The Optimist Print Edition: 09.09.11

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I was in 5th grade in class in NYC. My teacher got a call from her husband and we went onto drudgereport.com and watched all the updates. My friend’s mom died.

I was on the phone with an MCI telephone agent, discussing some portion of my phone bill.

In the middle of a sentence, he said, “Hey man...have you turned on the TV today?” I quickly said goodbye and watched the rest of the day. Peter Jennings was in perfect form, navigating ABC News reporters and leading us through the horrible activities of the morning.

Melissa Mason sophomore psychology major from New york, NY

cole bennett interim department chair, associate professor of english

We were living in Houston, Texas. I had just sent our girls off to school for Picture Day. While chatting with a group of friends via email, someone mentioned that a plane had just hit one of the WTC towers.

I ran to turn on the television, and the rest is history. jennifer burton baxter acu graduate and parent

I was heading to my l speech class at ACU. I was curious about why a crowd was gathering around the television in the Campus Center, but I still had that wide-eyed freshman enthusiasm and didn’t want to be late to class. When I arrived, all... the faces in the classroom were turned toward the TV, and many of my classmates were crying. I got there right before the second tower fell, and I wasn’t sure what I was watching at first. The professor told us we could go back to our dorms to watch the news if we wanted, but no one moved the entire class time. We just sat in silence and cried and wondered what it all meant. tiffany williams former optimist staff member

We were building the Williams Performing Arts Center and I was down in the hole in the ground which would become the basement. One of the guys on the site who worked for the general contractor came down and said a plane had flown into one of the WTC towers but he did not know what kind of plane.

A while later the project manager came out and said there had been a second plane flown into the other tower. We knew these were intentional attacks by then.

Very sad day.

Memories

of 9/11 Today was a day of terror when the Twin Towers fell, It seems to be a horror story to tell.

People screaming, yelling for help, as they knew they would die; Many heard their loved ones and began to cry; That whole week no planes could fly.

When I saw it on TV I said to myself, “How can this be?

Why would someone do such a terrible tragedy?”

That night I prayed to God and told Him I was scared Because I cared For the ones who died on this day of Terror.

Kevin Watson former director of physical resources

I was in the Optimist editor’s office (now the storage closet on the third floor of Don H. Morris Center) when Rachel McGuire called with a question about her story that week.

She said, “By the way, I’ve got the TV on, and it looks like something big might be happening.” I went down to the Reading Room where Susan Lewis was turning on the only TV on the floor, and we were watching when the second tower collapsed. jessica smith former optimist editor

poem by kendyl mceachran, written sept. 11, 2001, when she was in 5th grade junior elementary education major from albuquerque, NM

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Friday 09.09.11

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10 a.m. Service Expo in the Campus Center

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Saturday

12 p.m. ACU Volleyball at St. Edwards

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10 a.m. Omega Dance Company Auditions in the Rec Center 12 p.m. ACU Volleyball at Edinboro

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Monday

11 a.m. ACU Women’s soccer at Truman

5 p.m. Delta Theta Rush 5 p.m. Pi Kappa Rush

2 p.m. Chapel Praise Team auditions in Moody Coliseum

8 p.m. Shades auditions in BSB 115

5 p.m. Delta Theta Rush 6 p.m. ACU Volleyball at Texas-Permian Basin

6 p.m. ACU Volleyball at A&M International

9 p.m. GATA Rush 9 p.m. Sanctify Hip Hop Company auditions in Cullen Auditorium

7:30 p.m. Jill Nelson Senior Recital

8 p.m. Movie in Cullen

Police Log

chapel checkup

09/02/2011 11:55 ACU Landscape and Grounds reported finding graffiti painted on the outer walls of the Sherrod Residential Park Apartment building at 1020 Ceader Crest Drive, Bldg B and D, and on the walls of unoccupied apartment Sherrod Unit # D 15.

09/04/2011 01:05 ACUPD assisted 2 APD units on a family disturbance in the 1200 block of Austin.

09/04/2011 02:00 ACUPD responded to a noise violation call in the 2400 block of Garfield. A large party was in progress; contact with no ACU affiliated subjects resulted in the party’s being shut down and trash collected from neighboring yards.

09/04/2011 12:56 ACUPD provided backup for APD at a domestic disturbance call in the 600 block of College Drive.

Weekly Stats for Aug. 30 - Sept. 6, 2011 - Total Events: 132 Patrol Vehicle: Maintenance - 2 Found Property - 1 Barricades - 2 911 Call - 1 Patrol Vehicle: Refuel - 7 Medical Emergency - 2 Building Lock/Unlock - 9 Accident - 1 Prowler - 1 Investigation Follow Up - 5 Check Building - 28 Administrative Activity - 6 Report Writing - 3 Lost Property - 1 Criminal Mischief - 1 Alarm - 0 Suspicious Activity - 1 Motorist Assist - 21 Criminal Trespass WarnAlcohol Incident - 0 Theft - 4 Noise Violation - 1 ing - 1 Animal Call - 0 Traffic Stop - 12 Other - 6 Domestic Disturbance - 1 Assist - 3 Trespasser - 1 Parking Violations - 6 Escort - 1 Back up Officer - 1 Police Tip of the Week: When planning parties and events at your apartment, be respectful of your neighbors. Keep noise levels down, trash in receptacles, and shut down at a reasonable hour.

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announcements The Omega Dance Company will conduct auditions Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. in the Rec Center. An informational meeting will take place Sept. 6 at 9 p.m. in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building Room 103. A workshop will also take place Sept. 9th at 6 p.m. in the Rec Center.

Auditions for the Chapel Praise Team will take place Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. in Moody Colisium. For more information email worship@acu.edu.

Auditions for Sanctify Hip Hop Company will take place Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. in Cullen Auditorium.

Shades will conduct auditions Sept.

12-16 from 8 - 10 p.m. in the OnsteadPacker Biblical Studies Building Room 115. No experience is necessary.

The Service Action Leadership Team (SALT) is accepting applications until Sept. 16. SALT is for anyone with a heart for service.

An informational meeting for Weekend Campaigns will take place Sept.

13 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Living Room. Weekend Campaigns serve destinations across Texas.

“Identifying ME,” an Equine-Assisted Learning Workshop, will take place at ACU Rhoden Farm Sept. 16 from 3 4:30 p.m. Space is limited. Email steve. eller@acu.edu to reserve your spot or ask questions.

