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vol. 100, no. 13
friday, october 7, 2011
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daniel gomez chief Photographer Ravanne Harris, senior management and marketing major from Katy, reacts to nomination for 2011 Homecoming Court. Traditionally the nominees for queen learn of their selection via a kidnapping ceremony. Due to the nullification of the first round of homecoming court nominations, the plans were thrown off schedule.
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Ten earn court spots after renomination Bailey neal staff reporter Ten ACU women were “kidnapped” Wednesday, taken to a secret location and learned they had been chosen as nominees for this year’s homecoming queen. Samantha Adkins, senior alumni relations officer, said the nullification of the first round of homecoming court nominations delayed the traditional kidnapping, which was originally planned for the evening of Sept. 28. “We had to adjust the timeframe and the way we were going to do the kidnapping,” Adkins said. “We’ve been on this time frame before – last year homecoming was a week early – but we’ve never had
to do a second nomination process, which is what really threw us off. It really made us reevaluate how we do nominations.” The homecoming committee will probably find a new way to conduct queen nominations for future homecomings, starting next year, Adkins said. Kelsi Wicks, animal science major from Tyler and Alpha Kai Omega president, said the suspension of the first nominations definitely changed her outlook on the process of selecting a homecoming queen. “All of the campaigning really was getting out of hand, and the girls who get nominated should be the best representatives of the entire senior class, not just their individual clubs,” Wicks said.
– students who embody the values and mission of the university. “I have always enjoyed finding opportunities to get Amy Archer, nursing major from Austin involved on campus and Sarah Beardsley, family studies major from Keller have eagerly become part of various places where I Arielle Collier, vocal performance major from Mesquite could be in fellowship with Katie Cupit, exercise science/pre-physical therapy major from San Antonio other students,” Davis said. Erin Daugherty, English major from Stephenville She said one of the organizations she has most Kelsey Davis, organizational management major from San Angelo enjoyed is Lynay, which has Ravanne Harris, management and marketing major from Katy taught her to strive to love her neighbors as herself. Morgan Myer, psychology major from Richardson Wicks said she has also Corri Anne Wesley, advertising and public relations major from Amarillo been very involved on Kelsi Wicks, animal science/pre-vet major from Tyler campus. “I have been involved in band, spring break camKelsey Davis of Ko Jo their decisions and vote lems with campaigning, paigns, welcome week, Kai, management major for individuals that have the group of girls resulting Honors College, ag club, and from San Angelo, said she made some type of posi- from a second round of Delta Tau Alpha, as well as completely supported the tive impact in their life, or court nominations seem to Alpha Kai Omega,” she said. in the lives of others,” Da- represent what the Alumni “My parents were very exrevote. Relations office asks of their cited when I told them the “I feel like it encour- vis said. see court page 4 Despite the initial prob- ACU’s homecoming queens aged others to reevaluate
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Organ donation walk to bring TV show to campus
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Flores would not survive without a kidney transplant. Since both were good matches, Flores’ parents had to decide who would donate a kidney. Flores’ faRyan Flores ther decided to donate his freshman biology kidney to his newborn son, major from spring allowing his wife to take care of Flores’ 3-year-old born in 1992, he only had brother while he stayed in 10 percent function in one the hospital. The transplant kidney and zero percent took place when Flores was in the other. Doctors knew about 16 months old.
“An adult kidney is about the size of your face, so [doctors] placed my dad’s kidney in front of my stomach so it would fit,” Flores said. “I still only have one 100 percent functioning kidney.” Due to the medication involved in the transplant, Flores was diagnosed with lymphoma at age 5. After three months of radiation treatment, his cancer went into remission.
ABC’s Everyday Health, from the producers of The Biggest Loser, is a new television series about ordinary people facing health issues who give back to their communities. Everyday Health got wind of Flores’ story through his hospital and selected him for an episode. All episodes lead up to a charity event at the end. Everyday Health and Flores are worksee walk page 3
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the walk at the GATA Fountain and walk twice around student reporter the Lunsford, which is about a 5K walk. Computers and Organ donation will be at the printers will be on site for heart of tomorrow’s Donate anyone who wishes to beLife Walk on campus, and come an organ donor, and ABC will be on campus to re- participants can print out a donation card at anytime cord the event. Donate Life Walk will be during the event. Ryan Flores, freshman held on campus Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the biology major from Spring, Lunsford Trail. Students and is the story behind the other participants will start event. When Flores was
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A lot of college people don’t think organ donation is a big deal but it can truly change someone’s life.”
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