The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 58, Ed. 1, Sunday, July 21, 1991 Page: 1 of 12
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Volume 79 Number 58
Abilene Christian University
Sunday July 21 1991
Workshop features new addition
By Roger Massey
Accent Page Editor
The 37th annual Bible Teachers Workshop begin-
ning Sunday and running through Wednesday will
feature a new workshop on its agenda this year
. An Equipping Women for Ministry Workshop
Will be offered for the first time alongside other
workshops such as the 1 1 th annual Elders Work-
shop the 4th annual Leaders in Christian Education
Workshop and the 12th annual Ministers Renewal
Workshop
The first Equipping Women for Mmistr) Work-
shop will take place at the llillcrcst Church of
Christ at 650 East Ambler The theme "I am the
Lord's Servant" will be developed during the three
days through a continuous senun ir oit teaching and
three one-da classes on teaching hospit ility and
evangelism Each day's classes will be presented by
a different church or coalition of teachers E idi
workshop will include instruction hands on pirtiu
pation and individual training
"We're all excited about the opportunit) to do
this" slid Jan Haley pi inning committee member
"We lell like (here was a need to tram women in
Ic ulership roles in the man areas where women are
asked to assume leadership roles in congregations '
Mondt's Bible Teachers Workshop program will
be brought by the College Church of Christ Irom
Searcy Ark and Tuesday the Bammel Ro id
Church of Christ will present the program Wednes-
dry will feature a variety of teachers and subjects
Irom throughout the brotherhood
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(Community response
Margaret Basquette of Abilene collects donations for the Food Bank of Abi-
lene at KRBC-TV Thursday morning The Food Bank wanted to raise $15000
by a self-imposed 5 p m Thursday deadline to continue operating Enough
Wendy Hofnbaker Opt m st
of their total had been collected by Thursday afternoon to allow the food
bank to remain open according to food bank executive director Barbara
Wallace
Registration lor the workshops will begin at 3
p m Sund i Jul 21 in McGlothin Campus Center
and in assigned dormitories A registration fee of
Sll) per person is piyable upon arrival on campus
All ACU dormitories are filled to capacity and two
dormitories at Hardin-Simmons University are
being used More thin 3500 participants are
expected for the annu il event
The highlights ol each d ly's activities will be all
Please see Workshop p 12
$850000
LEC move
underway
By Roger Massey
Accent Page Editor
Mond y's first swing of the hammer
will mark the culmination of seven
years' work for Dr Aubrey Green
director of Abilene Christian Universi-
ty's Learning Enhancement Center as
construction begins on the 5850000
LEC expansion project
"We moved into the Brown Library in
1984 hoping someday to m ike this next
expansion step" said Green
Dr Royee Money president of the
university announced Friday that the
school has secured S850.000 in grants
needed for the project
' Securing these grants and beginning
the expansion-of the LEC are great
strides in improving our academic ser-
vice" Monc) said ' It enables us to take
a large step forward with one of our top
priorities serving students better Not
on!) our students but also the Abilene
eommunit) will benefit greatly from
these benevolent grants "
We have simply tried
to offer services that
students need. But
now students are ask-
ing for a quieter place
and better equipment.
Dr. Aubrey Green
Cable system to be included in dorm costs
By Melissa Maxwell
News Pages Editor
Beginning this fall dormitory residents
need only plug in their televisions to
receive the basic cable service which is
being purchased in bulk from United
Artists Cable ol Abilene said Bruee
Campbell director of Teleiommumca-tMons
Although many students have
received cable services in the past
Campbell said the new system will make
it much easier lor them
'The cost of the service will be
included in the dorm lees" he said
' whereas in the past students had the
hassle ot pa)ing both an installation fee
and a monthly charge to the cable com-
pany m order to receive the service."
Campbell said the system should be
in operation by August 17 and will otter
all channels available through basic
cable with the exception ol MTV which
will be replaced by the music video
channel VIM.
Although premium p ly channels such
as HBO Showtime orThe Movie Chin
nel are not avail ible on this cable sys-
tem four channels exclusive to ACU
will be avail ible Campbell said
Tentative ideas lor the channels
include a b isie billboard providing
announcements and schedule's of various
campus activities education il program
niing and ACL spoils coveiage he said
In addition to the television piogiam-
ming students will be able to tune in
cable fM tadio stations by wiring their
radios to the system Campbell s ud
ACU radio station KLGP will be
available on the frequency 103 1 TM
making it more accessible campuswide
In the pist the student run station could
be heard only on an AM frequency in
the student iciiter
CI issic il st uions WI Ml in Chicago
and WRR in D illas easy listening sta
lions Kl LI in San Angelo and Kll Z in
D ill is and the soul progrininiing of
Please see Cable p. 12
Money said former ACU vice chan-
cellor Dr C L Kay who died June 3
was largely responsible for attaining
these grants
The Carl B and Florence E King
Foundation The Abell-Hanger Founda-
tion the Meadows Foundation and other
anonymous Inundations made signifi-
cant contributions to the LEC project.
Money said
Rose &. Sons Inc of Abilene is the
general contractor for the project The
expansion will increase the LLC's floor
spice Irom 5500 squire feel to a total
of 14 000 square feet on two levels The
seating capacity will increase from 150
to 290 seats A tutoring station for each
Please see LEC p. 10
Soul Lift rally aims to open hearts
By Levi Turner
World Page Editor
' In the movie "Field of Dreams" James
Earl Jones said to Kevin Costner
"They'll come Ray they'll surely
come." And for the past three years
thousands have come to the annual Soul
' Lift youth rally at Six Flags Over Texas
"Open Hearts Open Hands" is the
theme for thisr
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The theme
was chosen in
an attempt to
give today's
youth a chance
to be
concerned for the needs of others
according to a Soul Lift flier. As an
Expression of the theme canned foods
will be collected that will benefit
homeless individuals and children's
home.
The First Soul Lift youth rally was m
1988 and ACU was a mam contributor
to the rally's First-year success
"All of the outreach employees and
student workers went to Six Rags" said
Elaine Roberson University Outreach
coordinator "And we wore T-shirts
saying 'I'm from ACU.' "
Keychains were given out the first
year and Bibles were given the second
year men last
year the youth
rally took the
opportunity to
raise money
for Bibles to
be sent to
Russia
"Falling Walls
Opening
Doors" was last year's theme and the
rally raised $17000 along with a
$ 10000 contribution by ACU to send
27000 Bibles to Russia.
This year's rally will begin July 28 at
Summer Spotlight
features ACU talent
By Keith Alowine
Editor in Chief
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Wendy Mitchell senior vocal performance major from Abilene sings
Wednesday night as part of the Summer Spotlight serios at Cullen
Auditorium. The series ends July 31.
The latest generation of ACU summer
entertainment has hit backstage at
Cullen Auditorium.
Every Sunday Wednesday and
Friday night since June 21 the
Summer Spotlight entertainment
senes has been showcasing the talents
of ACU students alumni faculty
staff and guests
During Bible Teachers Workshop
the shows will begin after the evening
lectures and will be conducted
Sunday-Wednesday.
In the '70s ACU had what was
called Summer Showcase and after
that ACU had Summerstage. Jeff
Berryman the Spotlight coordinator
said he was looking for something
this summer that would "allow a lot
Please see Spotlight p. 10
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