A Part-Time Job Fair will take place Hardin-Simmons University on Sept. Anyone interested in joining the ACU 14 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. For more in- Table Tennis club can email bph08a@ formation contact the Career Center at acu.edu for more information. careers@acu.edu.

The ACU FCA will meet every Thursday at 9 p.m. in the Campus Center Living Room. For more information follow them on Twitter: @ACUFCA or join their mailing list: http://eepurl.com/eGEOI Anyone interested in joining the Wildcat Hockey Team can find the group on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ACUWildcatHockey or e-mail the team at ACUHockey@gmail.com. The team represents ACU in the Southwest Collegiate Hockey league as a club sport. The team competes from October to March. Tournament locations include Denton, Houston, Austin, New Orleans, and Richardson.

Volunteer Opp0rtunities Abilene Youth Sports Authority needs volunteers for the Big Country Mudslinger Fun Run on Saturday, Sept. 10, in shifts between 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Volunteers will help with parking, water stations, helping runners with various obstacles and clean up at the end of the day. The event will take place at Seabee Park, FM 600 or Westlake Rd. Contact Katie Miller at 325-692-2972.

Disability Resources Inc. is looking for volunteers to help with their annual Pumpkin Patch. They need help unloading pumpkins at 5 p.m. Sept. 29. They also need help with the kids arena and selling pumpkins through Oct. 31. Shifts will vary between 10 a.m. - dusk Monday - Saturdays and 1 p.m. - dusk Sundays. The Pumpkin Patch is located at 3602 N. Clack St. For more information contact JoAnn Wilson at 325-673-7829 or email jwilson@driabilene.org.

The Old Town Abilene Neighborhood Association is looking for volunteers on Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. to help with their annual cleanup. Lunch will be provided. Contact Lydia Long at 325-676-4068 or 325-733-8345 or email drlongbailey@yahoo.com.

The Office of Ministry Events is looking for student workers to help during Summit. Volunteers are needed to help with childcare, technology support, registration, labor and rePlay recording. Shuttle service drivers (must be 21 or older) and receptionists/dispatchers are also needed.

For more information or to sign up visit the ACU website.

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place on Sept.

24 from 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help set up tables, serve refreshments, register walkers, etc. The event will take place at the Rose Park Senior Activity Center located at S. 7th & Barrow Streets. Contact Libby Connally at 325-672-2907 or email libby.connally@alz.org.

The AISD Early Childhood Program needs volunteers to work in the children’s area Oct. 13 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This includes air castle supervision, face painting, etc.

Program will be at the Abilene Civic Center located at 1100 N. 6th St. For more information contact Mary Mcleod at 325-794-1368 or email mary.mcleod@abileneisd.org.

HERO is looking for volunteers to walk alongside a horse while supporting and assisting a client Oct. 4 - Nov. 17 in one hour shifts from 1 - 5 p.m. at the Taylor County Expo Center. Volunteers must attend training sessions either Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m. or Sept.

27 at 2:30 p.m. Allow 2 hours for training session.

Contact Beth Byerly at 325-660-3465 or email herocoord@netzero.com for more information.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters program is looking for volunteers to participate in Lunch Buddies. Bigs and Littles will enjoy lunch together at the child’s school once a week.

Since visits are during Chapel, students will receive Chapel credit for each visit. Big Brothers Big Sisters is also looking for volunteers for its community-based program. Bigs are matched with littles in a one-on-one relationship and spend four to six hours per month together in the commu-

nity. A background check is required. To sign up or learn more contact www.bbbstx.org or call 325-674-3113.

Meals on Wheels Plus needs volunteer drivers to deliver afternoon meals to seniors and adults with disabilities Mondays through Fridays between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Drivers must be at least 18 years old and have a valid drivers license. Training is provided. A Chapel exemption can be obtained if delivery time conflicts with Chapel. Contact Jessica Stewart at 325-672-5050 or email volunteer@mealsonwheelsplus.com.

Rescue The Animals is looking for volunteers anytime between 1-5pm, Monday through Friday afternoons. They need help around the adoption center with general cleaning, socialization of the animals, helping potential adopters and other tasks. Contact Mindi Qualls at 325-698-7722 or email rescuetheanimalsvolunteers@yahoo.com The center is located at 5933 South 1st St. Treadaway Kids is a program that focuses on showing God’s love to local children through supportive relationships. Applications will be online soon for anyone interested in joining. The program is a one year commitment. Participants will be required to attend the weekly Wednesday Treadaway Kids chapel.

For more information or to sign up contact Sean Marmolejo (sdm10a@acu.edu), Gloria Paul (gep10a@ acu.edu) or Samantha Manski (ssm06@acu.edu). The program can also be found on Facebook.

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9/11

University affected by attacks ten years ago marissa ferguson Online editoer Ten years ago the regular hum of busy campus life came to a standstill. Lesson plans were put on hold as students, staff and faculty crowded around television sets to witness history.

The World Trade Center fell to terrorist attacks on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Ten years later, students and faculty remember where they were on campus that day.

Dr. Jeanine Reese was in the campus center mailing letters when she got news of the attacks.

“I looked up and saw the airplane hit the first tower, and then I thought, ‘What is that,’” Reese said. “It was so perplexing. Then I saw the second one coming.”

After calling her husband on the phone from the information desk in the campus center, Reese continued on to the rest of that day’s classes.

“We met with our students that afternoon in our afternoon classes, and it was, as everybody experienced, a horrible day of trying to make sense of something so

sinful,” Reese said.

On the other side of campus, Jaclyn Woolf, then a junior political science major, was sitting in her 9:30 class when her class caught news.

“We just sat in class the whole time and watched footage of the towers,” Woolf said. “In fact, we watched the second tower fall live. It was pretty horrifying.”

Woolf, now an instructor of political science, said the mood on campus that day was extremely solemn.

“Every class I went to, people were just quiet, in shock and crying,” Woolf said. “We continued to have classes that day, but teachers just set aside lesson plans that day to talk about what was going on and to pray.”

One faculty member’s reaction particularly stood out to Woolf.

“I remember we prayed at the beginning of band rehearsal,” Woolf said. “The band director just gathered everybody and began praying, even rebuking the spirits of evil that were trying to attack our country.”

That day, the president of ACU made a special recognition during Chapel.

