By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Five potential candidates for the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences position will begin meeting with various groups on campus during the next month. Each candidate will spend two days in Abilene meeting with the department chairs, faculty, staff in the dean's office, Provost Dwayne VanRheenen and Dr. ... [Read More…]
Archives for February 2007
Postseason future decided by final game with Texas A&M Kingsville
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The playoffs are out of the picture for the ACU men's basketball team, but that doesn't mean its last game of the season has no effect on the postseason. If ACU beats Texas A&M Kingsville in its season closer Saturday, the Wildcats can dash the Javelinas' hopes of making the Lone Star Conference postseason ... [Read More…]
Redmen first LSC North road test
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor After beating East Central University with ease in its first Lone Star Conference Crossover series, head baseball coach Britt Bonneau isn't expecting this weekend's series against Northeastern Oklahoma State to be quite as easy. "I wouldn't expect anything to be given to us," Bonneau said. "We've got to earn ... [Read More…]
SA tackles Lectureship policies: A resolution was passed Wednesday to support a more lenient attendance policy during Lectureship so students can benefit from the sessions.
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Students desire a larger role in Lectureship, but feel they can't play it-and there's a Facebook group to prove it. The new Lectureship student track offers a venue tailored for student involvement, and the 40 student members of the committee that helped organize the 15-hour student track plan to strike a ... [Read More…]
SA officer argues Facebook effective way to bring change
I am a junior class senator in the Students' Association. I am here to say I believe that Facebook has had a positive effect on the way I am able to communicate with those I seek to represent. I understand the need for students to have meaningful person-to-person communication. Facebook does not replace a good conversation or a political rally. ... [Read More…]
Newspaper held accountable to public
The First Amendment guarantees American citizens freedom of speech and of the press, but what happens when these liberties push hateful and harmful boundaries? On Feb. 7, the opinion editor for Central Connecticut State University's newspaper, the Recorder, wrote and printed an editorial that has drawn strong protests from not only the community ... [Read More…]
ZIDA New to Abilene
After returning from China, ACU Grad Jonathan Jenkins set out to bring a new store to Abilene. He opened ZIDA, a store full of today's jewelry and fashion accessories. ZIDA, completely constructed and ran by ACU students, has been open a little over two weeks. The new store is looking to be a part of the ACU and Abilene community. Video/editing ... [Read More…]
The majority of Texas gun owners are not gangsters
In response to Atsumi Shibata's editorial where she states "a gun is one of the most useless things in the world," I would have to disagree and say the estimated 20.1 million hunters in the United States would also. The majority of the people who own guns in the United States and certainly in Texas are not "gangsters." In fact, many people still ... [Read More…]
Cats sweep East Central
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The nationally ranked Wildcat baseball team swept a four-game series against East Central this weekend to remain undefeated at home and extend its record to 10-2. The biggest wins of the weekend for the No. 18 Wildcats were a two-game tromping of Tigers on Saturday. ACU won both games Saturday, 20-0 and 25-4, and ... [Read More…]
Loss puts postseason out of picture
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Playoffs are out of the picture for the ACU men's basketball team after its seventh-straight loss in conference play. ACU is now 1-9 in Lone Star Conference South Division play and 10-14 overall after losing 80-68 to West Texas A&M on Saturday. "We had our chances and just didn't execute well the last two and a ... [Read More…]
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