The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Page: 4 of 14
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FROM THE FRONT
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Feast: Students eat food, flaunt clothes during ISA dinner
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“It’s a neat way to learn
about all the different cul-
tures we have on campus,”
said attendee Sarah Whit-
worth, sophomore psychol-
ogy major from Houston.
She said it was great they
work with Eternal Threads;
she loves purchasing things
from them because she knows
it is going to a good cause.
Sue Garcia, Eternal
Threads’ office manager and
director of operations, at-
tended the event; set up a
booth selling the organiza-
tion’s products and provided
those interested with more
information about Eternal
Threads. She said she en-
joyed seeing what ISA did to
promote Eternal Threads.
A 16t of fun has occurred
while working together with
the students, Garcia said.
“They have been very cre-
ative, and their enthusiasm
is overwhelming,” she said.
“I hope that those who at-
tended have become more
aware of Eternal Threads and
what our mission is about.”
Organizers said the fash-
ion show, a new aspect of
the Food Festival that was
added this year, also was a
success and created enter-
tainment for the night. The
show included 35 models
who displayed products and
accessories sponsored and
sold by Eternal Threads.
“I was really excited
about being able to help,”
said show model Teal Pat-
terson, senior communi-
cation major from Austin.
“I hope that those who at-
tended learn that there are
many, many different faces
of beauty and it is not con-
tained in one culture, one
ethnicity or one skin tone.”
While the event at times
was hard work, it proved to
be a blessing, Razafiman-
jato said.
“I thank everyone that
was a part of it,” he said. “It
shows that if you work hard
and people come together,
anything is possible.”
E-mail Gager at: jmcnetwork@acu.edu
Zak Zeinert:: chief photographer
Students line up to sample international cuisine Saturday in the McCaleb Conference Room in the Hunter Wel-
come Center. This year, a fashion show was added to the dinner.
SA: Voting to begin Tuesday
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the candidates next week. On
Tuesday at 7 p.m., the candi-
dates will participate in a de-
bate in Moody Coliseum, dis-
cussing their plans and vision
for next year’s SA Congress.
Two Chapel credits will be giv-
en to attendees.
“The forum is a great op-
portunity for students to get
acquainted with the candi-
dates,” Pulis said. “It’s a more
informal environment than
a Chapel speech. I think it’s a
really good chance to see their
personalities come through.
It’s always a lot of fun.”
Until the forum, candidates
are campaigning through my-
ACU advertisements, advertise-
ments on the Campus Center
televisions, Facebook groups
and YouTube videos. They
are not allowed to post fliers
around campus except on resi-
dence hall bulletin boards.
“We’re working hard to in-
crease visibility while keeping
with the administration’s new
policies,” said Blake Penfield,
senior political science major
from San Antonio and elec-
tions co-chair.
Each candidate also will
get a chance to give a 3
1/2-minute speech during
Wednesday’s Chapel, out-
lining their platforms.
No early voting opportuni-
ties are available this year. Vot-
ing will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. in the Campus Center on
Tuesday and Wednesday. Stu-
dents will need to bring their
student ID to vote.
If no presidential candidate
wins 50 percent of the vote,
a run-off will be scheduled
Thursday. Vice presidential
candidates only have to cap-
ture a simple majority.
“I encourage everyone to
come to the debates and come
to Chapel on Wednesday and
listen to what the candidates
have to say,” Pulis said. “They
all have great visions for the
future of SA.”
E-mail Freeman at: mxf04b@acu.edu
CANDIDATES
Six students are running
for Students' Association
Executive Officer positions
this year. Voting will be
Tuesday and Wednesday:
President
Daniel Bungner, junior
political science major from
Yorba Linda, Calif.
Charles Gaines, junior
criminal justice major from
Cedar Hil!
Jordan Hancock, junior
political science major from
Abilene
Vice President
Scott Adrian, sophomore
political science major from
Glendale, Calif.
