The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 48, Ed. 1, Friday, April 3, 1998 Page: 3 of 8
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April 3 1991
For The Record
Campus
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Friday from 4-6 p.m. in the feM?y of Edwards Restdtnce Ml.
Everyone k welcome to tome and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere
and make friends with American and international students. Door
prists an provided.
AudWona Auditions lor the musical group Take 0 Mid
Reflectfons will be held April 9 at 600 p.m. in CuUen Attdhorium.
Appfccaticww Mid fofixBNMton are available m the Campus LJfe Office.
fTWikrn refund Beginning with the fau"93 term a 100 potent
refund will only be granted foe classes dropped through ike first
dV of the term Any chutes dropped after the first day of the term
wifl cost at kt 10 percent of the tuklon chaffed. Questions about
this change should be directed to advisers or the Student fcinanckl
Services office.
Junior Mis The West Texas Junior Miss Scholarship Program
will be held April 4 at 7 p.m. in Culkn Auditorium. Tickets are $4
each Mid may be ptucliased in Room 221 In Zellner Ha8.
Student Ambassadors The Student Ambassadors are looking
for new recruits Interested In telling others about ACU.
Applications are available at the Welcome Center In Zellner Hall.
Seniors Senior Sunday will be April 5 at 1 p.m. in the living
Room of the Campus Center. A free lunch will be provided and a
presentation will be given by Dr. David Wray.
Service Day Slgn-ups for the first-ever Intercollegiate Service
Day will be April 13-22 in the Campus Center or at the tri-college
worship service Grace April 9 and 16. The service day will be in
Abilene April 23.
Wldcat Committee The Students' Association Wildcat
Committee will have a day at the zoo Sunday. Pizza will be provided.
State
Herring 12-year-old Stephanie Johnson 11-year-old Brittney
Vamer and the 32-ycar-okl fteacher Shannon Wright. ?
Denver Police in Denver mounted a manhunt fc the Alabama j
abortion cHnk bombfcif suspect 1ues4ay night then called It off
amid a mix-up over a license pkte number on a truck that sped
away from a traffic stop. The North Caroona plate number released
by pohce matched the number on the truck registered to Eric
Robert Rudolph the man sought In the bombing. However after
mote than two hours authorities realised Rudolphs truck had been
m an impound tot in Alabama for weeks; The truck after mistak-
enly being pulled over m Denver sped away from the scene when
approached by a police officer.
CKntoM In a legal victory for President Clinton a federal judge
Wednesday threw out Paula. Jones' dvti kwsuk saying her evi-
dence fell "(all short f proving sexual harassmentT An embattled
White House immediately cheered the news which comes more
than sextn years after Mrs. Jones first fikd a lawsuit alleging
Ctkiton made an unwanted sexual advance in a little Rock Ark.
hotel room in 1991.The president teamed of the decision as he was
winding up a 12-day trip. "He asked in fact if it was an April Fools
joke" said spokesman Mike McCurry.
Electronic stamps Postmaster General Marvin Runyon unveiled
die first electronic sumps Tuesday. The "e-stamps" were approved
for testing and if all goes well businesses and individuals will be
able to print their own postage using personal computers and the
Internet. Runyon used a computer mouse to generate the first computer-generated
stamp at ceremonies at the National Postal
Museum. The system approved for letting and developed by E-
Stamp Corp. of Palo Alto Calif. provides a small piece of hardware
that fits into a computer port and serves as an electronic vault for
stored postage. The move to electronic postage comes 78 years
after approval of postage meters and 151 years after the United
States issued its first postage stamps. t
Lubbock Federal charges were made Tuesday in Lubbock
against 23 people for their alleged Involvement in a multi-state ring
for distributing Mexican prescription drugs-across the country.
Prosecutors said the 15-count indictment resulted from the largest
investigation of its kind. U.S. Attorney Paul E. Cogginc said the
ring has been responsible since 1993 for the entry oPhundreds of
thousands" of packages of anabolic steroids Valium Ritalin and
Rohypnol also known as the "date rape drug." According to the
indictment the drugs emanated from the Juarez Mexico pharma-
cy of Juan Arturo Yu Jr. a ILS. dtfeen living in El Paso. Coggms
said 14 of the defendants were in custody Tuesday afternoon
Including the alleged kingpin distributor John Drayton Kingston.
All 23 defendants wee conspiracy charges. Kingston and "fti known
in his circles as the "Doctor" also are charged with intentionally
engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise.
