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Volume 85 Number 35
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Friday Feb. 7 1997
Performance to celebrate Black History Month
ly ion Houzet
"Staff Writer
About 25 students will perform a vari-
ety show In honor of Black History
Month In Cullcn Auditorium Feb. 28.
The production called "Essence of
Ebony" is the brainchild of Vonna Lary
freshman secondary education major
from Dallas.
Lary said she enlisted the help of
friends and advertised the idea on cam
pus to raise interest.
Candice Hunter senior education
major from Austin is also helping with
the show.
"It has both new and old stuff. There '
are several different acts including step
ping African dance singing a couple of
speeches an open forum discussing
issues and a skit" Hunter said.
Lary explained the skit deals with the
controversy surrounding the desegrega-
tion of a high school in Little Rock Ark
In 1957.
We want to help increase students'
pride and knowledge of black history'
Lary said.
According to Jet magazine the Black
History Month concept was started by
the scholar and lecturer Carter G.
Woodson in 1926. It Was originally
named Negro History Week and was cel-
ebrated the second week of February to
include the birth dates of Abraham
Lincoln Feb. 12 and oratorabolitionist
Frederick Douglas Feb. 14.
It was later expanded to a month-long
celebration of the exploits and feats of
African-Americans. February includes
anti-segregationist Rosa Park's birth
date the date of Nelson Mandela
release from prison in South Africa the
anniversary of Malcolm X's death and
the date Martin Luther King Jr. was
ordained as a Baptist minister.
Admission to Essence of Ebony Is free-.
Chapel on Feb. 28 will feature a sample
of the evenings show with a speech and
song.
Campus Visitors
University plans Sewell
Theatre renovations
By Jutta fteuttcr
Student Reporter
Going postal
Kerri Kkbs preschool class from Locus preschool experiences campus mail during their ACU mailroom tour Tuesday.
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'THhe university has initiated a feasl-
X blUty study to determine if and
when renovations will be made to
Sewell Theatre said Adam Hester
chairman of the Department of
Theatre. ' ' J
Hester said he turned in a list of
needs for his department to adminis-
tration in December.
"Anything Is possible right now" he
said.
The next step is for the Development
Office to look at the list and evaluate
the feasibility of a renovation.
Jack Rich executive vice president
said the study Is in the preliminary
stage and this type of needs assessment
"Is an ongolrig process."
Originally an auditorium the build-
ing was constructed in 1929 and has
served many functions including
Chapel for students and church ser-
vices for University Church of Christ.
In 1972 the building was converted
into a dinner theatre.
Hester said audience attendance is
good and many shows sell out
depending on Uie tyoTshowr
Comedies and musicals seem to be the
most popular he said. "
One patron Sally Carthel a retired
public school teacher said she attends
the theatre regularly and called the
productions "marvelous." Howevetf
she questioned the lack of access for
handicapped people.
Because of Its age the building is
under a grandfather clause Hester
said. A grandfather clause allows old
bulMlns to operate without handicap
accessibility until renovations are
made. When the building is renovated;
federal requirements must be met.
"Of course thats something that we
look forward to" Hester said. "We do
occasionally have patrons who need
that kind of access so it will be won-
derful to be able to accommodate them
more easily than we can right now."
Sara Morgan junior theatre major
from Tyler said she agrees handicap
access needs to be available.
"Its not a problem I mean we deal
with it but Its not an ideal situation"
she said.
Another not-so-ldeal situation she
said is the lack of space for a rehearsal
hall offices and especially classrooms.
Many classes are conducted in the
theatre and during productions those
classes must meet elsewhere on cam-
pus. 'Also conflicts can arise when sets
are being built and the actors need the
stage for rehearsal. Morgan said "Itis
time to step into the '90s."
Viewpoints page 2
Clarification of Simpson verdict
Tips for Abilene nightlife
Recognizing addiction to Days
Feature page 3
Sophomore leaders
Sports pages A 5
Results of Thursday games
Baseball and Softball previews
News pages 6-8
Cosmic Bowling lands on campus
Department of Music to perform in
Houston
Seniors prepare for recitals '
FAC makes spring break plans
Department of Theatre presents Joe Egg
Autry to perform recital
Hot links
Shinnery deadline extended
y Jnn er Smith
Student Reporter
""Talk connects artists audience
By Mttanta Thomas
Editorial Assistant
A sense of interest was in the air
Wednesday after Chapel as 45-50 stu-
dents faculty staff and others from the
Abilene and ACU community broke from
their daily activities to attend the Brown
BagGallery Talk at the Shore Art Gallery.
According to Sharon Rathbun director of
the Shore Art Gallery the talk was to allow
students and others "to view the exhibit and
to hear the art faculty explain their works on
display."
Charles Nelson artlst-ln-residence and
professor of music provided the musical
entertainment by singing songs by classical
composers. One of the songs was composed
by Peter Tchaikovsky titled "Pilgrim Song."
Jack Maxwell associate professor of art
began the presentation of art by explaining
his architecture and figure Illustrations that
portray creation. He said he wanted to illus-
trate creation in a way that could be appreci-
ated at different levels. His work on this pro-
ject is still in progress but Maxwell said
when he Is finished there will probably be
12 paintings portraying the six days of cre-
ation and the day of rest.
Associate professor of art Ginna Sadlers
contribution to the exhibit was an anniver-
sary pendant and a self-portrait Sadler said
the pendant was for her mothers 75th birth-
day. The self-portrait which is a portrait of her-
self on a hand mirror was commissioned for
an anniversary gift. She said Indiana
University celebrated Its 100th anniversary
for the arts and had asked its graduates to
contribute self-portraits.
