By Kimberly Wolford, Student Reporter The ACU Counseling Center, Peer Health Education and the Department of Sociology and Family Studies will collaborate to present "Sacred Relationships Week" Saturday through Wednesday. The week will begin Saturday with a marriage retreat. Steve Eller, a counselor with the Counseling Center, said registration ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2009
Watching History Unfold: Group treks across South, experience history in D.C.
By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief Standing among a sea of strangers and without a clear view of the stage, Erin Jordan left her cramped spot in the Washington, D.C., mall area and climbed on a concrete street barrier. After riding in a van for more than 29 hours, spending Monday morning moving slowly through a multitude of bodies and ... [Read More…]
Mistake leads to interesting discovery: Thoughts from the Bleachers
By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor Every little boy has hobbies or pastimes when they are young, like building model cars, skateboarding or reading books. My favorite hobby was collecting baseball cards. Ken Griffey Jr., Mark McGwire and Juan Gonzalez were always popular cards to find in an overpriced foil wrapper known as a pack. I once ... [Read More…]
ACU alumni welcome Bush back to Texas
By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor ACU alumnus Stephen Orr remembers seeing George W. Bush at petroleum club luncheons and other social meetings when he lived in Midland during the 1980s. "He didn't have any gray hair then," Stephen said. "Eight years can really age a person." Stephen ('73) and his wife Pattie ('76) saw Bush again Tuesday night ... [Read More…]
Obama endorsement brings welcome national change
I want to congratulate you and your staff for the "guts" you had last fall in endorsing Barack Obama for President. You did the right thing in my opinion. The people in Abilene and Brown County areas need to change their attitudes, and maybe this will help. I am so excited about the new Obama administration and the Democrats that control ... [Read More…]
Attempt to quell incessant Chapel noise could prove successful
During the first few days of Chapel, Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson, dean of Student Life, made an unexpected announcement: this semester, Chapel meetings could be worth two credits each. Students present for the announcement reacted in various fashions, including isolated applause, gasps and laughter. Thompson immediately answered the question on ... [Read More…]
Obama: Students celebrate, pray for new president
While President Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office to become the 44th president and the first black president of the United States of America Tuesday morning, Dr. Steven Moore, associate professor of English, sat on his living room couch in disbelief. Although Moore said he was in awe of the historic inauguration and was prepared for the ... [Read More…]
Frenzied supporters harmful to presidency
By Ryan Self, Student Reporter Have you purchased your Barack Obama Commemorative Collectors' plate yet? How about the Obama Commemorative coin, or the "Obama Time" mantle clock, the Obama Holiday fleece or even the Barack Obama collector's edition bottled water (can be called either H2Obama or Baraqua). Although I will admit I was tempted by the ... [Read More…]
ACU 1-2 in conference play after loss to Javelinas
By Austin Gwin, Sports Writer The Wildcats dropped their third conference game of the season to the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas 78-73 Wednesday night. The loss was ACU's fifth in its last six games, bringing its record to 7-9 overall and 1-2 in conference play. "We didn't finish the first half well, and we were out-rebounded by 10. We did ... [Read More…]
Students run in Dallas marathon during the break
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer While many students were working or relaxing during the Christmas holiday, others were running. Fourteen students from ACU took part in the White Rock Marathon in Dallas over the break as part of a course requirement for the marathon class in the Department of Exercise Science and Health. Of the 14 students that ... [Read More…]
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