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FRIDAYSeptember 24, 2004

Vol. 93, No. 111 section, 8 pages

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Cats ready for tourney:The Lone Star Conferencewill begin a tournament inMoody Coliseum Friday.

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‘Sky Captain’ sputters instead of soars:Arts editor Dee Travis reviews the newlyreleased Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,filmed to look like a 1930s comic book.

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On the road again:The Wildcats play LSCSouth opponent EasternNew Mexico on Friday.

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By JACI SCHNEIDEROPINION EDITOR

Plans are still underway forconstruction to begin on thenew residence hall later thismonth or early next month, saidJack Rich, executive vice presi-dent of the university.

The $6 million hall will bebuilt in the parking lot acrossCampus Court from BrownLibrary and will house men orwomen, depending on enroll-

ment figures. Rich said the $6million includes architecture,construction, furniture andlandscaping.

“We’re moving on gettingfinal plans … and working outsome of the details,” Rich said.

Some work has alreadybegun for the project includingutility lines being moved, saidKevin Watson, chief develop-ment officer, in an e-mail.

Hill & Wilkinson, the con-tractor that built WilliamsPerforming Arts Center, willbuild the new residence hall,and Rich said it should take 10-12 months to complete the hall.

“We’ve been taking some

steps to ensure it can be builtquickly,” he said.

Some details still need to befinalized before the project canofficially begin, Watson said.Planners must work with thecity to establish locations for hotand chilled water lines to crossthe street, as well as cable andtelephone lines.

“We should break ground inthe next couple of weeks andhopefully get into full swing bymid-October,” Watson said.

During construction, theentire parking lot will need to beblocked off for safety purposes,Watson said. Once the buildingis finished, a parking lot will be

built for residents.Although many students are

concerned with parking, Richsaid it should not be an issue.

“Over the past four or fiveyears, we’ve added quite a bit ofparking,” he said, adding thatpeople may shift where theyhave to park, but spaces will beavailable.

“Parking is always an issueon any campus, and I think itwill always be an issue,” Richsaid. “The location is conven-ient, and it will be a good addi-tion.”

Construction should beunder way by October;done in 10-12 months

Plans continue for new residence hall

By SARAH CARLSONCOPY EDITOR

A timely warning e-mail wassent to students Sept. 17 after afemale student was alarmed bytwo males in a vehicle whilewalking alone on East North16th Street at 9:35 p.m.

The warning, sent by Dr.Wayne Barnard, dean ofCampus Life, and JimmyEllison, chief of ACU Police,said the males pulled theirvehicle up beside the femaleand initiated conversation withher, eventually trying to lureher into the car. She thenbacked away, and when shedid, the men immediatelypulled away, and the girl noti-fied Sikes Hall personnel andthe ACU Police, according tothe e-mail.

“It alarmed her simplybecause of the time of night,”

Suspicious subjectsprompt police chief tosend ‘timely warning’

Policee-mailsmeantto warn

By JONATHAN SMITHEDITOR IN CHIEF

The Students’ Associationpassed its first resolution of the81st Congress on Wednesdayin its second meeting of theyear. Congress voted unani-mously to recognize theWelcome Week co-chairs andsteering committee for thework they did.

“It is a very exhaustive job,”said Sen. Missy Mae Walters,senior political science majorfrom Abilene and co-author ofthe resolution. “I want to makesure that they feel appreciat-ed.”

Layne Rouse, executivepresident of SA, said he wouldbe meeting with Dr. DwayneVanRheenen, provost, about

Rouse, VanRheenento discuss possibilityof leadership minor

Bid Night launches pledging Pledgingguidelines

The following are some of theprohibited pledging activities:• Activities requiring exces-sive sleep deprivation• Any physical touchingintended to inflict pain• Creation of an environmentthat endangers new membersthrough restriction of senses.• Any type of personal servi-tude or requirement to pur-chase goods for members.• Any activity that occurswithout the presence of anapproved adviser.

TITTLE LUTHER PARTNERSHIP/Courtesy image

A site plan (above) and front elevation (below) show the details for theproposed residence hall to be built across Campus Court from BrownLibrary, which could begin in early October.

Congresspassesfirst bill

See SAFETY Page 5

See SA Page 5

E-mail Schneider at: [email protected]

By LORI BREDEMEYERMANAGING EDITOR

Prospective social clubmembers will participate in BidNight on Friday after beinginvolved in three weeks ofrushes. The students rankedclubs Wednesday and receivedbids Thursday night.

Mike Spell, adviser of socialclubs, said 148 men and 233women ranked clubsWednesday, for a total of 381students.

He said the rushes wentwell, but he is ready to movebeyond rushing and Bid Nightactivities to pledging.

“Overall, the process hasbeen exhausting,” he said.“There is a lot of paperworkand organization that takesplace in the weeks up to Bid

night. We are looking forwardto being into the pledging sea-son.”

Spell said his office has beenpreparing for Bid Night by talk-ing to club members about thenight’s events.

“My office has spent muchtime with each club in discus-sions about their Bid Nightactivities,” he said. “Each clubhas prepared activities thatcomplement their organiza-tion.”

Pledging begins next weekand will continue for aboutfour weeks throughHomecoming. Pledges willhelp build their club’sHomecoming Parade float, par-ticipate in visits with clubmembers and play in or cheerfor their club’s intramuralteam, among other activities.

As pledging proceedings areabout to be in full swing, Spellsaid things have gone well in

Social clubs preparefor month of activities

beginning Friday

See PLEDGE Page 5

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Almost every one of Dr. K.B. Massingill’s, chief information officer, pictures on his bookshelves remind him of a friend he has made or a person he has helped while co-directing a medical mission trip to Zambia, Africa. The team, which goes to Zambia for about three weeks each July, has grown to 120 American volunteers.

By JONATHAN SMITHEDITOR IN CHIEF

He just couldn’t move a personin a wheelbarrow.

Dr. K.B. Massingill leaned overthe wheelbarrow and picked up thehelpless Zambian woman, now rigidwith fear. Carrying her to a doctor,he could tell from the odor that shehad not bathed in days. None of thatmattered.

He just couldn’t move a person ina wheelbarrow.

Recounting the scene four yearslater, Massingill, the university’schief information officer, cannothelp but get teary-eyed.

After almost eight total monthsspent in Zambia—a country insouthern Africa just slightly largerthan Texas—memories flow of peo-ple he has worked with, people hehas helped. Pictures of them line hisbookshelves, all seeming to face the5-foot-by-7-foot map of Africa fillingmost of one of his office walls.

Massingill and his familyreturned from his eighth medical

mission trip in July. He co-directs thetrip with Dr. Kelly and EleanorHamby, retired ACU employees whobegan the ministry in 1994.

Kelly Hamby said he and his wifebegan the mission after vacationingin Zambia with a dentist to offerdental care to people there.

“It caused us to see a much biggerneed medically,” Hamby said.

That need gave birth to the med-

ical mission trip, which 10 yearslater sends about 40 medical profes-sionals in various fields and morethan 80 other volunteers to assist inwhatever way possible for almostthree weeks each July.

Joining the team

Massingill lives next door tothe Hambys and heard

about the mission trip throughthem, but his family became inter-ested in the trip in 1995 afterbefriending Patrick Kawinga, anACU student from Zambia.

Delivering a ‘day of dignity’“We can’t imagine dying because we’re not able to go to

the dentist, but in Zambia it’s a routine problem.”

Dr. K.B. Massingill, co-director of the Zambia medical mission trip

See MASSINGILL Page 7

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Volunteer Opportunities

27 Monday

Campus Activities Board meeting,5:15-6:30 p.m.

SA Live, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,Campus Center tables.

Homecoming Steering Committeemeeting, 9:30-10:45 p.m., HiltonRoom.

Poetry Night tickets, 11:30 a.m.- 2p.m., Campus Center ticket win-dows.


Learning service seminars for U-100classes, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Hilton Room.

Sundaes on Mondays, 7-10 p.m.,Living Room.

Social club officers meeting, 5-6:30p.m., Living Room.

Faculty-Staff photos, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,Faculty-Staff Dining Room.


Service Action Leadership TeamChapel, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., LivingRoom.

Highland Party, 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m.,Campus Center Recreation Area.

Advising forum, 3:45-5 p.m., LivingRoom.

Learning service seminars for U-100 classes, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., HiltonRoom.

Counseling staff meeting, 11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m., Faculty-Staff DiningRoom.

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The Key City Kiwanis Clubneeds volunteers to help with itsannual fish fry on Oct. 1 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. or Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. - 2p.m. or 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. For moreinformation contact the Volunteerand Service-Learning Center.

The YMCA needs volunteercoaches for flag football andyouth soccer between Oct. 2 andNov. 6. Some time is required oneevening a week after 5 p.m. andapproximately half the day onSaturdays, either morning or after-noon. Contact the Volunteer andService-Learning Center for moreinformation.

Local radio station95Q/96TX Country is looking forvolunteers to operate stations

around Abilene where youngadults can register to vote in theupcoming election. For more infor-mation, contact the Volunteer andService-Learning Center.

