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Double Trouble vol. 102, no. 30
friday, january 17, 2014
1 SECTION, 8 PAGES
The Dimba twins make immediate impact on the court
Coming soon: Wildcat Cash
INSIDE NEWS The Undergraduate Research Festival accepts applications until Jan. 31 Page 3
ARTS How do you choose between Jason’s Deli and McAlister’s? We spell out the pros and cons of each one
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NEWS Study abroad students leave for Oxford, Leipzig and Montevideo
Off-campus cash will be available on Monday Marissa jones editor in chief If everything goes as planned, students will be able to use Wildcat Cash off-campus by Monday. Wildcat Cash, essentially usable Bean Bucks off-campus, is waiting for a pending written agreement and the delivery of equipment before it is available for students, and they don’t anticipate any delays, said Lisa
Flores, assistant director of Business Services. Jason’s Deli will be the only restaurant accepting Wildcat Cash in the beginning. The restaurant will be used as a pilot test for 12 to 18 months to evaluate the process. “Based on the progress of the program we hope to add one or two other restaurants during that time period,” Flores said. Flores said they have been in conversation with
at least two restaurants close to campus. Wildcat Cash can be added to students’ accounts by going online or to The Depot. Wildcat cash will be used like Campus Cash – students’ ACU IDs will be swiped when they pay, and the balance on their Wildcat Cash will decline with each purchase. Taxes will still be charged. “We are continually looking for opportunities for the students that are robust and will enhance the experience that they have here at ACU,” Flores said. “We welcome suggestions
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Wildcat Cash will be available at Jason’s Deli. or input from the student priority.” body at any time. It is our Nathan McClain, senior desire to serve the students kinesiology major, first preof ACU to the very best of sented the idea of student our ability. Serving the stusee wildcat cash page 4 dents is our number one
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OPINION The Editorial Board explains why rearranging the Bean isn’t helping students
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SPORTS The sports staff previews tomorrow’s women and men basketball games in Moody
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The women of Ko Jo Kai learn the music for their Sing Song act. The theme for this year’s Sing Song is ‘What About Love’ and will take place Feb. 14 and 15.
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ACU students react to Bean change
NEWS Former RD Jordan Bunch and his wife are living as missionaries in an Austin apartment complex Page 3
SPORTS Shera Niemirowski talks about her New Year’s resolution for ACU to be the home court advantage Page 7
Brittany jackson managing editor The “World Famous Bean” has moved its stations and switched up the menu. Students, faculty and staff could see the changes just moments after entering the Bean on Jan. 13. Because of policy re-
Gabi Powell emulates Dr. Seuss in a witty column about the single life Page 6
NEWS Big Brothers Big Sisters participates in National Mentor Month Page 4
tion has, however, remained in position, as have the salad bar, home station and grill. Over the past four days new foods have been making their way on student’s dishes, including Panini sandwiches, new breads, smoothies, red pepper sliders and gazpacho salads. Kyle Stainsby, sophomore biology major from
Fort Worth, has been impressed by the changes. “There are less options, but each option seems to have better quality,” he said. “The quality has been a little bit better, in general.” However, Maggie Brown, sophomore elementary education major from Midlothian, is not satisfied with the Bean’s efforts.
“Honestly, I feel like the Bean’s quality has decreased significantly since I was a freshman, the food quality just isn’t that good and there isn’t a lot to pick from,” Brown said. “Even with the new nutrition things that have been added in, I just don’t feel like it’s helped a lot.” see bean page 4
COBA professor gets “ticked” in Australia melany cox online managing editor
OPINION
quirements, ACU Dining Services was unavailable to comment on the matter before this article’s publication. The previous action station has been replaced by the sandwich station and a new smoothie bar. The action station can now be found where the old vegetarian option was offered. The international sta-
While leading a class trip in Australia during Christmas break, an ACU professor had a brief encounter with a tick that left him hospitalized for several days. Dr. Ian Shepherd, associate professor of management sciences, said he had to delay his return to the U.S. until Sunday, but he has been running his first week of classes online. “Since my classes are technology based, this is not much different than my online classes during the summer,” he said.
Shepherd was traveling with students from two College of Business Administration classes. On New Year’s Eve, he was leading a tour through the Lamington National Park in Queensland. Shepherd said it was during this excursion that he encountered the blood-sucking arachnid. The tick attached itself to the lower left side of his neck. Shepherd said he found and removed the tick around 5 p.m., but lost it when it ran away. He said by New Year’s Day he felt “completely drained.” He said he experienced severe shivers and shakes during the day. Shepherd said that
evening he was overwhelmed by weakness and he noticed he was losing the use of his left arm and his right hand was numb. A student assisted him to his room where he said he promptly fell asleep. Stephen Estrada, junior management major from San Antonio, was one of the students on the trip. He said everyone could tell something was wrong. “Dr. Shepherd was having trouble speaking and showing some pretty good indicators that he wasn’t at his 100 percent,” he said.
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Dr. Ian Shepherd remains in Australia after being hospitilized see shepherd page 4 from a tick bite while on the COBA study abroad trip.