By Colter Hettich, Features Editor ACU women's softball and soccer teams soon will have a place to call home. Construction on the new softball/soccer fieldhouse began in August 2008, and administrators expect teams to be able to move in mid-March. Chantiel Wilson, head softball coach, said the new facility will make her and her players' life much ... [Read More…]
Obama’s first days sadly suggest ‘politics as usual’
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor I guess I just expected a revolutionary. I watched President Obama's riveting address to hundreds of thousands in Berlin. I watched him eloquently challenge John McCain, the Republican Party and politics as a whole on the campaign trail. I listened as freshly sworn-in President Obama reiterated his promises to ... [Read More…]
Breaking barriers in business
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Paul Lewis, energy consultant for Empower Energy Solutions, watched a documentary from his easy chair. Belizean Natives hoisted buckets from a well on the television. Native children studied weathered and outdated textbooks in schoolrooms with no electricity. Lewis helps people. His career allows him to help ... [Read More…]
Mobile summit attracts host of schools
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor More than the eyes of Texas are upon ACU this semester. The eyes of the world will watch as hundreds of scholars, technicians and administrators from as far as the UK, Japan and Australia journey to ACU's Teague Center in February. Representatives from more than 80 schools are expected to attend February's ... [Read More…]
Half Full: Mobile Learning Initiative’s first semester lays foundation for future expansion
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor ACU made multiple appearances in local and national media during the fall 2008 semester - some positive, some less than positive. The launch of ACU's iPhone Initiative attracted attention from all over the world. As the initiative nears the end of its first semester, ACU's community and onlookers around the world ... [Read More…]
The Campus Store fuels football fever
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor The ACU football team silenced critics and encouraged Wildcat fans on Nov. 8 with its win over Midwestern State. The win clinched the title of Lone Star Conference champions for the Wildcats and fueled school spirit on campus. Fans and memorabilia collectors can purchase one of two, unique LSC champions T-shirts ... [Read More…]
Rec center plans halt due to lack of funding
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Most members of the ACU community have at least heard of the administration's plans to construct a fitness and recreation center on campus. All signs but one point to impending construction: the dollar sign. The 21st Century Vision that Dr.Royce Money, president of the university, unveiled in October 2006 placed ... [Read More…]
Downtown Dayz welcomes all
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Those who can find nothing to do in Abilene should mark Nov. 8 on their calendars. Downtown Dayz, the Abilene Downtown Association's monthly event, gives downtown businesses the chance to spotlight their fare. The event has occurred on the second Saturday of each month since June 2008. Glen Dromgoole, co-owner ... [Read More…]
Staying in Tune: Tuning pianos has taught Ken Claunch much more than technical skill – it has taught him humility and perspective
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Linda Claunch came home one day to find her beloved piano on its way out the front door. As she tells the story, her husband, Ken, grins like a boy guilty of a practical joke gone awry. Evidently, a woman told Ken she was in the market for a certain piano that the Claunches just happened to own - Linda's ... [Read More…]
Lecture focuses on sexism, faith
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code infuriated evangelical conservatives when a character suggested that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and subsequently intended for women to lead and continue his church, not men. Feminism continues to affect protocol for acceptable behavior and interaction between sexes. Regardless of ... [Read More…]
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