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Friday, April 06, 2018 Vol. 106, Issue 26
A student publication of Abilene Christian University since 1912
WOMEN’S TENNIS SWEEPS SFA Page 6
TAKEN PIE SUPRISE
NICHOLAS CROMWELL STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Tyler Henderson, a junior environmental science major from Waco, takes a pie to the face during the ACU Rodeo Wednesday night. More photos on page 3.
CALENDAR 4/6 •
Filmfest at the Paramount Theatre at 7 p.m.
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Spring football game at 6 p.m.
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Freshman Formal at 7 p.m.
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Out of the Darkness walk at 10 a.m. Sunset Yoga at 7 p.m. at the hill outside the Bible building
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Mabee Hall Battle of the Bands at 7:30 p.m.
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Cabinet event at Max Air trampoline park at 7 p.m.
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Five run for SGA cabinet BY HALEY REMENAR EDITOR IN CHIEF
Candidates are running on the same ticket for the first time in races for Student Government Association executive president and vice president. Four candidates are running with partners: Julia Kennedy for president with Madeline Dayton for vice president, and Ty Kelley for president with Rachel Jones for vice president. Adam Andrade, a senior political science major from San Antonio, is running alone for president. About 35 students attended SGA debates Wednesday night. The
candidates presented their platforms and previous leadership experiences and answered questions from the audience. Kennedy, current executive vice president and a junior English major from Lubbock, and Dayton, junior global studies major from Katy, list connectedness, care, community and change as their campaign platforms. Dayton served in Congress as a freshman and sophomore. Kelley, SGA communications officer and junior information technology major from San Antonio, and Jones, junior class president and a communications major from
San Antonio, list campus unity, minority representation and enhancing student life as their campaign platforms. Kelley, Jones, Dayton and Kennedy all have had multiple students endorse them on their campaign Instagrams.
Andrade, senior class president and a political science and management major from Fort Worth, said although he is running alone, he feels confident about his ability to
with Chartwells. Campbell said this could encourage more juniors and seniors to eat on campus. Chartwells will keep the hourly employees now employed by Aramark but will re-interview the dining services management team. “The price is going to stay the same for students,” Campbell said. “What we’re really focused on is increasing the variety, the options and the quality.” Campbell said he and a few other staff members ate at some Chartwells-managed cafeterias at other universities, and he was impressed with the food quality. “There is very little food in a Chartwells account that is ever frozen,” Campbell said. “Most of it is made fresh everyday.” Chartwells will provide a station called “G8” for students with food allergies. The “8” represents the eight most common food allergens, Campbell said. Addy Arnold, a sophomore child and family studies major from Allen, said
the Bean needs the addition of the gluten-free station. She said she does not eat gluten because she has Crohn’s disease. Before she came to campus, she said she was told she would have gluten-free options. “Whenever I had tours and would visit campus, they would have really good gluten-free food,” Arnold said. “But then once I was an actual student, those options weren’t available.” During her first semester, she worked with Scott Self, director of Alpha Scholars, to get food she could eat. Dining services cooked her a dinner around 2 p.m. each day, so the food sat in the oven for several hours before she ate it. By the end of the semester, she said they allowed her to get off the meal plan. “Even as I was fighting to get off the meal plan, I knew that I just wanted it to be different for other students in the future,” Arnold said. The new company will also have a “Students’ Choice” retail option in
the food court, which will change each semester or year with input from a student dining committee. The first option for the 201819 academic year will be a street taco bar called “Tu Taco.” Campbell said the location within the food court has not yet been decided. Students created a baked potato bar through Chartwells at the University of Texas at Dallas, he said. Chartwells will also provide a “teaching kitchen” in the Bean. Students will be able to sign up to attend special classes in the kitchen with a Chartwells chef. This will be accessible to all students, even those without a meal plan. “There’re 30 different, pre-built teaching sessions,” Campbell said. “He’ll teach them how to cook, how to go to the grocery store to buy certain meals, even how to use kitchen knives.”
BY LAUREN FRANCO
CONTENT MANAGING EDITOR
PHOTO BY LAUREN FRANCO
Candidate particiapte in the SGA debates Wednesday night. Left to right: Dayton, Jones, Andrade, Kennedy, Kelley.
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Chartwells to replace Aramark BY HALEY REMENAR EDITOR IN CHIEF
The university has chosen Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services to replace Aramark as the provider of all on-campus dining services. Three other companies, including Aramark, submitted bids for a contract with the university. Kevin Campbell, vice president for enrollment management and student engagement, said one company dropped out of the process after determining it would not be a good fit with the university. Aramark has been the dining services provider for more than 20 years, Campbell said. New York-based Chartwells won the bid and will begin providing services May 28. Campbell said Chartwells will cost about the same as Aramark but will provide a better student experience, which help the university financially in the future. Retail foods, such as Starbucks and Chick-fil-A, will cost less
Former student arrested for child porn
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A former student was arrested last week on charges of possession of child pornography and sexual contact with a child. Benjamin Russell Roberts, 24, studied child and family services while he was a student until the fall of 2015. He also worked with children at Wylie Baptist Church daycare, Southern Hills Church of Christ daycare and Beltway Park Church Youth Program. Possession of child pornography is a third-degree felony punishable by two to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine, and indecency with a child is a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. An investigation into the downloading of child pornography began on Feb. 27, and on March 28, the Cyber Crimes Unit of the Abilene Police Department identified Roberts as the person who had been downloading the material from his residence, according to a police report. Sergeant Lynn Beard said upon investigation, detectives found multiple devices as well as a pair of children’s underwear. In an interview with APD, Roberts admitted to touching a child under the age of 12, according to a police report. Beard said in a press conference that Roberts did not have any prior criminal charges. He encouraged parents to talk to their children if they have had any contact with Roberts. “Obviously we have conSEE ARREST PAGE 2