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The Optimist
Wednesday February 12 2003
Doors la Mabcc Residence Hall were fixed with new locks after a string of thefts. The dls-
carded door knobs arc saved to be reheyed In the future.
Broadway
Musical touring
show to appear at
Civic Center
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Student Reporter
The hit Broadway musical
Stomp is coming to Abilene
February 25 & 26 at the Civic
Center auditorium.
This will be the musical's
second time in Abilene. The
first came back in 1998 where
they achieved a near sellout.
The touring section of
Stomp which is part of the
Broadway musical will be
performing here in town. It
has been on a national tour
for more than six years and
the New York show has been
performed for more than 10
years.
This is not the same cast
that performs on Broadway
but the show is no different.
Stomp was brought to
Abilene in part by Abilene
Cultural Affairs. It is part of a
number of Broadway shows
coming to Abilene including
Cinderella Cabaret and Lord
of the Dance.
Stomp is best described as
a performance surrounded
around rhythm produced by
ordinary household goods.
Some of "the items Include
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trash cans brooms mops and
kitchen sinks.
Manilla Antolnc sopho-
more nursing major from
Houston says she has been a
fan of the musical for years.
"It carries the same
rhythms as hip-hop and R&B
which is the music I like and
its rhythms arc similar to
stepping" Antolnc said.
Many of the beats in Stomp
were influenced by stepping
a dance-like movement creat-
ing rhythms by clapping
stomping and hitting differ-
ent parts of the body which Is
performed by African-
American fraternities and
sororities on many college
campuses.
Adam Epstein president of
the Theatre Council said the
council wants to bring some
of the best Broadway shows to
Abilene.
"We pick shows that we
think will have a great appeal
to the Abilene audience"
Epstein said.
Antoine who plans to
attend the show said that she
thinks Stomp would not only
benefit Abilene but also ACU.
"I think it would be an
enlightening experience that
would increase cultural diver-
sity on our campus" Antoine
said. "Because Abilene doesn't
have a lot to offer culturally or
cntcrtainmcnt-wlse when
people hear about it 1 think
they'll be very Interested in
It."
This car Stomp is expect-
ed to sell the same number of
if not more tickets than the
last time it was in town.
Stomp has remained a suc-
cessful theatre piece for a
number of years and Epstein
said that it inspires everyone
that sees it.
"This show is an incredible
piece of theatre" he said. "It's
so inspiring. At the end of the
show you're dancing along
with it."
Epstein believes that the
continued success of the
show can be attributed to the
age barriers it crosses.
'Stomp captivates every-
one from children to seniors"
he said. "It's fun. It doesn't
have a heavy plot... it's not
your regular Broadway musi-
cal." Epstein also said that it
crosses many language barri-
ers so even those who don't
speak English can enjoy the
show.
Tickets for Stomp are avail-
able now through the Abilene
Civic Center for $25-35. Call
676-6211 for more Informa-
tion. '
it has an impact
M opportunity to earn money art a trip
Dates: June 1-July 3
Accepting
applications now!
visft die TMI offices next to tno
UC for an application or call
674-2750 far mora information.
RA interest meetings set
Meetings will occur
Feb. 11 and 13
in Hilton Room
Miumi I. nox
Opinion Cdiior
Meetings for students
interested in becoming resi-
dent assistants and spiritual
life assistants will take place
Feb. 11 at noon and Feb. 13
at 6 p.m. in the Hilton Room.
Mimi Barnard director of
residence life education and
housing said the purpose of
the meeting will be to "com-
municate information
regarding vision responsi-
bilities etc."
Barnard
will speak at
the meet-
ings along
with Mark
Lewis direc-
tor of spiri-
tual life and
student min-
istries who
Barnard
will speak about the SLA pro-
gram. Current Residence
Directors RA's and SLA's will
be there as well to answer
questions.
Tor those interested in an
RA or SLA position at least
one of these meetings Is
required.