Sadler said I drew what I saw on the mir
ror and put it on the opposite side."
Sarabeth Clevenger adjunct professor of
art history explained her paintings about
relationships through layering images.
Clevenger said she wanted to create a theme
of images that had been scraped off of other
paintings and combine them in a new way to
tell a story
The themes of her paintings were about
death resurrection and suffering. She used
pre-Columbian or South American relics to
portray relationships and history.
Robert Greens paintings arc organic in
shape and portray a theme of protection.
Robert associate professor of art said his
paintings were taken from other artists' line
drawings but said he used those works for
what they reminded him of.
He explained his approach to the creation
process.
"I start a piece in a certain direction but
they don't always end up where I'm going"
Robert said.
He said he likes his works "to allude to
oilier things."
Robert also said he is pleased when other
people see new things in his work.
Dr. Brent Green professor of art and chair-
man of the Department of Art concluded the
presentation by explaining that landscapes
"fundamentally have to do with an individ-
ual response to what 1 see or what 1 feel"
when he thinks about a piece.
"In a real sense of artistry and painting art
is really a dialogue between the artist and art
history and his or herself" Brent said.
Two of hls'plcces "come from actual expe-
riences in Missouri In the winter" he said.
Brent said in these pieces he was trying to
capture some of his feelings associated with
his experiences there.
See Gallery page 7
Poetry essays and other creative
works 'will be accepted until this
Friday for Inclusion In The Shinnery
Review ACUfc literary magazine.
The deadline has been extended so
editors can have a "wider variety to
choose from" said Elizabeth Warren
instructor of English
The Shinnery Review which will be
available April 12 is an annual maga-
zine put together by a student educa-
tional board. The official cover sheet
lists personal essays sketches sto-
ries poems photographs song lyrics
and graphics as entries that are
accepted. Warren said the project is
mainly for students but sometimes
faculty participates.
Jay Worley Junior English major
from Fort Worth and one of the edi-
tors of the Shinnery said he chooses a
piece "if It jumps out and grabs me
and is interesting from beginning to
end" He said he can usually tell if he
is going to like a poem by the first to
fourth line.
Wendy Walsh another editor and
senior English major from Abilene
said the board looks for good writing
skills and something that strikes it as
interesting. She said the poetry
should show emotion and all entries
must fit Christian standards.
She said she enjoys being on the
Shinnery staff but has to deal with
"sensitivity all the way around" not
only with other editors but with the
artists as well. People have to be care-
ful about what they say because feel-
ings arc hurt easily m this line of
work. She said sometimes those who
are rejected come back for an expla-
nation. Although the rejection Is not
easy The Shinnery Review is a good
experience for participants.
The artists get a chance to have
their work published; if they are
rejected they can leam from their
mistakes and try again
SA discusses distribution of funds
By Tiffany Kondrup
Managing News Editor
Wednesdays meeting of the
Students' Association Senate
Included an allocated request and dis-
cussion about several upcoming
Senate events
.Members of the ACU cheerleadlng
squad were at Wednesdays meeting
to request $500 from the unallocated
fund. The group would like to travel
to Canyon for the womens basketball
teams match-up against West Texas
A&M. However the group does not
have funds for trip which will cost
about $885. The cheerleaders asked
the classes to consider donating the
additional funds.
The request will be debated at next
week meeting before being voted
upon.
Executive treasurer Mark Hobbs
senior finance major from Abilene
informed Senate members that
because of a drop in the semester's
enrollment figures the budget the
group voted on last week budgeted
approximately $3000 too much.
Holjbs has already made two changes
to the budget lowering the adminis-
trative office supplies fund by $1500
to $2500 and the contingency fund
was cut in half to $500.
After discussion Senate members
agreed to leave the budget with the
changes Hobbs made. If the unallo-
cated fund drops to zero later in the
semester approved requests would
have to come from the budgets of the
classes and committees.
Habitat for Humanity Committee
chairman Chris Moore junior
accounting major from Fort Worth
updated Senate members on the plans
for SAs Habitat for Humanity project
this semester.
Moore told Senate members Habitat
had presented him with two options
for the groups' semester project. The
first choice would involve building a
house from the ground up as has
'been done in previous years. Work on
ancw house would begin March '21
and end in late April or early May.
Work would be done every Saturday
and some weekdays. Moore said this
would Involve building an entirely
new house.
The second option would involve
refurbishing a house. According to
Moore refurbishing would involve
taking a house that currently needs a
"tremendous amount of work" and
starting over. The house belongs to a
single mother and daughter.
After discussing the pros and cons
of each Senate members agreed.
Habitat administrators could best
determine which project was more
necessary and the SA would agree to
that project.
The final update came from the
Campus Concerts Committee. After
last week's meeting committee mem
bers contacted agents for several
country and contemporary Christian
artists. After asking about availability
of artists for the dates SA lias set
See SA page 6
It is hard for a student to get pub-
lished but the Shinnery is less intim-
idating than most publications' and
prepares artists to be comfortable
submitting their work.
There will be a reading of The Shinnery
Review in a laid back coffee shop setting
called Black Tulip CaTc April 12. This is
usually conducted in the Bean Sprout
and is open to everyone
Walsh also said she enjoys being on
staff because she has the opportunity
to enhance her publishing and Inter-
personal skills.
Worley said in the past the
Shinnery has not gotten enough pub
liclty. He did not even know about it
until he was required to write a poem
for it for an English class. He said a
lot of people are not interested in the
Shinnery because they have not given
it a chance.
He said todays poetry is a lot differ-
ent than people assume and "people
would probably be surprised if they
were to read The Shinnery Review."
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