Archives for November 2006

One hundred freshmen to test curriculum in fall 2007

November 15, 2006 by Mallory Sherwood Schlabach

By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief One hundred freshmen will test the new general education curriculum fall 2007 if the faculty approves the plan in a February vote. This pilot group will test the new integrated classes that combine three fields of study into one three-hour class with professors from various departments teaching all fields. ... [Read More…]

Church leaders meet at ElderLink forum in Dallas

November 15, 2006 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Church leaders who normally offer service to their congregations received some encouragement and inspiration of their own at an ACU-sponsored ElderLink forum, which took place in Dallas on Saturday. ElderLink is an ACU ministry founded by Dr. Charles Siburt, vice president for church relations, in 2000 to "equip, ... [Read More…]

HD reveals abundance of beauty: “Four Word Letter Part II”

November 15, 2006 by Denton Josey

By Denton Josey, Page Editor Nothing would be better than marrying a fat woman. This is what my television told me. I used to think television was a waste of time. I still do, but there is a little slice of redemption in the form of the Discovery Channel in High Definition. Thanks to Discovery HD, it matters not what is on the screen; whatever is ... [Read More…]

A World Away: Ana Pruteanu left her home in Moldova to study 6,000 miles away

November 15, 2006 by Denton Josey

By Denton Josey, Page Editor Moldova went through a lot of change to become its own country. It took Ana a lot of change before she would become whom she wanted to be, too. A quick glance at a world map and Moldova is easy to miss. About the size of Maryland, Moldova is small compared with its neighbors, Romania and the Ukraine. Here Moldova ... [Read More…]

Volleyball season ends with loss to WTAM

November 15, 2006 by Daniel Johnson-Kim

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Despite ending the season with a loss to West Texas A&M, Kellen Mock is pleased with her first season as ACU's head volleyball coach. "This was a great beginning," Mock said. "I can't say enough about how hard they have worked." The ACU volleyball team finished the season at 18-11 after its three game loss to ... [Read More…]

Wildcats catch berth despite loss

November 15, 2006 by Daniel Johnson-Kim

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU football team finished its regular season with a loss, but head coach Chris Thomsen knew the season wasn't over just yet. "I wasn't really worried about it," Thomsen said. "I knew we were in." The Southwest regional committee announced Sunday that the Wildcats would play in the program's first NCAA ... [Read More…]

Cats’ lose to University of New Mexico in D-I exhibition

November 15, 2006 by Blake Penfield

By Blake Penfield, Sports Writer The ACU men's basketball team lost to the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque on Friday. The 91-54 loss against the Division I UNM team marks the end of the Wildcats' preseason. While the game was an exhibition match for ACU, it was UNM's season opener. UNM Lobos' starter Tony Danridge immediately set the pace ... [Read More…]

SA makes improvements to serve student body

November 10, 2006 by Optimist Editorial Board

What is the Students' Association? What purpose does Congress serve? Every year these questions are asked, often resulting in the opinion that Congress is unproductive, which on occasion has been true. However, Congress is doing far better than in past years, although there is still room for improvement. So far this session Congress has been more ... [Read More…]

A family’s legacy

November 10, 2006 by Jared Fields

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Josh Groves sits in his Mabee room like any guy in the dorm's confines. The typical arrangement of posters and stray clothes surround a couch in the middle of the room. An orange poster board with 67 names sits against the wall. Each name is a person in his family who has attended ACU. The irony for Josh is that ... [Read More…]

Dance, UP policies face SA scrutiny

November 10, 2006 by Mitch Holt

By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor The Students' Association met Wednesday and voted in favor of two resolutions: to create a committee to research the university's dancing policy, and petitioning the administration about presidential scholars living off campus. Because SA doesn't have the power to change the university's policy on dancing, the ... [Read More…]