Tony Godfrey, junior English
major from Burleson
Treasurer
Luke Cochran, junior
finance major from Round
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Formals: Clubs leave Abilene
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formal video and inaugurated
new club officers at the Oa-
sis restaurant that overlooks
Lake Travis in Austin.
“We usually like to go out-
side of Abilene, and most of the
girls are able to attend,” said
Sylvia Tucker, junior account-
ing and finance major from Bel-
laire. “The best part of formal
to me is the video; I’ll always
appreciate the inside jokes.”
Other clubs are going or
went to areas in San Antonio,
Fort Worth and Dallas. Some
clubs venture out for this el-
egant occasion, while others
stay in the confines of Abilene;
but regardless of the location,
clubs usually partake in the
same formal rituals. Many so-
cial clubs induct new officers,
present a club video, hand out
awards and commemorate the
evening with a photograph.
Prices for the formals
range from $40-65 a couple,
not including gas and hotel
expenses. But regardless of
price and location, many so-
cial club members agree for-
mal is a time to enjoy every-
one’s company and reflect on
the year’s events.
Men’s social club Sub T-16
will be dining on campus for
its formal. After attempting
to reserve the Hunter Wel-
come Center as well as the
Teague Special Events Center,
the men of Sub T-16 decided
to keep it simple and stick
with the Bean Sprout.
“We talked about going out
of town; it was just too much
trouble,” said Michael Mc-
Cully, sophomore integrated
marketing and communica-
tion major from North Rich-
land Hills and Sub T-16 mem-
ber. “It’s a good chance to
come together as a commu-
nity. I don’t know about other
clubs, but you just can’t go
wrong with the Bean Sprout;
it just sounds tasty.”
E-mail Anderson at: tsa04a@acu.edu
Provost: Varner to start job June 1
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could not have made a wrong
choice. Dr. Varner is thor-
oughly familiar with our cur-
rent economic challenges as
well as academic challenges.
And I think it is important
not to lose any time at this
point, but to keep going in the
direction our 21st Century Vi-
sion calls us to go. It would’ve
been difficult for someone to
come in to understand that at
the level she does.”
Varner and Stewart met
with numerous groups, in-
cluding the entire faculty,
during the past two weeks
for them each to have two
...my task will be to facilitate a
smooth transition as Dr. VanRheenen
plans to move to the West Coast.
:: Dr. jeanine Varner, Provost
full days of intensive inter-
views. The decision to pick
Varner came after the Pro-
vost Search Committee had
looked at numerous candi-
dates since November.
“Officially, my start date
is June 1,” Varner said. “But
even now, my task will be to
facilitate a smooth transition
as Dr. VanRheenen plans to
move to the West Coast. I’ve
greatly admired his academ-
ic leadership.”
VanRheenen had served
as the university’s Provost
since 1996. The university
will sponsor a ceremony
honoring his service at ACU
on May 4.
E-mail Freeman at: mxf04b@acu.edu
Wendy’s: Construction continues
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Nathan Smart and John Keel,
stainless steel installers for
SealTex Hardware, said the pro-
cess is long, but they anticipate
the opening.
“It’s looking good,” Smart
said.
Clystiah Evans, junior so-
cial work major from Waco,
said she thinks the restaurant
will thrive.
“It will definitely succeed,”
she said. “It’s new, it’s on this
side of town, lots of people go
to Wendy’s and even Jack in the
Box succeeded over here.”
Trujillo could not give an
exact date for building com-
Dlck Schlssler:: staff photographer
Construction is still ongoing on a Wendy’s restaurant off of Interstate-20
near a Jack in the Box restaurant and a Lowe’s Home Improvement store.
pletion, but said more infor-
mation will be released as
construction continues and is
optimistic about the commu-
nity’s response.
“It’s Wendy’s,” he said. “It’s
always good.”
E-mail Rodriguez at: sar06g@acu.edu
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