Archives for 2004

Texas’ new Frontier opens: Museum gives taste of West Texas life in 18th, 19th centuries

March 31, 2004 by Lori Bredemeyer

By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Students soon will have a new place to spend an afternoon, learn about history and have some wild-West fun. Frontier Texas!, a new museum and Visitor Center at Treadaway Boulevard and North First Street, allows guests to relive the events of this area from 1780-1880. The idea for Frontier Texas! began with a ... [Read More…]

Speak your voice-vote

March 31, 2004 by Optimist Editorial Board

The 18-25 voter crowd is notoriously bad for turning out to vote in national elections for whatever reason-they don't feel represented by any of the candidates, or they think their vote does not make a difference. Neither should play a role in Wednesday's Students' Association executive officer election. SA elections routinely garner less than ... [Read More…]

Gorter breaks teammate’s record at Oliver Jackson

March 31, 2004 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer In outdoor track and field, wind is either a blessing or a curse. Saturday, it was both. Winds at the Oliver Jackson Open at Elmer Gray Stadium were too gusty to legally qualify many Wildcat sprinters for nationals, but just right for the throwing events and vaults. The 15-30 mile-per-hour winds certainly didn't ... [Read More…]

Executive officer elections begin

March 31, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Presidential candidates Clay Rich and Layne Rouse positioned themselves in two starkly different camps on the eve of elections-with Rouse touting his experience as an executive officer and Rich claiming change was needed in the Students' Association. The pair faced off in a Tuesday evening debate that ... [Read More…]

Wildcats dispatch UIW, UCO: After 9-0 wins, teams face bitter rival Midwestern State

March 31, 2004 by Joel Weckerly

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The men's tennis team improved to 19-5 with a pair of 9-0 wins over Incarnate Word and Central Oklahoma on Saturday at ACU's Eager Tennis Pavilion. Led by sophomore Casper Steenkamp at No. 1 singles and the tandem of senior Trent Broach and sophomore Evan Puglia at No. 1 doubles, the Wildcats made quick work of ... [Read More…]

ACU takes out Tarleton: Cats win 2 of 3 over reeling Texans; sit 2 games behind TAMK

March 31, 2004 by Joel Weckerly

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The Wildcat baseball team continued its late-season surge over the weekend by taking two of three games from Lone Star Conference South rival Tar-leton State. ACU improved to 22-17 overall and 10-5 in the LSC South with the series win, which gives the Cats 11 wins in their last 12 games. After losing the series ... [Read More…]

Pianists coming in April, expected to ‘amaze students’

March 27, 2004 by Mitch Holt

By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer The Music Department will offer two free piano recitals during April in the Williams Performing Art Center Recital Hall. Dr. Richard Shuster, assistant professor of piano at Texas Woman's University in Denton, will give a piano recital April 2 at 8 p.m. Dr. Sergio Ruiz of Sul Ross State University in Alpine will ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: Extreme Bush hatred unfounded

March 26, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Disturbing or asinine? You decide. During spring break, at the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. a man leaves a video room that detailed the Nazis' rise to power in Germany and mutters, "Sounds like George Bush." Last week, an ACU professor in class says free speech doesn't exist in America, ... [Read More…]

Volunteer Opportunities for March 26, 2004

March 26, 2004 by Optimist Staff

An elderly woman needs someone to mow her lawn. Contact the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center for more informaion. ACU for Abilene is Saturday. The opportunity to work together to serve the Abilene community is open to faculty and students. Sign up in the Campus Center ticket windows. Keep Abilene Beautiful needs volunteers to pick up litter ... [Read More…]

Chapel needs real diversity

March 26, 2004 by Optimist Editorial Board

Cultural diversity has recently become a recurring issue on campus, with many areas of the university-like admissions, social clubs and Chapel-focusing on becoming more culturally diverse. We agree this is an issue the university needs to address, and the university is headed in the right direction. However, the efforts to incorporate diversity ... [Read More…]