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Vol. 94 No. 32
1 section 8 pages
WEDNESDAY
I February 1 2006
TIMIST
www.acuopttmlsi.com
Suffering a setback
The Wildcats fell to 3-2 in the LSC
South with a loss Saturday page 8
Scholarly pursuits
Nominations for a graduate school
scholarship are due Friday page 5
First pitch
The 10th-ranked Wildcats begin
their season Thursday page 8
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Leaders
to locus
on unity
in faith
TheUthMtfetetwesMpin
FehnerywM center around the
vtm "You shaH knew the truth
and the truth than set you tree"
from the gospel of John.
By TAKISHA KNIGHT
Pagi 2 EDiroK
Coordinators have said
the Centennial ear's Bible
Lectureship promises some-
thing new and Innovative for
ever) one.
Lectureship begins I-cb 1')
with praise and worship at
G.lSpm in Mood Coliseum
and It will end Feb. II.
Lectureship will include
musical performances art ex-
hibits and new forums in ad-
dition to lectures from speak-
ers all over the nation
"It's not only our 100th
)ear but it is also the 100-
ear mark of the religious
census taken in 1 ')()( that rec-
ognized the official religious
See UNITY paae 7
Chapel
centers
on grace
Guest speakers for Chapel this
semester Include people from
taeMia the United Kingdom and
China and students can choose
from at least four forums to attend.
By JACI SCHNEIDER
Copy Editor
The Chapel Office will offer
at least four forums for stu-
dents to attend this semester
to earn Chapel credits.
The first Chapel forum will
be Feb 14 and will be about
the documentar) Invisible
Children Dan Mceigh mis-
sions coordinator will lead
the forum and will bring in
guest speakers
The second forumJs sched-
uled for March 7 and will be
about making health) choic-
es especially about drink-
ing said Shane Hughes Cha-
pel coordinator. This forum
was supposed to take plate
last semester but the guest
speaker couldn't make it be-
cause of bad weather.
See CHAPEL page 7
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Jerry Mitchell Investigative reporter
In Jackson Miss addresses stu-
dents and faculty in the Teague
Special Events Center on Monday
Extreme education makeover
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Workers from 03 Construction and BLW Contractors pour concrete for the remodeling of the Burford Music Center The remodeled building should be completed by July 1 5 In time to house
the offices for the new College of Education and Human Services and the Department of Education next year university administrators said
Work continues on Burford Center remodeling for the College of Education and Human Services
By JONATHAN SMITH
Constitution on Hurlord
Musk Cu)ter will continue
lor the remainder of the se
mester and into the summer
but remains on si Indole lor
scuba study session
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Zach Hoover senior psychology maior from Abilene studies for
his scuba diving class In the Brown Library on Monday
Investigative journalist speaks in
Jerry Mitchell's stories for the
Jackson Miss. newspaper have
resulted In several convictions
for racial hate crimes committed
during the 1960s and '70s.
ByDANILINTHICVM
Ohmon TnnoR
Although he Jokingl) re
ferred to himself as meal) a
"glorilied t)plst" It was clear
to audience members Monda)
that Jcrr) Mitchell has much
more to olfer then simple
writing skills.
The solt-spoken 40-) ear-
a Jul) completion according
to univcrslt) administrators
Kevin Watson associate
vice president for Admin
istrative Services said the
Interior ol the building has
been gutted and is read) lor
new construction and Bob
old Investigative reporter for
the Clarion Lethier In Jack-
son Miss has brought lour
Mansmcn to Justice since he
began working on civil tights
cases in l')K0
Mitchell visited ACU as a
guest ol the Journalism and
Mass Communication Depart-
ment on Monda) and shared
with nearly 200 students
lacult) and members of the
media and communit) his
experiences in bringing the
perpetrators ot racial hate
crimes to Justice.
The film Mississippi Burn-
Nevill director of I'h)slcal
Resources said the construc-
tion crews are focusing on
completing the foundation
lor the building expansion.
The Burford Center has
been unused b) students for
the past three ) ears but when
$ gives
& Dr. Tim Elmore founder and
president of Growing Leaders
spoke to students about effective
leadership at the Students'
Association's third annual mvfslon.
By ANNA CARROLL
Siun-sr Rhoruk
More than 110 student
leaders representing more
than -10 campus organisa-
tions met to learn what It
takes to be a leader Sunda)
night In the Williams Per-
forming Arts Center for the
Students' Association's third
annual Inv ision
division began in 2004 as
the creation ol La)ne Rouse
the JOUilH vice president
of SA and 2004 03 president.
Now In its third )ear the
three-hour conference was
designed to prompt leaders
to think about mentoring the
students who will take their
places at the end of the year.
Video on the Web
http pncklypearacu eduvtdeos
Ing originall) inspired him in
his investigations The film is
a lietional account based on
several real life cases from
the 1950s and 'COs
He said that the records for
such cases were locked a was
but that didn't stop him.
"I'm Just like a kid; if
someone tells me 1 can't have
something 1 want it a thou-
sand times more" he said.
"So I started looking for re
theuniversit) announced the
creation of the College of Ed-
ucation and Human Services
last semester it selected Bur-
ford as the building to house
the new college's administra-
tion and the Department of
Education.
vision for leaders
"One of the most important
things as a leader is to pre-
pare for those coming behind
)ou" said Justin Scott senior
political sci-
ence major
from White-
house and
president of
SA quoting
Rouse
SA strong-
ly encour-
aged two
leaders from
each club or
organization
on campus
to attend
but Invasion
was open to
an) student
interested in
leadership
said Mclanic
looker
Booker senior political sci-
ence major from Sugar Land
and vice president of SA
cords and sources."
As he dug for information
sources leaked documents
that were pivotal to the cases
Mitchell remembered when he
receiv ed 2400 pages of highly
secret documents from the
Mississippi State Sovereignty
Commission a segregationist
spy agency he was so excited
he didn't even get back to the
office before telling someone.
"1 Just pulled over to a pay
phone called and said 'I've
got it.'" Mitchell said. "I was
on top of world."
As Mitchell interviewed
leVeVH
Scott
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Crews began remodeling
Burford in October to pre-
pare it for its new use. The
university's plan to open the
new college next semester
set a completion date for the
See BURFORD pane 7
Video on the Web
http pncklypearacu eduvideos
"My hope for this campus
is that things would be con-
tagious that students would
catch a passion for leader-
ship and service" she said.
"Leadership is about people
not about titles or projects.
It's about investing )our life
time and energy into people.'
The night began with din-
ner while the ACU Jazz Band
supplied the music. Dr. Tim
Elmore founder and presi-
dent of Growing Leaders an
organization that focuses on
training leaders spent the re-
mainder of the ev ening speak-
ing to the students. Elmore
presented four habitudes
"images that teach leadership
habits and attitudes" and
then gave the students an op-
See INlflSiON page 7
Teague
the Klansmen and others in-
volved he helped to discover
a transcript murder weapon
and several other pieces of
evidence previously uncov-
ered In the trial.
Because of his work Mitch-
ell was portrayed in the 1996
movie Ghosts of Mississippi
directed by Rob Reiner and
starring Alec Baldwin and
Whoopi Goldberg.
Mitchell said he is fasci-
nated by these old cases and
believes that he can see God's
See MfTCHELL page 7
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