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vol. 100, no. 56
friday, may 4, 2012
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housing
Res Life retracts UP email Mark smith file photo by daniel gomez
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Sophomores will not be able to live in University Park, contrary to an email rising sophomores received from the on-campus apartments management Thursday morning. Dr. John Delony, assistant dean for Residence Life Education and Housing, sent an email a few hours later
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Top Left: ACU’s Beauchamp amphitheater is filled with the incoming freshmen class of 2011 participating in the traditional ACU Candlelight Devotional. Top Right: Leah Cameron, junior family studies major from Houston and director of Alpha Kai Omega’s act, accepts the trophy for overall winner in the women’s voice division of Sing Song 2012. This is the first year in the history of Sing Song that Alpha Kai Omega has won first place in their division. Center: Alex Wann, ACU alumnus from Wyoming and former Agriculture and Environmental Science major, embraces Dr. Michael Nicodemus, assistant professor of Environmental Science, during a special Monday memorial chapel held for those involved with the bus roll over that took the life of Anabel Reid. Bottom Left: ACU’s first on-campus dance had students swaying to the music Tuesday night in the Bob and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center. “Dance in Disguise” was the first implementation of recent changes in the university’s dance policy. Bottom Right: Arielle Collier, vocal performance major from Mesquite, and her father react to being honored as the 2011 ACU Homecoming Queen during the Homecoming football game at Shotwell Stadium.
Then I was disappointed when I got that second email because my friends were hyped to live there.” Anino rasaphangthong freshman accounting major from ft. worth
to correct the mistake. “At this time, University Park is not available for sophomores,” Delony said in the email. “Sophomore students will live in Sikes, Barret, Morris, Edwards and Smith/Adams Halls.” Delony said he will be talking with UP management to find out how the miscommunication happened. University Park apartments are only available for upperclassmen. “At first I was really excited because most universities let you live off campus after your first year and I want my own apartment and kitchen,” said Anino Rasaphangthong, freshman accounting major from Ft. Worth. “Then I was disappointed when I got that second email because my friends and I were hyped to live there.” contact smith at mds10a@acu.edu
University
Three new members join board of trustees in education and taught kindergarten at Johnson managing editor Elementary School in Abilene from 1981-85. Her The university’s three father is Bob Hunter and newest trustees visited she participated in the campus Tuesday for an Hunter Welcome Center orientation led by the campaign. Hammond, ’83, is the president’s office. The board of trustees CEO of FireWheel Energy, elected Carole Phillips, Kyle LLC and lives in Midland. Hammond and Jim Porter in He has served on the board the board’s meeting during of trustees for Midland Sing Song weekend and will Christian School. Porter graduated from begin their terms at the June Texas A & M with a bach1 meeting of the board. Phillips, ’83, graduated elor’s degree in Industrial with a Bachelor’s degree Engineering in 1958 and a
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The board of trustees is always interested in finding people who would be good additions to the board.”
slade sullivan general counsel and secretary
graduate degree in business from Harvard in ’63. Porter served on the board of trustees from 1990-2010 and spent a year off of the board before rejoining this year. He’s also served as adjunct faculty in COBA and
co-chair of the presidential transition team in 2010. His daughters Dana Hartstein and Ellen Patterson and his son Alan graduated from ACU in the 1980s. Slade Sullivan, general counsel and secretary,
said the board selected the three candidates because they were qualified to serve on the university’s highest governing body. “The board of trustees is always interested in finding people who would be good additions to the board,” Sullivan said. “They go through an annual process for considering people with connections to the university, and this year they selected three people from the pool of candidates.” Kelly Brown, executive assistant t the general counsel,
said each of the three new trustees brought a different perspective to the board. “Carole Phillips has a long family history at ACU, and her husband Danny was a trustee,” Brown said. “Kyle Hammond brings a lot of business knowledge and is very active in the ACU community. Jim Porter has a lot of institutional experience after spending two decades on the board.” contact smith at mds10a@acu.edu
government
Students’ Association officers to hand over reins Hart, treasurer, Carson Henley and secretary, page 2 editor Katherine Handy will be relinquishing their reAfter an eventful year of sponsibilities to the newly dance policy revisions, fes- elected officers Rebecca tivals and amendments, Dial, president-elect, Dythe Students’ Association lan Benac, vice presidentexecutive officers will hand elect and Joseph Austin, over the reins to the 2012- treasurer-elect. Congress members and 2013 executive officers this Friday at the Changing of officers will gather at the Fairway Oaks Country Club the Guard ceremony. President, Connor Best, to eat and participate in Vice President, Julianne commemorative traditions.
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This year’s officers will also present a plaque to someone who has been a mentor to them and has helped them through their time in office. This is newly Dial’s favorite part of the night. “It really is cool to be able to see who the executive officers really relied on,” Dial said. “I think that’s a very interesting aspect just because it gives you even more in-
sight into how they were working through the process of being an executive officer.” Officers then present funny awards to Congress members. Congress members met on Wednesday to vote on an amendment concerning transfer students in executive officer positions. “When we were interviewing executive administrators, two of
the people who applied were actually transfer students. However, one had only been here for a year, but she’s going to be a senior,” Dial said. “This kind of called to our attention that there wasn’t anything about transfer students who were otherwise qualified in the Constitution.” This amendment would allow transfer students who are otherwise quali-
fied to hold executive officer positions after having attended ACU for one full year. The 25 Congress members present voted unanimously to accept this amendment, contingent on whether the student body passes it at the beginning of next year. contactjones at mnj10a@acu.edu
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