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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Calendar
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this calendar for the ACU
community to keep track of
local social, academic and
service opportunities.
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Events
Thursday
ACU Police Tip of the Week
8 a.m
ACU golf at NSU Classic.
9 a.m.
8th Annual West Texas Book
and Music Festival. For more
information, call 676-6017.
8 p.m.
JamFest auditions in the Bean
: Sprout.
9 a.m.
8th Annual West Texas Book
and Music Festival. For more
information, call 676-6017.
Friday
Wildcat Preview Day
Summit brings large numbers of visitors
and increased parking pressure. Drive
safely around campus and plan to arrive
a few minutes earlier than usual.
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Bigs for a Day
9 a.m.
8th Annual West Texas Book and 8th Annual West Texas Book and
9 a.m.
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Music Festival.
7 p.m.
Music Festival.
4 p.m.
ACU Volleyball versus West Texas ACU Soccer versus Angelo State.
A&M.
6 p.m.-11 p.m.
Entra a la Plaza by the GATA
fountain.
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Online Newscast
com
Check out a sportscast of highlights
from last weekend's football, volleyball
and soccer games.
Webcast
Log on to www.youtube.com/acuvideo
for a preview of “Summit”, Freshman
Follies and Bid Night.
Chapel Checkup
Credited
Chapels
to date:
Credited
Chapels
remaining:
45
Volunteer Opportunities
Virtuous African Heritage Sisterhood
will conduct a blood drive from
10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Campus
Center’s Living Room Sept. 30.
Students can join other students
and faculty for a time of unified
intercession Mondays at 7 a.m. at
Jacob’s Dream. For more informa-
tion, e-maii kdl04a@acu.edu.
Pilates for Pink is an event where
EverFIT and Sigma Theta Chi spon-
sor a free pilates class Saturday from
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the grass
lot across from Jacob's Dream. For
more information, contact EverFIT at
320-1945.
Key City Kiwanis annual fish fry
needs volunteers 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.
ACU’s radio station KACU-FM
needs volunteers to act as ushers
Oct. 18 for the Prairie Home Com-
panion performance in Moody
Coliseum. Help is needed from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m.
Love and Care Ministries needs
help with clothing ministry in
its dining room, at street feeds,
maintaining facilities and cleaning.
Monday through Thursday from 9
a.m., 1 p.m. or 5 p.m. at 233 Fan-
nin St. For more information, con-
tact Tate Drysdale at 665-2495.
Breakfast on Beech Street is
an opportunity to help set up,
prepare and serve breakfast to
homeless/lower income people.
Volunteers will have the opportu-
nity to talk to those in attendance.
Serving time is 6:30 a.m. to 7:15
a.m every weekday with cleanup
afterward. Volunteers should be
finished no later than 7:30 a.m.
For more information regarding
any of the above opportunities,
contact the Volunteer and
Service-Learning Center in the
Bean Sprout.
Monday, Sept. 15
2:05 p.m. Student found a dog
on campus and returned it to its
owner at 500 E.N. 17th St.
6:45 p.m. Credit card fraud.
Tuesday, Sept. 16
7:40 a.m. Report of a tractor-
trailer blocking Central Plant;
vehicle was moved.
6:40 p.m.Contacted magazine
sales crew at University Park.
Advised to leave campus.
6:53 p.m. Assisted Abilene po-
lice with a child that was found;
child was returned.
7:45 p.m. Student reported sus-
picious subjects following her
and harassing her from Gardner
parking lot to Teague Special
Events Center parking lot.
Wednesday, Sept. 17
2:20 p.m. Report of a lost
iPhone at McKinzie Hall.
4:15 p.m. Attempted to locate a
loose dog on ACU Drive.
9:34 p.m. Assisted Abilene
police with report of gunshots at
1900 Lincoln St.; subject shot at
his neighbor; secured the scene.
10:02 p.m. Report of two ve-
hicle alarms sounding in Morris
Hall parking lot; checked.
Thursday, Sept. 18
12:40 a.m. Report of subject
soliciting money at Wal-Mart.
1:30 a.m. Assisted Abilene
police with report of gunshots at
2400 Madison St.; checked.
Friday, Sept. 19
12:26 a.m. Assisted Abilene
police with a loud party at 700
E.N. 14th St.
12:42 a.m. Assisted Abilene
police with a loud party at E.N.
18th Street & Ave D; subjects
agreed to lower volume and
move patrons inside residence.
4:45 p.m. Student requested a
follow-up on vehicle hit-and-run
accident that was reported to
Abilene police.
10 p.m. Report of water bal-
loons being thrown at students
near Jacob’s Dream; unable to
locate anyone.
Saturday, Sept. 20
10:06 a.m. Report of a snake
at Jacob’s Dream; it was dead
and was removed by Physical
Resources.
11:18 a.m. Report of two dogs
fighting at 700 E.N. 10th St.;
Animal Control notified.
Sunday, Sept. 21
1:35 a.m. Assisted Abilene
police with a disturbance at Ave
D and College Drive; was a fight
between husband and wife; wife
returned to the scene, and all
was OK.
2:22 a.m. Report of subject
throwing rocks from the Lake
toward Judge Ely Boulevard.
Always report suspicious
activity to ACUPD at 674-2305
or 674-2911.
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