Field dedicated to Frat alumnus
New intramural
field located at
Taylor
StkbaxiiYom
Student Reporter
The new activity fields
located on Taylor Elementary
School's property will be dedi-
cated to Frater Sodalis senior
sponsor Larry Sanders ACU
graduate and Provost of Texas
I State Technical College. The
fields will be named the Lorry
C. 'Satch' Sanders Intramural
Fields" for Sanders' 25 years of
Frater Sodalis sponsorship.
In addition to ACU's cur-
rent intramural fields the
fields on Taylor Elementary's
.property are additional fields
'which ACU students are
on others. "
-Jackie Robinson
Be a
counselor.
Make a
difference!
lake Sledge McKlnzle Hall
director said that before stu-
dents pick up an application
they need to hear the vision
statement for residence life
find out what it is all about
and then make a more edu-
cated decision about what to
do.
Residence Life put more
into advertising for RA and
SLA positions this year
through Optimist ads flyers
my.acu announcements and
booths in the Campus
Center hoping to increase
this year's pool of applicants.
Julia Podzcmny junior
speech pathology major
from Sedan N.M. has been
an RA in Gardner Hall for two
years.
"I felt like this was my
leadership ministry"
Podzcmny said. "I enjoy
helping freshmen make the
transition from high school
to college and to be a mentor
figure and a guide."
Podzcmny said she loves
getting to know her girls on a
personal basis and watching
them grow throughout their
freshman year. Barnard said
these relationships arc vital.
"The RA and SLA posi-
tions arc some of the most
Important student leader-
ship positions at ACU"
allowed to use during the
summer nights and week-
ends said Danny Kittley
director of intramurals
Two years ago ACU
reached an agreement with
the Abilene Independent
School District enabling stu-
dents active in intramurals to
use Taylor's fields Kittley said.
When Tim Vandell
Sanders' friend and fellow
Frater Sodalis sponsor real-
ized the anniversary he decid-
ed that something should be
done.
"He's given so much time
and the guys love him so
much" Yandell said.
Therefore Yandell decided
to approach the superintend-
ent of AISD and make an offer.
He proposed that if he could
raise enough money to put
lights on the Taylor field he
could gain the naming rights
for the ACU portion of the ath-
letic fields.
AISD will not be affected
as the school district would
not adopt the "new" name for
the Taylor portion.
After talking to select mem-
bers of the school board
meeting with the superin-
tendent and receiving permis-
sion from the ACU
Barnard said. "These student
leaders arc 'front line' people
who minister to students In
powerful and Important
ways."
The responsibilities of an
RA include checking rooms
each night working the desk
In the lobby and planning
three or four activities a year.
The RA's also serve as a medi-
ator in conflict situations
and as a friend to the resi-
dents. RA's arc paid by the uni-
versity for anywhere from
15-20 hours of work per week
at minimum wage.
"It's not something you do
for the money" Podzcmny
said. "It's a service to others."
Applications will be avail-
able at the interest meetings
and must be submitted by 5
pm. on Feb. 17. Following
this essays and character
references will be due and
then the Interview process
will begin.
Sledge said they hope to
have all RA's and SLA's hired
before Spring Break in order
to have more training time
before August when the
freshmen arrive.
"RA's and SLA's have the
opportunity to change the
world beginning where they
live" Barnard said.
Development 1 cadershlp
Team Yandell started to work.
"I've been calling old Frats
on my own time Sunday
afternoons on my cell
phone." Yandell said.
Along with gifts from old
club members the current
Frater Sodalis members
donated $1000 a portion of
their fall I launtcd I louse pro-
ceeds. "They worked their tails off
this year doing the Haunted
House and then they turned
around and donated it to this
cause" Yandell said.
Since the fund raiser
began Yandell has received
commitments totaling
$43000 which is not far from
the club's $75000 goal.
According to Yandell ACU
asks that there is $50000 in
the bank before they begin
working on the fields.
"I've received commit-
ments from $3000 to
$15000" Yandell said. "Every
Frat alumni will be given the
opportunity to make a gift to
this effort.
This year marked the 30th
year that Sanders participated
in the Frater Sodalis flag foot-
ball team during the intramu-
ral season.
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