That’s a wrap Wildcats win key Southland games this year
vol. 103, no. 26
Friday november 21 2014
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Sports Page 8
what’s INSIDE NEWS SA passes bill changing speed bumps to speed “humps” Page 3
SPORTS ‘Cats struggled in 2nd Southland year. All-time conference record drops to 6-24
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OPINION Ben Todd tells about his recent encounters in the Maker Lab
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NEWS Images of Aging competetion begins taking submissions
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Students in Dr. Jim Cooke’s Enviromental Science classes presented their semester-long research projects about enviromental issues in the Campus Center on Wednesday morning.
Sing Song rehearsals get head start madelyn bane
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OPINION The internet must be broken: Enlightening and important news is watered down and scrolled past
student reporter Sing Song rehearsals will be extended into December to combat a lack of time between the beginning of the spring semester and opening night. The spring semester will begin Jan. 12, and opening night of Sing Song is scheduled for Feb. 12. With only one month to rehearse, Tom Craig , director of student activities and productions, and the rest of the Sing Song committee decided to allow extra time for acts to practice
beforehand. In the past, acts have had five to six weeks to rehearse once they got back from winter break. However, due to the shortened time of only four weeks, rehearsals are set to run from Dec. 5-8. “One of the main reasons this call was made was because of the way the calendar is falling this year,” said Ashley Crisp, Sing Song co-chair. “We wanted to give groups a little more time to make up for what they are losing in the spring.” Crisp, senior speech pathology major from Dallas, has participated in Sing Song
acts and the production team since her freshman year. She said she looks forward every year to seeing how the shows come together. “I think this has the potential to be beneficial,” Crisp said. “It gives you the opportunity to go into Christmas break with a basic knowledge of your act, so the whole act can be a little prepared when they come back.” During the four days acts are allowed to rehearse, each act is allotted a single, twohour rehearsal. In addition to December rehearsals, acts can begin rehearsing before school begins Jan. 10.
“Because of this, we can put on the same caliber show that we have been able to in past years, even with less time,” said Zeke Morgan, upstage co-chair. Morgan, senior psychology major from Keller, served as an upstage co-chair last year and worked on the upstage production team his freshman year. He said his job puts him in charge of organizing and leading all the class and club acts. “This ranges from organizing a rotation schedule and places in the gyms during show week to making sure everyone meets dead-
lines for things like their music and lyrics,” Morgan said. “It’s a really fun job, even though it can be incredibly stressful.” Whether rehearsal extensions will be implemented next year is still unsure. “It’s a conversation to be had for sure,” Morgan said. “The calendar may not dictate it in years to come, but if we allow the clubs and classes more time to master their music, the show can only go up from there.” contact the optimist at jmcnetwork@acu.edu
Wellness class dropped from degree plan Page 6
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SPORTS Tulsa too much for Men’s basketball team to handle on the road Page 7
NEWS Debate team advances to national championship
Incoming students are only required two kinesiology credits, rather than three, to fulfill their general education requirement which has caused Lifetime Wellness to be dropped from the core curriculum as a mandatory class. The change came into effect for the current catalog year. Freshmen may choose between enrolling in two physical education activity classes or Lifetime Wellness along with one ac-
mains available as an option for all students. Jones said she encourages students to consider registering for the course either as one of their two required kinesiology credits or as an elective. “We as a department are sad that (the requirement) was taken down to two (credits),” Jones said. “You can still have two electives as PEACs or Lifetime Wellness, of course. We just want to put that out there, that if you have an elective or two. We have got PEACs or Lifetime Wellness that are available.”
Freshman students appreciate the change. Josh Mills, freshman youth and family ministry major from Sanger and cross-country athlete, is on the fence about the decision. “I mean, I kind of know more about my body in general just because of what I put it through every day,” Mills said. “But I guess I kind of have mixed feelings, because it would be kind of cool to know more stuff about it.” Mills said he felt the course could have been revised so it was not required
for collegiate athletes, but still mandatory for other students. Jones said such an idea has never been brought up in the department. “(Lifetime Wellness) does have a book with it, of course,” Jones said. “And it just talks about all areas of lifetime wellness. It’s not just the physical activity. We just felt like that was always a good foundational course.”
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Student entrepreneur wins $1,750
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tivity class. Dr. Sheila Jones, chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, said the department was forced to lower its mandatory credits from three to two, and most faculty felt the students should have a say in the classes in which they enroll. “We feel that Lifetime Wellness is a very good foundational course,” Jones said. “But we also feel that physical activity and enjoying what you do in physical activity is very important.” Lifetime Wellness is no longer mandatory but re-
Entrepreneurs young and old filled Hart Auditorium Wednesday morning for this year’s Springboard Elevator VIDEO Pitch competition. Ten groups of aspiring BSA hosts talent show business students advanced to the final round of the idea in Rec Center competition, competing for prizes of $1,500 for first place, $750 for second, $250 for third and $250 for audience favorite. Russell Garrett, new Springboard program coordinator, organized the event. “The elevator pitch competition is meant to put you in situations where if you were in an elevator with a potential investor, you have Read more at from the bottom floor to the acuoptimist.com top floor to convince them to
invest in your business,” Garrett said. With this concept in mind, finalists were allotted two minutes to pitch their business idea to a panel of judges. Judges evaluated the pitches on several different aspects: the concept of the business, the value proposition, the market, presentation skills and their impressions of the student entrepreneurs. Contestants were scored in these categories, and in the end, judges were asked the question, “Which team would you pick to have lunch with tomorrow to find out more about investing in their company?” Colby Hatchett, junior accounting major from Fort Worth, walked away with alicia adams staff Photographer
Judges evaluate a product pitched by students at the elevator pitch competetion in see contest page 3 Hart Auditorium on Wednesday.
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