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abilene christian university
OPTIMIST
Volume 85 Number 53
The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Friday May 2 1997
Seniors prepare to cross Moody stage
y Susan Acuna
ttudent Reporter
As May 10 draws near man) graduat-
ing seniors arc beginning to feci die
pn.ssu.rcs of real life
The emotions felt by seniors arc miul
excitement sadness fear and a feeling of
having no more homework
Chcrl Berry senior nursing major
from DcSoto said "Its kind of scar)
embarking on a complctcl) different
world "
Berry said she feels that ACU has
helped her mature spiritually and has
opened her ccs She said she will main-
tain contact with all of the close friends
she m-idc at ACU
Case) Tipton senior business manage-
ment major from Dallas said the transi-
tion from high school to college was not
hard hut the transition from college to
rcaht) is a bit scarier
Graduating from high school gave stu-
dents a four- car cushion but as Tipton
snid "This is the rest of my life "
Tipton has mixed emotions about leav-
ing college
"Its been a great four )cars I m excited
about the future' Tipton said
'ACU supplied me with good Chris-
tian morals and Christian ethics Tipton
snid "It helped mold me into a man of
character "
The friendships made at ACU are whit
many graduating seniors will miss the
most
Jennifer Ihnce senior accounting and
fmancnl limngcmciit mijor from South-
lake slid she will be sid to le.ue numer-
ous friendships she tmdc with students
and professors
M) college cars were so influential"
Il.incc said The people pla)cd such a
big role m my life '
llanec said ACU helped her sec the
world more broidly and give her a
gi eater understanding of life
ACU has given me the opportunity to
get to know ni) self better The World
Class Program opened ill) mind to cul-
tural diversity she said 'I appreciate
the professors most for taking mc to
lunch their homes and giving mc a ride
on their Ilarlcy"
Ilancc said she feels the professors at
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grow th and character and put emphasis
on these things
She said their concern for the more
important things in life more than acad-
emics helped her grow spiritually
Many seniors will leave the safe haven
of the ACU campus for the real world
With them they will take everything they
have learned all the friendships they
made and an appreciation for the many
ways ACU has helped mold them
Senate
discusses
final
events
Hands together to pray xrandiieiw
(Above) Students and faculty gathered at the GATA fountain at 7 a m and
Noon Thursday to participate in the National Day of Prayer
Solemn moments AmjndjReter
(Right) United States Air Force members Fred Tomaselli (left) and Seth
Ertell (right) pray at the Abilene Courthouse
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By Kelly Enright
Copy Editor
Phones Internet to make grades access easier
By Jutta Reutter and Sidney Schuhmann
Student Reporter and News Page Editor
Beginning in May students anxiously awaiting their
final grades will only have to pick up a phone and dial
or access the Internet to hear the good - or bad - news
A telephone and Internet grade reporting S)Stcm is
being implemented to allow students to get their grades
by calling 1-800-528-3416 and entering a four-digit
code said Wes Gorman associate registrar
Thus dispersed students will be able to get their grades
from any phone that allows 800-callcr access or by
accessing the Internet and going to nwivgctgifidcs com
on the world wide web
Phyllis Davis senior education major from Stamford
said phone grade access will enable students to get on
with their job searches
' Many of us leave the area and we have to wait for our
mail to be forwarded" she said "1 think it's a good idea
it's in line with the technology of the future "
The change docs represent another step forward in the
effort to keep up vv ith todiy's exploding technology said
Dr David Mcrrcll registrar and director of curriculum
and advising He said the new s)Stcm will make it easier
and quicker for students to get grades
Only students on academic probition or suspension w ill
receive mailed grades this semester
Grades will be turned m as usual scanned into the com-
puter and uploaded to VoiccFX a tcchnolog) serv ice bur-
eau in Philadelphia that is prov iding the equipment and
phone lines VoiccFX is the same S)Stcm used by Penn
State for more than 40000 students Gorman said
"Penn Slate has had very positive results" he said
'We've researched this and there are vcr) few neguives
about VoiceTx tint we could uncover
One concern that has proven groundless Gorman said
is the sponsorship of the phone lines To keep costs
down VoiccFX allows companies to advertise on the
phone lines
'When students call in they 11 hear about one minute
of advertising but the) don't complain about it" he said
'They would rather listen to a Coca-Cola message than
hive their tuition increased
Heather Bcal sophomore animal science major from
Abilene said advertisements would not bother her
"That's the price ) ou pi) for finding out ) our grade ov er
the phone" she said "And it's a good way to advertise "
Beal said the coiifidcntnhi) aspect of calling for grades
is somewhat worrisome but she said she doubts breaches
of confidentiality w ould be a big problem on campus
See 'Grade Access' page 10
The 1997-98 Students' Asso-
ciation Senate conducted its
first meeting Wednesday with
announcements from various
committees and classes and
words of purpose and direction
from 1997-98 executive presi-
dent Matt Morcland
Kevin Thompson Spiritual
Life Committee chairman and
sophomore Bible major from
Brentwood Tenn announced a
meeting for students interested
in helping with next years com-
mittee will be conducted Wed-
nesday in the Living Room at 5
p m
Representatives from both the
sophomore and junior classes
announced their final activities
for the year.
