Triple Threat
vol. 100, no. 41
friday, march 2, 2012
1 SECTION, 8 PAGES
Sports page 8
Three Wildcats claim post-season recognition
mandy lambright staff Photographer
Left: Coffee Anderson performs in Moody Coliseum on Thursday night. Top: A young soldier is presented with a house by Chase Bank during the Coffey Anderson performance. Middle: Coffey Anderson invites Shelby Shipley, junior communication sciences and disorders major from Brownwood, onstage to demonstrate motions for the crowd. Bottom: The Light Parade, an Abilene-born band comprised of ACU graduates Alex Howard and Kara Dubose, opens for Coffey Anderson.
university
Faculty senate approves CORE changes Votes reduce CORE requirements, narrow Bible major options CORE 120 (Human Person and Identity) will be managing editor consolidated with CORE 220 (Community) into a The Faculty Senate voted three-hour class. CORE 320 Tuesday to reduce required (Transcendence) will merge CORE hours from 12 to nine, with BIBL 440, currently a combining two CORE class two-hour course, to create a together and another CORE single three-hour course. The changes result in class with BIBLE 440. The other proposal the senate five new credit hours availapproved will consolidate able among the 56 general seven majors in the Depart- education hours required ment of Bible, Missions and for all students. The Faculty Senate approved a Ministry to two. The changes to the gen- proposal to put three crederal education will go into its in a foreign language or effect next semester and cultural competency menu will affect any student who and two credits for a generhasn’t completed all of the al education elective. The Senate also approved required CORE classes.
Mark smith
the termination of seven majors in the Department of Bible, Missions and Ministry and the addition of two. Biblical Text, Christian Ministry, Ministry to Children and Families, Missions, Vocational Missions Emphasis, Worship Ministry and Youth and Family Ministry will be discontinued at the end of this semester. A Bible and Ministry major and Vocational Ministry major will be added in their place. Dr. Kim Pamplin, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, administered the referendum as part of his role as Past Chair of the Faculty Senate. He said the results showed about a 2:1 ratio in favor of the two proposals. “I think this shows an overwhelming support for the proposals,” Pamplin said. “It’s good when the results show without a doubt
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The cultural competency courses will get students to explore how to interact with different cultures.”
Nancy shankle interim assistant provost for general education
there is a majority of support for these changes.” Dr. Nancy Shankle, interim assistant provost for general education, said the changes to the general education will affect all students who still need these specific general education credit hours. “If a student has taken 12 hours of CORE, he or she has completed that part of general education,” Shankle said. “If a student has taken nine, then he or she can take anything off the social science menu to bring it up to 12. Students
who have taken less than nine will still need to take at least one more of the new CORE classes.” Shankle said she worked with the registrar’s office and provost’s office to create a chart of the new information. All academic advisers have the information to be able to assist students in planning their schedules for next semester. Dr. Greg Straughn, interim provost, said student feedback helped administration know what parts of the CORE curriculum were beneficial and what
needed to be changed. “It’s fair to say we hit rough water when we launched Cornerstone but it went much better the next year,” Straughn said. “It’s also been better received by sophomore students than freshmen, partly because they have been here for more than a full year and have a wider understanding of what the university is like and can better understand weightier topics.” Straughn said administration and faculty have been listening for students’ thoughts on CORE since the curriculum was launched. “The student’s voice has been heard,” he said. “Student reactions varied from ‘This is a really great class’ to ‘CORE is a waste of time,’ and we heard everything in between.” see core page 4
university
Social clubs seek OK for dancing at spring formals hannah barnes editor in chief Social club formals are approaching, and some social clubs have decided to submit dancing requests to Student Life. The long-standing dance policy was recently revised, allowing campus organizations to submit requests for dancing at an event to Student Life for approval. Once approved, there are several criteria
that must be met. Students are required to have a Student Life representative present at the event. Secondly, the organization will be expected to pay the Student Life representative’s way to the event. Also, music to be played at the dance must be turned in to Student Life for approval. Hollie Derrick, sophomore Ad/PR major from Monahans, is Alpha Kai Omega’s social director, making her responsible for
planning the social club’s formal. AKO is planning to have dancing at their formal April 27. “We’ve been talking about it since we learned about the new rule,” Derrick said. “We decided to just go with it and see what happens.” Derrick said a lot of Kaios have had a positive reaction to the idea. “Usually at girls’ formals they eat, watch a video and play a game,” Derrick said. “Maybe
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Anytime something changes, people get all excited about it. All in all, no one really cared that we were not going to have a dance.”
they’ll have a little more fun now.” Dakota Cooper, senior information systems major from Fayetteville, Ark. and vice president of Galaxy, said they will not be
dakota cooper senior information systems major from fayetteville, ark.
having a dance at their formal on March 31. “The ruling came out after I had already gotten everything planned,” Cooper said. “Even if we’d wanted to have a dance,
we didn’t have the money to put one on.” Cooper said there were a only a few members interested in having a dance after the policy revision was announced. “Anytime something changes, people get all excited about it,” Cooper said. “All in all, no one really cared that we were not going to have a dance.” contact barnes at hab07a@acu.edu
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Famed flutist to perform in the Williams Performing Arts Center Saturday
The new dancing policy does not change much
ACU piano teacher gives insight into her musical career
Country music festival to expect record attendance
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