By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Don't Believe the Hype Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader and wife of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died Monday, Jan. 30 in Mexico where she was seeking further treatment for advanced ovarian cancer. Tuesday thousands of supporters of Dr. and Mrs. King piled into the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2006
Focus Features provides ‘Something’ to talk about
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor "Something New" 3 stars Rated: PG-13 (for sexual references) Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Donald Faison, Alfre Woodard; Directed by: Sanaa Hamri Release Date: Feb. 3 Despite their predictability and happy endings that are dangerous to our mental and emotional well-being, we can't help but be drawn to ... [Read More…]
Cast prepares for Black History Production
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Two successful brothers must come to terms with their pasts and individual stereotypes in "At Our Highest," the ninth annual Black History Production running at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Cullen Auditorium. One is a rap star, the other a lawyer. Though both have risen to their highest point professionally, they ... [Read More…]
Tennis teams get off to successful start
By Michael Freeman, Sports Writer The Wildcat tennis teams began the spring season last week with several victories: The women start the year with a record of 4-1, while the men begin 1-1. Last Wednesday, the women opened their season with a 9-0 win over Eastern New Mexico, followed by a 6-1 loss to Texas Tech. On Friday, the women impressively ... [Read More…]
Track posts qualifying marks in Nebraska
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Someone once said, "Competition is the whetstone of talent." The competition displayed at the Frank Sevigne Classic in Lincoln, Neb., Friday and Saturday certainly sharpened the performances of the ACU track and field athletes, who posted 15 new provisional or automatic qualifying marks or times for the indoor ... [Read More…]
Wildcats suffer another overtime loss
By Jared Fields, Sports Editor Ahead by two points with 13 seconds left and inbounding the ball, the last thing the Wildcats wanted was a turnover. But that's what happened. On the inbound, sophomore point guard Alex Guiton caught the ball on the run and while trying to stop, dragged her plant foot and was called for traveling. "I thought she ... [Read More…]
Students find exercise, stress relief through rock climbing
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer A group of ACU men gather several times a week, sometimes in one backyard, to take part in an up-and-coming sport: rock climbing. Josh Fore, sophomore integrated marketing communication major from Fort Worth, said he goes rock climbing at several places in Abilene and its outskirts. He said most of the places he and ... [Read More…]
Centennial Campaign needs $50 to meet goal
By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor Fundraisers have raised about two-thirds of their goal for the Centennial Campaign but need to raise $50 million more to reach their goal by Dec. 31. The campaign, which began in 2001, has a goal of $150 million, said Brett Magner, director of development for the university. "As of right now we have a little over ... [Read More…]
Rules change for Presidential and National Merit scholars
By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor Presidential and National Merit scholars now have more flexibility in the time frame of their educations. The scholarship recipients now will have nine semesters to complete their coursework and can take classes during the summer and have their scholarships apply toward their summer tuition. The changes will apply ... [Read More…]
Cartooning freedom of expression
What if a cartoonist drew a demeaning picture of Jesus? What if an artist did something obscene with a sacred Christian symbol, say, floating a crucifix in human urine? Oh, wait. That's already happened. But oddly enough, the Metropolitan Museum of Art still stands, countless anti-Christian Hollywood producers continue to make their films, and ... [Read More…]
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