The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 5, 2008 Page: 2 of 8
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Calendar
Events
Friday
Last day to request C/NC or P/F.
8 a.m. -11 p.m.
West Texas Fair & Rodeo
7 p.m.
“Circle of Laughs” comedy
featuring Chonda Pierce at
Southern Hills Church of Christ.
7:30 p.m. -10 p.m.
ACU comedy Moonlight and
Magnolias in Fulks Theater.
Saturday
Sunday
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The Optimist maintains
this calendar for the ACU
community to keep track of
local social, academic and
service opportunities.
Groups may send
announcements directly to
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To ensure that an item
will appear on time, the
announcement should be sent
at least 10 days before. The
Optimist may edit items for
space and style.
Corrections and
clarifications of published
news articles will be printed in
this space in a timely manner.
Volunteer Opportunities
Monday
10:30 a.m.
West Texas Fair and Rodeo Parade
in downtown Abilene.
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Connecting Caring Communities
Talent Show at the Paramount
Theatre. Contact the Office of
Multicultural Enrichment.
7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
ACU Fall Comedy Moonlight
and Magnolias
8 a.m. -11 p.m.
West Texas Fair and Rodeo
5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
World Refugee Day at Neison Park
featuring music, drumming and
performances by refugees from
more than 10 nations. Culturally
diverse food samples, fashion show
and children’s activities. For more
information, call 675-5643, ext. 19.
8 a.m.-11. p.m.
West Texas Fair and Rodeo
12 pirn.-7 p.m.
The new “World Famous” Bean
grand opening celebration will be in
the (pampus Center. Join everyone
for giveaways, a chef showdown,
Wii bowling tournament and talent
showcase.
Check out a short newscast from
the JMC Network on ACU ticketers,
changes to Chapel and women’s
social club teas this past Sunday.
Log on to www.youtube.com/
acuvideo to see a video about
SHADES’ tiyouts and Information on
its upcoming events.
Announcements
Applications for SALT, Service Ac-
tion Leadership Team, are available
in the Volunteer and Service-Learn-
ing Center in the Bean Sprout. This
group of students organizes events
throughout the year that engage
the student body in service and
work to establish relationships with
the neighborhoods surrounding the
campus. Applications are due by 5
p.m. Friday, Sept. 5. Interviews will
follow from Sept. 8-10.
New Collegiate Cards have arrived
in the SA office. Collegiate Cards
are available free to every ACU
student. Students can receive dis-
counts at local restaurants such as
Rosa’s, Little Caesar’s and Sonic.
The Collegiate Cards from last year
have expired, so come down to the
office and get a new one.
The deadline to rank all men and
women’s social clubs is Sept. 12 in
the Campus Center’s Living Room.
Come anytime between 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. You must turn in your
medical form, pledging contract
and rush card at this time.
The ACU Athletics Department will
be hosting a 5K run to benefit the
Cory and Lisa Stone Family Sept.
13. For more information, contact
ACU men’s basketball coach Jason
Copeland at 674-2913 or jason.
copeland@acu.edu
Mike Stanton, CEO of Inigral,
Inc., will be on campus Monday
through Wednesday to discuss
and research possible ways to in-
tegrate Facebook into academics.
Students can partner with other
students, faculty and friends of
ACU for a time of unified interces-
sion for the campus on Mondays
at 7 a.m. at Jacob's Dream. For
more information, see the Face-
book group “The Holy Spirit Moves
at Abilene Christian” or e-mail
kdi04a@acu.edu.
Students’ Association fall elections
are Tuesday and Wednesday. If you
have any questions, please drop by
the SA office or call 674-2583.
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Meals on Wheels has an ongo-
ing need for volunteers to deliver
lunches. Delivery only takes ap-
proximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours, and
they do their best to assign routes
that are close by. A brief training is
provided, and if you are a student,
a Chapel exemption can be given
for one day a week if your delivery
time conflicts with Chapel. If you
are able to help, contact Mitzi
McAndrew at 672-5050.
Key City Kiwanis annual fish fry
needs volunteers on Oct. 3 and 4
at the Abilene Civic Center. Help
is needed Oct. 3 from 6 p.m. to
10 p.m. and Oct. 4 from 10 a.m.
to 9 p.m. with cooking, serving,
cleaning tables and trash pick up.
Volunteers receive a meal ticket to
eat meals while working. All pro-
ceeds benefit local organizations.
The Taylor Elementary Chess
Club is seeking volunteers to help
with the club Thursday from 3:15
p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Volunteers do not
need to know how to play chess.
Sanctus Real Concert
needs volunteers Sept. 14 to help
with a variety of tasks from load-
ing vehicles and providing security
to selling merchandise anytime
during the day from 9:00 a.m. until
midnight. The concert will take
place at the Paramount Theatre.
