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Optimist
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Vol. 99, No. 4
CAMPUS
Wednesday, September 1,2010
1 section, 8 pages
Suspect held in Lundsford frail attack
Jeff Craig and
Alan Cherry
A 33-year-old former
student is undergoing
a mental health evalu-
ation after confronting
Dr. Jean-Noel Thomp-
son and attacking, an-
other walker on the
Lunsford Trail Aug. 25.
ACU Police Chief
Jimmy Ellison said the
suspect, a resident of
University Park, was
carrying a baseball bat
as he approached the
walkers shortly before 6
a.m. Abilene Police and
the ACU Police Depart-
ment have not released
the suspect’s name, and
he cannot be charged
with a crime until the
mental health evalua-
tion is complete. Ellison
said the man also at-
tacked a staff member
who was walking with
his wife. Police have not
released their names.
The staff member sus-
tained minor injuries from
the confrontation. ACU
Police took the man into
custody and turned him
over to Abilene Police.
Ellison said neither
Thompson, vice presi-
dent for student life and
dean of students, nor
the other walker was
targeted in the attack.
He emphasized the in-
cident was random and
unplanned.
“I want to express that
this was an isolated in-
cident,” Ellison said. “It
was not something that
is a part of trend.”
Thompson also said the
incident was not planned.
“There was no way
that this person would
have known that I would
have been at that par-
ticular place at that par-
ticular time," Thomp-
son said. “That’s why I
don’t feel targeted."
A resident of Univer-
sity Park initially called
ACU Police early that
see ATTACK page 4
POLITICS
DANIEL GOMEZ// Chief Photographer
Texas Governor Rick Perry, shakes hands with Matt Phillips after speaking to high school students at the Academy for Technology, Engineering, Math
and Science on Tuesday.
CONSTRUCTION
Loop line construction to finish soon
Kelsi Williamson
Arts Page Editor
Campus heating and cooling loop line
renovations will wrap up within the next
20 days, while the Royce and Pam Money
Student Recreation and Wellness Center
project remains in its early stages, said
Zane Dennis, executive director of facili-
ties and campus development.
The completion date for all major
loop line construction is set for Oct. 15.
After this date, repaving and sodding will
complete the loop line project.
“There is no reason we shouldn’t meet
that,” said Dennis. “We’re very close to
finishing that off.”
The last phase of the heating and cool-
ing system construction is concentrated
on the east side of the JJardin Adminis-
tration building and on the north side of
Brown Library. Nine buildings are already
running off of the new line that will even-
tually support 23 buildings on campus.
Kevin Roberts, chief planning and in-
formation officer, apologized for the in-
conveniences caused by fenced-off areas
and detours around campus.
“I know it’s a pain, said Roberts. “At
some point you just have to do it.”
Roberts said three crews worked dur-
ing the summer finish as much con-
struction as possible before students re-
turned to campus three weeks ago. More
than a year’s worth of planning for the
$5 million project took place before the
much-needed update began last spring,
Roberts said.
Structural and electrical work contin-
ues to be the focus for construction on
see LOOP page 4
TECHNOLOGY
Juniors
upgrade
mobile
devices
Matthew Woodrow
Opinion Page Editor
The junior class joined
the technologically ad-
vanced ranks of the
freshmen by receiving
the iPhone 4 or a new
iPod touch on Saturday.
Students were able
to pick up their devices
from noon all the way
until 8 p.m.
Lines were long at the
start of the day, but cleared
up due to the efficiency of
Team 55 and AT&T.
“We were expecting a
large group of students,”
Sales Executive David
Hardaway said, “so we
had a lot of people here
to help and have things
run smoothly.”
Students waited in
line to turn in their old
devices and pick up new
iPhones or iPod touches.
AT&T representatives
helped activate phones
and teach students how
to transfer information
from old devices.
Juniors were anxious to
get new phones after two
years of wear and tear on
their original iPhones.
“My 3G is ancient
now,” said Mandi
Crowder, junior physics
major from Cedar Park.
“I'm excited for a phone
that actually works now.”
While some students
weren't too happy with
the ordeal of ordering
see DEVICES page 4
STUDENT LIFE
Deadline approaches for TOMS shoe discount
Bailey Neal
Page Designer
Since 2006, Blake My-
coskie, founder and
“Chief Shoe Giver” of
TOMS Shoes, has worked
toward giving one pair of
shoes to a person in need
for every person who pur-
chases one of his original
designs. According to
the TOMS website, the
company has a “one for
one movement” which
states that the customer
is essentially buying two
pairs of shoes - one for
themselves, and one for
someone less fortunate.
This year, ACU is
hosting a two-day event
beginning Monday,
Sept. 13, in which stu-
dents can buy, design
and donate a pair of
TOMS to someone liv-
ing in the U.S. who is
without shoes.
“Normally, the Style
Your Sole event is or-
ganized and run by the
TOMS club on campus
that is completely run
by students. That is kind
of TOMS’ method; that’s
what they prefer. So its re-
ally up to the students, if
they want to do it again,”
said Amanda Pittman,
Marketing Associate for
the College of Business
Administration.
In light of the event,
ACU is offering white
canvas TOMS, purchased
through the school at a
discounted price. The
first 250 orders were
half-off, but every order
placed before Sept. 6 gets
a 10 percent discount,
see TOMS page 4
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Construction of the Tony Washington, former
AT&T Learning Studio on ACU lineman, continues
the second floor of the to wait for his chance to
Library will begin this fall, play in the NFL
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