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An open screening for
the documentary "The Call
of the Entrepreneur" took
place on campus on JanJ 29.
Students and members of
the community attended the
premiere at 7 p jn. in the Ma-
bee Business Building.
The film was produced by
Acton Media which is an arm
of the Acton Institute. The
Acton Institute is a think tank
based In Grand Rapids Mich.
focused on economics from a
Christian worldvtew. The film
was written by Jonathan Witt
who is an ACU alumnus and a
fellow at the Acton Institute.
Witt was In attendance to in-
troduce the film and answer
questions afterward.
SA: Congress discusses fair funding passes
Congress adding that now
Congress members must take
an active interest in register-
ing before SA will commit to
a conference.
This semester Klrksey and
Spencer Hemphill chief fi-
nancial officer opted to allow
groups to meet with them at
the organization's discretion.
In the past a meeting with
the treasurer or chief finan-
cial officer was mandatory
for groups seeking SA funds.
Both men said groups with
complicated budgets that
Series: Police call on
said the burglaries seem to be
an Isolated Incident because
no other burglaries were re-
ported outside the vicinity of
the university.
Typically when we see a
rash of car burglaries it is re-
lated to a rash of burglaries
across town. That was not the
case this time" Ellison said.
ThefPollce Department will
patrol and remain more visible
Welch: Chair
resulting In the arrest of 500
students and the death of a
police officer. The event fos-
tered a bitter relationship be-
tween the city's black commu-
nity and the administration
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The nearly hour-long Aim
follows the Journeys of three
entrepreneurs who have taken
three very different paths on
their ways to success. The doc-
umentary alms to shed light on
the true nature of entrepreneur-
ship by challenging some of
society's negative stereotypes
toward the entrepreneur.
"The film is designed to
say that instead of Just look-
ing to grab a bigger piece of
the pie entrepreneurs are for
growth of the pie" Witt said.
Acton Media has been
screening the film all over
the country before its debtjt
on PBS and it arrives on DVD
in mid-February. When Witt
found out that he would be
coming to Texas soon he con-
tacted his old friend Ken Py-
bus professor In the depart
chose not to meet with them
did not receive funds for events
or items that were unclear and
ultimately hurt themselves.
As SA seeks to alter its
budget Hemphill said the or-
ganization alms to fund more
school-wide service-oriented
events and organizations.
But with student organiza-
tions increasing each semes-
ter and the student activity
fee taking a hit from lower
registration less money Is
available. This semester SA
granted 37 percent of the
$150800 requested. Total
revenue including the Fall
for a tempo-
rary amount
of time as
they moni-
tor crime
in the area.
However El-
lison said
crime-watch
ing needs to
not rest solely In the hands of
the police) it Is important for
everyone In the area to work
together to solve crimes.
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endowment's namesake remembered
and Welch would later say
"It still hurts to be accused of
racism. It's Just a bum rap"
according to the AP.
Welch's political career
ended abruptly in 1985 after
he made an off-color remark
on an open television micro
ment of journalism and mass
communication to see if there
would be interest in holding a
screening at ACU. From there
Fybus looked Into the logistics
and put the event together.
Acton Media produced the
documentary In conjunction
with Coldwater Media. This is
Acton Media's first film since
the organization was launched
by the Acton Institute a few
years ago In order to better uti-
lize the opportunities present ed
by new media. Acton Media has
Just put the finishing touches
on Its second fllm entitled "The
Birth of Freedom" and it has
begun developing a third film
that will focus on the best and
worst strategies for addressing
third-world poverty.
"Where we go from here is
wide open" Witt said.
2007 rollover was $156000
and Includes the $35 from
each student's activity fee.
"We're looking at how the
mission of the organization
aligns with the mission of the
university" Hemphill said.
Chief development officer
Matt Greenberg agreed.
"We try to fund any event
that is open to the community"
he told Congress as it reviewed
each request In the budget.
After reviewing the 42
budgets tentatively granted
to student organizations
Congress only took issue
with the $3.50 granted to new
community to help
"We try to be more vigilant
than usual when we see out-
breaks like this but we need
everyone else to do the same"
he said. "We rely on community
participation to report crimes.
ACU has got to get over the re
luctance to be suspicious and
report suspicious activity. It is
much easier to prevent crime
than to solve crime." '
Car burglaries are typically
crimes of opportunity Ellison
said. To avoid the chance of a
phone during his campaign to
return to the mayor's office
according to the AP.
Unaware the microphone
was turned on Welch com-
mented that an option for
the country to stop the AIDS
epidemic was to "shoot
the queers."
Some community mem-
bers reacted to his remarks
with T-shirts that read
"Don't shoot Louie!"
After he left the univer-
sity Welch left behind him
an endowment that funds the
Louie Welch Chair of Business
and Management a chair he
initially filled.
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
Witt was the scriptwriter
for "The Call of the Entrepre-
neur" which means he helped
to assemble the interviews
and write the narration. From
start to finish the film took
about a year to make and cost
around $50O00O-S6OO00O.
