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Volume 82 Number 33
ACU Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Wednesday Jan. 19 1994
L ar H B H
Pinner theatre to
By Deona Nail
Sonlor Staff Writer
Shadowlands" ACU's Winter Dinner
Theatre production about the life of
I (Christian author and theologian C.S. Lewis
will open Jan. 27.
In the play Justin McKcan senior theatre
major from Abilene portrays a middle-aged
Lewis living in England said Adam Hester
I chairman of the Theatre Department.
The play deals with Lewis reelings
yjward Joy Davidman an American woman
played by Amy Berry junior theatre major
from Lubbock.
After marrying Lewis so she legally can
Old Faithful
The GATA Fountain displays its sprays of water In its newly renovated tub
Monday on a desolate campus. The repairs were completed in December
Recycling program aims for long-term benefits
By Melissa Stallings
Student Reporter
The Students' Association recycling
committee is working for the future by
.recycling aluminum cans scrap papers and
'newspapers.
Hurston Prcscott junior Bible major
from Odessa and committee chairman said
the recycling program is different from
other SA programs.
"A lot of things through the SA arc for
right now but this is long-term" he said.
"Recycling is something students can do
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that is lusting lor the tuture.
Most work performed by the recycling
Meals on Wheels
Board commissions survey of volunteers contributors before major
By Serene Goh
Managing News Editor
IJungry mouths are not the only current
il concerns of board members for Meals
Mn Wheels Plus The board is reviewing its
"recent decision to enter the bingo business.
The corporation which prepares and
serves hot meals to approximately 600
home-bound Abilenians daily voted 12-8 in
December to begin the operation of n bingo
business to increase its revenue. However
Alt he board now is rc-cvaluating its decision
because of the ethical controversy generated
by the choice.
Betty Blacler executive director of Meals
on Wheels Plus said the organization will
not release its official decision until Jan. 27
after an opinion survey of its contributors
q&nd volunteers is completed Until then
according to Blacier "Everything else in on
freeze."
live in England Davidman develops can-
cer Hester said.
"This play really deals n lot with his
wife's struggle when she contracts cancer"
Hester said.
He also described the production as witty
while expressing a world view about Chris-
tian values.
A motion picture of the same name
recently was released starring Anthony
Hopkins and Dcbra Winger. "We've
received a lot of good publicity because of
the movie" Hester said.
However he said the play and the movie
serve as different vehicles for the story of
C.S. Lewis. Hester said "The movie has
program during the fall semester was com-
pleted by Prcscott. He collected the recy-
clable materials and transported them to
the recycling facilities. The cans arc taken
to A-l Core & Metals and the paper is
taken to Ben E.
Keith. However dC; $ n Cf
this semester the JFjflf -
SA hired Jeff &J
Dunn sophomore
youth and family ministry major from
Jasper to transport the materials He said
he can haul the recycling items easier than
Hurston could because he has a truck.
Dunn said recycling is beneficial
because materials do not pile up and he
The board's decision to enter the bingo
business led to the resignation of one of its
board members Paul Garrett The coordina-
tor for the Christian Service Center relin-
quished his position on tlje bojrd because
he said "I cannot consciously be on a board
that operates a bingo program or any other
gambling operation."
Garrett clarified however that he was
not discouraged by the people who voted
for the bingo parlor and that he planned to
continue delivering meals for the corpora
(ion as a volunteer.
"At this point I'm not uncomfortable
doing that yet" he said. "It's a good route
and I really enjoy the contact." Garrett who
has served as a Meals on Wheels Plus board
member since its establishment almost 19
years ago added he gladly would resume
his position should the board reverse its
decision
According to Dr. Mel Huiley chairman
portray life of C.S.
many of the same elements but it's very
different."
The movie focuses on the love story
aspect and the play points out more Chris-
tian references including Davidman's con-
version experience Hester said. "It's a real-
ly wonderfully written play" he said.
"Shadowlands" will appeal to a wide
variety of people because of the popularity
of Lewis' writings which include The
Chronicles of Narnia and The Scrcwlapc
Letters Hester said.
"I think this play cuts across age so beau-
tifully" he said.
The production of "Shadowlands" will
feature a newly installed 40-foot turntable
aftor months of deterioration caused
destructive games.
added he is happy to do his part to help the
environment.
The money earned through recycling
will pay Dunn for transporting the materi-
als. Last semester the money bought Bibles
for the Baker
YC I Kl C HciBnts Church of
L I IN V7 Christ prison min-
istry. For every dol-
lar earned an anonymous donor matched
it and that money enabled the SA to help
purchase the Bibles.
Jason Skelton sophomore business
administration major from Granbury
assisted Prescott in his recycling efforts
last semester and said he enjoyed helping
of the Political Science Department two
professionals volunteered their time to con-
duct the survey.
He said the board chose to have people
outside the organization conduct the survey
7 do not feel comfortable
in entering into a business
relationship with the
gambling industry
Dr. Mel Hailey
so questions generated would be free of
bias
Haicy wlo also serves on the Meals on
Wheels Plus board said the board Initially
announced the service would enter a busi-
ness partnership with a bingo operation at
on which the students will perform the pro-
duction Hester said adding that the addi-
tion will provide a new look to the theatre
and the play.
