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■Sports
VOL. 100, NO, 38 SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 2012 1 SECTION. 8 PAGES Jpage 8
Almost Perfect
Softball continues a
winning streak
’ • MANDY LAMBRIGHT CHEF PHOTOGRAPHS!
Leah Cameron, junior family studies major from Houston and director of Alpha Kai Omega, accepts her the overall winner trophy at Sing Song
2012. This is the first year Alpha Kai Omega has won Sing Song.
Overall Winners
Men's Division:
1st: Gamma Sigma Phi
2nd: Trojans
3rd: Galaxy
Originality
Men’s Division:
1st: Gamma Sigma Phi
2nd: Galaxy
3rd: Trojans
Appearance
Men’s Division:
1st: Galaxy
2nd: Gamma Sigma Phi
3rd: Trojans
Entertainment
Men’s Division:
1st: Gamma Sigma Phi
2nd: Trojans
3rd:Galaxy
Vocals
Men's Division:
1st: Gamma Sigma Phi
2nd: Trojans
3rd: Galaxy
Women's Division:
1st: Alpha Kai Omega
2nd: Sigma Theta Chi
3rd: Ko Jo Kai
Mixed Division:
1st: Junior class
2nd: Freshman class
3rd: Sophomore class
Women's Division:
1st: Alpha Kai Omega
2nd: Sigma Theta Chi
3rd: Ko Jo Kai
Mixed Division:
1st: Junior class
2nd: Senior class
3rd: Freshman class '
Women's Division:
1st: Alpha Kai Omega
2nd: Sigma Theta Kai
3rd: Ko Jo Kai
Mixed Division:
1st: Junior class
2nd: Freshman class
3rd: Sophomore class
Women's Division:
1st: Sigma Theta Chi
2nd: Alpha Kai Omega’
3rd: Ko Jo Kai
Mixed Division:
1st: Junior class
2nd: Freshman class
3rd: Sophomore class
Women's Division:
1st: Ko Jo Kai
2nd: Alpha Kai Omega
3rd: Sigma Theta Chi
Mixed Division:
1st: Junior class
2nd: Freshman class
3rd: Sophomore class
Kaios win their first,
GSP wins tenth out of 11,
juniors sweep three
The women of Alpha Kai
Omega claimed-their first
ever Sing Song title in club
history Saturday night,
while the class of 2013
won their third straight
mixed voice title and the
men of Gamma Sigma Phi
captured their 10th title in
11 years.
Alpha Kai Omega direc-
tor Leah Cameron, junior
family studies major from
Houston, said she’s happy
to bring the club its first
win in Sing Song history.
“We had it once and
they took it from us, so this
one means even more,”
Cameron said. “We had
fun and worked hard.”
Brittany Polnisch, se-
nior art major from Bay-
town, said the win made
her decision to pledge in
her senior year even bet-
ter.
“This is really exciting
to win my first Sing Song
with these girls,” Pol-
nisch said. “I’m proud of
everyone and especially
Leah. The experience was
great.”
The winning acts will
donate their prize of $1,000
to charity of their choice.
Alpha Kai will donate their
winnings to Love 146.
Emily Fleming, junior
accounting major from
Keller, said she enjoyed her
time working on this Sing
Song and is already look-
ing forward to next year.
“It was a lot of work
and there were a lot of late
nights, but we had a blast
the whole time,” Fleming
said. “I will definitely do
Sing Song next year. I met
a lot of new people and it
was a great way to branch
out.”
If the class of 2013 wins
the mixed division next
year, the class will have
swept its entire four years
at ACU. Nick Tatum, fam-
ily studies major from
Lubbock, has directed the
We had it once and they
took it from us, so this one
means even more ”
LEAH CAMERON
JUNIOR FAMILY STUDIES
MAJOR FROM HOUSTON
class acts the first three
years.
“I’m totally humbled by
another victory,” Tatum
said. “We’re pumped for
next year.”
The junior class will
donate their winnings to
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Foundation.
Gamma Sigma Phi
claimed it’s fourth straight
Sing Song victory and 10th
win in the last 11 years.
Connor VanSteenberg,
sophomore business man-
agement major from Con-
roe, said the up-and-down
results the club received
proved to make the win
more exciting.
“It was a roller coaster
of emotions after we got
second place for appear-
ance Saturday afternoon
but then we came back
and won everything that
night,” VanSteenberg said.
“We worked so long and
hard, but all this work has
paid off.”
Gamma Sigma Phi will
donate their prize money
to Habitat for Humanity.
Alpha Kai, Gamma
Sigma Phi and the soon-
to-be seniors will defend
their titles next year,
when the theme will be
"Sing Song Vacation.”
CONTACT OPTIMIST AT
OPTlMlSTiSACU.EDU
miB
University
launches
scholarship
campaign
H
Dr. Phil Schubert un-
veiled ACU’s Partnering
in the Journey Campaign,
a $50 million effort to
equip ACU students with
a more affordable edu-
cation, at the President’s
Circle Dinner Saturday
night.
"We want to bridge
the gap between cost and
higher education,” Schu-
bert said. “We are trying
to promote affordabil-
ity and help students and
families to be able to af-
ford higher education.”
Lead donors had al-
ready committed $15.5
million to the campaign
before it was unveiled.
“I expect to hear broad
and significant support,”
Schubert said. “We don’t
want cost to be the rea-
son that someone does
not get to attend ACU.”
Schubert and other
I believe this cause is
going to be championed by
faculty and staff”
DR. PHIL SCHUBERT
PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
members of the Senior
Leadership Team worked
together to put the fund-
raising plan into motion,
Schubert said.
“We talked about it and
tried to assess the likely level
of donor support,” Schubert
said. “We tried to establish
a goal that was reasonable
and fundable.”
The university admin-
istration hopes to have
the full $50 million in
place sooner rather than
later through donations
by alumni or others in-
terested, he said.
“I’d like to think in
18-24 months we will
have secured the entire
amount,” Schubert said.
“Having one-third in
hand is going to help us
tremendously.”
Just last semester, the
university announced
plans to implement block
tuition beginning with
the 2012-2013 academic
year.
“It not only improves
the affordability of a de-
gree, but it provides addi-
tional flexibility for stu-
dents,” Schubert said.
Under the block tuition
plan, students will be able
to take a minimum of 24
hours and up to a maxi-
mum of 36 hours per year
for a flat rate, including
general fees. Students will
be able to split their hours
over both semesters as
well as in summer.
Schubert said the
Partnering in the Jour-
ney Campaign is the uni-
versity’s aggressive step
toward further assisting
students financially.
“I believe this cause is
going to be championed by
faculty and staff,” Schubert
said. “It is always on our
mind.”
CONTACT BARNES AT
HAB07A@ACU.EDU
Griggs Center blends
entrepreneurship and
philanthropy in learning
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opinion
CFO Kelly Young explains
why the new salon will
benefit ACU
page 6
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celebrate their Saturday
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