"It is not cheap to get these
kinds of production values"
Witt said.
Originally the Acton Insti-
tute was co-founded by Rever-
end Robert Slrlco In order to
educate clergyman and bish-
ops who wanted to learn more
about economics. His book
The Entrepreneurial Vocation
was the basis for the film and
it Is actually going to be re-
named "The Call of the Entre-
preneur" and sold In a bundle
with the DVD of the film.
Witt believes that the sub
organization Student Peace
Alliance for markers and a
lack of support for Jack Pope
Fellows' conference in light
of the Students in Free En-
terprise's (SIFE) fully funded
national conference.
Congress approved Rep.
Charles Gains' motion to
strike the $3.50 from the
Student Peace Alliance Bud-
get agreeing that regulations
must remain the same across
the board. SA does not grant
funds for advertising sup-
plies because the SA office
will supply them for free.
Senior senator Hallie Rob
break-in citizens should: keep
their cars locked park in well-
lighted areas and keep valu-
ables out of sight either under
a seat of locked in the trunk.
Outdoor camera systems
are not located in every park-
ing lot. The Police Depart-
ment hopes to expand the
university's camera systems
in the future Ellison said.
"He was always active in
anything that we might be
doing in Houston that was
ACU-related" McCaleb said.
"As a person he was always
very positive and upbeat. He
was always positive about
ACU and looking for ways
that he could help or say a
good word for ACU."
Welch is preceded in death
by his first wife tola Faye
Cure. He is survived by his
wife Helen his five children
and their families.
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ject this film tackles is an
Important one especially
for students.
"For non-business students
the film is a valuable correc-
tive to understand what's go-
ing on outside of the liberal
arts arena" Witt said. "I think
It Is a good part of a good lib-
eral arts education."
Laura Touchette Junior
marketing major from St. Lou-
Is attended the screening.
"Originally I went so that
I could get extra credit for
Enrrepreneurship" Touctiette
said. "But I also thought that
it would be an Interesting ex-
perience to gain insight into
being an entrepreneur."
Touchette said she enjoyed
the film and learned some
valuable lessons from it.
"It made me realize that
budget Wednesday
erts voiced concerns over the
$3000 granted to Jack Pope
Fellows a public service orga-
nization that requested about
$6900. Rep. Brandon Smith
is a member of the organiza-
tion and spoke on its behalf.
Congress rejected Roberts'
motion to strike the $500 of-
fice repair budget and move
the funds to Jack Pope Fel-
lows calling the SA office
"too fancy."
Klrksey told Congress the
office Improvement budget
was set based on last se-
mester's costs.
Congress also rejected Rep.
Fires: Wind sparks
fire spreads smoke
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forced to re-build" Bow-
man said.
Bowman is an employee
of Arrow Ford Inc. and
said his company is Just
asking for help right now.
"These fires are going to
hit the economy hard and
raise taxes for the Abilene
area" Bowman said.
Other fires that broke
Tuesday included a grass
fire In northwest Abilene
sparked by a power line
that was knocked downed
by the wind.
This fire burned 20
acres near Shirley Road
north of Interstate 20 said
John Brunett public in-
formation officer for the
Abilene Fire Department.
"A stop was put to the fire
pretty quickly because the
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"R.D.S are the key to
making this happen" De-
lony said. "They're the most
essential rubber-meets-the-road
staff because they are
In the halls everyday."
Delony also said he wants
to give students the tools to
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you can take products and
supplies that you already
have and turn them into a
profitable business that can
help others" Touchette said.
At the end of his presenta-
tion Witt also discussed the
Acton Institute's summer In-
ternship program and encour-
aged ACU students to apply.
"The program is for stu-
dents who have strong writing
backgrounds and an interest
in economics" Witt said. "In
addition it Is for students who
are attracted to synthesizing
different disciplines. It is a
very competitive program but
strong candidates from ACU
would definitely have a shot."
Gaines' motion to transfer S 100
from the: office maintenance
budget to Jack Pope Fellows.
Next week the group Is on
the docket to request mon-
ey from the new student re-
quest fund for airfare. Con-
gress unofficially agreed to
entertain a request from the
group for more money at
that time.
"Any group has the op-
portunity to go before (Ap-
propriations or Congress"
Klrksey said.
fire was contained by the
roads that ran around it"
Brunett said.
Smaller fires in several
counties that affected resi-
dents in areas including
Eastland Brown and Scur-
ry were reported on Tues-
day but none burned more
than 20 acres of grass lo-
cal fire officials said.
Azraa Rounds junior
information systems major
from St. Louis. Mo. noticed
the smell of the fire after
leaving the game Tuesday.
"I could smell some-
thing burning but didn't
know where it was coming
from...so I was not sur-
prised to hear about the
fires" Rounds said.
equip his staff to reach the
students living on campus.
"I was really apprecia-
tive that the administra-
tion was concerned about
what we thought and that
seems like one of the big-
gest differences" Overall
said. "They are listening to
students and they are im-
plementing changes."
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