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News
February 8 2001
Page Three
Author and speaker Randall O'Brien
serves as guest Staley Lecture speaker
University News Service
Staley Program
seeks to bring distin-
guished scholars who
clearly communicate the
gospel message to col-
leges and universities
Dr. J. Randall O'Brien
executive assistant to the presi-
dent and professor of religion at
Baylor University will serve as
guest speaker during Howard
Payne University's Staley
Lectures Feb. 12-14.
O'Brien will speak in
chapel at 10:20 a.m. Monday and
Wednesday in Mims Auditorium
and at 7 p.m. Monday and
Tuesday in Phelps Chapel. His
topic will be "Forgiveness: What
Why How?"
A member of the Baylor
faculty since 1991 O'Brien
recently completed service as act-
ing dean of Baylor's George W.
Truett Theological Seminary. He
is a popular speaker and lecturer
and is the author or editor of five
books and numerous articles in
Bible dictionaries and journals.
Prior to joining the Baylor
faculty he taught at Midwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary
Yale University Ouachita Baptist
University and New Orleans
Baptist Seminary. He also pas-
tored churches in Arkansas and
Louisiana.
A 1975 graduate of
Mississippi College O'Brien
earned the Master of Divinity and
Doctor of Theology from New
Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary in 1977 and 1982.
respectively and the Master of
Sacred Theology from Yale
University in 1987.
The Staley Distinguished
Christian Scholar Program is a
project of the Thomas F. Staley
Foundation of New York. The
Foundation seeks to bring to col-
leges and universities across
America distinguished scholars
and artists who clearly communi-
cate the gospel message.
Pledging activities begin as first-
ever Greek Week draws to a close
BY RACHEL STRONG
The Yellow Jacket
Many students will
pledge this semester after the end
of Rush. Official pledging begins
on Feb. 12. will last six weeks
and will end on March 30. Two
organizations. Tau Beta Sigma
and Kappa Kappa Psi. have
already begun their membership
education program which is what
they call pledging.
This semester students
can pledge Delta Chi Rho Iota
Chi Alpha Zeta Chi Kappa
Kappa Psi Alpha Psi Omega and
Tau Beta Sigma. In order to
pledge students must meet some
requirements. They must have
completed at least 12 semester
hours with a minimum cumulative
GPA of 2.0. These rules apply to
transfers as well who may
pledge but may not hold an office
until they complete one semester
at Howard Payne University.
Pledging activities will
only be permitted between 8 am
and midnight Monday through
Saturday. However pledging
activities are not allowed during
class or in chapel. In the cafeteria
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Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK) pledges and members take part in
Greek Week activites. Pledging starts this week at HPU.
pledges can greet members but
other actions are not allowed.
While a pledge class
may start out with more than ten
people prospective pledges "gen-
erally weed themselves out with-
in the first few weeks" said Zeta
Chi president Sam Rodriguz. "We
look forward to the uniqueness of
the group."
Some activities are ille
gal. Harsh treatment known as
hazing is punishable by law.
Hazing includes physical abuse
such as beating burning scar-
ring sleep deprivation exposure
or extreme calisthenics. The
forced consumption of liquor
drugs large amounts of food or
liquids is also considered hazing.
Any tasks that require a pledge to
break the law are prohibited.
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Beyond HPU
Shuttle takes off with expensive cargo
CAPE CANAVERAL. Florida -- The most expensive part of
the international space station took off to space yesterday.
The module the "Destiny" science laboratory took over SI. 4
billion to build. Shuttle commander Kenneth Cockrcll
described the launch "a big deal high-pressure flight."
Convicted terrorist on hunger strike
LONDON England -- Convicted bomber Abdel Basel Ali
Mohmed Al-Megrahi has gone on hunger strike his former
lawyer says. Megrahi was found guilty of murder on January
31 for the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish
town of Lockerbie which killed 270 people. His hunger
strike is said to be an effort to bring sympathy in response to
his life sentence for his part of the combing.
Groundhog proven not effective predictor
of weather by U.S. Government
ASHEVILLE North Carolina -- Every February 2 since
1887. watchers have checked to see if Punxsutawney Phil
could see his shadow which would indicate six more weeks
of winter. But his predictions since 1988 haven't matched up
to national temperatures meteorologists concluded. "Phil
showed no predictive skill during these years" said Tom
Ross a meteorologist with the center operated by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Last
Friday Phil saw his shadow as he has 101 times in the
last 115 years.
Man under influence of marijuana shoots
life-long friend for suspected poisoning
JEFFERSONVILLE Indiana -- A man who thought a life-
long friend had put poison in soda shot him to death police
said. Darrell K. Walker 30 was charged with murder and
jailed without bail in the slaying of Joshua Slack 33. Police
said the shooting took place Monday while the two men
were smoking marijuana in a motel room. Walker told police
he drank some soda that tasted strange and got into an argu-
ment with Slack. He then allegedly shot Slack. The soda
was sent to a laboratory for testing but Walker showed no
immediate sign of ill health.
Harvard professor finds practice of giving
students inflated grades alarming
BOSTON Massachusetts -- Harvard University professor
Harvey C. Mansfield has a reputation of being a tough grad-
er. The government professor is now gaining attention for
giving students who take his class this semester two grades:
an official one that will go on their transcripts and a separate
mark he thinks they really deserve. "I'm trying this out as an
experiment ... to address the grievous decline in academic
standards at American colleges"Mansfield said. Grade infla-
tion started during the Vietnam War when professors gave
students higher grades because those with low grades 'could
lose their deferment and be sent to war" Mansfield said.
The practice is now based on the "idea that education must
make students feel good about themselves" Mansfield said.
U.S. requests extradition of American
elephant in Mexico with no work permit
TLALNEPANTLA Mexico - Benny an elephant from
America crossed the border illegally and went to work for a
prominent family but somebody tipped off the authorities.A
prominent family - Mexico's most famous circus clan the
three generations of the Vazquez Brothers -- has endured
much media attention regarding hiring illegal workers. They
plead necessity. " Look we needed an elepnant and they're
not exactly easy to come by in Mexico" said Ramon
Vazquez. American officafs wants Benny seized and
brought back to spend his days at a U.S. sanctuary for for-
mer circus animals.
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The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 14, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 8, 2001, newspaper, February 8, 2001; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth103468/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.