The Optimist Club needshelp with the annual Big CountryBalloon Fest Friday throughSunday for two hour blocks oftime at Redbud Park. Volunteerswill operate ticket booths and car-nival areas, and times are flexible.Stop by the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center for more informa-tion.

Volunteers are needed tohelp build the Abilene Com-munity Playground from 8 a.m.-9p.m. Friday through Sunday. Formore information, contact the

Volunteer and Service-LearningCenter.

The Alzheimer’s Associa-tion is seeking 10-20 volunteersto help with the Alzheimer’sAssociation Golf Tournament atMaxwell Golf Course. The tourna-ment will be from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. onSaturday. Lunch will be provided.For more information, contact theVolunteer and Service-LearningCenter.

Meals on Wheels needs vol-unteers to deliver hot noon mealsto the homes of homebound elder-ly and adults with disabilities from11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays throughFridays.

Big Brothers Big Sistersneeds male volunteers to partici-pate in “Brother to Brother”Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. Vol-unteers will be matched with a lit-tle brother for sports, art projects,games and other activities. Formore information, call 677-7839.

City Light Ministries needs

volunteers to tutor elementaryschool students and to play gamesor read to them on Mondays from3:30-5:00 p.m. If you enjoy childrenand are interested in this opportuni-ty, come to the Volunteer andService-Learning Center.

Covenant Place of Abilene,an assisted living facility, needssomeone to tutor one of the resi-dents who is wanting to learn toread and write. For information onthis service opportunity contact theVolunteer and Service-LearningCenter.

Fashions For The Cure, a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness,needs volunteers to help with thisevent on Oct.4-6. This will be a din-ner and fashion show. Volunteersare needed to transport and set upa stage, help with decorations andhelp taking them down afterward.If you can help, contact theVolunteer and Service-LearningCenter.

Freshman Follies Performances 7and 9 p.m., Cullen Auditorium.

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Learning service seminars for U-100classes, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Hilton Room.


Sigma Phi Phi chapel, 11 a.m.-11:45a.m., Faculty-Staff Dining Room.

Culture Show sign-ups, 7 a.m.-11p.m., Campus Center tables.

Culture Show sign-ups, 7 a.m.-11p.m., Campus Center tables.

AnnouncementsShinnery Reviews are for

sale. If you missed out last year,you still have a chance to purchasethe 2004 student literary magazinefor $4. See Nuria Hall in ChambersHall Room 308 for more informa-tion.

Interested in taking Port-uguese or Russian? Help getthese classes started for Fall 2005by e-mailing Phyllis Chill [email protected] or Erin Ford [email protected]. Only 12 studentsare needed to commit to twosemesters per language so thatclasses can be opened up in thefall. Classes will count either aselectives or foreign languagerequirements.

The university ministry atSouthern Hills Church ofChrist invites students to attendits second annual "Bid Night Bashand Ice-Cream Crash" party start-ing at 7 p.m. on Friday. Free pizza,movie and games will be avail-able. In addition, Free Indeed willbe in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday.Free Indeed will lead worship onSunday, which is "CelebrationSunday." A free lunch follows.

The Chapel prayer room isnow available on Mondays andTuesdays in the Gibson Health andP.E. Center Room 230. Come andintercede for Chapel, the ACU

campus, the Abilene communityand the world.

The ACU Roller HockeyTeam is looking for experiencedplayers. Last year, players repre-sented ACU at the NationalCollegiate Roller Hockey Tourn-ament in Anaheim. They are hop-ing to continue a winning tradi-tion. Contact [email protected] formore information.

A grief support group isavailable for those who have expe-rienced a loss and are strugglingto understand and deal with pain.This group will provide a support-ive and understanding place totalk. The support group is spon-sored by the University Coun-seling Center. It will meet everyThursday from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. inMcKinzie Hall, lower level. Call674-2626 for more information.

A support group is avail-able to help and support individu-als who struggle with same sexattractions. Believing that healingcan occur, group members willwork toward growth and renewal.Individuals interested in joiningthe group should contact theCounseling Center at 674-2626.The group will meet every Tues-day. Time and location are confi-dential.


Freshman Follies performance, 7p.m. and 9 p.m., Cullen Auditorium.

Freshman Follies Performances 7and 9 p.m., Cullen Auditorium.

Freshman Follies ticket sales, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Campus Center ticketwindows.

Bid Night.


Voter Registration, 11:30 a.m.-4p.m., Campus Center tables.

Homecoming concert meeting, 11a.m.-1 p.m., Living Room.

By CHRISTY GOWERFEATURES EDITOR

The new kitchen in Smithand Adams halls has opened,and residents say they enjoythe addition.

“Students tell me that they

love the expanded lobby andkitchen,” Dr. Mimi Barnard,director of Residence Life andEducation, said in an e-mail.

Cory Bourg, director ofARAMARK Food Service, saidin an e-mail that he, too, hasheard favorable comments.

“The students seem to likethe new look and atmos-phere,” he said. “The trafficindicates that the new renova-tion has been well received.”

Anna Radomsky, sopho-more social work major fromAustin, said the kitchen is niceto have.

“I’ve baked a cake, andwe’re baking Risotto tonight,”she said.

Bourg said the kitchenserves two purposes: it givesthe halls’ residents a place todo their own cooking, and itprovides a place to serve pre-packaged foods they can buy

with Bean Bucks and mealplans.

“It’s a perk for the studentsthat live in Smith [and] Adams[halls],” he said.

He said this is the onlyplace on campus with thisservice.

“The setup is slightly differ-ent; we had an excellentopportunity to share the visionof ACU with our students,” hesaid. “It’s a fun, user-friendly

design which provides greatservice to the students withadditional operational hours.”

Bourg said the kitchen pro-vides similar menu items tothose at other food locations,like the Jellybean and theFatted Café, and is open thesame hours as the lobby.

Radomsky said she reallylikes it because it brings break-fast foods from the Bean some-times. When that’s not avail-

able, she and Taylor Rhodes,sophomore criminal justicemajor from New Braunfels,said they cook breakfast in thekitchen.

“I eat breakfast [here] allthe time and catch lunch somedays,” Rhodes said. “They runout of stuff because everyoneeats here.”

Friday, September 24, 2004 Page 3CAMPUS NEWS

By EMILY CHASTAINSTUDENT REPORTER

About 35 people attendedthe Study Abroad soccer rushTuesday night in BennettGymnasium.

The rush, which includedflags, face painting, door prizes,snacks and popcorn, was anopportunity for prospectiveStudy Abroad students to get toknow each other and the studyabroad alumni, and of courseplay some soccer.

“It’s the international sport,”said Kevin Kehl, director of thecenter of international andintercultural education. “Wethought it would be a great wayfor alumni to get together andhave fun as well as promote theStudy Abroad thing.”

The soccer match was com-prised of a team for Montevideo,Uruguay, and a team for Oxford,England, the sites where ACUhouses students and facultyevery semester in the StudyAbroad Program. People watch-ing in the stands supported theteam of their choice by havingtheir faces painted and wavingpaper flags.

Though sporting flags forOxford on his cheeks and head,Kehl admitted his loyalty toMontevideo.

“I’m rooting for LatinAmerica because they’re theunderdogs,” Kehl said. “Theyneed a little more support.” A

majority of students choose toStudy Abroad in Oxford overUruguay, and the rush showedthe Latin American supportersto be a little outnumbered.

Ultimately, it was the Oxfordteam that won the soccer match,but Kehl said everyone involvedseemed to have a good time.

Kisha Knight, junior inte-grated marketing and communi-cation major from Mesquite,studied abroad in Oxford lastspring and said she enjoyed therush.

“I think it was very success-ful, not only as a chance to havefun and work out a little aggres-sion, but also as a chance toallow the new students to meetus and give them a chance toknow our names,” Knight said.

Also attending the rush wasRebecca Venable, sophomoresecondary education major fromLongmont, Colo., who said she’splanning on going to Oxford inthe spring and that the rush pro-vided her with an opportunityto meet the people going withher.

“And soccer’s fun to watch,”Venable said.

Jamie Pittenger, senior hu-man communication majorfrom Belton, said her only com-plaint about the rush was thelabel.

“They should have called it a‘football’ rush because in bothparticipating countries, it’s ‘foot-ball.’”

Despite the title discrepancy,Pittenger said the rush was asuccess.

“I want to support the StudyAbroad thing because it’s been

the best part of my college expe-rience, and I’ve been able to do ittwice,” Pittenger said.

Kehl said this was the firsttime a Study Abroad soccer rushhas happened at ACU, so hedidn’t really know what to

expect. “Hopefully it will grow,” Kehl

said. “We’d like to make it anannual event.”

By NATHAN CRUMMELSTUDENT REPORTER

Students seeking to be lead-ers in an ACU Spring BreakCampaign can begin their questnext week.

Interested students need topick up an application, two ref-erence forms, a leader hand-book and a personality test inthe SBC office on the first floorof McKinzie Hall. Studentsshould then check the SBC cal-endar so they are aware ofimportant meetings and dates.

