The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 8, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 16, 1998 Page: 2 of 8
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Student Reporter
ACU television Is changing this
year. Leadership of TV shows
fagged Ih and Oil the Boll is stiuc-
fcred differently and both shows
fve a new vision.
KUF-TV7 Which celebrates its
fDth anniversary this year is
aolng to be way better than it was
pt year" said executive producer
ptd manager J.R. Kessler.
$ He said he envisions first-place
ffwards for On the Ball and Plugged
3 Only two students remain from
mc crew ?f tlw one-yeat-oMenter"
Jkinmcnt show Mugged In and
jports show On the Ball abo has
Many new members.
j?' Plugged In will see the most
Changes however.
$ kLasl year was just an expert
;$M?ntn said Kessler instructor in
jtfte Department of Journalism and
JMass Communication.
i The experiment of Plugged fa
;$fas the idea of Kayla Belle sopho-
more electronic media major from
Jjfellysford Va. and Tim Jones
who is now a junior at the Univer-
sity of Southern California. Jones
)fid Belle co-produced On the Ball
Sfid within three weeks of c'oncep-
jtralklng Plugged In they had It on
the air.
i'. "(ACU has allowed me to start
immediately instead of waiting"
celle said.
' Kessler said he "was hoping last
j&ar wc would emulate Entertain-
ment Tonight."
y But Plugged In wasn't perfect last
4ear the producers said.
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Belle this yearls student produc-
er said they are more organized
This year on-camera talent will
be able to focus on their content
and teave the production to the
video classes.
Kcsslers Video I classes have a
major role 1 the behind-the-scenes
production of the shows learning
along with the talent how to pro
crutch" Belle said It was much
more of a hassle. Now they don't
feel like' they have to read it weM
byword." '
On the BW had its. season prc-
nteeTh&wky. "Thaachorei were supposed lio
sfk ft eight mlmtes; they
spoke for five. U went pretty well
considering the misconmuilca-
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Talent auditioned for their part
in the shows. Plugged In's two
anchors are the only ones return-
ing this yean LaToya Davis junior
electronic media major from 'Abi-
lene and Ben Fribcrg junior elec-
tronic media major from Marble
falls.
Fribcrg said he is "confident
about it.. .Some people might be
kind of nervous."
In an effort to make the on-camera
personalities seem more natur-
al there will be no telepromptcr
for cither shows.
"They really just used it as a
lions" Kessler said.
Kessler is excited for the new
season of On (lie Ball and sees
potential.
"The three anchors will be the
best we have ever had" he added.
On the Ball focuses on intercol-
legiate sports from ACU as well as
McMurry and Hardin-Simmons
universities.
Like Plugged In the sports sjiow
produces one half hour of original
programming a week. X
Kessler said On the Ball doesn't
"just get around to the other
schools. They get equal time."
The On the Ball anchor team
includes Mike Smith jwilor broad-
cast journalism major from Level-
land; Joey Refetrts senfejf advertis-
ing jnd puWic relations major
front Spur; and Joe Walker sopho-
mol.broadcjit JourriHn major
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tor ami reports on 1l5n4fcn
mons Xojerts covers ACU and
Walker keeps up with McMurry
sports.
On. the Ml premiered in 1995
and featured among others two
current Abilene -TV sports brood'
casters.
Eric Herm and Aaron Bunch
both 1997 ACU graduates are now
competing sports reporters and
weekend anchors.
Hermiwho works for KRBC
said "You can do all the reading
you want but it Is the liands on
stuff that makes it worthwhile."
Bunch went to KTXS soon after
leaving On the Ball.
In Itls first season Herm said On
the Ball won Texas Intercollegiate
Press Association and Rocky
Mountain Collegiate Media awards
for best sports show and best pro-
duction. '
Kessler said he wants i to make
Plugged In and On the Ball shows
with content that arc for thej com-
munity as well as ACU.
' For those involved wtfo want to
enter professional broadcasting
interaction with the. community is
essential' he said.
Herm made the Jump from
ACU.
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for what you are going to face in
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Parent nemimrtten ferrm
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' The Parents' Association is Rivine stu-
i dents the chance submit nominations for
Parents of the Year. Nomination forms
''will be sent to students' mailboxes this
week. Nominations must be turned In to
the Alumni Office In the Hardin Admlnta
' trailon Building by Oct. 2. For more
information call the Alumni Office.
; Freshman tock-ln planrwd
The fre&hman class will have a lock-in
fFridayln theC4mpus Center". The lock-in
jl-Jboa in the "mesJ hall" pizza and drinks.
Participants can play kiss n tackle watch
'a movie or listen to live bands.
Sin Son host ami hostass
'Srttn-IHMS BMrWn
v Auditions for 1999 Sing Song hosts and
hostesses will take place Oct 13 at 630
.p.m. in Culien Auditorium. Come to the
'Sing Song Office the first floor of McZ-
'inzie Hall west end for applications and.
It'morc Information. Deadline for slgn-ups
if is Oct. 9.
Amnesty Intarnational
meetings sat
The university chapter; of Amnesty
International will begin meeting every
Thursday at 11 a.rn. in Room 127 of the
Biblical Studies Building. Students
attending will be excused from Dally
Assembly. Students can find out how they
can be Involved in working against
oppression and for human rights around
the world.
Get set for the LSAT
Those Interested In taking the Law
School Admission Test In December
should contact Dr. Mel Halley chairman
of' the Department of Political Science at
Ext. 2093 or at his office In Room 220 of
the Administration Building for rcglstia-'
tion materials as soon as possible.
