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Abilene artist finds purpose painting murals

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Red roses intertwine across the whitewashed bricks, accompanied by the hashtag #PrayForRosie stenciled in neat, block letters; just a few streets away, a sunset splashes against the side of a building, adding a pop of color to the otherwise dreary structure. If you’ve driven downtown recently, you’ve probably seen the two new murals that sprung up ... [Read More…]

Theatre professor’s original musical debuts

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The theatre department will continue performances Friday and Saturday of 'After Zoey,' a musical written and directed by a theatre professor. Hester, professor of theatre, wrote and directed the musical with his children, Jenavene and Conrad Hester. The musical was inspired by Hester's sister-in-law, Martha, who suffers from a blood ... [Read More…]

Emergent art embraces freedom

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The advent of the Internet as a miraculous way of sharing open-source materials and content has paved the way for unprecedented innovation in our society. Now, more than ever, information and ideas are able to travel at the speed of light. This has allowed for everything from piracy to Kickstarter to find a place in the new web of ethics the ... [Read More…]

Fall TV Preview: Your guide to the most highly anticipated shows

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As the Fall TV premiere season begins it is easy to get overwhelmed by the new shows and difficult to discern which old shows are worth watching. With this in mind here is an easy guide to the seasons most anticipated new shows with our recommendations for what to watch and what to skip. Sleepy Hollow Mondays 9:00-10:00 p.m. on Fox For people who ... [Read More…]

Rapping, repping Christ

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Every genre of music is accompanied by its own set of stereotypes. Classical is for the intellectual, country for rednecks, and so on. Rap and hip-hop are genres surrounded by negative stereotypes, particularly from the point of view of Christians, who might be eager to call it a genre of vulgarity and self-obsession. But one group of ACU students ... [Read More…]

Kick off your Sunday shoes

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By Richard Lyne The ACU Department of Theatre put on an emotional and lively showing of the 1998 Broadway musical Footloose that had some audience members quite literally singing out the doors. Based on 1984's film Footloose, the musical is similar in most important ways. After moving from Chicago to the backwoods town of Bomont, teenager Ren ... [Read More…]

Students to provoke thought in musical

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ACU theatre is cutting loose. The theatre's spring musical, Footloose, will open this weekend. It's a story about standing up for your heart and overcoming the hardships life can throw at you. Footloose will be showing in Fulks Theatre in the Williams Performing Arts Center April 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27. Tickets are $15 and groups of 10 or more ... [Read More…]

Lack of spring cuts SpringFest short

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Despite last minute venue changes and ending the event an hour early due to weather, the Student Alumni Association's annual SpringFest carnival and concert saw a successful student turnout Saturday. After Friday night's hailstorm, social media outlets were alerted Saturday morning to inform students that SpringFest would be moving locations. In ... [Read More…]

Seniors signing off: Art students leave their mark

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On Friday March 1 five seniors' countless hours and all-nighters spent in the Art Department paid off as their work was showcased to family and peers in the Shore Art Gallery for "Signature: A Senior Art Show". Artwork from seniors Lene Botha graphic design major from Richardson, and Ashley Beddingfield graphic design major from Nocona, could be ... [Read More…]

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