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Peacock
By Richard Stcvons and Mark Houston
tports Editors
Ronnie Peacock head football coach of
the Wildcats resigned Thursday after
only two seasons with ACU. The fourteenth
head coach in ACU's 71-ycar program
Peacock had n record of 4-15.
- "I believe that it is in the best interests of
me and my family and the university that I
resign as head football coach at ACU" Pea-
cock said according to a university press
release. "I have enjoyed working with these
young men. I appreciate and respect the
. effort and loyalty of the football team." He
"7 told the Optimist "It's just not a workable
situation."
ACU athletic director Cecil Eager said
"Coach Peacock is a good man. He's
worked very hard. I respect his intensity
his sincerely and his effort.
Eager went on to state why the changes
SA purchases
recycling bins
rfor task force
By Jennifer Reynolds
Opinion Pago Editor
Plans for a recycling committee were.
( proposed by Scott Hinshaw Students'
Association treasurer during Wednesday's
SA meeting.
Hinshaw junior political science major
from Panhandle asked at the weekly meet-
ing for $500 from the academic excellence
fund to be used for the recycling plan.
f The academic excellence committee is
inactive this semester because of a variety
of factors said Hinshaw.
The recycling task force has purchased
50 cardboard bins for recycling Hinshaw
said adding that the cost for the bins was
. $1 each.
The task force also is planning to pur-
' chase 55-gallon bins to use in the dorms
said Hinshaw.
Maintenance workers will help pick up
the recyclable bins and volunteers also will
help with the collecting of trash Hinshaw
said.
r Cans and paper will be recycled first and
the committee will continue to research the
possibilities of recycling other materials he
said.
Hinshaw said the task force has received
a lot of support from Dr. Walter H. Adams
former dean of students.
Adams is active in recycling for the Abi
lene community.
Hinshaw said he hopes some bins will be
placed in the dorms as soon as after the
Thanksgiving holidays but added "We're
rolling but I can't say when we will get
l) them out."
Adams will be helping tnc recycling
committee by organizing a cooperation
with former members of the faculty to col-
lect the trash Hinshaw said.
Hinshaw said he docs not know when the
decision of the recycling committee will be
f finalized.
Also announced during the meeting was
the beginning of Bible Impact
Bible Impact is meant to encourage
scholarly study of the Bible said Hurston
Prcscott sophomore Bible major from
Odessa.
Bible Impact will begin Monday at 9
p.m. in Room 1 14 of the Biblical Studies
Building.
Prcscott said it will be in a format of the
ACU lectureships.
Dr. Terry Meithe director of Campuses
Abroad and orofessor of international stud-
I ies will lead the first three lessons for
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Renovated
By John Welch
Student Reporter
The old Windsor Hotel in downtown Abi-
lene the first hotel ever to bear the
name of Conrad Hilton soon will provide a
home for lower- and middle-income senior
citizens
Dr. C. Bruce Davis director of the Center
For the Studv of Aoine. is coordinating the
hotel's renovation.
"We hope to create 80 brand-new apart-
ments with kitchens on eight floors" Davis
said. "It will be the only facility in Abilene
providing low-cost congregate care for the
lore l rai l of our senior citizens - .
Sitnntnl nn tha 400 block of Pine Street
avis nlans to restore much of the building
o its former glory.
uavts said the grano oauroom win uc
resigns coaching position
had been made.
"Wc had an end-of-thc-ycar review and
based on our conclusion he decided to
resign. The team's record was not an issue
It just wasn't a good fit."
The football players however arc telling
a different story.
Junior defensive back Reggie Roland
human resource management major from
Sulphur Springs was very outspoken about
his opinions.
"Coach Peacock was pressured into
resigning" Roland said. "He was told to
resign in an earlier meeting but he
refused"
Although Peacock would neither confirm
nor deny such statements he said "Any
expression I might have can be reflected
through my players. It's obvious I didn't
call the meeting and say 'I'm tired of this
job'."
Roland and senior tight end Hurley
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Enchanted evening
A crowd of students exits the Paramont Theatre after a
free viewing of "Beauty and the Beast." The showing
Students plan Thanksgiving for selves others
By Clay Redding
Studont Reporter
Although many ACU students' homes
are too far to travel to for a Thanksgiv-
ing visit these students do have options
available to them.
