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Wednesday September 8 1999
Software installed to filter internet for pornography
Aaron Twceton
I'ugc I.'difoi
"And if our cy c causes ou to sin
gouge it out and tltiovv it away It is
better for you to enter life with one
cc than to hae two ees and be
thrown into the fnc of hell"
Matthew 18 9 NIV
The univeisuy is not gouging out
eyes but it has installed filtering
software to picvent students from
coming acioss inappropriate mater-
ial on the Internet
The sctver-b.tscd software was
installed ocr the summer said
James Langford director of Acade-
mic Computing
Debate started last year over
initialling a univcisiiy-wltle lmei nei
filterings) item
Students and faculty made lepcat-
ed suggestions about such a --tern
In addition pioblcnis Academic
Computing eiicounicied with stu-
dents misusing die Internet weie
considcieil Lingfoul said
Academic Computing suggested
to the Tamil) Senate the appoint-
ment of a committee to discuss
how the uniu'rstt) should filter
Internet material accessible b) stu-
dents Langfoid said
"This was not a decision made in
haste" said Mark Lewis dnecior of
Spiritual Life and member of the
committee "This was a decision
bom out of countless hours of con-
veisation and debate bunging in
feedback from acioss the campus
from a lot ordiffcicnt peispecties "
Lewis Mid ecr) male lcsidcnce
hall has had pioblcms with stu-
dents viewing mappiopiiaie mater-
ial oei the Internet using the lab
compuieis
lhe filtering softwaie comes from
CleanWcb hie
(www cleauweb net) and has sever-
al methods or filtering maiei i.il over
the Internet Langford said
One method of filleting is check
nig each web page foi eeiiain key-
wortls(le sc pen ill
Anothei way is pieveiulug tiseis
to even enicr cettain sues known to
contain poinogiaphic maieiiil
such as www plabo) com
Useis who try to access kinnvn
pomogiaphic slies will elihei
leceive an eiroi message oi a notice
fiom ClcanWeb that the sue has
been blocked
lhe filiei is not capable of pie-
venting ever) unci funu viewing
inappropriite nuteiial
Instead the putpose of the filiei is
to pieveni users fiom aeeideniallv
coming aeiONS such niaieiial Ling
loicl sud
If a pei sou is deieiiiilned
eiHuigh they can find a w.i)
iiouiul the liliei Lingfoul slid
Most of the tunc it saves people
fiom gelling mnii ill) assaulted
lew is said lhe puipose of lhe liliei
is to make a statement ol the iiiuvei-
sii)s stance agunst poinogiaph)
but also to help pioieci those who
are siiueglingwiili poinogiaph)
lhe ClcanWeb filler onl) fillets
Internet matenal accessed thiough
the At U web seivei People using
conipiilci to access lhe Internet
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Excerpt horn lhe 1499-2000
Student Guide Pornography
All niaieiials ol a pomo-
giaphic lutuic including mag-
azines videos and lhe Inter-
net aic consideicd iminoral
and ihcicfuic not condiiciive
lo the mission of ACU
Siudcnl who snuggle with
addictions to pornography
should seek confidential coun-
seling from the counseling
cenlci
Pledging: Hazing punishments could be severe
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major from San Anionio said
"We hope to do more activities
that umf) the whole club "
Tluec levels of hazing and rec-
iprocal punishments will be cre-
ated McCall said
The worst punishments which
result from blatantly breaking the
hazing polic) students signed
may result in suspension of mdi-
vidual members from school or
removal of a club from campus
for a year or more
Cases of borderline hazing may
result in pledging ending for a
club with its pledges being
admitted earl) or individual
members being disallowed fiom
pledging activities
The new rules will be enforced
mam!) through the clubs them-
selves "The) have lo police them-
selves" McCall said of the clubs
"It is in their best interests to fol-
low the rules
About 500 students have
shown interest in pledging this
fall
Bid night w ill be Sept 17
Defining terms
Hazing defined
"Any action taken or situation created intentionally
whether on or off fraternity premises to produce mental or
physical discomfort embarrassment harassment or
ridicule. Such activities may include but are not limited lo
the following use of alcohol paddling in any form creation
of excessive fatigue physical and psychological shocks
quests treasure hunts scav cnger hunts road tnps or any
other such activities earned on outside or inside of the con-
fines of the chapter house vveanng of apparel which is con-
spicuous and not normally in good taste engaging in public
stunts and buffoonery morally degrading or humiliating
games and activities and any other activities which are not
consistent with fraiemal law ritual or policy or the regula-
tions and policies of the educational institution "
SlopHazing org
Background Information
The SlopHazing org website was formed by a group of stu-
dents educators and parents in 1993 at the University of
New Hampshire Their goil was to get a state anti-hazing
law passed and in 1993 - thai same )car - New Hampshire
passed us first anti-hazing lavs Since then the group lias
members in New Hampshire Vermont Georgia Massachu-
setts and Ohio in an effon to support anti-hazing efforts
across the United States
Four myths about hazing
1 Hizing is a problem for fraternities and sorontics
Hie! liming is a societal problem Incidents oliii;iiii;Iiruc
been documented in
(he military; athletic teams marching bands Reports of
hazing ate on the rise in high schools
2 Hazing is no more than foolish prinks that sometimes
go awry
Fnct Hazing is an act of pancr ami ronlinlling ollirrs Hal-
ing is abusive degrading and often lic-thruilrning
3 If someone agrees to participate in an acm u it can't be
considered hazing
Fuel In slates with laws against luijing
conscntrom the victim cannot be used as a dcfinsc m a citil
suit because there may not be true consent If the person Is
under peer pressure or desires to be in a group
4 Hazing is an effective way to teach repect and disci-
pline ract Respect must be tamed not taught Most often hazing
causes mistrust apathy iind alienation
Nolc If you have lo ask if an activity constitutes as hazing
lhe answer is probably yes
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These classes will cover topics ranging from coiimuinicaiion to
cotiflict.intimacy to financial manage inent.
