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OThe
PTIMIST
What's on TV? More than
you can watch without TiVo
ArtsFriday provides a glimpse of the season
debuts offered this week page 4
Chili charity
Chili's is raising money Monday to benefit St. Jude's
Hospital as part of national Chili's effort Page 3
Catchina the Grevhound
Eastern New Mexico prances to ACU with
nation's best running game page 8
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FRIDAY
September 28 2007
Vol. 96 No. 10
1 section 8 pages
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SA debates representative rules
By Kelt! Peace
KUsaoivo EnnoR
The Students' Association
Congress divided oer the
rule requiring representa-
tives to major in the build-
ing they represent with some
supporting adherence to the
rules and others seeking to
fill empty seats at Wednes-
day's meeting.
Congress debated the is
sue for more than an hour in
a meeting with no new busi-
ness on the agenda
UP Rep. Caleb Archer Ju-
nior political science major
from Southlake mocd to
appoint llalliv Roberts se-
nior political science maor
from Iort .Sumner NM to
the 7ona Luce representative
position raising questions
of whether students can rep-
resent a building as a minor
and calling into question how
rigorous Congress should be
in examining qualifications.
hile no one argued against
Roberts' ablllt) to compe-
tend) fill the role some said
it was inappropriate to let a
student who spends little
time in a building act as the
representative. Others said
filling empty seats Is more
important than focusing on
procedure.
"We have rules for a rea-
son" said UP Rep. Case Bing-
ham senior political science
major from Conroe an oppo-
nent of appointing Roberts to
represent 7ona Luce.
More than anything some
Congress members worried
thev could be setting a prec-
edent of relaxing the rules.
SA executive President Matt
See SA page 5
HHiSi
KATIE QAGER CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER
SA vice president Daniel Paul Watklns junior political science major from
Fredericksberg Va ; SA president Matt Worthington senior missions major
from San Antonio and Matt Greenberg senior political science major from
Grand Praine conduct the SA meeting Wednesday In Hart Auditorium
Fresh Follies
KATIE GAGER CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER
The Large Chorus performs "Good Morning ACU" a spin-off of "Good Morning Baltimore" from Halrspay In Cullen Auditorium Thursday. Freshman Follies begins Fnday
iPhone research groups aided by touch
By Jared Fields
Editor-in ClIItF
ACU continues taking steps to-
ward bringing Apple technology
to campus sooner than first imag-
ined. After the Sep. 5 release of
the iPod touch the unlverslt) ex-
panded the number of researchers
from the originally planned 7-10 to
almost 40.
"Two davs during the time we
were making our call for proposals
the IPod touch was introduced"
said Bill Rankin associate profes-
sor of English.
The IPod touch allow s the univ er-
sity to bring more people into the
research because of the similarities
between it and the IPhone. Rankin
said other than no phone capabili
ties camera and a few other mi-
nor diiferences the two products
arc similar enough to research the
same things.
Also the IPod touch's price
makes research more affordable
when compared to the monthl)
phone plan the iPhone requires.
"What's most import is it gives
us an opportunity to stud) the
iPhone Web browser without hav-
ing the cost of the IPhone" George
Saltsman director of Educational
Technolog) In the Adams Cen-
ter for Teaching Excellence said.
"Wherever we would want to re-
search how the iPhone uses the In-
ternet we can use the IPod Itouch)
to do the same."
The researchers will be placed In
seven groups researching different
aspects of the iPhone's use.
"Rather than just ma) be one
person working on a particular
area we have -1-5 people working on
a particular area" Rankin said "It
lets us protot)pe our studies with a
devise that's granted less capable
but more affordable and easier to
get Into more people's hands."
The 10 gig cost about the same
as the 8 gig IPhone and researchers
have the choice to pick which devise
the) want to use in their research
While no plan currentl) exists
for the monthl) iPhone bill Rankin
said the il'od touch helps with
some worries about how it could
be handled.
"To date AT&T hasn't created a
corporate plan" Rankin said. "We
have to hu) it as though we're an
individual. Right now there's no
way to have a bunch of IPhones on
campus The IPod touch let's us not
have to deal with that plan."