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It was a horrible day, trying to make sense of something so sinful” jeanine reese associate professir of Bible, missions and ministry

quietly for a minute or two before he started with the Bible verse, ‘Who knows what a day may bring for us,’” Woolf said. “I don’t remember Chapel having been that full or that quiet in a long time.”

In light of suffering, Reese encouraged students to remember what is important and what it means to take up the cross.

“I don’t want to live in some cozy place where I’m unaffected by the things of the world,” Reese said. “I want to live in a place where I’m on the front line, showing people a different way to live, the light of Christ, being distinct and different and letting discipleship be really costly. That’s what I long for.” contact ferguson at mlf10a@acu.edu

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Terrorist attacks changed students’ childhoods melany cox page 2 editor At 8:46 a.m. EDT Sunday morning, the country will fall silent and remember the tragedy that occurred at that same time exactly ten years ago.

As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 draws near, Americans find themselves turning back the clock to recall the event that altered the nation’s history. They remember where they were the moment they learned of the attack. They reflect on the grave footage that covered television screens for weeks after the incident.

They remind themselves why the nation is at war.

Ten years later, students and faculty in the ACU community will join in as the nation mourns the results of the terrorists’ actions.

“It’ll be our topic of discussion in class on Friday,” said Lauren Lemley, assistant professor of communications. “We’re going to specifically look at 9/11 footage from the day and ways people are remembering now.”

Americans will join together again on Sunday to remember and honor those who lost their lives on that tragic day. All over the country, Americans will hold ceremonies and services.

New York City will dedicate the 9/11 Memorial, located over the site of the original Twin Towers, in a ceremony honoring the families of the attack’s victims.

President George W. Bush declared September 11 a national holiday in 2002. On Patriot Day, as it is now called, the nation will fly all American flags at half-mast and will observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m.

Over the years, the traumatic impact of 9/11 has begun to fade in some memories. As the ten-year anniversary looms nearer, however, ACU student Jaymee Myller, a sophomore nursing major from Arbada, Colo., said the subject will be fresh on her mind.

“I think we were young enough at that point that the change was less dramatic for us. This whole fear of terrorism or this general fear has been part of our

growing up,” she said.

The North Tower collapsed after burning for 102 minutes. It took 56 minutes for the South Tower to fall.

The heroes on board United Airlines Flight 93 diverted it from its target. The hub of the nation’s Defense Department was defenseless against the onslaught of American Airlines Flight 77.

Hundreds of rescue workers willingly ran into the fray to save others, knowing they themselves might not make it out alive.

History books, encyclopedias, internet sources, films and documentaries now include accounts of the terrorist attacks. History was made from the second the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. That moment changed the country.

Myller, Meredith Sellers, a sophomore music education major from Waco, Texas, said, “I feel like it’s changed the country and made us more unified.”

President Bush reflected on 9/11 three months after the event, recorded in the Washington Post.

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Fair, rodeo in town Keyi Zhou Contributing reporter The 112th annual West Texas Fair and Rodeo began this week, and college students can get in free Friday to experience the traditional slice of West Texas culture.

The fair and rodeo always attracts families around Abilene when it begins the Thursday after Labor Day at the Taylor County Expo Center near Shotwell Stadium. According to the fair website, the rides may not as thrilling as those at the Six Flags, but they still give riders a feeling of breathlessness. The fair is safe for visitors of all stages of life, providing age-appropriate rides for children.

Dot McNeil has volunteered at the fair for 20 years, and said she is one of many locals who regularly lends a hand at the event.

“It’s a fun job and I really enjoy it,” McNeil said. “A lot of people in town volunteer for it. I get to see different people coming in, bringing their livestock.”

Rides are not the only tradition of the carnival.

Exhibits of antiques, food and music of all kinds go on throughout the day. Local people show their talents by bringing self-made artwork like quilts and photos. Judges decide winners out of the craft. Blue ribbons reward

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Fairgoers enjoy the West Texas Fair and Rodeo Thursday. the best-ranking talents.

On Friday, all college students will receive free admission with current college IDs. Friday will begin with the Planet Agriculture exhibit, which starts at 11 a.m. at the Big Country Hall.

Students can attend cattle shows and the Queens’ Horsemanship Contest at the Coliseum. The Jason Thomas Concert at the HEB Entertainment Stage at the fairgrounds will end Friday.

“I was once the sweetheart candidate of the Fair in high school,” said Susan Green, a local community member. “I did not win, but it was really fun.”

On Saturday, elementary and high school students

will have free admission with the tickets received from their schools. On Tuesday, the gate opens free to all those presenting a Military IDs. Fairgoers with Military IDs can purchase the carnival armbands any day for $15. The following day, the Fair offers free admission to all citizens 60 years old and older. This year’s West Texas Fair and Rodeo will be open from Thursday until Sept. 18.

Citizens can go to http:// taylorcountyexpocenter. com for more detailed information. contact Zhou at kxz08a@acu.edu

“Now, we have inscribed a new memory alongside those others. It’s a memory of tragedy and shock,” Bush said. “But not only of loss and mourning. It’s also a memory of bravery and self-sacrifice, and the love that lays down its life for a friend.”

contact cox at mkc09b@acu.edu

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faculty

Faculty members promoted and tenured Zane Goggans Contributing Reporter The university promoted or granted tenure to nine members of the faculty over the summer. They promoted four of those to full professor.

Moving to full professor from associate professor were Dr. Fred Aquino in the Graduate School of Theology, Dr. Neal Coates, chair of the Department of Political Science, Kenny Jones in the Department of Art and Design and Dr.

Ron Morgan in the Department of History.

Moving to associate professor from assistant professor were Dr. Pauline Bjorem in the Department of Music, Dr. Brad Crisp, director of the School of Information and Technology, Dr. Jamie Goff, chair of the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy and Dr. Sheila Jones in the Department of Exercise Science and Health.

In addition, Bjorem, Crisp, Goff and Jones, as well as Dr. Gary Bailey, chair of the Department

Chapel

Small Group Chapels to begin next week Christianna Lewis Copy editor About 88 Small Group Chapels will begin next week. Students will have the opportunity to get involved with groups that offer prayer time, worship and fellowship.

Small Groups will meet at 11 a.m. on Thursdays, although a few will meet on other days, according to ACU’s website. A number of Small Groups will be for members only, like those for some sports teams, special interest clubs and some social clubs.

Many will be open for all interested students to explore.

