Archives for March 2003

Volunteer Opportunities for March 5, 2003

March 5, 2003 by Optimist Staff

Noah Project needs volunteers to work at the front desk and answer hotline phone calls. Training starts soon. Serenity Foundations of Abilene needs volunteers to enter data into their computer. Algebra tutor needed for a 16-year-old high school student. A sixth grader at Lincoln Middle School needs a tutor to help in his studies. Abilene ... [Read More…]

The agony of victory: Despite big win, playoffs snatched from ACU’s grasp

March 5, 2003 by Joel Weckerly

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Shortly after coaching her team to an 86-73 upset victory over Midwestern State on Saturday night in a fitting regular season finale, interim head women's basketball coach Shawna Lavender sat down for dinner at Outback Steakhouse with her husband Mark and assistant coach Jason Osuna. And why shouldn't she? After ... [Read More…]

ACU to be well represented at nationals

March 5, 2003 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Copy Editor The men's and women's track and field teams will be taking 24 athletes and both 4x400-meter relay teams to the Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Boston, March 14-15, after the list of qualifiers was announced Tuesday. Three athletes who would not have qualified for nationals based on previous ... [Read More…]

SA, Campus Life approve $14,000 for SATV overhaul

March 5, 2003 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief SATV, which has lain dormant for more than a year, could receive a massive overhaul as part of a plan worked out between the Students' Association and the office of Campus Life. In SA's weekly meeting Wednesday, Congress approved bill 81-05, the release of more than $7,000 to use in negotiating with inLighten ... [Read More…]

Cats end season with skid: Team finishes No. 6 in Lone Star South

March 5, 2003 by Joshua Parrott

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Klint Pleasant wrapped up his first season as head men's basketball coach having won only 13 of 27 games. But don't let the numbers fool you: It's the beginning of a Pleasant era for ACU basketball. The former Kent State assistant coac h was only 15 minutes away from another victory Saturday night, but ... [Read More…]

Thankful for a ‘different kind’ of university

March 5, 2003 by Optimist Editorial Board

Freedom of speech is one of the guarantees in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Unlike public universities where students use this right regularly, it seems that at Christian universities, those outside and inside the university assume that this right is forfeited upon enrollment. The student body has recently been concerned about the ... [Read More…]

Work beginning for new office: Personnel also shifted in hopes of more cooperation

March 5, 2003 by Jonathan Smith

By Jonathan Smith, Staff Writer As the first idea-sharing meeting of the brand-new Office of University and Alumni Relations occurs this week, its staff is excited about the merger of three former offices into one. Michelle Morris, formerly the director of Marketing and Public Relations, was named assistant vice president of the new office, ... [Read More…]

Chapel programming team responds to various student qualms

March 5, 2003 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor Members of the Chapel Programming Team met with about 50 students Tuesday night to discuss Chapel concerns. The forum lasted more than three hours. Students' Association officials Elliott Pittman and Jeremy Gordon acted as moderators, while the Chapel panel consisted of Brad Carter, director of Chapel ... [Read More…]

Child’s wagon stolen, please return

March 5, 2003 by Optimist Reader

I'm writing this letter on behalf of my 4-year-old daughter. On Tuesday, we walked from our house in University Hills to the hill in the front of the Bible Building (the one inside the circular drive). I put my 2-year-old son and my daughter into Anne Elizabeth's red wagon and drove them across the field in front of our house, over the icy Judge ... [Read More…]

War hurts both sides, regardless of victor

March 5, 2003 by Optimist Reader

I proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for 21.5 years and I would have gladly fought and died to defend our rights and freedoms. During that time I lost 30 friends in airplane accidents and know deep loss. My greatest fear of any war is the human loss both sides will sustain. This is the greatest tragedy of any wartime conflict. It's not who wins ... [Read More…]