Multicultural meatlnf
scheduled
My BrotherMy Sister a multicultural
discussion group for students will meet
every Thursday at UjMfi. in the Mabee
Library Auditorium. The group is spon-
sored by the University Counseling Cen-
ter and all students are Invited to bring
ideasoncems and interests about multi-
cultural issues
Shinnsry Review seeking
staffmembers-
-S4m i wttirMA W. joining the stftff-
ot the .inmnery. Review acus literary
magazine- for 998-99 are Invited to a
meeting at 4 p.m. Monday in the English
Department library in Chambers Stall.
The staff is seeking individuals who care
about promoting the creation and pub!!-'
cation of exciting fresh writing that
speaks to the spirit and challenges the
mind. Staff members with a knack for
planning 'powerhouse readings on and
off-campus are sought. For more Infor-
mation call Al Haley assistant professor
of English and writer-ln-rcsldence at Ext.
2262.
Women's pledgJnj Information
Bids will be delivered at 3 JO p.m. Sept
17 In Walling Lecture Hall
On Bid Night pledges meet In Moody
Coliseum at 3 p.m.' Friday. 'Women
should wear a Sunday church dress and
bring something to read or study.
Men s Hefe)ift infermeuon
Bids are delivered at 3 JO p.m Sept 17.
Meet with Barnard for Instructions in the
Campus Center Living Room.
Bid Night suns at 3 p.m. Sepu 18.
To submit calendar Information e-mail
the Optimist at optimistmcacu.edtt or
bring Information to Room 308 of the
Don Morris Center.
Library
BitttHO THC SCEHIS: Kayla Belle sophomore electronic media
major from Nellysford Va. and student director and producer of
ACU sports show Op the Ball goes over notes and scripts with
on-air talent femily Denham freshman undecided major from
North Richland Hills.
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resources available on Internet
Shell Croft
Student Reporter
$500000 grant which was used to
purchase all new PCs and put
together the Web 2 Catalog to join
together the libraries of Hardin-
The resources of Drown Library
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now be accessed from computers f ?
by using the Internet. . "
Since the beginning of August
the new Web 2 Online Catalog
has been added to the library's . j
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scarrri 4 jor 'dooks aocumenu''"
Videos cassettes request an object
from another one of the four
libraries check what books stu'
dents have checked out and even
renew their books. In addition this
can all be done without entering
the library.
Tills year the library received a
tlon just invented the "new" soft-
ware so it stlllhas many improve-
ments ahead of it.
Currently all University Seminar
Students come in and learn what they
i need to know...
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Simmons McMurry and Howard
Payne universities and the Abilene
Public Library. !
"Because ills in infancy it still
has growing pains" said Lewis
Armstrong assistant professor of
library. The Data Research Assocla-
r ?'
students are being trained on this
program.
"This would be beneficial Tor all
students to learn" said Nathan
Taylor freshman marketing major
from Abilene. Taylor was trained
last week in his University Seminar
class on the use of the Web 2
Online Catalog. Uppcrclassmcn
though will not be trained on the
new catalog.
"Students come in and leam
what they need to know their
freshman year then by the time
you arc a junior or so you don't
know about all the new things
available to you" said Karen Hen-
drick assistant professor of library.
In order to use the program stu-
dents cart dd one of two things;
they can go to the library and use
the new catalog there or tltey can
take advantage of online.
The web page can be accessed
oh ACUs website www.acu.edu.
Using the Internet students check
their account or request a book
from another library.
Spring Break Campaign leader selection begins
Melissa Matter
. . . Student Reporter
Leader selection for the annual Spring Break
Campaigns Is underway. Applications are due at
5 p.rri. Friday In the Students' Association office
In the Campus Center.
Spring Break Campaigns are evangelical mis-
sions coordinated and led by students. Cam-
paigns in the past have been conducted In sev-
eral states including Alaska New York and
even Hawaii. x
'Campaigns are a great way to serve Cod and
meet a good group of friends' said Julie Lycan
sophomore speech pathology major from Fort
Worth. She attended a campaign In Virginia.
She said students spend n week in these loca-
tions speaking to others about God and work-
ing to improve the community.
Applications are now being taken for indi-
viduals interested In leading a campaign. Once
the applications are turned in students must
undergo an interview process.
Two to four leaders are generally assigned per
campalgn.group.
"In the past there have been around 18-22
campaigns that go out but we wont know until
around mid-October after the leaders have all
been selected" said Katie Coldwell Students'
Association executive secretory and senior
international studies and business administra-
tion major from Tulsa Olda..
Only four applications have been turned In
so far but more are expected to come in as Fri-
day approaches. The campaigns will take place
the week of March 15-19.
Only the Freshest
Ingredients
You read about it almost every day.
New preprocessed meat A new way
to freeze veggtesl Who cares? Not us.
We're dedicated to offering you the
best. Every day. So that means never
using frozen or processed foods
when we can buy it fresh. Sure
frozen foods are certainly more
convenient. (It's hard to locate fresh
broccoli when there's ice on the processed frozen and loaded with
sidewalks!) And the frozen stuff cost preservatives? No way! it's freshl
less. But we can taste the difference. That means it's never seen the inside
And we know you can too. of a freezer.
So when we serve carrots or squash More trouble? Sure Worth
or broccoli we use only fresh veggies effort? Definitely!
Never frozen. Never canned. Fresh.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 8, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 16, 1998, newspaper, September 16, 1998; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99805/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.