A few Small Groups offer students a chance to taste a new culture or dive deeper into their own with the International Students’ Association, the Black Students’ Association or Hispanos Unidos. Language chapels in French and Spanish will also be open.

Some Small Group chapels will focus on devotional time and worship, such as Immersed, In the Word and Experiencing God. Others may examine Christianity’s application, like I AM SECOND, Let God be God and Neighbor for Neighbor.

Students will also be able to discus difficult topics at some of the Small Groups. Jeanene Reese, associate professor of Bible, will be leading three Small Groups this semester, all open exclusively to Bible students. Her Tuesday Small Group will be a Bible tutor class for students with troubling questions who need more help in understanding the Bible, Reese said.

Reese has led Small Group Chapels for over 20 years and said Small Groups have allowed her to get to know her stu-

dents more personally.

Small Groups provide an intimate and informal setting that helps students talk about things that would not come out in the classroom.

“You get that kind of one-on-one time with faculty that can sometimes be helpful in your spiritual life,” Reese said.

Bible students interested in being a part of the tutoring Chapel must sign up for it at the chapel office, Reese said.

A new Chapel called Fusion will allow small groups from different Churches of Christ to meet together each Wednesday, said Frances Green, one of the group’s sponsors. Green, a campus minister at Southern Hills Church of Christ, will go on a retreat Friday with about 100 students to fellowship and get to know each other.

About 40 students in Fusion are small group leaders in their own churches, Green said.

The Small Group Chapel is open to all students, but was born out of the desires of these small groups to serve and encourage each other throughout the semester, Green said.

“We all believe in growth happening through small groups,” Green said.

Fusion is brainstorming ideas for collectively reaching out to the community with the participating churches, Reese said.

For a full listing of Small Group Chapels and their locations, students can go to acu.edu/ campusoffices/chapel/ sgc.

of Conflict Resolution, received tenure.

Each year, ACU teachers apply for promotions to obtain a new title. The titles are instructor, assistant professor, associate professor and professor.

Each title represents a different rank of academic hierarchy and includes a pay raise.

Teachers usually come into the university as an instructor or graduate student teacher and work their way up to a title. Those with doctorates or terminal degrees in their field typically en-

ter as assistant professors.

Faculty must meet specific criteria set by the university and varying departmentspecific requirements to receive a promotion, said vice provost Ken Cukrowski.

Tenure refers to a senior academic’s contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause. ACU Promotion and Tenure Guidelines and Procedures describes tenure as the preservation of academic freedom and, to some degree, academic security. Tenure at ACU is also labeled as a “goodness

of fit” with the university which is met with three criteria. The faculty member must be committed to the mission of the university, be a member of the Church of Christ and be accomplished in teaching, scholarly activity, service and collegiality.

“We’re very proud of our professors who achieved tenure and promotions this year,” said Cukrowski.

Aquino, tenured professor of theology and philosophy, said the university did not require him to achieve the highest aca-

demic rank but wanted to anyway. Aquino earned his Ph.D in systematic theology from SMU and began teaching at ACU in 1998.

“I like being a professor, but I didn’t feel compelled to get promoted,” Aquino said. “In fact, the paper work was the last thing I wanted to do.”

contact goggans at zdg08b@acu.edu

Dodgeball: Trojans style

mandy lambright Staff Photographer

Andrew Morrison, junior accounting major from Copper Canyon, advances toward the half court line during one of the dodgeball games played at the Trojan Dodgeball Rush Tuesday night in Bennett Gym.

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Hillcrest preacher to retire past 40 years.

“When I was a student Contributing Reporter at ACU, I had Tony Ash for some of my Bible classAfter a decade of working at es,” Brown said. “He also Hillcrest Church of Christ, preached at Minter Lane senior minister Terry Brown Church of Christ, and as plans to close the preaching a student, I thought that would be ideal to preach chapter of his life.

Brown expects to retire and teach Bible.”

He has had the opportufrom the church on Ambler west of campus by the end nity to do both in multiple of next summer, and the places, including Lubbock, church already is working New Zealand and Abilene.

Brown came to Hillcrest to fill his position.

“I’ve been preaching a little more than 10 years since I was 26 years old. My ago and worked in a dual wife and I have eight grand- role during the first two and kids and are ready to enter a half years as the educaa new phase of our lives,” tional minister and involveBrown said. “We want to ment minister.

“Being in the pew with have more freedom in this everyone made me anafinal phase.”

Brown has worked at lyze how I might preach the several churches during the same sermon,” Brown said.

Kristin Goodspeed

“Not preaching during that time gave me an opportunity to improve and listen instead of being the one doing all the talking.”

Brown also began teaching in the College of Biblical Studies when he moved to Abilene in 2001 and has taught every semester since.

Brown said he would like to continue teaching his freshman-level “The Life and Teachings of Jesus” class in the fall.

Though he usually teaches “Acts through Revelation” in the spring semester, he wants to keep that time open to visit his daughter in New Zealand.

“I’d like to teach in the fall because I really enjoy it,” Brown said. “It’s nice to maintain contact with the

18-year-olds and get to have at least one class with every new crop that comes in.”

Brown said he has loved preaching and teaching.

Even given the occasional ups and downs over the past 40 years, he wouldn’t go back and change a thing.

Kay Hayes, Hillcrest receptionist, said Brown related well to people and was easygoing. She said she especially liked that he teaches class at ACU because students will come in and visit.

“He’s a jolly happy person,” Hayes said. “We are going to miss him.”

contact goodspeed at klg08a@acu.edu

students association contact lewis at cll09a@acu.edu

SA expects election runoff Friday renaming the positions class president, class vice News anchor president and class treasurer.

This change also promElection results for Students’ Association Con- ised the increase of offrepresentatives gress were determined last campus night, as students had the from two to four.

Students were able to opportunity to vote for vote in the McGlothlin class officers.

In Spring 2011, SA voted Campus Center for class to elect class officers. It re- officers, residential hall duces the number of class representatives and acasenators from five to three, demic building represen-

FARRON SALLEY

tatives during only the second week of school.

“We had a huge debate on whether we were going to push it back,” said SA Vice President Julianne Hart. “I’m hoping that student groups will really appreciate having their money sooner.”

SA elections usually take place the third week of school. Executive officers decided it would conflict with the football team’s scheduled appearance at Cowboys Stadium. Freshmen Follies takes place the following week, which would also hurt election participation.