Clay Rich, senior accountingand finance major from Abileneand chair of the Spring BreakCampaigns Committee, said theapplication process is lengthybut crucial to the success of thecampaigns.

“Leader selection is one ofthe most prayed-over times,”Rich said. “The leaders that areselected absolutely shape thecampaign he or she is leading.We know God will raise leadersfrom the ACU student body thatare focused on serving Him.”

Rich said leaders “must pre-pare and equip campaigners formission outreach and service byexemplifying integrity in prepa-ration, organization, and char-acter to establish an environ-ment of prayer and Christ-like-ness in a unified focus to seekGod’s glory.”

After picking up the appro-priate forms in the SBC office,

students will attend leader in-terest meetings Tuesday andThursday at 8 p.m. in the Room114 of the Biblical StudiesBuilding. Applications are dueOct. 1 by 5 p.m.

Once the students turn intheir applications and appropri-ate forms, they will sign up foran interview with the SBCCommittee and will await re-cognition of leadership posi-tions. Leaders will be informedof their locations and co-leaderson Oct. 12.

In accordance with the SBChandbook, leadership positionswill be made available to full-time ACU undergraduate andgraduate students, excludingundergraduate freshmen andthose on probation. Leadersmust maintain a grade pointaverage above 2.75 in order tobe a campaign leader.

Blake Kahla, senior youthand family ministry major fromMissouri City, led a SpringBreak Campaign to Honduraslast spring and said he was en-couraged to do so because ofthe experience he had on acampaign the previous year.

“I believe every Christianneeds to experience God in anew light, whether it’s inHonduras, New York or Mon-tana,” Kahla said. “Spring BreakCampaigns give students achance to serve others and atthe same time become morespiritually filled. God can doamazing things, even if it is onlyfor a week!”

EMILY CHASTAIN/Staff Photographer

John Halley, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Ed-mond, Okla., holds a flag in support of the Oxford team as his friendsLeah Robison, sophomore political science major from Midland, andMissy Perkins, sophomore broadcast journalism major from Grape-vine, watch the Study Abroad soccer match Tuesday.

Students: New kitchen-lobby in Smith, Adams halls creates delicious mixKitchen only campuslocation for buying and cooking food

Soccer rush scoresStudy Abroad chose

international sport astheme for first rush

SBC looks for leadersApplications for potential SBC

leaders available

E-mail Gower at: [email protected]

E-mail Chastain at: [email protected]

E-mail Crummel at: [email protected]

ARTSFRIDAYPage 4 OPTIMIST Friday, September 24, 2004

The Box Office

Figures are for the week-end of September 17-19 andare in millions. Total grossesin parentheses.

1 Sky Captain and the Worldof Tomorrow—$15.6 (new)

2 Mr. 3000—$8.68 (new)3 Resident Evil:

Apocalypse—$8.66 ($37)4 Wimbledon—$7.12 (new)5 Cellular—$6.79 ($19.7)6 Without A Paddle—$3.63

($50.3)7 Hero—$2.84 ($46.1)8 Napoleon Dynamite—

$2.29 ($33.3)9 Collateral—$2.27 ($96)10 Princess Diaries 2: Royal

Engagement—$1.94 ($91.9)

New York TimesBest-Selling

Fiction NovelsNumbers indicate: current

position, last week’s positionand total weeks on the list.

1/-/1 Patricia Cornwell, Trace2/1/78 Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code3/9/2 Susan Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell4/3/51 Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet inHeaven5/2/2 Julie Garwood, Murder List6/5/37 Dan Brown, Angels and Demons7/6/18 Ian Caldwell andDustin Thomason, The Rule of Four8/8/9 Carl Hiaasen,Skinny Dip9/4/4 Sandra Brown,White Hot10/7/2 Terry Brooks, High Druid of Shannara:Tanequil

By DEE TRAVISARTS EDITOR

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

PP 1/2

Starring: Jude Law, GwynethPaltrow, Angelina Jolie; directedby Kerry Conran

Rated PG (for sequences ofstylized sci-fi violence and briefmild language)

Sky Captain and the Worldof Tomorrow exists as a crossbetween a classic film noirand a 1930’s comic book. Mostcomic books are only as goodas their illustrations, and SkyCaptain possesses gorgeousstyle. The other side of thiscoin is that most film noirs areonly as good as their charac-ters.

Sky Captain is the biggestsummer film that was heldback for a fall release, and itcould have been a wonderfulsummer action film; it alsocould have been an intriguingfilm noir. As it turns out, it’snot enough of either.

The story is set in a fantas-tic, futuristic vision of 1938.The opening scene shows amassive blimp docking atopthe Empire State Building, andthe visuals here harken backto classic concepts of thefuture; everything is sleek,metallic and overly shiny.

We meet Polly Perkins(Gwyneth Paltrow), an ambi-tious reporter covering thedisappearance (and possiblemurder) of seven scientists.While hot on a trail of new-found evidence, Polly witness-es the invasion of New YorkCity by an army of building-sized robots. Of course, therecan now be only one hope forhumanity: Sky Captain.

Actual name Joe Sullivan,Sky Captain (Jude Law) flieshis plane into the very heart ofdanger, fighting evil as only a

super hero can. As he fliesover the city, Joe looks downand sees Polly runningthrough the streets. She seeshis plane, and they simultane-ously utter each other’snames. These two have a his-tory.

Polly desperately wants hernews story and holds the cru-cial piece of evidence con-cerning the mystery of theinvasion, yet can hardly goalone. They suddenly findthemselves dependent uponone another to unravel themystery of the robots and savethe world.

Sky Captain is the premierework of writer/director KerryConran, and he certainly pres-ents a glorious vision. A com-puter effects extravaganza,Guy’s film has tremendousstyle. The action sequencesare exciting enough, but thevisuals are at their best in thefirst fifteen minutes.

While characters and plotpoints are being established,the imagined city of New Yorkprovides the perfect backdrop.Every element has an unreal-istic glow. The picture itselfseems dim and murky so thateven the brightest colors arereminiscent of black andwhite film. These scenes arethe opening of a movie thatnever arrives, a film in whichthe visuals serve the charac-ters and the story, instead ofthe other way around.

As the characters leaveNew York to track down themad scientist responsible forthe robotic mayhem, they alsoleave behind all sense of

intrigue. The color palettebrightens as the entire moodof the picture shifts away fromcharacter development tow-ards typical action fare. Thevisuals never cease to impress,however, nor do the perform-ers.

Angelina Jolie turns up asFranky Cook, an old friend ofJoe’s, but she’s yet anothercharacter who is only hintedat. After all, there’s no time toconsider her character’s moti-vations when there’s morerobots to blow up. With twoOscar winners and one Oscarnominee at the helm, it’s ashame the cast wasn’t givengreater opportunity.

The story ends up taking aturn for the ridiculous asmore and more action floodsthe screen, but the charactersthemselves aren’t bad. In fact,they all show promise initially.Polly Perkins is the kind of

woman who’s always schem-ing and telling half of whatshe knows. She follows in thetradition of the seductivewoman who plays the hero forall he’s worth, but unfortu-nately, she’s not that woman.Polly is only based on thatstereotype, and stereotypesthemselves aren’t interesting.

Sky Captain is also boundby a stereotype; he wouldhave been much more inter-esting as a scoundrel capableof mistakes, perhaps evenwrongdoing. As it is, he’s fartoo predictable, and the hard-est stuff he ever drinks is milkof magnesia.

Don’t misunderstand; the-re’s nothing wrong with a funaction movie. In fact, a simpleaction film can be great. TakeRaiders of the Lost Ark, forexample. Indiana Jones is aninfallible hero who embarkson one great adventure after

another, somehow managingto keep his hat on.

The difference between thetwo films is that Raidersknows what it is: an adventurefilm, through and through SkyCaptain throws in elementsfrom all sorts of movies andnever quite decides if it’smocking its genre or embrac-ing it. From jazzy film noir toscience fiction to all-outaction, Sky Captain wouldhave been much better offchoosing one and devotingitself fully, rather than dab-bling in all three.

Still, Kerry Conran is to becommended for such a valiantfirst effort. His sense of styleshows great promise; hisfuture work should be thepayoff.

Ratings KeyPPPP ExcellentPPP GoodPP FairP Poor

Photo courtesy of WWW.ROTTENTOMATOES.COM

Joe ‘Sky Captain’ Sullivan (Jude Law) and veteran reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) team upin hopes of solving a deadly mystery in ‘Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.’

E-mail Travis at: [email protected]

By DEE TRAVISARTS EDITOR

With one month left untilopening night, the TheatreDepartment is busy preparingfor the Homecoming Musical,Kiss Me, Kate.

“We rehearse Mondaythrough Friday and all daySaturday,” said Eric Harrell,associate professor of theatreand director of Kiss Me, Kate.

Harrell said that rehearsalsfor the Homecoming Musicalalways begin early in thesemester.

“We usually call studentsback to begin rehearsing theweekend before school starts,”Harrell said, “but this year wewaited until the first day ofschool.”

Kelly Haseltine, senior the-atre major from Abilene, willplays the title character of KissMe, Kate.

“We’ve been rehearsingevery day as well as mostweekends,” Haseltine said.