You'll receive all the tools to begin to build a happy and sluing
marriage. Plus you will benefit from a mentoring couple that
can provide marital insight and guidance.
$60 per couple (includes testing
workbooks and classes)
Limited seating available. Call early
to reserve your spot. Your space will
only be held w lien payment is
received
B Call Highland at 673 5295
Chapel committee wants more
diversity minority speakers
Twelve percent of
last year's speakers
minorities; Chapel
committee seeks
change in program
Hlathlr Gill
Student Rcpotter
The Chapel Advisory Committee
will be trying to mirror the
increasing diversity of ACUs stu-
dents faculty and staff with us
choices of special guests and
speakers in Chapel this year
The ACU community has grown
considerably with students of var-
ious cultures and ethnic back-
grounds in the past several years
The Chapel committee wants to
make sure the Chapel programs
and speakers reflect these
changes said Mark Lewis director
of Spiritual life and Student Min-
istries and a member of the com-
Dates to Know -
millee
The committee analyzed the
diversity of the 186 Chapel speak-
ers during the 1998-99 school
year and found thai only 12 per-
cent of the speakers were cither
ethic minorities or international
students
A total of 96 students made pre-
sentations in Chapel accounting
for 52 percent of the programs
and faculty and stalf members
presented a total or 57 piograms
for 30 percent of the programs
Tony-four women picsented
programs making up 24 percent
of the programs
After evaluating this informa-
tion Lewis said the committee
wants to make a conscious effort
to increase the numbei of minori-
ty gioup speakers
The selection criiena for speak-
ers and guests is actually a short
list
Lewis said "What we seek lo
find are people who are one of
two things or a combination of
both people who are knowledge-
able in something they re speaking
about and people who are pas-
sionate about something
While keeping these criteria in
mind people from the undcr-rep
resented populations on campus
will be m demand as speakers and
special gucsis in Chapel Lewis
said
Examples of diverse piogranis
include a Chapel piogiam to kick
off Hispanic Awareness month
and speakers such as Students
Association vice president Shania
Pandit and on-campus singing
gioups such as The Light
Lewis said Chapel "is something
we all do we all have in com
mon "
He said thai as important lo
have a wide range of speakers and
guests thai the w idemng AC U
community can identify with
A
Social Club Schedule
Women
Tn Kappa Gamma off-campus
rush at 8 30 p m on Wednes-
day GATA off-campus rush at 5
p m Thursday Delia Theia off-
campus rush at 8 30 p m
Men
Trojans rush at 6 30 p m at
Will Hair Park on Wednesday
Phi Beta Epsilon Rush at 8 30
p tn at Will Hair Park on
Wednesday Frater Sodahs rush
at 8 p m at Sonic on Thursday
Sigma Chi Alpha rush at 6 p m
Thursday Phi Beta Epsilon on-
campus rush at 8 30 p m Fri
day Sub T-16 rush ai 5 p m at
Nelson Park on I nday
Coffee Hour to take
place at Gardner Hall
All students are invited to
International Coffee Hour on
Friday from 4 to 6 p in m the
west lobby of Gardner resi-
dence hall The Coffee Hour is
sponsored by the International
Students Associations
Volleyball team to host
tournament on weekend
The volleyball team will host
a tournament on Friday and
Saturday lhe team will play
against Angelo Stale at 1 p in
and Western New Mexico at 7
p m on I nday and Saturday
The team will also play Tesas
A&M Commerce at 9 a in and
Ouachua Baptist at 3 p in
ACU Fair scheduled for
the Bean Thursday
Students arc invited to the
ACU Tair on Thursday fiom 5
to 7 30 p m in the World
Famous Bean There will be
games prizes funnel cakes
coiton candy snovvcones
Chess Club to begin
meetings in Bean Sprout
The ACU Chess Club will
begin meetings Mondays and
Tuesdays ai 4 30 p in in the
Bean Sprout All levels of play-
ers arc welcome
American Heart
Association.
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prizes:
1st place - $150
2nd place - $10C
consolation:
1st place - $7 5
2nd place - $50
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campus center ticket
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 6, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 8, 1999, newspaper, September 8, 1999; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101609/m1/2/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.