It was the doors. I first saw them when I went to Chinatown. Drawn toward the entrance, an entrance that begged for questions. ?With the adjoining fence made of hand-painted doors connected in a line.? I bought the traveller some food, and with that, I walked across the street towards the ornately carved red entryway and the rainbow of colors that ... [Read More…]
Archives for August 2014
Competition rises in 2014 for Volleyball
The volleyball team will conclude its final week of practice as it is now less than a week away from kicking off the 2014 season. The Wildcats will travel to Waco on Aug. 29 to play in the Hampton Inn Waco North Baylor Invitational where they will open the season playing against Baylor Bears. The team will face several opponents including ... [Read More…]
Goodbye, old friend
"Robin Williams. What a concept." So said Billy Crystal at the Emmys Monday night, as one of dozens of public figures to give a tribute to the late legend since his passing. Williams was one of many celebrities acknowledged in the memorial segment of the show, including Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Don Pardo, Shirley Temple, Mickey Rooney, ... [Read More…]
Your basic back-to-school essay
Elementary school had a lot of things going for it. Maybe the best part, besides recess and pizza Friday's, was that teachers didn't expect third-graders to be able to do anything besides spell basic words, write in cursive (both of which aren't used anymore) and go to the bathroom on their own, so at the beginning of the year, they'd assign essays ... [Read More…]
ACU tells freshman “1 is 2 Many”
ACU hosted its first "1 is 2 Many Campaign" Tuesday night to promote personal safety and awareness of sexual misconduct. The event included speakers such as Chris Riley, vice president of Student Life, Jimmy Ellison, ACU chief of police, and Lori Bunton, advocate for Abilene's Regional Victim Crisis Center. Bunton and her team of volunteers ... [Read More…]
Career Center changes networking system
The ACU Career Center replaced ACU CareerLink in July with College Central Network, the nation's largest network of college job seekers. The Career Center looked to streamline the networking process and provide students an interface that was easy to use. "It's social networking to the max," said Jessica Carrigan, senior management and ... [Read More…]
ACU Volleyball at Baylor preview
The ACU Volleyball team is just two days away now from kicking off their 2014 season at the Hampton Inn Waco North Baylor Invitational. This Big 12 University will be a tough match for the Wildcats as Baylor has twelve returning players, four of which are seniors. The Wildcats on the other hand are a fairly young team as they return ten players ... [Read More…]
Kent Brantly’s medical bills worth the cost of awareness
Kent Brantly has been a major topic of discussion since contracting Ebola virus in July. It would seem that after remaining courageous in the face of a deadly disease, as well as testing an experimental cure, he'd receive nothing but praise. However, that's not the case. One of the major objections to Brantly's mission was the cost it took ... [Read More…]
Cedar Creek Waterway Project making slow progress
Community members are bonding in an ongoing development project called the Cedar Creek Waterway project to create new recreational parks and keep a natural creek running through Abilene. Cedar Creek, a creek that runs through Abilene, connects multiple parks throughout Abilene, such as Will Hair Park and Kyle Young Park. Jim Cooke, ... [Read More…]
Homecoming musical “Big Fish” is first collegiate premier
This year's homecoming musical is not only special because of its talented cast, but because it will be the first ever collegiate premier of the former Broadway show Big Fish. With their connection with alumni from set designing, and performance, as well as first hand viewing from the Broadway show; the department is creating a brand new way to ... [Read More…]
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