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OMA hosts second annual Backyard Bash

April 21, 2018 by Cole Widder

This past Friday, the Office of Multicultural Affairs hosted their second annual Backyard Bash. The event had been moved from the mall area to inside the Recreation Center due to inclement weather. Video by Cole Widder. https://youtu.be/DUJwVaOWK8o ... [Read More…]

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All Club Rush prepares students for fall semester

April 6, 2018 by Cole Widder

All Club Rush encourages current freshmen and sophomores to pledge in the fall. Video by Cole Widder. https://youtu.be/_iFOyFVl3Rg ... [Read More…]

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WATCH: GSP hosts 68 hour volleyball

March 26, 2018 by Cole Widder

The men of Gamma Sigma Phi held their annual 68 hour volleyball fundraiser benefitting homeless teens. Video by Cole Widder ... [Read More…]

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Video: MACCC introduces Wildcat Care

February 8, 2018 by Cole Widder

The Medical and Counseling Care Center began a new healthcare initiative this semester ... [Read More…]

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Agriculture department hosts sustainable landscape workshop

February 21, 2017 by Cole Widder

The AES department is providing a sustainable landscape workshop to show students the McDaniel House, once a residential home, now a fully operational plant and soil science laboratory. The house is just one of the labs the Department of Agriculture and Environment Science has around campus. The lab is dedicated to finding alternative ... [Read More…]

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AAUW offers scholarship for Big Country women

November 9, 2016 by Cole Widder

The Abilene branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is offering scholarships to women that are returning to the school to get their degrees or who are building upon their current degree. They are only offering this for the spring semesters. They are looking for women that are residents of Abilene or in the surrounding ... [Read More…]

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Key City Coffee sold at Crossing Cafe

November 4, 2016 by Cole Widder

Key City Coffee is now being sold in the Crossing Road Café in the Mabee Business Building. Barista at Crossing Road Café, Kelsey Morlan, said that despite selling only two flavors, “we have been a lot busier." They sell Ethiopia and Huehue flavors by Key City Coffee.  Owner and coffee bean roaster Daniel Parker said the company calls their ... [Read More…]

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Poly Sci starts Middle Eastern politics courses

October 25, 2016 by Cole Widder

With the turmoil rising in the Middle East, the Political Science Department is offering a class called Iran and Nuclear Weapons in order to educate students on current issues. Dr. Neal Coates, professor and chairmen of Political Science and Criminal Justice Department, is teaching Iran and Nuclear Weapons class to undergrad students this fall. ... [Read More…]

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Frat Haunted Island dares to scare with clowns

October 18, 2016 by Cole Widder

Frater Sodalis will hold its biggest fundraiser of the year, the Frat Haunted Island, from Wednesday-Monday. This is a tradition 34 years in the making, and members are planning to make it different than the years before. President, Joel Childers, said, “We are working hard to set everything up to make it different than before. It is going to be ... [Read More…]

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OMA hosts free lunches for cultural discussions

October 14, 2016 by Cole Widder

The Office of Multicultural Affairs is hosting a regularly scheduled free lunch to its organizations after chapel Monday. OMA is the organization that handles the gatherings and events of all of the multicultural people groups on campus. In order to keep with their mission statement, "to support the educational understanding of all cultures on ... [Read More…]

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