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The Optimist
October 112002
KACU acquires No. 1 public radio program
Sneak preview of
A Prairie Home
Companion Oct. 12
Melame I. Knox
Page Cdilor
KACU-FM the public radio
station run by ACU will begin
to air a new show A Prairie
Home Companion with a
sneak preview on Oct. 12 at
5:00 p.tn.
A Prairie Home Companion
is the number one program in
public radio in the United
States carried on over 500
radio stations and it is the
most requested show KACU
has had said John Best gen-
eral manager.
The program includes orig-
inal comedy sketches sound
effects musical guests and
stories from the town "that
time forgot and decades can-
not Improve" host Garrison
Keillor said In his signature
monologue "The News from
Lake Wobegon."
Best said that KACU had
been unable to air the pro-
gram previously because of
the substantial cost of the
program in conjunction with
the membership to Public
ltadio International through
which the program is avail-
able. A group of local Abilene
businesspcoplc have agreed
to be underwriters for the
show.
"It will he a tremendous
boon to Abilene and the Big
Country to have as a part of
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Cast members from A Prairie Home Companion record a show.
KACU will now be airing this show and socral others
the offerings we give to the done programs on all of pub-
public" Best said. "It is one of lie radio produced and writ-
thc funniest and most well- ten by one of the major story
tellers and writers in the
United States Garrison
Keillor."
Keillor currently is the host
for A Prairie Home Com-
panion and a daily five-
minute radio program The
Writer's Almanac. I Ic is a fre-
quent contributor to 7Vhic
magazine the author of 13
books and has won many
awards for his work in broad-
casting and literary works.
In addition to airing A
Prairie Home Companion
KACU will now have the
opportunity to air other
shows offered through Public
Radio International as well
such as the Pittsburg
Symphony the Minnesota
Orchestra and Prom the Top
the fastest growing classical
music show in the United
States which features the next
generation of professional
musicians and begins
Saturday at 1:00.
Information on program-
ming times is available on the
web at www.kacu.org and
more information on A Prairie
Home Companion is available
as well at http:prairie-
home.org. KACU docs not market to
the student body on campus
but provides radio program-
ming for Abilene and 27 other
counties. KACU also serves to
educate journalism and mass
communication students in
the field of broadcast. The
average listening audience of
KACU is 10000 to 15000 per
week.
Underclassmen meet with adviser others get codes
Lauren Crist
SloJfjrW'illn
Certain students must visit
their advisers before they reg-
ister on-line.
Freshmen sophomores
and undeclared students are
required by university stan
dards to sec their advisers
before registering.
"Students should meet
with their adviser to assure
they're choosing the right
classes and going about it in
the right direction" said
Karen Griffith record special
ist in the Registrar's Office
Because all students must
obtain an adviser release code
to register the departmental
adviser can control applicable
students registering on-line.
Juniors and seniors who
are not required to see their
tyss.
.s
International Ride Service
will conduct it's first operation
this Saturday October 12th 9:00 a.m. to noon.
"Vehicles will depart from the north side of Gardner Dormitory
IRS offers free rides for international students to various
locations around Abilene. The "Regulators" a group of six
lSstudents.along with other volunteers DartidoatuMfcjyDEsl
adviser before registering can
get the adviser release code
from their adviser over the
phone.
"Most juniors and seniors
aren't required to see their
advisers because they have
had more experience with
college" Griffith said.
"They've already met with
their advisers to have a degree
plan. 1 hey know what classes
they have to take."
Upper-level students are
still required to meet with
their adviser if their cumula-
tive GPA is below 2.5 if they
are enrolled in the College of
Art and Sciences or if they are
a graduate student in
theology.
Upper-level students are
encouraged to visit advisers to
see if their course load is on
proper track. Sometimes
upper level students need
courses th.it aren't available at
a convenient time. Advisers
can help students rearrange
their schedules and in some
instances arrange a substitu-
tive class for the student
through another university.
tile work load on advisers
is still extensive especially for
advisers who mentor many
students but on-line register-
ing which began about two
years ago at ACU has less-
ened some advising labors.
"It's the student's responsi-
bility to register for the cours-
es they need" Griffith said.
"Computers have become the
norm and we're keeping up
with the times this also
allows students to make
changes to their schedules
and allows them more free-
dom." Students should examine
their account for holds which
can be found on my.acu.edu
in student records. For finan-
cial reasons Chapel absences
a lack of immunization
records at Health Services
and other reasons a hold can
be placed on a student's
account.
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When people decide to buy
a house they leave homes
standing empty. The original
homes are bought by other
people and an active cycle of
selling and buying results
Bartec said.
When that cycle is inter-
rupted one" effect can be a
more sluggish economy.
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the 2001 fall semester studying in Oxford England.
And became even better mends.
"I've traveled everywhere" Anise says.
"But I've never felt so much affection for a
place never missed a place as much as
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and it becomes so familiar that Oxford
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If you never go anywhere outside
the United States a lot of 'unknowns'
cause you to be timid about traveling"
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gives you the opportunity and
experience of being a part of 'die rest
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Currently the Texas econo-
my's sluggishness qualifies as a
recession.
However the term isn't as
negative as it can look in a
bold black headline Bartec
said.
"A depression is where you
have negative growth maybe
l-to-2 percent less gross
domestic product experienced
one .year than in the previous
year.
"that means consumption
is down. People arc not spend-
ing not purchasing" Bartec
said.
Tor college students the
most obvious effect is in the
job market.
When the economy is stag-
nant Bartec said industries
begin to make adjustments
which result in layoff's.
In addition growth is need-
ed to provide jobs for new
entries to the workforce he
said.
"We want to be sure that
there are adequate jobs avail-
able for graduates as they leave
the academic world and go
into the business world"
Bartec said.
Cost of education also rises
as the economy deflates he
said. Students shouldn't be dis-
couraged from continuing
their education however
because skills and degrees arc
especially valuable when the
job market is tight lie said.
Several factors can deter-
mine whether or not the econ-
omy takes a dip Bartec said.
Recent lawsuits involving
household mold could have
played a critical role in the rais-
ing of insurance costs lie said.
"Frivolous lawsuits are a big
drain on the economy" he
said.
Overall however the Texas
economy is holding relatively
stable.
"If you get into a really deep
recession you know it" lie
said. "I think we have not expe-
rienced anything close to a
depression. A recession yes - a
smoothing out but not a
depression".
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 15, Ed. 1, Friday, October 11, 2002, newspaper, October 11, 2002; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101788/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.