Some students running for office are still holding their breath. Run-off elections are to take take place Friday in the McGlothlin Campus Center from 11:30-3 p.m.

Approximately 70 petition forms were distributed by the SA office and about 40 turned in, noting an uptick in interest by possible leaders.

“We had a lot more people that wanted to be a class officer,” said SA Pres-

ident Connor Best. Officer positions include a class president, vice president and treasurer.

Last year Best pushed for Congress to switch to the class officer format, rather than class senators and now emphasizes that “it’s already had a positive effect.” Best has served as a member of Congress since his freshmen year and has never seen a run-off take place in nonexecutive elections.

Higher interest was also seen at the voting booth.

This year, the elections gathered 626 votes, as opposed to last year’s 220.

Voters can expect to see the newly elected officials in action soon. Officers and representatives leave for the congressional retreat in Merkel Friday evening and begin university related work next Wednesday with a budget meeting.

For a full list of winners, check out acuoptimist.com.

contact Salley at fls08a@acu.edu

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arts

Friday 09.09.11

Arts to Zoos: Abilene’s amusements

theatre

Noises Off! triumphs as two top-tier plays in one david singer arts editor “Noises Off!” began seemingly as any other play. The lovable housekeeper Dotty Otley (Donna Hester) enters the wood walled London living room and begins a monologue while on the telephone.

Her thick British accent

rambles until she seems to have forgotten her line.

From this point on, the play never even approached normal. The audience watched a group of horribly unprepared actors doing a last-minute rehearsal for the traveling play, “Nothing On!”.

Director of the play within the play, Lloyd Dal-

las (Jeremy Varner), interrupts from the audience.

He begins to walk down the steps to the stage as he reminds Otley of her line.

For the rest of the act, the cast members manage to frustrate their director in countless ways.

Gary Lejeune (Blake Roger) constantly interrupts the director with critiques before falling short of words and resorting to hand gestures. Jaimie Patterson played Brooke Ashton, who's narcissism continually distracts the blonde from practice as she checks her make up in the mirror.

The stage managers, an overworked Tim Allgood (Michael Siemek) and the endlessly teased Poppy Norton-Taylor (Katie Bendel) spend Act I following orders from the clearly stressed directors. Aside

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Full of nosebleeds, hilariously misplaced props, manic costume changes, love triangles, lost contacts and mere misunderstandings which the actors brought together with perfect believability.”

from fixing the set and organizing the scattered cast, they must also chase down the old and boozed Selsdon Mowbry (Adam Hester) who spends most of the play with a bottle in his hand (or trying to get one) and is praised when he remembers lines or

finally manages to be on time.

The easily queasy Frederick Fellows (Caleb Robinson) and sensible Belinda Blair (Lindsey Rogers) may be the only two grounded members of the cast.

The way the characters handle the already funny production of “Nothing On!” would be enough to merit laughter from the crowd, but a rotating stage allowed Act II to reveal an even more absurd events backstage.

While still hearing the performance of “Nothing On!” the audience was brought to near tears by the silent backstage nonsense the characters created while putting on the play.

With characters perpetually entering and exiting the eight doors on set,

the organization required to portray so perfectly the disorganized performance was incredible.

Act III brought the audience back to front stage to see the performance as it slowly fell apart. The cast improvises in a desperate attempt to save the disintegrating production.

“Noises Off!” was full of nosebleeds, hilariously misplaced props, manic costume changes, love triangles, lost contacts and mere misunderstandings which the actors brought together with perfect believability. Having beautifully performed a comedy train wreck, ACU’s superb cast was able to keep the audience in stitches for the whole of the exhaustingly funny comedy. contact gasvoda at dis08b@acu.edu

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Editorial

Generation embarked in wake of 9/11 Many of ACU’s current undergraduate students weren’t even 10 years old when the horrific events of Sept. 11 took place. Those of us who were entering the age of social awareness will never forget where we were when the news struck.

Those who didn’t immediately understand the impact of the attacks felt the lingering effects. The magnitute and emotions that last vary.

The nation rallied together at a time when unity mattered most. American flags flew high above households in every neighborhood. Those who hadn’t stepped foot in a church

since the VBS of their youth ernestly prayed. Even public schools that didn’t allow prayer gave way to a “moment of silence.”

Looking back at the video footage of the planes slamming into the World Trade Centers evokes emotion each time it’s seen.

Now, the images of people jumping from skyscrapers and smoke filling the New York air hits evoke a more visceral response than the days they played constantly on television.

But along with the newfound patriotism that Sept. 11 instilled in our generation was a prejudice many of us try to ig-

nore. The Middle East was – and remains – largely a mystery to many Americans. The attacks were the only introduction to the Islamic faith for many Americans, young and old.

Suddenly Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein were household names, and they weren’t just the bad guys. In our young minds they were the only representations of Islam.

The uneasiness of travelers perpetuates this skewed view when sitting next to someone of Middle Eastern decent on a flight, or watching them carry a suitcase into the terminal.

The convenience and

alllure of airline travel is gone. The TSA herds passengers onto planes like cattle. Years after the attacks, the time needed to go through security checkpoints, even on a trip from DFW to Houston, is equal to the time the plane is in the air.

Passengers can’t carry aboard half of the items once allowed. In the days following Sept. 11 garbage cans at airports quickly filled with expensive gifts meant for friends and family. Every bottle of wine, souvenir sword and pair of fingernail clippers became a threat to national security.

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Ben miller

the issue 9/11 shook the U.S., and changed the way national security is treated .

our take Students at ACU are shaped by the attacks because they were on the edge of political awareness at the time.

One decade after more than 2,000 lives were lost, and 1,717 families never received the remains of their loved ones, 9/11 remains the single most defining historical event for most students at ACU. Our childhoods were forged in the wake of 9/11.

Faculty members and other adults see this as a watershed moment but, 9/11 marks the begin-

ning of our political and world conciousness. Everything we have seen is viewed through the prism of Sept. 11.

It is the event we first remember where we were, and that will not change.

We must recognize the impact this had on us. contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu

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Flags, as nations, fall to ravages of time Minimally decent

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Jobs’ leaves Apple to Cook Ones and zeros

blane singletary

When Steve Jobs turned in his letter of resignation a couple of weeks ago, the tech world went into a frenzy.

