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Friday, October 29, 2010
Vol. 99, No. 20
1 section, 8 pages
CAMPUS
Students anticipate nursing school changes Jeff Craig
Managing Editor
The university’s decision to leave the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing and create an on-campus nursing program has prompted mixed emotions from ACU nursing students. Freshmen entering in fall 2011 will be the first students in the new program, set to open in 2013. Under the current system, all nursing students leave campus for their junior and senior years. Rachel Phillips, senior nursing major from Abilene, said she benefited from taking classes at the Shelton School of Nursing but also believes an on-campus program will be advantageous for the university. “I’ve really enjoyed my time at Patty Hanks,” Phillips said. “The professors have been great. I really liked being off campus. It gave me a broader perspective, and it was neat getting to see different people. I think it will help the university and broaden their ability to reach people – it will definitely attract more students.” Phillips said she received a quality education from the nursing school but recognizes the opportunities an on-campus program will present. “I think the nursing school is excellent quality – I feel really prepared after going there,” Phillips said. “They have 100 percent passage on NCLEX, our board test we have to pass to get our RN. But
DANIEL GOMEZ // Chief Photographer
Garrett Beach, sophomore political science major from Van Alstyne, scares guests with a pipe in the middle of the Frater Sodalis haunted house at its opening night on Wednesday.
Abilene offers spooky scene Marissa Ferguson
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ide your kids, check their candy and put your jack-olanterns inside – it’s Halloween weekend. The race is on to find the best Snooki or Antoine Dodson costume amidst the cluttered and disheveled aisles of costume shops, but community churches and organizations are offering alternative activities to the longstanding trick-or-treat-give-mesomething-good-to-eat tradition. A popular custom among churches is Trunk n’ Treat, where children can car-hop instead of going door-to-door, keeping children safe from strangers, tampered-with candy and other dangers of searching for sweets in the dark. Highland Church of Christ is holding its annual Trunk n’ Treat from 4-5 p.m. Sunday. Sarah Campbell, the church’s youth and family minister,
said the one-hour time slot will also allow families to participate in traditional trick-or-treating if they wish. “In the past, Trunk n’ Treat was meant to replace trick-or-treating, but this year it’s focused towards families that still want to go house-to-house,” Campbell said. Other churches, including Hillcrest Church of Christ, see their Halloween festivities as an opportunity to minister. “Part of the Trunk party is building a relationship,” said Alan Clute, Hillcrest’s involvement minister. “It’s hard to lay out the gospels to visitors in one hour, but we’re living it.” Hillcrest’s Trunk party is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday and will also feature a carnival organized by the youth and university groups. The Abilene Police Department reminds those planning on going doorsee HALLOWEEN page 4
DANIEL GOMEZ // Chief Photographer
Ethan Shepard, sophomore information technology major from Abilene, swings a fake bloody head at the enterance to the Frater Sodalis haunted house.
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STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
TECHNOLOGY
Congress supports student survey
Staff tweets daily Bible summaries
Linda Bailey Editor In Chief
Students’ Association Congress passed two resolutions at its Wednesday meeting. The resolutions were to support the Locavore club’s plan to build a garden on campus and SA’s plan to conduct a student-wide survey. Senior senator Scott Adrian, senior political science and communications major from Glen-
dale, Calif., presented the resolution to support Locavore’s request to build a community garden in front of the library. He said the garden will raise awareness about the club and the benefits of eating locally grown foods. Adrian said a bill should go before SA Congress in the next few weeks asking for funding to help Locavore with the project. Junior senator Julianne Hart, junior political sci-
mares said the survey will be sent to the student body in November, after SA finalizes the questions and budget for survey incentives. He said the survey will feature questions regarding the dance policy, recycling, the attendance policy, meal plan issues, the advertisement policy, service learning, intramurals and social clubs. contact Bailey at
ljb07a@acu.edu
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inside news Thus Far changed its name to The Parade of Lights. The ACU student-formed band plans to tour the U.K. in the spring. page 3
ence major from Austin, presented a different resolution to support a new student survey. She said in the past SA has compiled a survey asking students questions about key issues on campus. Students were last surveyed three years ago, and this survey would be used to update last survey’s answers and gather information on how students feel about certain issues affecting them. SA president Sam Palo-
opinion The Editorial Board discusses the recent unjustified firing of Juan Williams, NPR news analyst. page 6
they call “140 Bible.” Jones and Rhodes read Online Editor online that someone had Three ACU staff members tried tweeting the Bible have tweeted their way but stopped after a couinto the book of Joshua ple months. “In passing I said, ‘We on a 1,189-day plan to should tweet the Bible,’” tweet the entire Bible. ACU technology sup- Jones said. “Chris really port specialists Nathanial got it started – he set up Jones, Kent West and Chris the Twitter account, got Rhodes started tweeting on Apr. 14 in a project see TWEET page 4
Jozie Sands
weather video An ESPN broadcaster advised ACU students interested in pursuing careers in sports media on Monday.
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