The show centers on agroup of actors performing a

musical rendition of Shake-speare’s The Taming of theShrew.

“The play within a play is afun idea,” said Harrell. “We’rea group of actors, playingactors, playing characters.”

Ben Jeffrey, junior theatremajor from Kansas City, Mo.,will plays Fred Graham, themale lead role.

“The show is going reallywell,” Jeffrey said. “It’s a solidshow and also has a fun andsupportive cast.” Jeffrey saidhe is enthusiastic aboutHarrell as a director.

“Eric’s doing a fantasticjob.” Jeffrey said. “He’sfocused and well prepared,but he also has fun while he’sat it.”

This year’s HomecomingMusical is a first for Harrell,who said much of his work onthe show takes place outsideof rehearsals.

“I was in the HomecomingMusical when I was a studenthere at ACU,” Harrell said,“but it’s pretty different as adirector; on this side of itthere’s a lot more administra-tive and logistical work.”

Harrell said Kiss Me, Katehas large, demanding dancenumbers.

“There’s some new chore-ography that audiences havenever seen before” in aHomecoming Musical, Harrellsaid, “and ‘Too Darn Hot,’ thesong that opens the secondact, is going to be one of theneatest numbers we’ve everdone.”

Josh Martin, sophomoretheatre major from Austin, is amember of the ensemble.

“The ensemble is in almostevery scene because we helpcreate mood and scene envi-ronments,” Martin said.

Harrell said the show isunique because of the differ-ent styles of music.

“Most musicals are within acertain time frame,” Harrellsaid, “but the show within ashow allows for a variety ofstyles of music and dance.”

Although the amount ofwork can at times be over-whelming, Harrell said hefeels good about the progressthat’s been made.

“The show is in one month,and we’re right where I hopedwe’d be at this point.,” Harrellsaid.

‘Kiss Me, Kate’ in progressHomecoming Musicalcenters on fun songs,

dance numbers

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‘Sky Captain’ has style, needs characters

Today’s Movies

The Forgotten—starring Juli-anne Moore, Dominic West, GarySinise; directed by Joseph Ruben

After losing her 8-year-old sonin a car accident, Moore seeks psy-chiatric help, only to be told thather son never existed at all. Sheteams with another man who hasfaced similar confusions to discov-er the truth about her forgottenmemories.

The Last Shot—starring Matt-hew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, ToniCollette, Ray Liotta; directed byJeff Nathanson

When a first time director(Broderick) finally finds a producerfor his film, he quickly realizes thathis producer is a federal agent ona mission to bring down the mafiaassociated with Broderick’s proj-ect.

The Motorcycle Diaries—star-ring Gael Garcia, Rodrigo De laSerna; directed by Walter Salles

Currently in limited release,this independent film tells thestory of Che Guevara, leader of theCuban revolution, and the adven-tures he had with a friend in the1950’s, travelling across SouthAmerica on a motorcycle.

Top-selling AlbumsNumbers indicate: current posi-tion, last week’s position and totalweeks on the chart.

1/-/1 Alan Jackson, What I Do2/1/3 Tim McGraw, Live Like You Were Dying3/2/2 Ray Charles, Genius Loves Company

4/-/1 Anita Baker, My Everything5/5/7 Various Artists, Now 16 6/8/8 Ashlee Simpson, Autobiography 37/3/2 Jill Scott, Beautifully Human: Words andSounds Vol. 28/4/2 LL Cool J,

The DEFinition9/6/3 R. Kelly, Happy People/U Saved Me10/7/3 Young Buck,Straight Outta Ca$hville

By BRIAN SCHMIDTSTAFF WRITER

The Abilene sky will bebusy this weekend as the 10thannual Big Country BalloonFest begins Friday at RedbudPark. The event, which runsthrough Sunday morning, isthe Optimist Unlimited Club ofAbilene’s main fund-raiser,with all proceeds going to helpchildren of the Big Country.

The event began 10 yearsago with nine balloons and agoal of helping the childrenand serving the community atthe same time. Current BalloonFest chair Robin Hicks, presi-dent of the Optimist Club, saidthe community aspect of the

event has been important sinceit began.

“We wanted the event tohave a community appeal andinvolve the community,” shesaid. “It’s something that [af-fects] the community in a pos-itive way. ... The entire familycan come and have a reallygood time.”

The Balloon Fest has growneach year with the number ofballoons and pilots expanding,as well as adding powered pa-rachutes last year.

“[As of Wednesday,] wehad, between balloons andpowered parachutes, 30-pluspilot confirmations,” Hickssaid. “Pilots come from allaround; we even have a pilotfrom New Zealand.”

Hicks describes the poweredparachutes as “[looking] like ago-cart that flies.” He said thatis far from the only new addi-

tion over the past several years. “The event has evolved over

the years to much more thanjust the hot-air balloon show,”according to an article in theofficial Big Country BalloonFest program. “There is a chil-dren’s area where games are setup, a street dance, local enter-tainment, air castles, a silentauction, arts and crafts, and[much more].”

The Balloon Fest is free tothe public, and according tothe Abilene Police Department,it attracts about 20,000 to25,000 people. It has becomeknown all over the UnitedStates and has been featured onseveral national television sta-tions such as CNN and TheWeather Channel.

CAMPUS NEWS/FROM THE FRONT PAGEFriday, September 24, 2004 Page 5

By JENNA LUCADOSTUDENT REPORTER

A chorus of 24 studentsfrom Madagascar will performa native Malagasy song inFreshman Follies on Fridayand Saturday. The song, a tradi-tional Christian song for theMalagasy people, is titled“Rombaho,” which means“Help us God.”

Kendall Massey, director ofStudent Productions, said thesong might contribute cultur-ally to Freshman Follies. Hesaid the performance has thepotential to influence the audi-ence’s “fuller perspective” ofthe “global community” thatthe world, including ACU, hasbecome. He said the song canact as a reminder to studentsabout the different culturesthat have come together toform the ACU community.

“I think that the Malagasy

performance can really be ben-eficial in the long run by help-ing the ACU community toaccept each other for who weare,” Massey said.

The Malagasy studentsagree. They have expressed joyin the opportunity to help edu-cate campus about their home-land and further its perspectiveof the world.

After being asked to per-form in Freshman Follies,Patricia Ratsirimpady, fresh-man computer science majorfrom Anjahambe Vavatenina,Madagascar, said she is verywilling to show culture.

Hasina Randrianjafy, fresh-man environmental sciencemajor from Antananarivo, Ma-dagascar, also said she appreci-ates chances “to talk about[their] culture”

“A lot of students don’t evenknow where Madagascar is,”she said.

Massey said he had the ideaof including the performanceafter hearing the Malagasy stu-dents audition for the Wel-

come Week talent show inAugust.

“I would really like to get asmany international studentsinvolved as possible,” Masseysaid.

The song the students singwill be just one of the newaspects of Freshman Follies.

This year, the productionwill include video segments asthe transitions between theacts, as well as a significantamount of time cut comparedto previous years. Also, all ofthe music will be contempo-rary.

However, Massey saidselecting modern music can bedifficult.

“Popular music's subjectmatter is not nearly as pure asit once was,” he said. “I havemade a strong effort to usesongs that are popular but havea message and show what isstill good about music.”

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By ELIZABETH NEWMAN STUDENT REPORTER

Alumna Mary (Shrode)Hollingsworth, the author ofmore than 80 Christian booksfor adults and children, wasawarded a Distinguished Al-umni Citation and will behonored with a reception atthe Fort Worth BotanicalGardens at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Hollingsworth was nomi-nated by other alumni andselected for one of the awardsby the 33-member AlumniAdvisory Board. Friends andformer classmates of Hol-lingsworth will attend thereception to recognize her a-ccomplishments.

Charlotte Greeson, Hol-lingsworth’s friend of almost20 years, was one of the peoplewho nominated her and whowill speak at the reception.

“She is a great example of

Christianity and has alwayswanted to use what God hasgiven her to enhance people’slives,” Greeson said. “She hasreached so many with her tal-ent.”

Hollingsworth of Bedfordgraduated from ACC in 1970with a business degree and hassold more than 6 millioncopies in her career as aChristian author.

“Everyone that nominatedher talked about how sheexudes the love of Christ, notonly in her work, but also inher life,” said Jama Cadle, Al-umni Events coordinator. “Shehas been very humble andgrateful.”

Hollingsworth, now a free-lance author, serves as manag-ing editor for the W Pub-lishing Group, a division ofThomas Nelson Inc. of Nash-ville, Tenn. She published herfirst book in 1975 and haspublished books such as MyLittle Bible, Hugs for Womenand The International Child-ren's Story Bible.

Along with writing books,

Hollingsworth has worked onanimated videos and CDs. Sheis also the best-selling femaleChurch of Christ author in theworld, Cadle said.

“It’s really important forour alumni to nominate otheralumni, so we can keep upwith them and see what theyare doing,” Cadle said. “It’sneat to work with these peopleand see how they have usedtheir experiences at ACU toshape their career.”