Jobs has been at the helm of one of today’s most influential tech companies from the beginning. Together with Steve Wozniak, he ushered in the new age of personal computers, fought as Microsoft rose above them in the 90s and pulled Apple back into the social consciousness with the iPod. Needless to say, Jobs’ successor, Tim Cook, has some massive shoes to fill.

Many people wonder if a new CEO means changes for Apple. What will become the iPhone, iPad or iPod? Will Flash finally be integrated into these devices? Will Apple’s mobile App Store become less regulated? And what

will happen to their highly successful iMac and MacBook lines?

It all boils down to a question many ask when a new CEO, president or any new leader takes up the mantle from a long-standing incumbent: Will things change, or will they stay the same?

Steve Jobs’ successor Tim Cook is no newcomer to Apple, or the personal computing world or even the post of Apple’s CEO. He was Vice President of Corporate Materials for Compaq (now merged with Hewlett-Packard) before Jobs picked him up. During the three sick leaves Jobs took in the past decade, Cook was the man he picked to temporarily fill his seat. Jobs was still responsible for major decisions, but Cook oversaw the day-to-day operations

and, for the most part, ran Apple while he was gone.

That isn’t to say Cook hasn’t made some big decisions himself. Shortly after he joined Apple in the late 90s, he sweepingly changed Apple’s manufacturing structure. Until that point, Apple had handled manufacturing themselves in factories and warehouses around the world. Cook closed them all down and instead contracted outside parties to handle it. This was a pretty bold and risky move, but it worked. It got Apple a foothold in China where the iDevice you’ve got in your pocket, or are perhaps reading this column on, was built.

Many people, including Tim Cook, say Steve Jobs is irreplaceable. Even a false rumor of Jobs having a heart attack was enough to cost the company over $10 billion from their market value. But the way many tech savvy people like myself see it, if Jobs was the knight in shining armor for the tech world, Cook was his sword - quite possibly

the shining armor. Considering the facts behind Cook’s track record before and with Apple, Apple in-

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Even a false rumor of Jobs having a heart attack was enough to cost the company over $10 billion from their market value.

vestors and consumers shouldn’t have anything to worry about. Cook will make well-informed decisions for this company in the years to come. Steve Jobs may have been the face of Apple for the past 30 years, but Tim Cook, along with many other talented computer scientists and engineers, worked in his shadow, making the company what it is today. contact singletary at sbs07a@acu.edu

The American flag Buzz Aldrin planted on our moon isn’t there anymore. The extreme heat, cold and UV rays probably shredded it. The hardware-store quality flag a secretary ran out to get one afternoon in 1968 is just gone.

Ten million years from now evidence of the f lag, the footprints and three golf balls won’t exist. Our f lag wasn’t taken because the moon was conquered by another country; it was taken by the forces of outer-space. Micrometeorites took it, to be specific. These tiny particles constantly smash into the surface of the moon at more that 33,000 mph, chewing up anything in their path.

One day all physical evidence of the Space Race will be gone. All the kids of the ‘60s who got to stay up late and listen to the moon landing will no longer be around. The moon will be either back to its old self or chopped up and used to fuel rocket cars.

Thinking about the country in ten million years is ridiculous. A couple thousand years is even weird. Countries don’t last that long, especially not a republic.

Our smartphones will be compared to Rome’s aqueducts and indoor plumbing. It was a great idea, but lead? Really?

Our Constitution, which is sealed between sheets of bulletproof glass in an oxygen-free, humidity controlled environment and stored in a nuclear-bomb-proof vault with five-ton doors, will be meaningless and powerless without any ad-

vocates. It may even be a written in a dead language by that point and used as filler text by designers of whatever medium people read at that point.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet… We the People of the United States of America…

The people who inhabit this land next will dig up

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The American people worshiped the gods of Hollywood. Their leader in the mid-to-late 20th century was Elvis. He was succeeded by Oprah.”

our garbage and put it in museums. They will analyze our culture long after we are gone, digging up our bodies and putting them on display.

Scavenging our landfills to see what is left and make assumptions about our lives.

We will be all the same to them. Middle school students of the future will write in their papers, “The American people worshiped the gods of Hollywood. Their leader in the mid-to-late 20th century was Elvis. He was succeeded by Oprah.”

We will be sitting in history next to the Romans and the Egyptians. We will be another world superpower that was eventually weakened by time and conquered to make way for the next. contact sands at jgs07a@acu.edu

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Carpenter, ’Cats open ‘11 at Diamondback Natalie Goin SPorts reporter

ACU’s golf team will kick off this year’s season at the Charles Coody West Texas Intercollegiate tournament next week here in Abilene.

The ‘Cats were recently ranked No. 1 in the coaches polls, and they are looking forward to the tournament as way to show that they deserve their recently attained status.

Coach Mike Campbell looks forward to the season beginning, and to what each player will bring to the team as a whole for this tournament.

Campbell will be placing two teams of five into the tournament, allowing

ACU to be represented well. Also, in preparation for next week, the golf team has been busy playing to qualify.

Campbell says that is the best form of practice the players can get.

“NCAA rules limit our days of practice, so we are very careful of when we practice together as team,” Campbell said. “Qualifying has been our best form of preparation to remain where we want to be going into this tournament.”

Junior All-American Alex Carpenter explained the work that went into preparing for the tournament and the logic behind the seperate teams.

“We had to figure out the first and second team

for the season, and it’s got everyone working hard and excited to compete,” Carpenter said.

Carpenter certainly hopes to do well this tournament, and said that he is happy with the way he’s played in the qualifying rounds. Winning 12 times last year, he definitely has a track record of success.

“The last couple of years, I’ve had certain expectations, and I haven’t played as well in this tournament as I would have liked,” Carpenter said. “I decided this year to lower my expectations going into it, and see how things go.”

Coach Campbell is excited to see how well the team will continue to become after this week.

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I have high expectations that we will be competing for a title this year.”

Mike campbell HEad coach, men’s golf team

“We had a tremendous year last year, and with many returning veterans and a good mix of new players, I have high expectations that we will be competing for a title this year,” Campbell said. “I can’t wait to get this season kicked off.”

The annual tournament is named for Billy Charles Coody, who once played golf at ACU. When he was a senior, Coody won the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions

Tour) five times. He then began his professional career in 1963 and won on the PGA Tour three times.

He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1971. He is best known for winning the 1971 Masters Tournament, and was one of the most well-known and appreciated professional golfers of his time.