National
Jonesboro They stood and sang "Amazing Grace" together. A
crowd estimated is me thousands gathered to remember the five
t victims cftlcscartoonimiitstiiJiu;Ark.7rieRev.rroCl
Hnufttein a local minister opened the memorial to the five victims
of last weeks shooting at Westskfe Middle School: "We gather to
support one another" he said. An estimated 10000 people congre-
gated at the Arkansas State University Convocation Center for the
service that focused on four simple words: feith hope love and
rtea&ng. Heads were bowed as Hausteln called out the names of the
victims - 11-year-old Natalie Brooks 12-year-oki Paige Ann
International
New Zealand Only a few days after cyclone Yah swept across New
Zealand high wind and nun agam wreaked havoc across the country
vedoesday. The capital cky of Wellington was battered by gusts of up
to 80 mph leaving commuters and pedestrians to cope with canceled
ferries. The strong winds also fenced some afcatam to abort their land-
ing approaches to the capitals 'afcpottAs rescue teams went into
action huge waves swept the fisherman into the sea. The stormy con-.
dWons hampered the helicopter crew rescue eibrts but eventually
they succeeded m puJhrtg mm from the waves.
Senegal After being greeted by thousands of people cheering and
dancing In the streets of Dakar Wednesday President Clinton met with
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nation for serving as a leader in regional peacekeeping. Diouf who has
been Senegals leader since 1961 received some pohtkal opposition
during the two-day visk. Abdoulaye Wade Senegals main opposition
politician declared he would boycott a reception thrown by Diouf to
avoid giving a fk Improrion of nacurdtyAWjoughQimon did
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African peacekeeper.
Sources: Abilene Reporter-News
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FACUL elects fall
board members
Sivsient Reporter
The Friends of the ACU
Library members elected new
officers and board members for
the new year during Lectureship.
These advancements include
government resources computers
CD foms new nitMing wings
redeconuion and a library lab.
The FACUL is headed by 10
board members and five officers.
The board consists of: .Dr.
Debbie Williams Dak Orkm
Dr. Jim Nichols Al Haley Dr.
Thomas Lee Dr. Charles Mattto
Jonathan Stewart Dr. Charles
Garner Ray Furgison and Mrs.
George Foster Takemoto.
The newly elected officers are
as follows: secretary treasurer
Charrae Robarts and vice pres-
ident of membership Joan Van
Rhcenen.
These officers join the current
officers president Dr. Jim
Mankin; vice president Jozelle
Blister; and vice president of
resources Dr. Lawrence Ray
Smith.
"Members of the boafd meet
twice a year and set pottcy for
membership and give advice to
the library admta&traticn" said
Marsha Harper library dimeter.
The FACUL is a group of
alumni and students mat sup-
port library advancement with
time and donations.
Established in 1966 the
FACUL has been instrumental
m putting the Jmxary in fts own
building and updating resources
as frequently as possible.
The goals of FACUL accord-
ing to the brochure for the
Friends of the Library are to
"...make a strong organization of
friends to help the ACU Library
support the mission of the uni-
versity support library purchas-
es of materials and equipment
that might otherwise be out of
reach and support special activ-
ities such as honoring The
Friend of the Year."
"Students can support the
Friends of the ACU Library by
joining FACUL for $3 or simply
support the library by using the
materials'" Harper said.
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Student Reporter
Hope Haven a non-profit
organization is seeking volun-
teers in a variety of areas.
The organization teaches
homeless people life skills in
order for them to become self-
sufficient. Volunteers arc needed to help
maintain the facility help tutor
and to help with fund-raising
activities.
Hope Haven provides the
necessities of life for a maximum
of 32 people. It includes four
family units one dorm for single
men and one dorm for single
women. The inltablunts can stay
for a maximum of one year for
$1 a month.
Carl Cook executive director
of Hope Haven said prospective
residents go through a screening
process before they are accepted.
The shelter screens for liepatitis
tuberculosis alcohol and drugs.
Hope Haven also checks the criav
uvd Jsadtfjround of the people.
Cook said If they test positive
for any of those listed they are
not accepted.
Along with providing the
necessities the shelter requires
the people seek and maintain
employment
If any of them did not finish
high school Hope Haven helps
them to get their GJED--
Hope Haven also provides
classes in life skills.
Residents learn how to bal-
ance a checkbook budgeting
skills how to write a resume and
how to grocery shop.
"Instead of providing shelter'
for a few days we provide them
with classes that teach them how
to take care of their own needs"
Cook said.
Babysitters are needed for
Thursday evenings while the
adults are in the life skills classes.
Hope Haven was formed by
the Association of Congregations
In Abilene an organization that
Includes about 20 congregations.
The shelter is sponsored in
part by city and state grants.
Private donations local church-
es and emergency shelter grants
also help the shelter to stay
open
To volunteer at Hope Haven
call Carl Cook ato77-4673.
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