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Friday April 18 2008
Elections: Chaplain position passes
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kind of an average election."
The only surprise came
from the vice presidential
race when Charles Gaines
sophomore social justice ma-
jor from Cedar Hill dropped
out of the race Sunday.
"People need to know who's running because they
need to know who to come to."
McKenzie and Saniuk did
not comment and Gaines
told the student body In
Chapel on Wednesday that
he chose to run in the stu-
dent body's Interest and "it
was In that same student
body's best interest that
I withdrew."
Gaines' late drop out left
Sarah Pulls junior political
science major from Longview
vice-president-elect which
didn't stop her from getting
campaign jitters she said.
However Pulls decided to
participate in campaigning to
share her vision for SA with
the student body.
Spencer Hemphill treasurer-elect
also opted to cam-
paign though unopposed.
"I feel like it's appropri-
ate" Hemphill said. "People
Reactions:
choices regarding alcohol
throughout their lifetimes;
ieir lifetimes;
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and tighten
enforcement
against the
consumption
of alcohol es-
pecially dur-
ing the im-
pressionable time of late
adolescence."
Thompson and a campus
committee are refining the
specific policy language.
He said his office has been
fielding numerous calls
and e-mails from support-
ive and angry alumni and
he understands why some
are concerned with the
university's decision.
"Without seeing the fine
print it is very easy for this to
be misinterpreted and misun-
derstood" Thompson said.
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need to know who's running
because they need to know
who to come to."
All three elected officers
said they plan to spend time
In Abilene this summer net-
working with administrators
and learning the finer details
of their new positions.
"I know at the debates I
came off as kind of super-
cilious and conceited" Wat-
kins said. "But I guess peo-
ple are ready for a different
kind of politics."
Watklns displayed his dif-
ferent approach to politics
when he stepped down from
the stage during his speech
on Wednesday and wandered
around the floor with two live
ducks talking to students
about companionship.
"On the stage I didn't
feel comfortable" he said.
"I didn't feel like I was en-
gaging people."
Now president-elect Wat-
kins has plans to assemble
the rest of the Cabinet quick-
ly with the help of Pulls and
Hemphill. And by the end of
next week he said he plans
Community responses mixed
"There was sort of a don't-ask don't-tell policy. I
think what this does is it takes the monkey off the
back of people who enjoy alcohol and enjoy a nice
beer and a glass of wine in moderation."
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Thompson explained that
once the new policy Is ap-
plied the university plans
to have open dialogue about
alcohol abuse and stricter
punishments for underage
drinking without punishing
innocent students of age
who drink responsibly.
Alumnus Steve Holt ('04 )
sees the change as a posi-
tive step away from a policy
that stuck a social stigma
to an ACU student that
drinks responsibly.
"There was sort of a
don't-ask don't-tell policy"
Holt said of his time on
campus. "I think what this
does Is It takes the monkey
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to have met with both Dr.
Jean-Noel Thompson vice
president of Student Life
and Dr. Jeff Arrlngton asso-
ciate dean of Campus Life.
"ACU's on the edge of a
huge change" Watklns said
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off the back of people who
enjoy alcohol and enjoy a
nice beer and a glass of wine
in moderation."
But some older alumni
doubt the reasoning behind
a Christian campus condon-
ing any type of drinking.
Alumna Margie Leverett
C49) agreed that stricter en-
forcement was needed but
does not believe the answer
Is allowing students of age
to drink off campus.
"For students above 21
that's their business but
1 don't think ACU needs to
tell them they can drink"
Leverett said.
ACU students asked about
the policy see both sides of
the argument did not see the
change coming and admit that
denying alcohol abuse exists
among students is foolish.
"The kids who want to
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tion. "My plans are having
those conversations and try-
ing to make It a little better
for the next students who
come through."
drink are already drinking;
this isn't going to change
that at all" said Daniel
Burgner sophomore politi-
cal science major from Yor-
balinda Calif.
Sarah Pulls Junior po-
litical science major from
Longview said the alcohol
debate within the Church of
Christ could cause separa-
tion on campus and it would
have been better to maintain
the old policy so that ACU
could stay unified. T.
"It seems like its asking
for trouble" Pulls said.."!
think that people already
drink I don't know that con-
doning it is going to make a
positive difference."
But regardless of which
position alumni or students
take on the new policy
Thompson said this con-
troversy like others in the
past might quiet with time.
"Walt it out and ask the
right questions before-
you pass Judgment on us"
Thompson said.
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Preparations for Welcome
Week 2008 are already In full
effect with the choosing of
mentor group leaders that
will be announced Friday.
All interviews have been
conducted throughout the
last week.
One thing that sets ACU
aside from other schools is
Welcome Week. Welcome
Week Is a week filled with
fun Information and ser-
vice that prepare students
for college life. This year the
emphasis of Welcome Week
Is serving.
Mentor group leaders are
a big part of the Welcome
Week process. They lead a
group of Incoming freshmen
and prepare them for the ex-
perience that Is college.
"Mentor group leaders
are expected to help new
students with the transition
from high school to college
during Welcome Week" said
Amber Smtttick junior psy-
chology major from San An-
tonio and student director
for Welcome Week.
Eric Gumm director of ori-
entation and assistant direc-
tor of the First-Year Program
Is looking for qualified stu-
dents who show a love for the
school and care for students.
"Our focus this year has
been on finding current stu-
dents who are interested in
Investing in the lives of new
students" Gumm said.
Mentor group leaders
work hand-and-hand with
peer leaders during Wel
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each residence hall has
things that make it unique
and better isn't the right
word to use there. It's what
works for the student."
In order to implement
this Idea ResLife has done
away with the living learn-
ing communities for the
time being in order to take
a more comprehensive look
at what the previous ResLife
director began and to ex-
pand upon it. Delony said
he hopes that by partner-
ing with other curricular
aspects of campus like aca-
demics and athletics In the
future every hall be a living
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A peer leader Is an up-
perclassman chosen to
help an Instructor in a Uni-
versity 100 class during
the fall semester. Their job
Is to be a vessel helping
new students make a suc-
cessful transition to ACU.
Mentor group leaders
are involved only through-
out Welcome Week but the
affects of their work will
continue for a student's
lifetime. Mentor group
leaders are trained and
must meet certain charac-
ter and academic require-
ments. Welcome Week
could not happen without
mentor group leaders.
"Being a mentor group
leader is a great way to be
involved and serve the ACU
community. If you liked
Welcome Week when you
went through It it is a way
to make sure that someone
else has that same great ex-
perience and if you did not
like Welcome Week being
a mentor group leader Is a
way to make sure someone
else has a better experi-
ence" Smittlck said.
Mentor groups welcome
new students Into their first
year experience by establish-
ing ongoing mentor relation-
ships with students. A men-
tor is a student role model
who is an exemplary student
with a passion for ACU well-
balanced In every way.
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learning community.
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placOhlsrsummer includ-
ing renovating McKlnzle's
lobby remodeling McDon-
ald and Morris and redoing
the patio at Edwards.
"The hope for every Res-
idence life director Is to
get to a place where every
residence hall is complete-
ly equal" Delony said. "At
the same time reality says
that there's just a constant
evolution; we redo this
building and six years from
now it needs to be redone
again. It's Just the nature
of the business."
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 50, Ed. 1, Friday, April 18, 2008, newspaper, April 18, 2008; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101994/m1/4/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.