Archives for November 2002

SA committee system, member roles affected: Smith presents proposal to a skeptical Congress

November 8, 2002 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Citing a lack of respect from the university administration, the Students' Association's executive officers made their pitch Wednesday to overhaul SA's mode of governing. According to the plan outlined in a 50-minute presentation to Congress, the SA of the future would feature no committees in their current ... [Read More…]

Volunteer Opportunities for Nov. 6, 2002

November 6, 2002 by Optimist Staff

Strides Unlimited needs volunteers on Nov. 6 to help with ticket sales, book signing, and photo session. Noah Project needs volunteers to work the front desk and answer crisis hotline. Christ's Prison Fellowship needs male volunteers to eat meals with small group of parolees and participate in devo with inmates. Boys and Girls Club of Abilene ... [Read More…]

Yearbook unveiling cheapened in Chapel

November 6, 2002 by Optimist Editorial Board Leave a Comment

Last Thursday after Chapel, screens portrayed the presentation of the 2001-2002 Prickly Pear to Dr. Money via video tape. This ended an 86-year tradition of unveiling the book and presenting it to the president in a formal ceremony during Chapel. The change cheapened a normally exciting moment. In past years, this formal presentation to Money was ... [Read More…]

GOP sweeps local and national races

November 6, 2002 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief WEDNESDAY, 1:30 a.m.-Political observers were shocked early this morning as Republicans regained control of the U.S. Senate and swept through the state of Texas Tuesday. Locally, Rep. Charles Stenholm (D) seemed to have defeated Republican challenger Rob Beckham, who had not yet conceded defeat by press ... [Read More…]

Officers to propose historic SA overhaul: Plan would promote student unity, cut spending, XOs claim

November 6, 2002 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The Students' Association is about to receive a major facelift, and the proposed changes will be announced at Wednesday's meeting, executive officers told the Optimist Friday. Althoug he declined to discuss specifics on the record, executive president Jeremy Smith said he had been formulating the idea with the ... [Read More…]

Column Like I See ‘Em: Bring more shopping, food, fun ACU’s way

November 6, 2002 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor We need more restaurants, shopping and entertainment near ACU. I'm sick of driving half way to Tye to eat Biggie Fries, buy some jeans from Old Navy or see a movie. And no reason exists why more commerce hasn't moved our way. Seemingly before, the only thing keeping our side of town from booming was a liquor ban on ... [Read More…]

ACU pulls out victory in last home match: Senior Grimes has 20 digs in her last match in Moody

November 6, 2002 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer The end of the season is near for the ACU volleyball team. After closing out their home schedule on Tuesday with a three-game victory over non-conference op-ponent Incar-nate Word, the Wildcats will complete their regular season this weekend. ACU made quick work of Incarnate Word with scores of 30-21, 30-14 and ... [Read More…]

Cornyn endorsement editorial just a Kirk-bashing

November 6, 2002 by Optimist Reader

I'm very disappointed. Every Wednesday and Friday I get an Optimist and read it; I enjoy it and learn about the campus through it. As the elections drew nearer I assumed the Optimist would, as most papers do, endorse a candidate the editorial board feels would best serve Texas. I was not surprised about seeing the endorsements, but rather the ... [Read More…]

Business students sell products

November 6, 2002 by Jonathan Smith

By Jonathan Smith, Student Reporter Students from the Intro to Business and Technology class have begun selling products they created for a class project called Venture Out!. "Many groups will be setting up tables in the Campus Center in the next few days, so that will be the best place to look to purchase the products," said Monty Lynn, ... [Read More…]

Hot Wildcats keep on rolling: ACU wins fifth straight, moves up one spot in region

November 6, 2002 by Joel Weckerly

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor After dropping their first three games, Coach Gary Gaines and his Wildcats knew they'd have to win every one of their remaining seven games to have a shot at making the playoffs. Five down, two to go. The ACU football team climbed the next rung of its ladder to the postseason with a 47-6 crushing of Texas ... [Read More…]