From the age of 11, Laura Kaminsky knew she was called to healing. Kaminsky, freshman psychology major from Houston, comes from a family she says has "strong hands," and a grandfather whose massage therapy skills were said to have cured headaches. "It's kind of the only thing I was born good at - it was a gift to have it," Kaminsky says. "People ... [Read More…]
Put a Little love in your art: Clinic doctor administers Gospel message with medical remedies
Dr. Ellen Little knows what it means to be called by God. As a medical missionary who has spent time on at least three continents, Little, physician and medical director of the ACU Medical Clinic, has spent years serving "the call." "I majored in premed and Spanish," Little says, "But I always had an interest in missions." Little went to medical ... [Read More…]
Students enjoy pancakes, treats for Dead Day
By Cara Leahy, Student Reporter Students can take a break from studying Monday to attend this semester's Midnight Breakfast and Dead Day Recycling event. The Midnight Breakfast, which occurs every Dead Day of finals week, begins at 10:30 p.m. and continues until midnight. Students can use meal plans or Bean Bucks to attend the breakfast in the ... [Read More…]
Mock plane crash leaves 19 students with imaginary injuries
By Cara Leahy, Student Reporter Nineteen ACU students became victims of a plane crash at the Abilene Regional Airport on Friday morning. The crash was part of a disaster drill conducted every three years to monitor the actions of local emergency response teams in the event of a large-scale crisis. The scenario was that an airplane had made an ... [Read More…]
Bean features Spring Luau
By Cara Leahy, Student Reporter Visitors to the World Famous Bean found a tropical twist on their usual dining experience Friday afternoon. The Spring Fever Luau gave students the opportunity to try new foods, play games and win prizes during their lunch break. When entering the Bean, students were greeted by a large blow-up palm tree and "pool" ... [Read More…]
Student dance production portrays darkness, grace
By Cara Leahy, Student Reporter It began with an iPod on shuffle mode. That is when Kat Bailey first had the inspiration for Friday night's dance show, Free. "I was actually driving home from school and praying in my car," said Bailey, sophomore theatre major from Sugarland. "And this idea came to me, and the order on my iPod came on in the ... [Read More…]
Summit conference obtains new symbol
By Cara Leahy, Student Reporter Richard Diaz Jr.'s digitally-enhanced photograph of an evergreen became a symbol for next year's Summit conference when his piece took first place in a Summit student art contest. The annual contest is open to all students, undergraduate and graduate. In fact, Diaz is a senior nontraditional BAS student of ... [Read More…]
Holi Festival of Colors
By Cara Leahy, Student Reporter Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, was celebrated at ACU Saturday by more than forty students. The event included Indian cuisine, henna tattoos and color-throwing. "We wanted to do this for a lot of the students from India who celebrate this back home," said Chris Windsor, Resident Director for Smith Adams. The ... [Read More…]
Students blog about study abroad experiences
By Cara Leahy, Student Reporter The morning of Feb. 2, Jessalyn Massingill "woke up to a clown peeking through her window." This is one of many entries Massingill has posted on Lista para Asombrar (Ready to Amaze), a joint blog for both Massingill and her roommate, Kara Dubose at http://acuinlatinamerica.blogspot.com. The two girls are on their ... [Read More…]
Seniors stick together for final, memorable curtain call
By Cara Leahy, Student Reporter This weekend, Angela Darden dressed as a mailman. Darden, senior accounting major from Midland, was one of about 80 seniors who participated in this year's senior act for the 2009 Sing Song: Believe. They rehearsed since January, and Darden was part of the three-person team who worked to put their performance ... [Read More…]