Defining a culture as a whole is a difficult task to take on. It involves much more than a brief glance or quick read of a Wikipedia page. Culture is more than events in a history textbook or foods on a table; rather, it makes its home in the psyche of the people. One must first cut through layer upon layer of stereotypical thought to arrive at ... [Read More…]
Local food truck grills up childhood favorites
Abilene's newest food truck has rolled onto the culinary scene to serve gourmet grilled cheese around town. The Toasted Traveler, owned by Jason and Stephanie Blair and Allen and Amy Botkin, opened for business Nov. 22. Only six months before the griddle was fired up, Stephanie was taking golf lessons from Allen. Blair discovered Botkin and ... [Read More…]
A farewell to dorms
Nine days are all I've got left. Nine days left in a little town called Abilene at a campus I have come to call home. Nine more days of the Bean. Only nine short days 'til I hand in the key (which I think I have lost) to the last dorm room I'll ever live in. Cue the tears; send in the clowns; strike up the band; I'm starting to say my ... [Read More…]
SA to host night at the zoo
SA sophomore and junior class officers have pooled their resources to rent out the Abilene Zoo from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday evening. This year, SA allocated $1,000 to each of the four classes with the hope that class officers would put on bigger events. With the increased amount of funds, the sophomore and junior classes began brainstorming ideas for ... [Read More…]
SA passes bill to fund speed humps
Students' Association passed a bill during Wednesday's Congress session to assist in funding the refurbishment of speed bumps around campus. Sean Branchaw, senior mathematics major from Derwood, Maryland, has been pushing for legislation on speed bumps for the last few months. Branchaw's "bill to cooperatively fund the removal of speed bumps and ... [Read More…]
Student entrepreneurs compete for cash
Entrepreneurs young and old filled Hart Auditorium Wednesday morning for this year's Springboard Elevator Pitch competition. Ten groups of aspiring business students advanced to the final round of the idea competition, competing for prizes of $1,500 for first place, $750 for second, $250 for third and $250 for audience favorite. Russell ... [Read More…]
SA listens in on construction update
Kevin Roberts, vice president of operations, shared a report of the progress of multiple university construction projects on campus at Wednesday's Students' Association meeting. Thirty-five of the 45 members were present at the session. The bottom floor of the Campus Center and Bennett Gymnasium are nearing completion and with that, a few ... [Read More…]
The end-of-semester freak-out
At this point in the semester, college students everywhere start to freak out. You know, the pre-Thanksgiving-oh-my-goodness-I'm-ready-for-Christmas-but-I-have-so-much-to-do-but-also-I-don't-want-to-miss-out-on-anything-but-also-I-need-to-pass-my-classes freak-out. If you are suffering from symptoms such as procrastination, mindless ... [Read More…]
ACU to move to new insurance provider
ACU will switch to a new insurance provider beginning Jan. 1. Blue Cross Blue Shield has been the university's provider in the past, but because Blue Cross's contract expired with Hendrick Medical Center, ACU made the decision to move to a new provider, Cigna. Hendrick and Blue Cross began negotiations to renew their contract about one year ... [Read More…]
Review Board discusses CORE and other courses
The General Education Review Board has met several times over the month of October to discuss the university's CORE and general education requirements. Dr. Gregory Straughn, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the committee is still in the data-gathering phase of the review. "We are asking are the outcomes being met, what's good or bad ... [Read More…]
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