Other recipients who willbe honored later in the yearinclude Bob Allen III, presi-dent of the Associated Pub-lishing Company, of Abilene;Stephen Kenney, a publicdefender in Charleston, W.Va.,and pulpit minister of Hur-ricane Church of Christ inHurricane, W. Va.; and Dr.Stan Denman, chair of the De-partment of Theatre at BaylorUniversity.

Alumna to receive awardFriends, classmates to honor author atreception Sunday

Freshman Follies to featureMalagasy student chorusTwenty-four students

to sing traditionalChristian song

Ellison said. He said becausethe intentions of the menwere not specifically known,he, along with Barnard, feltobligated to warn the studentbody.

“I would rather be safethan sorry,” Barnard said.“You don’t want to be para-noid, but it’s good to beaware. Early in the semester isa good time for people to havea little dose of awareness.”

Ellison said the men wereprobably itinerant, or travel-ing, vendors and might havebeen only looking to sell per-fume as they had told the girl.He said he has received infor-mation from other studentsthat they saw the same ven-dors in the United Super-market parking lot and a gasstation parking lot. He said hewants students to be wary ofthese vendors, even thoughtheir actions were not crimi-nal, and the men might not beharmful.

Timely warnings are gener-ally sent out three to fourtimes a year and are for mat-ters that cause reasonableamount of concern or alarm,Ellison said. He said they arenot meant to scare students,

or annoy them for that matter.“What a lot of people don’t

realize is that we are requiredby law to make the campusaware of crimes that pose apotential risk to students,”

Ellison said. B a r n a r d

said the situa-tion probablydidn’t warranta timely warn-ing, accordingto the stan-dards set forthe warningsby himself and

Ellison, but he does not regretsending the e-mail.

Ellison said his goal is tomake the campus informed,aware and safe. He said stu-dents should always walk orjog in pairs, especially atnight. Barnard recommendsfemale students carry theirwhistles with them when run-ning around the campus andshould take advantage of thesafety shuttle, a golf cart thatdrives students around cam-

pus at night. Students shouldalso be aware of traffic andcars near them and should notget too close to a car, even if itis someone asking for direc-tions, Ellison said.

“I want to make sure thiscampus is as safe as it can be,”Ellison said. “I think it is theresponsible thing to do, Ithink the parents expect itand I think students deserveit.”

He said it is easy for peopleto be critical about warningslike the one sent out, but thatwill not stop him from in-forming the university.

“I would rather explain toone sore-head why I’m dis-tributing information that isnot really information youwant in slick brochures,” El-lison said, “than explain toone mother or father whosedaughter’s been raped or mur-dered why I had informationand didn’t distribute it.”

Safety: Goal to inform campusContinued from Page 1

making a minor in leadershipavailable to students. So far,Rouse said he has lookedthrough the student catalogand selected all the classesthat have to do with develop-ing leadership skills.

“There’s so many differentclasses that have leadershipaspects to them, but there’snot any kind of track for stu-dents to follow if they want tospecifically target their lead-ership skills,” Rouse said afterthe meeting.

He said he began meetingwith VanRheenen and JanMeyer, director of student

l e a d e r s h i pdevelopment,during thesummer andwill continuethe meetingsthis semester.

Rouse saidthey still needto determinewhich depart-

ment would house the minoror if it would cross severaldepartments. He also said

Meyer and Dr. Charles Mattis,dean of the First-Year Pro-gram, could start a lower-level class centering on lead-ership.

Sarah Woodroof, executivesecretary for SA, announcedwhich committees memberswould serve on. As represen-tatives, members of Congressare assigned to one of sixcommittees.

SA: Rouse meeting with leaders Continued from Page 1

his first semester as adviserafter he took charge of socialclubs from his wife, Amanda.He said she helps him when hehas questions, and overall, hehas been pleased with theprocess.

“I feel really good about theway things have gone with thisbeing my first year,” he said.“With Mary Kay Knight as theadministrative coordinatorworking with social clubs,things have gone very well. Shehas been involved in theprocess now for four years andhas been wonderful in helpingme with the nuts and bolts ofthe pledging process.”

PledgeContinued from Page 1


Steve Sprague tests the burner on a hot-air balloon Wednesday nightat the Balloon Fest pre-event tether at the Wal-Mart Supercenter.

Sky’s unlimited for festBalloon Fest to feature

hot-air balloons, powered parachutes

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“Early in the semester is a good time for people to have a little dose of awareness..”

Dr. Wayne Barnard, dean of Campus Life

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Ellison

Rouse

Seventy-one wins in theNBA is an amazing season.After all, only one team hassurpassed the mark. But 71

wins in MajorLeague Base-ball; that putsyou 20 gamesunder .500.That’s wherethe Rangerswere at in2003. In 2002it was 72wins, 73 in2001 and backto 71 in 2000.

The 2004 Rangers, minusthree hall-of-famers from2003, have won 85 and stillhave 10 games to play.

A turnaround of that mag-nitude houses many great sto-ries. How unfortunate it isthat Frank Francisco’s deci-sion to play extreme musicalchairs with some fans is nowthe most storied of memories.

F r a n c i s c o ’sascension to thebig leagues thisseason is ironi-cally one ofthose great sto-ries of the year.After beginningthe year inDouble A Frisco,he was called upto Arlington af-ter yet anotherveteran pitcher,this time JeffNelson, went down with aninjury. Francisco neverlooked back. He helped theRangers beat the Yankees inMay, striking out Derek Jeter,Jason Giambi, Jorge Posadaand old Texas pal AlexRodriguez in the process.After going 3-0 with a 1.69ERA in August, Francisco wasnamed American LeagueRookie of the Month.

But Francisco threw allthose nice moments into thestands of Oakland Coliseumon Sept. 13 with one fling of afolding bullpen chair.Jennifer Bueno’s broken nosegave the Rangers’ season ablack eye that just won’t goaway.

When I think back on this

year’s version of the Rangers,I want to remember the 18-inning win against the SeattleMariners. I want to rememberthe time they gave up eightruns in the fifth inning andfell behind 14-4 to the DetroitTigers, only to score 10 in thebottom half of the inning andgo on to win 16-15. I want toremember the early seasonsweep of the Red Sox, inwhich the other Francisco,Francisco Cordero, garneredthree saves in two days andthe Rangers proved they werefor real. These are the imagesthat made the season great.

Some images I don’t care torelive: Texas pitcher CarlosAlmanzar having to be helpedto the dugout because of anasthma attack suffered duringthe bullpen brawl; a Rangerscoach having to be restrainedso he wouldn’t go after a fan;and Alfonso Soriano’s ninthinning two-out game-tying

home run againsta division rivalbeing overshad-owed by a flyingchair.

Baseball sea-sons are inexpli-cably long. Infact when thisone began mar-riage vows wereexchanged onlyby a man and awoman. After162 games, all

but a few moments blendtogether into the murkyambivalence that is the sportof baseball. It’s those fewmoments that define a season.

Without a doubt, throwingan object of any sort at a fancannot be tolerated, andFrancisco should be made anexample of through a lengthysuspension. But that doesn’tmean the incident has todefine his season, or that ofhis team. The Rangers did toomany great things this seasonto let one incident supercedethem all.

I am not really a journalist.I’ll pretend to be one everynow and then when theOptimist wants to take a big a

chance, butreally I’m nota journalist.

But be-tween theOptimist andthe NPR con-tent onKACU, I findevery now andthen a storythat is soimportant Imust spread

the word and command actionfrom every citizen within sightof my words. It is such a storythat I now bring to both of you.

Interstate Bakeries, the mak-ers of Wonder Bread and Hos-tess snack products, has de-clared bankruptcy.

Now, I’m not sure there’s theneed for widespread panic—yet. As per American businesspractices, the company haspeople working on a turn-around plan. But this is just the

latest in what appears to be atrend.

A couple of years ago, I gotsimilar news about Converse,the company that manufac-tures the Great AmericanSneaker. After some carefulthought, I bought myself a pairof black high-tops in every sizeup to 12. I wanted to make surethat if the Chuck Taylorbecame extinct, I wouldn’t behigh and dry.

As it turns out, some othercompany bought them out, andnow they’re more popular thanever. But those of us who worethem before they were “in”know what a close call wealmost had. You don’t remem-ber Crystal’s Pizza, but everyalumnus to visit Abilene sinceI’ve been here has expressedshock to find it was closeddown and replaced, such a sta-ple it was for dating college stu-dents.

And now, the Ding Dong isin danger. What if? What ifthey don’t turn around? Whatif nobody buys them out andwe never see another Twinkieagain? What’s next, the TootsiePop? The Oatmeal Crème Pie?!

One possible cause citedwas the popularity of low-carbdiets. In fact, InterstateBakeries isn’t the only bakery-related company in trouble.

But let’s count the cost alongwith the carbs. In five years, theAtkins diet will go the way ofall diets, and be something tokeep in mind as you eat smart,and one of the dozen othercommon-sense diet principleswill come to the forefront inanother fad. And even if itdoesn’t, it won’t matter; in lessthan a year you’ll cheat on thediet anyway.

This diet will come and go,but the Twinkie has beenaround for almost 75 years.