The junior class will sponsor a
free cook-out Friday A caravan
to the activity will leave from
the Campus Center parking lot
at 6 30 p m
The sophomore class will also
sponsor a cook-out Fnday The
free activity will be conducted at
Lake Fort Phantom beginning at
5pm and maps are available
in the ticket windows of the
Campus Center
Campus Concert Committee
chairman Randy Porter an-
nounced his committee is trying
to get student input on concerts
He said he hopes by the begin-
ning of the fall semester the
committee will distribute a ques-
tionnaire for students to write
down who they arc interested in
seeing in concert
We want to know who every-
one wants to hear" Porter
sophomore youth and family
ministry major from Lcvelland
said "We don't want to get
someone that the school doesn't
want to hear because it is their
money"
Moieland junior biology ma-
jor from Spring encouraged all
Senate members to continue to
pray over their committees and
classes throughout the summer
and reminded them that next
year the purpose of Senate will
continue to be a way to "build
communication lines "
1995-96 Optimist staff continues Ail-American tradition
By Julie O'Neill
News Page Editor
The 1995-96 Optimist received an All-
Amencan rating from the Associated
Collegiate Press This marks the 21st
year the university newspaper has
earned this award
The paper received four marks of dis-
tinction in the areas of content and cov-
erage writing and editing layout and
design and leadership
Amy Daughenty graduate student tn
electronic media from St Louis Mo
was editor-in-chief of the 1995-96 news-
paper She said she was excited the Opl
must could carry on the tradition of
excellence
"This is an important award for us'
Daughenty said "It's national and
Optimist staffs have been winning it for
so long that it's important for us to con-
tinue the tradition "
Daughenty said that although the staff
had a long tradition to live up to she did
not feel any pressure to win the award
' Some people on staff might have felt
there was pressure" Daughenty said "I
just felt it was my job to get the paper
out and do it the best of my ability"
Jennifer Tierro senior broadcast jour-
nalism major from Marble falls was
sports editor on the staff of the 1995-96
Optimist
Tierro said Dr Charlie Marlcr former
Optimist adviser and chairman of the
department of journalism and mass
communication pla)cd a large role in
the paper's success
"The most pressure-filled position 1
have ever been in was knowing that in
the 21 )ears that Dr Marlcr was adviser
he had never not had an All-Aineiican
rating' Tierro said 'But it also give me
a lot of pride and nude mc work hard
because I knew that that was an expecta
lion and a standard he had set '
Tiffany Kondrup senior human tlcvel
opment and family studies major from
Ruiiison N J served as the newspapers
managing news editor
Kondrup said another major eontnbut
mg factor to the win was Duighcrit)
leadership
"Amy expected the best from us"
Kondrup said ' She lead the staff w ith a
professional Christian attitude "
The one area the Optimist did not re-
ceive a mark of distinction was in pho-
tography and art Daugherity Fierro and
Kondrup all disagree with the presiding
judge's decision
"If there was anyone on staff who
deserved to get a mark of distinction it
was Michael Woods" Fierro said
Woods served as chief photographer
and won 13 awards in intercollegiate
competition this year including three
that will compete in a national competi-
tion later
Daughenty said "We hud a lot of tal-
ented writers and we filled our pages
with words instead of pictures Maybe
we got counted off for that "
Daugherity said she is proud of the
accomplishments of her staff
She snid "We had a great team last
)car and they are continuing the tradi-
tion this year and 1 hope they continue
it next year "
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