By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Almost three weeks after the fires in Terrell, the Southwestern Christian College campus still has much needed work and repair ahead. Members of ACU's campus are doing what they can to help. The Students' Association gave students the opportunity to sign a banner or write a few words of encouragement. Matt ... [Read More…]
Services a solution to filing uncertainty
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Dread and anxiety tend to surface in the United States every year as the country approaches its tax deadline on April 15. International, university students are no exception. To help them out, International Student Services will provide a workshop where international students at ACU can get all of their ... [Read More…]
Mixed group to perform in Sing Song
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Audiences at this year's Sing Song can expect to get a little culture. ACU students from the International Students Association, Essence of Ebony and Hispanos Unidos will perform together in the mixed voices category. This group wouldn't mind taking home first place, but co-director Linly Stowe, sophomore nursing ... [Read More…]
Dobson’s refusal to vote may influence Christians
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor In a statement released to "The Laura Ingraham Show" today, Dr. James Dobson said that if Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination and John McCain wins the Republican ticket, he will not vote. "If these are the nominees in November, I simply will not cast a ballot for president ... [Read More…]
Study Abroad directors relocate for spring semester
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor ACU Study Abroad directors returned to Abilene for the Spring 2008 semester. Ron and Janine Morgan have much more than a vacation on their agenda. This semester, Janine is teaching two sections of Christianity in Culture while working on her doctoral dissertation; Ron is teaching History of Brazil and Western ... [Read More…]
Enrollment numbers continue to declilne
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor For the 12th-day enrollment number, the administration reported 4,305 active students on campus this spring. The university calculates official student enrollment on the 12th day of the term - the fall number being the universally accepted and reported count for the year. Yet since fall 2006, overall enrollment ... [Read More…]
Spicin’ up the drive-thru: How Donnie Lamar Harden ‘thinks outside the bun’
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor "Take your time, sit back and recline, relax your mind and order whenever you're ready. This is Taco Bell. You may think outside the bun." This original jingle might be new to some, but for anyone who frequents Taco Bell on South 14th Street, it may ring a bell. Donnie Lamar Harden, Taco Bell employee for more ... [Read More…]
New fundraising vice president to help local organization
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor First Priority of America (FPA), added native Abilenian Phil Boone to its roster. FPA, a Christian ministry organization, seeks to "raise leaders, reach the next generation and restore the nation in the name of Jesus," said Boone, ACU director of the Centennial Campaign. And though FPA is based in Nashville, ... [Read More…]
Let the Children Come: How two families changed the streets of Tenali, India- half a world apart
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor How much does it cost to heal the blind? In India about $200 will do. Thanks to a sponsor donation, a widow who was blind from birth due to extreme cataracts can now see. Ray and Amanda Pettit, founders of Sanctuary Home, have a vault's worth of stories like this one. Sanctuary Home provides sponsored orphans ... [Read More…]
StoryCorps collects audible history
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor How many Americans have listened to a first-person account of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.? How many U.S. citizens know the toughest thing their grandparents ever went through? Is the U.S. losing its once deepseeded traditions? StoryCorps, a program that gathers Americana stories from across the ... [Read More…]