The turntable will enable stage hands to
change a scene on the back of the turntable
while another scene is being performed at
the front Hester explained.
Because of this set construction the play
will run without breaks for scene changes
except for one blackout written in the
script he said.
To prepare for the play cast and crew
members returned from the Christmas
break Jan. 3 Hester said.
"I'm really pleased with the entire cast"
Ml Scroflglnt
by old age erosion and pranksters'
make a difference. "Not only did we help
the environment we also helped in spread-
ing God's word" Skelton said.
One of the most successful recycling
efforts last semester was the recycling
drive a competition between classes to see
who could recycle the most. The winner
was the junior class.
Prescott said the recycling drive this
semester will occur April 6.
He added that the recycling program can
be improved Although new recycling bins
for aluminum cans will be expensive
Prcscott said he hopes to replace those in
the Campus Center and at other locations
around campus.
one board meeting. At a second meeting it
agreed not to formalize the decision until
receiving input from its numerous volun-
teers and contributors.
He voted against it because he said enter-
ing into such a business "would not enhance
the positive reputation of Meals on
Wheels."
Hailey also echoed Garrett's misgivings
about the bingo operation "I do not feel
comfortable in entering into a business rela-
tionship with the gambling industry" he
said
"It is not simply a bingo operator coming
in and saying 'I've made this money; let
me give it to you"' Hailey said. "Meals on
Wheels would be hiring workers to work
there would be paying for the bingo cards
that are used there would be renting the
hall would be paying even for the bingo
machine and so it is taking a risk."
However Hailey added he thought he
Lewis
he said. "There's been a lot of commitment
from the students."
In addition to McKcan and Berry the
other cast members are David Billingslcy as
Christopher Riley Blan Chranc as the Rev.
"Harry" Harrington Jon Hcffiey as Dr.
Oakley Rick Reeves as Alan Gregg Brad
Dunn as Major W.H. Lewis and Conrad
Hester as Douglas Davidman's son.
"Shadowlands" will show in Scwell The-
atre Jan. 27-29 Feb. 4-5 1 1-12 and 18-19.
Tickets arc $18 for dinner dessert and
show and $6 for performance only.
To obtain more ticket information call
Ext. 2739 Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-
noon and 2-5 p.m.
Social work class
adopts new
requirement
By Sybil Johnson
Student Reporter
Although requiring students to volunteer
might seem contradictory in the
.Department of Sociology and Social Work
such a requirement can prove invaluable.
Susan Clark assistant professor of soci-
ology and social work decided to incorpo-
rate volunteer work into her Introduction to
Social Welfare course during the fall 1993
semester. Other universities have similar
requirements for some social work classes
and Clark said "There's only so much you
can learn in the classroom."
Students in the course are required cither
to complete 10 hours of volunteer work
during the semester or interview a social
worker Clark said she offered the option
to prevent limiting students who do not
"have transportation.
Students who choose to perform the vol-
unteer work contact the Volunteer Center
of Abilene and describe their skills and
interests. The Center's director Judy
Bodcn then places the students along with
other volunteers from the community with
organizations in need of their skills.
Clark said "They are exposed to people
in need and can help them with some basic
kinds of service."
The Volunteer Center is a non-profit
organization that provides workers for 146
different organizations and events in the
community. Some of these include Hope
Huven Goodwill Industries of Abilene the
Grace Cultural Center the West Texas
Rehabilitation Center the Antioch Soup
Kitchen and the Renaissance Festival.
Clark said she chose the Volunteer Cen-
ter because she needed a short-term com-
mitment for her students and the Center
had many contacts with groups needing
temporary volunteers.
"It's invaluable to get students into the
agency setting to make contact with peo-
ple" Clark said.
Angela Conley who was enrolled in the
class last semester said she opted for the
volunteer work and became involved with
the Boys and Girls Club of Abilene. Con:
ley freshman social work major from
Whitewright worked with children from
low-income families.
She said "Those kids need so much. I
don't even know how to express that."
Conley said she plans to continue volun-
teering for the organization as her schedule
allows.
Conley's volunteer experience helped her
decide to pursue a social work degree. "It
makes you realize how much you have and
have to give" she said.
funding decision
needed to work harder to raise money for
the agency to ensure that everyone on the
waiting list "is placed on a Meals on
Wheels route and gets to receive a hot meal
daily."
"I cannot in good conscience go out and
make money from people who are already
vulnerable in society" Hailey said "I want
it to be a win-win situation I don't want to
hurt one person and help another one. I
wont to help both"
Hailey said the decision was one of the
most difficult the board has dealt with since
his membership "Usually the board has
been very like-minded on issues but this
issue divided the board" he said. "But it is
not a good guy-bad guy situation. Every
person on that board is a good person who
is volunteering their time and their efforts
and their abilities to help the organization."
"It's good men and women who have a
disagreement about how" to help he said
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