BY ELIZABETH WEISS Students can serve the Abilene community on weekends throughout the semester by participating in ACU's Service Saturdays, starting Saturday. The Service Action Leadership Team organizes Service Saturdays as well as other volunteer opportunities around Abilene, giving students the chance to work with local nonprofits. Kate ... [Read More…]
Winter storm blankets Big Country
By Jeff Craig and Matthew Woodrow Winter arrived in full force Monday night - dumping almost 4 inches of snow and sleet across the Big Country and canceling classes at all three Abilene universities. Joel Dunn, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Angelo, said 3.4 inches of snow was recorded in Abilene. However, he said some ... [Read More…]
Wildcats among best in Division II for attendance
By: Jeff Johnston ACU's football playoff run did not end the way anyone wanted it to, but the season was an unforgettable one. The Wildcats went undefeated in the Lone Star Conference, defeating multiple highly-ranked opponents that included West Texas A&M and Texas A&M Kingsville. The Wildcats were able to crush most of their season ... [Read More…]
ACU Opera breaks with Tradition
By Kelsi Williamson and Stacy Acton While the plot may follow a traditional holiday story, this year's ACU opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, is not your traditional opera. A combination of The Nativity Story and A Christmas Carol in lyrical form, Amahl was the first opera written for television in America. The one-act opera aired live on NBC ... [Read More…]
A good (but not great) world-ACU Department of Theatre presents Mother Teresa is Dead
Mother Teresa is Dead. That's one of those thoughts that doesn't normally float through your mind. When it does, you're reminded there is a little less good in the world than when she was alive. In ACU's 2010 Cornerstone Production, Mother Teresa is Dead, we are offered a microcosm view of the fallen world we live in through the production's four ... [Read More…]
Last second turnover propels Wildcats
The ACU men's basketball team began their regular season in exciting fashion last Friday night. The Wildcats played the University of Texas-Permian Basin at Moody Coliseum, pulling off a one-point 80-79 win, and giving the home crowd a game they will not soon forget. The game was close from the beginning, and the Wildcats trailed by ten, at most, ... [Read More…]
Football coach thanks fans for support
Students, You have been awesome at each of our home games this season. You have given us a great home-field advantage during the 2010 season, and for that the entire ACU football team thanks you. Your enthusiasm, passion, and volume played a key role in going undefeated at home thus far this season. Your energy and passion have made Shotwell ... [Read More…]
Carpenter wins fourth in a row
With strong showings at recent tournaments, the ACU golf team is climbing the charts, ranked fifth in the latest GolfWorld/Nike Golf Division II Poll. "This is what you want," said junior Tyler Sheppard. "You definitely want to be ranked in the top 10 or top five right before the end of the semester." ACU vaulted five spots in the poll after ... [Read More…]
Michael Bacon Guest Column
Warning/disclaimer: this is pretty sappy/corny, but I've had several people ask me, in the last several days, what last night at the Ballpark in Arlington was like. I haven't really had an answer other than, "awesome, unbelievable." After letting the thought that the Rangers are really going to the World Series sink in, I think I know why last ... [Read More…]
Number one, not a safe place in 2010
By Brenna Jefferies The past two years the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national championship bowl has been pretty predictable, with Texas, Alabama and Florida circling like vultures for the number one spot. But this year that spot has been tossed from team to team like a hot potato - no one seems to want to be in that position. Number one teams ... [Read More…]
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