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what’s INSIDE NEWS Gandhi’s grandson speaks at Interfaith in Jackson Page 3
SPORTS Volleyball will play for conference on Saturday
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OPINION Ben Todd breaks down the safest buildings on campus in case of a Zombie attack Page 4
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Students can rent bikes from the Student Recreation and Wellness Center through Ubikes, a new buisness venture underneath Wildcat Ventures.
NEWS Lisa Breeding retires after 21 years of service to the university Page 3
OPINION Abilene’s water restrictions are drastic but long overdue
SA gives $2k to bike rental venture allison brown managing editor Congress passed a bill Wednesday to give $2,000 to a new Wildcat Ventures bike rental company. Connor Osburn, senior business finance major from Southlake and CEO of Wildcat Ventures, and David Guinn, senior marketing major from Graham, presented their business plan for UBikes to the 36 members present in Wednesday’s session. UBikes is a bike rental service that will be housed
in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Students will be able to rent bikes at different rates depending on the length of the rental. From $4 an hour to $150 dollars for the entire semester, UBikes has several options for students in need of transportation. Osburn and Guinn said they wanted to offer ACU students a sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly transportation option around campus. Students will be able to charge the rental fees to their student accounts, and checkouts will be at one central
location on campus. The $2,000 Osburn and Guinn requested from Congress will go directly to purchasing eight bikes to start up the company. Osburn said Wildcat Ventures wanted to involve the Students’ Association because he thinks the bill is one Congress can proudly stand behind. He urged Congress to “look at this as a service to students, instead of us just seeking a profit.” Osburn also pointed out that last year, SA passed several bills funding bike racks and a bike repair station on
campus but had not funded actual bikes before. “SA providing some capital gives Wildcat Ventures the means to fulfill this service for ACU,” Osburn said. “It’s an efficient way to impact students’ lives. Sometimes in the past, money has been spent frivolously and the impact hasn’t been multiplied to as many students as possible.” The bill to fund this student enterprise, drafted by Caleb Orr, sophomore class president and political science major from McKinney, emphasized the environmental sustainability that
a business such as UBikes could promote on campus. “UBikes is a physical example of practical innovation created by ACU students by seeking to reduce demand for limited supply of parking spots while fostering a culture of both economic and environmental sustainability,” Orr said in the bill. After a period of questioning for Osburn and Guinn, Congress moved to vote on the bill without any debate. It passed 33 affirmsee bikes page 3
Freshmen split into two Sing Song acts Page 4
Social clubs and classes elect upstage act directors jonathan ward
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Women’s soccer will conclude their 2014 season this weekend
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ARTS The same folks who created Beware of Christians are coming back to campus Page 5
This year’s Sing Song show will feature two freshman class acts instead of one, unlike previous years. Despite some negative reactions from students, Barrett Lewis, freshman biology major from Abilene, imagines the
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Song fans’ frustrations, however, Lewis says he has faith in the two freshman directors Jaci Bonneau, graphic design major from Abilen, and Madison Losher, Bible ministry major from Garland. While the freshman will now have to choose which act to audition for, classes and clubs are finalizing their choices for directors. Sydney Greer, sophomore marketing major from Spring, and Ashlyn
Rhyne, sophomore nutrition major from Spring, will serve as co-directors for the class of 2017. Both Greer and Rhyne participated in last year’s winning freshman act and they are anxious and ready to defend their class’s title as champions. “We hope to continue to unify our class through just having an exciting and memorable experience,” Greer said. Rhyne see sing song page 3
Global Samaritan aids Africa’s Ebola fight allison brown managing editor
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show and the freshmen will be just fine. “There were a lot of people that were upset about [the change] but I think it’ll be interesting to see what kind of social dynamic it brings to the campus,” said Lewis, a longtime Sing Song fan. “I think people were worried, but I think it’ll be okay.” Lewis said he believes
the change elicited negative reactions from his peers because the addition of a second freshman class act breaks ACU’s long-standing tradition of only having one act for first year students. The the change may be seen by some as “too inclusive.” “There’s some fun to being somewhat exclusive when there’s an audition. Some people get cut and people like that competition,” Lewis said. Despite some Sing
Global Samaritan Resources, a local Abilene nonprofit, announced a plan Wednesday to send relief to West African countries. Simple Works, the new initiative, is an effort to provide simple solutions to the complex Ebola crisis in West Africa. The program focuses on three primary needs of people affected by the outbreak. Global Samaritan will send water filtration systems, fortified food and medical supplies to West Africa. Global Samaritan plans to send at least three 40foot shipping containers full of supplies by January. Each container will cost $50,000 to load and ship
and can easily hold one million meals, systems able to purify millions of gallons of water, and medical supplies for rural clinics and hospitals. The content of the containers will be distributed by Global Samaritan’s partners on the ground in West African countries. Esther Kissel, Global Samaritan’s director of logistics of and disaster services, is working to coordinate shipping with their partners on the ground. “This is not something new for Global Samaritan,” Kissel said. “This is what we do. We send shipments all over the world all the time. it’s part of what we do in addition to other things we do around Abilene. This is a natural fit for us, a simple solution for us to coordi-
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Danny Sims, executive direcotr of Global Samaritan Resources, announces plans to send shipping containers with supplies to West Africa.
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