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Letter from the Editor: SA, paper have healthy conflict

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The editorial reads like something we've written lately. "The SA Constitution is not just a piece of paper," the Optimist opined 15 years ago. "The SA's latest blatant disregard of its Constitution," etc. etc. etc. In the 1988 executive officer elections, the president staffed the election booth with Senate ... [Read More…]

Volunteer Opportunities for April 16, 2004

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Volunteer announcers are needed for the Abilene North Jr. baseball league. Days and times vary. For more information, contact the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center in the Bean Sprout. The Abilene State School needs volunteers to help prepare for its April 21 and 22 "Under the Sea" prom. Contact Crystal Hickerson at cly99a@acu.edu or 695-1020 ... [Read More…]

9/11 panel shouldn’t scapegoat

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Government officials have an opportunity now with the Sept. 11, 2001, commission to look back on the events leading up to the terrorist attacks to learn what went wrong and how to prevent such oversight from happening again. However, the commission has turned from learning opportunity into election-year politics and a thinly veiled guise for ... [Read More…]

Police Log: 04/16/2004

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April 5 6:05 p.m. Incomplete 911 at Zellner Hall, Room 218 10:35 p.m. Escort from Library to University Park Apartments April 6 10:15 a.m. Booted vehicle in McKinzie Lot for numerous citations 10:25 a.m. Booted vehicle in McKinzie Lot for numerous citations 11 a.m. Follow up on Case #04-040 3:55 p.m. Follow up on Case #04-061 5:20 p.m. Traffic ... [Read More…]

Officers to begin session: New SA secretary Woodroof says she is undaunted by task

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By Jaci Schneider, Staff Writer The Students' Association executive officers appointed Sarah Woodroof as executive secretary Monday. Woodroof, sophomore history major from Brentwood, Tenn., will be an asset to SA and the student body, said Melanie Booker, executive vice president. "The secretary is the face of SA," Booker said, "and Sarah was ... [Read More…]

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Abilene is building, hoping business will come: North side among areas targeted for growth in city plans

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By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor Going to Wal-Mart Supercenter to buy groceries shouldn't take much planning, but that is exactly what some students do to cut down how often they travel across Abilene. "It's completely different living on this side of town," said Clay Rich, senior accounting major from Abilene, who grew up on the city's south ... [Read More…]

Prisons are a rich field of evangelism

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I work as a correctional officer in the Boyd Unit. This is a very good article. If you are going to do this ministry just be aware that you are in a prison and rules must be followed. Just like in the free world, there are good people in prison as well as bad, and often it is hard to know the difference - but that is God's business. The fields ... [Read More…]

Have fun getting hurt

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By Mitch Holt, Special Contributor The Hurt Process: Drive By Monologue Victory Records - Release: March 23, 2004 Straight out of the U.K., The Hurt Process brings the rock and screams of broken hearts and painful love endings. The band formed two years ago and released their debut Loudspeaker Records E.P., Another Day, within six months. The ... [Read More…]

University warns scholars against avoiding UP rule: Officials: requirement to live on campus will be better enforced

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By Sarah Carlson, Staff Writer University officials are concerned with upperclassmen Presidential Scholars who are paying for a room in University Park apartments but living off campus. The scholars, who are required to live on campus, received an e-mail detailing the stricter enforcement of the requirement from Dr. Chris Willerton, professor of ... [Read More…]

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