ACU’s Summit (Lectureship),
Sept. 21 - 24, needs volunteers
for a variety of jobs. Someone
is needed to answer phone call
requests for shuttle pick-ups, and
21-year-old drivers are needed to
drive 15 passenger vans for the
shuttle service (training required
through ACU Physical Resources).
Male students are needed to
serve communion Sunday eve-
ning. Volunteers are needed to
work the registration tables in the
Teague Center.
The Alzheimer’s Association
is seeking volunteers to help in
a variety of ways with its annual
Alzheimer’s Walk at Nelson Park.
The walk takes place Sept. 20, and
help is needed from 6 a.m. to noon.
They also need help Sept. 18 and
19 to haul tables to the park.
An ESL teacher at Abilene High
School needs volunteers to help in
her class with one-on-one tutoring
in core subject areas for non-na-
tive speakers of English. This can
be done Monday-Friday anytime
from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Find out volunteer opportunities
by visiting the Volunteer and Ser-
vice-Learning Center’s Web site
at www.acu.edu/vslc and clicking
on Volunteer Opportunities. For
more information or to sign up to
help, contact the Volunteer and
Service-Learning Center in the
Bean Sprout.
Drama ministry seeks new personalities
By Brittany Brand
Student Reporter
Just as the semester
begins every year, so do
the numerous tryouts for
student activities. Students
recently may have seen
all the sidewalk chalk
messages conveniently
posted around the Campus
Center; they advertise
the upcoming tryouts for
Seekers of the Word.
Seekers is a student-led
drama ministry group on
campus that travels around
the state and the Abilene
community to spread
the Gospel through their
God-given abilities to act.
They perform many
humorous and serious skits
that explain God’s message.
The members of Seekers
write, direct and then
perform all their own
material. The content
of their 30 to 45 minute
performances not only
helps spread the word of
God but also deals with
choices many people may
be struggling through.
Although they mainly
perform in youth rallies and
retreats, they also reach
out to battered women’s
shelters, prisons and other
nonprofit organizations.
“This semester we
have four out-of-town
trips planned to youth
events around the state, a
performance at Middleton
Prison in Abilene and,
hopefully, a couple more in-
town performances,” said
Leslie Spainhower, president
of Seekers of the Word.
Auditions for Seekers of
the Word were Wednesday.
Competition for positions
with the group was strong.
“We currently have 17
students in the group,”
Spainhower said. “We generally
get about 20 to 30 people
auditioning, but we can only
take a limited amount.”
Devin Anderson, freshman
broadcast journalism major
from Kerrville, is one of the
hopeful students planning
on auditioning for Seekers
of the Word.
“I really love acting; I
have had tons of experience
with it locally in Kerrville,
but it has not been as
spiritually fulfilling as I
hope Seekers of the Word
will be,” Anderson said.
Anderson said it would
be a great missionary
experience to be a part of
Seekers of the Word.
“Seekers of the Word is a
great way for my creative side
to come out on campus in a
Godly way,” Anderson said.
An Advice Resource
for Students
DEAR GRACE
My Dearest
Students,
Our semester
kicked off with a
bang on Monday
during opening
chapel; 1 love the Parade
of Flags. It was so wonder-
ful to see all the returning
students and new incom-
ing freshmen. I would like
to take this opportunity to
welcome everyone back,
and I would especially like
to welcome our new stu-
dents. I hope our freshmen
had a blast during Welcome
Week and met a few great
friends during Passport.
For those of you who may
not be familiar with me, let
me introduce myself. I am
“Dear Grace.”
Dear Grace is a weekly
column designed to offer
constructive advice that will
assist students in making
healthy decisions regarding
their lives. I will present
answers to questions, offer
tips, and resources in hopes
that the information will as-
sist you in your adjustments
to college life, help develop
and maintain healthy
relationships, and
give you support as
you deal with the
many transitions that
you may encounter
during your college
career.
I want to offer you the
opportunity to send your
anonymous questions to me
by submitting them to my
website, http://www.acu.
edu/deargrace. I will read
all submitted questions
and make a selection. You
can find my answers in the
Fridays’ Optimist and on
the website. You are wel-
come to access my website
and check out some of the
previously-published ques-
tions and answers.
It is a blessing to have
you here at ACU and as you
pursue your education, I
hope your semester will be
a time of peace, happiness
and spiritual growth.
Lovingly,
Grace
Submit your questions online and read
archived columns at iwvw.acu.edu/deargrace.
Dear Grace is a paid column sponsored by ACU’s Counseling Center,
Medical Clinic & Peer Health Education.
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