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LIVE: Presidential announcement
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Vol. 98, No. 37 Friday, February 12, 2010
BREAKING NEWS, VIDEOS, PHOTOS, DISCUSSION AND EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
1 section, 8 pages
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CAMPUS
HEATHER LEIPHART Staff Photographer
Derek Odelusi, junior biology major from Grand Prairie, enjoys the falling snow Thursday. Students could be found all over campus, building
snowmen, rolling giant snowballs and enjoying their day off from school.
Saved by the Snow
More than 3 inches of snow fell Thursday, a record for Feb. 11 in Abilene. Students celebrated the
occasion - and canceled classes - by romping through the snow and picking a fight or two.
HEATHER LEIPHART Staff Photographer
Mike Jones, ACU defensive lineman, tackles a snowman on the football
practice field Thursday.
Watch video of snowball fights,
and view photos of the snowy
merrymaking on campus.
acuoptiTnist.com
KELSI WILLIAMSON Chief Photographer
Helga Sierra, sophomore management
major from Honduras, lifts her hands in
victory during a snowball fight Thursday.
ACADEMICS
Scholars
capped,
dozens
denied
Sondra Rodriguez
Managing Editor
Hundreds of fresh Wild-
cats apply each year for*
the Presidential Scholar
Award, which covers ei-
ther half or full tuition
costs for nine consecutive
semesters; however, not
all qualified applicants
are granted the oppor-
tunity to move forward
in the process. Instead,
some will receive a noti-
fication informing them
they were not selected.
This year, 76 students re-
ceived such news.
The cap was set at 320
applicants and after re-
ceiving 420 total applica-
tions, admissions placed
35 or 40 on a wait list,
and 76 students were not
invited to interview. A
system was worked out
that allowed a few more
students on the wait list
to interview, bringing the
total to 350.
“We thought we may
have an increased number
of students, but we did
not fathom we would have
that much of a demand,”
said Mark Lavender, di-
rector of admissions. “It’s
an exciting time for us to
have that many strong ac-
ademic students consid-
ering ACU, but we were
disappointed not to in-
vite every single student
to interview.”
A recipient of ACU’s
Presidential Scholar
Award, the most presti-
gious scholarship offered
at ACU, must “exhibit
commitment to the high-
see CUTS page 4
MOBILE LEARNING
All-faculty meeting to discuss iPad
We are going to begin a pilot by distributing some iPads to members
of faculty who have really great ideas on how to use them. |fk
GEORGE SALTSMAN
Executive Director of the Adams Center and Member of the Mobile Learning Leadership Team
A
CULTURE
Students celebrate
Chinese New Year
Linda Bailey
Opinion Page Editor
Faculty members will
attend a luncheon im-
mediately after Friday’s
Chapel to discuss the fu-
ture of digital publishing,
specifically publishing on
the iPad.
George Saltsman,
executive director of
the Adams Center for
Teaching and Learning
and member of the Mo-
bile Learning Leadership
Team, said the meet-
ing will give faculty the
chance to explore the
iPad as a potential device
for displaying digital
books and other media.
Saltsman said the lead-
ership team is interested
in discovering how the
iPad can contribute to
education, academic texts
and scholarly publishing.
The meeting will be-
gin with a short 15-20
minute introduction fol-
lowed by a question-and-
answer time.
Faculty will also learn
how to submit propos-
als for integrating iPads
into the classroom; later,
Saltsman said, the Re-
search Council and Mo-
bile Learning Leadership
Team will look at which
ideas can be funded.
“We are going to begin
a pilot by distributing
some iPads to members
of the faculty who have
some really great ideas
on how to use them,”
Saltsman said. “The other
thing is we may be look-
ing for more long-term
research-oriented experi-
mentation that allows
faculty to think about
how you write books
when paper is no longer
a restraint and they can
see FACULTY page 4
Scott Jennings
Contributing Reporter
Chinese students get to
double up on holidays
this year - the Chinese
New Year celebration be-
gins Feb. 14, so students
can show appreciation
not only for a significant
other but also for family
and the New Year.
The Chinese New Year
is a 15-day celebration
involving feasting, gift-
giving, fireworks and
time with family. Extend-
ed family and friends of-
ten travel to be together
for the two weeks.
“It is like Christmas
in America,” said Yunfei
“Leo” Song, sophomore
actuarial science major
from Wuhan, China, and
vice president of the
Chinese Students’ and
Scholars’ Association.
see YEAR page 4
Forecast
Inside
Online
IN ‘HALLOWED HALLS,’
the first installment of
a four-part series, our
sports team recounts
the history and legacy of
ACU’s baseball stadium.
Page 8
THE 10 IDAHO BAPTISTS
charged with kidnapping 33
Haitian children will most
likely be released. Do their
good intentions diminish the
severity of their crime?
Page 6
VIDEO LOUDandCLEAR
Were you part of a snowball fight?
a. Yes, I started one.
b. No, I hate the cold.
c. What snowball fight? I slept all day.
Campus Snow Fights Visit acuoptimist. com to join the discussion.
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