"One of the biggest things people have to
be thankful for is their families" said Jerry
Fleming sophomore political science major
from Lithonia Ga.
Some of the options available to students
include visiting with professors and fellow
students who have invited people into their
homes for Thanksgiving.
"Find a place to go and don't spend it by
yourself" said Cary Drachenbcrg sopho-
more math and computer science major
from Humble.
"Since it's so close to Christmas it's not
really a big deal" said Marisa Pennington
sophomore applied mathematics major
from Endwell N.Y.
Fleming however said it ootners mm rsormaiiy n-u stuuents snow up to eat nauca. prujew us wcu u Bci mi mc uuu iuKcuiw
that he will not be home for Thanksgiving and play a variety of games said Stockdale. "Each club is responsible for bringing to promote unity" he said.
hotel to provide 80 apartments for senior citizens
completely restored using the model of the Safety also is an important factor for con- Although the project has not formally areas is nothing new to Davis as he. con
Grace Cultural Center and the french doors sideration on the project and Davis seems begun Davis said that response from poten- verted a downtown hotel into a retiremen
Fleming however said it bothers him
Grace Cultural Center and the trench doors
and the veranda they open onto also will be
restored.
"The hotel has a wonderful history and
we intend to preserve that as we renovate"
he said.
But history Is not the only issue Davis is
having to resolve with this project he
wants to provide a convenient lifestyle for
his tenants.
To accomplish this a convenience store
will be included on the ground floor he
said. Barber and beauty shops will be
housed in the hotel as will a restaurant or
diner he said.
In addition the entire second floor will
be dedicated to recreation Davis said.
"We want to assist our tenants here in liv-
ing a whole and productive life" he said.
Miller said Eager told the players in a team
meeting he liked Coach Peacock and want-
ed to get a new coach who had the same
drive and characteristics. They said the rea-
son Eager gave them for Peacock's dis-
missal was because of 'philosophical differ-
ences' but these 'philosophical differences'
were never defined.
Eager would not discuss with the Opti-
mist what he told the team.
The conflict is so great "I'd like to trans-
fer" Roland said. "I like the school but I
don't know if I can play for them anymore.
Coach Peacock has taken two steps forward
this year and now we've taken one step
back."
Miller animal science major from Kauf-
man was enraged at the way things turned
out.
"Coach Peacock got a raw deal" he said.
"I think Coach Peacock is gone because he
wanted to coach his team his own way. He
kicked off the Students' Association-sponsored Sadie
Hawkins week.
"I wanted some of Mom's good home
cooking and to actually sleep in my own
bed again" Fleming said.
He said he plans to cope "by doing some-
thing constructive and positive and by
remembering that there is always someone
more unfortunate than myself."
In addition international students have a
special Thanksgiving break option avail-
able to them.
Kim Stockdalc a teacher at Abilene High
School will be serving a traditional
Thanksgiving dinner for international stu-
dents. "I want international students to experi-
ence a traditional American Thanksgiving"
Stockdale said.
Stockdale a former ACU student will
serve additional meals throughout the holi-
day. She has served students in this way for
more than 10 years.
"It's one of those things you just do
because it presents itself" Stockdale said.
Normally 15-20 students show up to eat
confident of what he can provide.
"The building which was built in 1927
is structurally very sound" he said. "We'll
clean it up and install complete sprinkler
'The hotel has a wonder-
ful history and we intend
to preserve that as we
renovate.'
Dr. C. Bruce Davis
systems alarm chain systems and security
systems for residential safety. It will be
completely handicap-accessible. We hope
to make it a desired place for our seniors to
live."
has proven that his way is the right way. He
has turned this program around. And just
because wc didn't have a winning season
he's gone."
Miller said that he felt Peacock didn't get
a fair chance to produce a winning team
adding that this is the second coaching
change in the last two years. He said he
believed a coach must be given at least four
years to turn the program around.
"As long as you switch coaches you will
never have a good team" Miller said.
"It's just a crazy situation. They're ruin-
ing Peacock and ruining the players. Coach
Peacock pushed us to make us better. He
drew us close and made us a family. Now
someone has come in and tore our family
apart."
