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Vocalists, Slam-poets to perform at Ghana Benefit Concert

December 3, 2010 by Alan Cherry

The United By Faith Fellowship will liven up Dead Day with a benefit concert for Heritage Christian College in Ghana. Vocalists, slam poets and speakers will deliver songs and messages beginning at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Chapel on the Hill. Admission to the event is free. The event features a capella performances by George Pendergrass, ACU's ... [Read More…]

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Bike thefts increase, frustrate police

November 19, 2010 by Alan Cherry

Walk by a bike rack on campus during the day, and it is almost certain to have bikes crammed into every available space. So it should come as no surprise that bicycle thefts are a common problem on campus. In recent months, however, this problem has grown considerably. Since Aug. 1, 36 bicycle thefts have been reported. Fourteen bikes were ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Campus Crime

Abilene begins construction on South 14th Street

November 12, 2010 by Alan Cherry

The last of six major roadwork projects in Abilene began Monday. The resurfacing project was scheduled to begin Nov. 1 but was postponed due to weather conditions. Megan Santee, Abilene's Interim Director of Public Works, said the construction begins at South Danville Drive and continues to South Pioneer Drive. Various lanes will be closed ... [Read More…]

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Delta Theta to sponsor flag football tournament

November 12, 2010 by Alan Cherry

Delta Theta may have just the right pick-me-up for those students who have already begun to feel the flag football postseason blues. The second annual Turkey Throwdown flag football tournament will begin at 5 p.m. Nov. 18. and continue through the evening of Nov. 21. The Turkey Throwdown is a seven-on-seven, double-elimination style tournament, ... [Read More…]

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The stage is set: Department of theatre students construct performance sets for next week’s play

November 12, 2010 by Alan Cherry

When the curtain rises on an ACU Department of Theatre production, the audience can't help but notice the striking, intricate sets. They quite literally set the stage for the actors and help audiences quickly pinpoint the exact time and place they are being transported to during the production. But all the audience sees during the show is the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture Tagged With: Theatre

Science fiction futures unseen

November 5, 2010 by Alan Cherry

Good news everybody! I have it on very good authority that any day now the super science community will begin making all kinds of technological breakthroughs. Science will bring us flying cars, 4-D movies and self-drying clothes. In fact, Mattel should be only a few short years away from reinventing the 1980s by introducing us to the world's ... [Read More…]

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Abilene to host inaugural races to support charities

October 29, 2010 by Alan Cherry

Runners all over Abilene are lacing up their shoes for the inaugural Abilene Marathon and Half Marathon Saturday morning. The event offers three different race events: a marathon, a half marathon and a four-person relay. The events start at 7:30 a.m. and have already reached the maximum number of participants. The races will begin and end at the ... [Read More…]

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Hunting season opens

October 22, 2010 by Alan Cherry

Deer hunting season has come to Texas once again. Taylor County's archery season for white-tail deer opened Oct. 2, and rifle hunting will open Nov. 6. The javelina season opened Oct. 1., and the archery season for Rio Grande turkey opened Oct. 2. The county's general season opens Nov. 6. Those wishing to purchase a hunting license can buy one ... [Read More…]

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Dog metaphor offers standard

October 22, 2010 by Alan Cherry

I was in my car the other day going somewhere or other, and in the dry grass of the church on my right, I noticed a dog. The late afternoon sunlight gleamed off his thin fur coat to reveal an impressive musculature for such a young Labrador. He was well-groomed and clean, which I thought was odd for a stray. His fur was a brownish-yellow, sort of a ... [Read More…]

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Intruder disturbs female students

October 13, 2010 by Alan Cherry

ACU girls living in a house close to campus reported seeing an unknown man inside their house only days after another group of girls reported seeing another suspicious man peering in one of their windows. The first incident happened Friday, Oct. 1 at 1:24 a.m. "I was sitting in my room and I heard something outside," said Sarah Beardsley, junior ... [Read More…]

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