By Casey Oliver Choreographers and dancers are limbering up once again for the Dance Discovery Studio's winter hip-hop show. The curtains rise on the dance recital, themed X-plosion, at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4-5 in the Abilene High School auditorium. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Abilene High School theatre department. Amanda Sampson, one of ... [Read More…]

By Jill Dougher The Career Center is offering students new opportunities for on-the-job experience through internships -- and they don't all involve going for coffee. Companies like Southwest Airlines often approach the Career Center requesting student applications for part- or full-time positions rather than internships. Daniel Orozco, ... [Read More…]

By Ben Warton The Thanksgiving holiday is approaching, and many students will go home to spend time with family. Many international students, however, do not have the same opportunity. Nobuki Takahashi, senior vocational missions major from Shizuoka, Japan, is one of these international students staying in the States during the break. He said he ... [Read More…]

By Casey Oliver Love and Care Ministries and Arrow Dealerships invite the city of Abilene to participate in the ninth annual Mission: Thanksgiving on Friday. The event, which will take place at Arrow Ford Dealership, is a food drive organized by Love and Care Ministries that gives people in the area the chance to donate food and clothing items ... [Read More…]

By Bailey Neal The Honors College is auditioning Honors students for parts in a new murder mystery written by students for a dinner theatre performance in the spring. Students can come by the Honors offices and read selections from the script from 5-7 p.m. Thursday during the first round of a short audition process, said Bethany Scroggins, ... [Read More…]

By Jill Dougher Mu Phi Epsilon, an honor music fraternity, will collect canned goods for the West Texas Food Bank during the Canned Food Jive at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Williams Performing Arts Center. The Canned Food Jive will consist of both vocal and instrumental performances by members of Mu Phi. Entry to the recital costs two canned food ... [Read More…]

By Brittany Brand   Recent rises in unemployment have worried some students searching for job opportunities after graduation. The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 percent to 10.2 percent in October, the highest rate since 1983, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Web site, www.bls.gov. Since the start of the recession in December ... [Read More…]

By Adrianna Castaneda   ACU faculty met Tuesday to discuss Dr. Salter McNeil's latest book about spiritual and social reconciliation, A Credible Witness. On Jan. 10, Dr. Salter McNeil, president and founder of Salter McNeil & Associates and leader in the field of racial, ethnic and gender reconciliation, will continue the conversation on ... [Read More…]

By Christianna Lewis   The Big Country Art Association Competition intimidated many students, but it didn't keep them from participating - or winning. Last year, judges awarded first, second and third place to art professors, not students, although the contest is open to anyone in the Big Country. So, when Isaac Castillo, junior fine arts major ... [Read More…]