By Daniel Johnson, Sports Writer The Wildcats lost their first four game series of the 2006 season to Cameron University last weekend in what became an uncharacteristic story of missed opportunities. In the last series of the preseason, the Wildcats fell three times to the Cameron Aggies, dropping three spots to No. 6 in the Collegiate Baseball ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2006
Track teams make provisional marks at Dr Pepper Invitational
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Against two perennial Texas track and field powerhouses - Baylor and TCU - along with other teams, the ACU men's and women's teams posted several provisional qualifying times and marks while competing at the Baylor Dr Pepper Invitational in Waco. The women's team enjoyed the most individual success for ACU, qualifying ... [Read More…]
Freshman recovering from injuries sustained during class ski trip
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Cody Veteto freshman journalism major from Tulsa, Okla., is recovering and responsive in St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver but had been in an incommunicable state at for more than a month with his parents waiting and praying by his side. He was snowboarding on Feb. 25 with Scott Morrison, freshman electronic media ... [Read More…]
Grad School adds master’s degrees, online options
By Nathan Driskell, Student Reporter This fall, three new master's degrees will be available to graduate students at ACU: a master's in higher education, emphasizing college student affairs; a Master of Arts in conflict resolution and reconciliation; and a Master of Education in leadership of learning. These degrees are now open for ... [Read More…]
Honesty brings questions, truth
By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor Much Ado About Something Monday a lesbian I was interviewing asked me: "Do you think I have to change? Am I not OK the way I am?" I hadn't known this woman very long, but the short time I had spent with her had already begun to challenge some of my ideas about homosexuality. I wished she hadn't asked me because I ... [Read More…]
Dialogue is necessary for understanding faith
Perhaps have the words discussion and dialogue have not been used so regularly during one week as they were leading up to Monday. But for all the buildup and concern about the conversations with the visiting gay rights activist group Soulforce, the university received exactly what it said it wanted out Monday's forums: dialogue. Students had the ... [Read More…]
Soulforce realizes difference at ACU, praises the university’s cooperation
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief Members of Soulforce said they knew something was different about their stop at ACU minutes after setting foot on campus. They said even being given name tags to wear made them feel like their visit to Abilene was official - something they did not feel during their previous six stops. The university welcomed the ... [Read More…]
Evening forum evokes mixed student reactions
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Students and faculty left the final event of Soulforce's Equality Ride visit with mixed feelings. The open forum discussed sexuality and the media with most of the focus on Brokeback Mountain, a three-time Academy Award-winning film that told the story of two gay cowboys in Wyoming during the 1960s. Although ... [Read More…]
Visit rouses questions, not answers
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor I Am The Enemy Battling sleep deprivation, stress and nerves, I followed members of Soulforce's Equality Ride around Monday, talking one-on-one with several of the riders and attending various forums. Each hour brought with it more unanswered questions, and when people occasionally asked how my day was going, I ... [Read More…]
GSP cyclists raise money, awareness for Osteogenesis Imperfecta
By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor One hospital visit, one Price is Right contestant, about $8,500, and more than 1,200 bicycled miles came together to make a spring break to remember for 20 men of Gamma Sigma Phi. The students bicycled from Abilene to Malibu, Calif., to raise money for the research of Osteogenesis Imperfecta, an incurable disease ... [Read More…]
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