The Optimist
You are here: Home / 2015 / November 2015

Archives for November 2015

The Ken Collums Show #11 – 2015

by

The Ken Collums Show airs Saturday at 11 am on KTAB and will be featured on the Big Country homepage in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date: November 14, 2015) Head Coach Ken Collums, Shera Niemirowski and Grant Boone discuss ACU's loss to Northwestern State ... [Read More…]

DET club to build virtual ACU campus

by

The DET club is developing a virtual campus multiplayer game that current and potential students can experience. Austin Graham, president of the DET club, is one of the leaders in developing this project. "It's a project where we are teaching DET students how to 3-D model, and we are using the ACU campus as the learning method," Graham said. ... [Read More…]

Student athletes to put on 5K for cancer research

by

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee will organize a 5K around the Lunsford at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 21 at to raise money for the Wade family and cancer research. Hudson Wade, 11, was diagnosed with leukemia on Sept. 21 and is receiving chemotherapy treatments at Cook's Children's Hospital in Fort Worth. Registration for the 5K is $20. The race ... [Read More…]

Ag department to host 4th annual barn dance

by

The Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science will host their fourth annual Barn Dance at 7:30 pm. Friday at the ACU Rhoden Farm. The event will is a combined effort by students from the department and members of Delta Tau Alpha. The dance will have a few new options for students who attend and there will be a hayride, snacks, dance ... [Read More…]

Tribute honors veterans in Chapel

by

Wednesday's Chapel featured a special tribute to all those who have served in the armed forces. Unlike past years, the annual Veterans Day Tribute did not single out a specific person but collectively honored veterans, as well as featuring a performance by The Voice of Taylor. The program started with Mikayla Tipps, senior theatre major, ... [Read More…]

Wildcats look to put final touches on impressive season

by

After being picked to finish second to last in various Southland Conference preseason polls, the Wildcats have ripped off eight wins and hold sole possession of fourth place with two games left. The two games ACU has left this season are on the road, where the Wildcats are 2-9, against Stephen F. Austin (19-12, 10-4) and Northwestern State ... [Read More…]

Graduate lecture series discusses the apocalypse

by

A Yale professor will discuss women in Revelation for the Carmichael-Walling lecture series Thursday. Adela Collins is Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation Emerita at Yale Divinity School. Collins will give two different lectures and will answer questions after each one. She will speak on Intertextuality in the Book ... [Read More…]

You are here: Home / 2015 / November 2015