Archives for 2004

Wildcats remain undefeated at home: ACU romps Commerce, S.E. Oklahoma with 3-0 victories

September 22, 2004 by Brian Roe

By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The Wildcat volleyball team extended its winning streak to four games over the weekend defeating Texas A&M-Commerce on Friday night and Southeastern Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in Moody Coliseum. By dropping the bottom two teams in the Lone Star Conference, ACU improved its record to 10-5 this season and ... [Read More…]

Women’s cross country places 10th: Mwamba leads team with fourth-place finish at meet

September 22, 2004 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Junior transfer Adeh Mwamba placed fourth Saturday to lead the ACU women's cross country team to a 10th-place finish at the Missouri Southern State University Stampede in Joplin, Mo. Mwamba was the No. 1 Wildcat finisher, covering the 5,000-meter course in 16:55.57. The next ACU finisher was sophomore Olha Kryv'yak, ... [Read More…]

Flag display in Chapel creates stir: International Students Association says it does not support petition

September 22, 2004 by Jaci Schneider

By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor More than 90 students and faculty signed a petition last week regarding the size of the American flag at Opening Day Ceremonies at Chapel The petition asks that the American flag be the same size as the flags from other nations. Teresa Pecinovsky, senior Christian ministry major from Cresco, Iowa, wrote the ... [Read More…]

Abilene in national spotlight … again

September 22, 2004 by Jonathan Smith

By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief And to think 10 days ago I wished the story about President Bush's National Guard service would just go away. Enter Kinko's of Abilene, the small town of Baird and former National Guardsman Bill Burkett. For those of you out of the loop, on Sept. 16 reports began surfacing that documents regarding President ... [Read More…]

Tri-University Bash brings local colleges together

September 22, 2004 by Mallory Sherwood Schlabach

By Mallory Sherwood, Staff Writer The first Tri-University Bash of the semester drew about 40-50 students from ACU, Hardin-Simmons and McMurry universities to the Bean Sprout on Friday evening to mingle, play board and card games and to participate in bowling, pool and Xbox tournaments. The students arrived and congregated around the bowling ... [Read More…]

Barnard calls for changes: Dean of Campus Life asks for improvement of student behavior

September 22, 2004 by Sarah Carlson

By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor Dr. Wayne Barnard, dean of Campus Life, spoke to students in Chapel on Tuesday about several recurring behavioral issues that have concerned him. He said a number of instances over the past several weeks spurred him to appeal to the student body to look at their behavior. Barnard began by requesting students arrive ... [Read More…]

Follies highlights ‘ACU difference’: ‘The AC: Nothing’s Cooler’ chosen for this year’s Follies theme

September 22, 2004 by Sarah Carlson

By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor 'The AC: Nothing's Cooler' is this year's theme for Freshman Follies, playing off of FOX's hit show The OC. "I chose The AC as a theme because The OC is a popular TV show, and how it can contrast what The OC says," said Kendall Massey, director of Student Productions. "The OC is a show that is about worldly things, ... [Read More…]

Assault weapons should be banned

September 22, 2004 by Sarah Carlson

By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor I Am The Enemy The day before the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons expired a Miami-Dade police officer was shot several times when a driver she pulled over opened fire with an AK-47. Luckily, she survived and is recovering. A Violence Policy Center study found that of the 211 police officers killed in the line ... [Read More…]

Volunteer Opportunities for Sept. 17, 2004

September 17, 2004 by Optimist Staff

Volunteers are needed to help build the Abilene Community Playground from 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Sept. 22-26. For more information, please contact the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center. The Alzheimer's Association is seeking 10-20 volunteers to help with the Alzheimer's Association Golf Tournament at Maxwell Golf Course. The tournament will be from 8 ... [Read More…]

Road-weary Cats come home: ACU to play seven of its next eight matches at home

September 17, 2004 by Brian Roe

By Brian Roe, Sports Writer After starting the volleyball season playing 11 of 13 games on the road, the Wildcats finally return to Abilene, hosting two matches this weekend in Moody Coliseum. ACU will host a winless Texas A&M-Commerce team Friday at 7 p.m. and the 2-9 Southeastern Oklahoma State Lady Savages Saturday at 2 p.m. The Wildcats own ... [Read More…]