The Abilene Christian University Charles Coody West Texas Intercollegiate Golf Tournament will take place Monday, September 12 through Wednesday September 14 at the DiamondBack Golf Club in Abilene. contact Goin at nsg10b@acu.edu

Wildcat 2011 Schedule Sept. 12-13: Charles Coody West Texas Intercollegiate Sept. 19-20: Dornick Hills Classic Oct. 10-11: Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational Oct. 24-25: Bruce Williams Memorial Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Queens University of Charlotte Invit.

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Comeback: ACU overcomes deficit from page 8

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Marcus Washington shoots a free throw last year at Moody Coliseum.

Season: LSC stays strong from page 8 ACU Tip-off Classic. Other schools competing will be LSC rival Angelo State, East Central University of Oklahoma and Truman State.

Including those two home games, the ‘Cats will play 16 games in Moody Coliseum this year. ACU will meet usual foes TexasPermian Basin and Dallas Baptist in another couple of other home non-conference games.

The conference schedule will look a bit different after the changes to the LSC. With

all but one of the Oklahoma schools in the conference gone, the Lone Star Conference will go back to being one division and the ‘Cats will see the nine other LSC teams both on the road and at home. Although it might look different, the Lone Star Conference remains one of the toughest conferences in the nation.

“I am not feeling any pressure, we just got to get in here and do some work,” Golding said. “We know what it takes. We just need to find the players. People

don’t realize this league is tough, you know?”

Most of the talent in the conference came from the state of Texas, and conference powerhouses such as Midwestern State and Tarleton State remain in the conference.

“The LSC is a really strong league, so playing a team like Baylor is going to be a great way to prepare us for the conference schedule grind,” Warton said. contact GWIN at AGG07d@acu.edu

for the Javelinas to tie it again, 13-13. Hutt would put the finishing touch on the comeback by smashing back-toback kills to snag the 1513 win in the fifth set.

“As a young team, for us to turn things around that dramatically is important,” Mock said.

“It’s hard to do even for a team with a lot of experience under its belt. When you come out flat and the other team is fired up it can be difficult to change the tide,” Mock said. “I’m excited as a coach to see the players buy into what your asking them to do and it pay off.”

Hutt was also ecstatic about the comeback.

“A win like this shows how mentally tough we are despite being a young team,” Hutt said.

“It definitely builds up our confidence and gives us some momentum going into the Angelo State Classic Tournament,” Hutt said.

“That will be a big thing to have because we’re going to play some stiff competition.”

Hutt had one of the best games of her career.

She led the team with 20 kills (.405 attack percentage) in addition to 19 digs and four blocks. Freshman Sara Oxford put up 14 kills and six blocks, while setter Caley Johnson recorded 51 assists and 16 digs.

Kingsville had a team hitting percentage of .121 in comparison to .218 for the Wildcats.

Mock was proud of Hutt’s intensity and ability to come through when she was needed the most.

“Jennie’s the kind of player that is willing to take on the pressure. She can put the players on her back and carry them.”

The win jumps ACU to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the LSC. The Lady Javelinas fall to 0-1 and 0-1. The ‘Cats hit the court again today at the Angelo State Classic in San Angelo.

Their first match is at 12 p.m. when they face St. Edward’s University who is 1-3 on the year. ACU has faced St. Edward’s twice inits career beating them both times.

The other three match-

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A win like this shows how mentally tough we are despite being a young team.” jennie hutt senior Outside Hitter FOR ACU.

es will be pitted against Texas A&M International University, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and University of Texas of the Permian Basin against all of whom the Wildcats have a spotless combined record of 10-0. They are 2-0 vs. TAMI, 7-0 vs. Permian Basin, and 1-0 vs. Edinboro, who hasn’t been played since 2000.

“St. Edward’s is returning most of their team”, said Mock. “They were a good squad last season, so they’ll probably be even better this year. I’m excited to play the Hilltoppers because it will be a good test to see where we’re at. The rest of the teams in the tournament are solid performers. Anyone of them is capable of having a great day.” contact issacs at jei08a@acu.edu

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Victory: ’Cats ready for Truman State from page 8 The junior gathered a loose ball just outside the goalie’s box and put it the ball over the goalkeeper to make the score 1-0.

“Scoring first and scoring early is important in setting the tone for the rest of the game,” said Wilson.

“Krysta has been playing really well for us. She can hurt you in so many ways because her skill set is so broad. She is great on the ball and is excellent in one-on-one situations.”

Carpenter followed suite with six seconds before halftime, making the score 2-0 going into the break.

Carpenter penetrated through the defense and fired a shot from 18 feet out that sailed into the back of the net, making the score 2-0 going into the half.

“I had a good look at

the goal and simply took a chance that paid off.

There was a slight break in the defense and I decided to take it,” Carpenter said.

“I’m fortunate that I did.”

The Wildcats pummeled the Bronchos offensively, outshooting them 11-0 in the first half.

“Part of our game is being aggressive and taking advantage of our opportunities,” Wilson said. “We did that well against Central Oklahoma.”

Whitley Lindholm added to the scoring as she sent a ball to the back of the net in the 67th minute of the contest from 15 feet out.

“Ashley Holton had a great assist, she set me up on the corner of the box, and I tried to use my left foot because I’m more of a left footed shooter. It was a hard angle, so I felt fortunate that it went in,” Lindholm said. “It was definite-

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The Bulldogs come into and they will be ready for about our team after a game this year,” Womack said. the contest with a 1-1 re- us. I’m excited to match up “I’m excited for the game cord, including a 2-1 loss with them.”

The Wildcats will travel to to Lone Star Conference this weekend.”

San Antonio to play Truman The Bulldogs of Truman foe Midwestern State.

“Truman State is a solid State Sunday at 11 a.m. lyndsey womack State University will play senior forward the role of counterpart for team that will be prepared on ACU Soccer Team contact shake at the Wildcats in the Incar- and well coached,” Wilson bxs09a@acu.edu said. “It will be a challenge ly exciting scoring my first nate Word Invitational. goal of the season.”

Goalkeeper Elliot London improved her record to 2-0 as she made one save in the first half before Arielle Moncure and Sara Chalmers took over duties in the second half.

“We are doing well defensively right now,” Wilson said. “All in all, we are coming together very nicely.”

Senior Lyndsey Womack agreed with Wilson’s statement.