That’s at least three generationsthat grew up with the deliciousconfection in their lunchboxes.Now it’s up to us to keep italive, if we want our kids toknow that same unnaturallyyellow confidence in a scrump-tious end to lunch.

And I’m only using thisexample from the crass worldof consumer products to illus-trate a larger point: Your veryfavorite “simple pleasure” inlife is on a use-it-or-lose-itbasis. Your favorite delicioustreat, barbecue restaurant,shoe, city park, date or bever-age won’t be there tomorrow ifyou don’t take advantage oftheir presence today.

So next week when youshop for groceries or fill outyour day planner, rememberyour favorites. That way, they’llbe around to remember you.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’mgoing to go call my girlfriendand my parents and enjoy somegrape Kool-Aid or Jones Soda.

Abilene Christian Uni-versity is in the UnitedStates of America. Therefore,it is in fact an American uni-versity. Those from othernations that decide to attendACU understand that it isjust that. I wish that manyAmericans understood thesame. Since when has patri-otism been restrained tosilent or discreet expres-sions? I think ACU shouldbe proud that it is an

A m e r i c a nuniver s i ty,and shouldbe willingto show theworld its patriotism.

Matthew Morgansenior history major

from Abilene

YOUR VOICEYOUR VOICE“I’m not plan-ning on it, but Iprobably willbecause I have abunch of friendsin the freshmanclass.”

What if ... we never see a Twinkie again?What’s next, the Tootsie Pop?

CBS handled record situation badlyRule No. 1 in

journalism: Makesure the information

being reported is true.CBS two weeks ago

failed to do so, and it leftCBS Evening News anchormanDan Rather and producer MaryMapes discredited and made themedia look corrupt in the nation’seyes.

CBS aired a report on Sept. 8that included documents given tothe network by Bill Burkett ofBaird that raised questions aboutPresident George W. Bush’s mili-tary record. Burkett said he ob-tained the documents from asource he later revealed he had

lied about, but hesaid he told CBSto check the doc-uments and theirauthenticity be-fore the network ran them; CBSignored the advice.

News organizations can getcaught up in thinking they can bethe first to break a story, and inthe emotion of trying to get some-thing on air or in print, it’s easy toforget the basics like calling sour-ces and double-checking facts.But, ensuring the informationthat will be passed on to the mass-es is correct should be the firstthing members of the media do.

They also must listen to their

fact-checkers and slow down theprocess when questions about astory are raised. CBSnews.comsaid documents experts “raisedred flags that network officialsapparently disregarded” about thedocuments. If the network hadtaken another day or two to veri-fy the information, it could haveavoided this fiasco instead ofrushing to break a story.

Dan Rather should haveadmitted on CBS Evening Newsthat he and his producers were

wrong soonerthan he did.They stood bythe story andits authenticity

for almost two weeks beforegoing on air to admit the mistake,which prolonged the issue andsmeared their name more thanwas necessary. In order to main-tain its integrity when it makesmistakes, the media must admitwhen its members have commit-ted errors.

CBS is right in naming a probepanel, which it did on Wednes-day, to investigate the documents.The panel will review the net-work’s use of the documents and

find any wrongdoing.Viewers used to trust the

media to provide accurate, unbi-ased news, but now people aremore wary of what they see, hearor read because too many journal-ists have taken advantage of thesystem and given incorrect orfalse reports. If the communitydoesn’t believe the media is reli-able, readership and viewershipwill drop.

Instead of worrying aboutpushing the story all the time andalways being the first to report astory, journalists should remem-ber that the quality of their jobdepends on the integrity of theirwork.

In Your Words

VIEWSFRIDAYPage 6 OPTIMIST September 24, 2004

OPTIMIST Editor in ChiefJonathan Smith

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The Optimist Editorial Board

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Published by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication,

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of the Optimist Editorial Board and may notnecessarily reflect the views of the universi-ty or its administration.

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or to refuse to print letters containing per-sonal attacks, obscenity, defamation, erro-neous information or invasion of privacy.

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In My Words Daniel Barcroft

Are you going to go to Freshman Follies? Why or why not?

Dan Rather should have admitted on CBS EveningNews that he and his producers were wrong sooner.

The issue:CBS aired a report thatincluded questionable,unchecked documentsabout Bush’s militaryrecord.Our view:CBS and Dan Rathercast media in a badlight. They acted irre-sponsibly and shouldhave admitted theirmistake sooner.The solution:Media members needto carefully check allfacts and sources, re-gardless of deadlines. Ifthey do not act respon-sibly, they will lose theiraudience.

Chelsea Blantonsenior interior design major from Nashville, Tenn.

The Optimist, Sept. 22“Flag petition raises need-ed discussion”editorial

Re:

THE

Ding Dongs in dire danger of extinction

E-mail Barcroft at: [email protected] or [email protected]

Daniel Barcroft

No Pun forBarcroft

Patriotism shouldn’t be discreet

“I’m probablygoing to go justto have a goodtime and seesome of myfriends and geta couple oflaughs.”

Dylan Careyfreshman biology majorfrom Lubbock

“No. I prefer notto spend moneywatching littlekids makingfools of them-selves—you getenough of thaton campus.”

Adam Lewisjunior psychology majorfrom Covina, Calif.

Chief PhotographerBrian Schmidt

Sports EditorKyle Robarts

Warren Gray

GrayMatters

Pitcher’s actionsovershadow season

E-mail Gray at: [email protected] or [email protected]

Without adoubt, throwing

an object ofany sort at afan cannot be

tolerated.

Friday, September 24, 2004 Page 7

Junior middle blockerAmanda Slate led the way with21 kills and a .622 hitting per-centage. Junior outside hitterMichelle Bernhardt finishedwith 15 kills and junior setterLindsey Martin added 44assists in the 30-18, 35-33, 32-30 victory for the Wildcats.

“Amanda just carried uswith 21 kills, only two errorsand some big serves,” Hornsaid. “She’s really got her jumpserve down and is putting theball away.”

Slate is second on the teamwith 188 kills and leads the

Wildcats with a .356 hittingpercentage. Horn credits Slate’sstrong season to her ability tocontrol her athleticism on thecourt.

Slate and the Wildcats willlook to control the LSC SouthDivision when division playbegins Thursday at homeagainst West Texas A&M. Thereigning LSC South championsand the Wildcats will beginplay at 7:30 p.m. in MoodyColiseum.

Volleyball: Tournamentlast stop before LSC South

the Greyhounds, and this sea-son he’s passing leader, and heleads the team in rushing.Hinson averages 5.5 yards percarry with 295 yards on 54attempts, and he has foundthe end zone five times on theground. He’s thrown for 510yards and three touchdownsas well, giving him 805 yardsof total offense (7th in LSC).

“[Hinson] understands theoffense; he ran it in highschool. But the best thingabout him is he makes gooddecisions, and that’s the high-est compliment you can pay a

quarterback,” Gaines said.The Wildcats have finished

5-1 the past two seasons inthe LSC South and shared thetitle with Kingsville in 2002.ACU will face SoutheasternOklahoma State in next week’scontest, which will mark thelast LSC crossover matchupbefore the Wildcats finishwith five-straight SouthDivision games.

Football: Wildcats won’tunderestimate Greyhounds

Continued from Page 8

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Running back Rashon Myles carries the ball away from ACU’s goalline on Saturday’s contest with Tarleton Sate. Myles gained 102 yardsand had 1 touchdown on 14 carries in the 31-14 victory.

JUMPS


“He leaned over our backfence one day, and he waslooking for work,” Massingillsaid. “He wanted to mowlawns.”

Massingill, his wife andtwo children became friendswith Kawinga while heworked for them.

“He kept saying, ‘When areyou coming home?’” Mas-singill said, “meaning whenwere we going to come to hishome” in Zambia, where theaverage life expectancy is 35years and an average college-aged student in Americacould be considered middle-aged.

Massingill promised himthey would go in 1997, admit-tedly unsure to what he wascommitting.

“I don’t know if I thoughthe would forget or if I thoughtthis is far enough out that Ican work it out,” Massingillsaid, “but 1997 came around,and we just stuck to it.”

At first, Massingill said heand his wife thought the tripwould be a good way for theirchildren to see the world froma different perspective.

“There’s little doubt in mymind that the reason thatwe’ve kept going is exactlythe same,” Massingill said.“It’s not that I feel that theyneed it anymore; it’s becauseit’s their ministry.”

Massingill said he loves thefamily-friendly atmosphere ofthe medical mission—anoth-er reason they continue to go.

“When you’re a family andyou find something you reallycare about and can do togeth-er,” Massingill said, “you justkeep doing it.

The physical work

The team spends almostthree weeks in Zambia

each July. They dedicate sevenfull days to clinics, duringwhich time they may see morethan 18,000 patients. Villagesswell from 500 people whenthe team arrives to 2,000 or3,000 people — many ofwhom will walk three days toattend a clinic.

Massingill said the majori-ty of cases they see are malar-ia, parasites and burns. Someof the infirmities, Massingillsaid, would be almost un-heard of to many Americans.

