Students may not be aware, but ACU is the home of a national champion. Kyler Faulkner, freshman engineering major from Abilene, is the three-time wheelchair national champion sporting clays shooter. Sporting clays shooting, a variation of clay pigeon shooting, takes place on a course of 10 to 15 stations. Clays of different sizes, speeds and ... [Read More…]
Robot reports for class at CitySquare
Bethany Richardson, sophomore social work major from Nacogdoches, lives at City Square in Dallas, 181 miles away from ACU. Despite being off campus, a new robot allows her to attend and stay mobile during class. "By using the Double, I have more mobility in the classroom," said Richardson. "I can hear people, people can hear me, and I have the ... [Read More…]
Miss Frontier Texas accepting applications
The Miss Frontier Texas scholarship competition is now accepting applications for the 2014 Miss Frontier Texas. Frontier Texas museum hosts this local competition each year. Brenna Jefferies, senior ad/PR major from Argyle, is the account director for the Frontier Texas public relations account. "The Miss Frontier Texas competition is a way ... [Read More…]
History classes to study across Europe
The Department of History has created a new Study Abroad Program that covers a century of war and peace in Europe. The program will offer a course in the History of Recent Europe, HIST 474, taught by Dr. Ron Morgan, chair of the history department. "It occurred to me a couple months ago that we would be at the hundredth anniversary of the ... [Read More…]
ISA women’s soccer team reigns
International Students' Association women's indoor soccer team dominated this fall in the two-week indoor soccer tournament. The team took first place for the third year in a row. "There's between five and seven teams in the tournament every year, so it's pretty small and it makes the season really short," said Julia Mongin, senior finance ... [Read More…]
Online registration causes spring class confusion
Several students had issues registering for spring and summer classes this semester because of glitches in the system. Students were said to have several issues with registering this semester. One of the main issues was that the system was opened earlier than it should have been. Junior ad/PR major from Houston, Nikki Wilson, explained how this ... [Read More…]
Pi Kappa hosts Turkey Throwdown
Pi Kappa will host the fifth annual Turkey Throwdown next weekend to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Since being started by Delta Theta in 2009, the Turkey Throwdown has been a popular event on campus. The charity event to benefit Meals on Wheels is a 7-on-7 flag football tournament similar to the intramurals played on campus. Robert Hull, a ... [Read More…]
Abi-Haus makes farm-to-market table for a night
Abi-Haus will be hosting a special dinner in which all the foods featured on the menu will be made only out of ingredients found at a local farm. Kerry Hedges, owner of the Slowpoke Farm, and Kyle Clemmer, Abi-Haus' chef, have been friends for quite a while and decided to team up and create Abilene's first ever farm-to-market dinner. "We just ... [Read More…]
Chinese, Arabic, new languages taught in library
Lucy Dawson, immigration specialist, has created an event to share her passion of learning new languages with others. Languages Live will be offering free language lessons in the library on Tuesday. Spanish will be offered first, starting at 7 p.m. in the Core Classroom of The Brown Library. Sigma Delta Pi and Dr. Beatrice Walker will be hosting ... [Read More…]
Red Mango closed for unknown reasons
Red Mango, located inside the United Supermarket on Judge Ely Boulevard, closed several weeks ago. The frozen yogurt and smoothie brand occupied leased space inside the supermarket. Eddie Owens, director of communications and public relations for United Supermarkets, said he couldn't give a specific reason for why Red Mango closed the ... [Read More…]
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