Budget Breakdown See where SA’s funds come from and where they go
vol. 100, no. 55
wednesday, May 2, 2012
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Community members had some fun at University Church of Christ’s block party Sunday afternoon.
Mandy Lambright Chief photographer
University Church of Christ enjoyed fellowship at their block party Sunday afternoon. Community members were invited to eat, get their faces painted and visit the petting zoo.
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Kinsmen raise funds through volleyball students and faculty were invited to join in the volleystudent reporter ball games. Their financial goal $20,000 by Monday. Throughout the 68 hours, Students filed into Moody for Chapel Monday to find GSP members took different the men of Gamma Sigma shifts between playing volPhi playing the last couple leyball games, cheering on of minutes of their 68-hour other students, and getting about six hours of sleep over volleyball tournament. The Kinsmen conducted the three days. After setting the world record breaking up camp in one of the gyms tournament to raise funds at the Rec Center, students for a family through Habi- passed the time by watchtat for Humanity. Starting ing movies, eating, drinking at 3pm Friday afternoon, coffee and making Facethrough 11:01am Monday book videos. Matt Sanderson, junior morning, GSP club members along with any ACU marketing and finance
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major from Lubbock, is the Service Activities director of GSP. He said that the idea has been in the works since last semester. “GSP started working with Habitat for Humanity last fall, and that was also when I was challenged to dream big. A seed was embedded in me and God came into my heart. He said I want you to do something big. Where there’s big problems or when things seem impossible, that’s where the biggest opportunities are. So I took that, presented it to club and the guys ran with it,” he said.
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A seed was embedded in me and God came into my heart. He said,‘ I want you to do something big.’”
and to see the student body, not just GSP come together for this was incredible. It’s about all of us becoming servants,” he said. Steven Leggett, ExecuMatt Sanderson tive Director of the Abilene junior marketing chapter of Habitat for Humajor from lubbock manity, came to Chapel Monday morning to speak Sanderson also said on Habitat’s mission in that the clubs theme verse Abilene and to thank the of Matthew 20:28 was fuel- ACU community for their efforts. ing this event. “The family receiving “What I wanted to do is use our verse as a driving the house will move into force for club as a whole and it later this year. Its a great for this fundraiser. It’s one of construction project, and the best feelings to do this, I know the family is ex-
cited as we are. You guys this weekend are just another chapter in Habitat’s story,” Leggett said. “We are a community building a house for someone who deserves it, and I want to thank you for your efforts to the guys and gals who participated by playing volleyball. Habitat’s mission is to put God’s love into action by uniting people to build homes, communities and hope. You guys have contact wilson at naw10A@acu.edu
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Students crown Best, McNiece Mr. and Miss ACU it means a great deal Student reporter to me to be selected Mr. Connor Best, senior politi- ACU.” Five men cal science major from Sacsix ramento, Calif., was select- and ed as Mr. ACU, and Kimmy women were McNiece McNiece, senior art major a nnounced from Abilene, was selected as finalists for this year’s Mr. and Miss ACU award, as Miss ACU. “It really means a lot to me an award given to students to be chosen by my peers,” best exemplifying ACU as Best said. “SA has been try- decided by their peers. The nominees were ing to make this award a meaningful tradition like announced last Monday, it has been in the past, so when voting for Mr. and
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Mrs. ACU began. Voting was opened until April 18. This year, 810 votes were cast by Best students to elect one of these senior candidates to receive the annual honor. Rebecca Dial, SA President-elect, said the candidates chosen are being recognized not exclusively for achievements, but their
character. “The candidates are qualified based on being peer-nominated as the students who best represent ACU and who are wellknown across campus for their outstanding scholarship, character, service, and leadership,” Dial said. Mr. and Miss ACU will be honored at Commencement, May 12.
2012 Honor Awards Honor Man Connor Best Honor Woman Emily Privett Trustees Award Amy Archer Jeff Craig Stephanie Frakes Peter Hargrave
contact powell at gmp10b@acu.edu
B. Sherrod Scholarship Wade Casey Erin Daugherty Keri Gray Carson Henley Noemi Palomares Dean Adams Achievement Jessica Backfisch Bethany Hunter Camilia Robles Anne Weaver
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