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Friday April 16 2004
Guest musician to
Nationally renowned
conductor will also
direct wind ensemble
Jesixee Guemero
Student Reporter
A nationally renowned
conductor will be on campus
Saturday to help band con-
ductors identify and improve
their methods of conducting.
John Whitwell director of
band at Michigan State
University and ACU alumnus
will be this year's guest clini-
cian at the ACU Conducting
Symposium in the Williams
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A student In an art class Monday afternoon works with a clay
object for one of her class projects.
SA: Woodroof named
executive secretary
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"I'll be working with my
friends; it's going to be lots of
fun" Woodroof said.
Three students applied for
the secretary position Booker
said. The applicants filled out
an application created and
presented a creative interpre-
tation of themselves and
interviewed for about 45 min-
utes with the newly elected
executive officers Monday.
"All three applications were
very qualified" Booker said.
"They all did a wonderful job.
Sarah had a wonderful inter-
view and she has an amazing
work ethic."
She said Woodroof fulfilled
Drought: Rain still
needed for land
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Lake Fort Phantom Hill on
Friday was at 1622.5 feet 13 4
feet below where it should be
if the lake were full.
The NWS Web site says the
forecast issued by the Climate
Prediction Center through
July suggests West-Central
Texas will experience temper-
atures above normal. Also the
Performing Arts Center. The
symposium is sponsored by
the ACU band program and
organized by Dr. ). Eric
Wilson director of bands and
Natalie Steele associate direc-
tor of bands.
Whitwell will also be the
guest conductor for the ACU
wind ensemble and concert
band at Friday night's band
concert in Cullcn Auditorium.
Wilson said Whitwell is one
of the more "well-respected
and known teachers of con-
ducting and conductors in the
wind ensemble field in the
nation."
Based on Whltwell's previ
touches
the qualities that the officers
were looking for in a secre-
tary: someone positive en-
couraging responsible and
optimistic.
"I'm very honored that I got
this position" Woodroof said.
"I really wanted this Job."
The first meeting of the
83rd Student Congress likely
will be called for April 28
Woodroof said.
Congress will not be Tilled
until elections are conducted
for academic and residence
hall representatives and fresh-
man class senators in the fall.
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precipitation outlook suggests
that the area will experience
near-normal precipitation.
The current rainfall total
has good short-term effects
on agriculture but in the long
run Carnesi said Abilene will
need several more inches of
rain to end the drought.
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ous experiences at ACU as
band director he will "make
our community feci better
about what were doing and
appreciate the gift that God
has given us" Wilson said.
The event organizers have
invited conductors to partici-
pate in the symposium and
have opened It to anyone who
is interested in observing
Wilson said.
Participating conductors
will be allotted 10 to 15 min-
utes to conduct the wind
ensemble through pre-select-ed
music which will be cri-
tiqued by Whitwell. Wilson
and Steele will also be partici
University trying out new mascots
Students can try out
for Willie the Wildcat
on April 24
Blake Farmer
SluJrnl Reporter
Tryouts for Willie the
Wildcat will be conducted
April 24 to replace one of two
of the faces behind the ACU
mascot Lajours Taylor.
"We're trying to keep the
personality of Willie consis-
tent from year to year" said
Taylor senior marketing and
management major from
Dallas.
Bikes: Bicycles' return will give students lift
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a bicycle and feel the wind in
your hair."
Cooke said he stopped the
Purple Bike program In 2001
because of a lack of funding
to build up and maintain the
program.
He said one problem was
that some students vandal-
ized the bicycles or took them
off campus. He also said
many of the donated bikes
were not suited for campus
transportation.
Cooke said he is glad SA
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Scaelars Pragma were Mh last semester:
Students received 3 hours of individualized workshop time with nationally-renowned
speaker Donald Asher as they prepared personal statements for their graduate appli
cation packets. This was in addition to the campus-wide lectures Mr. Asher provided.
Scholars were offered 10 hours of GRE preparation free of charge.
