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Record Celebration, page 5
Friday, April 15, 2011
Vol. 99, No. 50
1 section, 8 pages
Friday Faceoff
LOCAL
Tea Party prepares annual rally Jeff Craig
Managing Editor
Local Tea Party advocates will gather in Downtown Abilene on Friday for the third-annual Taylor County Tea Party Rally. The event begins at 4 p.m. with booths set up in the lobby of the Windsor Hotel. The presenters will begin speaking at 5:30 p.m. Taylor County Tea Party co-founder Pat Hippely said she is expecting a big crowd for the rally. “Last year, the crowd estimates were around 500 people, but it was raining and cold,” Hippely said. “The first year, the estimates were around 1,000. We’ve been getting the word out, so I am anticipating a good crowd.” Hippely also is running for mayor of Abilene. She said the rally would convey a message in support of smaller government, starting small in cities like Abilene. “Our group wants less government and less taxes,” Hippely said. “Many tea parties and grass roots groups are finding out representatives even in the city are doing the same thing they are doing in Washington. They are implementing mandates that circumvent our constitution.” Hippely said Friday’s rally should garner particular interest among college students, since they are the future of America, she
photo illustration by JOZIE SANDS // Online Editor
Two of the four candidates for Students’ Association vice president, Julianne Hart, junior political science major from Austin, and Rebecca Dial, junior political science and history major from Lexington, S.C., will face each other in a runoff on Friday.
Vice president candidates enter runoff, Henley named Treasurer
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Linda Bailey, Editor in Chief
tudents are not yet done voting for their new Students’ Association vice president. No vice-presidential candidate received 50 percent of the vote, so frontrunners Rebecca Dial and Julianne Hart will undergo a runoff election on Friday. Voting will take place in the McGlothlin Campus Center from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other elections reached resolution Thursday. Connor Best will serve as SA president, and Carson Henley will serve as SA treasurer.
Both Dial, junior political science and history major from Lexington, S.C., and Hart, junior political science major from Austin, said they asked to have run off elections pushed to next week. “I think that’s not enough time to inform students and get everyone aware of the situation,” Dial said. “Plus, a lot of people are leaving tomorrow, and that hinders students from voting and being aware of what’s happening.” However, SA Vice President Jared Elk, senior political science major from Savoy,
quick facts Nearly 500 students voted in the 2011 Students’ Association election this year. President • Connor Best, 437 votes Vice President • Rebecca Dial, 148 votes • Julianne Hart, 139 votes • Katherine Handy, 115 votes • Natalie Fleet, 79 votes Treasurer • Carson Henley, 312 votes • Heath Bracken, 136 votes
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see TEA page 4
LOCAL
SOCIAL CLUBS
Ambler anticipates Blue Taco Clubs to offer spring rushes Marissa Ferguson Staff Reporter
Blue Taco, a restaurant known for its quirky taco and burrito combinations, will open a new location on Ambler Avenue. The grand opening is set for July 1. This second site will replace Java City, located next to Hardin Simmons University, which owns the establishment. Manager and Executive Chef Nathaniel Erwim said the push to add an additional location in the area attempts to reach out to the customers on the north side of the city. “A lot of our customers come from that side of town, so it’s a little more
convenient for them,” Erwim said. “Also, we can reach the hospital.” With plans for the new restaurant underway, Java City has moved into its new location in HSU’s Moody Center. Although the university owns the property, the restaurant will have no ties to the school, Erwim said. However, it still will offer student and military promotions, as does the Buffalo Gap location. Additionally, customers can earn free coupons and merchandise by text messaging ‘Blue Taco’ to 39649. For its grand opening, the Ambler location will unveil a breakfast menu, a new move for the chain.
news Recent cuts to the state education budget has some graduating education majors concerned. page 3
MEAGAN HERNANDEZ // Staff Photographer
Workers prepare burritos at Blue Taco’s south-side location. With the expanded menu and different location, Erwim said he expects business to be “insane.” “I hope that we’re busy from the minute we open the doors until we close,”
he said. “And it’s a good location, so I see business continuing pretty well.” Blue Taco fan Parker Gordon, freshman piano see TACOS page 4
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inside arts As part of National Record Store Day, The Record Guys will offer live music and discounted records on Saturday. page 5
and transfers wanting to get a head start on this fall’s Page 2 Editor pledging process. “Students can find out if Students interested in pledging a social club this fall this is something they want will have the opportunity to to do,” Jackson said. “By preview each club as spring the first fall rush, there’s more seriousness. Spring rushing begins April 18. Students can meet and rushes are very relaxed mingle with ACU’s vari- and let students check out ous social clubs at an all- the clubs and see if they’re club rush from 5-6:30 p.m. interested or not.” All-club rush attendees in the campus mall area. Each club then will host will be able to visit various two rushes of its own, one tables representing each per week, from April 19-29. social club and meet club Mark Jackson, associate members. Information on director of student organi- eligibility and registering zations, said spring rush- for the fall pledge process ing is especially great for see CLUBS page 4 new students, freshmen
Christina Burch
weather photo gallery During the last Students’ Association Congressional meeting, Congress voted to restructure congress and show support of policy to bring back chalk advertisements.
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