Hispanos Unidos kicks off the year with its annual Entra a la Plaza event for its 20th anniversary. Dr. Pat Hernandez and Bob Gomez founded Hispanos Unidos in 1991. Hispanos Unidos will work to make it's sixth Entra a la Plaza special, said Elroy Johnson, senior marketing major and events coordinator for the office of multicultural ... [Read More…]
Archives for September 2011
Family Premiere Weekend awaits prospective students
Wildcat families will flock to campus this weekend for ACU's Family Weekend. The annual event, which runs Friday and Saturday, includes a variety of events and is a great chance for freshmen to invite their parents to campus. "I remember it was really special because it was the first time I had gotten to see them since I had left home," said ... [Read More…]
SA talks accountability for new members
Members of the Students' Association were reminded of their duties and warned of potential consequences of neglect at Wednesday's meeting. After an overwhelming vote to grant $1,000 to the Student Dietic Association, SA president Connor Best addressed Congress about committees, office hours and the possibillities of impeachment. See the list ... [Read More…]
Crimes show need for caution
Safety is not enough of a concern for many Abilene residents. In fact, it almost never crosses our minds. We live in Abilene, after all, the shiny brass buckle of Bible Belt, America. Small town feel, three Christian universities - most would think we live in one of the safest environments. This is where a problem occurs. Sure, we live in a ... [Read More…]
College: you’re in it now, kid
College is a unique time of life. It may be the best time of our lives, and we're living it right now. Someday far in the future we'll hear a song on the radio or see some picture reminiscent of these brief years. It will bring smiles, perhaps tears, or maybe just a warm feeling to our hearts. The college years are truly a rare and precious ... [Read More…]
Perks and pitfalls of the only child
I've always been a little envious of my friends who battle in the family wars of sibling rivalry. Growing up as the only child and the only grandchild of the family has it's perks, but many are unaware of the equally large pitfalls that go along with the territory. Christmas was nice no matter how good or bad I was. Whenever I wanted to tell a ... [Read More…]
Double vision: Massingill’s film of both sight and the future
After spending a full month in Zambia, Jessalyn Massingill set out on the task of turning hundreds of hours of raw footage into a 35 minute film that documents some of the positive impact that Zambia Mission has had on the country. Massingil, a former ACU student from Abilene, has spent 14 of her last 15 summers in Zambia with Zambia Mission, an ... [Read More…]
Freshman Follies to feature movie themes
The Freshman Follies acts will debut their first performance tonight as a part of Family Weekend. The event, which includes acts performed solely by freshmen, will be held in Cullen Auditorium. Performances will run tonight at 8 p.m. and again tomorrow at 1, 3:15 and 8 p.m. "Freshman Follies is a musical variety show put on entirely by freshman," ... [Read More…]
ACU hockey club preparing for season
The first year ACU club hockey started, the team took home the gold at Nationals. Now, 11 years later, it hopes to make it to the top again. Assistant captain Heath Bracken has high hopes for this year. "I'm super pumped. We have a pretty good chance of making playoffs," Bracken said. ACU will face teams including the University of Texas ... [Read More…]
New pledges to begin with Bid Night
Tonight, ACU sophomores and other students will partake in the late-night procedures of Bid Night to pledge their respective social clubs. Every fall at ACU, those with at least sophomore hours who wish to pledge a certain social club must undergo activities and events set up by the club in order to join. Bid Night is the beginning of the pledging ... [Read More…]
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