A replacement coach has not been
named. Eager said that although no specific
deadline has been set he wants to secure a
new coach as soon as possible.
Mrk HouttcxVOptlmlrt
ISCC Highland Church of Christ
to provide dinner for needy families
By Casey Matzko
Student Reporter
The Inter-Social Club Council is organiz-
ing a Thanksgiving dinner for under-
privileged Abilene families which is
scheduled for Nov. 21 in the Highland
Church of Christ Multi-purpose Room at 2
p.m.
ISCC and Highland Church of Christ
have been working together to organize the
dinner.
Members of Highland plan to locate
needy families and invite them to the din-
ner Shanks said.
The social clubs will be responsible for
providing and serving the food Shanks
added.
tial residents has been overwhelming.
"We've already received 120 reservations
for 80 apartments" he said. "While not all
of those applying will be accepted the
sheer number is far greater than we ever
envisioned."
Davis is not the only person interested in
the success of the project. The City of Abi-
lene has joined Davis and his partners in
striving to obtain the tax credit allocation
from the Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs.
"The city hired a consultant from New
York to assist us with the project" Davis
said. "The city views all efforts at renovat-
ing the downtown area as worthy of its sup-
port." Creating retirement centers in downtown
Class officers ...
decide to cancel:
casino social
By Michael O'Connor -
Editor In Chlof
i I. . 1 .
The juniorsenior casino social has been
canceled after the class officers consult?'
ed Wednesday with Dr. Charles Trcvathaiv
vice president for Student Services.
The social was to have been built around
a casino theme with students playing casino-style
games for prizes. Profits from the
admission charge were to have been given'
to help an indigent family.
Class presidents Clint Fendley and Mar-.'
ques Nelson issued a short statement;
Thursday announcing the cancellation and
said they would issue a full statement later.
In a prepared statement Trcvathan apol-
ogized to the students for "some of the dif-
ficulties which they have experienced."
He said in the statement that the students
had acted in good faith and were among the
best students in the university. He also said
the classes would be reimbursed for the
expenses the classes incurred in preparing
for the event.
Dr. Roycc Money president of the uni-1
See p. 2 for complete
statements from
the administration
vcrsity also issued a statement Thursday in '
which he commended the decision of the
students to cancel the event.
"Their decision" Money wrote "pro-
vides other student leaders and all stu-
dents an example for thoughtful sensitive
and responsible decision-making."
Senior senator Mike Bennett who
emphasized he was expressing his personal
Opinion saicThc believed the administration
had been inconsistent in its handling of the
matter.
He said the event had been scheduled in
September and had been a matter of open
record since then appearing on the Stu-
dents' Association calendar and newsletter
both of which are sent to Student Services
He said the event had been approved and
that a precedent for having such activities
had been set in the past so the administra-
tion would have been on solid ground in
allowing the event to continue.
Senior class parliamentarian Sasha Huff
said she was disappointed the event had
been canceled but thought the classes were
unified and would pull together to make the
best of the situation
one item for the dinner" said Chris Shanks
junior ISCC representative for Gamma
Sigma Phi social club.
"We are expecting 50-80 people but we
think more will come" said Vicki Edwards
junior corporate fitness major from Okla-
homa City Okla. and vice president of
ISCC.
ISCC's goal through organizing this ser-
vice project is for all social clubs to get
involved in serving the Thanksgiving din-
ner. "This has not been done before in the
format we're using" said Shanks junior
agriculture interdisciplinary major from
Capitan N.M. .
"This year ISCC wanted to do a service
project as well as get all the clubs together
areas is nothing new to Davis as he. con-
verted a downtown hotel into a retirement
home in Omaha Neb. when he moved
there in 1975. Davis lived in the home for
eight years and managed it for 1 1 years he
said. ?Now almost 20 years later down-
town Omaha ... is the most sought-after
place to put a business. We can do the same
thing here in Abilene but we have to make
downtown Abilene a desirable place to eat
shop and live"
"We're very excited about making the
Windsor Hotel a jewel in the downtown
area" said Davis who has more than 20
years experience in managing senior citizen
housing.
"We want to open this home to all decent
people of all faiths and backgrounds. We
want to make a contribution to people''
lives" he said.
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