Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 13, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 29, 2001 Page: 1 of 12
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Cowgirls Denied
Read about why the Cowgirls did not advance
beyond the "Sweet Sixteen. Pg. 6
Sniper Warfare
Enemy At The Gates rates well with our reviewer.
Pg.9
New "Bridge over the Pond
Approved for Fall
By Jenny Forehand .
In just a few short months HSU will
begin construction of a bridge over the
campus pond. The erection of the monu-
ment is dedicated to Judge K.K. Leggett
one of HSU's founders. The bridge will
also bear his name.
Its construction will be finished
between March and April 2002 and a ribbon-cutting
ceremony is scheduled for
May 10 2002.
The Continental Bridge Company of
Minnesota is constructing the bridge
which will cost $35000.
HSU student Erin Maddox is the head
of the Campus Beautification Committee
of Student Congress and will be heading
the effort.
The strong push for the bridge is more
than a desire for one more adornment to
make the campus more beautiful.
Maddox says there is also symbolic
meaning in the bridge of promoting unity
on campus. "We want to start focusing on
campus unity while still keeping identi-
ties" said Maddox. "We don't want to
lose what makes us different but we want
to support each other by our uniqueness.
When we are alumni we want to come
back look at the bridge and be reminded
of the year that we tied all the different
groups."
The idea was not made hastily.
Rather it has been years in the making.
"We got the idea when we went to CASL
(the Christian Association of Student
Leaders conference) as freshmen"
Maddox said. "It has just grown from
there."
Besides uniting the campus student
congress is also looking to tie the commu-
nity into bridge. Ideally all of Abilene
would be involved.
To raise the necessary funds Student
Congress plans to do a lot of door to door
fundraising petitioning businesses for aid
putting on a foot function hosting an
academic tournament and putting on a
date auction.
Those in Student Congress realize that
while people are generally willing to help
raising such a significant sum should not
be taken lightly or put off until the last
minute. Unlike schoolwork there is no
way for them to pull an "all-nighter" and
raise $35000.
Accordingly representatives have
already completed two fundraisers: a
dessert theater and a car wash. The car
wash was free to all HSU students and
faculty as an expression of thanks but
donations were accepted.
Representatives declined to say exact-
ly how much was raised but they did
indicate it was a good amount.
Anyone wishing to help symbolically
bridge the gaps of this campus can first of
all actively participate and attend the
'' fundraisers. Persons wanting to make
donations can send it to Student Congress
Box 14873.
Anyone giving over $1000 will have
his or her name on the bridge.
BSM Volunteers Spread
Christ ian Message in
D.C.N. Virginia
By HSU Media Relations
Forty-one Baptist Student Ministry
students and sponsors from Hardin-
Simmons spent their spring break March
10-17 in Northern Virginia and the
District of Columbia.
Headed by Palmer McCown retiring
director of the HSU BSM who also served
from 1972 to 1976 as minister of youth
and adults at Columbia Baptist Church
Falls Church VA the student group was
involved in door to door visitationout-
reach projects ministry to children and
the presentation of skits in Fairfax County
and the District of Columbia.
They were divided into three different
ministry groups according to McCown.
Love Company the drama ministry
team of the BSM was in charge of the
Sunday March 11 morning worship serv-
ices at Bren Mar Baptist Church Fairfax
County a satellite congregation of
Columbia Baptist Church Falls Church.
On the same day the Love Company
team and other BSM members traveled to
Falls Church where they presented several
skits for the youth of the Columbia
Baptist.Church.
Love Company also appeared twice to
present skits and help serve a noon meal
at the City Gate ministry program at
Calvary Baptist Church Washington D.C.
for the homeless and the working poor.
Lynn Bergfalk who served as the sen-
ior minister for the Calvary Church for 13
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