The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 8, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 14, 2005 Page: 4 of 8
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PROM THE PRONT PAGE
Wedneiday September 14 2005
BRIAN SCHMIOTChM Ptwlojnpher
Workers from Bontke Brothers Construction company smooth out the curbs along Campus Court in prepara
tlon for the repaying of the road Tuesday afternoon
Street: Construction nears end
The university Bontke CC
and the city arc teaming up to
make the street as safe as pos
sible during the congestion on
Campus Court he said
"We have to keep in mind
that construction is a pro
cess that has to be worked
through" Ellison said "Street
work and dorm construction
are mess) and annoying but
Help plan
HOMECOMING!
We need hard-working people
to serve as members of the CAT CREW and partner
with the Homecoming Steering Committee
to coordinate this once-in-a-lifetime event!
Great experience for your resume" besides simply being a great experience!
Apply online at www.acu.eduhomecoming
Deadline for application: Sept. 16
Share your
it's all part of getting new
streets new residence halls
and cvcntuall) a more beau
tiful campus "
Ellison said that even
though lanes and crosswalks
arcn t marked there have not
been an) accidents since the
start of construction on Cam
pus Court
Kevin W atson associate
vice president of Administra
tivc Services said In an e mail
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that to ensure safety both
drivers and walkers need to
be careful
"Think about what )ou
arc doing and don t be talk
ing on )our cell phone" he
said "Drivers need to be
looking for people crossing
the streets and be especiall)
careful around the residence
halls"
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Budget: SA approves requests
Cosgrove distributed this
mono' on the basis of the
budgetary principles which
he brought into effect for the
first time during his Inst term
as treasurer The principles
provide guidelines which limit
spending on airfare car rental
registration fees and more For
example Cosgrove has deter
mined that the students' asso
elation will not spend mone)
on personal items for students
"The reason we're not fund
ing clothing is because a lot
of groups want to bu Jerses
and then after the )car Is ocr
the) 11 wear them as T shirts"
Cosgnne said
Twenty nine groups were
Tulane: Transfer students arrive
CONtMMM ffOfll DAft 1
Dr Michelle Morris vice pres
Ident for University Relations
and Barnard worked with the
Registrar's Office to coordi
nate the transfers
Barnard said the students
who chose to transfer to this
university probabl) ahead)
had a connection
The students arc required
Clubs: Students opt out
Conttamd fiwn ptgt 1
people social clubs are great
because the) get to meet a lot
of people but I find it kind of
weird to pa) monc) to make
friends 1 guess I'd Just prefer
to make friends a different
wa) "
Some of Smith's friends
arc pledging this )car which
makes it difficult for her to
spend time with them
"It's kind of ironic" she
said considering that 1 chose
to keep m) current friends and
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University
CHURCH OF
All ESL International Students
are invited to an English Conversation
class from 7-8pm every Wednesday night.
Ask about Free dinner starting at 6:00pm.
Location: Activity Center at 733 E.N. 16th Street
Questions? Call Phil Palmer at 670-9688 or 673-6497
A turnlih rgt (Mil td. I on Wl Mart
Get ivirythlng (or your dorm room it
funded this )car each was re
quired to submit an application
for funds on Sept 4 and have
a meeting with Cosgnne to dls
cuss the funds requested
Overall groups requested
SrS.W but their requests
were almost cut in half after
Cosgnne didn't approve about
41 percent of the groups' re
quests
After the meetings Cos
grove created the budget based
on the budgctarv principles
the budgctarv standards for
refusing funds and the priority
a certain fund was to the orga
nidation
Habitat for Humanity Na
tional Broadcast Society and
Swing Cats submitted requests
but were not included in the
to follow the same require
ments as the rest of the stu
dent bod) Barnard sale
which includes Chapel attcn
dance
Although the students are
a few weeks behind In their
classes Barnard said their
professors are working with
them to catch up and accord
ing to the Tulane University
Web site the university will
not Join club to get friends
while ni) current friends arc
leaving me to Join club and get
friends "
kalyn Pierce Junior art
education major from Men
ard sald'shc did not pledge
last )ear and won't pledge
this ) ear because she does not
want to be stereotyped
"When )ou Join a social
club )ou arc wlllingl) accept
ing the stereotype of that club
regardless of how true that
stereotype actuall) Is" Pierce
said
CHRIST
Wilmart com and still ifford tuition
budget because representatives
from these organizations did
not attend the required meet
ing and therefore did not qua
lf to receive funds from the
students' association However
the organizations ma) still go
before students' association's
appropriations committee dur
ing the school) ear
Although Cosgrov e was er)
matter of fact about this ded
slon Nice President Mclanlc
Booker explained how this Is
not what the executive officers
wanted to happen
"Groups didn't do what
the) were supposed to do"
Booker said "and it breaks m)
heart that the) didn't do that "
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accept transfer credits from
ACU as long as students re
ccivc a passing grade
"We're ccrtainl) willing for
ACU to be a place for these
students to go to school"
Barnard said "We're happ) to
provide them with a place to
come "
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of pledging
Pierce also said she prefers
to participate in special Inter
est groups such as the Shin
ner) Review the university's
annual litcrar) magazine in
stead of social clubs Students
can get more information
about Joining special Inter
est groups at httpww acu
educampu iofflccsstudcn
torgslntercsts html or at the
Campus Activities Board cal
endar in the Bean Sprout
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 8, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 14, 2005, newspaper, September 14, 2005; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99894/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.