“This was by far our best outing this year. We passed well, played good defense, and were solid overall. It was DANIEL GOMEZ CHIEF Photographer a fun game to play in. It was definitely the best I’ve felt Andrea Carpenter penetrates the defense the Dallas Baptist defense in a game this season.

The (UCO) game was by far our best outing this year. It was a game to play in.”

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Senior Preston Davis elevates and takes a shot against Midwesrern State last season at Moody Coliseum.

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ACU Angelo St. will be on the oppositie years. The Wildcats lost TAMU-K austin gwin sideline coaching his alma that game by a mere three ENMU sports director mater. ACU hired McCa- points and actually beat UIW sland in April to rebuild a the Bears in 1957. This TSU Joe Golding will face off basketball program that sat year’s match will be the WTAMU against his predecessor to at the bottom of the Lone fifth time the two schools Commerce open the ACU men’s bas- Star Conference for two have played, and Baylor MSU seasons. But three months holds a 3-1 advantage. ketball season.

“I’m really looking for- volleyball Golding and the Wild- later McCasland left his cats will take on Division spot to take a job at Baylor ward to the opportunity,” Team senior Ben Warton said. ASU I Baylor University on Nov. as an assistant coach.

“Grant really helped get “They have been a peren- WTAMU 1 in Waco for an exhibition match beginning the 2011- it [the game] done,” Gold- nial NCAA tournament MSU ing said. “Grant was be- team over the years, so it ACU 12 schedule.

“I think it’s a great op- hind the deal 100 percent. will be a really good test to TSU portunity for our kids He wanted to leave ACU in see where we are as a team Cameron to play a big 12 school,” good shape when he left.” and see how we can work ENMU UIW The match will be Gold- the new guys in.”

Golding said. “It’s a great The regular season for TAMU-K environment, under the ing’s first game as the head coach of the purple the Wildcats will start Nov. Women’s Soccer big lights.”

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edward isaacs assistant sports editor

Heart, grit and true determination. That’s what the ACU volleyball team showcased in their five set, pulse pounding thriller on Tuesday night against Lone Star Conference foe Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

The 25th-ranked Wildcats came roaring back after losing the first two sets, 25-23, 25-19. ACU would go on to win the final three sets, 25-15, 25-12, 15-13, to complete their conference-opening win.

Head Coach Kellen Mock said Kinsgville played well.

“Kingsville pushed us,” Head Coach Kellen Mock. “Our girls were a little shell shocked by a big crowd the first two games, but they overcame that initial feeling as the games progressed.”

The team usually has more time to prepare for the first conference match, but this year they didn’t, Mock said.

“In games three, four, and five we maintained a lot of mental focus,” Mock said. “We were a lot more consistent as a unit. I was excited to see the mental switch between games two and three and I was pleased with the girls’ overall calmness in game five.”

In the fifth set, costly errors by Kingsville gave the

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Ticket sales on-campus for the ACU football game at Cowboys Stadium ends Friday at noon. Tickets are being sold at the Moody Coliseum basketball offices from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. They will only be available online after today. A single ticket is good for all three games with general admission seating. Adult tickets are $25 and students are $10. Children a year and older are required to have a ticket.

The Wildcat football team moved up from No. 4 to No. 3 in the American Football Coaches’ Association poll on Monday. This comes after the ‘Cats won at Tarleton State last Thursday, 27-24.

ACU has been ranked in 64 straight AFCA polls.

EX- FACTOR Cowboys wide receiver Raymond Radway suffered a broken fibula and tibia against the Dolphins Thursday in the Cowboys last preseason game. This DANIEL GOMEZ CHIEF Photographer injury keeps Radway The ACU volleyball team huddles up and prepares for an upcoming match at Moody Coliseum. The team has from making the 53shown resiliance as they have come back from trailing several times to win in triumphant fashion already this year. man roster. He had three receptions for 62 Wildcats an opportunity to til Kingsville took an 11-9 score 12-11 and outside Kingsville (attack error) yards in the loss. steal the show.

The ‘Cats and Javelina’s score went back and forth as neither team led by more than one point un-

lead and then jumped out to a 12-10 advantage, thanks to a kill by Bethany Friesenhahn. A service error by Ali Insell made the

hitter Jennie Hutt tied the gave ACU a 13-12 lead but match at 12-12 when she only for a second as Stesmacked a kill on the Lady phenaie Jones had a kill Javelinas.

A second error by see COMEBACK page 7

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Shutout keeps ’Cats undefeated for year bryson shake sports editor

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Krysta Grimm, forward, unleashes a shot on goal against a Dallas Baptist defender. Grimm has three goals this week.

Whitley Lindholm, Andrea Carpenter and Krysta Grimm each scored for ACU as they stomped the Bronchos of Central Oklahoma 3-0 Wednesday afternoon in Edmond, Okla.

The No. 24 Wildcats are off to their second consecutive 3-0 season while Central Oklahoma dropped to 0-3.

Head Coach Casey Wilson said it was important to start off the season on the right foot, because it serves as a catalyst and motivation tool for the games ahead.

“It’s always good to start

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It’s always good to start out strong. We’re making steps to go where we want to go.” casey wilson, head soccer coach at acu.

out strong. We had lots to work on over the past few weeks, and I feel like we’re making the right steps to get to where we want to be,” Wilson said. “Scoring early serves as built-in motivator for our team, and it automatically builds up our team’s attitude. I hope we continue that trend we’ve started.”

All-American Ashley Holton stepped onto the field for the first time this

Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox had two receptions and one touchdown in the 24-14 win aganist the Browns. Knox finished the preseason with five receptions and one touchdown.

Trevis Turner, offensive lineman, was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad after being drafted and playing in the preseason season after a calf injury with the Steelers. that has been hindering her, and made her presence known very quickly against the Bronchos.

Holton had two assists in the game.

But the sheerness of getting to step onto the field is what Holton is taking from her first game this season.

“It felt great being back on the field and playing to the potential I know I can play at without injuries hindering me,” Holton said.

Grimm scored her third goal of the week on an unassisted goal in the thirty-third minute of the game.

Upcoming The volleyball team will travel to San Angelo to play in the Angelo St. Tournament on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10.

Soccer faces Truman State University in San Antonio at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11.

Football plays the University of North Alabama in the Lone Star Conference Festival in Cowboys Stadium on Saturday, see victory page 7 Sept. 17 at 4 p.m.