“We met a man last yearwho had been run over by aplow 20 years before,” Mas-

singill said. “Twenty years agothe oxen got loose while hewas plowing and pulled theplow into his leg. It was stillan open wound from 20 yearsago.”

Massingill told of peoplewho have abscessed teeth foryears that will get infected,and they die because of theinfection.

“We can’t imagine dyingbecause we’re not able to goto the dentist, but in Zambiait’s a routine problem,” hesaid.

Because fire acts as theonly source of light and heatat night, Massingill said someof the most severe cases theteam treats are burns.

The team begins manydays at 5:30 a.m., before thesun comes up, in order toreach a location and set up aclinic by 9 a.m.

“I feel a huge burden whenwe roll into a place,” Mas-singill said. “I’m a slave driv-er. I’m just rushing and going,and I see these crowds of1,500 to 2,000 people gather-ing out there.

“Every 10 minutes we see150 people,” he said. “So ifwe’re 10 minutes late startinga clinic, then 150 people aregoing to go home withoutcare.”

By 9 a.m., the Zambiansare separated into lines ofmen and women and childrenwho need medical, dental orvision help.

As people move through,the lines multiply and fan outto all the different medicalprofession-als.

In orderto care for150 peopleevery 10m i n u t e s ,Mass ingi l lsaid theteam mustoperate with extreme efficien-cy. In some cases, visits end assimply and as quickly as giv-ing the Zambian severalTylenol tablets or vitamins.However, if the patient is run-ning a temperature or seemsto be more ill, up to half anhour may be spent in diagno-sis and prescribing medicine.

Even the volunteers whohave no medical training—like Massingill—stay busy.

“We’ve got about 220 peo-ple we’ve got to feed everyday, and remember, we’recooking on open fires,” Mas-singill said. “It can take half a

dozen people plus severalZambians every hour, all dayjust cooking.”

Other volunteers are sta-tioned with each doctor tohave the next patient ready towalk in as soon as the currentone stands up.

A few workers at a time eatlunch in half-hour shifts be-fore immediately going backto work.

By 5 p.m. and several thou-sand Zambians later, the clin-ic shuts down, leaving work-ers half an hour of daylight tocollect their things. Dinnerand a devotional close the 16-hour days.

“By 9 o’clock, everyone ispretty well asleep becausethey’re dead tired,” Massingillsaid.

The spiritual work

Even though the teamdoes medical clinics

about half its days in Zambia,Massingill said he does noteven consider that the mostimportant part of the trip.

“I would never want any-one to think we go to do med-ical work,” he said. “We go tobring people Jesus.”

As missionaries, Massingillsaid they are welcomed intothe country because Zambiaconsiders itself a Christiannation.

“[The team] has a chanceto see what Jesus means whenhe says the fields are ripenedfor the harvest,” Hamby said,who saw the need for the tripeven though many people in

Zambia have some knowledgeof Christianity.

However, the farther offthe tar roads a town is locat-ed, Massingill said the moreanimistic society is, and thepeople talk more of evil spir-its.

Massingill said he remem-bers one time two years ago ababy dying in a town where aclinic was located and the rit-uals the locals went throughduring that time.

“Way off in the distance Icould hear African drum-ming—I mean traditional tri-bal dancing and drumming,”

Massingill said. “I had neveractually heard that authenti-cally. That all comes fromsuperstition and witchcraft.”

Back at the same town oneyear after introducing Christ-ianity to the people, Massin-gill remembers a completelydifferent atmosphere.

“I lay my head down to goto sleep, and I hear thissinging start,” he said. “It wasin Chitanga, not English, butit wasn’t tribal dancing. It wasChristian music.”

Massingill said that is whathe takes from the trips—see-ing God work in the people towhom they preach.

And the work continueslong after the team leavesZambia at the end of eachJuly.

A church developmentteam made up of ZambianChristians follows up with allthe congregations begunthroughout the nation duringthe year. Massingill said thisteam does the real work.

“We consider it our causeto assist the Zambian church,not to plant an Americanchurch,” Massingill said. “Wejust go and cause a reason fora lot of people to cometogether.”

Missing his friends

Pictures and portraitsthat fill his bookshelves

and line the walls speak towhat Massingill remembersmost from Zambia: the peo-ple. Just looking at a pictureresurrects a story.

“This guyowns a garageand comes withus,” Massingillsaid, gesturingto a picture of aZambian carry-ing a large hosearound hisshoulder. “We

call him the Soul Mechanicbecause he really wants to dospiritual work, and he doesmost of the time, but he’s ourmechanic. And I don’t knowwhat we’d do without him.”

Two others, DominicMoonga, who visits the Zam-bian churches year-round,and his daughter Caroline,Massingill regards withutmost honor.

“You’re looking at two ofmy heroes right there becausethey really do the work,” Mas-singill said.

Leaving at the end of Julyis bittersweet for Massingill,

and not just because he doesnot want to leave the work hedoes there.

“I have some deep, abidingrelationships with some peo-ple there, but I can nevercount on the fact that they’llbe there when I come back ayear later,” Massingill said,holding back tears. “So whatsticks out in my mind are myfriendships I can’t count on,because people that arehealthy one year die the next,simply because they don’thave adequate medicine.

“It’s not that they couldn’tbe saved,” he said. “It’s justthat they don’t have what ittakes to be saved physically.”

That is why Massingillgoes to spend time with thepeople and help give themsomething he says not eventheir politicians give them:

dignity.That is why he just could-

n’t move a woman in a wheel-barrow.

“You can be there work-ing, ready to do the nextchore that comes along, and itjust so happens that the nextchore that comes along couldbe this really important choreof carrying somebody into adoctor’s office,” he said.“Whereas my next chore hereis to make sure my computeris locked before I leave.

“You are put in a situationwhere the next average thingyou might do is going to real-ly be meaningful to some-body.”


Dr. K.B. Massingill, chief information officer, stands beside his mapof Africa. Massingill spends about one month Zambia helping co-direct a medical mission trip each July directing and overseeing thework that occurs while the team is there.

E-mail Smith at: [email protected]

Massingill: Work about saving lives, saving souls

“What sticks out in my mind are the friendships I can’t count on, because people that are

healthy one year die the next.”

K.B. Massingill, chief information officer


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This week inWildcat sports...

(home events in italics)Friday, September 24 VB: Central Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 25 VB: SE Oklahoma State, 1 p.m. VB: Cameron, 5 p.m. FB: at Eastern New Mexico, 7p.m. Monday, September 27 G: at NSU Men's Fall Classic, 9a.m. Tuesday, September 28 G: at NSU Men's Fall Classic, 9a.m. Thursday, September 30 VB: West Texas A&M, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 2 MCC: at OSU CowboyJamboree, 10 a.m. WCC: at OSU CowboyJamboree, 10 a.m.

LSC SouthStandings

FootballTeam Div. Tot.1. A&M-Kingsville 0-0 2-02. ACU 0-0 2-12. Midwestern State 0-0 2-14. E. New Mexico 0-0 1-35. A&M-Commerce 0-0 1-25. W. Texas A&M 0-0 1-27. Angelo State 0-0 0-4

VolleyballTeam Div. Tot.1. Tarleton State 0-0 12-32. E. New Mexico 0-0 9-23. Angelo State 0-0 11-34. ACU 0-0 11-55. West Texas A&M 0-0 9-66. A&M-Kingsville 0-0 5-8

ScoresTuesday

VolleyballACU 3, St. Edwards 0

Briefs

Manning earns LSC SpecialTeams POW for secondstraight week

Danieal Manning was recog-nized for the second straight weekas the Lone Star ConferenceSouth Special Teams Player of theWeek.

Manning returned a punt for a55-yard score against North-eastern State on Sept. 11 and hada total of 176 return yardsbetween punt, kickoff and inter-ception returns.

Manning played a big part inACU’s upset of Tarleton StateSaturday, returning a punt 73yards for a touchdown and pickingoff his second pass of the season.— Kyle Robarts-Sports Editor

Martin named LSC SouthDivision Setter of the Week

The Lone Star Conferencenamed ACU setter Lindsey Martinthe South Division setter of theweek for her performance lastweek. The junior from Sugarlandadded 119 assists to her seasontotal last week in three regionalmatches.

Martin averaged 13.22 assistsper game and helped the Wildcatsgo 3-0 against Texas Woman’s,Texas A&M-Commerce andSoutheastern Oklahoma. Martinposted her best statistics againstTexas Woman’s with 48 assists,nine digs and two kills.

“Lindsey is the quarterback ofthis team, and she deserves therecognition,” said head coachBrek Horn. “She carries a lot ofresponsibility, so the coachingstaff is always pushing her.”

Martin leads the LSC with 666assists through Thursday. Hornsaid Martin’s teammates alsodeserve credit.

“Lindsey is doing a good job,and it doesn’t hurt to have goodhitters,” Horn said. “It’s really ateam effort. She couldn’t do itwithout the pass and without thehitters, but Lindsey is really doinga great job reading the middleblockers and getting the ball to herhitters.”— Brian Roe-Sports Writer

By KYLE ROBARTSSPORTS EDITOR

In a roundabout way, ACU’sfootball season starts Saturdayin Portales, N.M. Sure, theteam may have just come offone of the biggest wins inschool history by beatingTarleton State on its home turf.But the quest to dethrone TexasA&M-Kingsville (four straightLSC South Division Titles)starts with Eastern NewMexico.

