Twenty-nine ACU music students competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing in Denton. Fourteen ACU students made it to the semi-finals and three won in their respective categories. Dr. Rick Piersall, assistant professor of voice, opera and music history, said NATS is the major professional organization for teachers of singing in ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2012
Groups sponsor holiday fundraisers
Two groups on campus, Treadaway Kids and the Big Purple Marching Band, are embodying the spirit of giving with programs aimed at serving children in the Abilene community. Treadaway Kids (TWK) is an organization run by students at ACU and is involved with children in the community who endure some sort of poverty. Adopt An Angel is an annual event ... [Read More…]
Friend Zone: past the point of no return?
The three most unnerving words for a single guy to hear: The. Friend. Zone. People joke and laugh about this mythical place, where a guy finds himself when he's into a girl who says to his dismay, "I just don't think of you that way." Of course, this can happen to girls too, but a simple Google Search shows that it's mainly guys who feel ... [Read More…]
Images of Aging contest underway
The third annual student photo contest, Images of Aging, where wrinkles and bifocals is officially underway. Through February, students may submit their own photos to Images of Aging contest blog under three categories: Black and White, Color and Mobile photos. The event is sponsored by the Pruett Gerontology Center, the Art and Design Department ... [Read More…]
UP announces lower rates for next school year
University Park Apartments will be offering lower rates to residents for the 2013-2014 school year. "We've talked to the students, we've understood their frustrations and their concerns, so we're really going to lower the rates," said Melanie Kirkland, director of leasing. According to an e-mail from UP has been, "in collaboration with ACU staff, ... [Read More…]
Honors College planning second Summer Academy
The Honors College will host its second annual Summer Academy for high school students in July 2013. During the program, high school students can earn college credit. The Summer Academy started in 2010 because Dr. Money wanted to add an academic component to the Leadership camps that are put on every summer at ACU. According to the ACU website, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats just Goodenough to win
The women's basketball team traveled to Canyon for the last time as they defeated West Texas A&M 81-76 Wednesday. The win gives ACU a 1-0 record in LSC play, and a 2-1 overall record. The 'Cats were led offensively by junior Renata Marquez's double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Although she finished as the high scorer, it was a team ... [Read More…]
Support, love follow recent heartbreak
Whenever we need God most, we cry out to Him the loudest. Through pain, anxiety, fear, stress, sorrow and death we ask God for help, deliverance, healing and strength. The prayers are always answered. But not always in the way we want. Sunday night, a sweet young man, whose story touched the hearts and lives of many, went to his heavenly home. ... [Read More…]
Christmas films: my favorite five
For those of us in college, especially from out of state, the holiday season is the time of the year when we finally return home to spend some quality time with friends and family. And what better way to spend that time than by sitting on the couch and watching Christmas movies. So without further ado, here are my top five favorite Christmas ... [Read More…]
In real world, you must take the ones with the zeros
They say there are 10 kinds of people in this world: those who understand binary code and those who don't. For the latter half, it's basically the bare-bones of any code that goes through a computer processor, where billions of zeroes and ones come together to create text, images, video and basically anything electronically seen or heard. When I ... [Read More…]
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