People were giving out
free T-shirts They got off cam
pus before I could locate them
They collected names dates of
birth social security numbers
mothers' maiden names all
sorts of information a stranger
handing out frccbccs has no
business with
"This time wc dont have
any reason to believe the guy
age pei son needs to be veiy
who to give that infoimation to "
Jimmy Ellison chiel of ACU Police
on campus last week had illic-
it motives but with the epi-
demic of identity theft wc
dont let credit card solicitors
on campus without the proper
permit It was time for him to
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Ellison said he thinks stu-
dents arc learning about the
potenlial for identity theft
because several students called
the police department to warn
about the solicitors
"We arc glad to know that
people arc beginning to be
leery" he said "1 think this is a
good testament to the fact that
tins is a campus and people
have to become more protcc-
countless hours planning vv hat
is basically a large-scale Scrv ice
Saturday She said SALT nre-
pared for the event with a
devotional Triday night and
spending much tune in prayer
and focusing on what it means
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Southern Hills presents a High Impact Praise service on
Wednesday nights designed for University Students!
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recommends changes
and wc can reposition ourselves
to come back and focus on tak-
ing care of our people "
Money announced that over
a period of three years $4 5 mil-
lion will be invested in increas-
ing the salaries of staff and fac-
ulty so that it is above the na-
tional average fpr universities
the size of ACU Right now fac-
ulty and staff salaries arc 5 per-
cent to 10 percent below aver-
age Other changes will also occur
to take care of the cmplovccs
Dr Nancy Shanklc chair of
the English Department and
task force co chair recommend-
ed that a shared sick and vaca-
experience the culture which
works nice because I will get six
hours for my minor In Bible "
Amber Lee senior graphic
design major from Aurora
Colo is registered for a summer
class so she can graduate in
December
"Its especially great for art
classes because you get to focus
all of your attention on one sub-
ject" Lee said
Students can sign up Tor a
Maymcstcr or summer class
until the day before classes
begin
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live of credit card and identity
issues
I get paid to be cynical" he
said "But the average person
needs to be very objective
about who to give that infor-
mation to "
Ellison contacted the Pizza
Hut on Ambler Avenue to ver-
ify the legitimacy of the cou-
pons and sent a mass e-mail to
students telling them tint
although the
coupons
could be re-
deemed for a
free pizza.
objects
they should
still be wary
of credit card
solicitors
Donna O Connor manager
of the Pizza Hut said students
could receive a free personal
pan pizza in exchange for a
coupon
"Wc did this back in
January and wc had no prob-
lem with it" she said "They
pay us for each coupon that is
turned in but 1 had nothing to
do with what they were adver-
tising on campus
"As far as I know the com-
pany is on the up and up They
go through Citibank or
Citifinancial or something "
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to be a servant
"For the future" Reese said
"our push is really going to be
going out into the community "
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lion leave bank be formed for
faculty and staff to borrow if a
catastrophic illness occurred in
their family She also proposed
that faculty and staff not be
charged to use the exercise facil-
ities on campus or for intcrli-
brary loans
Money announced that these
policies will change June I.
Amber Peck director of
Alumni Relations and task force
member recommended that a
further study on the workload
of faculty and staff be complet-
ed and a place be made avail-
able Tor cross-department
lunches Peck also recommend-
ed faculty and staff meet
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Brandon Manning (top) junior management major from Boerne and Clint Atkini junior youth minhtr)
major from College Station try to take a nap during the Insanity for Humanity game on Friday afternoon.
Game: Funds to help build home
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"The announcers at th u time
in the morning were on fire "
Spencer said he averaged
about six hours of sleep each
night broken up into three-
hour shifts Tour hours was
the longest length of time any
player could sleep at a time
because of the way the game
progressed
The 40 players split into
two teams Insanity and Hu-
manity and each team had
an "A" group and "B" group
The teams plavcd in shifts of
four hours while the other
team had lime to sleep cat do-
nitcd food shower and bathe
with a hose and kiddy pool
and converse with the crowd
of fans
On Siturdiy night a bind
played and Truhy and Satur-
d ly fans enjoyed a sin ill carni-
val consisting of a dunk tank
concession stand and silent
auction '
When the ginie fm illy end
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To build a marriage that will last a lifetime you must start
with a solid foundation This eight-week video presenta-
tion is based on the book by the same name and will look
at various topics including healthy expectations a realistic
concept of love clear communication gender differences
argument settling and many other important issues
involved in marriage Don't miss this great opportunity!
to take effect June 1
monthly for Chapel and that an
"adopl-a student" program be-
gin for staff
"All faculty on campus get
I lie opportunity to impact lives
on a daily bisis" Peck said
"The staff here arc all jealous of
the relationships that you get to
form with the students and how
you can make a difference Wc
want to gel more involved "
Money said he was surprised
the task forte decided on this
change but was excited they
wanted it
"This isvvhy wcrcall here to
interact with students" Money
said "I love people who want
more contact with students "
ed Sunday at 10am the 40
muscle-weary men rushed at
each other and collapsed into
a dogpile of dust sunburned
limbs and exhaustion
"The end of the game it
was unimaginable how excit-
ing it was" Spencer said After
the game he said he went
home and slept for about 19
hours straight
Although the club set its
goal at S68 000 Sessions said
hes pleased with the amount
of money the club raised
"Wc wanted lo set a really
lofty goal for everyone to
reach for" he said "1 think
setting the goal so high made
it so we were able lo reach an
amount that could be reached
in past years"
Club members raised mo-
ney by sending letters to dif-
ferent people and asking
restaurants stores theatres
and other businesses to spon-
sor them They also raised
money during with the silent
auction
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Money said lie hopes these
changes will help boost morale
for employees on campus and
he wants to continue to have an
open forum between faculty
and staff and the Board of
Trustees
"God is doing great things
and 1 am in a role to sec from
the front row what God is doing
on this campus" Money said
"Let me tell you the view is
incredible "
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Dr David Dillmnn profes-
sor of political science and a
board member for Habitat for
Humanity said the men raised
almost enough money for a
new home and he hopes GSP
members and students can
build a house next fall
"Its a great gift a great
blessing for some future home
ow ncr" Dillman said
While raising money for
Habitat GSP also broke. the
world record for the longest
Softball game ever played The
record will become official
after the club sends the
Guinness Book oJW'oild Rccouh
a log sheet signed by witness-
es medical staff and umpires
and all media coverage of the
game
"It seemed like the guys
hid a lot of fun " Dillman said
"It was a tremendous event
and I hope they do get the offi-
cial world record "
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