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Magic man to visit Abilene

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By Linda Bailey, Student Reporter Jordan Ellis grew up loving magic, so he was excited to hear that illusionist David Copperfield will be performing in Abilene. "My dad is a magician, and we watch David Copperfield on TV together," Ellis said. Ellis, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Atlanta, said he wanted to see the show and ... [Read More…]

Editor’s Picks: A prediction of the outcome of Sing Song 2009

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief Men's Division: GSP should win, but underdog Frats loom 1. Gamma Sigma Phi After a runaway Galaxy train ran over the magic men of Gamma Sigma Phi's hopes to extend their Sing Song winning streak to seven in 2008, GSP's Peter Pan themed '09 show, "Second Star To The Right and Straight On To Moody" may be ... [Read More…]

Oscar-Wild: One critic’s take on the pomp, politics and popcorn

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By Blake Penfield, Student Reporter Allow me to preface this list of summaries, predications and opinions by offering a quick commentary on the Academy's Best Picture nominations for this year. They are, in a word, abysmal. Only two of these films deserve their place on a Best Picture list and, consequently, several more-deserving films have been ... [Read More…]

Abilene Opera Association provides rare opportunity

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By Lydia Melby, Arts Editor The Abilene Opera Association is bringing something new to the Abilene arts scene. With a little help from students and professors from both ACU and Hardin-Simmons University and also some adults from the Abilene community, the AOA will be presenting its rendition of Georges Bizet's Carmen. The opera will run Feb. 24, ... [Read More…]

Abilenians dance with their dogs at Annual Fur Ball

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By Katie Hoffman, Student Reporter Abilenians, and their pets, will dance, dress up and chow down at Rescue the Animal's 10th Annual Fur Ball Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Abilene Civic Center. Joanne Bentley, who volunteers with Rescue the Animals, said that the idea for the Fur Ball came about out of necessity when the rescue center was first ... [Read More…]

FilmFest directors find talent

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By Erin Mangold, Student Reporter FilmFest, an annual film competition among students at ACU, will be March 20 at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Abilene at 7 p.m. During the event, only the six films that are up for Best Picture will be shown. The chairs of Filmfest are Christina Johnson, sophomore English major from Dallas, and Jonathan ... [Read More…]

‘Little Women’ enjoyable despite some shortcomings

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By Lydia Melby, Arts Editor Everyone loves tales of accomplishment, of overcoming the greatest or even the most mundane of adversities, of romance and happy endings, and of course, tales that involve a loving, supportive family. So if a story already has all these elements, what could possibly be done to make it better? Why, set it to music, of ... [Read More…]

Seniors talented work on display

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By Lydia Melby, Arts Editor ACU students have a chance to experience the world of art and expression this Friday at 7 p.m., as eight seniors from the art and design program unveil some of the ideas they have produced during their college career. The exhibit's title, Youer Than You, comes from the Dr. Seuss book Happy Birthday to You! The full ... [Read More…]

Gory ‘Dexter’ delivers original cliff hangers

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By Tanner Anderson, Page Editor Over the summer, I've become a big fan of a serial killer. His name is Dexter Morgan. For those of you already filled with worry and angst, calm down because, ironically, he only murders other serial killers. Dexter is a fictional character created by writer Jeff Lindsay, and his novel has been adapted to the ... [Read More…]

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