This week in JMC Network Sports, Spring football, with a look at a few Wildcats who are returning and who is leaving, upcoming matches for Men's Tennis, and a recap of baseball. ... [Read More…]
Archives for March 2015
Demolition makes way for new Elmer Gray athletics facility
ACU's historic Elmer Gray Stadium is prepped for demolition as finishing touches are made to the school's new track and field facility. The new stadium will carry the Elmer Gray name. Produced by Savanah Silva Video by Josh Cook and Jesse Harper ... [Read More…]
The Optimist Print Edition 3.27.15
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Abilene City Limits benefits Wishing Well International
Gardner Hall lobby will conduct an event called Abilene City Limits April 16 from 7-9 p.m. to raise donations for the non-profit organization Wishing Well International. There will be free homemade food provided by ACU students and music from local Abilene performers. Wishing Well International has provided clean water to more than 30,000 ... [Read More…]
Local attention from ISIS points to Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene, the not-so-small small town of West Texas, populated by about 120,000 people. Abilene, where students complain nothing ever happens, and, well, nothing ever happens. Based on this perspective, it's hard to think anyone would ever target Abilene for anything - concerts, fairs or malicious acts included, which is why it was so hard to ... [Read More…]
Buffalo Gap cancels apocalyptic event
The third annual Buffalo Gap Historic Village Zombie Run has been canceled and will no longer take place March 28 as scheduled. The event, originally based on the national Zombie Run called Run for Your Lives, consists of 50 volunteers dressed as zombies. Hundreds of runners each wear a belt with orange flags while running from the zombies ... [Read More…]
Marketing evaluates future of LOTH project
The future of Life on the Hill remains tentative because the original marketing proposal only existed for the Fall 2014 semester. Amanda Pittman, enrollment marketing manager, has served as an adviser for the project and cast members. "We knew it was an experiment going into it," Pittman said. "We weren't sure if it would even work; we ... [Read More…]
Men’s basketball to expand ACU mission in Costa Rica
This summer, the men's basketball team will travel to Costa Rica to play international teams, but more importantly, do mission work. Though specific details are not in place yet, the team is set to take off Aug. 9 and will return Aug. 14, about a week before classes start. The idea has been on the back burner for a while. Now, the opportunity ... [Read More…]
Soccer season takes over intramurals
Just like that, intramural basketball season is over. Is there even a point to finishing the rest of the semester now that the most important part of the spring term has been settled? Of course, I'm just joking. There are still formals to go to, and I'm pretty sure GATA's intramural director, Emily Sears, is just dying to ask me to go with ... [Read More…]
Potential pledges to register for fall
This year will be the first pledge year since 2011 in which there will be an equal number of male and female social clubs on campus. Tri Kappa Gamma rechartered this year and welcomed 62 women to the club. Mark Jackson, assistant director of student organizations and programs, said, though there is an additional club on campus, pledging ... [Read More…]
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