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Optimist
The’Boys are back in town pages
Vol. 98, No. 12
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
BREAKING NEWS, VIDEOS, PHOTOS, DISCUSSION AND EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
ENROLLMENT
1 section, 8 pages
acuoptimist.com
Recruiting Web site features student stories
Casey Oliver
Student Reporter
The Office of Enrollment
Management is opening a
new avenue for recruiting
high school seniors with
its new Web site, Live Up.
The innovative and inter-
active site was designed
to work hand-in-hand
with the prospective stu-
dents’ page on the ACU
Web site.
Corey Patterson, direc-
tor of Enrollment Manage-
ment, said the goal of the
Live Up project is to cre-
ate a more dynamic site
where people can watch
videos and read profiles
of current students.
“Current students can
tell us their story, and it
will become part of the
Web site,” Patterson said.
He said he believes see-
ing and hearing students’
reflections on their expe-
riences will propel pro-
spective students to con-
sider ACU seriously as an
option for college.
“The best thing for
prospective students
right now is for them to
get to hear stories from
current students,” Pat-
terson said. “Especially
stories that they can actu-
ally see themselves being
a part of.”
The Web site is really
a database of stories so
every time the page is re-
freshed, it displays differ-
ent content.
“It’s always fresh, al-
ways changing, and that’s
something that we’re real-
ly excited about,” he said.
Live Up will be part of
the electronic media fam-
see SITE page 4
Enrollment Management’s
new Web site, liveup.acu.edu,
highlights students’ stories.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
LAURA ACUFF Features Editor
Above: Asa Kusuma, sophomore computer science major from Annadale, Va., looks for his next hold while scaling a rock in Brownwood on Saturday.
Below right: Sarah Kratzer, senior psychology major from Los Alamos, N.M., adjusts her harness before climbing.
Outdoor Club climbs, cleans
Kelsi Williamson
Staff Photographer
The ACU Outdoor Club cleaned up
and climbed up during the club’s
rock climbing trip. Students of all
skill levels, 22 in all, joined the
Brownwood climbing group, Rock
Addiction, as they collected trash
before their excursion Saturday.
“It was so encouraging to see
such a large group all excited
about climbing and giving back
to an area that we all have come
to love,” said the Outdoor Club
president, Colter Lane.
Lane, a senior physics major
from Kalispell, Mont., has been
climbing for four years. He met
the leader of Rock Addiction on
a previous climb this semester.
“It’s grown into a pretty good
friendship,” Lane said.
Rock Addiction cleans their
climbing area the last Saturday
of every other month and of-
fered to work with the Outdoor
Club in exchange for help. The
Brownwood group shared their
gear and their advice with ACU
students after the cleanup.
“They were incredibly helpful
and donated their complete time
for our enjoyment,” said Brett
Harbor, senior criminal justice
major from Austin.
Many students who partici-
pated in the climb were begin-
ners; a few were not even part of
the Outdoor Club, Lane said.
Samantha Sutherland, freshman
English major from Brownwood,
is a new member of the club. She
said the trip gave her a chance to
meet a lot of new people.
“The experience of doing some-
see CLIMB page 4
SING SONG
Students
audition
for host
positions
David Soto
Student Reporter
As Sing Song approaches,
the Office of Student Pro-
ductions begins its search
for student hosts and
hostesses once again.
Five to seven students
are chosen from about
60 applicants each year,
the majority of whom
are women.
“The judges’ panel is
comprised of people from
the Sing Song professional
staff, ACU’s Music Depart-
ment and music profes-
sionals outside of ACU,”
said Tom Craig, director of
Student Productions. “They
-look for people with excel-
lent voice quality and who
have the ability to blend
well with others.”
Auditions take two
days to complete. The first
night, each applicant has
three and a half minutes to
sing portions of two songs.
The best are called back for
the second round of audi-
tions the following night.
Callback auditions involve
sightreading a piece of
music and singing in vari-
ous small ensembles, after
which students are taken
through a simple choreog-
raphy routine, Craig said.
“Those auditioning
should expect to perform
for the judges as if they
see SING page 4
WELLNESS
Unstress day ends Wellness Week with games, live music
Lizzy Spano
Arts Editor
Students will have the op-
portunity to soak their
professors in a dunk
tank, jump on inflatable
rides or throw themselves
against a Velcro wall dur-
ing “Unstress Day” on Fri-
day, which will wrap up
the 2009 Wellness Week.
We really wanted something that [allows students] to kind
of rest, relax and enjoy a positive way to have fun.
STEVE ROWLANDS
Director of the Counseling Center
Unstress Day was de-
signed by the Counseling
Center to provide fun
and engaging activities
for students in associa-
tion with Wellness Week
events and activities.
“We really wanted to
end the week with some-
thing that [allows stu-
dents to] kind of rest,
relax and enjoy a positive
way to have fun,” said
Steve Rowlands, director
of the Counseling Center.
As part of the event,
students can climb a
rock wall, run an ob-
stacle course or listen to
Optimus Prime and the
Autobots perform on the
Nelson Hall patio. Also, a
Breast Cancer Walk will
begin Thursday during
Chapel. Students can re-
ceive two Chapel credits
for participating.
Wellness Week was
created for ACU students
and employees to pro-
mote health in their lives,
challenging their knowl-
edge of wellness and pro-
viding information to in-
form a healthy lifestyle. It
will take place Oct. 6-9.
“Wellness Week was
see STRESS page 4
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WILDCAT FOOTBALL
stalled offensively in the first
half, but rallied to a 44-33
victory over Eastern New
Mexico in the second. Our
sports team breaks it down.
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CHANGES TO SUMMIT
this year reflect a genuine
desire on behalf of the Office
of Ministry Events to offer
students a relevant, challeng-
ing spiritual experience.
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Online
VIDEO
LOUDandCLEAR
Rocketboys’performance
Did you notice the
bats during Summit?
Visit acuoptimist.com to see what
the ACU community is saying.
PHOTOS
ACU vs. Eastern NM
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