They visited 4 university campuses (Ohio State University Penn State University
Northwestern University and Wheaton Graduate School)
Scholars participated in small group workshops on topics such as:
- Financial planning and budgeting for graduate school
- Selecting and gaining admission to graduate school
- Developing critical thinking skills (including the differences between undergrad-
uate and graduate school)
- Time and priority management
Students met with two different ACU faculty in an informal coffee-hour setting dis-
cussing the experience of working and teaching in a university setting
17 scholars presented their original research at national conferences
19 scholars participated in a research symposium here at ACU
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symposium for directors
pating conductors In the sym-
posium. The symposium will give
conductors a chance to
"recharge their batteries and
hopefully enliven their inspi-
ration so they can go on and
inspire their own students"
Wilson said. "That is certainly
a desire of ours to be able to
serve as that catalyst for that
continued renewal."
Along with bringing ex-
pertise of conducting Wilson
said he believes Whitwell will
be able to connect with the
students In the ensemble.
"Just the musical aptitude
that he brings will be conta
Traditionally the identi-
ties of the students playing
Willie are kept secret and
Taylor has shared the duties
of the mascot with another
student since the fall 2003
athletic season.
Although she enjoyed her
time as the body Inside
Willie Taylor said she hopes
the next Willie will appreci-
ate what the mascot means
to the students and the uni-
versity. "You have to be bigger
than life when you're playing
Willie" Taylor said. "Even if
you're having a bad day you
can't let it show."
The returning student of
wants to reinstate the system.
"This will be a very visible
project that everyone would
have equal opportunity to
use" he said. "It would show
where their money is going."
Sen. Justin Scott sopho-
more class member of the
research and development
committee said the selection
process was blind and al-
though Wilkerson is married
to this year's SA executive
president Jonathan Wilker-
son It had nothing to do with
the committee's decision. He
said her idea being chosen
it what statfeats in the McNilr
Scaelers Prearam.
McNair Scholars
Dr. Jason Morris
gious" Wilson said. "I think
the students will fully recog-
nize appreciate and be
inspired by the interaction on
a musical and personal level."
This year will be the third
year for Larry Sellers Junior
music education major from
Manor to participate in the
symposium as member of the
wind ensemble.
Sellers said the symposium
will be beneficial to members
of the ensemble because it
will teach them better musi-
cianship. He said It will also
expose the members to a con-
ductor who has a different
way of thinking and teaching
the two mascots sophomore
integrated marketing com-
munication major from Abi-
lene will retain her anony-
mity for the purpose of
building the mystery of
Willie. She said she Is looking
for a student with energy and
creativity to share the
responsibilities of the school
mascot.
"As Willie you have to put
up with a lot" she said. "Kids
are always pulling on your
tail."
She said being Willie the
Wildcat is a unique way for
her to be involved with the
university. She said a love of
kids is more important than
was "sweet irony."
"We knew we had done
everything we could to ensure
the contest was done fairly"
said Scott sophomore politi-
cal science major from
Whitehouse. "But it was like
what could we do? That's how
it happened."
Scott said the idea should
be implemented by the end of
the semester.
He said if the Purple Bike
idea catches on he hopes SA
will set aside money every
year to replenish and main-
tain the bicycles.
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than what they are accus-
tomed to.
The band program spon-
sored a conducting sympo-
sium each year while Whitwell
was band director. After seven
years without a symposium
the program continued the
sponsorship three years ago
when Wilson became band
director.
Wilson said the program
plans to sponsor another
symposium next year.
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when it comes to being
Willie.
She said students interest-
ed in trying out for mascot
should prepare a three-to-five-minute
skit. This could
Involve other students or be
done solo and can include
music.
The tryout will also in-
clude an impromptu situa-
tion for Willie to handle and
an out-of-costume interview.
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He also said SA wants to
make the Campus Enhance-
ment contest a tradition and
will hold another contest In
September.
Roseberry freshman busi-
ness management and mar-
keting major from Troy Ohio
said the contest had 44 en-
tries several of which Includ-
ed increased recycling and
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