For the 40 applications came
due. Thursday to accept their
role in one of the seven research
groups rinal word comes Frlda)
for the applicants.
Like painting a house having more
people allows quicker progress.
"Before we imagined a multi-
step function" Kankin said. "I
feel that puts us In a great posi-
tion to figure this out. . and lead
us more quickl) to the decisions
we'll make."
The sev en research groups begin
with the executive stud) group. This
Sec RESEARCH page 5
Pledging
numbers
sink
from '06
By Denton Joiey
Feau res Editor
Fewer people went through Bid
Night this )ear than last. The num-
ber of pledges dropped for men's
and women's clubs.
Last )ear 235 women and 142
men reported final rankings for
clubs but this )ear only 223 wom-
en and 108 men ranked clubs to
pledge.
Mauri Westbrook coordinator of
student organizations and activities
said numbers have been decreasing
for the last several ) cars.
Sec NUMBERS page 5
Sing Song
hosts tryouts
approaching
By Val Valle
0tiE Editor
Juniors and seniors who want to
host Sing Song 2008 attended an in-
terest meeting on Tuesday In Cullen
Auditorium.
About 50 students attended the
meeting to receive information
packets instructing prospects on
what to do before their audition.
Closed auditions will begin Mon-
day Oct. 8 at G p m. The deadline
to sign up for an audition time is
Wednesday Oct. 3.
Sing Song 2008 will mark Its 52nd
show Feb. 14-10. Tradltionall) Sing
Song features three hosts and three
hostesses and the participation of
students performing in club and
class numbers is one of the largest
See HOSTS page 5
Forum gives Rep. King chance to converse with constituents
By Laura Acuff
Student Reporter
Abilene residents among
them some ACU professors
discussed criminal justice
and cancer reform at a forum
on Tuesday conducted b)
District 71 State Representa-
tive Susan King. District 71
includes the university.
"The main point Is to be
proactive" King said. "We
believe in open transpar-
ency and direct discussion
and discourse."
The forum at the T & P
Depot on 1101 N. First St.
lasted only an hour because
of King's desire to make It
as convenient as possible
for attendees. King arranged
chairs In a circle and sat
among the citiens who
numbered between ten and
15 and claimed a varict) of
backgrounds and ethnicities.
Following Introductions
around the circle King imme-
diately opened the forum to
questions and discussion al-
lowing citiens to both Inquire
about and comment on what-
ever issues they preferred.
"I'm not for censoring or
trjlng to orchestrate com
munications" King said. "It's
kind of a risk to do this be-
cause 1 don't have an) Idea
who will show up. I don't
know what the) '11 ask me but
I believe that's a genuine wa)
to Involve people. That's just
kind of my st)le."
Discussion covered a va-
riety of topics Including the
Texas Forest Service instal-
lation of tollbooths on Texas
hlghwa)s and incarceration
of the mentally handicapped.
"There Is such a focus now
on criminal justice reform"
King said. "Quite frankly we
don't have the workers we
don't have the prison beds
and we need to not be locking
people up when they don't
need to be."
Regardless of which issue
was being discussed much
of the conversation revolved
around finances and funding
"Unfortunatel) ever) thing
begins and ends with mone)"
King said. "That's the prob-
lem. That's the process. You
can have the monc) there.
You can have It appropriated
and then the governor can
veto it."
Although most topics In-
volved statewide concerns
King still related issues to the
community of Abilene.
"One of the biggest Is-
sues people are talking
about in Abilene and all
over the state has to do with
bonds for cancer research"
King said. "Texas Is poised to
become a really really strong
force there Lance Armstrong
and others are reall) push-
ing it hard. The controversy
there is people say 'Why can-
cer? Why not dlabetes7 Why
not Parkinson's? Why not
Alzheimer's? Wh) not AIDS?'
That's a legitimate ques-
tion but cancer becomes a
disease that Is opportunis-
tic within other diseases so
when )our immune s)stcm
Is down for example with
AIDS there are specific can-
cers that are opportunistic
diseases with AIDS."
Elected last spring King
serves on the Human Ser-
vices Rules and Resolutions
and Public Health Commit-
tees but was quick to assert
that she Is not a medical ex-
pert. King assured forum at-
tendees that questions she
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