The Wildcats take their 2-1record to the 1-3 Greyhounds,but fans may want to disregardrecords and statistics whenmaking assumptions about the

outcomes of games in the LSCSouth.

“You can’t judge [ENMU] bytheir record; the conference’stalent is spread so well acrossthe board,” said senior receiverDillon Cobb. “In the past, we’vebeen 0-3 and beaten them whilethey were nationally ranked, soit doesn’t matter what theirrecord is; they can beat you.”

ACU has had the upperhand on the last five matchupswith the Greyhounds, but thelast time the Wildcats went toPortales, it took a game-win-ning field goal from 49 yardsout from Eben Nelson to win20-19.

“Tarleton overlooked us lastweek, so we need to learn fromtheir mistake and not overlookthem,” said Nelson, seniorplace-kicker. “We need to

expect their best and be readyto give our best.”

The tables are turned thisweek for the Wildcats. Lastweek, the team had a seven-game losing streak againstTarleton and was able to snap itwith a 31-14 win. This week,however, the Greyhounds willbe looking to snap a five-gamelosing streak to ACU.

“We’re still high from theTarleton win, and I think wehave the ability to dominatethem, but they’re hungry for awin,” Cobb said.

Head coach Gary Gainessaid, “We have momentumestablished, but that doesn’tguarantee anything. Just be-cause a team is unranked does-n’t mean they can’t beat us.”

Both Gaines and Cobb havecommented on Eastern’s

unconvention-al style thatthe teamshould expectSaturday.

“ T h e y ’ r ehard to pre-pare for in aweek’s time;they run thew i s h b o n eoffense andtheir defensesends the blitzf requent ly,”Gaines said.

“Their de-fense is reallygood,” he said. “They throweverything at you–they blitzfrom every angle and line up inawkward formations,” Cobbsaid. “It kind of makes youwonder if they know what they

are doing, but they do and theydo it well.”

Steven Hinson is the third-year starter at quarterback for

By NATHAN CRUMMELSTUDENT REPORTER

The last hitter has roundedthe bases, and the first touch-downs of the year have beenscored for ACU intramuralsports.

Matt Bryan, senior intra-mural crew chief, said every-thing has run smoothly so farand that the year should beone of the best.

“It’s gone fairly well, justabout as good as you couldexpect it to go,” said Bryan,senior finance and accountingmajor from Mesquite. “We’vebeen lucky we haven’t had anymajor problems so far.”

The men’s and women’stennis singles and doublestournament ended last week-end with a record number ofparticipants, said JonathanRoss, intramural coordinatorand senior interdisciplinarypsychology and missionsmajor from Abilene.

Softball saw larger num-bers than expected as well,which led to the creation of aseason and playoff systeminstead of the double elimina-tion tournament that wasplanned.

Intramural softball endedlast week with the Diamondswinning the women’s divisionand Degeneration X winningits third consecutive softballchampionship, said Ross, whoplays for Degeneration X andsaid it was rewarding to win athird straight title.

Ross said he and his team-mates must now turn theirattention to the flag footballseason, intramurals’ mostpopular sport. Danny Kittley,director of ACU intramuralsports, said 54 teams are play-ing in the various men’s andwomen’s divisions, with about1,100 students participating.Kittley said he sees this asabout the peak number forparticipants for any given yearand that the 54 teams ties aschool record.

Brad Powers, junior educa-tion major from Fresno, Calf.,said he has taken notice of theimprovements in the officiat-ing staff and their desire toprovide the best possiblegames.

“It’s been awesome,”Powers said. “The intramuralstaff has put it together reallywell. So far it’s been a morepleasurable experience thanin years past.”

After last week’s upsetwin, Wildcats take 2-1

record to Portales, N.M.

Game Preview

Abilene Christian (2-1, 0-0) at Eastern New Mexico (1-3, 0-0)Date: Saturday Sept. 25, 2004 Time: 6 p.m. (7 p.m. CST)

Location: Portales, N.M.Stadium: Greyhound Stadium (6,100, grass)

Audio: KULL 92.5 FM or streaming audio at www.tsrnsports.com

Abilene Christian (2-1)Colors: Purple and WhiteCoach: Gary Gaines (18-26, 5th season)

Eastern New Mexico (1-3)Colors: Green and Silver

Coach: Bud Elliot (63-47-2, 11th season)

See FOOTBALL Page 7

By BRIAN ROESPORTS WRITER

ACU plays host to the entireLone Star Conference thisweekend at the annual LSCCrossover Tournament inMoody Coliseum. Twelve teamswill play 18 matches over thetwo-day tournament beginning

Friday at 1:30 p.m.The Moody Coliseum courts

will be split into two separatecourts in order for two matchesto be played simultaneously.The first matches of the tourna-ment feature Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Texas A&M-Commerce on court one andTarleton State vs. CentralOklahoma on court two.

“The conference and cross-over tournaments alternate lo-cations every year, and since we

are a centrally located school,we get to host every four yearsor so,” said head coach BrekHorn.

The Wildcats are 14-1 all-time at the LSC CrossoverTournament, which began in2000. The team’s only loss cameto Central Oklahoma in 2002.ACU will face the Lady Bron-chos in their first match of thetournament Friday at 7:30 p.m.

ACU will also play twomatches on Saturday at 1 p.m.

against Southeastern OklahomaState and at 5 p.m. againstCameron.

“We will be at home, so weexpect to win,” Horn said. “Weexpect to win all matches onour home court.”

The Wildcats carry a five-game winning streak into thetournament after defeating St.Edwards in three straight gamesTuesday in Austin.


Members of the Wildcat volleyball team celebrate after a point in Saturday’s match with Southeastern Oklahoma. ACU won the match 3-0.

Wildcats to face UCO, SEOKU and Cameron

Softball and tennis finish as flag

football begins

Training staff undergoes changes

Intramuralsin full swing

By WARREN GRAYSPORTS WRITER

The ACU athletic trainingprogram has been split in twothis year. For the first time,the Wildcats have a headmen’s athletic trainer, JasonDunavant, as well as a headwomen’s athletic trainer,Britney Webb.

“We divided it up intomen’s and women’s just forease of issues,” Dunavantsaid. “There’s some men’sissues we can talk about andthen women’s issues we cantalk about now. So it makesthings a little easier for us.”

This is Dunavant’s firstexperience as a head trainer.He has been an assistanttrainer for four years at ACUafter holding the same job atthe University of Arkansas.Dunavant was actually set toaccept a job at Seton Hall inNew Jersey before being

offered a job at ACU. He saidhe chose Abilene for a num-ber of reasons, not the least ofwhich was the location.

“It’s a lot better in Texasthan it is in New Jersey forone thing,” Dunavant said.

Webb was a head trainer atG r a n b u r yHigh Schoolbefore comingto ACU. Thewife of a highschool foot-ball coach,Webb has be-come accus-tomed tomoving. When they moved toWest Texas after he acceptedthe job as Baird’s head foot-ball coach, Webb knew shewanted to continue to be atrainer.

“We really just kind oflucked out on her because shejust happened to be in thearea,” Dunavant said. “She’sfantastic.”

As head trainers, both Du-navant and Webb say this iswhat they want to do, and

where they want to be. “This is what everyone

aspires to be,” Dunavant said.“Being an athletic trainer islike being a director of amovie.”

“Directing” the athletestakes a lot of behind-the-scenes work. While trainersdon’t usually get the recogni-tion of coaches, their workwith the team is vital.Dunavant said 12-hour daysare the norm for him, daysthat begin at 6 a.m. Webb alsosaid the job takes a lot ofwork and doesn’t always getpublicity.

“If you’re in this professionto get recognition, you’re inthe wrong profession,” Webbsaid.

Both head trainers saidthey are blessed with 11 stu-dent trainers who carry muchof the workload. Webb saidshe doesn’t know what theywould do without the stu-dents.

“If we didn’t have them, itwould be pretty hard to dothis job,” Webb said.

Dunavant echoed herremarks.

“You can have the biggest,baddest boat on the water, butif you don’t have a motorpushing it, it doesn’t matterdiddly squat,” Dunavant said.“Our student trainers are thatmotor.”

When all is said and done,Dunavant said, a trainer’s jobis complete when a recover-ing athlete plays well.

“I got the biggest thrill ofmy lifetime watching RashonMyles break one,” Dunavantsaid. “Rashon’s been kind ofbanged up, and when wefinally got him healthy and hescored that touchdown, I wasjust bubbling inside.

“That was satisfactionenough for me.”

Rick Fox, former head ath-letic trainer, left ACU afterthe spring semester to takethe same position at BurnetHigh School.

Dunavant, Webb fillholes; ‘blessed’ to have

student trainers

E-mail Gray at: [email protected]

E-mail Crummel at: [email protected]

Crossover tourney begins Friday

Dunavant

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LSC South Division play under way

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